Chapter 837 Brotherhood!

Under Pei Zhixiu's ear cleaning, Ye Mingsheng, who was exhausted after working all day, slowly fell asleep·······················

Looking at him sleeping, Pei Zhixiu's eyes revealed a trace of heartache. She knew that during this period, the Fengwu Army was going to launch a new round of war in Yunbing. Three rounds of staff meetings were held one after another. Ye Mingsheng also had a lot of things on his hands. He was often busy until the evening these days. He didn't sleep well for several days and his liver area was aching.

Because she was worried that Ye Mingsheng would feel uncomfortable sleeping on his stomach, Pei Zhixiu carefully turned Ye Mingsheng over while he was sleeping, and then she and Xiaohuan took off Ye Mingsheng's outer clothes. Having been with Ye Mingsheng for so long, Pei Zhixiu knew very well that Ye Mingsheng hated sleeping in outer clothes the most.

In order to let Ye Mingsheng have a good sleep, Pei Zhixiu covered Ye Mingsheng with a quilt and lit his favorite calming incense.

Because she also had to take care of her son Ye Jingxuan, Pei Zhixiu temporarily handed Ye Mingsheng over to Xiaohuan's care, and took Ye Jingxuan to eat and sleep.

More than an hour passed like this, and just when Ye Mingsheng was sleeping soundly, Ye Cheng appeared outside the door.

Looking at the tightly closed door, Ye Cheng also had a conflicted look on his face. He knew that the Marshal must be with Madam Pei at this time and hated being disturbed the most.

If it was a normal matter, I would definitely not disturb the Marshal at this time, but this matter is very serious. If I wait for the Marshal to wake up tomorrow morning to deal with it, it might be too late...
After careful consideration, Ye Cheng gritted his teeth and asked the maid to go in and report. A moment later, the order was delivered to the room. Xiaohuan, who stayed in the mansion to serve, received the news. Looking at Ye Mingsheng who was snoring in the bed, hesitation appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Just when Xiao Huan didn't know whether to wake up Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng, who was in a hurry to pee, slowly opened his eyes and shouted:
"Chamber pot!"

After hearing the order, Xiaohuan immediately started to serve. Ye Mingsheng, who was still sleepy, didn't pay much attention to it and started to relieve himself right away.

Although it was not the first time she saw it, Xiaohuan, who was still a virgin, couldn't help but blush. But when she thought of Ye Mingsheng's coldness towards her, Xiaohuan couldn't help but reveal a trace of resentment in her expression. She couldn't understand why Ye Mingsheng treated her like this.

When she was six years old, due to famine, the pretty girl was sold to the Ye family as a maid for fifty kilograms of grain. Later, Pei Zhixiu followed Ye Mingsheng back to the Ye family. Because she was clever and dexterous, she was taken in as a personal maid.

Although she has family outside the mansion, Xiaohuan has a very weak relationship with her family because she was sold to the Ye family when she was six years old.

What is most difficult for Xiaohuan to accept is that her family members have never taken the initiative to contact her before, as if she does not exist·························

Ever since the Ye family became prosperous, her family members have been coming to her house. Although they talk about family affection, Xiaohuan has served in the Ye family for so long. Although she is not very old, she is not a simple girl anymore. She knows very well what these family members are planning, which undoubtedly makes her very sick.

Since then, Xiaohuan has never seen her family members again. Anyway, she was sold to the Ye family for 50 kilograms of grain that year.

A few years ago, Pei Zhixiu asked Xiaohuan whether she wanted to leave the house. As long as she was willing to sell her indenture contract, it would not be an obstacle, and Pei Zhixiu would also give her a dowry.

Xiaohuan declined Pei Zhixiu's kindness. As for the reason for her refusal, besides the fact that she didn't get along with her family and didn't know what to do after leaving the Ye Mansion, Xiaohuan also had her own little thoughts. Although she was just a maid, she saw the Ye family becoming more and more prosperous and wealthy over the years, and even had the possibility of becoming famous overnight, so her vision also became higher.

Xiaohuan, whose horizons have been broadened, naturally does not want to live the life of an ordinary woman. She knows that although Pei Zhixiu promised to help her find a good family, with her status as a maid, if she becomes a wife, she will at most be a minor official. If she marries into a wealthy family, she will definitely be a concubine!
Since we are all going to be concubines, why should I choose someone far away?

