On June 11th, Ye Mingsheng's temporary residence in Yujing, Hebei Province.
In the study, Murong Yuliang bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Thank you, Marshal, for upholding justice for me..."
Ye Mingsheng asked Ye Cheng to bring Murong Yuliang a chair for him to sit on, and said to him with a smile:
"It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter! Lord Murong, you are the chief envoy of my Fengwu Army. That traitor Xu Zhaojie dares to murder you, so naturally I will teach him a lesson for you!"
"Now, cut off some of his wings. When the decisive moment comes, our troops and horses will march to Huainan. I will personally capture him and let him apologize to Lord Murong!"
After hearing this, Murong Yuliang still preached very respectfully:
"Thank you for your kindness! The Marshal is the pillar of the country and a man destined by destiny. That Xu Zhaojie is just a thief. If you want to compare with the Marshal, it is like a firefly competing against the bright moon. His arrogance will surely lead to his own destruction!"
Regarding Murong Yuliang's statement, Ye Mingsheng thought quickly. Among all the words Murong Yuliang said, although he was patting his own horse, Ye Mingsheng noticed one of the words - Destined Man. !
The emperor is also known as the Son of Heaven. The word "Tianzi" is the abbreviation of Son of Destiny. Obviously, although Ye Mingsheng is the commander-in-chief of the Fengwu Army, nominally speaking, he is still a minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, such words are used to describe Ye Mingsheng. Obviously it is inappropriate, but Murong Yuliang still uses this title, and the meaning is naturally self-evident!
Ever since the Fengwu Army entered the Pass, there have been calls for Ye Mingsheng to wear a yellow robe and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. But recently, as the Fengwu Army pacified Qilu and captured Anqing, these voices have become louder, and there are many Fengwu soldiers among them. Senior generals in the army························
Although adding a yellow robe is Ye Mingsheng's ultimate goal, under the current situation, Ye Mingsheng still feels that the timing is a bit inappropriate, so Ye Mingsheng is thinking about how to suppress this voice temporarily, but because of the busy war recently, Ye Mingsheng has not yet taken the opportunity to Time to do this!
There is no doubt that Murong Yuliang also heard these voices, but he was not sure what he was thinking, so he used such a
The way to show loyalty to yourself is also to test your own thoughts to see if you have the idea of wearing a yellow robe!
Looking at Murong Yuliang, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:
"Mr. Murong, you should be careful what you say while the emperor is still here!"
After hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Murong Yuliang quickly pretended to be very ashamed and said:
"Commander, what you taught me is that I said the wrong thing, I said the wrong thing..."
Although he pretended to say something wrong on the surface, Murong Yu was still very happy in his conscience. He got the answer he wanted from Ye Mingsheng's words.
In recent years, although the Fengwu Army has been conquering cities and territories everywhere, it has so far occupied Liaoyang, Youyan, Jiyu, Anqing, and Qilu. It also intervened in the Yunbin area and captured Jinzhong and a small half of the Yunbin territory, almost It can be said that it occupies most of the north and almost half of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The Fengwu Army has achieved such great results in just a few years since its rise. A large part of the reason is that as the commander-in-chief, Ye Mingsheng is far-sighted and far-sighted, and has a very high prestige in the Fengwu Army. Under his leadership The Fengwu Army is like an interlocking machine running at high speed...
However, as the saying goes, success depends on Xiao He and failure depends on Xiao He. The current leadership model in the Fengwu Army is naturally invincible when the leader is far-sighted and can mobilize the resources and strength of the system to do great things together!
But if there is a problem with the leader, then the entire system will be brought into the ditch and start to go downhill!
As the saying goes, teachers are famous. In the current war with Shangguan Hongyuan and Xu Zhaojie, the slogan of these two people is to follow the emperor's order to defeat Ye Mingsheng, a traitor with evil intentions.
Ye Mingsheng, on the other hand, is holding high the banner of "Qing Jun Side" and wants to kill Shangguan Hongyuan and Xu Zhaojie, the two treacherous ministers who have brought trouble to the imperial court. If the yellow robe is added now, it will undoubtedly be confirmed that Ye Mingsheng is the treacherous minister with evil intentions!
Although these things seem to be just disputes of words, behind them is a dispute between righteousness. Although righteousness is as invisible and intangible as nothingness, it really affects people's opinions. Departing from righteousness is like It goes against the will of the people!
