Chapter 1075 The strange yin and yang!

The next day, in the courtyard of An Miaoyi in the Ye Mansion
Looking at Jingren who looked well-behaved, An Miaoyi reprimanded him seriously:

"Didn't I tell you to stay in the house and do your homework last night? Why did you go out to play again?"

"You bastard, do you really want to piss me off to death?"

Facing his mother's angry rebuke, Jingren quickly defended himself:
'Mother, I have finished all the homework that Mr. Gu assigned me. I just went out to play for a short while. It wasn't too long, just about the time of an incense stick...'

An Miaoyi said coldly:
"You only played for an incense stick of time?"

Facing his mother's frightening gaze, Jingren said with a guilty conscience:
"One hour!"

After saying this, Jing Ren saw that An Miaoyi was about to explode again, and he immediately said:
"But mom, I really finished the homework that Mr. Gu left behind! Then I went out to play with Jingxuan!"

An Miaoyi snorted coldly, and then continued:

"Since Jingren said you have finished your homework, I will test you. If you don't do well, you will suffer!"

Feeling the emphasis on his mother's tone at the end, Jingren was a little frightened, but at this point he could only bow and say:

"Please ask the mother for the questions!"

An Miaoyi said without hesitation:
"I heard that Mr. Gu has been teaching you the Book of Songs recently. Wuyi has learned it, right? Please recite it to me!"

Jingren thought for a moment and then recited:
"How can I say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with you. When the king raised an army, he repaired my sword and spear, and I share the same enemy with you!"

"How can I say that I have no clothes? I am in the same boat with you. When the king raised an army, he repaired my spear and halberd, and I worked together with you!"

"Who says I have no clothes? I will share my clothes with you. When the king raises his army, I will share my clothes with you. I will go with you!"

After reciting the poem, Jingren looked at An Miaoyi with some anticipation, as if waiting for his mother’s praise······························
However, it was too early for Jingren to be happy at this time. An Miaoyi asked expressionlessly:
“What is this poem about?”

Jingren hesitated after hearing this, thinking back to what Gu Sansi had said in class, and after a moment he tentatively said:

"This poem tells the story of comrades in the army, who, in order to serve the king, share the joys and sorrows, bravely fight against the enemy, and achieve a common goal!"

Although An Miaoyi remained expressionless when she heard this, she was very happy in her heart, thinking that Jingren was learning the poem seriously. However, just as she was saying something, Qiqige walked into the room holding a piece of paper.

Qiqige walked into the room and instinctively wanted to say something to An Miaoyi, but after seeing Jingren standing beside her, she froze in place.

Seeing this, An Miaoyi also understood that Qiqige had something to report to her, and immediately instructed Jingren:
"You stay at home and study hard all day today. You are not allowed to go out and play!"

"Mother!"

When Jingren heard An Miaoyi's decision, his face suddenly fell and he wanted to act like a spoiled child and beg for mercy, but An Miaoyi didn't indulge him and said directly:
"If you say that again, you'll be grounded for three days!"

After hearing this, Jingren didn’t dare to say anything. He bowed to An Miaoyi and Qiqige one after another, and then left the room. In response to Jingren’s bow, Qiqige also returned the bow solemnly...

Although Qiqige was nominally An Miaoyi's personal maid and a servant in the Ye Mansion, in reality she was more like another concubine of Ye Mingsheng. When An Miaoyi slept with him, she would follow her and serve her.

Moreover, An Miaoyi never treated Qiqige as a servant. Instead, she treated Qiqige as her own sister. She usually asked Jingren to greet Qiqige and call her aunt.

An Miaoyi also planned to let Ye Mingsheng take Qiqige in and give her a legitimate status, but Qiqige herself was unwilling to do so and preferred to stay with An Miaoyi.

After Jingren left the room, Qiqige handed the paper in her hand to An Miaoyi, and then said solemnly:

"General, the order that the Guards Department just received will be conveyed to the Central Court in an hour!"

Looking at the series of appointments on the paper, An Miaoyi's expression became more and more serious. Because of Ye Mingsheng's previous warning, she did not dare to participate in government affairs during this period. She spent every day in the Ye Mansion taking care of her husband and children, and of course, her main job was to raise her children!

