Seeing that Hu Yanshou had entered the palace and asked to resign, Queen Mother Pan acted very quickly and agreed directly before Wang Yanling could react.
However, in order to silence the ministers, she did not masturbate Hu Yanshou directly to the end. Instead, she personally sealed him away from home as a general.
Another purpose of doing this is to prevent him from staying in the capital, lest Wang Yanling take the opportunity to show off again.
By the time the imperial edict came to the Political Affairs Hall, Hu Yanshouyong had already taken his family out of the capital, leaving Wang Yanling with no place to look for anyone, let alone remediation, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
He did not expect that the satisfactory situation that he and Pan Renmei had argued for a long time and that many talented people and talents had brought about would be so easily destroyed by Cao Bin.
At this point, he had no other choice but to step up his efforts to select other generals to compete for the position of Palace Chief.
"Master Prime Minister, the Queen Mother has summoned you."
Just as he was discussing the candidates with his men, someone from the palace suddenly came to summon him.
Wang Yanling frowned, knowing why Queen Mother Pan summoned him to the palace, but he hadn't thought of a suitable candidate yet, so he felt quite passive.
Without a candidate, he couldn't even fight.
At this time, someone under his command said:
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. Second Duke Pan and Cao may not be of the same mind. You can use this as a delaying strategy."
Wang Yanling nodded, turned around, put on his official uniform and went straight to the palace.
When he arrived at the palace, Cao Bin and Pan Renmei had been waiting for a long time. Queen Mother Pan directly took out a list and said:
"Ms. Wang and Marquis Zhongjing are reporting again to thoroughly investigate the Shanxi officials' neglect of duty."
"This is the candidate he recommended for imperial envoy. What do you think?"
Wang Yanling felt a little relieved when he heard that it was not the matter of the front secretary. He took the list, glanced at Cao Bin thoughtfully, then looked at Pan Renmei and said:
"We should investigate. Maybe someone framed the Yang family's defeat."
"Furthermore, the imperial court was a little harsh on Yang Zongbao. I think it is excusable for him to mobilize troops without permission..."
Pan Renmei waved her hand indifferently and said:
"Old minister, I have no objections. If you want to investigate, please do so."
"As for Yang Zongbao, as a border general... when the situation is critical, it seems that there is nothing wrong with dispatching some troops on his own. You can just discuss giving some compensation."
After speaking, he shook his head and said:
"Old minister, please listen to the arrangements of your Majesty and the Prime Minister."
Wang Yanling originally wanted to provoke, but when he heard these words, his eyes widened in shock and he didn't know what to say.
In the court, the person who was most hostile to the Yang family was Pan Renmei. Both families had relatives who died at the hands of each other, and the hatred was deep. Previously, it was because of Pan Renmei's obstruction that she had wronged the Yang family and tolerated it.
I didn't expect Pan Renmei's attitude to change so quickly. Is this just a fool?
Seeing Cao Bin's satisfied smile, Wang Yanling instantly understood his purpose in plotting against Hu Yanshouyong.
He wanted to give Pan Renmei the position of Palace Chief in exchange for concessions on the Yang family.
After thinking about this, Wang Yanling felt a little chilly.
He didn't expect that Cao Bin would go to such great lengths to help the Yang family.
It is gratifying that Cao Bin has no ambition to control military power, but the most disadvantageous thing for Pan Renmei's people to win this position is himself.
Queen Mother Pan didn’t care what Wang Yanling thought and said directly:
"Since the Prime Minister and the Grand Master have no objections, let's proceed as Marquis Zhongjing wishes."
"For officials with problems in Shanxi, those who commit serious crimes will be killed and those who commit minor offenses will be punished. We will never tolerate them!"
"In addition, someone made a decree. Yang Zong defended the territory and sacrificed his life. He had many meritorious deeds."
"Unfortunately, we are martyred for our country. General Youwei, Marquis Yongyi of the Jin Dynasty, have to miss the court for one day to express the court's condolences..."
Wang Yanling opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
I have spent so much time planning, and not only failed to achieve my goal, but also pushed the Yang family to Cao Bin's side, it is really not worth the gain.
The only blame is that I misjudged Hu Yanshou Yong. I didn't expect that he was so fragile and was directly frightened by Cao Bin.
