Chapter 658: Grievances and Complaints! (Thanks to the book friend Yiwangwujitian for the reward!)

Because of the help of the old fox Cui Shao and the secret operation of the local faction, An Miaoyi's plot still achieved a certain degree of success····························
As the war of words between the court and the Luoan court became increasingly fierce, Murong Lun, as the Minister of Personnel of the Luoan court, also acted as Shangguan Hongyuan's vanguard. He wrote two articles within a month to scold Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army. The mouthpiece of the Fengwu Army, naturally, was unwilling to be outdone and also opened fire to fight back, denouncing Murong Lun as a traitor and a betrayer.

Due to the intensification of the conflict between the two sides, coupled with Cui Shao's intentional or unintentional guidance, some of the anger within the Fengwu Army began to shift to the people of the Murong family in the Fengwu Army. There were even voices within the Fengwu Army saying that Murong Yuliang and Murong Hui should be removed from their official positions.

However, just when such voices were growing more and more intense within the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng directly stood up and denied such voices. Murong Yuliang and Murong Hui also publicly stated that they had cut off all ties with Murong Lun and vowed to be loyal to the Fengwu Army and to Marshal Ye until death!

Because of Ye Mingsheng's direct intervention, An Miaoyi and Cui Shao's plans were completely shattered. However, an irreconcilable situation had already formed between the two sides. So even with Ye Mingsheng's intervention, An Miaoyi was still preparing for an opportunity to see if she could find a chance to completely defeat Murong Qingwu.

However, An Miaoyi never expected that Ye Mingsheng would promote these people from the Murong family so vigorously. This was undoubtedly sending a political signal to the outside world. Ye Mingsheng himself still trusted Murong Yuliang, Murong Hui and others very much and would not let them be implicated because of the conflict with the Luoan court!
There is no doubt that after Ye Mingsheng released the political signal, it will be very difficult for An Miaoyi to do anything behind the scenes...
"Uncle, do you have anything else to say besides this?" An Miaoyi pondered for a while and asked Aunt Liu:
Facing An Miaoyi's question, Aunt Liu hesitated for a moment and said:
"Lord Cui said that Murong Yuliang continued to deepen the reforms promoted by the Marshal in Liaoyang. In the past year, he provided the Fengwu Army with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in taxes and millions of dan of grain, which made the Marshal very satisfied.
"And Murong Hui also performed very well in the Censorate, solving several major cases in a row, showing strong abilities. The Marshal admires him very much!"

"In the next year, the Fengwu Army will have a big fight with Yunbing and Luoan. This fight is likely to determine the situation in the entire north. So from the Marshal's intention, it is to ensure the stability of Yan and Liaoyang, and ensure that these two provinces can continue to provide blood transfusions for the war! Therefore, Murong Yuliang has clearly drawn a line between himself and Murong Lun, and his performance is so outstanding, his position as Liaoyang Governor is almost unshakable. If he is dismissed, there is no suitable successor in the Fengwu Army!"

"In addition to the Yunbing War, Hebei and Henan are also likely to face challenges from Xu Zhaojie. Our army has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in Hebei and Henan, hoping to resume production in Hebei and Henan as soon as possible. However, from the current situation, the resumption of production in Hebei and Henan is not going smoothly, and several cases of corruption have been exposed, involving tens of thousands of taels of silver...
"The Marshal has publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation in Jiyu. Murong Hui was transferred to Jiyu to serve as the Associate Director of the Censorate. This is to represent the Marshal's will to supervise the progress of Jiyu and thoroughly investigate the corruption in Jiyu. This is also a very important political task!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but feel very bad. In fact, without Cui Shao telling her, she also understood that after Ye Mingsheng made a public statement, Murong Yuliang's position was unshakable. If she forcibly took action against Murong Yuliang, it would most likely cause Ye Mingsheng's dissatisfaction. By then, Ye Mingsheng would be furious, and no one would end up well!

Therefore, considering Ye Mingsheng's unscrupulous attitude, An Miaoyi gave up the idea of ​​bringing down Murong Yuliang, and instead thought about whether she could get rid of Murong Hui first.

