Chapter 742 Bear the humiliation and bear the burden!

After receiving the jade Buddha pendant, Yin Dahai also thanked Jin Zhengtai very much, and the relationship between the two became more harmonious·························

About half an incense stick of time passed before a servant walked into the room and reported to Jin Zhengtai:

"Master, the goods have been inspected. There are sixty boxes of tea! There are also six boxes of porcelain!"

Upon hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in Jin Zhengtai's eyes, and then without further ado, he ordered his servants to bring up the prepared money.

"Brother Yin, we agreed that one box of tea will have two small yellow croakers, one box of porcelain will have five small yellow croakers, sixty boxes of tea plus five boxes of porcelain will have a total of one hundred and fifty small yellow croakers. They are all here, please order them carefully!"

Looking at the bright yellow croaker in the box, Yin Dahai said straightforwardly:
"Brother Jin, you and I are brothers. I trust you! What are you complaining about?"

Although he said so, Yin Dahai was secretly checking with the corner of his eye. Jin Zhengtai, who was standing next to him, naturally saw that Yin Dahai was not speaking the same words and deeds. There was a hint of disdain in his eyes, but he did not say it out loud and just kept laughing with Yin Dahai.

After Yin Dahai finished the examination, Jin Zhengtai said:
“Brother Yin, the porcelain produced in Liaoyang is really good, but the boss behind me wants a bigger one. I wonder if you have any connections, Brother Yin? Don’t worry about the price, Brother Yin. Those bosses are all wealthy and powerful, and they are not short of money..."

Hearing Jin Zhengtai, Yin Dahai knew that he had revealed his true intentions, and he looked a little embarrassed, but when he thought of the jade Buddha pendant that Jin Zhengtai had just given him, he still spoke reluctantly:
"I wonder how big the porcelain these owners want?"

Yin Dahai smiled faintly and said:
"The bigger the better!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yin Dahai's expression suddenly froze. Although he had expected that Jin Zhengtai and his gang would be willing to give him such a valuable jade Buddha pendant because they must have something to ask of him, he thought that Jin Zhengtai and his gang just wanted some good stuff!
But he never expected that Jin Zhengtai and his people were so ambitious that they actually wanted that thing. That thing was too sensitive, and each one had a number. The government inspection was also very strict. Once discovered, the three clans would be exterminated!
Thinking of this, Yin Dahai also became uncertain, and felt that the jade Buddha pendant he had just received was very hot. Just when he was thinking about how to refuse Jin Zhengtai, Jin Zhengtai seemed to see through his thoughts, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Others don't have the means to get something like that, but I believe that you, Brother Yin, definitely have the ability to do it. The masters behind you have connections in the Fengwu Army!"

"The boss has said this! As long as the goods are delivered, you can name any price! What do you think, Brother Yin, this is very considerate, right? If you complete this job, it will be enough for you, Brother Yin, to live a luxurious life for the rest of your life..."

After hearing what Jin Zhengtai said, Yin Dahai, who originally wanted to refuse, became somewhat tempted. He was a broker who helped people to connect with each other. Although he had made a lot of money over the years, he also felt more and more that this line of work was dangerous, so he also had the idea of ​​​​retreating while the tide was rising. Now might be a good opportunity!

Thinking of this, Yin Dahai's expression changed, and finally nodded to Jin Zhengtai and said:
"I'll do my best!"

Seeing that Yin Dahai had given in, Jin Zhengtai laughed with satisfaction, and then said mysteriously:
"Brother Yin, you can have a good rest here with me tonight!"

After saying that, he gave Yin Dahai a look that could only be understood but not expressed in words. Seeing this, Yin Dahai couldn't help but feel a little expectant. He knew very well that these people in Gongdu were very good at having fun. In order to escort this batch of goods, he almost walked from the north of Gongdu to Kangshan Port in the south. He didn't have a good rest along the way. Now is the time to relax!
Half an incense stick of time later, after making arrangements for Yoon Dae, Kim Jung-tae came to another very hidden room in the mansion. A middle-aged man in his thirties was waiting for him in the room. This man was none other than Lee Hyun-chang, the son of the former King of Gwangdu Lee Jae-won and the younger brother of the current King of Gwangdu Lee Hyun-min.

