Chapter 1254 A man’s self-esteem!
Wang Xuecheng, who originally wanted to coax Ye Ling, immediately broke down when he heard Ye Ling's words. His face changed and the next second he slapped Ye Ling hard in the face.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, a clear Five Finger Mountain immediately appeared on Ye Ling's left cheek, and Ye Ling herself was also stunned by this slap. She was usually arrogant because of her surname Ye and the influence of someone in her family. She never thought that Wang Xuecheng would dare to hit her!

Two seconds later, Ye Ling came back to her senses. She rushed towards Wang Xuecheng and pretended to tickle him, crying loudly:

"Wang Xuecheng, you bastard! How dare you hit me! How dare you hit me!"

Since he had already made his move, Wang Xuecheng decided to go all out. He pushed Ye Ling to the ground and cursed her viciously:
"You bitch, how long have I tolerated you? You've ridden on my neck and shit, and you still think it's not enough?"

"Are you expecting something bad to happen to me every day?"

"I'm telling you, Ye Ling, if anything happens to me, you, a shrew, won't be okay either!"

“I have two sons, Fu Chong and Fu Sheng. I will establish a new dynasty in the future. If I can get a title, it will be given to them in the end. If you continue to quarrel with me, who will suffer in the end? You, a village woman, use your pig brain to think about this…”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xuecheng slammed the door and left, getting on the carriage to the villa. After an incense stick of time, Wang Xuecheng lay on the big bed, feeling a little tired.

Although Ye Mingsheng has not been in Yijing recently, Yijing has been in constant turmoil, and the first and foremost issue is the work method!
Because the content of the draft work law caused a lot of controversy in Yijing and was even reported in the Yijing Daily, Wang Xuecheng also learned some about it.

Wang Xuecheng had very complicated feelings about the draft work law proposed by the Ministry of Justice, but he was strongly opposed to the content of the draft. After all, he had many industries in private and employed many people. If the draft was passed by the cabinet and finally implemented, he would spend a lot of extra money.

Although he felt bad about spending the extra money, Wang Xuecheng was still very happy to see Xiao Lingyu, the old bastard, retire and leave Yijing.

Previously, this old bastard had led a group of censors from the Censorate to cause trouble for their Coordination Office all the time, which made Wang Xuecheng very annoyed. He even dreamed that Xiao Lingyu was interrogating him. Wang Xuecheng wanted to send someone to give him some medicine so that he would die silently in his sleep several times!

Although he wanted to do so, Wang Xuecheng knew very well that Xiao Lingyu, this old bastard, was the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, a cabinet minister of the second rank. If he killed him, he himself would die. So Wang Xuecheng could only think about it and did not dare to put this idea into practice.

Although he didn't dare to kill Xiao Lingyu, Wang Xuecheng still dared to dig up some dirty secrets about Xiao Lingyu. Unfortunately, although Xiao Lingyu had some minor flaws, there were no major problems. Wang Xuecheng spent a lot of energy but achieved nothing...

Although Wang Xuecheng was very disappointed, he had no choice but to stop his secret investigation of Xiao Lingyu. After all, Xiao Lingyu was a cabinet elder. If he investigated this important official of the Great Zhou without the Marshal's order, he, Wang Xuecheng, would definitely be in trouble if the news got out!

Originally, Wang Xuecheng thought that Xiao Lingyu, that old bastard, would have to serve as the Left Censor-in-Chief for at least a few more years, and he would have to endure this humiliation for a few more years!

However, what Wang Xuecheng did not expect was that Xiao Lingyu, the old bastard, was going to retire because of his work method. After confirming the authenticity of the news that night, Wang Xuecheng was very happy. Not only did he open a jar of twenty-year-old girl's red wine, he also had a romantic encounter with two prostitutes.

At that time, Wang Xuecheng felt that as long as Xiao Lingyu could get out of here, he would be willing to spend hundreds or thousands of taels of silver every year on his work.

Wang Xuecheng even expected that the Marshal would be enraged by the news that Xiao Lingyu requested to retire, and in a fit of rage, he would ask himself to raid Xiao Lingyu's house. In this way, he could take revenge on Xiao Lingyu.

