Moreover, Yan Shu and Fu Bi were chatting in the corridor on the second floor of the courtyard where the martial arts tournament was held. They looked at the crowds of people below, and Fu Bi couldn't help but feel worried.
Yan Shu saw what Fu Bi was worried about, so he said: "Why, are you worried about your son's competition today? These people here are just here to watch the fun. I remember there are only thirty or forty people competing.
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Fu Bi bowed to Yan Shu and said, "Having said that, it is still a bit difficult for my son to fight against more than thirty people at the same time."
Yan Shu smiled and then said: "You and I both know what is going on in today's arena competition. You and I are so alienated. As for the probability of Fu Shaolong winning today, I don't think so.
It should be more than 90%."
The meaning of Yan Shu's words couldn't be clearer, that is, your arena match today has already been arranged for Fu Shaolong. Although there are forty players participating, probably twenty of them are already
The arrangement was arranged by the Cao family to build momentum for Fu Shaolong, and as Fu Bi's father-in-law, Yan Shu naturally had to see through it without telling him. As the prime minister himself, and Fu Bi was his son-in-law, Fu Bi was his son-in-law.
Bi's character is indeed not very likable. Although he has great talents, his character is too straightforward, so he has many enemies in the court. Yan Shu knows that he himself cannot always guard the prime minister.
Position, his current position can protect Yan Shu, but when he comes down, Fu Bi's character can be said to be in a state of danger in the court. Therefore, take this opportunity to make friends with the Cao family
It is a good choice to form an alliance. Speaking of the Cao family, Yan Shu also knows that he and Uncle Cao Guo will retire at the same time, and the heir of the Cao family must be Cao You. For Cao You, Yan Shu still trusts Cao You very much.
Yes, but I don’t know if there will be any conflicts between Cao You and Fu Bi when these two straightforward people are together. Of course, outside of the Cao family, Yan Shu also felt that Wang Anshi, whom he had recommended before, for some reason,
He always felt that Wang Anshi's and Fu Bi's ideas were very different, and their two ideas should not be able to coexist.
Yan Shu's idea is not wrong. It can be said that the two stages of Fu Bi's life showed two completely different personalities. From the beginning, he supported Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal, to later when Wang Anshi held the reform, Fu Bi resolutely
Being on the side of the opposition can be said to be something that many people did not expect.
Back to the present, Fu Bi has no intention of denying what Yan Shu said. In fact, at the beginning of today's arena competition, Fu Bi was a little hesitant about the Cao family's arrangement of Fu Shaolong as the final winner. He also wanted to
Let Fu Shaolong win with his own kung fu strength. But this is a competition after all, and everyone only has one chance. Once he fails, Fu Shaolong will lose the opportunity to marry the Cao family, and his influence in the court will be reduced.
Bigger. Therefore, after Fu Bi thought about it again and again, he did not want to take risks with this serious consequence, and finally agreed with Cao Guoshu's method. Of course, it is impossible for all the forty contestants to be arranged by the Cao family. In that case, the competition
It will become very boring. Apart from other things, there are already many spectators gathered in the yard. It would not be good if they see that this competition is a secret operation. In addition, except for those present,
Apart from the civilian audience, what Fu Bi should pay more attention to is Cao Han's reaction. Although this marriage is more of a political marriage, Fu Bi still wants his youngest son Fu Shaolong to gain his
In any case, Cao Han cannot be bored with Fu Shaolong's happiness, so the first premise is that Cao Han cannot be allowed to know that this competition is actually the result of a secret operation.
At this time, in the corridor on the third floor, Cao Guojiu could be said to be full of joy today. After all, this competition was organized by his great uncle Cao Guojiu. He invited many officials and friends to watch, as well as many spectators who came to join in the fun.
Even Emperor Zhao Zhen is looking forward to this martial arts contest to recruit a bride.
At this time, Cao Guojiu welcomed a visiting distinguished guest.
"Oh, isn't this Mr. Han? I've been waiting for you for a long time and you're finally here." Cao Guojiu's tone of voice sounded strange. It's no wonder that the person he was talking to was the Cao family's mortal enemy and the head of the Han family.
Han Yonghe.
"You are worthy of being a great uncle. Even an arena match is so grand." Han Yonghe said with a smile. Although he spoke with a smile, there was still some jealousy behind this sentence.
Uncle Cao Guo looked around and said, "Why, didn't Young Master Han come with you?"
