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Chapter 513 Friends have arrived [Thank you! Goodbye! 43k owed]

Yinshizheng (4 a.m.)
Bianjing,

East of the palace,

Chai family, Qiushengyuan.

In the past, it would have been early at this time, and the courtyard would have been dark and silent.

But today, candlelight shone from inside the house.

The main bedroom is very quiet.

There is a faint fragrance floating in the air.

"cough."

A light cough sounded from behind the closed bed curtains.

"Yunmu~"

"Girl, here I come."

The maid Yunmu came over from the side wearing clothes.

After pouring a cup of warm water on the table, he opened the bed curtain and handed the water over.

After drinking a mouthful of water,
"What time is it?"

"It's about past the hour of Yin."

"Father, he hasn't come back yet?"

"I told the night maid at the second gate that she would come to the courtyard to inform the master when he returns, but no one has come yet."

"Hmm. I don't know what has happened to make the people from the palace so anxious! Is there any new news from the shops north of Changyuan?"

In the candlelight, Yunmu shook his head: "Girl, no!"

"Alas! In the afternoon, many post horses in the capital were running wildly in the city. I don't know what happened."

"Miss, when it's daybreak, I'll ask the housekeeper to find out something. Besides, if the Zhang family or the Gu family has any news, they'll tell us."

"Ah."

I took another sip of water and was about to lie down when I heard a sound outside the house.

Yunmu took the cup and said softly, "But has the master returned home?"

"Miss Yunmu, yes, the master just came in."

The bed curtains trembled, and Chai Zhengzheng, in his pajamas, lifted the curtains and said, "Let's go and take a look."

"Fuyi, prepare the lanterns!" Yunmu shouted outside.

"Hey!"

Chai Family's Matriarchal Courtyard,
The lights are bright,

The side room of the main house,

The head of the Chai family, who looked a little like he had been staying up late, sat in a chair, closed his eyes and drank the soup that nourished his body and relieved his fatigue.

Mrs. Chai sat aside, frowning as if thinking about something.

"The girl is here!"

The voice of the maid outside came.

The head of the Chai family opened his eyes, and Mrs. Chai raised her head and looked towards the side door.

Chai Zhengzheng, with the early morning chill, opened the curtain and walked in. After bowing, he said:
"Daddy!"

"You have been in the palace for so long, what happened?"

The head of the Chai family forced a smile: "Zheng'er, why are you here so early? Sit down!"

As they spoke, the Chai family master and Madam Chai looked at each other.

Chai Zhengzheng untied his cloak, handed it to Yunmu, then sat down beside Madam Chai and looked at his father.

Seeing Madam Chai nod slightly, the head of the Chai family took a deep breath and said, "Zheng'er, something happened in several counties and cities north of Bianjing, such as Bozhou and Caozhou."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

"Also, yesterday at noon, our family's steward returned to Bianjing from Nanle County and said."

Chai Zhengzheng blinked, with some confusion in his eyes: "Nanle County? Yesterday at noon? How come my daughter doesn't know?"

The head of the Chai family put down the porcelain bowl and said, "What the steward said was too sensational, so your mother and I decided not to tell you."

"But, last night, an urgent military report from 800 miles away reached the palace, which confirmed that what the steward said was true!"

Looking at Chai Zhengzheng who wanted to ask a question, the Chai family master waved his hand to indicate that he would listen to him, and then said, "The day before yesterday, someone in Beizhou gathered troops to rebel, occupied Beizhou City, and closed the surrounding city gates."

Hearing this,

Chai Zhengzheng frowned and said in disbelief: "Rebellion?"

The head of the Chai family nodded affirmatively.

Yunmu, who was standing by and serving, opened his mouth slightly, obviously shocked by the news.

The side room was quiet.

Chai Zhengzheng's eyes moved around and he blinked rapidly, obviously thinking about something.

After estimating someone's itinerary, Chai Zhengzheng was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but when he looked up, he saw his father and mother flirting with each other.

Seeing his daughter looking at him, the head of the Chai family smiled.

But facing Chai Zhengzheng's concerned and questioning eyes,

The head of the Chai family lowered his head and began to carefully look at the teacup in his hand.

Madam Chai rolled her eyes at her husband with disdain, then turned aside and said, "Zheng Zheng, after hearing the news, I heard that Xu's brother Jing rode his horse as fast as he could to Beizhou."

Chai Zhengzheng's hands trembled: "He, why is he like this!"

Madam Chai stood up and walked over, holding her daughter's hand and said, "Zhengzheng, don't worry too much! When your father and I came to Bianjing from Cangzhou, we passed by Beizhou on the way and saw that the city wall of Beizhou was very high. No matter how powerful Jing'er was, it would be difficult for him to get in!"

"He has made great contributions in the Northwest so he must be smart and know how to act and not put himself in danger! Don't worry! Ah!"

