Chapter 290: Taking Advantage of the Situation! (Thanks to the book friend Liao Jiazidi, 08858 for the reward! Please subscribe!)

"What did the young lady write to you in the letter?"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng's emotional expression, Qiqige blinked her bright eyes and asked curiously:

"Nothing, just someone trying to call friends to do useless work!" Ye Mingsheng said with a smile:

Qiqige nodded as if she understood what Ye Mingsheng said, and then said: "Since the letter has been given to you, I will go back and report to the young lady..."

"Don't worry, Miss Qiqige, you can go around Fengzhou and see what Fengzhou is like under my rule. I think Miss Miaoyi will be very interested in these. Also, give me a few days. I want to prepare some Fengzhou specialties for Miss Miaoyi so that you can take them back." Ye Mingsheng said with a smile:

After hearing this, Qiqige hesitated for a moment, and felt that Ye Mingsheng's words made some sense, so she nodded and agreed to Ye Mingsheng's suggestion.

After Ye Dong settled Qiqige's residence, Ye Mingsheng thought quietly for a while in the study, and then asked the guard:

"What time is it now?"

"My Lord, it is now the 10th hour!"

Hearing that it was not too late, Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered: "Find Master Gu Sansi for me!"

"Yes!"

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Gu Sansi came out in front of Ye Mingsheng. Although he was dressed neatly at this time, he looked a little sleepy, as if he had just come out of bed...

"Sorry to bother you, Mr. Gu!" After taking a look at Gu Sansi's appearance, Ye Mingsheng said apologetically:
"I went to bed too early. Is there anything wrong with you, sir?" Gu Sansi asked respectfully:
Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice: "I got the news. The reason why Murong Yuliang arrived a few days later than the scheduled time was that he had been in contact with the Cui family. He and Cui Dakai of the Cui family had a secret meeting for a few days!"

Gu Sansi immediately reacted after hearing this and said with some heaviness:

"Murong Yuliang wants to use the Cui family to make you, my lord, be cautious..."

"It should be like this. Although we still don't know what they talked about, Cui Dakai plans to set off today and come to Fengzhou!"

"I'm here to support Murong Yuliang!" Gu Sansi frowned slightly and said:
“Yes, Murong Yuliang is a capable scholar who has become a Hanlin scholar. He is not a gifted person. He even borrowed the power from me… But if he thinks that he can restrain me by bringing in the Cui family as reinforcement, he is totally wrong!” Ye Mingsheng sneered and said:

Feeling Ye Mingsheng's attitude, Gu Sansi pondered for a moment and advised:

"Sir, instead of killing Murong Yuliang right away, I think it would be better to wait and see what he wants to do first..."

"We can choose not to give face to Murong Yuliang and the Murong family, but you still have to carefully consider the face of the Cui family. If you want to accomplish great things in Liaoyang, the help of the three clans in Liaoyang, especially the Cui family, is indispensable!"

"Since the Cui family wants to come out and support Murong Yuliang, we can also take advantage of the situation to drag the Cui family into the water. If we don't make good use of the relationship between you and the Cui family, it will really be a waste!" After listening to Gu Sansi's advice, Ye Mingsheng, who was originally prepared to take drastic measures, gradually calmed down and fell into thought.

Seeing Ye Mingsheng start to think, Gu Sansi continued:
"Your Excellency, wait until Cui Dakai arrives in Fengzhou to see what Murong Yuliang's attitude is. Then see how much support the Cui family gives Murong Yuliang. It won't be too late for you to make a decision..."

"Anyway, Murong Yuliang is in Fengzhou and he can't run away. My Lord, just give the order and he can be brought here!"

"Okay." Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and accepted Gu Sansi's suggestion.

After talking about Murong Yuliang, Gu Sansi seemed to remember something and immediately reported to Ye Mingsheng:

"Sir, I have made some progress in my strategy against the Khitan. Through Huo San's connections, we have established contact with Yelu Peng's people and have already started the first round of negotiations."

When Ye Mingsheng heard this, he immediately became interested and asked:
"What was the result of the negotiation? How much are the Khitans willing to pay to redeem these prisoners of war?"

"At the beginning, these Khitans were only willing to spend some worthless things like sheepskins and furs, but I rejected them all. Later, these Khitans were willing to take out a hundred gold bars and three thousand taels of silver, but I also rejected them!"

"After repeated negotiations three days ago, Yelu Peng's envoy has raised the price to 10,000 taels of silver, 2,000 sheep, and 200 gold bars!" Gu Sansi answered truthfully, with a hint of pride in his expression.

After hearing Gu Sansi's story, Ye Mingsheng's expression gradually became excited. Although the financial pressure on Ye Mingsheng was relieved a lot due to the implementation of the land policy, Ye Mingsheng, who was in the process of recruiting soldiers and developing his strength, still needed money everywhere.

The price offered by Yelu Peng, converted into market price, is almost 20,000 taels of silver. For Ye Mingsheng now, it is already a considerable sum of money. With this money in hand, Ye Mingsheng can recruit thousands more soldiers!
I have to say, damn! This damn Khitan prince is really rich!

To be honest, at the beginning Ye Mingsheng really didn't expect that Gu Sansi could exchange these Khitan prisoners for anything, but he never thought that Gu Sansi would give him such a big surprise...
Just when Ye Mingsheng was calculating in his mind how many soldiers he could recruit with the money, Gu Sansi spoke again:
"Sir, although Yelu Peng's offer is good, in my opinion, we still cannot accept it."

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. In his opinion, Yelu Peng's offer was very sincere.

For Ye Mingsheng, exchanging these Khitan captives, who were no longer of much use to him, for these 20,000 taels of silver was definitely a lucrative deal.

At that time, he could also use this incident to publicize it in Liaoyang, letting everyone know that the Khitans had paid compensation after their defeat. This would greatly boost the morale of the military and civilians, promote the progress of the population migration in Fengzhou, and speed up the pace of recruiting soldiers.

Gu Sansi should understand these benefits. Does he want more?

wrong!

What Gu San wants is not gold and silver!

With a thought in his mind, Ye Mingsheng realized something and immediately said:
"Gu Sansi, do you want the Khitan's warhorse?"

(End of this chapter)