Although she did not take the initiative to participate in government affairs, An Miaoyi knew in the Ye Mansion that integrating the Central Council with the original six-department system was already the top priority of the Fengwu Army. Therefore, it seemed reasonable for Ye Mingsheng to make such a decision now!

After reading the dozens of appointments on the paper three times, An Miaoyi couldn't help but smile brightly...
Among the dozens of names representing future high-ranking officials of the Yijing court, there is not a single one with the surname Murong. The only one who has a connection with the Murong family is Zhang Xiong!
When Murong Lun was the Minister of Personnel of the Luo'an court, Zhang Xiong was the Left Vice Minister of Personnel and was one of Murong Lun's subordinates! However, it is obvious that Zhang Xiong is not Murong Lun's party member, otherwise when Shangguan Changgong was suppressing Murong Lun's rebellion, he would not have let Zhang Xiong go. At that time, Shangguan Changgong was bloodthirsty, and many people who had a relationship with the Murong family were killed!
This also means that the influence of the Murong family in the future Yijing court will fall to the bottom!
An Miaoyi was very happy when she thought of this. She knew that the people in the Murong family had always hoped that Murong Yuliang could take over the center, or even replace Cui Shao to lead the center!
This was also the point that An Miaoyi was originally very worried about. Murong Yuliang had done very well in Hebei and Henan in recent years. He was a major contributor to the money and grain that various regions under the Fengwu Army handed over to the central government!
In promoting the reforms required by Ye Mingsheng, Ji Yu, under the command of Murong Yuliang, also made great efforts and achieved very good results. Therefore, there has always been a voice in the center that Murong Yuliang should enter the center and display his talents at a higher level·································

There is no doubt that this is not what An Miaoyi wants to see. After all, once Murong Yuliang comes to power, her life will undoubtedly become more difficult!
And now, Ye Mingsheng’s appointment can be said to have completely dispelled An Miaoyi’s doubts and concerns!
Looking at An Miaoyi's smile, Qiqige also smiled and said:

"Madam, I said that the Marshal must have seen through the Murong family's self-torture tactics. He didn't punish them before because the time was not right.
"If you ask me, Murong Yuliang's inability to enter the core is just the beginning. The Murong family will definitely be in trouble next!"

An Miaoyi smiled and said:

"I hope so!"

"Madam, don't worry, now it's the turn of that bitch from the Murong family to cry!"

After a brief chat, An Miaoyi seemed to remember something and immediately said to Qiqige:
"Do you know this Zhu Xiaowen?"

Qiqige thought for a moment, shook her head and said:

"I don't know him very well either. I only know that he is a student of Mr. Cui. Mr. Cui thinks highly of him. He made a mistake when he was in Liaoyang Censorate before, and was dismissed by the Marshal!"

“But not long after that, he was re-employed by the Marshal, and then he rose rapidly all the way. A few years later, he became the Liaoyang Censor. It is said that the Marshal admired him very much, and his appointment as the Minister of the Dali Temple must have been an unexpected surprise...”

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While Ye Mingsheng was busy setting up his own Yijing court, Song Weijie was constantly struggling!
Ever since the last united front meeting ended in failure, Song Weijie has received bad news one after another!

First of all, the miracle did not happen. Lu Jianchao, who was highly expected by Song Weijie, proved that he was never a tough guy in the face of the powerful military pressure from the Fengwu Army. He finally chose to surrender in Kaesong. The Fengwu Army began to gradually take over the entire Jiangnan territory!
And the following news made Song Weijie give up his fantasy!

Ever since he realized that Ye Mingsheng might use force against him, Song Weijie, aware of the danger he was in, secretly sent a large number of spies to Guanzhong and Jingchu.

Song Weijie wanted to use these spies to find out the movements of the Fengwu Army, so as to determine the time and plan of the Fengwu Army's attack on Sichuan!

Song Weijie's move did play some role. Two days ago, the spies he sent to Guanzhong found out that the Second Army of Fengwu Army stationed in Guanzhong was storing food, fodder, herbs and other war supplies.

