Not long after, a little eunuch trotted out, saying that the emperor had let Chen Ao and others enter the palace. Chen Ao glanced at Cao Yi and raised his legs to enter the palace.

At this time, Liang Xiaoya and Long Qingping had already gotten out of the carriage, and of course Yunlu continued to hide. The two of them, one left and one right, followed Chen Ao and entered the palace together. Yang Feihu and others naturally want to enter the palace, and there are not many opportunities to see the emperor, so they can't fall behind.

Cao Yi thought about it, ordered his subordinates to wait at the door, and quickly followed. He was really afraid that Chen Ao would tell his plan in front of Zhao Heng. Although he had made complete preparations, Chen Ao had no evidence and could not be convicted. But once Zhao Heng has doubts about himself, it will be even more difficult to gain favor in the future.

A large group of people swept into the imperial city, putting pressure on the guarding forbidden army. After experiencing the last turmoil, these forbidden soldiers were a little afraid of these Jianghu figures, and they suddenly cheered up their spirits.

Today's weather is fine, the spring breeze is blowing, and it is very pleasant. Zhao Heng was sitting in the square in front of the main hall, talking to Kou Zhun, when he suddenly saw hundreds of people, both men and women, like a group of rabble, rushing over.

Zhao Heng was taken aback and hurriedly asked what was going on. At this time, Chen Ao approached and bowed to him. Behind him, the gang of heroes and leaders of the gang, together with their family members, also hurriedly knelt down and shouted long live.

Zhao Heng saw that it was the gang of people who were eating and drinking in the palace a few days ago. He was angry, and thought, Chen Ao, Chen Ao, last time I set up a banquet for these people to support you and clear your name. You'd better use this place as a wet market!

He was not happy in his heart, and his face was not very good-looking. Fang Baishi, who was standing at the bottom, saw it, and made a look that was not easy for others to notice.

That day, Fang Baishi found nothing from Cao Yi and went straight to Kou Mansion overnight. Kou Zhun kept a lot of low profile because of Kou Jie. In particular, the experience of dealing with Liu Dongquan made him wary of Fang Baishi's visit.

However, Fang Baishi was honest with Kou Zhun and quickly gained Kou Zhun's trust. Both of them were born in martial arts, have been in officialdom for many years, and have similar experiences, so they are naturally more compatible. The two soon started talks in a harmonious and friendly atmosphere, both expressed their worries about Chen Ao's rise, and finally reached a consensus that Chen Ao, a villain who relies on his cleverness and currying favor with the emperor, must be a moth of the country in the future. As important ministers of the imperial court, they eat the king's fortune and share worries for the king, and they have an unshirkable responsibility, and they must curb Chen Ao's rising momentum.

In the end, Fang Baishi brought up the problem that bothered him. Kou Zhun kept an eye on it, and did not tell the truth, but said that Chen Ao had a big handle in his hands, but it would not work until the critical moment. Fang Baishi knew that it would be impossible to ask again, so he could only do so.

The two have formed an offensive and defensive alliance in private, which is naturally something that Chen Ao did not expect. And what he didn't expect was that Cao Yi would later join this camp!

It turned out that Chen Ao escaped from the Joy Villa that day and burned Blissan after Cao Yi became angry and sent a large number of men to chase him. Such a movement will naturally alarm Fang Baishi and Kou Zhun who are always paying attention to these two people. The two didn't know much about the inside story, only that Cao Yi and Chen Ao had a falling out because of something.

For them, of course, this is good news. As the saying goes, the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Since Cao Yi and Chen Ao tore their faces, then Fang and Kou could win Cao Yi into the gang. Moreover, the Cao family was originally considered their allies, but in the past two years, Cao Yi has been engaged in the entertainment industry, and Kou Zhun is quite disdainful of it, so the relationship has become estranged. Therefore, there is not much emotional estrangement between them in wooing Cao Yi.

Soon, the three of them hit it off and quickly set up a "reverse Chen" working group. However, Cao Yi also quickly told them a not-so-good news, that is, Zhao Ling's card could not be played, because Zhao Heng didn't take this secret seriously at all.

