Chapter 1093 Murong Yuliang’s resentment!

Previously, the Coordination Office had reported to Ye Mingsheng that Lin Huaiwu had developed rheumatism in Liaoyang and was confined to a wheelchair. For this reason, Ye Tie, thinking of their past friendship, secretly took Lin Huaiwu to Dongning for recuperation...
Originally, Ye Mingsheng should have been punished for this matter, but in the end, out of gratitude for Lin Huaiwu's past kindness, Ye Mingsheng pretended not to see it.

According to the information from the Coordination Office, Lin Huaiwu's physical condition has improved a lot during his recuperation in Dongning. Although he still needs to rely on a wheelchair for daily movements, his overall spirits have improved a lot and he will have the opportunity to get rid of the wheelchair in the future.

Although Lin Huaiwu deserved the punishment, to be honest, Ye Mingsheng would miss him occasionally. After all, he had been with him for such a long time, and Ye Mingsheng had treated him as his younger brother. He couldn't bear to see him suffer such a tragic end.
The current situation may be the best for Lin Huaiwu. He can live the rest of his life peacefully in Liaoyang!

After sorting out his emotions, Ye Mingsheng continued to study the plan of conferring titles. Except for Yuan Song, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and He Jingyun, the Marquis of Changning, Ye Mingsheng did not plan to confer the title of marquis on other generals.

After all, although Zhao Han, Guo Zhiping, Zhang Meng, Xun Ke, Ma Zhongjun and others also had outstanding military exploits and made great contributions to the Fengwu Army, there was still a clear gap compared to Yuan Song and He Jingyun.

If one of them is made a marquis, the others will feel it is unfair!

For example, although Zhao Han served as the Chief of the General Staff and had a high position and great power in the army, he was basically responsible for dispatching troops and had never led the army alone or made any real military achievements! So this time, Zhao Han was first conferred the title of Earl of Loyalty and Diligence!

Although Guo Zhiping had made many military achievements, first of all, his bandit background was not very glorious. Secondly, he disobeyed orders on the battlefield during the Yunbing Battle and had a public falling out with General He Jingyun, which was also a stain!
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng considered comprehensively and decided not to confer the title of marquis on Guo Zhiping this time, but instead conferred the title of Earl of Loyalty and Bravery first!

As for Zhang Meng, Xun Ke, and Ma Zhongjun, their qualifications and military achievements are even slightly inferior, so Ye Mingsheng plans to confer the title of earl on them together with the current General of the Fourth Division Shen Quan and the General of the Sixth Division Ye Tie!

As for other generals, they will not be conferred titles for now. After all, this is only the first wave of titles for the Fengwu Army. When Ye Mingsheng ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the future, there will surely be a larger wave of titles. Secondly, Ye Mingsheng also intends to control the size of the nobles and prevent them from becoming too large and bloated!
In addition to these military generals, Ye Mingsheng also planned to make an exception and confer a title on a civil official. Moreover, this title was not low, just like Yuan Song and He Jingyun, he was a marquis...

This civil official is undoubtedly Cui Shao!
Although the Great Zhou has a rule that states that titles can only be conferred based on military merit, Ye Mingsheng wants to make an exception for Cui Shao this time!

Although Ye Mingsheng has always been wary of Cui Shao, he must admit that Cui Shao has really worked hard for the development of the Fengwu Army and has done so many things with all his heart!

Although Cui Shao did not lead his troops to fight on the front lines, his contribution to the Fengwu Army's success today is no less than that of anyone else, including Yuan Song and He Jingyun!
Without Cui Shao behind the scenes preparing food and fodder, recruiting civilians, and pacifying the local people, the progress of the Fengwu Army would not be as fast as it is now. Moreover, Ye Mingsheng had promised him that after he seized power one day, he would make him a duke!
Although Ye Mingsheng is only a duke at present and cannot confer the same title on Cui Shao, the title of marquis is what Cui Shao deserves!

In addition, in the formation of the Yijing court this time, Ye Mingsheng plans to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet with the identity of the Minister of Rites. The cabinet will be composed of seven people: the Minister of Revenue Cui Shao, the Minister of Personnel Gu Sansi, the Minister of Works Chen Fu, the Minister of Punishments Li Jian, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate Xiao Lingyu, and the Chief of Staff Zhao Han!

