Chapter 162: Behind-the-scenes boss An Zhirong (return to the main storyline!)

During this period, because he had become General Huwei, he was indeed short of talented people under his command. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng planned to let his number one confidant, Ye Tie, take charge of the situation.

He also planned to train Ye Dong and Ye Kui, two little brothers who were loyal to him, so he invited a special teacher to teach Ye Dong and Ye Kui how to read and write.

After this period of study, the two of them have gone from being illiterate to being able to barely recognize a few words, understand some official documents, and even write some simple things.

Because the Great Zhou Dynasty has always respected scholars, once Ye Dong and Ye Kui, two rough men, started to learn, they naturally wanted to pretend to be cultured and intellectuals...

There are usually no good opportunities, but Ye Mingsheng’s arrangement now undoubtedly fulfills what they both want.

The two soldiers, who had been eating meat and drinking wine with big mouthfuls, were influenced by the quiet and elegant environment of Mingyan Tower. They also followed the teacher's instructions and listened carefully to the piano music, nodding their heads and pretending to listen.

However, their actions looked funny no matter how you looked at them. Fortunately, Ye Mingsheng asked them to sit in a remote corner so that no one noticed them, otherwise it would be so embarrassing.

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"Master Ye, it will take some time for my master to come over, please wait a moment!"

After bringing Ye Mingsheng to a private room on the second floor of Mingyan Tower, the maid in green reported to Ye Mingsheng:
Noticing that the maid in green was referring to "Master", Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with an imperceptible strange color, and the next second he smiled and said to the maid in green:

"Thank you for the introduction, young lady. May I ask your name?"

In response to Ye Mingsheng's attempt to get close to her, the maid in green just smiled, shook her head, and left the room.

Ye Mingsheng, who was rejected, didn't care much. He looked around the room. Although Ye Mingsheng was not a rich man either in his previous life or now, he lived a rough life.

He didn't know much about the furnishings and layout of the room, but as a layman, he could see that the room was very exquisite. Not only were the things in the room like chairs, screens, and dining tables made of precious woods such as rosewood or wenge.

Even the dozen or so pieces of calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall are all from famous artists, and every one of them will be enthusiastically sought after when it is taken out.

Ye Mingsheng made a rough calculation and estimated that the furniture and calligraphy and paintings in this room were conservatively worth at least three thousand taels of silver!

Having come to this point, Ye Mingsheng was surprised and felt a little complicated. No matter which world he was in, the gap between the rich and the poor was getting bigger and bigger. The rich got richer and the poor got poorer and poorer...

After sighing in his heart, Ye Mingsheng shifted his attention back to the situation in front of him.

The word "Master" from the maid in green just now made him realize some information immediately. The maid in green was a maid of Mingyan Tower, so being called Master by her, and the room he was in now, all indicated one thing, that is, the person he met was most likely the owner of Mingyan Tower!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng immediately became very curious about the "big boss" he was going to meet next.

Judging from the information currently known, this person definitely has a special relationship with Dalongchang and Mingyanlou, and he is also very likely a collaborator of Shen Jianzhong. No matter which of these three identities he has, it is enough to show that this person is extraordinary.

After waiting in the room for about half an hour, just when Ye Mingsheng was getting a little impatient, he finally heard footsteps outside the room. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng forced himself to cheer up. "Ka!"

As the door opened, Liu Chunfu, who had met Ye Mingsheng once before, appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng. Before Ye Mingsheng had time to greet him, he saw a tall, elegant-looking middle-aged scholar with a piece of warm white jade tied around his waist walking into the room!

"Master Ye, this is my master!" Liu Chunfu took the initiative to introduce him to Ye Mingsheng:
After taking a look at this middle-aged scholar who looked like he was worth a lot of money, Ye Mingsheng bowed and asked, “

"I don't know what to call this gentleman?"

The middle-aged scholar with a white jade belt around his waist did not rush to answer Ye Mingsheng's question. He smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and gestured, "Ye Mingsheng, please sit down."

After the two of them sat down, he looked at Ye Mingsheng with interest, and then said, "Brother Shen is very impressed with you, Lord Ye. Lord Ye, why don't you guess who I am?"

Hearing this person calling Shen Jianzhong "Brother Shen", Ye Mingsheng looked normal, but he was more certain in his heart that this person was Shen Jianzhong's collaborator.

Ye Mingsheng did not refuse the request of the middle-aged scholar. After thinking for a while, he looked at the middle-aged scholar in front of him and said slowly:
"If I'm not mistaken, your surname should be An, right?"

When the middle-aged scholar heard this, a look of surprise first appeared on his elegant face, as if he was quite surprised that Ye Mingsheng could tell his last name at a glance. The next second, he clapped his hands and praised:
"Master Ye, you are truly extraordinary!"

"My surname is An, and my given name is Zhirong!"

Although he had guessed that the other party must be a big shot of the An family, when he heard the name "An Zhirong", Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but be shocked. He immediately stood up and clasped his fists towards An Zhirong and said:
"So it's Master An San. I'm so disrespectful. So disrespectful!"

"I have heard of your great name for a long time, and today I finally get to meet you. I am so lucky!"

An Zhirong seemed to have anticipated Ye Mingsheng's attitude. He smiled and asked Ye Mingsheng to sit down, then said calmly:

"Master Ye is too polite. If it's okay, could you tell me how you guessed it was me?"

Ye Mingsheng did not hesitate to hear this and immediately told the whole story:

"The last time Manager Liu came to visit me, he was holding the sign of Da Longchang and asked me to meet him at Mingyanlou. I didn't know it was you, Third Master, who was going to see me, so I asked someone to find out about Da Longchang and Mingyanlou. I wanted to be prepared, but I unexpectedly discovered that the An family has shares in both Mingyanlou and Da Longchang!"

“So when the Third Master was testing me, I boldly guessed that your surname was An. As for the more specific details, I don’t know…”

(End of this chapter)