Gansu, Suzhou.

Under the onslaught of several days, even if Suzhou Wei built forty-six castles, it was to no avail.

'Knock knock-'

At this time, accompanied by a dense drum beat, a group of dense and fearless Tatar soldiers, under the cover of artillery, launched a fierce attack on the wall of Suzhou Wei.

Yao Meng has long become numb to this, and in recent days, he doesn't know how many times he has experienced such battles.

At this time, Yao Meng only knew how to reload mechanically, and then raise his gun to shoot, because the number of enemy troops was too much, so there was no need to aim too much, every time he fired a shot, an enemy fell miserably.

The ground was littered with piles of corpses, and a lingering fishy stench filled the air.

'Boom! ''Boom! ’

The Franc cannon erected earlier on the castle tower, as well as the tiger squat cannon, emitted a deafening roar that even the ground shook with it.

Suddenly, I saw puffs of white smoke rising up, and then, the cannonballs exploded in the crowd, and the stumps flew suddenly, and the people who were still alive and well in the previous second suddenly turned into a puddle of rotten meat.

The soldiers behind him trampled over the corpses of their companions, who had long since turned into a puddle of rotten meat, and continued to kill.

"Kill!"

The shouts of killing under the city are getting closer and closer, like a huge wave, wave after wave.

I saw Yao Meng bite the bullet from the paper shell, and methodically poured the gunpowder into the gunpowder, and after doing this, I saw that he finally stuffed the bullet made of metal into the barrel with a special small wooden stick.

"Damn, why haven't the reinforcements arrived, didn't you say they were going to arrive yesterday?"

After complaining about this, I saw Yao lick his chapped lips and pull the trigger.

At this moment, I heard a loud 'boom', and a cannonball exploded on the city wall, and most of the defenders on the city wall were killed by the cannonball on the spot, blood splattered everywhere, and there were stumps everywhere.

In the air, a strong smell of blood gradually spreads, making people sick.

Since the place where the bomb exploded, it was not far from Yao Meng, and he only felt a warm feeling on his face.

He subconsciously reached out and wiped his face, and then what caught his eyes was red blood and a little bit of minced meat.

After repeatedly confirming that he was fine, Yao Meng forcibly endured the feeling of vomiting in his heart and returned to the fight.

"Come on, someone will go up for me, go up to the top, if the city tower is lost, we will all die!"

"Shoot the arrows, release the arrows!"

At this moment, the city wall was already full of blood, corpses everywhere, and from behind him came from time to time, the hoarse shouts of the generals.

Immediately afterward, the arrows rained down and struck the Tatar soldiers in front of them, who were not afraid of death and were attacking the city walls.

From time to time, Tatar soldiers fell to the ground wailing, and then the soldiers behind them, trampling on the corpses of their companions, continued to attack.

This round of arrow rain played its due role, and soon, the pace of the Tatar soldiers' attack was slowed down a little.

Under the organization of the general behind him, the defenders on the city tower finally barely maintained the defensive line.

'Woo-'

At this moment, only a horn sounded, and after Yao Meng heard this horn sound, his brain instantly shut down, and his face became extremely pale, because it was an urgent horn sound.

Then, I saw a soldier with a bloody face and an embarrassed face, running to the previous general who organized the defense, and reported in a deep voice: "General, the city wall on the left side can no longer be defended, and the enemy army is about to attack!" ”

When the general heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and then, I saw him pull out the Yanling knife on his waist, look at the soldier, gritted his teeth and commanded in a deep voice: "Damn, if you can't keep it, you have to keep it!" ”

"Someone, go with General Ben!"

"Yes, General!"

After this, the general was seen to draw the defenders from all over the place, and immediately went to the left wall to support.

On the other side, on the city wall, the Tatar soldiers who ascended first had already started a fierce battle with the defenders on the city wall.

"Brothers, kill with me!"

On the city wall, the shouts of killing were deafening, and the remnants of the Ming army had already fought with the Tatar soldiers who had climbed the city tower first.

After a Ming soldier stabbed the Tatar soldier on the opposite side with a Yanling knife on his waist, he only felt a cold neck, and then like a bird with broken wings, he fell to the ground weakly and fell in a pool of blood, and his mouth made a 'hoho' sound.

