There are too many aristocratic families in the world. Jin Feng knew about Suizhou, but he didn't know about the Cao family.
The Ninth Princess had long known that this would happen, so she took out a stack of official documents from her sleeve and handed them to Jin Feng: "This is the Cao family's file."
The file is extremely detailed, not only recording the current direct and collateral members of the Cao family, but also recording the history of the Cao family.
After reading the file, Jin Feng finally understood why the Cao family rebelled.
To be precise, the Cao family's external slogan is not rebellion, but "clear the emperor and kill the villain!".
To clear the king's side is to clean up the treacherous cronies around the king, the so-called "villains".
The Cao family also published a special crusade for this purpose.
The first point at the beginning of the essay is directed at the Ninth Princess.
It was said that the Ninth Princess did not abide by the rules of women, and because she was a princess, she shamelessly flirted with Jin Feng. It was also said that the Ninth Princess, Si Chen, interfered in the government affairs as a woman, confused the government, and intended to subvert the human ethics that had existed for thousands of years.
The general content of the second point is to point out that the "slave status" and "low status" systems have been passed down for more than a thousand years and can intimidate young people and make people fearful, so society will be stable.
Once the status of slaves and untouchables is abolished, there will be no distinction between high and low, and the untouchables will also lose their respect for the royal family and nobles.
The third point is directed at Jin Feng, saying that Jin Feng encouraged female workers to work in public in Xihewan, and also allowed women to participate in the war, which destroyed the norms of human ethics.
The fourth point is still directed at Jin Feng, saying that he had more than 10,000 concubines in various places in Sichuan and Sichuan, and had more than a dozen concubines to serve him every night. He had new ones every day, and lived an extravagant life.
The fifth point is still aimed at Jin Feng, saying that he was buying people's hearts in Jinchuan and other places with evil intentions and intended to rebel.
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In the memorial, Jin Feng and the Ninth Princess became villains who deceived Chen Ji and led his bodyguards to suppress the court. They should be executed without delay.
Under the banner of supporting Chao Gang, the Cao family gathered more than 20,000 people to come to the capital to help the king and eliminate the two villains Jin Feng and Ninth Princess.
"How do they have the nerve to say that they are the King of Attendance?"
After Jin Feng read the appeal, he laughed out loud.
The so-called Qinwang means that when the emperor is in danger, the local armed forces spontaneously send troops to protect the emperor.
When the Eastern Barbarians came before, none of the powerful people in Dakang dared to say a word.
The Eastern Barbarians were beaten away by Jin Feng, but a Cao family jumped out and asked King Qin to rescue them.
"If we want to reform, it means destroying the Cao family's job. Naturally, they will no longer have any dignity."
The Ninth Princess also sneered.
Sixty years ago, the Cao family produced a military official. When Chen Ji's father, Chen Wu, went on the Northern Expedition, this official was already very old, but he still went to war with his son. In the end, both father and son died fighting together in the north.
After Chen Wu learned of this, he conferred the title of Shu Ling Shi's grandson as a captain of the Suizhou Prefecture Military Academy as a reward.
The grandson of Shu Lingshi is the current head of the Cao family.
The Cao family's grandfather was a high-ranking official in the army at that time. He met many powerful officials and was appreciated by Chen Wu. Therefore, even if the Cao family's grandfather died in battle, some powerful people were still willing to associate with the Cao family.
He received the blessing of his grandfather and father, but he did not inherit the integrity of his grandfather and father.
Instead of thinking about protecting the family and the country, he took advantage of the power of the captain to cause trouble in the Suizhou area, supported a large number of bandits, robbed passing merchants, and plundered the people's wealth.
The county governors of Suizhou all knew that someone from the Cao family was in the capital, so they turned a blind eye.
Therefore, in the eyes of the people of Suizhou, the most powerful people there are not the county guards, but the Cao family.
After decades of development, the Cao family has grown into a behemoth.
Almost all the dozens of bandits in Suizhou and the surrounding two counties are minions of the Cao family.
These bandits have a clear division of labor. Some collect "year-old grain", some raid homes and houses, and some cut paths and rob roads.
Among the imperial notices Jin Feng and Ninth Princess encouraged Chen Ji to issue, one of them was aimed at bandits.
The Cao family relies entirely on bandits to plunder the people. Doing so is tantamount to destroying the Cao family's job. It's strange that the Cao family is not impatient.
"Ms. Sir, it is said that the Cao family has gathered bandits from three counties. There are more than 20,000 people in total, and they have begun to march towards the capital. How are you going to deal with them?"
Princess Ninth asked.
In fact, before starting the innovation, Jin Feng and Ninth Princess knew that doing so would offend the interests of the powerful class and that some people might resist.
Therefore, they have long been mentally prepared and have countermeasures.
Among the escorts sent by Guan Xiaorou from Jinchuan to support, one thousand people have been stationed at the west gate to deal with any unrest that may occur at any time.
"How else can we deal with it? Just break it off if it gives you the tooth!"
Jin Feng said coldly: "I'll just call Brother Liang over later and ask him to send eight hundred people to destroy the Cao family."
"Eight hundred people?"
The Ninth Princess frowned slightly.
"The Cao family's so-called King Qin's Army is a ragtag group of bandits. They usually bully and bully the common people, but when it comes to Brother Liang and the others, they won't be able to survive even one round."
Jin Feng said confidently.
In an era without cars, long-distance marches relied on horses.
The previous Zhenyuan Escort Bureau had always lacked war horses, so the escorts had to travel as lightly as possible when going out, which greatly restricted the performance of the escorts.
But after defeating the Eastern Barbarians, the escorts suddenly became wealthy. Not far from the escort camp outside the city was the War Horse Camp, where tens of thousands of fine war horses captured from the Eastern Barbarians were all there.
The main training task during this period recently is to learn equestrian skills.
In the strategy formulated by Zhang Liang, each escort must be equipped with at least four war horses, two of which are used to take turns riding on the road, and the other two are used to take turns to carry supplies.
In this way, you can march quickly without stopping.
Today's Zhenyuan Escort Bureau requires armor and armor, war horses and war horses, as well as hot air balloons, grenades, heavy crossbows, catapults and other advanced weapons and equipment that are ahead of the times. The escorts are also elite veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles.
Coupled with Zhang Liang's command.
The numerical advantage of King Cao Jiaqin's army is a joke in front of such an elite division.
Jin Feng really didn't pay much attention to a ragtag group of more than 20,000 bandits.
If it weren't for the sake of safety, Jin Feng felt that only three to five hundred men would be needed to defeat the opponent.
"Ms. Sir, what I'm worried about is not the Cao family's Qinwang army, but the people behind them."
The Ninth Princess said worriedly: "I suspect someone is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain!"
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain?"
Jin Feng's pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.
This innovation not only harmed the interests of local wealthy families like the Cao family, but also greatly harmed the interests of the powerful people in the capital.
No matter how ruthless the Ninth Princess's methods are, it is impossible to wipe out all the dignitaries in the capital at once.
A large number of people supported the reform on the surface and even wrote a memorial every day to praise Chen Ji, Ninth Princess and Jin Feng, but in fact they wanted to tear Jin Feng and Ninth Princess apart alive.
It's just that they were all restrained by the bodyguard's fighting power and did not dare to act rashly. Instead, they used their own specialties to sow discord, intending to kill people with a knife.
"Do you suspect there is someone behind the Cao family?"