"Zhang Zhao, Zhang Erlang! You wolf cub, come out! If you have the guts, come out!"
Cao Yuanshen never expected that he would receive such treatment and be caught as soon as he entered the gate of Shouchang City.
Moreover, the one who caught him was the general of Shouchang Town Army. This man named Kang Rong had also been on duty at Qingyuan Palace, so Cao Yuanshen knew him.
So Cao Yuanshen soon realized that Zhang Erlang must have entered the city and instigated these people.
"You are a bitch, let me go quickly. Whose food do you eat? Whose clothes do you wear? Do you dare to offend me?"
However, Cao Yuanshen still didn't understand the situation and cursed at Kang Rong and a group of soldiers beside him.
Although Cao Yuanshen is already in his forties, he has had a smooth life and is certainly not stupid. However, his long-term comfortable life has left him in a state of numb laziness towards the outside world.
This situation is like that of a pet in a human family, chubby, eating well, sleeping well, and being in pain.
As a result, it seems to be much slower to respond to all external stimuli, especially to potential dangers, and has become very insensitive.
Kang Rong was originally a little afraid of Cao Eryanei, but the more Cao Yuanshen scolded him, the more vicious he became. Kang Rong couldn't help but gave him a scabbard.
The heavy blow to the stomach immediately knocked back Cao Yuanshen's curses. He retched, and his stomach was turbulent.
However, this scabbard had a great impact on his outlook on life. He still can't believe that he was hit on the head by a young general like Kang Rong.
"The words of Eryanei are unreasonable, I have worked hard for your Cao family, and eating your two pancakes has become your charity? That's called giving food and clothing if Mr. Zhang Erlang takes action."
Ma Yaozi followed him to Anxi and came back with more than three thousand coins.
An ugly guy like Yang Lambzi, with a pockmarked face, can still bring back two pretty beauties. He also has 400 acres of paddy fields in Ningyuan. If he is not grateful for the kindness of Mr. Erlang, he is ready to become a master.
I have sold my life to your Cao family for ten years, and I can’t even get enough money to be a widow, so why do you have the nerve to offer us food and clothing?”
Kang Rong didn't say anything. The team members around him were already yelling and scolding.
This team was not a close confidant of Luo Xianda in Shouchang Town, so it was not driven to Anxi. It was happy for a long time at that time, but now it seems that its intestines are full of regret.
There were about thirty-six people from Shouchang Town who followed Zhang Zhao to Anxi, five of them died in Anxi, and three of them became masters in Anxi and never came back.
The people who came back shattered the outlook of the entire Shouchang town at once.
Not only did Ma Yaozi become a camp soldier, but he also saved more than three thousand guan by eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, including several sacks of fragrant leaves alone.
Not to mention Yan Jin, who became the envoy of an army and moved three carts of treasures home.
Even the dead Huo Sheng'er not only had the famous name of Zhang Zhao, but also had a spiritual young man as his son.
There was also Yan Du, Yan Jin's younger brother. When he followed him out, even the clothes and armor were bought by his brothers because they felt sorry for him and each of them pooled some money together to buy them for him. At that time, the team also paid fifty yuan.
Originally, everyone thought that they would pay for Yan Du's burial expenses, but unexpectedly, Yan Du not only came back, he also came back in great glory.
Next to him was a fair-skinned and beautiful Orchid, who was said to be the personal maid of the Queen of Karakhan.
Moreover, Yan Du is only planning to take her as a concubine, and will fight back to Chang'an with Erlang Jun to marry a girl from a wealthy family as his first wife.
The team was collecting 50 yuan for Yan Du, but Yan Du directly increased it by a hundred times and returned him five guan of money.
Team Zheng was so filled with hatred! Why didn’t he follow me then?
He came back four years ago with a million dollars. If Yan Du hadn't come back and gave him five dollars in four years, my little sister would not even have the money for her mother's dowry when she got married this year. Isn't she going to lose her life?
Team Zheng, who was getting more and more angry as he thought about it, continued to sneeze all the way, and then several other people joined the army of people making complaints. In just a few hundred meters, they sprayed Cao Yuanshen until he almost shut himself up.
....
With his outlook completely shattered, Cao Yuanshen wiped the saliva from his face in the lobby of the Shouchang County government office, feeling increasingly angry after being scolded by little people who usually didn't even look at him.
