Chapter 448 Secret Meeting
Facing Cui Shao's question, Yun Hanjie took a deep breath and said firmly

"Of course, Guan Jing is the only flesh and blood of my eldest brother left in the world. I absolutely cannot let anything happen to him!"

Feeling Yun Hanjie's firm attitude, Cui Shao looked at him with a hint of admiration...
Yun Hanjie's eldest brother, Yun Hande, the previous patriarch of the Yun family, died of illness five years ago. At that time, Yun Hande's biological son Yun Guanjing was not yet an adult, but the family could not be without a leader for a day, so the Yun family members wanted to nominate Yun Hanjie, who was quite prestigious in the family, had extensive connections, a calm personality, and was mature and steady, to take over the position of patriarch.

However, faced with the position of family head that was within his grasp, Yun Hanjie resolutely refused. He did not want to snatch something that belonged to his nephew.

Although the Yun family members had repeatedly persuaded him to take over, Yun Guanjing finally took over the position of the head of the Yun family under Yun Hanjie's insistence.

However, because Yun Guanjing was not yet an adult at the time and did not have the ability to make decisions on family affairs, his uncle Yun Hanjie handled the family affairs on his behalf. After Yun Guanjing came of age, the power would be returned to him. This matter was considered a beautiful story among the nobles at the time!
In order to train Yun Guanjing over the years, Yun Hanjie worked hard to find the best teachers to teach him. After Yun Guanjing entered his freshman year, he brought Yun Guanjing to his side and personally taught him how to handle family affairs. It is no exaggeration to say that Yun Hanjie treats his nephew Yun Guanjing better than his own son...

When Yun Guanjing came of age, Yun Hanjie, who held all the power in the Yun family and had the final say, had no desire for power and without hesitation, he handed over the power to Yun Guanjing according to his promise.

Even though Yun Hanjie is very free and easy, Yun Guanjing is not a hopeless dandy, but after all, he has just come of age and is in charge of such a large family. He is still flustered and at a loss as to what to do. Therefore, Yun Hanjie still has to participate in some important affairs of the Yun family.

I never thought that Yun Guanjing would become so powerful now that he would do such a big thing on his own without even discussing it with Yun Hanjie!
But now he needs his uncle Yun Hanjie to clean up his mess!

After thinking for a while, Cui Shao said to Yun Hanjie:
"Your Yun family and our Cui family have been friends for generations. Brother Hanjie, now that you've asked, I will certainly help if I can!"

“But you must be aware of Ye Mingsheng’s greed and methods without me reminding you, Hanjie…”

Hearing what Cui Shao said, Yun Hanjie's face flashed with pain, but he still bowed to Cui Shao and said:

"Brother Cui, I know what's going on!"

Cui Shao nodded and said:

"In that case, you should prepare as soon as possible. I will be in Dongning during this period and can talk to Ye Mingsheng at any time!"

Seeing Cui Shao being so enthusiastic, Yun Hanjie was moved and said:
"Thank you, Brother Cui!"

"Small thing!"

Cui Shao smiled and waved his hand and said:

With Cui Shao's assurance, Yun Hanjie felt much more relaxed. The two chatted for a while. After an incense stick, just as Yun Hanjie was about to leave and ask his family about the situation, Cui Shao suddenly asked without any warning:
"Have Gu Sansi and Ma Runshan received all those wastelands?"

Yun Hanjie was a little surprised when he heard this, but he still nodded and said:

"Gu Sansi and his men had already taken over the place a month ago. According to the previous plan, I bribed all the officials under Gu Sansi who were in charge of taking over the place. So Gu Sansi should still be kept in the dark..." Hearing what Yun Hanjie said, Cui Shao nodded without saying anything. Although Yun Hanjie wanted to ask if something had happened, he thought about it and felt that Cui Shao might just want to understand the progress of the matter, so he did not say anything and just bowed and left.

After Yun Hanjie left, Cui Shao picked up the teacup and took a sip. At this moment, Cui Zibo came over from behind and said with some concern;

“Father, Ye Mingsheng has always been domineering and arbitrary by nature. He may not care even if you tell him. If he really insists on punishing the Yun family, then what should you do to Yun Hanjie now...?”

"If it's because of the Yun family's affairs, it's not worth it to ask my aunt and An Miaoyi to do this!"

Perhaps he felt that he was getting old recently and the future belonged to the young after all, so Cui Shao always kept Cui Zibo by his side to teach him by example. During this secret meeting with Yun Hanjie, Cui Shao also hid Cui Zibo in the back room to eavesdrop.

After taking a sip of tea, Cui Shao put down the teacup and said slowly:

"At other times, Ye Mingsheng would most likely not listen to my advice, but at this moment, he should give me, his third uncle, some

Divide the noodles!”

"Uh... why is this?" Cui Zibo asked in confusion:
Facing his son's question, Cui Shao did not answer directly, but asked calmly:

"What time is it now?"

Cui Zibo said without hesitation:
"Today is December 27th!"

"That's right, it's already the end of December..." Cui Shao said dimly:

"Although I don't know Ye Mingsheng's plan to enter the pass, but from what I see, he should send out his troops in late February or early March, so there are only more than two months left, about sixty days!"

"The more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong. Gu Sansi is too quiet. It seems that he didn't realize that the land he bought was mixed with wasteland. Gu Sansi is smart and this shouldn't be the case. I have a feeling that he got Ye Mingsheng's instructions and just kept silent and pretended not to notice!"

"Father, you are probably worrying too much, right? With Ye Mingsheng's personality, if he really knew that we had lied to him, would he let it go? I'm afraid he would have come to our door already?" Cui Zibo said helplessly:
Cui Shao shook his head and said:

"You underestimate Ye Mingsheng. I have studied him carefully. This boy is really flexible and adaptable! He also has a great sense of the overall situation. He will not lose the big picture for the small details..."

"In my opinion, Ye Mingsheng may have discovered the clues. The reason why he didn't explode is that the time to enter the pass is getting closer and closer. Ye Mingsheng doesn't want to cause more trouble at this time and affect the unity within Liaoyang. When he takes over Youyan, it may be time to settle the accounts!"

(End of this chapter)