Northern Song Dynasty gangster: Start the game with a dog's head, and Mr. Bao spares his life

Cao Bin took the article written by Huangfu Xiaoyi, pretended to read it for a while, nodded and said:

"Little Yi, your essay is already very good, and you are only a little short of the time to be a teacher."

"However, you still need to continue to practice. I will give you another topic, and you can write it yourself."

"By the way, call your sister-in-law out, and I will discuss your study breakthrough plan with her."

Huangfu Xiaoyi didn't doubt anything at all, happily took the topic to call Sai Xishi.

When Sai Xishi came out with a pot of lychee kidneys coyly, Cao Bin had already disappeared.

She searched around, and threw the vegetable bowl on the table resentfully, speechless for a while...

At this time, Cao Bin was already on his way to Taishi Mansion.

Because the spies of the Daxiangguo Temple discovered the conspiracy of the Liao envoy.

Since Song and Liao signed the peace covenant last time, Empress Dowager Xiao has grown older and no longer wants to fight.

Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty saw that the Song Dynasty had no chance to take advantage of it, so he also settled down.

But since five years ago, when Xixia Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor and continued to confront Song, Emperor Liao's desire to take advantage of the fire and looting has risen again.

Especially a month ago, when Yuan Hao sent envoys to Liao to make an appointment to attack Song, he was ready to move.

But now it is Empress Dowager Xiao who is in charge of political affairs. She flatly rejected Xixia's request, and Emperor Liao had nothing to do.

This time the envoy was sent by the Liao Emperor's confidant.

Before setting off, he secretly told Yixian that he must find an opportunity to provoke Song Dynasty, so that Empress Dowager Xiao could not refuse to send troops.

After receiving this news, Cao Bin had no choice but to rush to find Taishi Pang with the information.

Queen Mother's birthday.

On the upper floor of Jiying Temple, the musicians in the teaching workshop imitate the singing of hundreds of birds, like Luan and Phoenix singing in harmony.

Zaizhi, the prince, the clan, the observer envoy, and the envoys from all over the world came to celebrate their birthdays in the hall. Cao Bin only got a seat next to the door under the corridor.

First, the clan and all the officials celebrated their birthdays, and then shouted loudly:

"The envoys from various countries congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday!"

The envoy of Puduan Kingdom asked people to bring in a pair of fiery red parrots, and said auspicious words as soon as they came up.

Seeing this, the queen mother nodded slightly, as if very interested.

Next, the envoys of various countries gave gifts and paid birthday respects in accordance with the procedures, in an orderly manner.

At this moment, Yeluyi, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, asked someone to come in with a handful of loess, and said with a smile:

"Empress Dowager, this is a gift prepared by me, Daliao. I wish you a happy life every year, and a happy life every year."

Seeing this, Deputy Envoy Liu Liufu frowned, shook his head slightly, but didn't say anything.

At this time, all the ministers and relatives in the hall were quiet, staring at the envoys of the Liao Kingdom coldly.

The envoys and deputy envoys from other countries suddenly became excited and whispered in twos and threes.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was so solemn that even the musicians didn't dare to continue playing.

The emperor said coldly, "What does the envoy of Liao mean?"

If Grand Master Pang hadn't told him about Emperor Liao's conspiracy yesterday, he would have beaten the Liao envoy out with a stick.

He also didn't expect that the Liao envoy would dare to make trouble on such a formal occasion.

This is not congratulations to the queen mother, it is clearly a curse, if she is lightly let go, wouldn't it mean that the Song Dynasty was afraid of the Liao country.

It would be a shame to throw it home.

Before the Liao envoy could speak, Li Tang hurriedly stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Liao Dynasty is rude, and the stick can be thrown out according to the etiquette!"

"The envoy of the Liao Dynasty didn't know my etiquette in the Great Song Dynasty, and there is another reason why the Foreign Affairs Institute didn't explain it clearly."

After finishing speaking, he was full of excitement at this time, and shouted:

"Cao Bin, member of the Tongzhi Academy! I ordered you to personally explain the etiquette of the Song Dynasty to the Liao envoy. Are you pleading guilty?"

That resounding voice scared Yeluyi back a step.

Hearing this, the emperor gave Li Tang a disgusted look. If he wasn't afraid that the Liao emperor would take the opportunity to send troops, he would have ordered the Liao envoy to be sent out. Do you need to say it?

But when he heard the second reason, he couldn't help but followed Li Tang's gaze and looked at Cao Bin:

"Cao Bin?"

At this moment, the emperor didn't want to care if it was Cao Bin's fault, but just wanted to confuse the matter, so he hoped that Cao Bin would plead guilty.

Cao Bin also didn't expect Yeluyi to have this show first. He was stunned when Li Tang asked him, but in a flash, he suddenly thought of a certain episode:

"Congratulations to the official family, congratulations to the official family, the land is the land."

"The Liao Kingdom gave us land to the Song Dynasty!"

Prime Minister Kou Zhun also clapped his hands and laughed, saying:

"Officials, Uncle Zhongjing is right. In the past, Duke Wen of Jin asked for food, which was the harbinger of conquering Wei."

"Today the Liao Emperor sent the soil to our Great Song Dynasty. It can be said that his affection is precious. Your Majesty can reward the Liao envoy as a token of gratitude."

Hearing this, the emperor was overjoyed immediately, and repeatedly patted the imperial case and said:

"Okay, okay, the Liao Kingdom is very kind, and I will not be disrespectful."

