Chapter 1325 The Ye family’s backer!
"Miao Yi, do you think Ye Dong would really send someone to murder the Imperial Censor?"

Faced with Ye Cui's question, An Miaoyi didn't know how to answer. She had just learned about this matter from Nanny Sun. She was quite shocked when she first heard it and didn't know what had happened.

Therefore, facing Ye Cui's question, An Miaoyi instinctively wanted to answer truthfully and say that she didn't know. However, just as she was about to speak, she felt Ye Cui's eyes, so she hesitated for a moment and said somewhat against her will:
"Mom! Ye Dong is kindhearted by nature. I don't think he would do such a thing. I think the Censorate must have made a mistake!"

When An Miaoyi said this, Ye Cui's eyes lit up and she said:
"Miaoyi, I think so too!"

"I have watched Ye Dong grow up since he was a child. I was the one who sent him to Mingsheng as a personal soldier. I know him best. He is a good boy. I believe he would not do such a thing!"

Although An Miaoyi was also quite cunning, she couldn't hold back when she heard Ye Cui say that Ye Dong was a good boy. There was a slight change on her pretty face, but fortunately Ye Cui didn't notice this and continued to speak:
"I've also heard of Chu Zhiyi, the man who took over Xiao Lingyu's position as the Left Censor-in-Chief. They say he's a man who only wants to cause chaos in the world!"

“They also say that he is a cruel official of our Daqian Dynasty, who instigated Mingsheng to make trouble all day long, causing complaints from the court and the people to suffer…”

After saying this, Ye Cui paused. She wanted to wait for An Miaoyi to take over the conversation, but An Miaoyi sat aside with her head down and remained quiet.

Seeing this, Ye Cui was also a little unhappy and said directly:
"Miaoyi, how much do you know about Chu Zhiyi?"

An Miaoyi felt that the three words "Chu Zhiyi" were a bit sensitive and didn't want to continue the conversation, but seeing that Ye Cui insisted on asking her, An Miaoyi couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:

"Mom, you know Mingsheng doesn't like me to get involved in government affairs, so I try not to get involved in these things. I don't know much about Chu Zhiyi. I only know that he used to be Gu Sansi's subordinate, and was later transferred to Yunbing by Mingsheng to serve as an inspector!"

"It is said that Chu Zhiyi has made a lot of achievements as the Yunbing Censor. In addition, Xiao Lingyu has retired, so Mingsheng promoted him to take over the position of Zuodu Yushi!"

Hearing An Miaoyi say calmly that she would not participate in Z affairs, Ye Cui couldn't help but admire the thickness of her daughter-in-law.

Although she was old and had been living in the palace, she was not blind or deaf. She naturally knew that although An Miaoyi did not dare to interfere in government affairs as before after being educated by Ye Mingsheng, she still did not stop making small moves in private.

From An Miaoyi's words, Ye Cui also felt that An Miaoyi wanted to stay out of it, which was what Ye Cui didn't want to see················

In the early days of the Fengwu Army, that is, after Ye Mingsheng started his uprising in Fengshan, many of the soldiers recruited by Ye Mingsheng at that time were members of the Ye family, or fellow townsmen from Fengshan County. So in such a context, Ye Mingsheng briefly relied on the Ye family's relatives.

But soon due to the needs of the war, Ye Mingsheng gave more trust to the Imperial Guards represented by He Jingyun, Yuan Song and others. Since then, although there were many Ye family members in the middle-level of the Fengwu Army, there was no representative in the real core layer.

This also caused some dissatisfaction among the Ye family's relatives. They believed that they were royal relatives in the Fengwu Army and had made great contributions to the establishment and construction of the Fengwu Army. Therefore, they deserved some special treatment. They were eager to show their influence in the top leadership of the Fengwu Army and make their voices heard.

In the past, these Ye family relatives had expressed their demands to Ye Mingsheng, and Ye Mingsheng had also tried to appease them in some aspects. However, because there were really no suitable candidates among the Ye family relatives, and the high-level positions were limited, Ye Mingsheng did not meet their demands.

