A few years ago, when the Fengwu Army had not yet entered the Pass, in order to eliminate the threat from Wang Kangxin, the Fengwu Army once sent its troops into the Pass and defeated the new army in the palace capital led by Wang Kangxin. Wang Kangxin himself was defeated and committed suicide. Although the battle was fought against Wang Kangxin, the princes and nobles in the palace were also trembling...
After this battle, because Ye Mingsheng placed the focus of the Fengwu Army on Guanzhong, he did not deploy too many soldiers and horses in the palace, leaving only three thousand soldiers and horses and one general soldier in the palace, Tong Dazhi.
Under such circumstances, in order to maintain the great influence of the Fengwu Army on the Gongdu Kingdom, under the instruction of Ye Mingsheng, Deputy Director of the Coordination Office Wang Xuecheng deliberately struck a balance in the Gongdu Kingdom and used the opposition Li Xuanchang to contain the Gongdu King. At the same time, Li Xuanmin also used Li Xuanmin to suppress Li Xuanchang.
In this way, Li Xuanchang and Li Xuanmin, two brothers with the same power, both turned to the Fengwu Army in order to kill each other. The Fengwu Army naturally became the decisive force that influenced the political situation in the palace, and the Fengwu Army also In this way, they gained a lot of benefits in the palace and became the de facto suzerainty of the palace.
However, the current king of the palace, Li Xuanmin, is seriously ill and is in critical condition. With the support of the people of the East Island, Li Xuanchang is ready to take action. He contacts the courtiers of the palace and wants to seize power in a big way!
There is no doubt that the current balance of power in the palace will be broken with the death of Li Xuanmin, and a new round of power reshuffle will be brewing over Ryugyong!
Ye Mingsheng was a little helpless about this. The cost of directly taking over the palace capital was too high, and it would definitely distract the Fengwu army who aspired to unify the Zhou Dynasty... ···········
The current priority of the Fengwu Army is naturally to unify the Zhou Dynasty. In addition, with the two major threats of the Luoan Imperial Court and the Zhennan Army, it is difficult for the Fengwu Army to concentrate on expanding its territory and external expansion. This is why Ye Ming Sheng could obviously take the palace capital in one fell swoop, but why he never did so.
Ye Mingsheng has a point of view. If the Chinese dynasty wants to dominate, it must first conquer Dongdao, the palace capital!
Therefore, in Ye Mingsheng's plan, the Fengwu Army would use this silent method of melting things to slowly penetrate into the palace to form a strong influence.
When the Fengwu Army wipes out the world and makes Gongdu a part of the new dynasty, then use Gongdu as a springboard to shorten the supply line for the expedition to the East Island and attack the East Island from the west and south.
However, the current power imbalance in the palace capital is undoubtedly a major challenge to Ye Mingsheng's plan. Judging from the current situation, if the Fengwu Army does not send additional troops to conquer the palace capital, the three thousand Fengwu Army deployed in Liujing alone will It is impossible to influence the situation in Gongdu.
If things continue like this, Li Xuanchang may become the biggest winner. Although this person has repeatedly expressed his goodwill to Fengwu Army before, and also expressed to Fengwu Army that if Fengwu Army supports him in taking the throne, then he will show favor to Fengwu Army. Wu Jun promised more benefits···························
However, according to the investigation of the Unified Coordination Office, Li Xuanchang always kept in mind that Ye Mingsheng made a surprise attack on Liu Jing and forced his father, Li Zaiyuan, to death, and behind him was a Todao native. Like Ye Mingsheng, Toyotomi Ieyasu of Toyo Taikou also He had always wanted to use the palace capital as a springboard to conquer the Great Zhou Dynasty, so he had spared no effort to help Li Xuanchang.
Li Xuanchang, a down-and-out prince, has been in the opposition for so many years and has so many supporters in the palace. He is inseparable from the help of the people of Dongdao. Therefore, if Li Xuanchang is allowed to take office, you can naturally imagine what will happen next. Got it!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but have a headache. Currently, the Fengwu Army is closely preparing for the Yunbin counterattack. Everyone hopes to use this counterattack to recapture the five counties in Jinzhong. If troops are sent to interfere with the affairs of the palace at this time, it will inevitably lead to Due to the insufficient strength of Yun's counterattack, the counterattack may not achieve the expected results!
