Chapter 736: "Chance Encounter" in Ye's Mansion!

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's sigh, Sun Jingan immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and fell to his knees in front of Ye Mingsheng and explained:
"Marshal, you misunderstood. We would never dare to have such thoughts..."

Ye Mingsheng glanced at Sun Jingan, waved his hand to signal Sun Jingan to stand up, and continued with a smile:

"Governor Sun, there is no need to do this!"

During the Qi-Lu War a few months ago, although Yin Biao pretended to submit to Ye Mingsheng, he was secretly colluding with Xu Zhaojie. Ye Mingsheng took advantage of Yin Biao's expedition to Han Wenbao and ordered Zhang Meng's Seventh Division to attack Yin Biao's old nest, Licheng.

Because Yin Biao was almost about to kill Han Wenbao at that time, if he returned to support Licheng at that time, all his previous efforts would be wasted. So Yin Biao continued to attack Han Wenbao. He hoped that the more than 10,000 soldiers responsible for defending Licheng would be able to hold out until the day he returned.

However, what Yin Biao did not expect was that the Coordination Office, under the command of Ye Mingsheng, had infiltrated the Qi army very deeply. Therefore, after Zhang Meng led his troops to Licheng, he only carried out one round of firepower deterrence and successfully opened the gate of Licheng.

When his old nest was captured by the Fengwu Army, although Yin Biao captured Han Wenbao, he finally chose to surrender after being persuaded by his subordinates. Ye Mingsheng also gave him another chance and appointed him as the commander of the Fourth Army, hoping that he could lead his troops out of Anqing.

Yin Biao was ungrateful for the opportunity given by Ye Mingsheng. He was still flirting with Xu Zhaojie and was reluctant to reorganize the Qi army to march to Anqing. Ye Mingsheng had anticipated this situation and gave Zhang Meng a secret order...

Zhang Meng took the secret order and joined forces with Zhao Tai, the second-in-command of the Qi army who had long been bribed by the General Coordination Office, to directly seize Yin Biao's military power and force Yin Biao to hand over the military power to Zhao Tai on the grounds of illness. As a result, Zhang Meng actually controlled the Qi army and captured the city of Anqing in one fell swoop, laying the foundation for the victory of the Fengwu Army in the battle between Hebei and Henan.

According to the plan at that time, Yin Biao, who had been deprived of his military power, should have brought his family to Yijing. However, it is said that Yin Biao fell ill in anger, so he did not come. At that time, the battle on the front line was raging, so no one took care of Yin Biao and let him stay in Licheng to recuperate.

Now that the war is over, the Fengwu Army General Staff has once again issued an order, requiring Yin Biao to come to Yijing immediately. Yin Biao was scared to death about this. After all, he had always been hypocritical about Ye Mingsheng's orders, and had been indecisive and secretly colluding with Xu Zhaojie. So he was afraid that Ye Mingsheng would be able to trick him into Yijing and kill him and his entire family directly!

Although Yin Biao didn't dare to come to Yijing, he was also worried that if he didn't go to Yijing, it would give Ye Mingsheng an excuse to kill him!

So after repeatedly struggling over whether to go or not, Yin Biao came up with a good idea, which was to find Sun Jingan, hoping that Sun Jingan could come forward and plead for him with Ye Mingsheng.

In Yin Biao’s opinion, after the Fengwu Army took control of Licheng, Sun Jing’an was still able to preside over the affairs of the Qilu Provincial Administration, which was enough to show Ye Mingsheng’s trust and respect for him. Therefore, if Sun Jing’an could plead for him, then Ye Mingsheng might allow him to stay in Licheng...
Although there was some rift between Sun Jing'an and Yin Biao because of the Fengwu Army's attack on Licheng, the two had known each other for decades and their friendship was still very deep. In addition, it was with Yin Biao's strong support that Sun Jing'an avenged the humiliation he suffered from the Cao family.

Therefore, facing Yin Biao's request, Sun Jing'an agreed to it without much thought. Although the main purpose of coming to Yijing this time was to plead for Yin Biao, this matter could not be made public, so Sun Jing'an came to Yijing under the pretext of reporting his work to Ye Mingsheng.

