Following the exciting sound of the golden drum, a large banner with black characters on a red background slowly rose from the ship.
The flag is embroidered with the words "Champion General, Divine Might and Loyal Waiting" in small characters at the beginning, and in the middle is a big "Cao" character, hanging from the mast, reaching into the sky.
At this moment, a loud shout from the sedan shook the sky:
"The power of the gods is waiting here, who dares to be presumptuous!"
Everyone felt their hearts shaken, and the soldiers who were rushing over suddenly stopped. They couldn't help but look up at the big scroll with the word "Cao" on the ship, and said in surprise:
"Zhongjing Hou? Mr. Cao Hou...it's Mr. Cao Hou!"
It took a long time for the disabled soldiers to react. The farm tools in the hands of the leading soldier suddenly fell to the ground, and he knelt down with a "pop" and said in a panic:
"I'll pay my respects to Lord Cao later!"
In the blink of an eye, all the soldiers were kneeling on one knee:
"I'll pay my respects to Lord Cao later!"
Seeing this, Bao Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that Cao Bin could really control the rebels with just a general's flag.
The two magistrates of Wujiang County also relaxed and said happily:
"I never thought that Mr. Cao Hou would have such a prestigious reputation."
"I, Wujiang, have no worries..."
Sister Jiuyue said proudly:
"My young master is the number one hero in the world."
As she said that, she glanced at Ding Yuehua and said sourly:
"Being the adopted daughter of my young master gives you a big advantage..."
Ding Yuehua was speechless and too lazy to pay attention to her, but Cao Bin's prestige in the army also impressed her.
At this time, Cao Bin walked out of the cabin unhurriedly, walked straight to the side of the ship and asked:
"Which battalion are you soldiers from?"
The leading soldier immediately shouted:
"I'm reporting to the Marquis, we are the infantry of the third army on the right side of Heyi. We were originally under the command of Taijun She, and we followed the Marquis to fight through the heavy siege of the Liao people."
"I am very lucky to have participated in the last battle and followed Lord Hou to defeat the Emperor of Liao outside Dingzhou City."
Cao Bin smiled and said:
"Then you are really unlucky. Even at the end of the fight, you actually lost an arm."
Hearing this, Bao Zheng and others were speechless. At this time, shouldn't you comfort others? Why is this a bit gloating?
Later, Cao Bin laughed and cursed again:
"I remember the last battle. A lot of gold and silver were seized in the Liao camp, and the disabled were doubled."
"If you add in the imperial pension, it will be enough for you to buy land and real estate, right? Could it be that you just remember visiting brothels and having fun?"
In the Liao emperor's camp, there were many properties looted from the Liao people, and Cao Bin requested an order to distribute them to the soldiers.
Hearing this, the soldier next to him said:
"Master Hou, you have misunderstood Brother Wang."
"The pension given to us by the imperial court is really not much. In order to help us people, Brother Wang spent all his money!"
Cao Bin was silent for a moment and sighed:
"Okay! You didn't embarrass me. Even if you are physically disabled, you dared to fight and win. You deserved the experience I gave you."
"Don't worry, I will arrange a way out for you."
The magistrate of Wujiang County quickly cleared the air and said:
"Master Hou, our county really can't afford the extra food and salary, and this man is a rebel..."
When the leading soldier heard this, his eye circles suddenly turned red, he kowtowed respectfully, and choked with sobs:
"The villain knows that Master Hou will definitely not ignore us."
"I only regret that I am disabled and will never have the opportunity to follow the Marquis in the war."
"If a villain commits trouble, he will be punished by death."
"... Now in front of the Lord, the villain is willing to die and will never make things difficult for the Lord!"
After speaking, he picked up the hoe next to him and smashed it on his forehead. Cao Bin quickly took the bow and arrow from the guard, shot down the hoe with one arrow, and scolded:
"I lead troops, and there is no precedent of letting one of my own die. If you want to die, have you asked me?"
The man was stopped by Cao Bin and couldn't help crying loudly:
"The villain knows that the court is in a difficult situation, and he doesn't want to implicate the Marquis at this time."