Han Yonghe shook his head and said: "Do you really don't know or don't pay attention to the new Cuju competition at all? Today is the training day for our Wenyuan team. Now he should lead the team members to train at the Bird's Nest Stadium for tomorrow.
to beat you Lions."
"That's really a pity." Obviously, Uncle Cao knew about the training arrangements of the Wenyuan team today, "Young Master Han cannot be allowed to see such a grand scene today."
Han Yonghe remained expressionless and said: "It's nothing to regret. After the palace examination is over, Lu Yao and his daughter Han Yunyu will get married. The scene should be bigger than it is now."
Uncle Cao Guo felt very uncomfortable when he heard this. At this time, another figure walked up to Han Yonghe and bowed. It was Cao You.
"I've met Mr. Han."
Compared to Uncle Cao Guo, Han Yonghe has a good feeling about the future head of the Cao family. It might be better if the Cao family can be handed over to this young man earlier. Han Yonghe and Han Wenyuan both think so.
"Tomorrow we have a match against the Wenyuan team. I didn't expect that you would come to see this competition today. I remember that your brother Cao Ping has been in charge of this competition." Han Yonghe met Cao You here.
He was indeed a little surprised. In his opinion, Cao You should be discussing with the Lions how Mintian should fight against the Wenyuan team. However, Cao You was not responsible for this competition to recruit a bride. For Cao You at the moment,
The most important thing should be the new Cuju competition tomorrow.
Cao You nodded and said, "What Mr. Han said makes sense, but this girl Cao Han has grown up with me, and I dote on her very much. Today's competition will determine who will marry my sister in the end.
Naturally, I want to help him check it."
Han Yonghe smiled and said nothing, thinking that Cao You was really kind to his sister.
The three of them didn't chat for a few words before the housekeeper of the Cao Mansion walked up to Cao You and said a few words. Cao You then looked at Han Yonghe and Uncle Cao Guo and said, "Cao Han asked me to come over. I'll excuse you now."
After saying that, he left the scene and went to the room where Cao Han was.
Today, Cao Han cooperated very well with Cao Ping's arrangements. She arrived at the competition venue in a sedan chair early in the morning. Cao Han was naturally different from ordinary women. Cao Ping arranged her in a room on the third floor. From the window of this room,
Looking down, you can see the center of the competition arena, and the other rooms on this side are empty, in order to prevent others from disturbing Cao Han.
Of course, although the arrangements were very thoughtful, Cao Ping and Cao Guoshu were still very worried about Cao Han. After Cao Han arrived at the room, they still asked the housekeeper of Cao Mansion to watch at the door. In name, they were taking care of Cao Han. In fact,
There is still a sense of surveillance. However, this is not in the house after all. Cao Han's requirements must be met as much as possible. Besides, after Cao Han arrived in the room, his eyes were always on the contestants, but she
Lu Yao was not found among these forty people. This is also very easy to understand. After all, neither his father Cao Yi nor his brother Cao Ping would let Lu Yao directly participate in the competition. But Cao Yu said before that Lu Yao would appear this time.
What was going on at the martial arts contest and the wedding ceremony? So Cao Han turned his attention to the people who came to watch the excitement today. Although Yang Tao and Zhang Mou appeared in the yard, Cao Han did see these two people, but
Because she didn't have much contact with these two people, she didn't recognize these two Lu Yao's men. As for Lu Yao, needless to say, he was wearing a mask, and Cao Han was even more...
He couldn't recognize it. Therefore, Cao Han felt that Cao You might be lying to him. In order to make himself feel at ease, he came here to watch the martial arts contest to recruit a bride. However, it was impossible for Cao Han to say that Cao You, his father and Cao Ping were in the same group.
I couldn't believe it. So in desperation, Cao Han asked the housekeeper to call Cao Yu to his room, intending to confront him face to face.
Cao You naturally knew what Cao Han was thinking, but he had seen Lu Yao's mask. On the third floor just now, Cao You also said hello to Lu Yao, who was wearing the mask, and confirmed that he had arrived at the scene.
.Although I don’t know what method Lu Yao will use to participate in this martial arts tournament next, but now that I have seen him coming, I have an explanation with Cao Han.
So, after Cao You found Cao Han, he immediately told her that the man wearing the mask was Lu Yao. Cao Han thought about it carefully. After all, there was only one person wearing a mask in this yard. When he heard that person
When it came to Lu Yao, Cao Han didn't understand why he had to attend wearing a mask. Later, Cao You explained to her the unspeakable secrets about Lu Yao's participation in the competition, including his engagement with the Han family.
