Just when Wu Yingying was enjoying a rare half-day of leisure, Cao Bin outside the city also breathed a sigh of relief, Cao Zumeng, his own nephew, finally died after wailing for seven days, he no longer had to bother to ask all the famous doctors in the army and the local area to treat him, he only needed to think about how to explain to the clan sister who had been widowed for more than 30 years, only this only son, he still remembered that when he was fifteen years old, he went to war for the first time, and it was his brother-in-law who saved him from the mace of the Khitans with his own life.

Castration is an extremely professional skill, Cao Zumeng, who was cut off by Wu Yingying's personal soldiers at will, can still live for seven days, which is already the result of the famous doctors' full treatment, not to mention that the Jinling beacon fire made the jailers of the yamen bad, and the short knife handed over to the pro-soldiers was secretly soaked in the dung bucket next to it.

Cao Bin is a rare Confucian general in the court at this time, of course, he will not be angry, he is kind and takes a generous consultation fee to send the summoned famous doctors out of the military tent, then sits alone in the big tent, no one is seen. The green tendons on his head faintly burst out, and he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, the Cao family is both a national relative and a general, only in the Southern Expeditionary Army, there is himself as the commander, and Cao Han is the vanguard general. Although he never leans on the bully on weekdays, neither the official nor his colleagues dare to despise him, who knows, to humiliate a fledgling junior so much, or through the extreme way of emasculating his relatives.

Cao Zumeng screamed in the camp for seven days, but he didn't say why Wu Yingying wanted to deal with him, Cao Bin was naturally not stupid, and sent spies into the city to inquire. There are no secrets in Jinling City, Wu Yingying has already told the officials of the Yamen of the Beacon Fire Envoy why he is poisoned next time, and the officials explained to the sergeant of the Tiande Army guarding the city gate when they sent Cao Zumeng out of the city, and everyone in the city knows the ugly things Cao Zumeng did and the retribution he suffered. Although he complained a little about Zu Meng relying on the Cao family's Xuanhe momentum to do evil, late at night, in the Bianliang Palace City, Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Kuangyin, who had finished reading and reforming, got up in his clothes, looked at the scrolls that Xiaoshan also seemed to be piled up on the bookcase, and rubbed his temples with some tiredness. The emperor is really not a good job, and he can't bear such a majestic body. When he was still an officer of the guard, seeing that Emperor Zhou Shizong was extremely energetic, he had to do everything himself, and he only slept for one or two hours a day, and even some ministers wrote to say that it was difficult to do water conservancy. Under such a wise and martial emperor, his greatest wish at that time was to be a Huo Chuan who swept the world.

Sejong has the grace of knowing himself, and at the age of 30, he became an official to the rank of envoy, and he was promoted from a junior colonel in the army to the commander of the forbidden army, but it was only a dozen years. People are very strange, step by step from the top of the climb, every step up the steps think that there is a different feeling on the upper steps, but every time I am disappointed, but I want to go to the next level, and finally the power is in my hands, I have the world, only to find that the feeling of being an emperor is not much different from ordinary people, and even more tired, but people have reached a step, and they can't go back if they want to retreat.

Facing the dark night sky in the north, Zhao Kuangyin let out a long sigh and fought a cold war, it was nearly June, and the night air in Bianliang still had a little chill. Cao Bin asked for grain and grass to be delivered again, and the 200,000 army besieged Jinling, and the defenders of the city were only 50,000. If it was his own leader, I'm afraid he would have taken Jinling City a long time ago, thinking of this, the corners of Zhao Kuangyin's mouth couldn't help but have a self-deprecating smile, he was really more suitable to be a general, although this yellow robe was comfortable on his body, he didn't feel as solid as a heavy armor.

It is not that there are no outstanding generals in the DPRK, Fu Yanqing and Zhang Yongde, they have all been their own bosses, and they are veteran generals who have experienced a hundred battles, Shi Shouxin, Han Chongzan, Liu Shouzhong, Liu Tingrang, and the ten brothers of the Yishe have almost expanded the rising stars in the forbidden army, and who knows their abilities better than themselves. It's a pity that the more capable people are, the more they dare not use it. Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangyin had a mocking smile on his face, this Cao Bin is really bookish, 200,000 troops are stationed in rich places such as Jiangnan, and they still have to reach out to themselves to ask for military rations, when Zhou Shizong's army conquered the Quartet, when the army was withdrawn, there was not still countless grain left, most of which were levied from nearby states and counties, and half were collected by the sergeants themselves. However, this person is loyal and respectful, not as domineering as his relative Cao Han, although Cao Han is indeed very capable of fighting, but the world is about to be calm, and the general will still be headed by the loyal master.

After conquering Jiangnan, capturing Taiyuan, and recuperating for a few years, you can consider Yanyun. The money in the pile vault has already exceeded five million, and the so-called redemption of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures is just a joke. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Donghu was strong, and its leader had asked the Xiongnu for a famous horse, Shan Yu agreed, and the Donghu people were insatiable, and they heard that Shan Yu's beauty was good, and sent people to ask for the Ran. At this time, the warriors under Shan Yu couldn't bear it, and Mao Dun Shan Yu said, how can I let you go to death for a woman, and give the Yan clan to Donghu. Later, the Donghu people sent people to ask for a barren land on the border between the Xiongnu and Donghu, and everyone thought that Mao Dunshan could even give up his beloved woman, and this time he would definitely agree, so they no longer advised. Mao Dun Shan Yu was angry and said: "The land is the foundation left to us by our ancestors to build a country, how can we give it up easily, the Donghu people deceive people too much. So he gathered soldiers and horses, defeated the Donghu people, recaptured the famous horses and the Yan clan, and cut off the head of the king of Donghu as a night pot.