Three hundred years after the reign of Zuo of the Great Zhou Dynasty, although it now looks like a crumbling dilapidated house, it can be knocked down with just one kick. But if you really become the emperor and kick this dilapidated house, then this dilapidated house will be destroyed. These broken bricks and tiles will hurt you very much when they hit you, making you very embarrassed...
Although the Fengwu Army has developed rapidly and has the momentum to dominate the world in one fell swoop, it also has some problems. Because the Fengwu Army has only risen in a short period of time, most of its territories, including Hebei and Henan, have been lost in the past year. It took a lot of time to take them down, and the Fengwu Army had not yet completely controlled them.
In addition, the reforms implemented by the Fengwu Army have greatly improved the lives of ordinary people on the one hand. On the other hand, they have also strengthened the government's control over social resources. However, this has greatly harmed the interests of some powerful families. Although it has hindered Fengwu's Deterred by the powerful force of the army, they dare not make mistakes on the surface, but in their hearts they are most likely thinking about how to counterattack!
"Cheating Kangxi"
And if Ye Mingsheng accepts the persuasion of his subordinates at this time and directly puts on the yellow robe and ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, then this will not only betray the great righteousness, but also give an excuse to those with ulterior motives, who are already dissatisfied with the Fengwu Army notification. , will definitely use this matter to rise up and try to rule the other party's Fengwu Army.
Even if the Fengwu Army finally suppresses them, it will waste a lot of energy and time. In addition to causing unnecessary internal friction, when the Fengwu Army continues to expand to Guanzhong and Jiangnan in the future, it will also be because of Ye Mingsheng's accession to the throne. Proclaim yourself emperor and encounter more resistance!
Therefore, in Murong Yuliang's view, the voices within the Fengwu Army who persuaded Ye Mingsheng to join were very short-sighted and irresponsible. These people's efforts to persuade Ye Mingsheng to join were purely for their own selfish desires. They thought that Ye Mingsheng would wear a yellow robe and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. They are all heroes who started from the dragon, can follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven, and transform into new dignitaries...
Although he wanted to admonish Ye Mingsheng on this matter, Murong Yuliang was also unsure of Ye Mingsheng's intentions. He was worried that directly raising this matter would offend Ye Mingsheng, so he used the title "Son of Destiny" to test Ye Mingsheng. Let’s see how Ye Mingsheng reacts!
The current Fengwu Army is full of momentum. If it develops like this, it will be able to dominate the world in less than ten years, or even five years. However, once Ye Mingsheng takes charge of the Fengwu Army, he will also become so successful that he is fascinated by the glory and wealth in front of him. Then the Fengwu Army may turn from prosperity to decline!
Obviously Ye Mingsheng's correction to him also showed that Ye Mingsheng was still very clear-headed, and he also understood that although proclaiming himself emperor sounds good in name and satisfies his inner vanity, it actually has many disadvantages, so he is not prepared to do so. Damn it!
After understanding Ye Mingsheng's intentions, Murong Yuliang started the main topic of meeting Ye Mingsheng.
"Commander, the Duan family in Yecheng has been a pure family in Hebei and Henan for hundreds of years. Several generations have served as officials and are very prestigious among officials. During the natural disasters in Hebei and Henan in recent years, the Duan family has also insisted on opening porridge shops to provide relief. The victims of the disaster and the people of Yecheng are also very grateful to their family..."
After listening to Murong Yuliang's words, Ye Mingsheng was too lazy to listen to what he continued to say. He immediately waved his hand and interrupted Murong Yuliang's words and said straight to the point:
"Duan Shanhe visited you at your house three days ago. Did he ask you to come to me to plead for mercy?"
After arriving in Yujing five days ago, Ye Mingsheng comforted Murong Yuliang, who was assassinated, on the one hand, and on the other hand, he issued an order to have tax officials stationed in all the properties of the Duan family, the richest man in Hebei and Henan, to strictly investigate whether the Duan family had engaged in tax evasion. According to the situation, the Procuratorate must also strictly investigate every criminal case related to the Duan family. It must be investigated carefully and no one will be tolerated no matter who is found!
Although Ye Mingsheng did not directly order the inspection of the Duan family, this combination of punches made everyone realize that the Duan family had offended him, and on the territory of the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng was undoubtedly seeking death. With the Luhua equal sign, the Duan family, which was once a well-established family, soon became sparse. Everyone was afraid of being implicated in Ye Mingsheng's thunderous wrath!
