Chapter 1172 Untitled!

After carefully reading He Jingyun's letter of apology, Ye Mingsheng immediately asked Ye Kui beside him:

"Where is the three hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"Your Excellency, the silver carriage is in the city. We have checked it and it contains exactly 300,000 taels of silver..."

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this, and then instructed Ye Kui:
"Send a team of people to deliver the silver to Yijing and hand it over to Minister Cui of the Ministry of Revenue!"

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Ye Mingsheng fell into deep thought. After a while, Ye Mingsheng asked Song Haibo to find a file and hand it to him.

Although he had read it several times, Ye Mingsheng still read it carefully after opening it this time.

The contents of this file were reports from secret agents planted by the Internal Security Bureau and the Coordination Office around He Jingyun, about some of He Jingyun's crimes and illegal acts.

It lists in detail some of He Jingyun's inappropriate behaviors after he conquered Jiangnan, as well as some materials on his acceptance of benefits from wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan and his luxurious and licentious life in Jiangnan!
It is no exaggeration to say that when Ye Mingsheng saw this material for the first time, he wanted to kill He Jingyun!
Although Ye Mingsheng knew that with He Jingyun's character, he would definitely become a little inflated, a little conceited, and a little unruly after defeating Xu Zhaojie and conquering the southern provinces, Ye Mingsheng had already thought of all these!
Ye Mingsheng had already made up his mind. As long as He Jingyun didn't go too far, he would really turn a blind eye and pretend not to know. After all, He Jingyun's victory over Xu Zhaojie and his performance in the war in the south were indeed brilliant. They greatly shortened the time for the unification of the world. It can be said that he had made great contributions to the Yijing court...

But what Ye Mingsheng did not expect was that He Jingyun had become so inflated. Not to mention his other inappropriate behaviors, just the silver, gold and silver utensils, business shares, land and other property he took totaled at least 700,000 or 800,000 taels of silver. It was not enough that He Jingyun was greedy for money, he also killed someone because of his greed!

After conquering Jiangnan, He Jingyun arrested some wealthy businessmen and officials on the charge of collusion with Xu Zhaojie. Some of these arrested people were indeed connected with Xu Zhaojie, but some were framed!

Although He Jingyun arrested so many people in this name, he did not simply want to wipe out the remnants of Xu Zhaojie. He more wanted to use this as an excuse to extort money!
Under the threat of He Jingyun, those arrested by him were forced to sell their houses and land to collect the money. However, among them there was a Jiangnan Provincial Governor named Xue Chengjie who was stubborn and refused to bow to He Jingyun. He insisted that he had no connection with Xu Zhaojie. He eventually died tragically in prison!
Xue Chengjie had many classmates and friends in Jiangnan. These people were also very powerful in Jiangnan. They were also indignant about Xue Chengjie's death. These people demanded that He Jingyun give an explanation for Xue Chengjie's death, and this incident also caused quite a stir in Jiangnan.

He Jingyun turned a deaf ear to this, thinking that killing Xue Chengjie was no big deal, and continued to live a carefree life.

Seeing that He Jingyun refused to give an explanation, Xue Chengjie's classmates and friends wanted to organize people to come to Yijing to sue He Jingyun!

But the news leaked out. After He Jingyun knew about it, he ordered his personal soldiers to disguise themselves as bandits and kill those who tried to go to Yijing to file a complaint. From then on, the incident further escalated...
Seeing these situations, Ye Mingsheng was also very angry. He really didn't expect that He Jingyun would become so lawless and disregard human life!
Does He Jingyun really think that the emperor is far away and he is just a self-proclaimed king?
At that time, Ye Mingsheng almost decided to escort He Jingyun back, but after more careful consideration, Ye Mingsheng gave up this decision because of some more realistic reasons!
Although he gave up the plan to escort He Jingyun back to Yijing, it does not mean that Ye Mingsheng chose to tolerate He Jingyun's behavior!

