Ouyang Xiu did his best to hide the private message of the Wuzang clan very well, he sent an envoy to Western Xia and was able to come back safely, which surprised the courtiers of Xudu, but the most shocked was Pang Ji, when he learned the content of the letter, he was shocked, and at the same time he was very happy, he was good at fighting and planning to fight the army, if he married a woman, he could have Western Xia, which was a good thing.

Even if the Great Song Dynasty defeated the defenders of the Western Xia, it would take a great deal of money to bring the entire Western Xia into the rule of the Great Song Dynasty.

But only Pang Ji and Ouyang Xiu know that now another good opportunity has appeared, if it is because of a woman to change the situation of the Great Song Dynasty, this is simply a bargain falling from the sky!

During this time, the courtiers found that the two mansions were as usual, but the ministers were extremely busy, and even did not return at night.

Whenever it is night, the palace gate will be locked inside and outside, of course, the courtiers can do things in the yamen, and then leave the next day, but tonight is extraordinary, the door of the secret pavilion stands in front of the royal class, they are ordered by the prime minister Pang to guard the secret pavilion, no one is allowed to approach a zhang of land.

There is no other reason, the matter discussed in the secret pavilion tonight comes to the court, and even the official family is secret, everyone present knows it, this secret can only be discussed here once, and then he will be brought into the coffin with him, and he will no longer care about the guards outside the door.

In the secret cabinet, Pang Ji is the leader, and all the ministers of the two governments have arrived, saying that they are all here, but in fact, there is still a Xia Zhu who is out with the army. The rest are Pang Ji, Ouyang Xiu, Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan, and Su Xun, who has just been promoted to Zhongshu Province, and Bao Zheng, who is the third envoy, plus Peng Qi, the deputy privy envoy.

These seven people were talking together in twos and threes, they only knew the seriousness of the matter, but they didn't know what was going on, the stakes were very high, Ouyang Xiu only told Pang Ji the letter of the Wuzang clan.

Seeing that everyone was talking, Pang Ji coughed dryly and said: "Xia Senzheng is not here, so there is no need to count him, all the important ministers here are the ministers of the court, there is no need to say it, you should also know that what is being discussed tonight is important when you see the battle outside!" Uncle Yong, you know everything, you can talk about it, don't miss a word! ”

Ouyang Xiu nodded and said word for word in the letter of the Wuzang clan, and at the same time said the situation of today's face saint, and everyone was shocked for a while.

Peng Qi kept muttering: "The official family is also a little more powerful, this ...... This is the Empress Dowager of Western Xia...... Can you take the initiative to marry the Great Song Dynasty?! ”

Hearing his words, Bao Zheng, who was sitting next to him, turned black to the end, and glared at Peng Qi fiercely: "There is no distinction between priority and priority!" What nonsense to say at this time! ”

Peng Qi whispered unconvinced: "This is not the power of the official family?" The Queen Mother of a country throws herself into her arms! ”

Bao Zheng was about to have a seizure, but Yan Shu hurriedly said on the side: "Deputy Envoy Peng said a few words, what Master Bao means is that it is time to talk about the pros and cons of this matter." ”

Tuk Tuk ...... The knock on the door interrupted everyone's conversation, and it also made the air suddenly tense. Naturally, the official family will not knock on the door when they come, so who will it be?

When the door was opened, everyone saw a chubby face come in, and saw that the people in the room snorted and sang, "All the scholars are here!" Cai Boyu is polite! ”

"Don't be weird, just come in!" Pang Ji waved his hand and said to everyone: "Although Cai Boyu is not an important minister in the court, he has the right to participate in politics and discuss politics given by the official family, and this matter is very important, so it's good that he comes." ”

Everyone present knew that this was Pang Ji endorsing everyone's behavior, and with Cai Boyu, it was not considered to be discussing this matter behind the back of the official family, after all, everyone knew the relationship between Cai Boyu and the official family.

Cai Boyu sat down next to Peng Qi, only the two of them could still speak, as for the former friend Yan Shu, the two of them went farther and farther, Yan Shu went more and more in the direction of civil officials, thinking more and more about things in his heart, and worrying more, but Cai Boxi was rejected by civil officials because of his status as a relative, and the better his relationship with Zhao Zhen became.

Obviously, the two will no longer intersect, just because the two have taken completely different paths.

The arrival of Cai Boyu has not changed anything, everyone here has become accustomed to his existence, in the past, more or less things in the yamen are related to Cai Ji, Cai Boyu's name can sometimes be heard three or five times a day!

"The old man thinks that the fact that the official family marries the Empress Dowager of Western Xia is inappropriate, although it is similar in seniority, but it is inappropriate in terms of name, one is the son of heaven, and the other is the Empress Dowager of Western Xia......"

Bao Zheng's words obviously said the point, although everyone tried to excuse this name, but the queen mother is the queen mother, and the emperor is the emperor.

This name gives people great discomfort in etiquette, if it spreads in the court, there will be a word of impeachment, and Bao Zheng originally came from the Imperial Court, and he naturally knows the power of the Imperial Court best.

Su Xun frowned and said: "This matter is not without a chance, although it is uncomfortable in terms of reputation, but Li Yuanhao's rank is already one level lower, why not?" ”

Ouyang Xiu and Pang Ji glanced at each other and then agreed: "Yes! The Great Song Dynasty is the kingdom, and it is inevitable that the lives will be ruined, so why not accept the people of Western Xia and marry the Queen Mother of Western Xia? But besides, this is not as old as the Tibetan family, and it is not much different from the official family! ”

Pang Ji nodded and said: "What Uncle Yong said is polite, once the official family marries the Xixia Wuzang clan, it means that the two countries are each other's in-laws, and they are royal in-laws, so that my Great Song Dynasty can easily recover the land of Hexi." ”

Bao Zheng asked a little worriedly: "What about the hundreds of thousands of troops in Western Xia?" ”

Without Pang Ji to speak, Peng Qi said coldly: "Isn't this simple? Defeat it! If Di Shuai's army defeated the stubborn resistance of the party, it would be a logical thing, the Empress Dowager of the Western Xia Dynasty in order to save the people and water and fire, and repair the good of the Qin and Jin dynasties of the two countries. ”

Cai Boyu found out that almost all the people here discussed in the name, name, etc., obviously hoping to promote this peace.

That's right, for the sake of the interests of all parties, marrying the Western Xia Wuzang clan is the best result, and exchanging a woman for a peaceful transition between the two countries is an extremely good thing in anyone's eyes, and the impact on the economy, culture, politics, and military is very small.

The smaller the impact, the safer it is, and the smaller the impact, the more beneficial it is to the Great Song Dynasty, and it is not difficult to recover the land west of the river, but it is even more difficult to settle the people of Western Xia and not cause turmoil.

The land west of Hexi is different from the land of Yanyun, both places are the homeland of China, but the people who live in Yanyun have always been Han people, even if there are a few Liao people, they can't afford to make much waves, and they have been sinicized by the Han civilization.

The Western Xia is different, it has always been a gathering place for the party since the Li Tang Dynasty, and it is difficult for the Great Song Dynasty to rule completely.