Zongwu: More sons and more blessings, starting with Jiang Yuyan

Chapter 285
Taking a deep look at Li Shimin, Cao Chengzhi would not really believe his words, even being able to make the change of Xuanwumen is enough to show his desire for power.

He said that as long as he was a powerful man, he probably just wanted to use his own power to control the Li family. When he accumulated enough power, the first thing he would do would be to turn against himself, right?

With a slight smile, Cao Chengzhi said: "Brother Li really thinks highly of me. There are so many heroes in the world. I don't have much confidence in the position of Great Treasure."

"Our Wagang village is too powerful now. I am afraid that it will be targeted by many forces soon. Let alone fighting for hegemony, I don't have much confidence in self-protection."

Li Shimin frowned: "Brother Cao said that many forces will jointly target. I am afraid it is really possible. In fact, the impact you brought to the whole world yesterday was too severe. Not to mention your 50 troops in Wagangzhai. For those [-] tiger and leopard riders alone, the whole world may already regard Brother Cao as a thorn in their side!"

"To tell you the truth, Brother Cao, I also made up my mind to join Brother Cao after seeing those [-] tiger and leopard riders."

Cao Chengzhi sighed: "Unfortunately, those [-] tiger and leopard riders were just here to give me congratulatory gifts, and they didn't listen to my orders at all. If I really had these [-] tiger and leopard riders in my hands, I wouldn't be so anxious gone."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard that, these [-] tiger and leopard riders were not Cao Chengzhi's soldiers and horses, this is really... great!

However, on the surface, Li Shimin didn't show anything wrong, he also sighed and said, "What can I do?"

"Hahaha, I didn't know what to do at first. Just now, Zhang Liao petitioned to build an elite troop that is close to tiger and leopard cavalry. However, Brother Li should also understand that the more elite the troop, the more expensive it will be. , with the wealth of our Wagang Village, it is not enough to build such an elite force from scratch."

Speaking of this, Cao Chengzhi looked at Li Shimin with a smile on his face: "Brother Li said the word alliance, it really made me suddenly enlightened. We have no money in Wagang Village, but Brother Li's Li Clan..."

Li Shimin was slightly taken aback, but immediately realized that Cao Chengzhi was asking for money from himself. Putting on a righteous expression, Li Shimin said:
"Since Brother Cao has spoken, how can I refuse? Besides, this is also a matter of mutual benefit, so Shimin will naturally do his part."

"Okay, as expected of Brother Li, I saw it right, I will never treat you badly in the future!"

"Second Brother~"

At this moment, Li Xiuning spoke: "Mr. Cao, my second brother has always been unpopular at home. Although he has saved some money over the years, it is still far from being able to build an elite army that will dominate the world. …”

Li Shimin also blushed a little when he heard the words, and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, Brother Cao, in fact, my hand..."

"Second brother, please stop causing trouble. What can you do with the money you have saved so hard?"

Li Xiuning groaned coquettishly, and looked at Cao Chengzhi: "Young Master Cao, can General Zhang Liao build that elite army by himself?"

Cao Chengzhi nodded: "Well, that's right."

"General Zhang Liao is indeed remarkable."

After a compliment, Li Xiuning asked, "Does Mr. Cao believe in our brothers and sisters?"

"Of course, I naturally believe in Brother Li's character!"

"Okay, in this case, I have a suggestion. Why don't Mr. Cao send General Zhang Liao and my brother back to build this elite army with the help of the Li Clan. After the formation is successful, the second brother can rely on this army to control the power of speech." , Mr. Cao can also use our Li Clan to complete this army, I wonder what Mr. Cao wants?"

When Li Shimin heard this, he also saw someone like Cao Chengzhi: "The little girl is still smart. This can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone."

Cao Chengzhi sneered in his heart, but Li Shimin had a good plan, I am afraid they have already set their sights on this army.

There is a theory about which side the troops built with the financial and manpower of the Li Clan will belong to in the end.

However, what they never expected was that Zhang Liao was a general gifted by the system, and his sincerity level had already reached full value. No matter how many tricks you made, in the end, it would be impossible to instigate Zhang Liao.

And with Zhang Liao's method, this one who is trapped in the camp will definitely become the army of Wagang Village in the end.

Although he knew this, Cao Chengzhi still showed an embarrassed look on his face: "This...it's not that I don't trust Brother Li, but that I'm not familiar with General Zhang Liao. He was just ordered by the family to help me, in case he is killed. What if the rest of the Li family are recruited over?"

