Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1652: Fight the enemy to the end!
Half an hour after Jiang Yuyan left Yijing, Qiqige came to An Miaoyi and reported the matter to her.

An Miaoyi frowned slightly and asked back:

"You mean the Imperial Guards sent Jiang Yuyan back?"

"Yes! Ye Cheng arranged it. It should be His Majesty's order!"

Hearing this answer, An Miaoyi frowned even deeper. Seeing this, Qiqige also stood up for An Miaoyi and said:

"Your Majesty is really something. He can't even handle his own affairs. Your Majesty is so kind to help His Majesty solve the problem, but His Majesty is still standing in the way. It's obvious that Jiang Yuyan is not someone who is willing to be lonely. She will definitely steal a man in Yujing!"

"Where will the dignity of the royal family and your majesty be at that time? Why can't your majesty understand the queen's heart?"

Although these words came from Qiqige's mouth, they were actually An Miaoyi's inner thoughts.

After careful consideration, An Miaoyi waved her hand and said:
"Forget it! Let him go and withdraw our people!"

"Also, arrange for Yujing's people to keep a close eye on Jiang Yuyan and report immediately if Jiang Yuyan has an affair with another man!"

"Yes!"

Qiqige was about to leave when she heard this, but An Miaoyi stopped her and said:

"Wait! I have something else to ask you!"

"Madam, please ask!"

"Any news about His Majesty's health recently?"

"Your Majesty has not asked the imperial physician to diagnose you, so the specific situation is still unclear. I only heard from the eunuchs and palace maids serving Your Majesty that Your Majesty has coughed less and produced less phlegm in the past few days. However, after the battle report was delivered today, I heard that Your Majesty coughed very badly during lunch..."

After hearing this, An Miaoyi's expression became complicated. She didn't know whether she should hope that something happened to Ye Mingsheng, or that Ye Mingsheng was fine!
Seeing this, Qiqige made a suggestion:
"Your Majesty, if you want to know about His Majesty's condition, you might as well ask Pei Zhixiu. Although His Majesty did not ask the imperial physician to see him, he has obviously spent more time resting in Pei Zhixiu's courtyard recently. I think His Majesty should go to Pei Zhixiu to treat him!"

An Miaoyi hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said:

"Can't do this!"

"Why, Madam? Pei Zhixiu must be the one who treated His Majesty. She was the one who prescribed the medicinal tea for His Majesty!"

"Qiqige, you are right. The person who treated His Majesty must be Pei Zhixiu. But I can't ask about this matter. His Majesty is on guard against me. If I ask Pei Zhixiu again, what will His Majesty think of me once he finds out?"

"What do you mean, Madam?"

"I can't ask, but others can! Tell Murong Qingwu the news. We are concerned about His Majesty's health, but this bitch is just as concerned as we are!"

"Your Highness, this is a brilliant move!"

An Miaoyi smiled slightly when she heard this, then changed the subject and asked:
"Ren Hai, has the silver come back?"

"It's back. All the 150,000 taels of silver are back!"

An Miaoyi nodded and praised:

"Ren Hai still has some abilities!"

"Your Highness, Manager Ren is indeed capable, but I understand something and I don't know whether I should tell you about it!"

"Say!"

"I heard that Ren Hai used your name as collateral and got 200,000 taels of silver, but he only sent you 150,000 taels of silver!"

"Is that so?"

"News from the Cao family!"

An Miaoyi nodded slightly, and then fell into deep thought. Seeing this, Qiqige also spoke:

"Your Majesty, Ren Hai has always had a big appetite, but this time he really went too far. This is 50,000 taels of silver, not 5,000 taels of silver!"

"Given Ren Hai's personality, he must have taken at least 5,000 taels of silver from the mortgage of the 50,000 taels of silver bonds. Adding in the interest, he must have made a fortune this time..."

After listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi finally made a decision:

"Forget it, this money should be earned by Ren Hai. Although Ren Hai is greedy, he is a rare talent!"

Although she couldn't stand what Ren Hai did, she shut up when she heard An Miaoyi say that. She didn't say another word. Seeing this, An Miaoyi ordered again:
"Qiqige, go and do your work! And by the way, call Jingren over for me!"

"Yes!"

After a cup of tea, Jing Ren came to An Miaoyi and said:

"Mom, are you looking for me?"