However, it has to be said that the Duan family has a deep foundation in Hebei and Henan for hundreds of years. When the life and death of this family was at stake, he also found many people to try to intercede with Ye Mingsheng, and said that as long as Ye Mingsheng was satisfied with the Duan family, he would do anything. However, Ye Mingsheng has not seen any of these beggars!
Murong Yuliang looked a little embarrassed when he heard what Ye Mingsheng said so simply. However, facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, knowing that he could not escape Ye Mingsheng's eyes, he still nodded honestly... ····················
The father of Duan Shanhe, the head of the Duan family, is called Duan Zhichun. He was a Jinshi in the same batch as his father. When his father came to Hebei Province as an inspector, Duan Zhichun was the prefect of Yujing. The relationship between the two is very good. Until now Although the relationship has faded a lot, the love is still there, so Duan Shanhe also came to ask Murong Yuliang to intercede with Ye Mingsheng on his behalf!
Seeing Murong Yuliang nodding, Ye Mingsheng continued to ask:
"Since you are here to plead for them, do you know what happened to the Duan family?"
Murong Yuliang hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and then said very cautiously:
"Duan Shanhe told me that he only bought 50,000 taels of Dongsheng bonds, which made you think he was stingy and make you angry with him!"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Mingsheng's face showed a little amusement, and he continued to speak calmly:
"He told you so, so what do you think?"
Seeing what Ye Mingsheng said, Murong Yuliang thought for a moment and then said:
"Although Duan Shanhe seems to be shrewd, he actually has a small amount of wisdom but no big plans. Therefore, he often sees the wind in both directions. The bond sale by Dadongsheng Company happened at the beginning of Xu Zhaojie's invasion of Hebei and Yu, so I am bold. I guess he was probably afraid that if Xu Zhaojie captured Jiyu, the bonds he bought from Dadongsheng would be turned into waste paper, so he bought 50,000 taels of bonds!"
"My lord, your actions against the Duan family this time are to punish them for taking advantage of the situation!"
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. If Murong Yuliang really believed Duan Shanhe's lies, he would have to consider whether it was the right decision for him to let Murong Yuliang serve as the chief envoy to Hebei and Henan... ················
Under Murong Yuliang's gaze, Ye Mingsheng smiled and ordered Ye Cheng:
"Ye Cheng, find out the report about the Duan family and show it to Lord Murong!"
"yes!"
After receiving Ye Mingsheng's order, Ye Cheng immediately found the report in the study and handed it to Murong Yuliang. Seeing Murong Yuliang get the report, Ye Mingsheng said with a smile:
"Let's see! The Duan family's burden is much greater than you think!"
Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Murong Yu suddenly had a bad feeling in her conscience and opened the report sent by Ye Cheng.
After only seeing the first page of the report, Murong Yuliang changed his eyes slightly and showed a little anger. After a cup of tea, he said angrily after reading the report:
"How dare this family collude secretly with Xu Zhaojie? They really don't know how to live or die!"
Ye Mingsheng smiled faintly after listening to Murong Yuliang's words. The Duan family was indeed very courageous. In addition to colluding with Xu Zhaojie, they also promised Xu Zhaojie that as long as the Zhennan Army captured Fengqiu and defeated the Fengwu Army stationed there, The first army, the Duan family will respond to the Yecheng uprising and Xu Zhaojie...
For this reason, Xu Zhaojie also made a very generous promise. After the Fengwu army was driven away, half of Hebei Province would be distributed to the Duan family!
The two sides planned very well, the atmosphere was harmonious and warm, and the negotiations progressed very smoothly. However, it was a pity that the reality was cruel. Yuan Song quickly withstood the Zhennan Army, and waited until Ye Mingsheng personally led his troops to support him. , Xu Zhaojie suffered heavy losses after being driven out of Jiyu, even losing his hometown Anqing.
As a result, the agreement between the two parties became a piece of waste paper. The Duan family was also very panicked, fearing that the Coordination Office would find out. For this reason, they also ruthlessly eliminated some insiders, just to let this person know. This thing is completely unknown!
To be honest, as the local gangsters of Jiyu, the Duan family was indeed capable and did a good job. The people in the Coordination Office did not find any clues on their side at first.
But it is a pity that this kind of thing goes both ways. The Coordination Office arranged for the Zhennan Army to report this matter, making the Duan family's efforts all in vain... ·············