In fact, as a scholar-bureaucrat, Wang Yanling lived in the Song Dynasty and his life was quite secure. It was difficult for him to understand the trepidation of the generals in the court.
Just when he was depressed, Queen Mother Pan said again:
"In addition to this matter, there is also the position of deputy commander of the front department. The Cao Qing family recommended Qinsu Bo Wang Deyong."
"Although this person lacks some merits, his talents are still good. He is very suitable for my wishes. The Political Affairs Hall should issue the appointment as soon as possible..."
Without giving Wang Yanling a chance to refute, Queen Mother Pan gave the order directly.
Wang Yanling looked at the Pan family's father and daughter, and then at Cao Bin. She felt extremely helpless. There were only three prime ministers in the government. Although she had the highest status, there was also a queen mother above her.
Now that they have united, they can only try their best to delay:
"This... Queen Mother, this position is very important. Do you want to hold a court meeting?"
When Queen Mother Pan heard this, she was dissatisfied and said:
"Isn't this against court rules?"
"Now that three important ministers are here, we can't decide on a military position? Why do we need a court meeting?"
"Could it be that the Prime Minister has a more suitable candidate? Or is he dissatisfied with Wang De's talent and virtue?"
The court would only hold court meetings when encountering difficult or highly controversial matters, and the appointment and removal of the post of commander of the front department obviously did not meet the conditions.
Wang Yanling couldn't give a suitable reason, so she could only hold her nose and admit it.
This time it can be said to be a huge defeat.
Now he quite regrets having wronged the Yang family, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten to this point.
After this incident, he had to be careful. The front minister was in the opponent's hands. If he angered the Queen Mother Pan, he might be able to forcibly remove himself as the prime minister.
I just hope that Cao Bin will not be deceived by the Pan family and his daughter, causing the Song Dynasty to cause trouble to his relatives.
After several people's discussion, the imperial edict against the Yang family was also completed.
After the "Emperor" signed the seal with the Political Affairs Hall, Cao Bin took Wang Yanling, the prime minister, and rushed to Tianbo Mansion in person to deliver the decree.
Although Wang Yanling was a little embarrassed, it was not easy to refuse.
He should have come to apologize to the Yang family.
After receiving the imperial edict, the female general of the Yang family was sad and happy. The sad thing was that she remembered Yang Zongbao's death for the country, but the happy thing was that he did not have to be buried as a guilty general.
Moreover, the rewards given by the imperial court were extremely honorable.
Not to mention the fact that a second-rank right-guard general had to leave the court for a day, which was a courtesy that only the emperor's close relatives and important court officials would receive after their death.
There are also practical benefits. Being promoted to Marquis can allow the Yang family's title to be passed down for several more generations.
"Oh, old lady..."
After delivering the imperial edict, Wang Yanling was about to explain a few sentences, but Taijun She didn't even look at him, and directly grabbed Cao Bin and said:
"Juncai, I've really put you in a difficult position this time. In fact, as long as I return my Yang family's innocence, I'll be satisfied."
In the final analysis, Shanxi's defeat was caused by the negligence of logistics officials. As a result, the whole court was blamed on the Yang family, which she really couldn't accept.
She continued:
"Zongbao's reward is a bit excessive, so why do you have to pay so much for some fame..."
Now that the Queen Mother Pan is in charge of the country, if they think about it, Cao Bin can get so many rewards for Yang Zongbao from the Queen Mother Pan, and they don't know how much concessions they have made to the Pan family and his daughter.
Hearing this, Wang Yanling was embarrassed and also very depressed.
Cao Bin didn't lose much. He gained it with my loss, but he just put a lot of effort into it...
Cao Bin didn't care what Wang Yanling thought, he just consoled him:
"Old lady, don't worry about it. Zongbao deserves this, and the Yang family deserves it."
"Heroes and loyal martyrs should receive glory and benefits. Cao hated to see Zhongliang bleed and shed tears."
"Don't worry, Cao has requested the imperial edict, and the imperial court will soon send an imperial envoy to thoroughly investigate the war in Shanxi."
"None of the Shanxi officials who framed the Yang family, whether intentionally or unintentionally, can escape!"
