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

At this time, the commoner took a look at the scholar and said with a smile:

"I think you are jealous. Marquis Cao is invincible in martial arts. Although he is a little out of character, he has also made great contributions to my Song Dynasty."

"My man from Bianjing is much more useful than a poor man like you. Are you a scholar..."

Hearing this, the scholar almost fell out of anger, flicked his sleeves, turned around and left, cursing and saying:

"Shuzi is insufficient and conspiracy!"

Although he was not selected as a scholar, he was also a scholar. When he was in his hometown, who was disrespectful?I never thought of Bianjing, and ordinary people dare to squeeze themselves.

Damn, which pot doesn't open and which pot to lift, if I can pass the exam as a scholar, why come to Bianjing to do business?

Bianjing city gate.

The convoy of the Zhongjing Hou Mansion was quite large, although no one along the way was willing to compete with the Cao family for the official route, it was already noon when they arrived at the city gate.

At this time, Forber suddenly came to report:

"Master, the city gate seems to be blocked, should we turn to the north gate?"

Cao Bin frowned and said:

"what happened?"

Bianjing is also very prosperous outside the city, and it is very inconvenient for people to come and go on the official road. If you change the road again, you will not be able to get home after dark.

Faber said:

"I heard from the boys in front that someone blocked the convoy of Liao and Xixia envoys, causing a commotion."

When Cao Bin heard the words, he looked at Pang Ji thoughtfully and laughed:

"It seems that Xixia and Liao are huddling together again to keep warm, what does father-in-law think?"

Pang Ji waved his hands indifferently and said:

"Juncai, don't meddle in other people's business. I am afraid that the two countries saw the death of the late emperor and felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they came to provoke again."

"This is a matter for the Political Affairs Hall and the Foreign Affairs Council. It is nothing more than a compromise."

"If you do this kind of thing too much, it will be bad for your reputation. You don't have to ask for trouble."

"Especially now, when you are surrounded by foolish people, you should not show your face. If you don't handle it properly, it will arouse public anger."

Cao Bin laughed twice, shook his head and said:

"Father-in-law, don't always look at Liao Xia with old eyes."

"Although my Song Dynasty is now exhausted in military resources, Xixia and Liao are not much better."

"Now it's bastard vs. tortoise, don't overpower anyone."

"My son-in-law can assure you that even if I beat up their envoy, they won't dare to do anything."

Needless to say, the Liao Kingdom, after they were defeated, Cao Bin provoked a rebellion, and now the country has been peaceful for less than half a year.

Even if they have some conspiracy, they don't have the strength to display it.

It was even worse for Xixia. Last year, they fought against the Song Dynasty in five ways. They fought against the Song Dynasty with the strength of the whole country. At least 20 troops were wiped out, and they were beaten to Xingqing Mansion.

If it is the Song and Liao countries, it may not take a few years to recover.

But Xixia has a population of only about 300 million people, and they can fight back and forth with Song and Liao, but they only draw one out of two, and all the people are soldiers.

Coupled with the abundance of war horses and the sturdy folk customs, it was only then that they defeated the Song Dynasty one after another and resisted the Liao Kingdom.

Now they have lost more than 20 young and strong, which has seriously damaged their foundation.

Their current situation is like that of Zhao Guo, where 40 people were murdered during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is better, but not much better...

Hearing this, Pang Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a while, nodded and said:

"If what you said is true, you really don't need to worry about them... No!"

As he spoke, he shook his head abruptly:

"If that's the case, why did they cause trouble this time? It's so hard to predict that Da Song will back down?"

"If I anger Da Song, how will they deal with the aftermath?"

In his mind, once there was a conflict between Song people and Liaoxia, it must be Liaoxia's provocation.

It's not that he favors his own people, but it's been a fact for a long time that when Liaoxia came to make envoys, Song people basically would not take the initiative to cause trouble.

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"Maybe they got some handle?"

"My son-in-law's spies have found some traces of Zhao Ji. He may have taken the 'Empress Liu' to Western Xia..."

Hearing this, Pang Ji suddenly said:

"If so, it will be a bit troublesome, the old man still does not recommend you to show up."

His news was not as well-informed as Cao Bin's, so he was a little puzzled. Now after listening to Cao Bin's speculation, he immediately understood.

Cao Bin shook his head and said with a smile:

"Father-in-law, don't worry, my son-in-law is confident that Xixia will obediently send Zhao Ji and 'Empress Liu' back."

"What's more, I am an important minister of the court, and I am already here. If I turn a blind eye to it, something is wrong after all."

"Don't talk about the imperial court's rumors, the common people thought that the son-in-law was afraid of Liaoxia."

When Pang Yu outside the car heard the words, he immediately echoed:

"Juncai is right. Who are we brothers afraid of? It's just a few barbarians. If you can't kill them, I will call him father."

As he said that, he had already started to roll up his arms and sleeves and became excited.

Hearing this, Pang Ji kicked out angrily, kicking Pang Yu to eat shit.

Cao Bin was speechless. After jumping out of the car, he ignored Pang Yu, got on his horse and ran towards the city gate.

Now Song Dynasty and Liaoxia are in a state of beating wolves with a stalk, and both sides are afraid. Whoever wants to die will have the upper hand. After all, the three parties do not have the courage and ability to launch a large-scale war.

When Cao Bin arrived at the city gate, he saw several Xixia soldiers beating a group of servants frantically.

And the people who were bullied were also acquaintances, and they turned out to be Li Qingzhao and her handsome fiance.

Cao Bin was a little speechless, as if every time he met them, the two of them were in bad luck...

Li Qingzhao has been very depressed recently.

She was originally from a famous family, but she was also talented, had a good life, and rarely had any real troubles.

