Chapter 244: Too scheming!

After finishing this somewhat surprising conversation with Dong Jianchuan, Ye Mingsheng sent someone to take out the 10,000 taels of silver from the warehouse of Dalongchang.

Although ten thousand taels of silver was not as much as expected, it was enough for Ye Mingsheng to start his first step of the plan.

After seven days of getting along well with the officials of all sizes in Fengzhou, Ye Mingsheng found a man. He wanted to see what kind of answer this man would give him and whether it was worth taking a risk on him...

Gu Sansi, who was wearing a very worn but clean gray coat, had a thin figure, a high nose bridge and fair skin. He slowly walked into Ye Mingsheng's study and bowed to Ye Mingsheng.

"Mr. Gu, have you been okay these days?"

Looking at this famous talent in Liaoyang, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

"Thank you for taking care of me, Lord Ye!" Gu Sansi said calmly:

Feeling Gu Sansi's attitude, Ye Mingsheng gave up his plan to exchange a few pleasantries and asked directly:
"I wonder if Mr. Gu has an answer to my question?"

"I already had the answer to your question, sir. However, after following you for a while, I have gained some new insights..." Gu Sansi nodded and said:
"Then Mr. Gu, please tell me. I'm all ears!"

"Although I don't know why Lord Ye values ​​Fengzhou this dangerous place so much, but I think Lord Ye should be thinking of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers!" Gu Sansi said in a deep voice.

At the end of his speech, he glanced at Ye Mingsheng's facial expression, intentionally or unintentionally, as if he wanted to see something. But to his regret, Ye Mingsheng's expression remained calm, like a pool of stagnant water, leaving him with nothing.
"Although the imperial court has set a limit of 30,000 troops for the Zhenwu Army, judging from the information you provided, Lord Ye, this is nothing more than a cover!"

"The Zhenwu Army now has 30,000 troops, but Commander Chen Dechang has not stopped expanding his forces. If this pace continues, without external intervention, I dare to assert that a civil war will break out in Liaoyang within a year!"

"One year is the final deadline. Although Song Wenhui is indecisive and afraid of the imperial court's expedition, he did not resist strongly at the beginning.

"But this man has the courage to fight to the death. Within a year, Song Wenhui has the chance of winning. After a year, the chances of him having the last laugh will become smaller and smaller..."

"Fengzhou is located in a remote area. Although it is vast, it is close to the Khitan, Shiwei and other ethnic minorities. The situation is not stable, so the population is sparse and it is not an important place. Neither Song Wenhui nor Chen Dechang will pay too much attention to it!"

"But if a strong man can emerge from this place who can stabilize the situation and even conquer the foreign races, then perhaps the situation in Liaoyang can be transformed into a situation where the fisherman benefits while the snipe and the clam fight!" When saying the last eight words, Gu Sansi deliberately emphasized his tone.

Seeing that Gu Sansi had hit the nail on the head with his words, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but show some approval in his eyes, and then he asked again:
"Mr. Gu, what do you think of Ye?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi was silent for a while. Seeing that Ye Mingsheng's eyes were sincere and did not seem to be fake, he spoke:
"A person with the eyes of an eagle and the back of a wolf is too scheming..." Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng looked at Gu Sansi and his eyes immediately became somewhat complicated.

With the introduction of Ma Runchuan, he thought about it again and again and decided to contact Gu Sansi.

Gu Sansi is a great talent, this is something everyone knows!

But unfortunately, there are too many factors in this world that determine success, and talent is not the first, or even among the top few...

Gu Sansi was born into a small aristocratic family, Gu family, in Gannan County, Liaoyang. Although he was not a direct descendant and lost his mother at an early age, he was known as a child prodigy since childhood. He could write at the age of three and compose poems at the age of six. Therefore, he became the pride of the Gu family and was cultivated with all his strength.

At the age of 21, Gu Sansi passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. He was very proud of himself and was preparing to take the imperial examination to become a Jinshi. When he was about to make a further step, his life experience was deliberately dug out!

Gu Sansi, who was originally born into the Gu family, not only had a clean background, but was also the son of an aristocratic family. He was a natural candidate for a career in officialdom!
But it's a pity that he was harmed by his background...
According to the evidence found, it can be confirmed that Gu Sansi's mother was not a Zhou person, but a foreigner with brown hair and blue eyes!

In fact, because of Gu Sansi's unusual appearance, such as fair skin and high nose bridge, some people have suspected that Gu Sansi has alien ancestry since he was a child, but there has never been any evidence.

In the Zhou Dynasty, the civil service group has always considered themselves superior and viewed other races as barbarians. Many of them firmly believed that those who are not of our race must have different hearts.

Therefore, Gu Sansi, who was confirmed to have foreign blood, was rejected by the entire officialdom and his future was completely ruined!
From then on, Gu Sansi's living conditions plummeted. He was even kicked out of the Gu family and became a homeless person.

Over the years, there have been people who valued Gu Sansi's talent and wanted to try to accept him...
However, faced with the inherent prejudices and stereotypes in the entire officialdom, these people, without exception, did not persevere to the end!
After looking at Gu Sansi for a few seconds, Ye Mingsheng said:
"I am planning to establish a position of a marching officer in the army. I wonder if Mr. Gu would be willing to accept the position?"

"military attache?"

Gu Sansi frowned slightly. He originally thought that Ye Mingsheng could help him resume his official career in Fengzhou. He never expected that Ye Mingsheng could actually arrange an official position for him in the Zhenwu Army.

"To be precise, it's a military officer's civilian position!"

"Mr. Gu, a prejudice cannot be changed overnight, and there are many people like you in the army. I can guarantee that you will not be treated unfairly in the army!"

"And now it's just a stopgap measure. When you help Ye achieve great things, I will naturally be able to let you return to the ranks of civil servants!"

"Sir, you might as well think about it carefully!" Ye Mingsheng said solemnly:
Standing there, Gu Sansi's face changed several times. He had tried to make a comeback in official career with his reputation as a scholar over the years, but all his efforts were in vain. If it were not for this predicament, he would not have placed his hopes on Ye Mingsheng, a military officer...
Although Ye Mingsheng's conditions were not very good, Gu Sansi thought about it carefully and felt that this might be a way. Although military officer was not his first choice, he was still an official after all, and in this chaotic world, military officers might have more power than civil officials!
(End of this chapter)