Chapter 1137: Strike first?
This time when entering Yijing, Jiang Yuyan's original idea was to have a meeting with Ye Mingsheng, tell him about the greed of Sun Jingan and others, and the difficulties she had in developing Rishengchang Bank, put all the blame on the dead Sun Jingan, and package herself as a victim...

Of course, Jiang Yuyan will not forget her advantage as a woman. After all, this may be her most advantageous weapon against Ye Mingsheng. She hopes that after an in-depth and frank discussion with Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng will be able to forgive some of her mistakes!
However, as the old saying goes, plans are not as good as changes. Although Jiang Yuyan had good ideas, unfortunately she still underestimated the severity of reality!
Looking at the paper and pen in front of her, Jiang Yuyan knew that if she couldn't handle it well, then in three days she might have to make a painful and difficult choice between poisoned wine and white silk!
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyan closed her eyes and tried her best to adjust her emotions. After all, the anger and grievance in her heart at this moment, as well as the cold-blooded and ruthless resentment towards Ye Mingsheng, would not help her overcome the current life and death crisis, but would instead make her fall into an abyss from which there was no escape!
In order to pass the test successfully, she must give Ye Mingsheng a satisfactory answer!

But how can I make Ye Mingsheng satisfied?
Regarding this issue, Jiang Yuyan's original idea was to demonstrate her M power as a woman during an in-depth and frank discussion with Ye Mingsheng!
But now Ye Mingsheng doesn't give her the chance to meet, so there is no way to talk about it······················
So now Jiang Yuyan has to rethink this problem. After thinking about it for a whole incense stick of time, the eight words "persuade with emotion and move with reason" emerged in Jiang Yuyan's mind!

However, if we follow this line of thought, a new question will arise, that is, do I have any feelings for him?
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yuyan realized bitterly that she and Ye Mingsheng had basically no feelings for each other. The relationship between her and him was more like Ye Mingsheng wanted to find someone to carry out his will, and she had this desire and was easy to control, so Ye Mingsheng supported her!

As for the fact that Ye Mingsheng slept with her, it was more like a coincidence. What existed between her and Ye Mingsheng was more of desire!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyan couldn't help feeling bitter and frustrated. In the past, she had tried her best to escape it, but this time she had to face such a bleak reality!

Although she was very depressed and wanted to cry and escape, Jiang Yuyan knew that there was no shoulder for her to lean on in this world. Facing the cold and cruel reality, she had to be strong and seize this opportunity that could decide her own life or death!

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yuyan gradually came up with a new idea. She felt that the word "emotion" in moving someone with emotion and explaining things with reason does not necessarily have to refer to feelings!
Perhaps it can also be said to be a kind of sympathy, a kind of pity!

In short, I want to play the victim to Ye Mingsheng. As the saying goes, a husband and wife once married will be bound by a hundred days of grace. After all, I have done casual sex with Ye Mingsheng several times and made love with him several times...

Although she complained that Ye Mingsheng was hard-hearted and heartless, and was the most ruthless and unfaithful man in the world, Jiang Yuyan was still willing to believe in her heart that Ye Mingsheng had feelings for her!

Now that she has the idea of ​​persuading Ye Mingsheng with emotion, Jiang Yuyan should consider appealing to his ideas with reason. Now Jiang Yuyan sees things clearly and realizes that even if she talks a lot about persuading him with emotion, without the support of appealing to his ideas with reason, she will not be able to gain Ye Mingsheng's forgiveness!

Therefore, in order to overcome the difficulties, I must demonstrate my own value and prove that I can complete the tasks he assigns me!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyan also felt a little bit difficult. The task that Ye Mingsheng assigned to her was naturally to handle savings loans, help farmers develop agriculture, and provide local funds for the construction of canals, dams, and roads!
However, according to the rules set by Ye Mingsheng, the profit margin of the banknote exchange was very slim. Taking into account the wages paid to the banknote exchange manager, clerks and other staff, the profit margin of Rishengchang was almost one in a hundred. To put it simply, if a depositor deposited one hundred taels of silver in Rishengchang, Rishengchang would only earn half a tael of silver every year!

Jiang Yuyan was keenly aware of this problem at the beginning, but at that time she thought that although the business of Rishengchang Bank made little money, it was indeed a cash cow!

