Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 298 Zhao Guanxiang, I’ve got a crush on you!
Song Yizhang hesitated for a long time before he said, "Why is the boss so sure that the Marquis will support the Second Prince?"

Zhao Qi'an said calmly: "Because this is what Marquis Weiwu owes me."

As a former subordinate of Marquis Weiwu, Song Yizhan looked embarrassed for a moment and didn't know what to say.

In fact, he didn't quite know what kind of deal the Zhao family had made with the Marquis. He only knew that after the "Emperor's Arsenal Case", the Iron Wolf Guard, with the support of the Zhao family, began to become extremely wealthy. They had food and armaments, while the Donghai Zhao family asked for very little, as if they were doing charity.

But now it seems...not necessarily.

Sure enough, the Zhao family of Donghai never does business at a loss.

Song Yizhang immediately became much more obedient, and politely bowed to Zhao Qi'an: "I will definitely convey the boss's words to the Marquis."

Zhao Qi'an then looked at Zhao Nishang and said, "People from Tianwei Escort Agency will temporarily follow Nishang's orders and go to Jingzhou."

Zhao Nishang was stunned for a moment: "Foster father, why don't you let me go to Jizhou to see the Marquis of Weiwu?"

Song Yizhang also said, "Yes, Boss, the soldiers under my command are very difficult to lead. Miss Third is a woman and may not be able to convince them."

Before Zhao Qi'an could say anything, Zhao Nishang put her hands on her waist and said to Song Yizhang unhappily, "What's wrong with being a woman? Women are not inferior to men!"

Song Yizhang knew he was in the wrong, so he smiled and said, "Miss San, I didn't mean to say anything bad about you. It's just that the brothers under my command are all rough guys..."

"Okay, stop arguing."

Zhao Qian interrupted their conversation and said, "After we go to Jingzhou, we need to get in touch with Guan Xiang. Now Guan Xiang is being watched by many people in Jingzhou. Only Ni Chang can get in touch with him without being noticed. So Ni Chang goes to Jingzhou and Song Biaotou goes to Beijiang, and the matter is settled."

As soon as he spoke, the two of them immediately became honest: "Yes."

Zhao Qi'an looked at Zhao Nishang and said, "You should set off early tomorrow morning and contact the Guanxiang as soon as possible."

Zhao Nishang asked in surprise: "Foster father, are you so anxious?"

"There is one thing I need help with."

Zhao Qi'an narrowed his eyes slightly, and a figure appeared in his mind.

If you want to convince Qin Desheng, this person will be the best helper.

He came back to his senses and told Zhao Nishang: "After you meet up with Guan Xiang, don't rush. Everything will be planned after I go to Jingzhou."

Zhao Nishang was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise: "Are you planning to go to Jingzhou in person?"

Zhao Qi'an nodded and said, "Jingzhou is worth a personal trip for me."

Since the battle for the crown prince this time is to be judged by military merit, simply killing some Salvationists or destroying a few Salvationist strongholds is not enough to settle the matter. This time, even if we don’t completely eradicate the Salvationist Church in Jingzhou, we must kill a few important figures.”

The existence of the Salvation Church has made him feel threatened.

Not to mention, this sect is actually related to Lingyuan. Digging out the Savior Sect might also allow Zhao Qian'an to have a deeper understanding of Lingyuan.

Therefore, even if there was no dispute over the crown prince this time, Zhao Qi'an would have freed up time and would have made a trip to Jingzhou in person.

But the imperial envoys were in Jingzhou before, and he couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

Now that Emperor Tianwu has chosen Jingzhou as the trial site for assessing the crown prince, various forces have gathered in Jingzhou, and it is also a good time for him to set off.

Zhao Nishang said happily: "If my foster father comes himself, then there is nothing to worry about."

Zhao Qi'an just shook his head: "The Salvation Church is not that simple."

There must be a top-level fighter among the group of salvationists in Jingzhou.

But there has been no relevant news yet, and I am afraid that the foundation of the Salvation Church has not yet been touched.

……

A few days later, behind the office of the Astronomical Observatory, in Ping'anfang.

"Sister, you said you came to Kyoto, why don't you stay at my place instead of staying at an inn?"

In a short and narrow courtyard, Jiang Liu'er was peeling peanuts with a somewhat annoyed tone.

Opposite her sat a woman who looked 70% similar to her.

It's just that this woman looked older, with a fuller and plumper figure, and her eyebrows were upturned, making her look somewhat heroic.

This is Jiang Liuer’s elder sister, Jiang Pinger.

Jiang Ping'er heard her say that and immediately shook her head like a rattle: "No, no, when I come to your place, I feel like a mouse in a cat's nest. I feel uncomfortable all over. You see, the uncles would rather stay in the inn than come with me."

Jiang Liu'er was a little annoyed: "Sister, our family has been recruited a long time ago, and now my father has been appointed as an official, why can't you change your temper?"

