Chapter 183 Eye contact before departure
Early the next morning, after washing up and having breakfast, Ye Mingsheng, who was going to Liaoyang the next day, brought Ye Dong and Ye Kui to a restaurant called Xingwangju near the north gate of Luoan, and sat down in a private room by the window.

"Waiter, just give me a few special dishes, and also give me a pot of good wine!"

Looking at the waiter who came over with a smile on his face, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said lightly:

"Okay, sir!" The waiter nodded and said:
Maybe it was not mealtime and there were not many diners, so the restaurant served the dishes very quickly. In just a cup of tea, a cucumber dish, a braised grass carp, a plate of fried peanuts, a plate of fried small yellow croaker, a plate of soy sauce pork trotters, and a pot of rice wine were placed in front of Ye Mingsheng.

Although the dishes were served quickly, the taste was average. However, Ye Mingsheng didn't really come here to eat or drink, so it didn't matter...
Pouring himself a glass of rice wine, Ye Mingsheng looked at the north gate outside the window and sipped it slowly. Although the food in this restaurant was average, the rice wine was sweet and mellow with a unique flavor that made people love it. It was most suitable for Ye Mingsheng to entertain others.

That’s right, the purpose of Ye Mingsheng’s trip was to wait for someone!

Waiting for someone who is both strange and familiar!
Ye Dong and Ye Kui, who were sitting on the side, were not in the same good mood as Ye Mingsheng. They had such a big appetite. The five dishes on the table included fish and meat. For them, they were absolutely delicious dishes that made them drool.

After reserving some for the other people in the yard, the two of them started to eat with their plates, and soon their mouths were drooling with food.

Ye Mingsheng did not have to wait too long. After drinking half a pot of rice wine, Ye Mingsheng saw a team of more than a hundred cavalrymen entering Luoan City from the north gate.

Although these hundred people obviously came from afar and looked exhausted, they still couldn't hide their toughness. No one spoke while marching, which also demonstrated the excellent military discipline of this cavalry team.

There were two large flags held high in the procession, one for Xu and one for Xuanwu!

There is no doubt that this team of cavalry is the personal guard battalion of Xu Zhaojie, the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the third-rank commander of the Xuanwu Army!
Seeing the appearance of the Royal Guard Battalion, Ye Mingsheng brought the wine glass to his lips, took a sip of the sweet rice wine, but his eyes were looking towards the center of the team.

Although the distance was a bit far and he couldn't see clearly the specific situation in the team, Ye Mingsheng was very clear that his old boss Xu Zhaojie was there!

Normally, Xu Zhaojie won such a great victory in the palace and greatly enhanced the country's prestige. The court should have given him and tens of thousands of imperial guards who returned from the expedition a grand celebration ceremony.

In fact, the imperial court also planned to do this. The budget of the Ministry of Revenue and the manpower of the Ministry of Rites were ready, and they were just waiting for the army to return.
But no one expected that Xu Zhaojie, the protagonist, made a very unusual decision. He led only a hundred-man personal guard and returned to Luoan ahead of the main army.

Although no one knew what Xu Zhaojie wanted to do, after Ye Mingsheng received the news from the Ministry of War, he decided to wait for him at the North Gate!
After seeing Xu Zhaojie enter the city, more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites who were guarding the north gate came forward to greet him. Although Xu Zhaojie returned alone, there was no way to hold a grand ceremony for him, but the person in charge of welcoming him was Qian Kaiye, the third-rank official from the Ministry of Rites, which showed that he was highly valued. After exchanging a few polite words with Qian Kaiye, Xu Zhaojie led his men to move forward. He traveled all the way back to Luoan ahead of the army, not to be polite with these bureaucrats here, but because he had other important things to do!

As the team continued to move forward, Ye Mingsheng, who was sitting by the window, could already vaguely see Xu Zhaojie's handsome face surrounded by the crowd...

Ye Mingsheng could be said to be both familiar and unfamiliar with his old boss!
Although the original owner was not Xu Zhaojie's trusted general, he was only a mid-level military officer in the Xuanwu Army. His rank was not high and he did not have much contact with Xu Zhaojie.

However, in the original owner's memory, he had a deep impression of his immediate superior Xu Zhaojie, who appeared to be a Confucian general but was actually a cruel and vicious person with a sweet mouth.

The word "strange" was because although Ye Mingsheng had a deep impression of him in his memory, before today, he had only seen Xu Zhaojie once from a distance, outside Liujing City, following Xiang Yuanhui.
In addition, the last time in the palace capital Liujing, in order not to give Xu Zhaojie an excuse to deal with him, Ye Mingsheng stood in front of Xu Zhaojie’s headquarters for several hours, wanting to meet Xu Zhaojie, but Xu Zhaojie didn’t give him this opportunity at all...
Maybe it was God's will. Although the private room where Ye Mingsheng was staying was not very eye-catching, when Xu Zhaojie passed by Xingwangju Restaurant, he noticed Ye Mingsheng sitting by the window at a glance.

When Xu Zhaojie, who was originally chatting and greeting an official from the Ministry of Rites, saw Ye Mingsheng appear, his face suddenly changed and his eyes became sharp. He stared closely at the ant who he originally thought he could kill however he wanted.

Feeling the look in Xu Zhaojie's eyes that seemed to want to eat him alive, Ye Mingsheng was not nervous at all. On the contrary, a faint smile appeared on his angular face.

Under Xu Zhaojie's cold gaze, Ye Mingsheng stood up from his chair and actually raised the wine glass to toast Xu Zhaojie. However, in the next second, Ye Mingsheng turned his wrist and poured the wine in the glass directly onto the ground.

Xu Zhaojie, who was "sacrificed" by Ye Mingsheng, was immediately furious. He reached behind him with one hand, and found a ten-stone bow. Although he had been addicted to wine and sex in recent years, his physical foundation was still there. At this distance, Xu Zhaojie was very confident that he could draw the bow and shoot Ye Mingsheng through the heart!
Xu Zhaojie would never have dreamed that not causing trouble for Ye Mingsheng was already a huge favor for him, but Ye Mingsheng, this ant, actually dared to take the initiative to provoke him!

Seeing Xu Zhaojie's actions, the smile on Ye Mingsheng's face became even more intense. He did not dodge or evade, but was exposed to Xu Zhaojie's sight and looked into Xu Zhaojie's eyes.

Even though he knew Xu Zhaojie had the ability to shoot him to death with one arrow, he also had the courage to do it...
But Ye Mingsheng was certain that Xu Zhaojie would never do that!

Ye Mingsheng was right. The two looked at each other for a few seconds. Xu Zhaojie miraculously suppressed the anger in his heart, pretended nothing had happened, and waved his whip to continue moving towards the city.

(End of this chapter)