"It's almost time. This battle is over, and the Luobi people have returned to the grassland. We should be able to go back soon." Ye Mingsheng said calmly as usual:
"When I return to Luo'an, I must go to Hongchunyuan to have a good time. The past half year in Gongdu has really made me suffocate." Kong Ruian sighed, his small eyes full of longing. Color, seems to have thought of the beautiful time when Yingying and Yanyan were hugging each other.
Seeing him acting like a pig brother, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "I heard that your father has worked hard to arrange a good marriage for you. The other party is the daughter of a royal censor, who is very well-educated and has a strong temper. , you'd better restrain yourself."
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Kong Ruian sighed first, and then said with a helpless look: "It was precisely because I wanted to marry that woman that I was anxious to go back. Let's do it in a hurry. Otherwise, I would have kept so much money in the cellar. Is it dusty?"
Seeing that this guy was still stubborn and looked like he would die on the woman's belly sooner or later, Ye Mingsheng also shook his head, and then said:
"Tell me, what do you want from me? You have never come to me at this time!"
"hey-hey!"
Kong Ruian, who had seen through his little thought, laughed awkwardly, and then said in a low voice: "Ming Sheng, are you familiar with Liu Shilin?"
Hearing the name "Liu Shilin" from Kong Ruian's mouth, Ye Mingsheng was stunned for a moment, and then said with some confusion: "Isn't it him who gave me this house? I know this young master Liu, but I’m not very familiar with him, so why does your matter have anything to do with him?”
Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Kong Ruian nodded seriously, and then lowered his voice and said, "He asked me to bring you a message. He wants to come here to see you!"
Hearing what Kong Ruian said, Ye Mingsheng became even more confused. If Liu Shilin wanted to see him, he could do so in an open and honest manner. He just wanted to see the Liu Mansion lent to him for the sake of his reputation. I will definitely meet him. This Liu Shilin is completely unnecessary, because he asked Kong Ruian to tell him about this...
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng didn't understand what he was saying, Kong Ruian continued to explain in a low voice: "He wants to visit late at night. He has something very important to talk to you about. I hope you must meet him!"
Ye Mingsheng's eyes narrowed and he thought to himself. Although he didn't know what important thing this Liu Shilin had, but since the other party acted so mysteriously, it seemed that this matter was unusual.
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng didn't speak, Kong Ruian, who was sitting next to him, gritted his teeth and whispered: "This Liu family is not simple, there are people behind it!"
Kong Ruian's words immediately attracted Ye Mingsheng's interest, and he asked Kong Ruian: "How do you say this?"
"Deshengchang has business dealings with the Liu family. When you and I came to the palace this time, my father specifically told me that there are people in the Liu family. When negotiating with them, you must be polite. Treat each other and don't offend others. My father didn't say anything else to me, so when Liu Shilin came to me yesterday and asked me to tell you, I didn't refuse!" Kong Ruian told the story of the cause and effect of the incident. Everything was told to Ye Mingsheng.
Ye Mingsheng was silent for a while, and then said, "When does he plan to come?" '
"Liu Shilin said the sooner the better!" Kong Ruian said directly without hesitation:
'Well, you go back and tell him for me that I will be waiting for him here tomorrow night!' Ye Mingsheng nodded and said seriously:
Upon hearing that Ye Mingsheng agreed to Liu Shilin's request, Kong Ruian, who was regarded as the middleman, was immediately overjoyed and thanked Ye Mingsheng repeatedly.
After sending Kong Ruian away, Ye Mingsheng, who originally wanted to promote ethnic exchanges, no longer had that intention in his heart. He leaned on the Taishi chair. Ye Mingsheng rubbed his eyes while recalling the contents of the Liu family in his memory. .
The Liu family is a well-known wealthy businessman in Cian North Road, Gongdu State. They have many industries in several counties, including Ruishan and Xinping. Although on the surface, their family operates inns and medicinal materials. , grain selling, but according to Ye Mingsheng's understanding, the Liu family was also engaged in the business of smuggling arms secretly, smuggling some discarded ordnance from the Great Zhou Dynasty to the palace for sale.
So it is obvious that Kong Ruian's information is correct. The Liu family must have a backer in Dazhou, and this backer is not small, otherwise they would not have the energy to help them get the ordnance.
Because with the help of the Ruishan County Magistrate, the Liu family lent the Liu Mansion in the county to Ye Mingsheng for temporary residence, so it is said that Ye Mingsheng exchanged a few words with Liu Shilin, the eldest son of the Liu family, but nothing else. In addition to other social interactions, although they are not strangers to each other, they are far from familiar.
To be honest, Ye Mingsheng really didn't expect that Liu Shilin had anything important to do, and Tuo Kong Ruian sent him a message that he would visit late at night.
