Seeing Ye Mingsheng's embarrassed expression, Pei Zhixiu did not expand on this topic, but said:
"Stretch out your hand!"
Ye Mingsheng Wenyan immediately extended his right hand to her, and put his jade hand on Ye Mingsheng's pulse to check for a while. Pei Zhixiu didn't say anything, and asked Ye Mingsheng to lie on the bed again, and carefully checked his back. After doing this, looking at Pei Zhixiu's serious expression, Ye Mingsheng asked tentatively:
"How about it?"
"What do you think?" Pei Zhixiu asked in a calm voice while lighting a candle and using the burning flame to sterilize the silver needles:
Hearing Pei Zhixiu's mysterious tricks, Ye Mingsheng also felt bad, and decided to give this little naughty guy a bit of a look. He immediately reported her from behind and said in a low voice:
"I think it's okay, why don't you give it a try!"
When Pei Zhixiu heard this, a blush appeared on her face, and then she held down Ye Mingsheng's mischievous big hand and pretended to be angry:
"It's already been like this, why are you still so evil and won't stop at all..."
"It will stop when it is buried in the ground. It won't stop even if I don't want to!"
Ye Mingsheng, smelling the scent of Yixiang who was so close, said jokingly that among the women around him, An Miaoyi was definitely unique in terms of beauty, but in terms of the beauty of her body, Pei Zhixiu was the one he liked the most.
Maybe it was because he had been dealing with medicinal materials all year round, but there was a strange aroma on Pei Zhixiu's vagina, which made Ye Mingsheng a little uncomfortable.
Hearing Ye Mingsheng talk about death, Pei Zhixiu frowned slightly and said:
"There are gods three feet above your head, don't talk nonsense!"
Seeing that Pei Zhixiu cared so much about him, Ye Mingsheng also smiled and nodded. After a while, Pei Zhixiu began to give Ye Mingsheng acupuncture...
Although the silver needles were inserted into his body one by one, and it definitely looked painful, in fact, as a patient, Ye Mingsheng felt that it was okay. Pei Zhixiu’s acupuncture technique was very superb, except for the slight pain when the silver needles entered the acupoints. Stinging, but otherwise basically no pain at all.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Pei Zhixiu inserted the last silver needle into Ye Mingsheng's acupoint. However, unlike other doctors who let go after inserting the acupuncture needle, Pei Zhixiu inserted the last silver needle into Ye Mingsheng's acupuncture point. , the slender jade fingers are still gently tapping on the silver needle.
At this time, Ye Mingsheng, who closed his eyes to rest, felt a warm force that felt very comfortable in his body and couldn't help but sigh:
"Zhixiu, you said that the same acupuncture points were pricked. How come your pricking is more effective than those of acupuncture masters?"
Pei Zhixiu raised the corners of her mouth slightly when she heard this, but still said calmly:
"It's just a psychological effect, you're thinking too much!"
"Really! After you pierce me, I always feel that there is a warm force flowing in my body..."
Pei Zhixiu pretended not to hear Ye Mingsheng's words and continued to treat Ye Mingsheng.
After about a cup of tea, Pei Zhixiu ended the acupuncture and pulled out the silver needles from Ye Mingsheng's acupoints. At this time, Ye Mingsheng was surprised to find that the pain in his lower body had completely disappeared, and his whole person became lively again. .
After putting the silver needle into the medicine box, Pei Zhixiu took out a small black bottle that had been prepared long ago, placed it on the desk and said:
"You have a lot of official duties during this period, and you have to do everything yourself and have no time to exercise. Your body has been in a very tired state. It cannot continue like this. These are some medicines that strengthen the body and strengthen the body. You can take them in the morning and evening. One pill, I will give you a dose of decoction at noon every day, and you should also practice Bajiquan frequently, so that if you continue for half a month, you should be back to normal!"
Seeing Pei Zhixiu's serious and concerned look, Ye Mingsheng remembered all these in his heart, and then said with a smile:
"How about I go to your place in the next half month and you take care of me just like before!"
Listening to Ye Mingsheng's words, Pei Zhixiu seemed a little moved, but he still said:
"Forget it! If you stay with me, I'm afraid there will be no peace in this house. There will be people crying every day, and there will also be people who will remember me in their hearts... ·····”
Listening to Pei Zhixiu's words, Ye Mingsheng burst into laughter. At this moment, Qi Dechao's voice sounded outside the study door.
