It's another early day.

At the right time, Cao Bin was called.

In the summer, at four o'clock, the sky is already bright.

"Xiangyun, are the carriages and food ready?"

Du Siniang asked while changing Cao Bin's clothes.

Bury Xiangyun nodded and smiled: "Auntie, don't worry, Xiangyun has already notified the sedan chair." ”

This female official of the Western Xia Palace was not willing to be confined to the backyard, but served as the second butler of the Hou Mansion.

With the previous experience of the Western Xia Imperial Palace, she was able to manage the affairs of the Hou Mansion with ease.

This saved Fauber a lot of energy.

The current Zhongjing Houfu is different from the past, in addition to the affairs of the house, ushering in the delivery, but also in charge of various industries.

Fu Bo was already a little overwhelmed, but now that he had the unmoved incense cloud, he was immediately relieved.

As the saying goes, there are seven officials in front of the prime minister.

As the chief steward of the Hou Mansion, taking care of housework is only secondary, the most important thing is to pay attention to the dynamics of the court and help Cao Bin deal with the relationship between his superiors and subordinates.

After Cao Bin finished washing, the red sun had completely risen, sprinkling soft bright red all over the streets and alleys of the capital.

"Cao Xun, you should be cautious and don't make Emperor Lao Tzu angry."

Du Shi Niang admonished with some concern.

As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger.

Many people happily go to the morning pilgrimage in the morning and can't come back at noon.

Du Shi Niang's concern is also reasonable.

Cao Bin hugged her and smiled, "Don't worry, I know." ”

In the Chang Dynasty, Cao Bin also participated for the first time, and generally only officials above the fourth grade in the capital could participate.

This type of official is called a permanent counselor, and it is also a reflection of status and seniority.

When Cao Bin arrived at the imperial city, most of the officials were already waiting in the courtyard.

This time the waiting time was not too long, and soon the emperor ascended to the Zichen Palace, and all the officials stood according to the class.

The discussion was also very straightforward, and the first question was the matter of the envoy to Western Xia.

Cao Bin had already written the process of the envoy and handed it in.

This time, it was mainly the emperor and his ministers who asked about the details and doubts.

Cao Bin kept in mind the lessons of Master Pang, answered all kinds of questions honestly, and never elaborated on what he could vaguely do.

After asking, Wang Fu suddenly said:

"Uncle Zhongjing, who allowed you and Yang Zongbao to attack the Hengshan camp in Western Xia without authorization?"

"Also, whose order did you receive to negotiate with Western Xia? Who gave you the right? ”

Hearing this question, the others were still stable, and Old Taijun She and Mu Guiying were already nervous in their hearts.

Because of this incident, Yang Zongbao accounted for at least half of the responsibility.

If Cao Bin is unlucky, the Yang family will not be able to escape.

When they received Yang Zongbao's letter before, the Yang family was mixed.

The joy is that more than 3,000 war horses have been harvested.

The Yang family is too embarrassed, having a war horse is equivalent to having money, and in the future, if there is a war, it will be able to reduce some losses.

The fear is that if you send troops without the permission of the imperial court, you will definitely be impeached.

She Lao Taijun also sighed at that time: Her grandson has been guarding the border for many years, and he is a lot less cautious.

Mu Guiying was secretly speechless, she knew that if it wasn't for Cao Bin's fooling, Yang Zongbao would definitely not take such a risk.

The Yang family has always been not afraid of external enemies, but they are secretive about the internal pressure of the Great Song Dynasty.

Now that the most critical issue has been raised, I don't know if Cao Bin has any way to defend the past.

If he was questioned, the Yang family would have to admit that they were unlucky and accompany him to be punished.

However, hearing this question, Cao Bin was not surprised at all, he had expected it a long time ago, so he replied unhurriedly:

"Lord Wang is a little confused."

"First, we didn't attack the Hengshan camp, we just asked the important ministers of Western Xia to come out and negotiate."

"If Lord Wang doesn't believe me, you can ask the soldiers at the border pass if we have an order for them to attack Hengshan."

"Second, as the deputy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, doesn't Cao have the right to negotiate with Western Xia?"

"If it is really as Lord Wang said, then what are we sending to Western Xia for? I'm lonely. ”

"Forehead ......"

Hearing this, not only Wang Fu was stunned, but even Mu Guiying almost didn't react.

The first question is a bit difficult to define, although Cao Bin shot a Western Xia general, but did not send troops to attack Hengshan, whether it is disobeying the imperial court order or not, no one can say.

The second question is interesting, everyone knows that after Yuan Hao came out to chase and kill, Cao Bin's envoy was meaningless.

However, Cao Bin's position as deputy envoy was not canceled by the imperial court, and of course he could negotiate with Western Xia.

It's just that this negotiation is a bit unserious, and it is better to take advantage of the other party's internal strife to coerce them.

Hearing Cao Bin's defense, She Taijun and Mu Guiying immediately breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Yang Zongbao said well, Cao Bin had already expected this situation at that time.

Wang Fu frowned, glanced at Cai Jing slightly, and sneered:

"If Uncle Zhongjing is negotiating for the Great Song Dynasty, then why didn't the war horses sent by Western Xia not hand them over to the imperial court, but took possession of them privately?"

"That's 7,000 war horses, worth 500,000 yuan, you are embezzling the public property of the imperial court, don't you know that Uncle Zhongjing?"

When Mu Guiying heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, if these war horses were defined as the public property of the imperial court, then Yang Zongbao's crime would be great.

So he hurriedly went out of class and interjected:

"Wang Yushi's words are wrong, the market price of war horses is twenty-one taels, and seven thousand war horses are worth 150,000 yuan at most."

"Besides, the imperial court did not ask the Western Xia to pay tribute to the war horses."

"That's obviously a private transaction between Zhongjingbo and the Empress of Western Xia, how can it be regarded as the public property of the imperial court?"

In fact, even Wang Fu underestimated the value of those war horses, and the top war horses carefully cultivated by Yuan Hao, even if you pay a hundred taels, they are still priceless.

Wang Fu looked at Mu Guiying, laughed and said:

"Don't be in a hurry, this negotiation is not what the official said, but Zhong Jingbo himself admitted."

“...... I thought that the Yang family was loyal to the country and devoted himself to the public, but I didn't expect that there would be times when he was greedy. ”

After speaking, his laughter became louder and louder, and he was overjoyed to let him beat down two political enemies at one time.

Old Taijun She paused for a moment's head crutches, stopped Mu Guiying from continuing to argue, and said with a wry smile:

"My Yang family is willing to hand over the war horses, and I hope that the official family will work hard for me and be sent lightly."

Seeing this, Wang Fu smiled proudly, turned to Cao Bin and said:

"What does Uncle Zhongjing think? Don't you want to say something? ”

"En......"

Cao Bin groaned for a moment and sighed:

"What Wang Zhongcheng said is reasonable, but Cao has already given a separate recital to the official family."

"To dedicate the horses to the Qiji Courtyard and replenish the Royal Horse Farm."

Hearing this, both sides were shocked, especially She Taijun and Mu Guiying, and the resentment in their eyes was about to overflow.

This guy is so inauthentic, no wonder you admit to the negotiation, it turns out that you have been prepared for a long time.

But you know it yourself, so why don't you inform Tianbo Mansion?

This is equivalent to throwing the Yang family into the pit alone.

Mu Guiying's chest rose and fell in anger.

I just feel that I shouldn't believe this guy, he just got better for a few days, and then he came out to pit people, it's so unreliable!