Funing Hall.
The emperor looked at the memorial in front of him with a headache and didn't want to look at it.
Although he had been out of court for several days, the ministers did not want to let him go, and they never heard the memorial requesting him to be crown prince.
At this time, he wished that Fang La would rebel immediately.
Otherwise, even if he does not die of illness, he will be annoyed to death by the ministers.
"Guan Jia, I have good news for you. Do you want to hear it?"
At this time, Concubine Pan walked in.
The emperor let out a long breath, looked at her slightly bulging belly and smiled:
"What's the good news about my beloved concubine?"
Concubine Pan smiled and said:
"I heard that the Liao Kingdom has relented and promised not to be an enemy of the Song Dynasty from now on..."
Although she has become an imperial concubine and is pregnant with a dragon, her old love has not been completely forgotten.
In order to help her cousin find a good future and gain peace of mind, she took great pains.
After receiving Gong Liangchen's letter, he immediately came to ask the emperor for credit.
She didn't feel that doing so was taking away Cao Bin's credit.
This credit is nothing to Cao Bin.
When she thought about it, as long as she gave him some compensation and took care of Concubine Pang, Cao Bin wouldn't hate herself for this little thing.
What's more, Gong Liangchen's promotion in the future may also help him in the court.
Although this cousin's grandma doesn't care, his uncle doesn't love him, and even his father Pan Renmei doesn't want to pay attention to him.
But in her heart, this cousin is very special and has great talents.
It's just that the talent is not being recognized now.
The emperor glanced at her sideways and asked directly:
"Your cousin's credit?"
Concubine Pan was shocked when she saw the emperor directly revealing her purpose. She had no choice but to nod her head and plead:
"Your Majesty, my cousin has always been unlucky and has always been unlucky."
"It's not easy to make some achievements..."
The emperor shook his head helplessly and said:
"I am concerned about your favor and have already given him two chances."
"It's not that he's unlucky. He's ambitious but not talented. He's eager for quick success and has no self-awareness."
"He can be regarded as a scholar. If he is really talented, why doesn't he advance through the imperial examination?"
"If you have a decent family background, you can serve as prime minister in the future..."
Concubine Pan was stunned for a moment and said coquettishly:
"Officials, why do you have to take the imperial examination to make contributions to the court? This time the credit is rare, so please help my cousin."
The emperor frowned and scolded with some boredom:
"Okay, women, don't interfere in political affairs!"
Concubine Pan was stunned and so frightened that she started sobbing.
This was the first time that the emperor was angry with her, especially after becoming pregnant, the emperor became even more obedient to her.
When the emperor saw this, he also felt that he was a little out of control, and quickly comforted him:
"Okay, my dear, please don't cry. It's not that I won't help your cousin."
"But Cao Bin has his own plan. As long as your cousin does his job well and obeys orders, he will take credit for himself."
"Unexpectedly, he was greedy and acted on his own initiative. I am extremely merciful by not punishing him."
As he spoke, he took a memorial from the brocade box behind him, handed it over and said:
"Look, this is the truth about negotiations."
Concubine Pan took the memorial and became more and more surprised as she read it.
This was the entire plan that Cao Bin wrote to the emperor. Although it was only a preliminary idea, it was completely different from the negotiations in Gong Liangchen's letter.
She discovered that the negotiations on the table were just superficial, and the real battle was thousands of miles away.
This plan not only involved the Manichaean rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, but Cao Bin also planned to secretly instigate the Liao tribes to rebel and incite Xixia, Goryeo, and Uighurs to plunder the Liao border towns.
A simple memorial, but it uses several countries in the world as chess pieces to compete against each other.
"This, this... a simple negotiation involves so much?"
Concubine Pan was horrified and a little unbelievable.
The emperor nodded and said:
"Although I also want to negotiate peace with Liao as soon as possible, I have to fight and let Cao Bin try to plan."
"If Cao Bin only reaches this condition in the end, I can accept it."
"But it shouldn't be your cousin using it to claim credit, do you understand?"
Concubine Pan nodded bitterly. Now, she had to admit that her cousin was not as amazing as he said.
One negotiation makes a world of difference compared to others.
