What Shen Hao was guarding against was the evil monks who jumped over the wall and went crazy. In the past, they dared to dig holes and set up ambush for him outside the city, but now the cases of evil spirits are increasing sharply in various places. No one knows whether the evil monks will become crazier in the long run.
And Shen Hao also knew that he must be at the top of the list of must-kill evil monks. He himself is not afraid, but the women at home have to be more careful.
As for those "relatives" in Xinliang City... Shen Hao should just forget about it.
Early the next morning, as soon as Shen Hao arrived at the door of the Yamen, he saw Wang Yiming guarding there with a copper bar.
"Sir, this is the note sent by the commanding officer from the Yamen half an hour ago, asking you to come over immediately." Wang Yiming reported urgently while handing over the copper note.
After verifying the contents of the copper bar, Shen Hao did not dare to delay. He turned around and got on the carriage again, turned around and headed towards the teleportation circle. He arrived at the Imperial City Commander's Office just after midnight in the morning.
"Master Shen, please follow me. The commander asked you to go to the meeting hall first. There will be an impromptu briefing meeting later, and I will ask you to attend as a non-voting delegate."
"Information meeting? What's the name?" Shen Hao is already very familiar with the pang-faced adjutant in front of him. Sometimes they can eat together at the commander's office at noon and sit in the dining hall to chat together, so they walked together He didn't even ask for information directly. He came in a hurry, and the copper bar just asked him to come quickly, without mentioning what he was doing.
Besides, what kind of admonishment meeting requires him to attend?
"Last night, a village was massacred in Puwang, Jingdong. More than half of the village were distant relatives of the royal family, and two of them were distant elders of your majesty. A letter was sent to your majesty by the royal family's ancestral temple overnight. Your majesty was furious, and he died before dawn. I have called the Commander into the palace. This will be arranged before the Lord enters the palace, and I specially asked you to attend."
The ancestors of the Yang family of the royal family were originally from Jingdong, and later moved to Jingxi. After becoming the royal family, they moved to Jingzhong in large numbers, but some distant relatives still stayed in Jingxi and Jingdong. Although these people may be related to the royal family by blood, they are actually not much different from ordinary people. The only difference is that they can receive condolences from the royal family during festivals, get more rice oil, and have certain benefits for their children to go to school. take care of.
But no matter how distant relatives are, they are still relatives, and they are also members of the family. Therefore, no one usually wants to mess with these distant relatives of the royal family. This also leads to these people forming separate villages and towns. Generally, they rarely interact with people with other surnames and live in a relatively closed life.
Shen Hao had met these people a few times when he was on duty in Jingxi, and the feeling they gave him was not bad, that is, they were just a little arrogant in their words. If you really wanted to say they were too displeasing, they wouldn't be unpleasant.
It's just that I didn't expect that I just greeted my family yesterday and I was careful recently. At the same time, a distant village in the royal family was massacred.
This shows how capable these people are. Normally, let alone a village being massacred, it would go straight to the emperor immediately, even a small town would not be able to do so quickly.
After giving Shen Hao a thorough explanation, the adjutant said no more. He led Shen Hao into the meeting hall and sat down before leaving. He was in such a hurry that he probably had to wait for the news of Pang Ban's return.
Shen Hao was sitting on the lower right side of the meeting hall. When he came, there were already two people sitting there. The governor of Jingnan and Jingdong. Not long after, Jiang Cheng, the governor of Jingxi, also arrived. He greeted Shen Hao and sat down not far from Shen Hao. He didn't say much because of the occasion. The last person who came was also a familiar face.
Everyone present greeted the person who came in last and called him "Mr. Liu." It was the Liu Yang who was mentioned in the news reported by Wang Jian yesterday about Jingbei personnel.
It seems that Pang Ban is releasing a message to various places, allowing Liu Yang to take the opportunity to make a public appearance in advance.
Shen Hao sat the farthest away, and the other four people sat in a square shape. They were not too close to each other and not too far apart. And although there were not a few words of small talk, it could be seen that the relationship between them was okay. Jiang Cheng, in particular, chatted several times with everyone here, and everyone responded to him with smiles.
Shen Hao admired this aspect. But at this time, he and Jiang Cheng had begun to have different choices. To put it simply, Jiang Cheng is still the same Jiang Cheng, and Shen Hao is no longer the same Shen Hao. If you stand at different heights, your eyes will see things differently and want different things.
It was almost noon before Pang Ban walked in quickly from outside the meeting hall with a livid face. It was obvious from his expression that he must have been embarrassed in front of the emperor.
"A village was slaughtered by evil spirits. A total of 107 people, old and young, were not spared. Ninety percent of these people were distant relatives of the royal family. Their heads were chopped off and hung on two big trees in the middle of the village. The heads were placed at the bottom of the tree. It is a set of Xuanqing Guard's robes.
Zhang Tieyun, what are you going to say about what happened at your stall? "
Zhang Tieyun, the governor of Jingdong Town. When Shen Hao came in before, he noticed that Zhang Zhen's face was full of depression, and even when he greeted other people, he smiled reluctantly. He should also know that he will have something to do with today's interim briefing. After all, the distant relatives of the royal family in that village died on the territory of Jingdong, and Xuanqingwei's job was to defend and kill evil spirits. No matter which direction you look at this matter, Zhang Tieyun is the first to bear the brunt.
"This subordinate made an omission, please punish me!" Zhang Tieyun simply accepted it without making any roundabout excuses to shirk responsibility. Anyway, if you want to take the blame, it's better to be a bachelor.
Sure enough, Pang Ban didn't hold on to this matter. Moreover, this moment is not the time for accountability. Even if accountability is required, it must wait until the matter has a preliminary result.
So Pang Ban continued: "Although the distant relatives of the royal family do not enjoy the support of the royal family, they are still placed in livable places. Now these places are also likely to be slaughtered. Is there still a stable place in the world? You usually Lidu said that he monitors the world, punishes evil and supports the way, but now evil spirits are in power and is so rampant. How can you have the face to say that you monitor the world, punish evil and support the way?
Some time ago, Xuanqing Guards and Black Flag Camps in various places reported a surge in cases of evil spirits attacks, which occurred in some big cities. You should be vigilant, but there are still many loopholes, and it ended up hitting His Majesty in the face. "
Pang Ban usually looked calm and composed, but at this moment, his whole body was terrifyingly gloomy. The aura emanating from him made people dare not look directly at him. It was like being stared at by a ferocious beast with its teeth bared, and the hair on his back stood on end.
"Sir, the evil spirit is erratic, and this time it should not be an accident, but the evil monks deliberately retaliating. The same is true for the village where the royal family is a distant relative last night. In the end, the Xuanqing Guard's robe was left under the human head tree. This is even more embarrassing for us. name." Jiang Cheng stood up at this time and directly expanded the case and revealed it clearly. He bluntly said that this was the revenge of the evil monks against Xuan Qingwei and that it was premeditated. In other words, it is indeed difficult to guard against this situation. Of course, it was all true, but it did absolve Zhang Tieyun, who was kneeling on the ground, of a lot of responsibility.