However, Gongdu is an important part of Ye Mingsheng's plan for external expansion. Fengwu Army has also been operating in Gongdu for several years. Now if Li Xuanchang takes over, then not only Fengwu Army's several years of hard work will be wiped out. All your efforts are in vain, and you will have to pay a higher price if you want to take it back!
After carefully weighing it, Ye Mingsheng made a decision in his heart. The palace cannot allow the Fengwu Army to intervene militarily when necessary to ensure the interests of the Fengwu Army in the palace. However, before that, the Coordination Office needs to do its best. To the greatest extent possible, we guarantee that the situation in Gongdu will not continue to deteriorate...
After handling the matters in the palace, Ye Mingsheng began to deal with the fifth matter today. Different from the previous four matters, this fifth matter was not a military or political matter. If you have to talk about it, it was more like Ye Mingsheng's. Family matters!
This is a letter signed by seven elders of the Ye family and written to Ye Mingsheng. The purpose of their letter is to request Ye Mingsheng to build the Ye family ancestral hall!
To be honest, Ye Mingsheng felt a headache when he saw this letter. You must know that when Ye Mingsheng captured Liaoyang, the Ye family ancestral hall had been rebuilt in Dongning for a while. Ye Mingsheng paid 20,000 taels of silver for it, and This time, these elders of the Ye clan hope to build a Ye clan ancestral hall in Yijing.
To be honest, if it is just to build a Ye family ancestral hall, it is not a big deal for Ye Mingsheng. He can just approve a geomantic treasure land to build an ancestral hall for not much money. Not to mention Ye Mingsheng’s own surname is Ye. Ye Mingsheng should also treat his children with courtesy when they join the cause of Fengwu Army.
However, things are far from that simple. What these Ye clan elders want to build is not so much an ancestral hall, but an ancestral temple which is more appropriate!
There has always been a voice in the Fengwu Army, that is, encouraging Ye Mingsheng to proclaim himself emperor. Some people even thought that Ye Mingsheng could not save face, so they planned to directly add the yellow robe to Ye Mingsheng. If Ye Mingsheng had not stopped them at the critical moment, I am afraid that Now Ye Mingsheng has become the second Yuan Shu!
Among the voices encouraging Ye Mingsheng to proclaim himself emperor, the Ye family can be said to be the main force!
After all, if Ye Mingsheng proclaims himself emperor, the Ye family will naturally become the royal family as Ye Mingsheng's relatives, and some people will be eligible to be crowned king... ··
Ye Mingsheng naturally knows all about these little Jiujiujiu, and he can also understand these thoughts. The big guy will follow you with his head in his hand, and go through the bloody sea of corpses, isn't it just for a fortune?
But now is not a good time! If he rashly proclaims himself emperor, he will surely be missed by everyone, and the road to unification of the world will be even more hindered!
In addition, Ye Mingsheng feels that the Ye family may be a little swollen now. He has not yet proclaimed himself emperor, and many people in the family already regard themselves as royal family. In particular, some people's styles are very corrupt, especially a few clan elders. Self-restraint means that Ye Mingsheng's elders openly opposed reforms and did a lot of things such as loan sharking and annexing fields.
When Gu Sansi, who was in charge of reforming things, stopped what they were doing, they still openly resisted arrogantly, and even organized a group to find Ye Cui who wanted to interfere in politics.
In this regard, Ye Mingsheng was grateful for their help to him when he started the army, so he confiscated their illegal gains and did not impose any sanctions or punishment on these clan elders.
To be honest, because the Ye family is his own kin, Ye Mingsheng said to himself that he has been very good to the Ye family over the years. He has given many benefits and some privileges that he rarely turns a blind eye to. After all, if the water is clear, there will be no fish...
For example, those clan elders were just farmers in Fengshan County in the past. They would nod and bow down when they met an official. But now they are all superiors, but maybe they are favored by others, and some are greedy. Blinded, I don’t know how blessed I am in the midst of blessings, and I still don’t know how to be satisfied!
Just like now, they actually asked Ye Mingsheng to allocate a sum of 150,000 taels to build a Ye family ancestral hall in Yijing.
Not to mention how tight the Fengwu Army's finances are now, the Third Army now has to be reduced to a division, and it is still preparing to fight.
Just talking about the fact that they have built the ancestral hall, although they talk nice, it is like what is in line with the current status of the Ye family, the lintel of the family, the lintel of the ancestors, the establishment of the Ye family for eternity, etc.!
