In a quiet room in Fengzhou Zhizhou Prefecture.
Murong Yuliang and Cui Dakai were playing silently around a Go board.
Murong Yuliang is holding the white chess piece, and Cui Dakai is holding the black chess piece. The offensive on the chessboard is fierce and has become the power of a big dragon. It seems that he has the attitude of swallowing up mountains and rivers. However, Cui Dakai, who is in charge of the black chess piece, has his eyes locked tightly. Every move he makes There was a moment of thought.
Murong Yuliang, who holds the white chess piece in his hand, seems to be on the defensive, but his expression is calm and his moves are flying. Every move is just right and natural!
Cui Dakai fell into Murong Yuliang's rhythm. Although his offensive was strong, he attacked seven or eight times in a row, but he was firmly defended by Murong Yuliang. He could only watch as the white chess moved towards his eye position step by step. Pressing hard, but I am powerless...
"well·········"
Cui Dakai shook his head slightly. Knowing that he was bound to lose, Cui Dakai did not make a desperate struggle and directly chose to admit defeat. He raised his hands to Murong Yuliang and said:
"I have long heard that Lord Murong is very good at chess, and today I saw that he is indeed well-deserved!"
In response to Cui Dakai's praise, Murong Yuliang smiled slightly and said: "There is heaven and earth, and there are people outside the world. Brother Cui is so grateful!"
Hearing Murong Yuliang call him "Brother Cui", even though he knew that the other party was doing it for the sake of the Cui family, Cui Dakai was still a little happy...
Although Cui Dakai holds an important position in the Cui family and has great power in the family, he has not pursued an official career after all. In terms of status, he is a commoner!
Although Murong Yuliang was demoted, he was still a fifth-rank magistrate, not to mention that he came from the Murong family, the top family in the Great Zhou Dynasty!
In terms of status, the gap between the two people is really not that small. To say that they are one level behind is to praise Cui Dakai.
If there is anyone in the entire Cui family who can be on an equal footing with Murong Yuliang, then it is probably Cui Shao, the fourth-rank Liaoyang Inspector!
Therefore, Murong Yuliang's words "Brother Cui" can be said to have been handed over at all costs...
Cui Dakai and Murong Yuliang, who were in a very comfortable mood, discussed chess skills for a while. Seeing that the atmosphere was almost uplifting, Cui Dakai was indeed not as good at cultivating qi as Murong Yuliang and could keep his temper calm. Finally he couldn't help but said:
"Mr. Murong, our Cui family will fully support you this time!"
"oh?"
Murong Yuliang was a little confused when he heard this. Although he got the Cui family as a bargaining chip against Ye Mingsheng on the condition of helping the Cui family enter the court, to be honest, he didn't expect much from the Cui family.
After all, according to what he learned, Ye Mingsheng and the Cui family were related, and Ye Mingsheng personally helped the Cui family by pulling out Wang Lao's stick, the poisonous thorn that Song Wenhui had inserted into the Cui family's heartland.
So Murong Yuliang originally thought that the relationship between the Cui family and Ye Mingsheng would be very close, but judging from Cui Kai's words now, maybe there is something hidden between the Cui family and Ye Mingsheng... ····
Seeing that Murong Yuliang seemed a little unconvinced, Cui Dakai continued:
"Mr. Murong, you don't know something. Although Ye Mingsheng is the only son of my seventh sister, he is an ambitious wolf cub. Last time at our ancestor's birthday banquet, he just wanted to sow discord between our Cui family and The relationship between the governors of the Song Dynasty.
"What's going on in Fengzhou now? The policies of allocating land to immigrants and tax exemptions have made the tenants eager to move and stop working honestly. They spend all day thinking about how to get to Fengzhou. Just us. Hundreds of young and strong laborers from the Cui family came to Fengzhou, do you think Ye Mingsheng is hateful?"
Hearing Cui Dakai explain clearly the cause and effect, a flash of understanding flashed in Murong Yuliang's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he asked:
"What did Master Cui Shao Cui say?"
Facing Murong Yuliang's question, Cui Dakai hesitated for a moment, but still said honestly:
"My third brother didn't say anything..."
Regarding this answer, Murong Yuliang looked a little disappointed. Just when he was about to continue saying something, one of his close servants, Wang Tao, ran over in a panic. He originally wanted to say something directly to Murong Yuliang. What, but when he saw Cui Dakai sitting here, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face, and his mouth was open and no sound came out.
