After hearing the news, although Ye Mingsheng's expression did not change, he sighed secretly in his heart.
It seems that his method of using Khitans to cause trouble has been discovered by the Supervision Department...
So now it seems that the showdown after the arrival of Wang Mu and his party is inevitable.
Fortunately, Gu Sansi had left a plan for him, otherwise he would be at a loss now!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but ask Huo San in front of him:
"How are the preparations over there at Gu Sansi?"
"We're almost ready. There are only a few details left that need to be polished. It should be all done by tomorrow..." Huo San said with his hands in hand:
Ye Mingsheng nodded when he heard this. Gu Sansi's work progress was quite fast and he could catch up with Wang Muzhi's arrival. After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked again:
"What are the current developments among the spies in the city?"
Maybe it was because Ye Mingsheng's problem was so big, so Huo San thought about it for a while and then said slowly:
"Sir, at present, Song Wenhui's spies in the city are the quietest. There are some clues that Song Wenhui seems to want to make some moves in the Posuo Mansion next door, but for more specific and accurate information, I am still sending people to investigate. "
"Over at Zhen Sanshan, they seem a little worried. Sir, you will enter Posuo Mansion next, so they are very concerned about the deployment of our troops in Fengzhou and have been actively inquiring about the news."
"The spies of the Supervision Department in the city seem to have received some orders in the past seven days. They are very active. They are not only collecting information about Fengzhou's troop dispatch, but also want to pay attention to Fengzhou's money and food situation. We have discovered that several inspections Detective, secretly went to our Fengzhou granary and cellar to investigate the situation!"
"As for those people like the Khitan and Cui family, they are still in a latent state as before, and there is no big threat..."
After listening to Huo San's story, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flickered a few times and then waved, and Huo San immediately retreated.
After Huo San left, Ye Mingsheng thought for a while, finally made a decision in his heart, and ordered the guard outside the door:
"Get Ye Kui for me!"
"Yes, handsome!"
After a cup of tea, Ye Kui appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng, leaning forward slightly and asking respectfully:
"Master, are you looking for me?"
"How many strangers do you have under your command?" Ye Mingsheng didn't talk nonsense when it came to his close subordinate, and he went straight to the point.
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Kui hesitated and replied:
"Master, I have more than 200 people under my command now, but there are only about 50 of them who are unfamiliar..."
Ye Mingsheng was a little disappointed with the number reported by Ye Kui. He originally thought that Ye Kui should have a hundred people here, but now if there are only fifty people, the probability of success is very small!
As Ye Mingsheng's position became higher and higher, Ye Mingsheng also began to realize one thing, that is, how bright the characters are on the surface, how dark they are behind the scenes.
Take Ye Mingsheng himself as an example. He encountered various problems, some of which could be solved openly and displayed to everyone, so that officials, even traffickers and lackeys could know the progress of the matter.
But some things just don’t work...
Some things cannot be seen in the light, and the fewer people know about them, the better. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng also quietly established a secret force, specially used to do things he wants to do and must do, but cannot be put on the surface. "Dirty work"
Logically speaking, Ye Mingsheng should leave this kind of dirty work to Huo San. After all, Huo San came from a rough background and was well-informed. Before joining him, he had assassinated political opponents for some officials. Rich people had cleaned up some disobedient foreigners. Room, I have done matchmaking...
Huo San is capable and experienced in this regard, and he is qualified for this task!
However, considering factors such as checks and balances and loyalty, Ye Mingsheng finally chose Ye Kui, who was loyal to him.
This decision is not surprising. Ye Mingsheng does not believe Huo San. The main consideration in making this decision is that Huo San already has control of the intelligence system. If another force is given to him to control, his power will be too great. , the difficulty of controlling him by yourself will also increase a lot.
Secondly, although Huo San is loyal to himself, the time he has followed him is still relatively short after all. People are far apart from each other. They are not afraid of ten thousand, but afraid of what may happen.
These dirty jobs are very important to Ye Mingsheng. Once leaked, it will be very troublesome and will have a very negative impact on Ye Mingsheng's glorious image. Therefore, in this position, Ye Mingsheng needs someone he can absolutely trust. So in the end Ye Mingsheng chose Ye Kui who could die for him...
