A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"Ma Yue is very lucky."

Cao Yi didn't have many friends, Wang Ji was one of them.

Wang Ji went to inquire about the news and came back to spread the gossip, "Uncle Guo, don't you know that Shen An has already prepared evidence of Ma Yue's crime and is waiting to force him into a desperate situation. But Ma Yue must have noticed it. What... do you know how he surrendered?"

Cao Yi shook his head. At this moment, he was admiring a precious sword, which was Cao Bin's trophy back then.

There is a very strange trend in China: I am a hero, my son is successful, and my grandson is a playboy.

This is the saying that wealth cannot last more than three generations.

Cao Bin had great military exploits back then, and his son's generation was considered a good one. By the time Cao Yi arrived, he was almost like a dandy.

Of course Cao Yi would not admit that he was a dandy, but recently he often took leave, leaving Wan Shengjun to Zhe Kexing, and went home to be cool.

Wang Ji stared, "He asked someone to dig a tunnel at home, leading directly to the front door. Then in the early morning, he went out of the tunnel and ran all the way..."

"He didn't even tell his wife and children. His wife found out and went out to look. Who knew she stepped into the big hole and was frightened and cried immediately."

Wang Ji imagined the scene of a woman suddenly falling to the bottom of a pit, and couldn't help but bared his teeth.

Cao Yi said casually: "I was scared out of my mind by An Bei."

"Who says it's not the case!" Wang Ji glanced at the sword with envy, "He is afraid of Shen An to the core. Hey! If he had known this, why did he do it in the first place!"

"A while ago, some people said that he had achieved great success in destroying the country, but he chose to lie dormant. This is extremely ambitious." Cao Yan put down his sword and said happily: "This An'anbei responded once, and those people were speechless. Speechless, so happy!"

"So that's it?" Wang Ji said with a smile: "If those people accuse him of being domineering, they will be contradicting themselves. They must be feeling aggrieved and uncomfortable now, hahahaha!"

"Most people would choose to remain silent when encountering such a thing, but An Bei is different. He refuses to suffer, and he refuses to suffer from anyone else. So who is to blame if Ma Yue seeks death on his own?"

"Uncle, someone is coming from the palace."

Ren Shouzhong came in with a smile on his face and said, "Uncle, I have been summoned by the empress."

Cao Yi shuddered and said, "I just went home to take care of my family affairs. I will go back soon."

Ren Shouzhong smiled and said: "Uncle, the empress... summoned me."

Your Majesty summoned you and wanted to hide. How could this happen?

Cao Yan stood up calmly and asked, "Is something wrong?"

Ren Shouzhong said with a smile: "Some people say that uncle Guo was also there when Wuyou Cave was cleared, and the empress was quite happy."

This is a good thing!

Cao Yi followed him into the palace in a relaxed mood.

In the crisp autumn season, Empress Dowager Cao was dressed in cloth and looking at the sky with her hands behind her hands.

There are tall palaces all around, like four walls, blocking the view of the outside world.

This is the cage!

"Sister."

What Cao Yi regretted most was probably his eldest sister entering the palace. If there was an afterlife, he vowed to stop this.

Empress Dowager Cao turned around, glanced at him, and said calmly: "You were very good that night, but someone outside said that you beat more than ten prisoners into a pulp and prepared to make human meat buns..."

Cao Yan's eyes widened, "Sister, it's nothing!"

Who the hell is slandering someone? Kill him!

"I just like mutton steamed buns."

"Yeah?"

Empress Dowager Cao didn't say much, stretched out her hand, "Here comes the knife!"

A chamberlain held a long sheathed sword, and Ren Shouzhong took it and threw it away.

Queen Mother Cao took the sheathed sword, and Cao Yi turned around and ran away.

"Sister, please spare my life..."

"Ouch!"

The people in Cishou Palace were used to seeing such scenes, and their eyelids were still twitching wildly.

Uncle Guo was beaten so badly!

Look, I was slapped again.

After Queen Mother Cao put away the knife, Cao Yi saw that her nose was bruised and her face was swollen, and it was terrible to see.

"Sister, that was a spontaneous attack by the common people."

Queen Mother Cao threw the knife, and Ren Shouzhong caught it skillfully. She turned around and said calmly: "I know."

Cao Yan said sadly and angrily: "Then you still fight!"

He touched the bruise on his face and hissed in pain.

Empress Dowager Cao frowned slightly, "After all, it is inconvenient for a relative to lead the army. It is a good thing that people say you are a cannibal demon. This way you can accumulate a bad reputation, otherwise you will become the target of public criticism sooner or later."

Cao Yi was startled, "Who started the rumor?"

"Shen An." Empress Dowager Cao was very grateful for Shen An's methods. "He asked you to arrest people for meritorious service, and then spread such rumors to make you taint yourself. Remember, his merits are a hundred times greater than yours. Just do what he does, and this will ensure the Cao family's peace for a hundred years."

"Is it An Bei?" Cao Yan's face was in pain and he couldn't help but grin. "Then why didn't he tell me? If he said it clearly, I would just cooperate. Sister, you don't have to fight... No, sister, you don't have to work hard."

Empress Dowager Cao came over, and Cao Yi couldn't help but take a step back, and then stood still.

"You are my younger brother." Empress Dowager Cao reached out and gently touched the bruises on his face, and said calmly: "But you are also the head of the Cao family. Others have to consider everything for you. How do you act as the head of the family? ? How can I be buried in a coffin with peace of mind after a hundred years..."