Therefore, this time, conferring the title of marquis on Cui Shao was also a way to appease Cui Shao and show some goodwill!
As for the name of the marquis Cui Shao, Ye Mingsheng planned to confer him the title of Marquis of Changxing. Ye Mingsheng decided on the word Changxing after careful consideration. It also contained some deep meaning. Ye Mingsheng hoped that Cui Shao could understand his thoughts and stick to his original intention to achieve his goal...

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Jiyu, 15:00

As the sun sets, a carriage escorted by guards slowly stops in front of the gate of Murong Mansion. With the help of guards and servants, Murong Yuliang, the Governor of Jiyu of the Great Zhou, slowly gets off the carriage and walks into the mansion!
Since being transferred from Liaoyang to Jiyu, Murong Yuliang has worked hard in Jiyu in order to be able to hold a higher position and shoulder greater responsibilities in the Fengwu Army. He wants to make some achievements, let the Marshal have a clearer understanding of his abilities, and thus open up the ladder to promotion!

With this belief, Murong Yuliang could be said to have been working day and night in the past few years. He would rush to the yamen to work at daybreak every day, and would go home to rest only after it was completely dark. Out of the twelve hours a day, he would spend at least seven hours in the yamen of the Hebei-Henan Provincial Government handling official business!

With Murong Yuliang's efforts, Ji and Henan gradually became one of the best economically developed regions under the rule of the Fengwu Army from the initial poverty-stricken situation when they were conquered!

If Yijing had not been established by Ye Mingsheng as the new economic and political center of Da Zhou, Jiyu would not even need to be included!

In the past few years of Fengwu Army's conquests, Jiyu has gradually surpassed Youyan and Liaoyang, becoming the largest supplier of money, food, and soldiers for Fengwu Army, and has lost too much blood for Fengwu Army's war of unification...
There are many reasons why Jiyu could undergo such earth-shaking changes, but it is no exaggeration to say that the governor Murong Yuliang played a very crucial role, and this is something Murong Yuliang is very proud of!
Although Murong Yuliang had made very good political achievements in Hebei and Henan and was deeply loved by the people of Hebei and Henan, Murong Yuliang was not content to be just the governor of Hebei and Henan!
From the very beginning, Murong Yuliang's idea was very clear. His political achievements in Hebei and Henan were just a stepping stone for him to reach higher levels!
So after learning the news that the Fengwu Army had seized power, Murong Yuliang also realized that Ye Mingsheng was about to establish the Yijing court. Murong Yuliang was also very much looking forward to this. He believed that with his political achievements in Yijing, he would be able to occupy an important position in the new Yijing court!
For this purpose, Murong Yuliang secretly entered the core and carried out a series of operations. However, Ye Mingsheng's series of appointments to the Yijing court not long ago completely shattered Murong Yuliang's fantasy. These appointments included Gongsun Hao, Xiao Lingyu and others, but his name, Murong Yuliang, was not on the list!
The fact that Murong Yuliang did not enter the central government also caused quite a stir in Yijing. After all, everyone could see the achievements that Murong Yuliang had made in Jiyu.

Therefore, during the period when the Yijing court was preparing, many people believed that it was a foregone conclusion that Murong Yuliang would enter the central government to hold an important position. Some people even speculated about what official position Murong Yuliang would hold...

Because at that time the Ministry of Personnel was reserved by Gu Sansi, the Ministry of Revenue was reserved by Cui Shao, the Ministry of Justice was reserved by Li Jian, and the Ministry of War had been renamed the Ministry of Staff, and Murong Yuliang had no experience in the Ministry of Works, so at that time quite a number of people believed that Murong Yuliang would serve as the Minister of Rites, or the Left Censor-in-Chief. Regarding these rumors, although Murong Yuliang had always acted calmly, saying that he was just a brick in the court and would be moved wherever needed, he actually attached great importance to this matter in his heart and had been quietly planning for himself!

