Chapter 98 Secret Meeting (3) Please add to favorites! Please vote! Please invest!
Seeing Cai Pengbo like this, Wang Kangxin, who was also tricked by Ye Mingsheng at the Luochuan Road granary and watched his best friend Li Wanshun die tragically, couldn't help but feel sympathy with Cai Pengbo.

After cursing Ye Mingsheng and venting his anger, Cai Pengbo looked at Wang Kangxin and continued, "Since you brought up this matter, is there anything you can do to help me?"

After he finished speaking, a glimmer of hope emerged in his eyes, and he looked at Wang Kangxin expectantly. However, to his disappointment, Wang Kangxin shook his head slightly under his gaze. Seeing this, Cai Pengbo said with some dismay: "Then what do you want to do here?"

"Although I can't help, Brother Cai, you are in the service of Lord Xu, how can I say a few good words to you? But I have something that I think can make you feel better!" After saying this, Wang Kangxin took out an envelope from his arms and pushed it in front of Cai Pengbo.

"Wang Kangxin, what do you mean?" Cai Pengbo didn't even look at the envelope that was pushed to him, and his tone instantly turned cold.

Although he didn't read the envelope, he knew very well what was inside it.

Feeling Cai Pengbo's attitude, Wang Kangxin said indifferently:
"Whether it's Lord Xu or Brother Cai, they are all loyal to the court and the Great Zhou. This is no different from the Supervisory Office. Since we all have the same goal, we can naturally become friends!"

"In today's world, it is better to have more friends than more enemies. More friends mean more roads, more enemies mean more walls."

“Although the silver is not much, Brother Cai can take this little money and give it to Marquis Xu’s female confidantes. With some persuasion, Brother Cai’s problem will probably be resolved. Who knows, it may even turn a disaster into a blessing!”

"That's all I have to say. Brother Cai, please think about it carefully! I'm leaving now!"

After Wang Kangxin finished speaking, he bowed to Cai Pengbo, then without saying anything more, he turned around, opened the door, and left.

After he left, Cai Pengbo hesitated for a moment, but still picked up the envelope and took a closer look. Inside was a silver note for five hundred taels of silver issued by Guangshengyuan, one of the three major banks in the Zhou Dynasty.

Seeing this, Cai Pengbo's eyes showed a mixture of surprise and complexity. Although Wang Kangxin didn't have much silver, the five hundred taels he spent was equivalent to more than two years of his salary, which was indeed a lot.

But for him, although the money was not small, it was too hot to hold!
Once Xu Zhaojie knew that he had accepted money from the Supervisory Office, even if he had not done anything to betray him, the consequences would be disastrous...
His expression changed several times, and Cai Pengbo finally gritted his teeth, reached out and took the banknotes in the envelope and put them safely into his arms.

He had no idea why the Inspectorate suddenly gave him such a large sum of money or what they wanted him to do with it!

But what Wang Kangxin said just now is right, more friends mean more roads, more enemies mean more walls!
The five hundred taels of silver were a gesture of goodwill from the Inspectorate. If he did not accept them, it would mean that he was rejecting the Inspectorate's gesture of goodwill, which meant that he was standing against the Inspectorate.

So here comes the question! In today's Great Zhou, how many people dare to be the enemy of the Supervisory Department?
Even if there are, they are either local lords or powerful officials in the court with strong backgrounds. They can never be compared with him, Cai Pengbo, a seventh-rank commander who commands three thousand imperial guards!
The Supervisory Department may not be able to do anything to Xu Zhaojie, but there is no problem in taking down Cai Pengbo to make an example of him! And even if the Supervisory Department did so, Xu Zhaojie would probably not stand up for him.

So he can't afford to offend Xu Zhaojie, but he can't afford to offend the Inspectorate even more!
Besides, these five hundred taels of silver are not a small amount. Just as Wang Kangxin said, if used properly and spent on the right things, it might really turn a disaster into a blessing and have miraculous effects.

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Eight days later, a group of several hundred soldiers of the Great Zhou Imperial Guards, carrying a banner with the word "Ye" on it, slowly walked out of Huangya Valley, the exit of Huishan.

Looking at the vast plains within their sight with no trace of mountains, everyone in the team smiled with joy. Everyone knew that they had walked out of the endless Huishan Mountains, and it would not be long before they could set foot on the territory of the Great Zhou and truly return home!

At this moment, everyone feels that the hard work and suffering of the past eight days have paid off...
If it weren't for the strict military discipline, everyone would have cheered and celebrated this moment.

Looking around, Ye Mingsheng saw the excited expressions of his subordinates. In order not to spoil everyone's interest, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly:

"Brothers, we have left Huishan. In two days at most, we can return to Da Zhou!"

After getting Ye Mingsheng's approval, everyone cheered wildly and vented their emotions to their heart's content.

In the past eight days, in order to save time and arrive at Datian Pass at the scheduled time according to Xu Zhaojie's order, Ye Mingsheng really tried his best. Every day he urged his soldiers to cross mountains and rivers as much as possible. Except for the necessary rest and meal time, he really did not dare to slack off or rest for the slightest.

At the same time, in order to guard against Xu Zhaojie's next attack, Ye Mingsheng was also very cautious. He would rather take a detour than go through dangerous places. With such caution, Ye Mingsheng finally led everyone out of Huishan safely.

The next 100 miles away is Ye Mingsheng's destination - Datian Pass. Ye Mingsheng now has about three days. Although the time is not particularly abundant, it is not very tight. As long as he maintains a normal marching speed and no accidents occur, Ye Mingsheng can arrive at Datian Pass smoothly, so that Xu Zhaojie can't find any faults and can't say anything...

Looking up at the sky, Ye Mingsheng saw the sun setting and it was about to get dark. Even if they continued to march, they wouldn't be able to go far. Out of compassion, he pointed his whip at a flat area beside a stream not far ahead and ordered:

"Pass the order down, set up camp there tonight, have a good rest, and set out again tomorrow morning."

"Yes!" The soldiers replied in unison:

(End of this chapter)