Chapter 1132 The truth is revealed!

Because he was familiar with the environment of the division headquarters, Wang Guang ran into Ye Fu’s room in one breath. As soon as Ye Fu opened the room, he heard Ye Fu arguing with someone in the room. When he looked closely, he saw that the second person in the room besides Ye Fu was Huang Can, the deputy general of the Fifth Division whom he had just met a few days ago...
Huang Can and Ye Fu were also very surprised by Wang Guang's sudden appearance, and their quarrel came to an abrupt end. Just when the three of them fell into a brief silence, the guards who were chasing Wang Guang also arrived. Without saying a word, they pressed Wang Guang to the ground from the left and right.

At this time, Wang Guang also reacted and asked Ye Fu loudly:
"General, is what General Huang said true? Is the Marshal really under house arrest for treason?"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap exploding in everyone's ears. Ye Fu immediately showed a look of struggle, and Huang Can on the side glared at Wang Guang hatefully and then looked at Ye Fu nervously.

Seeing Ye Fu's struggling expression, Wang Guang became more and more suspicious of the truth of the Marshal's house arrest. He shouted loudly while being pressed to the ground:

"General, one misstep can lead to eternal regret! Please don't do anything that will make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy!"

Hearing Wang Guang's words, Huang Can's face suddenly changed and he immediately drew the sword from his waist and slashed towards Wang Guang without saying anything.

"You rebel and disrupt the morale of my army! I will kill you!"

However, just as Huang Can was about to kill Wang Guang, the guard beside him blocked Huang Can's sword and asked Ye Fu:
"General, what happened? Is the Marshal really under house arrest?"

Feeling the gazes of his men, Ye Fu, who had been struggling, finally made up his mind and ordered with gritted teeth:

“Capture Huang Can for me…”

As soon as these words came out, the guards immediately rushed towards Huang Can. Huang Can was also terrified and instinctively wanted to resist. Although he was born a warrior monk and had great skills, he had been living a life of luxury in recent years and had lost his former prestige. Under the siege of the guards, he was quickly defeated and pinned to the ground.
Huang Can, who was pinned to the ground, roared at Ye Fu unwillingly:
"Ye Fu, you are confused. You are also involved in this matter. If something happens to us, you can't escape. The Marshal will not let you go!"

Listening to Huang Can's words, Ye Fu smiled bitterly and said:
"There is room for retribution for evil that is sent by heaven, but there is no escape for evil that is brought upon oneself. I deserve it!"

After saying this, Ye Fu said to Wang Guang who was standing beside him:

"Wang Guang, you did a great job!"

Wang Guang, who was standing by, still hadn't figured out what was going on. He could only bow to Ye Fu instinctively and said,
"Thank you for your praise, sir. I am just doing my job!"

Ye Fu nodded somewhat sadly after hearing this and then ordered:

"Tie me and Huang Can together, and take us to Ye's residence to be dealt with by the Marshal!"

As soon as Huang Can said this, his fear was beyond words. He immediately shouted angrily at Ye Fu:
"Ye Fu, you are crazy! You are a coward!"

Listening to Huang Can's curse, Ye Fu said to him coldly:

"The thing I regret most in my life is getting mixed up with a bunch of bastards like you!"

After saying this, Ye Fu no longer paid attention to Huang Can, and gave a deep command to Wang Guang who was standing there in a daze:

"Wang Guang, this is my last order to you as the general of the 14th Division. Execute it!"

Wang Guang felt sorry for what he said, but he still bowed and said:
"Commander Wang Guang accepts the order..."

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In the Ye Mansion, An Miaoyi's small courtyard.

Looking at herself in the mirror, An Miaoyi was a little dazed, and at this moment a person walked into the room. Hearing the familiar footsteps of the person, An Miaoyi gradually came back to her senses, adjusted the hairpin in her hair in the mirror, and then stood up.

Turning around, they looked into Qiqige's eyes. The two sisters smiled at each other, and then An Miaoyi said softly:
"Let's go!"

"Ok!"

As An Miaoyi made her decision, half an incense stick later the master and servant arrived at the door of Ye Mingsheng's study. Ye Cheng stopped them and bowed, saying:

"Madam, the Marshal just took his lunch break. What can I do for you?"

An Miaoyi glanced at Ye Cheng and ordered:

"I have something important to see the Marshal about!"

Feeling the firmness and unquestionableness in An Miaoyi's words, Ye Cheng hesitated for a moment and then immediately said:
"I'll go in and report right away!"

