Northern Song Dynasty gangster: Start the game with a dog's head, and Mr. Bao spares his life

"What do you think Ma'am said?"

Qu said:

"Excuse me, my husband, is it the reputation of you and my husband who is more damaged, or the reputation of Master Cao?"

Before Lin Chong could reply, Qu said again:

"When my concubine met Marquis Cao, Mrs. Pang personally promised a day of clarification..."

In fact, Cao Bin didn't care about this kind of reputation, but considering Lin Chong's concerns, he let Pang Yanyan fool around for a while.

For him, it is more important to have advantages to take advantage of, and it can easily add a little burden to Lin Chong, lest he make a fake show and make himself lose money...

Another few days passed, and it entered February in a blink of an eye, and it finally came to the day of reward.

For the soldiers, the expectation is urgent, but for the court, it is a big problem.

In the past year, the Great Song Dynasty fought successive battles with Xixia and Liao, which cost a lot and suffered heavy losses.

Now that the rewards and pensions are added, even if the Song Dynasty is very rich, it can't bear it.

But now the court is not stable, and it has to bleed, so these days, Wang Yanling and others are almost bald with worry.

In the end, he begged the emperor to take out the inner treasury, so that he could barely make up enough money for the compensation.

This is also thanks to the several businesses that Cao Bin offered the year before last, so that the emperor's internal treasury was sufficient, otherwise even if the emperor took out the internal treasury, it would be useless.

Up to now, the emperor has regretted his decision to attack Xixia so much that his intestines are green...

The harvest was only in the Hengshan area in the northwest, but it attracted the Liao Kingdom to attack.

The national treasury is empty, but the key is the loss of hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and the body of the emperor.

"Now" can be said to be the weakest time of the Song Dynasty since the current emperor ascended the throne.

But the generals don't care much about these, what they care about is the rewards from the court.

Following the announcement by the messenger, Cao Bin was the first to be rewarded:

"Cao Bin, Marquis of Zhongjing, is outstanding in bravery. He used his troops to master the law, repelled the Liao army, and saved the country from danger. It should be the first achievement!"

"Dr. Ziguanglu, who is currently in Jinjin, is the guardian of the army. He is bestowed with the title of 'Shenwei Zhongjinghou', with 1900 households in Shiyi, plus Zhenjiang Army Jiedu Envoy, Run, Changzhou and other prefectures to observe..."

"In addition, the eldest daughter will be awarded the third-class uncle, and one person will be given the seventh-rank imperial order."

The last two items were the emperor's previous promises, and Cao Bin was not surprised.

To his surprise, the emperor changed his title.

Everyone has two characters, but he has changed to four characters, and Shiyi has also risen from 1000 households to the ultimate marquis.

However, the titles after the Jin Dynasty were only fictitious titles and no fiefdoms, so the titles were mostly the evaluation and expectations of the emperor.

It's not a big deal for the emperor to add two more words, maybe he thinks Cao Bin is very skilled in martial arts, so he specially praises him.

As for not being promoted to the duke, it was within Cao Bin's expectation.

There are no magistrates or county magistrates here, only Cong Yipin Guogong.

And the Marquis is from the third rank.

Although he has done a lot of meritorious deeds, it is impossible for him to advance to the fourth level.

Raising his status as a marquis is already quite a promotion.

Besides, he is only 21 years old, and the emperor will not promote him to the extreme so quickly. It is not a good thing that there is no reward.

In addition, Dr. Jin Ziguanglu is an essayist, which determines Cao Bin's grade. He can wear purple court clothes and a goldfish bag in the future.

The most important reward this time is the Jiedushi. Although he has no actual military power, he is the top honorary position in the military profession, from the second rank.

Cao Bin is also the youngest person to be granted the title of Jiedu since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

In general, Cao Bin's current official position is only half a step away from the ultimate military attache, second only to Lin Zhaoming.

Hearing these official positions, all the ministers were already in an uproar. It was really Cao Bin who was promoted too quickly.

But he has credit for it, and other people want to question it, but they really can't find a reason...

Then it was the Yang family who was awarded the title, and Yang Zongbao was appointed as the deployment of Hebei soldiers and horses, and was promoted to a rank of honor.

Di Qing was responsible for pacifying the "Nongshi" rebellion in the southwest, and was appointed as the commander of the Pengri and Tianwu armies...

In the next few days, Uncle Fu arranged several banquets to celebrate Cao Bin's meritorious service and promotion.

After a period of time, Cao Bin was free, except for recruiting troops to replenish the army, and spent most of his time earning dandy points.

The imperial court is also busy recruiting troops, because most of the forbidden troops have been lost, so they can only replenish them as soon as possible.

On this day, a flower boat from the south of the Yangtze River gradually approached the Bianhe wharf.

Two women are sitting in the attic on the boat, observing the bustling city of Bianjing.

The girl in white with a light veil said:

"Senior Sister Pang, I heard that Cao Bin likes wandering in brothels the most. Is there any chance to kill him this time?"

The woman in Tsing Yi beside her shook her head and said:

"Our purpose is to find out the situation of the imperial court, and the saintess should not make extra troubles."

