After giving Cao Guang some tasks, Wang Muzhi asked Cao Guang to leave and prepare to go, while he himself came to the next room.
Looking at the black-robed man drinking tea leisurely in the room, Wang Muzhi asked in a deep voice:
"Weren't you very careful before? Why are you living here openly now, without fear of Ye Mingsheng's people discovering you?"
The man in black robe put down his teacup, smiled and said:
"Feng Dian has been sleeping in the open for several days. It's time to take a good rest and recharge! We should have a good meeting with Ye Mingsheng tomorrow."
After hearing what the man in black robe said, Wang Muzhi frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:
"tomorrow?"
"Since Ye Mingsheng is not coming to greet me now because he is sick, it has been made clear that he does not want to see me!"
"He wants to push things back, and he doesn't want to see me on his turf, so how can I see him?"
The man in black robe heard this and said calmly:
"Since he doesn't come to see Mr. Wang, we can go to his headquarters and block him at his home!"
The words of the man in black robe made Wang Muzhi's face darken. Generally speaking, in the official circles of the Great Zhou Dynasty, subordinates went to their superiors' homes to meet them. It was rare to see a superior put down his face and take the initiative to go to his subordinates' homes... ···
Although this move was a bit humiliating, Wang Muzhi thought about it carefully and realized that the black-robed man's move was indeed a solution. He really didn't believe it. He had already condescended to come to him. What other reason could Ye Mingsheng have? Can't shirk it.
Thinking of this, Wang Muzhi held back the humiliation in his heart and nodded towards the man in black robe. Seeing that Wang Mu agreed to his method for the sake of the overall situation, without caring about personal honor or loss, the man in black robe looked at him with a look in his eyes. Showing a touch of respect and appreciation, he then said seriously:
"Master Wang, the situation is urgent, so I made this move. Song Wenhui has transferred another 15,000 troops to Linjiang County. We don't have much time. We must transfer troops from Ye Mingsheng as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing the news, Wang Muzhi immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and asked with some confusion:
"Where did Song Wenhui get so many soldiers and horses?"
"At first, he only had more than 70,000 soldiers and horses. He expanded it to 30,000 before, and the total number of soldiers and horses was 100,000. Of these 100,000, except for 10,000 guarding Dongning Mansion and 10,000 guarding Posuo Mansion, the remaining eight Tens of thousands of people have gathered on the front line of Changqing Mansion, where did these fifteen thousand people come from?"
The black card man was not surprised by Wang Muzhi's question. He shook his head and said:
"Song Wenhui held secret negotiations with the Shiwei people and promised the three counties of Jizhou to the Shiwei people, and borrowed 15,000 soldiers and horses from the Shiwei people..."
Wang Muzhi, a general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, became furious when he heard that Song Wenhui had ceded territory. He cursed angrily:
"How dare Song Wenhui, a thief, do this? How can we share the land of our ancestors with others?"
"This thief will be cut into pieces with a thousand swords. Death is not a pity!"
Regarding Wang Muzhi's indignation, the man in black robe analyzed it very calmly:
"He has already done this. Now the Liaoyang Army on the front line of Changqing Mansion has reached 100,000 people, but the daily consumption of money and food for so many people is a huge number!"
"Given Song Wenhui's financial situation, he won't be able to hold on for long. If it takes two months or one month, he will definitely take action! We can't afford to wait."
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The next day, at a quarter of an hour early in the morning.
Ye Mingsheng, who had breakfast with Mrs. Ye Cui in the backyard, practiced boxing and exercise in the back garden of his home. Now he has two beautiful concubines, Jinyu and Pei Zhixiu, to accompany him every day, plus An, who is about to marry. Miaoyi, and the wife Wang Bai who is about to enter her mouth...
Ye Mingsheng has become more and more aware of the importance of the body, so even when he is busy, he will deliberately take some time to exercise and enhance his physical fitness to cope with the increasingly severe waist pressure.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
In the back garden, Ye Mingsheng is sweating like rain, and his footsteps make a sound on the floor tiles. What he mainly practices now is the Bajiquan taught to him by Huo Xiaoli, and the basic eight Vajra postures of opening the door:
These eight formulas are:
Support hammer - the bow collapses and the arrow rushes
Subduing the dragon - the cone of the Five Mountains facing the sky,
Fuhu - Liuhe pounces on the ground brocade
Mountain Splitting Palm - Mountain Splitting Ax and Steel
Exploring horseshoes - accurate detection of horses when climbing mountains
Tiger Hug - Encircle the tiger and hug the tiger
Bear Squat - Bear Squat and Squeeze Hard
Crane push - Crane push and the mountain is stable
Because of the guidance of famous teachers and the fact that Ye Mingsheng practices seriously every day, Ye Mingsheng has now become very proficient in practicing these eight movements. He is able to produce the powerful, calm and explosive style of Bajiquan. At least it looks like it can be done on the surface.