Just when Wang Xuecheng was getting ready to watch the show, something he had never expected happened. There was news in the court saying that Xiao Lingyu retired because he had dug up some dirty secrets on him, so Xiao Lingyu was forced to retire.

Although he didn't know who spread the news at first, Wang Xuecheng scoffed at it. After all, if he, Wang Xuecheng, really dug up some dirt on Xiao Lingyu, he wouldn't have waited until now. He would have taken action against that old bastard Xiao Lingyu long ago!

Although Wang Xuecheng himself disdained the news, he never expected that many people actually believed it and thought that he was the one who forced Xiao Lingyu to retire. For this reason, the censors in the Censorate were so excited that they wanted to write a joint memorial to report him to the commander-in-chief... Wang Xuecheng really wanted to cry but had no tears. He really had the blame on others while he was at home!
Wang Xuecheng really wanted to tell that group of people that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with him, but reason told Wang Xuecheng that if he did so, not only would that group of people not believe him, but would make the matter even worse!
So Wang Xuecheng could only investigate where the news came from. The efficiency of the Coordination Office was very high, and Wang Xuecheng soon found out the source of the news.

It is said that the news first spread from one person to another, and then to a hundred, until it became what it is today.

For this reason, Chen Fu specially found Wang Xuecheng to apologize last night, but even after finding the source, those people in the Censorate still refused to give in. What made Wang Xuecheng most angry was that although rumors were flying everywhere, Xiao Lingyu, the old bastard, just sat back and watched the public opinion continue to ferment without any intention of refuting the rumors!
Wang Xuecheng finally understood after seeing this. Xiao Lingyu was going to trick him even after retiring!
Wang Xuecheng really wanted to ask Xiao Lingyu, did he dig up your family’s ancestral grave, or kill your parents and steal your wife to make you hate me so much?

Although he really wanted to have a big fight with Xiao Lingyu at once, reason still suppressed Wang Xuecheng's impulsive thoughts!
After all, Xiao Lingyu wants to retire now and has nothing to worry about. But Wang Xuecheng does not want to retire, especially since the new dynasty is about to be established. Maybe he, Wang Xuecheng, can get a title...

It has always been Wang Xuecheng's dream to be granted a title. The last time Ye Mingsheng was granted a title, Wang Xuecheng was looking forward to it and thought that Ye Mingsheng would at least grant him a title of marquis. He thought that his contribution to the Fengwu Army was fully worthy of this title.
However, last time only Cui Shao and a group of generals were conferred titles, and his name, Wang Xuecheng, was not even mentioned, so Wang Xuecheng could only hope for the reward of the founding of the new dynasty this time!

However, the public opinion in the court is not favorable to Wang Xuecheng. Wang Xuecheng believes that it was this public opinion that influenced Ye Mingsheng, which led to his failure to be granted a title last time!
Sometimes Wang Xuecheng really couldn't understand why the Censorate would openly target him and the United Mediation Office, and the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple would secretly support the Censorate to oppose him. Don't Li Jian, Zhu Xiaowen, and Xiao Lingyu understand that he is just a person responsible for execution?

Although I am the director of the Coordination Office, can I decide what the Coordination Office should and should not do?
If you have any ideas, why don't you go find the Marshal? What's your ability to come after me?
Although he really wanted to say these words to Xiao Lingyu and his gang, Wang Xuecheng could only think about it in his heart. After all, he didn't dare to push the conflict onto Ye Mingsheng.

Regarding this public opinion storm, Wang Xuecheng knew that the other party came prepared, and it would be difficult for him to solve it alone, so he hoped that the Ye family could say a few words for him. That was why he went to find Ye Ling in such a humble manner just now, just to let Ye Ling go to Ye Cuishi...
Wang Xuecheng believed that as long as Ye Cui said a few fair words for him, the current public opinion storm against him in the court would immediately disappear without a trace.

In fact, before going to find Ye Ling, Wang Xuecheng had prepared himself mentally. He and Ye Ling had been married for more than ten years and knew what kind of person Ye Ling was. He was also prepared for Ye Ling's ridicule, but he never expected that Ye Ling would actually mention Huo San!