Seeing Wang Tao like this, Murong Yuliang frowned and said:
"Brother Cui is not an outsider. If you have anything to say, please tell me!"
With Murong Yuliang's permission, Wang Tao dared to speak:
"Tell the master, Butler Zheng has been arrested!"
"What?"
When Wang Tao said this, not only Cui Dakai was in disbelief, but even Murong Yuliang, who had always remained calm, looked surprised.
"Butler Zheng was kidnapped!" After hearing his master's question, Wang Tao repeated what he just said with absolute certainty.
"When did this happen?"
I have to say that this Murong Yuliang was indeed a high-ranking official who had served as a Hanlin scholar. He quickly reacted and began to ask about the situation. Cui Dakai, who was sitting opposite him, had not recovered from the shock until now.
"Half an hour ago, Butler Zheng left the house to do some errands. He never thought that he would be caught by a group of people until someone sent a message just now..." Wang Tao 15 Ten said:
"What was he going to do, and where was he arrested?" After talking about this Wang Tao for a long time, but unable to get to the point, Murong Yuliang asked directly:
"Butler Zheng, he's going..."
When he heard his master's question, Wang Tao showed a trace of hesitation, as if he knew the answer, but he didn't dare to say it.
"Stop hesitating, speak quickly!" Murong Yuliang said coldly:
Seeing the always gentle and gentle man, he started to get angry. This Wang Tao also knew how powerful he was. He gritted his teeth and finally plucked up the courage to speak:
"Butler Zheng went to Manchun Courtyard!"
Although Murong Yuliang was focused on his official career and wanted to fulfill his father's last wish, and he didn't know much about the romance, but when he heard the name Manchun Yuan, he naturally understood what kind of place it was and what Zheng Xu was doing in such a place. Got it!
"boom!"
The livid-faced Murong Yuliang was really angry and slapped the table hard, causing the tea on the table to splash everywhere.
Perhaps realizing that Cui Dakai was nearby, in order to prevent him from seeing the joke, Murong Yuliang quickly adjusted his mood and asked Wang Tao again:
"Do you know who kidnapped Zheng Xu?"
"I don't know about this, but I heard that the three or five people on the other side were all practicing practitioners. They seemed to be heading for Butler Zheng. Their hands and feet were very quick. They caught Butler Zheng directly and then put sacks on them. After kidnapping the butler, the whole process only lasted for a cup of tea."
"When he was kidnapped, Butler Zheng kept saying that he was the steward of Zhizhou Prefecture, but those people didn't listen at all..." Wang Tao continued:
"How can this Fengzhou bandit be so rampant? How dare he enter the city and kidnap the chief steward of Zhizhou Mansion?" Cui Dakai said indignantly after Wang Tao finished speaking.
After saying that, Cui Dakai patted his chest towards Murong Yuliang again and said very confidently:
"Master Murong, please don't worry until I see Ye Mingsheng, I will immediately ask him to go out of the city to suppress the bandits, and I will definitely rescue Butler Zheng for you!"
When Murong Yuliang heard this, he smiled bitterly and shook his head...
Upon seeing this, Cui Dakai thought that Murong Yuliang didn't believe what he said, and continued:
"Master Murong, although this Ye Mingsheng is ambitious, he is still capable of fighting. He has beaten away the wolf-like Khitan people, including a few bandits!"
Seeing Cui Dakai's confident posture, Murong Yuliang finally couldn't help but said:
"Brother Cui, after Ye Mingsheng came to Fengzhou, all the eight groups of bandits and gangsters in Fengzhou were wiped out. In terms of public security, Fengzhou today is probably better than the provincial government in Dongning!"
"Forehead··········"
His opinion was mercilessly rejected by Murong Yuliang. Cui Dakai was also a little embarrassed. In order to relieve his embarrassment, he said again:
"Since he is not a bandit, then who dares to kidnap Butler Zheng?"
Murong Yuliang sighed and said quietly:
"Who else dares to do such a thing in Fengzhou City?"
After he finished speaking, Murong Yuliang looked at Cui Dakai. Although Cui Dakai reacted a little slowly, he was not particularly stupid. Feeling Murong Yuliang's eyes, he also understood who Murong Yuliang was talking about, and his eyes widened immediately. He said in disbelief:
"How can it be?"
"How dare he do this?"
Looking at Cui Dakai's expression, Murong Yuliang, who was also very angry, said in a deep voice:
"Brother Cui, what you should say is, is there anything in Fengzhou that Ye Mingsheng and General Ye Da do not dare to do?"
