Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1613: Incognito Visit 1
Early the next morning, Jingren, dressed in casual clothes, arrived at the south gate of the palace early. After waiting at the south gate for about a cup of tea, more than a dozen people appeared in his sight. When he saw the figures of these people clearly, Jingren couldn't help but show some surprise in his eyes.

At this time, Ye Mingsheng, who came out of the palace, also walked to Jingren's side. Jingren also hurriedly saluted. Ye Mingsheng waved his hand to avoid the salute. At this time, a child of seven or eight years old also saluted Jingren and said:
"Jingxuan meets big brother!"

Jingren smiled and nodded when he heard this, but a fleeting strange look flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Seeing that everyone was present, Ye Mingsheng got on the carriage with his two sons and a group of guards.

In the carriage, Jingren asked his father:

"Dad! Where are we going today?"

Ye Mingsheng did not give a direct answer, but asked in a mysterious way:
"I won't tell you yet! Jingren, take a guess!"

After saying this, Ye Mingsheng looked at Jingxuan on the other side and asked:

"Jingxuan, you can also guess!"

Hearing their father say this, both children became interested, and Jingren was the first to speak:

"Liangzhen Camp?"

Ye Mingsheng shook his head.

Seeing this, Jingren asked again:

"Houde Street?"

"Evergreen Garden Market?"

Jingren asked seven or eight place names in a row, but Ye Mingsheng never gave a positive answer. Seeing this, Jingren was a little discouraged and touched Jingxuan and said:
"Jingxuan! Where do you think our father is going to take us?"

Facing his elder brother's question, Jing Xuan glanced at the car window and opened his mouth to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he seemed to remember something again, and then shook his head and said:

"I do not know either!"

The change in Jingxuan’s expression was fleeting, but Ye Mingsheng still saw it all. Ye Mingsheng couldn’t help but sigh in his heart...
At the same time, Jing Ren saw that Jing Xuan couldn't answer, so he continued to ask Ye Mingsheng:

"Dad! Since Jingxuan can't tell us, don't keep us in suspense. Tell us where we are going!"

Ye Mingsheng asked with a smile:

"Jingren, have you had breakfast?"

"have eaten!"

"Are you full?"

“Very full!”

After saying this, Jingren subconsciously touched his belly, his expression became very confused, as if he didn't understand why his father asked this.

Ye Mingsheng smiled and said after hearing Jingren's answer:

"It's a pity for you today, Jingren. The food here is pretty good!"

Jingren was even more curious after hearing this. He grabbed Ye Mingsheng's arm and asked:

"Dad! Don't keep me in suspense. Where are we going?"

"Jingren, be patient, be patient! We'll be there soon. When we get there, come and take a look for yourself!"

After hearing what his father said, Jingren barely suppressed his curiosity and looked at the outside world through the car window with some curiosity.

After about a cup of tea, the carriage slowly stopped. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng also got off with Jingren and others.

Jingren got off the carriage and looked at the yamen plaque in front of him and couldn't help but shouted in surprise.

"Staff?"

After saying this, Jingren turned his head to look at his father again and asked with some doubt:

"Dad, why did you bring us to the General Staff?"

"Eat breakfast! And get something else!"

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng took the lead and walked into the General Staff Office. Because today's itinerary was a spur of the moment decision, he did not inform the General Staff Office. When the guards on duty at the General Staff Office saw a group of men in plain clothes walking towards the government office, they immediately wanted to drive them away!
"This is the important place of the Daqian General Staff! All outsiders please leave immediately..."

As soon as the guards finished speaking, Zhang Hu showed the token. Seeing the ancient words "Daqian" on the token, the guards were stunned and seemed a little unbelievable. Seeing this, Zhang Hu could not help but scolded:
"What are you still standing here for? Why don't you report it immediately!"

Zhang Hu's shout also brought the guard's thoughts back to reality. He immediately accepted the order and said:
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll go right away!"

After saying that, the guard turned around and ran into the yamen in two steps at a time, while Ye Mingsheng led everyone and slowly walked into the General Staff Yamen!
After entering the General Staff Headquarters, Ye Mingsheng did not go to find Chief of Staff Zhao Han, Deputy Chief of Staff Ma Zhongjun and others, but walked into the cafeteria of the General Staff Headquarters with the people around him. Ye Mingsheng rested a little late at Pei Zhixiu's place last night, so he got up a little late as well.