Of course, he didn't know that Zhang Zhao had gone to pay a funeral to his soldiers. This was a complete fantasy when Cao Yuanshen thought about it, so he took it for granted that Zhang Zhao was deliberately humiliating him.
"Zhang Erlang, why are you being so cowardly? Why? Do you dare to arrest people but don't dare to come out to see them? Come out! Come out for me!"
Kang Rong and others escorted Cao Yuanshen and his two followers into the lobby and stood at the door. Cao Yuanshen finally lost his restraint and began to curse again.
"Cao Yuanshen! Whose father are you? Whose father do you want to be? Do you want me to call Aunt Suo's family over and see if she is willing to call her son Adi?"
A roar shocked Cao Yuanshen, who was still babbling. He looked towards the door, and saw a strong man with long arms and a muscular back kicked open the door and walked in.
Behind him was a man with his nostrils pointing upward, looking like the boss of the sky and his second son. This face looked more familiar, but Cao Yuanshen suddenly couldn't remember who he was?
In fact, Cao Yuanshen had not seen Zhang Zhao for many years. The last time he saw him was six or seven years ago, when Zhang Zhao was invited to participate in the shooting ceremony between the Guiyi Army and the Ganzhou Uighurs.
At that time, Zhang Zhao was slender and submissive. He spoke Buddhist scriptures and sat upright wherever he went. After Cao Yuanshen took a few glances, he stopped paying attention.
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However, he was still deeply impressed by Zhang Zhao's cowardice. From that time on, the Cao family gradually relaxed their supervision of Zhang Zhao and no longer restricted him to a few limited places in the residence and Buddhist temple.
You can go anywhere without leaving Shouchang City.
Therefore, it was really difficult for him to connect the fierce and strong man in front of him with the cowardly child at the shooting ceremony, so much so that Cao Yuanshen was stunned.
"Shout! Keep shouting! Do you want to act like an elder in front of me? Go back and ask your mother to see if she agrees!"
Zhang Zhao found a chair and sat down, leaving the stunned Cao Yuanshen in the lobby.
The mother of Cao Yuande and Cao Yuanshen, Suo Shi, was the daughter of Suo Xun, the third military governor of the Guiyi Army.
Suo Xun was Zhang Yichao's son-in-law and married Zhang Yichao's ninth daughter. Therefore, Suo Shi, the mother of Cao Yuande and Cao Yuanshen, was Zhang Yichao's granddaughter.
Zhang Zhao is the great-grandson of Zhang Yichao, and the mother of Cao Yuande and Cao Yuanshen is Zhang Zhao's father's cousin and Zhang Zhao's cousin.
In terms of seniority, although the Cao brothers are twice as old as Zhang Zhao, they are actually his cousins. This is why Cao Yijin only agreed to marry Cao Yuanzhong's daughter to Zhang Zhao.
Because the daughter of Cao Yuande and Cao Yuanshen is actually Zhang Zhao's niece, such as Cao Shishi and Cao Yanming, as Cao Yuande's son, he can only call Zhang Zhao his cousin.
However, the third child, Cao Yuanzhong, was not born from the Suo family, and had no blood relationship with Zhang Zhao. Only Cao Sanniang and Cao Jiuniang Yanxi could marry Zhang Zhao.
Therefore, although Zhang Zhao said something vicious and asked Cao Yuanshen to go back and ask his mother, Cao Yuanshen could only hold it in because this was a quarrel between cousins and he was the one who made the mistake of speaking first and was the one who was rude.
"I said, second cousin, haven't you ever considered a question? I will ask someone to arrest you as soon as you come. Is it possible that I already know your plan? Where did you get the courage?
Why am I making such a fuss?"
Cao Yuanshen's face turned pale immediately. When he came in, he was only angry, thinking that he had been insulted by a few soldiers, and did not think about it at all.
"Second uncle! Why don't you go back and tell me? This Guiyi Army was originally taken from the Zhang family by King Ling Gong, and now it just happens to be returned to the Zhang family. Our Cao and Zhang families have been blood relatives for generations, and no one in power will treat the other badly.
"
Cao Yuanshen stared at the strange yet familiar man who called him his second uncle with wide eyes. It took him a while to recognize him. Isn't this Cao Yanming?
"Fourteenth Master! Are you Fourteenth? You...how are you talking? The Zhang family lost their moral integrity and lost their position. The king first ordered Duke Jingnei to conquer the city of Ganzhou three times and then conquered the city of Ganzhou.
