Chapter 805 The Art of Compromise!
At night, the north wind was blowing outside the house, but the house was very warm due to the burning coal. Ye Mingsheng lay on the bed with his hands crossed, while beside him Pei Zhixiu was carefully massaging Ye Mingsheng's Bailao, Houxi and Fengchi acupoints·································
While massaging Ye Mingsheng's neck, Pei Zhixiu spoke with great concern:
"Husband, you have to take care of your body. You can't always work in the study every day. You are only in your early thirties and you always have back pain or neck pain. And look at the fat on your waist! You need to exercise more!"

Listening to Pei Zhixiu's words, Ye Mingsheng also felt a little embarrassed, because he had been busy adjusting the power structure of the Fengwu Army recently, and he was a little obsessed with power and had to do everything himself. He ate and slept in the study every day, and the high-intensity work made his neck very sore.

In response to Pei Zhixiu's complaints, Ye Mingsheng also defended himself:
"I do boxing exercises in the back garden every day. It's just that I have too many official documents these days. When I am not so busy for a while, my body will recover!"

In response to Ye Mingsheng's explanation, Pei Zhixiu snorted and said:
"Let me see you are Tiantian, Bai Yuanyuan, Jinyu and the others exercising on the bed!"

Ye Mingsheng, who was interrupted, was a little furious and hit Pei Zhixiu's snow hill hard. Pei Zhixiu, who was taught a lesson, was not afraid at all. Her silky eyebrows swept over Ye Mingsheng, and seeing this, her lower abdomen couldn't help but feel hot.

Compared to the obvious shyness of Bai Yuanyuan and Jinyu, Pei Zhixiu's intentional and subtle feeling of wanting to refuse but also to welcome made him more excited.

However, just when Ye Mingsheng was about to teach her a lesson and boost her husband's authority, Pei Zhixiu said softly:

“I’m not feeling well today…”

After these words came out, Ye Mingsheng, who was like a bucket of cold water, could only take a deep breath to cool down. After calming down, Ye Mingsheng seemed to have thought of something and immediately said:

"Since you know she's Miao Yi's, why do you keep her with you every day? Jixiu, aren't you worried?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Pei Zhixiu said calmly:
"With her by my side, Madam will feel at ease and won't have any crazy thoughts!"

"She is also a person with a hard life. She has been with me all these years, whether in the clinic or in the mansion, and she has been very dedicated. I have also gotten used to having her by my side. She can still talk to me on weekdays, and she even helps me take care of Jingxuan when the clinic is busy."

At this point, Pei Zhixiu seemed to have some ideas and said:
"She seems to be 25 this year. Although she has relatives outside, she has no plans to leave the house. Husband, why don't you take her in?"

"Why not wait for a better day? How about today?"

Ye Mingsheng hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head. Pei Zhixiu said in confusion:
"Husband, don't you like this? Don't worry, although she is not young, her body is still very clean!"

Ye Mingsheng said lightly:

'She is indeed very pretty, but when I think about how she is usually like this, I have no interest in her...'

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Pei Zhixiu said softly:

"That Qiqige is also the eldest lady's person, and she didn't see that you were not interested. Every time you went to the eldest lady's place, did you let her go that time?"

This made Ye Mingsheng feel a little embarrassed. Perhaps it was because of the blood of the grassland people flowing in her veins, Qiqige was as unrestrained as a wild horse, which was very refreshing.

Focusing on pressing the Fengchi acupoint on Ye Mingsheng, Pei Zhixiu whispered again:

"Sister Bai might be pregnant again!"

Ye Mingsheng heard this and said immediately:
"Did she check on you?"

Pei Zhixiu shook his head and said:

"No, but from the look of her face, she might be pregnant again!"

Ye Mingsheng fell into deep thought after hearing that. If Pei Zhixiu hadn't said it, he might not have remembered that Bai Yuanyuan had indeed not come to bother him in recent days. You know, ever since she gave birth to Xingtong and finished her confinement after giving birth, Bai Yuanyuan, who was unwilling to have only a daughter, would pester him for her whenever she had the chance.