Especially after my cousin married Cai Jing as a sequel, my father's official career became very smooth, and he also made a marriage contract with Zhao Mingcheng.

Although at the beginning of the year, her fiancé didn't personally go into the water to save her, which made her a little dissatisfied, but thinking that this was the rational and correct approach, she didn't mind anymore.

On the second day, seeing that he didn't blame himself for taking Cao Bin's boat home, Li Qingzhao felt a little guilty instead, thinking that he was too sensitive after being drunk.

She is smart and independent. Although she admires and admires Cao Bin's ability and achievements, if she wants to get married, she is more inclined to someone with a soft personality like Zhao Mingcheng.

As a person who doesn't want to be restrained too much, she is very self-aware and feels that most men can't bear her character.

After the two reconciled, they got along well, and she was already looking forward to the life after marriage.

But when everything was in full swing, the situation in the court suddenly changed drastically. Not only Duan Wang and Cai Jing fell down, but even his own family was implicated.

Although it would not be possible for the court to ransack the family and exterminate the family, but the father is also likely to be demoted from Beijing.

Even my future father-in-law was deprived of his official position as Zhongshu Sheren because he opposed Cao Bin's appointment as the deputy envoy of the third division.

Thinking of Cao Bin, she changed from admiration in the past to resentment and admiration now.

What she admired was that Cao Bin was tough on state affairs and was able to defeat Xixia and Liao kingdoms one after another. But what made her uncomfortable was that her family fell into this situation just because Cao Bin defeated Duan Wang Cai Jing.

Now my father sighs and sighs at home every day, fearing that the court will come to question him.

Because I couldn't bear the boredom at home, I wanted to go out to the city with my fiancé today to relax, but I sprained my ankle just after getting out of the car, so I had to turn around and return.

What was even more unlucky was that when they arrived at the city gate, the axle of the carriage broke again, and it caught up with the Liaoxia envoy entering the city.

Those Xixia people and Liao people were very overbearing. They chased her away when they came up, and even pulled her out of the carriage by force. She didn't even have time to borrow a carriage.

Although she is a woman, she still needs to save face, okay?

If he was really driven out of the carriage by them, he would have no face in Bianjing, and would definitely become the laughing stock of Bianjing's boudoir.

Although she is smart, she is helpless in the face of this situation.

I hoped that Zhao Mingcheng would find a way, but he only stepped forward to negotiate, and when he saw the Xixia people rushing over like a fierce god, he was so scared that he ran away:

"Qingzhao, don't worry, I'll find my father to find a solution..."

Seeing Zhao Mingcheng's terrified look, Li Qingzhao was so angry that his teeth hurt.

Although she knew that her fiancé was not a brave person, she did not expect him to be so timid.

If a few servants hadn't stepped forward to stop her, she might have been thrown into the street by the Xixia people.

In desperation, she had no choice but to shout to the officials of the Foreign Affairs Academy who greeted the Liaoxia envoy:

"My lord, my concubine was injured when I went out, and I am unable to move. I need to borrow a car to go to the city. Why was I forcibly driven away?"

"It's so difficult that you want to watch Liao people and Xixia people commit murder in Bianjing?"

It would be fine if the soldiers of the Song Dynasty stepped forward, but the Liao people and the Xia people turned against the hostess and acted fiercely by themselves, which is unreasonable.

Moreover, although the foreign affairs official was persuading the Liaoxia envoys, he did not dare to send soldiers to stop the Liao people and Xixia people, which was too tolerant.

Hearing Li Qingzhao's words, the surrounding people also discussed:

"Is the imperial court too useless? Let Liao and Xixia be so rampant in Bianjing."

Someone also said:

"I think those barbarians are attracted to the little lady in the car, and they want to rob the civilian girl..."

They were driven away by the Liaoxia soldiers, and they were already full of dissatisfaction. Now seeing them bullying a woman like this, they felt even more angry.

It's just that they are ordinary people after all, and they only talk about it, and they don't dare to stand out.

Hearing the complaints from the surroundings, the officials of the Foreign Affairs Academy glanced at Li Qingzhao full of anger, and could only say to the Xixia envoy:

"General Yelu, King Weige, let your people stop, I will clear the way for you immediately."

The envoy of the Liao Kingdom laughed loudly when he heard the words, and looked at the official with disdain and said:

"We came here to express our condolences, but you Da Song blocked the gate of the city for no reason. If you want to reject me, it is tantamount to being outside the gate."

"Isn't this too rude? Is it so difficult that you are not afraid of my Daliao cavalry?"

"My official will tell you that I, Daliao, have formed an alliance with Xixia to fight against the enemy together..."

As he said that, he looked at Brother Weiming with a smile and said:

"Brother Wei, do you think so?"

Brother Wei Mingwei's eyes flickered, and he took a closer look at Li Qingzhao's clothes, Fang nodded and said:

"General Yelu is right, but it's just a matter of sending the girl to the posthouse to make amends."

"otherwise......"

When Li Qingzhao heard the words, his heart sank. Leaving aside what the Xi Xia envoy was thinking, as long as he went to the post, his reputation would be lost.

At this moment, Brother Weiming heard the sound of horseshoes and saw Cao Bin driving the horse over, he stopped abruptly and said in surprise:

"Cao Bin?"

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"Isn't this my brother Xiaowei? Tell me, otherwise what?"

When everyone saw Cao Bin's appearance, there was an uproar among the common people.

Someone said happily:

"Great, it's Marquis Cao who is here, let's see if they dare to be rampant?"

There were also concerns:

"My Majesty Song has just passed away, and the country is unstable. I'm afraid Marquis Cao will also have to give in. Didn't you see that foreign affairs official is giving in everywhere? I'm afraid this is the attitude of the court."