In the back office of the Foreign Affairs Academy, the officials responsible for negotiations had gathered together. They were drinking tea and chatting while waiting for the Liao envoy.
Today is not to start negotiations, but to entertain the Liao envoys to a banquet, to cleanse them from the dust, and to have simple exchanges at the same time.
Both Song and Liao claimed to be a country of etiquette. Even if they were fighting to the death on the battlefield, etiquette between envoys was indispensable.
Cao Bin sat in the main seat, with Gong Liangchen at the bottom. After the previous blow, he became more and more grim.
Seeing the officials from the Foreign Affairs Agency surrounding Cao Bin and fawning over him, his whole person exuded the aura of keeping strangers away.
Cao Bin ignored him.
Some people will change drastically after suffering setbacks, while some people will become more distinctive and self-admiring.
Gong Liangchen is undoubtedly the second type, this kind of person is the most vindictive.
At this moment, I am probably thinking about how to take revenge on myself.
However, Cao Bin didn't care.
Gong Liangchen prides himself on being a scholar, with his eyes on the top, but he is not from a serious imperial examination background. Who would promote him except Concubine Pan?
It is destined not to last long.
Just as he was thinking about it, a cook came in and asked:
"Master Hou, it's almost time, should we start preparations?"
Just as Cao Bin was about to answer, a servant ran in holding an invitation and said:
"Master Marquis, the eldest princess of Liao Kingdom just sent someone to return the invitation, saying that your character... is not good and she does not want to negotiate with you."
"And asked the Song Dynasty to change people, otherwise there will be no peace talks."
After everyone heard this, they immediately looked at Cao Bin, all feeling embarrassed.
Cao Bin was also a little speechless.
I didn’t expect that this bitch, Yelu Guanyin Nu, would be so vengeful and disrespectful to her.
The cook didn't even wink and asked directly:
"Master Hou, what should we do with this meal?"
Cao Bin waved his hand speechlessly and said:
"Keep doing it. Since the Liao people won't come, we can eat it ourselves."
When the officials in the Foreign Affairs Academy heard this, they immediately laughed and covered up Cao Bin's embarrassment:
"I think the Liao people were so frightened by being killed by the marquis that they responded like this."
"I think so too. They are afraid of losing a big deal when negotiating with the Marquis..."
At this time, Gong Liangchen's face finally showed a smile, and he felt extremely happy in his heart.
Although he didn't understand why the princess of Liao didn't give Cao Bin face, he felt very relieved as long as Cao Bin was defeated.
At the same time, this was also an opportunity to make meritorious deeds, so he quickly handed it over and asked:
"Marquis Zhongjing, since the Liao people don't want to negotiate with you, should they report it to the court and choose another worthy person?"
"It is better for Gong to preside over the negotiations for the time being..."
In his opinion, Cao Bin definitely didn't want to report it to the court and be embarrassed.
In this way, you can go to the front desk.
As a deputy envoy, he is also qualified to negotiate. As long as Cao Bin endorses it, there will be no problem.
Thinking that Cao Bin had to pinch his nose to agree to his request, Gong Liangchen couldn't help but feel proud, feeling quite relieved that a great revenge had been avenged.
Cao Bin glanced at him, leaned back on the chair, and said indifferently:
"If you want to report it, report it. Don't worry about me."
Gong Liangchen was stunned and quickly reminded again:
"In fact, Gong can also come forward, and Zhongjing Hou secretly makes suggestions, so he still deserves credit."
Cao Bin rolled his eyes at him and said bluntly:
"Why don't you play this trick with me and pretend that I don't know your wishful thinking?"
"You are the one who deserves the blame. You are the one who takes the blame. You are smarter than a monkey."
Gong Liangchen didn't expect Cao Bin to be so direct. He was so angry that his face turned blue and white, and he said angrily:
"Zhongjinghou uses the heart of a villain to save the belly of a gentleman..."
Cao Bin was too lazy to listen to what he said, so he waved his hand and said:
"Go away and stop being an eyesore in front of me."
Then he said to everyone:
"Isn't she the princess of Liao? She won't talk if she says she won't talk? I still have to talk to her."
"When you come, I will serve you with pen and ink. I will write a letter to the slave Yelu Guanyin."
When Gong Liangchen saw this, he felt relieved and did not think that a letter could change the decision of the Liao princess.
When the time comes, it will be known to both the government and the public, and Cao Bin will be even more embarrassed.
Bian Jingdu Tingyi.
The residence of the Liao State Mission.
Yelv Guanyinnu was leaning on the couch, absently listening to the spies reporting on the Song Dynasty.
Her pretty fair face and snow-colored fox collar robe made the cinnabar mole between her eyebrows look bright red.
She was twisting a string of rosary beads in her hand, looking both lazy and holy.
It gives people a very contradictory sense of beauty.
Seeing her like this, Yeluyi, who was below, was slightly lost in thought, then immediately regained consciousness and said:
"Princess, it seems that Emperor Song was seriously injured, and his condition is better than we expected."
"Are the previously prepared requirements higher?"
Yelu Guanyinnu nodded and was about to elaborate when the sergeant who returned the invitation came in and reported:
"Your Highness, my subordinates have already responded to the Song people as per your instructions."
Yelu Guanyin Nu suddenly became energetic, sat upright and said:
"Then what did Cao Bin say? What was his reaction?"
When he was in Dingzhou, Cao Bin deceived himself into pinching his feet. He originally thought he had met a close friend, but he felt sorry for having to kill him.
Unexpectedly, this bastard actually treated him like a monkey and was spanked twenty times before leaving. His buttocks are still aching.
She had never suffered such a great injustice in half her life.
If it weren't for the Liao Kingdom's defeat and complicated affairs, she would have sent out assassins to take revenge.
This bastard not only slept with her own daughter, but also humiliated herself so much that she felt itchy with hatred every time she thought about it.
This time I returned his invitation not only because I wanted to slap him in the face, but also because I was afraid that he would recognize me.
If Cao Bin knew his true identity, wouldn't he be completely embarrassed?
Therefore, he wanted to force the Song Dynasty to negotiate substitutions.
When the Khitan sergeant heard Yelu Guanyinnu's inquiry, he quickly took out Cao Bin's letter and said:
"Princess, this is the letter replied by Song Guozhong."
Hearing this, Yelu Guanyin Nu quickly reached out to take it and looked at it with a smile on her face.
However, just after reading the first sentence, her face turned gloomy:
"Cao was deeply pleased to hear that the princess went to the Song Dynasty. His highness's foot-pinching skills are still in his heart..."
Seeing this, Yelu Guanyinu almost threw the letter away.
She didn't expect that Cao Bin had known her identity for a long time, and threatened at the end of the letter to make her foot-pinching skills public...
After reading the letter, she almost bit her silver teeth, crushed the letter into pieces, and said angrily:
"Cao Bin...I will definitely kill you bastard!"
Now, she felt like she was going crazy.
When she thought of the scene where she was being fooled around and happily pinched Cao Bin's feet, she felt trembling in her heart and felt ashamed.
Yeluyi didn't know why Guanyin Nu's mood changed so much. He thought something big had happened and asked quickly:
"Princess, what did Cao Bin write in the letter? How to deal with it?"
Yelu Guanyin Nu quickly suppressed the anger in her heart and pretended to be fine:
"It's nothing, I'm just angry that Cao Bin is arrogant..."
She didn't dare to tell the truth. Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if Yeluyi knew the details first?
After saying that, she stood up directly and said:
"I went to the Song Dynasty Foreign Affairs Council to meet with Cao Bin..."
