Chapter 870: Try to figure out the boss’ intention!

Yijing, Cui Mansion, Reception Room

Cui Zibo said to the middle-aged man in front of him a little embarrassedly:

"I'm sorry, Uncle Liu, my father is unwell. I'm afraid he can't see any guests today..."

When these words came out, Youyan Governor Liu Zhengyue looked puzzled and asked again:
"Zi Bo, I heard that your father was fine in the government office today, how come he became ill so soon?"

Cui Zibo sighed and said:

"Uncle Liu, you don't know that my father has always had a migraine problem. It's fine at ordinary times, but he gets sick when he encounters a cold. When he came back from the government office today, he happened to be blown by a little wind, so he got a migraine problem!"

Although Cui Zibo looked very serious and his words sounded very true, Liu Zhengyue was skeptical!

He suspected very much that the cunning Cui Shao had guessed the purpose of his visit and therefore pretended to be sick to avoid seeing him!
Although I had this doubt, since the other party had already declined, I couldn't force my way in.

Moreover, having done so far, he has done his best and even asked for favors from the Gu family. Thinking of this, Liu Zhengyue gave up the idea of ​​continuing to seek an audience with Cui Shao, nodded at Cui Zibo and said:
"In that case, it will be inconvenient for me to visit your father. You just take good care of him. I will visit you another day..."

Cui Zibo nodded and said with a smile:

"I'm so sorry to have Uncle Liu make such a wasted trip. I'll invite you to my house when my father recovers!"

After personally escorting Li Liu Zhengyue out of the mansion, Cui Zibo returned to the study. Cui Shao, who should have had a migraine in the study at this time, was practicing calligraphy leisurely in the study. Seeing this, Cui Zibo did not dare to disturb him and stood aside waiting quietly.

After half a cup of tea, Cui Shao put down the last stroke on the paper, put the brush on the pen holder and read softly:
"The public god is in heaven, and the public book is in the box!"

After reading it, Cui Shao nodded with satisfaction, and then asked his son next to him:

"How do you think of this reply from your father?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Zibo looked at his father Cui Shaoxiong's strong and vigorous calligraphy, with a hint of envy in his eyes, and said respectfully:

"When Mr. Yan was alive, he was no more than this!"

Cui Shao couldn't help laughing when he heard this, then called the butler to hang the reply in his bedroom so that he could appreciate it.

After doing all this, Cui Shaocai asked Cui Zibo calmly:
"What does Liu Zhengyue want to say?"

Cui Zibo thought for a moment and said:
"He seems to realize that you, father, don't want to see him!"

Hearing this, Cui Shao said calmly:

"He shouldn't have come to me now!"

Although Cui Shao’s tone was very calm when he said this, Cui Zibo could still feel the anger hidden under his father’s calm words·····························

Thinking that he had a good relationship with Liu Zhengyue's eldest son Liu Xinghui, Cui Zibo also deliberately said something nice:
"Uncle Liu probably didn't come here on purpose. He must have been asked by someone from the Gu family and had no other choice but to come here!"

"Dad, you know that when Uncle Liu got the position of governor, the Gu family contributed to it. Liu Xinghui is even engaged to the daughter of the Gu family. So when the Gu family encounters trouble, Uncle Liu can't just sit back and watch!"

Listening to his son speaking well of Liu Zhengyue, Cui Shao said calmly:
"If he can't just sit there and do nothing, then he can just write a letter to the Marshal and see if the Marshal will give him, the governor of Youyan, face! Why is he looking for an old man like me?"

"The Liu family and the Gu family are related by marriage, not me and the Gu family!"

After hearing this, Cui Zibo immediately kept silent and didn't dare to say anything good to Liu Zhengyue anymore, but he was silently complaining in his heart.

Now, the Fengwu Army civil service system all say that there are only two and a half people among the civil servants who have influence on the Marshal. The first one is Cui Shao, the Central Envoy and Director of the Political Affairs Bureau, the other one is Gu Sansi, Director of the Personnel Bureau, and the last half is Zhang Juning, Deputy Director of the Political Affairs Bureau and Director of the Finance Department.

