Chapter 179: Better safe than sorry (Thanks to book friend foloboy for the tip!)
Hearing the name "Yi Xinrui" from Ye Mingsheng's mouth, Li Guangbin's wealthy face showed a trace of surprise, and asked in confusion:
"How did you know?"
Seeing that he had guessed correctly, Ye Mingsheng did not answer Li Guangbin's question, but continued to ask:
"Do you know who is behind Yi Xinrui?"
"I don't know about that. According to the plan of the Ministry of War, that batch of military equipment and weapons was to be delivered to Han Changchun, the general under the command of Zhao Fuqu, the governor of Youyan!" Li Guangbin shook his head and said:
"At that time, this man Han Changchun secretly surrendered to the imperial court through the Supervisory Department. The imperial court was going to send him a batch of military weapons to show its support. Yi Xinrui Company had smuggling routes in Zhao Fuqu's territory in Youyan, so Rong Kangsheng subcontracted this task to Yi Xinrui!"
"In August of the seventh year of Anhe, Han Changchun's connection with the Supervisory Department was discovered by Zhao Fuqu, and Han Changchun's entire family was killed by Zhao Fuqu!"
After saying this, Li Guangbin finally couldn't help it, stared at Ye Mingsheng with his eyes, and asked:
"Ye Mingsheng, I've told you all the information I know. Now you should tell me what you know too!"
Seeing that Li Guangbin was going to confront him, Ye Mingsheng did not try to fool him. He smiled and said calmly:
"Yi Xinrui's batch of weapons was not given to Han Changchun as planned by the Ministry of War, but to Xu Zhaojie!"
Although he had already guessed the truth of the matter, but when he got the confirmation from Ye Mingsheng, Li Guangbin's face was very interesting...
Li Guangbin stood up from the chair, put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in the study for several circles, then looked at Ye Mingsheng with a serious face and asked:
"Is your information reliable?"
"Of course!" Ye Mingsheng nodded without hesitation.
"So what are you going to do next?"
"Lord Li, what do you think..." Glancing at Li Guangbin, Ye Mingsheng smiled and asked:
Although Li Guangbin was a little greedy, he was not a fool. He immediately understood what Ye Mingsheng meant. After a moment of hesitation, he shook his head and said:
"If you want to use the Supervisory Department, I'm afraid it won't work. You don't have any evidence. With just this little information, you can't bring down Xu Zhaojie!"
"Everything depends on human efforts. Do your best and leave the rest to fate!" Facing Li Guangbin's comment, Ye Mingsheng said lightly:
Li Guangbin looked at Ye Mingsheng with an indifferent expression, and shook his head and said solemnly: "Ye Mingsheng, what you want to do has nothing to do with me. The matter is too complicated. I don't want to get involved. Do whatever you want to do by yourself. Don't look for me anymore. I have done everything I can for you!"
"Don't worry, Lord Li. The matter has nothing to do with you now. I will take care of the rest!" Seeing that Li Guangbin was afraid and wanted to withdraw, and that he had already figured out all the links, Ye Mingsheng didn't care much and agreed casually.
After getting Ye Mingsheng's promise, Li Guangbin's serious expression finally relaxed a little, and he nodded and said
“So best!”
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After returning from Li Guangbin's house, Ye Mingsheng found a map from his desk. Looking at the Mozhai Village marked by himself on the map, a sneer gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.
During this time, he asked Li Guangbin to check the whereabouts of the weapons, and he himself was not idle. According to his own ideas, he obtained seven or eight maps of Zezhou Prefecture from various channels to search. Although the location of Mozhai Village is very hidden and it is impossible to find this place on ordinary maps, but the sky will not disappoint those who work hard. Ye Mingsheng finally found this place on an internal map of the Ministry of Households.
Judging from the map, Mozhai Village is about 300 miles away from Zezhou City. It is backed by the Dayuan Mountains and surrounded by mountains on three sides. It can be said to be very hidden...
Originally, Ye Mingsheng planned to take people to Zezhou Prefecture to conduct an on-site inspection of Mozhai Village if he had enough time.
But plans cannot keep up with changes. Since Chen Dechang has given him an order to go ahead and pave the way for the large army that will arrive in Liaoyang, Ye Mingsheng has no time. This matter can only be completed with the help of the Supervisory Department.
Although it is still unknown who is behind the Yixinrui Company that helped Xu Zhaojie hide the weapons, it is no longer important. All the evidence in Ye Mingsheng's hand is enough to make Xu Zhaojie pay.
In addition, although the whole incident was a conspiracy between Xu Zhaojie and Yixinrui Company, Yixinrui Company was, after all, a subcontract received from Rong Kangsheng, so the matter also involved Shangguan Tingshu, the nephew of the Prime Minister.
Li Guangbin's father, who is the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, is so fearful and doesn't want to get involved. So he should stop pretending to be a fool and leave things to the Supervisory Office. Leave professional matters to professionals!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. He immediately called Ye Dong into the room, repeated what he had said, and asked Ye Dong to copy it.
After a stick of incense, Ye Mingsheng picked up the letter, looked at Ye Dong's sloppy handwriting on it, and nodded with satisfaction.
During this period, he handled a lot of official documents, so his handwriting was also left on these documents. If he wrote it himself, the Supervisory Department might find it out by comparing the handwriting. Therefore, it would be best to find someone to write this letter of complaint that exposed Xu Zhaojie's private possession of military weapons...
Although it is just a small detail and the Inspectorate may not do this, but being careful can ensure a safe journey.
Although the letter is ready, Ye Mingsheng does not intend to hand it over to the Supervisory Department right now.
Once this letter is released and is not suppressed by the Supervisory Office, it will inevitably cause a huge vortex in the court. Therefore, in order to protect himself and not let this vortex implicate himself, it is best to wait until he leaves Luoan to hand over this letter. By then, no matter how violent the court is, it will have nothing to do with him, Ye Mingsheng.
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng carefully put the letter into the drawer of the desk, and then looked at Ye Dong quietly.
Ye Dong, who was the smartest, naturally understood what Ye Mingsheng meant, and immediately bowed and said solemnly:
"Master, rest assured. I know the ins and outs of this matter. I won't tell anyone about this!"
Ye Mingsheng nodded when he heard this, threw out two taels of silver and said:
"Remember what you said. Don't let a little horse urine get you out of control. Otherwise, I can't save you!"
"I understand. Thank you for the reward, young master!" Ye Dong took the silver, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ye Mingsheng respectfully.
(End of this chapter)