The eyes of the woman in white are full of resentment:

"My aunt was killed by him, and I want him to pay for it."

The woman in Tsing Yi moved her eyes and said:

"Cao Bin is not so easy to kill, I advise you not to be impulsive."

After finishing speaking, he ignored the girl in white and took out a copy of "Maitreya's Next World Classic" and began to read it silently.

Seeing this, the girl in white hurriedly took out the same scripture and recited silently, then asked:

"Senior sister said that the holy master is also in Bianjing? Are we going to see him?"

The weather in early spring is still a bit cold.

Pang Yanyan was wearing a blue and white double-breasted jacket, and was eating breakfast with Cao Bin at a low table.

The morning sun shines through the window, reflecting on her fair and pretty face like jade.

"Husband, I'm going to visit my sister in the palace today!"

After she finished eating, she rinsed her mouth and said.

Cao Bin was surprised and asked:

"Didn't you just hand over the sign yesterday, and the palace reacted so quickly?"

Pang Yanyan smiled and said:

"Pan Niangniang is very reasonable. After seeing my father, she agreed immediately."

Although Cao Bin didn't understand why Concubine Pan was so talkative, he didn't care too much, nodded and said:

"Just send the sable fur that I brought back from the expedition, and send some more money to Sister Yanyan."

Mink fur is the most warm thing in this era, and it is also very popular among the Khitan nobles. During the war years ago, Cao Bin specially asked the merchants in the North to get some of them back.

Pang Yanyan nodded and said:

"My sister said that Zhang Duzhi took good care of her, and her money was enough."

Cao Bin shook his head and smiled:

"It's better for the county magistrate to take care of it now. The servants around him need to be recruited more, so they will do their best."

"Our family is not short of money, so it doesn't matter if you spend more money."

The palace is the most powerful place, Concubine Pang's status is not high now, and she is too lazy to compete for favor. Although those little servants are not deliberately making things difficult, they are still no more attentive than when the favor was at its peak.

Zhang Duzhi was the great eunuch next to the emperor, and he always wanted to befriend Cao Bin, and he also took care of Concubine Pang.

I'm afraid that Concubine Pan Gui will rush to make things difficult for other concubines because she is eager to compete for favor, but now she is the treasure in the eyes of the emperor.

But looking at it now, she is interested in befriending Concubine Pang...

Hearing this, Pang Yanyan nodded repeatedly and said:

"Yeah, Yanyan knows."

As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she said:

"Husband, you are so kind!"

Ever since something happened to the Pang family, the favor was neglected, the traffic was sparse, and relatives and friends had little contact with each other, everything was arranged by Cao Bin.

Seeing his thoughtfulness now, I can't help being moved.

Not long after sending Pang Yanyan into the palace, Wu Da excitedly ran in and said:

"Hou...Hou Ye, the saint has arrived."

He didn't expect to see the emperor one day.

Cao Bin was a little puzzled, why did the emperor run away to his own house if he couldn't recuperate in the palace?

Only then did Wu Da say:

"Your Majesty did not enter the mansion, let Hou Ye change into casual clothes and meet outside the mansion."

Although Cao Bin was puzzled, he didn't think too much about it, and hurriedly changed his clothes and went out to meet him.

I saw a soft sedan parked in front of the Hou Mansion, Pan Renmei and Bao Zheng were chatting.

Seeing Bao Zheng wearing a bamboo hat covering his forehead and face, Cao Bin understood the emperor's plan.

Is this for a private visit?

Bao Zheng's face is too well-known, so he made up a little.

The emperor opened the sedan chair curtain, revealing a bloodless white face, and said with a smile:

"Juncai, accompany me for a walk in Bianjing City!"

Cao Bin said: "Your Majesty, you are still injured."

The emperor waved his hand and said:

"It's okay, I want to take a good look at the capital while I can move."

As soon as these words came out, Pan Renmei hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, don't say such ominous words..."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, but he also reacted, his heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help saying sadly:

"Don't worry, I still have to wait for Concubine Pan to give birth."

Cao Bin was even more speechless when he heard the words, which were even more ominous than before.

This Flag is too obvious, so I have to say:

"Your Majesty is blessed, I believe the injury will get better soon."

Bao Zheng frowned, wanted to say something, but didn't say it.

He felt that it was inappropriate for the emperor to place all his hopes on an unborn child.

He wanted to persuade the emperor to establish a prince early...but he couldn't bear to persuade him at this time.

The emperor couldn't help laughing and said:

"Juncai is right, and I don't think there is any problem."

Several people accompanied the emperor around the capital, and it was almost noon.

Seeing Jiang Ping and a young knight from the Kaifeng Mansion following the guards, Cao Bin couldn't help asking:

"Master Bao, why don't you see the guard Zhan?"

Bao Zheng glanced at him, full of depression and said:

"Entrusting Zhong Jinghou to take care of him, Guard Zhan has been back to his hometown for more than a year."

Hearing this, Cao Bin couldn't help but secretly complacent, it seemed that Zhan Zhao was really scared by "Sister Jiuyue".