As she spoke, Mrs. Chai patted her daughter's hand.

The head of the Chai family raised his eyes from the teacup, looked at his beautiful little daughter's absent-minded look, sighed slightly, and changed the subject:

"Zheng'er, your mother is right!"

"Also, there is another good news. His Majesty wanted to see if the soldiers in several northern military states could maintain their fighting capacity in winter. By chance, three armies were heading towards Beizhou."

When Chai Zhengzheng heard this, he came to his senses and nodded repeatedly.

"I hope they can enter the city in time to quell the rebellion. Otherwise, the bandits will be desperate and burn the cloth and military supplies stored in Beizhou, which are worth millions of strings of cash. That would be a disaster!"

In Beizhou City,

The prefectural government office,

The door is wide open.

There were several braziers and fires burning in the yard.

A lot of people gathered around the fire, and white steam was rising from the iron pot on top.

From time to time, someone would throw a few pieces of wood into the brazier or the fire, causing a streak of sparks to float into the air.

At the innermost part of the government office, there were sounds of laughter, music, and women's screams.

Not far from the fire, in a dark corner, in a wooden cage where prisoners were held in the past, a man wearing only a single white garment was locked inside.

At this time,

Deep inside the government office,

A man came out holding a leg of lamb in one hand and a jar of wine in the other.

Seeing this person, the people around the fire quickly stood up and saluted with their hands clasped together.

The man nodded, walked towards the wooden cage, squatted down and looked at the man inside, and said: "Du Qinxia, ​​the patience of a Buddhist has its limits! If you don't surrender, your wife and children will..."

"Clang~"

The man in the wooden cage struggled a bit, causing the cage to move. The man said, "Bu Xiang, if you do this, how can you have the nerve to call yourself a Maitreya believer?"

The man named Bu Xiang raised the lamb leg in his hand and continued, "Qian Xia, if you surrender, you can eat the lamb leg and drink the wine, and you can also keep your family!"

"No. Now the defense of Beizhou City still needs your guidance. If the people of Fozi really understand the situation, you will be dispensable."

"When."

Seeing the person in the wooden cage fall silent, Bu Xiang stood up, shook his head and sighed: "Okay! How old is my niece? Alas, what a pity!"

"I... I am willing to surrender!" "Someone, come and open the cage!" Bu Xiang smiled and shouted to the side.

Soon, Du Qinxia was put in clothes and led deep into the government office.

Du Qinxia, ​​who had been hungry for who knows how long, entered the house with a heating system. The sudden change from cold to hot made him shiver.

There were quite a few people in the room, some of whom Du Qinxia knew, while others were completely unfamiliar.

Looking at the bearded man sitting in the middle of the hall, wearing armor and a purple cassock, Du Qinxia trembled and bowed, "Greetings, Pan Fuzi!"

"Hahaha! Brother Du is a man of courage. He has managed to hold on for so long! Come, please take a seat!"

The sturdy man sat on the chair, smiled and stretched out his hand.

After a round of toasts, the sturdy man said, "Brother Du, what do you think of the city defense arrangement that Bu Xiang mentioned? The walls are high and the water is deep. No matter how many soldiers the Great Zhou sends, they can't break into my paradise!"

Du Qinxia, ​​who had been warmed by the food and drink, shook his head and said, "Buddhist, there is one thing you should be careful of!"

"Hmm? Where?"

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"Water gates on the east and west sides!"

"Water gate? Haha, Brother Du is right! Bu Xiang has ordered people to put bars on the water gate in the wall!"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Bu Xiang, who had just let Du Qinxia out, nodded complacently and said, "Qianxia, ​​in this weather, you will be too cold to use any strength when you enter the water."

Du Qinxia shook his head and interrupted, saying, "What I mean is that we should completely block the water gate! Otherwise, if someone dares to risk his life to saw through the fence, or tie a rope to it and use horses to drag it, it will be a loophole in the city defense!"

Others sitting in the room listened to this, some nodded in agreement, and some said, "Who dares to go into the water at this time of year? He will freeze to death!"

Du Qinxia glanced at the person who spoke and said, "When the army gathers, whoever can enter Beizhou first will be the first to achieve the merit! It won't be a problem to give his wife a title and his children a good fortune. Why wouldn't he dare?"

"Hiss~" The former deputy commander of the Xuanyi Army, Pan Ce, the current son of Maitreya Buddha, took a breath of cold air:
"Go, send someone to block the water gate!"

"Fortunately, no one has arrived yet, otherwise, there would be endless troubles!"

Someone in the house hurried out.

At the door, I bumped into someone entering the room.

The two separated, and the man who entered the room said in a hurry: "Buddha, Buddha's son, someone from the north wall just reported: a long team holding torches appeared in the northwest! Very fast!"