Seemingly sensing Ye Mingsheng's disappointment, Ye Kui gritted his teeth and asked Ye Mingsheng in a deep voice:
"Master! Although the number of these fresh faces is a little small, they are all very capable. As long as you give the order, Master, the brothers will be furious and will not give up even if they die!"
Hearing what Ye Kui said, Ye Mingsheng thought for a while and reluctantly nodded. Although he has many people under his command now, the only people who can do this are probably those under Ye Kui.
"Take all these fifty people, don't alert anyone, quietly go to Xiangshuiyuan and lurk, waiting for my order! As soon as my order comes, you will immediately disguise yourself as Shiwei people and attack the merchants in Dalongchang. Team!" Ye Mingsheng said with a serious face and a low voice:
Although he knew very well that Ye Mingsheng's recruitment of him was definitely a shady matter, but now he was a little surprised when he heard Ye Mingsheng's order. If he remembered correctly...
Because the matter was so important, and in order to avoid misunderstanding, Ye Kui hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked Ye Mingsheng tentatively:
"Master, Dalongchang's caravan is protected by our people in Xiangshuiyuan!"
Ye Mingsheng said nothing but glanced at Ye Kui. Ye Kui immediately understood that he had made a mistake and immediately lowered his head. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng continued:
"The number of soldiers escorting the Dalongchang caravan each time will be about 300 to 500. I will equip you with a batch of grenades. Huo San's manpower in Xiangshuiyuan will also cooperate with you. As soon as my order comes , the louder you make, the better!" Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:
"I understand, young master, resolutely complete the task!" Ye Kui nodded heavily.
Feeling Ye Kui's confidence, Ye Mingsheng showed a look of satisfaction on his face, and then told Ye Kui some details of the action, and Ye Mingsheng asked him to go back and prepare.
After Ye Kui left, Ye Mingsheng leaned on his chair and closed his eyes to rest, silently calculating in his heart. Although he now had the backup plan prepared by Gu Sansi, he could take advantage of the fact that the Khitan people were discovered by the Supervision Department. It has made Ye Mingsheng realize that eggs cannot be put in one basket.
So Ye Mingsheng was ready to hold back and see if he could use a bitter trick to deceive Wang Muzhi!
But even if you can’t be deceived, it doesn’t really matter...
What he needs is an excuse, an excuse that makes Wang Muzhi unable to find any problems even if he knows there is something fishy!
As the saying goes, those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Although Ye Mingsheng cherishes his soldiers very much, it is obvious that in the face of Wang Muzhi and the pressing pressure of Chen Dechang behind him, Ye Mingsheng must make a choice!
As for Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng had his own reasons for taking matters into his own hands instead of using the Shiwei people. First of all, the Shiwei people were not monolithic. If the Supervision Department could get information from the Khitan people, it could also get information from the Shiwei people. Got the news.
Secondly, Ye Mingsheng needs to accurately control the development and impact of the situation. He wants everything to be under his control, and Shiwei people are obviously an uncontrollable factor.
At three o'clock in the night
After finishing all the work for the day and washing up, Ye Mingsheng was about to go to bed when he heard a familiar sound of footsteps coming from outside the door.
The footsteps belonged to Ye Dong.
The voice was very urgent. According to Ye Dong's character, something urgent must have happened. This made Ye Mingsheng a little curious. What would happen this night?
"Master, are you asleep?" Just when Ye Mingsheng was confused, Ye Dong's questioning voice came from outside the door.
"Come in!" Ye Mingsheng said:
After receiving permission, Ye Dong pushed the door in and when he saw Ye Mingsheng, he opened his mouth and reported:
"Master, Wang Muzhi and the others are here. They are outside the city now. The deputy commander of the third battalion guarding the city, Chen Chuanwu, does not dare to make the decision. He has asked someone to come over and ask if they can be let in..."
Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. Wang Muzhi arrived faster than he expected. It seemed that the other party was traveling all night and couldn't wait to meet him.
In ancient cities, in order to prevent thieves and maintain public order, there were curfews. At night, except for urgent matters such as life and death, medical treatment, etc., no travel was allowed, and the city gates were not allowed to be opened.