After seeing Li Xuanchang, Jin Zhengtai immediately called out "Your Highness" and knelt down to pay his respects. In response, Li Xuanchang helped Jin Zhengtai up, and helped him up very gently.

After getting up, Jin Zhengtai did not hesitate and immediately reported to Li Xuanchang:

“Your Highness, these bastards from the Fengwu Army are so evil. One third of the goods sent by Yin Dahai are bad, and the rest are very old. Yet they still want so much gold for these things…”

After saying this, Jin Zhengtai seemed to have thought of something and advised Li Xuanchang:

"Li Xuanmin is a puppet supported by the Fengwu Army and a dog raised by Ye Mingsheng. In order to secure his throne, he sold too many royal interests to Ye Mingsheng!
"Now the people in the country are full of resentment, and the people have suffered from the Fengwu Army for a long time! If Your Highness raises your arm and calls for action, everyone will respond and drive these bastards of the Fengwu Army out of the palace! Only Your Highness can lead the palace to revival!"

Looking at the indignant Jin Zhengtai, Li Xuanchang said soothingly:

"I understand what you mean. Let's just let these Fengwu Army brats run rampant for a while. In a few months, it will be time to make them pay the price!"

"Distribute the usable goods sent by Yin Dahai, and hand over the unusable ones to Kuroda Saburo. His craftsmen will be responsible for repairing them!"

Listening to Li Xuanchang's answer, Jin Zhengtai said excitedly:

"Your Highness is wise! I am willing to lead the way for you! I will clear away all the enemies that stand in your way!"

After comforting Jin Zhengtai, Li Xuanchang thought for a while in the room, then got up and went to a secret room in the room.

This secret room is not big, about three meters long and ten meters wide. In the center of the secret room is the tablet of Li Xuanchang's father Li Zaiyuan.

In front of the tablet were two kneeling wooden men, one of which had Ye Mingsheng’s name engraved on it, and the other had Xu Zhaojie’s name engraved on it. Both wooden men were covered with knife and whip marks, and it was obvious that they had suffered unspeakable torture...
Walking to the tablet, Li Xuanchang devoutly lit three incense sticks in front of his father's tablet. Although seven or eight years had passed, Li Xuanchang had never forgotten the national hatred and family feuds.

Until now, he still often thinks of what happened in Liujing in his dreams. His father Li Zaiyuan sent him out of Liujing City, and then burned himself to death in the palace after Ye Mingsheng broke through Liujing City! As a son, this is the eternal pain in Li Xuanchang's heart! In Li Xuanchang's eyes, if Ye Mingsheng and Xu Zhaojie had not colluded with each other and treacherously attacked Liujing, not only would his parents not die, but he, the prince of Gongdu, would not be like a rat crossing the street, hiding in his own country all these years.

So he wished he could eat the flesh of these two people alive, drink their blood, and make them never be reborn!

Although he wanted revenge in his heart, Li Xuanchang felt very aggrieved by the reality. Xu Zhaojie and Ye Mingsheng were both doing very well, especially Ye Mingsheng, who had now become the most powerful separatist force in the Great Zhou. The palace had to rely on him to survive.

Li Xuanchang knew very well that if he wanted revenge, he had to become the King of Gongdu, and to become the King of Gongdu he needed Ye Mingsheng’s permission, so he could be said to have endured humiliation and hardship towards Ye Mingsheng, the enemy who killed his father...

He pretended to have forgotten all his hatred and wrote extremely flattering letters to Ye Mingsheng. He also stated that as long as Ye Mingsheng supported him to be the King of Gongdu, he would be willing to worship Ye Mingsheng as the emperor, shout "Long live Ye Mingsheng", and pay tribute to Ye Mingsheng every year.

All these humiliations made Li Xuanchang mentally distorted. He worshipped the tablet of his father Li Zaiyuan and imitated Qin Hui in kneeling before Yue Fei. He also made the two culprits, Ye Mingsheng and Xu Zhaojie, turn into wooden men and kneel at his father Li Zaiyuan's feet. Initially, he wanted to place the tablet and the wooden men in the courtyard.

