Putting down the letter that he had read carefully twice, Ye Mingsheng closed his eyes, leaned on the Taishi chair, and let out a sigh of sadness or joy in his heart.
"As expected..."
Because he had arranged with Xu Zhaojie before leaving, Ye Mingsheng was also paying special attention to Luo An's news during this period.
However, it may be because Liaoyang is thousands of miles away from Luo'an, with high mountains and long roads, or it may be due to other reasons that Ye Mingsheng only received the news now.
In the more than a month since Ye Mingsheng left Luoan, many things happened in Luoan, and this was the first thing!
It was Xu Zhaojie, the commander of the Xuanwu Army, who would have been promoted to the left governor of the Forbidden Army due to his military exploits in Gongdu.
But for some unknown reason, not long after Xu Zhaojie returned to Luo'an, he claimed to be ill and voluntarily resigned from all his official positions. He stayed at home and did not see any outsiders.
Not only that, the Xu family of Zhenyuan Hou also presented to the court the 300,000 taels of silver, 200,000 shi of grain, 100,000 pieces of cotton cloth, and 1,000 acres of fertile land that the family had accumulated over generations.
What Xu Zhaojie did left everyone baffled. They didn't know that his behavior was so abnormal...
Only Ye Mingsheng himself knew that Xu Zhaojie, who was exposed in the case of hiding arms, was trying to survive with his arms broken, begging Shangguan Hongyuan to let him go!
This Xu Zhaojie is indeed courageous. Not only did he resign from all his official positions and give up the military power of the Xuanwu Army that he and his father Xu Kun had managed for more than ten years, he also gave up the wealth accumulated by the family for several generations. He gave it to Shangguan Hongyuan.
Such a huge loss is no longer enough to be described with the words "broken muscles and bones" and "broken vitality"!
This can already be said to be a house raid.
Such a huge loss was enough to bring down the Xu family of Zhenyuan Hou, and they have been unable to recover since then!
Although he paid such a high price and suffered such heavy losses, it has to be said that Xu Zhaojie achieved his goal.
Faced with Xu Zhaojie who knew him so well, Shangguan Hongyuan couldn't help but kill him...
After all, if you continue to take action, you won't get much profit from Xu Zhaojie. '
It will also make the Xungui Group miserable, and they will stick together even more for warmth, which is not conducive to Shangguan Hongyuan's win over people.
Therefore, Shangguan Hongyuan did not punish Xu Zhaojie anymore, but arranged for his confidant Xue Dazhen to take over as the commander of the Xuanwu Army.
In addition, all the military attaches loyal to Xu Zhaojie of the Xuanwu Army were transferred to idle positions, and a new batch of new blood was given to the middle-level military attachés of the Xuanwu Army...
Although he had long expected that relying on the ordnance case, he might not be able to completely overthrow Xu Zhaojie, who was a big tree with deep roots, but seeing how miserably Xu Zhaojie was treated by him this time, Ye Mingsheng also felt a little more comfort and joy in his heart!
Looking out the window in the direction of Luo An, Ye Mingsheng clenched his fists and murmured in a low voice:
"Since God's will is such that Shangguan Hongyuan did not kill you, then God left you to me. One day, Xu Zhaojie, Mr. Ye will personally send you on your way and understand the grudge between you and me!"
After sighing for a while, Ye Mingsheng put the matter behind him. After this incident, Xu Zhaojie and his gang were finished. They would no longer be able to pose any threat to themselves for a long time.
After dealing with the training plans sent by various departments under his command, applying for funds and other information, the time has reached noon before he knew it.
Ye Mingsheng originally planned to go to the military camp for dinner today. During this time, he was busy with official duties and dealing with various things. He could no longer inspect the military camp every day. He could only go to the military camp every now and then to check.
Just when Ye Mingsheng put on his cloak and was about to leave, he found Jinyu appearing cutely outside the study.
"Master, I have learned a few new side dishes, would you like to try them..."
Seeing that there was only Ye Mingsheng around, Jinyu became more and more bold, leaning towards Ye Mingsheng while talking.
Feeling Jinyu's young and energetic body, Ye Mingsheng quietly squeezed the rounded nipple, making Xiao Nizi look at her seductively.
"I have something to do, let's talk about it tonight!" Although he liked beauty, Ye Mingsheng didn't want to delay business because of beauty, so he immediately ordered:
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had made up his mind, Jinyu, although a little disappointed, could only say:
"Then young master, you must come. I will be waiting for you for many nights..."
"good!"
After the words fell, Ye Mingsheng, who was saying goodbye to Jinyu, did not waste any time, took Ye Dong and others, got on their horses and walked towards the military camp.
Arriving at the military camp, many military attachés led by He Jingyun, Yuan Song, and Lin Huaiwu came out to welcome Ye Mingsheng's arrival.
Accompanied by everyone, Ye Mingsheng came to the school field and watched the actual combat drills of various departments. Seeing the thousands of soldiers on the school field, lined up neatly and with high morale, Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction.
Before he came to the military camp, he never said hello to his men, just to see the true appearance of his soldiers.
The generals can be considered worthy of it. He, Ye, spent tens of thousands of taels of money, and in less than two months, he had already trained these soldiers to look good.
According to Ye Mingsheng's assessment, although the thousands of soldiers under his command are still far from the elite of the Forbidden Army he originally commanded, they are completely sufficient to suppress banditry in Liaoyang in their current state.
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but look at He Jingyun beside him, and praised:
"Such results have been achieved in less than two months. General He's ability in training troops is truly well-deserved! General He has really worked hard during this period!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's praise, He Jingyun also felt a little proud as he raised his hands and said, "Your Excellency, this is a ridiculous compliment. This achievement is all due to the joint efforts of all my colleagues. I don't dare to take credit for my humble position!"
"You have merit! Everyone has merit!" Looking around at the generals around him, Ye Mingsheng nodded and said with a smile:
After inspecting the troops, Ye Mingsheng did not forget to visit the front line in person, show kindness to everyone, and had a big meal with the ordinary soldiers, chatting about some trivial matters.
He showed his approachable side and loved his soldiers like his own son. The soldiers were moved to tears and shouted that they would die to serve General Ye.
After doing this, Ye Mingsheng came to the Chinese army's tent to listen to the generals' reports on the recent situation.
"Sir, the first battalion has recruited more than 2,300 people. It is divided into three sentries. It is equipped with 100 three-eye blunderbuss, 30 bird blunderbuss, and 10 squatting tiger cannons."
"Sir, the Second Battalion has currently recruited a total of 2,100 people, divided into three sentries. It is equipped with 80 three-eye blunderbuss, 30 bird blunderbuss, and eight squatting tiger cannons."
"Sir, the Third Battalion currently recruits 1,900 people, divided into two sentries, equipped with fifty three-eyed blunderbuss, fifty bird blunderbuss, and five squatting tiger cannons!"
