At first, Shi Bin did not tell Wang San, Li Chao, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi about his ability to sit on top of the court, because this matter was very big, and he wanted to see the situation himself. What's more, it's not bad to surprise them, anyway, the four of them will find out from other sources sooner or later.

After another period of time, seeing that Du Zong's health was getting worse and worse, Shi Bin decided not to delay any longer, so he called Wang San or four to discuss the next matter.

"Four, I have good news and bad news here, which one do you want to hear first?" Shi Bin said with a smile.

The four of them said 'good news' in unison. This performance made Shi Bin feel very interesting, the four of them have always been very cautious, and this time they all said that they would hear good news rather than bad news first.

"Isn't it a surprise that we all want to hear good news this time?" Jia Ling smiled very slyly.

"Indeed, the unanimity is very curious to me. Moreover, it is very disagreeable to your temperament. At the same time as speaking, Shi Bin also thought that the four of them had learned from other aspects that they could swagger down above the court.

"Rest assured, we don't know anything yet, but the husband still doesn't seem to know us completely." Sai Si Shi laughed, "If it was normal, we would definitely have to hear the bad news first. But you forget that our curiosity is also very high. Now that everything in the Great Song Dynasty can be said to be under your control, what else can make you think it is good news? If so, then the news must be extraordinary. So of course we have to hear the good news first. ”

So it turned out, Shi Bin had to admit that he was really undercounting, but he was still proud to say that he could sit down in the main hall.

This news really made Wang San and the others feel very surprised and happy, they were able to sit down on top of the court, and this status was almost no different from that of the emperor. Fortunately, several people were still calm, and after knowing the good news, they asked Shi Bin to tell the bad news. Of course, there is no need to be hypocritical, Shi Bin also told Du Zong's health that was getting worse and worse.

"Big brother wants to quickly add the 'Emperor'?" Li Shao asked.

"Yes, although there is still enough time, but if I don't seal it, my heart will be uneasy for a day, and I still have to make all preparations before the emperor dies."

From Shi Bin's attitude, it can be seen that he is indeed a little anxious, Jia Ling looked at him and said: "Okay, since the husband is so anxious, then we will discuss it, anyway, we have already added 'Jiuxi' to get the 'seat', and it is not difficult to add 'Emperor Regent'." ”

Hearing Jia Ling say that it was not difficult to do this, Shi Bin immediately became happy, so he asked Jia Ling what he could do to help his husband become the 'Emperor'.

"Husband, from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present, the wives and children of the princes and kings are called 'princesses' and 'princes', in fact, in the Western Han Dynasty, the wives and children of the princes and kings were called 'queens' and 'princes'. The husband can ask the emperor to change your wife and children to a more honorable title. Jia Ling smiled.

After listening to Jia Ling's words, Shi Bin knew that there were a lot of ways in it, but a discerning person knew that the 'queen' was more noble than the 'princess', and the 'prince' was more noble than the 'prince'.

After looking at Jia Ling with a smile for a long time, Shi Bin smiled and said, "Madam is really smart, you can think of such a way to kill two birds with one stone." Okay, when the time comes, I will ask the emperor to make you the queen, Sai Xishi as the side queen, and Yun Peng as the crown prince. ”

This promise made Jia Ling and Sai Xishi smile, although the actual power of the two has not changed, but their status has been improved, how can they not be happy? Of course, we can't ignore the attitudes of Wang San and Li Chao, so Shi Bin also consulted them. Both of them agreed with a smile, and even praised Jia Ling, a sister-in-law, for being smart.

In the morning of the next day, Shi Bin quickly entered the main hall, and this time instead of sitting down, he stood straight in the first row. showed a lot of humility, then there is only one explanation: Shi Bin wants to make a request to the emperor again. It's just that this can only be thought of by everyone in their hearts, and no one dares to say it, and the only thing that shows it is just a little skeptical look.

After everyone arrived, the emperor also sat on the dragon chair, and he also found that Shi Bin did not sit on the chair this time, so he asked, "Shi Aiqing, why don't you sit?" ”

At this time, Shi Bin didn't want to answer Duzong's question, because he suddenly found that he had forgotten to make up an excuse for rewarding, so his mind was speeding up and concentrating on thinking of excuses.

"King Chu, King Chu, what's the matter with you? The Emperor is asking you..." Wang Yi reminded quietly.

Realizing that he was still above the court, he couldn't ignore Duzong's inquiry, so he had to put down his reasons and talk to Duzong instead. So he opened his eyes and said nonsense: "Your Majesty, the reason why the minister doesn't sit is because the minister remembers that he is a minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and he shouldn't sit if he doesn't have rheumatism." ”

As soon as the words fell, the officials of Shi Bin's family immediately praised Shi Bin in front of Duzong, forcing Duzong to also praise Shi Bin, saying that he knew that respecting and retreating was a rare loyal minister in a hundred years. Of course, Shi Bin was embarrassed to hear this, but it was impossible to poke himself out, so he could only laugh and say that Duzong was 'falsely praised'. When receiving praise from his subordinates and the emperor, Shi Bin suddenly came up with a good way to reward his wife with a flash of inspiration in his mind.

"Wang Yi, continue to persuade me to sit down with everyone!" Shi Bin whispered.

