When the magistrate of Yicheng heard what Gongsun Ce said, he quickly said:
"Master Bao, these are all trivial matters, why should I hate Uncle Cao because of them?"
"I heard that Uncle Zhongjing has a good relationship with the Yang family, but the eighth sister of the Yang family has never been married."
"Isn't this a match made in heaven? Mr. Bao can take this opportunity to say one and two!"
Hearing this, Gongsun also nodded to Bao Zheng and said, "Sir, maybe you can give it a try."
Bao Zheng frowned and looked at the two of them and said, "Scheming behind other people's marriages, how could I do such a villainous thing?"
Zhan Zhao was also stunned by what these two people said.
However, he also felt that based on Cao Bin's attitude towards Bao Zheng, even if he would not follow his advice, he would still consider it.
Hearing Bao Zheng's refusal, Gongsun Ce said no more, but the Yicheng County Magistrate was unwilling to give up.
After all, the court is roughly divided into three families, Taifu Cai, Taishi Pang and Prime Minister Kou.
Bringing Cao Bin over would be equivalent to weakening Taishi Pang and strengthening his mentor Kou Zhun.
So he quickly advised:
"Master Bao, this is for the consideration of the imperial court."
"Moreover, the eighth lady of the Yang family is young, beautiful, and has superb martial arts skills. Wouldn't she be more suitable for a young talent like Uncle Zhongjing?"
"In comparison, the young lady of the Pang family is nothing more than an ordinary boudoir. She just took advantage of being engaged since childhood."
"Even if Uncle Zhongjing won't agree, he won't hold any grudge against Lord Bao. Why don't Lord Bao give it a try?"
Bao Zheng frowned and looked at him, scolding:
"Don't say anything! Let alone whether Cao Bin will hold a grudge, have you ever asked the Yang family?"
"Who gave you the right to make such a decision on your own? Prime Minister Kou?"
Seeing that Bao Zheng was already showing anger, the Yicheng County Magistrate had no choice but to remain silent, shaking his head and sighing at the loss of this opportunity.
At this time, they saw all the gates of the camps opened and welcomed the leading general in.
Then, countless soldiers filed out and marched towards the city wall in a generally neat line.
Although Cao Bin did not participate too much in military affairs, he would order some simple and useful things for future generations when he remembered them.
Now it seems that the effect is quite good, just like the iron whistle around the neck of the government officer and the military array in front of him.
At this time, Cao Bin had already arrived with Xiangyang soldiers and horses, and stopped at the foot of the city wall.
At the same time, the queue had reached not far in front of Cao Bin, and they passed by in formation, shouting in unison:
"Our army is mighty! The Song Dynasty will be victorious!"
Hearing the shouts and shouts one after another, the hearts of several people on the tower suddenly surged, and a wave of blood rose involuntarily in their chests.
The Yicheng County Magistrate could not help but exclaimed:
"What a majestic soldier. How did Uncle Zhongjing achieve such a uniform military appearance?"
"This...this is too hard to believe?"
Zhan Zhao also expressed sincere admiration:
"Uncle Cao is indeed very talented. I used to think that generals' disciples just read a few more military books."
"Now it seems that Zhan Zhao is too self-righteous..."
But they don't know that this is just a fake.
Although it seems neat, if you look closely, you will find that many people have taken the wrong steps.
After all, it had only been more than half a month, less than a month, to reach this level, Yang Zhi and others had already trained hard.
They can frighten these people who have never seen military parades in later generations, but they cannot frighten Cao Bin.
After all, he has seen "big scenes".
Bao Zheng and others had been waiting for more than half an hour. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Cao Bindao finished reviewing the soldiers.
The Yicheng County Magistrate smiled and said: "With so many elite soldiers, bandits in the mountains are nothing to worry about."
Bao Zheng also nodded slightly in agreement.
At this moment, several people saw the soldiers quickly returning to the camp and starting to dismantle the camp.
