The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 195: There is no chance of seeing each other again in the next life. Zhu Yuanzhang’s investment in Mr. Ye is high risk and high profit!

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and others,

Ye Qing faced all the generals and bowed nearly ninety degrees. He also overlapped his hands with his thumbs pointing up, performing a standard Han salute.

In their impression, Master Ye, who was rarely formal, became extremely formal at the last moment of the banquet.

A very serious "dismissal" made them realize the fact immediately.

Yes!

Not to mention the commander of the guards, even the twenty thousand households here are all fifth-grade generals.

Which of the generals here is not Ye Qing's superior?

If it were in other places, the magistrate would have to salute any of them when he saw them!
Even if the magistrate invited them to dinner at his home, he would not dare to sit on the main seat. He had to show courtesy repeatedly before he dared to sit on the main seat.

Of course, magistrates in other places would not dare to invite generals to dinner openly, let alone hold such a banquet to invite all generals in their jurisdiction to dinner.

Even if he dared to show off, probably no general would dare to go. It can also be said that the seventh-grade county magistrates in other places do not have such a big reputation.

Only Mr. Ye in front of them can make them run fast when they hear the invitation to dinner!
It’s not that they lack a meal, it’s just that Mr. Ye has a power that is enough to make them forget the rules of civil and military disharmony!
If I had to give this power a name, it would be 'civilian general's heart'!
It was this fiery heart of civil servants that caused their attitude towards Ye Qing to undergo a huge change in a very short period of time.

To this day, if it hadn't been for the word 'lower official', they would have forgotten that they were Ye Qing's superior officials.

But it was this word of "lower official" that made them remember that they were superior officials, and at the same time, subjectively, they completely regarded themselves as Ye Qing's subordinate officials.

"Master Ye, why do you want to thank me?"

"Protecting the land left by our ancestors and protecting our brothers and sisters is what we soldiers should do, isn't it?"

"Yes, compared to the soldiers who stay outside the Great Wall forever, we are lucky even if we die, because we can still be buried on Yanmen Mountain and south of the Great Wall!"

"We don't have much ink in our stomachs, and we can't speak those majestic war songs and poems, but we know that dying on the hospital bed is not the destination we want. We die on the battlefield defending our homeland and opening up borders for our country. The battlefield is our best destination!"

"Master Ye, we should thank you. Thank you for spending so much money to improve our hope of survival!"

"If you, Lord Ye, as a civil servant and general, do not become a first-class official in the future, it will be a misfortune for the country, a misfortune for the people, and even more misfortune for us. The emperor is blind!"

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Listening to these words, Ye Qing felt like he was back when he was a general. The blood in his body was hot, as if it could burn at any time.

Just the words blessing him to become a first-class official were tantamount to a 'curse' to him.

Of course, he also knows that to them, this is just a sentence to express his feelings!

Of course, he didn't take these words to heart.

In his opinion, as long as he takes a big bite on the agricultural tax after the war, he will definitely be sentenced to death, and it is impossible to be a first-class official.

What he has to do now is to concentrate on finishing this battle!
Since the plan is to use agricultural taxes to seek death after the war, then before that, do what a Chinese man should do!
It is to bring a successful conclusion to his journey as an ancient general, and to give a satisfactory answer to his four famous general mentors!

"Okay, then I won't thank you!"

"I only lend you this glass of white wine to express my determination to see you again in the next life!"

"Dry!!!"

The word "gan" shocked both Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma at the same time.

Because Ye Qing's voice suddenly changed, no longer literate, became hoarse and rough, and became as powerful and dry as this glass of white wine.

Not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang, even Queen Ma saw that Zhu Yuanzhang treated the soldiers to Zhuangxing wine countless times.

It can be said that it is normal and appropriate for Zhu Yuanzhang to have such a voice and momentum at this time, because he is a general tempered on the battlefield.

But how could Ye Qing, who was only 23 years old and had never killed anyone, be so powerful?
At that moment, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty saw the faint figure of a veteran swearing his loyalty in the young seventh-grade county magistrate.

But before they could figure out how Ye Qing could let them have such an illusion, they heard the sound of bowls being thrown one after another.

"See you in the next life!"

"See you in the next life!"

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In Ye Qing's eyes, every time the words "see you in the next life" are spoken loudly from a general's mouth, the white wine goes deep into his throat and the wine bowl slams to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Ye Qing was very happy, because generals have a will to die and no one is greedy for life!
But at the same time, he also felt that he had committed a crime.

In Ye Qing's eyes, deceiving the emperor is not a crime, but deceiving them is an unforgivable crime!
He lied to them. There is no such thing as 'see you in the next life'.

As a person from modern times, he knows that everyone only lives once, and there is no such thing as "being a good man again after 18 years".

