Chapter 136 Ye Mingsheng's Background 2 (Thanks to book friends Mo Shaobao and Lao Shiren Xiaoke for the reward!)
Hearing Chen Dechang's question, Bai Renxuan, who already knew that the matter was mostly settled, smiled and replied, "Ye Mingsheng is now a seventh-rank official!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dechang's thick eyebrows slightly frowned. For now, Xu Zhaojie's problem could be put aside for the time being.

However, as far as Ye Mingsheng himself is concerned, although he can help the Zhenwu Army to get in touch with the aristocratic families, if his official position is too low, the aristocratic families in Liaoyang will not think highly of him. In this way, he will not be able to achieve the effect he envisioned of Ye Mingsheng becoming a hub for communication between the Zhenwu Army and the aristocratic families in Liaoyang...
Seeing Chen Dechang frowning, Bai Renxuan naturally understood what he was thinking, and continued with a smile:
"It is true that Ye Mingsheng is now a seventh-rank commander, but my lord, please don't forget why he offended Xu Zhaojie. With this great achievement, Ye Mingsheng's official position has a lot of room for maneuver!"

"How could I forget this!"

Chen Dechang was stunned at first, then he recalled the grudge between Ye Mingsheng and Xu Zhaojie. When he got the solution, he was immediately overjoyed and laughed out loud.

Seeing Chen Dechang so happy, Bai Renxuan smiled reservedly, and then continued: "This relationship with the Cui family is only the first benefit of Ye Mingsheng. My Lord, don't forget what I said at the beginning!"

When Bai Renxuan said this, Chen Dechang, who was very happy, suddenly had an idea in his mind and thought of the nine words "conquer Liaoyang and check and balance Wang Muzhi" that Bai Renxuan had just said. Now that the strategy for Liaoyang has been completed, what about checking and balancing Wang Muzhi?

Thinking of this, Chen Dechang was undoubtedly even more interested. His two old eyes widened and he looked expectantly at his most proud and trusted aide.

Feeling Chen Dechang's expectations, Bai Renxuan, who was full of pride, continued in a low voice:
"After discovering the unexpected relationship between Ye Mingsheng and Cui, in order to get to know Ye Mingsheng better, I used various channels to learn about Ye Mingsheng's life. Hard work pays off, and I finally found out some new things!"

"In the early years of Anhe, when the Prime Minister had just established Zhaowu Camp, Ye Mingsheng studied there, and Shen Jianzhong, the current Liaoyang pacification envoy of the Supervisory Department, served as the instructor in Zhaowu Camp. The person who proposed the surprise attack on Liujing this time was Shen Jianzhong!"

"You mean..." After carefully savoring Bai Renxuan's words, Chen Dechang seemed to understand something.

"If my guess is correct, Ye Mingsheng and Shen Jianzhong should be a master and apprentice relationship, so the relationship between the two of them should be quite close!"

"If that's the case, it can explain why Shen Jianzhong would risk everything to go to the palace to make plans, and why Ye Mingsheng would take such a big risk to launch a surprise attack on Liujing even though he knew it..."

Although Bai Renxuan's tone was speculative, his words sounded decisive. There was no doubt that he was very confident in his reasoning, as if he was present when Ye Mingsheng and Shen Jianzhong were plotting.

Although Bai Renxuan didn't say much, he contained a lot of information. After Chen Dechang thought about it carefully, he was still puzzled and asked with some doubt:

"Mr. Bai, this Ye Mingsheng has a close relationship with Shen Jianzhong. What does this have to do with dealing with Wang Muzhi?"

Seeing that Chen Dechang had not yet come to his senses, Bai Renxuan said carefully:
"My Lord, although Wang Muzhi is a close confidant of the Prime Minister and is very loyal to him, he has always been arrogant and considers himself an orthodox military officer. He has always been disdainful of the existence of the Supervisory Office and is very disgusted with it!"

According to the intelligence I have gathered, in the past few years, although Shangguan and Yang Chongqing, the commander of the Shenwu Army, have suppressed Wang Muzhi, he has not had any major conflicts with the Supervisory Office, but there have been many small frictions in private... "Sir, you have been to Liaoyang, you should know that the Liaoyang Supervisory Office has been doing some shady business with the Khitan, Shiwei and other ethnic minorities since Jin Yingquan took over as the pacification envoy more than ten years ago."

“Shen Jianzhong is not a good person either. Although he has some abilities, he is also a greedy and lustful person. He spent a lot of money to run the Liaoyang Supervisory Office. This time he replaced Jin Yingquan and took over the post of the Liaoyang Supervisory Office’s pacification envoy. Naturally, he will not let go of those lucrative businesses…”

"And if Shen Jianzhong wants to continue running those businesses, the best way is to find a helper in the army. Who do you think this helper will be, Lord Hou?"

"Ye Mingsheng!" After hearing Bai Renxuan's detailed analysis, Chen Dechang naturally understood the answer.

Seeing that Chen Dechang had understood, Bai Renxuan nodded with relief, and then continued:

"Ye Mingsheng has always had a reputation in the Xuanwu Army for being good at scheming. He will definitely go along with Shen Jianzhong. In the Zhenwu Army, Wang Muzhi's power will be greatly loosened, and conflicts and frictions between him and the Supervisory Department are inevitable.

"Therefore, as long as Ye Mingsheng is unwilling to give up the benefits of cooperating with Shen Jianzhong, he will naturally stand on the opposite side of Wang Muzhi in the Zhenwu Army. In this way, as long as you, Lord Hou, stir up trouble, Ye Mingsheng and Wang Muzhi will be like water and fire!"

“Although Ye Mingsheng is not as powerful as Wang Muzhi in the army, he has the advantage of being in Liaoyang and the help of the aristocratic families. He can still fight with Wang Muzhi!”

By that time, with Ye Mingsheng on the side to hold you back, you won't have to fight with Wang Muzhi at all, and Wang Muzhi will naturally not threaten your position!"

After listening to Bai Renxuan's entire plan, Chen Dechang was silent for a few seconds, then looked at Bai Renxuan and sighed:

"I am so lucky to have your help, sir!"

"My Lord, you are too kind!"

Hearing Chen Dechang's praise, a faint smile emerged on Bai Renxuan's face. Although the smile was very reserved, the complacency in Bai Renxuan's eyes could not be hidden. Bai Renxuan admired himself very much for being able to come up with such a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

Wang Muzhi was well-known in the army for his arrogance and strong personality. This time, he was accidentally tricked by Chen Dechang and took away the position of the third-rank commander. He must be dissatisfied and even resentful...
In addition, 60% of the middle-level military officers of the Zhenwu Army are his people. He has a huge advantage. It can be predicted that he will definitely not be content with his duty as a deputy commander, and will definitely be eyeing the power of the commander-in-chief!

(End of this chapter)