After Sister Yang expressed her attitude, she shook Taijun She's arm and said coquettishly:
"Mom, we are a loyal family, why do we have to participate in court battles? Didn't Cao Bin also go to Jiangnan to escape?"
"Why don't you ask him what his plans are? Let's make plans with him!"
Last year's five-pronged expedition to summer and the joint war in Northern Liao, coupled with the harassment of this year's peace talks, Cao Bin's planning and performance really made the Yang family feel like a fish in water.
It also made them trust Cao Bin.
So when Sister Yang proposed this idea, the female general of the Yang family didn't find it out of the ordinary, but it was a bit funny.
The Yang family's aunt said helplessly:
"Eighth sister, although there is nothing wrong with Cao Bin's talent and virtue, he is not omnipotent."
"Our family is different from his, and we can't leave the capital, so how can we stay out of it?"
If given the choice, many nobles would not want to participate in the fight for the crown prince, but they occupy important positions and cannot help but stay out of it.
Especially for people like the Yang family, who have considerable combat power but lack the martial arts skills that no one dares to offend, they must have a choice.
It also requires confidence to stay out of the matter, and neither party will allow variables to exist.
If they suddenly come to the court like they did when they raided the Liao Kingdom before, no one can bear it, not even an old friend like Kou Zhun will allow it.
Taijun She sighed:
"Boss is right. Prime Minister Wang and Master Kou have been very tolerant of us and have always taken care of us."
"After all, Cao Bin does not have enough power and position, and it is difficult to protect himself. How can he take care of us?"
Aunt Yang also nodded and said with a wry smile:
"In the south of the Yangtze River, Cao Bin and Zhu Min were also fighting fiercely."
"They sent memorials to impeach each other every few days, and Mr. Bao participated in it. It was very lively, not much worse than in the capital."
"Zhu Min is also a difficult character. He offers auspiciousness and secretly slanders him. I heard that he even scratched Cao Bin's sore feet in recent days."
"If His Majesty hadn't suppressed his memorial, the court would not be at peace. I'm afraid Cao Bin would have been ordered to investigate."
After listening to the explanations of Taijun She and Aunt Yang, Sister Yang was speechless for a while, and then she said angrily after a long while:
"Then there's no need to use your daughter's marriage as a proxy, right?"
"Besides, my daughter doesn't believe that Cao Bin will really ignore the affairs of the court. He is so insidious. Zhu Min is definitely no match for him. How could he fail in Jiangnan?"
"Wouldn't it be enough for us to support whoever he supports to be the crown prince?"
Taijun She was very angry with her and said directly:
"Not to mention the pros and cons of the imperial court, the safety of the world is at stake. If he unites with Pan Renmei, will you support it?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and said:
"Okay, how old are you? Are you still unmarried and dying at home? Do you think you are a goddess descending to earth?"
"That Zhang Wen is also from a famous family, and has excellent martial arts skills, which is worthy of you."
Seeing Sister Yang puffing out her thin cheeks and looking disgusted, Taijun She became even more angry and scolded:
"Don't think that mother doesn't know what you are thinking? But that is wishful thinking and unrealistic..."
Just as he was talking, reports came from outside that Zhongwu Marquis Li Zhaoming and his nephew Zhang Wen were visiting. Taijun She could only say:
"Okay, you go back to your room first. Mom is not forcing you to agree, but I hope you can carefully consider your situation."
"Don't be blinded by temporary emotions..."
When Sister Yang came out, she ran into Zhang Wen and nephew Li Zhaoming.
After everyone saluted, seeing Zhang Wen coming forward to speak alone, he just "hummed" and left quickly, making Zhang Wen look extremely ugly.
He could have been able to marry the woman he had longed for, which would have made him feel proud during this time and wiped away the decadence of last year's defeat.
Unexpectedly, I just met my sweetheart and was rejected.
Li Zhaoming saw this, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, this marriage is decided by Wang Xiang and Lord Kou, her attitude is not important."
"As a woman, once you get married, you don't dare to feel resentful."
Zhang Wen gritted his teeth and couldn't help but whispered:
"My nephew knows, but just thinking about her thinking about that bastard Cao Bin makes me feel uncomfortable."
During the expedition with the emperor, he always paid attention to Sister Yang and saw some signs.
I thought that Sister Yang just admired Cao Bin's martial arts skills, and her attitude towards her would naturally change after they got engaged.
Seeing her acting like this at this moment, I immediately felt sour and couldn't help but complain.
Li Zhaoming heard about this for the first time, and he quickly reminded:
"You must keep an eye on her after you get married, Lin Chong knows..."
As he spoke, he shook his head again and said with a dumb smile:
"Forget it, I'm afraid that boy Cao Bin won't have the guts to provoke our family anymore..."
Time flies, and more than half a month passes quietly.
Although the imperial court temporarily suppressed the case of "tax revenue robbery in early June", Cao, Bao, and Zhu were asked to investigate on their own and make up for it as soon as possible.
But everyone knows that this is only a temporary situation, and the court will not suffer this dumb loss.
If there is no result, the imperial court will definitely intervene directly.
Since Zhu Min impeached Cao Bin for colluding with rebels and robbing taxes and money, and also produced some evidence, the public opinion in Jiangnan officialdom was vaguely unfavorable to Cao Bin.