As a time traveler with a golden finger, he also knew that only he, Ye Qing, would have an afterlife in this world!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel sad. He just felt that he was the person who could stand and talk without backache!
After a while,

These half-drunk generals all bid farewell to Ye Qing with military salutes.Ye Qing stood at the door of the dining room, watching them leave. He saw them walking arm in arm and singing loudly like brothers.

"How can I say that I have no clothes, and I share the same robe with my son, Wang Yuxing master, repair my spear, and share the same hatred with my son!"

"How can I say that I have no clothes, and I am in the same field with you? When the king raised an army, he repaired my spear and halberd, and I worked together with you!"
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The song "Qin Feng. Wu Yi" was sung by them to express the will of the same enemy.

"Fight in the south of the city and die in the north of Guo. If you die in the wild, you will not be buried as a crow but you can eat it. Call me a crow and be a guest!"

"The wild dead will not be buried, the carrion will be able to escape, the water is deep and agitated, and the pampas grass is still there!"

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The song "Battle in the South" was sung by them to express their determination to die without leaving a body behind.

Seeing their figures fading away, and listening to these heroic songs that only soldiers could sing, Ye Qing suddenly saw their state of mind.

In fact, everyone is just deceiving themselves!

They also know that there is no afterlife. It is only because of the responsibilities on their shoulders that they are willing to believe that there is an afterlife!
And behind Ye Qing,

Shen Wan'er and the two maids looked at this scene and smiled and wiped away tears.

They laugh because they feel extremely lucky to have such a man holding up China's sky!
Crying because such a man would risk his life for them!

Although Queen Ma did not wipe away her tears, she felt the same as them!

Although Zhu Yuanzhang also felt something, he focused more on Ye Qing.

Judging from the attitude of the generals towards him, he only felt a chill running down his back, because Ye Qing had the ability to make many superior officials willing to serve as his subordinates.

Not only that, but he also has such a powerful mobilization ability, so powerful that he is not inferior to Xu Da or Zhu Yuanzhang.

But because of this, he couldn't help but begin to imagine that it was scary for such a person to rebel, but if he was willing to be absolutely loyal to him, he would definitely become a sharp sword in his hand.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang assumed the role of a businessman again.

In his opinion, Ye Qing was an investment that was extremely risky and extremely profitable.

If the investment is right, not only can the nobles of Huaixi be effectively suppressed, but the people's livelihood, economy, and military of the entire Ming Dynasty can also be greatly improved!
But if the investment is wrong, the country will change hands!
Zhu Yuanzhang kept thinking in his mind, and the way he looked at Ye Qing's back became profound, complex and contradictory.

"Go to rest!"

At this very moment,
Ye Qing just turned his back to them, said a few words and left.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma returned to the guest room and confirmed that their young man in Jin Yiwei had also returned to the guest rooms above and below them, and then they started chatting.

In fact, it was not that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to talk, it was just that he was pulled up by Queen Ma and had to talk clearly before he could sleep.

Queen Ma looked into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and asked forcefully: "At the end of the dinner, I saw you staring at Ye Qing's back with complicated and contradictory eyes. Do you have something on your mind?"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide anything and directly expressed his thoughts.

As far as Ye Qing's ability is concerned, it is definitely a good thing for this battle, but for him as the emperor, it may not be a good thing!
He really doesn't know whether to take huge risks for huge benefits, or to give up huge benefits in order to avoid huge risks!
When Queen Ma saw Zhu Yuanzhang frowning, looking worried and reluctant, she really didn't know what to say.

She couldn't persuade the emperor not to worry, because the emperor had to worry about this problem!

But she also really wants to keep Ye Qing as much as possible, and make Ye Qing become the loyal and capable minister who can help Zhu Yuanzhang even after her death!

Thinking of this, Empress Ma just held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand and said extremely gently: "Isn't it the time to make a choice?"

"At least he's acting in a preferred way now!"

"Think about what he said when he advised the generals not to take credit for him after the war. He was thinking about you, the generals, and the future of the Ming Dynasty, but he was not thinking about himself!"

"Can we wait until after the war to discuss everything?"

"He, a seventh-grade county magistrate, can do this. You, the emperor, can't you do it after the war?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately figured it out. From now on until the end of the war, he will not think about these things.

Because from the moment he opens his eyes tomorrow morning, he will be the real 'General Guo'!
Early the next morning,
The two Jinyiwei young men who arrived last night set foot on the official road back to the south.

They must go back as soon as possible to tell His Highness the truth about his father and mother being forced into adulthood.

At the same time, they also wanted to know how His Highness the Crown Prince would react after learning about this matter.

Just as the two young men in Jin Yiwei were embarking on the official road back to the south, the defenders on the Yanmen Pass city wall heard rumbling footsteps again.

The sound of footsteps, which was enough to make the earth tremble, and the dust rising from the sky to the sky directly told them a piece of news.

Wang Baobao led the 25 Beiyuan army carrying siege equipment and arrived at the scene!
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