Chapter 314 Attack overnight!

Upon hearing the news, Ye Mingsheng's expression did not change, but he secretly sighed in his heart.

It seems that his trick of using the Khitans to create trouble has been discovered by the Supervisory Office...

Now it seems that the showdown after the arrival of Wang Mu and his group is inevitable.

Fortunately, Gu Sansi still had a trick up his sleeve for me, otherwise I would be at a loss now!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but ask Huo San in front of him:
"How is Gu Sansi's preparation?"

"It's almost ready. There are only a few details left to be polished. It should be all done by tomorrow..." Huo San bowed and said:
Ye Mingsheng nodded when he heard this. Gu Sansi's progress was quite fast and he was able to catch up with Wang Muzhi's arrival. After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked again:
"What are the current developments of the spies in the city?"

Maybe it was because Ye Mingsheng’s question was so serious, so Huo San thought about it for a while before slowly saying:
"Sir, at present, the spies under Song Wenhui in the city are the quietest. There are some clues showing that Song Wenhui seems to want to make some moves in the Posuo Mansion next door, but I am still sending people to investigate for more specific and accurate information."

"Over at Zhensan Mountain, they seem a little worried that you will enter Posuo Mansion next, so they are very concerned about the deployment of our troops in Fengzhou and have been actively trying to get information."

"The spies of the Supervisory Department in the city have been very active in the past seven days, as if they had received some orders. They are not only collecting information about the dispatch of Fengzhou's troops, but also want to pay attention to Fengzhou's money and grain situation. We have discovered that several spies of the Supervisory Department have secretly gone to our Fengzhou granaries and cellars to investigate!"

"As for people like the Khitans and the Cui family, they are still in a latent state as usual, and they don't pose any major threat..."

After listening to Huo San's story, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flickered a few times and then he waved his hand, and Huo San immediately retreated.

After Huo San left, Ye Mingsheng thought for a while and finally made a decision. He instructed the guards outside the door:

"Bring Ye Kui to me!"

"Yes, handsome!"

After a cup of tea, Ye Kui appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng, leaned forward slightly, and asked respectfully:

"Master, are you looking for me?"

"How many unfamiliar faces are there under your command?" Ye Mingsheng didn't waste any words dealing with his trusted subordinate and went straight to the point.

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Kui hesitated and replied:
"Master, I have more than 200 people under me now, but there are only about 50 new faces..."

Ye Mingsheng was a little disappointed with the number Ye Kui reported. He thought that Ye Kui should have a hundred people here, but now if there are only fifty people, the probability of success is very small!

As Ye Mingsheng's position became higher and higher, he began to realize one thing, that is, the brighter a person appears on the surface, the darker he is behind the scenes.

Take Ye Mingsheng himself as an example. He encountered all kinds of problems. Some of them could be solved openly and displayed to everyone, so that officials and even peddlers would know the progress of the matter.

But some things just won’t work...

Some things cannot be seen in the light, and the fewer people know about it, the better, so Ye Mingsheng also quietly established a secret team to do some of the "dirty work" that he wanted to do and had to do, but could not put it in the open.

Logically speaking, Ye Mingsheng should let Huo San do this kind of dirty work. After all, Huo San came from a humble background and was well-informed. Before he followed him, he had assassinated political enemies for some officials, cleaned up some disobedient concubines for rich people, and done things like matchmaking...

Huo San is capable and experienced in this regard, and he can do this task well!
However, considering factors such as checks and balances and loyalty, Ye Mingsheng finally chose Ye Kui, who was loyal to him.

This decision was not surprising. Ye Mingsheng did not trust Huo San. The main consideration for making this decision was that Huo San already had control of the intelligence system. If he was given another armed force to control, his power would be too great and it would be much more difficult for him to control him.

Secondly, although Huo San is loyal to me, he has only been with me for a short time. People's hearts are different, so I am afraid of the worst.
These dirty jobs are very important to Ye Mingsheng. Once leaked, it will be very troublesome and will have a very adverse impact on Ye Mingsheng's glorious image. Therefore, in this position, Ye Mingsheng needs someone he can absolutely trust. So in the end, Ye Mingsheng still chose Ye Kui who was willing to die for him...
As if sensing Ye Mingsheng's disappointment, Ye Kui gritted his teeth and asked Ye Mingsheng in a deep voice:

"Master! Although these new faces are fewer in number, they are all very capable. As long as you give the order, we brothers will fight to the death!"

