After getting Ye Mingsheng's promise, Gu Sansi returned to his residence in Shoucheng. Although Shoucheng was just a temporary residence, as Ye Mingsheng's chief adviser, his residence specifications were also very good. A large house with three entrances.
This large mansion was originally the residence of a wealthy businessman in Shoucheng. Because he felt that Shoucheng was in danger and there was a danger of weapons, the wealthy businessman took his family members to the countryside to escape the disaster as early as a month ago. A few old servants were left to guard the house...
There are many similar situations like this. Therefore, after the Fengzhou Army entered the city, they temporarily borrowed several such houses as residences for Ye Mingsheng himself and the accompanying senior generals of the Fengzhou Army.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Gu Sansi saw a middle-aged man wearing a shabby robe, walking anxiously in the courtyard. Although the middle-aged man looked a little downcast at this time, and although the robe he was wearing was very clean, But it has also turned white, but from his figure and behavior, we can vaguely see that this person is extraordinary.
This middle-aged man is none other than the former magistrate of Fengshan County—Ma Runchuan!
In the past half month, Ma Runchuan's life can be said to have experienced ups and downs far beyond those in the past few decades.
Dismissed from office, imprisoned, and dispossessed of his family wealth, the successive blows made Ma Runchuan breathless. During those days in prison, he had never thought that his life would be over like this, and that he would be done with it.
But when he thought of the burden on his body, Ma Runchuan strengthened his belief in living. He also had a large family. If he died and his whole family died, how would he live in these war-torn years?
For middle-aged men like Ma Runchuan, the pressure of life can be said to be the greatest. They are the head of the family and the backbone of the family. They have parents to support and wives and children to take care of. So for the sake of the family, Ma Runchuan We must make a comeback, we must not sink here...
After firming up his belief, Ma Runchuan began to formulate his own plan. For a civil servant like him, if he wanted to make a comeback, he had to rely on the help of others. Since Song Wenhui's defeat, only Liaoyang now had After defeating the two forces of Fengzhou Army and Zhenwu Army,
So after being treated and humiliated like this by Zhenwu Army, Ma Runchun had no choice but to rely on Ye Mingsheng!
Although it was a bit embarrassing to go to Ye Mingsheng to save his face now, when he thought about his whole family, how could Ma Runchuan care about his own face?
After determining the target, Ma Runchuan began to take action. The first problem to be solved was how to get from Fengshan County to the Fengzhou Army's sphere of influence. As a civil servant whose home was ransacked, Ma Runchuan needed to be escorted... ···············
Fortunately, Ma Runchuan was very popular and had many friends. Everyone who had money contributed money and had the ability to contribute, so soon Ma Runchuan quietly left Fengshan County and came to Shoucheng.
When he came to Shoucheng, the first person Ma Runchuan contacted was his junior brother Gu Sansi. He heard that Gu Sansi was Ye Mingsheng's current celebrity. Ye Mingsheng always liked to discuss all important matters with him, and he was very trusted by Ye Mingsheng, so If Gu Sansi comes forward to intercede, Ye Mingsheng might still buy it.
After contacting Gu Sansi, although Gu Sansi was surprised by his senior brother's current situation, he naturally agreed to Ma Runchuan's request. He has been looking for opportunities to repay Ma Runchuan's kindness over the years. , but there was never a chance. Now that the opportunity came, Gu Sansi naturally tried his best.
At this time, Ye Mingsheng asked Gu Sansi to write an article against thieves to create a political break with the Zhenwu Army, so Gu Sansi gave this opportunity to Ma Runchuan, and asked Ma Runchuan, the main writer, to use this as an opportunity to mention it to Ye Mingsheng this matter.
During the time when he was writing some essays at Gu Sansi's home, Ma Runchuan became more aware of the bright development prospects of the Fengzhou Army and the position of his junior brother Gu Sansi in the Fengzhou Army. From this, he couldn't help but feel endless regret in his heart. , he hated himself for being blind. Ye Mingsheng, a potential player, came to his door, but he turned him away...
If he had not coveted comfort in Fengshan at that time, but accepted Ye Mingsheng's invitation to take charge of Fengzhou, what status would he have now?
Thinking of this Ma Runchuan made his heart ache and he couldn't sleep all night. He even slapped himself several times when no one was around!