What's puzzling is that Cao Bin seems to be unaware of this matter and takes his wife, concubines, and family members to leisurely watch the martial arts competitions every day.
"Master Hou, several gentry from Xiuzhou Prefecture visited Zhu Min yesterday."
Outside Hangzhou, Shi Qian was driving while reporting the intelligence of the past few days to Cao Bin.
Cao Bin, who was sitting in the car, nodded and said:
"Very good, continue to keep an eye on Zhu Min, write down all the people who visit him, and have them investigated carefully!"
He was very clear about Zhu Min's purpose in coming to Jiangnan, which was to raise funds and win over officials for Cai Jingchao.
Now that he had two enemies, himself and Bao Zheng, he was restrained and did not dare to plunder, so he tried every means to drive them away or knock them down.
Although Cao Bin had different purposes from Zhu Min, his dislike was similar, and he wanted to use his hand to clean up all the people who were in the way.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside.
"Master Cao is here. Quickly give way and let Master Cao go in. The arena is about to begin."
The wind is clear and clear today, just right for a martial arts competition.
After Cao Bin and his wives and concubines sat down in the stands, a gong sounded immediately, and the competition officially began.
After more than ten days of competition, the people on stage now are basically masters who have been famous for decades.
After defeating two people in succession, the old man with a sword looked at Zhan Zhao and said with a smile:
"Little friend Zhan, do you still have anyone on stage? If not, you'd better kowtow to your father-in-law."
When Zhan Zhao and others were discussing who should take the stage, Yi Jin pretended to be middle-aged and flew up, cupped his hands in the direction of Cao Bin and said:
"Zhuifeng Sou, Xia is here to meet you!"
The old man holding the knife was startled, and said with a smile:
"It seems Brother Xia is going to use me as a raft."
"Okay! Let me see how amazing the Penglai Island disciples' arts are. Look at the sword!"
In less than five moves, the old man holding the sword was knocked off the ring by a palm, and retreated in disgrace.
"It's the Golden Lantern Sword, one of the top five masters in the world."
Zhan Zhao and others were startled and were about to inquire about the details when they heard the swordsman surnamed Xia say:
"Xia has two purposes for going into the ring today. Let's not talk about the second purpose for now. My first purpose is to help Mr. Cao Hou."
"Zhan Zhao, send someone up."
After saying that, he waved the Qi Men Shuang Yue in his hand and opened the door.
Everyone in Zhan Zhao looked at each other in shock and had no choice but to send someone to fight.
It's just that this swordsman surnamed Xia is so terrifying that three masters in a row cannot survive ten moves with his weapon.
When the swordsman surnamed Xia saw someone else coming on stage, he said impatiently:
"It's too troublesome to do it one by one, let's do it together!"
When everyone heard this, they were immediately aroused and angry. They saw two figures flying onto the stage and shouting:
"Don't be crazy, I, Shanxi Erjie, will love you."
This swordsman surnamed Xia is a real enemy. Even the Four Elders of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Three Old Men of Liaodong, three or four of them fought in groups, but they couldn't defeat him.
Even Cao Bin was impressed by this man's exquisite martial arts skills and superb skills. The tens of thousands of spectators at the scene were shocked by this man.
Seeing that no one dared to come on stage anymore, the swordsman named Xia laughed loudly and said:
"Xia's second purpose in entering the ring is to get the 100,000 silver reward as compensation for my Penglai Island disciples."
"Now that no one is on stage, Xia will be disrespectful."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to Cao Bin and said:
"Master Hou, since Penglai Island has accepted your compensation of 100,000 yuan, the grudges will be wiped out from now on!"
Feng Yihan next to Cao Bin narrowed his eyes and said with a smile:
"Master Hou, it seems that my senior brother has become arrogant when he succeeds! Shall I teach him a lesson?"
The swordsman surnamed Xia arbitrarily described the silver reward as an apology. This was already a big offense. If he were in official circles, he would have been scolded by others.
Seeing Feng Yihan asking for a fight, Cao tilted his body and said:
"Can you beat him?"
Feng Yihan was silent for a moment and said:
"Within two hundred moves, I won't lose!"
Cao Bin waved his hand and said:
"If we let you go to fight, we will lose the deterrence. Let the sedan go."
"People in the Jianghu always think that the imperial generals are not good at fighting. Let them understand their status today."
Just as Feng Yihan was about to persuade him, he saw that the sedan chair had been put on a suit of "airtight" armor and came out. He opened his mouth wide and said:
"Is this heavy armor made of divine gold?"
Most of Cao Bin's men had weapons made of divine gold, but he never thought that Cao Bin would use this material to forge a pair of Kaijia. What a waste.
Big dog owner......
Cao Bin smiled proudly and said:
"No matter how sophisticated his skills are, what's the use if he can't break the defense? Haha!"
He prepared this heavy armor for more than half a month.
Of course, he was not stupid enough to use all the materials produced by the system, he just blessed the important parts.
The purpose is to reduce the use of thickened fine iron and reduce the weight of the armor.
The so-called masters of martial arts are just those who have practiced Qigong well and have extremely exquisite skills. Their destructive power may not be as good as that of ordinary generals.
With this heavy armor and the martial arts skills of a sedan chair, let alone the swordsman surnamed Xia, even his teacher would not be able to please him.