"As a human being, you must not forget your roots..."

"If you want to do this, then go back. Which man would like you?"

Jiang Ping'er jumped up when she heard this: "That won't do. My father gave me a death order when I went out this time. Either I bring a husband back or I die outside. This is all your fault. You were too talkative in the letter. Otherwise, my father wouldn't have sent me to Kyoto."

A few days ago, Jiang Liu'er was going home to visit her parents, but she was kidnapped halfway on the way. Later, she was unable to go home. She just wrote a letter to her parents' home to explain the situation.

Her family was of considerable renown; she was the daughter of Jiang Lin, leader of a bandit gang called "Shi Wan Li Shan" in Longmen County, Jizhou, and the third of five sisters in the family.

In the letter, Jiang Liuer not only explained the reason why she could not go back this year, but also mentioned that her eldest sister had chosen a man.

Jiang Liuer's elder sister Jiang Pinger is already twenty-six years old this year, which is considered a real "grown girl" in this era.

There are five sisters in the family, three of them are married. Except for the younger sister who has not yet reached the age of marriage, the eldest sister is the only one who is still single.

Jiang Lin was so worried about marrying off his daughter that he was almost dying. After receiving the letter from his second daughter, he was overjoyed and sent Jiang Ping'er to Kyoto.

Jiang Ping'er couldn't help but complain a few words when she talked about this matter: "This matter is all your fault. If you want to write a letter, just write a letter. Why are you so nosy? Otherwise, my father wouldn't have sent me to Kyoto. You married a soldier yourself, why do you have to dress up and marry a soldier for me?"

Jiang Liu'er was a little angry and said, "Then consider it as my kindness. I will never care about you again."

“…But then again.”

Jiang Ping'er was unwilling to give up and asked with great interest, "Is that young tiger captain... really as capable as you say?"

She originally didn't care about the young tiger captain mentioned by Jiang Liuer in the letter.

But after arriving in Kyoto, because she had to report to the Astronomical Observatory, she asked a few questions from the people in the Astronomical Observatory. Unexpectedly, any person from the Astronomical Observatory who was picked out by her at random could talk about the young tiger captain in great detail.

He passed the Astronomical Patrol assessment at the age of fourteen and became the Astronomical Patrol Captain at the age of sixteen... This promotion speed is faster than riding a rocket!

The most important thing is that he entered the realm of heaven at the age of nineteen!

A nineteen-year-old celestial warrior!

Jiang Ping'er has excellent aptitude in martial arts. It can be said that the Jiang family was blessed to have a girl like her. At the age of 22, she entered the realm of heaven and man, and is already one of the most talented people in the world.

She is also strong-willed and will never marry a man who is not as good as herself. However, he must be stronger than her and the age difference cannot be too big. How can it be easy to find such a man in this world?
Because of this, she has not married until now. She thought she would be single for the rest of her life, but unexpectedly her second sister introduced her to a man.

Although she is a little younger, nine years younger, it doesn't matter, she doesn't mind.

Under this premise, Jiang Ping'er was delighted to hear about Zhao Guanxiang from others. Even though others described Zhao Guanxiang as a complete scoundrel, Jiang Ping'er felt that he was a perfect match for her. When Jiang Liu'er was about to answer, a surprised voice suddenly came from outside the door:

"Sister Liu'er, there's a letter from Jingzhou!"

When the two girls in the yard heard the excited voice, they immediately looked over.

Jiang Liuer stood up and looked towards the courtyard gate.

Outside the gate of the courtyard, a little girl with a red birthmark on her face ran in with a letter in her hand, her face full of joy.

Jiang Liu'er was also overjoyed. She stood up and walked towards Hong Zhao: "Quick, bring it here for me to see."

Hong Zhao quickly handed over the letter. After Jiang Liuer took out the letter, he stood on tiptoe behind her and leaned his head to look.

Jiang Liu'er read the letter carefully, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

She turned around and said to Jiang Ping'er, "Sister, didn't you ask how capable Captain Zhao is? Your husband went to Jingzhou with him this time and made great contributions. General Ling promised to personally recommend him for merit after returning to the capital. I'm afraid he will be promoted to the position of captain after he returns."

The Astronomical Patrol operates in small teams, with each team consisting of 500 people, all led by a patrol captain.

Zhang Juzheng's original official position was brigade commander, and he was considered Zhao Guanxiang's adjutant. But now that he has made many achievements in Jingzhou, he has been promoted to captain and is qualified to lead his own team after returning.

Jiang Ping'er looked at the letter in Jiang Liu'er's hand. With just a quick glance, she saw that some of the contents on the letter were hard to describe. Large sections were filled with sweet words expressing longing, which gave people goose bumps.

She suddenly felt a chill, she didn't expect that her honest and serious brother-in-law could be so disgusting in the private letter he wrote to his wife.

Prude!
Jiang Liu'er noticed her little action, her pretty face blushed, and she folded the letter to prevent her sister from peeking.

