Pang Ban was sitting on a chair in the public room, and Shen Hao was sitting opposite him.
After being silent for a moment, Pang Ban said pointedly: "Do you think the storm caused by the evil monks is bigger now, or the national war between the dynasty and the barbarians when the late emperor was here?"
Shen Hao didn't expect that Pang Ban would suddenly ask such a question.
After thinking about it carefully, Shen Hao replied: "My subordinates think that if we look at the pattern, the national war with the barbarians will cause a bigger storm, because it is related to the survival of the country and is a long-term conflict between ethnic groups. There is no way out from the feud.
But looking at the impact on the country, my subordinates felt that the storm caused by the evil monks this time was even greater. Because this time it is not an external danger, but a hidden danger that penetrates inside, such as a malignant tumor in the body, which is not obvious at first sight, but can kill people. "
Pang Dian nodded and said with a smile: "You kid can always analyze the truth. Malignant tumors, this term is new, but it is indeed just like the difficulties caused by evil monks at the moment. If something goes wrong, it will lead to a fatal outcome.
But where do you think this malignant tumor originated? Hands, feet, torso, somewhere else? "
Shen Hao glanced at Pang Ban, but this time he did not answer directly, but said: "I can't see it, but if a malignant tumor develops on the hands and feet, although it will be painful, it will not be life-threatening. As for other places, it is hard to say. .”
"Since malignant tumors on the hands and feet are not fatal, then the problem is the torso and head. Although there are many things wrong with the torso now, it can be seen that it is not the main reason. There is something wrong with the head and the malignant tumors are there, which is why it is messed up. "
A riddle that is not a riddle. But they tested each other clearly about the tacit understanding to be reached. That's why Pang Ban determined that the current tense predicament of the country came from a problem at the top of the Jing Dynasty.
"Sir, I don't understand the reason why Your Majesty did this. How can anyone tie themselves up and stretch out their heads to be slaughtered by others?" Shen Hao's face was full of doubts.
If you think about it normally, the emperor and the Jing Dynasty can actually be said to be one entity. Each generation of emperors sat on the huge territory of the Jingjiu Dynasty, and enjoyed the essence of the tribute paid by the people of the world. In return, the emperor wants to provide stability and livelihood to the people of this world. In this way, the world can be harmonious and peaceful, lasting forever and ever.
But now someone was smashing the emperor's family, but the emperor not only refused to stop him, but also tied the hands and feet of the person who went to stop him.
This is difficult to understand.
When Shen Hao said this, Pang Ban's face also showed obvious depression. Not to mention that Shen Hao didn't understand, how could he understand the emperor's series of strange actions?
"Now the Ministry of War and civil servants have been instructed by His Majesty not to provide assistance to Xuanqing Guard without authorization. Although His Majesty's intention is not stated clearly, it is indeed deliberately reducing the strength of Xuanqing Guard. On the other hand, it is making Xuanqing Guard further lose control. The evil monks have the ability to control and dominate this war.
Now the Xuanqing Guards have retreated to the surrounding areas of major cities, and the rest of the relatively distant areas have been given full responsibility to the troops from various fronts. However, although the front army has strong combat power, it lacks too much experience in dealing with evil monks and evil spirits. The casualties are huge and they cannot effectively contain them at all.
In fact, the military can be regarded as suffering. Wen Mingju, Minister of the Ministry of War, has hinted at this difficulty several times and hopes that our Xuanqing Guards will not bear grudges. "
At this point, Pang Ban raised his hand to stop Shen Hao who was about to speak, and continued: "I know what you want to ask. In the past two years, His Majesty has not been willing to receive me at all, and even the Great Court has completely ignored everything Xuan Qingwei said. Seeking peace and admonishment.
Not everyone in the court saw His Majesty's intention. There were many petitioners. As far as I know, many civil servants, including Bai Changqing and Cao Guobang, also gave His Majesty a try: "Stop weakening the Xuanqing Guards and strengthen the response to the evil monks." Strength" note. But everything was lost in the sea. Some people were even punished for it.
Nowadays, the atmosphere in the temple is very strange, and the voices criticizing Xuanqingwei have become more and more fierce, but no one except Yanguan agrees with him. Even those who spoke out were fully aware of their role, and their denunciations became increasingly perfunctory.
Alas, we are all waiting for variables to appear. Once the situation of the country and the dynasty begins to show signs of collapse from the bottom, His Majesty is afraid that he will face the wrath of the civil and military officials of the dynasty. "
The principle is like everyone being on a ship, the emperor is the captain, the civil and military officers are the first officers, and the common people and soldiers are the crew members of the ship. In most cases, the crew and first mate must obey the captain's instructions and arrangements. But once the captain wants the big ship to collide with the rocks, even the docile crew members will violently resist and fight for their own survival.
This is what Pang Ban said. He is worried that once the people at the bottom have a large-scale and out-of-control panic, the government and the public will be fundamentally shaken. And if the emperor insists on his own way at that time, then I am afraid that this chaos will no longer just stay there. Outside, it will burn to the pinnacle of power of the Jingji Dynasty.
"Sir, do you really want to wait until that time? I am worried that something will happen again if I wait."
"Huh? Do you have other ideas?" Pang Ban naturally came up with nothing after trying hard. He planned to wait until the emperor had to make changes before making any move. But he might as well listen to Shen Hao's thoughts.
More than two years of deep sleep did not make Shen Hao's brain rusty. On the contrary, his thinking was now more vivid than before. In addition, he has been thinking about the evil monks for the past two days, so as soon as Pang Ban finished speaking, many thoughts came to Shen Hao's mind, some of which he rejected, leaving behind A few simple refinements can be used as a possibility for the further development of events.
So Shen Hao sorted out his words and said: "Sir, where did the evil monks have their roots in the past? Isn't it the villages and towns in remote areas? They rely on the people there who have no information, and the people are not very enlightened, and use the power of "gods" Pretend to gain trust and then develop new blood.
But now if we retreat again and again and give up large areas, wouldn't it mean that many new "remote areas" will be established in disguise? How can the people in those places resist the blessing from "gods" in panic? Isn’t this just following the path of evil monks?
Sir, illness comes like a mountain falling, and illness goes away like a thread spinning. Once this "malignant tumor" spreads throughout the body, it will not be easy to solve it at that time. "
After hearing this, Pang Ban stood up from his chair and paced back and forth.
The accident that Shen Hao mentioned is indeed possible, and if you look at it from the position of an evil monk, it is still a good game of chess with eliminations. Even the evil monks can deliberately control the frequency and intensity of rebellion, keeping most of the people in fear but not causing an out-of-control panic, thereby keeping the dynasty's plans at a neither-high nor-low position, and turning around and following Shen Hao's instructions The so-called development of "new people".
If you think about it this way, it seems that you really can't wait any longer.
