Chapter 904 Shen Yutong is unwilling to remain silent!

After saying these words, Su Yi looked at Ye Mingsheng with some worry, but under his gaze, Ye Mingsheng's expression remained unchanged····························
Although he seemed calm on the surface, Ye Mingsheng still felt a little dissatisfied when he heard the news!

Although Ye Mingsheng had long anticipated that given the general character of the Robe people, Jamukha, after becoming the Khan with his support, would definitely become so arrogant that he would not even know his own last name!

But to be honest, Ye Mingsheng really underestimated Jamukha. He didn't expect this guy to be so arrogant. Didn't he remember the respect and humility he showed when he wrote to him asking for his support to become the Khan?

In fact, the Fengwu Army and Jamukha had discussed the alliance before. After all, Luobi's strength was greatly weakened now. Even if Jamukha became the Khan of Luobi, it would be difficult for him to change anything in a short period of time. Therefore, Jamukha needed the intervention of the Fengwu Army to ensure that Luobi would not be completely defeated by the Fengwu Army.

So in this regard, Jamukha did ask for help from the Fengwu Army, but the Fengwu Army was rather indifferent to the alliance!

Since the beginning of the Fengwu Army, they have had many bloody battles with Luo Bi and the two sides have long-standing grievances. Although the relationship between the two sides has eased under the circumstances...
However, the ice in the relationship between the two sides never really melted. Many people in the Fengwu Army were hostile to Luo Bi, so there were strong voices within the Fengwu Army who disagreed with forming an alliance with Luo Bi.

Ye Mingsheng himself had no good feelings towards Luo Bi. He only supported Luo Bi with some materials and weapons for the sake of checks and balances and long-term considerations. Therefore, after considering internal opinions, Ye Mingsheng did not want to form an alliance with Luo Bi.

But the problem was that Jamukha was very positive about this matter, and the Fengwu Army needed the presence of the Luobi people to contain the Cumans, so Ye Mingsheng couldn't directly reject Jamukha's request. So he proposed that the alliance could be held, but Jamukha needed to come to Yijing in person after becoming the Khan.

If Jamukha, the Great Khan of Luobi, came to Yijing in person to hold an alliance with Ye Mingsheng, it would be more accurate to say that he was coming to surrender as a younger brother rather than a alliance.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng believed that Jamukha would not agree to this condition. In fact, after the Fengwu Army put forward this condition, Jamukha's side did not mention the alliance anymore.

But what Ye Mingsheng didn't expect was that Jamuka was actually waiting for him here, and he had to go to the grassland to form an alliance with him?

Did this kid Jamukha become so happy after becoming the Great Khan that he started to confuse the difference between the big and small kings?

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng was ready to order some means to calm down Jamukha. ···························

Before Jamukha became the Khan, Ye Mingsheng had prepared some backup plans within Luobi. Now might be the time to arrange these backup plans for Jamukha.

However, at this time, Gu Sansi, who had remained silent, said:
"Marshal, although Jamukha's behavior is arrogant, he is still very cunning. I think since he dares to put forward such conditions to you, Marshal, he should have some other means!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice:

"Think carefully, what do you think Jamukha is going to do?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi thought for a while, raised his head, met Ye Mingsheng's gaze and said in a deep voice:

"Try to talk to the Kipchaks!"

After hearing this answer, Ye Mingsheng hadn't said anything yet, but Su Yi at the side couldn't help but say:
"Master Gu, how is this possible? Luobei and Qincha are mortal enemies!"

Gu Sansi continued in a deep voice:
"They are indeed sworn enemies, but I think Jamukha also doesn't want to be controlled by us and become a puppet in front of us!"

"I think he will try every possible means to use us against the Kipchaks and use the Kipchaks against us..."

After Gu Sansi finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng also fell silent. He had the same idea as Su Yi just now, but after hearing Gu Sansi's explanation, Ye Mingsheng thought that Gu Sansi's idea was very bold and the possibility was not small!

After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng still felt that he couldn't indulge Jamukha's bad habits, so he immediately instructed Su Yi:

"Hold back half of the planned sales to Jamukha's troops, sell the seized materials in batches to Nurjiang and Solon, and step up infiltration into Jamukha's troops!"

"Dealing with this Robe man is like raising a dog. If you feed him too much, he will start to bite people!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's words, Su Yi, who was in charge of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, immediately nodded and said:

"You are right, my lord. Even if Jamukha is a wolf that bites people, he will be as docile as a dog in your hands!"

