In fact, the reason why Fu Bi chose to let his son Fu Shaolong marry Cao Han was to make his position in the court more stable. In terms of Fu Bi's character, he actually had some similarities with Cao You.
Because of this, the two families finally got in touch and wanted to marry. Not only Cao Han, Fu Bi's conduct, including his character, may not be so lovable in the eyes of others, even his father-in-law Yan Shu
My lords, we all once made a fuss over Fu Bi.
When he was a child, Fu Bi showed extraordinary intelligence and wrote good articles, which earned him the reputation of "Luoyang Talented Scholar". Fan Zhongyan admired his talent very much and specially showed Fu Bi's articles to those at the time.
Literary leader Yan Shu saw it. After Yan Shu saw it, he was so impressed that he actually betrothed his daughter to Fu Bi.
Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu, one is Fu Bi's matchmaker and benefactor, and the other is Fu Bi's boss and father-in-law. Fu Bi's successful official career is inseparable from the appreciation and support of these two people, but as a junior, Fu Bi has always maintained his own
His opinions and personality have never changed because of his special relationship with Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu.
During the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, bandits were rampant in Shandong, and the local government was unable to suppress them, so they adopted a tolerant policy and treated each other with courtesy in order to keep each other safe. Later, the matter became serious, and the imperial court sent Fan Zhongyan to investigate the matter. Fan Zhongyan was lenient and
He believed that the bandits were powerful and the government did not have enough troops. The use of co-optation instead of encirclement and suppression was not an act of collusion, but an expedient measure to protect the people, which should be understood and forgiven. However, Fu Bi and Fan Zhongyan had completely different personalities.
Xia foreigners always hate corrupt officials and have a tough attitude. He believes that Shandong prefecture and county magistrates receive imperial salary but tolerate adultery, which is tantamount to colluding with bandits and treason, and must be severely punished.
Because of their disagreements, Fu Bi and Fan Zhongyan had a face-to-face argument. During the period, they were emotional and fierce. At that time, many people accused Fu Bi of being ungrateful and letting Fan Zhongyan down. He explained: "I and Fan Zhongyan
Mr. Fan is a gentleman. When he recommended me, it was precisely because I dared to put forward my own opinions. I owe my current status to Mr. Fan. If I maintain the same position as him in everything in order to repay his kindness, that would be the greatest favor to him.
It's a shame." Fu Bi went to such lengths to talk to Tianxiao. No matter how much others said, they would be suspicious of Fan Zhongyan's character, so he had no choice but to give up.
Unexpectedly, when someone accused Fu Bi in front of Fan Zhongyan, Fan Zhongyan's attitude was exactly the same as Fu Bi's. He said: "I admire Fu Bi precisely because he is different from the vulgar." As for Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi just argued with reason.
As for Yan Shu, Fu Bi scolded him in person. What's going on?
In the second year of Qingli, Fu Bi negotiated with the Liao State on behalf of the Northern Song Dynasty, and finally reached a reconciliation agreement. However, Prime Minister Lu Yijian missed three articles in the letter of credence that restrained the Liao and benefited the Song Dynasty. Lu Yijian and Fu Bi had always had conflicts, and Fu Bi believed that
, Lu Yijian did it intentionally, with the purpose of avenging his private revenge and putting Fu Bi to death, so he complained to Song Renzong. But in this case, Fu Bi's father-in-law Yan Shu stood up as a peacemaker and interceded for Lu Yijian.
: "Tanfu (Lü Yijian, also known as Tanfu) would never do this, for fear of misunderstanding." Yan Shu believed that Lu Yijian would never intentionally change the credential privately, and believed it was just an oversight and misunderstanding. He never thought that Yan Shu's words would make Fu Bi
He was so angry that he cursed in public: "You are a treacherous and evil party, and the party and barbarian slips are used to deceive your majesty!" This means that Yan Shu is a treacherous minister, and the party and Lu barbarian slips have caused harm to the country and the people, and deceived the emperor. Well, Fu Bi is chatting to death again, and Yan Shu is in trouble.
After all, Lu Yijian didn't understand why, and even Song Renzong was speechless.
To be fair, Yan Shu is indeed used to being a good old man and lacks some uprightness, but he is definitely not the "evil" Fu Bi calls him. Fu Bi scolded Yan Shu in public, but it was not because he was really at odds with his father-in-law. In fact, Weng's son-in-law
The two have always had the same affection as father and son, but Fu Bi's character is so "strong" and "straightforward" that he only cares about "speaking out for justice" regardless of closeness or occasion.
It can be seen from this that Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi are indeed good friends. They appreciate each other's character and talents from the bottom of their hearts and will not criticize each other because of their different political opinions.
