Shen Hao left the small restaurant and called the guards to teleport the magic circle back to Fengri City. And in the corner behind him, where he was completely unaware, a thin middle-aged man in a white shirt kept looking at him. After waving his hands, two guys who looked like passers-by quickly chased after the teleportation circle.
Half an hour later, the middle-aged man in white shirt walked through the alley to the back door of a strict building. After showing a red waist badge with a Taotie pattern, I was able to enter.
After walking through the secret passage, the man finally stood quietly at the door of a quiet room.
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, a voice sounded in the quiet room: "Come in."
"Yes, sir."
Pushing the door open and going in, the quiet room was empty, with only one lamp and a person sitting cross-legged on the ground. It was Pang Ban, the commander of the Xuanqing Guard.
After the middle-aged man in white shirt came in, he knelt on the ground with his head on the ground and did not dare to speak without permission.
"Where are the people?"
"We have returned to Fengri City. My subordinates have arranged for two experts to follow us."
"What about the other news? Have you verified it?"
"There is no way to verify his origin. Because according to the records on the documents, his ancestral home is Xinliang City, Jingzhong. He fled famine to Li City when he was young. On the way, he met a casual cultivator who led him into the Xiumen. After the casual cultivator passed away, he relied on With a small amount of cultivation, he entered Xuanqingwei's preparation camp to eat and drink. There are only a few witnesses to verify this, so it is not solid.
On the contrary, all his connections after entering Xuanqing Guard can be checked, and they can be verified clearly and accurately.
In addition, this person's talent is strange and seems to be constantly growing. Especially in the past two years, he has made rapid progress. He has been promoted from the fourth and fifth levels of Qi Refining to the fifth level of concentration. Moreover...it only took him less than two months to go from the fourth level to the fifth level. "
"Huh?! Less than two months? Concentrating on the fourth level and the fifth level?"
"Yes."
The corners of Pang Ban's mouth slightly raised: "Is this an acquired genius?" He paused and then said: "You continue to check his heels. There should be some traces related to the famine that year that can be checked. In addition, with your Is this person trustworthy?"
The middle-aged man in white shirt was silent for a while and then said: "To tell you what to say, my subordinates didn't see anything dirty in him."
"That's trustworthy." Pang Ban seemed to be interested in the kneeling man's opinion. "Then you continue to stare at him, don't let him notice, and don't disturb any of his actions. Just report accordingly."
"My subordinates know about it. However, in the past two days, I have discovered that someone else is secretly checking on him."
"who?"
"It's very sophisticated, and it's very hidden. It's impossible to grasp the handle. It's very similar to Yueying Tower's methods." The voice of the middle-aged man in white shirt finally had a slight emotional ups and downs when he mentioned the three words "Yueying Tower". Seems to be vigilant.
"Oh? He's just a fifth-grade official with a hundred households, and he paid a lot of money to find people from the Yueying Tower to check? Haha, it seems that this kid is hiding something. You send two more people to Fengri City and keep an eye on it. , we must also protect him, this kid is now a good young man in Xuanqing Guard, don’t let anyone destroy him.”
"Okay, I'll send someone to Fengri City as soon as my subordinate gets back. I'll definitely protect him."
Pang Ban waved his hand, indicating that the other party could leave, and that he would continue with today's homework. But then he found that the other party was still unable to kneel down: "Is there anything else?"
"Sir, there is news from the palace this morning."
In the palace?
Pang Ban was obviously startled, and then he frowned slightly and said, "What news?"
"Last night, the eunuch from the Royal Hospital in the Palace discovered that Dr. Chen was making a decoction in the pharmacy. There was Wufenghuang left in the medicine residue. His subordinates went to ask, is Wufenghuang a powerful medicine? It can stimulate people's potential and restore their strength. But It will cause great damage to the foundation. It is usually used for emergencies, and there are few prescriptions that can be boiled into a decoction."
"What about the medicine residue?"
"The eunuch only had time to look at it for a few times before he had a chance to take it away. Doctor Chen came back and took it away. He threw it into the medicine furnace and burned it clean.
Combined with Dr. Chen's daily whereabouts and medical practice scope, I believe that the powerful medicine should be prepared for His Majesty. "
Pang Ban's aura was slightly confused? After a long silence, he said, "Why did you find out now?"
"There has always been a certain amount of Wu Feng Huang in the palace, and there has never been a shortage. I have never seen Imperial Physician Chen take Wu Feng Huang into the decoction in the pharmacy. I guess it was brought in from outside the palace by Imperial Physician Chen, so I was accidentally unaware. "
"waste!"
A low cry? The kneeling person was lifted several feet away by the invisible energy. A mouthful of blood spilled out of the corner of his mouth and he swallowed it back. He got up and continued to kneel so as not to make a sound.
"Keep an eye on Chen Haoye, even if he goes to the latrine several times a day, you have to find out how long each trip takes! Also, immediately keep an eye on all the star officials in the five sects for me? If they have any unusual movements, report them immediately. Go down. !”
"Yes, I'm resigning." Before leaving, he used his sleeves to wipe away the blood he had just spilled on the ground before getting up and leaving the quiet room.
People left? Pang Ban no longer had the intention to continue his homework. He stood up from the futon impatiently and walked back and forth in the quiet room.
Why did Your Majesty use strong medicine?
Was the imperial physician Chen Haoye ordered to murder His Majesty? Pang Ban shook his head and rejected this speculation. Chen Haoye has been His Majesty's companion since he was a child. He later joined a sect to study medicine. His cultivation level is not high, but his medical skills are rare in the country. Moreover, his family has been deeply bound by the emperor's favor and the fate of the royal family for several generations. He belongs to the kind of family who will be buried first when the royal family is gone. The family? There is no possibility of having two minds.
Is that the powerful medicine His Majesty needs, so he uses it? What is this for?
Pang Ban felt increasingly uneasy. Thinking about the past year or so, His Majesty has deliberately allowed all forces to grow wildly without checking or balancing them. Even the actions of several princes have become more and more outrageous with His Majesty's tacit approval.
Even the Xuanqing Guards, who have always been designated as His Majesty's personal soldiers, are rarely called by His Majesty's name now, and everything seems to be ignored.
This made Pang Ban suddenly say: Look at you.
Watch you smile, watch you cry, watch you plot, watch you jump around, or watch you take root without being surprised.
It's time to take action when everything is clear.
This is not a good thing. This means that His Majesty's health may have become extremely bad, so he resorted to such ruthless means that almost seemed like he was preparing to drain the fire from under the cauldron.
Of course, everything is just speculation by Pang Ban. He wasn't sure yet.
In the afternoon, Pang Ban came out of the commander's office and went straight to the palace gate to report that he wanted to meet the emperor, but was told that the emperor did not want to see him. Then he sent another note saying that he had something important to report and asked to see him a second time. After waiting for nearly an hour, he was allowed to enter the palace to see him.
This kind of unpleasant situation of being stopped by the emperor has made Pang Ban accustomed to it. It has been almost the norm in the past two years. It was precisely because of this sign that Xuan Qingwei's originally solid position began to shake.
Pang Ban followed a eunuch and walked through the huge palace square. He did not go to Wanmin Palace or Qinzheng Palace, but went around to Fu'an Palace at the back.
There was no expression on Pang Ban's face, but he was a little surprised in his heart, because His Majesty rarely summons ministers in a palace like Fu'an Palace, which is mainly for rest.