Guo Zhiping, a general of the Fengwu Army who was appointed by Ye Mingsheng as the commander of the Second Army, also secretly came to Dingyuan City near Sichuan to inspect. The meaning of this is naturally self-evident!
Song Weijie's heart skipped a beat when he heard the news. He originally thought that there were only a few months left this year, and winter was coming soon. The earliest the Fengwu Army could attack him would be the beginning of next spring, and he still had a few months to prepare...
However, Guo Zhiping's actions made Song Weijie realize that it was not impossible for the Fengwu Army to attack Shu within this year!

This also allowed Song Weijie to step up preparations for the Fengwu Army's attack on Shu, while at the same time notifying the spies deployed in Guanzhong and Jingchu to do their best to find out the news of the Fengwu Army!

However, just as Song Weijie's order was issued, bad news came from Jingchu. Almost all the spies sent to Jingchu were uncovered by the Fengwu Military Coordination Office. Some died, some were caught, and those who escaped by chance are now running towards Sichuan in order to survive!

Song Weijie was naturally very angry when he heard the news, but unfortunately, he was powerless to do anything about the situation!
After all, his behavior was like sharpening his sword at the last minute. Although he sent out many spies, none of them had good ways to hide!

The most fatal thing was that Song Weijie's order was very urgent, which resulted in the spies who were sent out not being able to hide very well. Now they were very anxious to investigate the movements of the Fengwu Army!
For the Coordination Office, which is proficient in infiltration and counter-infiltration, this can be said to be a head delivered to the door. They can catch one accurately every time they catch it. In addition, there are no confidentiality measures for the spies planted by Song Weijie, which makes it very convenient and fast for the Coordination Office to follow the clues and catch one accurately every time...
Song Weijie, who was originally very confident in competing with Ye Mingsheng, could not help but waver after encountering a series of setbacks. He began to ask himself whether he could really stop the Fengwu Army?

Although Song Weijie is unwilling to give up the power and wealth in his hands, if he knows that the road ahead is a dead end, he will have the instinct to survive!
After pondering for a while in the study, Song Weijie asked his men to find Huang Tong, the prefect of Rongcheng. He had always trusted Huang Tong, but ever since that meeting, when Huang Tong once again advocated seeking peace with the Fengwu Army, Song Weijie became angry with him and did not see Huang Tong for several days!

Although he was still a little annoyed at Huang Tong's proposal to seek peace with the Fengwu Army, Song Weijie still wanted to hear his opinion when an important decision needed to be made!
Under Song Weijie's order, Huang Tong quickly came in front of Song Weijie, bowed respectfully to Song Weijie and said:

"Your humble servant greets His Excellency the Governor!"

Song Weijie hummed in agreement, and then he got straight to the point:

"Huang Tong, do you still think I should ask for peace with the Fengwu Army?"

Faced with this question, Huang Tong knew clearly what answer Song Weijie wanted from him, but out of loyalty and kindness to Song Weijie, he closed his eyes and nodded.
The two have known each other for many years and Song Weijie understands what kind of person Huang Tong is, so he is not surprised that he would make such a choice, but this does not affect his anger!
Song Weijie took a deep breath, then looked at Huang Tong and said coldly:
"If I decide to resist to the end, will you, Huang Tong, change your allegiance and join Ye Mingsheng?"

"Huang Tong, you are a talented person, and Ye Mingsheng is said to be a person who cherishes talent!"

"With your talent, he will not treat you unfairly. He will definitely give you a high position. Maybe Ye Mingsheng will be so happy that he will let you take my position!"

"How about it? If you can become the governor of Sichuan, Huang Tong, you will be very happy, right?"

Facing Song Weijie's sarcastic ridicule, Huang Tong sighed, then bowed deeply to Song Weijie and said:
"If you think that I, Huang Tong, am a traitor who sells out my master for personal gain, then I am willing to die to prove my innocence and my own integrity!"

After saying this, Huang Tong turned around and walked towards the guard outside the door, as if he wanted to use the long sword in his hand to end his own life...
(End of this chapter)