Fu Bi in real history was indeed Yan Shu's son-in-law. At the same time, his single-minded thinking and chatty speaking style were indeed worthy of the title of "the best straight man in the Song Dynasty".
Of course, Fu Bi is also a very self-aware person. He is not unaware of his character flaws. There are also people who have a good relationship with him who will warn him. However, Fu Bi does not want to do anything about it.
Change. Therefore, in fact, the rich family's connections in the court are also limited. In addition, Uncle Cao Guo will retire soon. When Cao Yu takes over, the Cao family and the rich family are actually in the same predicament in the court. Therefore, Fu Bi
Only at this time did he choose to marry into the Cao family, so that by combining the connections of both parties, he could gain a firm foothold in the court.
Naturally, the young Fu Shaolong didn't know his father's good intentions. Compared with Cao You, Fu Shaolong's marriage values are actually more inclined to ancient traditional men. Most of them are matchmakers ordered by their parents. This is
Fu Shaolong liked martial arts since he was a child, so when he heard that the eldest daughter of the Cao family was also a person who liked martial arts, he had a certain fondness for Cao Han. But what he didn't know was that, tomorrow, he would
You will encounter a strong enemy, but that's a story later.
Bianliang, inside the Bird's Nest Stadium.
Cao You brought Chen Chen to the Bird's Nest Stadium. Today is the time when the Lions team is training. Although his sister's marriage is a top priority now, and the competition for marriage will start tomorrow. But for Cao You,
The competition is about to start in two days, and as a member of the Cao family, what I can do for Lu Yao in the competition is really limited. Therefore, being able to tell Lu Yao the latest news is already my limit.
At the same time, it is already certain that Han Yonghe will attend tomorrow's marriage competition. But Han Wenyuan, because tomorrow is the training time for the Wenyuan team, he will be supervising the training of the Wenyuan team at the Bird's Nest Stadium all day. The Han family only has
If Han Yonghe attends the ring, it will be good news for Lu Yao and Cao You.
Apart from Cao Han's marriage, the only thing that can interest Cao Yu now is the game the day after tomorrow. You know, the strength of Wenyuan team and Lions team can be said to be about the same now. After getting Zou Kai and Chen Feng,
With two core players with strong offensive ability, the Lions team's overall strength was relatively balanced. Now that its offensive ability has been greatly enhanced, it can compete with the Wenyuan team on the offensive end with the core trio headed by Xu Chang.
Higher. However, Cao You is relatively confident in the offensive end and midfield. Although Xuchang's ability is very outstanding, in terms of the overall midfield ability of the Lions, he should be able to reach a level based on Xuchang.
The same level. However, what Cao You is really worried about is the ability of Xu Chang and his core trio to cooperate on the offensive end. The Lions' defense is actually not very stable. The defensive strategies that can be adopted now are also due to the strength of the players.
There are only a handful of problems. Therefore, this is the main reason why Cao You asked Chen Chen to go to the Bird's Nest Stadium with him today. As the leader of the grassroots team with the best defensive ability among the eight participating teams, Chen Chen has extremely high attainments in defense.
High, Cao You hoped that Chen Chen could come up with some constructive defensive tactics and special training for the Lions. Chen Chen naturally agreed to Cao You's request. On the one hand, it was because after this game, Chen Chen would become Lu
Yao's housekeeper, and dealing with people like Cao You who have a good relationship with Lu Yao is unavoidable. On the other hand, if the Lions can really enter the finals, the final showdown between Fan Lou and the Lions will also be
Chen Chen is looking forward to seeing it very much.
Before the two entered the Bird's Nest Stadium, Chen Chen also went to his father, Lao Chen, to get some food for Cao You. Although there was no game, the food court was still open. Cao You and Chen Chen had lunch directly in the stadium.
Started special defensive training for the Lions.
What about Zhe Kexing on the other side? After saying goodbye to Cao You and Chen Chen, he rushed to Jiuzhongxian without stopping.
From the tone of Cao You's words just now, Zhe Kexing knew that this matter should be very urgent, and it seemed that Cao You did not want other people in his family to know about this matter. Therefore, Zhe Kexing naturally did not dare to neglect, he came
When I arrived at Jiuzhongxian, I saw Lu Yao sitting in the hall with a few people eating. However, looking at Lu Yao's appearance, he was sweating profusely. It gave Zhe Katsuyuki the feeling that he had just played football.
Just like a Cuju competition.
Lu Yao saw Zhe Kexing coming and thought that he must have something to say to him. This morning, Lu Yao had been training intensely. He, Fangzhuang and the other three bodyguards had already prepared for him.
We have practiced some tactics for tomorrow's competition. During the confrontation with Jintai, the five people have gradually begun to cooperate with each other tacitly. Jintai can no longer cope with it as easily as before.
