Yijing, Governor's Mansion

Ye Cheng hurriedly walked into Ye Mingsheng's study, handed a secret report to Ye Mingsheng and said:

"Sir, the inner guard has sent an urgent report..."

Hearing the word "internal guard", Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with light. He immediately took the secret report and opened it to read. Looking at the content above, a smile gradually appeared on Ye Mingsheng's face and he said:

"Very good, Yuan Song really did not disappoint me! Now this game of chess is completely alive!"

After speaking, Ye Mingsheng thought for a while, and then ordered Ye Cheng, who was standing respectfully aside:

"Go find Gu Sansi and Zhang Juning! I have something to discuss with them!"

"yes!"

After a stick of incense, Gu Sansi and Zhang Juning, who were summoned by Ye Mingsheng, came to Ye Mingsheng's study. After greeting Ye Mingsheng, Gu Sansi said to Ye Mingsheng very happily:

"Sir, did you get the news so quickly?"

Listening to Gu Sansi's words, Ye Mingsheng looked at Gu Sansi with some surprise. He did get the news, but the news was that Yuan Song won a great victory in Shunping, Zhao Fuqu died of self-immolation, and the entire Yan army was wiped out, with more than 50,000 people.

The Yan army soldiers surrendered!

However, this news was obtained by Ye Mingsheng through his own secret channels, not through the Fengwu Army or the Coordination Office. I believe that even Huo San, the director of the Coordination Office, did not get the news at this time. So how did Gu Sansi know?

Seemingly aware of the meaning in Ye Mingsheng's words, Gu Sansi was surprised and asked Ye Mingsheng puzzledly:

"My lord, weren't you officially appointed by the imperial court to patrol the south, and you summoned us here as the governor of Yanliao?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng realized that Gu Sansi and his information were not the same. Due to financial reasons, the Fengwu Army's intelligence system was still only focusing on the north. Even the intelligence network in Anqing was targeted by Ye Mingsheng.

Xu Zhaojie specially approved the funds to lay the...

Therefore, the Fengwu Army, which was rising early, has not yet spread its intelligence tentacles to Sichuan and Shu, where the Southern Patrol Court is located. This means that if the Fengwu Army wants to obtain information about Sichuan and Shu, it mainly has to go through Gu Sansi.

The leader of the foreign affairs department, which is why Gu Sansi knew the news before Ye Mingsheng.

Although he had just learned the news, Ye Mingsheng still acted very calmly and said:

"Murong Hui has just returned, and the Murong family has completed the matter. It seems that the Murong family is still very efficient!"

Hearing this, Gu Sansi nodded and said with emotion:

"The Murong family has actually accomplished this matter. Their power in the court and among the nobles is really unfathomable!"

Speaking of this, Gu Sansi seemed to have thought of something, and reminded Ye Mingsheng very vaguely:

"Sir, the Murong family has shown their sincerity, and our attitude should be more positive!"

Feeling the implication of Gu Sansi's words, Ye Mingsheng did not answer his words, but changed his voice and said:

"This time I'm calling Sansi, Ju Ning and you two over. The main purpose is to talk about our current financial affairs and see how big the financial gap will be in the future and how many bonds will need to be issued!"

Gu Sansi, who originally wanted to urge Ye Mingsheng to make up his mind as soon as possible, became serious when he heard the word bond. Just when he was about to say something, Ye Mingsheng turned his eyes to the Financial Secretary.

Regarding his own job, Zhang Juning, the chief steward of the Fengwu Army, said immediately without any hesitation:

"Sir, because our army was advancing very quickly in Youyan, the Yan army had no time to damage these warehouses when they retreated. In addition, due to the donations from the local faction headed by the Gu family, we have no shortage of food, cloth, and salt.

There are still nearly 700,000 shi of grain in the warehouse..."

"However, because of the two-front war this time, our army spent too much money. After confiscating the Yan Army's assets and rewarding our army's meritorious officers, we still saved more than 800,000 taels of silver during this period.

Three hundred thousand taels of silver have been spent on military pay for soldiers from all over the country, pensions for disabled officers, and mass production of firearms, etc.!"

"In addition, there is an upfront funding of 200,000 taels of silver for the expansion of the two divisions. Currently, there are only 300,000 taels of silver left in our army's treasury. If the current war continues for more than half a year,

If it takes a few months, our army will not be able to issue military pay and pensions!"

