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

"Furthermore, the old man has already promised Mr. Kou to prevent Pan Renmei from arrogating power, so how can I be a slip of the tongue?"

As she spoke, she sighed again:

"What's more, the first emperor gave me the 'Royal Plaque of Loyalty' of the Yang family, in the hope that I will serve the country faithfully."

"Since we have already set out on an expedition, how can we be perfunctory? Abandon the public for private use?"

Seeing that the aunt still wanted to persuade, Madam She lowered her expression and said:

"I know what you are going to say, don't you just want to rely on that kid Cao Bin?"

"Although he has the skill of 'strategy' in using soldiers, his mind is also deceitful and changeable. Hmph... Now that he is fighting fiercely with the Pan family, who knows what he is thinking?"

Speaking of this, she looked at the aunt with a cold face and said:

"I thought you were honest like the boss, but I didn't expect to help Eighth Sister lie to me."

"She confessed herself, how long do you want to keep it from me?"

Aunt Yang's heart panicked and said:

"You know all about it?"

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, she realized that this was clearly Madam She defrauding her. She usually obeyed the Madam She, but she was bluffed for a while.

She could only smile wryly:

"Actually, Cao Bin is a good boy. As long as his gift of 'marrying both sexes' is done, he can be a good match for the eighth sister."

"What's more, the raw rice has already been cooked, so what can we do?"

Seeing that she was deceiving the truth, Madam She was so angry that she almost fainted, and said angrily:

"What are you talking about and marrying? No matter how nicely he said it, it's still an affair without a matchmaker. It will ruin my Yang family's reputation."

"I'm going to settle accounts with that little bastard..."

As he spoke, he chased after him with his leading crutches in hand.

Cao Bin had just brought people on board, and was asking people to move chairs out to view the scenery. Seeing that Madam She came looking for him with an angry face, he didn't know that he was exposed, so he hurriedly urged:

"Quick, let's sail!"

Seeing the big boat moving slowly and throwing Madam She on the shore, Cao Bin laughed and said:

"Old Madam, Benhou is hurrying on his way, so you don't want to send it off, please go back."

"Listen to me, don't fight for strength, the most important thing is to protect yourself."

Seeing this, Madam She was so angry that she even knocked on the crutch, and said bitterly to herself:

"You little bastard, you'd better never come back, or I won't be able to spare you!"

She wanted to let the warships chase after her, but she thought that national affairs were the most important thing, so she had no choice but to give up... I don't know what bad luck I have had in my life, to meet such a bastard.

Three large ships sailed upstream on the Bian River and headed straight for the Yellow River.

Looking at the wild flowers and spring trees slowly passing by on both sides of the bank, Cao Bin reclined on the rocking chair on the deck, took the wine glass handed by Hu Sanniang and drank it up, his face full of satisfaction.

"Master Hou, will Pan Renmei really plot against the Yang family?"

Cao Bin closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair, casually said:

"The Yang family made it clear this time that they are against Pan Renmei, new and old enemies, he will probably use some shady tricks."

"However, as long as the Yang family doesn't trust others and is greedy for merit, there should be no problem. After all, it's just dealing with a group of rebels."

After finishing speaking, he straightened up and pondered for a while, then shook his head and said:

"Forget it, forget it, tell Shi Qian to let Yanzi pay attention to the Hebei war."

"If the war fails, save Eighth Sister's life..."

Although the Song Dynasty is not yet to the point of falling apart, the rebels in Hebei are not unknown, and two of the four major bandits of the Water Margin can be considered a bit of destiny.

In addition, there were too few soldiers and horses that the imperial court could deploy, and it was too close to the Liao Kingdom, so it was not uncommon for some accidents to happen.

Cao Bin can't do much, and he doesn't want to do things that are thankless, but it is still possible to insure Bajie Yang.

After chatting about the war in Hebei for a while, Hu Sanniang concluded with her mouth curled up:

"If Lord Hou goes out to fight, why is it so troublesome? I'm afraid the Liao people would not dare to act rashly..."

She poured another glass of wine and was about to hand it to Cao Bin when she saw that he was already snoring slightly, so she couldn't help muttering:

"When you are not honest all night, you are not afraid of being exhausted."

As she said that, seeing Qiongying come up with a thin blanket, she helped her lightly put on Cao Bin...

In this era, water transportation is much more comfortable and convenient than land transportation. Whether it is going to war or transporting goods for business, water transportation is very important.

It can be said that waterways are the tentacles of a country's control area.

It's a pity that the waterway of the Yellow River is not very friendly to boats. Cao Bin and others got off the boat at the Hezhong Mansion, changed into a carriage and drove slowly towards Xixia.

More than half a month later, the mission has passed Yanzhou, the terrain of the Loess Plateau is desolate and heroic.

"Master Hou, Mr. Jinglue just built a village on the front line of Hengshan, and only waited for the imperial court to allocate money to expand the village into a city..."

"However, there are not enough troops on the frontier, supplies are in short supply, and they are often raped by robbers, so the progress is very slow..."

Gao Wang, the current defender of Yanzhou, led the mission while introducing the situation in Xijiang to Cao Bin.

He was born in the White Horse Silver Spear Gao family and was also Gao Qian's father. He had been working under Yang Zongbao's command and had just been transferred to Yanzhou.

However, he was also stationed in the northwest a few years ago, and he is very familiar with Yanzhou.

Looking at Cao Bin's young face, he was quite moved.

Unexpectedly, the dandy back then had become a prominent presence in the imperial court. Thinking of himself and his son, his mouth was a little bitter.

