Southeast of Mingzhou Islands, Putuo Mountain in Meiling.

The Biyou Palace prepared by Cao Bin for the Penglai Island disciples is here. Seeing the magnificent palace covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres and undulating along the mountains, the disciples were delighted.

Although it overlooks the sea and has a quiet environment, it is only half an hour's boat ride away from the bustling sea trade place.

You can buy many things that are hard to find on the market, providing you with a quiet place in the middle of the hustle and bustle.

Moreover, the daily necessities in the palace are fully prepared, and the quality is much higher than that on Penglai Island.

The martial arts arenas, large and small, and all kinds of weird weapons training equipment made the top martial artist feel a little itchy.

What satisfied him most was that the two rooms had books covering Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and there were even many books on Western martial arts.

Cao Bin knew what the old otaku needed, so he only showed his face and left.

The number one person in the martial arts world had a profound appearance, but he never said anything about leaving. When he saw Cao Bin leaving, he immediately called his eldest disciple and said:

"Xia Suiliang, you have already left the army, so don't serve in front of your master. Go and serve in front of Zhongjinghou."

Xia Sui felt secretly happy in his conscience, but immediately showed a look of reluctance and said:

"Teacher, don't you want to be a disciple? Disciples must fulfill their filial piety in front of you."

The old guy waved his hand and said:

"Go ahead, it's a matter of cannibalism and loyalty. We have received such great benefits, so we have to do something."

As he spoke, he hesitated for a long time before saying:

"If you have any trouble, come back to me as your teacher..."

When Xia Suiliang heard this, he immediately felt happy. It was settled. This was what he wanted. Finally, he had lived up to his trust.

There is a teacher who hires an escort in the sea to make people angry. Who dares to offend him?

Anyway, the teacher is idle, and he will recruit more disciples for him in the future. After they leave the teacher, they will all work for the Hou Ye.

In this way, you can not only make money, but also improve your status in the heart of the Marquis. It's the best of both worlds.

Seeing his disciple leaving happily, the old guy also breathed a sigh of relief.

Leaving this disciple by his side, he always had trouble sleeping and was worried that he would set a fire. Now he feels at ease...

Thinking of this, he began to visit his new home with great interest.

He didn't know that Cao Bin was using his future money to build his own Taoist temple, so he could only visit and sigh in his heart.

In order to recruit talents, this Marquis Cao was really willing to put in effort and money. No wonder his disciples were so impatient.

Inside a building boat on the Grand Canal.

Cao Bin and Bao Zheng are on their way back to Hangzhou.

"Madam bought Western rose dew, and Aunt Du wants to match the blue bird with a jade bell..."

In the cabin, Cao Bin directed the maids to check the gifts while looking at Bao Zheng's black face impatiently and said:

"I said Mr. Bao, if you are upset yourself, please don't come and cause trouble for Mr. Cao, okay?"

"Aren't you tired? Why bother me preparing gifts for my family?"

Ever since Bao Zheng received the news from the capital, he had been worried.

Even though he knew it was of no use, he wrote two memorials and sent them to the court.

He didn't want to sit back and watch the chaos in the court.

After writing the memorial, I came to Cao Bin to test his ideas.

It's just that Cao Bin can't stand on the same front as Bao Zheng, after all, his thoughts are rarely on himself.

Cao Bin could not do everything for the sake of the court. He had to protect his own interests first.

When Bao Zheng heard this, he shook his head and sighed, and said seriously:

"Hou Zhongjing, the crisis in the court this time is not trivial. You must be cautious!"

Cao Bin smiled and said:

"Master Bao thinks too highly of Cao? Do I have that much respect?"

"What's more, you and I are far away from the court now, and we are powerless even if we have the will!"

Bao Zheng nodded and said:

"Since you said that, I feel relieved."

After saying that, he left. He found that he was disliked by Cao Bin again and felt helpless.

But he had to test Cao Bin. Although they were far away in the south of the Yangtze River, Cao Bin's influence in the Forbidden Army was not trivial.

Once he wants to get involved, it will have a big impact on the court.

Within two days, Cao Bin and others returned to Hangzhou. As soon as they entered Chiyuan, Uncle Fu came to report:

"Master, Mrs. Pang is here, and Madam is entertaining you in the living room."

"Old father-in-law? If he isn't enjoying his life at home, why is he going to Hangzhou?"

Thinking that something might happen, Cao Bin didn't delay. He handed the gifts in his hands to the maid and took them into the backyard for distribution, and then walked directly to the living room.

Just as Cao Bin was about to salute, Pang Ji helped him up and said:

"You don't need to be polite, Juncai. Do you know why I'm here?"

Since being demoted home, Pang Ji has not lost weight, but has become blessed, only getting older.

After hearing his question, Cao Bin shook his head and said:

"I heard that Lao Taishan came to Beijing in May. Could something have happened?"

Pang Ji stroked his beard and smiled:

"It seems that your ears and eyes are quite good. Yes, something did happen."

As he spoke, he showed a depressed expression and said:

"When your son Jiangnan took office, he moved his house completely empty. Our family always wants to make the court feel at ease, so I had to go to Beijing to be a good omen."

"Otherwise, you will be impeached by the censor."

Cao Bin was embarrassed and just about to explain, Pang Ji waved his hand and said:

"But you are right to worry, and it is not wrong to avoid the court temporarily."

"You don't have enough reputation in the court, so there is no need to participate in the prince's battle so early..."

As he spoke, he sighed and said:

"There are too many calculations in Jingzhong. Sometimes you can't help yourself. If you are not careful, you will fall into the trap of others."

"Pang Yu didn't know how to restrain himself this time and was set up."

Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to ask more questions, Pang Yanyan couldn't help but said:

"Husband, dad said that my second brother just slept in a brothel for one night, and the next day, he found that the person next to him was dead..."

"Although my second brother has a bad temper, he will not kill people casually, especially women."

Pang Ji nodded and said:

"I have been an official for many years, how could I not know the fishy nature of it?"

"I have found out clearly that this matter was done by the nephew of Li Zhaoming, the Marquis of Zhongwu, and it should be related to the Yang family."

Seeing Pang Yanyan's puzzled expression, Cao Bin was speechless.

Although the father-in-law didn't say it clearly, Cao Bin could guess that this was definitely because Zhang Wen was angry but Yang Bajie eloped to take out his anger on his brother-in-law.

Speaking of which, he really brought Pang Yu into trouble.

Pang Ji waved his hand and said:

"This is a trivial matter. I am not here for this matter. As long as the talented person has the merit to support you, this trivial matter is nothing."

"The person sitting in Kaifeng Mansion now is not Bao Heizi, so I don't dare to do anything to Pang Yu for the time being."

As he spoke, he said seriously:

"I'm here for another matter. Juncai must have received the news."
Chapter completed!