After saying that, Ye Cheng turned around, opened the door and walked into the study. Looking at his back, An Miaoyi's eyes showed a fleeting hint of disgust.

Soon Ye Cheng walked out of the study, bowed to An Miaoyi and said:
“Madam, the Marshal invites you in…”

Upon hearing this, An Miaoyi walked into the study without thinking, as if he realized that this meeting with Ye Mingsheng was extraordinary. When An Miaoyi walked in, Ye Cheng also considerately closed the door, leaving the couple in a private environment.

Feeling An Miaoyi's arrival, Ye Mingsheng, leaning on the back of the chair, slowly opened his eyes and looked at his wife with scrutiny.

An Miaoyi also bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:

"Husband, Miaoyi has something important to report to you!"

"Say!"

"I heard that Ye Baode, the general manager of Dadongsheng Company, together with Huang Can, the deputy general of the Fifth Division, Yang Guoxu, the commander of the General Coordination Office, Liu Wenzhao and others, fabricated a lie, saying that someone was plotting treason and imprisoning you, my husband, and they wanted to use this as an excuse to launch a mutiny and attack the Ye Mansion to kill you!"

After saying this, An Miaoyi bowed her head and wanted to look up to see what Ye Mingsheng's expression was. However, after hesitating for a while, she gave up the idea and remained respectful.

Unlike An Miaoyi's expectation that Ye Mingsheng would be furious, Ye Mingsheng was completely silent at this time, which made An Miaoyi a little nervous.

Just when An Miaoyi was at a loss, Ye Mingsheng's calm and clear voice finally reached her ears. "Very good! Miaoyi, you did a great job this time!"

Ye Mingsheng's praise made An Miaoyi feel relieved, and she continued to speak:
"This is what I should do!"

“Today is New Year’s Eve. Take Jingren to visit mother…”

"Yes!"

After receiving Ye Mingsheng's order, An Miaoyi also walked out of the room. Just at this moment, a cold wind blew in from outside the door. An Miaoyi only felt a chill on her back. It turned out that her back had been wet without her realizing it!

Realizing this, An Miaoyi's expression was somewhat complicated. She felt that the man who shared the bed with her was becoming more and more unfathomable and unpredictable!
Although her marriage with Ye Mingsheng was a political one and there was no love between them, they still had some affection for each other as they had slept in the same bed for many years. So when An Miaoyi knew that Ye Baode was planning to cause chaos, she instinctively wanted to inform Ye Mingsheng and prevent Ye Baode's conspiracy from succeeding!
However, due to some practical factors, An Miaoyi considered it for a day before making the decision and came to inform Ye Mingsheng.

Although it was a little late, judging from Ye Mingsheng's reaction, she had passed this time. Thinking of this, An Miaoyi felt somewhat fortunate!
After calming down, An Miaoyi prepared to take Jingren to pay New Year's greetings to Ye Cui as Ye Mingsheng had instructed!
An incense stick after An Miaoyi left, Ye Cheng walked into the study again and handed a letter to Ye Mingsheng who was resting with his eyes closed.

"Director Wang, the Marshal, sent a message that when the Royal Guard Battalion arrived, Ye Baode had burned down Qingfeng Mansion. Before he died, he held General Ye Tie hostage, wanting General Ye Tie to be buried with him. However, the sharpshooter from the Flying Tiger Battalion shot him to death with one arrow and rescued General Ye Tie from him. In addition, a letter written by Ye Baode to you, the Marshal, was found on his body..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng opened his eyes and took the letter from Ye Cheng, but he did not open it immediately to read it. Instead, he put it on his desk.

Seeing this, Ye Cheng continued
"General Ye Kui met General Ye Fu of the 14th Division on his way to the Liangzhen camp. He brought Huang Can to the Ye Mansion to surrender. The two have already arrived at the Ye Mansion. Do you want to meet them?"
Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment and then ordered:
"Hand Huang Can over to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple for trial, and bring Ye Fu in!"

"Yes!"

As Ye Cheng took the order and left, Ye Mingsheng fell into deep thought again. After investigating the matter of Sun Jingan and finding out that Ye Tie had accepted money from Sun Jingan and that Sun Jingan knew that he was in danger and wanted Ye Tie to plead with him, Ye Mingsheng still did not give up the investigation.

