Chapter 665: It Comes Suddenly! Thanks to the book friend Yaozhanzhihuo for the reward!

Governor's Palace, early morning
Because Ye Cui wanted to keep little Jingren, An Miaoyi returned to her own yard alone after dinner.

As soon as she returned to the yard, An Miaoyi found Qiqige, and the two of them reconciled after their misunderstanding was resolved.

"Madam, do you really believe that the Lord and Xiao Ruolan are innocent?"

Qiqige hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help being curious and asked An Miaoyi:
An Miaoyi took a sip of tea and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Qiqige was even more puzzled and couldn't help but say:
"Madam, I was really outside the courtyard that night and saw you and Xiao Ruolan hugging each other and kissing each other!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi's eyes flashed with gloom, but she still said calmly:

"My husband told me this last night!"

Qiqige was somewhat surprised when she heard this and asked back:
"Then Madam, do you still believe that the Lord and Xiao Ruolan are innocent?"

An Miaoyi smiled slightly and shook her head when she heard this.
"Qiqige, you still don't understand him!"

"Don't be fooled by my gentle and approachable appearance. I am actually very proud and even a little conceited. I will do whatever it takes when necessary, but when it is not necessary, especially for things like this, I will not bother to deceive you or me!"

"Besides that, Qiqige, you just said that you saw them hugging and kissing outside the house. This already explains the situation. If my husband was really with Xiao Ruolan, there would be no need for Xiao Ruolan to block my husband outside the house!"

After hearing what An Miaoyi said, Qi Qige suddenly realized and cursed:
“This bitch Xiao Ruolan is really shameless! She obviously already has a husband but she still comes out to seduce other people’s husbands. A slut like her deserves to be thrown into a pig cage…”

An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes flashed with coldness when she heard this. Born into a powerful family, she was not a jealous woman and could not tolerate her husband having other women. However, as an eldest sister and wife, she absolutely could not tolerate Xiao Ruolan not only hurting An Tianyu, but also actively seducing her husband!

So after learning about this from Ye Mingsheng, An Miaoyi had murderous intentions towards Xiao Ruolan!
However, we still need to plan carefully how to deal with this matter!
First of all, this matter must be kept secret and cannot be known to everyone. Once the news leaks out, she, An Miaoyi, and An Tianyu will become a joke among people. Not only will it affect her image as the mistress in the Fengwu Army, it will also hit An Tianyu’s already limited self-esteem.

Secondly, although her brother An Tianyu was having an affair with a maid, he still liked Xiao Ruolan very much. Therefore, it would be too hurtful to An Tianyu to make the matter clear. In addition, An Tianyu was a little afraid of Ye Mingsheng, so if he knew about this, with his introverted and shy personality, he would probably not be able to face Ye Mingsheng in the future!

And this is what An Miaoyi wanted to avoid. She had always planned to let Ye Mingsheng arrange a minor official position for An Tianyu when An Tianyu was better. Even if it was not a position with real power, a nominal position with free salary would be good. This way, she could also ensure the prosperity and wealth of her An family in the future...
Secondly, An Miaoyi learned from the family's letter that after Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army were labeled as rebels by the Luoan court, some people in the Luoan court also attacked the An family, although Shangguan Hongyuan still had a bottom line and did not directly attack the An family.

However, because of Ye Mingsheng, the An family is now in a very difficult situation and needs help from the Xiao family, who are their in-laws. Therefore, directly targeting Xiao Ruolan will inevitably lead to the two in-laws becoming enemies, which will inevitably make the situation of the An family even more difficult!

So Xiao Ruolan must die, but she must not die at the hands of An Miaoyi. She must die quietly without anyone suspecting anything!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi's eyes flashed coldly, and she silently planned how to get rid of Xiao Ruolan as soon as possible. However, at this moment, an old woman walked into the room in a panic.

Seeing the old woman appear, An Miaoyi frowned slightly and said:

"Madame Sun, why are you here when you're not at home?"

Upon hearing this, Nanny Sun quickly took out a piece of letter paper from her bosom, handed it to An Miaoyi and said:

"Madam, Master Tian Yu is missing, and I found this in his room!"