Regarding Su Yi's flattery, Ye Mingsheng pointed at him and shook his head with a smile. At this time, Gu Sansi asked again:
"Marshal, what are the arrangements for the Cumans?"

Ye Mingsheng hesitated for a moment and said:
"That bastard Aisiduoan is very ambitious. During the Battle of Pingyang, he even dared to send an eagle division south to Yunbing to collect money, hoping to help the Luoan court!"

“If you don’t teach this kind of guy a lesson, he will think you are a soft persimmon and start to get ahead of you…”

At this point, Ye Mingsheng instructed Su Yi again:
"Were the things we sold to the Luobi people not for them to keep for their offspring? Aren't they clamoring every day to reclaim their ancestral land and take back the Western Erlengchen steppe?"

"Then tell the Luobi tribes to make some moves on the grassland. If that tribe is doing well, I can give them more material support!"

"With the Robe people holding them back, even if Asdogan wants to go south to interfere, he won't be able to spare much strength!"

Su Yi and Gu Sansi had no problem with Ye Mingsheng's order. The three of them discussed some details and then adjourned the meeting.

Ye Mingsheng also came to Bai Yuanyuan's room. Recently, Bai Yuanyuan was about to give birth and her mood was a little unstable. Ye Mingsheng had been out inspecting Youyan and hadn't seen her for a while. Today, Ye Mingsheng came over to comfort her emotions.

When Ye Mingsheng arrived at Bai Yuanyuan's yard, he was surprised to find that Shen Yutong was also in the room. He wondered when Shen Yutong and Bai Yuanyuan started playing together. Shen Yutong was pretty and could be ranked among the top five wives and concubines of Ye Mingsheng. However, she had no emotional foundation with Ye Mingsheng. Therefore, although she gave birth to a son for Ye Mingsheng, her presence in the Ye Mansion was still weak...
Bai Yuanyuan, who was already emotionally unstable because she was about to give birth, became emotionally unstable when she saw Ye Mingsheng appear. She leaned in Ye Mingsheng's arms and started crying. She also said some depressing words, like she thought she would never see Ye Mingsheng.

Although Ye Mingsheng was somewhat helpless about this, he still tried to comfort them patiently and fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband as much as possible. Seeing Ye Mingsheng and Bai Yuanyuan like this, Shen Yutong tactfully left.

However, looking at Shen Yutong's dignified and beautiful appearance, Ye Mingsheng also felt some movement in his heart, so he asked Bai Yuanyuan why Shen Yutong came.

Bai Yuanyuan was a little jealous when she heard Ye Mingsheng asking about Shen Yutong, but she still said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Shen Yutong wants to arrange a marriage for Jingcheng, so she wants me to help her make the connection!"

Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly when he heard this, realizing that Shen Yutong seemed to be somewhat unwilling to accept the current situation. Seeing that Ye Mingsheng seemed unhappy, Bai Yuanyuan immediately distanced herself from him and said:

"Husband, it was Shen Yutong who came to me on her own initiative, and I didn't agree to her!"

Seeing Bai Yuanyuan looking a little nervous, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said:

"That's fine! If there's someone suitable, you can introduce Jingcheng to them!"

After hearing Ye Mingsheng's answer, Shen Yutong finally felt relieved and said:
"There are some suitable ones, but I'm worried that Sister Shen won't like them..."

Seeing that Bai Yuanyuan seemed to have something else in her words, Ye Mingsheng also understood what she meant. Shen Yutong's idea of ​​finding a marriage for Jingcheng might not be simple, but she was not satisfied with their mother and son's status as an unknown person in the mansion, so she wanted to use the marriage to attract a strong reinforcement to increase their mother and son's weight in the mansion.

However, it is interesting that Shen Yutong asked Bai Yuanyuan to act as a matchmaker. I wonder what her plan is!
Although he knew what Bai Yuanyuan meant, Ye Mingsheng did not respond. He did not want to interfere too much in the affairs of the women in the mansion.

Originally, Ye Mingsheng planned to rest at Bai Yuanyuan's place tonight, but Bai Yuanyuan's jealous nagging was too much, which made Ye Mingsheng feel a little overwhelmed.

Just at this time the General Staff sent a battle report from the front line, and Ye Mingsheng left on the pretext of something while Bai Yuanyuan was reluctant to let him go.

