When Xue Gui came to the commander's office, his expression must have been extremely bad. The aggrieved look in his eyes was obvious.
The Qin family's major case department had suffered a big loss at the hands of Xuan Qingwei before, and now that they were asking for a visit, Xue Gui must not know how to curse in his heart.
But Xue Gui still had to behave well when he saw Pang Ban, knowing that no matter how unhappy he felt, he could not offend this notoriously ruthless man in the country.
"Your Majesty, Xue Gui, pays homage to the Commander!"
"Without courtesy, Mr. Xue, please take a seat."
Although Pang Ban has a good reputation and is known as the most difficult person to get in touch with in the Jingjiu Dynasty, his friendly smile can still easily intimidate people. Even someone like Xue Gui, who is used to seeing all kinds of scenes, would be confused by this smile if he didn't know about Pang Ban's ruthless deeds.
After sitting down, Xue Gui expressed his intention. He said that he came this time for the case of King Qian's murder and wanted to seek help from Xuan Qingwei. He also bluntly said that this was appointed by His Majesty after reporting it to His Majesty.
"Master Xue, if you had not come this time, I would have gone to see Ma Shangshu. His Majesty has given us Xuanqing Guards an order to fully assist Master Xue in handling the case, and we must bring the murderer of King Qian to justice! "
The words "bring him to justice" made Xue Gui's heart beat fast. He is not a fool who doesn't understand anything. King Qian's death is definitely related to a certain prince. If he really wants to be brought to justice, will the hands of their major case department be stained with the prince's blood? Doesn't Pang Ban know that in the past, when the prince had an accident during the "big exam" of the royal family, he would just "go through the motions" and simply check it out, or just click on it and it would be over?
Xue Gui's idea is to "stop as soon as possible". Firstly, he will not get involved in the fight between the princes, and no one will be offended. Secondly, he can also find some loopholes to show that his major case department is actually capable. Those who have the ability to solve crimes will not be regarded as bastards. It was for this reason that he went to Fenghong Villa hoping to get help, but instead he was stabbed to Xuanqingwei's side.
But just now he saw Pang Ban, and he said "bring him to justice" after just one sentence, which made Xue Gui feel a little helpless.
But before Xue Gui could speak, Pang Ban waved his hand and continued to smile: "Master Xue, don't worry, Master Xue will be able to understand the current situation if you think about it carefully. If Your Majesty really wants to turn a big thing into a trivial matter, We, the Xuanqing Guards, will not be allowed to come forward. If we really want to find experts in the cultivation world, and if the country authorizes it, your Ministry of Punishment will go to the Ministry of Justice to pay respects. Can't all the major sects help with this?
Everyone is talking about the "big test", but if it is just competition without any scruples and no restrictions, is it still called a "big test"?
Looking through the books, there are always many unsatisfactory places in the "big exams" of the past dynasties. Now that your majesty has asked me, Xuanqing Guard, to take action, isn't it to make all the princes more careful and cautious? If you cannot get through this, the "big test" will be incomplete.
I said this, Master Xue, can you understand what I mean? "
In fact, what Pang Ban said was equivalent to saying half of it and then stopping abruptly. But this does not prevent Xue Gui from thinking about the next half of the words. In other words, he understood that Pang Ban wanted to express that the emperor had increased the difficulty of the "big test". He also said sideways that the case of King Qian’s murder must be investigated with all-out efforts.
Speaking of which, what else could Xue Gui say? Although I still don't completely agree with it, I still believe it 70% or 80%. After all, this kind of thing is not difficult to guess. It is easy to come to the same result by following the ideas given by Pang Ban.
This is difficult to handle!
"I will ask someone to investigate this case with you. If you need anything else, you can just mention it. We will do all the errands to assist this time."
When Xue Gui left the Xuanqing Guard Command Yamen, it was already time to go on duty. He did not rest after returning to the Punishment Department. Instead, he waited in the public room for the masters of the Xuan Qing Guard to come over.
However, in the next few days, Xue Gui found that he had thought of things too simply.
The masters of Xuanqing Guard did come, and they came three times in succession, and their cultivation level became higher and higher. Finally, even the rarely seen commanding officer came, but still no information about the murderer of King Qian was found.
"It is impossible to have a completely traceless method of killing. It is also impossible to have a cover-up that can completely hide it from us... Is there something wrong with the thinking?"
Not only did Xue Gui look frustrated and uneasy, but the commanding officer next to him who was urgently transferred also had an ugly face.
The commanders are the main force in the Xuanqing Guards. They don’t need to show up at all. Usually the commanders are in seclusion in the yamen to clean up their cultivation. Some senior commanders are even above Pangban in cultivation, and their status is absolute. Unusual. Nowadays, coming to assist in a case is a great honor, but to find nothing is a shame.
Xue Gui had no choice. The only thing he could do was to report the matter to Ma Xuanlin. He hoped that Ma Xuanlin could go to the emperor to talk about it. He always believed that the people of Xuanqing Guard were not capable enough. If he could get the Golden Sword monk to come over, the situation would definitely be improved. no the same.
But where would Ma Xuanlin have the chance to meet the emperor? The memorials he had submitted recently had all come to nothing. Except for being able to see the emperor during the great court meetings, he was shut out of the palace the rest of the time. Moreover, even if the request was made at a large court meeting, it would still be dismissed with a "further discussion."
And not only did Ma Xuanlin have no chance to see the emperor alone, but even Left Prime Minister Ye Lansheng also had no chance. Nowadays, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty are "looking" at Ye Lansheng with their eyes open, seemingly unintentionally. The emperor seems to be deliberately alienating Ye Lansheng and Ma Xuanlin, which is not a good sign.
If the emperor hates a person, will that person end well? The answer has been repeatedly confirmed by countless bloody facts. So now people in the military are watching the show, but there are already some rumors among the civil servants.
Moreover, this time King Qian was killed, and the Ministry of Punishment has not come up with a conclusion yet. Xuanqingwei even heard that even the commanding officers were sent out, but there was still no progress. Is the emperor trying to vent his anger on the Ministry of Punishment? And also angered the left prime minister?
Everyone else thinks so, let alone Ma Xuanlin and Ye Lansheng themselves? So Ma Xuanlin is now busy thinking of ways to see the emperor. As for the case of the Ministry of Punishment? what is that?
Therefore, it is impossible for Xue Gui to get the support of his own adults, and he does not have enough face to directly talk to Fenghong Villa, so he is very depressed these days when the case cannot be pushed forward.
In the end, Xue Gui had to admit that the only one he could count on now was Xuan Qingwei, whom he had always looked down upon. At least the commander of Xuanqing Guard was very cautious about this case. Not only did he repeatedly check all the details, he also reported the progress to Pang Ban several times and put forward a conclusion.
"There is a problem with the thinking."
PS: I will add another chapter this afternoon.
