Chapter 1003 The new emperor of the Great Zhou!

Luo An, a young man in luxurious clothes, walked into the study of Changxing Marquis Mansion timidly under the escort of a group of soldiers...
In the quaint room, the young man slowly raised his head and quietly looked at the man sitting behind the desk!
The young boy's mood was complicated at this time. He was already thirteen years old and knew that as long as he passed this last hurdle, the young him would undoubtedly ascend to the supreme throne and become the new emperor of the Great Zhou!

But unfortunately, everyone knows that even if they become emperor, they will become puppets manipulated by the man in front of them!
As long as he doesn't want to hide his ambitions from the people of the world, he, the emperor of the Great Zhou, will die suddenly at any time and become the last emperor of the Great Zhou!
Thinking of this, the thirteen-year-old boy Jiang Cong couldn't help but reveal a little worry in his eyes. After all, he was only thirteen years old and didn't want to die!
However, thinking of his family's instructions to him, Jiang Cong couldn't help but want to show more courage. After all, he was a descendant of a noble family with the blood of the Great Zhou royal family flowing in his veins!
As if he felt the gaze of the young man in front of him, Ye Mingsheng, who was annotating a memorial, raised his head and looked at Jiang Cong, the grandson of King Zhao, with interest!

Although at the beginning he silently thought that he was a descendant of a royal family and could not bring disgrace upon the name of the royal family.

However, when his eyes met Ye Mingsheng’s, Jiang Cong was inevitably a little timid. His eyes unconsciously moved downwards, not daring to look Ye Mingsheng in the face again·····························

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:
"Give me a seat!"

As Ye Mingsheng's order was issued, two servants immediately carried a chair and placed it in front of Jiang Cong. Jiang Cong was silent for a moment when looking at the chair in front of him, then bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Thank you, Marshal, for the seat!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:

"There are fruits and pastries over there, you can help yourself to them. I have some memorials to deal with here!"

"Please help me, Marshal!" Jiang Cong said softly:
After giving instructions to Jiang Cong, Ye Mingsheng began to focus on the government affairs at hand. The court in Luoan was now in a state of disrepair. Many officials had fled to Sichuan, and a huge power vacuum had appeared within the court.

However, this is not a bad thing for Ye Mingsheng. He can calmly place his own people in the court and build a power system that is loyal only to himself.

Otherwise, if those people were still there, Ye Mingsheng would have to spend more effort to clean them up!
An incense stick later, Ye Mingsheng finished the things 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 as smart as his name suggested, and also a little mature...
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng felt a little sorry for him, but he still smiled and said:
"Jiang Cong, what do you think about being an emperor?"

When these words were spoken, Jiang Cong's eyes showed a hint of surprise. Before he came to see Ye Mingsheng, his grandparents had told him that Ye Mingsheng might say those words.

For example, Ye Mingsheng might pretend to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic and ask Jiang Cong to believe in him. For this, Jiang Cong also made some preparations and prepared some foolproof words to tell Ye Mingsheng!
But what Jiang Cong didn't expect was that Ye Mingsheng and Jiang Ran played so unconventionally!
Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Jiang Cong had an urge to tell Ye Mingsheng his true thoughts, but after hesitating for a while, he shook his head.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng didn't care 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!"

After hearing this, Jiang Cong's eyes became even more surprised. He had never thought that he wanted to be the emperor, and Ye Mingsheng didn't even try to hide it!
He actually said it right in front of me, and looking at his expression it seemed like he was not talking about something as important as usurping the throne, but rather talking about what to eat tonight······························

Looking at Jiang Cong, whose face was filled with surprise, Ye Mingsheng did not care whether the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who was about to ascend the throne, could understand him and continued:
“I’ve come a long way and endured a lot of hardships to get to where I am today!”

"Three hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not a short time. It is time for it to end. A new era is about to begin!"

"No one in this world can stop me. I will create a prosperous era where peace and prosperity reign over all nations. This is the inevitability of history and the mission that history has entrusted to me!"

"So if Jiang Congni has other ideas, then I advise you not to be the emperor. This is a good thing for you, for me, and for everyone!"

"I, Ye, may not be a good person, but I am definitely not a bad person. As long as you cooperate with me, I can guarantee that everyone will be happy in the end!"

When Ye Mingsheng said these words, although his voice was very flat, Jiang Cong could feel the strong confidence in it!
At the same time, the young boy also understood one thing, that is, in the eyes of Marshal Ye, he was not the emperor of the Great Zhou who was about to take the throne, but just a thirteen-year-old child!
So he disdains to deceive himself with lies. Trying to make himself believe that he will really be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and work hard for the world of Da Zhou...
Thinking of this, a complicated expression 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!"

Jiang Cong nodded obediently and walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he seemed to remember something. He suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Mingsheng and said seriously:

"Marshal Ye, they say you are a tyrant!"

Jiang Cong walked out of the room right after he finished speaking, and Ye Mingsheng couldn't help laughing when he heard it. At this moment, Ye Cheng came over and suggested to Ye Mingsheng in the same serious manner:
"Sir, Jiang Cong is an extraordinary boy, we cannot keep him here!"

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng looked at Ye Cheng. He knew that if he just nodded at this moment, Jiang Cong would die silently at home tonight.

But for some reason Ye Mingsheng admired Jiang Cong a little, so after pondering for a moment, he said:
“Give him a chance!”

After hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Ye Cheng wanted to say something, but seeing that Ye Mingsheng had made up his mind, he finally shut his mouth.

Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment and asked:
"When will Yuan Song and the others come back?" Ye Cheng said without hesitation:
“It was around dusk…”

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng immediately asked:

"How are the preparations for the welcoming ceremony going?"