Although Ye Mingsheng only allowed the money from the bank to be used to provide loans to local governors and farmers, as the manager of the bank, she could use some methods to cash out the money and provide financial support for the development of her other businesses...

In addition to this, Jiang Yuyan can also get in touch with Ye Mingsheng when handling the ticket number, which will have unspeakable benefits for her other businesses!

However, after Jiang Yuyan actually opened the Rishengchang Bank, she found that there were more problems than she had expected!

At that time, she also wanted to find some way to bypass the rules set by Ye Mingsheng and withdraw the silver from the bank to help her own business, but she didn't expect that the Censor and the Governor would stare at every ounce of silver deposited in Rishengchang Bank like a wolf seeing meat!
This meant that although Jiang Yuyan wanted to do so, she did not have the courage to do so. She could only lend the money to the governor and hundreds of thousands of farmers!

Although she made money from other businesses, in order to meet the savings performance requirements of Ye Mingsheng, Jiang Yuyan could only use the red envelope tactic. However, these hundreds of red envelopes, large and small, not only made Jiang Yuyan lose almost all the money she earned, but she even had to use the money saved in the bank!
Therefore, Rishengchang Bank currently has some deficits, but fortunately, the deficit of Rishengchang is not large, and Jiang Yuyan can make up the deficit if she grits her teeth!

But after this incident, Jiang Yuyan was very worried that Rishengchang's development momentum would slow down and would not meet Ye Mingsheng's expectations!
Besides this, Jiang Yuyan was also worried that someone would take the initiative to expose her dark secrets and throw dirty water on her. After all, Rishengchang Company started in Hebei and Henan, and although Qilu was investigated now, some people were still in office...
Thinking of this, a hint of worry flashed through Jiang Yuyan's heart. She knew too well that those people seemed to be friendly with each other on the surface, but when something really happened, they would rather die than let their friends die!
In order to protect themselves, they were willing to do anything, even taking advantage of others' misfortunes or cutting off one's own arm, without any hesitation or delay. Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but fall into a dilemma. After a struggle, a ruthless look flashed through Jiang Yuyan's mind, and then she whispered to Qiao'er, the maid beside her:

"How is the Analects that I gave you?"

Qiao'er nodded without hesitation and said:

"Of course! Qiao'er always carries it with her!" "Give it to me!"

After receiving Jiang Yuyan's order, Qiao'er immediately took out a book from her arms and handed it to Jiang Yuyan.

Taking the Analects which still had Qiao'er's body temperature, Jiang Yuyan silently recited "Strike first to gain the upper hand, strike later to suffer the consequences" in her heart, while opening the Analects...

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Yijing, Study

Ye Mingsheng, who was scolded by Jiang Yuyan as a heartless man, was processing memorials in the study. These days he has been busy dealing with the follow-up turmoil of Ye Baode's rebellion!

The first was the turmoil from the Ye Mansion. Although Ye Baode was dead, the lie that he had falsely accused Murong Qingwu and Ye Kui of having an affair had not completely disappeared!
Ye Mingsheng didn't believe the rumor at all. After all, Murong Qingwu usually stayed in the Ye Mansion, and there were so many eyes watching her.

At the same time, although Ye Kui was the commander of the Royal Guard Battalion and was responsible for the defense of the Ye Mansion, he knew how to avoid suspicion and basically never went into the backyard to avoid any criticism. So Ye Mingsheng didn't understand why Ye Baode spread rumors about Ye Kui. After thinking about it, he could only conclude that Ye Baode was desperate!

Although Ye Mingsheng didn't believe it, the protagonist of the rumor, Murong Qingwu, fell ill after hearing it. Although Pei Zhixiu and the doctor said that it was nothing serious, Ye Mingsheng was resting in Murong Qingwu's room these days, using his actual actions to express his favor and trust in Murong Qingwu.

However, because Murong Qingwu is pregnant now, she doesn’t sleep well at night and often suffers from insomnia. Even though she didn’t mean to, Ye Mingsheng who was sleeping in the same bed would still be woken up, which also caused Ye Mingsheng to sleep poorly...

