Although Shen Hao's current rank is not low, starting from the fifth rank, and he is appointed as one of the 100 households in the Black Flag Camp in a major hub city like Fengri City, his status is at least underestimated by no one in the local area.
But after all, Shen Hao has only been in this world for eleven years, and has been hanging around in the Xuanqing Guard since the beginning. He has very little contact with the local area, let alone know much about the civil servants who have little contact with him. .
He had come up with the previous plan himself, but he never thought that he would be criticized as "too young" by Pang Ban. In other words, he would be called "naive".
Shen Hao was puzzled, but it was hard to ask.
It was Jiang Cheng who explained: "The civil servants don't like the army, but they are worried that the rise of the army will threaten their dominance of the government and the public. What's more, the barbarians are restless now, and the army is about to rise. It can be foreseen that once the army regains its strength, Cheer up and the civil service group will surely suffer crazy retaliation. So they are recently admonishing His Majesty to solve the barbarian problem in a "gentle way" instead of relying on war.
However, civil servants don't like the military, and they also don't like us Xuanqing Guards. They are like dogs, they can't be fed enough, and they want to squeeze out all the voices around them that are different from them.
Therefore, once these civilian officials find a reasonable excuse to intervene, they will not only push the troops to death, but also use the situation to drag our Xuanqing Guard into the quagmire. To put it aside, what do you think we should do if the label of "doing things poorly" is placed on our heads? They have a criminal department, so it is not impossible for them to take away the right to host the case.
Do you understand now? "
Shen Hao nodded repeatedly. He really didn't expect that the factional struggle in the temple had reached this level. What's even weirder is that those civil servants actually want to be gentle with the barbarians? Feud! If you come to be gentle with others, your life will be taken. What kind of brain circuit is this to have such an idea?
But if he can't take advantage of the civil servant group, Shen Hao will have even less confidence. At least for now, he can't think of any practical way to open the next breakthrough.
However, unexpectedly, Pang Ban did not criticize harshly, but said: "Remember, the case will continue to move forward, and you will continue to be cautious and do your best to pursue it. But do not make the decision without authorization to contact people and forces other than Xuanqing Guard. If you cannot decide on something, please communicate with Mr. Jiang in a timely manner. Do you understand?"
"My subordinate understands."
"I will handle the search warrant after I go on duty, and I will hand it over to you after your people come to the Imperial City. So be it, hurry up and get the job done."
"It's your lord, I'm resigning."
Shen Hao left in a hurry. He wanted to go back to organize the manpower and come to the imperial city at dawn to prepare to raid the Xu family.
But Jiang Cheng stayed at Pang Ban's house.
"Sir, what if Shen Hao cuts off the clues and can't move anymore?" Jiang Cheng had to think like this. In the past, people like Zhou Qing were able to resist torture without confessing. Xu Hong was afraid that his bones would be even harder. Once all traces were covered up, the case would most likely be broken in Xu Hong's hands. It is impossible to continue the investigation.
"What to do? You have to wait for your disciple to give you the answer. I have said before that Yang Yansi is not an easy person, and it is very difficult to find out about him. Even Shen Hao can find another way to find Xu Hong It’s already a bit beyond my expectation.”
Jiang Cheng was puzzled. It stands to reason that this case has already become a storm in the city, and even His Majesty stepped down to help cover it up. If it is left unresolved or abandoned halfway, it will definitely be a huge blow to Pang Ban's reputation.
The emperor is not an easy person to talk to. If you dare to ask him to help but you don't get satisfactory results, the result will be hard to predict. Removing a general from the army or a minister from the civil service, maybe someone else would come out to intercede, making it difficult for the emperor to take action. But if you remove a Xuanqing Guard commander... others will only applaud and congratulate you and never ask for mercy.
This is the disadvantage of Xuanqingwei being a lonely minister: he has no power, and the emperor can decide life and death at his own word.
"Why can't you understand?" Pang Ban pointed to the teapot next to him, and Jiang Cheng quickly got up and mixed Pang Ban a cup.
"Sir, I don't understand. If this case falls into our hands, then..."
"Haha, smash it? How?"
"Ah? Sir, if Shen Hao can't push the case forward, the case will fall on Xu Hong, isn't it a failure?"
Pang Ban took a sip of the newly added hot tea, but suddenly started another topic and said, "Did you know that your disciple was almost killed on the street by someone using phantom killing before?"
"My subordinates know that Kuang Shengyuan of Qianhu in Fengri City is currently investigating that case."
"Someone wants Shen Hao to die. Who is it?" Pang Ban paused, and without waiting for Jiang Cheng to answer, he continued to himself: "If it is a personal vendetta, the timing is too coincidental. I generally don't like it. To explain things by coincidence, we guess that someone had to kill Shen Hao at this juncture. Who do you think would be the happiest if Shen Hao died? "
Jiang Cheng followed Pang Ban's words and said, "Yang Yansi? Xu Hong?"
"No, the happiest people should be the theatergoers."
"Theater people? You mean, those civil servants?"
"It's not just civil servants. His Majesty suddenly made an appointment with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to go on a hunting trip. It was chosen at such a time of year. Anyone with a little bit of brains will know that things are not simple.
Besides, I haven't even gone to serve as His Majesty's personal soldier, so this will make people think even more.
Then Shen Hao made such a big noise in the Jingxi Army and the Border Army, including the Ministry of War, which was made very angry by Wen Mingju. These things could not be hidden. Although those people who were taken on safari by His Majesty cannot come back, who doesn't have a thousand-mile note on them? Getting the news is still very simple.
Therefore, not only the civil servants were watching the excitement, but also the recently agitated royal family members and various big businessmen.
Tell me, if Shen Hao dies, wouldn't it be the military who are the most suspect? Or just Yang Yansi and Xu Hong? At that time, whether it is for revenge for Shen Hao or for the face of Xuan Qingwei, we and the army will be like water and fire, and the temple will be even more chaotic. Isn’t it lively? "
The more Jiang Cheng listened, the more confused he became, and he didn't know what to say. But one thing he understood clearly, according to Pang Ban, was that someone was fanning the flames, and the purpose seemed to be to use this case to mess up the temple's structure even more?
But does this have anything to do with the case itself?
Seeing that Jiang Cheng remained silent, Pang Ban smiled and continued: "Some people want us to cause chaos, but we cannot cause chaos. Now that a war is coming, stability is of course the most important thing. There cannot be chaos in the temple, not even in the army. There can be no chaos. So from the beginning, it was unrealistic to take down Yang Yansi in this case. Even His Majesty did not dare to touch the number one man in the army at this juncture.
So the case falls on Xu Hong, which is the limit.
But being unable to move does not mean that it will be uncovered. We need proof before we can arrest, jail, and investigate people, but Your Majesty doesn't need that. do you understand me? "
