Chapter 636 Alarm Bell
Jianchuan victory!
Annihilated more than 20,000 enemies! The siege of Jianchuan was completely lifted and the situation in the south was changed.
The first thing I got for this good news was naturally the Ministry of War, and it was written by Cheng Jinhou, the head general of the upper military camp of Jianchuan, and then jointly signed by Shen Wanlin, the head coach of Jianchuan Defense Zone.
The one who received the good news almost at the same time was Xuan Qingwei. Now, due to the relationship between the supervisor and the construction of intelligence channels, the intelligence transmission speed of Xuan Qingwei's intelligence is actually faster than that of the Ministry of War. However, many details are far less clear than that of the Ministry of War.
"It seems that the Ministry of War has fought a beautiful battle. Now the situation in the south will be much better." Pang Ban rarely set up a simple table at home, three meats, three vegetables and one soup, and two jars of wine.
"Yes, now this news is spreading all over the streets and alleys, and the people are very happy. The rich are even contacting the Yashu and asking about the subsequent purchase price of barbarian slaves."
There was only one person who invited Pang Ban to the banquet, namely Jiang Cheng, the governor of Jingxi. This made Jiang Cheng a little flattered. As far as he knew, it was the first time Pang Ban invited someone to his house for dinner.
Jiang Cheng didn't dare to be empty-handed, and he didn't dare to take the gifts, so he took two jars of Wuliangye that were said to have been brewed for two years, and they were the two jars on the table at this time.
After eating a few bites of food and drinking two bowls of wine, Pang Ban naturally talked about the most lively topic in the imperial city recently: the Jianchuan victory.
"Haha, the people just listened to it. It would be too early to really benefit. According to my estimate, although the victory in Jianchuan is very important, it only took the battle in the south one step forward, which was not a decisive victory. So it was still too early.
By the way, I read the reward list reported by Jianchuan this time. Shen Hao's ranking is very high. He didn't embarrass us Xuan Qingwei. Are you preparing for a special reward?"
Jiang Cheng didn't know Pang Ban's thoughts and did not dare to respond easily, but said: "That is the reward of the Ministry of War, and the merits were issued directly by the Ministry of War. His subordinates only received a pension note about the fallen soldiers and did not ask for me, so they are not prepared for an extra reward for the time being."
Pang Ban shook his head and smiled and said, "You should reward you with great achievements. You can draw an extra copy of the reward, and you can also let others understand the attitude of our Xuanqingwei."
Jiang Cheng should be so.
After chatting for a few words, Pang Ban praised the wine as delicious. At the same time, he smiled and said, "I heard that your old man Shangfeng asked you for wine the day before yesterday? It seemed that he didn't drink enough and finally left?"
"You sir, do you know about this?"
"Haha, after Liao Chengfeng went out, he said that you were ungrateful and above all else. Although I rarely went out, I heard of it. Logically speaking, you, Jiang Cheng, are not a stingy person. I am afraid that Shen Hao has brought you such good wines a lot, right? You are not willing to give it to Liao Chengfeng for a taste?"
There are actually jokes inside and outside, and Jiang Cheng knew that this was the opportunity Pang Ban was giving him an explanation.
"Sir. It would be fine if Lord Liao just wants to drink. I still don't lack good wine like Wuliangye, but what Lord Liao wants is not a little wine, but other things. It is difficult for his subordinates to accept it, which aroused dissatisfaction from Lord Liao, so he felt that his subordinates were ungrateful and above the top. This is really a bit unfair."
Pang Ban picked up a bite of the dish and ate it into his mouth. Then he didn't urge him, just waiting for Jiang Cheng to continue talking.
"This matter should not be told to you, Lord, but when you ask, my subordinates will report it to you." After a pause, Jiang Cheng continued: "A few days ago, Lord Liao came to find his subordinates to find the so-called matter to ask his subordinates to arrange a few people in the southern border army. His subordinates ruthlessly took the matter of the supervisory envoy in the southern border army now is under the responsibility of Shen Hao. After several times, Lord Liao got angry and left."
Pang Ban naturally knew the whole story, so he had to listen to Jiang Cheng's words.
After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, he saw Pang Ban picking up the wine bowl and quickly touching the other party to kill it, and then took the initiative to pour wine.
"Liao Chengfeng was originally the Jingnan Punishment Envoy. The supervisory envoy in the border army in the south was his subordinates. But now he has only been assigned to you Jingxi. Why? Someone wants to put it in and will not do it, but now he remembers it? Is there anything you said?"
"I only found out later that the people mentioned by Lord Liao are guests in the Third Prince's Mansion. You have previously told me that you must not be involved in the princes recently, so I dare not pay attention to Lord Liao."
Jiang Cheng did work under Liao Chengfeng for a long time. But this does not mean that he is the hardcore Liao Chengfeng. Jiang Cheng had deep differences with Liao Chengfeng on the issue of the Black Flag Camp. Later, Jiang Cheng supported Shen Hao to handle several major cases by relying on his arbitrary behavior. After showing his face, he replaced Liao Chengfeng as the Jingxi Funeral, while Liao Chengfeng arrived in Jingnan. Later, the relationship between the two became even more strange.
But Liao Chengfeng suddenly came to the door and asked to install someone. Jiang Cheng was not so easy to talk to. Moreover, when he heard that he was the guest minister of the third prince, he refused directly.
Liao Chengfeng probably didn't expect that Jiang Cheng, the pawn who was once under his command, would dare to give him face so much, so he was so angry that he only heard the remarks about Jiang Cheng's "ungratefulness" after he returned.
From Liao Chengfeng's perspective, Jiang Cheng is indeed not righteous enough. But Jiang Cheng is not a fool, can he take on anything?
Sure enough, when Pang Ban heard Jiang Cheng say that, he put down the chopsticks in his hand. The smile on his face disappeared, and instead he was a look of disgust.
"Liao Chengfeng is becoming more and more presumptuous."
Jiang Cheng did not respond. But he also heard that Liao Chengfeng had been following the third prince's path, and even rumored that he had a friendship with Ye Lansheng. However, the Liao family was a big family in the Jing old dynasty, and there were several marriage relationships between the cultivators, which were mixed and moved and tied the whole body. With the power of the third prince, Pang Ban kept turning a blind eye to Liao Chengfeng.
"Now the Ministry of Revenue's austerity strategy has been completed. I have reported it at the meeting, but there is no follow-up. However, it did not fall into Bai Changqing of the Ministry of Revenue as the normal scope of authority, but was kept by His Majesty. The intention was nothing more than to choose one of the princes to borrow this burden."
"Do you still think the Seventh Prince will be valued?"
"This is inevitable. And not only do I think so, but others will definitely think so. His Majesty will definitely push the Seventh Prince in the end. Otherwise, it would not be fair to fight against uneven strength.
But as this happened, the other princes were a little passive and had no result in a force, so they had to find another way. This is why the third prince wanted to insert his guest minister into the border army in the south.
Chapter completed!