What’s more, isn’t there a good example of a maid who became a master in the Ye Mansion?

Since she can do it, why can't I?

After having this little idea, Xiaohuan also began to pay close attention. She discovered that Ye Mingsheng liked to have one man with many women. When he was with An Miaoyi and Bai Yuanyuan, he liked to ask maids to help him out. Maids like Qiqige and Bai Yuanyuan had all served Ye Mingsheng.

After discovering this, Xiaohuan tried to show herself off when Ye Mingsheng and Pei Zhixiu were together, but was always ignored by Ye Mingsheng. As a woman, Pei Zhixiu could naturally see through Xiaohuan's little thoughts. She was a selfless person, and was grateful for Xiaohuan's excellent service to her over the years, so she also intended to help Xiaohuan.

Despite Pei Zhixiu's help, Ye Mingsheng has never been moved by Xiaohuan, and behaves more upright than a gentleman, which makes Xiaohuan disappointed and aggrieved.

In terms of appearance and figure, I am not bad either!

Why would you rather touch those vulgar women than touch yourself?
Is it because I am not proactive enough?
Thinking of Bai Yuanyuan and Jiang Yuyan's charming looks, Bai Yuanyuan hesitated to take the initiative to take the medicine, and when she was hesitant, Ye Mingsheng finished his work and subconsciously went back to bed to sleep...

There have been many things going on recently, and he hasn't had a good sleep for several days. Today's sleep was particularly sweet, so he wanted to go back and have a good sleep. Just as Ye Mingsheng walked towards the bed, Xiaohuan remembered that Ye Cheng was still outside and immediately said:
"Sir, Butler Ye is waiting outside. He said he has something urgent to report to you!"

Hearing Xiao Huan's words, Ye Mingsheng was stunned at first, and half of his pajamas disappeared. After pondering for a while, he ordered:

"Change clothes!" After receiving Ye Mingsheng's order, Xiaohuan immediately helped Ye Mingsheng to put on clothes. Looking at Xiaohuan who was concentrating on tying his belt in front of him, a complicated look flashed in Ye Mingsheng's eyes, but Ye Mingsheng quickly returned to normal.

After putting on his clothes, Ye Mingsheng asked Ye Cheng to go into the house to report. As a maid, Xiaohuan knew that she was not qualified to stay in the room, so without waiting for Ye Mingsheng's instructions, she took the initiative to walk out of the room and closed the door to ensure that people outside would not hear Ye Cheng's report.

After doing all this, Xiaohuan returned to her residence and stayed in her own small room. Only then did Xiaohuan let down all her guard.

She curled up on the bed, her watery eyes filled with fear. Although the change in Ye Mingsheng's eyes just now was fleeting, she was sensitive enough to notice it, which made her realize that she might be wrong!
The reason why Ye Mingsheng didn’t touch her might not be because she was not proactive enough, but because of another reason·······················

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"Marshal, Lin Huaiwu is coming towards Yijing!"

Walking into the house and seeing Ye Mingsheng, Ye Cheng bowed and said:
Ye Mingsheng was slightly startled when he heard the news. After a moment, he frowned and said:
"Didn't I ask him to be the general of Qilu? What is he doing in Yijing?"

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng still had some disbelief, Ye Cheng immediately said:
"We don't know what Lord Lin has come for yet, but Lord Lin should be absolutely sure. They have already passed Shenzhuang today. If they continue their journey tonight, they will be able to reach Yijing by tomorrow morning!"

Hearing Ye Cheng's certainty, the doubt in Ye Mingsheng's face disappeared and his expression became very serious.

I have already given Lin Huaiwu a military order to transfer him to Qilu as the general, but he did not go to Qilu but came to Yijing. Although I don't know what Lin Huaiwu's purpose is, it is confirmed that Lin Huaiwu disobeyed orders!

In order to make the Fengwu Army a battle-hardened force, Ye Mingsheng placed great emphasis on military rules and discipline at the beginning of the Fengwu Army's establishment. If Lin Huaiwu disobeyed orders, he could be beheaded directly!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng asked calmly:

"How many people did he bring?"

Ye Cheng said without hesitation:
“I heard that Lord Lin only brought two followers…”

Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly when he heard this, but still ordered:
"I know this!"