Today, Gu Sansi showed the letter he had written to Ye Mingsheng and took the opportunity to talk about it. Ma Runchuan felt extremely uneasy and hesitant in his heart. He didn't know if Ye Mingsheng would be willing to accept him. If Ye Mingsheng was not willing, he would So what!
Just when Ma Runchun was in a state of panic, he heard footsteps coming from outside the door. When he took a closer look, he saw that it was Gu Sansi who had returned.
Looking at Gu Sansi walking into the house, Ma Runchuan, who looked anxious, suddenly had a glimmer of hope in his eyes. He ignored the pleasantries with Gu Sansi and couldn't wait to ask:
"Junior Brother Gu, what did Mr. Ye say?"
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Gu Sansi's face and said:
"Senior Brother, Junior Brother is lucky to have lived up to his command this time. The Commander-in-Chief promised to give you a chance."
"but············"
Hearing the first half of Gu Sansi's sentence, Ma Runchuan immediately beamed. However, when the word "but" appeared, Ma Runchuan's smile suddenly froze on his face. Han Chuang had studied hard for so many years and had been the county magistrate for so many years. , he naturally understood that the words that followed were the most important.
Ma Runchuan calmed down his joyful mood, took a deep breath, smiled bitterly at Gu Sansi and said:
"Does General Ye want me to go over and apologize?"
"It doesn't matter, I am blind, and I should indeed apologize..."
Hearing this, Gu Sansi shook his head and said:
"You have underestimated Mr. Commander-in-Chief too much. He is not as petty and as conceited as you think. He has not mentioned a word about asking you to go and apologize."
Hearing what Gu Sansi said, Ma Runchuan was a little surprised but still nodded and said:
"I used the heart of a villain to save the heart of a gentleman!
"If that's the case, then Junior Brother Gu, this is..."
"Although your Excellency is willing to accept you again, he is still a little angry with you, so he did not reinstate you to your original position and become the county magistrate again. Instead, he asked you to choose a county to be the chief registrar in Bosuo Mansion!" Gu Sansi explained. :
Hearing that Ye Mingsheng only asked him to be the chief clerk, if it had been in the past, Ma Runchuan would have been furious and left angrily. However, he has experienced such ups and downs in life, and now his mentality is very stable and he can accept this. Demoted several times.
Compared with the county magistrate, although the chief bookkeeper is much inferior, he is at least the second-in-command in the county. It does not mean that he was beaten to the end. Ye Mingsheng somewhat gave Gu Sansi some face.
Looking at the apologetic Gu Sansi, Ma Runchuan smiled and said comfortingly:
"Just be the chief clerk. It would be great to have an official position!"
Seeing that Ma Runchuan was in such a good mood, Gu Sansi was relieved. He was afraid that Ma Runchuan had some rebellious mentality, but now it seems that he was worrying too much.
After thinking for a while, Ma Runchuan asked Gu Sansi:
"Think twice, do you think I should apologize to Mr. Ye?"
Hearing this, Gu Sansi also thought for a while and then shook his head and said;
"I think you'd better not do this. The Commander-in-Chief doesn't like you very much right now, so you don't want to see him yet!"
"The Fengzhou Army is developing very fast now, and its territory is expanding more and more. The General Soldier is very strict about the corruption and incompetence of officials. This situation is also strictly supervised, so there is a huge shortage of qualified officials in the government. Brother Ma, you Although you are going to be the chief clerk now, with your ability it won’t take long for you to stand out!”
"Senior brother, don't worry. Mr. General Bing is a man who does great things and has a broad mind. He will not abandon you just because of your previous rudeness!" Gu Sansi comforted Ma Runchuan:
"Alas, it's because I didn't see gold inlaid with jade before, but I did one thing right. I recommended you to Mr. Ye twice. I hope I will think twice about you in the future. Thank you for your support!" Ma Runchuan said sincerely:
"Senior brother, what are you talking about? If you hadn't sent people to help me from time to time when I was home, our whole family would have starved to death. Where would we be today?" Gu Sansi said equally sincerely:
After the words fell, both of them were filled with emotions. Finally, Gu Sansi seemed to have remembered something, and immediately reminded Ma Runchuan:
"Senior Brother General, although he can tolerate some minor faults of his subordinates, what he likes most is honest people!"
"Senior brother, I never worry about your ability, but..."
