Cao Bin was also the first privy envoy in the country to hold the title of Jiedushi, and he was a veritable general and prime minister.
It is a great honor for a military official to reach this stage, and after his death, he will be worthy of enjoying the temple of Taizu.
There were only two meritorious officials in the temple of Taizu of the Song Dynasty, one civil and one military. The civil official was Prime Minister Zhao Pu, and the military officer was Cao Bin.
The Zhending Cao family has since become a famous family in Tianshui.
At the same time, the Cao family did not forget about the marriage. Cao Bin's young daughter married into the palace and became the concubine of Zhenzong.
Cao Bin's eldest son Cao Can, fourth son Cao Wei, and youngest son Cao Cong were all famous generals guarding the northwest.
Among them, the fourth son, Cao Wei, had been stationed in the northwest for a long time. While wooing the Tibetan tribes to return to the Song Dynasty, he used this to resist Dang Xiang Li Jiqian, and at the same time, he joined forces with Zhi Siluo to contain Dang Xiang.
At the same time, Cao Wei also successively built cities and fortresses and used trenches to resist the party's cavalry. In more than ten years, more than a dozen fortresses were left behind.
These fortresses became bridgeheads against party raids.
In addition, Cao Wei also recruited border residents to serve as archers and gave them strategies to garrison the fields.
Compared with soldiers from the mainland, border residents are more familiar with the local environment and are good at riding and shooting, which greatly reduces the training time.
Later, when famous officials such as Fan Zhongyan and Zhong Shiheng visited the northwest, they also followed Cao Wei's example and recruited border residents to colonize the fields.
It is a pity that Cao Wei could not escape the fate of suspicion. Starting from the first year of Chunhua, Cao Wei spent more than thirty years in the northwest.
Although the place where Cao Wei ruled the border kept changing, he was still suspected.
In the fourth year of Tianxi's reign, Cao Wei was recalled to the capital. Later, because he was implicated by Kou Zhun, he was demoted to Rongzhou Observer and Zhilaizhou.
In the original history, Cao Wei did not return to the capital until his death.
However, now, his ending has definitely changed.
Cao Wei is undoubtedly the most outstanding of Cao Bin's sons, although he is now demoted to Laizhou.
But Cao's influence cannot be underestimated.
The future Empress Cao was born from the Zhending Cao family. She was able to honor the world as a second-marriage mother (there is no record in official history, but it is mentioned in the notes of the Song Dynasty). The Cao family's background played an indispensable role.
Probably because he was forced to accept it, Renzong in history always disliked Empress Cao, so that Empress Cao never gave birth to an heir throughout her life.
Logically speaking, with Li Jie's current age and status, he cannot win over Cao Wei.
After all, Cao Wei is nearly fifty this year, and he is not a fool, so how can he be swayed by a few words.
But Li Jie made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
He promised that there will be a place for Cao's daughter in the palace in the future. Not only that, but if the time comes, it is not impossible to make Cao's daughter his queen.
Although the method of marriage is very common and overused, it is indeed very useful.
It is precisely because Cao's daughter married Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty that Zhending Cao's family became rich. Later, Cao Bin's younger daughter married Zhenzong.
Marriage is an indispensable part of the development of the Cao family.
Although the dynasty has many restrictions on foreign relatives, the position of the queen still makes these nobles flock to her.
Once a daughter in the family becomes a queen, the favor can last for at least three generations.
In fact, the current situation of the Cao family is also very embarrassing. In Cao Wei's generation, the Cao family is still full of capable people.
But two generations later, there was one less person to carry the cauldron.
At this time of crisis, the bargaining chips offered by Li Jie will definitely make Cao Wei's heart flutter.
In a clan society, many people tend to value clan inheritance more than personal safety.
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A few days later.
Come to the state.
A man with a strong build and slightly gray hair was sitting alone in the pavilion in the courtyard. He held a secret letter in his hand and his face was rather gloomy.
Judging from the frown on his face, he seemed to have encountered something difficult to make.
This person is none other than the famous general Cao Wei.
Just today, he received a letter from Beijing. The person who sent the letter was his youngest son, and it was an urgent letter sent day and night.
The content of the letter was that his young grandson was seriously ill, and the reason why his young son came here covered with stars and moonlight was to get a personal letter from him.
Then he handed it to the palace, hoping that the palace doctor would visit him.
This is just a superficial reason. Although the reason is a little far-fetched, for the safety of my young grandson, it is justifiable.
However, the real purpose of Cao Qian's non-stop rush to Laizhou was because of an imperial edict that came from the palace.
This edict was not from the Queen Mother, but came from the official family.
The chamberlain who delivered the letter was also known to the Cao family; he was Lei Yungong's adopted son.
Of course, there was nothing sensitive in the letter, and the real content was delivered orally by the chamberlain himself.
The officials wanted Cao's full help, and the reward they offered was the position of queen.
Have to admit it.
Cao Wei was moved.
The zeal of a gentleman has been cut down for five generations, starting from his father and reaching the fourth generation through his children and grandchildren.
The fifth generation is about to arrive, and the country's precautions against military ministers are unprecedented.
Relying on military exploits to extend the clan's heirs, this road is almost broken.
Even if a famous general emerges from among his descendants, Cao Wei would not dare to send him to the border.
Therefore, the Cao family has now reached the point where they are in a state of decline. If they want to continue to be rich, they can only rely on other ways.
It is a good road to send Cao's daughter to the palace. It is a broad road.
If Cao's daughter can really be a mother to the world, this business is not out of the question.
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Change first and then change, the following is a duplicate
Come to the state.
A man with a strong build and slightly gray hair was sitting alone in the pavilion in the courtyard. He held a secret letter in his hand and his face was rather gloomy.
Judging from the frown on his face, he seemed to have encountered something difficult to decide.
This person is none other than the famous general Cao Wei.
Just today, he received a letter from Beijing. The person who sent the letter was his youngest son, and it was an urgent letter sent day and night.
The content of the letter was that his young grandson was seriously ill, and the reason why his young son came here covered with stars and moonlight was to get a personal letter from him.
Then he handed it to the palace, hoping that the palace doctor would visit him.
This is just a superficial reason. Although the reason is a little far-fetched, for the safety of my young grandson, it is justifiable.
However, the real purpose of Cao Qian's non-stop rush to Laizhou was because of an imperial edict that came from the palace.
This edict was not from the Queen Mother, but came from the official family.
The chamberlain who delivered the letter was also known to the Cao family; he was Lei Yungong's adopted son.
Of course, there was nothing sensitive in the letter. The real content was delivered orally by the chamberlain himself.
The officials wanted Cao's full help, and the reward they offered was the position of queen.
Have to admit it.
Cao Wei was moved.
The zeal of a gentleman has been cut down for five generations, starting from his father and reaching the fourth generation through his children and grandchildren.
The fifth generation is about to arrive, and the country's precautions against military ministers are unprecedented.
Relying on military exploits to extend the clan's heirs, this road is almost broken.
Even if a famous general emerges from among his descendants, Cao Wei would not dare to send him to the border.
Therefore, the Cao family has now reached the point where they are out of business. If they want to continue to be rich, they must