So Ye Mingsheng simply didn't eat breakfast in the palace, but wanted to eat breakfast at the General Staff Office. By the way, Ye Mingsheng also wanted to see how the food in the General Staff Office was. Ye Mingsheng had heard that among the government offices in Yijing, the food in the canteens of the General Staff Office and the Ministry of Revenue was the best!
It was three quarters past the hour of Mao, the time when the General Staff had arrived at the yamen to have breakfast. Just as everyone was sitting at their seats enjoying their breakfast, Ye Mingsheng and others walked in.

When they first saw a group of men in plain clothes walking into the cafeteria, the military attachés of the General Staff were all stunned, but soon some of the sharp-eyed ones recognized Ye Mingsheng and did not even bother to eat, but knelt down to salute.

"I am here to see your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

As the first person began to salute, the others followed suit and began to salute Ye Mingsheng one after another...
As everyone paid their respects, Ye Mingsheng smiled and waved his hand, saying:
"I just came over to take a look and have a meal! Don't worry, everyone, just eat!"

Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, everyone stood up and returned to their seats. Ye Mingsheng also came to the window of the cafeteria. When the people in the queue saw Ye Mingsheng coming, they immediately made way. Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything polite to them and looked directly at the breakfast in the window. There are quite a lot of types of breakfast, the staple food is steamed buns, wontons, porridge, fried dough sticks, noodles.
The buns include two kinds of buns: pork and green onion, pork and cabbage; the wontons include pork and green onion; the porridge includes white rice porridge, black rice porridge, and millet porridge; the noodles are just boiled noodles, and there are seven or eight kinds of toppings; the fried dough sticks are served with tofu pudding and soy milk.

In addition to these staple foods, the canteen also has seven or eight kinds of stir-fried dishes and more than a dozen kinds of small pickles, such as shredded potatoes, shredded dried tofu, and shredded sesame seeds. In addition to these, there are also fruits such as white pears, dates, and apricots.

All of the above are placed on the table at the side, for the staff to use at will, with no limit on the amount they can eat until they are full.

Although Ye Mingsheng had expected the situation in the canteen of the General Staff, he still felt mixed emotions. While most of the people in Daqian were still eating steamed corn bread, and some people could not even get enough with the steamed corn bread, the government office was already rapidly entering a well-off life.

However, Ye Mingsheng changed his mind and felt that this was normal. After all, the worst people who could eat here were trainee staff officers, and the Daqian were eighth-rank G members, who belonged to the ruling group!
Objectively speaking, in any dynasty, the ruling group eats well, drinks well, and sleeps well. Such equality does not exist in reality at all, and only exists in the mouths of liars...
Glancing at Jingxuan, Zhang Hu and others who were eager to make a move, Ye Mingsheng knew that these people had not eaten breakfast like him, so he smiled and ordered:
"The same old saying! Take whatever you like to eat! Take as much as you can eat and don't waste anything!"

"Yes!"

After receiving Ye Mingsheng's instructions, everyone started to order food. Ye Mingsheng ordered three pork and scallion buns, a bowl of wontons, two fried dough sticks, and some stir-fried bean curd sheets and sesame seed shreds.

By the time Ye Mingsheng returned to the dining table, Chief of Staff Zhao Han, Deputy Minister Ma Zhongjun and other personnel had finally arrived.

"Your Majesty has come in person! I was unable to come to greet you from afar! I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

"It's okay! It's not your fault! I didn't notify you in advance!"

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng picked up the bun and took a bite. The next second, Ye Mingsheng felt his mouth filled with juice and fragrance. Ye Mingsheng could not help but nodded slightly in approval:

"No wonder everyone in the court says that the food in your General Staff canteen is delicious. It really is a reputation that lives up to its reputation. The buns here are really well made..."

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Zhao Han nodded and agreed:

"The chefs in the cafeteria really put a lot of effort into their cooking!"