"What have you been learning from Mr. Gu recently?"

"Mom, didn't you ask Mr. Gu to teach me about reform? I have been learning about reform these days!"

"Then let me test you!"

Seeing that his mother was going to rely on him, Jingren immediately became a little nervous and asked worriedly, "What is the test for me, mother?"

Seeing her son's worried look, An Miaoyi couldn't stand it, so she asked:
"What are the two X countries your father often talks about?"

Jingren thought for a moment and said:
"X country in industry and commerce, X country in education!"

“What are the three respects?”

“Respect talents, respect technology, respect innovation!”

“Why should we respect talent, technology, and innovation?”

"Because science and technology are the primary productive forces, the development of science and technology can greatly promote the progress of the entire Daqian and allow more people to have enough food to eat and live a prosperous life..."

After hearing her son's answer, An Miaoyi didn't say anything, but she was still very happy in her heart, thinking that her son had studied seriously this time, and then asked:

"Why did your father lay off employees in various government offices?"

Jingren thought for a moment and said:
"Because the government officials receive salaries from the court, and the court's salaries come from the taxes paid by the people. If there are too many government officials, the court will have to increase taxes on the people in order to pay them salaries. The people will suffer so much that they will become resentful and be forced to rebel!"

"So my father laid off employees to reduce the burden on the court and the people!"

After saying this, Jingren also looked at his mother, as if he wanted to get her praise, but An Miaoyi asked:

"Jingren, are you done?"

"That's it!"

"You only mentioned the first reason. There is also a second reason!"

"Is there a second reason?" Jing Ren scratched his head awkwardly.
An Miaoyi, who was about to praise Jingren, felt a little helpless, and immediately started to speak:
"In order to solve the problem of corruption, our dynasty has implemented high salaries to maintain integrity. Layoffs are conducive to the implementation of high salaries to maintain integrity, which will facilitate the solution of corruption problems in the administration of officials and enable Daqian to have better development..."

Hearing his mother say this, Jingren suddenly realized what was going on, and then he looked at his mother a little embarrassedly and said:

"Mom! You memorized all of this!"

"Your father only has a few slogans. You will remember them all after listening to them a few times. And you should not only memorize them, but also understand their ideas. Next month is your father's birthday. You should try to tell your father about your ideas and prospects for reform at the banquet!"

"Ah! I have no idea of ​​reform!"

"Mom, can't you say some auspicious words like I did last time when I wished my grandmother a happy birthday?"

Seeing Jingren, who looked at a loss, An Miaoyi suddenly felt angry and scolded him:
"If you don't have any ideas, why don't you use your brain to think about it? Your brain is meant to be used, not just a decoration, and certainly not an object that only eats!"

Although Jingren felt a little aggrieved when he heard this, he still hung his head and said:

"I understand! I'll think about it carefully!"

Although Jingren agreed to her request, seeing his frustrated look, An Miaoyi became even angrier and couldn't help but continue to scold him:

"Jingren, look in the mirror and see how you look like. I'm just asking you to think about why you are like this. You want to be an ordinary soldier. The battle hasn't even started yet, but you're already thinking about running away!"

"Mom, if I were an ordinary soldier, I would never run away! I would fight the enemy to the death!"

"You are in such a state, yet you are still fighting to the end. I just asked you to talk about your ideas on reform, and I made it difficult for you. This is such a simple thing, but you can't do it well. How can you be an emperor in the future and rule the world!"

Jingren said somewhat unconvinced:

"I will think about my views on reform, just wait and see, mother!"

After saying that, Jingren walked away angrily without waiting for An Miaoyi's instructions. Looking at her son's leaving back, An Miaoyi couldn't help but sigh deeply...
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Night, Imperial Study
Under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, Ye Mingsheng fell into deep thought as he looked at the list handed over by Wang Xuecheng.

Ye Mingsheng has issued a gag order regarding Xun Ke's letter, strictly forbidding anyone to leak the information, or else the violator will be subject to military law!
Even though Ye Mingsheng did this, he was very clear that the news of Xun Ke's defeat could not be concealed at all. In ten days at the longest and three days at the shortest, the news would spread throughout Yijing. Everyone, from court officials to peddlers, would know the news!

But this is not important anymore. Ye Mingsheng issued the gag order just to buy himself a few days!

