Chapter 903 Untitled!

After making love, Ye Mingsheng originally planned to stay overnight, but the Foreign Affairs Bureau suddenly had an urgent matter to report, so Ye Mingsheng simply comforted Jiang Yuyan and left in a hurry...
Although she expressed her understanding and said that business was more important, when she saw Ye Mingsheng leaving surrounded by guards, Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but show a hint of resentment in her eyes.

Although her commitment to Ye Mingsheng was not 100% her original intention, but as she truly became Ye Mingsheng's woman, she no longer had any other thoughts and her heart was completely on Ye Mingsheng, so she also longed to receive more love from Ye Mingsheng.

However, as a career-oriented woman, the focus of Wang's Yuchuntang business and Rishengchang Bank's business are both in Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Qilian.

Therefore, Jiang Yuyan spent most of her time in these two places and rarely had the time and energy to come to Yijing. She carefully coordinated her time to come to Yijing this time. She thought she could spend at least one night with Ye Mingsheng, but she didn't expect it to end up like this.

Sighing in self-pity, Jiang Yuyan originally wanted to take a bath, but seemed to have thought of something, she finally gave up the plan, just called two maids to do a massage, and then asked the maids to call her confidant Liu Xu over.

In recent years, as the mistress of the Wang family, Jiang Yuyan handled the family business on behalf of her underage stepson. In order to avoid gossip, Jiang Yuyan was very careful to avoid suspicion, so she also trained some women to assist her...
After following Ye Mingsheng, Jiang Yuyan also understood that there were people from the Coordination Office around her. These people were protecting her and keeping an eye on her at the same time. Although she felt a little disgusted, Jiang Yuyan could still accept it because she was born into a royal family. This also made her more careful to avoid suspicion.

At Jiang Yuyan's order, a young woman in her twenties came to pay her respects to Jiang Yuyan. This person was Liu Xu, who used to be a maid beside Jiang Yuyan. Seeing that she was smart and alert, Jiang Yuyan taught her some things about reading and writing.

Later, Liu Xu secretly fell in love with Liu Sheng, a young manager of Wang's business, and even got pregnant. According to the rules, they should be beaten to death, but Jiang Yuyan let them go and even prepared a generous dowry for Liu Xu, and married Liu Xu to Liu Sheng in a grand ceremony.

For this, the couple Liu Xu and Liu Sheng were very grateful to Jiang Yuyan. Later, when Jiang Yuyan took the initiative to establish a relationship with the Fengwu Army, Jiang Yuyan deeply felt that although Ye Mingsheng encouraged the development of the private economy, the current economic structure under the rule of the Fengwu Army was still policy-oriented.

If the business wants to develop and grow, it needs to be in line with the policies of the Fengwu Army and stand at the forefront of the times...
Therefore, in order to better and faster understand the political trends of the Fengwu Army, and also to expand Yuchuntang's business to Yijing, Jiang Yuyan also opened a branch of Yuchuntang in Yijing and transferred the couple Liu Sheng and Xu Liu to keep an eye on various news in Yijing for her.

Jiang Yuyan, with a gentle attitude, first chatted with Xu Liu about family matters, such as how was her life in Yijing, how were her children, whether Liu Sheng was good to her, etc. After finishing these conversations, Jiang Yuyan got to the point and asked Xu Liu if there was anything worth noting in Yijing.

Facing Jiang Yuyan's question, Xu Liushi hesitated for a moment and replied:

"Yijing, the most important news right now is definitely about the war. Many people in Yijing's teahouses and restaurants are discussing when the Fengwu Army will enter Guanzhong, capture Luoan, and completely defeat the Luoan court, completing the Fengwu Army's goal of clearing the court of corrupt officials. Some gambling houses have even opened betting on this matter!"

"If the Fengwu Army invades Luoan before June, the compensation will be 50%, if the Fengwu Army invades Luoan before September, the compensation will be 30%, and if the Fengwu Army invades Luoan before December, the compensation will be 15%."

“In addition, everyone is concerned about when Marshal Ye will…”

When it came to the key point, Xu Liu seemed to realize something, her voice immediately stopped, and she looked at Jiang Yuyan cautiously.

