"Ms. Pan, in such a situation, why don't you know how to return from your lost ways?"
"If we can hand over the official family, but still retain the virtue of a loving mother, the royal family will be in its rightful place!"
Seeing the anxious look on Queen Mother Pan's face, Wang Yanling continued to persuade and coerce her.
Hearing this, the Queen Mother also nodded and said:
"Ms. Pan, considering that you are the biological mother of the emperor, the Ai family will only think that you are temporarily confused. If the emperor can be handed over, the Ai family will not punish you."
"Besides, the Ai family is the direct mother of the late emperor. Don't you know your filial piety? How dare you meet the Ai family's swordsmen today! The ministers will not tolerate you, and the world will not tolerate you!"
Although the two parties are now in a stalemate in the main hall, it is only because Pan has the little emperor as a trump card. However, as the "royal grandmother", she has to act pretentious, but she does not necessarily have to worry about the safety of the little emperor.
At worst, replace it with another one.
As long as it is done more secretly, it is not impossible to shift the responsibility for the little emperor's injury to Pan.
She believed that Mrs. Pan would not understand the truth.
Queen Mother Pan said angrily:
"The emperor is my own son, so what's wrong with the son being in his mother's arms?"
"Wang Yanling just wanted to impose a crime and do something treacherous. Although the Empress Dowager is the late emperor's legitimate mother, she is not the person designated by the late emperor to listen to the government."
"Last year, the Empress Dowager was kidnapped and taken to Xixia. I also tried my best to send Cao Bin to rescue her."
"It's not that I don't want to fulfill my filial piety, but I accept the late emperor's decree to establish the Song Dynasty, so that my mother will not be deceived by the treacherous official Wang Yanling with false edicts and harm the Song Dynasty 'again'."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother was very angry.
Pan revealed that she had made a mistake and was captured by Xixia. She showed no mercy at all, which made her lose face again in front of the ministers.
Wang Yanling was also a little speechless. Pan and his son had always been models of traitors. When did these traitors become him?
At this moment, Eunuch Guo seemed to remember something, suddenly his face became panicked, and he whispered to Empress Dowager Liu:
"Madam, till now, Pan still refuses to plead guilty, as if she is waiting for something."
"The maid in front of her seems to be someone close to Concubine Pang... Has Marquis Zhongjing returned to Beijing?"
Queen Mother Liu was also surprised when she heard this, and then shook her head:
"It's impossible. The Ai family has strictly ordered Marquis Gao Le to seal the city gates and restrict access within a limited time. Even if he returns quietly, he will not be able to enter the city."
"Besides, all of Cao Bin's generals have been transferred out of the capital. Even if he can return, he will still be controlled by Gao Lehou..."
Although Eunuch Guo was still a little worried, thinking that Marquis Gao Le might not be able to defeat Cao Bin, he did not dare to say anything more.
Yelu Yixian didn't know Eunuch Guo's concerns. When he saw Wang Yanling changing the subject and threatening Queen Mother Pan, he quickly interrupted:
"Prime Minister Wang, you haven't given me a reply yet."
Of course, he did not want to be just a tool for Wang Yanling to intimidate Queen Mother Pan, nor did he want Queen Mother Pan to give in easily and let the Song Dynasty end the civil strife.
Wang Yanling's face flashed with anger, and she endured it before saying:
"Since Song and Liao are brotherly states, it is naturally easy to talk about raising and borrowing money and food."
"It's just that I, Song Dynasty, are inconvenienced today, so I would like to ask the two envoys to go to the posthouse to rest for a few days. Then the prime minister will send his ministers to discuss with the envoys."
The Liao envoy waved his hand and said:
"Prime Minister Wang, you don't have to be polite. We in Daliao have always respected etiquette and justice. Now that Emperor Song is in trouble, how can we turn a blind eye?"
"As a member of the Daliao royal family, I, Yeluyi, should be present to prevent anyone from plotting to kill the Song Emperor... If the officials of the Song Dynasty do not follow the etiquette and want to kidnap and harm the Song Emperor, I, the Daliao Dynasty, also have the obligation to bring order to the chaos."
Hearing this, Wang Yanling almost cursed her mother in anger, how could you, a barbarian country like Liao, have the nerve to claim to be a land of etiquette? He also wanted to take care of the state affairs of the Song Dynasty.
However, Wang Yanling also understood that Yeluyi only wanted to take the opportunity to add chaos to the Song Dynasty and obtain benefits by defrauding him.
