Chapter 888 The tacit understanding between both parties!
The next day, Ye Mingsheng sat alone in the study, thinking for a whole incense stick of time. Then he found a piece of white paper and began to write...

Because Daxinchang Bank misappropriated money for usury and Gu Shouting was involved in corruption, Ye Mingsheng was furious and planned to execute the entire Gu family as a warning to those evil-minded people in the Fengwu Army to put away their greed and ambitions.

However, because this was the critical time for the Fengwu Army to attack Yunbing and destroy the Luoan court, many powerful families were paying close attention to the development of this matter, hoping to use this as a weather vane of Ye Mingsheng's attitude towards the aristocratic families to decide whether to support the Fengwu Army.

Therefore, considering the overall situation and in order to prevent the Luoan court from uniting against the enemy, Ye Mingsheng held back and did not issue an order to execute the Gu family.

Now Ye Mingsheng decided to make some changes to his orders. He would only kill those members of the Gu family who were involved in these cases, and would show leniency to those relatively innocent members of the Gu family who were not involved in these cases and only exile them to Liaoyang to fend for themselves.

Pei Zhixiu’s plea was one of the reasons for making such a decision. Pei Zhixiu said that she had just found out that she was pregnant that day. Then Gu An brought her two children into the room and started crying, telling about their family’s tragic experience································

To be honest, Pei Zhixiu has encountered situations like this before, because everyone knows that she is Ye Mingsheng's favorite concubine, so many people want to ask her to persuade Ye Mingsheng, some want to run for office, some want to beg for mercy, all kinds of things. In the past, Pei Zhixiu ignored all these people!

But at that time of day, Bae Ji-soo discovered that she was pregnant, which made her emotions become a little sensitive.

Therefore, when she listened to what Gu An said, she couldn't help but recall her past, which made her feel a little guilty. This also led Pei Zhixiu to believe that this was God's will, allowing her to atone for her past actions and to accumulate virtue for the child in her belly.

Although he was willing to intercede for the Gu family, Pei Zhixiu also knew that those people were seriously sinful, so Pei Zhixiu did not intend to plead for the main criminals such as Gu Shouting and Gu Zhongshi, but Pei Zhixiu wanted to ask Ye Mingsheng to let go of those ordinary people in the Gu family.

The Gu family has been entrenched in Yuyang for more than a hundred years, and there are more than 2,000 members of the clan. Although they have enjoyed the benefits of being a member of the Gu family, most of them have not participated in the crime. Therefore, Pei Zhixiu wants Ye Mingsheng to stop killing people and spare their lives.

Ye Mingsheng also understood Pei Zhixiu’s thoughts. Pei Zhixiu’s plea was indeed one of the factors that led him to change his decision, but it was not the decisive factor.
The most important factor in Ye Mingsheng's decision was the situation on the Yunbing battlefield!
At present, the battle of Fengwu Army in Yunbing is in full swing. Although the Fengwu Army has a great advantage and occupies the initiative on the battlefield, the enemy is also fighting hard in the Pingyang area. The Fengwu Army is still some distance away from completely defeating the Luoan court.

To be honest, although the speed of the Yunbing battlefield was advancing steadily, it was still slower than Ye Mingsheng had expected, and the Fengwu Army suffered greater casualties. This also made Ye Mingsheng realize that unifying the Great Zhou was more difficult than he had expected.

Even if he did not win these powerful families over to his side, he could not push them all to the Luoan court and force them to unite against himself and the Fengwu Army.

So taking all these factors into consideration, Ye Mingsheng modified his decision and only killed the Gu family members involved in the case and exiled the innocent Gu family members!

At the same time, let the staff of the Coordination Office and the Foreign Affairs Bureau speed up the negotiations with some people in Luoan, and divide the power and people's hearts of the Luoan court as much as possible. It doesn't matter even if some concessions are made now. When the Fengwu Army is unified, Ye Mingsheng can completely deny it. He doesn't have so many moral burdens.

After writing the warrant, Ye Mingsheng handed it to Ye Cheng, asking him to hand it over to the Central Court for specific execution. Ye Mingsheng picked up a secret report given to him by the Coordination Office yesterday...

