Chapter 1193 Killing someone with a borrowed knife!
Half an incense stick later, An Miaoyi looked at Ye Cheng's embarrassed back as he left. She took the teacup from the maid beside her and moistened her throat.

An Miaoyi knew very well that although Ye Cheng was in charge of the matter, he was not the real instigator. Ye Cheng was not so bold!
But she had no other choice but to take it out on Ye Cheng. After all, no matter what, what Ye Cheng did did offend her.

As the eldest lady of the Ye Mansion and the mistress of the Fengwu Army, An Miaoyi realized very early on that although Ye Mingsheng seemed to be busy with official duties and did not care much about the women in the backyard and family affairs, in fact, the mansion was full of Ye Mingsheng's spies, and these spies were pervasive and omnipresent!

Some of these spies are under the command of Ye Cheng, the director of the Attendant Department, and the other part is under the command of the gray-clothed man beside Ye Mingsheng. The two sides are independent of each other and check and balance each other. As long as there is any movement in the mansion, they will report the news to Ye Mingsheng!
Therefore, even if it was Aunt Zhao who was on Ye Cheng's line that was exposed, An Miaoyi did not dare to say that there were no spies around her husband at all.

An Miaoyi wanted to use this incident as an example to scare Ye Cheng, on the one hand to warn him, and on the other hand to use this incident to send a signal to Ye Mingsheng that she is very angry!
Compared to this way of dealing with things, An Miaoyi also considered other ways of dealing with things, such as swallowing her anger and pretending that she didn't know about it. However, on the one hand, An Miaoyi was really angry about this matter and couldn't swallow it...
Secondly, An Miaoyi felt that if she did so, it would be counterproductive and make Ye Mingsheng think that she was scheming!
An Miaoyi actually thought that she was quite scheming, but after sleeping in the same bed with Ye Mingsheng for so many years, she could increasingly feel that Ye Mingsheng was much more capable than her!

Sometimes An Miaoyi could even feel a sense of suspicion and loneliness from Ye Mingsheng's words and actions, which made An Miaoyi somewhat curious. Was Ye Mingsheng like this when he was with Pei Zhixiu?

Will this man, who gradually becomes a "lonely man", let down all his guard and disguise when he is with the woman he loves most?

An Miaoyi doesn’t know the answer to this question, but if she has the chance she would like to explore it!
Just as An Miaoyi was lost in thought, Qiqige came over and reported to An Miaoyi:

"Madam, Feng Yuning ran away!"

Hearing this news, An Miaoyi, whose thoughts were interrupted, frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice:
"What's going on?"

“After our people handed the materials to the Youyan Censorate, the Censorate conducted a surprise inspection of Fusheng Building, as well as several shops, carriage shops, and warehouses under the name of Yudefeng Company. They took control of several shopkeepers and runners under Feng Yuning, and also seized a batch of goods under the name of Yudefeng Company…”

"But Feng Yuning himself seemed to have heard something and ran away early. I suspect someone in the Youyan Censorate was bribed by him and tipped off Feng Yuning before the surprise inspection!"

Hearing this news, An Miaoyi frowned and thought for a while and asked:
"What's the news from the Attorney General?"

Qiqige preached without hesitation:
"On the one hand, the Censorate is preparing to issue an arrest warrant for Feng Yuning, and on the other hand, they are also investigating Feng Yuning's men and goods!"

An Miaoyi nodded slightly when she heard that. Ever since Ye Mingsheng warned her last time, she has restrained herself a lot and basically hasn't done anything that crosses the red line. At the same time, because they were in contact for a short time, she didn't have much contact with Feng Yuning, and she didn't get involved in Feng Yuning's affairs!

Therefore, An Miaoyi was not afraid of Feng Yuning being arrested. This was why she rejected Qiqige's suggestion to get rid of Feng Yuning and chose to bring out Feng Yuning's black material and let the Censor come forward!
However, Qiqige then spoke:
"Madam, I have one more thing I need to tell you. After the investigation of Feng Yuning was discovered, the old guys in the An family were very scared. Then they came to me and told me that the An family was probably also involved in the underground gambling house that Feng Yuning was suspected of running!"

