Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1565: Poisoned wine!
After chatting with Murong Xinyun, Murong Hui also started to pay attention to his two nieces and nephews, Ye Kexin and Ye Jingyan. However, Ye Jingyan was only one year old and could not recognize people very well. Although Ye Kexin recognized her cousin, she was a little timid because Murong Hui had not been back for a long time. She only said a few words to Murong Hui at the instigation of her mother Murong Qingwu.

The family chatted for a while. Murong Xinyun knew that Murong Hui and Murong Qingwu had something to say, so she found an excuse to take the two children, one big and one small, out to play.

Looking at Murong Xinyun's leaving figure, Murong Hui also said with some emotion:

"I didn't expect Xinyun to enter the palace too!"

Murong Qingwu said lightly:
"Brother, you know what Uncle Wu is thinking!"

Murong Hui shook his head upon hearing this, and Murong Qingwu continued to speak:
"But it's not a bad thing. Xinyun is different from Uncle Wu. She is a good child. His Majesty likes her very much. She is the most favored one in the palace during this period!"

As soon as these words came out, Murong Hui immediately became interested and asked:
"Is there still such a thing?"

"Brother, you should know the emperor's temper. The more you want to fight, the more he will be on guard against you. I have no hope. His Majesty's impression of me is already deeply rooted. In his eyes, I am just like An Miaoyi, a bad woman obsessed with money. Even if his majesty sleeps next to me, he would like to open one eye to guard against me!"

At the end, a self-deprecating smile appeared on Murong Qingwu's face. Although Murong Hui wanted to comfort her, he didn't know what to say...
At this time Murong Qingwu also continued:

"But Xinyun is different. This child has no desires or ambitions, which makes her a breath of fresh air in the palace. This is also very attractive to Your Majesty!"

"If Xinyun hadn't been hiding from His Majesty for nearly a year, she would probably not be Concubine Yun but Concubine Yun now!"

Murong Hui was also a little surprised when he heard this. He had already known the news of Murong Xinyun entering the palace when he was in Anqing, but he had never expected that Murong Xinyun would be so favored.

After chatting about Murong Xinyun for a few more words, Murong Qingwu turned the topic to Murong Hui.

"Brother, you have been transferred to Liaoyang as the governor this time. Does His Majesty want you to rectify the coal industry in Liaoyang?"

Murong Hui shook his head and said:

“It’s not just the coal industry, it’s the entire mining industry!”

After saying this, Murong Hui sighed and said:
"I have already thought about it. I will try my best to create a conflict with the Liaoyang Gang. My second uncle will arrange an inspection team to Liaoyang and let these Jiangnan merchants invest in Liaoyang. As the governor, I will focus my work on layoffs and encouraging the development of industry and commerce, and strive to increase the tax revenue for the court!"

"But now His Majesty has given me a big problem!"

“But now His Majesty wants me to revitalize the large mines under the Chief Secretary and improve their operating efficiency. At the same time, I must ensure that the rights of the workers are protected and that the pollution of the land and rivers does not increase. This is simply an impossible task…”

After saying that, Murong Hui couldn't help but sigh again. To be honest, he had no problem with Ye Mingsheng asking him to improve efficiency and increase the output of the mine. In his opinion, he could complete Ye Mingsheng's requirements through YZ workers, but Ye Mingsheng's order blocked his way!
In Murong Hui's opinion, Ye Mingsheng was forcing him to strike back at the management of those mining companies. But the problem was that these mining companies were a big piece of fat meat in Liaoyang. Who could reach the management level without some background?
Thinking of this, Murong Hui also felt it was very difficult, and the joy in his heart about being transferred to the post of Liaoyang Governor was also reduced by three points.

Murong Qingwu also felt the same way about her elder brother's helplessness. She pondered for a while and then said:
"Brother, His Majesty actually had a plan in hand before, which was to sell part of the shares of the mines under the Chief Secretary to the company, and at the same time hand over the operating rights of the mines to the company!"

Murong Hui was stunned at first, then asked:

"So your Majesty wants to hand over those mines to those merchants?"