Ye Mingsheng must resolve the conflict between the Censorate and the Coordination Office as quickly as possible within the next few days and put an end to this matter!

Otherwise, when the news of Xun Ke's defeat reaches back to Yijing, the two events will collide and something unexpected might happen.

Although the deaths of Censor Zeng Yang and Liu Rui have not been fully investigated, and Ye Mingsheng has not yet figured out who the mastermind behind the scenes is, but at this moment, the truth of the matter is secondary. The first thing Ye Mingsheng has to do is to resolve the conflict as soon as possible and restore stability to the court!

So the Coordination Office had to take the blame this time, and Ye Mingsheng would definitely protect Ji Xian, but the others were a little powerless. Ji Xian had originally only found someone to take the blame, Ge Xiong, a captain of the Coordination Office, who was a close confidant of Wang Xuecheng.

After Wang Xuecheng's death, Ji Xian took over. Although Ge Xiong was able to escape danger through some deals with Ji Xian, a confidant of the former leader naturally could not be reused and was immediately marginalized in the Coordination Office...
During the period of Wang Xuecheng, in the struggle between the Coordination Office and the Censorate, Ge Xiong, as Wang Xuecheng's confidant, was always at the forefront. Many people among the Qingliu died at his hands. Therefore, Ge Xiong could be said to be regarded as a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh by the Qingliu!
Neiwei once told Ye Mingsheng that Xuan Yifeng had said at a gathering of Qingliu that he hated Ge Xiong so much that he wanted to eat his flesh, drink his blood, and sleep on his skin. This shows how much Qingliu hated Ge Xiong.
So in a situation like the current one, where someone else is needed to take the blame, Wang Xuecheng immediately thought of him!

In addition to Ge Xiong, there are two centurions and some special agents under him, about eleven people in total!
Originally, these people were almost enough to give an explanation to the group of upright officials, but now Ye Mingsheng wanted to quickly resolve the conflicts in the court and make the group of upright officials behave themselves and stop making trouble, so it was not enough!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng picked up the pen and wrote Wang Yinchuan's name on the list!
This Wang Yinchuan was a veteran of the Coordination Office and a close comrade of Wang Xuecheng. So during Wang Xuecheng's time, in the attacks from the Coordination Office and the Censorate, although Wang Yinchuan was not as aggressive as Ge Xiong, he was not much behind...
Therefore, if we say that the person the Qingliu hated the most at that time was Wang Xuecheng, the second person they hated the most was Ge Xiong, and the third person they hated was probably Wang Yinchuan!
So if Ge Xiong, Wang Yinchuan, and the other ten people were added, Ye Mingsheng felt that he would definitely be able to calm the anger of Qingliu!

Of course, although the actual purpose of dealing with Ge Xiong, Wang Yinchuan and others was to give an explanation to Qingliu, it certainly could not be said directly during the specific operation. Although the Coordination Office had to take the blame, it could not be taken openly. This could be regarded as a foreshadowing by Ye Mingsheng, preparing for Ye Mingsheng to free up his hands to settle the score in the future!

Ge Xiong, Wang Yinchuan and others will be executed because of a corruption case!
As for what this corruption case was, Ye Mingsheng left it to Ji Xian to figure out. Anyway, Ge Xiong, Wang Yinchuan and others were not clean people. There was shit under their butts and they would be convicted with just a casual investigation.

Ye Mingsheng had heard of all of this, but he was quite comfortable using these people, so Ye Mingsheng pretended not to know for the time being!
In addition to these people being executed, they will also be exiled with their property confiscated. Ge Xiong, Wang Yinchuan and others have made a lot of money following Wang Xuecheng over the years. Now the court is in financial difficulties, and even a little bit of money is still money. It can be considered as a subsidy to the treasury!
Although their property was confiscated and they were exiled, Ye Mingsheng would actually allow the families of Ge Xiong and Wang Yinchuan to retain a small portion of their property. They would not be exiled to a bitter and cold place like Liaoyang or Yongliang, but to the south.

Although Ge Xiong and Wang Yinchuan are guilty, they have indeed done a lot for me over the years and performed a lot of dirty and tiring work. Although I have to get rid of them now, I can't go too far. After all, other people in the Coordination Office are watching, and there will definitely be people who will feel sad when the rabbit dies!
If it's too much, no one will be willing to do the dirty work for you in the future...