The Huns thousands of years ago still had this insight, how could the Khitans covet money and return the sixteen states of Yanyun. There is no other general in the DPRK and China who can entrust the army of the whole country, so he has no choice but to recruit it himself. Having said that, Prime Minister Wang Cheng is really insightful, he has seen him and Zhou Shizong with his own eyes, but in a few years, the dilapidated north has been cleaned up in an orderly manner, and it is a scene of prosperity. If he and Zhou Shizong were still alone, I am afraid that he would be a leading general with peace of mind.

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but shake his head as if laughing at himself, thinking about how to go back to being a leading general, he was really an unblessed person. If it weren't for such eloquent figures as Zhou Shizong and Prime Minister Wang Cheng, with their own talents and ambitions, I am afraid it would be difficult to be tolerated by those mediocre gentlemen. That Wang Yu, although he inherited the wisdom and determination of Prime Minister Wang, did not inherit his mind, which is a pity.

However, Wang Yu's recent secret music is to recommend an enemy general in the south of the Yangtze River several times, called Wu Yingying, saying that he can possess the public, martial arts can power the enemy, and he is also a rare good general. Although Wang Yu is not broad-minded, his vision should still be good, he has been in the center for a long time, and he has been to the northwest border pass to practice, and the idle people who talk about soldiers on paper can't get into his eyes, this Wu hero is afraid that he has some doorways. By the way, it seems that Wu Yue's fat man Qian Jiao died at his hands, okay, so you don't have to deal with it yourself. and Cao Bin's nephew was also castrated by him, he was really a lawless man, offended the Qian and Cao families, but fortunately, compared to those generals who had deep roots in the forbidden army, they relied more on the favor of the Son of Heaven and were easy to control.

He just stood behind the jade gan like this, thinking about his thoughts, and he didn't realize that the night dew was wet with his clothes, but there was a person behind him who said softly: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body, rest early." ”

Zhao Kuangyin looked back, Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, stood behind him with a respectful expression, the tiredness on his face swept away, and he smiled happily: "It's so late, why are you still free to come and see me." How many times have I told you that when the courtiers are away, you can call me eldest brother as you used to do. ”

Zhao Guangyi's face was still respectful, and he explained: "Although Your Majesty and I are compatriots, the distinction between monarchs and ministers is more important, and Weichen should set an example for outsiders and courtiers. ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded helplessly, the men of the Zhao family are all tearing men on the battlefield, but they confessed that Guangyi, a scholar, originally thought that Guangyi would be a civil official in the future, and the old Zhao family finally didn't pin their heads to their belts. Who knows that people who have read books are serious, not as heroic as their brothers in the army.

Maybe these scholars are right, or why don't they dare to use the old brothers in the army, and can only rely on some fledgling juniors and powerless Wenchen.

I may have been a soldier for a long time, and I always feel out of place when I interact with these scholars, but my younger brother Guangyi, who has studied literature since childhood, has won the praise of the scholars, and they all praise him for being gentle and courteous, and treating people generously, and many celebrities and scholars have admired him in the scene. also let those Wenchen take a look, the old Zhao family is not all rough embryos.

Zhao Guangyi saw that the emperor's face was still worried, and asked, "Your Majesty is worried about the Jinling war?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "The army is delayed and does not return, in case Taiyuan, or even the Khitan takes advantage of the gap, I am afraid that the decades of cultivation since Shizong will be ruined." ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "According to the report of Wang Yu's spies, although Yeluxian is not as absurd as Yelu Shulu, his health has not been good, and it is difficult to even ride a horse, and he does not often look at the court. And Taiyuan children are still flawless for self-preservation, how dare they provoke. Your Majesty need not worry. ”

Zhao Kuangyin bowed his head and said: "There is some truth, but what kind of woman is involved in politics and chaos in the country, don't mention it in front of Sister A, be careful that she beats you with a rolling pin and your nose is blue and swollen." ”

The two brothers both laughed, the eldest sister of the Zhao family had a very pungent personality, even if Zhao Kuangyin was the commander of the forbidden army, she didn't eat her rolling pin, even after becoming the emperor. However, thinking of the eldest sister, the two brothers couldn't help but feel a warmth in their hearts at the same time. Zhao Kuangyin said again: "Pinning hope on the enemy country is never a perfect strategy, right. I heard that there is a young general named Wu Yingying in Jinling, who beheaded the king of money, and recently cut off the eggs of Cao Bin's nephew. ”

Zhao Guangyi's face was a little unnatural, and he replied: "Yes, this person is quite capable. ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "The anti-plot went to Lin Laohu, and another Wu hero came out, the country is thousands of miles, there are many heroes, Cao Bin is edicted, if this person is captured alive, do not be humiliated, and bring it to Bianliang to see me." ”

Zhao Guangyi bowed down and agreed, seeing that his brother was in a happy mood, he took the opportunity to say: "Zhao Pu had a letter come yesterday. ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Oh? But Heyang is not used to staying, and you want to go back to Bianliang?"

Zhao Guangyi nodded and said, "Although the letter didn't say it explicitly, it said that Heyang was narrow and poor, and on snowy nights in the middle of winter, my sister-in-law wanted to buy some barbecue, and it was not easy to buy charcoal. ”

Although Cao Bin did not rush into the crown like Cao Han, shouting all day long to enter Jinling to avenge Cao Zumeng, he also deeply remembered Wu Yingying's strokes in his heart.