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"Cough cough."

Madam Wang was excited and wanted to agree again, but Sheng Hong quickly coughed to stop her and then stood up.

"Mother, what do you think?"

Old Madam Sheng said calmly, "You and the eldest lady are Hua'er's parents. The matter of marriage should be decided by you. I, an old woman, will not get involved."

"What are you talking about, mother? You are the pillar of our family. We will obey your words."

With Zhou Xu around, Old Madam Sheng certainly had to consider the reputation of the Sheng family.

"It's up to you and the lady to decide."

Naturally, she had no objection. She had met Zhou Chen and had spent ten days with him. She knew that Zhou Chen was a very outstanding child with a broad vision, and he was very mature and independent-minded. If Hualan could marry Zhou Chen, it would definitely be a high-class marriage and would definitely be happier than marrying a stranger, so she agreed.

But like he said, when children get married, it is the parents' decision and the matchmaker's words. Although she is the grandmother, the final decision will still be made by Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu.

Sheng Hong then sat down, exchanged glances with Wang Ruofu, and then said, "We also like Chen Ge'er very much, but although our Sheng Mansion is humble, but..."

Zhou Xu understood what Sheng Hong meant and immediately replied, "Master Sheng, please rest assured. We are going to marry your daughter Jiao Jin. We will definitely follow the standards of a lady, with three letters and six ceremonies, a formal marriage, and a sedan chair with eight bearers. As long as you two agree, I will arrange for a matchmaker to come and propose marriage after I return to Tokyo."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ruofu clenched her fists excitedly, wishing she could agree without hesitation.

Sheng Hong was of course happy, but he still managed to hold himself back.

"If the lady doesn't mind my daughter, we will certainly agree."

Both parties had no objections, so the matter was naturally settled. Then the few people gradually became familiar with each other, but Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu did not stay long, and soon left Shou'an Hall, leaving the space to Old Lady Sheng and Zhou Xu.

After Zhou Xu left Sheng Mansion the next day, the news that the eldest lady of the Marquis Zhongjing's mansion had come to propose marriage in person spread throughout the Sheng Mansion.

Naturally, everyone in Madam Wang's Weiruixuan was celebrating. The eldest daughter was marrying a disciple of the Marquis's Mansion, and it was the Madam of the Marquis's Mansion who came to propose marriage in person. It was truly an honor. How could they not be happy?

If we were to say who is the most unhappy person in the Sheng Mansion, it would definitely be Lin Qinshuang from Linqi Pavilion.

She is an enemy of the eldest lady, and she knows that in her life she can only hold the power of housekeeper like now, and her status will never be as high as Wang Ruofu.

So she placed all her hopes on her children, thinking only of their success when they grew up, and that she would rely on them to get an imperial decree or something and live a good life.

But now that he knew that Wang Ruofu's eldest daughter was going to marry into the Marquis's family, he was so jealous that he wished he could take her place.

So when Sheng Hong came to see her at night, after she took care of Sheng Hong, she started to act coquettishly towards him.

"Honglang, it is a great joy that the young lady can marry into the Marquis Zhongjing's mansion."

Sheng Hong said proudly, "Of course, that's the Zhongjing Marquis's Mansion in Tokyo, a famous noble family. Our Hua'er is so outstanding that the lady of the mansion took a liking to him at first sight. Hua'er is also lucky that he and Chen'er fall in love with each other, haha."

It made him very proud that his daughter was favored by the Marquis's wife, who also came to propose marriage in person. Of course, he was very proud of himself as he was very concerned about his reputation.

Lin Qinshuang followed his words and praised him several times, which made Sheng Hong extremely proud.

But suddenly she changed the subject: "Honglang, the eldest lady has arranged such a good marriage, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other in the future. When Mo'er grows up, you must find a good marriage for her, preferably to a marquis."

"Oh my goodness."

Sheng Hong pushed Lin Qinshuang away in shock and stared at her in disbelief.

"Are you crazy or what? You really dare to think so. That's the Marquis's Mansion. If it weren't for the old lady's relationship, do you think they would look down on our family? You even told Mo'er about the Marquis's Mansion. Why didn't you tell Mo'er to enter the palace as a concubine?"

The excited Sheng Hong seemed to have started talking nonsense.