"Sir, there is news from the palace!"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Mingsheng's expression suddenly condensed. Seeing this, Pei Zhixiu also quickly packed up his things, and then told Ye Mingsheng again:
"Be sure to remember to take your medicine on time! Exercise on time!"
Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded when he heard this:
"Don't worry! I understand!"
After listening to Ye Mingsheng's words, Pei Zhixiu was satisfied, packed the medicine box and pushed out the door.
Seeing Pei Zhixiu walking out of the study, Qi Dechao walked into the study, handed an envelope to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"The news of Yuan Song's arrival has just arrived!"
Ye Mingsheng's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he opened the secret letter from the palace with some anticipation. He glanced at the contents of the letter and showed a smile.
"Yuan Song did a good job and did not disappoint me!"
After saying that, he threw the secret letter to Qi Dechao. Qi Dechao picked up the letter and said with great joy:
"Destroyed 10,000 enemies and captured 30,000 prisoners. The leader of the thieves, Kang Xin, and his cronies, a total of 1,300 people, were all killed. Sir! This is a great victory!"
"Well! The palace has been pacified!" Ye Mingsheng nodded and said:
"General Yuan said that he is still reorganizing prisoners in Ruishan County, but he has contacted the Gongdu clan. The Gongdu clan has expressed its surrender to our army and is willing to offer a thousand taels of gold and a hundred beauties to the Lord... ··············”
After hearing the news, Ye Mingsheng was a little hesitant and ordered to Qi Dechao:
"Find Gu Sansi and Zhang Juning, I have something important to discuss with them!"
"yes!"
After a stick of incense, Gu Sansi came to Ye Mingsheng's study with a middle-aged man who was five feet tall, had a somewhat handsome figure, and had an upright smile like a Maitreya Buddha. This middle-aged man's name was Zhang Juning, and he was inspected by Ye Mingsheng. The Financial Secretary, who has been in office for a long time and was recently promoted, is responsible for the financial situation of the Fengwu military regime.
After asking Qi Dechao to inform the two of them about the situation in the palace, Ye Mingsheng asked Zhang Juning:
"How much money and food did our army consume in this military expedition to Gongdu? How much food is needed to fill the deficit?"
Regarding Ye Mingsheng's direct question, Zhang Juning, who was already familiar with Liaoyang's finance, said without thinking:
"I'm telling you, sir, our army has sent a total of 50,000 troops to the capital this time. The reward for military merit is about 130,000 taels of silver. The pension and follow-up resettlement of the soldiers is about 100,000 taels of silver. The consumption of various grain and grass supplies is about 110,000 taels. Two taels of silver, plus other miscellaneous expenses, the cost of our army's troop dispatch to the palace is about 370,000 taels of silver..."
Hearing this number from Zhang Juning, Ye Mingsheng felt confident. He thought for a while and continued to ask Zhang Juning:
"So how much money does your Financial Secretary estimate will be needed for various customs entry matters? How big of a gap is there?"
Zhang Juning heard this and said directly without hesitation:
"As for the entry of our army into the customs, the Financial Secretary estimates that if the battle lasts for three months, a total of one million taels of silver may be needed. We have prepared about 390,000 taels of silver before, but because of the troops sent to Gongdu this time, we will need 210,000 taels of silver were lost, and another 70,000 taels of silver were spent on disaster relief, so now there are still 110,000 taels of silver left!"
"In addition, it is the end of the year soon. We have to distribute some benefits to officials and soldiers in various places. It will cost about 30,000 taels of silver, so there should be 80,000 taels of silver left... ··”
Hearing that one million taels of silver was needed to enter the customs, but he only had 80,000 taels of silver left in his hand, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but frown slightly. Although he had learned about some situations before and knew that the difference was a bit large, he still did not expect that it was so short. There are so many, which is about eleven times!
Even if you can scrape off a little oil and water from the palace and bring it back, it will most likely not be enough to make up one million taels!
At this moment, Gu Sansi seemed to have noticed something about Ye Mingsheng's mood. He stood up and said at the right time:
"I'm telling you, your lord, the one million silver that Director Zhang just mentioned is the total amount of silver our army needs to fight for three months! As long as our army moves fast enough, we can completely support the war on Youyan, so our army will advance Prepare about 300,000 taels of silver to 500,000 taels of silver, and that’s probably enough!”
Ye Mingsheng suddenly became enlightened when he heard what Gu Sansi said, but in order to get a definite answer, he still looked at Zhang Juning, a professional.
Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Zhang Juning nodded and said:
"That's right. As long as our army moves fast enough and can obtain food and grass supplies from Youyan within a month, then three hundred thousand taels of silver is almost enough to support our army's early operations... ····”
Seeing Zhang Juning say the same thing, the pressure in Ye Mingsheng's heart suddenly eased a lot, and then he looked at Gu Sansi and asked:
"Think twice about external affairs. You have always been in charge of it. How much money do you think we can squeeze out of the palace?"
Regarding Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi thought for a while and then said:
"Let me tell you, your lord, the palace has been in ruins both inside and outside these years, and the people are resentful. With an army like the new army in the palace, their finances are also very difficult. Let's see how we can get compensation of five hundred thousand taels. It’s really not easy!”
Ye Mingsheng's mood worsened a lot after hearing this. He sent out 50,000 troops in this battle, spent nearly 400,000 taels of silver, killed and injured thousands, and received only 500,000 taels of silver in return? Just earned more than 100,000 taels of silver?
Although Wang Kangxin, a potential threat after entering the customs, was eliminated, the return on investment ratio was too poor!
After thinking again for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked:
"Aren't these royal nobles in the palace very rich?"
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi answered with some understanding:
"Yes, most of the wealth in Gongdu is concentrated in their hands. It is because of this that the people of Gongdu are in dire straits..."
Ye Mingsheng asked in a serious voice:
"How much money can I get if I put a knife to their necks?"
Although he had some premonition of Ye Mingsheng's thoughts, Gu Sansi was still a little surprised when he heard Ye Mingsheng speak so straightforwardly and without any concealment. After being silent for a while, he said:
"We should be able to collect enough for our troops to enter the customs in advance!"
At this point, Gu Sansi paused for a moment, and then said:
"But if you do this..."
As soon as Gu Sansi started speaking, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and interrupted him:
"Nothing but, the matter of entering the customs is the first priority now. The matters of Gongdu can be put aside first. As long as my Fengwu army is still strong, those Gongdu people will have to do it even if they have resentment in their hearts. Just keep it in your stomach! Let’s just do this, I’ll leave it to Wang Xuecheng!”
Ye Mingsheng made a decision quickly. He knew very well that the money to enter the customs must be prepared. If it cannot be obtained from the palace, then it can only be obtained from Liaoyang itself. If it was the case before, Ye Mingsheng could use some means Come and use coercion and inducement to get the money out.
But now is the eve of entering the customs. What Ye Mingsheng should do is to unite the forces of all parties and work together for the goal of entering the customs, instead of creating conflicts and barriers because of money and affecting everyone's unity.
Although Gu Sansi still had some opinions, seeing that Ye Mingsheng was determined, he did not disobey Ye Mingsheng again. After discussing this most important situation, Gu Sansi and Zhang Juning also began to report other chores to Ye Mingsheng.
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Just when Ye Mingsheng gathered his confidants to discuss financial matters, a caravan of dozens of people quickly passed through the gate of Liujing City, drove out from Liujing and headed towards Kangshan Port, the palace capital. After walking out of Liujing Ten After a few miles, after seeing that there was no pursuer behind them as they imagined, they immediately abandoned the disguise of their caravan and fled towards Kangshan Port at high speed!
These dozens of people are surprisingly the remnants of the Liaoyang Supervision Department headed by Shen Jianzhong!
Although they and Wang Kangxin had many conflicts with each other and plotted against each other, each wanted to kill the other. However, under Ye Mingsheng, a common enemy and a common life threat, the two people who were separated from each other still chose to stick together for warmth. To be honest, Wang Kangxin In the past few days when Kang Xin led his troops out of the city to surround and annihilate Yuan Song, Shen Jianzhong could really be said to have done everything he could to help Wang Kangxin...
He has been dealing with various forces in Liujing, using his many years of personal connections to try his best to ease the internal conflicts in the palace for Wang Kangxin, and persuade everyone to increase their trust in Wang Kangxin and the new army in the palace. Shen Jianzhong's efforts cannot be ignored. Not to mention it is still very effective, because many people in his palace have suspended contact with the Supervision Department.
However, it is all in vain to try to shake a tree with a flying fox and use a mantis' arm as a chariot!
Because his own life was at stake, Wang Kangxin had always been very concerned about the progress of Wang Kangxin's battle to encircle and annihilate Yuan Song. But when he learned that the new army in Gongdu was defeated and Wang Kangxin died in the battle, he knew that he was finished!
