Chapter 1272 Promote the implementation of layoffs!

September 3, 15:30

In the Xingwang Inn in Tongcheng, a man in his early forties, dressed in a Confucian robe, with a white face and no beard, and a slender figure, looking like a legal advisor, was pacing back and forth in the room, looking like he was waiting for something, and he looked very anxious.

This man is called Li Jinhong. He is from Lin'an, Jiangnan. He is the trusted advisor of Yang Qinghe, the current prefect of Hanyang. He came to Tongcheng on the orders of Yang Qinghe.

Just when Li Jinhong's patience was gradually running out, a man walked into the room and appeared in front of him. Seeing this man, Li Jinhong's eyes suddenly lit up. His anxiety made him unable to care about anything else. He immediately bowed and asked:

"Master Ye, what did the Marshal say?"

Ye Pengchao, who walked into the room, ignored Chen Deqing's question. With a serious expression, Ye Anchashi sat on the chair, poured himself a cup of tea and started to sip it.

Seeing Ye Pengchao behaving like this, Li Jinhong was very confused. He didn't know what Ye Pengchao was pretending to be. However, under the intimidation of Ye Pengchao, he didn't dare to ask more questions. He could only look at Ye Pengchao eagerly, hoping that Ye Pengchao could give him an answer.

This time, Li Jinhong came to Tongcheng with Ye Pengchao, but he stayed in Tongcheng, while Ye Pengchao took his men to meet Ye Mingsheng...

As Yang Qinghe's advisor, the reason why Li Jinhong got involved with Ye Pengchao was naturally because of interests!

After the Yijing court approved the resignation of Jingchu Governor Zhao Dongsheng a few months ago, the post of Governor became vacant. As a result, the situation within the Jingchu Z Bureau changed drastically for a while. Some people who thought they were capable of competing for this position became restless and began to show off their abilities.

However, just when everyone was secretly competing for the position of governor, Ye Mingsheng suddenly parachuted in Sun Xiuquan. This move surprised and unexpected many people.

However, after learning what happened in Huainan, everyone generally believed that Sun Xiuquan's appointment as the Governor of Jingchu was just a stopgap measure by Marshal Ye, and Sun Xiuquan would not be able to stay in the position of Governor of Jingchu for long!
And the fact was just as everyone thought. Before Sun Xiuquan, the governor, had time to arrive in Hanyang, Ye Mingsheng had already instructed an investigation into the Sun family. Sun Xiuquan, who had no roots in Jingchu, only had the title of governor in Hanyang, but did not have any real power!
After this situation continued for a while, Sun Xiuquan, seeing that the situation was hopeless, finally ended his life with a glass of poisoned wine!
With the departure of Sun Xiuquan, the position of Jingchu Governor became vacant again, and various forces were eyeing it covetously again!
At present, there are two people who are most likely to take over the post of governor. The first is Dai Ping, deputy governor of Jingchu, and the second is Li Jinhong’s master, Yang Qinghe, the current prefect of Hanyang...

Dai Ping and Yang Qinghe are both natives of Jingchu and have deep connections and personal connections in Jingchu. Judging from the local situation in Jingchu, the two are evenly matched. The east wind cannot suppress the west wind, and the west wind cannot suppress the east wind.

However, if one wants to serve as the governor of Jingchu, local power is not enough, and the imperial court has the final decision-making power in this position!
What worries Yang Qinghe is that when the Fengwu Army conquered Jingchu, Dai Ping once went to Yijing as a representative of Jingchu to make a report, and was said to be highly appreciated by the court leader Cui Shao. It is said that it was because of Cui Shao's relationship that Dai Ping was promoted to Deputy Governor of Jingchu after returning to Jingchu.

Although Yang Qinghe was in Jingchu, he had heard of Cui Shao's great reputation. Therefore, when he thought that Dai Ping had Cui Shao as his backer, he felt that he was at a disadvantage in the competition for the governor of Jingchu. Even if he tried harder, it might not be as effective as a word from Cui Shao!

Even though he felt that he might not be able to compete with Dai Ping, Yang Qinghe was unwilling to give up. After all, he was nearly sixty years old, and it was no exaggeration to say that both his career and his life were already on the countdown. With Zhao Dongsheng's pressure on him, Yang Qinghe did not have much desire for the position of governor!