Looking at Zhang Juning with a grim look on his face, Ye Mingsheng smiled slightly. He knew that Zhang Juning, the God of Wealth, was not easy to be a man. Fengwu Army's shop was getting bigger and bigger, and people everywhere were asking for money. Zhang Juning had saved enough money.

He will be spent before he gets too hot, and now he is at most a passing god of wealth!

Gu Sansi on the side looked more and more serious after listening to Zhang Juning's story. Although he knew that the Fengwu Army had spent a lot of money on disaster relief and fighting during this period, he did not expect that the money in the bank was only

That's all that's left, but even so, Gu Sansi still held different opinions on Ye Mingsheng's idea of ​​issuing bonds. He organized his words and suggested to Ye Mingsheng:

"Sir, for the financial shortfall we can first liquidate the Ma family and make up for it with them. The Ma family has been operating in Youyan for generations and has a rich fortune. If we squeeze out all their wealth, we will definitely have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

It is enough for us to get through this difficulty. I think we should be more cautious about issuing bonds..."

"The Luobei people in the north have not been repelled yet, so it is inevitable that the traitor Zhao Fuqu has not been eliminated. Moreover, because of the Ma family's affairs, the relationship between us and the local faction has been a bit sensitive recently. Let them pay for it at this time, I am afraid it will

Counterproductive!”

Listening to Gu Sansi's worries, Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded and said:

"The Ma family naturally needs to be liquidated. However, just two days ago, Yuan Song won a great victory in Fuhu Gang. Zhao Fuqu burned himself to death and the main force of the Yan army surrendered. Currently, Yuan Song's troops are marching towards Zhuoxian. I think it will take a few days.

Then we can capture Zhuoxian County, and I, the Governor of Yanliao, can live up to my name!"

"As for the Luobei people, they have been in contact with the Yan army for a long time. The reason why they still refuse to retreat until now is because they want to attack our army from both sides with the Yan army. Now that the Yan army has been completely wiped out, their sweet dream should be awakened.

, they will retreat soon!"

As soon as these words came out, Gu Sansi was surprised at first, and then he bowed his hands to Ye Mingsheng with some shame and said:

"The commander-in-chief is very thoughtful, but I am worrying too much!"

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said:

"Think twice about what you said. All you said are old-fashioned words to seek the country. It's just that you don't know the news!"

After appeasing Gu Sansi, Ye Mingsheng ordered Zhang Juning again:

"Next, the General Staff will come up with a list of rewards for you to calculate as soon as possible, and then calculate the overall amount of the Chief Secretary's expenditures. This bond issuance is still in the name of Dadongsheng Company!"

"Think twice, you should also do a good job in the ideological work of the local faction, let them actively subscribe for Dadongsheng's bonds, and make due contributions to the future of the people of Youyan living and working in peace and contentment...

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"yes!"

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"yes!"

After carefully discussing some specific details with these two people, Ye Mingsheng ended the meeting and asked Zhang Juning and Gu Sansi to return to their respective posts to implement the work.

After lunch at noon, Ye Mingsheng planned to take a nap so that he could have more energy to deal with the work in the afternoon. However, things didn't work out as he wished. As soon as Ye Mingsheng lay down on the bed, a man in gray clothes led by Ye Cheng came.

Arriving at Ye Mingsheng's side, seeing this person's appearance, Ye Mingsheng had no choice but to sit down on the bed and waved his hand to signal Ye Cheng to leave.

After Ye Cheng left and only Ye Mingsheng and the man in gray were left in the room, Ye Mingsheng asked in a deep voice:

"what happened?"

The man in gray replied in a hoarse voice:

"I'm telling you, sir, Miss Murong Qingwu was poisoned and almost killed in the mansion seven days ago!"

When Ye Mingsheng heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes and he immediately asked:

"Who did it?"

"The Cui family planted a hidden stake in Murong's mansion!" The man in gray replied truthfully:

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng raised his sword eyebrows and asked:

"The one you were talking about last time?"

"Yes!"

After hearing this answer, Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly and asked again:

"Why did Cui Shao take action against Murong Qingwu?"

