Today's Zhao Ji no longer has the luxury he used to be, the whole person is skinny, his face is sallow, and he can hardly see his original appearance.

Seeing Cao Bin appearing, Zhao Ji hurriedly took his daughter to get up and bowed to the tunnel:

"This time I got out of the big trouble, it all depends on Hou Ye to save him regardless of his previous suspicions."

"Ji can't be repaid, Ji ......"

As he spoke, he burst into tears and cried bitterly.

From the former royal nobles, to such a point, and even almost died, he was frightened every day.

Now that he has not only been stripped of his status as a royal prince, but also lost his wealth, he has long regretted it.

He had no ambitions, and if he had known about this outcome, he would never have coveted a high position.

Seeing him like this, Cao Bin was a little impatient, waved his hand and said:

"This is just the work of Ben Hou, Brother Zhao doesn't have to be like this, hurry up and excuse yourself."

"I don't know what else Brother Zhao has to do, Ben Hou still has official business to ......"

What he wants to see is the actual thank-you gift, not Zhao Jiyi's bittersweet thoughts, if he comes to the void, Cao Bin doesn't want to waste time with him.

Hearing this, Zhao Ji hurriedly stopped crying, pulled Zhao Fujin in front of him, looked at Cao Bin with his eyes and said:

"Don't dare to delay Master Hou, the grace of saving his life should have been rewarded, but Zhao Ji has nothing to do now."

"Only the little girl is still a little beautiful, and she is willing to dedicate herself to the Hou Ye and serve the left and right to repay the great kindness."

Seeing Zhao Ji's cautious and nervous look, Cao Bin couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Thinking back then, Zhao Ji was a character he couldn't afford to provoke, but he didn't expect the ups and downs of life, and in a blink of an eye, he reached the point of offering his daughter, which is really impermanent.

Looking at Zhao Fujin, who bowed his head and was silent, Cao Bin shook his head and said:

"Brother Zhao, what do you mean? Ben Hou is by no means a person who takes advantage of the danger of others. ”

"What's more, Cao already has a wife, how dare he delay Fujin Niangzi?"

Zhao Ji hurriedly said:

"Master Hou, don't misunderstand, Zhao Ji doesn't dare to ask for a name, I just hope that Master Hou will accept the little girl, so that she can repay the great favor for me!"

As he spoke, he fell to his knees with a "poof":

"If Master Hou doesn't accept the little girl, Zhao Ji will really feel uneasy in his heart?"

He is afraid, now it is the world of Pan's father and daughter, if there is no reliable backstage, maybe one day he will be targeted again.

Only by getting in touch with Cao Bin can they have scruples, which is the same reason that Cao Bin dared to save him at the hands of Empress Dowager Pan.

Besides, he has no property now, and the life of a large family has become a problem, and he can't live on his sister's relief.

If it was close before, it would be reasonable, but he still had a lot of contradictions with Princess Zhaoyang in the past, and he had offended her, and after a long time, it was inevitable that there would be dislikes.

Now no one dares to help him except Cao Bin.

Zhao Fujin saw that Zhao Ji did not hesitate to kneel down and bow to repay his kindness, and while he was excited, he also admired Cao Bin even more, and he knelt on the ground with him:

"Master Hou, please accept me in front of your aunt......"

Seeing her ignorant, Cao Bin was a little speechless, this was sold by his father, and he was full of emotion, so he sighed:

"Alas...... Even so, Ben Hou had no choice but to avoid it. ”

"Let's talk about it first, this is not Ben Hou's coercion!"

Zhao Ji hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"No, no, Ji has to thank Hou Ye for his success!"

Zhao Fujin also hurriedly agreed, and said unjustly for him:

"Master Hou has refused several times, how can he be such a person?"

Seeing the two fathers and daughters so upright, Cao Bin was a little embarrassed, thought about it and said:

"Ben Hou plans to pay for the establishment of a painting academy, so let's bother Brother Zhao to be a dean, so that he can have a living income."

For Zhao Ji, it's really a pity to kill him directly, no matter how scummy this guy is, he is also a top artist, and he has left a lot of heirloom works.

As long as he doesn't touch the position of power, there will be no harm.

When Zhao Ji heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and nodded hurriedly:

"Make, make, Hou Ye rest assured, Zhao Ji will definitely do his best to do things for Hou Ye."

At this point, he is already very satisfied to have a livelihood, but he didn't expect Cao Bin to take into account his hobbies and provide him with a job related to calligraphy and painting, and he can't help but be grateful.

After Zhao Ji left, Zhao Fujin reacted a little and said gratefully:

"Master Hou, thank you for helping my father."

Then there was another period of Ai Ai Dao:

"I'll rub your shoulders for you......"

in the Royal Palace.

Empress Dowager Pan has sulked these days, she never thought that Cao Bin, as an important minister of the imperial court, would disappear when she said that she would disappear, so that her plan to negotiate peace would be frustrated.

Now that the dust has settled, it's too late to say anything.

What made her most depressed was the Empress Dowager, with the righteous daughter of Yang Bajie, this old woman had a relationship with Cao Bin and had more influence on the court.

In this case, she didn't dare to go too far like before.

And Cao Bin also has one more Austrian aid in the palace, which is even more difficult to provoke.

Fortunately, He Jianzhang acted decisively and forced his son to commit suicide, barely keeping his position, so that she did not gain nothing.

