After hearing Cao Bin's excuse, Wang Fu quickly looked at the emperor.
Zhao Zhen nodded with relief and said:
"Indeed, this memorial was handed over to me by Master Pang himself."
"The memorial also contains a speech by Yang Weibo Yang Zongbao."
"Please don't misunderstand these two."
Hearing this, Taijun She and Mu Guiying breathed a sigh of relief.
What they had just experienced scared them a lot, and they were angry and happy about Cao Bin's behavior. They thought Cao Bin was playing tricks on the Yang family.
This was an injustice to Cao Bin.
Of course he would not add Yang Zongbao's opinions to the memorial on his own initiative. He had asked Sister Yang.
As for whether she notified Tianbo Mansion, Cao Bin didn't know.
After hearing the emperor's personal confirmation, Wang Fu suddenly became dumbfounded.
Just when Cao Bin thought the interrogation was over, a young official in his mid-twenties suddenly shouted:
"Cao Bin, did you kill the leader of the Xixia Kingdom?"
"I'm afraid the imperial court didn't ask you to do such a dangerous plan, right?"
"If the plan fails, do you know what the consequences will be?"
Cao Bin had met this man, his name was Cai Xiao, and his biological father was Cai Jing. He had only been an official in the court for a few years.
Logically speaking, he is not qualified to participate in the court meeting. Now that he is able to stand here, he has clearly taken the back door.
At this time, his face was full of arrogance, and he felt like he was looking down on Cao Bin.
Cao Bin glanced at him sideways and asked:
"Excuse me, Mr. Cai, what do you think the outcome will be?"
Cai Xiao said categorically: "Xixia will regard me, the Song Dynasty, as a life and death enemy! If so, you are guilty of a great crime!"
When the emperor heard this, he frowned slightly.
Cao Bin laughed and said disdainfully:
"I'm afraid you have forgotten why we are sent as envoys to Xixia?"
"As soon as the mission arrived in Xixia, the envoy was killed by Yuan Hao."
"What's the difference between this and a life-and-death feud? Has Yuan Hao ever been at peace in these years?"
"So, unless Yuan Hao dies, the Song Dynasty will be restless!"
As he spoke, he raised his hands to the emperor and said:
"Wei Chen thought of the great trust of the government and the court, so he risked his life to design Yuan Hao."
"Fortunately, the Song Dynasty was blessed by God and allowed Wei Chen to successfully get rid of Yuan Hao."
"Now that Yuan Hao is dead, it doesn't matter whether the new ruler of Xixia is warlike or not."
"Their vitality has been greatly reduced. Even if they want to invade my country, the Song Dynasty, they are unable to do anything."
Upon hearing this, the emperor's brows suddenly relaxed, and a smile appeared between his eyebrows, as if he was extremely satisfied with Cao Bin's performance.
Then, Cao Bin shook his head and sighed:
"It's a pity that the princes in the court don't trust Cao... If we had used a heavy army to conquer the west, at least the barbarians would not dare to look eastward for twenty years."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the court suddenly became stagnant, and even the emperor felt a little uncomfortable.
At that time, when Cao Bin sent back the intelligence, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty discussed it for a long time. In the end, they did not believe Cao Bin's intelligence and missed the opportunity.
Now faced with Cao Bin's questioning, everyone was speechless.
The Song Dynasty court still wanted to lose face. No matter what the reason was, it could not admit that it was timid.
Cao Bin was not a direct minister. Seeing that he had achieved the desired effect, he turned to say:
"Cao also knows that the princes in the imperial court care about the people and have many concerns. Maybe I think too simplistically."
After hearing this, all the ministers looked relaxed and agreed with smiles. However, the emperor's face turned red and he waved his hand and said:
"The war horses captured from Xixia no longer need to be sent to Qijiyuan..."
At this point, he had no shame in returning the captured war horses to the court.
At this time, Bao Zheng, who was standing in the second row, suddenly asked: "Uncle Zhongjing, if we send troops to Xixia at this time, is there still a chance?"
When Cao Bin heard this, his spirit suddenly shook and he said: "This time the Xixia elite have been wiped out, coupled with the civil strife in Xixia..."
As he was speaking, he saw the emperor's brows furrowed and his face gloomy. It was like a basin of cold water was poured on his head, so he had to smile bitterly:
"Master Bao, the best opportunity has been missed!"
The Song Dynasty was not his. Since the emperor was not in a hurry, why should he be a loyal minister and good general? So he immediately changed his tone.
After hearing this, the emperor relaxed.
Then, he nodded slightly to the chamberlain next to him, who immediately took out an imperial edict and read it out.
This is a reward for Cao Bin. In addition to the rewards given to his family last time, this time his title, rank, and official rank have all been upgraded.
In addition, there are royal rewards such as Shu brocade, silver ingots, and gold ingots.
This alone has made Cai Xiao's eyes red with jealousy. As Cai Jing's son, he is in his mid-twenties, and he is a sixth-rank Privy Councilor.
However, Cao Bin's official position was promoted from fifth-grade secretary to young supervisor, which was two levels higher than him.
What's more, Cao Bin has a reputation as a playboy.
This kind of person was promoted faster than he, a "serious" scholar, how could he not be sour?
After the reward, the emperor said: "As for Cao Bin's mission, I intend to let him test the Foreign Affairs Academy. What do you think?"
Kou Zhun nodded and said: "Uncle Zhongjing has made many achievements since he took office in the Foreign Affairs Council. I think it is feasible."
There are distinctions between dispatching, judgment, knowledge, authority, and trial.
The level of the Foreign Affairs Academy is higher, and Cao Bin's official position cannot keep up, so he can only "test the Foreign Affairs Academy", which is equivalent to a low-level post and a temporary dispatch...
After the court, Cao Bin was about to leave with everyone when a chamberlain suddenly caught up and said:
"Uncle, go slowly, the officials are summoning you!"
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment and had no choice but to go to the harem with his chamberlain.
Funing Hall is the emperor's bedroom.
After the chamberlain brought Cao Bin into the study, he closed the door and asked him to wait alone.
I don't know how long it took, but finally the voice of the servant saluting came from outside the door.
"Meet the official!"
Cao Bin quickly jumped up from his armchair and bowed down to wait.
"Okay, Juncai, no need to be polite."
After the emperor came in, he waved his hand to Cao Bin pleasantly and said with a smile:
"I know you are a lazy person, sit down and talk!"
Cao Bin sat upright and acted obediently.
The emperor looked at him for a while and then smiled and said:
"Juncai not only saved my life, but this time he also helped me get rid of Yuan Hao, a serious enemy of mine!"
"It can be said that he is the pillar of the country!"
Cao Bin quickly said humbly: "This is all my duty as a minister. I dare not take credit."
The emperor waved his hand and said: "You don't have to be modest, I have kept these in mind."
Said, he sighed and said: "I'm afraid you have doubts in your heart? Why do I indulge Xixia so much?"
Before Cao Bin could answer, he sighed again:
"It's not that I don't want to annihilate Xixia, it's just that I have been defeated by Xixia in a row, which makes me fully understand."
“In order to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home!”
"Today's Song Dynasty is full of shortcomings. If you don't change it, no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to achieve what you want!"
Hearing this, Cao Bin became even more confused. I am a small earl. Does it make sense for you to tell me these important national events?
"I'm telling you this because you are a sensible person."
"In this regard, Grand Master sometimes doesn't see things as clearly as you do."
"As a junior, you should give more advice to the Grand Master."
Hearing this, Cao Bin was immediately shocked. Could it be that his father-in-law had offended the emperor?
