The seal on the copper strip is as big as half a palm, with the words "Lord of the country, Shu" engraved on it. This is the emperor's seal, which usually only appears on official documents. In private, it will be the emperor's private seal.
But the weird thing is how could the emperor directly give orders to a "minor official" like Shen Hao, who was from the fourth rank? Why isn't there even a seal from the commanding officer's office?
Moreover, the person who sent this order was not the commander of the yamen, but a palace servant wearing eunuch robes.
"Master Shen, please enter the palace as soon as possible." The eunuch stood beside Shen Hao and urged him after Shen Hao finished reading the copper bars in his hand. The attitude on his face was respectful, but his words were businesslike.
Shen Hao nodded, glanced at Wang Yiming who was waiting beside him, pointed to a file on the table and said, "Report the latest progress of this case to Pang Da."
After saying that, he strode out of the public house.
Wang Yiming naturally understood it, picked up the file on the table and hurried to the commanding officer's office. Master Shen usually does this kind of thing himself, but now he suddenly asked Wang Yiming to do it. Isn't it just to convey the emperor's summons to Pang Pang? Wang Yiming can still explain this matter in one step.
However, no one knows what Pang Ban's reaction will be, and Shen Hao can't guess it either. It's just that Shen Hao felt that he couldn't just follow the eunuch and leave. Even if he couldn't disobey the emperor's order, he still needed to let his superiors know about his movements, so as to avoid misunderstandings that would be difficult to explain later.
After leaving the command office, Shen Hao discovered that there was a group of forbidden troops accompanying him, including two Golden Sword Guards!
To be honest, Shen Hao was a little shocked by this treatment. Is this too much pomp?
When the emperor summons you, you will usually be presented with a pomp, so that outsiders can see the emperor's favor and appreciation for you, and it is meant to help you grow in appearance.
But this kind of pomp and circumstance is not given casually depending on the mood. Generally speaking, the pomp and circumstance given to you is determined according to the status of the person being summoned, or the rank of the official. For a fourth-rank official like Shen Hao, it would be nice to have two palace guards and a eunuch to show off, and that would be enough to give him face.
But what's going on now? A team of forbidden troops plus two golden sword guards?
Mistaken? The palace controls these matters very strictly and there is no way there can be any mistakes. The only explanation is that this was deliberately arranged by the emperor, in order to give Shen Hao a pomp and favor that exceeded his official position.
Of course, these scenes only made Shen Hao a little curious. On the other hand, he had another emotion when meeting the emperor, which was nervousness.
In the past, Shen Hao would not have been nervous about meeting the emperor, because everything he did in the Xuanqing Guard was proven, and he did not worry about offending the emperor, nor did he worry about being criticized by the emperor. , what’s so scary and nervous about just meeting once?
But things are different now.
Ever since the "secret" exchange between Shen Hao and Ye Lansheng alone, he had an additional emotion toward Emperor Yang Shu: avoidance.
Because of the black beast tattoo on his chest, he felt a rare and first "angry" emotion towards the "disease" that Ye Lansheng said was unique to the emperor.
This emotion had to make Shen Hao be more vigilant. Afterwards, he repeatedly thought about what the black beast tattoo meant to him in this inexplicable "angry" emotion?
First of all, if it is just a simple spell or other means, it will definitely not make the black beast tattoo "angry". It should be the caster behind the means. Then the "disease" on the emperor's body is not ordinary, at least The black beast tattoo seems to be distinctively representative. This "skill" can be used to judge whether the caster has a grudge or quarrel with it.
Secondly, what if the "disease" on the emperor's body is not a magical method?
Shen Hao didn't take this latter guess seriously at first, and he didn't even think about it. It wasn't until I looked down and saw the black beast tattoo on my chest when I went home to take a shower that I suddenly realized: If...if the black beast tattoo is really a thinking "creature", then there is a high probability that it will not He will be the only one. Since he can have a black beast tattoo attached to his chest, why can't the emperor have a "spider web" attached to his chest? It seems possible that they are in the same category but hostile to each other!
However, when Shen Hao wanted to communicate with Black Beast Tattoo, there was no feedback like before, and he ignored it at all.
That's why Shen Hao was nervous, worried that the black beast tattoo on his body would be noticed by the emperor.
But whether he was worried or nervous, he couldn't shirk the emperor when he came to him. He didn't even give him time to make some preparations. There were two Golden Sword Guards following him along the way, which made Shen Hao want to give him more advice. It is difficult to achieve even a covering charm.
All the way into the palace gate, the eunuch in front led the way, and with the order given by the emperor in Shen Hao's hand, Shen Hao had an unobstructed journey except for some interrogations along the way.
The last one to arrive was not Wanmin Palace, but Fu'an Palace.
In the past, Shen Hao would not have had any thoughts about Fu'an Palace or the people, but now he had to think about the "illness" that Ye Lansheng said about the emperor.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Shen." The eunuch asked Shen Hao to wait at the door, and went in to report. After a while, he came out and asked Shen Hao to follow him.
The most direct feeling is that there is a strong smell of sulfur inside, and the temperature is higher than outside. I think it must be caused by the warm soup.
The security in Fu'an Palace was extremely tight. After passing through several tight magic circles, Shen Hao met the emperor Yang Shu, whom he had not seen for a long time, in a small hall.
"Your Majesty, Shen Hao, see you!"
In the past, he was not qualified to be called a "minister" because his rank was too low. Now he has risen from the fourth rank and can barely call himself a minister in front of the emperor. Then he knelt down on one knee and bowed down in a polite manner according to the great ceremony of the Jingjiu Dynasty.
"Get up." Yang Shu waved his hand and asked Shen Hao to get up, but he did not offer him a seat.
Shen Hao stood obediently five feet away from Yang Shu, with his head lowered and his hands tied.
After being silent for a long time, Yang Shu finally spoke: "Remember when I first met you, you were just a hundred households, right? Now you are commanding from the fourth-grade Black Flag Battalion, but the world is constantly changing!"
"What your Majesty said is true. I am still honored to have had a drink with your Majesty." Seeing the other party recalling the past, Shen Hao naturally followed up and said that the first time he and Yang Shu met, it didn't just start with a drink. Well.
Yang Shu was stunned when he heard this. He wanted to say something to warm up the situation, but he didn't want Shen Hao to be as nervous as he is now. After all, he called Shen Hao here because he had something important to explain, and he didn't want Shen Hao to miss anything because of his nervousness. But since Shen Hao mentioned wine, he also smiled and said: "Yes, I met you by chance because of wine. Are you still carrying wine with you now?"