"this···········"
Hearing Murong Yuliang say this, Cui Dakai suddenly realized that Ye Mingsheng, this wolf cub, was more terrifying than he imagined!
Thinking about what happened at the city gate today, Cui Dakai hesitated for a moment and decided to tell Murong Yuliang frankly.
After listening to Cui Dakai's explanation of the matter, Murong Yuliang was so angry that his vision went dark and he almost lost his temper. During his stay in Fengzhou, he had always been cautious, for fear of giving Ye Mingsheng his territory. Available handles.
Unexpectedly, these two idiots took the initiative to give the handle to Ye Mingsheng!
Looking at Cui Dakai who looked innocent, if he didn't want to use the power of the Cui family to deal with Ye Mingsheng, Murong Yuliang really wanted to spit in his face and curse again
"There's no way to make a fool of yourself!"
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Early next morning
As soon as Ye Mingsheng woke up from his exclusive "jade pillow" and got dressed under Pei Zhixiu's clothes, he heard Ye Dong coming to report:
"Master, Murong Yuliang and Cui Dakai have sent you a greeting invitation together and invited you to a banquet at Nanfuxiang Restaurant tonight!"
When Ye Mingsheng heard this, a sneer appeared on his face. He knew that these two people had guessed that he had kidnapped Zheng Xu, but Ye Mingsheng had no intention of hiding it from the beginning...
So what if the two of them knew?
Zheng Xu instigated the Zhizhou Mansion's servants to attack Zhenwu Army military attaches and obstruct official duties!
Based on this alone, I can chop off Zheng Xu's head right now!
If he didn't kill Zheng Xu now, he would be giving Murong Yuliang a lot of face and leaving room for the following negotiations. Otherwise, he would chop off Zheng Xu's head and give it to Murong Yuliang, who would also You have to agree with yourself and say to yourself with a smile, "Well done!"
After gently scraping Pei Zhixiu's fair face, which made Pei Zhixiu squeal for a while, Ye Mingsheng said lightly:
"Tell them that I don't have time in these two days. Let's talk about it the day after tomorrow."
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's order, Ye Dong hesitated and added:
"Master, they look very anxious..."
"So what if I'm anxious? I'm not a brothel sister. They meet when they say they'll meet!" Ye Mingsheng said coldly:
What Ye Mingsheng wants is to give Murong Yuliang and Cui Dakai, these two guys a show of authority, so that they can take the initiative in negotiations!
If someone says they want to meet and I just go there, is that still a show of disdain? Can you still take the initiative in negotiations?
Sensing the unkindness in Ye Mingsheng's words, Ye Dong, who knew Yue Mingsheng's temper, did not dare to speak anymore.
Walking out of Pei Zhixiu's room, Ye Mingsheng thought for a while and then ordered to Ye Dong:
"Send a few people to keep an eye on Zheng Xu. Don't let others get close to him. Be careful not to let anyone kill him!"
"I understand, young master!" Ye Dong nodded and said:
After casually eating a meal in the mansion, Ye Mingsheng, Ye Kui and hundreds of personal guards rode out of Fengzhou City.
Ye Mingsheng asked Murong Yuliang and Cui Dakai to wait. On the one hand, he wanted to dry them out for a few days and make them impatient. On the other hand, he really had something to deal with and couldn't get away for the time being... ·
With the help of the funds approved by Ye Mingsheng to Gu Sansi, the negotiation between Gu Sansi and the Khitan people has been reached. One thousand, two hundred Khitan prisoners of war were exchanged for one thousand war horses!
At present, the Khitan prisoners of war have been exchanged, and these one thousand war horses have also been sent over!
With these 1,000 horses, the cavalry battalion planned by Ye Mingsheng can basically reach a size of 2,000 to 2,500 people.
As the saying goes, a big tree attracts wind, and people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. In recent times, Ye Mingsheng first defeated the Khitans and then implemented land policies. It can be said that he has made a lot of limelight in Liaoyang.
And these thousand war horses are not too few. If others notice any clues, I am afraid it will cause some bad waves...
Ye Mingsheng, who is now getting stronger and stronger, is not afraid of trouble, but doing more is worse than doing less. Building walls high, accumulating grain, slowly becoming king, and quietly developing farming are the strategies Ye Mingsheng has set for himself.
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng decided to keep a low profile and did not let Gu think twice about bringing the thousand war horses back to Fengzhou. Instead, he arranged them to a hidden valley in Shiquan County, and now Ye Mingsheng was going to take a look. , the condition of these war horses, and other things to deal with!
