Pei Zhixiu's words brought Ye Mingsheng's thoughts back to that summer night many years ago...
Under Shen Jianzhong's recommendation, he went to Luo'an Mingyan Tower to meet An Zhirong and understood what An Zhirong was doing!
As Shangguan Hongyuan's black glove, An Zhirong has been helping Shangguan Hongyuan do some shady things.
For example, they sell some strategic materials such as pig iron to Khitan Luobei in order to obtain good horses from Khitan Luobei. Shangguan Hongyuan is using these good horses to develop cavalry. It is no exaggeration to say that the Longxiang Army, the cavalry force of the Forbidden Army, can develop Get up, An Zhirong played a big role!
However, Khitan and Luo Bei also used the pig iron sold by An Zhirong to forge more weapons and repeatedly invaded the Zhou border, causing the lives of the Dazhou people on the border to be devastated!
However, Shangguan Hongyuan, who was the chief assistant at the time, was happy to see this happen. After all, the Imperial Zhou Army could be said to be his private army at that time. The development of the Longxiang Army's cavalry also meant that his strength had grown!
After Luo Bei Khitan obtained pig iron, they also invaded Liaoyang and Youyan. At that time, Song Wenhui, the governor of Liaoyang, and Zhao Fuqu, the governor of Youyan, were not very good at dealing with Shangguan Hongyuan. Especially Zhao Fuqu was a thorn in Shangguan Hongyuan's side and a thorn in his flesh!
Therefore, the trade of pig iron with the Luobi Khitan people for good horses can not only increase their own strength, but also weaken the strength of their political opponents.
This can be said to kill two birds with one stone for Shangguan Hongyuan, so he has been actively promoting trade in this area... ···
Although the trade of exchanging pig iron for good horses is of great benefit to Shangguan Hongyuan, after all, this work is too dirty!
The Luobei people and the Great Zhou Dynasty have had a blood feud for hundreds of years. Prohibiting strategic materials such as pig iron from flowing into the grasslands has been an unchanging national policy of the Great Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years!
According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, anyone who sells pig iron or iron pots to the grasslands, let alone pig iron, will be beheaded. In more serious cases, the whole family may even be beheaded. Those of the Yi tribe, and the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty are also against the behavior of selling pig iron to the grasslands. They are all very despised!
As the chief assistant of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shangguan Hongyuan has to pay attention to his face, so he definitely cannot do this matter himself, let alone let himself be involved in this matter!
Therefore, Shangguan Hongyuan needed others to do this for him. At that time, the An family was declining day by day, so in order to revive the family's prestige, An Zhirong wanted to join Shangguan Hongyuan's line, so he became The person who helped Shangguan Hongyuan do this dirty work!
At that time, the trade route was threatened by the big bandit Zhen Sanshan, so An Miaoyi needed someone who was trustworthy and capable of fighting to help him settle Zhen Sanshan!
So Ye Mingsheng, who had just made a surprise attack on Liujing and had a relationship with the Cui family, appeared in front of An Zhirong on the recommendation of his teacher Shen Jianzhong.
To be honest, this job is too dirty after all, and the consequences will be very serious once discovered, so Ye Mingsheng was hesitant at first... ·········
However, under the threat of An Zhirong's power and the temptation of stacks of banknotes, Ye Mingsheng finally fell. However, when Ye Mingsheng's strength increased and he could get rid of An Zhirong's control, Ye Mingsheng immediately closed the door. A trade route!
After finishing the meeting with An Zhirong in Mingyan Tower, Ye Mingsheng met his dream lover Murong Qingwu who came to Mingyan Tower to recite poems and compose poems with his brother, disguised as a man!
At that time, Ye Dong, Ye Kui and others also knew that Ye Mingsheng loved Murong Qingwu, so they still discussed Ye Mingsheng and Murong Qingwu after they came back.
During their discussion, Pei Zhixiu was eavesdropping, and Pei Zhixiu's eavesdropping behavior was discovered by Ye Dong who came out of the toilet.
Ye Dong told Ye Mingsheng about this matter. In his opinion, Pei Zhixiu was able to eavesdrop quietly without Ye Dong and Ye Kui noticing. It was by no means as simple as an ordinary palace woman!
