The ministers who advocated compromise took the upper hand and aggressively forced Queen Mother Pan to agree to pardon Zhao Ji, leaving her frustrated.
When she heard that Cao Bin had arrived, she suddenly felt confident.
Although Cao Bin had just come to power and his power in the court was much lower than that of Wang Yanling and Pan Renmei, Queen Mother Pan had no reason to have confidence in him.
In some ways, he can give Queen Mother Pan a more reliable feeling than Pan Renmei.
It's just that Cao Bin Bi Jing is an outsider, and he is not as considerate as Pan Renmei's own father in terms of interests, so Pan Renmei can't help but want to take advantage of it.
Of course, this was also due to the fact that her daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law and suddenly ascended to the position of Queen Mother, which caused her to have the world and her ambitions were difficult to control.
Take her opposition to pardoning King Duan this time as an example. In fact, in addition to worries about the stability of her son's throne, she also had some hidden pride at work.
He had just come into power, but he did not hesitate to regret his preamble, reverse the late emperor's decision, and compromise with Liao and Xia. How would the people of the country view him, and how would the world view the Song Dynasty?
She didn't dare to compete with Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom. After all, that woman had brought down Taizong, but she couldn't be bullied to this extent, right? She was too cowardly?
"My lords, the Ai family suddenly feels unwell. Please suspend the court discussion and discuss it again in an hour."
After saying that, she couldn't wait to get up and left from behind the bead curtain, while whispering to the eunuch beside her:
"Please quickly invite Zhong Jinghou to enter the palace."
Hearing this, Concubine Pang couldn't sit still anymore. She quickly stood up and followed her away without even looking at the court officials.
When the ministers saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other. This trick of delaying the illness was almost exhausted by Queen Mother Pan.
Seeing the eager looks from Sima Guang and others, Wang Yanling shook his head slightly and said:
"Comrades, please take a rest first. I'm afraid it will be difficult to decide what happened today."
With that said, he should first walk towards the waiting courtyard.
Sima Guang and others followed him and whispered:
"I'm afraid the Queen Mother has found another reason to delay. Now that the late emperor's funeral is imminent, the affairs of Liao and Xia should not be delayed for too long."
Wang Yanling sighed and said:
"So what? Is it so difficult for me to take you to force me to have a baby?"
Sima Guang was stunned for a moment and then said:
"Well, there is no other plan at this time. The Queen Mother cannot just delay."
Although the Song Dynasty treated scholar-bureaucrats favorably, Li Zhaoming's incident happened not long ago, and the palace also dealt with a group of internal guards. It was a sensitive period, and they did not dare to go too far beyond the rules of the palace.
Not long after Queen Mother Pan returned to the harem, she saw Cao Bin, dressed in purple court clothes, walking in with the young eunuch.
Behind him, Pan Renmei sneaked over without knowing when.
Seeing Cao Bin salute, Queen Mother Pan glanced at him sideways, fumbled for the jade Ruyi in her hand and said:
"Isn't Zhongjinghou sick? This is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Cao Bin coughed and said with a look of concern for the country and the people:
"I am indeed ill, but I am worried about His Majesty's health, so I have to go to the palace to visit..."
Queen Mother Pan waved her hand wordlessly, threw Yu Ruyi on the table, turned sideways and stared at him expectantly and asked:
"Okay, the emperor is fine... Cao Bin, is there any way you can ask Liao Xia to kill Zhao Ji? Or send him back to Song Dynasty for questioning?"
Cao Bin shook his head like a rattle and said:
"I listen to the opinions of the Queen Mother and other ministers. I just went to the palace to visit the official family."
"Since the official family has nothing to do, I will resign and go back to my hometown to recuperate..."
After saying that, he winked at Mrs. Pang, turned around and left.
In fact, he didn't know about the little emperor's illness, he just took this opportunity to give Pan's father and daughter a beating.
It was agreed that the young emperor would recognize his adoptive father, but the father and daughter crossed the river and burned the bridge, and once they gained power, they did not mention this matter. Wouldn't the previous adventure have been in vain?
Now he still wants to use prostitution for nothing, but Cao Bin doesn't want to be taken advantage of.
It’s not that he had to take advantage of this, but using the “adopted son inheritance card” on the little emperor was the most important gain from his adventure.
With the "Yizika" guaranteeing the little emperor's loyalty, he could have no scruples and not worry about his future. Even if things were truly peaceful in the future and the Song Dynasty fell into chaos, he would have a guarantee.
