Chapter 1292 Ascends the throne and becomes emperor (3!)
After experiencing the show at Yi Jingdong Gate, Ye Mingsheng went straight back to the Ye Mansion. Ye Cui, An Miaoyi, Murong Qingwu, Jingren, Jingxuan and others who got the news were also waiting for Ye Mingsheng early.

After being away from the Ye Mansion for such a long time, Ye Mingsheng, to be honest, missed home a lot when it was late at night. Although there were sometimes a lot of intrigues in the Ye Mansion, which made Ye Mingsheng very upset, home is still home in the final analysis, and the feeling is still different.

After returning from the south this time, Ye Mingsheng bought some gifts for his relatives while inspecting. The first one was an emerald jade Buddha pendant and a bracelet for Ye Cui. These were specially given to Ye Mingsheng by a jade merchant named Hu Teng from Jiangnan when Ye Mingsheng held a symposium.

To be honest, Ye Mingsheng originally didn't want to accept it. After all, as a leader, Ye Mingsheng had to lead by example and set a good example for those below him. However, Hu Teng really had some perseverance. After Ye Mingsheng rejected him at the symposium, he actually found Ye Mingsheng again in private.

Hu Teng said something else. He heard that old lady Ye Cui was looking for this kind of emerald jade, so she went to Pagan in person to look for it. It took her two years to find a flawless piece of material. Then she invited the best master in Jiangnan to make this Buddha pendant and a bracelet.

Because Hu Teng knew that Ye Cui believed in Buddhism, he specially invited a senior monk from Jiangnan to consecrate the Buddha pendant. So Hu Teng asked Ye Mingsheng to fulfill his filial piety...

Although Hu Teng spoke with deep affection, as if Ye Cui was not Ye Mingsheng's mother but his own mother, Ye Mingsheng did not believe his lies. However, Ye Mingsheng finally accepted Hu Teng's gift in private!
As for why Ye Mingsheng accepted it, there are two main reasons!
The first point Hu Teng said was correct. Ye Cuishi really liked jadeite, especially emerald jadeite. In order to satisfy Ye Cuishi's preference, Ye Mingsheng also specially issued an order that any good emerald jadeite jewelry seized during the house search should be handed over to the Ye Mansion for Ye Cuishi to choose.

Emerald and jadeite jewelry like the one in Hu Teng's hand, which had been blessed by eminent monks, was Ye Cui's favorite, so if Ye Mingsheng took it back and presented it to old lady Ye Cui, she would definitely like it. This could be regarded as Ye Mingsheng's filial piety as a son!
In addition to being filial to Ye Cui, the reason why Ye Mingsheng accepted Hu Teng's filial piety was also because of Hu Teng's identity and his purpose!
The reason why Hu Teng was able to get such high-quality emerald jade is that he is the largest jade merchant in Jiangnan. Now nearly 50% of the jade on the Jiangnan market every year comes from Bagan to Jiangnan through Hu Teng, and flows into the Dazhou market!
The real reason why Hu Teng tried so hard to please Ye Cui was that although Hu Teng had many connections in Bagan, he was also blackmailed by the great nobles in Bagan, which made his cost of collecting jade in Bagan higher and higher, and even threatened the personal safety of the shopkeeper and clerk of Hu Teng’s business in Bagan...
Hu Teng is a businessman. He does jade business to make money, so he can only pass the high costs on to consumers. As a result, the sales of jade are affected. This leads to Hu Teng having a lot of jade in his hands and the liquidity of funds is getting worse and worse.

Therefore, Hu Teng wanted to use the power of the Fengwu Army and ask Ye Mingsheng to give him an official position so that the nobles of Pagan would not dare to mess with him again.

After hearing Hu Teng's request, Ye Mingsheng also became interested. Ye Mingsheng had a ten-year plan for the Daqian Dynasty. An important part of the ten-year plan was to conquer Annan, Pagan and other Southeast Asian regions, so Ye Mingsheng said that he could agree to Hu Teng's request, but Hu Teng must cooperate with the court's actions and use his connections in Pagan to serve the court.

Hu Teng knew very well that Ye Mingsheng had no room to refuse this request, so he accepted it without hesitation. That was why Ye Mingsheng accepted the jade pendant and jade bracelet and presented them to Ye Cui.

Yue Cui's reaction was just as Ye Mingsheng expected. She was very satisfied with the two things and praised Ye Mingsheng for his thoughtfulness.

