Dad, this seems to be the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 464
At the same moment, Cao Bin was sitting on a spacious chair in his home, holding a purple clay teapot in his hand, and the room was lit with backflow incense. He had closed his eyes and meditated quietly for a long time. into a meditative state.

When something big happens, you need to calm down.

Before he knew it, Cao Bin thought of Zhao Kuangyin.

If the official family was still there, how could the world have become like this?Whether it's Sun Chunming or Sun Yue, they wouldn't dare to jump if they had the guts of their father and son.

He really wanted to go to the old man and live up to the emperor's grace, but he really couldn't bear it anymore. He thought that after Zhao Dezhao ascended the throne, Zhao Tingmei would make some moves and become the number one enemy of the empire. He would appear on the field as a hero who turned the tide In the history books, when all the dust settles, he surrenders his power, enjoys his old age, and comfortably becomes Guo Ziyi's second.

But who would have thought that His Royal Highness Yan Wang, who clearly had the upper hand, would be so thorough and so quick, a man who had tasted the taste of power, and a man who was just 30 years old, was really willing to give up everything and be his down-to-earth Is it the prince of Xiaoyao?
Cao Bin didn't believe it, but now he had to believe it, at least temporarily.

In this way, he himself was pushed to the forefront. He knew exactly who Zhao Dezhao was. , My family will definitely not end well.

No one from the Five Generations would be so stupid as to give up their whole family to protect the country. Such people would have died long ago, and how could Cao Bin be an exception.

Silently kowtowed a few times in the direction of Yongchang Mausoleum, Cao Bin murmured in a low voice, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or talking to a great existence: "The new officials have a strategic mind, It is not enough to protect the country, I can only protect myself first."

At dinner time, he received a reply from Sun Chunming, which was naturally received through Mrs. Cao. Mrs. Cao said that Sun Chunming had asked him to bring a message. A chance to meet.

Cao Bin said lightly that he understood, but still served himself a bowl of soup slowly, finished dinner at his own speed, then washed his hands and opened the letter meticulously.

Naturally, the whole family gathered around to watch, and Cao Bin did not avoid it.

"Sun Chunming agreed in principle to my idea of ​​banning the three yamen and four guards. The Beijing Central New Army is headed by the Badadu Commander and the Badadu Supervisor. However, the arrangements for Cui Yanjin and Dangjin still need to be considered in the long run."

This is naturally Cao Bin's political opinion. The three yamen and four guards were essentially designed by Zhao Kuangyin in order to avoid the recurrence of yellow robes. It was a check and balance on the army. Of course, because there were many orders, it would inevitably weaken the combat effectiveness. .

This kind of system will of course cause dissatisfaction among some mid-level military officers, but Zhao Kuangyin's prestige was too high during his time, and he almost enslaved the army. Naturally, no one dared to say no. Now that Zhao Dezhao is in charge, Zhao Guangyi's Death can't be hidden from experts, so the middle-level generals are a little bit rampant now, and the voice of overthrowing and starting over is not low, and the reason is very fair, because the reform of the new army has been completely completed, there is no need to use this kind of weakening combat power Way to check and balance.

Therefore, Cao Bin's move is actually in line with the morale of the army, which will help to further improve his prestige.Moreover, if it is divided into eight commanders who are not subordinate to each other, it is unlikely that any one family will dominate. On the contrary, because the eight governors all have to report to him, his military power will be consolidated at once.The more troublesome ones are the two old men, Cui Yanjin and Dangjin.

Everyone in the Cao family was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Really? Sun Chunming really promised not to hold you back?"

"It's true, but there are also conditions. He asked Luoyang and Hebei, all factories serving the new army, and the Privy Council to completely give up the right to operate, and only ensure that each one is left with an accounting room. He came up with a method called contracting. business stuff."

"Contracted to whom?"

"Who else is there, Han Derang from the 'company'. This is to give me military power, but it still gets stuck in my throat. Specifically, I don't need to meet each other. I just need to quarrel in the hall for a few days, creating the illusion that everyone takes a step back. It will make the officials suffer from being dumb."

Everyone in the Cao family lamented Sun Chunming's insidiousness. This is a quarrel, and at the same time, he joined hands to evade the court. It's just that, in fact, Cao Bin will be pinched by Sun Chunming in fact, and he will develop into a swarm in the future. It's not impossible. For a while, they couldn't figure out whether it would be a good or a bad thing to do so.

"Sun Chunming also specifically mentioned that I am old and have no successor."

Cao Wei said: "Sun Chunming, what do you mean by this? Dad, you are just fifty, how can you be considered an old name? He is young? Is his son promising? Is this to show off to you?"

Cao Bin shook his head and said, "Of course he won't be so boring. I can't figure out what he's trying to figure out for the time being. Isn't he going to meet? See you, we'll talk when we meet."

Naturally, everyone had no opinion. These two letters were meant to set the tone. How dare they sing such a big oboe without even seeing each other?This is different from the previous play on the spot. To put it seriously, this is already a secret collusion between the two prime ministers to divide the power of the country, and the foundation of trust is quite weak.

Just, how do you see?
Two people got into this situation, and even the back door was watched at [-] hours a day. It was not to monitor, but to give gifts. You can never underestimate how scary those opportunistic middle-level officials below will be when they go crazy. For example, as far as he knew, their housekeeper was already the godfather of two small local magistrates. Sun Chunming's situation was even worse. He heard that there were many people who specialized in selling his whereabouts for profit.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the two of them to meet in private without being found out. If they are suspected, this double reed is not easy to sing. No matter how unreputable Zhao Dezhao is, after all, he is also the emperor, and it may not be enough to succeed. Failure is more than enough.

After thinking for a long time, Cao Bin suddenly said, "Second."

"Ok?"

"How far has it progressed between you and Princess Xingping?"

The second brother, Cao Jueteng, blushed. He couldn't figure it out. He was obviously talking about such an important business, so why did he turn the topic on to him?But he couldn't help but answer his father's question, so he said in a voice like a mosquito: "No... no step, still like that, she... she has a good impression of me, and I like her too, but she is still young after all. ,so……"

"Have you ever kissed her?"

Cao Jue nodded shyly.

"Then did you fuck her?"

Cao Jue was so frightened that he jumped up, and quickly said, "How is it possible? How dare I? He is the princess!"

Cao Bindao: "I'll give you three days, no matter what, I will take her down, cook the raw rice, and make it a fait accompli. I will go directly to propose marriage to Zhao Tingmei, and he will have to agree if he doesn't agree. Besides, there will be many nights and dreams. I will definitely do it as soon as possible." With the relationship between the Sun family and the King of Wei, it is impossible for Sun Chunming not to hold an engagement banquet, and on the day of great joy, if I talk to Sun Chunming about anything, it will not make people think, can it be done?"

Cao Jue was a little dazed. He and Princess Xingping had a good impression of each other as childhood sweethearts, and he was indeed willing to marry her as his wife. But now hearing what his father said, why did he feel so uncomfortable?

But father is father after all, and he also knew that this matter was related to the life and death of the Cao family, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

(End of this chapter)