The man in gray pondered for a moment and said:

"There is no definite evidence yet, but I suspect that Cui Shao may be aware of the Murong family's thoughts, so he wants to take action first to prepare for a rainy day..."

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly and began to think. After waiting for about half a cup of tea and seeing that Ye Mingsheng still didn't speak, the man in gray tentatively asked:

"Sir, do you need me to do anything?"

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng did not answer his question, but continued to ask:

"Does Murong Yuliang have any reaction?"

The man in gray thought for a moment and said:

"Murong Yuliang seems to have felt something. He has been secretly investigating at home. Now Murong's residence is tight outside and tight inside!"

Listening to the answer given by the man in gray, Ye Mingsheng nodded and said:

"In that case, you should ask your people to keep Murong Qingwu as safe as possible while keeping quiet!"

"As you command!"

After receiving Ye Mingsheng's order, the man in gray bowed and quietly retreated.

After the man in gray left, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while. After a while, sitting alone in the study, he showed a trace of hesitation. After a while, he made up his mind, then quickly wrote a note, and then gently

He knocked on the table and stood outside waiting for Ye Cheng to immediately walk into the room.

Handing the written note to Ye Cheng, Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:

"Go to the staff headquarters and give this to He Jingyun!"

"yes!"

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Three days later, fifty miles away from Yuyang, Luobei camp

Looking at the latest information in his hand, Alslen's big hand that shot tigers and wolves could not help but tremble. He did not want to believe that this was true, but his reason told him that the thing he least wanted to see turned out to be true.

happened················

As a big man in Luobei, he broke the situation where Luobei had not moved south on a large scale for more than ten years, and concentrated more than 70% of Luobei's troops, thinking that he could extort some benefits from the fight between Ye Mingsheng and Zhao Fuqu.

He established his authority in the clan, but he never expected that the Zhou prince named Ye would be so hard-boned. He would rather fight on two fronts than compromise with him!

And this put him, the great Khan of Luobei, in a difficult situation. Faced with Ye Mingsheng's toughness, his dream of blackmail completely came to nothing. With the increasing calls for war within the clan, he launched the idea of ​​war.

In order to force Ye Mingsheng to surrender, this seemed to be the beginning of a nightmare.

First, more than 50,000 Luobi cavalry encountered obstacles in the Yuyang area. They suffered many casualties but did not grab much. Then he planned a surprise attack on Yijing City and humiliated Ye Mingsheng's 10,000 Luobi cavalry. After the Fengwu Army,

Under siege, the entire army was wiped out, and this also made Alslen truly feel the pain.

At that moment he began to realize that his risk-taking war this time might be a mistake. Their casualties would be far greater. Although he had begun to regret it, Alsleng at that time did not want to bear the consequences of defeat, so he

Like a gambler who lost money and desperately wanted to get back his money, he also pressed his strategic reserves to attack Jizhou, hoping to defeat the Fengwu Army in one fell swoop. However, the reality did not develop as he imagined...

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Even though he had tried his best, the Fengwu Army's defense line was still as stable as Mount Tai. On the contrary, the Luobi people's casualties began to gradually increase, and they began to fall into the quagmire of Youyan's war and could not extricate themselves. At this point, Alsleng still persisted, for

He just hoped that Zhao Fuqu could open up the situation in the south and force Ye Mingsheng to surrender to the Luobi people in order to shrink the front line!

But the news sent a day ago shocked him. The Yan army was completely wiped out, and more than 50,000 Yan troops surrendered to the Fengwu army. In his eyes, the Zhou Dynasty had blocked the Luobi people from going south for more than ten years.

The fierce tiger Zhao Fuqu burned himself to death and his reputation was completely wiped out!

After receiving the news, Alslen knew that he had completely lost in this strategic game, but he wanted to leave in a dignified manner to preserve the final dignity of the Luobei people. However, he did not expect that at this critical moment, he finally

What they were worried about finally happened. Two tiger divisions and three eagle divisions of the Kipchaks, with nearly 100,000 troops, attacked the Elonqen grassland. This move of the Kipchaks was just to take advantage of your illness and kill you, hoping to completely annihilate them.

Luobei people!

Although Alslen had some preparations for this, he didn't know how long the remaining troops could hold out, so the current plan was to end the battle with the Fengwu Army here as soon as possible and return to reinforcements...
Chapter completed!