Originally, Cao Bin had already focused on Jinghu North Road and did not pay attention to receiving the Liao Xia envoys.
But Zhang Dun came to the door with about a dozen young officials, holding a memorial in his hand and saying:
"Uncle, Zhang has found some colleagues and plans to jointly submit a letter to suggest that the imperial court cancel Xixia's annual coins."
As he spoke, he explained:
"Now that Xixia's elite imperial guards have been annihilated by Uncle Uncle and General Yang, and they have just gone through civil strife, their strength has been greatly reduced, and they are no longer able to invade eastward."
"This is the perfect time to eliminate the national shame of the Sui currency."
An official in his thirties behind him said angrily:
"Master Zhang is right. The imperial court has missed the opportunity to attack Xixia. Now this opportunity to cancel the Sui coins must not be missed."
"We have heard about Uncle Cao's suggestions during the court meeting, so we plan to invite Uncle Cao to submit a letter with us."
"I think the imperial court can see the situation clearly and agree with what we are playing!"
After Cao Bin heard this, he opened the memorial and saw that it read: The six kingdoms were destroyed, not only because of the military disadvantages, but also because of poor fighting skills and the disadvantage of bribing Qin...
It contains hundreds of words, vigorous, unbridled, and majestic.
Cao Bin praised and said: "Great article!"
As he spoke, he didn't hesitate, took a pen and wrote his name in a few strokes.
For him, Xixia had no qualifications to ask for annual coins, and there was no need for the court to give them.
Since Zhang Dun and others brought it up, he was happy to go along with the situation.
Zhang Dun smiled and said:
"This memorial was written by Brother Su. It can be said to be a stroke of genius."
Brother Su cupped his hands and said:
"Mr. Zhang, you are too generous. The abolition of the annual currency is what everyone hopes for and what the people want."
"If we, the Song Dynasty, keep groveling, how can we conquer the sixteen states of Yanyun and restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties?"
Zhang Dun laughed heartily:
"I have always longed for the iron blood of the Han and Tang Dynasties."
As he spoke, he looked at Cao Bin and said:
"With Uncle Cao writing the letter together, I believe the court will seriously consider our opinions."
However, the court's decision ultimately disappointed them. It did not explicitly deny their opinions, but it also left them unpublished and refused to be discussed.
Cao Bin didn't know whether this was the opinion of the court or the emperor's personal wishes. In short, he just didn't want to cause trouble at this time.
Everyone couldn't understand. They complained to Cao Bin for a long time, and all they could do was say that the imperial court was cowardly and incompetent.
Cao Bin was not as angry as them. Compared with the noble sentiments of those people, he preferred to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival lively.
On a full moon night, Cao Bin and his family were sitting in the back garden.
At this time, the clerk from Bazhenfang said:
"Uncle, the dishes have been served. I will take my leave now."
Cao Bin glanced at him, frowned and said:
"What I want to eat is the food cooked by your landlady. Where is she? Why don't you come in person?"
The guy smiled bitterly and said:
"Uncle Rong, my old boss heard that it was Uncle Uncle's family who invited the chef, so he has already banned the landlady."
"I'm planning to take the boss lady back to her hometown in the countryside."
As he spoke, he sighed and said:
"I'm afraid Bazhenfang will be closed after a while."
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment and asked hurriedly:
"We're closing? What did your boss lady say?"
The waiter quietly glanced at Cao Bin and said cautiously:
"The boss lady said she met someone who betrayed her heart...she didn't have any nostalgia in Tokyo."
When Cao Bin heard this, he was immediately speechless and said:
"You go back and tell her, don't leave in a hurry, I will find a way to persuade Huangfu Duan."
After the waiter took the people away, Du Shiniang rolled her eyes and said:
"Cao Yan has let down a beautiful woman again, which makes people sigh with regret..."
Cao Bin was speechless, he was a little scared of that old guy Huangfu Duan.
This man was smelly and tough, and he was willing to fight to the death. Although his son had died long ago, he was extremely strict with his daughter-in-law.
If he didn't let go, Sai Xishi would have no way to remarry.
Facing this kind of person, Cao Bin felt that he had no idea what to do unless he killed him.
But Cao Bin is not that crazy yet...
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, envoys from Liao and Xia also arrived one after another.
Cao Bin was too lazy to show up and simply asked for leave at home, leaving all these trivial matters to his subordinates.
As for the delivery of annual coins, the imperial court will assign ministers to be responsible for it, and the Foreign Affairs Office will only be responsible for reception.
On this day, Cao Bin was bored when a subordinate from the Foreign Affairs Academy suddenly came to report:
"Uncle, something bad has happened. The Xixia envoy met an assassin."
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up to change clothes, and asked as he walked out:
"I met an assassin, what happened?"
The man explained:
"The Xixia envoy was originally shopping in the company of Wang Tongzhi, but he didn't know that he molested the proprietress while eating in the store."
"He was stabbed by a shop assistant, so he refused to leave and asked Da Song to explain to him."
Upon hearing this statement, Cao Bin suddenly lost his composure and asked, "Are they in Bazhenfang?"
The official was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "My subordinate didn't pay attention to the name of the store."
Cao Bin cursed, and without even bothering to ask for details, he directly asked someone to take out the bloody horse and charge towards Bazhenfang.
"Wrong, wrong, not in that direction."
When the official saw Cao Bin beating his horse and galloping away, he shouted quickly, but Cao Bin could still hear him because he had already disappeared with his sedan chair.
Xiangguosi Street.
Wuhan University mutton cake shop.
The shop was surrounded by people, pointing at the shop.
Two men, one tall and one short, were being held in embarrassment on the ground of the bakery.
If Ximen Qing were here, he would be able to recognize them at a glance. These two people are the Wu Song brothers who have disappeared for a long time.
The Xixia envoy, named Wei Ge, was sitting in the lobby of the store as if there was no one around.
It's just that his arm has been wrapped and blood is oozing out.
He looked at the tall man being escorted to the ground with lingering fear.
He didn't expect that there would be such a skilled master in a small shop.
In just a few moves, he knocked down his guard. If he hadn't been concerned about the short black man, he would have ended up here.
At this time, Wang Tongzhi of the Foreign Affairs Academy was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead:
"King Wei Ge, it's better to go back and treat the injury quickly, otherwise it will be dangerous if the wound becomes suppurative."
Brother Wei Mingwei said angrily:
"Your Song Kingdom actually sent assassins to attack my king. If you don't give me an explanation, I will never give up!"
Wang Tongzhi was very helpless and could only wait for someone who could make the decision.
After a while, Zhu Min, the deputy envoy of the Third Division, finally hurried over and said, sweating profusely:
"Brother Wei, please calm down. This is a dereliction of duty as an official of the Song Dynasty. I will give you an explanation."
As he spoke, he looked at Wu Song and others who were being held on the ground, and ordered: "
"Behead all these assassins in public to vent their anger on the Xixia envoy."
When Wu Song heard this, his teeth suddenly grinded, he struggled, and roared:
"Dog officials, faint officials, with you dog officials in charge, the Song Dynasty will fall sooner or later."
At this time, he was extremely resentful that his brother had finally made a living in Tokyo, but was bullied again.
It was clearly the Xixia man who molested the female family members first, and these dog officials actually wanted to kill themselves to please the Xixia people.
Zhu Min didn't expect that a commoner would dare to resist, so he couldn't help but said angrily: "Pull me down and kill him..."