"Unfamiliar?"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, it's good that he's unfamiliar, but he still didn't show any signs of it on his face, but assured Cao Chengzhi: "Brother Cao, don't worry, I can use my character to guarantee that the Li family will not have other things. People can win over General Zhang Liao!"

Well, no one else can win over General Zhang Liao, only I, Li Shimin, can win over!
People's hearts are always changeable, as long as you are a human being, you have weaknesses. When it comes to me, Li Fan, I have absolute confidence to win you over!
"This one……"

Seeing that Cao Chengzhi was still hesitating, Li Xiuning said, "Xiu Ning has admired Mr. Cao for a long time. Xiu Ning wants to stay in Wagang Village as a guest. I wonder what Mr. Cao thinks?"

The implication is that Li Xiuning is naturally staying as a hostage. Seeing that Li Xiuning said so, Cao Chengzhi could only nod reluctantly.

"Hahaha, don't worry, Brother Cao, with my background in the Li family, I will definitely bring you back a top elite army in the world!"

"So, very good!"

In the midst of several ghosts, the discussion came to an end, and just after the chat, Li Shimin impatiently took Zhang Liao and left Wagangzhai.

Seeing the backs of the two, Cao Chengzhi smiled slightly, Li Er, Li Er, I really want to know what expression you will have in the end when you fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain.

……

After bidding farewell to Li Shimin and Li Shimin, Cao Chengzhi came to Xiao Yu's side again.

"Brother Xiao, long time no see!"

"Congratulations to Brother Cao for marrying such a beautiful wife, I really envy others."

"Hahaha, please be polite. I don't know why Brother Xiao is looking for me. Last time in Chang'an City, I was poisoned and I didn't have time to meet Brother Xiao. Please don't blame Brother Xiao."

"How could I blame Brother Cao? Judging by Brother Cao's appearance, the poison must have been removed, right?"

Xiao Yu was also relieved when he heard the words, Cao Chengzhi didn't disappear on purpose, it means that the two still have room for discussion.

"It's a lucky break."

Xiao Yu nodded, and went straight to the topic: "To tell you the truth, Brother Cao, I came this time at His Majesty's will. That blood ginseng was specially given to me by His Majesty to bring to Brother Cao."

"Oh? Then I have to thank His Majesty."

"Haha."

Feeling that Cao Chengzhi had no evil thoughts towards Yang Guang, Xiao Yu finally felt relieved: "I have heard about Brother Cao. It was the Yuwen Clan who provoked Brother Cao first, and it was natural for them to be exterminated. Later, Brother Cao for I joined Wagang Village to avoid the remnants of the Yuwen Clan. In fact, there is no deep hatred between Brother Cao and Your Majesty."

Cao Chengzhi said calmly: "Brother Xiao, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty wants to invite Brother Cao to serve as an official in the court!" Although he had already guessed it a little earlier, Cao Chengzhi was still very surprised when he heard Xiao Yu speak at this moment. You must know that his Wagangzhai is the most powerful opposition in the Sui Dynasty. The thief, logically speaking, should be the person Yang Guang wants to get rid of the most.

But he didn't expect that Yang Guang wanted to recruit An.

Seeing Cao Chengzhi's surprised face, Xiao Yu couldn't help but sighed: "It seems that Brother Cao still misunderstood His Majesty..."

"Everyone in the world has said that His Majesty is a fool, but which of His Majesty's decisions is not for the country and the people?"

"Promoting the imperial examination, opening the Grand Canal, and conquest of Korea three times, which one is not a great thing for Fuze Qianqiu, Brother Cao will not believe the slander of those aristocratic families, right?"

In fact, Cao Chengzhi really didn't have any bad feelings towards Yang Guang. As Xiao Yu said, promoting the imperial examination, opening the Grand Canal, and competing for Korea are indeed great blessings for generations to come.

The emergence of the imperial examination system broke the family's monopoly on knowledge and power, and made it possible for ordinary people to make class transitions. Just because it can be passed down to later generations is enough to prove the benefits of the imperial examination system.

On the one hand, the opening of the Grand Canal strengthened the central government's control over the localities, and on the other hand, it also strengthened the river transport capacity of the Sui Dynasty. From the perspective of future generations, it is indeed a meritorious service.

As for the three expeditions to Korea, it was indeed a good thing for Da Sui, but it was a pity that he failed, which made Yang Guang a sinner.

In fact, from Cao Chengzhi's point of view, the people in the Great Sui Dynasty are struggling to live, the main reason is caused by the major aristocratic families, and it has little to do with Yang Guang.

Shaking his head slightly, Cao Chengzhi said: "Yang Guang's series of methods can be said to have shaken the foundation of the family. Now that the Sui Dynasty has become like this, it is natural."

