Chapter 1276 Kill with all your might!
"Madam, although nothing has happened in the mansion recently, something seems to be happening outside the mansion!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Qingwu asked directly:

"What's going to happen outside the mansion?"

"We don't know what's going to happen yet, but according to our informants, Wang Rui is settling his family affairs and seems to be going on a long trip!"

Hearing Ying'er mention the familiar name Wang Rui, Murong Qingwu thought for a moment and said:
"Is this Wang Rui An Miaoyi's subordinate?"

"Madam, Wang Rui has done a lot for An Miaoyi in the past six months. He is a capable subordinate of An Miaoyi. Last month, An Miaoyi just rewarded him with a courtyard house in the south of the city. Wang Rui was so grateful that he kept saying that he would devote himself to An Miaoyi until his death!"

Listening to Ying Er's introduction, Murong Qingwu's eyes gradually turned cold and she asked in a deep voice:
"Do you know where An Miaoyi is going to send Wang Rui?"

"Madam, we are still trying to understand this, but it seems that Wang Rui will be away from home for a long time, so I boldly guess that Wang Rui may be going to the south!"

Before Ying'er finished speaking, Murong Qingwu's eyes flashed with murderous intent when she heard the word "South"!
Ever since she got the news that her father had been promoted to the governor of Jianghuai, Murong Qingwu felt very happy, but after she was happy, she always felt that something was wrong!

After thinking carefully for a while, Murong Qingwu realized where this strange feeling came from: An Miaoyi. Ever since the news came back, An Miaoyi had been too quiet. This was really too abnormal...
In Murong Qingwu's impression, if An Miaoyi knew that her father was promoted to the governor of Jianghuai, she would definitely take action. For example, she would arrange two imperial censors to write a letter to her husband to oppose Murong Yuliang's appointment as the governor of Jianghuai regarding the Xie Wenjun incident, or she might release some negative information about her family. In short, An Miaoyi would definitely find a way to ruin this matter!

In order to deal with An Miaoyi's dirty tricks, Murong Qingwu was extremely careful. Her father had finally been able to regroup and make a comeback, and Murong Qingwu would never allow this matter to be messed up by that bitch An Miaoyi!

However, what Murong Qingwu did not expect was that An Miaoyi did nothing and remained quiet. As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal, so Murong Qingwu also suspected that An Miaoyi had changed her personality.

However, compared to An Miaoyi's reformation and determination to do good, Murong Qingwu would rather believe that An Miaoyi is going to make a big move, so Murong Qingwu has never let down her guard and has always been alert, waiting for An Miaoyi to make a move!
Now it seems that my wait has paid off, An Miaoyi is about to make a move!
Although she didn't know where An Miaoyi was going to send Wang Rui, Murong Qingwu didn't want to gamble. She wanted to nip the danger in the bud!
Feeling the murderous intent in her wife's eyes, Ying Er asked softly:
"Madam, do you want to send someone to kill Wang Rui?"

Murong Qingwu nodded slightly and instructed:
"Be more clean and don't give others any handle!"

“Ma’am, don’t worry. Our people are all professionals and will ensure that no traces will be left behind…”

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September 11, in a heavily guarded courtyard in Hanyang.

Ye Mingsheng looked at the respectful and somewhat wealthy middle-aged G member in front of him with great interest and said in a deep voice:
"Prefect Yang, you said you wanted to reduce the number of runners and clerks in the Hanyang Prefectural Office?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Qinghe, the prefect of Hanyang, immediately nodded and said:

"Yes! I think the Hanyang prefectural government is currently overstaffed and overstaffed. In addition, our prefectural government is very inefficient in handling some issues and has not thought about what the people think and what they are anxious about!"

Listening to Yang Qinghe's self-criticism, Ye Mingsheng was also a little surprised. He pondered for a moment and said:
“When did you realize this problem?”

"I am ashamed to say this, Marshal. I discovered this problem several years ago and wanted to make changes at that time, but unfortunately there were many obstacles at that time and I was not strong enough to do it alone, so I had to give up!"

