Chapter 1363 Untitled!

The next day, as the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone through the glass window of the imperial bedroom, Ye Mingsheng slowly woke up. Just when the Daqian emperor was still conscious and a little fuzzy, a sweet voice sounded in his ears.

"Your Majesty, you are awake!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng noticed the charming woman in his arms. He was stunned at first, then began to frown and recalled everything that happened last night.

Because An Miaoyi's mother, Yang, had a sudden heart attack yesterday, Ye Mingsheng, who happened to be outside the palace after the staff meeting, also went to the An Mansion as a son-in-law to express his condolences.

For some reasons, Ye Mingsheng did not stay in the An Mansion for long. He spoke a few words to An Miaoyi and An Tianyu, took a look at the old lady's condition and left. However, the journey to the An Mansion and back to the palace still delayed Ye Mingsheng for more than an hour.

This resulted in some of the memorials that Ye Mingsheng had planned to process during the day not being completed. In addition, some new memorials were sent in from Ji and Yu, so Ye Mingsheng had to work an extra shift last night. It was not until three quarters after midnight that Ye Mingsheng finished processing these memorials.

Because it was already getting late, Ye Mingsheng was going to take a hot bath and then go to sleep. It was now the midsummer season in Yijing and the weather was still very hot. Besides, there were no air conditioners or electric fans like in later generations. Ye Mingsheng could only put some ice cubes in the room and drink some ice water to relieve the summer heat...
So Ye Mingsheng now takes a hot bath before going to bed every day. However, what Ye Mingsheng did not expect was that he, who was originally very tired due to overtime work, became full of energy after taking this hot bath. He tossed and turned in bed for more than half an hour without falling asleep.

Ye Mingsheng was also speechless about this, but no matter how speechless he was, he still had to sleep. If he didn't sleep now, he would not be in good condition during the day tomorrow. Besides, Ye Mingsheng had a very important cabinet meeting to attend tomorrow.

So Ye Mingsheng used the old method, preparing for a fierce battle and making his body tired again.

At that time, Ye Mingsheng’s first choice was his old lover Pei Zhixiu!

Her big, white and tender T-shirt was Ye Mingsheng's favorite pillow, but Ye Mingsheng took into consideration that it was getting late and Pei Zhixiu went to bed early and had already fallen asleep with her two children, Jingxuan and Yiren, so Ye Mingsheng didn't have the heart to disturb her!

Later, Ye Mingsheng thought of Shen Yutong again. However, what made Ye Mingsheng even more speechless was that he had not visited Shen Yutong for two or three months. He never thought that this time he would meet Shen Yutong's relatives. Ye Mingsheng didn't know whether his concubine Shen really had relatives coming, or simply didn't want to serve him.

But since Shen Yutong doesn't want to, Ye Mingsheng doesn't want to force her!
Just when Ye Mingsheng encountered setbacks in his search for a fighting partner, Zhang Lin, an attendant beside him, suggested that Ye Mingsheng could go to Murong Qingwu!

In response to Zhang Lin's proposal, Ye Mingsheng, who was always kind to his subordinates, slapped him in the face, so that this young man, who was only 25 years old, would remember it for a long time...

Not to mention that Murong Qingwu also has two children, Ke Xin and Jing Yan, who should be asleep by now!
Just say that now is not the right time. What time is it now?
An Miaoyi's mother is in critical condition and may not survive tonight. He can find other people to sleep with him at this time, but he must not find Murong Qingwu. Otherwise, if An Miaoyi knew about this, she would remember him for the rest of her life, which would seriously affect the harmony of his family!
So in the end, Ye Mingsheng just found a young concubine in the palace to sleep with him, and after a fierce battle, Ye Mingsheng finally fell asleep as he wished.

Looking at the expectant eyes of the beauty in his arms, Ye Mingsheng felt a little apologetic. Although the two of them had experienced a fierce battle together last night, Ye Mingsheng didn't know her name!

Ye Mingsheng remembered that Zhang Lin had told him her name, but Ye Mingsheng did not pay attention to it. Ye Mingsheng just thought that her headlights were very bright, so Ye Mingsheng chose her. Ye Mingsheng only remembered that she was a new concubine in the palace, and her screams when she lost her virginity last night.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng lifted the quilt and saw a white handkerchief with a little blood stain under the quilt. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng looked at the woman next to him with a little apology in his eyes.