Because she is so good at it, sometimes even though my mind tells me to be moderate, I am still dominated by desire in the end. She was one of the culprits for the back pain I had some time ago, and I had spent too much energy on her.

As he was thinking, he felt sleepy and Ye Mingsheng was too lazy to think too much. He just rested his head on his own pillow. Seeing this, Pei Zhixiu also hummed a lullaby...
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While Ye Mingsheng and Pei Zhixiu were enjoying a quiet night, Cui Shao was sitting in the study room of Cui Mansion with his eyes closed, as if he was waiting for someone.

Under the light of kerosene lamps and candles, although Cui Shao had his eyes closed, judging from his expression, he did not seem to be in a very good mood.

After waiting for a full hour, the door of the study was pushed open and Cui Zibo, looking exhausted, walked in.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Cui Shao immediately opened his eyes and looked at his son who was walking towards him.

"Dad, it's almost midnight, why aren't you asleep yet? We can talk about it tomorrow!"

Cui Shao ignored Cui Zibo's words and said in a deep voice:

"Did someone from the Supervisory Department come to see you?"

Cui Zibo was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly recovered and denied it:
"Dad, who did you hear this from? Why did the people from the Supervision Department come to me for business?"

Hearing Cui Zibo's answer, Cui Shao snorted coldly and said seriously:

"Do you know what you are doing?"

Seeing that his father seemed to believe that someone from the Supervisory Department had come to see him, Cui Zibo was very helpless and continued to explain:

"Dad, why do the people from the Supervisory Department want to see me? I'm just the prefect of Yecheng. There are at least 80 people of my rank in the entire Fengwu Army, if not a hundred!"

Hearing Cui Zibo's quibbling, Cui Shao became furious. He stood up and picked up a stack of documents on the desk, then threw them heavily on Cui Zibo...

Cui Zibo, who was hit by the official document, seemed to want to explain something, but before he could open his mouth, Cui Shao's angry voice came to his ears again. "Kneel down!"

Seeing that his father was really angry, although Cui Zi Bo was also very angry, he had no choice but to kneel down obediently.

After scolding Cui Zibo, Cui Shao sat back in his chair and fell into silence. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely heavy. After about an incense stick of time, Cui Shao regained his composure and said in a deep voice:

"I understand that you are dissatisfied with his adjustment arrangements, but you should know that there are some things that can be done and some things that cannot be done!"

Facing his father's warning, Cui Zibo, who was kneeling on the ground, also said helplessly:

"Dad, I don't know where you got the news that I was in contact with the people from the Supervisory Department, but I am indeed stupid enough to do that."

After hearing this, Cui Shao's expression eased slightly. After a moment, he slowly said:

"You will be the deputy director of the newly established Legal Affairs Bureau, and the official appointment will be issued soon!"

As soon as these words came out, Cui Zibo's eyes suddenly flashed with anger. He originally wanted to remain silent, but in the end he couldn't help but said mockingly:
“I know about this! After a beating, you have to give him some sweet rewards, otherwise no one would work so hard for him…”

Hearing his son's resentment, Cui Shao frowned and said:
"Have you read all the sage books you've read over the years? Don't you know that thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor?"

Now that he had said it, Cui Zibo also said:
"Of course I know that thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor, but is he the emperor now? At best, he is just a great prince!"

As soon as he said this, before he could finish his words, Cui Shao picked up the inkstone on the desk and smashed it at him. Although Cui Zibo was quick to protect his head with his arm, he was still hit on the arm by the heavy inkstone and screamed in pain.

Seeing Cui Zibo lying on the ground grimacing in pain, Cui Shao, who was so angry that he was gasping for breath, was still not satisfied. He walked to Cui Zibo and kicked him hard, cursing him fiercely while kicking him:
"You unworthy descendant, the Cui family will be defeated by you sooner or later. Sooner or later, it will be defeated by you!"