Just when Ye Mingsheng was very excited about practicing, he was sweating all over, and his muscles were moving comfortably, he suddenly saw Ye Dong running towards him in a hurry.
Seeing Ye Dong's appearance, Ye Mingsheng was a little unhappy at being disturbed. He was busy with official duties every day and had very little time to exercise, so he didn't want anyone to disturb him at this time.
Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, he also knew that Ye Dong, who was familiar with his temper, had come to disturb him at this time. Something must have happened, otherwise Ye Dong would never be like this, so Ye Mingsheng did not have an attack and continued Fisting, he said to Ye Dong who was walking towards him:
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly!"
Ye Dong raised his hands and reported: "Master, Wang Muzhi is here! He is in the main hall now!"
Before he finished speaking, a faint sneer appeared on Ye Mingsheng's face. It seemed that Wang Muzhi was quite well-informed even though he was in Fengzhou. He knew where Song Wenhui borrowed troops from Shiwei to suppress him. The Changqing Mansion went up and couldn't sit still and came to look for me...
After telling the news, Ye Dong hesitated for a moment and then said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Master, Wang Muzhi did not come alone. There is someone beside him who seems to be Lord Shen!"
Upon hearing the news, Ye Mingsheng, who was practicing boxing, was shocked and temporarily stopped the movements of his hands, and immediately asked Ye Dong:
"Master Shen? Are you talking about Shen Jianzhong?"
"I think it looks like it!" Ye Dong nodded and said affirmatively:
Ye Mingsheng was silent for a while after hearing this, and then resumed the movements of his hands. He completed the last four of the Eight Vajra Postures, including the Horse Shoe, Tiger Hug, Bear Squat, and Crane Push, with each punch and kick... ········
Seeing Ye Mingsheng's unhurried movements, although Ye Dong was a little anxious for Ye Mingsheng, he could only stay with Ye Mingsheng.
After a cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng closed his posture and exhaled a breath of turbid air. Silently, he finally ordered to Ye Dong:
"Tell them two that I will meet them later!"
"yes!"
Ye Dong, who was waiting for Ye Mingsheng's order, immediately took the order and left.
As Ye Dong left, Ye Mingsheng was once again the only one left in the back garden. He was silent for a moment. Suddenly, without any warning, Ye Mingsheng punched a sandbag beside him.
"boom!"
With this muffled sound, the sandbag, which weighed a hundred kilograms, exploded completely under Ye Mingsheng's punch.
After realizing Wang Muzhi's purpose of coming to Fengzhou, Ye Mingsheng thought about what kind of countermeasures Wang Muzhi would use to force him to submit.
Ye Mingsheng did make some preparations for this...
However, Shen Jianzhong's appearance was indeed beyond his expectation.
It is true that the arrival of his teacher means that Chen Dechang and others have made sufficient preparations to come. He is in big trouble!
But Ye Mingsheng didn't have any fear in his heart. As the saying goes, people should treat each other with admiration after three days of separation. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Don't bully young people into poverty!
Although Shen Jianzhong had already risen from a thousand households in the Supervision Department to become the largest spy chief in Liaoyang and the powerful Liaoyang Town Governor of the Supervision Department.
But now Ye Mingsheng is not the young commander of the imperial army who was in the palace capital, commanding no more than a thousand troops, who was in panic and followed Shen Jianzhong's footsteps all day long, and only obeyed his orders!
Now, with his own struggle and hard work, he has become a vassal town with an army of 20,000 people. He is a key force influencing the situation in Liaoyang!
He has the chips and the ability to sit down and have a showdown with Shen Jianzhong! One is longer than the other!
After calming down and looking at the broken sandbags on the ground, Ye Mingsheng said to himself:
"Master Shen, since you are here, let the students learn your methods..."
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Fengzhou General Military Mansion, in the main hall
After waiting for about half an hour, Ye Mingsheng still hadn't appeared. Wang Muzhi, who was sitting on the chair, finally couldn't help it anymore and asked in a low voice to the man in black robe next to him, Shen Jianzhong:
"Is your student playing tricks on us?"
Shen Jianzhong, who was closing his eyes to rest, did not open his eyes when he heard this, and said lightly:
"Soon!"