We got it into the hands of the Cao family, and our ancestors fought bloody battles, so you just said you would give it back?"
"Of course I know that the title of the Guiyi Army Envoy came from King Ling Gong's bloody battle in Ganzhou, but can you and I still hold on to it now? Do you have the ability?
Those who are able will be promoted, and those who are unable will be demoted. I still have to wait for Mr. Erlang to take us through Ganliang and go to Chang'an? Can you do it?"
Cao Yanming actually didn't like his second uncle Cao Yuanshen. He felt that his second uncle was always a bit pretentious, and during the four years that Cao Yanming followed Zhang Zhao, his vision was completely different.
In the past, he only respected himself in the small town of Dunhuang, but in Anxi, Cao Yanming followed Zhang Zhao to defeat Shule and save Suiye. Hundreds of people in the city were destroyed, and two thousand people outside the city were destroyed.
Defeated Persia and defeated the coalition forces in the city.
As far as Bukhara, Samarkand, Zhenyuan City, and Qunv City, a few thousand people can run rampant, no matter what queen, princess, or princess you are, Cao Yanming has already been to three or four. As for the honorable ministers and noble daughters,
It’s more about taking and asking for everything.
After this kind of knowledge, coupled with the fact that the gunpowder weapons he manufactured had shown their power on important occasions many times, Cao Yanming, who was already somewhat arrogant, had long lost sight of Guiyi Army, a small family with more than 200,000 people.
He is still waiting to enter Chang'an and the Central Plains with Erlang Jun. Now he is being very rude to his second uncle!
"Nie Zhan! Nie Zhan! What did you say? I don't think you deserve the surname Cao!"
Cao Yuanshen had really broken his defense. He had endured being scolded by the soldiers sent by Zhang Erlang, and now he had to be taught a lesson by his own nephew. Cao Yuanshen was so angry that his chest was about to explode.
However, Cao Yanming didn't care at all about the anger of his second uncle Cao Yuanshen, and he cupped his hand towards Zhang Zhao.
"Erlangjun, I think it's better to let my second uncle take me hostage. Let's pretend we don't know their plan and go to Dunhuang together, and then I will come forward to lure me out and capture them directly!"
"Evil son! You are such an evil son! What a beast!" Cao Yuanshen did not expect that there would be something more that would shatter his outlook on life, and he immediately became furious.
"But what should I do if your second uncle doesn't cooperate and starts yelling and yelling as soon as he enters Dunhuang?" Zhang Zhao touched his chin, thinking about the possibilities.
"Then let's detain the guard on his left. This is my second uncle's wife's nephew. Uncle Zhang's only son is such a son. If my second uncle doesn't obey and my cousin Zhang is in trouble, my second aunt will make him look bad.
Catch him to pieces!"
Damn it! Cao Yuanshen and the man beside him, whom Cao Yanming called Zhang's cousin, shook their heads.
Cao Yuanshen was a bit henpecked to begin with. If he killed his uncle's only son, not only would his face be scratched, but he might not be able to survive.
"If it still doesn't work, my second uncle has a difficult life. He only has one son and one daughter. Sister Seventeen is his only daughter and she has always been regarded as the apple of his eye.
I'll lure her out and marry you, so you become my second uncle's son-in-law, which is like holding his life in check!"
Damn it! Zhang Zhao was also shocked. This Cao Shishi was really a ruthless person! He even dared to sell his second uncle and sister!
"You evil beast! I'm going to beat you to death!" With a loud cry, Cao Yuanshen didn't care about anything. He picked up the square stool under his feet and chased Cao Yanming throughout the room!
Zhang Zhao touched his chin and felt a little excited, but after thinking about it, he shook his head.
He doesn't want a father-in-law like Cao Yuanshen, and marrying a niece who is related to him by blood is a bit of a shame, but...!
"Fourteen, what a good idea you have! Take your cousin from the Zhang family and trick the Seventeenth mother out. Isn't Yin Yaozi not married yet? Someone has made the decision, so let Yin Yaozi be your second uncle's son-in-law!"
Zhang Zhao nodded, it was quite appropriate. Yin Yaozi was two years older than him and was now his general, serving as an envoy to the Heavenly Army. The most important thing was that he was his absolute confidant.
This not only shortened the distance between him and Yin Yaozi, but also trapped Cao Yuanshen from moving.
This chapter has been completed!