Chapter 133: Out of control again? (Subscribe please!)
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng was somewhat eager to join the Zhenwu Army and return to Liaoyang. In Liaoyang, the emperor was far away and he had the endorsement of the Great Zhou court, which was in charge of all logistics such as food, wages, weapons, etc. He could recruit soldiers as much as he wanted. By that time, if someone had money and territory, he would be a self-proclaimed king with thousands of soldiers under his command, and no one could stop him.
But in Luoan, due to the restrictions of his identity, he is bound to be restrained when doing things, unable to let go and do things without any constraints.
Leaning back on the armchair, Ye Mingsheng considered carefully for a moment, then finally sighed and gave up, muttering to himself in a low voice:
"In this place, it's better to have less trouble than more. Try to avoid trouble as much as possible... Five hundred taels of silver, it's better to have less. It will be enough if you save a little!"
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The next day, at 3:30 pm
Because I was the host, and I lived in Yongpingfang in Xicheng District, which was not close to Changningfang in Dongcheng District.
So even though there was still more than half an hour until the agreed time, Ye Mingsheng dressed neatly and planned to go out to Zuixiangju.
However, as soon as he opened the door, what Ye Mingsheng didn't expect was that Pei Zhixiu, who was dressed in a white dress and was pretty, was standing under the jujube tree not far from the door, looking at him quietly.
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng felt a little guilty. It was as if he was about to go out and cheat, but was caught in the act.
"Miss Pei!" Although he felt embarrassed, Ye Mingsheng still gritted his teeth and greeted Pei Zhixiu in order to go out and do some work:
"General Ye, are you unable to control yourself again?"
Glancing at Ye Mingsheng, Pei Zhixiu said calmly:
Although her tone was calm, the meaning of her words was obvious.
Hearing Pei Zhixiu's weird tone, Ye Mingsheng, who had been exposed, immediately showed a bitter smile on his face. Just as he was about to explain, Pei Zhixiu put a small medicine bottle on the stone table under the jujube tree and said calmly:
"Take one pill before and after drinking!"
After he finished speaking, Pei Zhixiu, who looked like a fairy in white, went straight back to her room under the jujube tree without listening to Ye Mingsheng's explanation.
Seeing all of Pei Zhixiu's actions, Ye Mingsheng's expression was both helpless and complicated. Of course, he knew that Pei Zhixiu was thinking about his health, but as the saying goes, being in the officialdom, one cannot help oneself. Only those who have no value will have no social engagements...
Picking up the small medicine bottle left by Pei Zhixiu on the stone table, Ye Mingsheng bowed deeply towards the east wing where Pei Zhixiu lived, then walked out of the door and continued his journey.
After arriving at Zuixiangju, Ye Mingsheng chose a private room and then waited quietly for Bai Renxuan and Qian Buli to arrive.
Feeling that the agreed time was approaching, Ye Mingsheng took out the small medicine bottle that Pei Zhixiu had given him and poured out a small light green pill from it. Although he didn't know what the small pill was made of, when he held it in his hand, Ye Mingsheng could feel a faint herbal fragrance lingering at the tip of his nose. Ye Mingsheng only felt that he seemed to have smelled this fragrance from somewhere before, but for a moment he couldn't remember it clearly.
Seeing that the hour of You was approaching and Qian Buli and Bai Renxuan might come up at any time, Ye Mingsheng did not think much about it. He poured himself a cup of tea and swallowed the pill in one gulp.
Although Ye Mingsheng took the pill given by Pei Zhixiu, he felt a little regretful that he seemed to have taken it a little too early...
Compared to the last time when Qian Buli came to the appointment on time, this time they seemed a little late, a full quarter of an hour after the agreed time of Youshi. Ye Mingsheng in the private room heard Qian Buli's familiar footsteps outside the door.
Ye Mingsheng's heart moved, and he immediately took the initiative to open the door. Standing at the door was Qian Buli and a handsome middle-aged scholar in a white robe.
"Brother, this is the brother Ye Mingsheng, the commander of the imperial guards, whom I told you about!" Upon seeing Ye Mingsheng, Qian Buli immediately introduced him to the white-robed scholar:
"Mr. Bai!"
Although Bai Renxuan was a commoner without an official position, he was after all a trusted aide to Marquis Guangshun, and he was asking for help from him. Ye Mingsheng did not dare to neglect him and took the initiative to salute Bai Renxuan with his fists:
"General Ye!"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was not arrogant, Bai Renxuan, as a Confucian scholar, naturally behaved politely and also bowed to Ye Mingsheng.
After the two sides exchanged greetings, they did not talk much outside the private room. They returned to the room, where the host and guest sat down. The host, Ye Mingsheng, handed the menu to Qian Buli. Qian Buli knew that Ye Mingsheng had money, so he did not hesitate this time and directly ordered eight dishes, four vegetarian and four meat dishes, plus the three jars of Fenjiu that he had drunk last time.
While waiting for the food, with Qian Buli's company, the atmosphere was not cold. Ye Mingsheng and Bai Renxuan, who met for the first time, also talked a lot, exchanging greetings and compliments.
But what made Ye Mingsheng a little strange was that he could vaguely feel that Bai Renxuan seemed to be quietly sizing him up...
Looking at Ye Mingsheng, who was sitting opposite him, with an ordinary face but a heroic look between his eyebrows, Bai Renxuan's gaze involuntarily shifted to him.
Others only know that Bai Renxuan is the aide of Guangshun Marquis Chen Dechang and his adviser, but only very few people know that Chen Dechang has handed over the intelligence system that has been operated by the Guangshun Marquis Mansion for generations to Bai Renxuan.
And because of this, Bai Renxuan also knew that many of Ye Mingsheng's things were none of his business, so he just kept a distance from them. Bai Renxuan didn't have any thoughts about Ye Mingsheng.
However, what Bai Renxuan never expected was that Ye Mingsheng actually took the initiative to find him through his brother-in-law Qian Buli, and the purpose of Ye Mingsheng's visit was to transfer him to the Zhenwu Army!
After learning the news, Bai Renxuan was caught off guard by Ye Mingsheng's sudden appearance, but after obtaining Ye Mingsheng's file in the Ministry of War through some connections, he learned about Ye Mingsheng's background in Liaoyang.
Bai Renxuan felt that he had to admit that Ye Mingsheng, a warrior who had always been in the army, was a smart man who knew how to make choices. At the same time, he also realized that Ye Mingsheng's arrival might be a good opportunity for Zhenwu Army and Chen Dechang...
(End of this chapter)