Hong Zhao couldn't help but ask, "Sister Liu'er, is there no other news in this letter?"

Jiang Ping'er immediately laughed, tapped Hong Zhao's head with her finger, and teased, "Girl, do you want to know other news? Or do you want to know the news about Captain Zhao? I think you should just follow me in the future. When I marry Zhao Guanxiang, maybe you can be a maid."

Hong Zhao blushed immediately, stamped her feet, and said angrily, "Sister Ping'er, I'm not going to pay attention to you anymore."

After reading the letter carefully, Jiang Liu'er lost her previous happiness and sighed softly: "My husband has made a lot of contributions following Captain Zhao, and Captain Zhao has made many outstanding achievements. Now all the officials in the imperial envoy group are very fond of him. It's just that..."

She looked at the two girls and said, "Captain Zhao was seriously injured and has been bedridden ever since. Brother Gao also seems to have health problems. Your husband may take Brother Gao back to the capital first."

When the two girls heard the news, they were all stunned.

When Hong Zhao heard the news that Zhao Guanxiang was seriously injured, her face suddenly became tense.

Jiang Ping'er was even more exaggerated: "What? Seriously injured? Jingzhou is so dangerous, why doesn't Zhao Guanxiang come back to Kyoto with us?"

Jiang Liu'er shook her head: "My husband tried to persuade me, but Captain Zhao seemed to have other plans and was not planning to come back."

Jiang Ping'er slapped the table, and her chest suddenly surged: "Okay, then I'll go to Jingzhou!"

Jiang Liu'er was surprised and asked, "What are you going to Jingzhou for?"

"Of course, I'm going to help my husband!"

Jiang Ping'er said confidently.

Jiang Liu'er was shocked by her words: "Sister, you...you...this is a ridiculous thing, how can a woman joke about it?"

"You can't get a rich husband if you have face."

Jiang Ping'er muttered something, then without further ado, she stood up and walked out, saying confidently, "Let's go, when it's done, I'll give you a big red envelope as the matchmaker!"

She was a person of swift and decisive character. Whatever she thought of the last second, she immediately put into action and prepared to go back to the inn to gather people and rush to Jingzhou.

Jiang Liu'er watched her elder sister leave the courtyard before she came to her senses.

After a long while, she was dumbfounded and said to Hong Zhao beside her: "How could I have such a sister?"

Hong Zhao stared at the direction where Jiang Ping'er left, with a look of envy in his eyes, and murmured, "It would be great if I could help Lord Zhao."

Jiang Liu'er held her forehead with her hand, sat down at the stone table in the yard, and couldn't help but unfold the letter sent by Zhang Juzheng and take another look.

My sister left in such a hurry. In fact, there is another paragraph in the letter.

It was Captain Zhao who personally asked her husband to write in the letter home, telling her that someone whom Captain Zhao absolutely trusted would come to visit her in the near future, and asked her to do whatever the other person said.

But who is the person that Captain Zhao mentioned as someone he can trust absolutely...

The first person that came to Jiang Liuer's mind was Major General Qilianzhiqi, and then she thought of the National Master.

But on second thought, it’s not right.

If it were these important figures in the Astronomical Observatory, he would definitely do what they told him to do even if Captain Zhao didn't remind him.

Captain Zhao gave some specific instructions, which meant that the other party should not be from the Astronomical Observatory.

who can that be?

……

That afternoon, a carriage stopped outside Ping'anfang.

A short man in gorgeous clothes got off the carriage. He twirled his beard and looked around the street of Ping'anfang for a while. Soon his eyes fell on Jiang Liu'er's gate.

He walked straight towards the courtyard and knocked on the door: "Is anyone home?"

After a while, the courtyard door opened. Jiang Liu'er half hid behind the door and looked at the visitor with a puzzled look: "What can I do for you, sir?"

"I don't dare to be an adult."

The man bowed and said with a smile, "My surname is Gou, my given name is Xiangxi. I have worked with Captain Chuhu during the Huangtian case. Madam should have met me."

When the other party said this, Jiang Liuer immediately had an impression.

She had indeed seen the ugly man in front of her. After Yifeng Imperial Farm was breached, this man had come to the scene. The helpers invited by Captain Zhao seemed to be his subordinates.

Thinking of this, Jiang Liu'er's expression eased a little, and she opened the gate wide to make way for him: "Mr. Gou, please come in and talk."

"Thank you."

……

Gou Xiangxi entered the house and Hong Zhao quickly brought him tea.

She looked at Gou Xiangxi curiously, and Gou Xiangxi's gaze seemed to fall on her.

Jiang Liu'er said politely, "I wonder what Mr. Gou has come to visit me about?"

Gou Xiangxi shook his head: "I'm not looking for you."

He turned his head and looked straight at Hong Zhao who was standing beside him: "I'm looking for her!"

(End of this chapter)