Luo An, a richly dressed young man, was escorted by a group of soldiers and walked timidly into the study room of the Changxing Marquis Mansion... ·····
In the antique room, the young man slowly raised his head and quietly looked at the man sitting behind the desk!
The young man's mood at this time was complicated. He was already thirteen years old and knew that as long as he passed this final hurdle, his young self would undoubtedly ascend to the supreme throne and become the new leader of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The emperor!
But unfortunately, everyone knows that even if he becomes the emperor, he will become a puppet manipulated by the man in front of him!
And as long as he doesn't want to hide his ambition in front of the world, then he, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, will die suddenly at any time and become the last emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Thinking of the thirteen-year-old Jiang Cong here, his eyes couldn't help but show a little worry. After all, he was only thirteen and didn't want to die!
However, thinking of his family's entrustment to him, Jiang Cong couldn't help but want to show more courage. After all, he was Tianhuanggui, with the blood of the Zhou royal family flowing through his stomach!
As if feeling the gaze of the young man in front of him, Ye Mingsheng, who was annotating the memorial, also raised his head and looked at Jiang Cong, the grandson of King Zhao, with interest!
Although he thought silently in his heart at first that he was Tianhuangguiwei and could not lose the name of the royal family.
But when his eyes met Ye Mingsheng's, Jiang Cong was still a little timid, and his eyes unconsciously moved down, not daring to look at Ye Mingsheng again... ···········
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:
"Give me a seat!"
As Ye Mingsheng issued the order, two servants immediately placed a chair in front of Jiang Cong. Looking at the chair in front of him, Jiang Cong was silent for a moment and then bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Thank you, Commander, for the seat!"
Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:
"There are fruit cakes over there, you can take them as you like, I still have some memorials to deal with here!"
"Commander, please help me!" Jiang Cong said softly:
After giving orders to Jiang Cong, Ye Mingsheng began to focus on the government affairs in front of him again. It can be said that the Luo'an court is in dire straits. Many officials have fled to Sichuan and Shu. There is a huge power vacuum within the court.
But this is not a bad thing for Ye Mingsheng. He can easily place his own people in the court and build a power system that is only loyal to himself.
Otherwise, if those people were still there, Ye Mingsheng would have spent more time cleaning them out!
After burning the incense, Ye Mingsheng dealt with the matter at hand, and looked at the young man sitting on the chair. Although this was the first time they met, Ye Mingsheng could feel that this young man was very smart as his name suggests, and Some young people have grown up...
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng felt a little pity for him, but he still smiled and said:
"Jiang Cong, do you have any thoughts on becoming emperor?"
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Cong felt a hint of surprise in his eyes. Before he came to see Ye Mingsheng, his grandparents had told him what Ye Mingsheng might say.
For example, Ye Mingsheng might pretend to be loyal and patriotic, and he wanted to believe in him. Jiang Cong also made preparations for this and prepared some watertight words for Ye Mingsheng!
But what Jiang Cong didn't expect was that Ye Mingsheng and Jiang Ran would act so unreasonably!
Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Jiang Cong had the urge to tell Ye Mingsheng his true thoughts, but after hesitation, he still shook his head.
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng didn't care very much. He casually touched Jiang Cong's head and said with a smile:
"You should have heard some things about me. They are right about one thing. I do want to be the emperor!"
When these words came out, Jiang Cong's eyes became even more surprised. He had never thought of wanting to be the emperor. Ye Mingsheng didn't even try to hide it!
He actually said it directly in front of him. Judging from his expression, he seemed not to be talking about such a big thing as plotting to usurp the throne, but as if he was talking about what he was going to eat tonight... ·············
Looking at Jiang Cong with surprise written all over his face, Ye Mingsheng continued to say, regardless of whether the Emperor of Zhou, who was about to ascend the ninth throne, could understand:
"I have traveled a long way and endured a lot of hardships to get to where I am today!"
"Three hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty are not too short. It is time to end. A new era is coming!"
