Chapter 196 He Jingyun's Trust Crisis
"This time, Guo Zhanshan was the first to inform us of Hong Min's attack..."

"Well, just give him the things. It's like repaying the favor!"

After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng made a decision and said with a smile:

Ye Tie was delighted when he heard this. He clasped his fist towards Ye Mingsheng and said happily:

"I'm on behalf of Brother Guo. Thank you, Master, for the reward!"

"It doesn't matter!"

Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

After getting Ye Mingsheng's promise, Ye Tie left happily. Looking at Ye Tie's departing back, Ye Mingsheng shook his head slightly.

Ye Tie has always been hardworking and willing to do the things I have assigned him to do, and has never asked me for anything. Now that he has asked for help this time, I have to give him some face.

What's more, Ye Mingsheng was already satisfied to be able to dig out 1,700 taels of silver from the bandit leader Hong Min.

As for the things that Hong Min hid in the secret warehouse, although we didn't see what they were, we thought that as a bandit, he wouldn't have any good things, so we just gave them to Guo Zhanshan.

This is a good opportunity to test what Guo Zhanshan is up to.
Ever since Ye Tie mentioned Guo Zhanshan last time and went to see him in person, Ye Mingsheng realized that something was wrong...
Although Ye Tie had followed Guo Zhanshan in the green forest for a period of time and the two were old acquaintances, and their meeting could be said to be a reminiscing of the past, but in Ye Mingsheng's opinion, this was not enough for Guo Zhanshan, a bandit leader, to take such a big risk and come to Yejia Village in person to find Ye Tie.

After all, Yejia Village is under his control. As long as Guo Zhanshan's whereabouts are exposed, or as long as Ye Tie has other ideas, he will be trapped in Yejia Village and will not be able to escape!

Ye Mingsheng couldn't believe that an old bandit who had been in the green forest for most of his life would be so impulsive and take such a big risk just to reminisce with his former subordinates!

With this idea in mind, Ye Mingsheng carefully pondered Guo Zhanshan's motives and discovered that his real purpose of meeting Ye Tie in person was probably not as simple as reminiscing about the past.

It is very possible that Guo Zhanshan was just using the guise of reminiscing about the past, but in fact he was planning to use Ye Tie's mouth to pass on the news of Hong Min's attack to himself!

Although there is no evidence to prove his idea, the more Ye Mingsheng thinks about it, the more he feels that this possibility is very high.

And if things are really as I guessed, then Guo Zhanshan's motive for doing this is very interesting!
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While Ye Mingsheng was in the Ye Mansion, rewarding people according to their merits, holding banquets and winning people's hearts.

In a small courtyard in Fengshan County, He Jingyun, who had declined a banquet due to illness, was toasting with a dozen of his old colleagues.

Although they were also having a meal, compared to Ye Mingsheng's meal of delicious fish, meat, wine and delicacies, He Jingyun's meal was much more modest, with only ordinary big pot dishes and the wine was just the most ordinary Shaodaozi...

Sitting on the right side of He Jingyun was a sturdy man who was eight feet tall, with a leopard head and round eyes, a voice like a bell, and fists as big as sandbags. This sturdy man was called Guan Fei. He used to be a captain under He Jingyun. He was extremely brave in combat and was highly valued by He Jingyun.

However, because He Jingyun was later transferred, Guan Fei was not popular with his successors because of his straightforward personality and his inability to control his mouth and say inappropriate things. After so many years of work and countless military exploits, his official position remained unchanged and his life was very unhappy. This time, after He Jingyun returned to power, he immediately recruited Guan Fei. Guan Fei also resigned without hesitation and followed He Jingyun to Liaoyang.

At the persuasion of his colleagues, Guan Fei drank a few more glasses of wine, and his old illness came back. He burped and asked He Jingyun drunkenly:

"Sir, do you think Ye Mingsheng doesn't trust us brothers?"

Before Guan Fei finished speaking, the smile on He Jingyun's face gradually disappeared. He picked up the wine glass with his right hand and took a sip.

Just a second ago, everyone was toasting each other at the table and it was very lively, but now it became quiet in an instant. For a moment, everyone's eyes were more or less focused on He Jingyun, who was sitting in the main seat.

These dozen or so old subordinates were all close confidants of He Jingyun back then. Because of He Jingyun's fall from power, their lives and careers have been rather bumpy over the years.

Otherwise, he would not have abandoned his home and career and rushed to a cold and bitter place like Liaoyang as soon as he heard He Jingyun's call.

When we come to Liaoyang, we all have one idea in mind, that is to do something successful, stand out from the crowd, and make up for the lost time!
But unfortunately, although their ideas are good and their calculations are sound, in reality things often go against their imaginations...

They expected that Ye Mingsheng, who had only a few big and small men under his command, would rely heavily on the famous He Jingyun, and let He Jingyun control the military power.

But no one expected that Ye Mingsheng would let Lin Huaiwu and Ye Tie be responsible for recruiting soldiers, and directly brought He Jingyun and the people around him with him. Although this seemed to show that he valued them very much and treated them very well, he did not let them have any military power at all.

No one thought too much about it before. They just thought that Ye Mingsheng valued He Jingyun and didn't want him to do the hard and tiring job of recruiting soldiers.

However, in this battle against Hong Min, when He Jingyun volunteered to fight, Ye Mingsheng finally chose Yuan Song. Although Ye Mingsheng gave a reasonable explanation that there was no need to use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken, everyone was still inevitably a little worried.

Seeing He Jingyun drinking by himself without saying anything, the atmosphere at the banquet became a little awkward. Xun Ke, a middle-aged man with a moderate build and handsome appearance, who was sitting on the left side of He Jingyun, picked up his glass, stood up and said with a smile:

"Ye Mingsheng doesn't trust us? Who can he trust?"

"Should I trust that hairy kid Lin Huaiwu? Or that mediocre Yuan Song? Or Chen Chuanwu, who only has brute force?"

"I was beside the master today, and I heard with my own ears that Ye Mingsheng promised personally that our Master He would be in charge of the overall situation!"

"Lin Huaiwu and Ye Tie have recruited several thousand soldiers during this period. The next step is to train them!"

Xun Ke paused for a moment, looked around at everyone present, and then said with great pride:
"Speaking of military training, who in the Great Zhou Dynasty doesn't know how powerful our Lord He is?"

"How many people in this world are better at training soldiers than Lord He?"

(End of this chapter)