"Sister, do you think Cao Bin has found out our identities?"
Fang Jinzhi and Pang Qiuxia were imprisoned for three days in a row and were not released. They felt quite uneasy.
Pang Qiuxia said very firmly:
"Don't worry, Saint. I have already met the Holy Master. With his care, everything will be safe."
Fang Jinzhi said in surprise:
"Who is the Holy Master who can influence the Houfu?"
Pang Qiuxia said seriously:
"The Holy Master has vast supernatural powers and is omnipotent. Not to mention the small Zhongjing Houfu, even the palace, he can come and go freely."
Fang Jinzhi said in disbelief:
"Is the Holy Master really that powerful?"
Pang Qiuxia smiled confidently:
"The Holy Master has all his plans. There are many believers in the government and the public, who are among the gods."
She blew it randomly and fooled Fang Jinzhi into looking forward to it, and he couldn't wait to meet this holy master.
"Well, since the Holy Master is so powerful, if he can help my father, wouldn't he be able to overthrow the imperial court?"
Pang Qiuxia's expression changed and she said:
"The Saint must not talk nonsense. The Red Sun Catastrophe has not yet arrived, and the Saint Master has his own plans."
"What's more, Fang Shenggong is not the one who should be robbed. How dare he work with the Holy Master to make suggestions?"
Fang Jinzhi shook his head in disappointment and said:
"It's a pity that my father is not enlightened enough and has no fate."
Just as he was talking, the cell guard suddenly walked in and said seriously:
"White Lotus comes to the world to save all sentient beings."
"Senior Sister Pang, the Holy Master is about to give a sermon, and I have given you two permission to listen."
Hearing this, Fang Jinzhi was stunned.
She didn't expect that even the stewards of the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion were White Lotus believers, and they were preaching under Cao Bin's nose.
This made her no longer doubtful about the Saint Master's abilities, and she was almost astonished.
And she did not doubt the so-called "Holy Master".
First, she already has a foundation of faith.
Second, if the Holy Master was not an enemy of the imperial court, how could he preach doctrines against the imperial court?
I never expected that there would be such a messy person as Cao Bin.
This is a dimly lit, very closed lecture room, and it is already full of people.
Some are richly dressed, some are in rags, and there are all kinds of people, very complete.
Seeing that everything was ready, Cao Bin entered wearing a Maitreya mask and brown monk clothes...
He didn't know anything about psychology, but he had listened to two MLM classes and just copied them.
He also didn't expect that this deceptive knowledge would be useful one day.
Claustrophobic environment, herd mentality, suspension bridge effect... I have to say that scammers also need to be professional.
After two hours of explanation, Cao Bin himself was a little overwhelmed, let alone Fang Jinzhi who was listening.
In the performance with everyone's enthusiastic expressions, Fang Jinzhi felt very happy and sighed that I am not alone in my path.
"Brother Jinzhi, do you have any doubts?"
Fang Jinzhi was quite flattered to see the aloof Holy Master who only focused on his own preaching and asked himself in person, and quickly asked a question respectfully.
After Cao Bin gave a casual answer, he said:
"I think this Golden Bough cultist is very extraordinary. It seems like a certain goddess came to the world..."
When everyone in the room heard this, they immediately exclaimed, showing surprise and envy. Cao Bin smiled secretly, ignored them, stood up and left.
Finally, give her a sense of superiority, so that she won't believe that she will fall into the trap.
Back in the backyard, Cao Bin saw Zhang Zhenniang coming in and couldn't help but ask:
"Fang Jinzhi didn't find anything wrong, right?"
Zhang Zhenniang, however, stared at Cao Bin and kept muttering:
"It turns out that Mr. Hou is really the reincarnation of gods and Buddhas. I knew it, I knew it..."
She was full of fanaticism and almost burned incense and worshiped on the spot.
Cao Bin was speechless. Fang Jinzhi didn't know what to do, but he deceived his own people first. It really made people scratch their heads.
If I had known this, I wouldn't have allowed her to be an extra...
Fang Jinzhi was brought back to the cell, still a little unfinished, and said with a sincere look:
"The Holy Master is scholarly, amiable, and admirable. It's a pity that we can't see his true appearance."
That little bit of special treatment made her highly esteem this so-called Holy Master.
How did she know that everyone else was an actor and she was the only one who was really being deceived.
This special treatment was specially prepared for her.
Seeing her like this, Pang Qiuxia felt that the heat had come and tentatively said:
"It's a pity that the Holy Duke is stubborn and cannot suddenly lead him into society..."
Fang Jinzhi hesitated and said with firm eyes:
"My father's mission is to be the forerunner of the catastrophe, and destiny cannot be violated. We must try our best to preserve his life and the strength of the teaching."
When Pang Qiuxia heard this, she immediately laughed.
Although Fang Jinzhi was not loyal to the White Lotus Society to the point of rebelling and killing his father, he definitely had the capital to cheat his father.
Suddenly, the bedridden emperor finally improved, so he immediately held a court meeting.
He thought that after he showed up, the council in the court to appoint the prince would relax, but he didn't expect that the ministers would become even more noisy.
Kou Zhun, Bao Zheng and others requested the appointment of a crown prince on the grounds that the emperor was seriously ill.
Pan Renmei's faction impeached Bao Zheng and others for their evil intentions. The two sides criticized each other and refused to give in.
Even Cao Bin was criticized. A minor official who sat in Dali and judged affairs actually said that he used witchcraft to deceive the Lord, and asked the emperor to kill him to set the record straight.
The reason is that Cao Bin lied that "qi training" can help pregnancy, and he took the emperor's merit as his own.
It must be said that his impeachment angle was very tricky, and Cao Bin had almost no room to refute.
After all, he had no substantial evidence that the emperor's infertility was cured by "qi training".
Moreover, the term "qi training" really sounded like the alchemists of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the court was very taboo about it.
Just as Cao Bin was thinking about this person's purpose, a close official beside him reminded:
"Juncai, this man is known as a child prodigy. He was transferred to the capital a few days ago, and his name is Sima Guang... He is highly valued by all of you."
Cao Bin didn't expect that this was actually a famous person. Even if he didn't know much about unofficial legends, he still knew the story of Sima Guang smashing the vat.
At this time, Sima Guang was only in his twenties, and he was not an old man who was at his peak active period after compiling the "Quality Comprehensive Mirror".
Although his official position is not high now, Cao Bin does not dare to be careless. This question is a bit sensitive. If the answer is not good, it will inevitably leave some trouble.
However, just as he was about to defend himself, the emperor already angrily yelled:
"Who are you to dare to guess my condition? What do you want to do?"
"Besides, Marquis Zhongjing never said that 'qi training' is an immortal art. Do you think I am superstitious about alchemy?"
As soon as these words came out, Cao Bin immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Since the emperor proved it, there would be no sequelae of this matter.
Sima Guang was a little confused. He didn't expect that the things he spent several days sorting out would be directly rejected by the emperor.
This was supposed to be something I could use to make myself famous, but I didn't even get a chance to argue with Cao Bin...