But now that Zhao Dongsheng has retired and the position of governor is right in front of him, Yang Qinghe is unwilling to give up!
After knowing his master's idea, Yang Qinghe's mentor Li Jinhong also offered Yang Qinghe a strategy!
Li Jinhong believed that although Cui Shao was very powerful, he held great power in the Yijing court and was even second to none, and had a say in many issues!

But in the final analysis, the court of Yijing is named Ye, not Cui. Cui Shao only has the right to speak, while the real decision-making power lies in the hands of Marshal Ye····················
Therefore, as long as Marshal Ye can be dealt with, it will be useless even if Cui Shao talks until his lips are hoarse!
When Yang Qinghe heard Li Jinhong's suggestion, he was speechless. Li Jinhong's plan seemed to be good, but in fact it was all bullshit!

Who doesn't know that the emperor of Yijing court is Marshal Ye? If you can get Marshal Ye, you can take the position of governor~!

The key question is how do you solve it?
How did you get in touch with Marshal Ye?

Faced with his own Dong Weng's idea, Li Jinhong also calmly gave his idea. He believed that when Marshal Ye returned to Yijing, he would most likely inspect Jingchu on the way, so that they would have the opportunity to get in touch with Marshal Ye!
By then, Yang Qinghe, the prefect of Hanyang, will have to perform well in front of Marshal Ye and leave a good impression on him, and then the plan will be half successful!
But this is not enough. Li Jinhong believes that they need someone who can speak to Marshal Ye and say a few good words for Yang Qinghe. In this way, Yang Qinghe's idea of ​​becoming the governor will most likely come true!

After hearing what Li Jinhong said, Yang Qinghe thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true!
If you want to perform well and leave a good impression on Ye Mingsheng, Yang Qinghe, as the prefect of Hanyang, has experience in this area and knows what to do.

But who can have a say in front of Marshal Ye, and can speak for Yang Qinghe? This is the core of the matter·····················

Yang Qinghe is also a veteran in the Great Zhou G-field. He has been in the G-field for more than 20 years and knows all the rules. After the Fengwu Army conquered Jingchu, Yang Qinghe felt that the Fengwu Army had already gained momentum, so he asked his son to go to Yijing with gifts and silver, trying to make his career more promising!
However, what Yang Qinghe never expected was that his son went to Yijing with gifts and silver, but gave nothing away!
At first, Yang Qinghe thought that the senior officials of the Yijing court had big appetites and looked down on his small gifts. However, after his son came back, Yang Qinghe realized that the Yijing court was very strict in investigating this matter, and the salaries were also very high, so those big guys were very cautious about accepting gifts!

He would not dare to accept gifts from people he was not familiar with, and Yang Qinghe had no connections in the Yijing court, so when you gave him gifts right away, no one would dare to accept them for fear that it was a trap set by someone.

So after this experience, Yang Qinghe didn’t know where to find someone to speak well of him for a moment!

Li Jinhong also gave his own opinion on Yang Qinghe's distress. He believed that the person who could speak well of Ye Mingsheng was not in Yijing, not by Ye Mingsheng's side, but in Hanyang City!

This person is Ye Pengchao, who is temporarily acting as the Censor-in-Chief in his capacity as Deputy Censor-in-Chief!
Li Jinhong believed that despite the huge incident of Xu Zhaojie's prison escape last year, the Yijing court only fined Ye Pengchao one year's salary and let him temporarily serve as the provincial governor. This was enough to show that Marshal Ye admired Ye Pengchao's talents!
And the most important thing is that Ye Pengchao’s surname is Ye and he is a member of the Ye clan. Although Ye Pengchao and Ye Mingsheng are distantly related, they are still from the same clan. When Ye Mingsheng ascends the throne and establishes a new dynasty, Ye Pengchao will be a legitimate royal relative...
Therefore, Li Jinhong believed that as long as Ye Mingsheng came to Jingchu for inspection, he would definitely meet Ye Pengchao and listen to Ye Pengchao's work report. In this way, if Ye Pengchao could say a few good words for Yang Qinghe, Li Jinhong believed that Marshal Ye would definitely listen! After hearing Li Jinhong's idea, Yang Qinghe was also very tempted. He first confirmed through some channels that Marshal Ye would inspect Jingchu, and then he personally found Ye Pengchao.