"Actually, it was Mr. Cao Yu who asked me to come." Zhe Kexing said after sitting down.
As soon as Lu Yao heard Cao You's name, he immediately asked Zhe Kexing what Cao You wanted him to convey.
Therefore, Zhe Kexing told Lu Yao exactly what Cao Yu had told him before.
Lu Yao understood immediately. It seemed that Cao Han was trapped in the Cao Mansion and was not allowed to leave. It seemed that she would be sent directly to the martial arts tournament tomorrow, and the Cao family should be on guard against her.
"Well, I understand, where is Cao Renmin now?"
Zhe Kexing said: "He took Chen Chen to the Bird's Nest Stadium. After all, the game between the Lions and Wenyuan is about to start in two days. He wants Chen Chen to guide his Lions and improve their defensive capabilities.
"
Lu Yao thought for a while and said: "I have nothing to do here. Brother Zhe, please go to the Bird's Nest Stadium and tell Cao You that I already know and I will do what I need to do tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? What will happen tomorrow?" Zhe Kexing asked subconsciously. As the instructor of the new Cuju competition team, for Zhe Kexing, the only thing he cares about is the competition. And with his
In terms of status and social circle, the Cao family would not notify him at all about the martial arts contest held in the arena. So after hearing what Lu Yao said, Zhe Kexing felt a little confused. It seemed that Lu Yao and Cao
You have some other things to do tomorrow. Zhe Kexing can only understand it this way.
Fangzhuang and Jintai, who were sitting at the same table, saw this and knew that Zhe Kexing probably didn't know what was about to happen, so neither of them spoke.
Zhe Kexing responded and was about to leave. Lu Yao knew that Jiu Zhongxian was still a long way from the Bird's Nest Stadium in the outer city. He thought that he had nothing to do today and would spend most of his time in training. So Lu Yao called.
Tangxi asked him to drive Zhe Kexing to the Bird's Nest Stadium in a carriage. By the way, Tangxi also asked Tangxi to inspect the hot pot restaurant, dormitory, and Lao Chen's food street. Although these businesses are not ultimately about making money.
Purpose, but Chen Chen has not yet taken up the position of housekeeper, so these businesses still need to be taken care of at intervals.
Tangxi nodded in agreement, and then left Jiuzhongxian with Zhe Kexing.
Jintai's expression on the side did not change. For him, the arena match that Lu Yao will participate in tomorrow actually has nothing to do with Jintai himself. After all, he does not have to play in the competition. Now Jintai's thoughts are more on
After this imperial examination, Lu Yao planned to establish a martial arts gym. The reason why Lu Yao was unwilling to let Jin Tai compete was because he did not want to rely on Jin Tai's superb martial arts to finally win. That would be unfair, so
For Jintai, after the training of Lu Yao and the others today, his mission at this stage is over. Of course, Lu Yao has also arranged the next work for him, which is to let him be responsible for the transportation of ingredients and
Quality control. Of course, this is only a temporary job. After the imperial examination, Jintai will specialize in martial arts work. The reason why he is assigned such a job at this stage is to prevent others from gossiping and fearing that others will
People think that they can just be assigned to a single-room dormitory if they have nothing to do every day.
In fact, the ones who are feeling the pressure doubled now are Fang Zhuang and his three escort friends. Before this, they accompanied Lu Yao for tactical training every day. The ultimate goal was to be able to give Lu Yao a hand in the competition and marriage competition tomorrow.
Yao tried his best to help. However, even so, it was less than a day before the martial arts competition to recruit a bride, and finally there were expressions of nervousness and anxiety on the faces of these people.
Fang Zhuang looked at Lu Yao, then turned to his three friends and said, "We are training so that we can help Mr. Xiao Lu tomorrow. You are not giving up now, are you?"
Lu Yao waved his hand to signal Fang Zhuang not to be angry, and then said: "Anyone would be nervous about this kind of thing. After all, even I don't know what kind of opponent I will face tomorrow, and what their kung fu is like.
I don’t know about it at all. What’s more, this was originally to trouble you for my own personal reasons. If you don’t want to participate now, that’s okay. Don’t worry, I won’t take back the money you’ve given me.”
Hearing what Lu Yao said, the three people felt ashamed and immediately said that they would do their best to help Lu Yao win the final victory in the competition tomorrow.
"Don't worry, I have confidence in you. We haven't practiced in vain for so many days. After this matter is over, I will still need your help at the martial arts school. What do you think, Senior Jin?"
Jintai looked at Fangzhuang and the other four, and said, "These people should be able to help me. I can't do it alone in the martial arts hall at the beginning."
"That's good. The top priority is to win tomorrow's game. It's about time we decided how to do things tomorrow." Lu Yao said while looking at the others.