If the power of the Murong family in the Fengwu Army is like a big tree, then there is no doubt that Murong Yuliang is the trunk of this tree, and Murong Hui is the best developed branch of this tree. Therefore, if Murong Hui is abolished, it would be equivalent to cutting off an arm of the Murong family, which would have a great impact on the Murong family.

As the saying goes, once you lose an opportunity, it will never come back. Since we have decided to take advantage of this opportunity to take action against the Murong family, even if we cannot directly bring down Murong Yuliang and completely overthrow the Murong family, we must not leave without any gain!

However, judging from Cui Shao’s current statement, Ye Mingsheng also admires Murong Hui very much, and for Murong Hui, this is like a talisman. As long as Murong Hui does not make major mistakes in principle, it will be difficult to do anything to him·······························
What makes An Miaoyi feel even worse is that Chen Huaiyu, the current Jiyu Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, is a local Jiyu faction member. Ye Mingsheng made him the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner in order to take over Jiyu more quickly. This person is destined to be a transitional figure and will not stay in this position for long. Therefore, if Murong Hui does a good job this time, he is likely to replace Chen Huaiyu and directly serve as the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Jiyu!"

"By that time, Murong Yuliang will be the governor of Liaoyang, and Murong Hui will be the provincial governor of Hebei and Henan. The Murong family will have two big trees in Fengwu Army. It will be very difficult to make trouble for them!"

Although she knew the situation would be very difficult, An Miaoyi still did not change her mind and still planned to find an opportunity to get rid of Murong Hui.

At this time, Aunt Liu continued:

"Lord Cui said that judging from the Marshal's statement and a series of actions, the Marshal does not want to see all the forces in Guanzhong stand by Shangguan Hongyuan. This time, the support for Murong Yuliang and others is also likely to show goodwill to the forces in Guanzhong, trying to get these Guanzhong bosses not to support Shangguan Hongyuan with all their strength, and let them stay neutral as much as possible."

“This matter involves our army’s battle in Yunbing, and the Yunbing battle is our army’s top priority at the moment. If we hinder this matter, the consequences will be very serious. Therefore, Lord Cui advises Madam to think twice and not act on impulse…”

An Miaoyi felt disappointed when these words came out. She knew that Cui Shao was telling her clearly that he would not help her deal with Murong Hui!
Although she was Ye Mingsheng's legal wife and the mistress of the Fengwu Army, she knew very well that women interfering in politics was a red line in Ye Mingsheng's heart, so she never dared to touch it or have too much contact with the important officials of the Fengwu Army, for fear of arousing Ye Mingsheng's suspicion!
Therefore, if they want to get rid of Murong Hui, they need Cui Shao's help. But with Cui Shao's attitude now, An Miaoyi is naturally unable to do what she wants!

An Miaoyi clenched her jade hands tightly due to the frustration in her heart. She fell into silence. After a while, she broke the silence and asked Aunt Liu:
"Did you ask Master Cui what I asked you to ask?"

In response to An Miaoyi's question, Aunt Liu nodded and said:

"Lord Cui said he was not very clear about the Murong family's affairs, but judging from the Marshal's reaction, he seemed to have determined that the two Murong brothers were putting on a show!"

Hearing this answer, a sneer appeared on An Miaoyi's beautiful face, and she couldn't help but say:
"What a Murong family! What a Murong Lun! They actually dare to play such tricks at this time and make fools of everyone. They are really so audacious..." After sighing and seeing that Nanny Liu had nothing else to say, An Miaoyi casually threw out a small piece of silver. After receiving the reward, Nanny Liu thanked her profusely and took her leave.

An Miaoyi fell into silence again alone in the room. Half an hour later, she seemed to have figured it out and sighed secretly.

"Ugh!"

Out of fear of Murong Qingwu, An Miaoyi naturally felt aggrieved and resentful when she found out that Ye Mingsheng promoted someone from the Murong family. She had tried her best to be a good wife and a good mother, and didn't understand why Ye Mingsheng would do this.

After realizing that Cui Shao was unwilling to help her, An Miaoyi was filled with resentment and even felt that she had been betrayed by Cui Shao.