In addition to the gifts for Ye Cui, Ye Mingsheng also bought some silk for An Miaoyi, Murong Qingwu, Pei Zhixiu, Bai Yuanyuan, Shen Yutong, Jinyu and others. Although the Second Manufacturing Bureau is currently able to produce silk, some handicraft workshops in Jiangnan are still better at making high-end silk.

When Ye Mingsheng was conducting a field investigation in Jiangnan at that time, he was able to broaden his horizons. In order to support the development of these workshops, Ye Mingsheng also bought a lot of them out of his own pocket...
In addition to bringing gifts for his mother, wives and concubines, Ye Mingsheng did not forget his children. Compared with expensive gifts such as jade and silk, the gifts Ye Mingsheng gave to his children were much simpler, just some toys, some novel objects, and some storybooks.

Jingren, Jingcheng, Jingxuan, Xingtong, Kexin and others were all smiling at Ye Mingsheng's gifts. Ye Mingsheng also saw his youngest son, Ye Jingyan, born to Murong Qingwu. The little guy couldn't speak yet, but when he saw Ye Mingsheng, he was not shy. His little face was full of smiles, as if he realized that Ye Mingsheng was his father.

After the reunion, it was dark. Ye Mingsheng really wanted to find Pei Zhixiu to talk to her, but after feeling An Miaoyi's gaze, Ye Mingsheng made a rational decision.

After a half-hour of sex, Ye Mingsheng lay on the bed exhausted, while An Miaoyi, resting her head on Ye Mingsheng's arm, suddenly spoke for no reason:
"Husband, you really want to go find sister Zhixiu, right?"

Ye Mingsheng was shocked when he heard this, and he turned to look at An Miaoyi. At this time, An Miaoyi was also looking at Ye Mingsheng. The couple looked at each other, and their eyes converged in the air. Ye Mingsheng turned his head with a guilty conscience and said:

"Miaoyi, you're overthinking it!"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng turning his head away, not daring to look her in the eye, An Miaoyi's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment and she whispered:
“All the maids and nannies in the mansion know that your favorite woman is Sister Zhixiu. As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new marriage. Although you are with me now, I’m afraid your heart has already flown to Sister Zhixiu, and you and Sister Zhixiu are in perfect harmony...”

Listening to An Miaoyi's jealous words, Ye Mingsheng really didn't want to answer, but considering An Miaoyi's emotions, in order to avoid An Miaoyi thinking that he agreed, Ye Mingsheng still reluctantly responded:
"Miaoyi, don't let your imagination run wild, and don't pay attention to those rumors. They are all nonsense!"

An Miaoyi didn't seem to believe Ye Mingsheng's denial, but she also realized Ye Mingsheng's impatience, so she didn't dwell on Pei Zhixiu's topic, but turned to Ye Mingsheng and asked:

"Husband, how do you plan to deal with that little emperor?" Seeing An Miaoyi mentioned Jiang Cong, Ye Mingsheng's calm expression inevitably revealed a bit of reluctance, even though Jiang Cong had behaved relatively obediently during the day and had not caused any trouble that would embarrass everyone.

But Jiang Cong was still a teenager after all, and he was not very good at hiding his emotions, so Ye Mingsheng still noticed the hatred in his eyes during the day.

Although Ye Mingsheng really didn't want to hurt him, but feeling the hatred in Jiang Cong's eyes, Ye Mingsheng knew in his heart that the seeds of hatred had been planted in this child's heart. If he had the chance, he would definitely counterattack!
Seeing Ye Mingsheng didn't speak, An Miaoyi also said in a deep voice:
“My husband, I know you have a kind heart and you can’t bear to hurt Jiang Cong because he is still young, but the influence of the three hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be easily eliminated. Even now, there are still many people in the Yijing court who are concerned about their homeland, so we can’t give these people any chance…”

After saying that, An Miaoyi observed Ye Mingsheng's expression. Seeing that Ye Mingsheng still didn't speak, An Miaoyi also spoke directly:
"Husband, if you really can't do it, let me handle it after it's done!"

Although Ye Mingsheng had anticipated this because he knew An Miaoyi's character, he still felt a little sad when it really came to this. He really wanted to give Jiang Cong a good beginning and a good ending, but unfortunately, time flies and flowers fall without mercy, and things don't always go as planned!

After sighing in his heart, Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:
"Give him a quick death!"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng nodded, An Miaoyi immediately said:
"Husband, rest assured, leave this matter to me. I will do a good job and not let us get involved in this matter!"