Fengzhou City under Ye Mingsheng's rule is naturally no exception. According to Ye Mingsheng's regulations, starting from Xu o'clock in the evening to Yin o'clock the next day, these five hours are the curfew time, and obviously now is the time for the curfew to be implemented.
Of course, in today's Great Zhou Dynasty, although the curfew order exists, it generally affects ordinary people who have no power. For those powerful officials, it is already in name only.
Therefore, if someone else was guarding the city and their boss arrived, they would immediately open the city gate to let the boss in, even during curfew time.
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng was still satisfied with Chen Chuanwu's reaction. He still had himself as the commander-in-chief in his heart, so he cultivated him in vain and promoted him to be the deputy commander of the third battalion...
Although he had an impulse to let Wang Muzhi and his party stay overnight outside the city to feed mosquitoes, Ye Mingsheng still maintained his rationality and knew that it was not the time to completely break up his face, so he would give Wang Muzhi the dignity. He still wanted to give it, and immediately told Ye Dong:
"You go to He Jingyun and ask him to greet Wang Muzhi and the others on my behalf, and then tell Wang Mu that I am unwell due to the cold and cannot see people. As for the food and accommodation treatment of Wang Muzhi and the others, it doesn't have to be too good. He ate so well, he probably thought how rich we are in Fengzhou!"
"By the way, you have to keep an eye on their people and don't let them get into trouble."
"Yes!" Ye Dong took the order and left.
After dealing with this matter, Ye Mingsheng, who was a little sleepy, had someone put out the candles in the room and fell asleep.
Wang Muzhi was commanding the Qianshi from the third-rank Zhenwu Army. He was three ranks higher than Ye Mingsheng, the fifth-rank Fengzhou General Soldier. He was also Ye Mingsheng’s boss. According to the rules of the Zhou Dynasty officialdom, no matter how late he came, Ye Mingsheng should greet him personally to show respect.
But after all, before, Chen Dechang asked Ye Mingsheng to go to Changqing Mansion for a meeting, but Ye Mingsheng excused himself from going because he was sick, so now Ye Mingsheng still has to lie to himself. If he went and let people see that he was not sick, it would be quite embarrassing. Taiwanese
Moreover, Ye Mingsheng could probably guess what the purpose of Wang Muzhi's visit was, so he would try to meet him as late as possible, or preferably not at all.
Anyway, Song Wenhui is pressing down the troops in Changqing Mansion, and the fighting might start at some point, so now he, Ye, is not in a hurry, but he, Wang Muzhi, is anxious...
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Late at night, in the best room of the Antai Inn in Fengzhou.
"Sir, even in his territory, this man named Ye is too arrogant. When he saw you coming, he dared not come to greet you because he was sick, and asked He Jingyun, the deputy commander, to come instead! He is really crazy, worse than a pig or a dog... ·····”
In front of Wang Muzhi, the angry Cao Guang scolded Ye Mingsheng. He was really angry. After all, Ye Mingsheng clearly did not value Wang Muzhi. Mu Zhi, this is an insult to Cao Guang.
After spending a lot of time and scolding Ye Mingsheng for a long time, Cao Guang vowed to Wang Muzhi:
Sir, don't worry! I must show his surname Ye how awesome he is! Help you get rid of this bad breath! "
Wang Muzhi, who had experienced a lot of anger towards Cao Guang, seemed much calmer. He looked at the chattering Cao Guang and then ordered:
"You don't need to deal with the rest of the things. You can take our people and stay in this inn honestly. Don't cause trouble for no reason, but don't be afraid of trouble. If Ye Mingsheng sends someone to provoke, just give it to me. Fight back!"
After hearing Wang Muzhi's explanation, Cao Guang's heart moved and he asked Wang Muzhi expectantly:
"Sir, what are you not prepared for?"
"Do your own thing and don't ask questions you shouldn't!"
After picking up the tea cup and taking a sip of warm tea, Wang Muzhi said lightly:
Although Wang Muzhi didn't give an answer, Cao Guang immediately beamed when he heard this and said yes again and again.
Having served under Wang Muzhi for so many years, based on his understanding of Wang Muzhi's temperament, he knew very well that since Wang Muzhi said so, he must have a way to deal with Ye Mingsheng!
