Seeing Cao Bin carrying the Empress Dowager out of the hall, Kou Zhun and other officials who were not directly involved in the coup breathed a sigh of relief. No matter which side they supported in their hearts, they knew that the overall situation had been decided.
Any further delay will only make the court more embarrassed.
If the two queen mothers are pushed into a hurry, some more extreme disasters may result.
Although Cao Bin's behavior was unethical and lawless, the result was acceptable. He could just impeach him later. He was used to it anyway...
It's just that the execution of He Jianzhang in court also frightened many officials. Who didn't know that this prince had a personal enmity with Marquis Zhongjing?
"Come here, escort all Wang Yanling's family to jail and await their punishment!"
"The Foreign Affairs Council sent the Liao and Xia envoys to the posthouse to wait for the summons..."
Next, Queen Mother Pan naturally sat on the throne of honor.
The regained power made her excited, her cheeks flushed, and she felt that the sea was vast and the sky was high, and the world was in her hands.
The edicts were issued one by one, and the chaos at hand was first roughly resolved, and then they began to arrange manpower to take over the imperial city's garrison. This was something that could not be delayed.
Watching the imperial guards carrying out Wang Yanling's body, Kou Zhun couldn't help but let out a long sigh, with mixed emotions, ranging from sadness to subtle relief.
After calming down for a while, he began to worry about the current and future situation.
Not to mention the future, the threat from Liaoxia is a trouble right now.
Although I don’t know what method Cao Bin used to suppress the arrogance of the envoy, the Emperor Liao and the Queen Mother of Xixia were not so easy to give in.
The renewed civil strife in the Song Dynasty has given them an opportunity, and they will definitely not give up easily.
If Cao Bin continues to be as tough as he was today tomorrow, prompting Liao and Xia to send troops, the Song Dynasty's finances, which had finally improved somewhat, may collapse again.
Although he doesn't like to be weak externally, he still has to worry about the strength of the enemy and ourselves. He just doesn't like the weak-to-the-end style of Wang Yanling and Sima Guang.
Thinking of this, Kou Zhun decided to talk to Cao Bin about the stakes and discuss appropriate responses after going to court.
What made him depressed was that Cao Bin did not return home after seeing off the Queen Mother.
After wandering around to find Princess Zhaoyang's mansion, he was kicked out by the princess's concierge, who scolded him for slandering the princess' innocence, and almost sent him to Kaifeng Mansion.
He was so angry that he didn't sleep well all night.
The relationship between these two bastard men and women has been spread all over the market for a long time. They are still pretending to him, which is really unworthy of a man, so they decided to add another impeachment to Cao Bin...
Cao Bin only knew that Kou Zhun had come to him after receiving the Dandy Points rewarded by the system, but he was busy appeasing the empty and lonely princess at the time, so he ignored him.
After all, teaching someone to ride a horse is a very labor-intensive task, not to mention that the princess must ride a strong Wei horse?
Cao Bin and the female officer helped the princess together, and she was so tired that she was sweating profusely. As the horse's back bumped, crystal clear beads of sweat kept dripping from her smooth chin, reflecting the seven-colored sunlight all the way down, like The pearls rolled down on the shaking white jade and shattered on Cao Bin's body...
The princess said with difficulty while practicing riding a horse:
"Mother... the queen has been guarded by the emperor's brother for more than twenty years. She finally had a chance to realize her wish, but she was easily ruined by Cao Lang."
"Now she can't even see me, and she hates you even more. She might find an opportunity to take revenge on you. What do you think we should do?"
It turned out that Cao Bin did not send Queen Mother Liu back to the harem, but took her to Princess Zhaoyang's mansion.
When a coup took place to seize power, he was worried that Queen Mother Pan would be unable to help but secretly take action, and then she would have no way to explain to Princess Zhaoyang.
But Queen Mother Liu seemed to even hate her daughter, and kicked her and Cao Bin out after entering the room.
Princess Zhaoyang persuaded Cao Bin outside the door for a long time, but to no avail. She had to ask her confidant maid to take care of him, and then she took Cao Bin to learn how to ride a horse. She was so angry that Empress Dowager Liu cursed her for being unfilial, and even now she breaks a vase to express her resentment.