The results of the investigation given by the Internal Security Bureau were that Sun Jing'an had secretly colluded with some powerful people in Yijing during his time in Qi and Lu. They not only controlled the Defengxing Company and secretly resold private salt to make huge profits, but they even forced women of good looks into prostitution in Qi and Lu, bought some beautiful women, trained them and gave them away as gifts.

Ye Mingsheng was also very angry about this matter. His intuition told him that Sun Jingan not only gave money to Ye Tie, but also must have given money to others. There must be his accomplices among the powerful people in Yijing!
After Ye Zheng came to Yijing to report the news, Ye Mingsheng was more certain of his judgment. He immediately asked Wang Xuecheng to monitor several suspicious people...

Eventually, some tricks were discovered in Ye Baode, but in order to follow the clues and investigate his accomplices, Ye Mingsheng did not take immediate action but waited until today to make the arrest.

Although everything was under control, Ye Mingsheng was quite surprised by An Miaoyi's visit today. After all, Ye Mingsheng thought that An Miaoyi might not know about this matter, but he did not expect that An Miaoyi not only knew about it, but also came to warn him!

Just as Ye Mingsheng was recalling the whole incident, Ye Fu, who was tied up, was taken into the study!

Looking at this rising star of the Fengwu Army kneeling on the ground with his head bowed, Ye Mingsheng sighed and said with a little melancholy:

"I thought about you, Ye Fu, entering this study room one day, but I didn't expect it to be in this way!"

After hearing these words, Ye Fu, who was already extremely ashamed, felt even more ashamed. He said to Ye Mingsheng with tears in his eyes:

"I have failed the Marshal's grace. I cannot atone for my sins even if I die a hundred times. Please grant me death..."

Ye Mingsheng shook his head and said:
"Tell me the whole story!"

"Yes!"

Ye Fu organized his words and said slowly:

"Uncle De asked me, Huang Can, Yang Guoxu and others to set up Defengxing Business in Qilu. Uncle De was running the business. Although we knew that Uncle De was abusing his power for personal gain, the business was very profitable. He gave us 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver every year, as well as other valuables and several beauties, so we all acquiesced!"

"Has Ye Tie invested in Defengxing Company?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Fu shook his head without hesitation:

"Uncle De gave Brother Tie some money during the holidays, but Brother Tie declined Uncle De's invitation to invest in Defengxing. He has no shares in Defengxing and does not participate in dividends!"

"Keep talking!"

"Before Sun Jing'an was transferred to the post of governor of Hebei and Henan, he was worried that something might happen to him, so he wrote to Uncle De to inquire about the situation. But at that time, Uncle De didn't know that you were going to investigate Sun Jing'an, so he told Sun Jing'an to relax!"

“But later the wind direction gradually changed. After Sun Jingan realized the danger, he threatened Uncle De. If Uncle De didn’t find a way to protect him, he would expose everything and make it difficult for everyone…”

"Uncle De knew that Sun Jingan could not be saved, so he wanted to make a decisive move and silence Sun Jingan!"

"What about the letter without words?"

"Uncle De bribed Tie Ge's people and switched Tie Ge's letter to Sun Jing'an. The letter without words was just a gimmick used by Uncle De to confuse the investigation of the Coordination Office. Sun Jing'an's concubine is also Uncle De's person. Uncle De asked her to poison Sun Jing'an!"

"Go on!"

"After killing Sun Jing'an, Uncle De originally hoped to let him take the blame, but he soon discovered that things were not going as expected. The Coordination Office, the Internal Security Bureau, and even the Ministry of Justice were continuing their investigations. In particular, the people from the Ministry of Justice, by chance, even began to find out about him!"

"Uncle De was a little panicked because he knew your attitude towards corruption. Uncle De, Huang Can, Yang Guoxu and others knew that if De Fengxing was involved in an incident, you would not let them go, so they wanted to take the risk!"

"Uncle De asked the craftsmen of the First Manufacturing Bureau to forge him a tiger-head token that Tie Ge had that could mobilize the troops of Yijing. He also forged your imperial edict and made up a lie that you were imprisoned for treason. He wanted to burn down the Ye Mansion and start a mutiny!"

"Have they ever thought about what they are going to do after the mutiny is successful?"

“Uncle De knows that they have no prestige in the court, so he wants to support Prince Jingren to take the throne. He forged your order to appoint him, Cui Shao, He Jingyun, and Yuan Song as regents in order to stabilize the situation…”

(End of this chapter)