Chapter 679 Secret Investigation

Pang Ban instinctively felt that Shen Hao's identity might not be simple, or even hidden. But he doesn't think "not simple" is "harmful".

Because from the various signs that Shen Hao has shown along the way since he entered Xuanqingwei, including after entering his sight, there is absolutely no malice towards Jing Jiuchao or Xuanqingwei.

That's why Pang Ban has always adopted a relatively conniving attitude towards Shen Hao, and even gave him a lot of practical care. For example, the three bodyguards who followed Shen Hao closely, now in fact, the meaning of "surveillance" is not so much, but more of protection.

Besides, if Shen Hao could really grow into Pang Ban's successor, it would be a long, long time later, and Pang Ban had plenty of time to figure it out slowly. Today I just found an opportunity to remind Jiang Cheng, don't miss some bits and pieces of information that might help us understand Shen Hao's life experience.

Jiang Cheng also understands. Now that Pang Ban bluntly said that he would treat Shen Hao as Xuan Qingwei's future stalwart, then he really needs to be careful in the future, although he never thought that there would be anything wrong with Shen Hao.

"There is another matter. Are the Blackwater spies under your command safe and secure around the imperial city?"

"Back to the adults, they are all stable. They are all homeless or young bastards, as well as idlers from various households. And they are all old faces, walking around the streets all day long, Many people in the east and west cities know each other, so no matter how noisy it is outside, they are all safe and sound."

"What about the twins? Any news lately?"

"Bai Changqing is in line with King Ling. He should be sorting out the secrets of Bai Changqing's family members. There are reports in Haocheng that someone is investigating the details of Xu's sisters. Shen Hao did it very carefully before. They couldn't find out the clues. But I have to be more careful, so the sisters of the Xu family have temporarily stopped, and I will contact you after the limelight passes."

Pang Bian nodded, but instead of continuing to ask the Heishui spies about the specific situation, he took out a copper bar from the drawer and handed it to Jiang Cheng: "Let the Heishui people try to find it in the imperial city." This man, and this emblem."

Jiang Cheng quickly took the copper bar and unfolded it. Inside were several portraits and a delicate emblem pattern.

The portraits are of the same person, but the front and side are different, and the age seems a bit vague, but Jiang Cheng always feels that the person in this painting looks familiar. But those black and white eyes are so special and weird, Jiang Cheng is sure that if he sees someone like this, he will not forget, maybe who looks like the person in the painting?

As for the emblem, Jiang Cheng was sure that he had never seen it before. It is oval, and suddenly nine stars are connected to form a nine-pointed star, and there seems to be an eye in the middle.

This emblem looks very strange, what's its origin?

Who is the person in this painting?

"Do you feel familiar? Hehe, his name is Yang Wenguang."

"Yang Wenguang?" Jiang Cheng frowned, and thought through it quickly. At first, he didn't match the name, but suddenly, a sensitive person who Jiang Cheng had always regarded as a rumor jumped out of his mind. Then an inexplicable shock made the hairs on his back stand on his head.

"My lord, this, this person is King Jin?!"

Pang Ban did not speak but nodded, indicating that Jiang Cheng had guessed correctly.

"Hiss..." Jiang Cheng now understood why he felt the face of the person in the portrait was familiar. Isn't this similar to His Majesty the Emperor!

Pang Ban picked up the teacup and took a sip, leaving time for Jiang Cheng to digest the news of the explosion.

It took a long time for Jiang Cheng to recover, his throat was a little dry, and he said anxiously: "My lord, King Jin is not dead? He's back?!"

"That's right. This is the news from His Majesty, so it can't be wrong. Not only is King Jin not dead, but he can be sure that he is now in the imperial city.

In addition, according to what His Majesty said, the king of Jin has now cultivated to the realm of the mysterious sea, and his methods may be unpredictable, so you should be aware of it. "

"King Jin? Xuanhai Realm?!" This is another shocking news. Of course, this news is nothing compared to the news that King Jin is still alive and has arrived in the imperial city.

Pang Ban understood Jiang Cheng's surprised face very well. When he was called by the emperor to Fu'an Palace to tell him about this matter, he also had a horrified face and a mess in his heart.

"Don't publicize the identity of King Jin, let the people in your hands check as much as possible, if you find out, don't mess around, and report it quickly. Do you understand?"

"This subordinate understands." Although Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, the news was too scary, and his mind was still a little messed up, even feeling unreal. It is obvious that His Majesty is holding a "big test" for the next heir to the great line. It would be bad enough to encounter Yu Nanman's war at this juncture. Why did the prince of the previous generation run out all of a sudden?

What is this for?

Jiang Cheng hurriedly left the commander's yamen, and the mentality of watching the excitement in the imperial city with his arms folded before is no longer there. Heishui is not under his direct control, and he needs to find Wang Jian, who is now in charge of Heishui, to personally arrange this matter. At the same time, it was difficult enough to find someone in the huge imperial city, not to mention finding a monk in the Xuanhai Realm, Jiang Cheng had no idea whether he could succeed or not.

Jiang Cheng left, but the smile on Pang Ban's face disappeared.

See things through the surface to see the essence. For example, the news about King Jin was directly sent by the emperor. In addition to confirming that the emperor still has an intelligence system other than Kaixuan Qingwei, it also shows that the whereabouts of King Jin was definitely not known to the emperor recently. In other words, the emperor has always kept a serious problem in his heart but remained indifferent? Or was it because of some reason that the emperor couldn't do anything? Can only stare at?

In addition, the order given by the emperor was "secret investigation", which means that it should be carried out in secret, and even if someone is found, they should not act rashly. Why? After finding it, shouldn't we group up and destroy it?

The last point is that Pang Ban has discovered that the emperor has been taking some kind of decoction to extract the spirit. It seems to be forcibly resisting something. In addition, the emperor's breath is getting more and more chaotic, and the soul is also fluctuating. Pang Ban understands that the emperor may not die soon. carry on.

So Pang Ban understands why both the military affairs in the south and the "big exam" seem to be progressing too fast. Although the emperor can't be seen on the surface, Pang Ban is sure that the emperor is definitely doing these two things push hands.

Pang Ban even guessed that the emperor was planning to end the Southern War and the royal "big test" before his life was over. So far everything seems to be going very well.

But King Jin's news seems to be an accident. And the emperor ordered that the "secret investigation" should have other plans.