The Yicheng County Magistrate asked in surprise: "What are they doing? Do they want to go into the mountains overnight to suppress bandits? But there is no need to break camp, right?"
As he was talking, Cao Bin had already led several of his subordinates up the city wall, walked a few steps to Bao Zheng and said with a smile:
"Master Bao, how are you always?"
Bao Zheng showed a smile, nodded and said:
"Uncle Zhongjing, you're welcome. Actually, you don't have to come in person."
As he spoke, he became more serious and said:
"But for the purpose of borrowing troops from our government, it is a bit inappropriate for Uncle Zhongjing to exert so much effort. From now on..."
Before he could finish speaking, Cao Bin waved his hand to interrupt and said directly:
"Master Bao misunderstood. Cao wanted to inspect the soldiers from various states, so he borrowed it from Yicheng County."
Bao Zheng was stunned and felt extremely embarrassed. Before he could react, Cao Bin took out another IOU and said:
"There's just one more thing to do..."
With that said, he handed the IOU to Bao Zheng and said:
"This is the cost of Bao Mian's visit to the brothel, a total of one thousand taels. If Mr. Bao has money, please settle it for Cao."
If Bao Mian hadn't come with Cao Bin, Bao Zheng would have devastated his nephew.
But he really didn't have any money, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
Zhan Zhao had turned his back and looked shameless.
At this moment, Shi Qian ran up the city wall and said, "Uncle, the spies are here to report that they have been released from prison!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Bin quickly put the receipt away carefully and said:
"Master Bao, Cao has something else to do, so I'll leave now. You have to raise the money as soon as possible..."
With that said, he immediately waved his hand and quickly left the tower with Yang Zhi and others.
At this time, he felt very happy and finally avenged his "almost being guillotined".
Bao Qingtian's expression was rare, and it made him happy for days.
In a short time, most of the soldiers outside the city had already set up camp.
The Yicheng County Magistrate was dumbfounded and said: "Are you leaving now?"
A government official said quickly: "Uncle Cao left five hundred people behind, saying he wanted to help us suppress the bandits."
The Yicheng County Magistrate was speechless. He glanced at Bao Zheng secretly and thought to himself, it turns out that you are creditors.
I wasted a lot of my feelings in vain...
Zhan Zhao looked at Bao Zheng cautiously and said helplessly: "Sir, this... I didn't know Uncle Cao was here for the military parade."
Only then did Bao Zheng react, waved his hands with a wry smile and said:
"Five hundred people, let's just say five hundred people. Cao Bin... he's quite vindictive."
Gongsun Ce covered his mouth with a feather fan and said worriedly: "Uncle Zhongjing won't come to seek revenge on Xiaosheng, right? After all..."
Bao Zheng glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "Don't worry, as long as you follow me, he won't seek revenge on you!"
Gongsun Ce smiled bitterly and said, "Why would Mr. Bao scare Gongsun like this? Xiaosheng has never wanted to leave."
Bao Zheng laughed and said: "Okay, let's go to suppress the bandits tomorrow. After finishing the case quickly, it's time for us to return to Beijing."
Cao Bin only stayed in Yicheng County for less than an hour because when he caught Cai Xiao, he had already sent people to keep an eye on him.
He also didn't expect that there was another big BOSS hidden in the cell.
After knowing Fang Qifu's name, he sent someone to investigate, and then he found out that he was actually the brother of Fang La, the leader of Manichaeism in Jiangnan.
Three years ago, the Manichaeans wanted to rebel, but they were quickly suppressed by the imperial court and were designated as rebels by the imperial court.
After discovering this, Cao Bin happily took advantage of the situation and took the initiative to create opportunities for them.
The most important purpose of leading troops out of the city this time was to lure Cai Xiao and others out.
If he was a qualified son, it would be great if he showed some sympathy to Cai Jing and dragged him into the water!
This old guy has plotted against Cao Bin several times, intentionally or unintentionally, and he should be given some retribution...