The other protagonist of the incident, Ye Kui, the commander of the Royal Guard Battalion, also felt that he was very wronged. He had clearly performed his duties loyally, kept his distance from the Marshal's wives, and did not dare to do anything inappropriate. How could it be rumored that he was disobeying the rules?
Although he felt wronged and helpless, Ye Kui still found Ye Mingsheng and expressed his desire to be transferred from the position of commander of the Royal Guard Battalion in order to prove his innocence!
Ye Mingsheng could understand Ye Kui's thoughts on this, but he did not agree with Ye Kui's transfer order. After all, if he agreed to Ye Kui's transfer order, it would not only fail to dispel the rumors, but would make people more imaginative!
Secondly, in this incident, Ye Kui proved that he and the personal guard battalion he led were able to stand the test and were trustworthy!
Ye Baode's incident also made Ye Mingsheng think more. Ye Mingsheng realized that if he wanted to continue to promote the new policy and let the reform enter the deep water zone, it would inevitably affect the interests of some people.

In this situation, it is inevitable that some people will take risks out of desperation, but as the old saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry!

Therefore, his own safety must be guaranteed by someone he trusts. Ye Mingsheng will not destroy himself just because of one or two false rumors, allowing people with ill intentions to take advantage of any opportunity...
Therefore, considering all aspects, Ye Mingsheng did not want to transfer Ye Kui blindly. At least in the short term, Ye Kui would still be responsible for his safety. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and rewarded Ye Kui with a three-story house in Yijing City to show his reward and trust in him!
Ye Baode not only spread rumors about Murong Qingwu, he also spread rumors about An Miaoyi!

To put it simply, Ye Baode lied that he was following the orders of the eldest lady, and broke into the Ye Mansion to rescue the Marshal and save the Fengwu Army from danger. Therefore, some people also believed that An Miaoyi was one of the masterminds behind the incident, and therefore had some bad opinions about An Miaoyi and even Jingren!

Ye Mingsheng also investigated the ins and outs of this matter afterwards. After all, he was a little curious about how An Miaoyi knew about Ye Baode's conspiracy after Huo San left, and whether this woman was doing something behind his back again!
However, according to the Internal Security Bureau and the Coordination Office, An Miaoyi learned about Ye Baode's conspiracy by accident. Ye Baode also knew that although Defengxing Company made money, the money earned was very hot. Once the wind was not right, the hard-earned money would send them to ruin!
Therefore, Ye Baode and others also wanted to drag An Miaoyi into the water. They thought that even if the truth was revealed one day, An Miaoyi would stand in front of them...

However, because they knew that An Miaoyi was not easy to fool, Ye Baode and others were also worried that once An Miaoyi knew some clues, An Miaoyi would be able to investigate the activities of Defengxing Company.

If An Miaoyi feels that the money is too hot to handle, she might not only not support them, but sell them out to Ye Mingsheng instead!

Another most important point is that An Miaoyi has a big appetite, and Ye Baode and others are unwilling to give the majority of their earned money to An Miaoyi!
Therefore, Ye Baode and others did not tell An Miaoyi about the Defengxing Company. However, in order to drag An Miaoyi into the water, they had an idea and dragged An Miaoyi's younger brother An Tianyu into the matter!

Ye Baode knew very well that the An siblings had a very good relationship, so once An Tianyu was dragged into it, An Miaoyi would have to be dragged into it even if she didn't want to!
However, the honest child An Tianyu was not as smart as her sister An Miaoyi. She was deceived by Ye Baode and others and bought shares in Defengxing Company without knowing it. She did not tell An Miaoyi about it under the persuasion of Ye Baode and others.

However, because An Tianyu borrowed money from An Miaoyi this time, An Miaoyi accidentally learned of the existence of Defengxing Trading Company. An Miaoyi was keenly aware of the trick at the time, so she followed the clues and accidentally learned of Ye Baode's conspiracy!
At that time, Ye Baode wanted to make things a fait accompli. Regardless of whether An Miaoyi agreed or not, he would directly charge into the Ye Mansion under the banner of An Miaoyi to "save the Marshal!"

Then he took advantage of the chaos to kill Ye Mingsheng, supported Jingren to inherit his father's business, forced An Miaoyi to endorse his rebellious actions, and then he became the regent and took the opportunity to control the government. However, An Miaoyi made the right choice in the end...
In order to deal with the negative impact of these rumors, Ye Mingsheng adopted the simplest and most direct method, which is to severely punish the spreaders!
Although this method is a bit rough, it is still very effective. Rumors are effectively controlled in the face of countless people!
(End of this chapter)