"I......"
Hearing Cao Bin's words, Sima Guang's eyes were instantly filled with bloodshot eyes, his voice trembled slightly, and he asked:
"Xi Xia has officially replied?"
Cao Bin said:
"My letter has arrived first, and the letter of credence will arrive in Beijing together with the second envoy in a few days."
"However, this letter contains the seal of the Queen Mother of Xixia, so it cannot be faked."
As he spoke, he sneered and said:
"What? Are you afraid? Don't you dare to die?"
Speaking of this, he said very considerately:
"If you don't dare, I can help you!"
"I guarantee that you won't feel any pain when you lift the knife and drop it..."
When Sima Guang heard this, his eyes widened with anger, his beard and hair spread out, and he shouted:
"Marquis Zhongjing, please don't insult me. Why should you fear death?"
"Sima Guang just doesn't want to die in confusion. I want to read this letter."
After saying that, he reached for the letter.
Cao Bin hid slightly and said with some depression:
"You don't believe me, do you? Can I still lie to you?"
"You should die first. If the Xixia credential does not match what I said in a few days, I will pay for your life!"
When Sima Guang heard this, he was immediately speechless.
Are you talking humanly?
I'm dead, how can you compensate me? Even if it puts your life on the line, I don’t know what the point is.
Originally, he didn't believe that Cao Bin would joke about such a big thing, but now Cao Bin's performance made him have some doubts.
So just like grabbing a life-saving straw, I instantly saw a little hope and quickly defended:
"I dare not suspect that Marquis Zhongjing is cheating."
"I'm just not sure whether Marquis Zhongjing has secretly formed a conspiracy with Xixia and done anything to harm the country."
"So even if the official sees the credentials with his own eyes, he still has to check the private letters between Marquis Zhongjing and the Queen Mother of Xixia."
"If Marquis Zhongjing is devoted to the public good, upright and aboveboard, and does not need to be urged, I will die to thank the world."
It's not that he's afraid of death, it's just that he's afraid of dying in this way.
If Cao Bin was forced to commit suicide in shame because of betraying his country and seeking glory, thousands of years later, he would be cast aside by history books, which he would never accept.
In his mind, governing the world has always been more important than opening up borders, so when he was reading history, his evaluation of iron-blooded emperors like Han Wu was not very high.
It was precisely because of this idea that he came up with the idea of "territory for peace." ,
But to say that he intentionally betrayed his country for glory would make him feel aggrieved.
Cao Bin didn't care about his thoughts. He only knew that Sima Guang's thoughts and actions would neither lead to peace nor lose territory.
Prosperity never comes from giving in.
As the saying goes, if we seek peace through struggle, peace will survive; if we seek unity through compromise, unity will perish.
This is true for both individuals and countries.
In his opinion, people like Sima Guang should not have the power of the court. Even if he has no intention of doing evil, he will ruin the country's affairs and kill him as soon as possible.
It's just that this guy is a bit difficult to fool, so Cao Bin had to reveal his secrets and said:
"This is my personal letter, but I can't show it to you."
Just as Sima Guang was about to question, Cao Bin continued:
"The Queen Mother... and the Dowager Princess can watch a little bit."
"You don't even believe the Queen Mother and the Concubine, do you?"
It's not that he doesn't want to make the letter public, it's just that the letter written by Heiyun is a bit explicit and cannot be made public.
No matter if it is shown to anyone present, it cannot go beyond Queen Mother Pan. In this case, Cao Bin can only narrow the scope as much as possible and only designate her to watch it.
But what left him speechless was that when he appointed Queen Mother Pan, his sister-in-law would be sour and jealous in this regard, and gave him a look full of resentment. Cao Bin could only add her.
After speaking, Cao Bin gave Sima Guang a hard look and said:
"If that's the case, if you still want to be cunning and arrogant, don't blame me for being rude!"
"When the time comes, I will slowly stab you to death with one sword after another..."
Seeing that Cao Bin no longer concealed the content of the letter, Sima Guang suddenly became nervous and could only bite the bullet and said:
"The lower official naturally believes in the Queen Mother and the Concubine."
At this time, he extremely hoped that there was indeed a conspiracy in Cao Bin's letter, otherwise, he would have no choice but to die in humiliation.
When Li Qingzhao saw things developing like this, he hid his face and couldn't see anything.
She knows the inside story.
With the boldness of a barbarian woman, she couldn't even imagine that there would be any words of tiger or wolf in the letter.
It's really enough for Cao Bin to show this kind of letter to the Queen Mother and the Concubine. Isn't he afraid that these two nobles will be embarrassed and add insult to injury?
This is so courageous.
However, when Li Qingzhao thought about it, Cao Bin might have done this to solve her own problems. Her heart was shocked and she could no longer dislike him.
So he quickly looked up and observed the reactions of the two nobles.
"ah!"
After the Queen Mother Pan opened the letter, she immediately started reading it. She thought that the Queen Mother of Xixia was writing about official court affairs and her words would be serious.
Unexpectedly, the more I looked at it, the more uncomfortable it became.
But after all, she had just come to power and was not familiar with the country's diplomacy, so she thought it was normal diplomatic rhetoric.
Unexpectedly, a word of tiger or wolf suddenly came into view, causing her to scream in surprise.
Only then did she realize that there was no diplomatic rhetoric in this. It was clearly a love letter from an adulterer and a silver wife.
She raised her head in a panic and saw the ministers below looking at her eagerly. She was like a thief who had been caught and exposed, feeling guilty.
Above the court, in full view of everyone, the feeling of reading the Little Emperor's Letter was so exciting that she broke into a cold sweat.
"Sister, is there something wrong with the letter?"
Seeing her appearance, Princess Pang couldn't help but come over and ask.
Queen Mother Pan quickly covered the letter and said in panic:
"No, there's nothing wrong with it."
Wang Yanling said in a deep voice:
"I dare to ask the Queen Mother, but Xixia has another conspiracy?"
Although Queen Mother Pan gave birth to a little emperor, she had not been in the palace for a long time and was only a few years older than Cao Bin.
At such an age, when she is sensitive to matters between men and women, how could she have read such exciting writing? It's almost immersive.
Seeing everyone asking questions at this time, she felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles, like a light on her back, and could not sit still, so she had to say hurriedly:
"The Empress Dowager Wuzang is reasonable, has no demands, and has no conspiracy. She has a good relationship with Marquis Zhongjing."
As she said that, she gave Cao Bin a hard look and said:
"I feel a little unwell, please withdraw from the court!"
After speaking, he stood up and left without waiting for the ministers to respond.
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother..."
Wang Yanling was about to ask the reason, but Queen Mother Pan had already disappeared. When the ministers saw this, they looked at each other and were speechless for a long time.
At the critical moment of going up, why do you just leave right away?
What does it mean?
Is Sima Guang still dead?
Cao Bin was dumbfounded when he saw this situation. He touched his chin in confusion and muttered:
"As for that? You can't write it as an emperor, right?"
To him, the letter was just a few memories mixed in with the business, and Queen Mother Pan really shouldn't have such a big reaction.
But he forgot that he had reached the point where he had read all the books without any trouble. How could Queen Mother Pan compare?
