Chapter 927 Identity Exposed!

Yijing, Chenji Teahouse

A pretty girl of about 28 sat on the stage, playing and singing Du Shiniang. Her graceful and moving Wu dialect made people feel as if they were in that tragic love story.

Hearing this, he was shocked.
It's like cold water pouring over my head. I hold ice in my arms.
I am speechless about wood carvings and clay sculptures.

The clouds cover my eyes and my ears are ringing
My heart is like a knife stabbing,
My whole body is shaking

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Ye Mingsheng, who was sitting in the corner of the teahouse, could hardly understand the soft Wu dialect spoken by the girl on the stage, but this did not prevent him from appreciating her performance art.

A month ago, no one knew how Chen Qingshu, the owner of Chen's Teahouse, found a troupe of Jiangnan Pingtan opera from Jiangnan.

Because the Jiangnan Pingtan performed by this troupe was very interesting, and the girls in the troupe were all in their twenties, very pretty and good at playing the piano and music, the performance was well received as soon as it started at Chen's Teahouse.

The young and old men in Yijing City all wanted to feast their eyes and enjoy the romance. Fortunately, the security in Yijing City under the rule of Fengwu Army was good, otherwise there would be jealousy, and it would be even worse if swords were used and blood was shed!

Because he often went to Chenji Teahouse to drink tea and listen to music when he visited the people in disguise, Ye Mingsheng also knew about this Pingtan opera troupe from Jiangnan.

Although he felt a little curious, because there were too many things going on recently, Ye Mingsheng didn't dare to sacrifice his work for personal reasons, so he could only suppress his thoughts temporarily. After all the military and political affairs were almost dealt with, Ye Mingsheng dared to take a break from his busy schedule and come to Chen's Teahouse to listen to music and relax...

After the girl on the stage finished singing, Ye Mingsheng opened his eyes and asked Ye Kui beside him:

"what is her name?"

Ye Kui thought for a moment and said:
"It seems her stage name is Ming Qiu, her real name is still unknown!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and said:

"You sang well, you deserve a reward!"

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Ye Kui's eyes flashed with surprise, but he immediately gave a look to his subordinate beside him. The guard immediately took out ten silver coins and threw them to the guy who was collecting the reward money.

Seeing these ten silver coins, the waiter was startled at first, then he bowed and smiled and said:

"Thank you for the silver coins! I wish you good luck, prosperity, good health and everything goes well!"

When the other people in the teahouse saw Ye Mingsheng's guards giving silver coins as rewards, they all looked over curiously, carefully guessing the identities of Ye Mingsheng and his party.

The Fengwu Army started to promote silver dollars a long time ago, but due to various reasons, the circulation was not high. Ye Mingsheng also used most of the minted silver dollars to reward the meritorious soldiers of the Fengwu Army.

Ye Mingsheng originally intended to use these people to circulate the silver coins in the market, but who would have thought that these silver coins were exquisitely made, had a high silver content, and could also be blown.

And the silver dollar was originally awarded by Ye Mingsheng to meritorious soldiers, so many people regard the silver dollar as exclusive to the Fengwu Army, and it is considered a symbol of status among the people································
Therefore, the soldiers of the Fengwu Army who received these rewards treasured them very much and hid them away, not wanting to spend them at all!

Therefore, to this day, silver coins have been issued for several years, but they are still not common in the market!
The girl Mingqiu on the stage looked at Ye Mingsheng with some curiosity and bowed to express her gratitude. Ye Mingsheng also smiled and nodded.

To be honest, he has listened to a lot of storytelling, operas, and Liaoyang drum in Chen's Teahouse. Today, he happened to listen to this Jiangnan Pingtan, and it was really interesting!
After this little episode, a storyteller came onto the stage and began to tell the Water Margin. Perhaps stimulated by the reward of ten silver dollars, he told the story with extra enthusiasm today.

At this time, the clever Chen Xiangling also came over. Because he knew this little girl, Ye Kui did not stop her from approaching Ye Mingsheng. She sat next to Ye Mingsheng and said softly:

"Brother Ye, you rarely come here, but you are willing to spend a fortune just to make a beautiful woman smile. You are really generous!"

Feeling the hint of jealousy in the little girl's words, Ye Mingsheng shook his head and said:
"That's an exaggeration. It's just ten silver coins. How can it be considered a thousand gold coins?"

