Because of the Blackwater Project, Sealing Sun City now has a different meaning in the entire "territory" of Xuanqing Guard. Even Jingxi became a little special. As the governor of Jingxi Town, Jiang Cheng was naturally treated differently by Pang Ban.
Jiang Chengcheng had been ordered before to keep a secret eye on the seven princes and various civil servants. Although the penetration of the Blackwater Project has not reached the point of being "pervasive", Jiang Cheng was able to grasp some rough information and situations immediately.
For example, the war in the south has been in full swing recently, and the situation in the imperial city has begun to change from dark to bright, and various forces have begun to stand up and shout and raise flags.
Jiang Cheng knew this situation well and knew that this was a round of competition with the emperor's tacit approval. Win or lose would change the fate of many people, either soaring into the sky or plummeting.
Jiang Cheng knew very well what most of these people had in mind. It's nothing more than a gamble, and this opportunity is really rare. There are great changes happening both internally and externally. Perhaps the pattern of the Jingji Dynasty for the next hundred years will be determined during this period of time.
It's like playing with money. If you have a tael of silver in your hand and want to try it out, you have to choose a point and press it. Now there are seven points on the table. Which side do you press?
But what is stamped on these erected flags is not the logo or mark of each force, but the name of the prince.
In the past two years, the seven princes have been secretly managing their own power. Now the emperor has gradually spread the word that the "school examination" is approaching, which further stimulates these princes to take power in great strides.
Of course, this kind of "taking power" does not mean that the seven princes directly hold the actual power in their hands, but through the alignment of others, using their influence as the banner to influence those who come to align with and hold real power. people.
This way of seizing power was tacitly approved by the emperor.
Many people were choosing, but Xuan Qingwei remained stationary from Pang Ban's position above due to institutional reasons, standing closely beside the emperor, not only keeping a distance from the princes but even showing no signs of dissatisfaction.
However, Xuanqingwei is so large and has special powers. It is not even controlled by the law, and it is outside the military and civil servants. So over time, there will always be all kinds of people sneaking in, and even Climb high in some positions. Under normal circumstances, these people with ulterior motives are not very prominent in Xuanqing Guard, but in special times, it is hard to tell.
Rumors of the emperor's "school examination" had already been released before. In addition, this time the Ministry of Household's plan to tighten money and food was thrown into the temple by Bai Changqing and the emperor ignored it. A starting line was officially drawn, and the rest was It depends on when the emperor calls "start".
The wine jar on the wine table soon became empty. Jiang Cheng slapped away the sealing mud from the other jar and quickly filled it with Pang Ban. Having said that, he also somewhat understood the purpose of Pang Ban calling him here today. I'm afraid it has something to do with Liao Chengfeng.
"Everyone has a temper, and you should react when someone tarnishes your reputation. Otherwise, you will be looked down upon." After Pang Ban had another bowl of wine with Jiang Cheng, he suddenly seemed to be vindicating Jiang Cheng.
What does this mean? Are you asking me to roll up my sleeves and have sex with Liao Chengfeng? Jiang Cheng's heart was racing.
"My lord, what do you mean?"
"Let's take a look at these first." Pang Ban put down the wine bowl in his hand, turned his palm over, and found a thick document, which he placed on the table and pushed in front of Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng took the document and looked through it carefully. From the first page, he knew that he was going to be used as a knife this time.
There is a lot of content in the document, all about Liao Chengfeng, and they are all Liao Chengfeng's dirty things. There is corruption, favoritism, and some cases of perverting the law, distorting right and wrong, and framing things.
To be honest, Jiang Cheng didn't find it strange that Liao Chengfeng had such dirty things. He didn't even find it strange that Pang Ban had such detailed information about Liao Chengfeng. If he didn't have this, Pang Ban wouldn't be able to secure the position of commander. Jiang Cheng even thought that maybe there was a similar document in Pang Ban's hand to record every bit of Jiang Cheng's life.
However, although Jiang Cheng does not claim to be "a good person and incorruptible", he is definitely far less dirty than Liao Chengfeng. Perhaps this document also had Pang Ban’s purpose of deliberately beating him?
"I didn't expect that Liao Chengfeng would do so many dirty things behind his back!" Jiang Cheng was filled with indignation. He knew that Pang Ban would explain the matter to him later.
"Xuan Qingwei's stall is too big, and there are good things and bad things. But pests like Liao Chengfeng are rare. However, Liao Chengfeng's background is a bit complicated. You should know it well after working under him for a long time, right?"
"Yes, sir. It is said that behind Liao Chengfeng are several married cultivators, as well as some high-ranking nobles, and even have military connections."
"That's right. Liao Chengfeng's background is complicated and hard-wired, and he is usually very hidden and difficult to grasp. But since he chose to deviate from Xuan Qingwei's bottom line, we can no longer tolerate him.
It's just that the situation in the imperial city is sensitive now, and touching Liao Chengfeng will easily lead to many unfavorable interpretations of our Xuanqing Guards, so there must be a suitable excuse. "
Pang Ban looked at Jiang Cheng with a smile on his face after saying so much, with an expression of "You should understand, right?"
Jiang Cheng smiled bitterly in his heart, of course he understood such a simple thing.
"Sir, are you saying that you want to use the personal conflict between your subordinates and Liao Chengfeng as an excuse to build a file against Liao Chengfeng?"
Pang Ban smiled and nodded, very satisfied that Jiang Cheng did not continue to pretend to be stupid, and then said: "That's right. Liao Chengfeng's trouble is not easy to deal with directly in the current situation. At least it must be covered up, so that we Xuanqing Guard will not be harmed." I'll stand out. I'll leave this matter to you, can you handle it?"
What can Jiang Cheng say? The only way to do it is to give it up. Then he put away the document Pang Ban gave him.
"Remember, the above things are all ready-made, and you don't need to check it again. As for the evidence, when you file the file, you can come to the commander's office and I will ask someone to hand it over to you. But you have to hurry up, you must do it in To complete this investigation before the end of November, at least Liao Chengfeng must be controlled by me. Do you understand?"
"My subordinate understands!"
On the branches under the moonlight, Jiang Chengcai came out of Pang Ban's small courtyard and walked home without riding in a carriage, blowing the night wind with a serious expression on his face. He knew that Pang Ban was pushing him forward as a shield. When the time came, the matter of dealing with Liao Chengfeng would change from "Xuanqing Guards purging the pro-prince faction within" to "revenge for personal grudges."
Although anyone with a discerning eye can tell the truth about the changes in these two names, their faces are somehow covered up. The third prince behind Liao Chengfeng had no excuse to get angry directly. At most, he could only express his dissatisfaction with the Jingxi Governor's Office.
As Pang Ban said, in fact, these concerns only arise during the special period of the Imperial City. If not, how could Liao Chengfeng with Pang Ban's character be so roundabout?