But Ye Mingsheng knew very well what he was thinking. If the 150,000 taels of silver were granted to them, it would be great to have 50,000 taels of silver to build the ancestral hall!
Taking a deep breath, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a cold light. He really didn't want to attack his own people, but there were some things that he might have to do... ·
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August, 28th, Gongdu
Fifty miles away to the north of Kangshan Port, the largest port in the palace, there is a village called Shangjin Village. Because Kangshan Port is the city closest to the East Island in the palace, there have always been countless villages since the completion of Kangshan Port. The rogues of the East Island invaded and invaded. These losers in the internal struggle of the East Island tried to regain their domineering life in the palace.
Against this background, Shangjin Village, which is very close to Kangshan Port, is often invaded by ronin. Therefore, the folk customs in the village are also very strong and fierce. Today, a convoy of twelve carriages is slowly moving. Driving into the village.
"Brother Yin, long time no see! Long time no see!"
Jin Zhengtai, the head of Shangjin Village, walked towards the leader of the convoy, Yin Dahai, a strong man in black with a long knife on his waist.
Seeing Kim Zhengtai's appearance, Yin Dahai forced a smile on his face, turned over and said:
"Brother Jin, I'm here to bother you again today!"
Jin Zhengtai, whose face was glowing, waved his hand and said:
"Brother Yin, what are you talking about? You are our God of Wealth. We came to Jincun just to make you rich!"
Yin Dahai heard this and said:
"Get rich together! Get rich together!"
After a few pleasantries, Kim Zhengtai ordered the men in the village to unload the goods from Yin Dahai's horse team, and then he invited Yin Dahai into the room.
After returning to the house and asking the maid to serve Yin Dahai tea, Kim Zhengtai mysteriously said to Yin Dahai:
"Brother Yin, I heard that next month is your birthday. As a friend, I have a gift for you... ··
After saying that, Jin Zhengtai clapped his hands. The next second, a servant walked into the room holding a wooden box. He took the wooden box from the servant's hand. Jin Zhengtai pushed the wooden box to Yin Dahai's door. In front of him, he smiled and stretched out his hand to signal Yin Dahai to open the wooden box.
Seeing this scene, Yin Dahai was also a little curious. What did Jin Zhengtai prepare for himself? He immediately opened the wooden box and saw that the wooden box contained a jade Buddha pendant.
This jade Buddha pendant is very round and translucent. You can tell at a glance that the color of the jade is very good, and the carving of the Buddha statue is lifelike. At first glance, it is from the hands of famous artists. Such jade quality and excellent carving make this jade Buddha It is even more precious!
Although he liked the Jade Buddha Pendant very much when he saw it, Yin Dahai also understood that such a Jade Buddha Pendant cost at least one hundred taels of silver on the market. Now that Jin Zhengtai gave it to him like this, he must have It’s something else!
Thinking of this, Yin Dahai also put down the wooden box, pushed it to Kim Zhengtai, then looked at Jin Zhengtai and said seriously:
"Brother Jin, I accept your offer, but this gift of yours is too valuable. Brother, I really can't bear it. Please take this treasure back..." ··············》
Hearing what Yin Dahai said, Kim Zhengtai immediately waved his hand and said:
"Brother Yin, what you said is wrong. I don't believe in Buddhism. Why should I keep it? Brother Yin, you are a believer in Buddhism. You are a perfect match for this treasure. This is fate destined by God!"
Yin Dahai was also moved when he heard this, but his reason still told him that this treasure was hot to hold, so he was still ready to refuse, but Kim Zhengtai seemed to see what he was thinking, and immediately picked up the wooden box angrily and said :
"Brother Yin, I, Jin Zhengtai, have never taken back the gifts I gave you. If you don't like this thing, I will smash it now. Just watch it!"
After saying that, Jin Zhengtai was about to throw the wooden box to the ground. Seeing this, Yin Dahai, who believed in Buddhism, couldn't bear the precious jade Buddha pendant to fall apart like this. At the critical moment, he hurriedly said to Jin Zhengtai:
"I want it! I want it! Brother Jin is like this. If I don't accept it, I don't know how to praise you! In this case, I would rather be respectful than obey your orders... ·····················》
(To be honest, I am still the best at writing conspiracy! You can guess what I want to write. I am trying to lay out a big plot. I hope my writing power can support my layout, and I hope everyone likes me like this. How to write! Tongming, who just came back from the hospital, wishes everyone good health and all the best!)
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