Two days later, Ye Mingsheng led his troops to Dongxiang County according to the scheduled time. He exchanged greetings with the captain and county magistrate guarding Dongxiang County. After going through the necessary procedures, Ye Mingsheng sent his men to Dongxiang County. These more than 400 people were entrusted to Chen Yannian and asked to take care of them for two days.
And he himself took Ye Tie, Ye Dong, and other Ye brothers, lightly dressed and simple, and ran towards Fengshan County. This time Ye Mingsheng originally wanted to take Pei Zhixiu with him, by the way. Just put her there.
However, Pei Zhixiu said that she admired the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty and wanted to go to Luo'an to have a look. For her small request, Ye Mingsheng would not refuse it as he could. He asked her to continue to disguise herself as a man and pretend to be his own soldier. Stayed in the military camp and did not bring her to Fengshan County...
Because Dongxiang County is not far from Fengshan County, there is only more than 60 miles between the two counties. Ye Mingsheng and his party of six people arrived at Fengshan County in only two hours on horseback. door.
Looking at the city gate, Ye Mingsheng didn't think too much. He just wanted to take Ye Tie and others through the gate. In an official-oriented society like the Great Zhou, as a military attaché of the Imperial Army of the Great Zhou, he could take priority over others. The civilians did not have to line up and entered the city gate directly.
But what surprised Ye Mingsheng was that the officers guarding the city gate didn't seem to recognize him. He was wearing the Forbidden Army bullfighting uniform. Several Fengshan County officers guarding the city gate seemed to have eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage. He pulled out Juma and blocked his way.
"Who are you? You're jumping into the city on horseback, are you trying to kill yourself?"
A dark-faced strong man who seemed to be the leader of the guards glanced at the tall horses ridden by Ye Mingsheng and others. A greedy look flashed in his eyes and he shouted:
Ye Mingsheng didn't bother to respond to this person's shouting. He just waved his hand slightly, and Ye Tie, who was following him, immediately stepped forward. With Ye Mingsheng's support, he didn't hesitate at all, and then without saying anything, he gave him a black face. The strong man knocked the man to the ground with a whip, and then cursed fiercely:
"I blinded you, Commander Ye of the Forbidden Army, how dare you stop me when I get home?"
Unprepared, the black-faced strong man who had been whipped was about to curse and call his brothers to surround him and capture Ye Mingsheng and others. When he heard the words Commander Ye of the Forbidden Army, he was stunned on the spot. ,do not know what to do.
He had never been outside a hundred miles of Fengshan County in his life. Although he didn't know how big an official the commander was, he knew from the storyteller in the city that the Forbidden Army was the emperor's personal army. A small servant, someone you can never mess with...?
He originally just looked at these people riding tall horses, with unfamiliar faces, and they were wealthy owners. They just wanted to collect a few passers-by to spend money, but he never thought that his greed at this moment would cause him such a big trouble.
Seeing this black-faced strong man still blocking the road here, looking lost, Ye Tie couldn't help but give him another whip, but as soon as he raised his hand, the black-faced strong man finally recovered. , while ordering other officers to open the road, he kowtowed and begged Ye Mingsheng for mercy.
"Grandpa, please spare me, I don't dare anymore...?"
For such a villain, Ye Mingsheng didn't even want to look at him. He put his legs under the horse's belly and took Ye Tie and others straight to the direction of Ye Mansion in the city.
After getting through this inconsequential episode, Ye Mingsheng and others soon stopped in front of a large house on the east side of the county town. The plaque hanging on the big house clearly read: With - Ye Fu, two strong and powerful characters.
"Master, we are home!" Looking at the door of this mansion, Ye Tie, who had always been calm, had a look of joy on his face.
"Yeah" he responded casually. He tidied up his Forbidden Army uniform, and then immediately led the people towards the door of the mansion. Seeing Ye Mingsheng and others approaching, Ye Ergou, the small concierge of the Ye Mansion, I wanted to stop him, but when I came over, I was stunned when I saw Ye Mingsheng's face. Then I quickly knelt on the ground and shouted in the loudest voice:
"Young Master, you are back! Welcome Young Master back to your home."
"reward!"
Although he didn't know who this little concierge was, he saw that he was quite smart. Ye Mingsheng glanced at him and then gave orders simply. Ye Tie, who was following him, immediately took out a small piece of broken pieces from his pocket. The silver was thrown away.
"Thank you, Master!" After taking the silver, Ye Ergou's small eyes suddenly let out a ray of light, and he said happily.
Following Ye Ergou's shouting, the old ladies, maids, and servants of the Ye family's house all knew. The news of Ye Mingsheng's return suddenly made the Ye Mansion, a large house that had been deserted for who knows how many years, become lively. .
Ye Mingsheng, who has a lot of money and thousands of taels of silver on his body, is not stingy with everyone's welcome and congratulations. As long as you have a sweet mouth and say a few auspicious words, he will reward you with one word! 'I will never let you talk and be happy in vain...
Ye Mingsheng acted very generously and did not say how much he would reward. However, Ye Tie, who was following him and was specifically responsible for rewarding the silver, had a good grasp of the scale. Each person was given a few coins, no more than one tael at most, so Ye Tie Ming Sheng now has face, and he won't feel too much pain afterward.
Amidst the congratulations from everyone, Ye Mingsheng finally arrived at the main room of the three-entry mansion of Ye Mansion. There, an old woman dressed dignifiedly and elegantly, with her hair combed into a meticulous bun, was looking at her with tears in her eyes. looked at him.
"Mom, I'm back!" Seeing Cui's appearance in his memory, Ye Mingsheng took a deep breath and knelt down.
"Just come back, get up, get up!" The excited Cui wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and slowly helped Ye Mingsheng up.
Looking carefully at Ye Mingsheng's face, Ms. Cui showed a distressed expression on her face, and said in a kind tone: "Why haven't we seen each other in the past few years? Sheng'er, you have lost so much weight. You must take care of yourself..." ···?··”
"The child is unfilial and makes the mother worried!" Ye Mingsheng lowered his head, his emotions unconsciously entered, and said with some shame:
The original owner went out to serve as a soldier in the past few years, either exterminating bandits, suppressing uprisings, or fighting against foreign tribes. Although his official position was not slow, rising from a small capital in charge of dozens of people to the current position of a seventh-rank commander, but The couple's family members have very little company. Over the years they have been away as officials, they only came back for a visit three years ago.
