A few days later, Liu Chengfeng and Igele father and son, as well as their accomplices, were beheaded in the capital, and Manichaeism was also completely banned in the Great Song Dynasty, and all Manichaean monasteries were either destroyed or changed to other monasteries, and Mingjiao and Manichaeism were also banned, but Mingjiao has been developing in the south and is operating in secret, so the imperial court's prohibition order may not hit them much.

The marriage of Tanuki and Douzi was also announced soon, and began to prepare, Empress Dowager Li asked to get married before March next year, so the time is still a little tight, it is worth mentioning that when many people know that the horse is a new science and technology scholar, many people actually feel sorry for Douzi, thinking that he gave up his good future, and even some scholars despise Douzi, thinking that he is so rich and has lost the ambition of a scholar.

For those discussions and criticisms from the outside world, Douzi doesn't care at all, speaking of which, among Li Zhang's brothers, Douzi should be the one most influenced by Li Zhang, the two have many similarities in personality, and Li Zhang also attaches great importance to Douzi, otherwise he would not agree to his marriage with Tanuki.

At the same time that the marriage between Tanuki and Douzi was announced, Li Zhang had a headache in Zhao Zhen's new queen, he didn't know about it in Luoyang before, and when he came back, he knew about it, so he deliberately inquired, and it turned out that as early as half a month ago, Zhao Zhen couldn't resist the pressure and agreed to this matter, and the candidate for the new queen has been announced, that is, the queen Cao in history, and it is difficult to regret it.

What Li Zhang is struggling with now is whether to tell Zhao Zhen that the new queen is a second marriage? If he doesn't say it, he can't get over his conscience. If it is said, I am afraid that Zhao Zhen will not be able to withdraw from the marriage at this time, which will only make him more troubled, so Li Zhang is also in a dilemma now.

In the end, Li Zhang suddenly thought of one, so he deliberately took time out of his day to take a carriage to the west side of the imperial city, which is the settlement of Jiangmen, not only the famous Tianbo Yang Mansion is here, but also the Cao family, the Li family and other dignitaries also live here, Li Zhang's carriage finally came to Cao Wei's house.

According to the original history, Cao Wei should have died of injuries and illnesses a long time ago, but because of Li Zhang's intercession, it was convenient for Cao Wei to return to the capital to recuperate, which also greatly extended Cao Wei's life. However, in the past two years, Cao Wei's body has become more and more aging, and almost all the affairs on the martial arts side have been handed over to Li Zhang, and he usually stays at home to recuperate most of the time.

At that moment, Li Zhang came to Cao Wei's house, he and the Cao family were good friends, plus martial arts, so he often came to Cao Wei's house to visit, even the door knew him, and when he saw him coming, he hurriedly welcomed him in, and when Li Zhang came to the living room and sat down, he saw a young man walking in quickly and saluting: "I've seen Brother Li!" ”

This young man is Cao Wei's youngest son and Cao Qian's fourth brother, because his three brothers are not at home all the year round, so Cao Wei has always kept his youngest son by his side to take care of himself, and Li Zhang and he are also very familiar.

"Shiro doesn't have to be polite, is Uncle Cao's health okay?" Li Zhang asked with a smile at the moment.

However, I saw Cao Qian said with a sad face at this time: "Don't hide it from Brother Li, my father's health is not very good, especially his spirit is very weak, and he often falls asleep while talking." ”

Li Zhang also sighed when he heard this, Cao Wei's body is getting worse and worse, especially when he is older, his spirit is greatly weakened, and he often forgets some things, which is also the main reason why he handed over martial arts to Li Zhang.

However, although Cao Wei is not in good health, he will definitely not refuse Li Zhang's request to see, so Cao Qian also quickly took Li Zhang to a garden in the back, today's sunshine is good, Li Zhang saw Cao Wei lying on the low couch basking in the sun at a glance, only to see that the former general is now snow-white, his face is also full of age spots, and his wrinkled eyes are half-closed, I don't know whether he is awake or asleep.

At that moment, Li Zhang and the two came to the low couch, and Cao Qian stepped forward and said softly: "Father, Brother Li has come to visit you!" ”

Hearing his son's voice, Cao Wei finally opened his eyes, and Li Zhang hurriedly stepped forward at this time and saluted: "I heard that Uncle Cao is unwell, I don't know how he feels now?" ”

Cao Wei was also very happy when he saw Li Zhang, and he tried to sit up at the moment, but he was a little powerless, Cao Qian hurriedly stepped forward to support his father, which made him sit up and said, "No need to be polite, why haven't I seen you here during this time?" ”

Li Zhang also sighed secretly when he heard this, because when he went to Luoyang, he also came to Cao Mansion to say goodbye to Cao Wei, but he had only been there for more than a month, and Cao Wei forgot about it, and it seemed that he was really getting more and more forgetful.

"Father, why did you forget that Brother Li Shi went to Luoyang some time ago to check the matter of the hat demon, and he said goodbye to you before leaving." At this time, Cao Qian hurriedly reminded her father.

