Chapter 147 The Test from Shen Jianzhong (Thanks to the monthly ticket from the book friend Waiting for a Sakura Rain)
As soon as Ye Mingsheng said this, Ye Tie, who was standing beside him, showed a touch of emotion in his eyes, and his eyes were also fixed on Liu Chunfu. He wanted to see what this person had to say that made him want to go out by himself...

Liu Chunfu hesitated for a moment and said nothing about Ye Mingsheng's decision to let Ye Tie stay here. Instead, he took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Ye Mingsheng, and whispered:

"I know that my sudden visit is a bit abrupt. General Ye will definitely have some doubts about my identity and purpose, but this letter should be able to clear up some of his doubts!"

Hearing him say this, Ye Mingsheng narrowed his eyes and looked him up and down, then took the letter from his hand, opened the envelope, pulled out the letter, and just after reading the beginning, Ye Mingsheng's expression suddenly became cautious, and he said lightly:
"Ye Tie! Close the door!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Tie immediately closed the door of the study, turning the study into an almost enclosed space with only Ye Tie, Liu Chunfu and Ye Mingsheng inside.

Watching Ye Tie's operation, the middle-aged fat man who called himself Liu Chunfu did not change his expression at all, as if he had guessed Ye Mingsheng's actions long ago.

There was only one piece of letter paper, but Ye Mingsheng spent half a cup of tea looking at it before putting it down. Seeing this, Liu Chunfu took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Ye Mingsheng.

"This is a promotion gift that my master specially prepared for the general. I hope General Ye will accept it!"

After reading the letter, Ye Mingsheng was a little hesitant when he saw that the other party wanted to give him money, but he took the envelope and opened it directly...

Seeing Ye Mingsheng's actions, Liu Chunfu frowned slightly. According to the etiquette of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was impolite to open things in front of the other person. Despite this, Liu Chunfu did not say anything and his expression quickly returned to normal.

After opening the envelope, Ye Mingsheng did not take out all the banknotes. He just glanced at the face value and the thickness, then put the envelope on the desk and fell into silence.

After a moment, Ye Mingsheng broke the silence and said in a deep voice without any emotion:
"Anything else?"

"My master wants to invite General Ye to dinner at Mingyan Tower in seven days. I wonder if General Ye is free?"

Liu Chunfu replied. He was a little surprised by Ye Mingsheng's calm reaction. In his opinion, a poor boy like Ye Mingsheng, who came from a poor family, should be overjoyed to get such a large sum of money...

"it is good!"

After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng closed his eyes and slowly said:
"Thank you General Ye for your kindness. I won't bother you any more!" Liu Chunfu smiled and didn't stay in the yard any longer. He bowed to Ye Mingsheng again and left. After Liu Chunfu left, Ye Mingsheng was like a statue, leaning on the armchair without moving. Seeing this, Ye Tie, who was standing beside him, hesitated for a moment and reminded him, "Master, it's almost noon..."

Ye Mingsheng, who had originally planned to go to Beiling Camp in the afternoon to handle the handover formalities, waved his hand and said, "I'm tired. The handover doesn't need another day. Let's do it tomorrow!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's refusal, Ye Tie nodded. Knowing that Ye Mingsheng wanted to be alone for a while, he did not disturb him any further. He quietly retreated, closed the door of the study, and left Ye Mingsheng a private space.

Ye Mingsheng was the only one left in the room. He slowly opened his eyes, picked up the envelope containing the silver bills on the desk, and took out the silver bills one by one. There were ten silver bills in total, each with a face value of one hundred taels of silver, and the total of the ten bills was one thousand taels!

Seeing these banknotes, Ye Mingsheng had a complicated expression. He was happy to receive the money, but also had doubts and a little worry...
The letter was written to him by his "Master Shen", Shen Jianzhong, who is currently the fourth-rank pacification envoy of the Liaoyang Supervisory Office. When Ye Mingsheng discovered this, coupled with Liu Chunfu's mysterious behavior, he thought that Liu Chunfu was Shen Jianzhong's man.

This time he came to tell Shen Jianzhong some important things, so Ye Mingsheng asked Ye Tie to close the door to prevent the news from leaking out.

But after reading the letter, Ye Mingsheng found that he was wrong. Most of the content of the letter from Shen Jianzhong was congratulating him on his transfer to the Zhenwu Army and his promotion to the rank of fifth-rank Huwei General. Only at the end of the letter did Shen Jianzhong mention indifferently that he had a good relationship with the Dalongchang Company...
After reading the letter, he was a little confused as to what Shen Jianzhong meant. Just when he was about to test Liu Chunfu, Liu Chunfu gave him the one thousand taels of silver. This surprised Ye Mingsheng and confused him at the same time!
He didn't know what Shen Jianzhong and the Dalongchang Company were up to!
The letter didn't say anything, but since he was given so much silver, it was obvious that there must be something going on. One thousand taels of silver was no small amount. You have to know that Ye Mingsheng, a fifth-rank military officer with real power who holds military power, only gets a little over one hundred and fifty taels of silver a year.

Although Ye Mingsheng was short of money, he didn't dare to take any silver. After all, some silver was very hot. You could take the silver but not spend it. Therefore, without finding out what was going on between Shen Jianzhong and Dalongchang, Ye Mingsheng wanted to refuse...
But just before he refused, Ye Mingsheng suddenly realized that although Shen Jianzhong's actions seemed confusing, in fact, his purpose was very clear. He was testing him!

Test whether you are the same kind of person as him!

Although he didn't say what he was going to do, but since he gave me such a large sum of money, it was obvious that he was going to do something big. And the reason why he didn't say anything in the letter was that he naturally wanted to keep the matter secret from himself.

If you take the money and are willing to follow him, then everything will be fine, for you, me and everyone else.

If I refuse, Shen Jianzhong will probably have other thoughts in his mind...
Although he didn't know what Shen Jianzhong wanted to do, Ye Mingsheng could be sure of one thing. Based on his understanding of Shen Jianzhong, since he was testing him through the Dalongchang Company, it meant that Shen Jianzhong trusted the Dalongchang Company very much. Therefore, it was very likely that the Dalongchang Company was an important participant in Shen Jianzhong's plan.

(End of this chapter)