"Brothers, kill, avenge the dead brethren!"

"The Great Khan said that as long as you can capture this place, you will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future!"

Gradually, the number of defenders on the tower became smaller and smaller, and there were many corpses lying on the ground, and blood flowed down the corpses, gradually converging into a small pool of blood around them.

Just when the Tatar soldiers who had ascended first thought that they had taken the wall.

Hearing a shout of killing, the previous Ming army general arrived with reinforcements, and then started a fierce battle with these Tatar soldiers who had ascended first.

After the previous tragic battle, these Tatar soldiers who ascended first were already at the end of their crossbows, so they were quickly slaughtered by these Ming troops who rushed to support.

I saw Yao Meng pull out the Yanling knife from the chest of the dead enemy with extra force, and then wiped the blood stains on the knife with the help of the corpse.

The fierce battles in the past few days had already exhausted Yao Meng, and he saw that he barely supported his body with the Yanling knife, lowered his eyes, looked at the ground casually, and said to himself: "Damn, what about the reinforcements that were promised, these bastards who are greedy for life and afraid of death!" ”

Just as Yao Meng was complaining, he heard a gong in the distance symbolizing the withdrawal of Mingjin's troops.

The Tatar soldiers, who had long been exhausted, soon receded like a tide when they heard the sound of the gong to withdraw their troops.

Seeing the enemy retreating, the cheers of the Ming army were heard from the city walls.

Seeing this, Yao Meng's nerves, which had been tense, were also able to relax, and then, the whole person fell to the ground weakly.

After resting for a while, I only listened to the order of the previous general behind me: "General Chuanben's order, immediately collect the corpse and strengthen the city wall!" ”

"Yes, General!"

……

On the other side, the Forbidden City, outside the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, looking at the Qianqing Palace close at hand in front of him, Xu Jie's face was full of urgency that could not be concealed.

It was he who proposed to Jiajing to "take a two-pronged approach, with both grace and power" on the one hand, to support Tumaihan in eradicating the traitorous ministers, and on the other hand, to support Amutai in overthrowing the tyranny.

And now, things have come to an end, and both Tumaihan and Amutai have successfully signed the relevant agreements.

In other words, in the future, no matter who wins on both sides, the interests of Daming will be guaranteed.

"I have to take this opportunity to behave in front of His Majesty!"

Just as Xu Jie was in such a reverie, he saw the guide eunuch walking quietly and came to Xu Jie's face.

"Elder Xu Ge, Your Majesty is waiting for you inside, you can go in!"

"Well, I'm tired of my father-in-law!"

When Xu Jie heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, and immediately leaned down, and the guide led the eunuch to arch his hand to show his gratitude.

"Where, Elder Xu Ge doesn't have to be so polite, this is nothing more than our family's responsibility!"

After a few words of greeting, I saw Xu Jie walking up the stairs and stepping on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace.

After entering the Qianqing Palace, I saw Xu Jie looking at Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, and then knelt on the ground with a 'plop', and said respectfully: "Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced over Xu Jie's body, waved his hand, and commanded: "Well, get up, Xu Ge Lao!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's consent, Xu Jiefang slowly got up from the ground.

As soon as Xu Jie got up from the ground, he heard Jiajing's slightly puzzled voice sound: "Elder Xu Ge, do you have something to report to me?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Jie, after bowing his head slightly, carefully took out the two agreements from his sleeve, held them high above his head, and responded in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what you ordered Weichen before, Weichen has already done!" ”

"These two agreements are the agreements signed by Tumaihan of the Chahar Department and the ruling Amutai with my Daming respectively!"

When Xu Jie said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued to add: "Your Majesty, with these two agreements, no matter who wins at that time, my Daming's interests will not be affected in any way!" ”

After listening to Xu Jie's story, Jiajing's face was full of interest.

Immediately, I saw him turn around and give Lu Fang on the side a look, who quickly understood, and immediately stepped forward, took the two agreements from Xu Jie's hands, and handed them to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty!"