There is also the future in the court and so on. Unlike Han Yunyu, Cao Han only thinks about Lu Yao. She can understand what Cao Yu said very well. However, like Cao Yu, Cao Han is also a little curious.
In what way will Lu Yao participate in this competition to recruit a bride?
It was getting closer and closer to the start of the arena competition, and more and more people came to the yard to watch the excitement. Just as Lu Yao guessed, such a big yard naturally has a back door. So in addition to being located on the first floor
In addition to more and more people watching the excitement next to the ring in the center of the courtyard, Lu Yao also discovered that there were more and more people in the corridors on the second and third floors. Needless to say, these people must have been invited by Uncle Cao to watch the game.
Officials and friends. However, what Lu Yao did not expect was that Cao Guojiu was a person who followed the rules very much. There were only a few people in the corridor on the second floor that Lu Yao had met in the court before. Among them,
Yan Shu and Fu Bi were the most famous, but they went directly to the third floor after a while. Lu Yao thought this was just one of Yan Shu's methods, so he went to the second floor first to say hello and show off to the officials present.
With his official authority as the prime minister, he went to the third floor, which was his original position. And the spectators on the third floor basically seemed to be officials who had a close relationship with Cao Guojiu. Of course.
, except for Han Yonghe, of course. The reason why Uncle Cao Guo invited Han Yonghe to the third floor was simply to show his superiority. These two old guys wanted to compete with each other no matter what.
High and low. In addition to officials, Lu Yao also saw some people who seemed to have good skills. They also went to the corridor on the second floor. Needless to say, these people should be the people Lu Yao and the others will fight against in a while.
.It seems that Uncle Cao Guo has summoned all the forty contestants to the corridor on the second floor. However, Lu Yao feels that with so many people, Uncle Cao Guo will not introduce them one by one in a while.
Not long after, it seemed that the martial arts competition was about to officially begin. At this time, the servants of the Cao Mansion also closed the main entrance of the courtyard. This meant that there were only so many people watching the competition today, and there would be no more people coming.
There is no chance to enter the courtyard to watch this duel. Lu Yao's people are now divided into three groups. One group is himself, Fangzhuang and other four people. The other group is the people from Qianzhuang that Zhang Mou brought before.
, the last wave was from the hot pot restaurant Yang Tao’s subordinates. In order not to attract attention, Lu Yao selected all new faces working in these two places.
"Gentlemen who are present, please be quiet for a moment. Our martial arts contest is about to begin. Before that, my father still has something to say to you."
A loud voice appeared. No need to read it, Lu Yao naturally knew that it was Cao Ping's voice. However, his informal personality and way of dealing with people, he was able to turn this competition into a marriage contest like this. It was still more or less...
Lu Yao felt a little strange. However, when he thought about it, after all, this Cao Ping was also Cao Guojiu's son. In any case, his quality and status should be much higher than those of the audience present.
As expected, Cao Ping's reputation is obviously not as famous as Cao You and Cao Guojiu. What's more, most of the people who came to watch the game today are ordinary civilians. Firstly, they are not interested in politics, and secondly, they are not interested in the Cao family.
I didn’t know much about it, so a voice like this emerged from the crowd.
"who are you?"
Obviously, there is more than one person with this kind of problem. Sure enough, Lu Yao looked at Cao Ping on the third floor who was holding an iron horn in his hand. What he said just now was quite similar to what the second son of the Cao family said, but after listening to
After making these remarks, Cao Ping immediately said in a loud voice: "Ah? You don't even know who I am? I am Cao Ping, the second son of the Cao Mansion. Remember, my father is the one responsible for this competition today."
I am co-hosting this event, if you come to watch it and you are disrespectful to me, please leave!"
After all, he is still a guy who can't keep his composure, and his true nature was exposed just because of the other party's question. Speaking of which, the speaker should have been made by the Cao family at the steel factory.
This bold way of speaking is very effective for these ordinary people. For these people, if you reason with them slowly, they may think that you are easy to talk to, but they will not listen to you. Only this kind of
A tougher attitude can have a deterrent effect. Thinking of this, Lu Yao couldn't help but feel sorry for these people.
Cao Ping's remarks just now indeed made the people who came to watch the battle quiet down a lot. Then, Cao Guojiu's figure appeared in the corridor on the third floor. He took the speaker from Cao Ping's hand. It seemed that
I have to make a speech.
"Everyone who can be here today has given me, Cao Yi, a lot of face. In fact, I have never felt that as a national uncle, I am any different from everyone here, and you don't need to think that I have much official authority.