It is true that He Jingyun has made great contributions, but this is not a reason for him to violate the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and faults must be punished. This is Ye Mingsheng's philosophy in leading the Fengwu Army! It is also an important magic weapon for Ye Mingsheng to lead the Fengwu Army to achieve its current achievements!
Therefore, He Jingyun must be punished, but for Ye Mingsheng, this matter cannot be acted rashly or impulsively!

After all, He Jingyun has always had a very high status in the Fengwu Army, and he has considerable influence and prestige. Moreover, he has made such a great contribution this time. If we rashly take him down, it will inevitably trigger some public opinion. It is foreseeable that some people will say that He Jingyun's achievements are too great and that they are jealous of his talent and want to kill him!
At that time, there will even be people who will say things like, when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked; when the birds are all gone, the good bows are hidden, which will have a huge negative impact on the Yijing court...

So after comprehensive consideration, Ye Mingsheng decided not to alert the enemy first, but to take advantage of this southern tour to go to Jiangnan in person to remove He Jingyun's military power, bring He Jingyun back to Yijing and then deal with him!
It was because of this plan that Ye Mingsheng brought Shen Quan here, even though Shen Quan was not the original subordinate of the Fengwu Army, but a soldier of the Liaoyang Army. Later, after he unified Liaoyang, he was incorporated into Lin Huaiwu's army!

But from past experience, Shen Quan is a man of courage and strategy in commanding troops and fighting, and he is also very loyal to the court and himself, and he does not belong to any one faction, so Ye Mingsheng also brought him with him, preparing to let him share He Jingyun's military power!
He Jingyun seemed to be well-informed and had a keen political sense. Before I formally took action against him, he had already surrendered and offered this letter of apology and 300,000 taels of silver!
In his letter of apology, although He Jingyun tried to cover up his crimes with some ambiguous Spring and Autumn style of writing, he also confessed to some of his transgressions, acts of corruption and bribery, and on the basis of handing over 300,000 taels of dirty silver, he voluntarily handed over the military power and asked Ye Mingsheng to remove him from his official position!

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised by this. He and He Jingyun had known each other for many years. He knew that He Jingyun enjoyed the feeling of holding power and the benefits that power brought, so it was quite difficult to get him to let go on his own initiative...
Ye Mingsheng was actually a little conflicted about whether or not to kill He Jingyun and use He Jingyun's head for military justice!

Although killing He Jingyun can warn those who are equally proud of their achievements to abide by the rules, it will also have a great negative impact within the Yijing court!

Although Ye Mingsheng didn't care about those criticisms of him personally, he had to consider the impact that killing He Jingyun would have on the centripetal force and even unity within the Yijing court!

Now, He Jingyun's letter of apology and the three hundred thousand taels of silver gave Ye Mingsheng a reason not to kill him. Although He Jingyun's motives might not be pure, his voluntary confession could indeed reduce his guilt!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng put He Jingyun's letter of apology into the file. He planned to wait until he arrived in Lin'an and hand the file about him to He Jingyun, so that He Jingyun could take a good look at what good things he had done!
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March is early spring in Yijing. The warm sunshine dispels the coldness in the air, and the flowers and plants in the back garden of Ye Mansion are also showing fresh green buds.

At this time when all things are reviving, surrounded by a group of maids and mothers-in-law, Bai Yuanyuan is also taking a walk in the back garden with her child in her arms!
Jingheng, wrapped tightly in his mother's arms, looked at everything in the back garden curiously with his big black eyes!
At this time, Bai Yuanyuan was in a very good mood. Her Baiji Company had made a lot of money since it got involved in the textile industry last year, and as a result, she received a lot more money. In order to win people's hearts, Bai Yuanyuan generously rewarded many servants. This also made those guys in the Ye Mansion who treated people differently become more respectful and sweet-talking to her!
In addition, there was good news from the court. Her second brother Bai Changjiu performed very well in the Ministry of Personnel’s year-end assessment and is likely to be promoted to the governor of Anqing in the future!

