Chapter 135 Ye Mingsheng's Background (Thanks to book friends Tiandi Youdang and Sweeping Dog)
Hearing the name "Ye Mingsheng", Chen Dechang seemed to remember something. He frowned and pondered for a moment, then slowly said:

"Mr. Bai, are you talking about Ye Mingsheng, the leader of the Xuanwu Army who had a falling out with Xu Zhaojie?"

"That's right! It's him!" Bai Renxuan nodded.

"Sir, are you drinking with him too?" After getting the answer, Chen Dechang frowned even tighter and continued to ask:
Perhaps because of the alcohol, Bai Renxuan's reaction was a little slow. He did not notice the change in Chen Dechang's expression and continued to preach to himself:
"I really didn't expect that this person would come to me on his own initiative. With his presence, you, Lord Hou, can sit back and relax when dealing with Wang Muzhi, and let the two of them fight each other..."

After thinking carefully for a while, Chen Dechang still couldn't figure out what Bai Renxuan was saying. How could a small commander like Ye Mingsheng allow him to sit back and relax while fighting against Wang Muzhi, a fourth-rank official?

Although he felt that what Bai Renxuan said was a bit nonsense, Chen Dechang did not point it out directly, but said tactfully: "Mr. Bai, this Ye Mingsheng has offended his boss Xu Zhaojie too much. If he is assigned, Xu Zhaojie will definitely be unhappy!"

After hearing what Chen Dechang said, even though Bai Renxuan was slow to react, he understood what Chen Dechang meant. Coincidentally, at this moment, the servant of the Marquis' Mansion also brought over a bowl of warm hangover soup.

Bai Renxuan did not rush to explain, but drank all the hangover soup while thinking. After the hangover soup took effect and dispelled the alcohol in his body, he calmly analyzed to Chen Dechang:
"It won't be too late for you to make a decision after I finish speaking. In my opinion, Ye Mingsheng is a weapon sent by God to help you conquer Liaoyang and check and balance Wang Muzhi!"

"My Lord, do you know what the background of this Ye Mingsheng is?"

Chen Dechang listened to Bai Renxuan praising Ye Mingsheng so loudly, and naturally became interested in Ye Mingsheng. After a moment of hesitation, he slowly said:
"I don't really know much about Ye Mingsheng. I just heard that he is from a poor family and that he was able to become a commander because he was born in the Zhaowu Camp of the Prime Minister. I don't know anything else!"

Chen Dechang's words hit the mark of Bai Renxuan's heart. He smiled slightly and said mysteriously:
“My Lord, you are right. This Ye Mingsheng is indeed from a poor family, but his mother is not from a poor family... This old lady’s surname is Cui!”

"Cui family from Liaoyang?"

Chen Dechang, who had been in Liaoyang for several years, had a gleam in his eyes and immediately realized the hint in Bai Renxuan's words.

"Your Excellency is right in your guess. Ye Mingsheng's mother, Cui, is from the Cui family of Liaoyang. According to my investigation, this old lady is no ordinary person. She is from the sixth branch of the Cui family. She is the granddaughter of Cui Xun, the fifth-rank governor of Guangning, Liaoyang, who served as the governor 30 years ago. Because of family changes, her family fell into decline and was ostracized by her clansmen, so she was forced to marry Ye Mingsheng's father."

“And now the head of Cui family, Cui Shao, is from the sixth branch of Cui family and is a cousin of Ye Mingsheng’s mother. So with this relationship, if Ye Mingsheng comes forward and Zhenwu Army wants to gain the support of Cui family in Liaoyang, the possibility will be greatly increased...” At the end, Bai Renxuan looked at Chen Dechang and emphasized his tone. After listening to Bai Renxuan's words, a look of excitement emerged on Chen Dechang's old face.

Since he was not going to be Wang Muzhi's puppet, a mascot displayed in public, then as the number one commander of the Zhenwu Army and a third-rank commander, he needed to do something.

At present, the Zhenwu Army has been established in Liaoyang, and the primary difficulty is the suppression from Liaoyang Governor Song Wenhui!

Chen Dechang, who had worked with Song Wenhui for many years in Liaoyang and had witnessed Song Wenhui's ruthless methods, naturally would not have any unrealistic fantasies about his "old friend".

The key to breaking Song Wenhui's suppression and his possible malicious tricks at any time is to gain the support of the local aristocratic families in Liaoyang. Although the Gongsun family, one of the three families in Liaoyang, has expressed its willingness to support the Zhenwu Army, this is far from enough...
If the Zhenwu Army wants to develop smoothly in Liaoyang, it also needs the support of the other two families, the Cui and Yun, among the three clans in Liaoyang!

Compared with the Yun family who are loyal to Song Wenhui, the Cui family, which is the most powerful and influential among the three clans in Liaoyang, is undoubtedly the top priority that the Zhenwu Army will strive for next!
Even if he could not win the support of the Cui family, he could not let the Cui family stand on Song Wenhui's side and join Song Wenhui in suppressing and fighting against the Zhenwu Army.

In fact, ever since realizing the situation that the Zhenwu Army would face next, Chen Dechang, as the commander, has been thinking about how to communicate with the Cui family and establish contact.

Although he was working in Liaoyang at that time, he had met Cui Shao, the current head of the Cui family, many times, but they were just acquaintances and did not have any particularly deep contacts.

And if Ye Mingsheng, who is related to the Cui family by blood and was born in Zhaowu Camp, comes to the Zhenwu Army, he can undoubtedly serve as a bridge and a hub to establish connections between the Zhenwu Army and the Cui family, and even the entire Liaoyang aristocratic families!
If Ye Mingsheng really joined the Zhenwu Army and held a high position, then maybe in the future, some words and things that Chen Dechang said and did might not be effective because of Ye Mingsheng.
After all, although Chen Dechang holds a high position of power and is the commander of the Zhenwu Army, he is an outsider after all, and the aristocratic families in Liaoyang will not completely trust him.

With the relationship with Cui family, Ye Mingsheng will most likely be regarded as one of their own by the aristocratic families in Liaoyang. Then, it will be much easier for them to speak and act with their own people, without having to have so many scruples...
After thinking carefully for a while and weighing the pros and cons, Chen Dechang gradually made a decision in his heart. He asked Bai Renxuan in a deep voice:
"What is Ye Mingsheng's current official position?"

Compared to offending Xu Zhaojie because of Ye Mingsheng, Chen Dechang undoubtedly paid more attention to how to better complete the task assigned by the Prime Minister and successfully establish the Zhenwu Army in Liaoyang. In the face of this overall situation, he can make some choices and even sacrifice some personal interests.

Moreover, as a marquis, even though Xu Zhaojie, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, is more prominent than him, the Marquis of Guangshun, Chen Dechang, who has the support of Shangguan Hongyuan, a towering tree in the court, is not afraid of Xu Zhaojie!
(End of this chapter)