After learning the news of Huo San's death, Wang Xuecheng was happy. He knew that he had the opportunity to return to the Coordination Office and sit on the director's seat he had always dreamed of. However, after he really sat on the director's seat, thinking back to Huo San's death, Wang Xuecheng not only did not feel any joy, but his heart was filled with a sense of sadness!

Wang Xuecheng knew that he was in the same position as Huo San, and there was an abyss in front of him. If he was not careful, he would be doomed. The only thing he could do was to work diligently and not be careless at all!
Wang Xuecheng never told anyone that he would sometimes dream about this former colleague at night. In the dream, Huo San did not say anything to him, but he looked at Wang Xuecheng with a look of pity, and that look often woke Wang Xuecheng up from his dream.

Over time, Huo San's name became a taboo in Wang Xuecheng's heart that he did not want to be mentioned. He did not want to follow in Huo San's footsteps, he wanted to continue enjoying his current wealth and glory!

That’s why when Ye Ling said without thinking that Huo San was waiting for him, Wang Xuecheng broke down and slapped Ye Ling in the face...
Wang Xuecheng did not regret giving Ye Ling such a big slap. He had wanted to give Ye Ling a big fight for a long time!
When Ye Mingsheng had not yet risen to prominence, Wang Xuecheng's business was very successful, and Ye Ling was very obedient at home. At that time, Wang Xuecheng was having fun outside, and Ye Ling didn't even dare to fart. At most, she would secretly cry at home.
However, with the rise of Ye Mingsheng, Ye Ling's family also became powerful. Ye Ling, who thought she had a backer, changed her previous style of being dependent on others and began to control Wang Xuecheng, which made Wang Xuecheng very annoyed and angry!

However, because Wang Xuecheng was able to rise to his position with the help of Ye Mingsheng, Wang Xuecheng did not dare to offend the Ye family. After realizing this, Ye Ling's true nature was exposed. She even began to call herself "mother" at home, reminding Wang Xuecheng from time to time, explicitly or implicitly, that you are where you are today because of their Ye family!

Although what he said is objectively true, Wang Xuecheng has dignity as a man. It would be fine if you said it once or twice, but no one can stand it if you say it every day. So since he can't afford to offend you, Wang Xuecheng simply hides away and lives happily with his mistress outside.

But this also intensified the conflict between Wang Xuecheng and his wife. Every time Wang Xuecheng had to go home, Ye Ling would intensify her physical and personal humiliation of Wang Xuecheng, which made Wang Xuecheng more and more angry, and objectively led to today’s big fight...
Although this big-assed Dou Wang felt great after learning how to slap someone, now that he has calmed down, he also has to consider the consequences!
If this big fight goes on, Ye Ling might not go to Ye Cui as he wished, and some members of the Ye clan might even come and cause trouble!

Wang Xuecheng was somewhat helpless about this, but as a man he had to do what he had to do. Wang Xuecheng really didn't believe that this incident would kill him!
Since there is no way to find a solution from the Ye family, Wang Xuecheng can only find a way by himself to solve his current predicament!

After thinking carefully for a while, Wang Xuecheng, who was lying on the boat, gradually came up with an idea in his mind. He set his sights on negotiating with Zhang Kaishan.

The current negotiations with Zhang Kaishan have made some progress compared to before, but because Zhang Kaishan cannot make the decision for Zhang Dapeng on some issues, he needs to consult Zhang Dapeng and obtain Zhang Dapeng's authorization, the negotiations have once again come to a standstill!

Judging from Ye Mingsheng’s previous series of instructions, Wang Xuecheng believed that Ye Mingsheng attached great importance to this matter. Although the development of overseas trade had not been formally established, this policy had in fact become the national policy of the Yijing court!
There are dozens of businesses in Jiangnan and hundreds of merchant ships waiting for the court and Zhang Dapeng to reach an agreement so that they can set sail to earn money overseas.

And because of Zhang Dapeng's identity as a pirate, it is not easy for the Ministry of Rites to intervene, so the only way to make informal contact is through their Coordination Office!

Thinking of this, Wang Xuecheng made the final decision in his heart. He must facilitate this recruitment as soon as possible. As long as he can accomplish this task, the Marshal will definitely appreciate him more, and his position in the Yijing court will be more stable. Now all the difficulties will be solved...
(End of this chapter)