At this time, as soon as He Jianzhang finished reporting Bao Zheng's attitude, Pan Renmei cursed Cao Bin indignantly.

When Empress Dowager Pan heard this, she was a little resentful and said:

"Dad, don't complain, it's not that you came up with an idea and wanted to suppress Cao Bin, so that he united with others to target us?"

"I said a long time ago that compared to Wang Yanling and others, he still leans towards the palace."

Hearing this, Pan Renmei suddenly stopped abruptly, and blinked in some astonishment.

The previous plan, although he proposed it first, was also agreed by the Empress Dowager Pan, but she didn't expect that now she would complain about herself, and she was quite depressed.

But who let this be his daughter, he can only admit it.

He Jianzhang on the side nodded and said:

"The Queen Mother is right, now is indeed not the time to provoke Cao Bin."

"Those who want to seek great things should endure humiliation, accumulate momentum, and make careful layouts in order to get what they want."

At this time, his face was calm, and there was nothing unusual, not at all like the appearance of his own son who had just been forced to die.

When Empress Dowager Pan heard this, she glanced at He Jianzhang, frowned and was about to speak, but saw the eunuch of the Political Affairs Hall hurriedly come in and report:

"The Queen Mother, Yan Tie made Lord Han Jiang deliver an urgent recital, and Prime Minister Wang Cheng ordered the villain to be handed over to the Queen Mother."

As he spoke, he hurriedly presented a book of music to the Empress Dowager Pan.

Since the rebellion of the salt works in Huainan, the imperial court has sent Han Jiang, a salt and iron envoy, to preside over the reconstruction of the salt works.

At this time, several months have passed, but Han Jiang either asked the court for resignation, or reached out to ask for money, but the progress was extremely slow.

Empress Dowager Pan opened the concerto, and the more she watched, the worse her face became, and finally threw the concert on the imperial case, and said angrily:

"Han Jiang asked the court for money again, and threatened the court that he would resign, can't the court do things without him?"

As she spoke, she suddenly raised her head, looked at He Jianzhang and said:

"Didn't you say you wanted to build momentum?"

"Since Han Jiang is blindly begging, the palace will promise him that you will preside over the Huainan Salt Farm."

"If you can do this, you will be able to gain a firm foothold in the court and boost the prestige of this palace! Would you like to? ”

When He Jianzhang heard this, he was stunned, he couldn't maintain a calm expression anymore, and he pondered for a long time before he said depressedly:

"Minister...... Incompetent, the salt administration is very involved, and the ministers have no plans in their chests, so they really dare not take over. ”

The interests involved in the salt works are too great, not only related to many gentry and salt merchants, but also involving a large number of officials.

If the salt field could still be maintained, it would be considered a fat difference, but now it is completely erosive, and it is a fire pit, and he doesn't want to jump down.

Didn't you see that Han Jiang would rather resign than continue to work?

Hearing this, Empress Dowager Pan felt a little tired in her heart, this old guy, when she was admonishing, she was full of confidence, and when she was really in trouble, she became a turtle with a shrunken head, and she was as unreliable as Pan Renmei.

Seeing this, Pan Renmei had no choice but to speak:

"Niangniang doesn't have to be angry, the salt field is already a trouble, although Han Jiang is a little slower, but he can finally communicate with the local salt merchant gentry, and there is still some progress."

"Even if you get into trouble, you can push him out and make a scapegoat...... Just give him some money. ”

Empress Dowager Pan said speechlessly:

"But he wants another million yuan, and the money will come from?"

The year before last, because of the war, the imperial court lost hundreds of millions of dollars and grain, and last year it was barely supported by continuous tax increases, and this year's life for the imperial court is even more difficult.

And the summer tax can only be collected at the end of July, and now is the time when the green and yellow are not accepted, where is the money left in the treasury, is it difficult to copy a house?

Pan Renmei shook her head and said:

"This is to ask Cao Bin's three divisions, otherwise we can only reduce the expenses in the palace to save the emergency."

When Empress Dowager Pan heard this, she looked at Pan Renmei with some annoyance, how could there be such a surplus of money in the treasury in deficit? This is clearly my own idea.

Is this still my father? actually wanted to reduce the expenses in the palace, which was usually the idea of Wang Yanling and those people.

Besides, since last year, he has taken the initiative to reduce the expenses in the palace, if he reduces it again, the palace will not be able to live?

Especially this summer, the weather is extremely hot, and the ice in the palace is not enough, and I am planning to raise a sum of money from the Huangzhuang to buy it outside.

Pan Renmei even has to calculate this, is this trying to heat herself to death?

So he endured his anger and called the eunuch in charge of the palace and said:

"You tell the Taishi, how much silver money is still in Ouchi!"

The eunuch hurriedly said:

"I was about to report to Niangniang, when Marquis Cao heard that there was a shortage of ice and money in the palace, he ordered the third division to send 500,000 copper coins, 3,000 baskets of ice bricks, as well as cloth, silk, satin, pearls, gold and silver."

"The slave maid was counting, but it was not time to report ......"

"Cao Houye said, no matter how bitter it is, you can't be bitter in the palace, and you can't be bitter in the mother's ......"

Hearing this, Empress Dowager Pan couldn't help but feel relieved, and said with surprise:

"At this time, the third division still has money? Where did the Marquis of Zhongjing get it?"