Chapter 1355 Hint
"Then what are you going to do?" Although Pang Ban was not sure that what Shen Hao said would definitely happen, he had to admit that what the other party said was indeed quite possible.
In the situation that Shen Hao described, the trouble was definitely worse than the worst outcome predicted by the tacit understanding of Pang Ban and other tycoons in the court.
The best way is actually to clarify interests and interests to the emperor face to face, but unfortunately, Pang Ban is now rejected by the emperor and does not want to meet, this method can only be thought of as a detour.
Shen Hao hesitated for a while and asked tentatively: "Master, why don't you go to the palace gate and ask if you can see His Majesty?"
"You can try it. But you need to make more plans. It may be better if the villa can persuade you." Pang Ban has his own opinion. He didn't think that Shen Hao could persuade the emperor to change his mind, but it would be a big difference if there were key figures in Fenghong Villa. After all, Fenghong Villa is the real final confidence for the emperor, so it has to be taken seriously.
"Then my subordinate will go to the palace gate to try it later, and then go to the villa to ask An Shun to talk about it with the two masters?"
"So best."
At this point, the most important thing is to have an explanation. Then, Pang Ban's tone relaxed a bit and said: "You should have heard what the people in the Black Flag Camp said about the cause of the evil cultivator's misfortune? I have kept the Primarch Project, and I have not allowed them to slack off, but it has been difficult to make progress , I will hand it back to you when you come back now, I still have the same view as before, the Red Sha is not easy, and if you figure it out, you may be able to tear away the disguise of those evil monks."
In Pang Ban's view, it was beyond the scope of their counterattack against Xuanqingwei's campaign to instigate such a large-scale disaster by the evil monks, because the missions targeting remote areas had been forced to stop completely due to the current situation. It can be said that in the previous confrontation, Jing Jiuchao had completely lost. The evil cultivator's purpose should have stopped after Xuan Qingwei shrunk his strength.
But how beneficial is it to them for the cultivators of the evil sect to set off such an all-out confrontation with Jing Jiuchao? Even though it seems that the evil monks have the upper hand at present, and those who force Xuan Qingwei and the army are somewhat hesitant and can only take a defensive position. But the Jingjiu Dynasty had more than just the army and Xuanqingwei, the huge Fenghong Villa was still sitting there without doing anything.
How much advantage can the evil cultivator take advantage of if he really goes all out? At that time, Jing Jiu Dynasty will not feel well, and the evil cultivators will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Don't you really think that Jing Jiuchao can be helpless just by relying on their evil tricks? Now if the emperor hadn't deliberately suppressed all forces in the old Jing Dynasty, the situation would definitely not be so ugly.
As for the idea that the evil cultivator wanted to replace Jing Jiuchao, Pang Ban never had it at all. Because there is absolutely no such possibility.
The worst-case scenario is that Jing Jiuchao will follow in the footsteps of the previous dynasty, but it is absolutely impossible to replace Jing Jiuchao with an evil cultivator.
"It shouldn't be too late, this subordinate will go to the palace first."
"good."
After saluting, Shen Hao hurried out from the commander's office, took a carriage and made a turn, and soon arrived at the main gate of the palace. After handing over his waist badge, he was invited to wait in the waiter after repeated checks by the imperial guards guarding the palace gate.
If the audience is unsuccessful, the reply will be very fast. Generally, you can know whether the emperor is willing to see you within a cup of tea. If it is allowed, it will be much slower, and there will be guards or eunuchs in the palace to lead the way.
Shen Hao is very familiar with these procedures. The time for a cup of tea passed quickly, but there was no news, so I secretly speculated that the emperor would like to see him?
After a while, Shen Hao saw an old acquaintance in the tea room. The personal eunuch next to the emperor.
After a few simple greetings, the eunuch did not take him to see the emperor as Shen Hao thought, but handed him a handwritten letter.
"Your Majesty doesn't have time to see you, but here are some words of encouragement for you."
Putting a copper bar in Shen Hao's hand, the eunuch cupped his hands towards Shen Hao and turned to leave. And Shen Hao didn't linger in the tea room at the palace gate, he returned to the carriage outside with the copper bar, and went all the way out of the city to Fenghong Villa.
When Shen Hao got in the car, he opened the copper bar, and there was very little content inside, just five or six sentences.
It is said to be an encouragement, but it is actually telling Shen Hao to clean up the Black Flag Battalion after he comes back, and not to do anything to increase casualties. In the end, he explained that he would go to the Black Flag Camp in the afternoon of the next day to see Fu Ji, a death row prisoner whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and asked Shen Hao to make preparations in advance.
Shen Hao looked at this copper bar several times, and finally closed it, guessing some hints from the emperor in his heart.
That's right, in Shen Hao's view, the copper strip written by the emperor has hints that it is difficult to speak directly.
"Purging the Black Flag Camp" meant to ask Shen Hao to stay calm and not to act rashly. And he also said "increasing casualties", which shows that the emperor is aware of the unfavorable situation against the evil cultivators in the Jingjiu Dynasty. In the end, it seemed that Shen Hao mentioned tomorrow's itinerary by the way, but in Shen Hao's view, the last sentence was the key point. Combining the previous words, it seems that we can draw such a guess: I can't say some things now, and I will discuss them in detail when I get to the cell.
In the morning when he was in charge of the yamen in Fengri City, Wang Yiming gave a report on the situation of the dungeon. He mentioned that Fu Ji, a special-class criminal who had been imprisoned there, and that the emperor would come every few months to slap the prisoner a few times. The whip vents his anger. In order to keep secret, the emperor usually came in disguise.
This shows that the emperor didn't take advantage of Shen Hao's absence to dig deeper into the strangeness of that prison cell, but just used that place as a place of relaxation to keep himself out of the sight of "Chi".
Now that the only person who can talk to the emperor has come back alive, the emperor must have a lot to say and ask.
If Shen Hao still couldn't understand why the emperor bound his hands and feet to deal with the chaos caused by evil monks in the whole country, then after reading the copper strip written by the emperor, he finally had a relative feeling in his heart. possible guesses.
"Could it be that the emperor's series of inexplicable actions were not his intention, but he did it as a last resort under restraint?" Shen Hao thought in his heart.
As for who can force the emperor to do such a great damage to the old Jing dynasty, Shen Hao has only one answer in his mind, and that is: Qing Chi.
Qing Chi is attached to the emperor, but according to Bai Wu's words, he actually "planted a soul seed on the emperor", which is completely different from Bai Wu's attachment to Shen Hao.
Bai Wu and Shen Hao are interdependent. But Qingchi and the emperor are not. It is more like the relationship between "person" and "clothes".
But, isn't Qingchi going to devour Jing Jiuchao's luck? What good does it do him to make Jing Jiuchao miserable for the people?