Therefore, these Ye family relatives might be disappointed with Ye Mingsheng. For this reason, they also thought of a roundabout way to save the country. They found Ye Cui and regarded Ye Cui as their backer, hoping that Ye Cui could represent their interests in the high-level positions of Fengwu Army...

Ye Cui not only did not think that those things were bad, but she felt that she was the right person for the job!
After all, whether it was Ye Tie, Ye Dong, Ye Kui, Ye Cheng, or some other members of the Ye family, they were all grown up under her watch. She hoped that these people could assist Ye Mingsheng well, and she also hoped that they could realize the value of life and share the glory and wealth in the process of following Ye Mingsheng.

This situation was also tacitly agreed by Ye Mingsheng. After all, although there were not many Ye family relatives in high positions, those Ye family relatives who recruited soldiers in Fengshan back then, as long as they had not died in battle or retired, had basically achieved middle and lower-level positions in the Fengwu Army over the years. This was a force that could not be underestimated!

So even though Ye Mingsheng had no way to meet some of their demands, he had to respect their choices and give them some comfort.

As the real backer of the Ye family, Ye Cui is undoubtedly very qualified!

Although Ye Cui was not very interested in other things over the years and did not want to care about them, she was still very responsible for the affairs of the Ye family. She had won a lot of benefits and interests for the Ye family from Ye Mingsheng, and this also made the relationship between the old lady and the Ye family even closer!

Taking Ye Dong's case this time as an example, Ye Cui didn't know in her heart whether Ye Dong sent someone to murder the censor, but she was emotionally willing to believe that Ye Dong would not do so.

Regardless of whether Ye Dong did it or not, Ye Cui hoped that her good children would be safe and sound...

Although Ye Cui thought so, she also knew her son's temper and how much she valued the laws and order of the court!
Therefore, although Ye Cui was unwilling to think about it, she knew in her heart that if Ye Dong really did it, Ye Mingsheng would most likely execute Ma Su with tears and use Ye Dong's head to demonstrate his determination and will to defend the laws of the court!
Ye Cui wanted to save Ye Dong's life, but she also knew that although Ye Mingsheng was filial, he was not a foolishly filial person. It didn't mean that Ye Mingsheng would listen to and obey whatever she said.

Therefore, Ye Cui wanted to get An Miaoyi to help persuade Ye Mingsheng and increase the chances of saving Ye Dong!

Ye Cui pondered for a while and said:

"Miaoyi Gu Sansi is Jingren's teacher. You might as well learn some of the details from Gu Sansi and see if there are any misunderstandings!"

Listening to Ye Cui's words, An Miaoyi was also hesitant. She was also a smart person and knew that this matter was very sensitive. And seriously speaking, she was also involved in this matter because of Ren Hai.

In addition, Ye Dong had always relied on Ye Cui's support and had never been on An Miaoyi's side. Therefore, before Ye Mingsheng showed any obvious inclinations, An Miaoyi actually wanted to stay out of it and not get too involved.

Although she thought so, under the gaze of Ye Cui, An Miaoyi could not help but bite the bullet and agreed:
"Okay, I will ask Gu Sansi about the situation..."

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In the evening, the Yijing Coordination Office
Wang Xuecheng, who was on a business trip, was also tired after a day's work. After returning, he wanted to find his mistress and ask her to massage his shoulders and play the flute for him to relax.

However, thinking that he still had some unfinished business in the yamen, Wang Xuecheng could not help but return to the yamen with his tired body. However, as soon as he returned to his classroom in the yamen and had no time to drink a sip of tea to moisten his throat, his trusted general Ge Xiong came to him and reported:

"Something's happened to the director! Something terrible has happened!" Wang Xuecheng, who didn't know what was going on, looked at Ge Xiong's excited face and scolded him:
"If you have anything to say, take your time to speak! Ge Xiong, you are at least a thousand households, you should be more calm and stop making so much noise!"

"You are right, Director! But something really bad has happened!"

"Ge Xiong, if you have something to say, just say it! If you have to fart, just get out of here!"

"Sir, it was Ye Dong who sent someone to kill Liu Xinjie!"

Wang Xuecheng was a little surprised when he heard this and asked back:
"Ye Dong sent someone to kill Liu Xinjie? Are they still having a grudge against each other?"