"Everything is ready, just waiting for you, sir!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. In the past, when the Fengwu Army returned to the capital, he rarely attended the welcoming ceremony.

However, this time, considering that Yuan Song and the soldiers of the Western Expedition had made military achievements that can be said to be recorded in history, Ye Mingsheng decided to attend their welcome ceremony in person.

Because there was still some time before evening, Ye Mingsheng continued to deal with memorials. One of them made Ye Mingsheng fall into silence.

This memorial was presented by Ye Wei, the newly appointed commander of Luoan City Defense Department by Ye Mingsheng. The content of the memorial was related to several old acquaintances of Ye Mingsheng!
When Ye Mingsheng was the commander of the Imperial Guards, he had a group of bad friends. Some of these people were minor officials like Ye Mingsheng, or marginal figures from prominent families. They used to get together to eat and drink and have fun!

However, with a series of turmoil after the Luoan Incident, these people were either dead or scattered. Even the few who survived, most of them had cut off ties with Ye Mingsheng because they were forced to do so by the Shangguan family when Shangguan Hongyuan attacked Ye Mingsheng, or because they wanted to please Shangguan Hongyuan...

However, now that Ye Mingsheng took over Luoan, this group of people began to think about establishing good relations with Ye Mingsheng!
They all said that they severed ties with Ye Mingsheng and even insulted Ye Mingsheng and his ancestors because they were threatened by the Shangguan family. The Shangguan family put a knife to their necks and they had no choice but to do so. They were extremely reluctant in their hearts!

So now they are clamoring to meet Ye Mingsheng, saying that they want to apologize to Ye Mingsheng in person to ease the guilt in their hearts!

In addition to requesting to meet with Ye Mingsheng, some people also used the banner of Ye Mingsheng's old friends to deceive others. For this reason, Ye Wei also sent a memorial to Ye Mingsheng to ask Ye Mingsheng how to deal with this matter!

As for these villains who curry favor with the powerful, Ye Mingsheng naturally gave orders to Ye Wei, asking him to severely punish this group of people and not to show any leniency!

However, Ye Mingsheng also took this opportunity to make a decision on how to deal with the other two people. One of them 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 once taken care of and helped him, but on the other hand, he was also very disappointed in him!

If it weren’t for Fang Jing’s recommendation and help, Ye Mingsheng probably wouldn’t have been able to enter the residence of Li Guangbin, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, even if he had money, and followed the same path as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. Naturally, it would have been impossible for him to be promoted three levels in a row and become the Tiger-Powerful General of the Zhenwu Army...

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng was very grateful to Fang Jing. If it weren't for what happened later, Ye Mingsheng would definitely repay Fang Jing well. Apart from anything else, there would definitely be no problem in making him a marquis!
However, Fang Jing's later actions made Ye Mingsheng very disappointed. He knew that Fang Jing was under a lot of pressure, and he could understand this. If Fang Jing simply broke off his relationship with him, Ye Mingsheng would never blame him!

But Fang Jing should never do something out of line just to please the Shangguan family!

Although the other party was very angry and disappointed, in view of his previous help and support, Ye Mingsheng did not intend to make things difficult for him, let alone hurt him. However, it was impossible for Ye Mingsheng to repay him!

Ye Mingsheng never wants to see Uncle Fang again in his life!
Compared with Fang Jing, Qian Buli's help to Ye Mingsheng was not as great. He only gave Ye Mingsheng some advice back then.

But he didn't do anything out of line. He just announced that he would break off all ties with Ye Mingsheng under pressure from the Shangguan family. He didn't deliberately insult or make up lies to humiliate himself like others did in order to please the Shangguan family!

In addition, Qian Buli has experienced so many things over the years and has gained a lot of experience. He also has a good reputation in official circles in recent years.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng approved of Qian Buli, and Qian Buli was also in his plan!
However, Qian Buli also has a problem, that is, Qian Buli and Shangguan Tingshu are brothers-in-law, and because of this relationship, he is also the Minister of War in the Luoan court...
If you think carefully, Qian Buli is a close minister of the Shangguan family and is at the core of power of the Shangguan family. Otherwise, he would not have been trusted by Shangguan Hongyuan to go on a diplomatic mission to Yijing!

However, under the propaganda of the Fengwu Army, the Shangguan family has become a group of unforgivable and infamous characters. It is no exaggeration to say that criticizing the Shangguan family in the Fengwu Army is politically correct!

Therefore, wanting to re-employ Qian Buli, a remnant of the Shangguan family, will bring about some controversy!
After thinking for a moment, Ye Mingsheng decided to let Qian Buli go to Jiyu to be a county magistrate first, and give him a few years to see how Qian Buli does!
If Qian Buli did a good job as the county magistrate, the Fengwu Army would have almost unified the country in a few years, and the stigma of being a remnant of the Shangguan family on him would have been much lessened.

Ye Mingsheng can also make good use of him, so as not to waste the years when they boasted and chatted 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 resolving this matter, Ye Mingsheng turned his attention to the last memorial, which was also the one he valued the most!
Long before Ye Mingsheng came to Luoan, Cui Shaogu Sansi and others had suggested that Ye Mingsheng move the capital, and move the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty to Yijing!

Ye Mingsheng actually had the same idea. After all, although the Fengwu Army currently controlled Luoan and Guanzhong, the powerful families still had great influence in Guanzhong!
For Ye Mingsheng, who values ​​stability, the influence of these powerful families cannot be eliminated in a short period of time, so moving the capital has become a matter of course...

(End of this chapter)