After hearing what Ye Kui said, Ye Mingsheng thought about it and nodded reluctantly. Although he now has a lot of men under his command, perhaps only those under Ye Kui can do this.

"Take all these fifty people with you, don't alert anyone, quietly go to Xiangshuiyuan and hide there, waiting for my order! As soon as my order comes, you will immediately disguise yourself as Shiwei people and attack the caravan of Dalongchang!" Ye Mingsheng said in a serious voice:

Although he knew very well that Ye Mingsheng's decision to recruit him must be something shady, he was still a little surprised when he heard Ye Mingsheng's order. If he remembered correctly...

Because the matter was of great importance, in order to avoid misunderstanding, Ye Kui hesitated for a moment, but still cautiously asked Ye Mingsheng tentatively:

"Master, the caravan from Dalongchang is protected by our people in Xiangshuiyuan!"

Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything after hearing this, but just glanced at Ye Kui. Ye Kui immediately realized that he had spoken out of turn and immediately lowered his head. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng continued:
"Each time, there will be about 300 to 500 soldiers escorting the Dalongchang caravan. I will equip you with a batch of grenades, and Huo San's men in Xiangshuiyuan will also cooperate with you. As long as I give the order, the louder the noise you make, the better!" Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:
"I understand, young master. I will complete the task resolutely!" Ye Kui nodded heavily.

Feeling Ye Kui's confidence, Ye Mingsheng showed a satisfied look on his face, and then told Ye Kui some details of the action, and Ye Mingsheng asked him to go back and prepare. After Ye Kui left, Ye Mingsheng leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest, silently calculating in his heart. Although he now has the back-up plan prepared by Gu Sansi, the fact that he used the Khitans to be discovered by the Supervisory Department has made Ye Mingsheng realize that eggs should not be put in one basket.

So Ye Mingsheng was going to keep a trick in mind and see if he could trick Wang Muzhi with a self-torture trick!

But even if I can't deceive you, it doesn't really matter...
What he needed was an excuse, an excuse that would prevent Wang Muzhi from finding any fault even if he knew there was something fishy!

As the saying goes, those who achieve great things do not pay attention to trivial matters. Although Ye Mingsheng cares about his soldiers very much, it is obvious that facing Wang Muzhi and the relentless pressure from Chen Dechang behind him, Ye Mingsheng must make a choice!
As for Ye Mingsheng, he had his own reasons for doing it himself instead of using the Shiwei people. First of all, the Shiwei people were not a monolithic group. If the Supervisory Office could get information from the Khitans, it could naturally get information from the Shiwei people as well.

Secondly, Ye Mingsheng needed to accurately control the development of the situation and the impact it caused. He wanted everything to be under his control, and the Shiwei people were obviously an uncontrollable factor.

Three quarters past midnight
After finishing all the work for the day and washing up, Ye Mingsheng was about to go to bed when he heard a familiar sound of footsteps outside the door.

The footsteps were from Ye Dong.

The voice was very urgent. According to Ye Dong's personality, something urgent must have happened. This made Ye Mingsheng curious. What could have happened so late at night?

"Master, are you asleep?" Just when Ye Mingsheng was puzzled, Ye Dong's inquiring voice came from outside the door.

"Come in!" Ye Mingsheng ordered:

With permission, Ye Dong pushed the door open and walked in. As soon as he saw Ye Mingsheng, he began to report:

"Master, Wang Muzhi and his men are here. They are now outside the city. Chen Chuanwu, the deputy commander of the third battalion guarding the city, doesn't dare to make the decision, so he sent someone to ask whether they should be let in..."

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. Wang Muzhi came faster than he expected. It seemed that he had traveled all night and couldn't wait to meet him.

In ancient cities, there were curfews to prevent thieves and maintain public order. At night, no one was allowed to go out except for emergencies such as funerals, medical treatment, etc., and the city gates were not allowed to be opened.

Fengzhou City under Ye Mingsheng's rule is naturally no exception. According to Ye Mingsheng's regulations, the curfew starts at Xu time in the evening and ends at Yin time the next day. These five hours are the curfew time, and it is obvious that now is the time when the curfew is enforced.