Lin Qinshuang looked flustered and pretended to be weak: "Honglang, I was just saying that. I just thought that the eldest lady had a good life, and I was sad that Mo'er came out of the belly of a concubine like me, and was not as good as the eldest lady, so I wanted to find a good husband for Mo'er. I'm sorry, Honglang, I was wrong."

Sheng Hong snorted twice: "Don't say such things in the future. Even if the Marquis Zhongjing's Mansion is located in Tokyo, it is still a first-class wealthy family. Do you think Tokyo is Yangzhou?"

"I know, Hiro, don't be angry."

Lin Qinshuang pretended to be pitiful, and Sheng Hong fell for her trick.

"Okay, okay, Mo'er is also my daughter. She is so well-behaved and pretty. I will definitely find a good marriage for her in the future. Don't worry."

Lin Qinshuang immediately acted coquettishly with joy: "I knew that Honglang loved me the most. Honglang, you are so talented, so smart and capable, you will definitely be able to serve as an official in Beijing in the future."

Sheng Hong sighed: "I dream of going back to Tokyo."

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Zhou Chen followed the army to the northwest border. On the march, he came into contact with the Duke of England several times. The Duke of England had a good impression of him and encouraged him a few words. Perhaps because of the disparity in status or the age difference, they were not very close.

However, before arriving at the border, led by the Duke of England, he met a legendary general in history. Perhaps because it was a fictional world, this person was called Di Qing. But his resume told Zhou Chen that the prototype of Di Qing must be the famous Di Qing, also known as Di Da Xianggong.

He was truly a legendary figure who climbed up from the bottom and finally became a prime minister. Even though his final outcome was not good, he was indeed a real big shot.

Duke Yingguo and Di Qing were both representatives of the army and had a very good relationship. When the two met, Duke Yingguo also brought Zhou Chen with him, and Zhou Chen was also able to meet Di Qing.

Unfortunately, the army could not stay for long, so they only met once and got to know each other, and there was no further contact.

When he arrived at the border, his position had already been arranged. He became a commander in the Baode Army, one of the northwestern border troops, commanding a battalion of 500 soldiers. It was a good starting point.

The Baode Army was located in Hedong Road and stationed in Baode County. In fact, Zhou Yexiong was not stationed here before, but had been on duty in several places in the northwest. His last location was Yan'an Prefecture.

But Zhou Yexiong has been in the northwestern frontier for many years and has a deep foundation. Even if Zhou Chen is assigned to the Baode Army, he will have a way to arrange it.

In fact, the situation in the army is also very complicated. For example, there are many people who are not paying the salary without working. However, Zhou Chen's battalion is indeed a battalion with sufficient numbers. Zhou Chen knows that this is also the result of the good management of his father Zhou Yexiong.

Having a backstage person who can help does save Zhou Chen a lot of trouble.

In the early period of Guanjia's reign, which happened to be the period when Western Xia was established, there were frequent wars between the two sides. However, in recent years, there have been no large-scale wars between the two sides. At most, there have been close combat and constant small-scale frictions.

Because of its special geographical location, the Baode Army is not only bordering the Western Xia, but also very close to the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, in addition to defending against the Western Xia, it will also fight with the Liao Army if necessary. However, Zhou Chen knows that the relationship between Song and Liao is now even calmer than that between Song and Xia.

To be honest, being a general and fighting in the Song Dynasty was really frustrating. You couldn't deal with external affairs or internal affairs.

So after Zhou Chen arrived at the border, he basically did not participate in the battle. He stayed in the military camp every day, training, training, and training.

During the reign of the current emperor, it is not easier to achieve success through war than to pass the imperial examination. Therefore, if you want to achieve success, you must create opportunities for yourself.

Zhou Chen was very patient. He was in a special position and had to wait patiently. As long as there was a conflict between Song and Xia and it affected them, he could expand the small conflict and turn it into a big conflict. By then, they would have no choice but to fight.

As for how to command subordinates, Zhou Chen is more experienced. There is a type of people in the army who will definitely be respected, and that is the strong, and the strong are made through fighting.

Zhou Chen, as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhongjing, is invincible in the army. He has excellent strategy and wisdom. Who among his subordinates dares to disobey him?

As for the above, with the name of Zhou Yexiong, even if some people may have opinions about the young Zhou Chen, they will definitely not rashly step forward to offend him.

Therefore, Zhou Chen was able to thrive in the Baode Army. He was willing to make friends not only with the battalion he led, but also with other officers and commanders.