Because of his age and the fact that he didn't pay much attention to exercise, Cui Shao was a little out of breath after just three or four kicks. He leaned on the desk to catch his breath and said:
"Submit your resignation to the Jiyu Provincial Government tomorrow. You should quit your job as the prefect of Yecheng and get back home!"

Cui Zibo was shocked when he heard this and immediately said in confusion:

“Dad, what are you doing? I’m doing a good job as the prefect of Yecheng. I’ll listen to you if you have anything to say…”

Cui Shao heard this and said angrily:
"You are so arrogant just because you are the prefect of Yecheng. If you continue to be the prefect, the entire Cui family will be destroyed by you! Go home quickly and don't go anywhere!"

"If you don't write to me, don't come back. I don't want an unfilial son like you!"

Seeing his father's serious words, Cui Zibo couldn't help but say:

"Dad, I'm so sorry for you! You worked so hard for him, but in the end he gave you the empty title of Central Envoy, and even gave the personnel power to that Gu Sansi. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is stepping down from you step by step. Maybe in a year or two he will let you hand over all the power!"

Looking at Cui Zibo's anxious face, Cui Shao, who heard his son's true feelings, felt his anger dissipate a lot and said calmly:

"The power was given by him in the first place. If he wants to take it back, then just give it back to him. What else can I say?"

Cui Zibo looked even more anxious when he heard this and wanted to say something immediately, but before he could open his mouth, Cui Shao continued to ask:

"How old am I?"

Although he didn't know why his father asked this question, Cui Zibo said subconsciously:
“Dad, you are fifty-nine years old this year…”

Cui Shao nodded and said with emotion:
"Next year I will be 60 years old. How many more years can I keep doing this?"

Hearing his father say this, Cui Zibo was completely stunned. Having lived under his father's wings since he was a child, he had never thought about this. In his eyes, his father Cui Shao was the pillar of the family, the one who was always in control of the family and had extraordinary wisdom!
Before Cui Shao mentioned this, he had never thought about this problem. His father Cui Shao would also grow old!

Looking at the stunned Cui Zibo, Cui Shao sighed and said:

"Do you know about the deal between Shangguan Hongyuan and Lin Shize?"

"Faced with Shangguan Hongyuan, who held military power, Lin Shize knew that it would be difficult for him to cope with this challenge, so he took the initiative to give up the position of Prime Minister to Shangguan Hongyuan, and the condition was that his son Lin Yi became the Minister of Rites and entered the cabinet. Shangguan Hongyuan agreed to the deal, and Lin Yi has since become the youngest cabinet elder in the three hundred years since the establishment of the Great Zhou!"

“I deeply agree with what he said: politics is the art of compromise. That’s why I never think that Lin Shize lost. This is a great political wisdom of his…”

"Use history as a mirror to understand the rise and fall of nations, and use history as a witness to understand gains and losses. He is not Shangguan Hongyuan, and I am not Lin Shize. Zibo, you don't have the ability of Lin Yi!"

"Have you ever thought about what we can do if he doesn't let you be the deputy director of the Legal Affairs Bureau?"

After hearing his father's earnest words, Cui Zibo fell silent. He actually understood the truth, but it was still hard for him to accept it. After thinking for a moment, he whispered:
"Dad, the people from the Supervisory Office did not come to me, but Deng Li did come to me and complained about a lot of things that were not going well for me. He also spoke up for our family. I think he was testing me!"

Cui Shao heard this and said with a gleam of light:
"Deng Ze's youngest son?"

Cui Zibo nodded and said:
"It's him! After he surrendered to the Fengwu Army, he thought he would be promoted to commander, but later he didn't get promoted so he held a grudge against the Fengwu Army. Three years ago, he was severely fined and expelled from the army for privately opening a gambling house. He was supposed to serve ten years of hard labor, but his family sold a lot of land and properties to pay the fine for him, so he only served three years of hard labor and was released. I heard that he had a lot of opinions about the Fengwu Army..."

(My dear brothers, if nothing unexpected happens, I will accept it! Due to special reasons, some of the content has been deleted, so please forgive me!)

(End of this chapter)