"Although I had to give up, I have kept these questions in my heart all these years and dare not forget them even a little bit!"

"I have admired you for a long time, Marshal. Since we learned that you were going to tour the south, I and hundreds of thousands of Hanyang people have been very excited. We are all looking forward to your early arrival in Hanyang!"

“General, I had people copy down some of your speeches in Qilu, Huainan, and Jiangnan and send them back to Hanyang. Everyone in our Hanyang government, from top to bottom, is learning the spirit of your speeches. Your ideas and reform measures are really critical of current ills, to the point, and thought-provoking…”

Although Ye Mingsheng knew rationally that Yang Qinghe was trying to flatter him, he still couldn't help laughing when he saw the sincere look on his face.

After listening to Yang Qinghe bragging about himself for a whole cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng saw that he was still talking eloquently and wanted to continue bragging about himself, so Ye Mingsheng quickly waved his hand to interrupt him and asked:
"Prefect Yang, you and Governor Dai have worked together for many years. What do you think of Governor Dai?"

When Ye Mingsheng said this, Yang Qinghe was stunned for a moment, as if he had not expected Ye Mingsheng to ask this question. However, after just a moment, he returned to normal and said:

"Reporting to the commander, Dai Buzheng has strong working ability and is rigorous and pragmatic. Under the leadership of Liang Buzhengshi, he has made many achievements in his work. Liang Buzhengshi has also praised him many times and called him a model for our Jingchu G members!"

Listening to Yang Qinghe's words, Ye Mingsheng smiled faintly and asked again:

"Since you want to reduce staff, I wonder if you have any plans or goals?"

Yang Qinghe said without hesitation:
"Your Excellency, we have a total of 3,781 Hanyang policemen, including the City Defense Department, and another 102 G-level officers of various ranks!"

"My personal idea is to reduce the number of runners to 3,000, and cut 21 G officers. This will save our Hanyang government more than 7,000 taels of salary a year!"

Hearing what Yang Qinghe said, Ye Mingsheng said nothing but said calmly:

"You look ready?" Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Yang Qinghe nodded seriously:
“I am bound to offend people when doing my job. I am aware of this. However, as long as I can serve the court and the commander-in-chief, I will do it even if it means sacrificing my life. Naturally, I don’t care about offending anyone…”

Looking at Yang Qinghe's attitude, although Ye Mingsheng remained calm on the surface, he still felt a little approval in his heart.

Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment and asked again:
"What are you going to do with the people who are laid off?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng ask this, Yang Qinghe looked a little hesitant. He organized his words and said carefully:

"Marshal, I think that although there are some corrupt people among these people, I think most of them are good people. Can you give them a chance and stop them from killing people?"

Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said:
"Prefect Yang, you misunderstood me! I don't mean to kill people indiscriminately. I won't punish anyone except the corrupt officials. What I mean is, after you lay off these people, what are your thoughts and plans for their livelihood?"

Hearing that Ye Mingsheng was not going to kill anyone, Yang Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief, and then faced Ye Mingsheng and spoke honestly:

"Marshal, I have never thought about this!"

"Since they have been laid off, should the government still be responsible for their livelihood?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng gave a very serious instruction:

"Governor Yang, you are wrong about this!"

“Although they have left the government office, they are still the people of Da Zhou. As a member of Da Zhou, you naturally have a responsibility for them…”

"Each of them has a family behind them, especially those servants, who need to support their families, so when you lay them off, you must also try your best to find a way out for them and see if there are other ways to make a living!"

"For example, you can introduce them to work in factories, mines, or small businesses. These are all good ways out. If they are jobs that require technical skills, your government can also come forward and hire people to provide them with technical training!"

"The imperial court will increase its support for industry and commerce. In the next three to ten years, many factories will appear throughout the Great Zhou, and factories need skilled workers. Therefore, the demand for skilled workers will increase in the next few years. You, the prefectural government, can think of a solution in this regard!"