"Sister..." Cao Yan knelt down and said, "I know."

Empress Dowager Cao said coldly: "What do you know? If you know, you just know. Do it and make people look at you and the Cao family with admiration. This is the way to prosperity. Remember, the emperor will only use useful things." People, when you don’t have to defile yourself, you are a waste!”

There is no need to defile yourself, it means you are useless and a waste.

"Go ahead."

Cao Yi raised his head and said, "Okay, I will do something important and let my eldest sister see it."

His eyes were full of stubbornness, which reminded Empress Dowager Cao of her childhood, and her eyes couldn't help but become more gentle, "Okay, I'll wait and see."

Cao Yi left sadly and angrily, and the female officer Xia Shuang stepped forward and said, "Mother, my uncle is very diligent..."

Empress Dowager Cao shook her head and said: "The power of the Song Dynasty is booming. If the Cao family does not keep up at this time, it will not take many years to become unknown. It was better when I was alive, but you can't rely on me for everything. What about the future? Shen An It is useful to leave a lot of money to your descendants, but the most important thing is to let them learn their skills, and I deeply agree. Dalang still has a bit of a playboy in his bones, and I just want to temper him and make progress at least."

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Cao Yi left the imperial city and returned to the camp.

"Uncle Guo is back."

Everyone who saw him along the way first saluted, then held back, covering their mouths and laughing when he passed by.

Needless to say, the bruises all over his face were probably from being beaten by the Queen Mother.

For such an old man, he was whipped by his eldest sister. What a pitiful uncle!

"Prepare... let go!"

Crossbows were being practiced in front of them. The crossbowmen fired and the crossbows flew past. The target was filled with arrows.

Zhe Kexing nodded, but was still dissatisfied, "The crossbow arrows can shoot far, but they require a crossbow formation, otherwise the arrows will not be able to cover the area if there are too few arrows. It would be great if it was more powerful."

Someone said: "Marquis, what if the crossbow arrows could fly over with gunpowder and explode?"

Zhe Kexing nodded, "Of course that's good, but it's not possible."

He turned around and saw Cao Yi, cupped his hands and said, "I've seen the military commander. Is the military commander... beaten again?"

Cao Yi nodded, he had a fierce eldest sister, it was no secret. It's just that it's a bit embarrassing for him to be beaten by his eldest sister even at his advanced age.

He covered his forehead and said: "The crossbow arrows flew over with gunpowder... If there is too much gunpowder, it cannot fly far. If there is too little, it is useless. How can I bring more and still fly far?"

Zhe Kexing said: "Unless it's a bed crossbow!"

The bed crossbow of the Song Dynasty was very powerful. Before the Chanyuan Alliance, the Liao army general Xiao Taolin was killed by the giant arrow of the bed crossbow. That giant arrow also indirectly contributed to the beginning of the Song-Liao peace.

Cao Yan shook his head, "If the giant arrow of the bed crossbow is hung with gunpowder, it will miss the target, so what's the use?"

He slowly squatted down and frowned at the arrow targets.

"Military Commander, it's time to eat."

Until the afternoon, he was still there, reaching out to gesture from time to time, or holding a small stone to write and draw on the ground.

"Uncle Guo, I'm afraid he was beaten stupidly."

When everyone saw his appearance, they went to find Zhe Kexing.

Zhe Kexing came over with a bowl of food.

"...If I fight it out, will it be enough?"

"An Bei said that gunpowder must be sealed to be powerful. So what is used to seal it?"

"iron?"

Zhe Kexing felt relieved when he heard this, so he ate in the back with a big basin.

The aroma of the food still couldn't wake Cao Yi up. He kept writing and drawing until night before getting up.

"Hey, hey... my feet are numb!"

He fell to the ground as soon as he came up. This was due to the blockage of blood vessels caused by sitting for a long time. UU reading www.uukanshu.net It was as if his legs had lost feeling, and there was no reaction at all.

With no one behind him, he fell heavily to the ground and gasped.

The blood in the legs is gradually circulating, and it feels... like everything is coming back to life.

"I want to try it!"

Cao Yi's eyes were firm.

The next day he went to find the craftsman.

"Get a bamboo tube, a bigger one, and open it in the middle."

This simple task made the craftsman think that Cao Yi was here to amuse himself, and his eyes were inevitably a little more confused, and then he simply made a few bamboo tubes.

Cao Yi went to get gunpowder and asked the craftsmen to get some small stone bullets.

He understood the principle of putting gunpowder in the bottom of a bamboo tube.

Then the small stone bullets were put in.

"Hey! How to light a fire?"

He found that he could not light the fire, so he racked his brains.

Finally he thought of a way, and burned it red with a torch, and poked a small hole in the bottom of the bamboo tube.

"X is really a genius!"

Cao Yi proudly inserted the lead in, then picked up the bamboo tube and ordered: "Light the fire!"

"Uncle, be careful!"

The sergeant behind him came up with a torch.

The flames were too big and burned Cao Yi's hair, but he didn't notice it at all.

The fuse is lit...

Hee hee hee…

Cao Yan stared at the target in front of him, thinking that if he could succeed, this would be a subversion of firearms!

boom!

He only felt a shock on his shoulders, and then a wave of heat hit him, and he fell down.

"Military leader...uncle!"

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