Thinking of this, he calmed down a little, glanced at Queen Mother Liu, his eyes moved slightly and said:
"Your Majesty, I can first raise 700,000 tons of grain and grass to lend to the Liao Kingdom. How about we discuss the rest later?"
Yeluyi heard the words first, and his eyes suddenly lit up. With 700,000 strings, he could defraud more, so he crossed his hands and said:
"Thank you very much, Prime Minister Wang. I believe that as an elder, the Queen Mother should supervise the affairs of the country."
"If His Majesty approves, he will send letters of credence to support it. If the Song Dynasty needs it, we, the Liao Dynasty, can also send troops to help."
As he was talking, Kou Zhun couldn't stand it anymore and angrily shouted:
"Sir Yeluyi, how dare you, a foreign minister, to interfere in the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty? This is a death-seeking act!"
Empress Dowager Liu's eyes widened, she waved her hand to stop Kou Zhun and said:
"There is no need to send troops. The internal affairs of the Song Dynasty will be solved by themselves. The Ai family can make the decision to lend one million guan of money and food to the Liao Kingdom, but the Liao Emperor must understand what a national gift is."
To her, one million money and grain was just the cost of a royal trip or ceremony, but the support of Daliao's credential was too valuable for public opinion.
Although the scholars regarded the Liao Kingdom as barbarians, because of its strength, they were always happy to praise the Liao Kingdom and felt quite proud to influence the barbarians.
With this letter of credence from the Liao Emperor, it can be further proved that it is the popular expectation and destiny for him to take charge of the government.
Hearing Queen Mother Liu's reply, Mr. Yeluyi felt proud and felt that he would make a great contribution this time, so he quickly looked at Queen Mother Pan and hesitated:
"However, it seems that Pan Niangniang should also supervise the country, which makes this envoy a little embarrassed..."
Everyone knew what he meant, and some of his ministers couldn't help but feel a little angry. The Liao envoy didn't hide his intention to take advantage of the situation, and he looked like he was waiting for a price.
Just when everyone thought that the Song Dynasty would have to suffer a boring loss, Queen Mother Pan said angrily:
"I am the biological mother of the emperor and the empress dowager of the main palace. I have the late emperor's legacy, so why do you need the Liao Kingdom to recognize her?"
Wang Yanling originally said that she created opportunities for foreign envoys to coerce the Song Dynasty. If she agreed to the conditions of the Liao envoy, it would be equivalent to admitting this crime and slap herself in the face!
Don’t lose face!
So she felt cruel and gave up.
What's more, she is already weak at this time. If Cao Bin cannot arrive in time, Liao's support is not as important as a soldier...
"The Queen Mother said it well! When will it be the turn of the Liao people to comment on my affairs in the Song Dynasty?"
"All the ministers in the court were frightened by the mere Liao people. It seems that the court cannot live without me!"
"It seems that the heavy responsibility of fulfilling the late emperor's last wish and assisting His Majesty in revitalizing the Song Dynasty will fall on the shoulders of the Queen Mother and this Marquis!"
With this exclamation, a group of forbidden soldiers suddenly ran into the hall covered in armor and divided into two columns to block the ministers behind them. Then Cao Bin, dressed in golden armor and with a sword on his waist, walked into the hall in the morning sun outside the door.
Seeing his appearance, Queen Mother Pan relaxed and finally arrived early.
The ministers were shocked and speechless at the same time. How could you, Cao Bin, have such a big face? The court can't do without you, so go to hell with you.
However, his words also made the ministers a little ashamed. Although some people were not completely afraid of the Liao, they had many concerns and did not stand up to refute the Liao envoy.
At this time, Wang Yanling was shocked. He had no idea that Cao Bin would quietly come to Beijing. Although he was panicked, he still acted first:
"Cao Bin is so presumptuous. You didn't manage salt in Huaidong, you returned to the capital without orders, and you even led troops into the palace. Do you want to rebel?"
"You are still not ordering the soldiers to withdraw from the hall? If so, I still remember that it is your first offense and will not punish you."
Empress Dowager Liu found it even more difficult to accept that Cao Bin was able to lead troops into the palace, but that he clearly supported Pan's behavior was also a bit unexpected for her.
Although she was trying her best to suppress Cao Bin, she had no intention of killing him or abandoning him completely.
But she didn't know that hindering Cao Bin from taking power was one thing. Her attitude towards Liao Xia was also an important reason why Cao Bin supported the Queen Mother Pan. He didn't want to sit back and watch the enemy country become arrogant and make himself angry...
