Zhao Yan never expected that Yang Wenguang would go with him, and he planned to rectify the forbidden army in the capital. In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising, although Yang Wenguang is a general, but he is also an excellent commander, he didn't feel anything outside before, but after he came back, he inevitably had to contact the forbidden army in the capital, so he naturally saw the problem at once, and with his character, he watched the court spend a lot of money to feed a group of waste, so he naturally would not stand idly by, but he had not been able to find a chance to bring it up before.

Since Yang Wenguang also thinks so, then the matter is much simpler, at the moment Zhao Yan told his detailed plan for rectifying the forbidden army in the capital, Yang Wenguang listened and made some additions and modifications, after all, no one in the entire Great Song Dynasty was more familiar with the army than him. In addition, Yang Wenguang also proposed that if he wanted to rectify the forbidden army in the capital, it was best to enlist the help of another person besides him.

Cao Lu was in a very comfortable mood during this time, since Zhao Yan came back to serve as regent, he, Zhao Yan's father-in-law, is naturally rising, many people want to catch up with Zhao Yan through him, so no matter where he goes, there are people who come forward to talk with a smile, Cao Lu is very happy with this feeling like the stars holding the moon, but he did not rush through his mind because of this, he should still socialize, but if he wants him to promise something substantial, it is unlikely, after all, he also knows that Zhao Yan looks beautiful now, But I don't know how many people are staring at him and want to see him make mistakes, so he doesn't want to cause trouble for Zhao Yan because of himself.

In addition, what made Cao Lu even happier was that Cao Song also came back from Guangzhou half a month ago, and once again served as the president of the bank, assisting Zhao Yan to carry out the matter of helping the people to lend money, and with Cao Song's return, the Cao family has become the core family of the banking industry. The people who begged their Cao family to do things could simply fill a royal street, speaking of which, although he valued the identity of Zhao Yan's father-in-law, but in comparison, he valued the bank even more, because this was the strength of their Cao family itself, not the strength obtained with the help of others.

However, this period of time has been a lot of good things for Cao Lu. But there is also a thing that makes him quite a headache, speaking of which, it is also related to his current position, he used to serve as the commander of the guards and infantry troops, nominally in charge of the world's infantry, but later because of Zhao Yan's relationship, he was transferred to the commander of the palace front division, the level has not changed, but the palace front division controls nearly half of the capital forbidden army, and the authority is greater than that of the infantry army.

Speaking of which, the front division of the palace, the guards and the infantry army all command the envoy and the guard horse army all command the envoy, and the full name is Sanya. Nominally in charge of all the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, but in order to prevent the generals from rebelling, the imperial court set up a privy council under the management of civil officials, and jointly managed the soldiers and horses of the world with the three yas.

The front division of the palace ranks first among the three ya, and the infantry army in charge includes Yulongzhi, Tianwu and other armies. The cavalry army has the Inner Temple, the Japanese and other armies, adding up to 70,000 or 80,000 people. occupies nearly half of the strength of the forbidden army in the capital, but it is precisely these armies in charge of the palace front division that make Cao Lu have a special headache.

This matter has to start from the beginning, the Beijing Forbidden Army has always been the best and safest army among all the armies of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is generally not until the time of the death of the country or the emperor's personal conquest. The forbidden army in the capital will never go to the battlefield. It is precisely because of this that many people want to enter the forbidden army in the capital, but the forbidden army in the capital has long been regarded as a forbidden army by various generals, and the positions in the forbidden army have almost been divided by the generals, even if it is a small chief. There will be a gatekeeper behind the back.

Originally, the positions in the forbidden army in the capital were almost hereditary, and when the father died, there would be a son to inherit, of course, it was also possible to be inherited by other people in the same family, the higher the position, the less easy it was to change, of course, in the past hundred years, there have been some generals who have declined for various reasons, resulting in the position that originally belonged to this general gate being taken away by other generals, but this situation does not happen much, after all, it is not a matter of a day or two to let a general decline.

However, the current situation has changed, because of the emergence of the military academy, so that their Cao family and some other generals sent their children to study in the military academy, and entered the military after graduation, many people also participated in the previous battle to destroy Xia and the battle to recover Yanyun, and made great achievements, the most eye-catching of which is the Yang family and the Huyan family, of course, their Cao family also performed well, although there are no young people like Hu Yanping and Hu Yanqing, but there are many children of the Cao family, It also occupies a considerable influence in the army.