In Murong Hui's surprised eyes, Murong Qingwu nodded and said:

"Your Majesty has such an idea! I heard that His Majesty asked Zhang Yufeng to deliver the reports that Jia Gong made to Your Majesty?"

Murong Hui nodded and said:

"That's right! What happened?"

"Those reports from Jia Gong were about conducting a survey of some mining industries in Liaoyang and investigating the feasibility of some ideas!"

"Your Majesty has always been a man of bold ideas and actions. After those reports from Jia Gong were submitted, I thought Your Majesty would take action soon, but there was no news at all. Now I can't figure out what Your Majesty wants to do!"

Hearing what his sister said, Murong Hui frowned and fell into silence. After a moment, he seemed to realize something and his expression kept changing...

After thinking for half a cup of tea, Murong Hui slowly said:
"Qingwu, do you think His Majesty has bad intentions in transferring me to be the governor of Liaoyang?"

"Brother, what do you mean?"

"Qingwu, think about it. His Majesty wants to hand over those mines to businessmen to operate. If this is done, then the current management of those mines will lose their power and become useless. It doesn't matter if these people lose their power. The important thing is that these managers are just working for others!" "As the old saying goes, cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents, so those people are definitely unwilling. Direct arrangements will cause too much resistance and will easily intensify conflicts, which is not conducive to the stability of Liaoyang!"

"So His Majesty thought of me, and wanted me to be like a nail stuck in there to fight those people and expose all the problems of those mines. In this way, His Majesty would have a reason to intervene, and he could naturally hand over the mines to those businessmen to manage and operate them!"

After hearing her elder brother's analysis, Murong Qingwu was also shocked. Emotionally, she was unwilling to believe that Ye Mingsheng would do this, but based on her understanding of Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng would definitely do such a thing!

Just when Murong Qingwu was feeling mixed emotions and didn't know what to say, Murong Hui asked the question that hit her soul.

“Qingwu, if things are really like this, then after all these things happen, how will His Majesty arrange for me…”

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royal palace, royal study
After finishing a day's work, Ye Mingsheng leaned back in his chair somewhat tiredly. To be honest, the world was unified now, and there was no one in Daqian who could challenge and threaten Ye Mingsheng, so there was no need for Ye Mingsheng to stare at the battle reports from the front line all night like before to see if there were any changes on the front line!
Ye Mingsheng's working hours are not long. If it is shorter, it is about three hours, and if it is longer, it is about four hours, or at most four and a half hours. He can have lunch at noon, and if he feels sleepy, he can take a nap for half an hour in the bedroom behind the imperial study.

As for work content, Ye Mingsheng just reviewed some memorials, put forward some of his own ideas and suggestions, or visited that factory or department.

To be honest, these jobs were not that heavy. When Ye Mingsheng was on a secret visit before, he saw many bricklayers, laborers, and carpenters. In order to survive in Yijing, they worked five hours a day, starting at dawn and working until dark.

When I was thirsty, I would take a bowl of water from the water tank and drink it. When I was hungry, I would eat the steamed buns I brought with me. It can be said that my life was tiring and hard.

These are all physical jobs, and to be honest, half of the people can't stick to it. Ye Mingsheng had wanted to try it before and experience the work of a bricklayer, but after seeing the intensity of other people's work, Ye Mingsheng knew that he couldn't complete it, so he gave up on his own initiative...
To be honest, Ye Mingsheng felt that compared with those poor people, he was already much happier. No one forced him to work, no one supervised his work, and everything he ate, drank, played with, etc. was the best in the world. His daily expenses might be enough for a family of five to live comfortably for a year!

Compared with them, if an emperor like me complained of being tired, it would be a bit too pretentious!

Although he had such thoughts in his mind, sometimes after a day's work, when he leaned back in this chair, Ye Mingsheng would still feel physically and mentally exhausted!
After sitting on the chair for a while, Ye Mingsheng stood up and walked a few steps to sit on the sofa. Compared with the wooden chair, the soft sofa obviously made Ye Mingsheng feel more comfortable. Just as Ye Mingsheng leaned on the sofa and enjoyed a moment of peace, Ye Cheng came to Ye Mingsheng at an inappropriate time and reported;

"Your Majesty, the Queen just gave Concubine Huang a cup of poisoned wine!"

