Chapter 297: Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the Lord! (Thanks to book friend Zhang Qiandan from Harbin for the reward!)

Ye Mingsheng's words in the study confused Ye Tie and Zhu Shanyan...

If the mistake was not in offending Cui Dakai, Zheng Xu and the prefect Murong Yuliang behind him, then what exactly was the mistake?

Although he couldn't figure out what Ye Mingsheng meant, Ye Tie, who was familiar with Ye Mingsheng's character, knew that Ye Mingsheng hated it most when his subordinates played tricks on him. Therefore, he secretly winked at Zhu Shanyan, who was still kneeling on the ground with a confused look on his face, and signaled him to tell the truth.

Although Zhu Shanyan was slow to react, he was not a fool. After receiving Ye Tie's hint, he understood it and hesitated before bowing and saying:

"I am a lowly official and I don't understand what you mean!"

After saying this, Zhu Shanyan lowered his head in shame.

Seeing that Zhu Shanyan was quite honest, Ye Mingsheng said calmly:
"What is the task assigned to you?"

Zhu Shanyan, who hadn't reacted yet, said everything in detail:

"Guard the city gates, check pedestrians, inspect vehicles and cargo entering the city, and search them for contraband."

"Have you checked Cui Dakai and his group?" Ye Mingsheng continued to ask:

After hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Zhu Shanyan understood what Ye Mingsheng meant even though he was slow to react. However, he still couldn't help but argue:
"Cui Dakai, he said he is your uncle, Marshal..."

"He is the king of heaven. You have to search him even if there is no order from above!" Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:

After hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Zhu Shanyan finally realized where he was wrong. He lowered his head in shame and stopped making excuses.

"Ye Tie, Zhu Shanyan is your subordinate. According to military regulations, what kind of punishment should he receive in this situation?" Seeing that Zhu Shanyan was convinced, Ye Mingsheng turned to Ye Tie and asked:

Hearing Ye Mingsheng asking him, Ye Tie hesitated for a moment and then said:
"Master, Zhu Shanyan violated military regulations, and he should be beaten with fifty military sticks. However, considering that this is his first offense, I think he should be beaten with thirty military sticks!"

"Well, go down and make arrangements!" Ye Mingsheng nodded and said:
Zhu Shanyan, who was kneeling on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he would only be beaten with thirty military sticks. He originally thought that he would not be able to escape this time.

Even if he wasn't beheaded, he would probably be demoted to the lowest position and become a soldier again. I never thought that thirty blows with a military stick would solve the problem...

For a man with thick skin and flesh, thirty blows from the military stick were nothing. He could just lie down on the bed and rest for a while. Thinking of this, he quickly bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Thank you for the punishment, Marshal!"

After receiving Ye Mingsheng's order, Ye Tie did not dare to neglect it. He immediately took Zhu Shanyan out of the general's mansion and returned to the military camp. He beat Zhu Shanyan with a military stick thirty times, leaving his buttocks bruised and bloody.

After beating him with a military stick, Ye Tie asked the soldiers to carry Zhu Shanyan back to his residence. When Ye Tie finished his work at night, he brought some things to Zhu Shanyan's residence.

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Zhu Shanyan, who was lying in bed recuperating from his injuries, subconsciously wanted to stand up and salute when he saw Ye Tie coming. However, as soon as he moved, the injury on his buttocks made him grimace in pain.

"No thanks, just lie down and don't move!"

As Ye Tie spoke, he put the things in his hand on the table and continued:

"You should take good care of your injuries now. The task of defending the city will be temporarily handed over to others. You have been unable to move around these days, so I bought you some food. It's all your favorite food."

"I went to Doctor Li and got you a packet of medicine powder and some ointment. They are all for removing blood stasis, relieving pain, and reducing inflammation. Remember to apply the powder in the morning and the ointment at night. If you can't reach it, ask your men to apply the medicine for you!" Ye Tie took out a medicine bag and a medicine jar from his arms, handed them to Zhu Shanyan, and instructed:
Although men don't cry easily, Zhu Shanyan, who was lying on the bed, was moved to tears by Ye Tie's concern. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said:
“Thank you, sir…”

"Hey...you are my general, it is my duty to take care of you!" Ye Tie patted Zhu Shanyan on the shoulder and comforted him with a smile:
After chatting with Zhu Shanyan for a while, Ye Tie suddenly turned to Zhu Shanyan and asked:
"Zhu Shanyan, tell me the truth, do you have any complaints about what happened today?"