, this actually misunderstood me."
These old rivers and lakes are worthy of being old rivers and lakes, Lu Yao sighed in his heart. As a newcomer who has only been to court a few times, in fact, Cao Guojiu and Han Yonghe left Lu Yao with completely different impressions. Han Yonghe was
The kind of person who is very rigid, whether in officialdom or in life, or who maintains a high degree of concentration and attention at all times, and who has very strict requirements on himself. He is very disciplined in what he says and does, or in other words, he is strict with himself.
He attaches great importance to etiquette and the official hierarchy. This way of dealing with others can easily create a sense of distance, making people feel that he is very majestic and cannot be approached. Lu Yao believes that this kind of thinking is not only his own, but also his.
Officials under the Han family, even Han Wenyuan, should have this feeling. Lu Yao felt that Han Yonghe gave him exactly the same feeling after he went to court and after he went to court. Indeed, few people can do it at work.
They have the same way of doing things in life. Han Yonghe is such a person, and because of this character, most people who seek refuge in Han Yonghe are self-righteous and think that their abilities are very powerful and can help Han Yonghe in the court.
People who want to make a difference in their career.
As the mortal enemies of the Han family, Cao Guojiu and Han Yonghe showed a completely different feeling. Although the power of the Cao family and the Han family can reach a 50-50 situation in the court, Cao Guojiu in the court
Although he was in tit-for-tat with Han Yonghe in the hall, Cao Guojiu would not immediately express his opinion on most issues raised by Zhao Zhen or others. This was something Lu Xu told Lu Yao. On the contrary, Han Yonghe always
Will give his clear attitude at the first time, and then be counterattacked by Cao Guojiu. Obviously, from this point, it can be seen that Cao Guojiu's city is deeper than Han Yonghe, which is also reflected in
Among the descendants of their two families, if we want to say which of the two second-generation people is stronger between Cao You and Han Wenyuan, there is no doubt that even Pan Wen and Chen Chen would say that Cao You is more capable.
.The so-called plan before taking action, Cao Guojiu adopted such a strategy in the court. He first tolerated it, and then found an opportunity to come up with a way to fight back against Han Yonghe.
If Lu Xu hadn't told Lu Yao about Uncle Cao Guo's behavior in the court, Lu Yao would have thought that Uncle Cao Guo was actually an informal, careless, and superficial uncle. After all, how well Uncle Cao Guo behaved in life.
It was such an attitude that he often forgot things. Another reason that made Lu Yao think so was that Uncle Cao Guo had no resistance to delicious food. Lu Yao still remembered many times that Uncle Cao Guo wanted to eat.
Let me cook for him. After selling the recipe to Fan Lou, Cao Guojiu has become a frequent customer of Fan Lou. He is not good at partying every night, but he is still very good at food and making money.
. For such a superficial uncle-in-law, it was difficult for Lu Yao to believe that he would be Han Yonghe's evenly matched opponent in the court.
However, through what Uncle Cao Guo said today, Lu Yao already understood that what his father Lu Xu said about Uncle Cao Guo was not an exaggeration at all.
The audience, who had been scolded by Cao Ping just now, felt a little disappointed after Cao Guojiu said this. They felt that this uncle Guo was very approachable and seemed to be no different from them who were watching the fun. The atmosphere at the scene became lively again.
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Cao Guojiu saw that everyone's expressions began to soften, so he continued: "Everyone knows the purpose of holding this arena competition today. Although I am the uncle of the state, I have no regard for my daughter's marriage.
It is still very important. My daughter, unlike ordinary women, does not like music theory and dancing, but she loves martial arts very much. Therefore, this is also the purpose of holding this competition today. "
After saying this, Uncle Cao Guo looked at Han Yonghe beside him and continued: "Everyone knows that my daughter was engaged before, but something went wrong later, so now I have to use this method.
A way to choose a son-in-law for myself. Of course, I put my daughter's feelings first. Today's winner must have outstanding martial arts skills, so that he can be the son-in-law of my Cao family and become my
My daughter’s husband. Don’t worry, I will never enter into a marriage for purely official purposes like the daughters of ordinary officials marry.”
After speaking, Cao Guojiu put down the speaker and whispered to Han Yonghe, "Are you right, Mr. Han?"
Han Yonghe did not answer. In fact, Han Yonghe and most of the other officials present, like the audience who came to watch the game today, did not know about Cao Guojiu's internal decision to appoint Fu Shaolong, so Cao Guojiu just
Only by speaking this way can you feel confident. This chapter has been completed!