However, although there was no evidence, his intuition told him that Liu Shilin came to him this time and what he did was definitely not simple. It was probably related to that matter...
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng, who closed his eyes to rest his mind, opened his eyes with a flash of light.
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The next day, Ye Mingsheng inspected the military camp as usual during the day, and then returned to the Liu Mansion early in the afternoon, waiting for Liu Shilin's arrival.
Ye Mingsheng did not let Ye Mingsheng wait too long. Just after midnight at night, Liu Shilin, wearing a black robe, walked in from the remote door of Liu Mansion under the cover of the dark moonlight. Liu Shilin did not bring any entourage. Just a human figure appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng alone.
He took a deep look at the slim, smiling and gentle scholar in green shirt sitting in front of him. Ye Mingsheng, who had been waiting for him all night, did not talk around in circles with him, but took the initiative and said straight to the point:
"Master Liu, you came to see Mr. Ye late at night. What you did must not be simple."
Liu Shilin didn't seem surprised that Ye Mingsheng opened the skylight and spoke frankly. He nodded grandly, then smiled and whispered: "If Xiaosheng's expectations are correct, Mr. Ye should be talking to Mr. Wang Kangxin. about there?"
Upon hearing Liu Shilin's words, Ye Mingsheng's heart suddenly exploded with thunder. Although he was extremely shocked, he still kept calm on his face and said expressionlessly:
"Master Liu, what do you say?"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was still covering up here, Liu Shilin shook his head slightly, then took out an iron token from his arms and presented it to Ye Mingsheng with both hands.
Ding Qing took the token and took a look. Ye Mingsheng's expression could no longer hide the surprise in his heart. He changed slightly. The token was engraved with three bright red characters "Supervision Department"!
Different from the wooden waist badge that he got from Ma San before, which was also engraved with the words "Inspection Department", the token in front of him was much better in terms of specifications, style, material, etc. If Ye Mingsheng didn't If I remember wrongly, only the fifth-grade Qianhu in the Supervision Department are qualified to hold such a token!
"This belongs to Wang Zhongsen, Lord Wang?"
After Ye Mingsheng returned the token to Liu Shilin, he pondered for a moment and said;
As the most important intelligence organization of the Great Zhou court, the Supervision Department has personnel not only spread throughout the Great Zhou court, but also in other countries outside the Great Zhou Dynasty. It mainly has one commander of the third grade, five governors of the fourth grade, and five governors of the fifth grade. Sixteen people in a thousand households.
According to the division of labor, the person in charge of the Gongdu area is Jin Yingquan, the envoy of the Liaoyang Supervision Department. Under Jin Yingquan, there is only Wang Zhongsen, a thousand-household member. Therefore, although Ye Mingsheng's words seem to be a question, they are actually affim.
But what Ye Mingsheng didn't expect was that after hearing his words, Liu Shilin, who took back the token, smiled strangely, and then shook his head simply under his gaze. Before Ye Mingsheng could ask again, he He opened his mouth and said:
"Master Ye, if you don't mind, you might as well tell me, are you really planning to block the palace army in Ruishan County and make a wedding dress for Wang Kangxin's attack on the Luochuan Road granary?"
Hearing Liu Shilin describe Wang Kangxin's plan in such detail, Ye Mingsheng looked at Liu Shilin with a little doubt.
Liu Shilin holds the Qianhu Token of the Supervision Department and knows Wang Kangxin's plan. It is not too strange. What really puzzles Ye Mingsheng is what is the purpose of Liu Shilin's words to him?
"What do you want to do?" After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked in a deep voice:
Liu Shilin smiled slightly, then approached Ye Mingsheng and said mysteriously: "I came here specially to give Mr. Ye a fortune!"
"It turns out that Master Liu belongs to the Zongheng School. Mr. Ye is really disrespectful!"
Ye Mingsheng didn't seem very interested in Liu Shilin's "wealth-richness" statement. Instead, he pretended to cup his hands at Liu Shilin, and then said jokingly:
Liu Shilin, a scholar in green shirt, didn't pay attention to Ye Mingsheng's ridicule that he was exaggerating. He said with a serious face: "I am not lying about this wealth. Don't you think, Mr. Ye, whether it is Ruishan County or Luoyang?" Isn’t the Sichuan Road Granary as valuable as that place?”
As soon as these words came out, Ye Mingsheng, who had been studying the map of the palace for the past few days, immediately realized what place Liu Shilin was referring to. Seeing Ye Mingsheng react, Liu Shilin nodded at Ye Mingsheng with a smile on his face. He nodded, indicating to Ye Mingsheng that he was not mistaken.
"Master Liu, it's so late, go back and wash up and get some sleep!"
Ye Mingsheng said coldly, he felt that Liu Shilin was making fun of him now.