In response to Ye Tie's question, Zhu Shanyan, who had learned his lesson, hesitated and whispered:
"I dare not..."

Seeing that Zhu Shanyan said he didn't dare, Ye Tie was not surprised. He shook his head and said:
"You must be wondering in your heart, why did the Marshal only hit me and not those two bastards?"

Hearing Ye Tie speak out his thoughts, Zhu Shanyan was immediately surprised and looked at Ye Tie with some doubt.

"Don't worry, you won't get beaten in vain. Based on my understanding of the young master, someone is going to be in trouble, and it's going to be a big disaster!" Ye Tie said meaningfully:

After hearing what Ye Tie said, Zhu Shanyan was undoubtedly even more confused, but no matter how he asked, Ye Tie just smiled and did not answer.

After staying for about half an hour, Ye Tie was ready to leave. Before leaving, he seemed to remember something and said to Zhu Shanyan:
"After you recover from your injury, pack up and don't report to the Third Battalion again!"

"what!"

After Ye Tie said this, Zhu Shanyan's face suddenly drooped and his expression became extremely ugly.

Didn’t the Marshal say that he would only beat me with thirty military sticks?

I have already been beaten with thirty military sticks, why do you want to expel me from the army?

Seeing Zhu Shanyan's expression, Ye Tie naturally knew what he was thinking and said with a smile:

"You're lucky, kid. I can see that the Marshal has a good impression of you!"

"The army has recruited some new soldiers to form the Fourth Battalion. The Marshal asked me to be the commander of the Fourth Battalion and asked me to select some backbones from the Third Battalion to bring to the Fourth Battalion. I plan to take you, Zhu Shanyan, to the Fourth Battalion. What do you think? Are you willing to go with me?"

After hearing what Ye Tie said, Zhu Shanyan's mood finally turned around and he became better again. He nodded affirmatively and said, "Sir, I will listen to you! I will follow you wherever you go!"

After saying this, Zhu Shanyan seemed to realize something, and asked Ye Tie with some embarrassment and expectation:
"Sir, can you tell me what position I can hold in the Fourth Battalion..."

Ye Tie laughed when he heard this, pointed at Zhu Shanyan and said, "You are really obsessed with power. I plan to ask the commander-in-chief if I can let you be a sentry commander. Are you satisfied?"

Hearing that he could be the sentry leader, Zhu Shanyan, who had been sullen just now, suddenly smiled happily, and nodded repeatedly, saying:

"Satisfied! Satisfied! Thank you for your cultivation, sir. I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"

Ye Tie suddenly looked serious and said in a very serious tone:

"My boy, remember this: the storytellers on the street said that the thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor!
"In our Fengzhou, the Marshal is the king. He can make you successful or destroy you!"

Hearing Ye Tie's harsh words, Zhu Shanyan trembled all over and nodded repeatedly, "Sir, I know I was wrong! I won't dare to do it again!"

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In the evening, at the general's mansion.

Ye Mingsheng was bending over his desk and writing furiously. As the army expanded, various things became more and more complicated. In addition, Liu Zhengxian, who had defected to the government, also reported various things to Ye Mingsheng. Therefore, the official business that Ye Mingsheng needed to handle also increased...

Although Ye Mingsheng wanted to keep power firmly in his own hands, he was not a power monster like Zhu Yuanzhang who liked to do everything himself. He also understood the principle of delegating power.

But unfortunately, Fengzhou is now at a critical stage of development!

In order to make things develop in the right direction and ensure that the various policies he introduced are implemented rather than just superficial, Ye Mingsheng needs to set the overall direction and allocate Fengzhou's resources to the areas where they are needed.

In addition, Ye Mingsheng also intended to examine talents at this time and do some preparatory work for the subsequent limited delegation of power. This also resulted in Ye Mingsheng's workload becoming very heavy. He often worked from the morning hour of Chen to the evening hour of Xu, with only time for lunch at noon.

This also made Ye Mingsheng very tired both physically and mentally. He often fell asleep as soon as he returned to his room. This made the extremely vigilant Jinyu suspect that Ye Mingsheng had a wild woman outside...