Huo San reported to Ye Mingsheng that he had not yet found out who was investigating the Black Dragon Society and Akiyama Morie, but after his unremitting efforts he had found out that the investigators were retired personnel from the Flying Tiger Battalion, which meant that the mastermind behind the investigation came from within the Fengwu Army.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng's eyes became profound. According to him, An Miaoyi, Murong Qingwu, and even Cui Shao had secretly conducted investigations in this regard. However, these three people were all very smart. After realizing that this was not something they should investigate, they decisively stopped and did not touch this matter again.

Now I don’t know who is so interested in this matter and can recruit retired personnel from the Flying Tiger Battalion as his own private soldiers. It seems that the other party should have a military background and considerable power, otherwise he would not have the courage to do such a thing!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but be curious about the identity of this mastermind behind the scenes!

However, no matter who the mastermind behind the scenes is, he has left clues. Ye Mingsheng believes that Huo San and the Coordination Office will give him a satisfactory answer, unveil the mysterious veil of this person, and make him appear in front of him...

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Two hundred steps away from Pingyang City, dozens of Fengwu Army cavalrymen were riding on tall horses and arguing with the imperial guards in the city, using all kinds of dirty words to provoke Yang Chongqing.

"Yang Chongqing, you bastard, get out here right now for your Fengwujun grandfather!"

"What a bunch of crap Imperial Guards! Get down from the city and fight me for three hundred rounds!"

"You, Yang, are such a coward. Did your mother give you less courage when she gave birth to you?"

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Hearing the verbal insults from the Fengwu Army, the soldiers of the Imperial Guards defending the city were filled with righteous indignation. They wished they could rush out of the city and cut the dozens of Fengwu Army cavalrymen who were spewing shit in front of the formation into pieces to vent their hatred!

However, Yang Chongqing, the protagonist, showed no emotion at all. Standing on the city wall, he was even observing the Fengwu Army formation not far away with interest through a monocular telescope.

Thousands of Fengwu Army cavalry were gathered there, and at the forefront of the army, surrounded by hundreds of guards, a middle-aged general in a red cloak was also looking at Pingyang City.

Perhaps he sensed something in the dark, the Fengwu Army general in a red cloak raised his head and looked towards the city gate tower of Pingyang. Seeing this, Yang Chongqing couldn't help but smile, and then put down the monocular telescope in his hand.

Seeing Yang Chongqing put down the telescope and stand beside him, Tang Peng looked at the smile on the face of the world's military commander and said with a complicated expression:

"Marshal Yang, your cultivation skills are really getting better and better!" Upon hearing this, Yang Chongqing smiled and shook his head, pointing at the Fengwu Army outside Pingyang City and said:

“Commander Tang, please stop mocking me. Although these Fengwu cavalrymen cursed fiercely, you see they did not carry any heavy equipment, especially the heavy artillery that the Fengwu Army is most proud of. They did not bring a single gun. So there is no doubt that they are not really here to attack Pingyang,······························"

"If I send too many soldiers to pursue them, they will run away. Two legs can't outrun their four legs. If I send too few soldiers, they will easily swallow them up. So the best way now is to use static to control dynamic!"

At this point, Yang Chongqing spoke with some emotion:

"I have also met Yuan Song in my early years. At that time, Yuan Song was a tough guy who dared to charge and fight. I don't know why he became the old turtle he is now after joining the Fengwu Army!"

"Yuan Song sent these cavalrymen to the city of Pingyang just to test our reaction and tie us down. It seems that he has already set his sights on Lanjiapo and Helong Town, and wants to knock out the last few strongholds of our army outside the city, and then come to encircle Pingyang City!"

Listening to Yang Chongqing's words, Tang Peng also looked solemn and spoke with a bit of helplessness.
"Although the Fengwu Army under Yuan Song's command is attacking very slowly, they are very cautious. They take every step firmly and don't give us any chance to counterattack!"

"It seems that it is only a matter of time before the two strongholds of Lanjiapo and Helong Town fall!"

