The emperor chose to summon Pang Ban at Fu'an Palace this time.
Pang Ban waited in a quiet room for half an hour before he saw the emperor come in steaming and wearing loose clothes. He had obviously just gone to take a warm bath.
Going to take a warm bath right after the morning service? Is the emperor so greedy and enjoying it now? Or is there some other reason? A strange thought flashed through Pang Ban's mind.
"Sit down and talk." Without letting Pang Ban salute, the emperor casually pointed to the soft chair in the quiet room and asked Pang Ban to sit down. He himself leaned on a lounge chair, and the eunuch serving him beside him gave him a cup of tea and then respectfully withdrew.
"Is there any new news from you?"
Pang Ban still showed his meticulous gift before sitting down and replied: "There is some progress at present. A school captain has been confirmed to participate, but in order to continue to move up the ranks, it has not been moved yet. In addition, according to what Hai Xia and Tan Shi passed back According to the news, the garrisons and troops stationed in these two places are not optimistic and are somewhat... corrupt."
"Humans, sometimes after being comfortable for a long time, they always forget the fundamentals of settling down and establishing a life. The purpose of establishing Tanshi as a military garrison is to guard against the Southern Barbarians. Now that the Southern Barbarians have not yet gained power, our own people have already been digging their own graves."
The emperor had no surprised expression after hearing Pang Ban's words, but seemed to be sighing or alluding to something.
"As for the case, let your people continue to investigate. Don't worry about being restrained by anyone. As long as the evidence is conclusive, no matter who you find, I will give you the full truth."
"Wei Chen understands."
"I watched you huddle in the corner today and never made a sound. Do you want to avoid suspicion?"
"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I just feel that the situation is not yet clear. No matter the military or civilian officials, both sides feel that it is too hasty and too rigid. In addition, my responsibilities are neither in the military nor in people's livelihood, so I am not qualified to speak out."
The emperor snorted, not sure if he was dissatisfied with Pang Ban's answer. He was silent for a while and then said: "A beating will definitely happen.
Ye Lansheng, the left prime minister, had only been prime minister for more than ten years. Among the six ministers, except Yang Yansi, the minister of the Ministry of War, who also held the title of Zhuguo general and experienced the last barbarian war, the other five ministers had never experienced the war. In my heart, I estimated that Nanman's strength and tenacity were seriously inadequate. He also overestimates the strength of the country. It's not an exaggeration to say that Ye Lansheng and others don't know how to fight.
These civilian officials simply do not want the military to return to the front row. It sounds grandiose, but it's all bullshit. "
Pang Ban could only listen, the emperor was cursing, he couldn't follow him, but he felt relieved in his heart. If you want to say who is the most determined militant in the DPRK, it must be the emperor. Forty years ago, the emperor would rather spend 70% of the money from the inner palace to invest in the national war to subsidize the national treasury. Now, naturally, he will not engage in peace talks just because of a few words from the civil servants.
Moreover, the mutual hatred between the barbarians and the Jingjiu Dynasty goes far beyond geographical areas. The internal opposition has long been beyond the reach of peace talks if you want.
"But it's not enough to start a full-scale war now. Bai Changqing of the Ministry of Finance has made it clear that it will take about three months to gather enough materials to support the national war. During this period, there cannot be too large-scale operations. In addition, if we really start a full-scale war, your sect The case in Qingwei's hands can only be pushed back.
Therefore, there is still a buffer period. I'll give you two months. Before July 15th, if you can't produce irrefutable evidence, then all your previous investigation records will be sealed by me, and you won't be able to find them out without my permission. Did you hear that clearly? "
Pang Ban was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and bowed in response.
The emperor's idea was very simple. He gave Xuan Qingwei two months to investigate. If no irrefutable evidence could be found within two months, the case would be closed and placed in the filing room and no further investigation would be allowed. Unless the emperor asks you to reopen the documents, you will keep it in your stomach.
"In addition, the supervisors set up by civilian officials in the military mainly target the top brass and decision-making of the military. They know little about the lower levels of the military and have no empirical evidence. Are those supervisors of your Xuanqing Guard in the military sitting around doing nothing all day long? Really? Let them check out the real situation at the bottom of the border army. You can supervise the details. I will see your note within five days. Can you do it? "
"Yes! I will not disappoint His Majesty."
"Very well. Then stand down."
Pang Ban bowed and bowed before retreating.
On the way back, Pang Ban's mind was filled with what the emperor had just said. The previous arrangement is easier to explain. After all, the "Ma San Case" involves the Ministry of War, and it is very likely that the senior officials of the Ministry of War, as well as the Border Army and the Jingxi Army, may have a great impact. Therefore, the emperor's idea is to "make a quick decision with iron-clad evidence" and use the iron-clad evidence to defeat the enemy. Cut off the cancer quickly and reduce the impact on other aspects.
But once the speed slows down and exceeds the two months given by the emperor, the case must be stopped or even forgotten temporarily. Because the "buffer period" mentioned by the emperor will end in two months, the entire army will most likely enter a state of full combat readiness. At this time, you can't attack the top brass of the military, otherwise there will be big trouble.
But the next command made Pang Ban a little confused.
Let Xuanqingwei, who was placed in the military and was despised by both the military and the civil servants as useless, and even the emperor said he had "nothing to do", move into action? Moreover, it was clearly stated that these supervisors were required to investigate the situation at the grassroots level of the border army. What does this mean?
If Pang Ban hadn't thought much about it before, he would have just thought that the emperor was deliberately delegating power to Xuanqing Guard to increase Xuan Qing Guard's voice in the army. But now he doesn't think so.
According to the information handed over by Jiang Cheng, the base of the garrison and garrison at Haixia and Tanshi had long been reduced to a pot of porridge. The soldiers guarding key positions such as the teleportation circle actually had a sign of recruitment and animism on their bodies. There are no stones, and most people have never even seen what pan-spiritual stones and talismans look like after joining the army. You can imagine how seriously the military funds have been withheld.
The inspectors of the Xuanqing Guard are not much worse than the grass-roots Xuanqing Guards in various places. The same rotation system is adopted, and the nearby Zhenfu Envoy Yamen and Qianhu Office jointly coordinate the rotation of personnel. In the army, these people are not welcomed by the army, nor are they welcomed by the supervisors. They do not have much authority, so they are labeled as "waste". Naturally, they have no good impressions of the military and supervisors.
It seems that there is no problem in letting the supervisory envoys start to investigate the grassroots of the border army, but in fact it is a huge problem.
What time is it now? There is a sudden change in the southern barbarians, and it is a sensitive period when war is about to begin. Is it appropriate to conduct a high-profile investigation into grassroots corruption at this time? Once it is found out, will it be dealt with according to law? What impact will that have on the border troops?
Or does the emperor have other plans?
Pang Ban couldn't think clearly for a while. But no matter what the emperor asked him to do, he still had to take action first. As for the meaning, Pang Ban will continue to figure it out until he understands it completely.
On the same day, two top-secret orders were sent out from the Commander's Yamen and sent to the Fushi Yamen of Jingxi Town and the General Manager's Yamen of the Southern Military Road respectively.