Of course, in today's Great Zhou, although the curfew exists, its general target is ordinary people who have no power. For those powerful officials, it is already in name only.

Therefore, if someone else were guarding the city and encountered the arrival of his superior, he would immediately open the city gate to let the superior in, even during curfew.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng was satisfied with Chen Chuanwu’s reaction. He still had the great commander in his heart. It was worthwhile for him to cultivate him and promote him to be the deputy commander of the third battalion...

Although he had an impulse to let Wang Muzhi and his group stay outside the city for a night to feed mosquitoes, Ye Mingsheng still kept his rationality. He knew that it was not the time to completely tear each other apart, so he still had to give Wang Muzhi some respect. He immediately instructed Ye Dong:
"Go find He Jingyun and ask him to welcome Wang Muzhi and his friends on my behalf. Then, apologize to Wang Muzhi and tell him that I have caught a cold and am not feeling well. As for Wang Muzhi and his friends' food and lodging, they don't need to be too good. If you let them eat too well, he will probably think that our Fengzhou is very wealthy!"

"By the way, you have to keep a close eye on them and don't let them do anything naughty."

"Yes!" Ye Dong took the order and left.

After dealing with this matter, Ye Mingsheng, who was a little sleepy, asked someone to extinguish the candles in the room and fell asleep.

Wang Muzhi was a third-rank assistant commander of the Zhenwu Army, three levels higher than Ye Mingsheng, the fifth-rank general of Fengzhou, and also Ye Mingsheng's superior. According to the rules of the Da Zhou officialdom, no matter how late he came, Ye Mingsheng should personally greet him as a sign of respect.

But after all, Chen Dechang had asked Ye Mingsheng to attend a meeting in Changqing Mansion, but Ye Mingsheng didn't go because of illness. So now Ye Mingsheng still had to cover up his lie. If he went and people saw that he was not sick, it would be quite embarrassing.

Moreover, Ye Mingsheng could roughly guess what the purpose of Wang Muzhi's visit was, so he would try to meet him as late as possible, and it would be best not to meet him at all.

Anyway, Song Wenhui has a large army approaching Changqing Prefecture, and the battle might start at any time, so now Ye is not in a hurry. It is Wang Muzhi who is in a hurry,··············
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Late at night at 11:00 p.m., in the best room of Antai Inn in Fengzhou.

"Sir, even if this is his territory, this Ye guy is too arrogant. When he saw you coming, he even pretended to be sick and didn't come to greet you, and let He Jingyun, the deputy general, come instead! He is really crazy and worse than pigs and dogs..."

In front of Wang Muzhi, the angry Cao Guang scolded Ye Mingsheng to death. He was indeed very angry. After all, Ye Mingsheng's behavior clearly showed that he did not value Wang Muzhi. As the saying goes, if the master is humiliated, the minister will die. Not valuing Wang Muzhi was a humiliation to him, Cao Guang.

After expending a lot of saliva and scolding Ye Mingsheng for a long time, Cao Guangxin swore to Wang Muzhi:
Sir, don't worry! I will definitely teach that Ye guy a lesson! I will help you vent your anger!"

Wang Muzhi, who had experienced a lot, seemed much calmer about Cao Guang's anger. He looked at Cao Guang who was always talking and ordered:
"You don't have to deal with the rest. Just take our people and stay in this inn honestly. Don't cause trouble without reason, but don't be afraid of trouble. If Ye Mingsheng sends people to provoke you, you will fight back!"

After hearing Wang Muzhi's explanation, Cao Guang's heart moved, and he asked Wang Muzhi with some expectation:
"Sir, are you prepared for anything?"

"Do your own thing and don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask!"

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of warm tea, Wang Muzhi said lightly:
Although Wang Muzhi did not give an answer, when Cao Guang heard this, he immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Having served under Wang Muzhi for so many years and knowing Wang Muzhi's temperament and character, he knew very well that since Wang Muzhi said so, he must have a way to deal with Ye Mingsheng!
(I have given all the clues. Can you guess who the man in black robe is? What is his method? And what is the protagonist's countermeasure?)
(End of this chapter)