At this time, Sun Jingan listened to Ye Mingsheng's words, but still did not dare to stand up, and tried to persuade Ye Mingsheng:
"Marshal, Yin Biao is exactly sixty years old this year and is already in his twilight years. Because of years of fighting on the battlefield, his body is covered with wounds and he is barely alive. Moreover, he has deeply realized his mistakes and now only wants to enjoy his old age. He only wants to ask for mercy from you, Marshal!"

In response to Sun Jingan's plea, Ye Mingsheng shook his head and said to Sun Jingan helplessly:
"Governor Sun, do you think Ye is a narrow-minded and intolerant person?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, a glimmer of hope appeared in Sun Jingan's eyes, and he said directly:

"of course not!"

“Marshal, your wisdom and bravery, as well as your kind-heartedness are witnessed by all. People all over the world are singing about your kindness…”

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said with a smile:

"In that case, what are you worried about?"

After hearing this, Sun Jingan's eyes became even happier, and he cautiously and tentatively said:

"Marshal, do you agree?"

"Promise what?" Ye Mingsheng asked back:
Seeing Ye Mingsheng say this, Sun Jingan, who thought he had accomplished his mission, once again became nervous and said:
"Promise Yin Biao that he will stay in Licheng."

Seeing that he was still struggling with this issue, Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly and said directly:

"Yin Biao and his whole family must come to Yijing! There is no room for negotiation on this matter!"

"But as long as Yin Biao doesn't make trouble and behaves himself in Yijing, I can let him live out his old age as a rich man!"

Sun Jing'an was immediately disappointed when he heard this, but feeling Ye Mingsheng's unquestionable tone, he also understood that Ye Mingsheng had made up his mind on this matter, and he could not change Ye Mingsheng's will. If he didn't know what was good for him, he might get into trouble himself.

Realizing this, Sun Jingan could only nod and say:
“Thank you for your consideration, Marshal…”

Listening to Sun Jingan's words, Ye Mingsheng could also feel his disappointment. In order to let Sun Jingan better govern for him,

Qilu Ye Mingsheng stood up and walked to him, helped him up from the ground, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sun Jingan, I'm telling you the truth!"

"If Yin Biao is Shangguan Hongyuan or Xu Zhaojie! Then I will definitely not spare his life! Not only him, but also his whole family must die, but he is just Yin Biao!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Sun Jingan felt very complicated, not knowing whether to feel fortunate or unfortunate for Yin Biao.

At this moment, Ye Mingsheng seemed to remember something and instructed Sun Jingan again:

"Before you leave Yijing, you can go to the Gao Mansion in the south of the city. That's where the former Governor of Hebei and Henan, Gao Zongchang, and his family live now. You can go and see how they are living and whether I, Ye, have made things difficult for them!"

"Gao Zongchang and his son spend their free time drinking tea and watching operas in the city, walking their birds with cages, and they live a more relaxed life than I do!"

"I know what Yin Biao is worried about, but his worries are completely unnecessary. In my opinion, he is just a clown. If I, Ye, can't accommodate him, how can I accommodate the whole world in my heart?"

“If I really want to kill him, what difference does it make whether he is in Yijing or Licheng…”

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had said this, Sun Jingan no longer had any scruples in his heart. He immediately bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:

"Marshal, you are broad-minded and open-minded. You are a blessing to the people of the world. I will tell Yin Biao your intention when I return. I believe he will have no more worries and will bring his family to settle in Yijing as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded, then gave Sun Jingan a few more instructions and let him leave.

Sitting back in his seat, Ye Mingsheng took a sip of tea and started to think about the matter again. Some time ago, Gu Sansi advised him that he should vigorously publicize Gao Zongchang and Yin Biao's lives in Yijing and make these two people a benchmark to let the whole world know that these two defeated generals of Ye Mingsheng not only did not die but were living very well in Yijing!
The reason for doing this was that after the Luoan court was unable to do anything to them on the front battlefield, these bastards started to play dirty and disgusting games, and began to vigorously spread rumors and falsely accuse the Fengwu Army of abusing prisoners, especially those senior generals, such as making all the men into slaves and sending all the women to brothels. The descriptions were very vivid.