Because Ye Mingsheng had borrowed Ye Dong’s name in front of Chen Xiangling before, Chen Xiangling also knew which Marshal Ye this Brother Ye was a close minister of. So she was not surprised that Ye Mingsheng took out the silver dollar...

Looking at Ye Mingsheng, Chen Xiangling spoke softly again:
"In your eyes, Brother Ye, these silver coins may not be a big deal, but if they are placed outside, they will be something that others will scramble for!"

If someone else said this to Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng would probably feel annoyed, but for some reason, when he heard this girl say this, Ye Mingsheng did not feel that way and said with a smile:

"It's just some yellow and white stuff. Sooner or later, it will be widely popularized! By then, we can have as many as we want!"

The two talked for a while and the gentleman on the stage who was telling the story of Water Margin also came to an end. Miss Mingqiu also returned to the stage again to sing a song of Yingying Xiangyue amid the audience's expectations.

Just as Ye Mingsheng was enjoying this melodious and moving voice, a guard from the Royal Guard Camp walked over quickly, and the sound of his footsteps startled Ye Mingsheng.

When Ye Mingsheng was about to get angry with a frown on his face, the guard handed him a letter and said:

"Sir, urgent news from Weiguan! Our army has won a great victory!"

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this, then he opened the letter and began to read it. Looking at the content written by Yuan Song himself, even with Ye Mingsheng's broad mind and sophistication, he could not suppress the joy on his face.

With the help of Tang Peng, the Fengwu Army broke through Weiguan on May 14, killing more than 10,000 enemy soldiers and capturing more than 20,000 enemy soldiers. The enemy general Ma Chongyang, the governor of Weiguan, was executed. Only more than 10,000 enemy remnants fled to Luoan in defeat. Our army had already entered Guanzhong...

In addition to these key information, Yuan Song also sorted out the information he had collected about Murong Lun's rebellion and copied it to Ye Mingsheng.

At this moment, Ye Mingsheng felt that happiness came too suddenly. The Fengwu Army had already prepared for a fierce battle in Wei Pass for a period of time, but he did not expect that Murong Lun would give him such a big gift at this time!

However, Murong Lun, who is extremely smart, went too far this time and included himself in the equation!
Although Mingqiu's Wu dialect was still gentle and moving, Ye Mingsheng was in no mood to listen any more. He wanted to return to the mansion immediately to gather everyone to discuss important matters. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng immediately stood up and said to Chen Xiangling:
"Xiangling, I have something important to do. Come back another day!"

Seeing Ye Mingsheng chasing after her so soon, Chen Xiangling's pretty face was immediately filled with disappointment, but seeing that Ye Mingsheng had made up his mind, she forced a smile and said:

"Well! Goodbye, Brother Ye. You must come again!"

"Of course!" Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded when he heard that.

After saying goodbye and leaving, Ye Mingsheng was ready to leave surrounded by his guards. However, after taking a few steps, Ye Mingsheng, who was in a very good mood, seemed to have thought of something and instructed Ye Kui beside him:

"I will pay for all the consumption at Chen's Tea House today!"

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Ye Mingsheng turned around and left the teahouse. Ye Kui looked around in the teahouse and said loudly:
"Our master is in a good mood today. All the expenses in the teahouse will be paid by our master..."

As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar in the teahouse, and many people looked at each other in bewilderment. This Chenji Teahouse is a place with a high level of consumption in the whole Yijing.

The turnover for this day was not a small amount. No one knew who was so generous as to book Chen Ji Teahouse for a whole day!
At this time, Ye Kui took out a token with the word "Ye" engraved on it, handed it to Chen Xiangling and said:

"Miss Chen, we left in a hurry and didn't bring any banknotes with us. Please keep a record of the money we spent in the teahouse today. Take this token and go to the Dadongsheng Company to collect the money!"

Chen Xiangling was still a little confused and didn't know what was going on, but she subconsciously took the token from Ye Kui.

After handing the token to Chen Xiangling, Ye Kui clasped his fists and left. Chen Xiangling then looked at the token in her hand.

