October 15th.
At three o'clock in the morning, Cao Bin was called up.
Because today is the date of the official Yamen meeting, which will be held on the first and fifteenth day of every month.
This was also the first time he attended a court meeting after inheriting the title.
It was also thanks to the fact that he only had a title, no important posts, and no need to attend daily court meetings.
If so, he would probably be driven crazy.
Because the court meeting started at four o'clock, he had to get up and wash up before three o'clock, otherwise he would be late.
Du Shiniang and two maids dressed the confused Cao Bin. After he was dressed neatly, he called the sedan chair and said:
"Cao Yan hasn't woken up yet. Wake him up when you get to the palace!"
Cao Bin directly carried the sedan chair and nodded: "Don't worry, aunt, I understand."
When Cao Bin woke up completely, he had arrived outside the gate of the imperial city.
He saw that there were many vendors selling breakfast on both sides of the palace gate, and the aroma was fragrant. Many officials were buying them, so he wanted to ask the sedan chair to buy some too.
Unexpectedly, the sedan chair took out a red lacquered food box from the carriage and said with a naive smile:
"Master, Aunt Li has already prepared it for you."
Cao Bin opened it and saw seven or eight kinds of food, all of which were still steaming.
He ate two meat pies with goat milk, wiped his hands and said:
"You should also eat something and then take a nap in the car. I don't know when I will come out yet."
After saying that, he put on his long black gauze hat, straightened his crimson court clothes, and walked towards the palace gate.
As people flowed to the "waiting courtyard", they saw many officials waiting in the courtyard.
Some leaned against the pillars and closed their eyes to meditate, while some held big cakes and gnawed them.
Seeing such a scene, Cao Bin suddenly felt that he had awakened two new skills.
At this moment, a petty official wearing a blue court uniform ran up to Cao Bin and said:
"Uncle Cao, please come with me, the Grand Master is waiting for you."
After following the man into the main hall, he saw more than twenty officials sitting or lying down, chatting and laughing.
The court uniforms of these officials are either purple or red, and they are all important officials in the court.
They were roughly divided into three groups, and Taishi Pang occupied the center position of one of them.
He waved to Cao Bin and said, "Juncai, come here, let me introduce you."
Cao Bin basically knew all the officials in Taishi Pang's department.
Although the impression is not very deep, their next generation often hangs out with Pang Yu, Pan Bao and others.
There were two other factions that interested him.
One faction is headed by Prime Minister Kou Zhun, and includes Bao Zheng, Yang family generals...all loyal ministers and good generals.
The other faction is headed by Grand Tutor Cai Jing, and is supported by Gao Qiu, Tong Guan and others.
Cao Bin didn't make excuses either. No matter what the occasion was, he would greet everyone one by one and behave very humbly.
Even though he saw the bruises on Gao Qiu's face, he didn't show any abnormality at all.
This improved everyone's impression of him.
Especially Mrs. She, she whispered to Bao Zheng:
"I don't think Cao Bin looks like a bad boy. I'm just afraid that he will be led astray by Master Pang."
Bao Zheng shook his head and said: "The last time he escaped from the case, there was something fishy about it. Even Bao was not sure. It's hard to say..."
Mu Guiying on the side felt helpless when she saw this.
She knew why the old lady had a good impression of Cao Bin.
Just because she was fascinated by Cao Duwasi's opera, she became a die-hard theater fan and went there almost every two or three days.
The most hateful thing is that the tickets for Cao Duwa's theater are extremely expensive, which makes Tianbo Mansion's finances tense.
They juniors couldn't explain it to Mrs. She, so they could only secretly curse Cao Bin for being a traitor.
After returning to Master Pang, the old Master was also very satisfied with Cao Bin's performance:
"Juncai has become a member of the officialdom, which is good..."
Then, he lowered his voice and said:
"Today I plan to impeach King Duan and Gao Qiu. If it comes to you, you don't need to say anything more. Just give in to the misfortune."
"Remember, if you are not mentioned, you must not say anything."
Then, he sighed again: "It's a pity that King Duan asked for leave and didn't come, otherwise I would have made him walk around without food!"
Cao Bin suddenly trembled, nodded quickly and said: "Don't worry, Grand Master, I remember."
After everyone chatted for a while, the drums of Wende Hall suddenly sounded.
Kou Zhun stood up first and said: "The time has come. Come with me to the court!"
Arriving outside Wen De Dian Gate, the ministers had roughly arranged the civil and military classes.
Afterwards, it’s time to worship and perform rituals...
The Song Dynasty did not need to kneel down to worship the emperor. Even if he worshiped, it was just a long bow. This made Cao Bin like it very much.
At the beginning, Cao Bin kept his spirits up and waited for Master Pang to take action.
But after listening for a long time, all the civil and military officials in the court were discussing irrelevant things, and they talked endlessly.
Gradually, Cao Bin couldn't help but feel sleepy, and he unconsciously used the skills he had just awakened.
There happened to be a pillar behind him, and it swayed for a long time. Finally, he couldn't resist the temptation and leaned on it...
After a while, slight snoring began.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
At this moment, Gao Qiu suddenly came out of the class to perform a sermon.
"Uncle Zhongjing ignored the court etiquette and ran rampant in the streets, acting arrogantly and domineeringly."
"The people in the capital have suffered terribly because of his disturbance, and their expressions change when we talk about him."
"Even the dog was injured by him and is still bedridden. Please let the officials take a closer look."
Gao Qiu originally wanted to wait for Cao Bin to come to plead guilty in person and offer two businesses.
In this case, for the sake of King Duan's business, he could temporarily put aside his hatred of Gao Kan being beaten.
But after waiting for several days, he didn't see any sign of surrender from Cao Bin, which made him a little annoyed.
Does an idle dandy earl think that beating his own son is enough?
So, he wanted to teach Cao Bin a lesson.
Let him understand that even Master Pang can't keep him safe when he has the handle.
The emperor pondered for a moment and called out: "Uncle Zhongjing!"
However, what surprised him was that Cao Bin did not leave work to answer the call.
For a moment, the entire hall fell silent.
Very rhythmic snoring echoed in everyone's ears.
The ministers around Cao Bin suddenly appeared in a space, exposing him.
The sudden silence suddenly woke him up, and he wiped his saliva with a confused look on his face and said:
"Is it going to court?"
Everyone was speechless, Master Pang also put his hand on his forehead, helpless.
Which minister is not in high spirits when he goes to court? Let the emperor see his best face?
The only person who could fall asleep in court was probably Cao Bin.
The emperor pointed at Cao Bin, shook his head and said:
"Gao Qiu impeached you for causing harm to the market, harassing the people, and injuring his son. Do you have anything to say?"
"What an injustice!"
When Cao Bin heard this, he shouted loudly, which shocked the emperor and the civil and military officials of the court.
Then, with runny nose and tears, he said full of grievance:
"I was wronged. I was bullied miserably. I beg the officials to make the decision for me..."