"In addition, there is an organization called the Coordination Office under the Commander-in-Chief. Its functions are similar to the Supervision Department. Their spies can be said to be all-pervasive, so senior brother, you must not take any chances, and it is best not to touch beautiful women. Even at an advanced age, you should pay attention to your health and pay attention to the influence of public opinion around you."
Hearing Gu Sansi's advice, Ma Runchuan suddenly felt very embarrassed, but he could also feel Gu Sansi's kindness and immediately handed over his hand and said:
"Thank you for your advice, junior brother. Don't worry, senior brother will change his mind now and calm down to do something good!"
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In the study room of Shoucheng General Military Mansion.
Ye Mingsheng stared at the sand table in front of him and kept thinking. Three days ago, he officially made the document against thieves public and spread it throughout the six prefectures of Liaoyang. He made a political break with Zhenwu Army Chen Dechang and others. It was just as he imagined. The Zhenwu Army's reaction was fierce.
Chen Dechang, the commander of the Zhenwu Army, personally drafted an article in which he angrily denounced Ye Mingsheng as a traitor and listed many of Ye Mingsheng's ambitions and evil intentions. At the same time, they also united with the Gongsun family and the Yun family who had just taken refuge. , launched a massive public opinion offensive against Ye Mingsheng.
On Ye Mingsheng's side, with the help of the Cui family, the two sides fought back and forth and it was very lively. However, the public opinion offensive was fierce, and it still needed military strength as a guarantee. Otherwise, it would be a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. ···········
Just in the early morning of the day before yesterday, news came back from Yuan Song's troops in Lelang Prefecture that his troops had fought with the Zhenwu Army Zhu Chengjie's troops in Yutai County, Lelang Prefecture. The battle between the two sides was fierce and the situation was very stalemate.
Although he knew that Yutai County was hundreds of miles away from him, and he could do nothing now but wait for the news from Yuan Song to come back, Ye Mingsheng was still watching the sand table, constantly calculating the deployment of the enemy and ourselves. , as if this would make him feel more at ease.
Zhu Chengjie, who was opposite Yuan Song, was a strong general under Wang Muzhi. During the battle between the Zhenwu Army and the Liaoyang Army in Changqing Prefecture, he once led a battalion of 3,000 men to cover the retreat of the large forces back to the city. He was able to hold off the Liaoyang Army's 20,000 troops for three days and three nights, and made great contributions to the Zhenwu Army's eventual comeback. He was favored by Wang Muzhi...
This time, according to intelligence, Wang Muzhi gave Zhu Chengjie 15,000 troops to capture Yutai County. These 15,000 troops included a full 5,000 cavalry. This is already the current Zhenwu Army. Nearly 80% of the cavalry under his command was enough to show the importance Wang Muzhi attached to Zhu Chengjie and the Zhenwu Army's inevitable attitude towards Yutai County.
It was the appearance of these five thousand cavalry that made Ye Mingsheng a little worried about Yuan Song, who was originally confident of winning. The terrain of Yutai County is relatively flat, and the overall landscape, except for a few hills, is very suitable for cavalry attacks. Therefore, after learning the news Afterwards, Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered Guo Zhiping, the strategic reserve team, to go to Lelang Mansion to meet Yuan Song in case of any unexpected events.
Time passed quickly while Ye Mingsheng was thinking. Seeing the sun outside the window getting higher and higher, Ye Mingsheng immediately asked Ye Dong who was waiting beside him:
"What time is it now?"
"Master, it's just noon!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Dong, who had been silently counting the time, immediately gave the answer.
After saying that, he couldn't help but said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Master, you haven't had breakfast. Can I ask the kitchen to make something you like for lunch?"
"Your body won't be able to survive if you keep skipping meals..."
Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything after hearing this. It has been nearly two days since Yuan Song's last battle report came. He had a strong premonition that the outcome of the battle in Yutai County was about to come out, so he had to stay in the study. , to ensure that you know the outcome of the battle as quickly as possible so that you can take corresponding countermeasures.
Nearly half an hour later, there was a sound of footsteps outside the study, and Ye Mingsheng, who had closed his eyes to rest, opened his eyes instantly.
Ye Dongling appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng with a messenger. When he saw Ye Mingsheng's messenger, he immediately said:
"I report to you, your lord, the great victory in Yutai County. General Yuan used his musketeers to defeat the Zhenwu Army cavalry camp. Our army suffered 3,000 casualties and the enemy suffered 5,000 casualties. Zhu Chengjie has been beaten and has withdrawn from Yutai County!"