"The reason why Feng Yuning was able to persuade An Hetu and the others to give up their positions as family heads was largely because the nephews of An Hetu and the other old men lost money in Feng Yuning's gambling house, so they were coerced by Feng Yuning!"

Upon hearing this, An Miaoyi was stunned for a moment, then asked angrily:
"Why hasn't this matter been investigated before?"

Qiqige also spoke helplessly:

“Madam, this is my fault. Feng Yuning has connections with the military of the Coordination Office. So in order not to alert the Coordination Office and the military, I didn’t let our people investigate too deeply. So when we found some dirt on Feng Yuning, we didn’t continue investigating, so we didn’t discover this situation…”

After listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi pondered for a moment and said:
"Don't worry about what those old guys did. Since they committed a crime, they need to bear the consequences!"

"Zhang Zhiwen just looked for Zhuang Shanhe a few days ago. I'm afraid Zhuang Shanhe has become alert now, so let those old men handle their business!"

Qiqige was hesitant to speak after hearing that. She felt that An Miaoyi was too hard-hearted. After all, those old men were her uncles. But seeing that An Miaoyi had made up her mind, Qiqige realized that An Miaoyi found those old men annoying and wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife. She sighed and gave up the idea of ​​saying anything.

After carefully considering it in her mind, An Miaoyi asked again:
"Where do you think this bastard Feng Yuning can run to?"

Qiqige thought for a moment and said:

"The Censorate was very quick at the time. Our people had just reported the dirty tricks in the morning, and the Censorate sent people to conduct a surprise inspection and arrest in the afternoon. Even if someone tipped off Feng Yuning, I think Feng Yuning must not have gone far now, and is probably still around Yijing!"

An Miaoyi nodded slightly when she heard this, as if she agreed with Qiqige's idea. Seeing this, Qiqige continued:
"Now that the Youyan Censorate has issued a warrant for his arrest, he can't run far. So I think Feng Yuning will most likely try to hide himself in a dark place near Yijing, and then run away after the storm has subsided!"

Hearing what Qiqige said, An Miaoyi's expression changed, and he immediately asked:
"Qiqige, you mean that Feng Yuning will hide in the Coordination Office and the army?"

Qiqige nodded seriously and said:

"Feng Yuning has close relationships with Liu Baichuan, Ye Dong and many others. Many of them have invested in his business. These people are also Feng Yuning's carefully prepared protection S. Feng Yuning also carefully maintains the relationship with these people, so that if something happens to him one day, these people can protect him. Therefore, now that he is in trouble, I think he will definitely seek protection from these people!"

After saying that, Qiqige paused for a moment and then asked:

"Madam, are we going to investigate Feng Yuning's hiding place?"

An Miaoyi waved her hand and said calmly:
“Isn’t Zhuang Shanhe known as an efficient official? Then let him do this and see what he can accomplish…”

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East Island, Heian-kyō
Ishihara Nobuyuki, the magistrate, looked at Muto Masaaki, who had a serious expression in front of him, and immediately found a memorial and threw it to him, then said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Muto, this is a report from the front line. You must read it carefully!" I didn't ruin the peace talks. It was those two bastards, Watanabe Taketake and Hojo Kawa, who ignored the armistice agreement and tried to sneak attack our army's granary and gunpowder depot. Do you know what would happen if their evil plan succeeded?"

"By then, our troops on the front line will be out of ammunition and food, and defeat will be inevitable. By then, the shogunate will be in danger, and Muto-kun, your heads and mine will be on the table of Hojogawa, Watanabe Yumu!"

"No! I was wrong. It was Ishihara Nobuyuki who put his head on their table. It's because Ishihara Nobuyuki is not as good as you, Muto-kun, and he is a close friend of Hojo Gawa and Watanabe Yumu!"

After saying this, a playful look appeared on Ishihara Nobu's face. Seeing this, Muto Masaaki did not look at the report thrown by Ishihara Nobu. He looked at Ishihara Nobu with a serious expression and said in a deep voice:
"Ishihara Nobu, you know very well that the order to attack the front-line granary and gunpowder depot was not given by Hojo Kawa and Watanabe Taketake. Those people were deceived by the Great Zhou spies to launch the attack!"