Jiang Yuyan was also a smart woman. Seeing Xu Liushi's expression, she understood what she wanted to say. After a moment of silence, she said quietly:

"The people and officials are all very concerned about when he will become emperor, right?"

Seeing Jiang Yuyan asking, Xu Liushi hesitated for a moment but still nodded and said;
"They are very concerned about this issue. Many people are discussing when Marshal Ye will be crowned emperor and what name he will use for his country. There are many names such as Dashen, Dajin, Dafeng, etc. They are also discussing the women around the Marshal and who will be named the imperial concubine, etc!"

Jiang Yuyan felt mixed emotions after hearing Xu Liu's answer. Ever since she followed Ye Mingsheng, she had been trying to avoid this question, but she knew very well in her heart that this problem would eventually become unavoidable!
Jiang Yuyan never dared to hope that a hero like Ye Mingsheng would keep his promise, and that he would simply purge the court of evildoers and be a loyal minister and general of the Great Zhou for the rest of his life.

She knew very well that this was just a propaganda slogan of Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army. Once the Fengwu Army defeated the Luoan court and entered Luoan, these slogans would be completely discarded like used toilet paper.

Now Jiang Yuyan just hopes that her nephew, the emperor, can be more sensible and take the initiative to hand over power and abdicate the throne to Ye Mingsheng...
In her opinion, Ye Mingsheng was not a bloodthirsty person. As long as she abdicated the throne and cooperated with Ye Mingsheng, she would behave herself in the future.

Then Ye Mingsheng would most likely not wipe out the entire clan, and would let the royal family of the Great Zhou live a peaceful and stable life. In Jiang Yuyan's opinion, this would be the final outcome for the royal family of the Great Zhou.

After adjusting her mood, Jiang Yuyan asked again:
"Besides these news, is there any other news?"

Xu Liu was a little puzzled when she heard this. After thinking carefully for a while, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said to Jiang Yuyan:
"Madam, Marshal Ye's mother, Ye Cui, will be celebrating her 60th birthday in July this year. I heard that the government was planning to hold a grand celebration, but now that Yun and Bing are at war, the government's finances are tight, so the grand celebration that was planned may not be possible!"

Hearing this news, Jiang Yuyan was thoughtful. After thinking for about an incense stick of time, she asked Liu Xu:
"Is this news reliable?"

Liu Xu nodded and said seriously:

"The birthday of the old lady Ye Cui is on the seventh day of the seventh month of this year, and it is already the middle of April. Logically, the government should have started preparing, but there is no movement from the government yet. I heard that the government used all the silver to fight the war, and now the only silver left is for paying salaries!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuyan narrowed her eyes slightly. After a moment, she ordered, "Ask the ship to prepare a generous gift for me. I have to visit an elder tomorrow..."

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After leaving Jiang Yuyan's mansion, Ye Mingsheng returned to the study in the Ye Mansion. It was already 1:00 p.m., but Gu Sansi and Su Yi were already waiting for Ye Mingsheng in the side room.

After greeting each other, Ye Mingsheng asked the two of them:

"What happened?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Su Yi glanced at Gu Sansi. Seeing that Gu Sansi had no intention of speaking, he spoke:
"General, this is what happened. The representative of the Luoan court sent a message saying that the traitor Shangguan Hongyuan is dead. In addition, the traitor Shangguan Changgong wrote a personal letter to you, General!"

After saying that, Su Yi took out the letter. Ye Mingsheng took it without thinking too much.
Ye Mingsheng had already known about the death of Shangguan Hongyuan so he was not surprised. However, what surprised Ye Mingsheng was that Shangguan Changgong would tell him the news. You know, the Luoan court had just suffered a great defeat and the court was in turmoil, with officials becoming demoralized.

If the news of Shangguan Hongyuan's death were made public at this time, it would be another severe blow to the Luoan court. Although at this time, many officials in the court might have guessed the fact that Shangguan Hongyuan was dead, as long as Shangguan Changgong did not announce it, the impact would be smaller after all...
Ye Mingsheng had heard reports from the Coordination Office before. After the defeat in Pingyang, some ministers of the Luoan court forced Shangguan Changgong to abdicate and demanded an audience with Shangguan Hongyuan and ask the Prime Minister to take charge. However, Shangguan Changgong acted very tough and beat several ministers to death. He would rather become alienated from the ministers than make the news of his father's death public at this time.