Although she, as a little girl, could not understand the meaning of this token, but looking at the exquisite workmanship of this token and the simple and elegant word "Ye" engraved on the token, Chen Xiangling was still able to realize the preciousness of this token and the power it represented!
At this time, the teahouse's deputy shopkeeper Ma Defu came over and looked at the token in Chen Xiangling's hand. With his rich experience, he immediately realized something and shuddered all over. He asked Chen Xiangling curiously:
"Miss, who is this gentleman from the Ye family?
"I've seen him come to our teahouse several times. Every time he comes with a grand ceremony, at least a dozen followers. Every time he comes, he spends lavishly..."

Because she realized that her elder brother Ye did not want to reveal his identity, Chen Xiangling did not want to reveal Ye Mingsheng's identity to Ma Defu.

But then he thought again that he was not often in the teahouse, and he would have to distract himself with things happening in the restaurant. It would be bad if someone in the teahouse was careless and bumped into him, Brother Ye!
So Chen Xiangling hesitated for a moment and whispered to Ma Defu:
"Shopkeeper Ma, I'm telling you not to tell anyone else!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Defu immediately assured:
"Miss, I will definitely not tell anyone else, so don't worry!"

After receiving Ma Defu's assurance, Chen Xiangling also spoke:
"He is Ye Dong, a close confidant of Marshal Ye!"

Hearing Chen Xiangling say this, Ma Defu's expression suddenly became stunned. He hesitated for a moment and asked Chen Xiangling carefully:

"Miss, you said he is Ye Dong? The Ye Dong who was once the captain of Marshal Ye's personal guard?"

Facing Ma Defu's question, Chen Xiangling nodded without thinking:

"Yeah! He told me so!"

Looking at the young lady who had not yet realized the problem, Ma Defu hesitated for a moment and whispered:
“Miss, Lord Ye Dongye is now the general of the 9th Division of the Fengwu Army, and the 9th Division is currently fighting in Wei Pass…”

Chen Xiangling was stunned when these words came out. She didn't dare to believe what Ma Defu said. Seeing this, Ma Defu continued:
"Miss, this is not confidential information. You can find out by just asking around!"

Hearing what Ma Defu said, Chen Xiangling said in a daze:
"Shopkeeper Ma, you said he is not Ye Dong?"

Ma Defu nodded and said:
"Ye Dong is the general of the Ninth Division. Now the Ninth Division is fighting in Weiguan. According to the military regulations of the Fengwu Army, how could he be here leisurely drinking tea and listening to music?"

After hearing this and thinking about the strict military regulations of the Fengwu Army, Chen Xiangling was really willing to believe that this mysterious Brother Ye was not Ye Dong.

A feeling of being deceived suddenly came over me, and scenes of how I got to know this Brother Ye emerged in my mind.

At the same time, Ma Defu continued to order:
"This gentleman is definitely not Ye Dong, but I guess he is most likely a big shot of the Ye family!"

"Otherwise, with the pomp and ceremony of his trip, he might be able to impersonate the Ye family and defraud people elsewhere, but where is Yijing?"

"The Ye family has a Marshal Ye, and now they are extremely famous. When Marshal Ye becomes emperor, the Ye family will be royal relatives. Impersonating a royal relative is a serious crime!"

“If he had pretended to be a member of the Ye family, he would have been thrown into jail by the Coordination Office long ago. I estimate that his identity is at least as good as Ye Dong’s, otherwise he wouldn’t dare to pretend to be Ye Dong…”

"This Ye Dong is Marshal Ye's best friend, and now he is the general of the Ninth Division. His status in the Ye family is also very high. Not to mention those who are higher than him, there are not many people who are on the same level as him, unless they are the respected elders of the Ye family!"

“But I heard that the youngest of the Ye family elders is already over 50 years old, and this gentleman looks to be in his early 30s, so he is definitely not an elder of the Ye family!”

Thinking of this, Ma Fude thought for a while, and then suggested to Chen Xiangling:

"Miss, although we don't know who this gentleman is, I think we can trust him!"

"It's better to be safe than sorry. If we believe him, the worst case scenario is that we will lose a day's revenue. It may be painful, but it won't cause any serious damage!"

“But if he is really a big shot of the Ye family, and we didn’t do what he said today and didn’t give him face, then with his power, we will have to suffer in the future!

“So I think that since he said he would pay for the teahouse today, then we should just pay for it today, and then take the token to Dadongsheng Company to collect the money tomorrow…”

(End of this chapter)