"Hojogawa, Watanabe Taketake is willing to hand the people over to us for disposal. These people have also confessed that they were instructed and instigated by the Da Zhou spies..."

Looking at Muto Masaaki's serious expression, Ishihara Nobu couldn't help laughing and said:
"The lies of these two old guys, Hojogawa Watanabe and Taketake, can only fool three-year-old children. They can't fool any older children!"

"Their sneak attack failed, of course they would say that! Do you think they would say that if it succeeded?"

"Are the troops of the Hojo family and the Watanabe family so easily instigated and instructed by the Da Zhou spies?"

"What kind of instigation and instructions are these from the Great Zhou spies? This is just an excuse that Hojogawa Watanabe Taketake made up for his failed sneak attack. They think we are all fools who will believe their shameful lies!"

"They don't really want peace talks. They are just scared by the warriors of the shogunate and want to use the peace talks to delay the war. When they have caught their breath, they will start a war again and strike back!"

"Muto-kun, I've already told you their conspiracy, so do you still want to trust these bastards now?"

Facing Ishihara Nobuyuki's heart-piercing questioning, Muto Masaaki took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anger, remained rational, and continued:

“It’s precisely because these two people were scared after being beaten that Ishihara Nobuyuki didn’t want to fight anymore. They wanted a chance to negotiate with the shogunate…”

“Those Da Zhou spies, those lackeys of Ye Mingsheng, absolutely do not want to see our East Island peaceful and united. Their master Ye Mingsheng wants to annex East Island, so these lackeys want our East Island to fall into endless war and killing!”

"Ishihara Nobu, you are the head of the Three Commissioners. Don't tell me you don't know that Ye Mingsheng has been developing the navy recently. The Yijing court is in Qi and Lu, and is preparing to build three shipyards in Jiangnan to train a navy of at least 50,000 people!"

"Who is Ye Mingsheng developing these to deal with? Did Ishihara Nobuyuki tell me?"

When he said the last sentence, Muto Mazaaki no longer cared about etiquette and simply roared at Ishihara Nobuyuki with all his strength.

Facing Muto Masaaki's roar, Ishihara Nobuya took the previous teasing and ridicule seriously and preached:
"Everyone knows what Ye Mingsheng is thinking, so that's why we have to get rid of these half-hearted bastards. There can only be one shogunate in Dongdao, and all Dongdao people must unite under the command of the shogunate!"

“Assholes like the Hojo family and the Watanabe family are now colluding with the Da Zhou spies. When the Da Zhou people really attack us, do you think they will be able to resist the Fengwu Army, or will they surrender to Ye Mingsheng and lick the boots of that Da Zhou bastard?”

After saying this, Ishihara Nobu calmed down, then looked at Muto Masaaki and said:

"I am the military commander of the shogunate. I have decided on the battle. I will capture Bangtao and Hakata Castle within three months!"

Seeing that Ishihara Nobu seemed to have made up his mind, Muto Masaaki still insisted:
"Ishihara-kun, why don't you give them a chance?"

"I gave them a chance! It was those two bastards, Hojo Kawa and Watanabe Yumu, who were not worthy. They were not even willing to hand over those Da Zhou spies to us. How can I trust them?"

After saying this, Ishihara Nobuo emphasized again:

"Three months! Muto-kun, as long as you fully support me, then in three months, the shogunate's flags will be planted on the two cities of Hakata and Bangtao. By then, the shogunate's prestige will be restored, and we can integrate the power of the entire East Island to fight against Ye Mingsheng, the damn bastard!"

Listening to Ishihara Nobuyuki's big promise, Muto Masaaki sneered and said:

"Ishihara-kun, how do you want me to cooperate with you?"

"Do you know how many people from East Island have been displaced and lost their homes and loved ones since the war started?"

"In order to provide you with military rations, we have taken away the rations of hundreds of thousands of East Island people, so how else do you want me to support you?"

Ishihara Nobuyuki replied coldly:
“A thousand deaths is a number, ten thousand deaths is a number, one hundred thousand deaths, a million deaths are also a number. This is the way the world is. Muto-kun and I can’t stop it…”

(End of this chapter)