This made Cao Wei finally think about it, and then patted his head and said: "Look at my brain, it's really getting more and more useless, how is the hat demon over there in Luoyang, have you checked it out?" ”

"It's clear, it's nothing more than a few profit-hungry people who pretend to make profits for themselves in the name of the hat demon......" Li Zhang said and briefly told him how he went to Luoyang this time, and Cao Qian next to him listened very seriously, but Cao Wei listened to it, but suddenly dozed off, which made Li Zhang and Cao Qian look at each other and show a little wry smile.

But at this time, Cao Wei suddenly woke up, raised his head and looked at Li Zhang a little confused, and then showed an embarrassed smile and said: "People are getting older, it's really getting more and more useless, I don't know what's wrong, I always feel groggy and can't sleep enough." ”

"Uncle Cao doesn't have to worry, it's normal to be in poor spirits when he's old." Li Zhang could only open his mouth to comfort at this time, and then chatted with the other party for a few words, but Cao Wei would forget some things from time to time, and he needed to be reminded by Li Zhang and Cao Qian to remember, which also made Li Zhang's expression even more gloomy.

In the end, Li Zhang still didn't mention Cao Wei's niece, that is, the future Queen Cao, after all, Cao Wei has been forgetful like this, maybe he doesn't remember that he still has such a niece, you must know that Cao Wei has seven brothers, and each brother has many children, with Cao Wei's current state, it is not easy to make him remember one of the nieces.

After chatting for a while, Cao Wei was a little groggy and wanted to sleep again, Li Zhang got up to say goodbye, Cao Qian sent him away on behalf of his father, but when he was about to go out, Li Zhang suddenly asked Cao Qian: "Shilang, I heard that the new queen that Your Majesty wants to set up is the daughter of your sixth uncle's family?" ”

"Yes, that's my seventeenth cousin, and I often took her to play when I was a child, but then the fourth uncle moved to Yongcheng, and I had to take care of my father, so I haven't seen my cousin for several years." Cao Qian nodded immediately, and said with a happy look on her face, after all, it was also a good thing for their family that their Cao family's daughter could become the queen.

Li Zhang frowned after hearing this, but he didn't say anything, and then said goodbye to Cao Qian, and when he got into the carriage, Li Zhang's face became a little gloomy, because he just mentioned the future Queen Cao, but Cao Qian was anxious to say that he hadn't seen the other party for a few years, so he didn't know much about it, this was obviously "there are no silver three hundred taels here", he must know that Queen Cao was a second marriage.

Just as Li Zhang boarded the carriage and left, Cao Qian, who was standing in front of the door to see Li Zhang, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly ran into the inner house to see his father, only to see Cao Wei still lying on the low couch at this time, and when he heard his son's footsteps, he also opened his eyes and asked, "Are you gone?" ”

"Let's go, father, how do you know that Brother Li Shi is here for the matter of the seventeenth sister?" Cao Qian also replied immediately at this time, in fact, Cao Wei's body is not as bad as he said just now, sometimes Cao Wei is indeed a little confused, but most of the time he is still very sober, just now Cao Wei was pretending to be confused in front of Li Zhang.

"Don't underestimate Li Zhang, this kid, you have to learn from your third brother, and make friends with Li Zhang in the future, which will be good for your future future." Cao Wei also admonished with a solemn face at this time.

"Then what should I do now, when Brother Li left just now, he deliberately asked about the seventeenth sister, did he already know that the seventeenth sister had ever been married?" Cao Qian asked again at this time.

"How can such a thing be hidden? With Li Zhang's shrewdness, as long as you send someone to inquire casually, you will know, the sixth child is simply bold, and even recommended Seventeen, now it's okay, the queen falls on Seventeen, if you let Your Majesty know that Seventeen has been married in the future, even if you can't regret the marriage, I'm afraid you will be angry with our Cao family because of this, if it weren't for my health, Lao Tzu would have taught this bastard a hard lesson with a horsewhip! Cao Wei angrily scolded his younger brother at this time.

Cao Wei has been recuperating at home during this time, and he doesn't care too much about the outside world, and when he learned that Zhao Zhen had established the daughter of the Cao family as the queen, he was very happy at first, but when he learned that this woman was the married daughter of his sixth brother's family, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, because this was simply gambling on the future of the Cao family, but at this time, it was too late for him to stop it, which was also the reason why he was confused when he saw Li Zhang.

Cao Qian saw his father scolding the sixth uncle Cao Xi, and he was silent at the moment, in fact, he also complained a little about Cao Xi's elder, after all, this move was too risky, and the Cao family was not without other women, why did he have to recommend the seventeenth sister, who had been married?

At the same time, Li Zhang in the carriage was also doubting whether Cao Wei was really confused or pretending to be confused, originally he didn't doubt it, but Cao Qian's performance just now made him a little suspicious, but soon he figured it out, whether Cao Wei was really confused or fake, he couldn't count on him in this matter, so he decided to visit another person.