"Come here, accept the gift and pour wine for the Liao envoy. I want to toast him personally."

Yeluyi was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, this is not what the lord meant, this is my fault..."

But the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty would not let him explain, so they quickly pulled him over, toasted and poured him down.

At this time, the emperor looked at Cao Bin with love in his eyes, and directly called him to the front and asked him to serve him wine.

Next, Jiaofang Sechang shouted "Suiyu Wine" and "Suijiu".

The emperor, the empress dowager and the ministers drank together, singing and dancing continued, and acrobatic sumo wrestling was complete.

After nine rounds of drinking, everyone was full, and the queen mother and the emperor got up and drove back to Luan.

Cao Bin touched his stomach depressedly, and was speechless. If he had known this earlier, he might as well have eaten some pancakes from the beginning.

Now everyone is full, only he is still hungry.

He was about to follow Grand Master Pang out of the palace, when he saw Li Tang sitting there with a pale face, he couldn't help laughing.

Li Tang's recovery was largely due to the emperor's love for Li Meiren. Now that he has offended the emperor, he may not be proud for long.

The next day was the Zhengya court meeting.

Cao Bin thought it would be the same as usual, and he would discuss trivial matters first.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he came to court, Cai Jing came out of the class and said:

"Your Majesty, Zhongjing Bowen is outstanding in martial arts and strategy, and yesterday he was even quicker in thinking, defeating the Liao envoy."

"The old minister thinks that His Majesty should grant grace to Zhongjing Burt, so as to encourage the nobles to advance."

"kindness?"

Cai Jing's praise made Cao Bin confused.

Although the old guy didn't show enough hostility, he definitely wouldn't speak for himself without reason.

While thinking, Grand Master Pang slightly raised his eyelids and said:

"Your Majesty can't. It's Cao Bin's responsibility to deal with Liao envoys. If he grants grace easily, it will make the court's rewards and punishments unclear."

Seeing this, Cao Bin also understood that Cai Jing must have malicious intentions when he suddenly spoke for himself.

The emperor looked at Grand Master Pang and asked in a deep voice:

"What else can Mrs. Cai say?"

Cai Jing shook his head and said: "The old minister has some elegant words to admonish, everything depends on His Majesty's own decision."

These words not only confused Cao Bin, but also the emperor. He thought that Cai Jing had another purpose, so at least he would argue.

I didn't expect him to throw a question and ignore it.

Kou Zhun pondered for a moment and said:

"Your Majesty, you will be rewarded for your meritorious service, and you will be punished for your demerit."

"It is also the duty of soldiers to fight the enemy bravely!"

"How can one not be rewarded because of one's duties?"

The emperor nodded and said: "This statement is reasonable, since that's the case, then Bo Zhongjing will be promoted to a higher rank, to..."

Kou Zhun said: "Uncle Zhongjing was originally Zuo Siyingzhong, and he was promoted to the sixth rank Shangguanglu Shaoqing."

Cao Bin hastily left the class and said, "I don't dare to accept gifts from officials because I have some minor merits."

At this moment, he had to be more cautious, Cai Jing was not a simple person.

Although he only said a simple sentence, who knows if there are any traps in it.

Cao Bin thinks it's better to be conservative...

Cao Bin said: "I don't dare to accept His Majesty's gift because of my little merit."

Kou Zhun's face was grave and he said: "Uncle Zhong Jing, it's not your fault that the officials rewarded you, it's to show the court that rewards and punishments are fair!"

"Forehead......"

Cao Bin's face froze, it doesn't matter to me to reward me for co-authoring?

The emperor waved his hands with a smile and said:

"Okay, Uncle Zhongjing, you can just accept it with peace of mind."

"I originally intended to reward you, but now it's a little earlier, so you don't have to feel indebted."

Court rewards are good in nature, since the rewards must be given, the emperor doesn't mind showing the mind of the superior.

Cao Bin saw that he could not refuse, so he had to accept it.

No matter what conspiracy Cai Jing has, at least he has been promoted now, let's talk about the future.

Worrying now is useless.

At this moment, the emperor's eyes became more serious, and he asked:

"Uncle Zhongjing reported the news not long ago that Xixia is eyeing our Great Song Dynasty covetously, and secretly bewitched the Liao Kingdom to send troops together."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the eunuch beside him held a pile of information and distributed it to the ministers.

After they had finished reading roughly, the emperor asked:

"What's your answer, gentlemen?"

Fubi of Zhijianyuan came out of the class and said:

"Officials, ministers are willing to go on an envoy to the Liao Kingdom. Chen said that he is powerful and persuaded the Lord of Liao to calm down the idea of ​​sending troops!"

The emperor quickly asked: "How sure is Qing that you can convince Emperor Liao?"

Fu Bi was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer. He hadn't met anyone yet, so it was too early to say that he was sure.

At this time, Kou Zhun came out of the shift and said:

"Don't worry, the officials, Empress Dowager Xiao is now in control of Liao's political affairs."

"Even if Emperor Liao wanted to send troops, it would be difficult for him to do so."

"Since the Fuzhiyuan has asked for an envoy, it must be [-]% or [-]% sure."

Only then did the emperor become happy, nodded in satisfaction, and said with a relaxed expression:

"Okay, then I will order you to be the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, and go to the Liao Kingdom against the sun."

After speaking, he asked with great anticipation: