Chapter 613

Jiang Cheng was a little puzzled when he heard the words, but he also vaguely felt that he had reached a certain critical point, and quickly pondered in his mind.

Pang Ban didn't hold back, and continued: "The timing of the previous battles with the barbarians was different from this time."

"Are you saying that this time we discovered and forced the barbarians to act?"

"No, no, Jiang Cheng, we talked about the situation in the imperial city before, do you still remember?"

"My lord, you are talking about the seven princes."

"That's right. Your Majesty has been letting the princes go unceasingly for the past two years. Now that all the princes have their own power, what do you think your Majesty is doing?" Pang Ban directly reminded him.

"Do you mean that His Majesty will hand over the implementation of the money and food austerity strategy to the prince?" Jiang Cheng wanted to say "this is not appropriate" but finally held back.

Pang Ban didn't explain the rationale to Jiang Cheng, let alone tell Jiang Cheng that the emperor had been taking the extremely harmful medicine for sustaining energy. Although there is no news, Pang Ban knows that the emperor's time is numbered, which can also be proved by Pang Ban's perception of the emperor's chaotic breath and soul fluctuations.

I won't live long, so I will naturally be more anxious to do things. And it just so happened that this critical moment encountered a military incident, and the two-pronged approach, although risky, could test the most capable one.

After Pang Ban's point, Jiang Cheng understood, but he was not as sure as Pang Ban.

"You don't need to think about it too much. Your majesty's thoughts are not something we should think about too much. Do your own thing well, watch more recently, and move less. Keep your hands and mouth shut, and look more at the cities under your rule. , don’t stare at the imperial city. We Xuan Qingwei can’t touch this kind of thing.”

"My lord, please don't worry, my subordinates will definitely follow your lord's instruction and will never get involved in these matters."

Pang Bian nodded, he was quite at ease with Jiang Cheng, Jingdong and Jingbei governors were also more trustworthy, and they followed him all the time. Only Liao Chengfeng and Pang Ban, the Governor of Jingnan, became more and more uncertain, and now he wanted to take another look.

"However, you still have to let them continue to turn on the side of the black water. The eyes on our faces on the side of the imperial city are not suitable for staring, but we still need to pay close attention to the eyes in our hearts. Especially those officials, including the princes, Do your best to keep an eye on it. But also be careful not to reveal it. Get it?"

"The subordinate understands."

Here, Jiang Cheng took the order to leave, but Pang Ban took out the document that Jiang Cheng reported just now and read it carefully again.

Different from what he said to Jiang Cheng just now, Pang Ban's heart churned when he saw the document in his hand was much more violent than what he had just shown in front of Jiang Cheng.

What is Bai Changqing afraid of? This is critical.

Bai Changqing is a minister, and his power and status can be said to be the top group of people in the Jingjiu Dynasty. How many people besides the emperor can he be afraid of?

He, Pang Ban, might be counted as one, and Yang Yansi could be counted as one if he still gained power. What about the rest? Ye Lansheng also counts? And it just so happens that this time Bai Changqing is obviously avoiding Ye Lansheng, a person he has been following for many years.

Although Pang Ban had seldom spoken in the temple for many years, his eyes were always open and his ears were always listening. He still remembered the scene where Bai Changqing and the five ministries other than the Ministry of War had been closely surrounding Ye Lansheng, advancing and retreating together This has happened countless times, and this has allowed the civil servant group to be strong in the temple for decades.

What happened that made Bai Changqing suddenly distance himself from Ye Lansheng? What kind of things need to choose self-protection regardless of Ye Lansheng's reaction?

First of all, Pang Ban didn't believe that Ye Lansheng would take the initiative to harm Bai Changqing, because there was no rift between the two of them regardless of their personal relationship or interests.

Secondly, Bai Changqing is not a stunned young man, it is impossible to react so aggressively because of some vague things, she must be so eager to know that something will happen.

It must not be a trivial matter, otherwise Bai Changqing would not be like this. But what could it be?

After thinking about it for a long time, Pang Ban didn't think of any possible joints. In the end, he could only put it down for the time being, and shouted to the outside of the door: "Call Bai Mian to come here."

There was a sound outside the door. Not long after that, a middle-aged man in a white shirt came in knocking on the door. It was the eyeliner leader of Pang Ban's subordinate who had arranged for people to stare at Shen Hao before.

"My lord, are you looking for me?"

"Well. Is there anything worth noting about Ye Lansheng recently?" Pang Ban said while pushing the paperwork submitted by Jiang Cheng in front of this person.

"Returning to my lord, Ye Lansheng hasn't done anything special recently. It's just that she has been walking around more frequently with the people below. They are all private meetings, and they all choose their respective mansions. The specific content is not yet known." While taking the document, he opened it and quickly read it.

After finishing reading, this person who was called Baimian by Pang Ban said in a deep voice: "My lord, Bai Changqing has indeed rarely interacted with those high-ranking officials in the temple recently. But that's all, and he didn't do anything else. But this It’s interesting to play out.”

"Hehe, don't worry about it. This channel will not be given to you. I show you that you should also pay attention to this matter. Keep an eye on those civil servants, and don't let any trouble go away."

"The subordinate understands."

"Also, what happened to those princes?"

In fact, Baimian's face is not white at all, on the contrary, his skin is dark, and he looks like a rough guy who often travels outside. But "white face" was his former name, and now there are only a few people who call him that.

"Returning to my lord, the seven princes are restless now. After His Majesty determined the direction of the military affairs in the south, they diverted most of their attention from the civil servants to the army. Now the four major front armies are related to the governor's mansion. You can see the guests of the princes in the yamen. It's just that they don't know how many people have been successfully lobbied by them.

In addition, several princes seem to have secretly expanded their manpower, and they are all doing it according to the standard of "inside guards". There are almost five hundred people. "

"Hehe, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps. Who seems relatively weak at present?"

"Comparatively speaking, the Seventh Prince Yang Shu has the weakest recruiting power. However, he is the strongest in terms of money. According to our secret investigation, he has already mastered the "tea" in the Imperial Merchant."

Pang Ban shook his head: "It is not directly useful to have money. However, being weak may not be a bad thing. At least if His Majesty wants to balance this contest, he will first help to make up for the strength gap between the princes. level."

Bai interviewed and asked probingly: "You mean that the Seventh Prince will get great benefits?"

"Well. It should be near."