At this point, Tang Peng also suggested to Yang Chongqing:
"Marshal Yang, there are 15,000 soldiers in Lanjiaopo and Helong Town. Do you think we should arrange some personnel to support them?"

Under Tang Peng's gaze, Yang Chongqing shook his head. Seeing this, Tang Peng hesitated for a moment and said:
“If we don’t provide support, it will be difficult for the troops from Lanjiaopo and Helong Town to break out of the encirclement of the Fengwu Army relying solely on them…”

Listening to Tang Peng's words, Yang Chongqing smiled bitterly and said:

"How many people do you plan to arrange for the response?"

Faced with Yang Chongqing's question, Tang Peng subconsciously wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He sighed helplessly and closed his mouth, no longer talking about this issue.

Facing Yuan Song's tactics, you will really feel powerless. You know what he wants to do, but you can't stop him.

Just like the situation you are facing now with the Fengwu cavalry outside the city, if you have too few troops to support Lanjiaopo and Helong Town, not only will they be of no use, but they will also be annihilated by the Fengwu Army, causing more casualties. If you send more troops, it will be tantamount to a decisive battle!

Under Yuan Song's steady advancement tactics, the Fengwu Army had sufficient logistics and could fire at least 500 artillery shells a day. With such a powerful artillery advantage, it would be a very unwise choice to engage in a field battle with the Fengwu Army without relying on the advantage of the city.

So, caught in a dilemma, Yang Chongqing had no choice but to give up the plan of supporting and watch the Fengwu Army annihilate the imperial guards of Lanjiaopo and Helong Town.

After cursing for more than an hour, the Fengwu Army outside the city, who were challenging the enemy, were so exhausted from cursing that they returned to the military camp in the rear to rest.

Just when the imperial guards guarding Pingyang City thought they could finally have some peace and quiet, another team of dozens of Fengwu soldiers rushed over and continued to curse...

As the saying goes, even a clay figure still has some earthiness. Seeing that the Fengwu Army was endless, Yang Chongqing, who had originally been in a good mood, could not help but flash a cold light in his eyes, and coldly ordered his subordinates beside him:
"Pick out ten Fengwu Army prisoners and throw them off the city wall. Tell the Fengwu Army that if they continue to curse, we will pick out ten Fengwu Army prisoners and throw them off the city wall every hour!"

"Yes!"

After listening to Yang Chongqing's words, Tang Peng realized that Yang Chongqing was not as calm and composed as he had just appeared. After hesitating for a while, Tang Peng gave up the idea of ​​stopping Yang Chongqing.

Although they serve different masters, after all, they are nominally all members of the Great Zhou army. Therefore, when it comes to treating prisoners of war well, the Fengwu Army and the Luoan court have a basic understanding. They will not deliberately abuse or harm the prisoners, and will basically ensure that the prisoners have enough food, drink, defecation and urination.

Although the Fengwu Army outside the city is cursing very dirty now, when their imperial army attacked Pingyang, they also cursed badly when they challenged each other. As the eldest brother doesn't criticize the second brother, all crows are the same.

And now Yang Chongqing's action has broken the tacit understanding between the two sides. You must know that although they captured some Fengwu troops when they conquered Pingyang, there are undoubtedly more imperial guards prisoners in the hands of Fengwu Army. If you break the tacit understanding, you will have to bear the price!
At Yang Chongqing's order, ten Fengwu Army prisoners were thrown down alive from the Pingyang city wall, and immediately ten pools of blood appeared under the city gate.

At the same time, the imperial guards on the city gate also read out Yang Chongqing's order. Seeing that Yang Chongqing was so crazy and disregarded the unspoken rules and tacit understanding between the two sides, the Fengwu Army who challenged him were extremely angry, but they still withdrew for the lives of their comrades.

Seeing this, Yang Chongqing couldn't help but show a hint of pride on his face, while Tang Peng beside him had a hint of worry in his eyes. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and asked seriously:
"Marshal Yang, can you tell me what you are going to do next?"

“If we continue like this, we won’t be able to outlast the Fengwu Army. The Fengwu Army’s artillery shells will smash us to death in Pingyang City…”

(End of this chapter)