Kou Zhun and the others were disappointed, so they had to stop talking about it and not mention it again. After all, the three of them just wanted to get rid of Chen Ao, and they didn't want to shake the foundation of this dynasty. And when Zhao Ling's card is played, it will inevitably set off a bloody storm. That's what they don't want to see.

At this time, Cao Yi, who was standing on the periphery of the crowd, looked at Zhao Heng's side, and saw that Fang Baishi and Kou Zhun were there, and his heart settled, thinking, today is unintentionally inserted into the willows and willows, Chen Ao himself crashed into the encirclement, but I can't complain about it!

He knew that Zhao Heng would definitely ask questions, so he stood aside indifferently. Sure enough, Zhao Heng asked angrily, "Chen Ao, what are you doing here?"

Chen Ao could only bite the bullet and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen...... Wechen is trying to report to you...... This one...... I'm not looking at the tension between us and the Liao State now, and I want to hold a martial arts conference to show that our Central Plains martial arts talents are abundant. First, it can boost the confidence of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and second, it can also deter the Khitan people and make them not so arrogant!"

After Chen Ao finished speaking, he secretly wiped his cold sweat, thinking to himself, fortunately, Lao Tzu was clever, and he actually found such a high-sounding reason between the lightning and flint. If Lao Tzu were a woman, she would have to fall in love with herself!

Cao Yi couldn't laugh or cry, but he also had to admire Chen Ao's eloquence, which was enough to convict him of contempt for the monarch's authority and disturbing the imperial city, but he said that it was a patriotic feat.

Zhao Heng let out a "hmm", thinking to himself, this Chen Ao, if he has nothing to do, he will add to the chaos, but he can still justify himself, this is his only ability.

He was noncommittal, turned his head to see Cao Yi, and asked, "Cao Aiqing, are you here too?"

Cao Yi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the emperor's attention to turn to him so quickly, which could also be seen that Zhao Heng had acquiesced in Chen Ao's so-called martial arts conference. Since this is the case, he naturally can't talk about this matter anymore.

Fortunately, Cao Yi has also cultivated for so long, and the heat is not shallow, so he said unhurriedly: "Wei Chen heard that Lord Chen was going to hold a martial arts conference, and thought that this was a grand event, so he took it upon himself to come and see the excitement, and asked Your Majesty for forgiveness!"

Zhao Heng naturally couldn't blame him for this. Besides, I just listened to Zhao Ling's suggestion a few days ago and invited Cao Yi to have a meal, which can be regarded as narrowing the relationship between the two. Therefore, Zhao Heng smiled and said: "Cao Aiqing was born in a martial arts family, and it is also appropriate to participate in the grand event in the martial arts!"

He turned his head to look at Fang Baishi and Kou Zhun, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that Kou Aiqing and Fang Aiqing are also here." You are all experts in martial arts, in your opinion, what kind of martial arts conference Chen Ao is talking about, is it feasible?"

"This ......" Fang Baishi didn't know Kou Zhun's plan, so it was not good to speak first.

Kou Zhun thought for a while and said, "In recent years, my literati have been obsessed with comfort and comfort, and they have become more and more weak. If this continues, it is not a blessing for the community. Since there is now a Khitan invasion in the north, it is also a good thing to hold such a grand event! I can't think of Lord Chen's young hero, but he thinks more deeply than the old minister, and the old minister really admires and admires!"

Chen Ao was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't believe that Kou Zhun would admire him. But what does Kou Zhun mean by saying this?

Chen Ao couldn't figure it out, but Fang Baishi, an old fritter in officialdom, understood, Kou Zhun knew that suppressing Chen Ao would not work, and wanted to kill him!

So Fang Baishi also echoed and said a lot of good things about Chen Ao. Zhao Heng saw that several important ministers felt that this matter was beneficial and harmless, so he got up and said: "Since everyone thinks that I should hold such a martial arts conference, then I should simply hold it a little grander!"