Listening to Ye Mingsheng's story, Yang Qinghe also took note of it seriously, then bowed deeply to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Thank you for your teachings, Marshal! I am grateful for your teachings!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:

"That's all for today. Tomorrow I will begin my inspection of the entire Hanyang. As the prefect of Hanyang, you must be prepared!"

"Please rest assured, Marshal. I will be fully prepared to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. Seeing this, Yang Qinghe bowed deeply to Ye Mingsheng again, then bowed and walked out of the room.

Looking at Yang Qinghe's departing back, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but shook his head.

Although Ye Mingsheng knew that Yang Qinghe's righteous words in front of him were mostly acting, as the saying goes, a gentleman is judged by deeds, not by heart. Overall, Ye Mingsheng still gave Yang Qinghe a passing score.

The only thing that disappointed Ye Mingsheng was that when Yang Qinghe faced the question of his evaluation of Dai Ping, although he wanted to show an open-minded image and not speak ill of his biggest competitor, he still couldn't help but do some small tricks!

What does it mean that under the leadership of Governor Liang, Dai Ping has made many achievements?
What does it mean that Governor Liang praised Dai Ping highly and praised Dai Ping as a model of Jingchu Party members?

With these two sentences, Yang Qinghe was apparently praising Dai Ping, but in fact he was secretly telling himself that Dai Ping was Liang Xin's man!
Liang Xin was forced to resign because his trusted subordinates were suspected of embezzling disaster relief funds and misappropriating food, cloth and other supplies in the warehouse!
Therefore, Yang Qinghe hinted that Dai Ping was Liang Xin's man, which could be said to be a ruthless act, and his purpose was self-evident!

Before meeting Yang Qinghe, Ye Mingsheng had already met with the current Deputy Governor of Jingchu, Dai Ping. It was not known whether Dai Ping, the Deputy Governor, did not have a keen sense of smell, or whether Dai Ping felt that there was too much resistance to this matter and it would be a thankless task. In short, in his report to Ye Mingsheng, Dai Ping did not mention a single word about reform to Ye Mingsheng.

Dai Ping just reported to Ye Mingsheng as a routine matter about their work achievements as the Jingchu governor, as well as some future work plans...

Ye Mingsheng also asked Dai Ping about his opinion of Yang Qinghe. Compared with Yang Qinghe's secretive approach, Dai Ping was very direct. Dai Ping first affirmed Yang Qinghe's work ability, and believed that Yang Qinghe was decisive and resolute in his work, very courageous and daring to make decisions, and had strong execution ability!

However, Dai Ping believes that Yang Qinghe has poor personal ethics, has unclear relationships with some businessmen, and has a series of problems such as nepotism!

As for Dai Ping and Yang Qinghe's evaluation of each other, Ye Mingsheng will not just believe their one-sided words. Ye Mingsheng has arranged people to conduct a preliminary investigation on the two of them. The investigation results are expected to be delivered to Ye Mingsheng within the next seven days. After getting the investigation results, Ye Mingsheng will make a decision on the issue of the Jingchu Governor!
Putting Jingchu's affairs aside for the time being, Ye Mingsheng also read the letter from Ye Cheng from Yijing. In the letter, Ye Cheng told Ye Mingsheng that he had already prepared all the auspicious signs and unusual phenomena, and he was just waiting for Ye Mingsheng to return to Yijing, and then they could officially start!

When auspicious signs and strange phenomena appear, under Ye Cheng's arrangement, the people will sing folk songs and proverbs in support of Ye Mingsheng. Then all the officials will make a memorial to the emperor, asking him to abdicate. Ye Mingsheng will decline. After several rounds of negotiations, with the support of all the officials and the emperor's sincere abdication, Ye Mingsheng will have no choice but to accept the throne!
However, there is a most crucial thing among them. Ye Cheng asked Ye Mingsheng what the name of the new dynasty will be. Only after the name of the country is determined can the next steps be arranged more specifically!

Regarding the name of the country, Ye Mingsheng had been struggling among Feng, Yan and Liang. However, ever since the hexagram Qian Jiuwu, flying dragon in the sky, came out that day, Ye Mingsheng had already made up his mind...
(End of this chapter)