Chapter 537 The unspeakable secret!

Seeing Zhao Su being kicked down by Chen Chuanwu, Gu Shouting's gloomy expression improved a little, and then he said to Ma Zhongjun:
"General Ma, leave this person to me..."

Ma Zhongjun was a little hesitant after listening to Gu Shouting's words. Needless to say, what Gu Shouting's goal was in wanting to kill someone, but this Zhao Su was a senior general in the Yan army and a member of the Zhao family who was deeply trusted by Zhao Fuqu. There was great value in him that could be excavated. It would be a pity if Gu Shouting killed him.

Although Gu Shouting had little experience in the Fengwu Army, he was the commander-in-chief appointed by the Marshal himself. If he did not give the man to him, it would be tantamount to disobeying orders and breaking the rules!

Just as Ma Zhongjun was considering it carefully, Gu Shouting seemed to see Ma Zhongjun's embarrassment and said directly:
"General Ma, don't worry, I won't kill him, and I will get the information from him!"

Hearing Gu Shouting's assurance, Ma Zhongjun's concerns were alleviated a little, and he nodded and said:
"In that case, let's hand this person over to General Gu!"

"Thank you, General Ma, for your help!" Gu Shouting said, cupping his hands.

Ma Zhongjun also said politely after hearing this;

"General Gu, you are too polite. I still have to lead my troops to attack Shunping City. I'll leave everything here to you!"

"Okay! No problem!" Gu Shouting nodded with a smile:

After saying this, Ma Zhongjun asked Chen Chuanwu to hand the person over to Gu Shouting, and then hurriedly led his troops to Shunping, trying to capture Shunping City as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble. After bidding farewell to Ma Zhongjun, Gu Shouting waved his hand and asked his personal soldiers to suppress Zhao Su. The slave of three surnames was an eternal pain in Gu Shouting's heart. Since Zhao Su dared to openly touch this forbidden area, Gu Shouting must give him a good beating. Even if he could not kill him, he must make him suffer!
After doing all this, Gu Shouting looked towards the northeast of Yijing, with a trace of worry in his eyes. The Fengwu Army's offensive was progressing smoothly, and the Yan Army was in imminent danger, like a grasshopper in autumn, and it would not be able to jump for a few more days. Dad, you must not be confused at this critical moment...

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Dongning, Military Governor's Office.

In An Miaoyi's bedroom, Qiqige was holding the sleeping Ye Jingren, looking behind the screen with some worry. Behind the screen, Pei Zhixiu was lowering her eyes, with her jade hand on An Miaoyi's white bowl, taking An Miaoyi's pulse attentively. After diagnosing both hands, Pei Zhixiu withdrew her hands, with a serious expression, as if she was thinking about how to talk to An Miaoyi.

An Miaoyi was still somewhat uneasy about Pei Zhixiu's behavior, but she still managed a smile on her face and said:
"Sister Jixiu, just say whatever you want to say. Don't worry about whether I can bear it."

Pei Zhixiu's eyes flickered a few times when he heard this and he said:
"Madam, after your last birth, I was worried about this, so I prescribed you some medicine, but it seems that there are still some problems. The pain in your lower abdomen should have lasted for a while, right?"

After listening to Pei Zhixiu's question, An Miaoyi hesitated for a moment and nodded and said:
"Yes! I've had this problem since I gave birth to Jingren. I just thought I caught a cold at the time. It seems to have gotten worse in the past few days, so I came to see you, Zhixiu!"

Pei Zhixiu nodded after hearing this, then picked up a pen and paper, wrote down a prescription, handed it to An Miaoyi and said;
“Follow the prescription and boil the medicine. Take it once in the morning and evening. Madam, your symptoms will gradually ease in about ten days. After a month, the pain will probably disappear completely…”

Taking the prescription from Pei Zhixiu, An Miaoyi glanced at it, put it down and said to Pei Zhixiu with a smile;

"Since Jingren was born, I have left a child for my husband during this time. I am already very satisfied! God has been kind to me, An Miaoyi. I have made all the mental preparations. I hope Sister Zhixiu can tell me the truth!"

Pei Zhixiu shook his head and said:

"This disease is indeed a serious problem, but your life is safe, Madam. It's just that it will be difficult for you to have another child in this life!"

When An Miaoyi heard this, her expression froze and she seemed to find it hard to accept. Seeing this, Pei Zhixiu immediately added:

"Everything depends on human effort. Madam, you are blessed by heaven. If you take good care of yourself, you may be able to get pregnant!"

