Chapter 184 Fengshan Recruitment
Looking at Xu Zhaojie's dejected back, Ye Mingsheng felt a little happy in his heart...

But I can't help feeling a little disappointed!

Since he dared to appear in front of Xu Zhaojie, he must have something to rely on.

He has studied Xu Zhaojie carefully. Although this man is lustful and cruel, he is bold, careful, and good at strategy. He is definitely a heroic figure!
However, this person has only one shortcoming, which is suspicion!
At critical moments, it is easy to think too much
Ye Mingsheng calculated this point well, so he dared to act in this way, and was not afraid of Xu Zhaojie's threat from bow and arrow at all!

However, I thought that although Xu Zhaojie didn't dare to kill me, he shouldn't leave in such a disgrace. At least he should have some attack.

Ye Mingsheng has also prepared his response, just waiting for Xu Zhaojie to start performing...
However, what Ye Mingsheng did not expect was that he really underestimated Xu Zhaojie.

This guy is really patient. Facing my provocation, he just managed to swallow his anger!

However, this also indirectly reflects one thing, Xu Zhaojie's current situation is not optimistic, otherwise he would not be so patient!
Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on Ye Mingsheng's lips.

Even if Xu Zhaojie doesn't fall for it now, it doesn't matter. Today is his last day in Luoan. When he came here, he had already arranged for Ye Tie to do the work. If nothing unexpected happens, Ye Tie will now take the letter and the evidence he collected and head to Anping Township, 30 miles north of Luoan, where the Supervisory Office is located.

In Anping Township, there is an important base of the Supervisory Department. Although Ye Mingsheng does not know what the Supervisory Department uses this base for, he knows that the person stationed in this base is called Zhu Can. This person is the brother-in-law of Chen Jingyu, the commander of the Supervisory Department, and one of Chen Jingyu's confidants...
Although the headquarters of the Supervisory Office is located in Yongchenfang in the eastern part of Luoan, there are many masters there. Although it is easy to send a message by flying arrows, it is difficult to escape from pursuit. Although Ye Tie is very skilled, the matter is of great importance, and Ye Mingsheng does not intend to let him take risks.

Therefore, they chose the Supervisory Office base in Anping Township. Not only was the risk much lower in this place, but because the defending commander Zhu Can was Chen Jingyu's confidant, there was no need to worry about the things being intercepted and suppressed. It was truly the best of both worlds!
After completing the task, Ye Tie will not return to Luoan, but will go to Bailupo, ten miles east of Luoan, waiting to meet Ye Mingsheng and others tomorrow.

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Two months later, in the study of Ye Mansion in Fengshan County, Liaoyang.

The little maid Jinyu gently massaged the shoulders of Ye Mingsheng who was sitting on the chair. Although Jinyu was young, she was very skilled in kneading and massaging. The massage she gave Ye Mingsheng was just right, neither too light nor too heavy.

Although Jinyu's massage technique was very good, unfortunately, Ye Mingsheng's attention was completely attracted by the letter in his hand, and he ignored her at all...
A month and a half ago, Ye Mingsheng led hundreds of his men and entered the territory of Liaoyang with a small group of people. However, unlike the last time when he directly returned to Fengshan County, this time Ye Mingsheng did not alarm anyone and first came to Yejia Village in the countryside.

The clan concept in this era is still very strong. It is natural that when one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. In addition, Ye Mingsheng, who previously served as the commander of the imperial guards, is the pride of the Ye clan and an idol of the younger generation of the Ye clan.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng could be said to have successfully won the support of the elders of the Ye clan for recruiting soldiers. In addition, Ye Mingsheng, who had received an advance of 10,000 taels of silver from Chen Dechang before leaving, could be said to be very wealthy, and directly offered 3 taels of silver per year for military pay, as well as other rice, flour, grain, oil, cloth subsidies, tax and labor service exemptions, and an advance of 2 taels of military pay as resettlement expenses.

Such a generous price can be said to have deeply stimulated most of the young people who were unwilling to farm for the rest of their lives. In just seven days, Ye Mingsheng recruited as many as 2,000 young and strong people from the Ye clan and other surrounding villages.

Because the commotion was quite loud, in order to prevent Fengshan County Magistrate Ma Runchuan from interfering with and disrupting his recruitment work under the order of Governor Song Wenhui, Ye Mingsheng decided to take the initiative and keep his two trusted subordinates, Lin Huaiwu and Ye Tie, in the Ye clan to continue to be responsible for recruiting soldiers.

Ye Mingsheng himself, along with He Jingyun, Yuan Song and a hundred capable men, sneaked back to Fengshan County.

Fengshan County is located in the hinterland of Liaoyang, not far from the provincial capital Dongning. The surrounding area is relatively peaceful and has not been invaded by bandits or horse thieves. Therefore, the entire county, including the soldiers guarding the city and the constables of the county government, has only about 300 people in total, and their discipline is loose and their vigilance is extremely low.

Faced with the sudden attack launched by Ye Mingsheng yesterday, these 300 men were simply unable to withstand the ferocious imperial guards. The battle lasted less than an incense stick of time, and Ye Mingsheng took control of the entire county, and placed the squire Ma Runchuan under house arrest in the county government office.

Putting down the letter he had found in Ma Runchuan's study, Ye Mingsheng shook his head slightly. It turned out that what he thought was absolutely correct.

"Go down and have a rest!" Because he was going to recruit people to discuss business, Ye Mingsheng instructed Jinyu behind him:

Feeling Ye Mingsheng's emotionless tone, the little girl Jinyu's heart was shaken for a moment, her eyes full of confusion and grievance. She didn't know what she had done wrong, why the young master was always so indifferent to her...
Thinking of her fate in this life, a hint of determination flashed in Jinyu's beautiful eyes. She gritted her teeth and took the initiative to press her budding body tightly against Ye Mingsheng's back, then whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear:

"Master, the night is short. Would you like me to serve you tonight?"

"My body is still clean and has never been touched by other men..."

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but look at Jinyu beside him. Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Jinyu felt a little flustered, and a blush appeared on her pretty face. As a seventeen-year-old girl, although she was a little bold by nature, she also knew how to be shy.

If she didn't know that her fate in this life depended on Ye Mingsheng, and that Ye Mingsheng was so cold and distant to her, Jinyu would never have said such explicit words just now.

(End of this chapter)