The battle report was written personally by Xun Ke of the Third Army, reporting to Ye Mingsheng on the situation of the Shayuan County battle. In this battle, the Fengwu Army killed 5,000 Cumans and captured 2,000. Only a hundred defeated soldiers escaped in the chaos, which basically wiped out the Cuman Eagle Division that invaded Yunbing.

Ye Mingsheng was also very happy about this news. He felt that Xun Ke fought very well in this battle and it made him proud!

Although Yuan Song stood up and expressed his responsibility for the Imperial Army's capture of Pingyang, after all, more than 10,000 infantrymen of the Third Division were annihilated and suffered heavy losses. Therefore, the doubts about Xun Ke that had originally subsided in the Fengwu Army were raised again...
And now Xun Ke's annihilation of the Cumans' Eagle Division is undoubtedly the best response to these questioning voices, which also proves that Ye Mingsheng's decision to promote him out of turn was the right choice!

Ye Mingsheng, who was in a good mood, read the last page of the battle report. Xun Ke apologized to Ye Mingsheng for killing the general of the Cuman Eagle Division, Tai'erqi, without asking for permission.

With this great victory in front of him, Ye Mingsheng didn't care much about this little thing. There was no use for him to keep an Eagle Division general and it would be a waste of food. It was no big deal to kill Xun Ke.

However, just when Ye Mingsheng was about to write instructions to Xun Ke, the guard brought another letter.

"Sir, this is the report sent by General Ye Dong from Yunbing!"

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised to hear this. Ye Dong seldom wrote any reports to him during these years of being sent abroad. And if he remembered correctly, this time, the Ninth Division under Ye Dong was now commanded by Xun Ke.

As soon as Xun Ke’s battle report was delivered, Ye Dong’s secret report came right after. What’s going on?

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng opened Ye Dong's report with doubts. As he read the contents of Ye Dong's report, Ye Mingsheng's expression became serious.

Ye Mingsheng originally thought that Xun Ke killed Tai Yila unintentionally, but after seeing Ye Dong’s report, Ye Mingsheng realized that Xun Ke did it on purpose...

If it was an unintentional mistake, Ye Mingsheng could be magnanimous and not hold it against Xun Ke, but if it was intentional, the nature of the matter would be completely different!

After all, the Fengwu Army's military law has clearly stated that it is up to them to decide how to deal with the captured enemy's senior generals!

Even though Ye Dong had clearly stood up to oppose it, Xun Ke personally killed Tai Yila. This was a bit too arrogant!

Although Ye Mingsheng is willing to accept Xun Ke's loyalty to him, Xun Ke's actions are 100% an act of exceeding his authority, and military law must not be enforced without punishment!

If this is not punished, then someone will surely follow suit, and then it will be difficult to lead the team!

Although he had decided to punish Xun Ke, Ye Mingsheng still needed to think about how to punish him. After all, Xun Ke had won such a great victory. If he was punished too harshly, it would not only make Xun Ke feel disheartened, but also make people in the Fengwu Army say that he only valued mistakes and not achievements.

However, if the punishment is too light, it will not serve as a warning. After thinking carefully for a while, Ye Mingsheng had the answer in his mind.

Ye Mingsheng decided to fine Xun Ke one year's salary for exceeding his authority, and required Xun Ke to make a written review of the matter. When he returned to the capital, he had to come to the General Staff Headquarters to review the matter in public again and promise not to do it again!
At the same time, for the battle in Shayuan County, Ye Mingsheng rewarded Xun Keying with a shop, 100 pieces of silk, 1,000 pieces of cloth, more than 100 pieces of stationery, and 300 shi of grain.

The most important of these rewards were the shops in Yijing. With the rapid economic development, Yijing, as the ruling center of the Fengwu Army, had become increasingly expensive. Any decent shop in Yijing city would cost three hundred taels of silver, while a better one would cost five hundred taels or even thousands of taels!
Therefore, the market value of Ye Mingsheng’s rewards must be at least over 1,200 taels, which is a generous reward for Xun Ke!

This is also because the Fengwu Army is in financial difficulty now, and every tael of silver is useful, so Ye Mingsheng is willing to reward so many objects. However, food and cloth are hard currencies that can be exchanged for silver.

By doing so, Ye Mingsheng only hopes that Xun Ke can understand his painstaking efforts and not make such a mistake again····························

(End of this chapter)