After hearing what Pei Zhixiu said, An Miaoyi forced a smile and nodded:
"I see, thank you Jixiu for checking me out!"

After telling An Miaoyi everything, Pei Zhixiu did not stay with An Miaoyi for long and said goodbye and left. She always felt very tired when she was with An Miaoyi, and she had to be very careful and not be careless at all.

After Pei Zhixiu left, Qiqige carried little Jingren behind the screen and asked An Miaoyi with concern:
"Ma'am, are you okay?"

An Miaoyi didn't say anything, but showed a complicated bitter smile. Although Pei Zhixiu had saved her life before, she still didn't trust Pei Zhixiu. Before going to Pei Zhixiu for diagnosis this time, she asked Qiu Jing to diagnose her once. However, after taking her pulse, Qiu Jing claimed that this was a women's disease and it was not something he was good at, so he asked An Miaoyi to go to Pei Zhixiu for diagnosis.

An Miaoyi repeatedly questioned Qiu Jing but he still said he couldn't tell for sure and asked her to go find Pei Zhixiu. An Miaoyi had no choice but to invite Pei Zhixiu over today. Now it seems that it's not that Qiu Jing can't tell for sure, but that he knows the answer but dares not say it...

After hesitating for a while, An Miaoyi stretched out her hand to signal Qiqige to hand Jingren, who was still sleeping, to her. She held Jingren in the cradle in her arms. Looking at her son's adorable appearance while he was sleeping soundly, An Miaoyi's expression gradually softened. She knew that what Pei Zhixiu said about everything being done was to comfort her. However, even if she really couldn't have children in the future, her life would be complete enough with Jingren as a child!
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Yuyang, on the border between Da Zhou and Luobi, Luobi wolf cavalry flags fluttered, and the endless Luobi cavalry were stationed near the boundary monument. Although there was no Da Zhou soldier in front of them, these Luobi cavalry still did not enter the Da Zhou side. The Luobi general Bujiha, who commanded this cavalry, was looking at the wilderness on the Da Zhou side in front of him, as if waiting for something. After waiting for about an incense stick of time in the bleak wind from the north, Bujiha saw a team of dozens of people, who quickly approached the Luobi cavalry. A moment later, a middle-aged man in a Da Zhou robe came to Bujiha.

Seeing this Zhou person, Bujiha asked without any further ado:
"Has Ma Hongye and the Gu family agreed to cooperate with your plan?"

Ma Hongye, who was originally smiling, suddenly showed resentment on his face when he heard Bu Jiha's question and said angrily:

"These idiots from the Gu family are so useless that they are scared away by Ye Mingsheng's note!"

Listening to Ma Hongye's words, a trace of solemnity suddenly emerged in Bujiha's eyes, even though he was ordered by the Khan to cooperate with the Ma family's plan to exert external pressure on the Fengwu Army.

But before coming, the Khan specifically explained that the Fengwu Army had sharp firearms and was a tough nut to crack. The Golden Horde had hundreds of thousands of troops stationed on the Elunqin Steppe and were eyeing them covetously. In addition, the Luobi people also needed the various daily necessities provided by the Fengwu Army, so it would be best not to have a large-scale conflict with the Fengwu Army in this battle...
Before coming, he planned to work together with the Gu family to put on a show for Ye Mingsheng, so that he could achieve his goal and get the benefits promised by the Ma family. But now the Gu family has backed off, and he is in a dilemma. They are not prepared for a large-scale battle with the Fengwu Army. If they continue to plunder towns and villages, they will most likely suffer heavy casualties and not get much.

If he did not continue to fight, things had already come to this point where the troops had been deployed on the border. If he went back in disgrace now, not only would he be disobeying the orders of the Han Dynasty, he would definitely be branded as a coward and a fearful person, becoming a laughing stock of the entire Luobi people and affecting his reputation within the clan!
Seeing that Bujiha was silent, Ma Hongye had a bad feeling in his heart. He looked at Bujiha expectantly and said:
"General Bujiha, you are the most powerful warrior among the Luobei people. You will definitely not be scared by the Fengwu Army, right?"

"The Khan has made a promise to our Ma family. If our Ma family falls into Ye Mingsheng's hands this time, who else can you buy pig iron from in the entire Da Zhou Company?"