Although he didn't know why Shi Bin wanted to do this, he understood that there must be a deep meaning in this and it was not something he should speculate, so he immediately found many reasons to persuade Shi Bin to sit down according to what Shi Bin said, and Shi Bin repeatedly said not to sit down. In this way, in the end, the entire court was full of voices persuading Shi Bin to sit down.

Seeing that the fire was almost over, Shi Bin quietly said to Wang Yi: "Wang Yi, I want the emperor to crown my two wives as queens and side queens, and my son as the crown prince." ”

At this time, Wang Yi finally understood the deep meaning of Shi Bin's doing, and after nodding, he immediately led Li Shao and others to submit this request to Duzong.

Even if Duzong was stupid, he understood why Shi Bin refused to sit down, that is, he was advancing by retreating, but things were already like this, and it could be said that there was no turning back, so he had to agree to everyone's request, and named Jia Ling as the queen, Sai Xishi as the side queen, and Shi Yunpeng as the crown prince. When the matter was done, Shi Bin was of course overjoyed, and after the dispersal of the court, he went home with a smile.

Back at home, Wang San, Li Chao, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi saw Shi Bin's smile on his face, and of course they guessed that Shi Bin had done the thing, maybe it went quite smoothly and was not hindered in any way. With this curiosity, they all asked. I couldn't wait to tell everyone about my 'wit', and as soon as the four of them asked, Shi Bin couldn't wait to say his solution.

It must be said that Shi Bin's expression in the court this time was indeed quick, so the four of them did not hesitate to praise him. Especially Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, two people with vested interests, are boasting about Shi Bin, and they are about to reach the sky.

Eating too much sugar will get tired, and it will be the same if you receive too much praise, so it didn't take long for Shi Bin to ask the four of them to stop praising him, and he himself was humble first. The four of them are all smart people, Wang San has a seven-trick exquisite heart, Li Chao, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi are not bad, at least six-trick exquisite heart. As soon as they heard Shi Bin ask them not to boast, they understood the meaning and immediately stopped boasting, and instead persuaded Shi Bin to restrain himself.

It didn't take long for Shi Bin to enter the study to rest, but as soon as Shi Bin entered the house, Sai Xishi followed in with his hind feet, and Jia Ling was not together. This situation was a little strange, and Shi Bin had to cheer up again.

"Shih Tzu, why are you here?" Shi Bin's tone was a little puzzled.

deliberately said with some grievances: "Husband, my sister's father became a prince, but it's a pity that the concubine has no father..."

After coming for a long time for the title of his mother's family, Shi Bin didn't want Sai Xishi to get his wish so quickly, so he pretended not to know and said, "Yes, it's a pity." If your father is here, even if you don't make him a duke, you must make him a marquis. In this way, in two days, I want the emperor to posthumously crown your father as the Marquis of Tanzhou. ”

"Tanzhou Hou?" After hearing this, Sai Xishi's face was not only not happy, but even more unhappy.

"What, the founding marquis of Tanzhou County is not good? Since you don't like the founding marquis of Tanzhou County, then posthumously as the founding marquis of Hengzhou County? Shi Bin deliberately teased Sai Xishi.

has already seen that Shi Bin is teasing himself, Sai Xishi looked unhappy, but now that he has a request, Shi Bin definitely doesn't dare to lose his temper, so he has to complain carefully: "Husband, you know what I mean, why do you still tease me?" ”

"What do you mean? What do you mean. Husband is a little stupid, I can't guess the meaning of your words. If you say it, I'll think about it, but if you don't, I'm too tired to think about it. ”

In this case, Sai Xishi said helplessly: "Husband, the concubine wants to ask for a title for my two elder brothers. Of course, the concubine didn't dare to ask for such a high title as Xiaoling's sister's father, but there was more or less of it. After all, they are also your brother-in-law of King Chu. ”

"Brother-in-law? Makes sense, if you don't say it, I almost forgot about them. And what title do you want me to give them? Since you said it, I'll ask you what you think. ”

Although Sai Xishi was born poor and had been a bandit, he was fortunate to be self-aware and understood that this matter must be cautious, so he did not say his thoughts at the beginning, but said that he would follow Shi Bin's intentions.

Sai Xishi's attitude made Shi Bin very satisfied, so he smiled: "Your two brothers are good, they have done a lot for the court and for me, so naturally I can't treat them badly." But both of them are not from good backgrounds, and they must not be sealed too high, otherwise they will attract criticism, and it will not be good at that time. ”

"The husband is reasonable, so may I ask if the husband intends to make them marquis, earls or viscounts?" Sai Si Shi asked.

There is a difference between relatives and relatives, Sai Zilong is Sai Xishi's brother, and Sai Zhang Fei is Sai Xishi's brother, so Shi Bin decided to make Sai Zilong the founding marquis of Tanzhou County and Sai Zhangfei as the founding uncle of Xiangyin County.

Hearing Shi Bin's decision, Sai Xishi was naturally very happy and said with a smile: "Thank you, husband, the concubine is here to thank you for the two elder brothers." ”

"Just thank me, don't you think I'm stingy?" Shi Bin asked deliberately.

"Stingy? The husband is already very generous. The concubine body is still self-aware, our family is all bandits, it is already very good to be rich, and now it can be sealed, are you still not satisfied? If my two brothers are not satisfied, I will scold them to death, and ask my husband to cut their titles!" Besides, I thought you would only give them earls and viscounts! ”

Shi Bin also smiled and said that he was grateful to Sai Xishi for his understanding, and he was happy for a while.