Catching Monsters

Chapter 651 Xiang Hui Comes to Visit
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun shook his head and said in a deep voice, "To control the Tongyou Guard, one must be absolutely loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. In the past, only eunuchs could control it, and His Majesty would never entrust it to Ye Xiuyuan."

Upon hearing this, Liu Boqing couldn't help but laugh: "You know far too little about Ye Xiuyuan. From what I know of him, if the necessary condition for taking command of the Tongyou Guard is castration, Ye Xiuyuan would do it without batting an eye."

Jiang Yun: "..."

For a moment, Jiang Yun didn't know what to say.

"The Demon-Catching Bureau looks forward to cooperating with you." Liu Boqing extended his hand, looked at Jiang Yun, and said, "So, would you like to join forces with our Demon-Catching Bureau?"

Jiang Yun didn't think too much before extending her hand: "Of course."

His purpose in coming here was to get Liu Boqing and his group to help him avenge Eunuch Feng. Now that they were proposing to join forces, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Lord Jiang is a smart man. What plan do you have to deal with Ye Xiuyuan?" Liu Boqing asked curiously.

"Shan Tiangang and Fang Zhihong, who are by Bai Shuiqing's side, are both highly skilled experts." Jiang Yun paused for a moment and then said, "I have already contacted the Xiang family."

"Ye Xiuyuan and his gang wiped out the entire Xiang family back then, so the Xiang family won't let it go so easily."

"You also have quite a few experts, such as Master Yunhai, Cat Da Cai, and..."

Liu Boqing interrupted Jiang Yun's suggestion, saying, "Now is not the best time for us to deal with Ye Xiuyuan."

"If Lord Jiang is eager to avenge Eunuch Feng and wants to deal with Ye Xiuyuan, I will not object."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun was slightly taken aback and said, "Mr. Liu means..."

Liu Boqing: "What I mean is, I support Lord Jiang in spirit, but none of my men can be touched."

Jiang Yun looked at the other party with some helplessness. What happened to the agreement to join forces? How did they end up as your subordinates, and none of them can be touched?

What kind of alliance is this?

However, it was clear that Liu Boqing's attitude was very firm: "Lord Jiang, the time is not yet ripe."

have to……

Seeing Liu Boqing's attitude, Jiang Yun didn't continue to persuade him; he couldn't care less about timing.

"Since Mr. Liu is not planning to help now, I'll take my leave." Jiang Yun stood up and walked out of the house.

Liu Boqing didn't try to keep him. He watched Jiang Yun's figure slowly walk out of Yunluo Inn. After Jiang Yun had been gone for a while, Sun Xiaopeng jogged over and asked curiously, "Mr. Liu, what did Jiang Yun want to talk to you about?"

"What else can we talk about? Of course, it's dealing with Ye Xiuyuan."

Sun Xiaopeng's eyes lit up slightly, and he said without hesitation, "That's great! Jiang Yun is quite powerful, and he also wields considerable influence in the capital of Zhou Kingdom."

Standing on the second-floor steps, Liu Boqing said, "He plans to kill Ye Xiuyuan right now."

Sun Xiaopeng scratched the back of his head: "Otherwise, since we're going to deal with Ye Xiuyuan, it's best to get rid of him as soon as possible."

"Are we supposed to pick an auspicious day to make our move?"

Liu Boqing shook his head and said no more, only asking, "Has Mao Dacai been keeping an eye on Ye Xiuyuan lately? Has he made any progress?"

Cat Da Cai, who was lazily sleeping on the counter, shook his head, licked his paws, and said, "Ye Xiuyuan, Shan Tiangang, and Fang Hongzhi all stay in their courtyards every day and never go out."

"However, there was one eunuch who would sneak around and often go to their courtyard."

"They stayed there for more than half an hour."

"A eunuch?" Liu Boqing frowned slightly and asked, "Do you know who it is?"

Cat Da Cai shook his head: "There are countless eunuchs in the palace, how would I recognize who that eunuch is?"

"Eunuch." Liu Boqing narrowed his eyes slightly.

……

“Mr. Ye, I’m afraid this really won’t work. I’ve mentioned it to His Majesty, suggesting that you take charge of the Tongyou Guard, but…”

Inside Ye Xiuyuan's courtyard, Jiang Xing was sitting in the pavilion, with a rather large wooden box on the bluestone table in front of him.

Inside the wooden box were rows of gold bars.

Jiang Xing's eyes lit up at the sight of the gold bars, but since the matter hadn't been settled, he felt a little embarrassed to accept them.

Ye Xiuyuan sat opposite him, holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand, fanning himself and smiling, "Eunuch Jiang, these are some small gifts, please accept them."

"How can that be? Besides, there's still no conclusion on His Majesty's matter." Jiang Xing said this, but his hands were quite obedient, reaching out to hug the wooden box to himself.

With a smile on his face, Ye Xiuyuan slowly said, "In addition, I would like to ask Eunuch Jiang to inform His Majesty that I am afraid I will have to leave the capital for a while longer."

Hearing this, Jiang Xing was slightly taken aback. He knew that he came here every day at Xiao Jingzhi's behest, mainly because he wanted to learn more about governance from Ye Xiuyuan.

Now that His Majesty has just ascended the throne, he is eager to realize his grand ambitions and is in dire need of talented individuals.

Why did Ye Xiuyuan leave again at this time?

“Mr. Ye…” Jiang Xing began slowly.