Thinking of Queen Mother Liu's behavior, Cao Bin couldn't help laughing and said:
"The Empress Dowager is poor and has short ambitions. She only has the power to listen to politics. In the future, my husband will build her a country and ensure that she becomes a queen."
"At that time, the two palaces, three divisions, three palaces and six courtyards will all be provided for her, allowing her to satisfy the emperor's addiction."
Princess Zhaoyang was speechless and spat shyly:
"Don't talk nonsense, there are three palaces and six courtyards, how can the queen mother find a face?"
When Cao Bin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, he patted his thigh and said:
"Here, why didn't I think of it? What if I find some handsome and suitable people for her? Wouldn't she be grateful to me?"
The princess let out an "ah" sound when he slapped her. She couldn't bear the stimulation and fell down on the horse's back. She held on to her trembling body and said in a tired voice:
"Cao...Cao Lang, please don't act recklessly. Our country, the Song Dynasty, is no better than the previous dynasties and will never tolerate such a thing."
Cao Bin thought about it and felt that the medicine he had administered was too strong and a bit unrealistic. He had to shake his head regretfully and discuss other methods with the princess.
It was not until the next morning that he, accompanied by his two daughters, dressed neatly, left the princess's residence, and went to the imperial city to attend court.
Queen Mother Pan is only hastily ending the chaos left by yesterday's coup. The next few days will be the focus of sorting out the situation and redistributing interests...
After Cao Bin left, Princess Zhaoyang went to comfort Empress Dowager Liu with the breakfast she had prepared herself.
When Empress Dowager Liu saw her coming in, she turned over on the couch, leaving her behind, and she didn't respond to anything she said.
Princess Zhaoyang was helpless, so she had to tell her the words of comfort that Cao Bin taught her, and even told her about Cao Bin's wish to found the country and become king.
Of course, she didn't dare to mention San Gong and Six Courtyards.
After hearing this, Queen Mother Liu finally couldn't hold it back anymore, turned over and sat up, looked at her daughter and said bitterly:
"This evil bastard, this plagued bastard, actually lied to you with such nonsense!"
"Thank you for believing it! It seems that you have really fallen into this bastard's nightmare. I am trying to deal with him even if I am shameless..."
Seeing Queen Mother Liu looking furious, Princess Zhaoyang quickly explained:
"The Queen Mother misunderstood him. He said that there were many kingdoms in the west of the Song Dynasty. There were so many kingdoms. Some places were connected to the world for business travel and were very prosperous. They were not even much worse than the Song Dynasty."
"As long as the Liao Kingdom and Xixia are destroyed, the Song Dynasty will attack them sooner or later. Those places are far away and difficult to rule. It is natural to divide the land and ennoble the king."
Queen Mother Liu curled her lips speechlessly:
"It's just bragging. Let him defeat Daliao first. Even Taizong didn't do it. How could he have such wishful thinking?"
"This bastard has no good intentions. He obviously wants to send the Ai family to a barren land. Tell him that the Ai family is not going anywhere, but he wants to stay in your house and make him feel uncomfortable!"
Seeing Empress Dowager Liu relent, Princess Zhaoyang breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and smiled:
"Even if he is talking nonsense, he is still trying his best to comfort my mother! Just stay here with me, and he will find a way to convince the ministers."
With that said, she quickly served the food and struck the iron while it was hot:
"The queen must be hungry. Let's have some breakfast..."
Although Queen Mother Liu started to eat, Princess Zhaoyang's words still lingered in her heart. Although she thought Cao Bin's words were nonsense, she couldn't help but be shocked by his courage.
Western Region further west?
She couldn't even imagine defeating the Liao Kingdom, let alone the Western Regions. Maybe only the emperors and ministers of the Han and Tang Dynasties dared to have such an idea, right?
Is this the difference between him and his ministers? Is it the reason why he doesn't support himself?
She shook her head to get rid of these absurd thoughts in her mind, looked towards the direction of the palace, and thought bitterly in her heart:
Doesn’t it mean that Aijia is not tough enough?
I want to see how you, Cao Bin, deal with Liao Xia. The "strength" of the three parties is there, and it cannot be reversed by a few words of intimidation and toughness.
And Pan.
Although the Aijia has been unable to achieve anything, there are still some small tricks that have not been used. It can still be done to make you uncomfortable...