Listening to An Miaoyi's words, Ye Mingsheng suddenly felt exhausted physically and mentally. He immediately stopped talking and closed his eyes to rest. Seeing this, An Miaoyi did not dare to disturb Ye Mingsheng, and immediately signaled Qiqige, who was sleeping beside him, to turn off the kerosene lamp.

Perhaps because the "battle" with An Miaoyi was too exhausting, Ye Mingsheng slept very deeply and tiredly. It was not until 1:01 am the next day that Ye Mingsheng woke up slowly. After washing up, Ye Mingsheng went to pay his respects to Ye Cui again, then had breakfast at Ye Cui's place, and then came to the study.

At this time, Jiang Cong's abdication edict, the memorials from Cui Shaogu Sansi and Li Jian and others persuading him to ascend the throne, and the letter from the people representing the will of the whole country were all placed in front of Ye Mingsheng. As it was expected, Ye Mingsheng just took a quick look at it.

Today is December 12th. There will be two more waves of this process. When the third wave comes, the timing will be almost right. Ye Mingsheng will reluctantly accept everything. Ye Mingsheng has also chosen the time to ascend the throne and become emperor...

The day that Ye Mingsheng chose was January 1st. Although Ye Mingsheng did not believe in auspicious days, adhering to the idea that it is better to believe it than not to believe it, Ye Mingsheng still found some famous fortune tellers and asked them to get together to calculate his fortune!
Time flies, and soon more than half a month has passed. After completing two rounds of procedures, Ye Mingsheng reluctantly accepted Jiang Cong's abdication. On January 1, he proclaimed himself emperor in Yijing and established the Daqian Dynasty with the reign title of Jianwu!

Ye Mingsheng respected his grandfather as Qian Taizu and his father as Qian Shizu. He also respected his mother Ye Cui as the empress dowager, made An Miaoyi the queen, and Ye Jingren the crown prince. Compared to these things that were already expected, the status of other concubines caused more discussion.

After comprehensive consideration, Ye Mingsheng decided to confer the title of Imperial Concubine to the concubine who had children, and the remaining concubines would be imperial concubines, totaling about fifteen people.

After taking care of his own family affairs, Ye Mingsheng officially conferred the title of Duke of Rong on Cui Shao and the title of Duke of Qi on Yuan Song. These two people were already in the plan, so there was nothing to be proud of. The contributions of Cui Shao and Yuan Song were definitely worthy of the honor of Duke.

Compared with Cui Shao and Yuan Song, Ye Mingsheng was a little conflicted about the title bestowed upon He Jingyun. In terms of contributions to the Fengwu Army, He Jingyun's military exploits were no less than those of Cui Shao and Yuan Song. Especially in the battle in the south, He Jingyun quickly defeated Xu Zhaojie and Lu Jianchao, which greatly shortened Ye Mingsheng's pace of unifying the world...
For this reason alone, He Jingyun is worthy of the honor of Duke, but the problem is that although He Jingyun has made outstanding contributions, he can also really cause trouble. Although Ye Mingsheng heard about some of He Jingyun's deeds in Jiangnan when he was in Yijing, it was not until Ye Mingsheng really arrived in Jiangnan that he realized how bad the impact caused by He Jingyun was!

As the saying goes, what goes up comes down. With He Jingyun taking the lead, many generals of the Fengwu Army in Jiangnan were secretly trying to get money and women. It is no exaggeration to say that Ye Mingsheng really thought of killing He Jingyun to restore the morale of the army. However, because He Jingyun had come to his senses and admitted his mistakes with a good attitude, he took the initiative to hand over his illegal gains.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng remembered his past achievements, and with the idea of ​​curing the disease and saving lives, he suppressed the matter out of compassion and did not let the matter escalate. Then he secretly sent He Jingyun back to Yijing and confined him in his home.

Although Ye Mingsheng chose to keep a low profile on the issue of He Jingyun, given that He Jingyun held a high position of power within the Fengwu Army and was regarded as the second most important figure in the army after Ye Mingsheng for a long time, Ye Mingsheng's handling of He Jingyun still caused quite a stir within the Fengwu Army. Many people, including Chief of Staff Zhao Han, pleaded with Ye Mingsheng openly or secretly, asking him to release He Jingyun!
In this title conferment, many people also believed that He Jingyun should be promoted to Duke. Ye Mingsheng had his own opinion on this. Ye Mingsheng believed that merits should be attributed to merits and faults should be attributed to faults. He Jingyun must pay the price for his mistakes.

(End of this chapter)