Guo Chongliang was originally on vacation today, and was at home in the backyard listening to his aunt singing little songs, feeling very happy.
When he heard the servant report that General Ye had come and was waiting for him in the flower hall of the government office, he was unable to react for a moment.
"Which General Ye?"
"Oh my lord, who else could it be General Ye? It's General Ye Qingshan who just returned before the New Year!"
"What is he doing here?" Guo Chongliang sat up and waved his hand when he heard that. The aunt quickly stopped and tactfully left with the pipa in her arms.
Although the fight between the government constables and the Imperial Guards did not have a big impact on Guo Chongliang, he still felt that Ye Qingshan was very disrespectful to him.
However, because the other person's official position was higher than his and he was now highly regarded by the emperor, he did not dare to act rashly.
Guo Chongliang angrily shouted at the servant, "Didn't you tell him I was taking a day off today? You said you wouldn't even be home?"
"Sir, it seems General Ye is here to call for punishment.
“If you say you’re not here today and they come tomorrow, wouldn’t the situation just get worse?
"So after careful consideration, I still think it is most appropriate to report to you."
"Raising an army to investigate?" Guo Chongliang's eyebrows shot up. "He started targeting the Shuntian Prefecture government office right after taking office, and I didn't say anything. I gave him enough face. What else could he be dissatisfied with?"
At this point, Guo Chongliang stood up and ordered, "Come here, change your clothes, I will go out and meet him to see what he is dissatisfied with!
"Even if he's a new official and wants to establish his authority, there's no reason for him to keep targeting our Shuntian Prefecture government office."
Guo Chongliang put on his official uniform and led his men to the front yamen in a threatening manner.
After arriving at the flower hall, he thought he would face Ye Qingshan's accusations, but unexpectedly the other party's attitude was surprisingly gentle, and he even chatted with him about family matters.
"Lord Guo should know that Ye was born in poverty and that I am able to reach my current position thanks to the favor of His Majesty."
Guo Chongliang came here with high spirits, but was immediately deflated by Ye Qingshan's attitude.
"General Ye, you are being too modest. Everything you have now is the result of your hard work at the border.
"The Emperor values you because you have real abilities!"
"Master Guo, you are too kind." Ye Qingshan waved his hand and said, "I have been a soldier for so many years. When I came back, I found out that my parents had passed away a long time ago. Now the closest people to me are only my uncle and his family."
Guo Chongliang was even more bewildered after hearing this, and could only echo, "That's truly a shame. As the saying goes, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve at the same time. If Lord Ye's parents knew about this, they would surely understand you."
"Even my uncle didn't live to see the day when I became successful. Fortunately, my four brothers are all good people and have a very close relationship with me.
"After all, I am not alone in this world, so I truly regard them as my brothers."
"That's great indeed. Congratulations, General Ye." Guo Chongliang almost didn't know what he was saying.
“My brothers are all of the best character.
"Even though they know my identity, they never want to do things outside under my name."
"It's rare to find such a righteous brother. General Ye is so lucky!"
Guo Chongliang felt that he was tired of praising. He even wanted to ask Ye Qingshan, did you come to me just to show off to me how many good brothers you have?
But then he became alert again. Could it be that one of his brothers did something outside under his name and ended up in Ye Qingshan's hands?
But after thinking about it, my family seems to be pretty well behaved lately, and I haven't heard of any trouble!
If any of his brothers really fell into Ye Qingshan's hands, his mother would have come to him and cried long ago.
He couldn't think of anything, so he had to patiently listen to Ye Qingshan continue to talk.
"Of course, this is a great thing for me, they are afraid of causing trouble for me outside.
"But in this case, when they are doing business in Beijing and are bullied, I sometimes don't even know about it, and it's difficult for me to support them."
When Guo Chongliang heard this, he finally perked up, thinking that the point had finally been made.
So he said very magnanimously: "Well, I thought it was something else!
"That's easy. General Ye, just tell me where your brother does business.
"I can just ask the constables and runners from the government office to help take care of it."
Unexpectedly, Ye Qingshan shook his head and said, "Master Guo, I dare not trouble the people in your government office with this.
"To be frank, as long as the people in your government office don't bully my eldest brother, I will thank you here."
Guo Chongliang was stunned.
What does it mean?
So this General Ye really came here to call for punishment, but the ones who committed the crime were not his own brothers, but his subordinates?
"General Ye, where did you get this from?"
Ye Qingshan took a sip of tea and said, "Actually, Lord Guo should also know my elder brother.
"It's Ye Qingchen, who was praised by the emperor before."
"Ye Qingchen?" Guo Chongliang slapped his forehead. The two men's names differed by only one character, yet he had never connected them together. "Are you talking about the tiger-fighting hero, Ye Qingchen, the warrior?"
"Exactly. Big brother became a tiger-killing hero and even attended the celebration banquet at the government office. You must have met him once."
How could Guo Chongliang not remember? He still remembered that Ye Qingchen had a special relationship with the Qin family!
He used to wonder why the Qin family had such a close relationship with a commoner. Now it seems that he was too out of touch with the news and didn't even know that Ye Qingchen was actually Ye Qingchen's elder brother.
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