Pei Zhixiu, who was leaning in Ye Mingsheng's arms, had been observing Ye Mingsheng's expression after saying that. Seeing that Ye Mingsheng seemed to have remembered this incident, he said angrily:
"What Ye Dong and Ye Kui said at that time was very interesting. They said that my husband, you have secretly hidden the portrait of Sister Murong. Not only is she very precious to you on weekdays, you even hug her together when you sleep!"
So I was attracted unconsciously as I listened, and then I didn’t notice General Ye Dong beside me... ·····》
Seeing Pei Zhixiu talking about this matter, Ye Mingsheng also had a question in his mind, and he immediately said:
"Did you know that Ye Dong told me about this matter?"
Pei Zhixiu nodded slightly, and then whispered in Ye Mingsheng's arms:
"General Ye Dong still has some skills. Although I didn't notice him at first, I found him very quickly!"
Ye Mingsheng was not surprised when he heard this. While caressing Pei Zhixiu's body with his big hand, he smiled and asked:
"Then Jisoo, why didn't you do it to him then?"
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's question, Pei Zhixiu was silent for a while, and then said quietly:
"I thought about it at the time! But somehow, I didn't take action, and then I saw him going to see your husband!"
"But it's a good thing that I didn't take action at that time, otherwise my husband, you would have lost one of your generals today!"
After patting Pei Zhixiu's snow T-shirt, Ye Mingsheng said with a smile:
"So when Ye Dong reported to me, Ji Soo, you were outside the house?"
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's frivolity, Pei Zhixiu also became clumsy-eyed. She whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear:
"No, I was on the rafters at that time!"
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng also burst into laughter. The next second he walked around Pei Zhixiu's S became more and more bold and said in a deep voice:
"You brave female thief! How dare you eavesdrop on this general's conversation? You can tell yourself what the crime should be..."
Although they were an old couple, Pei Zhixiu was still a little shy and tender when she heard what Ye Mingsheng said. After taking a look at Ye Mingsheng, she skillfully turned her back to Ye Mingsheng and whispered softly:
"Please general, please use family law to deal with me!"
After half an hour, Ye Mingsheng finished executing the family law and lay on the bed a little tired, while Pei Zhixiu leaned in Ye Mingsheng's arms and continued:
"I know that you might have suspected me at that time, so when I saw General Ye Dong reporting to you, I was really worried!"
Ye Mingsheng smiled and shook his head when he heard this, then gently stroked Pei Zhixiu's slightly rounded face due to pregnancy and said:
"Jisu, let me tell you a little secret!"
Hearing the word "secret", Pei Zhixiu also became interested, and looked at Ye Mingsheng with a pair of big eyes.
Under Pei Zhixiu's gaze, Ye Mingsheng whispered:
"I still remember that you gave me a doctor in Gongdu. You reminded me that I was poisoned. In fact, I took the poison myself!"
Pei Zhixiu felt incredible when she heard what Ye Mingsheng said. She had been sleeping with Ye Mingsheng for so long, but she didn't think Ye Mingsheng was a suicidal person!
Feeling Pei Zhixiu's surprise, Ye Mingsheng shaved her face and said with a complicated expression:
"In order to run for office, I stole thousands of taels of loot in the palace, killed hundreds of bandits, chopped off their heads, and pretended to be the heads of Luobi people to claim credit from above... ··················》
"But the higher-ups found out about this, and they wanted to take action against me, so I committed suicide out of fear of the crime. But after you rescued me, Ji-soo, I no longer had the thought of committing suicide. Ji-soo, do you know why?"
Pei Zhixiu shook his head without thinking. Seeing her like this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't hold back. He took a sip on her red lips and then said slowly:
"At that time, I was thinking that my noble commander, the Imperial Guards, would have died without occupying this little girl like you. It would be a real loss for me to live in this life!"
When Pei Jixiu heard this, she immediately hit him
Ye Mingsheng touched his arm and said softly:
"You're always full of bad ideas!"
The night outside the window was getting darker. Ye Mingsheng and Pei Zhixiu were tender for a while. Although they didn't know why Pei Zhixiu suddenly revealed his heart tonight, Ye Mingsheng held Pei Zhixiu's catkins and reiterated his eternal commitment.
"As long as I'm here, Jisoo, no one can hurt you or the child!"
Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Pei Zhixiu was also very moved, and some crystal tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.
Early the next morning, Ye Mingsheng called Ye Cheng over after saying goodbye to Pei Zhixiu and starting a new day of work.