Although there are two and a half people, the latter two people together are no match for Cui Shao, plus the Liu family and the Cui family are aristocratic families, so when encountering such a difficult problem, it is natural for Liu Zhengyue to ask Cui Shao for help·······························

Although he had such an idea, it was obviously not something he could say out loud. However, after hesitating for a moment, Cui Zibo asked his father in confusion:
"Dad, I don't quite understand the current situation in the court. Although the situation is a bit bad for the Gu family, the Gu family is jumping up and down like this and looking for people to beg for mercy. It seems that they are about to be executed!"

"Our Legal Affairs Bureau has basically completed its investigation of the Gu family's case, but Ye Yuanheng just won't approve it. In my opinion, this matter will most likely be resolved in the end!"

Cui Shao's eyes revealed a hint of disappointment when he heard this, and he asked back the next second:

"That's what you think?"

Cui Zi Bo had a bad feeling when faced with his father's question, but he really thought so, so he could only nod reluctantly.

Cui Shao was somewhat helpless when he saw this, but he still patiently instructed:
"The Gu family's affairs can be small or big, but this time the Marshal clearly has murderous intentions!"

Cui Zi Bo was even more puzzled after hearing his father's words. As the deputy director of the Legal Affairs Bureau, he was also in charge of the Gu family's case.

Although the investigation into the case has not yet been concluded, according to the current investigation results, there is solid evidence that the Gu family instructed Liu Yun to use the Daxinchang Bank to absorb people's savings and secretly lend money at high interest rates, and used the money to win over the powerful and wealthy...
Although the evidence is conclusive, the director of the Legal Affairs Bureau, Ye Yuanheng, is suppressing this case! As a member of the Ye family, Ye Yuanheng's biggest backer is Ye Mingsheng, and the reason why he did this is undoubtedly Ye Mingsheng's will!
Feeling the doubt in his son's eyes, Cui Shao asked again:
"Do you know why Gu Shouting was transferred back to Yijing?"

Cui Zibo said without hesitation:
"He was transferred back to Yijing, wasn't it because they found out that he was protecting someone in Yujing and taking bribes?"

Cui Shao shook his head and said:

"This is what Wang Xuecheng found out in Yujing after Gu Shouting was transferred back to Yijing! The evidence of his crimes was not found before he received the Marshal's order!"

Hearing his father say this, Cui Zibo's expression changed, as if he realized something, but he couldn't say anything.

Cui Shao said again:
"Although the Gu family's case appears to have involved misappropriating the savings of the bank to lend money at high interest rates, the Daxinchang Bank was operating normally and there was no bankruptcy, so no irreparable losses were caused!"

"But what the Gu family did with the money was despicable. One third of the misappropriated funds were given to the rich and powerful!"

“What does the Gu family want to do by winning over these people?”

"The ticket exchange opened a savings business, and then used private savings to promote infrastructure development and agricultural development. This is a project personally led by the Marshal. The Gu family is thinking crookedly about such a project. What else are they doing but courting death?"

"More importantly, there have been a series of corruption cases in the Fengwu Army during this period, involving high-ranking officials such as Lin Huaiwu, Ye Hongsheng, and Zhang Dehui. These people were all former subordinates of the Marshal who had fought with him in the past. The Marshal, mindful of their past friendship, did not sentence them to death, but only dismissed them from their posts and exiled them!"

"As for the Gu family, the Marshal no longer has any affection for them as he did in the past. Moreover, he needs to use his bloody head to curb the corruption within the Fengwu Army!"

After hearing this and thinking about what his father had just said, Cui Zibo also thought of a possibility and said in disbelief:
"He transferred Gu Shouting back to prevent him from doing something desperate?"

Facing Cui Zibo's gaze, Cui Shao nodded slowly and said:

"Gu Shouting still has some confidants in the Sixth Division. Although his rebellion does not pose a big threat, it will have a great impact on the situation in Hebei and Henan!"

“The situation in Yun and Bing is about to reach a decisive battle. The pressure on the front-line logistics is very high, and Hebei and Henan are important sources of money and food supply. Therefore, once unrest occurs in Hebei and Henan, it may lead to the collapse of logistics. So it is obvious that the Marshal is unwilling to take this risk...”