Ye Mingsheng also continued to eat his buns. After finishing one bun, Ye Mingsheng saw Chief of Staff Zhao Han and Deputy Minister Ma Zhongjun appear and stand beside him. Everyone in the cafeteria was afraid to eat and many of them were fidgeting.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng asked:
"Have you two eaten yet?"

When Ye Mingsheng asked this, Zhao Han and Ma Zhongjun were both startled, but soon they both answered:
"Your Majesty! I have eaten!"

"I've eaten! Then go back to your classroom and work! You don't need to stay here with me!"

"Isn't there any news from the north?"

"Yes! There is indeed no latest news from the north. The last news was two days ago!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded and said:

"Then you two can go back! I don't have anything important to do today. I just came to the archives to get some files!"

"What files do you want, Your Majesty? I'll arrange to get them for you right away!"

"No need! I'll go by myself in a bit! Okay, I want to eat!"

After hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, although Zhao Han and Ma Zhongjun were still a little dizzy about Ye Mingsheng's arrival, they could only bow and leave.

After the two left, everyone in the cafeteria was still a little reserved, but Ye Mingsheng didn't care and started eating. Jingxuan, probably influenced by his mother Pei Zhixiu, ate lighter and only had a bowl of boiled noodles and some side dishes. Jingren, who had already had breakfast, still took a bowl of wontons...

Half an incense stick later, Ye Mingsheng finished his meal and came to the archives of the General Staff. The manager in charge of the archives had just been prepared under Zhao Han's instructions. After greeting, he asked Ye Mingsheng:

"Your Majesty, all the files from these years are here. What files are you looking for?"

Ye Mingsheng hesitated for a moment and said:
"I want to find the files of those who have been promoted for meritorious service in our army over the years. Among them, find me some files of the Ye clan members!"

"Your Majesty! Do you have any specific requests?"

"There are no specific requirements! Just look for the files of those who have made contributions and have been promoted. Among them must be members of the Ye clan!"

"Yes!"

Soon, the person in charge handed a thick stack of files to Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng picked up the files and began to look through them. Soon, Ye Mingsheng found more than a dozen files that met his ideas. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng waved to the person in charge, indicating that he didn't want the files anymore!

After doing all this, Ye Mingsheng handed the dozen files to his two sons under their curious gazes and said:
"You two take a look at these files! And tell me what you think!"

Jingren and Jingxuan blinked their eyes when they heard this, and then they took the files and started to read them. Ye Mingsheng asked the person in charge for a pot of tea, and then he drank the tea while waiting for his two sons to finish reading the files...
About an incense stick later, the two of them finished reading the files, and Ye Mingsheng asked:
'You have also read these files, tell me what you think! '

As soon as Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, Jingren was the first to speak:

"Dad! My Daqian generals have made outstanding military achievements and have worked hard to make great contributions to pacifying the world. The others are all heroes of my Daqian!"

After saying that, Jingren looked at Ye Mingsheng expectantly, as if he was waiting for his father's praise.

However, Ye Mingsheng was speechless when he heard this answer, but he was not surprised that Jingren had such an idea. After all, Jingren's talent was indeed average, especially in terms of ZZ, his understanding was indeed a little poor, and he did not inherit his mother's ZZ sense of smell ZZ gene at all.

Feeling Jingren's gaze, Ye Mingsheng didn't know what to say. He could only nod reluctantly and then looked at Jingxuan beside him.

Facing his father's gaze, Jing Xuan seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to say something, but he seemed to have some concerns. Seeing him like this, Ye Mingsheng felt a little pity for his son. Then Ye Mingsheng did not embarrass him, but looked directly at Jing Ren and said:
"Jingren, here are fifteen files in total, which means fifteen people. If you were asked to divide these fifteen people into two categories, what would you base them on?"

Jingren blinked his eyes at this question, and seemed to be at a loss. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng pointed at the file and said:
"Jingren, take another look at the files! Look at the identities of these people in the files! Use your brain to think about how to divide them into two categories!"

After hearing his father's reminder, Jingren picked up the file again and started reading it. After reading it for about a cup of tea, he seemed to have an idea and said to Ye Mingsheng tentatively:

“Dad! Among these fifteen people, five are from the Ye clan, and the other ten are not…”