Xiao Yu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "Brother Cao still sees it clearly, but the matter has come to this point, His Majesty has no other choice, and can only pin his hopes on Brother Cao."

"Before I came, His Majesty specifically told me that as long as Brother Cao agrees to serve as an official in the court, I can agree to it no matter what the conditions are!"

"Even brother Cao can be crowned king with a different surname, and places such as Wagangzhai and Xingyang City can be named the territory of Brother Cao!"

After saying that, Xiao Yu looked at Cao Chengzhi with burning eyes.

At this moment, the Xiao family was completely tied to Yang Guang because of Empress Xiao. He naturally hoped that Cao Chengzhi would agree, so that he and others would have the confidence to tide over the difficulties.

As long as the country is guarded, the Xiao family will definitely become a new clan in the future!

This is a gamble for the entire Xiao family!
"Yang Guang actually has such courage?"

Cao Chengzhi was surprised when he heard this and was stunned by Yang Guang's courage.

One must know that even among the four big clans, none of them had a different surname to be crowned king, which was enough to show Yang Guang's determination this time.

"Yes, I don't know what Brother Cao wants?"

Cao Chengzhi was indeed a little surprised at the moment. Yu Wenhuaji's death caused Yang Guang, who should have been forced to death by Yu Wenhuaji, to survive, but Yang Guang actively saved himself, and turned his attention to himself.

Seeing that Cao Chengzhi was silent, Xiao Yu continued to speak: "Brother Cao should understand that Wagang Village is too powerful now and has reached the cusp of the crisis. I am afraid that many people have secretly formed an alliance against you."

"Although it seems on the surface that Brother Cao has the best chance of winning the world, but when the world is in chaos, I am afraid that Brother Cao will be the first to usher in everyone's attack. At that time..."

What Xiao Yu said is indeed the current fact. Although the wedding with Houhou was extremely high-profile, and the powerful forces of the entire Sui Dynasty came to congratulate her, the strength of Wagang Village was completely revealed to everyone.

Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by Lin Feng, if this continues, I am afraid that one day everyone will join forces to attack Wagang Village.

Although Cao Chengzhi is not afraid, but when that time comes, the loss of Wagangzhai is absolutely unbearable.

After a long time, Cao Chengzhi said: "I can join forces with Yang Guang, but I want to be king side by side and rule the world with Yang Guang!"

"Title, King Wei!"

"This……"

Although Yang Guang said that he would try his best to agree to any conditions, Xiao Yu really didn't expect that Cao Chengzhi's appetite would be so big, and he was speechless for a while.

"Hehe, I know that brother Xiao is very complicated at the moment. It's okay. I can wait. Brother Xiao might as well go back and discuss with Yang Guang. Next month, I will marry Song Yuhua. Brother Xiao will tell me your answer then." That's it!"

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yu nodded and said, "In that case, I will take my leave first, and I will tell Brother Cao the answer in a month's time!"

……

In fact, Cao Chengzhi didn't plan with Yang Guang like Li Shimin did about the word side by side king, but he really thought so.

If Yang Guang agrees, Cao Chengzhi doesn't mind giving him half of the country. After all, Cao Chengzhi's goal is the stars and the sea, and he doesn't want to be tied to a mere throne and live a boring life of morning court and memorials every day.

Looking at the back of Xiao Yu leaving, Cao Chengzhi smiled and walked towards his own sea of ​​stars.

In Wan Hou's room, there are countless big red happy characters embellished at the moment, and Wan Hou is sitting in front of a bronze mirror with red happy characters on it to do her makeup.

"came back?"

"Well, I'm back."

Cao Chengzhi smiled slightly, and took the comb in Houhou's hand: "Let me help you comb your hair."

"it is good!"

Wan Hou smiled like a flower, her eyes were bent into two crescent moons, savoring Cao Chengzhi's tenderness carefully.

Looking at the reflection of Cao Chengzhi in the bronze mirror, with that serious look, Wan Hou couldn't help being a little crazy.

In this era, women are just the playthings of the strong, and only Cao Chengzhi would put down his figure and do such things...

Huanwan couldn't help but murmured: "It's great to marry you..."

"Hehe, it's only now that you find out that you are your husband, okay?"

Hearing this, a meaningful smile appeared on Cao Chengzhi's face: "Didn't Huanhan realize how good it is to be a husband last night?"

Thinking that he didn't wake up until the sun was high, Hou Hou couldn't help but flushed: "Hmph, you know you're bullying me!"

(End of this chapter)