As soon as Shen Hao left, Jiang Chengcheng stood up and opened the window in the public room wider to disperse the annoying fragrance inside.
"You are neither male nor female, how can such a person want to achieve something big? Just dream!" Jiang Cheng muttered to himself. Of course, he was not talking about Shen Hao, who had just left, but the person who had been talking nonsense in his apartment for an hour before Shen Hao came in.
He didn't like it, he was even disgusted, but Jiang Cheng didn't dare to chase him away. Instead, he had to accompany him carefully with a smile.
It was precisely because of his irritability that Jiang Cheng made some complaints when talking to Shen Hao. It is not clear whether Shen Hao noticed it.
Especially the sentence "the atmosphere is getting weirder and weirder", Jiang Cheng felt it, especially when he was talking about the royal family, he unconsciously said it.
The royal family has really become more and more prominent in the past two years.
In the past, Jiang Cheng still remembered that the royal family had always been associated with "transparency". The emperor standing on the top of the tower was kind and kind to the people and ministers, but he was extremely harsh towards the royal family. He would be severely punished for the slightest displeasure, and he lived a life of trepidation.
But in recent years, Jiang Cheng has not paid much attention to official changes, but since his position is here, he will always know something. He found that the emperor was gradually letting go of the strict restrictions on the royal family in the past, and even became There is a state of being indifferent.
Aren't these two extremes?
Jiang Cheng didn't know, but there were different opinions on the emperor's change outside, and they were secretly making endless calculations.
We had discussed this matter with Pang Ban before. Pang Ban did not hide anything from Jiang Cheng and said bluntly that according to his judgment, the emperor did this intentionally, and the purpose was probably to test the various abilities of several princes.
Jiang Cheng quite agrees with this statement, and even his own guess is more radical than what Pang Ban said. Perhaps Pang Ban hinted at it but didn't say it explicitly. That's because Jiang Cheng felt that the princes were gathering their final strength.
Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that the emperor was already very old. He was considered the longest-lived emperor in the Jingjiu Dynasty, but now he has not established a heir apparent. It was okay when the control was strict in the past, but now if I just let go, nothing will happen?
In the past, some princes went directly to local government offices to say "visit". The prince has no official position, no jurisdiction, and no supervisory power. Even "prince" or "prince" are just titles and titles. They are not in the system of the old Jing Dynasty. What qualifications do he have to use "visit" to guide him? Words with obvious affiliations?
But the prince used it and blatantly summoned local officials and tried his best to win over talents. A few years ago, a hat with "bad intentions" could crush someone to death, and the prince was no exception. But now there is nothing wrong with it, and there are even many imitators.
Of course, those who dare to do this are all princes, and ordinary royals don't have such tough necks and courage.
Jiang Cheng knew that the emperor's personal soldiers like Xuan Qingwei were all interested in these princes. They even went to Fengri City to recruit his disciple, Shen Hao, but he was rejected by Shen Hao face to face.
For comparison, Wu Changhe, the former Qianhu officer of Xuanqing Guard in Fengli City. This Qianhu official, who was sent directly from the command yamen, was the prince's person, and was considered to be the prince's arrowhead to intervene in the Xuanqing Guard. Many people even thought that Pang Ban had chosen to take sides. Otherwise, how could someone who knew Wu Changhe was the prince send him to a major hub city to take charge of the Qianhu Office?
At that time, Jiang Chengdu felt uncomfortable because Qianhu Office in Fengri City was where he started. According to the convention, he should recommend the candidate to succeed him, but Pang Ban sent him directly, which was disrespectful to him. But this uncomfortable mood did not last long. Wu Changhe was beaten to the end because of Sword Emperor Tomb's repeated wrong orders, and was even directly imprisoned. According to Xuan Qingwei's style, Wu Changhe might have turned into withered bones by now, right?
Seeing Wu Changhe's fate, all previous speculations about Pang Ban were reversed.
It turns out that Pang Ban is not siding with the princes, but is waiting for an opportunity to draw a clear line with the princes! You see, originally Wu Changhe could hang out in the command yamen forever, and he could also act as eyes and ears, and he would look good in public. The prince's subordinates were thousands of officials of Xuanqing Guard! How face-saving? As a result, I was sent to a local place to take charge of things. If there were too many things to do, it would be easy for something to happen. If something happened, wouldn't it cost my life?
Wu Changhe's example immediately woke up the princes and they realized that Pang Ban was still the same Pang Ban, unkind, inflexible and ruthless. I'm afraid Xuan Qingwei's big piece of fat meat won't taste good in your mouth.
It stopped for a long time, and Xuan Qingwei was quiet because of it. Jiang Cheng also followed the rules and followed Pang Ban closely. Pang Ban was not smart about anything he did.
But when the war in the south gradually rose, the atmosphere in the imperial city changed again. Those princes who had no longer dared to come up with Xuanqingwei's ideas and were just trying to make trouble in the local system took their eyes over again. Not only did they look at , and even touched it.
This is why Jiang Cheng has been in a bad mood recently.
Before Jiang Cheng came to take charge of the Jingxi Town Fushi Yamen, there were people appointed by the prince to perform duties there, and their positions were not low. This has always been a worry for Jiang Cheng. He is not Pang Ban, who has neither the courage nor the qualification to touch the prince.
Fortunately, the few princes under Jiang Cheng were relatively worry-free, knew their duties, and had never made it difficult for Jiang Cheng. It even made some of Jiang Cheng's moves easier.
For example, Xue Houxuan, who is currently serving as the Qianhu Officer of the Black Flag Camp in the Jingxi Town Fushi Yamen, is the one who was placed in the job by the eldest prince. It was clear that Jiang Cheng had always kept this person at a distance, but always went through Xue Houxuan's procedures when communicating with the Black Flag Camp below. But this man has good taste, makes vases very well, and always behaves himself.
But after Xu Hong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was imprisoned, the imperial city exploded, and the Jingxi Town Governor's Yamen, which was responsible for the case, became the center of the storm. In order to prevent the people below from being affected, Jiang Cheng resisted all the pressure during this period and was exhausted both physically and mentally. Now those who have thoughts about Xuan Qingwei will naturally start testing again.
The commanding officer did not dare to go because Pang Ban was too bloody and he was worried that he would be slaughtered if he could not eat the meat, so the slightly softer governor's office became the first choice.
Just before Shen Hao came in, Jiang Chengcheng was meeting with a prince, and the eldest son of the emperor, Prince Jing, Yang Cheng.
King Jing's purpose was simple, that is, he wanted to help his subordinates find more opportunities for promotion and meritorious service. He said that the Zhen Fu Shi Yamen couldn't help Jiang Cheng anyway, so it would be better to let them go and hire people. The place......
Where do we need people now?
south!