"Just tell His Majesty what I said, Eunuch Jiang. You can keep these gold bars safe for now," Ye Xiuyuan said, pointing to the gold bars on the table. "Alright," Jiang Xing nodded in agreement. It was getting late, so he got up and quickly left.

After Jiang Xing left, Shan Tiangang walked over with a frown and said in a deep voice, "This eunuch is really greedy. In just a few days, he has already taken three boxes of gold bars from us."

All of this money was naturally provided by Shan Tiangang.

"Being greedy is a good thing," Ye Xiuyuan said with a smile.

After returning to the palace with the box containing gold bars, Jiang Xing thought for a moment and then quickly went to Xiao Jingzhi's bedroom.

Upon entering the room, Xiao Jingzhi was reviewing recent memorials from various provinces requesting military pay from the imperial court.

The imperial court was under immense tax pressure. Previously, the southern provinces had seen a significant improvement in tax revenue after the reforms.

But the rebels suddenly swept in, destroying the economy and tax revenue of the entire southern part of Zhou State. Now, it can only recover slowly.

More importantly, the most prosperous areas of the Zhou state were all in the south.

Although the rebels have now been dealt with, the South, after the chaos they caused, now needs tax cuts to allow it to recover and rebuild.

Difficult.

Seeing the worried look on Xiao Jingzhi's face, Jiang Xing respectfully said, "Your Majesty, I have just returned from Mr. Ye's place, but according to Mr. Ye, he seems to be preparing to leave the capital."

"Leaving the capital?" Xiao Jingzhi was slightly taken aback, somewhat puzzled, and then frowned and said, "Why does Mr. Ye want to leave? There are many matters in our Zhou Kingdom that I would like to consult with Mr. Ye about."

Xiao Jingzhi really valued Ye Xiuyuan, and hurriedly dressed: "Quickly, prepare the carriage, I'm going to see Mr. Ye."

Soon, a luxurious carriage set off towards the outer city under the cover of night.

Not long after, Xiao Jingzhi came to the courtyard himself and knocked on the door.

It was Ye Xiuyuan who opened the door.

He looked at Xiao Jingzhi outside the door and slowly asked, "Your Majesty, what brings you here? Please come in."

Around Xiao Jingzhi's carriage were dozens of imperial guards, who quickly took up guard nearby.

Jiang Xing followed him into the courtyard.

"Mr. Ye, I heard from Jiang Xing that you are preparing to leave the capital? Is it because I have not been hospitable enough, or...?" Xiao Jingzhi asked with a frown and a serious expression.

"Your Majesty is overthinking this." Ye Xiuyuan smiled and shook his head upon hearing this, saying, "I have some enemies who have probably come to the capital recently."

"If we don't leave, we risk being killed."

Hearing Ye Xiuyuan's words, Xiao Jingzhi frowned: "Mr. Ye's enemy? That's simple, Jiang Xing."

"Your servant is here." Jiang Xing, who was standing to the side, quickly stepped forward.

Xiao Jingzhi ordered, "Immediately notify Jiang Yun to find out Mr. Ye's enemies and drive them out of the capital. If they dare to oppose Mr. Ye again, they should be imprisoned in the imperial prison."

In Xiao Jingzhi's view, Ye Xiuyuan was nothing more than a farmer from the mountains before, so who could his so-called enemy be?

They're nothing more than a bunch of thugs and hooligans.

Ye Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, my enemies are not so easy to deal with. There are many experts among them. I'm afraid we'll have to ask the experts from the Tongyou Guard to take action to deal with them."

Hearing Ye Xiuyuan's words, Xiao Jingzhi was slightly taken aback. Where did Mr. Ye offend such a powerful expert that he had to ask the Tongyou Guard to take action?
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingzhi remained silent for a while before saying, "Mr. Ye, I would like to ask you for advice on many things in the country now."

"Don't worry, no matter how skilled your enemy is, if he dares to lay a hand on you, I will never let him off easily."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Ye Xiuyuan remained silent for a while before nodding helplessly and saying, "Since Your Majesty has said so, I will stay for the time being."

"Mr. Ye, rest assured, I will also send a contingent of Imperial Guards to protect your safety."

After saying this, Xiao Jingzhi took out the documents from his bosom requesting funding from various provinces to the imperial court, and sighed, "Mr. Ye, the imperial court is in a big trouble now."

“There is a severe shortage of funds in various places, and I have been quite worried about this lately.”

After glancing at it, Ye Xiuyuan slowly said, "Let me consider this matter for a few more days. Perhaps I can resolve this issue for His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingzhi's eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded with a smile: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Ye."

It was getting late, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, Ye Xiuyuan left with Jiang Xing. However, upon returning to the capital, he immediately dispatched a group of imperial guards to Ye Xiuyuan's courtyard to protect his safety.

Jiang Yun also received this news.

Jiang Yun wasn't too surprised that His Majesty the Emperor would send the Imperial Guards to protect Ye Xiuyuan; he could only quietly wait for Xiang Hui to arrive in the capital.

Given Xiao Jingzhi's current level of attention to Ye Xiuyuan, Jiang Yun is hesitant to rashly take action against Ye Xiuyuan, Shan Tiangang, and the others.

The only option left is to turn to family.

Finally, three days after Jiang Yun informed the Xiang family, a servant came to announce that Xiang Hui was coming to visit.

(End of this chapter)