Wang Muzhi frowned slightly when he heard the words, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything. After waiting for about half a stick of incense, he heard footsteps coming from outside the main hall.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Wang Muzhi suddenly became energetic. Shen Jianzhong, who had closed his eyes to rest, also opened his eyes. Soon, a tall, strong figure appeared in their field of vision.
"Ming Sheng has met Master Shen! He has met Lord Wang!"
Ye Mingsheng, who came with a smile, bowed his hands to Shen Jianzhong and Wang Muzhi and said:
Taking a deep look at Ye Mingsheng, Shen Jianzhong nodded slightly. He had met Ye Mingsheng. Compared to Shen Jianzhong, Wang Muzhi obviously did not have good Qi-raising skills. Seeing the appearance of the real master, he came to Fengzhou Finally, he could no longer suppress the anger he had suffered along the way. He looked at Ye Mingsheng and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Ye, aren't you seriously ill and unable to get out of bed? Why are you smiling so much now? Could it be that you took some miraculous medicine and you are still back to your health?"
Ye Mingsheng was not angry at Wang Muzhi's strange attitude, but just smiled and said:
"I have indeed suffered from some cold recently. I am ill and cannot move around. I am afraid of passing the cold to others. I didn't expect that Mr. Wang misunderstood me. It is really a sin, a sin..."
After finishing his words, Ye Mingsheng turned his attention to Shen Jianzhong beside him and said lightly:
"Ming Sheng was very happy when he heard that Master Shen was here. The cold and wind in his body will naturally be cured by the medicine!"
Feeling the profound meaning of Ye Mingsheng's words, Shen Jianzhong's expression remained unchanged, without any change.
And Wang Muzhi over there, after he couldn't help but quarrel with Ye Mingsheng, may have remembered his mission on this trip, and he restrained himself from quarreling with Ye Mingsheng. ,
As for Ye Mingsheng, he will naturally not waste any energy on Wang Muzhi. He knows very well who his real opponent will be next...
The three of them chatted for a while in the main hall. What surprised Ye Mingsheng was that Wang Muzhi, who had always been a pure military attaché in his mind, resisted getting straight to the point when the situation was so unfavorable to the Changqing Mansion. , let yourself talk nonsense here about Liaoyang’s customs and customs,
Shen Jianzhong, who has always been good at talking, seemed a bit silent today for some reason and did not speak.
But since you can bear it, Ye Mingsheng is not in a hurry. Song Wenhui has not gathered heavy troops on the border of Fengzhou anyway, so let's just chat slowly.
After chatting like this for a while, Wang Muzhi's patience was finally exhausted bit by bit, and he finally couldn't help but said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Master Ye, how many people do you have under your command now?"
Ye Mingsheng, who heard that Wang Muzhi knew what he was asking here and was prepared for it, would not fall into his trap and said with a smile:
"Replying to Sir Wang, there are now 7,500 Zhenwu troops under the general's command!"
Seeing Ye Mingsheng telling lies here with his eyes open, Wang Muzhi suddenly sneered, looked at Ye Mingsheng and said coldly:
"Master Ye, are you joking, or do you think we are all fools?"
"You have 5,000 troops stationed in Xiangshuiyuan, and 5,000 troops in Xinfa County. That's 10,000 troops! And there are at least 6,000 troops stationed in your Fengzhou City. In addition, you have 5,000 troops stationed in Fengzhou City. The militia in the county and town, Xiangyong, Ye Mingsheng, do you have more than 20,000 troops?"
"Master Ye, General Ye, do you know our laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty? What kind of crime is it to privately recruit troops and expand the army without a general?"
Listening to Wang Muzhi here, sternly threatening him, Ye Mingsheng didn't feel the slightest fear or anger in his heart. On the contrary, he admired Wang Muzhi's...
This is a person who is loyal to Shangguan Hongyuan to the core. It's not that he doesn't understand that his head is in his mind, but for Shangguan Hongyuan, he still does it without hesitation.
After looking at Wang Muzhi for a few seconds, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:
"Master Wang, don't be impatient. Listen to me and tell you slowly. What you said is correct. There are indeed 20,000 troops and horses in Fengzhou. These troops are right there. Mr. Wang, you have also seen it. I can't do it even if I want to." Fake."
"But my lord, you are asking how many men and horses I have under my command, not how many men and horses there are in Fengzhou! My lord, this is different!"
"Hmph! Ye Mingsheng, are you trying to quibble? Who doesn't know that Fengzhou's soldiers and horses only obey your orders? What's the difference between your soldiers and horses and Fengzhou's soldiers and horses?" Wang Muzhi asked with a sneer:
(There are indeed some book friends who are very good at guessing my layout, which really makes me feel a little embarrassed (p′︵‵.)