After listening to his father's words, Cui Zibo still felt dizzy and couldn't believe what his father said.

In his opinion, although Ye Mingsheng tried his best to suppress the nobles like them, reduce their political influence, cut off their followers, and severely punish their family members who broke the law, he was very restrained when it came to things like executing the entire family. So far, there has been no talk of executing the entire family!

And now the father's subtext is undoubtedly that Ye Mingsheng is ready to wield the butcher knife!
As if he had thought of something, Cui Zibo quickly said:
"If that's what Dad said, why does Ye Yuanheng want to suppress this matter? He is the one who most faithfully carries out Ye Mingsheng's orders!"

Cui Shao continued:

"Based on my understanding of the Marshal, he should have such an idea now, but he has not made the final decision yet!"

“And he should be waiting now…”

"Wait? Wait for what?" Cui Zibo asked in confusion with his eyes wide open:

Facing his son's puzzled gaze, Cui Shao said seriously:
"Wait for the changes on the battlefield!"

"The Gu family's affairs have spread out. The dignitaries in Luoan are also paying attention to the situation and how Ye Mingsheng will deal with the Gu family!"

"The battle of Yunbing has now reached a critical moment. Yang Chongqing has already led tens of thousands of imperial troops to Yunbing. A major war is about to break out!"

"If he raises his butcher knife to attack the Gu family at this time, it is very likely that the nobles in Luoan will be united in hatred of the enemy!"

"So how to deal with the Gu family has become a very important political indicator and a matter of great importance to the unification of the world. No matter who it is, no one dares to be careless at this time and must weigh the pros and cons repeatedly!"

After getting this answer, Cui Zibo suddenly became enlightened and no longer had any doubts in his mind. At the same time, he also realized that it was the delay in dealing with the Gu family's affairs that proved that Ye Mingsheng really wanted to kill the Gu family!
After all, if at this time, Ye Mingsheng treated the Gu family's matter as he wished and made it a small matter, then it would inevitably make the dignitaries in Luoan more fond of the Fengwu Army.

As a result, various forces within Luoan will have their own ulterior motives, which will inevitably intensify the internal friction of the Luoan court and make it easier for the Fengwu Army to win the war.

But Ye Mingsheng did not do so, and this indirectly proved Ye Mingsheng’s true thoughts!
Thinking of this, Cui Zibo also understood why the Gu family was jumping up and down now, begging for mercy everywhere...
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While the Cui family father and son were discussing things, Ye Mingsheng, who was being guessed in the Ye mansion's study, was looking at the information in his hands with a headache.

Xu Zhaojie, that bastard, was indeed restless. He saw that his father was now focusing all his energy on dealing with the Luoan court and was unable to deal with him, so he actually planned to launch an attack on Jiangnan.

In addition, Xu Zhaojie has been quietly accumulating strength recently, and now the total strength of the Zhennan Army under his command has reached nearly 70,000.

Moreover, with Xu Zhaojie's continuous investment, the Firearms Department of the Zhennan Army has been able to independently produce muskets and cannons. Although from the current point of view, the muskets and cannons produced by the Zhennan Army are not even as good as the Shenwu guns and Zhengdong cannons of the Luoan court in quality, and there are also great problems in production capacity.

But it is undeniable that the appearance of these muskets and cannons has significantly increased the strength of the Zhennan Army!
Although he also disliked the two-faced Lu Jianchao, Ye Mingsheng didn't want to see Xu Zhaojie occupy Jiangnan even more, so Ye Mingsheng had reported the intelligence obtained from the Zhennan Army to Jiangnan, so that Jiangnan would be prepared and not give Xu Zhaojie any opportunity to take advantage.

If Xu Zhaojie really takes over Jiangnan, then with Jiangnan’s financial resources and Xu Zhaojie’s ability, Xu Zhaojie might really turn into a dragon when encountering storms, and it would be even more troublesome to deal with him then··································

(I’m really bad at writing war dramas. I lost 70 or 80 chapters in two chapters and read on. I was so sad!)

(End of this chapter)