Chapter 210 Ye Mingsheng's Conspiracy! (Thanks to the book friend Mo Shaobao for the reward!)
Ye Mingsheng glanced at Generals Yuan Song, Lin Huaiwu, and Ye Tie who were reporting to him and nodded slightly.

After defeating Hong Min last time, he divided his subordinates into three camps, led by Yuan Song and Lin Huaiwu respectively.

Although he really wanted to promote Ye Tie, he took into consideration that Ye Tie's foundation was still shallow and it would be difficult to convince the people. In addition, as the commander, Chen Dechang might send someone to interfere.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng only appointed Ye Tie as the sentry chief, and asked him to act as the commander of the third battalion in his capacity as the sentry chief.

Although he is not a true commander, Ye Tie does his job diligently, meticulously and loyally. So far, Ye Tie has not made any outstanding performance in commanding troops.

But it was also hard to find fault with him, which made Ye Mingsheng proud, and no one spread rumors that Ye Mingsheng was nepotism...

While Ye Mingsheng was listening to the reports from the generals, He Jingyun, who was the first one sitting on Ye Mingsheng's left and was second only to the general and above a thousand men.

Although he seemed to be thinking with his head down, he was actually secretly observing Ye Mingsheng who was sitting in the main seat out of the corner of his eye.

Xun Ke's words that night had already made He Jingyun lose all hope of taking over the military power!

However, He Jingyun was still unwilling to give in and wanted to indirectly control the military power through the old subordinates he brought with him.

In this way, the effect of saving the country in a roundabout way can be achieved.

It was because of this idea that he went to find Lin Huaiwu to discuss how to distribute his old subordinates.

He Jingyun originally thought that although Lin Huaiwu was Ye Mingsheng's subordinate, he might not be really on the same page with Ye Mingsheng.

But what he never expected was that right after he finished talking to Lin Huaiwu, Lin Huaiwu sold him out and told Ye Mingsheng everything...

When Lin Huaiwu proposed to him that he hoped Xun Ke would be transferred under his command to serve as a sentry leader, He Jingyun immediately realized that Ye Mingsheng knew about this!
Although he was reluctant to admit it, He Jingyun had to admit that Ye Mingsheng was a very courageous leader who was good at delegating power.
Since the formation of the army, Ye Mingsheng delegated the specific command power to Yuan Song, Lin Huaiwu, Ye Tie and others, and then he took full authority over the military training matters to himself.

Make the best use of your own talents and other talents to complete the formation of the army as quickly as possible and achieve combat effectiveness.

Ye Mingsheng himself holds the financial power and personnel power firmly in his hands!

There is a fundamental difference between Ye Mingsheng's troops and other troops in the Great Zhou.

That is, the soldiers' wages are not distributed through the hands of military officers at all levels, but in cooperation with the banknote exchange. Soldiers can collect money from the banknote exchange through the list. In this way, the military wages are directly distributed to the soldiers.

This not only avoids the possibility of military officers at all levels drawing empty salaries, but also reduces the probability of subordinates having both soldiers and money and thus becoming self-reliant.

In addition to controlling finances, any appointment or dismissal involving the sentinel level personnel requires Ye Mingsheng's consent.

The two commanders, Yuan Song and Lin Huaiwu, and the acting commander Ye Tie, only have the right to make suggestions but not the final decision-making power!
It was through this series of measures that Ye Mingsheng not only ensured the combat effectiveness of the troops, but also firmly controlled the military power in his own hands. Therefore, Lin Huaiwu's proposal for Xun Ke to serve as the sentry chief was obviously authorized by Ye Mingsheng, otherwise he, Lin Huaiwu, would not have the power to make this decision!
When He Jingyun realized this, he also understood Ye Mingsheng's intention...

That means creating discord!

To alienate the relationship between He Jingyun and Xun Ke!

What made He Jingyun most angry was that Ye Mingsheng's move was obviously an open conspiracy and he was not afraid of him knowing at all!

Even if he knew, it would be useless and he could do nothing!
If it were before, He Jingyun would be very confident that the relationship between him and Xun Ke would not be provoked by Ye Mingsheng.

But when He Jingyun thought of Xun Ke's advice to him that night, "take a step back and the sky will be broader," he felt a thorn in his heart.

What you mean by taking a step back and seeing a broader horizon is just a nice thing to say!

In fact, isn't it just asking him, He Jingyun, to compromise with Ye Mingsheng, submit to Ye Mingsheng, and be content to be his subordinate and work for him?
Whenever he thought of this, He Jingyun couldn't help but start to doubt what Xun Ke's intention was in coming up with this plan.
Has he already hooked up with Ye Mingsheng, that corrupt official, and decided to betray He Jingyun in order to find another better partner?
This is also the reason why He Jingyun did not mention to Lin Huaiwu how to arrange Xun Ke’s position and decided to keep him by his side!
But He Jingyun never expected that Ye Mingsheng would actually do this to him, leaving him in a dilemma, like a thorn in his throat...

There is no doubt that he wanted to refuse directly, but Lin Huaiwu said that if Xun Ke did not come out, there would be no position for other people under him, which made He Jingyun very uncomfortable.

The dozen or so old subordinates under his command who had wasted nearly ten years were eagerly waiting for him to arrange official positions. If he could not satisfy them, the morale of the team would be dispersed and nothing would be accomplished.
Therefore, there was no other way. In order to arrange his subordinates, He Jingyun could only accept it. Even when Xun Ke came to see him on the day he took office, He Jingyun claimed to be ill and unable to see guests, and did not meet with Xun Ke.

As for Ye Mingsheng, He Jingyun still dislikes him a little bit...

How hypocritical!

What about caring about the soldiers and being approachable? It couldn't be more fake!
It's obviously just a show to win people's hearts!

What makes He Jingyun speechless is that none of these people can see through Ye Mingsheng's true hypocritical face...

Everyone was so moved that their eyes were filled with tears, and they wished they could die on the spot for Ye Mingsheng. It was really disgusting!
All these new and old grudges added together made He Jingyun feel a little breathless and unable to sleep at night. He couldn't help but think about a question: Was it right to set the goal of taking over the magpie's nest on Ye Mingsheng?

Ye Mingsheng, who was unaware of He Jingyun's thoughts, was now focusing his attention on Lin Huaiwu who was reporting to him.

"Your Excellency, we are still about 4,000 short of the goal of recruiting 10,000 soldiers, but Fengshan County is unable to recruit any more men now."

"A few days ago, County Magistrate Ma Runchuan came to me and complained that if I continued to recruit people, no one would farm the land in Fengshan County, and no one would mine the mines. What do you think we should do?" Lin Huaiwu bowed to Ye Mingsheng and reported:

(End of this chapter)