After these words were spoken, everyone in the room looked at each other in silence.

It was Du Qinxia who said:
"They are very fast, they are cavalry! Mostly they are newly trained cavalry between Beizhou and Zhendingfu! The commander is from the Duke of Yingguo Zhang's family."

"The cavalry can't attack the city."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more relaxed.

Beizhou City,
Near the east wall of the city,
A street yard some distance from the water gate.
Candles were lit in the yard, and shadows of people were swaying on the window paper.

The candlelight shone on the ground outside the house, and I could vaguely see someone lying on the ground.

In the dim candlelight, the man looked to be no more than twenty years old.
His stiff arms were stretched forward, frost had formed on his head and hands, and there was blood beneath his body. It was unknown how long he had been dead.

There are also a lot of medicinal herbs scattered around.

inside the house,

There were faint sounds of lewd laughter and a woman's barely audible moans.

suddenly,

A tall and strong black figure appeared beside the dead man and approached the house silently.

"Squeak~"

The sound of the door opening was heard in the darkness.

then,

There was a tall shadow reflected on the window paper inside the house.

"you"

"Varied"

After two unfinished words and a few soft shouts,
A hissing sound of air escaping was heard in the house, and a streak of dark liquid splashed out on the window paper instantly.

A few more dark shadows appeared and entered the house.

Outside the house, by the candlelight under the window,
The body that had just been frosted was moved aside.

After a while,
Several naked, steaming things were thrown here.

inside the house,

The woman with red and swollen cheeks and mouth corners pulled the quilt and curled up in a corner formed by a large wooden box and the wall far away from the earthen kang.

He looked at the people who appeared in the house with extremely panicked eyes.

Although these people were all wearing thin clothes, only one person was wearing chain mail.

But there were a lot of swords, guns, bows and arrows brought into the house.

"Erlang, don't cover your nose. You need to get used to the smell."

A young boy of relatively tall stature,
While wiping the blood off his hands, he spoke to another young man.

Gao Puyu looked at the woman on the kang and said, "My lady, we have avenged your family's blood feud for you. Is there any rice in this yard? We are starving and cold."

After saying that, seeing that the woman didn't seem to pay any attention to him and just looked at everyone in panic, Gao Puyu shook his head, sighed, and walked out.

After Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye looked at each other,

Following Gao Puyu's footsteps,

Out of the house.

"Sir, we have collected all five sets of armor for the bandits we killed."

Qingyun said as he held a thick armor in each hand.

Xu Zaijing hummed.

Gu Tingye asked, "Brother Jing, is that woman crazy?"

Gao Yunqing at the side said softly: "It's better to be crazy. If you are crazy, you don't have to remember these tragic things."

Gu Tingye looked at the corpse in the yard with a grim expression and nodded.

Two quarters of an hour later,

Xu Zaijing and others helped themselves and had a quick bite of the hot rice.

Everyone else left the yard and threw the thief's body somewhere else.

Xu Zaijing stayed last.

Before leaving, Xu Zaijing walked into the room where the woman was, carrying a bowl of hot porridge and a steamed bun.

He glanced at the still frightened woman in the corner,

Xu Zaijing put the things on the bed and said, "I'll take a few ginsengs away! Also, let the child in the box have something to eat."

Regardless of the woman's sudden tenseness, sober look, and wolf-like eyes, Xu Zaijing turned and walked out: "Not enough, there's more outside the house! But, don't leave the yard!"

Only after Xu Zaijing disappeared at the door did the woman relax.

After looking at the porridge and cakes, the woman pulled the bedding beside the wall aside with weak hands and feet, opened the large wooden box under the bedding, and looked at the two children sleeping inside. Her eyes, which had already been dry, were filled with tears again.

When I was about to get the pancake,
The sound of footsteps outside the house was heard again, which made the woman quickly close the wooden box and pile up the bedding.

Xu Zaijing, wearing a thief's armor, reappeared in the room. He forced out a friendly smile, placed a sheathed dagger in his hand on the edge of the kang, and said, "Madam, keep it for self-defense."

After saying this, Xu Zaijing was about to step out again.

"My benefactor! May I ask your name?"

The woman's hoarse voice sounded.

Xu Zaijing stopped, turned back and nodded slightly: "Take care, madam."

After saying that, Xu Zaijing walked out.

Outside Beizhou City,

The morning light is faint,

Nearly a thousand cavalry troops are arrayed here.

Several cavalry generals, exhausted from the journey, stopped their horses under the flags with the words "Zhang" and "Huang". Looking at the towering walls of Beizhou, they looked extremely unhappy.

"Commander! There is a man claiming to be He Guan, the commander of the Bian Jing Palace Guards, asking to see you outside the formation."

"He Guan? Why is he here?"

(End of this chapter)