If she could become the governor of Anqing, then her second brother Bai Changjiu would have the possibility to enter the cabinet in the future and be respected as the elder!
By that time, the Bai family will undoubtedly be even more powerful, and they will be able to get whatever they want, and they will be several times more powerful than they are now!
Thinking of this, Bai Yuanyuan couldn't help but look down at Jing Heng in her arms. Looking at her chubby, chubby son, the more Bai Yuanyuan looked at him, the more she felt that her son was born with a wealthy appearance, and would definitely be extremely wealthy in the future...
Just as Bai Yuanyuan was imagining a beautiful future in her heart, a young man's voice came to her ears.

"Jingren greets Aunt Bai!"

As soon as these words came out, Bai Yuanyuan's fantasy was immediately interrupted. Looking at Jingren who was already five feet tall in front of her, Bai Yuanyuan's eyes flashed with a fleeting look of disgust, but on the surface she still smiled and asked: "Jingren, have you done your homework today? You ran out to play!"

When Jing Ren heard the word "homework", he did not notice the change in Bai Yuanyuan's expression, and said helplessly:

"Aunt Bai, I'm just going to come out and play for a while, and then I'll go back to study!"

After saying this, Bai Yuanyuan pretended to be concerned and continued:
"Then you must pay attention to the time, don't play too long, and don't make your mother worry!"

"Your mother is most concerned about your studies. If she knew that you ran out to play, she would scold you again!"

"Aunt Bai, I know, I know! Please don't tell my mother!"

Seeing Jingren finish talking like this, Bai Yuanyuan's eyes flashed with contempt, but on the surface she still pretended to be kind and said:
"Jingren, if you go back earlier, Aunt Bai will keep the secret for you!"

"If you keep playing outside, Aunt Bai will tell your mother and ask her to spank you!"

After hearing this, Jingren said helplessly:

“Aunt Bai, I’m just going to come out and play with Brother Jingcheng for a while, and then I’ll go back to read…”

As soon as he finished speaking, a small figure flashed past the grove in the back garden. Seeing this, Jingren's eyes lit up and he immediately said:
"Brother Jingcheng is here, I'll play with him for a while, Aunt Bai, please don't tell my mother!"

After saying this, Jing Ren didn't wait for Bai Yuanyuan to answer, and then ran towards Jing Cheng. Looking at Jing Ren's departing back, Bai Yuanyuan said with a little sarcasm:

"Playthings ruin your ambition and are of no use!"

After saying these eight words, Bai Yuanyuan lowered her head to wipe the saliva from the corners of Jing Heng's mouth, and then, regardless of whether Jing Heng could understand or not, she warned him seriously:

"Jingheng, you can't learn from your big brother! You have to study as persistently as your name, do you hear me?"

Jingheng was still in swaddling clothes at that time. His little brain could not understand what his mother was saying at all. When he saw his mother being so serious, he was immediately frightened and burst into tears.

Seeing Jingheng crying at this time, Bai Yuanyuan was a little annoyed and patted Jingheng's butt. However, unexpectedly, the little guy Jingheng cried even louder!
Seeing this, Bai Yuanyuan’s interest in outing in the back garden was completely gone. She handed the crying Jing Heng to the nanny beside her and returned to her own courtyard with everyone...
Half an incense stick of time later, Bai Yuanyuan had just returned to the courtyard. Before she had time to sit down and drink a sip of water, she suddenly found a note in front of her dressing mirror.

Bai Yuanyuan was also very surprised when she saw the note. She clearly remembered that there was no such note in front of the dressing mirror before she left!
Although she was a little confused about how this note appeared, Bai Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment. Out of curiosity, she still picked up the note and read it. However, after just one glance, Bai Yuanyuan couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on her face. After taking another look at the note, she put it down and fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a moment, she called Aunt Liu over and asked:
"Madame Liu, who put this note here?"

Looking at the note in Bai Yuanyuan's hand, Aunt Liu asked with some doubt:

"Madam, didn't you put this note here? When I was cleaning the room just now, I saw this note there. I thought it was something important, so I didn't dare to move it!"

Bai Yuanyuan was even more surprised when she heard this. After hesitating for a moment, she asked again:

"Who entered this room just now?"

"Your Highness, Madam, there are only two of us, Xiao Cui and I..."

(End of this chapter)