"Sir, I heard that this is what happened. When Duke Yuan invaded Luo'an City, he sent Ye Dong to guard the Luo'an Palace. However, Ye Dong's subordinates were not clean and took away a lot of rare treasures from the Luo'an Palace. The Censorate received a tip-off and is investigating this matter. The censor in charge of this matter is Liu Xinjie!"

“I heard that Ye Dong once sent someone to bribe Liu Xinjie, but Liu Xinjie flatly refused, so Ye Dong killed Liu Xinjie…”

Wang Xuecheng nodded slightly when he heard this. He didn't know whether what Ge Xiong said was true or false, but logically speaking, what Ge Xiong said made sense!

When he went to the General Staff to request a joint investigation, although he knew through some information that Liu Xinjie was assassinated because of the situation in the Censorate, and that this matter was likely to involve high-level military officials, he did not know who this high-level official was!
The most important thing was that Wang Xuecheng didn't want to know who this person was at that time. After all, it would be very offensive to investigate such a thing. Even if the murderer was caught and defeated, he still had students, old friends, relatives and friends. In short, it would still be very troublesome!

Wang Xuecheng had not paid attention to this matter before, but ever since there were voices in the court to split up the Unified Coordination Office, Wang Xuecheng felt that it would be better for him to make fewer enemies. If he had to make enemies, he would have to cut the roots!

So in this matter, since you, Chu Zhiyi, want to take charge, Wang Xuecheng is happy to hand it over to him.

Just when Wang Xuecheng thought that the matter was over, Ge Xiong unexpectedly threw out something even more explosive.

"After Chu Zhiyi found out that Ye Dong was the real murderer, he took his men to Ye Dong's home without asking His Majesty for permission. I heard that he wanted to arrest Ye Dong and bring him before the emperor!"

"But these Ye family members are not easy to mess with. When they saw that Chu Zhiyi did not have His Majesty's order, they surrounded Chu Zhiyi and his men in groups of three or five, saying that Chu Zhiyi was persecuting Ye Dong and wanted to force Ye Dong to confess!"

Having said this, Ge Xiong swallowed his saliva before continuing:
"I heard that the scene was very tense, with both sides fighting with swords and gunpowder..."

As soon as these words came out, Wang Xuecheng was also stunned and asked back:

"Did their gang fight?"

"They didn't fight! But it was dangerous. The Ye clan members were almost about to engage in a firefight with the patrol camp led by Chu Zhiyi!"

Listening to Ge Xiong's description, a tense scene emerged in Wang Xuecheng's mind. The next second, a smile appeared on his face, and the smile grew bigger and bigger until Wang Xuecheng burst into laughter.

Wang Xuecheng’s smile also confused Ge Xiong. He wondered why Wang Xuecheng was laughing?

Seeing Ge Xiong's puzzled look, Wang Xuecheng did not explain, but smiled and said:

"Does your Majesty have any instructions?"

"After His Majesty knew about this, Ye Cheng came with his personal guard battalion and controlled both parties. Currently, Chu Zhiyi and Ye Dong have both been brought to the palace!"

"I immediately sent someone to contact the director after receiving the news, but I haven't been able to contact you yet!"

Wang Xuecheng smiled and nodded when he heard this.

"I know about this matter! You should pay close attention to His Majesty and report immediately when you get any news!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

After saying this, Ge Xiong said goodbye and left.

Seeing Ge Xiong leave, a smile appeared on Wang Xuecheng's face again.

In recent years, because Wang Xuecheng married Ye Ling, even though his surname is Wang and not Ye, outsiders see him as a member of the Ye family.

But this is just the opinion of outsiders. The real situation is just like one who drinks the water, only he knows whether it is hot or cold!

At that time, Wang Xuecheng also felt that the Ye family was a royal family, so he planned to rely on his wife Ye Ling's identity to cover himself with the cloak of a Ye family relative!

There is an old saying that goes, a son-in-law is half a son, so as the son-in-law of the Ye family, he can be considered a member of the Ye family in the most rounded sense.

But soon Wang Xuecheng faced the reality and knew that things were not like that...

(End of this chapter)