During the battle last night, Ye Mingsheng just wanted to make himself as tired as possible so that he could sleep well. Obsessed with this goal, Ye Mingsheng did not notice that his fighting partner was a novice. He still rushed and fought as he did when he fought with Pei Zhixiu, Bai Yuanyuan, and Shen Yutong...

But this may be a bit too rough for a novice!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng also asked softly:
"What's your name?"

The woman who was originally full of expectations, when she heard Ye Mingsheng ask this, realized that Ye Mingsheng didn't even remember her name. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but at this moment facing Ye Mingsheng's gaze, the girl said shyly:

"My name is Chen Rouer! I am from Jiangnan!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said casually:
"What is your position in the palace?"

"Your Majesty, when I entered the palace not long ago, the Queen Mother granted me the title of concubine by grace!"

Hearing that Chen Rou'er was just a concubine, Ye Mingsheng also said casually:

"Chen Rou'er has been promoted to concubine for her meritorious service in the emperor's bed!"

Chen Rouer, who originally complained about Ye Mingsheng for not remembering her name and being too rude last night, heard that Ye Mingsheng was actually going to make her a concubine. Her flower-like charming face suddenly blossomed with a brilliant smile. She immediately approached Ye Mingsheng and offered him perfume, then said shyly:
"Your Majesty, you are so kind! I thank Your Majesty for your grace!"

Feeling this young woman's combination of passion and shyness, Ye Mingsheng was a little moved, but over the years, Ye Mingsheng had also developed some self-control, and then he said calmly:
"Go back and have a good rest first!"

Listening to Ye Mingsheng's emotionless voice, Chen Rouer, who wanted to push the issue further, pouted slightly, but under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, she could only whisper:

"I, Chen Rouer, obey your command..."

As soon as he finished speaking, several palace maids walked into the palace to dress Chen Rouer. A moment later, with the help of the palace maids, Chen Rouer was about to leave Ye Mingsheng's bedroom.

But just as she was about to leave, Chen Rouer seemed to have thought of something, and immediately shook off the maid's hand and turned to Ye Mingsheng and spoke very sincerely:

"Your Majesty, please remember me! My name is Chen Rouer!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard that. Chen Rouer turned around contentedly and left Ye Mingsheng's bedroom with the help of the palace maid.

After this romantic affair, Ye Mingsheng quickly washed and changed his clothes, then went to the study and started working. Because he had not had time to eat breakfast, Ye Mingsheng just ordered a bowl of pork wontons and a tray of crab meat dumplings. While Ye Mingsheng was waiting for breakfast, Ye Cheng, the chief attendant, came to Ye Mingsheng.

Ye Mingsheng looked at Ye Cheng who was coming over and asked casually:

"What's going on today?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Cheng spoke without hesitation:
"Your Majesty, in addition to the cabinet meeting in the afternoon, you need to deal with eleven memorials in the morning, but before that, I have two things to report to you!"

Seeing Ye Cheng's serious look, Ye Mingsheng also said with a smile:

"What two things?"

"Your Majesty, the first thing is that the Queen's mother, Old Madam Yang, woke up last night..."

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. Yesterday, he went to the An Mansion in person to see the condition of his mother-in-law. At that time, Ye Mingsheng saw with his own eyes that his mother-in-law was lying on the bed with her last breath. At that time, Ye Mingsheng felt that there was not much hope for his mother-in-law, and the An family should make preparations early.

However, Ye Mingsheng was too embarrassed to say this. He had never thought that his mother-in-law was lucky enough to wake up. As a son-in-law, Ye Mingsheng was also happy for the old lady and asked:

"This is good news! How did Madam Yang wake up?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Cheng showed a bit of strangeness but still said truthfully:

"Your Majesty, didn't you ask the Crown Prince to go to the An Mansion last night? I heard that after the Crown Prince arrived at the An Mansion, the Queen asked him to kowtow three times to Old Madam Yang. After these three kowtows, Old Madam Yang woke up!"