Although he hadn't met Cao Bin a few times, he already knew his interests, but he didn't expect him to be promoted so quickly.

Damn, this is a skyrocketing thunder!

Cao Bin pondered for a moment and asked:

"Are there many robbers now?"

Zhong Shiheng also talked about this issue in the memorial, and now he heard Gao Wang talk about it, which immediately caught his attention.

Hearing this, Gao Wang regained his energy immediately, and said quickly:

"To tell you the truth, there are as many robbers here as a cow's hair, not only the Xixia tribe, but also many Song people."

"Because of the lack of food and clothing, the people can't survive, and they can only become bandits."

"Some robbers come and go like the wind, and even dare to rob the government."

Gao Wang looks honest, but he is also a shrewd person. Now that Cao Bin is in charge of the third department, he is a big boss in the court. Of course he has to complain about his grievances.

If some money and food can be allocated, the situation in the northwest will be greatly eased.

Not to mention other things, as long as there is enough food in hand, the Northwest Economic and Strategic Mansion can suppress and use it, and there will be no such situation as it is now.

Maybe they can recruit the Xixia tribe and increase the population.

Hearing what he said, Cao Bin just nodded and didn't say much.

It is not Cao Bin who has the final say on the allocation of money and food. Even if he can make a decision, he will not just say yes.

But Gao Wang's words also reminded Cao Bin of Sima Guang's reason for cede land.

He said that the Great Song's occupation of Hengshan would attract Xixia's constant harassment. Although his words were a bit weak, they were not unreasonable.

Song people can see the value of Hengshan, and Xixia people can also see that they will not just watch Zhong Shiheng build a fortress in Hengshan.

Although they dare not and are unable to send troops now, it does not mean that they will be caught without a fight.

I'm afraid that those Xixia robbers were deliberately indulged and guided by the Xixia court. Anyway, they lacked food and clothing, and they lived a miserable life.

It's better to use the waste and let them make trouble for Da Song. We can't let Da Song really build a new city and completely pinch himself to death.

Even if Da Song was annoyed, they could say that the robbers were rampant, and they pushed everything away.

Just as he was thinking wildly, suddenly a spy flew over:

"Report, report to Lord Hou."

"Three miles ahead, a group of horse bandits are galloping towards the mission."

"Look at the number of people, no less than eight hundred."

Cao Bin was taken aback when he heard the words, he couldn't help laughing and said:

"Sure enough, there are as many horse bandits as a cow's hair. Isn't this just a chance?"

Gao Wang shook his head suspiciously and said:

"Impossible, the most horse bandits nearby are no more than three hundred..."

Having said that, his face suddenly changed, and he panicked:

"No, I'm afraid it's a combination of several horse bandits who came here just for Lord Hou. I'm afraid we will be targeted as soon as we leave the city."

"Master Hou, let's go! The general will stop them."

On this mission, Cao Bin only brought a hundred guards and iron cavalry, and dozens of officials and servants who followed the mission.

It's not that he doesn't want to bring more, it's just that it's not necessary. One hundred personal guards are enough to ensure his safety, and it will cost money to bring too many people.

He is not the Mengxin who didn't know anything when he was on a mission last time.

Although Gao Wang knew the advantages and disadvantages of Cao Bin leading troops, he had never seen it with his own eyes, and the opponent was an eight-fold enemy, so he was naturally very worried.

The horse bandits here are different from ordinary grass bandits. Many of them are from the Xixia tribe and have participated in the war.

If Cao Bin was injured a little, the imperial court would have to beat him to the end, and he might not even be able to keep his title, so he couldn't bear the responsibility.

Cao Bin smiled and shook his head, saying:

"This is treating me like a fat sheep."

Gao Wang said that he came for Cao Bin, not that someone recognized Cao Bin and deliberately prepared some conspiracy to rob and kill him.

Instead, they saw Cao Bin and his team carrying their belongings and dressing up gorgeously, and regarded him as a fat sheep.

It can also be seen from the arrogance of the horse bandits that they dared to rob and kill the government.

Just as he was talking, the thunderous sound of horseshoes sounded in his ears. Cao Bin waved his hand and ordered:

"Prepare for battle, commanded by Cao Zheng."

Gao Wang was already dumbfounded when he saw a [-]-year-old boy leading a hundred-year-old cavalry on a leaping horse. How arrogant is this Marquis Cao?

In such a time of life and death, let a child command the army...

Cao Bin had four adoptive sons, and the two little emperors couldn't be with him. The Zhang family's adoptive son was too young, and the one he had the most high hopes for was Qin Xianglian's son, Cao Zheng.

This son has been inherited by Cao Zhen, and the minimum growth has been guaranteed.

So whenever there is an opportunity, Cao Bin will train and accompany him.

Listening to Cao Bin ordering him to command the battle at this time, Cao Zheng was already eager to try.

"Put on armor and prepare for battle!"

"Kill with me!"

His youthful voice spread throughout the loess gully, he had already leaped out with an iron spear in his hand, the sedan chair quickly followed and guarded him closely.

Gao Wang was worried, and wanted to persuade Cao Bin, but he didn't know how to speak.

It's just that when he saw the moment when the two armies met, his worry suddenly turned into shock, and he didn't speak for a long time.

The two cavalry were not at the same level at all. When a horse bandit met a tiger and leopard cavalry, it was like butter meeting a hot knife. They were instantly cut and broken.

Before he could sigh, Cao Zheng had already commanded the cavalry to turn around and start slaughtering wantonly.

Not a quarter of an hour has passed.

"Father, my son has returned victorious, come to give orders."

"Five hundred and three horse bandits were captured in this battle, and our army did not suffer any casualties."