Facing Ma Hongye’s provocation, Bujiha snorted coldly. But when he thought of the Khan’s order and his own reputation, he still raised the whip in his hand towards the Great Zhou boundary monument and led his Luobi cavalry into the Great Zhou territory. Seeing this scene, Ma Hongye’s face showed a hint of hope...
Ever since his fourth brother Ma Hongde was taken away by the Coordination Office, Ma Hongye, worried about Ma Hongde's safety, had been actively trying to get his fourth brother out. Unfortunately, his previous channels of connections were of no use in the face of the Coordination Office, which was only responsible to Ye Mingsheng. It took a lot of effort for Ma Hongye to find out some information. His fourth brother was not executed, but was taken to Yijing by the Coordination Office and was under strict supervision.

After learning the news, Ma Hongye subconsciously followed his most familiar routine. He took a stack of silver bills and went to find Cui Shao, Gu Sansi and other important officials of the Fengwu Army. He promised them a large sum of money to lobby the General Coordination Office to get his fourth brother out of prison, just like they had done to Zhao Fuqu.

His aides and followers persuaded him not to use such a simple and crude method. If Cui Shao, Gu Sansi and others were so easy to bribe, his fourth brother Ma Hongde would have done so long ago. Would he have been taken away by the Coordination Office now?

When Ma Hongye thought of this, he felt it made sense. He gave up the idea of ​​visiting with a stack of banknotes and continued to execute his fourth brother's plan. However, as the Ma family's deployment was cracked one by one by the Coordination Office, the Gu family chose to give up after being warned by Ye Mingsheng. Now Ma Hongye could only rely on this group of Luobei barbarians. He urgently hoped that these Luobei barbarians could kill to the city of Yijing in one breath and scare Ye Mingsheng to release his fourth brother immediately.

Just as Ma Hongye was thinking about his dream, he would not have thought that a hundred feet to the west of them, several soldiers from the Flying Tiger Battalion of the Fengwu Army wearing camouflage uniforms were hiding behind a huge rock, holding up binoculars and quietly observing the every move of the Luobi people. When they saw the Luobi people stepping into the territory of the Great Zhou, the head of the Flying Tiger Battalion, Zhang Xu, ordered his men:
“Tiezhu, go back and report to the general that Luobi has invaded the border and is heading towards Wangjiaji! I will take Datou, Heiniu and the others to follow the Luobi people and observe their movements…”

Hearing the order, Luo Tiezhu nodded and whispered:

"I'll be there right away, take care!"

Zhang Xu patted his camouflage uniform, smiled confidently and said:
"Don't worry. With this treasure, we can open another eye for the Robe people. These barbarians won't be able to find us. After the war, I'll treat you to a drink in the tavern!"

Half an hour later, in a hidden valley near Yuyang, General Guo Zhiping of the Third Division of the Fengwu Army received news of the entry of the Luobei people. Hearing the news, he showed a playful smile on his face, then circled the coordinates of Wangjiaji on the sand table, and then asked Jiang Le, who was in casual clothes beside him:

"Is there any movement from the Gu family in Yuyang?"

Listening to Guo Zhiping's question, Jiang Le, who came over to coordinate, said respectfully:
"Reporting to General Guo the news from one incense stick ago, everything is normal in the Gu family and there is no intention to make any moves!"

Guo Zhiping sighed and said to himself:

"That's really a pity. Otherwise, we could take the opportunity to clean up the Gu family at the same time. Keeping this group of people around will always be a nuisance!"

After saying this, Guo Zhiping seemed to shake his head helplessly, and then instructed Cui Desheng beside him:
"Order all the troops to take their positions. This time we are going to give the Luobi people a hard time. We will cut off their outstretched claws and teach them a lesson!"

Cui Desheng nodded and said:

"I'll pass on the order right away!"

Half an hour later, Bujiha and more than 10,000 Luobi cavalrymen who had penetrated deep into the territory of the Great Zhou arrived at a market. This market was called Wangjiaji, and it was the largest market for trade between Youyan and Luobi. A large number of merchants from both countries would trade here. It was said that the transaction volume here was hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year!

Although in compliance with the Khan’s order and for consideration of his own reputation, Bugiha led his troops into the territory of the Fengwu Army, but he knew very well that with only more than 10,000 soldiers under his command, he could not make any waves, so he did not cause trouble for those fortified cities, but came to Wangjiaji·····················
(End of this chapter)