With such confusion, Ye Mingsheng started his own investigation.
The rumors at that time were like this. Ye Cui's father, Ye Mingsheng's grandfather Cui Feng, was also the proud son of the Cui family at that time. At the age of thirty, he took the position of county magistrate and was the leader of Liaoyang. Officialdom, a rising political star.
However, because Song Wenhui took control of Liaoyang, Cui Feng, as a member of the local faction, strongly rejected Song Wenhui's arrival. Therefore, as a scholar, Cui Feng wrote many articles to criticize Song Wenhui.
Although it did not cause any substantial harm to Song Wenhui, it offended Song Wenhui very much. Therefore, after Song Wenhui became the governor of Liaoyang, he was inevitably liquidated by Song Wenhui...
Although he was saved from death because of the Cui family, his future was ruined and he became a commoner. He had nothing to do in the Cui family and was resentful. In addition, under Song Wenhui's hint and instruction, the Cui family also ostracized Cui Feng. Therefore, within a year, Cui Feng committed suicide in grief and anger.
Because of her father Cui Feng, Ye Cui, who was the legitimate daughter of the Cui family, did not dare to marry anyone in the family for fear of being implicated. Because of this, she finally took advantage of Ye Mingsheng's father. It is said that this incident, In the circle of Liaoyang aristocratic families, she became a laughing stock. Many people laughed at Ye Cui for marrying a member of a poor family.
Because it is a rumor, Ye Mingsheng, who does not know the inside story, does not know whether the matter is true or not, but he feels that from a logical point of view, it can indeed be justified, and it can also explain why Ye Cui, who is the direct daughter of the Cui family, would Condescending to marry a poor boy...
Although I still don’t know how the Cui family, the largest family in Liaoyang, will view this poor relative of mine.
But Ye Mingsheng has already decided. In seven days, he will set off to visit Guangning Mansion, where the Cui family is located!
Before that, he had to prepare some chips to negotiate with the Cui family!
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Luo'an Zhenyuanhou Mansion.
As Xu Zhaojie resigned from office and handed over all his family's belongings, everyone knew that Xu Zhaojie had lost power. Therefore, in the past, the gate of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion in the city was deserted and desolate... ···
Even those old men who had been loyal to the Xu family for generations were avoiding the Xu family like the god of plague, for fear of getting involved with the Xu family.
"Chen Xing, have you found out who wrote that secret letter to the Supervision Department?"
In the study room of the Xu Mansion, Xu Zhaojie said with a hoarse voice to the bald man in black in front of him:
At this time, Xu Zhaojie has long lost the high-spiritedness he once had. Now he is disheveled and slovenly. His originally strong figure has become extremely thin, with protruding cheekbones, sunken cheeks, and bloodshot eyes. He looks like As scary as a ghost...
There is no doubt that although Xu Zhaojie made the decision to survive with his arms broken off with great courage, he managed to save the lives of himself and the entire Xu family.
However, this serious injury also brought a huge blow to Xu Zhaojie physically and mentally, and even made him unable to recover for a time.
However, Xu Zhaojie was Xu Zhaojie after all. He did not give up on himself and sink completely. Instead, he silently licked his wounds clean and lay dormant waiting for the opportunity.
In response to Xu Zhaojie's inquiry, Chen Xing, a bald man in black, silently shook his head.
Seeing this, Xu Zhaojie could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He picked up the tea cup at hand and hit it hard, roaring in a low voice:
"Trash, a bunch of trash, and nothing can be found out after such a long time!"
This Chen Xing seemed to be a man with strong martial arts skills. Facing the tea cup coming at high speed, he reached out his hand to take it without haste and then carefully put it on the ground. He bowed and whispered:
"Master Hou, calm down. It's not safe inside the mansion now. Be careful that the walls have ears!"
When Xu Zhaojie heard this, he seemed to have thought of something. After he regained his senses, a look of humiliation flashed in his eyes, but he remained silent.
Seeing Xu Zhaojie like this, Chen Xing hesitated and said in a deep voice:
"Reporting to the Marquis, it is said that the secret letter sent to the Supervision Department was in a very messy handwriting, as if it was written by a child. The Supervision Department has compared the handwriting of hundreds of people, but has not been able to find out who this person is."
"However, the humble post is not without its rewards. The humble post discovered that this secret letter was sent to the Supervision Department stronghold in Anping Township outside the city on the night when the Marquis returned to Luo'an..."
After hearing what Chen Xing said, Xu Zhaojie thought for a moment, recalling everything that happened that day, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and then he asked in a deep voice:
"Are you sure the secret message was sent that day?"
"I'm sure, I bribed a hundred households in the Supervision Department of Anping Township, and he promised me the answer I got from him!" Chen Xing nodded heavily and said:
After getting the answer, Xu Zhaojie stopped talking and just waved his hand. Chen Xing left immediately.
Leaning on the Taishi chair, Xu Zhaojie closed his eyes. The things that happened that day appeared in his mind one by one like a fleeting glance...
Although there was no evidence to prove that the secret letter was related to Ye Mingsheng, he still remembered how confident Ye Mingsheng was in front of him that day.
Xu Zhaojie had a hunch that Ye Mingsheng must have done this!
Ye Mingsheng had been under his command for many years. Before the incident in Gongdu, he had always been inconspicuous.
But maybe this guy was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. He knew his secret and kept it secret. He took this opportunity to hand the knife to Shangguan Hongyuan and stabbed himself hard.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhaojie was undoubtedly more certain that the person behind this secret letter that caused him such misery...
That’s it—Ye Mingsheng!
A look of intense resentment appeared on his face, and Xu Zhaojie felt extremely regretful for the first time.
Why did he fear the public opinion in the court and cut the scourge Ye Mingsheng into pieces without even being in the palace?
If he had taken action at that time, even if he suffered some criticism in the court, it would not have been a serious problem. How could he be in this situation now?
When he thought of this, Xu Zhaojie's heart was filled with pain and regret...
In addition to pain, regret, and anger, there was also a trace of unwillingness in Xu Zhaojie's heart!
Now Ye Mingsheng is far away in Liaoyang, and he has fallen into a situation where he is at the end of his rope and unable to save himself. How can Xu Zhaojie avenge this arrow now and make Ye Mingsheng feel the same pain as he does now?