Not many officers in the army are willing to be soldiers forever. Zhou Chen has the support of the Founding Marquisate. If they can make friends with him, they may be able to get help in the future, so many people are willing to make friends with Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen has ability and background. He is not arrogant because of his status. He is generous and magnanimous. He can drink and gamble when he has money. How could such a person not do well in the army?

The situation in the Marquis Zhongjing's Mansion far away in Tokyo was also not peaceful. For the first time, Zhou Yexiong got angry at his eldest son Zhou Tong.

The reason was that Zhou Tong took the initiative to apply for a transfer to a local position, but Zhou Yexiong wanted him to continue to stay in the Hanlin Academy. After all, although the rank of the positions in the Hanlin Academy was not high, it was one of the good places for civil servants. Once Zhou Tong was transferred to serve as an official, he would not be able to come back for at least a few years, and might not even be able to come back for eight or ten years.

Zhou Yexiong certainly didn't want to let his eldest son, whom he had high hopes for, leave. If he was in Tokyo, the Mansion of Marquis Zhongjing still had prestige, and he could barely cover it. But once Zhou Tong was transferred to a local post, he would be out of reach.

But Zhou Tong thought differently. He knew best the exclusion he had encountered in the Hanlin Academy. If he stayed, he would probably not be able to make any progress for many years. It would be better for him to be sent to another place as an official. Maybe he could get recognition from the emperor and the ministers with his political achievements.

He was able to make this decision because a major change had taken place in the court this year. Prime Minister Di Qing was promoted to Deputy Privy Councilor and officially became prime minister.

With the legendary experience of Prime Minister Di, Zhou Tong felt that it would be better to be sent out instead of staying in the Hanlin Academy and being ostracized. As long as he had the ability, he might be able to become a prime minister as a military officer like Prime Minister Di.

In the end, Zhou Yexiong was unable to defeat Zhou Tong, and Zhou Tong was successfully transferred to be a local official and served as a magistrate of Yizhou.

Zhou Yexiong was very angry again. First, it was the second legitimate son, and now even the eldest legitimate son no longer completely obeyed him. This made him unable to vent his anger. After all, he could not disobey the court's appointment.

Both of his legitimate sons, Zhou Tong and Zhou Chen, were gone. Zhou Yexiong was furious and had a strong desire for control, so he soon turned his target to his illegitimate sons.

Thus, the good days of those illegitimate sons of the Marquis of Zhongjing's Mansion, whom he had never taken seriously, came to an end, and they cried and screamed as they were whipped by Zhou Yexiong.

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"Shh, shh..."

On the martial arts field, Zhou Chen wielded a red tasseled spear that was several feet long. The spear shot out like a dragon, stabbing, piercing, beating, and slamming...

There were many people around watching and learning. In a few months, Zhou Chen's unparalleled fighting power had already spread throughout the army. Many people wanted to come to Zhou Chen for advice. Zhou Chen accepted everyone and taught many people, but only a few were able to comprehend.

Just then, someone suddenly ran over.

"Sir, there is a military order. A small group of Xixia aliens have been found attacking the border. The commander orders you to lead your battalion out of the camp to eliminate them."

Zhou Chen stopped instantly, threw the spear to his personal soldiers, and shouted: "Pass the order, assemble."

Then he quickly returned to the tent, put on his armor, and hung up his sword.

Western Xia was a country established by the foreign Dangxiang people. Most of the people in the country were foreigners and did not engage in production. They often attacked the border of the Song Dynasty to plunder, but they were all small armies.

The Song Dynasty would not send a large army to suppress it, because by the time the army was launched, the enemy would have already fled. Therefore, it could only send a small number of troops to drive away the Western Xia army each time, which was very passive.

Zhou Chen has encountered many such things since he came here a few months ago, but it was never his turn to take action before. Today it is finally his turn, and the opportunity to make a contribution will soon come.

However, it was not that simple. The Song Dynasty was short of military horses. Most of the soldiers in his battalion were infantry, while the small army of Western Xia must be mainly cavalry. If he wanted to use infantry to deal with cavalry, he would only be disappointed if he followed them. Therefore, he had to take the initiative, determine their position, find out their route, and then wait in advance to take them down in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the troops and horses had gathered, Zhou Chen sat on his warhorse and waved his hand: "Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1112: Killer God Zhou Chen, Sheng Mansion Offers Marriage

"Drive! Drive!"