But the fact was something that no one, including Murong Yuliang, had expected. Ye Mingsheng took the position of Minister of Rites on his own initiative. Murong Yuliang, who had always been highly regarded for entering the central government, not only did not get the expected position of Minister of Rites, he was not even able to enter the gate of the central government!
This inevitably caused some discussion, and they couldn't help but wonder whether Murong Yuliang had made some mistake to anger the Marshal, or because Murong Qingwu was unable to give birth to a child for the Marshal, she had fallen out of favor in the Ye Mansion, so her father Murong Yuliang was also marginalized!
There are even some conspiracy theories that say that the case of Liu Zhengyue, the former governor of Youyan, involved Murong Yuliang, the governor of Jiyu. After Cui Shao learned that Liu Zhengyue and Murong Yuliang were having an affair, he felt betrayed and was furious, so he slandered Liu Zhengyue to the Marshal...
The Marshal also believed Cui Shao's slander, so he did not recruit Murong Yuliang into the core, and he will take Murong Yuliang down in the future!
There are some conspiracy theories like this that have no basis at all. In short, because Murong Yuliang did not enter the center as expected, all kinds of news about Murong Yuliang have been circulated!

As for Murong Yuliang himself, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He never thought that he would be rejected by the central government!
This incident not only made him disappointed, but also discouraged him. In order to be able to enter the core and take up an important position, although he went out early and came back late every day, working day and night and was very tired, his heart was full of energy and hope!

However, this time, with the collapse of his hopes, his enthusiasm was gone. For more than half a month in a row, he only went to the Governor's Office to work at 9:00 p.m. every day, and left work early to go home at 5:00 p.m. every day!

Even during office hours in the government office, Murong Yuliang, who was filled with unfulfilled ambitions and a feeling of being unappreciated, was in no mood to work. Some engineering projects that had already been launched or planned to be launched were delayed as a result!
Murong Yuliang, who had returned home at this time, went directly into his study to enjoy the tranquility that belonged to him alone···························
Leaning against the back of the armchair with his eyes closed, although a long time has passed, Murong Yuliang still hasn't gotten over this incident!

In order to be able to enter the core and hold an important position, he worked hard and paid too much in Jiyu, but he never expected the result to be like this. He really wanted to ask Ye Mingsheng, what did he do not do well enough in Jiyu? Why didn't he let him enter the core?

Although you did not directly promise me at the beginning that as long as I did a good job in Jiyu, you would let me enter the central government to take up an important position, but over the years, whether I reported to you in person or exchanged letters, you always expressed your appreciation for my talents, and hinted that if I worked hard in Jiyu, I would have a bigger platform to display my talents in the future!

But what is the result now?
Why is the result like this?
Murong Yuliang really wanted to ask Ye Mingsheng in person, didn't they agree on this at the beginning? Why did they suddenly change their minds now?

Even though he had a lot of resentment towards Ye Mingsheng in his heart, Murong Yuliang could only think about it silently in his heart when he questioned Ye Mingsheng in person!
Let alone taking action, even if he told others about it, Murong Yuliang was afraid that the General Coordination Office or the Internal Guard would hear it. As the governor of Hebei and Henan, Murong Yuliang was very clear about the terror and terribleness of Ye Mingsheng's lackeys...

Murong Yuliang became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. The anguish in his heart was beyond words. As he thought about it, he shouted to the outside:

"Give me a pot of wine! Master, I want to drink!"

"Yes!"

About an incense stick later, the door of the study was gently opened. Murong Yuliang, who was standing with his back to the door and looking out the window, thought that the servants had brought the wine, so he immediately ordered:

"Put down the wine, and you can leave!"

However, the visitor did not leave as Murong Yuliang requested, but said softly:

"Master, it's me!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Murong Yuliang was startled, then turned around and looked at his wife and said:
"Madam, why are you here?"

After coming to Jiyu all these years, Wang had to accept what happened between Murong Yuliang and Chen Yiyu, and she also formed a new tacit understanding with Murong Yuliang.

As a concubine, Chen Yiyu has to be respectful to Wang, the main wife. Wang is still the one who makes the decisions on matters in Murong's mansion, but she cannot blame Chen Yiyu.

With such tacit understanding, a rare peace was achieved in the Murong Mansion. Murong Yuliang basically stayed with Chen Yiyu most of the time, and would go to Wang's place to sit every ten days or half a month to maintain the relationship between husband and wife!
Because of this incident, Murong Yuliang was in no mood to maintain a marital relationship with Wang, so he hadn't seen Wang for almost half a month!

(End of this chapter)