Chungmu Marquis Mansion.

Li Zhaoming looked at Lin Chong with deep sympathy:

"General Lin, Cao Bin's guy is a bit excessive, do you want to help you get justice?"

On the day that Lin Chong's wife was left in the Zhongjing Houfu for the night, he got the news.

While secretly relieved in his heart, he was also speechless, and he really felt a little sorry for Lin Chong.

It's just that the ex-wife was occupied by Cao Bin's kid, and the new wife made such a show again, isn't this bullying an honest person?

Lin Chong's hat is so sturdy.

The expression on Lin Chong's face twitched, and he didn't know how to answer, so he had to say helplessly:

"Commander Li misunderstood, in fact, Marquis Cao didn't do anything to Humble Jing."

Saying that, he said with some guilt:

"It was Lin who was responsible for the Hou Ye Cao, so he asked Humble Jing to go and ask for the guilt on my behalf, but it was just ......."

Li Zhaoming said with a clear face:

"Ben will understand, understand, let's not talk about it."

After saying that, he secretly felt a little pity in his heart.

If Lin Chong wants to make a big fuss, he can also use this matter to impeach Cao Bin for trampling on the etiquette law and teach him a lesson.

Now Lin Chong, the bitter master, cherishes his face, covers his ears and steals the bell, but he has no way to take the opportunity to impeach.

But he didn't care, and said with a slight smile:

"General Lin, now that the position of deputy commander of the Shenwu Army is vacant, do you have any intentions?"

When Lin Chong heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly bowed down, and said gratefully:

"If Lin gets this position, I don't know how to repay the commander."

Li Zhaoming looked indispensable, couldn't help laughing, and personally helped him up and said:

"General Lin doesn't have to be like this, if he has the will, he will not let talented people be useless."

"Don't worry, within five years, Ben will definitely let you sit in the position of commander of the Shenwu Army."

The Fourth Army is different from the ordinary forbidden army, its commander is of a very high rank, and its future is also very ambitious.

It can be seen that Li Zhaoming really fell in love with Lin Chong.

After drawing a big pie, Li Zhaoming pulled Lin Chong to say some homely things before letting him go.

At this time, Lin Chong was both excited and bitter.

I was excited that "the return of the strategy" exceeded my expectations, and the bitter thing was that I became a joke.

If the news of Qu's overnight stay in Houfu spreads, the world doesn't know how to ridicule himself.

When he returned home, his mood was still very complicated, not only a little doubtful, but also whether it was worth cooperating with Cao Bin's "bad idea".

When Qu Shi saw him like this, he immediately became serious:

"Hou Ye Cao really anticipated his husband's thoughts."

Lin Chong was surprised for a moment, and said suspiciously:

"What do you mean by that, Madame?"

賿氏 says:

"May I ask you, husband, is the reputation of you and my husband and wife more damaged, or is the reputation of Marquis Cao more damaged?"

Without waiting for Lin Chong to answer, Qu said again:

"When the concubine saw Marquis Cao, Mrs. Pang personally promised to clarify things in the future......"

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

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

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

For the soldiers who went on the expedition, this day could not wait, but for the imperial court, it was like a big difficulty.

Throughout last year, the Great Song Dynasty fought a series of wars with the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms, which cost a lot and suffered heavy losses.

Now that the reward is plus the pension, even if the Great Song Dynasty is very rich, it is a little unbearable.

But now the court is unstable, and it can't help but bleed, so these days, Wang Yanling and others are almost bald.

In the end, he begged the emperor to take out the inner treasury, and he barely scraped together enough money for merit and pension.

This is also thanks to Cao Bin's dedication of several businesses the year before last, which filled the emperor's treasury.

Otherwise, even if the emperor drained the inner treasury, it would be useless.

By now, the emperor had regretted his decision to attack Western Xia......

lost so much, but only harvested the Hengshan region in the northwest, and thus attracted the Liao State to attack.

The deficit in the treasury is just enough, the key is the loss of hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and the emperor's body.

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

However, the generals didn't care much about this, they only cared about the rewards of the imperial court.

As the herald read out, the first reward was Cao Bin:

"Loyal to Cao Bin, brave and outstanding, using soldiers to obtain the law, repelling the Liao army, saving the country from danger, should be the first credit!"

"Today, Dr. Jin Ziguanglu, the upper protection army, the special title 'Shenwei Zhongjinghou', 1,900 households in the food yip, plus the Zhenjiang military festival envoy, Run, Chang and other states to observe the envoy ......"

"Another eldest daughter will be given a third-class uncle, and a seven-grade edict will be given."

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

To his surprise, the emperor changed his title.

Everyone has two words, but he has become four words, and the food has also risen from 1,000 households to the extreme of the marquis.

However, the title after the two Jin Dynasty was only a fictitious seal, and there was no fief, so the title was mostly the emperor's evaluation and expectation.

The emperor added two more words, which is not a big deal, maybe he thinks that Cao Bin is strong in martial arts, so he specially praises it.

As for not being promoted to duke, it was also expected by Cao Bin.

There are no county princes or county princes here, only the national princes from the first grade.

And the marquis is from the third grade.

Although Cao Bin's meritorious service is not small, it is impossible to be promoted to four levels in a row.

Raising his food to the extreme of a marquis is already a big promotion.

Besides, he is only twenty-one years old, and the emperor will not give him the ultimate so quickly, it is not a good thing that there is no reward.

In addition, Dr. Jin Ziguanglu is a civil servant, which determines Cao Bin's grade, and he can wear purple court clothes and goldfish bags in the future.

The most important reward this time is the festival envoy, although there is no actual military power, it is the top honorary position in the martial arts, from the second grade.

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

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

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

However, he has credit, and others want to question it, but they really can't find a reason......

Subsequently, it was the Yang family who was awarded, and Yang Zongbao was appointed to the deployment of Hebei soldiers and horses, and was promoted to a first-class rank.

Di Qing was instrumental in quelling the rebellion of the "Nong" in the southwest, and was appointed as the commander of the two armies of Zhuri and Tianwu......

In the next few days, Fu Bo held several banquets to celebrate Cao Bin's meritorious promotion.

After a period of time, Cao Bin was idle, except for recruiting troops to replenish the trapped army, most of the time was spent on brushing up points.

The imperial court was also busy recruiting troops, because the forbidden army had lost most of it and could only replenish it as soon as possible.

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

Two women were sitting in the attic of the ship, observing the bustling city of Bianjing.

The girl in white with a light veil said:

"Senior Sister Pang, I heard that Cao Bin likes to wander the Qinglou the most, is there a 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 saint should not make extraneous branches."

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

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

The woman in Tsing Yi's eyes fluttered, and said:

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

After speaking, he ignored the girl in white, took out a copy of "Maitreya's Sutra" and read it silently.

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

"Senior sister said that the holy master is also in Bianjing? Shall we go see him? ”