On the night of November 20th, Emperor Song died in Funing Palace, and the new emperor Zhao Xi succeeded to the throne.

Cao Bin also officially took office as the Third Division not long after.

It won't work if he doesn't take office. The Third Division is now a complete mess.

Last year's war was too expensive and the national treasury was in serious deficit. If Cai Jing's house had not been confiscated just now, he would not even have been able to get the money to hold a funeral for the old emperor.

According to the rules, the imperial court must also grant amnesty to the world, reward hundreds of officials, and improve the imperial mausoleum.

In addition, the salaries of officials in the capital are still in arrears for five months. It is the New Year's Day soon, and everyone is waiting for their wages.

The old emperor kicked off and left, and life had to go on.

Cao Bin found that he had been completely tricked by the old emperor. How could he be entrusted with such an important task? He was clearly given a hot potato.

Since the early spring of last year, the Song Dynasty had not rested for a whole year and fought continuously with Xixia and Northern Liao. How huge was the cost?

I don’t know how Cai Jing persevered in the past two years, and didn’t completely collapse his finances in the successive wars... It’s pretty impressive when you think about it.

However, for the sake of stability, the imperial court did not clean up Cai Jing's team in the Third Division on a large scale after his fall.

If Cao Bin wants to take charge of the Third Division and not be deceived by these people, he must have his own direct lineage.

But according to his understanding, some people have already taken refuge in Pan Renmei.

As the grandfather of the young emperor and the biological father of Queen Mother Pan, Pan Renmei's power is still very impressive.

Within a few days, Zhang Dun returned to Bianjing.

Cao Bin didn't even give him any time to rest and took him directly to the Third Division.

In addition to him, Cao Bin also found dozens of accounting experts.

"Colleagues, I have recommended Zhang Zihou to be the errand officer of all ministries and commissions, responsible for supervising and cleaning up the accounts and rosters of various ministries of the three divisions."

"I hope you will have good cooperation in the next three months..."

After calling the heads of the three divisions, Cao Bin introduced them directly.

When the principals heard Cao Bin's words, they looked at each other for a long time. Judge Duzhi said cautiously:

"Mr. Hou, our three departments have their own officials to supervise the accounts. Isn't it a bit illegal to set up all the curtains from outside?"

They had known for a long time that Cao Bin had recommended Governor Gouyuan to the Political Affairs Hall, but they did not expect that he would immediately cut down the salary and change all the accounting staff.

Cao Bin glanced at him and said arrogantly:

"My rules are rules. Do you have any objections?"

The head of the Department of Household Affairs heard this and said hurriedly:

"The lower official agrees with Cao Houye's approach, which can effectively eliminate some internal influences from the Third Division..."

This man was a disciple of Master Pang, and he had visited Cao Bin alone a long time ago.

At this time, Deputy Duzhi Wang Fu coughed and interrupted:

"Judge Du, it's not a big deal to hire another accountant. You just have to follow the orders of Lord Cao."

After hearing that he agreed, no one came out to object.

Cao Bin glanced at Wang Fu, nodded and said:

"Since no one has any objections, let's handle it as it is."

As he spoke, he smiled at Zhang Dun and said:

"Zihou, it's up to you now."

He had long known that Wang Fu had voted for Pan Renmei, but as long as he didn't go against him, Cao Bin wouldn't do anything to him?

After all, in a huge department like the Third Division, it’s hard to clean it up because it’s hard to clean it up.

Moreover, Deputy Envoy Duzhi, an important person in charge of a department, does not have the power to directly appoint or remove him.

Cao Bin's purpose of checking the accounts was just to grasp the specific situation of the Third Division as soon as possible, demonstrate his authority, and then take the opportunity to gather a group of confidants.

At this stage, he does not want to have any conflicts with Pan Renmei.

Five days later, Cao Bin cried in mourning at the old emperor's mourning hall. As soon as he returned to the Third Division, he saw Zhang Dun hurriedly walking over with several account books.

"Zihou discovered the problem?"

Zhang Dun nodded and said:

"Master Hou, I discovered some problems, but more importantly, I encountered great obstacles."

Cao Bin handed Zhang Dun a cup of hot tea, leaned on his chair and smiled:

"Zihou, don't worry, it's only been five days."

Zhang Dun said seriously:

"Master Hou should not be underestimated. These people look after each other and are widely distributed in the Third Division. I found that they have a tacit understanding and a deep connection."

Cao Bin nodded thoughtfully and said:

"Okay, I'll find someone to ask."

After a while, the head of the Household Department arrived.

Hearing Zhang Dun's doubts, he said in a deep voice:

"Master Hou, if it's so difficult to check, Wang Fu should be the one who took action!"

"Maybe Zhang Zhiyuan found some flaws in him."

It only took five days to find the flaw. It seems that this guy has a big problem, but he can hinder Zhang Dun from all aspects, so his power is not small.

Cao Bin asked casually:

"What's going on with him? Why is he so awesome?"

The head of the Household Department was stunned for a moment, as if he was not used to Cao Bin's way of speaking, and explained:

"Wang Fu turns out to be Cai Jing's confidant."

"After Cai Jing's fall, most of the people from the original three divisions gathered under his command. I don't know exactly how powerful he is."

Seeing Cao Bin thoughtful, the head of the Department of Household Affairs continued:

"Master Hou, Wang Fu's influence in the Third Division is not small."

"If you are not absolutely sure, it is better not to break up with him easily."

"You are in charge of the Third Division now, and you will be able to slowly suppress him in the future."

Although the deputy envoy of Duzhi has a subtitle, he is the official position of Duzhi Division. His official position is second only to Cao Bin and he is also an important minister of the imperial court.

If you want to investigate him, you must discuss it with the court and obtain the consent of the emperor or the government.

If Pan Renmei supports him, it will not be easy for Cao Bin to deal with him.

Zhang Dun did not expect that he would encounter such difficulties as soon as he took office.

Therefore, he also advised:

"Master Hou, I don't think we can be impatient. It's better to take our time."

Cao Bin pondered for a moment, shook his head and said:

"I don't have time to play with him slowly now, and Sansi doesn't allow such an awesome person to exist."

"We have to find a way to kick him away..."

The plan could not keep up with the changes. Since Wang Fu had such great influence in the Third Division, he could not turn a blind eye.

With that said, Cao Bin called the attendants and gave instructions:

"Go and call the deputy envoy Duzhi and tell him that I have something to ask him."

The head of the Department of Household Affairs felt helpless when he heard this and quickly stopped him:

"How can you be impatient, Lord Marquis? In official circles, eagerness for quick success and instant benefits are the most taboo."

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"Don't worry, even Cai Jingdu was moved down by me, let alone a small deputy envoy?"

"This is my last chance for him. If he doesn't leave on his own, I won't be able to leave even if he wants to."

When Wang Fu came in confused, Cao Bin got straight to the point:

"Deputy Ambassador Wang, I won't argue with you about those things you did in the past."

"How about I recommend you to serve in the Privy Council now? This should be in line with your wishes, right?"

Cao Bin said that he recommended him to the Privy Council, but he actually asked him to ask for transfer, otherwise the court would not agree so easily.

Wang Fu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked at Cao Bin and said:
Chapter completed!