As soon as these words came out, An Miaoyi stood up immediately, took the letter and saw that the murderous intent in her beautiful eyes could no longer be concealed.
Silver Fang said coldly:

"Bitch! And dare you?"

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Governor's Office, Loyalty Hall

Standing in front of the sand table, Deputy Chief of General Staff Zhao Han was introducing the situation of Yunbing to a group of Fengwu Army military and political leaders in front of him, including Ye Mingsheng.

"At present, the total number of Luoan troops in the Jinyang area is nearly 150,000, of which more than 50,000 are concentrated in Dagu County. Among these people, there are only a small number of Luoan imperial guards, and most of them are Liang troops transferred from Yongliang. Among them, the 10,000 elite cavalry of the Liang army are also here. Judging from this point, perhaps Luoan intends to make Dagu County the main attack direction after the spring!"

Hearing the words "Liang Jun", Ye Mingsheng seemed to have thought of something and said to Zhao Han:
"Who is the commander of Otani County?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Zhao Han thought for a while and said:
"If I remember correctly, it should be Wang Muzhi. The Liang Army Commander Ma Delu was left in Yongliang by Shangguan Hongyuan, so the Liang Army on the Yunbing battlefield is currently under the command of the Commander-in-Chief Wang Muzhi!"

Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a gleam of light when he heard this, and then he continued to ask:
"What's Wang Muzhi's current situation?"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng asking this, Huo San, who was sitting at the end of the table, stepped forward and introduced: "In the Battle of Dagu, the enemy general Zeng Yuanyi in the Luoan Imperial Army who was in charge of this battle suffered heavy casualties. He was worried about being punished by Shangguan Hongyuan, so he pushed all the responsibility onto Wang Muzhi. The lawsuit between the two people went all the way to Shangguan Hongyuan, but in the end Shangguan Hongyuan saw through everything and severely punished Zeng Yuanyi, and let Wang Muzhi lead a large force to station in Dagu County!"

Huo San paused for a moment and continued:
"A few days ago, our spies from the Coordination Office sent back news from Luoan that Shangguan Hongyuan trusts Wang Muzhi very much and intends to assign thirty Zhengdong cannons and five thousand Shenwu guns to Wang Muzhi's troops, and let Wang Muzhi lead the Liang army to take the lead..."

Ye Mingsheng was not too surprised by the news. To Shangguan Hongyuan, the Luoan Imperial Guards, which he had commanded for more than ten years and were promoted by generals at all levels, were the reliable troops in his eyes. As for the Liang Army, it was nothing more than a miscellaneous force that could be used as cannon fodder!
Giving firearms to the Liang Army was just to make them consume more of their own troops. However, Shangguan Hongyuan was so generous that he gave the Liang Army dozens of cannons and thousands of muskets at once. According to the intelligence sent back by the Coordination Office, although Luoan had gathered more than tens of thousands of craftsmen who worked overtime in three shifts to make firearms, their maximum production capacity was only one thousand muskets and ten cannons per month due to the backward production technology and procedures.

However, this production capacity is not enough to meet the needs of the Imperial Guards, so the Liang Army has no chance of equipping new firearms. The Liang Army can only pick up some tiger-crouching cannons, three-eyed guns and the like that the Imperial Guards don't want. Now that so many new firearms have been equipped at once, does it mean that Luoan has made a major breakthrough in its firearms production capacity?

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng could not help but instructed Huo San:

"We must always monitor Luoan's firearms manufacturing situation!"

Huo San nodded and said:

"Understood, sir! We will strengthen our detection capabilities in this area!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand to signal Huo San to return to the team, and then asked He Jingyun, who was standing first on his right:
"How is the reorganization of the Second Army going?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, He Jingyun said without hesitation:
“According to your instructions, my lord, the Second Army’s Second Division and Eighth Division are already fully staffed, with a total strength of more than 46,000 people… In addition, the Second Army also uses the slack farming time in winter to train young and strong farmers in Jinzhong. When the war begins next year, these farmers will be responsible for transporting food and supplies for our army. If necessary, they can also be added to the army to participate in the battle!”