However, just when she was about to get into a dead end, An Miaoyi gradually figured it all out and understood the purpose of what Ye Mingsheng and Cui Shao were doing!

Ye Mingsheng and Cui Shao are both concerned about the overall interests of the Fengwu Army!

Ye Mingsheng once said that war is the continuation of politics. The Murong family and the Guanzhong forces behind them are indeed an important political power in the world today. The people of the Murong family are indeed very talented and can help the Fengwu Army to grow and develop better...

The current Yunbing battle will be a big test for the Fengwu Army. If the Fengwu Army can survive this test safely, it will mean that the territory gained by the Fengwu Army through this rapid expansion will be consolidated, thereby gaining the initiative to dominate the world. If it fails this time, the Fengwu Army will at best be unable to recover, or at worst give up all the territory it has gained and be driven back to the bitter cold outside the Great Wall by Shangguan Hongyuan and Xu Zhaojie!
Therefore, at this time, the Fengwu Army should unite and cooperate sincerely, instead of fighting each other and focusing on internal consumption, which will make their loved ones sad and their enemies happy!

As the mistress of the Fengwu Army, I should not only focus on Murong Qingwu, but also look at the overall situation!

Realizing this, An Miaoyi felt relieved a lot. Then she seemed to have thought of something, and immediately stood up from the chair, walked to the side room, and came to a specially made crib.

Looking at the peaceful face of little Jingren who was sleeping soundly on the bed, An Miaoyi couldn't help but reveal a happy smile on her face. She secretly made up her mind that when little Jingren grew up a little next year, she would ask Ye Mingsheng to ask Gu Sansi to be little Jingren's enlightenment teacher.

Although Cui Shao is my uncle, judging from this incident, he is not completely reliable. In this case, I should not place all my hopes on him...
Gu Sansi is Ye Mingsheng's most trusted civil official in Fengwu Army. His future in Fengwu Army is limitless. What's more rare is that although he was born in the imperial examination, his thoughts were influenced by the reforms advocated by Ye Mingsheng, but he did not oppose the feudal etiquette. As the eldest son, Xiao Jingren is the natural successor of Ye Mingsheng in feudal etiquette.

Therefore, Gu Sansi is a supporter who is very worthy of winning over. Although he has decided to look at the overall situation and not focus only on Murong Qingwu, the potential threat of Murong Qingwu does exist. Since he can no longer suppress her, he should strengthen his own strength!

Just when An Miaoyi made the decision, little Jingren on the bed seemed to feel his mother's arrival. He opened his eyes from his deep sleep and saw An Miaoyi appear. A happy smile immediately appeared on his little face. He opened his arms to An Miaoyi, as if asking for a hug.

Seeing her son so cute, An Miaoyi picked up little Jingren, kissed him gently on the cheek and whispered:
"For you little thing! I won't lose as a mother!"

Qiqige, who was standing behind An Miaoyi, listened to An Miaoyi's words and suddenly a complicated look appeared on her face. Her eyes were full of hesitation, as if she wanted to say something to An Miaoyi, but didn't know whether she should speak...

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Anqing, Huaiyuan County
In the dead of winter, on an unnamed hill thirty miles southwest of the county town, more than a hundred fully armed soldiers in cotton clothes and their horses were quietly resting in the woods.

Although they were resting, these more than one hundred soldiers were either eating their dry food in silence, or drinking water from their water bags, or simply lying on the ground to take a nap. In short, no one was talking to each other, which undoubtedly demonstrated the strict discipline of this small force!
They are the combined forces of the Fengwu Army's Flying Tiger Battalion and the First Army's Scouting Force. They are the elite of the elite in the Fengwu Army's field troops! The selection criteria for this unit are even higher than those for the personal guard battalion that protects Ye Mingsheng. The ordinary soldiers in this unit can at least serve as a sergeant in the Fengwu Army's field troops!
At this time, the commander of this unit, the sentry chief of the Flying Tiger Battalion, Zhang Chenghu, was holding up a telescope and observing the situation outside the hill very vigilantly··································

(End of this chapter)