Ye Cheng, who came to Ye Mingsheng, immediately reported:
"Your Majesty, some of your ministers from the last six departments have privately handed over the papers to express their support for your claim to be emperor..."
Ye Mingsheng's expression became a little playful when he heard the news. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, but it has been more than two months since the death of the little emperor Jiang Rui, which means that the throne of the Great Zhou Emperor has been empty. More than two months!
Regarding the matter of establishing an emperor, the princes and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were quite concerned and soon began to make the choice. Some people even started fighting openly and secretly over this.
However, Luo'an City is already under the control of the Fengwu Army, so no matter how fierce their fight is, Ye Mingsheng still has to give the final nod to choose the new emperor. If Ye Mingsheng doesn't nod in the end, it won't work even if whoever fights for it!
Because Ye Mingsheng had focused mainly on the war with the Kipchak Khanate before, he couldn't care about finding a puppet, so he put this matter on hold for the time being.
But now that the war has been settled and everything is back on track, choosing a new emperor has become the top priority of the Zhou Dynasty!
[In view of the general environment,
Logically speaking, Ye Mingsheng should start working on this matter as soon as he arrives in Luo'an, but it has been several days since he arrived in Luo'an, but he has never finalized this matter!
Therefore, people with many ideas also believed that Ye Mingsheng did not want to elect a new emperor, but wanted to directly change the dynasty and proclaim himself emperor. Therefore, this matter was also publicized in Luo'an!
No officials in the imperial court were surprised that Ye Mingsheng had such an idea, although Ye Mingsheng had always advertised himself as a loyal minister and good general of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
However, under the strong propaganda of the Luo'an court in the past, Ye Mingsheng was still labeled as a rebellious minister and traitor, so it was already expected that Ye Mingsheng wanted to be the emperor... ···········
However, after all, Ye Mingsheng launched the war under the slogan of Qing Jun, so many people think that Ye Mingsheng will have some face and will not usurp power so quickly!
Therefore, after the news spread that Ye Mingsheng wanted to be the emperor, some of the old and young people of the Zhou Dynasty were also angry about it!
To tell the truth, there are still 3,000 nails to break the ship. It has been 300 years since the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although the country has declined in recent years, there are still many people who cherish the Great Zhou Dynasty, both among the people and in temples!
Therefore, after hearing that Ye Mingsheng wanted to usurp power, many people stood up and angrily criticized Ye Mingsheng. Even people in front of Ye Mingsheng's house have been swearing in the street these days!
Some people scolded him, and naturally some people wanted to gain this support, so some people also sent messages to Ye Mingsheng to express their support for Ye Mingsheng's rise to power.
Some people even said very openly that as long as Marshal Ye nodded, he would start looking for people to write a joint letter, or create some auspicious signs to support Ye Mingsheng!
Ye Mingsheng was well aware of this situation, and he did it deliberately because he wanted to use this to test the status of Da Zhou in the hearts of everyone, and to get a feel for the real abdication in the future.
After all, Luo'an is not Yijing. Although the Fengwu Army occupied Luo'an militarily, its foundation in Luo'an, the political center of the Zhou Dynasty, is still shallow, and even the people's hearts have not yet completely surrendered!
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng needs to know what everyone's attitude is towards him becoming emperor, and he also plans to take this opportunity to send away some people who oppose him...
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But now that Ye Mingsheng had obtained the result he wanted, he immediately ordered to Ye Cheng:
"Ye Cheng, it's up to you to handle this matter! It's time to close the net!"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Cheng also flashed a light and bowed and said:
"I understand my humble position. I will definitely handle this matter beautifully and not let anything slip through the net!"
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng also frowned slightly, and then continued to ask:
"Mrs. Pei, who have you seen recently?"
Although revisiting the old place makes people think a lot, Ye Mingsheng still feels that this is not enough for Bae Ji-soo to break the tacit understanding with him in the past and be honest!
So Ye Mingsheng suspected that in addition to the factor of revisiting his old place, something else happened that he didn't know about!
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Ye Cheng thought carefully for a moment, then shook his head and said with certainty:
"Because Mrs. Pei is pregnant, the only people around her are the maids and nuns who serve her, and she has never seen anyone else!"
At this point, Ye Cheng seemed to have thought of something and continued:
"But a few days ago, Mrs. Pei received a letter from Yi Jing..."