"No one in this world can stop me anymore. I will create a prosperous era when the world is at peace and all nations come to court. This is a historical necessity, and it is also the mission given to me by history!"
"So Jiang Cong, if you have other ideas, then I advise you not to be the emperor. This is a good thing for you, me, and everyone!"
"I, Mr. Ye, may not be a good person, but I am definitely not a bad person. As long as you cooperate with me well, then I can guarantee that everyone will be happy in the end!"
When Ye Mingsheng said these words, although his voice was very dull, Jiang Cong could feel the strong confidence in it!
At the same time, the young man also understood one thing, that is, in the eyes of Marshal Ye, he was not the Emperor of Zhou who was about to ascend to power, but just a thirteen-year-old child!
So he didn't bother to lie to himself. Try to convince yourself that he will really be loyal and patriotic, and work hard for the great Zhou Dynasty...
Thinking of this, a hint of complexity appeared on Jiang Cong's young face. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng didn't want to embarrass this thirteen-year-old child. He pinched his little face and said:
"Go home! You can tell your grandfather what I said. I hope you can make the right decision!"
When Jiang Cong heard this, he nodded obediently and walked toward the door. But when he walked to the door, he seemed to remember something, and suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Mingsheng and said very seriously:
"Marshal Ye, they are calling you a tyrant!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Cong walked out of the room, and Ye Mingsheng was a little dumbfounded when he heard the words. At this moment, Ye Cheng came over and suggested to Ye Mingsheng equally seriously:
"My lord, this son Jiang Cong is extraordinary and cannot be kept!"
Ye Mingsheng looked at Ye Cheng when he heard this. He knew that as long as he nodded at this time, Jiang Cong would die silently at home tonight.
But for some reason, Ye Mingsheng admired Jiang Cong a little, so he pondered for a moment and said:
"Give him a chance!"
Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Ye Chengze wanted to say something else, but looking at Ye Mingsheng's determined look, he finally closed his mouth.
Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment and asked:
"When will Yuan Song and the others come back?"
Ye Cheng preached without thinking:
"About evening..."
Ye Mingsheng heard this and immediately asked:
"How are you preparing for the welcome ceremony?"
"Everything is ready, just waiting for you to attend, sir!"
Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly. When the Fengwu Army returned to the court, he rarely attended the welcome ceremony.
However, this time, considering that Yuan Song and the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army had made military exploits that could be said to be shining in the annals of history, Ye Mingsheng also decided to attend their welcome ceremony in person.
Because there was still some time before evening, Ye Mingsheng continued to deal with the memorials. One of the memorials made Ye Mingsheng fall into silence.
This memorial was submitted by Ye Wei, the newly appointed commander of Luo'an City Defense Department by Ye Mingsheng. The content of the memorial is related to several old acquaintances of Ye Mingsheng!
When Ye Mingsheng was the commander of the Forbidden Army, he had a group of friends. Some of these people were low-ranking officials like Ye Mingsheng, or some fringe figures from high-ranking families. In the past, everyone got together to eat and drink and have fun. Have fun!
However, with the series of turmoil after the Luo'an Incident, these people were all dead and scattered. Even the few who survived were probably in a situation where they were forced by the Shangguan family when Shangguan Hongyuan attacked Ye Mingsheng. Because of his lustful power, or because he was trying to please Shangguan Hongyuan, he had severed ties with Ye Mingsheng...
But now that Ye Mingsheng has taken over Luo'an, this group of people has begun to think about building a good relationship with Ye Mingsheng again!
They all said that when they severed ties with Ye Mingsheng and even insulted Ye Mingsheng and his ancestors, they were threatened by the Shangguan family. It was the Shangguan family who put the knife on their necks. They had no choice but to do so. In their hearts It is extremely reluctant!
So now they are clamoring to see Ye Mingsheng, saying that they need to apologize to Ye Mingsheng face to face in order to relieve the guilt in their hearts!
