Chapter 140 Attitude Change (Thanks to the monthly ticket from book friend Liao Jiazidi!)
Seeing Pei Zhixiu's seductive look, Ye Mingsheng was not satisfied with just holding the tender hand in his hand and began to slowly explore upwards. However, as soon as he moved, he was held tightly by Pei Zhixiu. Although a hint of affection vaguely emerged in her bright eyes, she still whispered

“It’s daytime now…”

Feeling the rejection in the face of the beauty in front of him, Ye Mingsheng did not insist, but he pressed on and asked: "Is it possible at night?"

Ever since Pei Zhixiu solved the problem for him in the bedroom last time, the relationship between the two of them has made great progress. Two days later, as soon as Pei Zhixiu's period was over, he had sex with her on the spot. Pei Zhixiu did not lie to him, and there was indeed blood on the white silk...

Although they had already had physical contact, Pei Zhixiu was very principled and always asked Ye Mingsheng to take care of his health and not to spend money excessively or have sex in broad daylight.

Feeling that Ye Mingsheng was as fierce as a wolf and a tiger, and that he had just been promoted today, Pei Zhixiu hesitated for a moment, but could not bear to dampen Ye Mingsheng's interest. An alluring blush immediately appeared on her snow-white skin, and she nodded slightly.

Seeing Pei Zhixiu agreed, Ye Mingsheng was naturally very happy. He put his arm around Pei Zhixiu's slender waist, flirted with her for a while, said some intimate words, and then let Pei Zhixiu leave the study.

A man was leaning on the armchair with his eyes narrowed, and a sneer gradually appeared on Ye Mingsheng's lips. With the transfer order from the Ministry of War, he would no longer be under Xu Zhaojie's jurisdiction.

At least on the surface, Xu Zhaojie had no way to deal with him. I think the expression on the face of the Zhenyuan Marquis must be very interesting when he knew that he not only escaped from his clutches but also became a fifth-rank Huwei General.
Even so, I can't be careless. I still need to be on guard against Xu Zhaojie, that final madness...
However, although Xu Zhaojie is very powerful and much stronger than himself, it is really too frustrating for him to always be so cunning to himself. Can he think of a way to teach this Lord Xu a lesson?
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but lower his eyes and secretly think about it in his heart.

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The next morning, after a day of celebration, Ye Mingsheng had gradually calmed down from the excitement of his promotion. He felt that although he had already given Li Guangbin 1,500 taels of silver, plus twenty gold bars, the total was almost 3,000 taels of silver.

However, the fifth-rank official position did exceed his expectations, so even if he didn't pay the money, he should visit Li Guangbin again to express his gratitude.

If I do this, turning a blind eye and pretending not to know, I might offend him. Although Li Guangbin is a little greedy, he is still reliable and does not do things without taking money. Who knows, I may be able to use him in the future.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng did not sit idle. He bought some precious tea and silk from the West Market and came to Li's Mansion in Tai'anfang.

Perhaps they already knew that Ye Mingsheng was no longer the small seventh-rank commander, but the fifth-rank General Huwei, the servants and housekeepers of the Li Mansion did not dare to neglect him as they did last time. Ye Mingsheng only waited for two or three minutes before he met Li Guangbin in the main hall of the Li Mansion.

"Thank you, Lord Li, for your help. I am grateful!" Upon seeing Li Guangbin, Ye Mingsheng clasped his hands in greeting and said with a serious face:
Looking at Ye Mingsheng in front of him, Li Guangbin's eyes were somewhat complicated. He seemed to be wondering why Ye Mingsheng came.

Li Guangbin looked a little hesitant, but still spoke:
“Sir Ye, if you are here for the promotion to the fifth rank, then you have found the wrong person. My old man arranged for your transfer to the Zhenwu Army and raised your official rank to the sixth rank. As for the reason why you were able to be promoted to the fifth rank, you had the help of another noble person…”

Hearing Li Guangbin, who was still putting on airs in front of him a few days ago, now respectfully addressed him as "Sir", Ye Mingsheng felt as if he were in another world.

But he was not surprised. Li Guangbin, as a Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel, was only a fifth-rank official, one level higher than himself. According to the official practice of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he could deserve to be called "Sir" by Li Guangbin.

However, compared to Li Guangbin's change in attitude towards him, Ye Mingsheng cared more about what he said.

This fifth-rank General Huwei was not appointed by Li Guangbin for himself, so who was helping him?
As if sensing Ye Mingsheng's doubts, Li Guangbin hesitated for a moment and said:
"I heard from my old man that the commander of the Zhenwu Army, Guangshun Hou Chen Dechang, is very optimistic about you and specially recommended you to the Ministry of War, so he promoted you to the position of the fifth-rank Tiger General!"

When Ye Mingsheng heard that it was Chen Dechang, he was quite surprised. Although he knew that Bai Renxuan was Chen Dechang's strategist and had a great influence on Chen Dechang.

So he asked Bai Renxuan to say a few good words for him in front of Chen Dechang, but he never expected that Bai Renxuan's influence was so great that he helped him become a fifth-rank general, Huwei General, before he even met Chen Dechang...
Although it was not Li Guangbin who did the job for him, Ye Mingsheng still thanked Li Guangbin politely and complimented him before saying goodbye and leaving. However, what surprised him was that Li Guangbin ignored his dissuasion and personally escorted him out of the mansion.

Looking at Ye Mingsheng's back as he left, Li Guangbin looked somewhat lost. He originally thought that Ye Mingsheng was just an insignificant little character who just happened to be lucky enough to get in touch with Chen Dechang. However, the conversation with the old man last night made him realize that things were far from being as simple as they seemed!
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After leaving Li's Mansion, as it was still early, Ye Mingsheng did not go directly back to Yongpingfang, but went straight to Qian Buli's mansion.

Although it was very unexpected, but since it was Chen Dechang who did it, I naturally have to find Bai Renxuan again to thank him and also see if there is any chance to pay a visit to Chen Dechang.

After this incident, Bai Renxuan has proved to him his influence on Chen Dechang, so he will naturally pay more attention to Ye Mingsheng.

However, he and Bai Renxuan had only met once, and he didn't know where his home was, so if he wanted to contact Bai Renxuan, he still needed Qian Buli to contact him.

(End of this chapter)