In order to discredit the Fengwu Army and strengthen their subordinates’ will to resist the Fengwu Army, they even spread rumors that Ye Mingsheng had occupied Gao Zongchang’s wife and daughter and had sex with them, and even let Gao Zongchang watch. This really disgusted Ye Mingsheng. Gao Zongchang is already over 60 years old this year, and his wife is a few years younger than him, but they are about the same age...
So this is simply nonsense. There are plenty of women that Ye wants, whether fat or thin. As long as his body can support it, he can be a bridegroom every night. Why does he have to occupy a woman in her fifties and even let Gao Zongchang watch from the side? This can't be described as a wife!
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng also gave an order to the Coordination Office to kill Huang Tao, the Minister of Rites of the Luoan court who came up with this idea, in order to deter those despicable people!
In addition to clearing his own name, Ye Mingsheng also intended to use this move to weaken the will of future enemies, to make them understand that as long as they surrender to the Fengwu Army, they can not only save their lives, but also live a stable life as a rich man.

When people have no way to retreat, nine times out of ten they will choose to fight with their lives, but as long as you give them a way to survive, their will to resist will drop a lot. This is why when attacking a city, it is often necessary to surround three sides and leave one direction open, attacking only three sides to leave one direction for you to escape.

In the present Great Zhou Dynasty, Ye Mingsheng has already taken over Liaoyang, Youyan, Qilu, Jiyu, and half of Yunbing, occupying half of the country in the north. Although the general trend has taken shape, Ye Mingsheng is very willing to do so if he can reduce some troubles...
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Ye Mansion, in the back garden,
"Master Jingren, please slow down and be careful not to hit the rocks on the ground!"

"Master, if you like this butterfly, we will catch it for you!"

"Master, are you tired? Would you like a drink of water?"

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In the pavilion, An Miaoyi was holding a bamboo fan and waving it gently. Looking at the little Jingren who was happily chasing butterflies and playing, a smile full of motherly love appeared on her face.

Although she always forced little Jingren to study, it was only because she hoped that he could become successful. As a mother, she certainly hoped that he could be happy.

Just as An Miaoyi was enjoying the rare parent-child time, several maids were walking towards this side, and An Miaoyi, whose attention was fully focused on Jingren at first, did not notice it, but Qiqige, who was standing behind her, noticed the arrival of the people at the first time!

After recognizing the person, Qiqige's face suddenly darkened and he whispered to An Miaoyi:

"Ma'am, that bitch is coming!"

Although Qiqige didn't say the name, An Miaoyi also knew who she was talking about immediately, and immediately looked over. At the same time, the other party seemed to have noticed An Miaoyi, and after hesitating for a moment, he walked straight towards An Miaoyi, bowed to An Miaoyi and said very respectfully:

"My concubine greets the Madam!"

Looking at the pitiful face in front of her, An Miaoyi suppressed the nausea in her heart and said with a smile:
“Sister Murong, please sit down! I haven’t been out recently. I haven’t seen you for a long time…”

Looking at An Miaoyi who was still calm and composed, Murong Qingwu felt a little disappointed. Although this meeting seemed to be an accidental encounter, in fact, she came here specially after she learned that An Miaoyi was here, just to meet An Miaoyi.

She knew that An Miaoyi had realized that she had plotted against her. She estimated that with An Miaoyi's personality, she must be very angry and might even want to eat her alive!
And this is exactly what she wanted to take advantage of! Although she was a little disappointed, she also knew that An Miaoyi must be pretending now!

Since you are willing to pretend, I will give you a strong medicine. Thinking of this, Murong Qingwu deliberately paused and did not speak. The maid Ying'er behind her also understood her master's thoughts instantly and took the initiative to speak:
"In reply to the Madam, my mistress has the mercy of God and finally got pregnant with the Marshal's child. However, my mistress is weak and has not been in good health recently, so she is resting in the mansion!"

"When the Marshal came last night, he said that breathing more fresh air is good for the body. And as it happens, the weather is nice and sunny today, so my master came out for a walk..."

(End of this chapter)