The trip to the Wang family was quite successful, and both parties needed each other. While Wang Zeng provided help to Ye An, it also meant that he would have a part of Ye An's credit. This is the most realistic benefit, but it does not hinder Wang Zeng.
He once became a virtuous person in the court who supported his descendants.
The same is true for Ye An. He got Wang Zeng's help. Although it may be a verbal promise, he will at least give him some help in the court, such as "blowing the wind" for the sweet and cool land in the court. It doesn't need much, as long as he
A compliment at a critical moment can be of great benefit.
For the civil servants, Ye An could only rely on Wang Zeng. Lu Yijian, who was once kind to him, was unreliable. From the moment he completely fell in love with Liu E, Ye An knew who Lu Yijian was.
A sophisticated self-interested and opportunistic person, but such a person has to be said to be very capable and belongs to the "Ivy League" in the court. But after you understand his personality, you can no longer trust him.
Although Wang Zeng is also unreliable, at least Wang Zeng will be consistent and will not let you be suddenly abandoned or betrayed.
Not long after leaving the Wang family, Ye An went to East Cross Street. It was still necessary for the Cao family to go there. After all, Cao Yi had brought an invitation from his second uncle Cao Wei before.
Needless to say, the status of the Cao family in the Song Dynasty. Starting from the famous founding general Cao Bin, the relationship between the Cao family and the old Zhao family has been very close. Even during Taizong's Northern Expedition, Cao Bin withdrew his troops in Qigou because he was alone and exhausted.
The defeat in the Battle of Guan caused the Song army to retreat across the board. After being demoted to the rank of General Youxiaowei, he was still able to recover and was even promoted to the rank of servant. The privy envoy could see that the relationship between the Cao family and the Zhao family was not trivial.
The Cao family is also the leader among the generals in Tokyo. Although they never form cliques, all the generals will come to visit them when something happens.
So much so that the Cao family has invisibly played a role in mediating the conflicts between the general families, and the Tian family is also happy to see this happen. After all, the Cao family, who is like a "peacemaker", is not a threat to the Zhao family. In this position
But it’s not that easy to do, and it will definitely offend people.
It was much easier for Ye An to visit Cao's house than to Wang's house. After the steward at the door saw the ox cart of Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion, he ran over to greet him: "Brother Tie, but the Marquis is here?! How can this happen?
If you don't send someone to inform me, I can prepare some noodles at home, right?!"
Tieniu and he were also old acquaintances, he chuckled and said: "Don't brag here, no one dares to come to your house after all the troops are lined up, even with that big iron halberd standing there, it's scary enough, Cao Rui,
Cao Zhang's group of personal soldiers came out, and those who didn't know it thought something had happened! Quickly report to your general, the Marquis is here, this is a greeting!"
The steward of the Cao family sang a "faithful promise" and then ordered someone to ask Ye An to get out of the car. The family status of a military commander is different from that of a civil servant. The threshold at the door will not be removed unless the Tian family is there. No matter how good the relationship is, the carriage will not go straight to the courtyard.
statement.
The people who came here are very familiar to Ye An. The Cao family worships Sun Laizi and others. Their existence is the heritage and face of a family. Even though these people are cripples, they represent the face of the Cao family. They were the head of the Cao family back then.
A life-long friendship.
Even Cao Yi didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of them, let alone welcoming foreigners?
Ye An smiled bitterly and crossed his hands and sang "Fai Nai". The Cao family sent these old guys out, firstly to give themselves a face, and secondly to let themselves know that there was friendship between the two families and they could not forget the differences between the two parties.
relationship between.
"Is the Duke of Wuwei at home? Ye An is causing trouble!"
Sun Laizi chuckled: "You do know that a big shot has come to the family. By coincidence, my father-in-law has been deployed in the army, horse and infantry, and is in charge of Dingzhou. He returned to Beijing a few days ago to report on his work and thank the official saint. He will go to his post soon. I will take a roll call.
I met you once before, so Dalang sent you a message."
Ye An crossed his hands and said, "I never thought that the Duke would care about his descendants so much. Ye An is very grateful!"
Unexpectedly, Sun Laizi stepped forward and took Ye An's hand and said: "Then let the old man go in with me! Da Lang has been waiting in the courtyard for a long time..."
The Dalang in Sun Laizi's mouth was Cao Yi, but Ye An couldn't help but smile when he heard the word Dalang. Seeing Sun Laizi's puzzled expression, he immediately said: "That's good work."
If you look through the entire history of the Song Dynasty, you will find that the Cao family was a very legendary family in the Song Dynasty, not only because of the birth of a queen in his family, but also because of the things the Cao family did.
As generals, the Cao family can be said to have the most strict self-discipline. Of course, their moral character is quite noble. Although they have the habits of military generals, they also have an elegant demeanor.
Personality charm is very important, and almost all three generations of the Cao family have achieved this, which is not uncommon!
Cao Bin of the first generation, Cao Wei of the second generation, and Cao Yi of the third generation are all outstanding members of the Cao family. They are the head of the family. As for the others, most of them take it as their own responsibility to maintain the family and rarely violate the rules.
Cao Bin was a little more relaxed in his family management, while Cao Wei was more strict. When it came to Cao Yi, he was a little "atavistic".
After Ye An entered Cao Mansion, he was led all the way to the Flower Hall by Sun Laizi. He didn't see Cao Yi at all on the way, but saw Cao Bin in the Flower Hall who kept coughing.
Judging from Cao Bin's appearance, he was seriously ill, and his weak body was shaking from constant coughing, but even so, it was difficult to see his stooped figure when coughing.
The square face with Chinese characters and broad shoulders give people a sense of majesty and oppression. Along with his body shape is a murderous aura.
Although Cao Bin was still coughing while sitting on the tiger-skin chair, the majesty of the sick tiger still existed. It was an intimidation like the king of beasts. Even Ye An, who was used to seeing life and death, couldn't help but secretly feel frightened in front of him.
.........How many people has this old guy killed?!
The old man coughed for a while, suppressing the cough in his heart, and looked at Ye An and said: "You are young and promising! The Immortal Nephew is extraordinary. Before, I guessed a young man who could defeat Li Deming and inflict heavy losses on his soldiers.
What a person should look like, it seems to be right now. You have the ferocity of a soldier, but you also have the elegance of a civil servant. The two are completely opposite, but they can be integrated so well in you.
It’s really eye-opening for me!”
Ye An was secretly frightened. The old guy guessed it right. He had some military spirit in him, but he quickly gathered his thoughts and crossed his hands and said: "The prince has given me the reward, but Ye An is too ashamed to deserve it!"
"You are worthy of it. If you can lead troops in Huanzhou to pacify the Xiqiang rebellion and defeat Li Deming, you are worthy of any praise from this old man. You are much better than my elder brother!"
After Cao Wei said with a smile, he looked at Cao Yi who had just entered the flower hall. His face was full of disdain, which even made Ye An wonder whether the two were uncles and nephews.
Cao Yi smiled awkwardly and immediately said: "Yehou is a leader in the court, and cannot be compared to ordinary people."
"Hu Qin! You were in the Zhenrong Army at that time. You should rush to the rescue of Shichang Town in time. Firstly, you can scare the party members, and secondly, you can assist the Anhua Army in suppressing the thieves at any time! It is a taboo to not wait until the opportunity arises and to fight cowardly! If you want How can you become famous without some courage?!"
Good guy... he is indeed the pillar of the Cao family. One sentence made Cao Yi blush and made Ye An soberly aware of the gap between himself and the famous general.
But the question is why is Cao Wei saying this in front of him?!