In addition to asking to meet Ye Mingsheng, some people also pretended to be Ye Mingsheng's old friends and deceived him. For this reason, Ye Wei also sent Ye Mingsheng a memorial to ask Ye Mingsheng how to deal with this matter!
Ye Mingsheng naturally ordered Ye Wei to severely punish these villains and not show any mercy to these villains!
However, Ye Mingsheng also took this opportunity to make a decision on how to deal with the other two people. One of these two people was Fang Jing and the other was Qian Buli!
On the one hand, Ye Mingsheng was very grateful to Fang Jing, the person who had taken care of and helped him, but on the other hand, he was also very disappointed with him!
If it hadn't been for Fang Jing's introduction and help back then, even if Ye Mingsheng had money, he probably wouldn't have been able to enter the residence of Li Guangbin, a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and take the same path as the right minister of the Ministry of War. Naturally, it would be even less possible for him to be promoted to three levels in a row and become a General Huwei of the Zhenwu Army···························
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng is very grateful to Fang Jing. If nothing happened later, Ye Mingsheng would definitely repay Fang Jing well now. Apart from anything else, there would definitely be no problem in becoming a marquis!
But what Fang Jing did later made Ye Mingsheng very disappointed. He knew that Fang Jing was under a lot of pressure, and he could understand this. If Fang Jing just cut off the relationship with him, Ye Mingsheng, I definitely don’t blame him!
But Fang Jingqian should never do something outrageous in order to please the Shangguan family!
Although the other party was very angry and disappointed, in view of the help and support he had given him before, Ye Mingsheng did not intend to embarrass him, let alone hurt him. However, it was impossible for Ye Mingsheng to repay him!
Ye Mingsheng never wants to see the uncle Fang Shi again in his life!
Although Qian Buli didn't help Ye Mingsheng that much compared to Fang Jing, he just gave Ye Mingsheng ideas back then.
But he didn't do anything extraordinary. He just announced his severance with Ye Mingsheng under pressure from the Shangguan family. He didn't deliberately insult and fabricate lies to insult himself in order to please the Shangguan family like others!
In addition, Qian Buli has experienced so many things over the years and gained a lot of experience. His reputation in official circles has also been good over the years.
So Ye Mingsheng agrees with Qian Buli, and Qian Buli is also in his plan!
However, Qian Buli also has a problem, that is, Qian Buli is the brother-in-law of Shangguan Tingshu, and because of this relationship, he is ranked as the Minister of War in the Luoan court... ·········
Seriously speaking, Qian Buli is a close official of the Shangguan family and is at the core of the power of the Shangguan family. If not for this, he would not have been trusted by Shangguan Hongyuan when he sent Yi Jing as an envoy!
However, under the propaganda of Fengwu Army, the Shangguan family has become a heinous and indescribable role. It is no exaggeration to say that criticizing the Shangguan family in Fengwu Army is politically correct!
Therefore, if you want to use Qian Buli, who is the remnant of the Shangguan family, it will bring some controversy!
After thinking for a moment, Ye Mingsheng decided to let Qian Buli and Ji Yu become a county magistrate first, and give him a few years to see how Qian Buli did!
If Qian Buli does well in his position as county magistrate, the Fengwu Army will almost dominate the world in a few years, and the stigma of being a remnant of the Shangguan family will be dissipated a lot.
Ye Mingsheng can also make good use of him, so that he will live up to the years when the two of them were bragging and having fun together!
If Qian Buli does not do well, Ye Mingsheng will naturally not keep him, but it is not difficult to give him a lifetime of wealth!
After settling this matter, Ye Mingsheng turned his attention to the last memorial, which was also the one he valued most!
Long before Ye Mingsheng came to Luo'an, Cui Shaogu thought twice and suggested that Ye Mingsheng move the capital to Yijing!
Ye Mingsheng actually has this idea himself. After all, although the Fengwu Army currently controls Luo'an and Guanzhong, the powerful people in Guanzhong still have great influence!
For Ye Mingsheng, who values stability, the influence of these powerful people cannot be removed in a short time, so moving the capital has become a necessity... ·············