Before, because Yang Qinghe knew that Ye Pengchao was a member of the Ye family, he had maintained a good relationship with him. So after paying some price, Yang Qinghe successfully made Ye Pengchao agree to speak well of him in front of Ye Mingsheng.

It was because of this cooperation that Li Jinhong came to Tongcheng with Ye Pengchao as Yang Qinghe’s representative.

Under Li Jinhong's gaze, Ye Pengchao slowly drank a cup of tea before he began to speak:
"As agreed, I have told the Marshal that Lord Yang has governed Hanyang well, maintained Hanyang's stability, and promoted Hanyang's positive development. He is a rare and good minister!"

Hearing what Ye Pengchao said, Li Jinhong also asked cautiously:
"Master Ye, may I ask what the Marshal said?"

Facing Li Jinhong's question, Ye Pengchao snorted coldly:

"What do you think the Marshal will do? Directly appoint your Lord Yang as the governor?"

Faced with Ye Pengchao's somewhat sharp question, Li Jinhong was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say...
Seeing Li Jinhong's embarrassed expression, Ye Pengchao also spoke directly:
"The Marshal is extremely cunning and has always remained calm and collected, so naturally he didn't say anything!"

Hearing what Ye Pengchao said, Li Jinhong also showed a hint of disappointment. This strategy was proposed by him to Yang Qinghe, and Yang Qinghe also gave him full authority to be responsible for this matter!
Li Jinhong knew very well that if he succeeded in this matter, Yang Qinghe would never treat him unfairly, and at least he would be able to buy a three-story house in his hometown. But if he messed up this matter, it would be difficult for him to stay with Yang Qinghe!

Seeing Li Jinhong's disappointed expression, Ye Pengchao felt that since he had accepted Yang Qinghe's favor, he should send him off as soon as possible. He then said:
"I think the Marshal would be interested in your Lord Yang! Let your Lord Yang make good preparations in Hanyang. The Marshal will arrive in Hanyang in about seven to ten days!"

Hearing what Ye Pengchao said, Li Jinhong's expression became better. He bowed to Ye Pengchao again and said:
"Thank you, Lord Ye, for telling me. I wonder if you could tell me what kind of preparations my family should make?"

Ye Pengchao hesitated when he heard this, but thinking of the benefits Yang Qinghe had given him, he still spoke:
"Tell your Lord Yang to pay more attention to the news from Yijing..."

Li Jinhong's expression changed when he heard this and he spoke again to test:

"Master Ye, are you talking about the work law and the five reform measures?"

Seeing that Li Jinhong had said it clearly, Ye Pengchao did not play it safe and said directly:

"That's right! I'm telling you, Lord Yang, the Marshal is serious this time!"

"My Censor has already decided that all local government offices will have to cut 500 runners and 20 former students from the Imperial Academy!"

After hearing this, Li Jinhong was secretly shocked. He knew that the time had come to test his master's courage!
After a brief thought, Li Jinhong bowed to Ye Pengchao and said:

"I, Dong Weng, would like to thank you, Lord Ye! Our Dong Weng will definitely reward you handsomely!"

Hearing what Li Jinhong said, Ye Pengchao also said in a deep voice:

"Tell your family members not to forget what they promised me. I hope he can leave a good impression on the Marshal!"

"sure!"

After saying this, Li Jinhong said goodbye and left. He wanted to return to Hanyang as soon as possible and tell Yang Qinghe the news he had learned from Ye Pengchao.

After Li Jinhong left, Ye Pengchao was alone in the room, lost in thought.

The reason why he revealed the news to Yang Qinghe was not only because he accepted benefits from Yang Qinghe and took money to do the job, but also because he had his own calculations!

Just as Ye Pengchao said just now, during the meeting with Ye Mingsheng, he had been able to feel Ye Mingsheng's determination and will, so for the sake of his own future, Ye Pengchao was also prepared to give in to Ye Mingsheng's wishes and support his reform initiatives!
However, layoffs are a big deal, so Ye Pengchao doesn't want to fight alone. He hopes to find a partner to share the pressure.
Ye Pengchao has known Yang Qinghe for some time, and he knows that Yang Qinghe is a man of courage and determination!
Therefore, as long as Yang Qinghe also supports the reform measures, the pressure on Ye Pengchao will be much less, and things will be easier to implement··················
(End of this chapter)