"Hmm."

After taking over the two agreements from Lu Fang's hands, Jiajing browsed the contents of them with great concentration.

After a long time, I saw Jiajing come back to his senses, put the two agreements in his hand aside, and looked at Xu Jie's eyes, full of approval: "Well, Xu Ge Lao, you have done a good job in this matter, I want to reward you well!" ”

When Xu Jie heard Jiajing's words, his face was full of humility, he lowered his head, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't want any reward, Weichen just did his duty as a courtier!" ”

Jiajing took in the expression on Xu Jie's face, waved his hand, and then said, "Having said that, you still have to be rewarded!" ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, after pondering for a while, he turned around, looked in the direction where Lu Fang was, and commanded: "Lu Fang, go to my inner palace!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, his expression immediately turned grim and he replied in a deep voice.

After that, Lu Fang did not stay in the Qianqing Palace for too long, but left with quiet steps.

……

Seeing this, Xu Jie forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, leaned down, and said respectfully: "Thank you for your grace, Weichen will be your Majesty's liver and brain, and you will never give up!" ”

Jiajing was noncommittal to Xu Jie's words, and immediately, as if he had suddenly remembered something, he looked in the direction where Xu Jie's was and asked with concern.

"By the way, Elder Xu Ge, I heard that your eldest son, Xu Fan, has been returning to his hometown for a while, what's the matter, is his condition very serious?"

"Do you need to send a doctor over and take a look?"

When Xu Jie heard Jiajing's words, a trace of panic suddenly flashed on his face.

Immediately, I saw him bow his head and respond respectfully: "Your Majesty is bothered, the dog's body has improved recently, and after a while, it should be cured!" ”

When Jiajing heard this, he nodded imperceptibly, and then said, "Well, in this case, I will rest assured!" ”

After that, the two chatted for a while, and did not stop talking until Lu Fang came back with an extraordinarily delicate brocade box.

Immediately, I saw Jiajing wave his hand, looked in the direction where Xu Jie, and commanded: "Elder Xu Ge, let's see what's inside." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Xu Jie responded, he carefully took the brocade box from Lu Fang's hand and opened it.

After opening the brocade box, what catches your eye is a piece of jade pendant with excellent quality and excellent carving skills.

Xu Jie could see at a glance that the material of this jade pendant was mutton fat jade, and it was very fine, warm, and lustrous like fat, which belonged to the top quality.

Immediately, I saw a panicked look on Xu Jie's face, and then said, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, this ...... This is too precious for Weichen to ......"

Before Xu Jie's words were finished, he was interrupted by Jiajing's words: "Okay, what is expensive or not, it is nothing more than a jade pendant, since it was given to you by me, then take it well!" ”

Seeing that Jiajing had said this, Xu Jie no longer shirked, and immediately closed the brocade box, his face was full of gratitude, and he responded respectfully: "Obey, Your Majesty!" ”

Jiajing took in the expression on Xu Jie's face, nodded, and then ordered: "Okay, I still have things to do next, so let's get here first!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

After holding the brocade box in his arms and bowing to Jiajing, he saw Xu Jie leave the Qianqing Palace in steps.

……

As night fell, Xu Jie's mansion in the capital.

After telling the slave not to come and disturb, in the study, I saw Xu Jie carefully open the brocade box, take out the jade pendant from the brocade box, and play with it carefully.

Under the illumination of the light, the jade pendant in Xu Jie's hand was more delicate and warm, and Xu Jie, after playing with it for a while, he couldn't put it down.

For Xu Jie, this is not just a piece of jade pendant, this is a gift from His Majesty himself, which has a special meaning and symbolizes His Majesty's grace!

After that, I saw Xu Jie put the jade pendant in his hand back into the brocade box.

He planned to enshrine this jade pendant together with the pair of Ruyao vases that Jiajing had rewarded last time.

Then, as if he had suddenly remembered something, Xu Jie said to himself silently: "By the way, I have to quickly inform the family about the sea trade certificate, so that they can prepare as soon as possible!" ”

Thinking of this, Xu Jie immediately used a brush dipped in ink to write a letter.

(End of chapter)

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