I almost angered the emperor because of this...it was really too muddy to hold up.
On the fifth day of March, the imperial court issued the decree.
Cao Bin was appointed as the observation envoy of the two Zhejiang roads. He was temporarily in charge of the military affairs, finance, and folk customs of the two Zhejiang provinces, and was in charge of the military affairs of the Jiangnan roads. Jiangnan was shaken.
Wu Song and Lu Zhishen began to openly and openly help Lu Junyi fight for power in Hangzhou in the name of Cao Bin.
On March 15, more than ten Jiangnan officials including the governor of Runzhou sent people to Beijing to offer bribes, and Cao Bin accepted them calmly.
On the evening of the 17th, Bao Zheng visited the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion alone, but failed to persuade Cao Bin.
At the court meeting on the 20th, Bao Zheng impeached Cao Bin for accepting bribes and suggested that he be dismissed from his post in Jiangnan.
The emperor was furious, thinking that Bao Zheng had no evidence, so he slandered the court officials, deprived him of his position as governor, and demoted him to Hangzhou Tongpan.
Wang Yanling was dismissed from his position as chief assistant and appointed as Shangshu Zuocheng. Pan Renmei was appointed to know the Privy Council and also serve as Shangshu Youcheng. He and Wang Yanling were in charge of the political affairs hall.
From then on, there was no chief assistant in the court, and the emperor's ears became quieter.
At the same time, Pan Renmei was re-titled as Grand Master, and for a time, she had considerable power and power...
On the 23rd, Cao Bin entered the palace to say goodbye, presented six heart-protecting and life-saving pills, and was given an "imperial sword".
In order to prevent the emperor from dying suddenly, he directly used up his Dandy Points before drawing twelve life-saving pills.
As long as the emperor is not exhausted, these six pills are enough to guarantee his life.
In the early morning of the 24th, shortly after the city gates of Bianjing opened, the convoy of Zhongjing Marquis had already set off.
As he was directing the convoy to leave the city, Bao Zheng also came over on a donkey with a few followers.
Cao Bin smiled and said:
"Haha, I didn't expect Master Bao to go to Jiangnan today. Why didn't he bring three imperial guillotines with him?"
At this time, Bao Zheng looked depressed and didn't want to pay attention to him.
Unexpectedly, he just casually impeached Cao Bin, which made the emperor furious, and he was directly demoted to Hangzhou, and the teacher also lost his position as chief assistant.
"Cao Bin, tell the truth. Do you and the official family have another plan?"
After being silent for a long time, Bao Zheng finally couldn't help but ask.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. With the wealth of the Zhongjing Marquis, how could Cao Bin easily accept bribes from Jiangnan officials?
I'm afraid that I was tricked by Cao Bin and the emperor. The purpose was to send me out of the capital so as not to be an eyesore in front of the emperor.
Cao Bin said without comment:
"My people are almost finished leaving, Master Bao should leave the city first."
Different from Bao Zheng's simplicity, Cao Bin brought all his family members with him this time, leaving only a few servants to look after the house.
The entire convoy spread hundreds of meters, and there were more than a dozen carriages carrying people.
The situation in the capital will be unstable for some time in the future. He is afraid that King Yan will rebel again, so he has planned to stay in Jiangnan for a long time.
Before the throne is decided, he has no plans to take his family back to Beijing...
After leaving the city, Di Qing and others had already set up a farewell banquet in the pavilion. Soon after, Pan Renmei, Kou Zhun and others also came to see them off with a large number of officials.
Pan Renmei sent Cao Bin as a gift, and Kou Zhun sent Bao Zheng as a gift.
When Yelu Guanyin Nu learned that Cao Bin was going to take office in Jiangnan, he also rushed over and asked:
"Cao Bin, the Song Dynasty dismissed its deputy negotiator, and now you are going to Jiangnan to take up the post. Do you still want to talk to Daliao?"
After saying that, a pair of beautiful eyes stared closely at Cao Bin's eyes.
Cao Bin knew that she was testing and couldn't help laughing:
"I don't think the princess is in a hurry. She can just wait and see. Without Cao, the court will make follow-up arrangements!"