"what?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's surprised look, Ye Cheng nodded to indicate that Ye Mingsheng had heard correctly, and then continued to introduce:

"Your Majesty, at that time, Madam Yang was accompanied by five imperial doctors, six maids, three monks, Taoist priests, and nuns, as well as the Queen and the King's uncle. Everyone saw it with their own eyes. After the Crown Prince kowtowed to Madam Yang three times, Madam Yang fainted and woke up!"

"The three monks, Taoist priests and nuns all said that the filial piety of the Queen and the Crown Prince moved the Heaven, so the Heaven showed mercy and allowed Madam Yang to return to the world of the living!"

If Ye Mingsheng was surprised to hear that Old Madam Yang woke up before, then he was shocked to hear that Old Madam Yang woke up because Jingren kowtowed.

Just as Ye Mingsheng was shocked, Ye Cheng continued in a low voice:

"After Madam Yang woke up, the Queen was very excited. She took out three thousand taels of silver and said she wanted to donate it for charity..."

Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly. In his impression, An Miaoyi had never been interested in incense money. He never thought that now she would take three thousand taels of silver as incense money.

If it weren't for Ye Cui's devout belief in Buddhism, Ye Mingsheng would have wanted to clean up these temples around Yijing long ago. Some monks and Taoists around Yijing, instead of studying Buddhism and Taoism in temples and Taoist temples, are keen on doing some fraudulent things in Yijing under the banner of gods and Buddhas, which seriously polluted the political ecology of Yijing. Ye Mingsheng wanted to clean them up long ago!

And now that An Miaoyi took three thousand taels of silver as incense money, it undoubtedly encouraged the arrogance of these people!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng secretly made up his mind that he could not let this group of people continue to develop without restraint. He must curb this unhealthy trend. He wanted to let the members of the Daqian Dynasty know that if they wanted to get promoted and make money, they needed to do their job well instead of praying to gods and Buddhas all day long and pinning their hopes on gods and Buddhas!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng continued to ask Ye Cheng:

"What's the second thing?"

Ye Cheng said without hesitation:
"Your Majesty, I have received news from Jiangnan that Hu Ming, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"

"This is how the same thing?"

"Governor Murong of Jianghuai wrote a letter about this matter. He said that Hu Ming had received news from somewhere that the court was investigating his illegal activities, so he was worried. After learning what Hu Ming was thinking, his uncle Hu Wenjie also advised Hu Ming to turn himself in and try to get leniency from the court!"

"Under the persuasion of his uncle Hu Wenjie, Hu Ming also agreed to voluntarily surrender himself, but in the end Hu Ming still committed suicide out of fear of crime. He also left a suicide note, admitting some of his crimes, and voluntarily confessed the 70,000 taels of dirty silver in his hands..."

"In addition, Governor Murong also stated in the letter that after learning about Hu Ming's mistakes, Hu Wenjie, the head of the Hu family, was deeply shocked, but he also knew that the Hu family was also deeply guilty and immediately took the initiative to plead guilty to the court!"

"Hu Wenjie is willing to die as atonement!"

"However, Governor Murong also said that Hu Wenjie is the leader of the Jiangnan business community and has made great contributions to it. The Ruifengchang Company controlled by the Hu family is also a major taxpayer in Jiangnan, paying more than 30,000 taels of tax every year!"

"Hu Wenjie himself is also loyal to the court. After Lin'an was listed as a pilot city for the work policy, the Hu family's Ruifengchang Company also actively responded to the court's call. All factories and companies under the Hu family's name are now strictly implementing the work policy. The minimum wage for thousands of workers is five taels of silver, and overtime pay is paid, allowing workers to have two days of paid vacation every month!"

"So Governor Murong begs Your Majesty to give the Hu family a lighter punishment in view of their many contributions to Jiangnan and their good attitude in admitting their mistakes!"

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly. Murong Yuliang said that Hu Wenjie was deeply shocked by the illegal things Hu Ming had done. The implication was that Hu Wenjie didn't know what Hu Ming had done!
But Ye Mingsheng's words are just sophistry and deception!
Ye Mingsheng had been to Jiangnan and knew how big and prosperous Ruifengchang’s business was. Ye Mingsheng knew without any investigation that Ruifengchang’s business could be so successful, and it must have been helped by Hu Ming. So if you say that Hu Wenjie and even the Hu family didn’t know anything about Hu Ming’s actions, that is pure nonsense...
(End of this chapter)