Chapter 209: Survival with Broken Arm Xu Zhaojie

Putting down the letter that he had carefully read twice, Ye Mingsheng closed his eyes, leaned back in the armchair, and let out a sigh in his heart that he didn't know whether it was sadness or joy.

“I really think so…”

Because he had tricked Xu Zhaojie before leaving, Ye Mingsheng had been paying special attention to Luo An's news during this period.

However, perhaps because Liaoyang is thousands of miles away from Luoan, with high mountains and long roads, or because of other reasons, Ye Mingsheng only received the news now.

In the more than one month since Ye Mingsheng left Luoan, a lot of things happened in Luoan, and this is the first thing!
It was Xu Zhaojie, the commander of the Xuanwu Army, who would have been promoted to the left commander-in-chief of the imperial guards because of his military achievements in the palace.

But for some reason, not long after Xu Zhaojie returned to Luoan, he voluntarily resigned from all his official positions on the grounds of illness, stayed at home and refused to see any outsiders.

Not only that, the Xu family of Zhenyuan Hou also presented to the court 300,000 taels of silver, 200,000 shi of grain, 100,000 pieces of cotton cloth, and 1,000 acres of fertile land that the family had accumulated over generations.

Xu Zhaojie's actions left everyone puzzled. They didn't know why he was so abnormal...
Only Ye Mingsheng himself knew that this was Xu Zhaojie, who had been caught hiding arms, trying to save his life by cutting off his arm, and he knelt down to beg Shangguan Hongyuan to let him go!
Xu Zhaojie was indeed a man of great courage. Not only did he resign from all his official positions, he also gave up the military power of the Xuanwu Army that he and his father Xu Kun had run for more than a decade, and he also handed over all the wealth accumulated by his family for generations to Shangguan Hongyuan.

Such a huge loss can hardly be described by the words "broken bones" and "severely damaged"!

This can be considered a house raid.

Such a huge loss was enough to cause the Xu family of Zhenyuan Hou to fall into ruin and never recover!

Despite paying such a high price and suffering such heavy losses, it must be said that Xu Zhaojie achieved his goal.

Faced with such a sensible Xu Zhaojie, Shangguan Hongyuan couldn't kill him completely...
After all, if we continue to do this, we won't get any benefits from Xu Zhaojie.'

It will also cause the noble group to feel grief over the loss of the rabbit and the fox, and they will be even more united for warmth, which will be detrimental to Shangguan Hongyuan's winning over the hearts of the people.

Therefore, Shangguan Hongyuan did not punish Xu Zhaojie any further, but arranged for his confidant Xue Dazhen to take over as the commander of the Xuanwu Army.

In addition, all the military attachés of the Xuanwu Army who were loyal to Xu Zhaojie were transferred to idle positions, and a new batch of new blood was replaced for the middle-level military attachés of the Xuanwu Army...
Although he had long expected that he might not be able to completely bring down the deeply rooted Xu Zhaojie with the arms case, seeing how miserable Xu Zhaojie had been this time, Ye Mingsheng felt a little more comforted and pleased!

Looking out the window towards Luoan, Ye Mingsheng clenched his fists and murmured in a low voice:
"Since it is God's will that Shangguan Hongyuan didn't kill you, it means God left you to me. Xu Zhaojie, one day, Ye will personally send you off and understand the grudge between you and me!"

After sighing for a while, Ye Mingsheng put the matter behind him. After this incident, Xu Zhaojie and his gang were finished. For a long time, they would not pose any threat to him.

After dealing with the training plans and funding applications submitted by his various departments for a while, time had unknowingly come to noon.

Ye Mingsheng had originally planned to go to the military camp for dinner today. However, he was busy with official duties and dealing with various matters during this period, so he could no longer inspect the military camp every day. He could only go to the military camp every few days to check it out.
Just as Ye Mingsheng put on his cloak and prepared to leave, he discovered Jinyu appeared outside the study.

"Master, I have learned a few new dishes. Would you like to try them?"

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was the only one around, Jinyu became bolder and leaned towards Ye Mingsheng while speaking. Feeling Jinyu's young and energetic body, Ye Mingsheng quietly pressed her roundness, causing the girl to wink at him.

"I have something to do, let's talk about it tonight!" Although he likes beauty, Ye Mingsheng is not so good as to delay his work for beauty, so he immediately ordered:

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had made up his mind, Jinyu was a little disappointed, but could only say:
"Then you must come, young master. I will wait for you no matter how late it is..."

"it is good!"

After he finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng said goodbye to Jinyu without any delay. He took Ye Dong and others, got on his horse and headed towards the military camp.

When they arrived at the military camp, many military officers led by He Jingyun, Yuan Song and Lin Huaiwu came out to welcome Ye Mingsheng.

Accompanied by everyone, Ye Mingsheng came to the parade ground and watched the actual combat drills of various units. Seeing thousands of soldiers on the parade ground, lined up in neat rows and with high morale, Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction.

Before he came to the military camp, he never greeted his subordinates, so that he could see the true appearance of these soldiers.

The generals were worthy of their efforts. With the tens of thousands of taels of silver that Ye had spent, in less than two months, these soldiers had been trained into a decent standard.

According to Ye Mingsheng's assessment, although the thousands of soldiers under his command still have a considerable gap compared to the elite imperial guards he originally commanded, in their current state, they are completely sufficient to eliminate the banditry in Liaoyang.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but look at He Jingyun beside him and praised:

"Such results have been achieved in less than two months. General He's ability in training soldiers is well-deserved! General He has worked so hard during this period!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's praise, He Jingyun also said with a bit of pride: "Your Excellency is too kind. This achievement is all due to the joint efforts of all my colleagues. I dare not take credit for it!"

"You've made contributions! Everyone has made contributions!" Looking around at the generals around him, Ye Mingsheng nodded and said with a smile:

After inspecting the troops, Ye Mingsheng did not forget to go to the front line in person to show kindness to everyone. He also had a big pot meal with ordinary soldiers and chatted about some trivial matters in life.

He showed his approachable side and his love for his soldiers like his own sons, which moved the soldiers to tears and they shouted that they would serve General Ye until death.

After doing all this, Ye Mingsheng came to the central military tent and listened to the recent situation reports from the generals.

"Reporting to the Lord, the first battalion has currently recruited more than 2,300 people, divided into three posts, equipped with 100 three-barreled guns, 30 bird guns, and 10 tiger squat cannons."

"Reporting to the Lord, the Second Battalion has currently recruited a total of 2,100 people, divided into three sentries, equipped with 80 three-barreled guns, 30 bird guns, and 8 tiger squat cannons."

"Reporting to the Lord, the Third Battalion has currently recruited 1,900 people, divided into two sentries, equipped with 50 three-barreled guns, 50 bird guns, and 5 tiger squat cannons!"

(End of this chapter)