Ye Cheng was a little surprised at Ye Mingsheng's reaction. He thought Ye Mingsheng would do something, but he didn't expect Ye Mingsheng to just say that he knew. Although it was a bit puzzling, knowing Ye Mingsheng's character, he didn't say anything more and just bowed and walked out.

With Ye Cheng's departure, Ye Mingsheng also fell into deep thought. In the past few months, the anti-corruption campaign he launched in the Fengwu Army had dealt with hundreds of Fengwu Army generals, including 31 who were beheaded.

Among these Fengwu Army generals who made mistakes, Lin Huaiwu was the one with the highest official position and the highest amount of corruption!
According to Yue Qing's investigation, during the time that Lin Huaiwu was in charge of Yunbing, he received more than 10,000 taels of silver. Other gold, silver, jade, collectibles, calligraphy and paintings, and land and houses together amounted to more than 10,000 taels of silver. The total illegal income was about 20,000 taels of silver.

To be honest, these 20,000 taels of silver are not a lot among the corrupt high-ranking officials of the Fengwu Army. Ye Hongsheng, who was in charge of the Dadongsheng Company at that time, had a total fortune of nearly 200,000 taels of silver. And according to what Yue Qing said, Lin Huaiwu was more or less in awe, and he did not dare to agree to anything excessive, otherwise the amount would be more than 20,000 taels of silver.

Even so, Lin Huaiwu had bad luck, as he happened to run into the muzzle of Ye Mingsheng’s vigorous rectification of military affairs. Some generals of the Fengwu Army were also watching how Ye Mingsheng would deal with Lin Huaiwu. The chief officer of the army, Yue Qing, even advised Ye Mingsheng to use Lin Huaiwu’s head to rectify military laws and regulations...
Although Ye Mingsheng knew rationally that Yue Qing's suggestion was very good, if it were someone else, he would probably adopt his suggestion.
But people are all made of flesh and blood. When she thought about how Lin Huaiwu had followed her through battles and served her all these years, how he never went west when she told him to go east, and how he had never complained even when she did some dirty and shady things for her.

In the Fengwu Army, Yuan Song, He Jingyun, Guo Zhiping and others followed him later, but Lin Huaiwu followed him from the beginning and was promoted step by step by Ye Mingsheng.

Ye Mingsheng's attitude towards Yuan Song, He Jingyun, Guo Zhiping and others was simply that of a king towards his subjects, but towards Lin Huaiwu, he had a relationship like that between an elder brother and his younger brother, so Ye Mingsheng really couldn't bear to issue the order to kill Lin Huaiwu.

Today, he received another letter from Xun Ke. In the letter, Xun Ke mainly thanked him for entrusting him with the important task and introduced the expansion of the Third Army. At the same time, he also mentioned some of Lin Huaiwu's contributions in the letter. Ye Mingsheng knew that Xun Ke was pleading for Lin Huaiwu.

After pondering for a whole incense stick of time, Ye Mingsheng let out a long sigh and a hint of self-mockery appeared on his face. It seemed that he was not as cruel as he thought.

Since it is so difficult to make a decision, Ye Mingsheng simply decided not to make a decision. He would leave the decision-making power to Lin Huaiwu himself...
If he comes to Yijing tomorrow and comes to his senses, I may spare his life for the sake of our past friendship. But if he refuses to change his ways and still wants to get away with it, then he is hopeless. Although I am heartbroken, I have no choice but to kill him for the development of the Fengwu Army!

At dawn the next day, the west gate of Yijing slowly opened, and a man with disheveled hair, bare upper body and thorns on his back appeared outside the gate. Ignoring the strange looks of the people around him, he walked towards the city step by step.

At the same time, Yue Qing, the chief officer of the Fengwu Army, was preparing to put on his official robe and go to the General Staff Headquarters with the help of his maid, with a smug look on his face.

He didn't love money or women in his life, but he attached great importance to reputation. In order to gain a reputation for being honest and upright, he lived an ascetic life for more than ten years!
During this period, with Ye Mingsheng's actions to rectify military discipline, their military department has also become the center of attention in the Fengwu Army. All the former military bigwigs have become silent, and no one dares to provoke their military department, which also makes Yue Qing very useful.

Although he had dealt with hundreds of generals at all levels of the Fengwu Army, Yue Qing felt that it was still not enough. He wanted to overthrow a big shot in the army to completely establish his position and prestige in the Fengwu Army. Now he has chosen his target...
(End of this chapter)