Chapter 181: There is already a response! (Thanks to book friends 1198 and Mo Shaobao for the reward!)

After the voice fell, Ye Mingsheng did not wait for An Zhirong to reply and continued:

"When we get to Fengzhou, Third Master, you will give me 10,000 taels of silver a year. How much is He Jingyun's annual salary? In terms of financial resources, I am dozens of times more than him!"

"In the Zhenwu Army, I am his superior and he is my subordinate. I have more power than him!"

"In Liaoyang, although my Ye family is not a noble family, in Fengshan County, with my official position, it is not difficult to gather thousands of people. He Jingyun only has a dozen people around him! I have more subordinates than him!"

"Although He Jingyun was born in the He family of the Duke of Shen, his status in the He family has never been high and he has been ostracized. He can't use the connections of the He family in Liaoyang!"

"Although my Ye family cannot compare to the He family, we have lived in Liaoyang for generations, so we can always take advantage of being a landlord, right? What's more, I also have a relationship with the Cui family!"

"Finally, Third Master, don't forget! You promised that you and Master Shen would fully support me in Fengzhou!"

"So I am richer than him! More powerful than him! More subordinates than him! More connections than him! And I have the care and support of the two of you! Even if He Jingyun has a higher prestige than me, Ye, what can he do?"

"It's just like how Monkey King, no matter how powerful he is, can never jump out of the palm of Buddha's hand!"

“Third Master, to be honest, I really don’t want to come out. Under such circumstances, what ability does He Jingyun have to be able to take over my position? If he can really do that, then I, Ye Mingsheng, must be a waste…”

"If I, Ye, am a loser, why would you bet on me, Third Master?"

Ye Mingsheng spoke these words loudly, firmly and confidently. After he finished speaking, he looked at An Zhirong, who was sitting in the chair in front of him, with a half-smile.

Faced with Ye Mingsheng's reasons, An Zhirong fell into complete silence. Although he instinctively wanted to find loopholes in Ye Mingsheng's words to refute Ye Mingsheng.

But after thinking about it carefully, he was speechless and couldn't say anything. He had to admit that everything Ye Mingsheng said made sense.

Realizing this, he raised his head and looked at Ye Mingsheng with complicated eyes, although Ye Mingsheng gave him a very good impression during their first contact in Mingyan Building.

However, as the actual head of the An family, he could not avoid being confused by the previous reputation of Ye Mingsheng being self-righteous, scheming, incompetent and mediocre.

Therefore, this time when he realized that He Jingyun was going to harm Ye Mingsheng, he didn't even think about it. He naturally felt that Ye Mingsheng was no match for He Jingyun. He subconsciously forgot that Ye Mingsheng still had such a big advantage...
And now, Ye Mingsheng's calm analysis and composed response in front of him made An Zhirong change his opinion of Ye Mingsheng greatly. He began to think that he might have to re-examine this student selected by Shen Jianzhong!

Feeling the change in An Zhirong's expression, Ye Mingsheng felt that his goal had been achieved. In order to prevent An Zhirong from losing face, he took the initiative to give An Zhirong a way out. He smiled and said, "Although I have already vaguely guessed that He Jingyun must have come to me with bad intentions, I am still very grateful. Your information has confirmed my guess. With this information, I will be able to control him more easily and at my command!"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng being so sensible, An Zhirong also took advantage of the situation and waved his hand and said:

"Since you have already made some preparations, it seems that I have done something unnecessary. However, you should not be careless. He Jingyun is definitely not an ordinary person. Moreover, after so many years of dormancy, he has become more flexible and resilient!"

"If it were in the past, he would never bow his head and apologize to Xu Bingyang in order to make a comeback. Even though you are at home, you must not be careless!"

In response to An Zhirong's instructions, Ye Mingsheng nodded happily and said:
"I will never underestimate a person like He Jingyun. I have already prepared two moves for him!"

"Oh? Those two moves?" An Zhirong immediately became interested when he heard Ye Mingsheng say this.

"The first move is to put him on the shelf. I will give him a very high position and let him use all his talents to help me train soldiers and give me advice, but I will not give him any real command power, nor will I let He Jingyun lead a team alone!" Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he smiled and said:

"Wonderful!" An Zhirong clapped his hands and praised: "Then what is the second move?"

"For this second move, I have only thought of a rough outline, and I haven't thought it through completely yet, so Third Master, please allow me to keep it a secret for now. When I figure it out in a short while, I will tell you first!" Ye Mingsheng said with a smile:
Although a little disappointed, An Zhirong still nodded to show his understanding.

Seeing that he had laid the groundwork, Ye Mingsheng decided that it was time for him to take the initiative. He pretended to be embarrassed and said:
“In order to help you, Third Master, deal with Zhen Sanshan, I have tried my best. Not only did I accept the hot potato He Jingyun, but I also recruited a lot of good players. However, now that this person is in place, I also need to pay for it. Third Master, do you think you should…”

Seeing Ye Mingsheng waiting for him here, An Zhirong suddenly laughed, shook his head and said:

"I have already given you two thousand taels of silver, how come you spent it all so quickly?"

"I still have some silver left, but it's not much. I think Third Master has heard that I will be the first to go to Liaoyang as a vanguard. When I return to Liaoyang to recruit soldiers, I will need money to take care of all aspects. Although Lord Chen has approved a sum of money, that little silver can only be said to be better than nothing..."

Ye Mingsheng pretended to be depressed and helpless, and looked at An Zhirong's sermon:

At present, the joining of He Jingyun would bring more benefits than disadvantages as long as he could check and balance him. However, risks do exist. Since he went to Fengzhou to help An Zhirong settle the matter, he should bear the risk brought by He Jingyun's existence. Ye Mingsheng would not be a shield for him for nothing to block the evil star Zhen Sanshan!
Hearing Ye Mingsheng complaining about his poverty, An Zhirong understood that Ye Mingsheng's words were exaggerated, but he also understood that most of what Ye Mingsheng said was true, so after a moment of hesitation, he did not refuse Ye Mingsheng's request and said:
"I'll give you a chance. Tell me how much you want!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng did not bother to be polite with the wealthy An Zhirong. He raised a finger and said without hesitation: "Third Master, I don't want much either. Didn't you promise before that you would give me 10,000 taels of silver every year? Can you pay it to me in advance? With this money, I, Ye, will definitely achieve great things in Fengzhou..."

(End of this chapter)