"In addition, the construction of the Jinzhong Military Factory is also proceeding rapidly as planned. The factory building has basically been prepared, and the equipment is being shipped to Jinzhong. The progress in this regard is faster than expected. However, because the local craftsmen in Jinzhong lack experience and technology in firearms manufacturing, their training is progressing very slowly. It may take some time to complete the training!"

After hearing He Jingyun's report, Ye Mingsheng was originally very satisfied with the Second Army's preparations. However, after hearing about the situation of the military factory at the end, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied. It can be foreseen that in the Yunbing Battle, the Fengwu Army's strength is far inferior to that of the enemy. Therefore, using firepower to make up for the lack of manpower is the overall strategy of the Fengwu Army, and the military factory is the top priority of this strategy!

Looking at He Jingyun, Ye Mingsheng said seriously:
"Since the date and schedule have been decided, the military factory must start production in one and a half months with guaranteed quality and quantity. There is no room for negotiation on this matter. Anyone who delays the progress will be held accountable and severely punished!"

Feeling Ye Mingsheng's seriousness, He Jingyun nodded and said:
"I understand, sir. I will personally keep an eye on this matter..."

Ye Mingsheng's expression relaxed a little after hearing this. He still had great faith in He Jingyun's abilities. He had basically finished dealing with the military affairs, and now it was time to deal with the government affairs.

Just when Ye Mingsheng wanted to ask Cui Shao about next year's tax situation and the preparations for spring grain planting, Ye Cheng walked into the Loyalty and Bravery Hall. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly. The Loyalty and Bravery Hall was where the highest military and political meetings of the Fengwu Army were held, so he had ordered that no one was allowed to interrupt the meeting unless there were extremely special circumstances.

Therefore, now that Ye Cheng has come in, there is no doubt that a special situation has occurred, and this special situation is most likely not good news!

After entering the Loyalty and Bravery Hall, Ye Cheng walked quickly to Ye Mingsheng under the gaze of everyone and whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear. Listening to Ye Cheng's story, even with Ye Mingsheng's shrewdness, his expression couldn't help but flash a hint of coldness. After a slight pause, Ye Mingsheng said calmly:

"We will discuss the matter of the Chief Secretary separately that day. Huo San will stay for a while, and everyone else can leave!"

He Jingyun, Cui Shao and others were all a little surprised when these words were spoken. They didn't know what had happened that made Ye Mingsheng not even hold a meeting to deal with it. You know, Ye Mingsheng's attitude towards meetings in the past was very serious and responsible, and this kind of situation had never happened before!

Although they were doubtful, they naturally did not dare to disobey Ye Mingsheng's order. They all bowed and left, leaving only Huo San in the Loyalty and Bravery Hall. Seeing that everyone had left, Ye Mingsheng asked directly:

"How's your investigation into the Xiao family's affairs going?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng asking this question, Huo San secretly groaned in his heart. Seeing the posture just now, he knew that it was most likely this matter·····························

Feeling the oppressive feeling emanating from Ye Mingsheng's powerful aura, Huo San, who was complaining in his heart, could only bite the bullet and say:

"The Xiao family's affairs are still under investigation, and there should be news soon!"

Ye Mingsheng snorted coldly after hearing this. Although he knew that Huo San had tried his best and it was not so easy to collect intelligence in the headquarters of the Supervisory Department, Ye Mingsheng was filled with anger at this moment. Looking at Huo San, Ye Mingsheng said coldly:

"Half an hour ago, news came from the An Mansion that An Tianyu and Xiao Ruolan were missing. Madam An left the mansion and headed north of the city after receiving the letter. She is now missing and cannot be contacted! Now all seven gates of Yijing have been closed. I want you to dig deep into the ground to find Madam An for me!"

Huo San was stunned when he heard the news. Although he was the person in charge of intelligence for the Fengwu Army, he had been attending meetings in Zhongyong Hall for some time. So he only learned the news from Ye Mingsheng. He had never expected that such a thing would happen!
Although he was totally unprepared, but when he heard this, he quickly realized the seriousness of the matter, and a chill ran up his back. If he didn't handle this matter well, he would be really finished····························
"Today's chapter and part of tomorrow's chapter are drafts. They are also a conclusion to this plot, and they must be explained. After this section is finished, I will start to formally optimize the proportion of the chapter content!"

(End of this chapter)