The Pang brothers and sisters have already achieved some results in influencing Fang Jinzhi.
Although it won't make her betray Fang La and completely gravitate towards the White Lotus Society, she can already be exploited to a certain extent.
As time goes by, she will naturally become more enthusiastic.
There is no need for Cao Bin to take drastic measures and take risks to speed up the process.
If he failed, he would have no choice but to kill and silence him, which would be a big loss.
Therefore, it was best not to let Fang Jinzhi know his identity. After thinking for a long time, Cao Bin ordered:
"In that case, you wait for my news, but don't reveal my identity."
He didn't have much patience to wait for the White Lotus Sect to develop slowly, so he planned to use a compromise method and pretend to be a holy master as a mysterious person to express his care for the believers.
After sending Pang Qiuxia away, Cao Bin immediately wrote a note, intending to tell the emperor about Fang La's threat.
Although Fang La and Cao Bin had a deep hatred, they always wanted to find an opportunity to kill him, and he was also eager to kill Fang La.
But in the final analysis, the greatest harm done by Manichaeism was to the imperial court. Of course, he was unwilling to bear the responsibility alone and silently did good things for the imperial court.
The next day, Cao Bin wanted to report the matter after the court meeting. Unexpectedly, not long after arriving in the imperial city, he heard the news that the emperor was ill and had to take a rest for three days.
Wang Yanling and other ministers wanted to visit the harem, but the emperor refused.
Seeing everyone's sad faces and whispers, Cao Bin didn't want to worry about anything and planned to wait until the emperor recovered from his illness.
He was already injured, and he was forced to travel incognito. It was not surprising that he fell ill in bed.
But just when he was about to leave the palace, Pan Renmei pulled him to the corner and whispered:
"Does Juncai know what Wang Yanling and others are talking about?"
Cao Bin glanced at him and said, "Master Pan, what do you mean?"
He is now only dispatched by a deputy envoy to the palace, and there are not many things related to him in government affairs.
Looking at Pan Renmei's appearance, I felt that he was a little uneasy and kind-hearted.
Pan Renmei whispered:
"They are discussing the appointment of a crown prince."
As he spoke, he said with some anger:
"His Majesty has only been ill for three days, and they can't wait."
"And Bao Zheng has already succeeded..."
Cao Bin was not surprised when he heard the news.
If the emperor is seriously ill, this is bound to happen, and the ministers will not approve of an unborn child.
Regardless of whether Pan Guifei's baby was a boy or a girl, even if it was a boy, it was still an infant. Once the emperor died suddenly, the Song Dynasty would fall into the dilemma of doubting the young master of the country.
If the emperor could hold on for a few more years they wouldn't say much.
But looking at the emperor's current state, he may die at any time... They can't just watch the emperor insist on his own way.
Cao Bin asked:
"Who do they want to make the crown prince?"
Seeing Cao Bin's dull expression, Pan Renmei said displeasedly:
"Who does Juncai think should be the crown prince?"
Cao Bin said indifferently:
"Master Pan, this matter is naturally decided by His Majesty. Cao will obey whatever His Majesty appoints."
If the crown prince is appointed now, there are no more than two options.
One is to immediately adopt the emperor's heir from the clan while the emperor is still alive; the other is to follow the line of succession and have the emperor's direct brothers succeed to the throne.
The second plan was absolutely unacceptable to Cao Bin, because Duan Wang Zhao Ji was one of the emperor's direct brothers.
Not to mention King Duan's "achievements" in history, in terms of personal grudges, he was not Cao Bin's ideal candidate.
But he would not tell Pan Renmei that even if he cooperates with him, he must try to seize the initiative.
Moreover, when the ministers are discussing the succession candidates at this time, most of them want to choose the "adoptive" plan, otherwise they would not be so eager.
Seeing that Cao Bin remained silent, Pan Renmei felt helpless and could only say clearly:
"Don't you know your Majesty's wishes?"
"Why don't you join me in writing a letter to impeach the ministers and cater to the emperor's wishes?"
It turned out that he was letting himself stand out.
Although Cao Bin wanted to please the emperor, he was never willing to wade into such muddy waters, and it was not time for him to participate and express his position.
He now has no family and no sect. If he is attacked by the ministers, even the emperor may not be able to protect him.
Although the emperor kept his word, he was not without scruples.
Even he himself did not clearly state his position. If Cao Bin jumped out in a hurry, the emperor might still suspect him of ulterior motives.
But at this time, he could not say that he did not support Pan Guifei, so he pretended to be angry and said:
"Master Pan is so anxious, does he think that His Majesty's condition will be difficult to recover from?"
"Okay, I didn't expect Mr. Pan, with his thick eyebrows...looking like a loyal minister, to have such sinister thoughts."
Hearing this, Pan Renmei stared at Cao Bin dumbfounded and said:
"Where did Juncai start talking about this?"
"How could Pan Mouyou have such an idea? Juncai..."
Seeing that he wanted to persuade him, Cao Bin pulled out his sword with a "Canglang" sound, stared at him fiercely and said:
"Master Pan, if you curse His Majesty again, Cao will be rude."
He has the position of "carrying imperial weapons" and is regarded as a front guard. He can even wear weapons when meeting the emperor.
Seeing him like this, Pan Renmei was so frightened that she backed away and waved her hand:
"Juncai, don't be impulsive. I won't say anything."
He has seen Cao Bin's martial arts skills, how dare he fight against him.
At this time, Wang Yanling and others also saw the situation here, and came over with a busy face and scolded:
"Marquis Zhongjing, why did you draw your sword against the minister in the palace? What are you going to do?"
Pan Renmei suddenly became nervous. Damn it, if Cao Bin told this, she would be embarrassed and embarrassed.
Cao Bin sheathed his sword and said with a smile:
"I just got a sword, Master Pan insists on seeing it..."
When Pan Renmei heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.
Ma De originally wanted to trick Cao Bin into taking a front position, but he didn't expect that this guy was a 250-year-old who would draw his sword at every turn. It was true that his true nature was hard to change.
No matter how powerful you are, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, you can't change that bastard logic.
When Wang Yanling saw this, he didn't say much and said:
"Well, Your Majesty is seriously ill. If Zhongjing Hou has anything to report, you can hand Zazi to the Political Affairs Hall."
"If nothing happens, go back to training."
Kou Zhun interrupted with a smile:
"Hunting Zhongjing, the envoy from the Liao Kingdom will arrive in the capital in the near future to negotiate with the Song Dynasty."
"You have to prepare well, and you will be asked to put in some effort when the time comes."
Cao Bin waved his hand and said:
"Master Kou thinks too highly of Cao? Let's talk about it then."
With that said, he ignored the group of ministers and left directly.
Looking at his quickly leaving back, Pan Renmei also realized that he was very suspicious that Cao Bin had deliberately acted stupidly and avoided him.
Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it and his eyes became firm. In this case, I had no choice but to go into battle myself...
Cao Bin was also a little troubled. Looking at the current situation, the court was about to be in chaos. It was unreliable to expect the court to do its best to solve Fang La's problem unless he rebelled immediately...