So Ye Mingsheng was a little curious. Why did Shangguan Changgong's attitude change so drastically in just a few days and admit to him the death of his father Shangguan Hongyuan? This also made Ye Mingsheng even more curious about what Shangguan Changgong wrote in this handwritten letter to him!
However, before Ye Mingsheng received the letter, he heard the guard beside him remind him:
"Marshal, wait a minute!"

Hearing the guard's reminder, Ye Mingsheng remembered something and nodded at the guard.

As the Luoan court was defeated on the battlefield, it preferred more insidious and despicable means. According to the report of the Coordination Office, the spies of the Supervisory Department were now extremely crazy and desperately wanted to find an opportunity to assassinate Ye Mingsheng.

They tried to kill Ye Mingsheng in order to detonate the internal problems of the Fengwu Army, so that the Fengwu Army would fall into civil strife and be unable to continue attacking Guanzhong. As long as the Fengwu Army fell into civil strife, they could survive in Guanzhong and recover their strength...

Therefore, at this time, the Coordination Office and the Internal Security Bureau worked together to strengthen the security work around Ye Mingsheng to ensure Ye Mingsheng's absolute safety.

After getting Ye Mingsheng's instructions, the guard took the letter and checked the envelope first. Then he opened the envelope, took out the letter inside and checked it carefully. After confirming that there was no problem, he handed the letter to Ye Mingsheng.

Looking at the contents on the letter, Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly, then raised his head and asked Su Yi;

"Did Shangguan Changgong only tell us about Shangguan Hongyuan's death? Or did he announce the news in Luoan?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Su Yi was stunned for a moment and then said hesitantly
"Shangguan Changgong should not have made this news public in Luoan yet!"

Hearing this answer, Ye Mingsheng sneered, then threw the letter in his hand to Gu Sansi beside him. After Gu Sansi quickly read it, a look of surprise emerged on his face, and then he handed the letter to Su Yi.

Apart from some polite words in this letter, Shangguan Changgong's main point is, isn't it that you, Ye Mingsheng, are focusing on clearing out the court and getting rid of the traitor Shangguan Hongyuan?

Now that his father Shangguan Hongyuan is dead, there is no need for you, Ye Mingsheng, to purge the court. Of course, if Ye Mingsheng is still not satisfied, the two sides can continue to negotiate. As long as Ye Mingsheng can guarantee that their Shangguan family will not be liquidated, it is not impossible to let the Fengwu Army enter Luoan peacefully...
To be honest, Shangguan Changgong's attitude in the letter is more like surrender than asking for peace!
After a moment of silence, Gu Sansi spoke to Ye Mingsheng very seriously:

"Sir, I don't think Shangguan Changgong is seeking peace. He is trying to delay time!"

"Although the situation of Luoan court is very bad now, Luoan court still has the most powerful pass in the world, Weiguan, Guanzhong, Sichuan, and tens of thousands of imperial guards. Shangguan Changgong still has the strength to fight for the last time. I don't think he will choose to give up and admit defeat at this time!"

"And right now, the only force that can change the situation seems to be the Cumans, so I think Shangguan Changgong has decided to form an alliance with the Cumans to deal with our army!"

After hearing Gu Sansi's analysis, Ye Mingsheng's expression was very calm, like a pool of stagnant water, and no one could tell what he was thinking.

After being silent for about half a cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng asked Su Yi:

"What's going on with the Robes?"

After hearing this, Su Yi organized her words and introduced:
"After Jamukha became the Great Khan, Gao Shen met with him. Jamukha expressed some dissatisfaction with our army's involvement in Luobi's internal affairs, but he still agreed to Gao Shen's mediation and announced the pardon of Nurjiang!"

“In addition, Jamukha seems to be interested in inviting you, Marshal, to the grassland to hold a meeting with him to discuss various matters regarding the Cumans…”

(End of this chapter)