Now is the critical moment, and he will never give up easily.
Instead of worrying about your wealth and life in the future, it is better to decide the outcome now.
It's just that his attitude of having nothing to do with the matter immediately confused the Pan family and his daughter. Is this guy really going to ignore it?
Pan Renmei quickly stopped him and said with a smile:
"Juncai, we are in the same boat now. You don't really want to see Zhao Ji get away with it. If he rebels and gains power, it will be detrimental to you."
Cao Bin glanced at him and said indifferently:
"Grand Master, don't worry. When he usurps the throne, Cao will be confident that he will kill the rebel. Isn't he not treason yet?"
This old Pan was so dishonest that he still wanted to trick him. Cao Bin didn't even want to talk to him.
"I......"
Pan Renmei was almost mad at him. It will be too late when Zhao Ji usurps the throne. You can establish another emperor. Why don't I lose a lot of money?
"Cough, cough, Master Pan, please give way. Cao suddenly feels dizzy and needs to go back home to recuperate."
Seeing that Cao Bin spared Pan Renmei as if nothing had happened and walked towards the palace gate, Queen Mother Pan said helplessly:
"Zhongjinghou is staying. Today is a good time. It is an auspicious day. The Ai family wants my son to recognize you as his adopted father."
Cao Bin shook his head and said:
"Let's forget it. Cao is of low status, how dare he be respected by the superior?"
With that said, he was about to leave quickly.
Seeing that he didn't look like a hypocrite and was about to leave Funing Palace, Concubine Pan suddenly became anxious and said hurriedly:
"Father, stop Juncai quickly!"
She originally wanted to take advantage of Cao Bin, but she didn't expect that he was taken advantage of in the end, and she felt extremely depressed.
She also saw that her biological father alone was not enough to completely suppress Wang Yanling, the leader. At this stage, she still had to try her best to win over Cao Bin.
"Juncai, if you can solve Liao Xia's conspiracy this time, I am willing to recommend you as the Third Chief Envoy."
In order to dispel Cao Bin's previous suspicion and let him take action, Queen Mother Pan also increased her chips.
Although Pan Renmei was a little unhappy, she didn't object. She was just a little jealous of Cao Bin. She was already particularly partial to Cao Bin when the emperor asked him to leave.
I didn't expect that I would help him find an official position now. I was still fooling around in my twenties, and Cao Bin got promoted too quickly.
Finally, under the witness of Pan Renmei, Cao Bin "reluctantly" cooperated with Queen Mother Pan in holding a son recognition ceremony.
He didn't waste any time and directly used the last "adopted son card" presented by "Boss Cao".
This card is inherited from He Yan. Although his talents are not particularly outstanding, he has still made achievements in academics.
Seeing that the little emperor's complexion improved rapidly and the illness on his body disappeared, Queen Mother Pan and others were shocked. They did not expect that Cao Bin could really pray for blessings when he recognized his son.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this change that is visible to the naked eye is a miracle.
At this moment, she even felt a little ashamed of herself. Could it be that Cao Bin wanted to recognize the little emperor as his adopted son? Was he really sincere and not interested in fame and fortune?
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, with this blessing, the official family will not be in danger of premature death in the future!"
Hearing this, not only Queen Mother Pan, but also Pan Renmei was excited. If it was true as Cao Bin said, their deepest worries would be gone.
Queen Mother Pan couldn't help but burst into tears. She hugged the little emperor with joy and said:
"Juncai, I don't know how to thank you..."
Just then, a little eunuch ran in and said:
"The Queen Mother, Mr. Wang has come to urge you. I want to ask if your health is better."
When Queen Mother Pan heard this, she immediately looked at Cao Bin. She was going to ask Cao Bin for help on this matter.
Pan Renmei said:
"Now that the official family has no worries about illness, if we really can't withdraw from Liaoxia, I won't be able to spare Zhao Ji's boy once. We can just take care of him in the future."
He also had to admit that if he didn't want to take risks, Sima Guang's retreat policy was indeed the safest expedient, and it could be regarded as a mature strategy for the country.
Cao Bin laughed and said:
"Liao Xia is nothing to worry about. Those people have no backbone at all. Cao has long disliked them."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, let's see how I drive them out of the capital."
Seeing how heroic he was, Pan Renmei was speechless and shook her head:
"How can it be so easy? Liaoxia is barbaric and difficult to force back."
However, Princess Pang's eyes were bright, and she felt that the civil and military officials of the entire court were not as courageous as Cao Bin.