However, the spies of the Coordination Office were omnipresent in the palace. Therefore, if Li Xuanchang was worried that if someone saw the tablet and the wooden man in the courtyard and reported it to Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng would be furious and send troops to hunt him down, so he moved the tablet and the wooden man into the secret room, not daring to let others see them, for fear that if the news leaked out, he would be doomed!
In the past few years, Li Xuanchang has been running around under the pursuit of Li Xuanmin. Seeing that the hope of revenge on Ye Mingsheng is getting smaller and smaller, Li Xuanchang is getting more and more desperate. However, Li Xuanchang never expected that God seems to have finally favored him once. Li Xuanmin is now unconscious, and the palace and court are in chaos. This is undoubtedly the best opportunity for him, Li Xuanchang, to ascend to the throne!
Therefore, Li Xuanchang also made a desperate attempt. He not only went to Dongdao in person to meet Taiko Toyotomi Ieyasu and won the greatest support from the people of Dongdao, but also actively contacted important figures in the palace and the court. Now he has everything ready and only lacks the east wind!

This time, Li Xuanchang must seize the opportunity! He must return the humiliation and hatred that Ye Mingsheng had inflicted on him to this bastard with interest!

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Yijing, Governor's Mansion

At 1:00 pm, while An Miaoyi was not around, Ye Cui whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear:

"Mingsheng, Qingwu is pregnant with your child now, you must be nicer to her. During the time you were leading troops to fight outside, Qingwu was always by my side, teaching me how to write poems and explaining Buddhist scriptures to me. She is a rare good child! You must not let her down!"

Listening to Ye Cui's words, Ye Mingsheng became more and more curious about what kind of magic potion Murong Qingwu had given Ye Cui that made Ye Cui, who had always stood on An Miaoyi's side, completely change his position and turn to her side.

Under Ye Cui's gaze, Ye Mingsheng nodded and said:

"Mom! Don't worry, I will definitely treat Qingwu well, and let her give you a big fat grandson!"

Hearing the words "fat grandson", Ye Cui couldn't help but smile, and said with great emotion;
"It would be great if your father were still alive! Seeing how successful you are, Mingsheng, he would definitely be very happy!"

After she finished speaking, as if she had thought of something, Ye Cui's eyes became moist. Although she was married to Ye Mingsheng's father by her family, the couple had a very good relationship. It was a pity that not long after Ye Mingsheng was born, his father died young due to a recurrence of an old injury.

Then, as if she had thought of something, Ye Cui hesitated for a moment and said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Mingsheng, what posthumous title do you plan to give your father?"

Seeing Ye Cui asking this, Ye Mingsheng was stunned at first, then he asked without changing his expression:
"Mom, did anyone tell you anything?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Cui seemed to realize that Ye Mingsheng did not like this question, and immediately said:
“No, I’m just asking casually…”

Although Ye Cui was unwilling to say more, Ye Mingsheng knew that someone must have spread rumors, so he also advised Ye Cui:

"Mom, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! Some things are a bit too hasty!"

Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Ye Cui nodded and said:

"Mingsheng! I know you have your own ideas. I am old now, and I hope to see your father be glorious before I close my eyes, so that the whole world will know how outstanding his son is!"

Ye Mingsheng was somewhat helpless when he heard this, but he still smiled and said:

"Don't worry, mother. You are in such good health that you will definitely see that day! In a few years, I will be able to conquer the world. By then, it will be time to establish a foundation that will last for eternity. Mother, just wait and witness the advent of the prosperous era!"

Compared to the prosperous times described by Ye Mingsheng, Ye Cui was obviously more concerned about the honor of her late husband. Ye Mingsheng also gave some assurances before he could barely cope with it.

After leaving Ye Cui's courtyard, Ye Mingsheng's expression immediately became stern. It seemed that some people had to be taught a lesson, otherwise they were really getting ahead of themselves and disregarding the overall situation for their own selfish interests. In that case, don't blame him for taking action!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng instructed Ye Cheng beside him:

"Bring Huo San to me later!"

"Yes!"

Ye Cheng responded subconsciously:
After saying this, Ye Cheng’s heart suddenly tightened when he realized the seriousness of the situation. He knew that Ye Mingsheng had been somewhat dissatisfied with the clan elders recently, but he never expected that Ye Mingsheng seemed to be really going to take ruthless action...
(End of this chapter)