When the other soldiers heard Cao Bin's words, they also had red eyes and kowtowed:
"None of us want to bring trouble to Mr. Hou..."
When everyone on the boat saw this scene, they felt sour in their hearts. They couldn't understand why the Song Dynasty had such good soldiers, but they often couldn't defeat the barbarians.
Ding Yuehua looked at Cao Bin's rarely serious profile and felt that it was not so difficult to accept having a godfather.
This thought frightened her. If her two brothers knew about it, they would probably sever the relationship between brother and sister.
Cao Bin ignored the soldiers, but looked at Bao Zheng with a sneer and said:
"Master Bao, you are well versed in the laws of the Song Dynasty. Do you think they are rebels?"
Bao Zheng said seriously:
"There is a reason for this, and they have gone astray and found their way back. They cannot be punished as rebels."
"On the contrary, the Wujiang County Magistrate neglected his duties and should be severely punished..."
Before he could finish speaking, Cao Bin had already kicked Wujiang Magistrate and said angrily:
"Did you hear that? Do you think I don't understand the law?"
"Mad, how dare you fool your boss? I'll kick you to death!"
The magistrate of Wujiang County could not withstand his big feet. He shouted "spare my life" twice at first, but then there was no movement and he fainted.
Bao Zheng quickly stopped Cao Bin and said:
"If Zhongjinghou shows mercy, his crime will not lead to death..."
Cao Bin took a breath and said:
"Get it for me and hand it over to the court for trial."
Then he looked at the soldiers below and said:
"Everyone, get up. You won't be able to get through this."
Everyone was already stunned. They didn’t know that Cao Bin was telling the truth, so they cheered immediately:
"Master Cao Hou's martial arts skills are unrivaled and his power is invincible!"
Bao Zheng was a little speechless when he heard this. This title of invincible power turned out to be so easy to obtain.
The leading soldier wiped his eyes, his expression no longer depressed, and asked:
"Master Cao Hou, what can we do for you?"
Cao Bin thought about it and said:
"You first enter the Xiang army establishment in Qu, Wu, and Mu prefectures. I will submit a letter to the court to set up village and town inspection posts in these three prefectures."
"From now on, you will be patrolling the local area and training the people..."
He made a few introductions, but Bao Zheng was shocked and asked quickly:
"Is it so difficult for Zhongjing Hou to use the armor-protecting method to train his troops?"
"This matter is not trivial, and the court may not agree to it."
It is said that the imperial power does not extend to the county, but Cao Bin actually extended his tentacles to the villages and towns. He was too courageous and too ambitious.
Cao Bin smiled and said:
"Master Bao is overthinking it. It's just three states. Cao has no plans to spread it."
Now that those three states have been cleaned up by Fang La, the clan gentry's power is empty. It's just a pilot to test his own ideas. How could Cao Bin give up?
It's just that he didn't want to make a big fuss and arouse others' fear, so he didn't want to explain it in detail to Bao Zheng.
Bao Zheng took a deep look at Cao Bin and didn't ask any more questions. He just made up his mind to always pay attention to Cao Bin's governance.
It's not a matter of supervision, but he also wants to know whether Cao Bin's New Deal has a future.
At this time, all people with lofty ideals are looking for a way out for the Song Dynasty. Bao Mian's political performance made him look forward to Cao Bin very much...
Transfer to the Yamen.
Zhu Min looked at the spies who had just returned and asked:
"How is it? Is it done?"
The spy quickly said:
"Back to my lord, Cao Bin stole Zhan Zhao's bride. Bao Zheng has already left to see Cao Bin in person."
Zhu Min couldn't help but laugh and said:
"Cao Bin really doesn't change his old habits."
"The hatred for killing my father and the hatred for taking my wife are enough... I just need to add fuel to the fire."
At this moment, the staff hurriedly walked in and said:
"Sir, Fang La's daughter has agreed to cooperate with us."
Zhu Min laughed and said:
"The lawsuit is coming soon. Cao and Bao will no longer be able to escape my official's plot."
