"Hey, what's going on? Why are we fighting on the official ship?"
At this time, it was early in the morning, and merchant ships traveling from south to north were crowded with the dock. The two ships of Cao Bin and others made them particularly eye-catching.
Most people noticed what was happening on the boat.
"I know, I know. I heard that the people who are going to Xixia this time are Li Tang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Cao Bin of the Zhongjing Marquis."
"Cao Bin said he wanted to go to the officials for comment. He was being bullied..."
Because Cao Bin's shout was particularly loud, the people around him heard it.
Although Cao Bin's reputation in the capital was not very good, he was still a member of the Song Dynasty.
Now that he heard that he was being bullied by Li Tang and Xixia envoys, he suddenly felt a little unwilling and started to curse.
They also heard about marriage, which made them even more excited.
On the official ship at this time, Zhang Dun saw Cao Bin winking at him, and he immediately reacted and quickly stepped forward to grab him and persuaded him loudly:
"Uncle, please calm down and bear with me. Mr. Li has a close relationship with Xixia. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, we should consider this matter in the long run."
As he spoke, he shouted to the boatman who was waiting for the order:
"What are you doing standing there and not sailing yet?"
Although he didn't know what Cao Bin's specific plan was, he immediately followed the trend.
In the disappointed eyes of the guard Yu Longzhi, Di Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Uncle Zhongjing had not lost his mind yet.
Cao Bin then let go of Li Tang and seemed to be trying to save his face by saying:
"For the sake of national affairs, I will spare you for now."
When Li Tang saw Cao Bin like this, he immediately understood. He thought that Cao Bin was really going to commit a crime, and he would not hesitate to offend the superior and engage in a battle of spirits.
But it turns out it was all just an act.
It seems that he is indeed a dandy. Even if he cares about face, he still knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
Seeing Zhang Yanshou bringing someone over, he quickly straightened his clothes, winked at him to show that he was under control, and said with a smile:
"Uncle Zhongjing really understands justice..."
When Zhang Yanshou saw this, he didn't know what to do. He laughed and persuaded:
"Two envoys from the Song Dynasty, what happened to you? Peace is the most important thing in everything, and everything is easy to discuss."
Cao Bin sneered and said: "The Xixia envoy came just in time. Please come with me to discuss in detail."
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the cabin.
Seeing Li Tanghan looking at him with a smile, Zhang Yanshou immediately started to smile, looked at Hu Sanniang expectantly, and chased after her in three or two steps.
When Hu Sanniang saw this, she immediately became anxious. Just as she was about to step forward, she heard Cao Bin shout coldly:
"No one is allowed in."
Upon hearing this order, everyone stopped.
Li Tang smiled knowingly and didn't care.
Hu Sanniang was full of grievances, she gritted her teeth, and finally couldn't help it, so she went to the back of the cabin to peek.
After the two entered the warehouse, Zhang Yanshou was about to say something.
Cao Bin suddenly turned around and swung a big knife up at him, knocking him around three times before he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Zhang Yanshou was speechless for a moment. He "fluttered" for a long time without getting up, and his eyes were cross-eyed.
This was because Cao Bin had restrained his strength. Otherwise, with his strength, he might have been able to beat Zhang Yanshou to death directly.
Hu Sanniang was also startled by Cao Bin's sudden riot. It was so sudden. She quickly covered her mouth, hunched over and continued reading.
It took a long time for Zhang Yanshou to struggle. He suddenly jumped up, pointed at Cao Bin and said:
"You... how dare you be so rude, I will sue you in front of your emperor, and I, Xixia, will declare war on you..."
At this time, Cao Bin had already sat on the chair, holding the teapot and brewing tea slowly. Seeing Zhang Yanshou looking like this, he smiled and said:
"I wanted you to be proud for a while, but I didn't expect you to seek your own death. So don't blame me for being too hasty."
As he spoke, he threw out a letter and joked:
"Lord Yeli Yanshou, let's take a look..."
Hearing the word "wild profit", Zhang Yanshou was frightened, looked at Cao Bin in horror and said:
"You...how do you know?"
As he spoke, he hurriedly opened the letter and threw it in front of his eyes. He read it and said in disbelief:
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. I have already burned this letter. How could you have it?"
After saying that, he suddenly crumpled the letter into a ball, stuffed it into his mouth, swallowed it, looked at Cao Bin and said:
"You have no evidence..."
He was just halfway through when he saw Cao Bin take out three more letters that were exactly the same as before and said with a smile:
"You can eat as much as you want. I have plenty here, so I can make sure you're full."
Zhang Yanshou was stunned for a moment, pointed at Cao Bin and said: "You, you can actually imitate our Xixia prose..."
Regardless of whether the letter is an original or a copy, as long as it arouses Yuan Hao's suspicion, he will be doomed because he cannot withstand investigation.
Since he was going to Xixia as an envoy, how could Cao Bin not make preparations?
As a person who fully understands the importance of information, it is simply impossible for him to go on a mission with a blind eye.
In the past few days before departure, in addition to asking people to collect information about the Xixia Kingdom, he also sent Jianghu masters and Yanzi to stare at the Xixia embassy twelve hours a day, knowing everything Zhang Yanshou said and did.
It was precisely because he had caught Zhang Yanshou that he had the confidence not to inquire about the situation in Xixia Kingdom at all when he boarded the ship.
Asking Zhang Dun to analyze Yuan Hao's character was also to prepare for this matter.
What he didn't expect was that Li Tang jumped out so eagerly.
This was exactly what Cao Bin wanted, so he might as well look aggrieved and let everyone know that it was Li Tang who was on good terms with the Xixia people.
During the mission, the Xixia people killed Li Tang, which had nothing to do with him.
At this time, Zhang Yanshou had completely lost his confidence. He weakly walked up to Cao Bin and bowed deeply:
"What exactly is Uncle Cao going to do? I just cooperate with you."
"I have offended Mr. Hou. You can beat me or scold me."
"And Yanshou is willing to do his best to promote peace between Xixia and Song Dynasty."
Cao Bin took a sip of tea, shook his head and smiled:
"If there is no peace, I'm afraid even your small role can't change Yuan Hao's decision."
"It's just that you actually encouraged Li Tang to seize my woman, which makes me very unhappy."
"besides......"
After listening to Cao Bin's instructions, Zhang Yanshou opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
He did not expect that Cao Bin actually looked down upon his importance in the Xixia court and threatened him just for some conflicts of temper.
Feeling that it was not worth the exposure, I could only say helplessly:
"Okay, Yanshou is a small role. As long as Uncle Cao is willing to keep it a secret from us, everything about Yanshou will be at Uncle Cao's discretion."
After saying that, he asked again: "Then Li Tang is the official envoy of the Song Dynasty. Can we teach him a lesson for the Marquis?"
Cao Bin looked at the roof, counted with his fingers and said:
"I watched the sky at night and felt that he was in danger. He still had seven or eight days to live..."
Hearing Cao Bin's words, Zhang Yanshou was instantly shocked. The "master" in front of him was so bold that he wanted to kill an important minister of his country. Isn't he afraid of overturning?
However, he estimated that seven or eight days would be the time for the mission to arrive in Xixia, and he immediately understood Cao Bin's intention.
At this moment, Cao Bin suddenly turned his head and looked out the window, and said angrily:
"Who is eavesdropping? Didn't you hear my order?"
Hu Sanniang screamed, turned around and ran away, her heart pounding.
She felt a little hot in her heart. She didn't expect that Cao Bin would actually kill Li Tang, an important official of the imperial court, for her sake...
