Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1523 Daqian’s crosstalk and opera!
Just when An Miaoyi was secretly suspicious, Farewell My Concubine on the stage ended, and the King and Yu Ji walked off the stage one after another. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng, who had come back to his senses from his memories, hesitated whether to leave, but at this moment, the announcement sounded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the play that will be performed next is Magistrate Zhang's extermination of traitors!"

When Ye Mingsheng heard this play, he felt it sounded somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. However, before Ye Mingsheng could remember, several actors in costumes walked onto the stage and began their performance.

"I have been ordered by the commander-in-chief to serve as the prefect of Qing!"

This cadenced line of opera immediately reminded Ye Mingsheng of the time when Su Yi from the Ministry of Rites had organized some opera troupes, storytellers, and crosstalk artists to perform some crosstalk and opera to publicize Ye Mingsheng's wisdom and bravery, as well as the glorious image of the Daqian court.

The specific contents of these crosstalks and operas are different, but the central idea is to say how wise and brave Ye Mingsheng was. He rode his horse and swung his sword in the war, killing many Cumans and Robe people, charging into battle and taking the head of a general among thousands of troops. Ye Mingsheng was portrayed as a hero with extraordinary martial arts skills!
In addition to personal martial arts, these literary and artistic works are also required to promote Ye Mingsheng's image of kindness and love, such as how good Ye Mingsheng is to the people, especially the elderly and children, who are all grateful for Ye Mingsheng's kindness!

In order to whitewash the fact that Ye Mingsheng usurped power and plotted treason, Su Yi personally imitated Liu Bang's uprising by beheading the white snake, and made up a plot for Ye Mingsheng that there were strange phenomena when he was born, the Jade Emperor sent a dream, and Laojun presented treasures, in order to explain that Ye Mingsheng's ability to become emperor was a destiny arranged by God...
In addition to these literary and artistic works that directly praise Ye Mingsheng, Su Yi also worked with these opera actors, storytellers, etc. to create some literary and artistic works that indirectly highlight Ye Mingsheng. One type of work includes the current one that is performing the story of Magistrate Zhang's extermination of traitors!

If Ye Mingsheng remembered correctly, this story about Zhang the Magistrate killing traitors was about the story of Ye Mingsheng leading the Fengwu Army into the Pass. The original prefect of Yuyang was a man named Zhao Debang who was a man of Zhao Fuqu. After Ye Mingsheng entered the Pass, he dismissed Zhao Debang and arranged for a man named Zhang Wenqing to serve as the prefect of Yuyang.

After Zhang Wenqing took office as the prefect of Yuyang, he found that the administration in Yuyang was very corrupt. The county magistrates under Yuyang Prefecture colluded with many unscrupulous businessmen and bullies. Together they oppressed and exploited the people. Not only did they embezzle the pensions for the widows of the soldiers who fought against Luo Bei, they also joined forces to seize the people's land, killing many innocent people.

When Zhang Wenqing learned about these situations, he was very angry and immediately reported them to Marshal Ye. After obtaining Marshal Ye's support, Zhang Wenqing bravely fought against these corrupt officials and finally brought them all to justice. In the end, the people of Yuyang all lived a happy life.

Su Yi also wrote these literary works as his achievements in a memorial and presented it to Ye Mingsheng. When Ye Mingsheng saw these things, he was so embarrassed that he died...
Ye Mingsheng knew that Su Yi put together a crosstalk and opera to promote himself because he did not have a very good reputation among the people. Many people said that he was a usurper of power and a traitor, and bullied the orphans and widows of the Jiang family. So Su Yi wanted to make Ye Mingsheng's image more positive through these positive guidance.

Ye Mingsheng felt that Su Yi's idea was good, but the content was too exaggerated, especially the scene in which the head of the Luobi general was taken from the army, which made the Luobi people tremble with fear. Although Ye Mingsheng had fought several battles with the Luobi people, he had never led the troops in person!

The first time Ye Mingsheng led the troops was in the early days when he was fighting against the peasant army that was in rebellion. He relied on his iron armor and the peasant army's weapons were not very good, so he rushed in and attacked fiercely. The Luobi people were very good at horse archery. The people who fought against them in the Imperial Army were often shot into hedgehogs. Ye Mingsheng never rushed in the front. Even in the early days when he was in the Imperial Army, he used a musket to shoot at the Luobi people from a distance.

When Ye Mingsheng put forward this suggestion, Su Yi did not take it seriously. He told Ye Mingsheng that these common people had never been to the battlefield, so they did not know what the real situation was. The more exaggerated you said, the happier they would be, and the more they would respect Your Majesty.

Just as Ye Mingsheng was recalling, the plot of Magistrate Zhang’s extermination of traitors was also being played out as Ye Mingsheng understood it, and the audiences in the audience cheered when they saw the corrupt officials being brought to justice, while An Miaoyi had a blank expression on her face, with a hint of disdain in her look...
Jingren was also drawn into the plot and said to Ye Mingsheng excitedly:
"Dad, this Magistrate Zhang has dealt with so many bad guys. He is really amazing! You must make use of him!"

Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything when he heard that. He looked at An Miaoyi meaningfully, but An Miaoyi pretended nothing had happened and remained calm.

But Jingren saw that Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything, so he continued to insist:
"Dad, what happened to this Magistrate Zhang? Is he in the court of Daqian?"

Before Ye Mingsheng could answer Jingren's question, An Miaoyi said:
"Jingren, why are you asking so many questions? These are not things you should care about. Your top priority right now is to study. Doing your own thing well is better than anything else!"

Faced with his mother's outburst, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Daqian, who had been so excited just now, immediately shut up.

After experiencing such a little episode, An Miaoyi had no interest in watching any further. She immediately made the excuse that she was tired and wanted to go back to the palace to rest. Ye Mingsheng and his family of three, along with a group of guards, also left the theater and got on the carriage back to the palace.

Everything was peaceful on the carriage back to the palace. Ye Mingsheng and An Miaoyi closed their eyes to rest, while Jing Ren sat aside, thinking about something.

This peace lasted for nearly half an incense stick of time. When the carriage approached the palace, Jing Ren was thinking about something. Suddenly, he raised his head and said to Ye Mingsheng in a serious manner:
"Dad! The harm caused by the GS collusion is too great. So many people have been left penniless and their families destroyed. We in Daqian must prevent such a situation from happening again!"

Jingren said this in a very decisive tone, as if he hated this kind of thing very much...