Hearing the word "poisoned wine", Ye Mingsheng was startled, and then he said in a deep voice:
"What's going on? Didn't I ask you to pass a message to the Queen, asking her to send Huangpin out of the palace? Why did she kill Huangpin? Ye Cheng, what did you say?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's criticism, Ye Cheng also said with some grievance:

"Your Majesty, I just told the Queen what you wanted. I don't know why the Queen gave Concubine Huang poisoned wine..."

Hearing Ye Cheng's words, Ye Mingsheng became even more furious. Without thinking much, Ye Mingsheng stood up from the sofa and walked towards the door of the imperial study. He wanted to see An Miaoyi. Ye Mingsheng wanted to see what this woman wanted to do and why she was so bloodthirsty!
A moment later, Ye Mingsheng came to An Miaoyi's courtyard. At this time, An Miaoyi was having dinner with Ye Jingren. Seeing Jingren's happy face, Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything. It happened that Ye Mingsheng wasn't having dinner at this time, so Ye Mingsheng suppressed his anger and had dinner with An Miaoyi and Jingren!
After dinner, Ye Mingsheng asked Jingren to go back to his room to study, while Ye Mingsheng himself spoke directly to An Miaoyi:

"Why did you kill Huang Bin?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's question, An Miaoyi appeared very calm. She did not directly answer Ye Mingsheng's question but asked in a deep voice;
"Your Majesty, how much do you know about Huangpin?"

Ye Mingsheng was really stumped when he heard this. He was busy with all kinds of affairs every day, so how could he have the time to get to know a little girl? Ye Mingsheng just met Huang Pin by chance in the harem, and thought that this little girl was sweet and cute, looked fragrant and soft, and she was also his concubine, so Ye Mingsheng favored her!

To be honest, Ye Mingsheng didn’t even know Huang Bin’s name. Ye Cheng told him once, but Ye Mingsheng didn’t remember it.
Seeing Ye Mingsheng who was somewhat speechless, An Miaoyi was not surprised. Having been with Ye Mingsheng for so many years, she knew too well what a heartless person Ye Mingsheng was. So Ye Mingsheng's silence at this moment was completely within her expectations.

Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, An Miaoyi slowly said:
"Princess Huang's name is Huang Lingling. She is nineteen years old this year. She is from Yecheng, Jiyu. The Huang family of Yecheng is also a big family in Yecheng. Her father, Huang Taotao, is currently the governor of Jiyu. Concubine Huang has five sisters in her family, and she is the youngest!"

Ye Mingsheng said impatiently:
"Why are you saying all this? I asked you why you killed her. I clearly asked you to send her out of the palace, but you killed her now. An Miaoyi, are you disobeying my order?"

If other people were faced with the charge of disobeying the emperor's order, they would probably be terrified, but An Miaoyi still spoke calmly:

"I killed her! Of course, because she deserved to die!"

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"Of course I know. Not only did this Huangpin insult your majesty behind your back, but she also secretly fell in love with a servant while she was waiting to be married. Although Huangpin did not commit adultery, she exchanged tokens of love with her lover!"

As An Miaoyi finished speaking, Qi Qige took out a flute and said;
"Your Majesty, this is what was found in Huangpin's room. According to the confession of the maid Huangpin brought from home, on the day Huangpin left home to participate in the selection, her lover gave her this flute. Huangpin also gave her jade pendant to that lover, and the two promised to meet again in the next life!"

"That young lover's name is Liu He, and he is still herding cattle at the Huang family. Your Majesty, you can send the Coordination Office to investigate!"

Ye Mingsheng looked at the flute with rough workmanship. Although he didn’t know whether what An Miaoyi said was true or not, but thinking of Huang Bin’s attitude when she was serving him in bed, Ye Mingsheng felt that what An Miaoyi said might be true...