Chapter 102 Untitled (Thanks to book friend Da V Chen for the monthly ticket)

It’s just that Qian Buli is not a legitimate son, otherwise he would not have mixed up with Ye Mingsheng and his group of poor children.

As for whether Qian Buli was the illegitimate child of a concubine, or simply the child of a maid, Ye Mingsheng did not inquire into it in detail. After all, he did not care about this matter at the time, and investigating others too much in detail would easily arouse people's disgust.

However, Ye Mingsheng knew about the Qian family, to which Qian Buli belonged. Among the aristocratic families in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Qian family was not considered a high-ranking family.

It’s just that for generations in the Qian family, there were people who worked in the Imperial College, and a considerable number of officials in the court came from the Imperial College.

Therefore, the Qian family was not well-known in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty and seemed to have no power, but in fact, their family connections were quite good. The current head of the Qian family, Qian Kaiye, had served as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites since Emperor Jingdi. He was a third-rank official in the court and could be called an unshakable figure in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As for Qian Buli, although he doesn't have much money on weekdays and rarely treats each other to meals, he is not the kind of person who would go through thick and thin for his friends, but he has a good character. Ye Mingsheng helped Lin Huaiwu get promoted to sentry leader by relying on his connections, and he is quite reliable in doing things.

Although he didn't know how much power Qian Buli, the illegitimate son of the Qian family, had, and whether he could help him.

But this is at least one way. Let's see if there is a chance. Through his guidance and recommendation, I can get in touch with the senior officials of the Ministry of War and lead the Zhenwu Army myself.

Fang Jing and Qian Buli are the only two people Ye Mingsheng can think of who might be able to help him after thinking about it based on his current connections. As for other drinking buddies, Ye Mingsheng doesn't see any hope that they can help him.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but sigh. In the officialdom of the Great Zhou, it is too difficult to get promoted. First of all, it depends on birth and background. The rest depends on money and connections...

People like him who came from a poor family could only cross the river by feeling the stones. Even if they went through untold hardships and got some money, they had no idea on whom they would spend it.

He wanted to visit the Minister of War and the left and right vice ministers directly, but such bigwigs in the court were not someone he, a seventh-rank commander of the Imperial Guards, could easily meet. Without someone to introduce him, he might not even be able to enter the front gate of their mansion even if he went with silver.

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"Cai Pengbo let Ye Mingsheng run away?"

In Liu Jing's mansion, the furious Xu Zhaojie, with a fierce light in his eyes, asked Dong Chunyu in front of him fiercely:
Seeing Xu Zhaojie in such a horrifying state, Dong Chunyu, who was holding the secret letter sent by Cai Pengbo and telling the story, was immediately shocked. He swallowed his saliva and whispered, "This is what Cai Pengbo wrote..."

"Waste! A bunch of waste! I gave him three thousand people, and this is how he repays my trust in him?" Xu Zhaojie picked up the paperweight on the desk and threw it to the ground.

"Bang!" With a crisp sound, the priceless jade paperweight was smashed into pieces. Xu Zhaojie, who had been gradually drained of his body by alcohol and sex over the years, was so angry that he swayed and fell into the armchair.

Seeing that he was angry, Dong Chunyu didn't dare to say a word. He stood there quietly with his body hunched, fearing that Xu Zhaojie would vent his anger on him.

After a full cup of tea, Xu Zhaojie's anger finally subsided and he regained his sanity. He closed his eyes and said angrily, "What did Cai Pengbo say in the letter?"

After hearing Xu Zhaojie's question, Dong Chunyu dared to continue speaking: "Cai Pengbo said that the Black Dragon Society's people were too weak to fight. They were defeated by Ye Mingsheng in just one hour. By the time he personally led a thousand cavalrymen to Luwang Town and was ready to intervene in the battle, Ye Mingsheng had already occupied the entire Luwang Town and was ready to burn himself to death. So in order not to cause trouble for me, he retreated..."

"Humph! Not causing me any trouble? I think he is just afraid!" Xu Zhaojie snorted coldly and said with great dissatisfaction:
After quietly observing Xu Zhaojie's expression and seeing that he seemed to have calmed down a little, Dong Chunyu hesitated and said:

"Master, Ye Mingsheng is just a small seventh-rank commander, and he is also working under you, why bother about him... Even if he fails this time, you can kill him easily when we return to the capital and return to the Great Zhou!"

After hearing Dong Chunyu's admonition, although Xu Zhaojie didn't say anything, the dissatisfaction on his face was reduced a lot. Seeing him like this, Dong Chunyu continued to strike while the iron was hot and continued:

"Everyone knows that Commander Cai is your trusted and beloved general. If you punish Commander Cai severely because of this incident, I'm afraid everyone in the army will be insecure!"

As soon as Dong Chunyu finished speaking, Xu Zhaojie's gaze shifted to him and he said coldly, "Cai Pengbo, how much money did I give you to let you speak well of him?"

Hearing what Xu Zhaojie said, Dong Chunyu was frightened and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Master, what I said is all from the bottom of my heart, and it is all for your good. If I accept the money from Cai Pengbo, I will be struck by lightning that day and die a miserable death!"

Seeing Dong Chunyu swearing like that, Xu Zhaojie just looked at him deeply and waved his hand, signaling Dong Chunyu to stand up. He didn't particularly care whether Dong Chunyu accepted the money from Cai Pengbo or not.

Dong Chunyu has been following him around and serving him all these years, and his work is very busy. Therefore, Xu Zhaojie doesn't care much about his little actions in daily life.

Besides, he had no intention of severely punishing Cai Pengbo. The situation in the palace was initially calm, but it was only calm on the surface. In fact, there were still undercurrents and various forces were mixed. It was just when he needed Cai Pengbo, this loyal subordinate who would devote himself to him until his death. As the Marquis of Zhenyuan and one of the representatives of the noble power of the Great Zhou, Xu Zhaojie would definitely not lose sight of the greater for the sake of the smaller and cut off his own limbs at this time...

Therefore, he just did it on purpose and wanted to give Dong Chunyu a warning to tell him not to cross the line and get too close to Cai Pengbo and others.

(End of this chapter)