This is a good statement. Now it is time to formulate an action plan for tomorrow. Not only the plan for the actual competition on the stage, but also how to incite the emotions on the spot and get the chance to play, including how to fight as a team in the later stage.
These are all areas for discussion.
"It shouldn't be difficult for us to enter the venue tomorrow. After all, for such a big event as a martial arts competition, many high-ranking officials and celebrities will definitely attend. At the same time, in order to show his identity, Uncle Cao Guo will definitely open it up for the common people to watch." Lu Yao
After thinking about tomorrow's scene, he said.
Everyone thought it was reasonable. No matter what, when the daughter of the dignified uncle Guo Guo got married, the scene must be very big. Although Cao Guojiu deliberately concealed the news, there is no airtight wall in the world. As long as you inquire more,
Or if you spend some money, you will definitely know the location of the martial arts contest to recruit a bride. Cao Guojiu can be regarded as a high-ranking official, not to mention the current Uncle Guo, and there are many participants in the martial arts contest to recruit a bride.
Therefore, whether it is to see how beautiful Cao Han is, or to see the kung fu competition, there should be a lot of people interested in this competition, and for Cao Guojiu, more people are paying attention to watching this competition.
A competition can better demonstrate one's status, so it is impossible to refuse ordinary people to enter and watch.
"The main problem is how to get on stage to compete. Although we have made plans before, it may not be enough for just a few of us." Fang Zhuang on the side added.
Jin Tai also spoke at this time: "Mr. Xiao Lu, I heard you say before that there are probably at least dozens of people participating in the arena competition this time."
Lu Yao nodded and said: "Yes, the size of the competition venue should not be a problem. Cao Guojiu is very wealthy. I would not be surprised if he could find a yard as big as the Bird's Nest Stadium as the venue for the martial arts contest, not to mention Cao Guoshu.
Comment: In fact, I have been traveling around the inner city for a while, I think I was just looking for a venue."
Everyone nodded. It seemed that there was no need to worry about the size of the venue. However, how to get Cao Guojiu to agree to let them play has become a problem that needs to be solved.
In this regard, Lu Yao said: "Of course there are more than just the five of us. I have already told Tangxi and Yang Tao that the bank and hotpot restaurant will be closed for one day tomorrow, and everyone working in these two stores will actually go to the scene.
Help me and ask to play together, but of course, in the end, only the five of us played."
Jin Tai said: "I understand, Zhang Mou will bring those people from the bank there when the time comes. What's more, besides us, there should be some people who want to join in the fun, or who are somewhat confident in their martial arts and want to compete on stage.
right."
Lu Yao nodded and said: "Yes, not to mention that Uncle Cao Guo has invited many people to watch tomorrow's competition for his own reputation. Not all of the people present here are people who have a good relationship with him. They want to watch
There are definitely not a few officials who have made a fool of themselves or had accidents. I think these people will also be on our side and agree to allow more people to play."
"It turns out that as long as enough people express their stance and the officials on the spot support it, it won't be difficult to play." Fang Zhuang said.
Lu Yao said: "Yes, but after taking the stage, what we have to consider is how many people the Cao family has prepared for Fu Shaolong as a preparation for him. Let me tell you, the people who initially decided to participate in the martial arts competition and the marriage recruitment meeting,
At most, half of them will be arranged with Fu Shaolong, and their skills should be pretty good. This can not only ensure the effect, but also ensure that Fu Shaolong can win in the end. When the time comes, these people will first sweep
Clear the other contestants, and then let a small team of Fu Shaolong eliminate these people. No matter what Cao Guojiu does, he will not arrange all the contestants to be Fu Shaolong's people. After all, the person involved, Cao Han, will also be there to watch tomorrow.
Yes, in this case, if there is no suspense in the game, or if Cao Han finds some clues from it, it will be equivalent to ruining the marriage, and Uncle Cao Guo will not be so confused."
Jintai thought for a moment, nodded and said: "In that case, after you guys go on stage, you can actually observe the situation. I think everyone will probably be divided into several waves by then. You can first join forces to get rid of the group that protects Fu Shaolong.
People, it’s not too late to compete with each other.”
"That's true, but I don't know how many spectators will join the competition with the five of us tomorrow." Fang Zhuang said, "We are confident in our own kung fu, but we don't know how much those people weigh.
There's no way to control it."
Lu Yao said: "This aspect is indeed a hidden danger, but we can only find ways to deal with it. When we get to the stage, I think the venue will be very big. In this case, we must remember not to spread out. At the same time, you
There is one more thing to remember. Before I take off my mask tomorrow, you cannot call me by my name or Mr. Xiao Lu, you can only call me Young Master, do you understand?"
Everyone naturally knew what Lu Yao meant and nodded. This chapter has been completed!