On the border line of Hedong Road, two groups of people and horses were running one in front and one behind, one fleeing and one chasing, at a very fast speed. It can be clearly seen that both groups of people and horses are wearing armor and riding fine horses, and they are all soldiers.

The difference is that the armor styles of these two groups are completely different, and it is obvious that they are from different forces.

Soon, the dozen or so riders in the front could not hold on any longer and were caught up and surrounded by dozens of men and horses behind them.

The appearance of these surrounded soldiers was obviously different from the people in the Central Plains. They looked more like ethnic minorities. One of them, a man with a long braid, raised the scimitar in his hand and roared loudly.

"I am Mo Zang Yerong, a member of the Da Xia noble family. Who among you dares to kill me?"

The Mo Zang clan is the actual ruler of Western Xia today. The Xia Emperor Li Liangzuo is still just a child, a puppet, so the Mo Zang clan now has absolute power in Western Xia. The Mo Zang clan members are more powerful than the Western Xia royal family.

But no one of the Song Dynasty cavalrymen who surrounded Mo Zang Yerong said anything, they just surrounded him. Each cavalryman wore a visored helmet, making it impossible to see their faces and expressions. But from the aura they exuded, it could be seen that these dozens of cavalrymen were the elite among the elite.

When Mo Zang Yerong saw that no one answered him and did not take any action, he became even more frightened. He had led hundreds of cavalrymen across the border to plunder, and was returning with a full load when he suddenly encountered this group of Song Dynasty cavalrymen.

The number of the enemy was much smaller than that of the cavalry he led, but once the two sides came into contact, the cavalry he was proud of was no match, especially the enemy's leading general, who was holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji and was like a killing god. None of his cavalry could match him.

Under the leadership of the enemy, his hundreds of cavalry were quickly defeated. He was able to break out of the encirclement only with the desperate protection of his men. He ran for dozens of miles but was finally caught up.

"This is already the territory of my Great Xia. If you dare to kill me, Lord He Pang will definitely avenge me. Then Great Xia will definitely go to war with your Great Song."

The man's Chinese was mixed with dialect, so it was barely understandable. Unfortunately, no matter how he threatened, no one paid attention to him. He did not dare to charge again because the dozen or so riders around him were already covered in wounds and had no fighting power.

Suddenly, the cavalry in front made way, and a general holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji and wearing black lacquered Shun Shui Shan pattern armor slowly rode over.

"It's him."

Mo Zang Yerong recognized this man at a glance. It was this man who had just rushed forward like a murderous god and defeated his formation.

"I am Mei Zang Yerong, who are you?"

"Da Song, Zhou Chen, Zhou Shuyuan."

"What? You are the killer."

Mo Zang Yerong looked horrified and looked at Zhou Chen in horror. The cavalrymen behind him also showed expressions of fear.

In the past two years or so, a killing god appeared on the border of Song State, and the news had already spread among the troops on the border of Western Xia.

It is said that this killing god is ten feet tall, has two heads and four arms, has an eye on his forehead, is ferocious and evil, is invincible on the battlefield, eats raw flesh and blood, kills people like crazy, is so terrifying...

Although these were all rumors, the people of Western Xia still knew who this person was, which was why Mo Zang Yerong was so frightened after hearing Zhou Chen's name.

Zhou Chen is not as vicious as rumored, but his battle record is real. For the past two years, whenever the Western Xia troops attacked the border, they suffered countless casualties when they encountered this killer god, even if they were not completely wiped out.

Over the past two years, the number of Western Xia soldiers who died at the hands of Zhou Chen and the number of Western Xia soldiers wiped out by Zhou Chen's army was at least 7,000 to 8,000, which is an amazing record.

It’s not that no one from the Western Xia army sent people to encircle and suppress Zhou Chen, but they all failed and many of them were killed in the counterattack.

After a long time, Zhou Chen's reputation as the God of Killing spread, and whenever the Western Xia army encountered this man leading the army, they would retreat without fighting.

Mei Zang Yerong never thought that he would be so unlucky to meet this god of death.

"I am from the Mo Zang clan. Mo Zang Epang is my uncle. You..."

"Shh!"

Before he could finish his words, Zhou Chen rushed forward, swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji, and Mo Zang Yerong's head flew off.

"Too much nonsense."

"kill!"