Ye Qingshan climbed up from the bottom step by step through his military achievements. He has been staying on the border for so many years and has just returned to Beijing less than a year ago.
Therefore, he knew very little about these royal secrets and was very curious.
But he also understood that this kind of thing was not something he should know about, and the less he was involved in it, the better.
So after ordering his men to deal with all of Prince Cheng's men, Ye Qingshan gathered his men together and gave them some instructions.
"You have all followed me through thick and thin for many years. I brought you back to the capital because I hope your lives will get better and better, and you won't have to stay on the border and live a precarious life. I don't want to send you into a fire pit.
"I've said everything I need to say. You all know what you can and can't listen to, and what you should keep to yourself after hearing."
When everyone heard this, they immediately started talking at once.
"Boss, what did you say? We didn't hear anything."
"Yeah, Boss, what happened just now?"
"My ears aren't very good..."
"I was distracted just now..."
"I just looked like my wife..."
Hearing everyone's increasingly outrageous remarks, the third brother stepped forward, glared at them, and said, "Stop talking so much nonsense! Go clean up the road quickly and try to get back before dark, otherwise you'll have to stay another night in this wilderness."
Everyone was tired of living outside, so when they heard this, they immediately rushed over to clean up.
The third brother looked at their backs, walked to Ye Qingshan and said, "Don't worry, General, you brought us to Beijing with great difficulty and let us all live a stable and good life. We can't thank you enough!
"We are all rough people and can't say anything nice, but we will definitely remember your words and will never drag you down.
"If anyone dares to act recklessly, you don't have to do anything, brothers, we will not let him off easily."
Ye Qingshan said helplessly: "This little thing may not drag me down. I am just afraid that they will drink a little and say something nonsense and bring trouble to themselves."
The third brother was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking about it, he realized that it was indeed true, and his face changed slightly.
"I'm sorry, General, I..."
Ye Qingshan raised his hand and patted his shoulder, interrupting him.
These people had fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Just like him who had just returned, they knew nothing but how to fight.
Ye Qingshan didn't mind these things, because he knew in his heart that no matter what they said or thought, once they encountered danger, they would be loyal subordinates who would do their best to protect him.
He has often received guidance from Qin Songyin in the past few months, so he gradually began to see farther and broader than others, and was also happy to give them more instructions and protection on the details that they could not notice.
“Although I am a general now, you are my subordinates.
"But the bond we've shared over the years, where we've trusted each other with our lives, will never change.
"I will do my best to protect you, and I believe you will do the same.
"So there are some things that you and I should just know in our hearts, and there's no need to say them out loud."
The third brother nodded, wiped his face with his hand, turned his head away, and muttered in an unnatural voice: "What kind of crazy weather is this in Beijing? It's Mid-Autumn Festival, why is it still so hot..."
Seeing that he turned his head away on purpose, Ye Qingshan pretended not to hear the sob in his voice.
After cleaning up the places where the two sides fought, Ye Qingshan finally felt relieved and took his men to escort Prince Cheng back to Beijing.
The sun was already setting in the west.
The group returned to the capital hungry and found that the city gates were still tightly closed.
Hearing that it was General Ye who sent someone to knock on the door, the people inside did not dare to delay and hurried to ask Qin Songyin for instructions.
Ye Qingshan knew the process, not to mention that so many things happened today.
Fortunately, the person in charge of defending the capital is still Qin Songyin and not someone else. It seems that there should be no trouble in the capital.
But to Ye Qingshan's surprise, Qin Songyin arrived not long after, bringing a team of people with him, and stood by to supervise the soldiers in opening the city gate.
Ye Qingshan finally entered the city, and when he saw Qin Songyin, he couldn't help but joked, "Master Qin is so enthusiastic that he actually came to welcome me back to the city."
Qin Songyin couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips slightly when he heard this.
But it seemed as if it was pressed down by something, and just as it curved up a little, it immediately drooped again.
"What happened?" Ye Qingshan asked sharply.
Qin Songyin didn't answer but asked, "What's the situation outside the city? Are all the troops in the mountains under control now? Are there any fish that slipped through the net?"
Ye Qingshan frowned slightly, but still gave a brief account of the situation outside the city.
He finally said: "Now that Prince Cheng has been apprehended and brought back by me, I have specially left some people to search the mountain, and have also arranged several groups of people to check on the official roads to prevent any fish from slipping through the net.
"Those who were captured earlier are now at the post station on the outskirts of the city. I will send someone to pick them up tomorrow and then escort them back to the capital."
"Prince Cheng?" Qin Songyin became excited upon hearing this. He grabbed Ye Qingshan's arm and raised his voice to confirm repeatedly, "Is Prince Cheng not in his fiefdom? Did you really capture Prince Cheng? Is he related to what happened today?"
"Master Qin, please don't worry. Prince Cheng is here. You can ask him directly if you have any questions."
As Ye Qingshan spoke, he ordered his men to bring over the tied-up Prince Cheng.
Qin Songyin became even more excited when he saw Prince Cheng, and he almost slapped his thigh and cheered.
Prince Cheng's eyebrows drooped, and seeing him like this, he couldn't help but ask, "Master Qin, what do you mean by this? Are you happy to see me like this now?"
Qin Songyin's face turned stern, and he glared at him and said, "Prince Cheng, you came to the capital without being summoned, and even participated in the rebellion. Seeing you being arrested, shouldn't I be happy?"
Prince Cheng didn't expect Qin Songyin to be so disrespectful and was unable to say a word when asked back.
Qin Songyin pulled Ye Qingshan aside and whispered, "You've been outside the city recently and you don't know that all this is the work of the Grand Princess.
"She actually wanted to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to usurp the throne today.
“Fortunately, Prince Rui saw through her plan in advance and resolved the crisis in time, exposing the Grand Princess’s crimes and protecting the lives of the Emperor and the ministers.
"But who would have thought that after the Grand Princess was captured, she would actually turn against him, saying that Prince Rui was her accomplice and had simply turned against her.
"Otherwise, how did Prince Rui know her plan?"
"Isn't this pure nonsense?" Ye Qingshan couldn't bear to listen any longer. "Is there really anyone who would believe such nonsense?"
"Several ministers in the court believe it!" Qin Songyin rolled his eyes. "As for whether they really believe it or not, I don't know!"
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