Jinyu, who was born a maid, may have heard and seen too many things, so she has an instinctive sensitivity to things like house fighting.

Knowing that she came from a humble background and had no support from her natal family, she often had a sense of crisis, always fearing that one day, Ye Mingsheng would become increasingly powerful, with more and more women around him, while she would no longer be young and her looks would fade, and Ye Mingsheng would become a heartless man and abandon her.

Therefore, Jinyu has been thinking of various ways to make Ye Mingsheng take advantage of her so that she can consolidate her position in the Ye family by relying on her son. For this purpose, she did not hesitate to conceal her physical condition and let Ye Mingsheng run a red light.

After discovering this situation, Ye Mingsheng gave her a good lesson and made her understand the danger of this situation. Because he was worried that Jinyu was still young and giving birth would be very risky, Ye Mingsheng was also very careful, fearing that someone would die.

After finishing the last official business under the dim candlelight, Ye Mingsheng, very tired, leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temple silently.

It is already the hour of Xu, but he has not had dinner yet. It has been about four hours since his last meal. During this period, he only drank a little tea. However, perhaps because he was tired, his appetite has decreased a lot recently, so he is not very hungry.

Just as Ye Mingsheng recovered and was about to stand up and ask the kitchen to make him something to eat, Ye Kui walked in from the study and reported to Ye Mingsheng:

"Master, the man has been caught and thrown into jail!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a gleam of light and he asked in a deep voice:
"Did he say anything?"

"He kept saying that he was Murong Yuliang's housekeeper, and asked who we were, using threatening and warning words..." Ye Kui reported:

Ye Mingsheng nodded and said, "Don't torture him yet, but don't let him have it too easy either, just leave him alone!"

"Yes, Master!" Ye Kui obeyed.

Seeing that Ye Kui did things quickly and beautifully, Ye Mingsheng's mood improved a lot. In the evening, he ate a bowl of millet porridge, a plate of braised lamb, and side dishes such as cucumber strips, coriander, and cucumber.

Ye Mingsheng himself prefers to eat braised beef with soy sauce, but because this era was still a feudal society with a small peasant system, cattle were important production tools. The existence of a cow could help farmers and do a lot of farm work.

Therefore, in order to promote the agricultural development of Fengzhou and produce more food, Ye Mingsheng could only set an example by temporarily restraining his appetite and using the braised mutton instead of his favorite braised beef...

After dinner, Ye Mingsheng was in a good mood and began to take a walk in the back garden of the general's mansion to digest his food.

This general's mansion is the first house with a back garden that Ye Mingsheng has lived in. The small courtyard that Ye Mingsheng rented in Yongpingfang before was large enough for living, but there was not much space for activities.

As for the Ye family's old house in Fengshan County, although it covers a large area and has some flowers and plants planted to beautify the environment, it is fine for appreciation, but it is not big enough for a walk. It only takes a cup of tea to walk back and forth several times.

The backyard of the general's mansion is several acres in size. It takes Ye Mingsheng nearly an incense stick of time to walk around it. With such a large space and such a good location, in future generations, countless people would have to fight for a place to live. But now, this is just a back garden for Ye Mingsheng to relax and enjoy.

Looking at his spacious and beautiful back garden, Ye Mingsheng felt more and more deeply about the beauty of power...
The feeling of lying on the lap of a beauty while drunk and killing someone while sober is so addictive that you can’t help but feel it and will never forget it!

After taking some time to relax his body and mind, Ye Mingsheng started thinking about important matters. After dealing with Zhu Shanyan's problem today, he immediately arranged for Ye Kui to capture Zheng Xu, Murong Yuliang's butler, outside the prefectural government.

After learning from An Miaoyi's letter that Cui Dakai would represent the Cui family to help Murong Yuliang, Ye Mingsheng decided to negotiate with them to see what Murong Yuliang wanted to do. At the same time, he also planned to give them a warning so as to seize the initiative in the negotiations and maximize his own interests.

Ye Mingsheng has been thinking about this matter these past few days, trying to see how he could stir up trouble without leaving any trace, but he has not been able to think of any good solution. He never expected that he would get a pillow just as he was falling asleep, and the other party personally handed him the handle for him to use.

Since the other party is so kind, Ye Mingsheng can only accept it with a smile and make good use of it!

(End of this chapter)