As a result, families like the Cao family and the Huyan family, which were the first to send their children to study in military schools, have greatly increased their influence and their strength in the army has also swelled rapidly because of their military exploits. However, there are also some generals who did not send their children to study in the military academy because of lack of foresight and other reasons, and now it is too late to wake up, which also leads to the fact that the strength of these generals has not increased, but the gap between them and the generals of the Cao family is even greater.

On the one hand, the strength is skyrocketing, on the other hand, it is stagnant, in this case, those who have skyrocketed in strength are no longer willing to be on an equal footing with those who lag behind them, they must want to fight for greater benefits for themselves, it just so happens that this year there are a group of generals who have reached the age of the forbidden army in the capital to retire, if it is placed in previous years, whose family retreats, who will send someone to go up, but this time those who have skyrocketed in strength are using their own influence, desperately trying to stuff people inside, so as to occupy more places, And the rest of the generals were naturally unwilling, so a violent conflict broke out between the two sides.

Originally, the Cao family also belonged to a faction whose strength had skyrocketed, and Cao Lu served as the commander of the palace in front of the palace, so it was not difficult to increase the Cao family's position in the forbidden army in the capital, but the current situation was special, because Zhao Yan served as the regent, and Cao Song had just returned to take charge of the bank, it can be said that the Cao family was in the limelight enough, and the price of being in the limelight was that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him, and compared to the status of Zhao Yan and Cao Song, some positions in the forbidden army in the capital were already considered petty profits, so the Cao family had already reached a consensus, They absolutely cannot participate in this dispute between the various generals.

However, it is no problem that the Cao family does not participate in this battle, but Cao Lu himself serves as the commander of the front division of the palace, and the position transfer of several subordinate forbidden armies in the capital needs to pass through him, as a result, those generals who want to compete for or keep their positions all rush to him, blocking him in front of the gate of Cao's house before dawn every day, making Cao Lu worry every day, and he needs to sneak like a thief when he goes out, and it is estimated that it is unprecedented to be an official to be so embarrassed as him.

"Oops~, you tap!" Cao Lu lay on the chair and screamed in pain, only to see him resting on the stool in front of him, and Mrs. Cao personally helped him with medicine, but it may be that Mrs. Cao's hand was a little heavier, and the pain made his face full of cold sweat.

"What's it called, you said that you are such an old person, and you still learn from those hairy boys to climb the wall and go out, but fortunately you just grabbed your feet, in case you fall to the bone, you will feel better!" Mrs. Cao complained while taking the medicine. It turned out that Cao Lu was in a hurry to go out this morning to run errands, but he didn't expect that the front and back doors were blocked, and in desperation, he actually thought of climbing the wall to go out.

"It's all to blame for the little guy down there who is too stupid, and I don't know how to work hard, otherwise where would I fall off the wall!" Cao Lu was still stubborn.

"Don't blame the little guy, don't look at your fat now, where can the average little guy carry you, and this time you fell down and injured the little guy, if it weren't for the little guy underneath, it is estimated that you will have to break at least a few bones, and you have to reward your little guy!" Mrs. Cao only remembered when she said this, and asked people to send wound medicine to the injured little guy, and there were also some copper coins, wine and meat, so that the little guy could recuperate with peace of mind, after all, they were all domestic slaves, and it didn't matter if the body was injured, but it couldn't hurt their hearts.

Hearing his wife's words, although Cao Lu was still a little unconvinced, he didn't say anything, but then he was a little worried, this time was the busiest time for the front of the palace, and now his foot was injured again, although it was not serious, but it was more difficult to go out, because the front and back doors were blocked, as long as his carriage went out, it would be blocked immediately, and most of the people who came were former acquaintances, as long as they met, it was difficult for him to refuse, this kind of favor is the most difficult to deal with.

Just when Cao was worried, he suddenly saw a servant rushing over, and then bowed down to report to him: "Master, ...... outside"

"Didn't you see that I'm injured, master, no one will come today!" Without waiting for the servant to finish speaking, Cao Lu interrupted angrily, he thought that someone from the general had come to visit, so he refused.

Seeing that Cao Lu was in a bad mood, the servant who reported the news was also startled, thinking that he should turn around and leave, but he thought of the special identity of the person who came, which made him really dare not leave, and he stood there for a while and didn't know what to do?

Cao Lu saw that the servant did not leave, and his heart was even more angry, and when he was about to get angry, Mrs. Cao opened her mouth and said to the servant: "What's the matter, what's going on outside?" ”

Hearing Mrs. Cao's mouth, the servant who reported the news finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then reported again: "Lord Qiqi, old lady, His Royal Highness King Yue has come down, and he is now waiting in the front hall!" (To be continued......)