"You said that the gentry and wealthy merchants in Xiangyang City want to petition to leave Xiangyang City with this official?"

The palace of the small armament prison was already overcrowded at the moment, Jia Rudao sat upright and looked at Ye Mingshen who was standing in front of him with a surprised face, and said suspiciously.

In the small Ordnance Prison Mansion, except for Jia Rudao sitting on the head, Meng Ying and Zhao Yi are all standing on both sides. And behind Ye Mingshen, there were six representatives of wealthy businessmen and gentry in Xiangyang City dressed in splendid clothes.

Ye Mingshen, the leading figure of hundreds of gentry in Xiangyang City. Of course, if it was just an ordinary gentry, it would be impossible for Ye Mingshen to be elected as a representative representing all the gentry and wealthy businessmen in Xiangyang City to talk to Jia Rudao.

The most critical reason why Ye Mingshen was made a representative was because Ye Mingshen not only had the status of a jinshi, but also the nephew of Yu Tianxi, who had just been canonized by Zhao Yun as Prime Minister Zuo.

The relationship between Yu Tianxi's family and Jia Yidao is not a secret, who did Yu Tianxi go for when he hung up the crown? Not to mention, now Yu Tianxi's youngest son, Yu Ci, is still following this uncle to the top, and the age of the weak crown is already the official rank of the general secretary of the city.

Regarding the relationship between Ye Mingshen and Yu Tianxi, Jia Rudao naturally doesn't know the Tao. But fortunately, Meng Ying is here. And because of the relationship between Shi Songzhi, Yu Tianxi and Meng Hui, Meng Heng and Ye Mingshen also had a lot of intersections in Xiangyang City.

But then again, whether it is Meng Hui or Meng Ying, Ye Mingshen only looks at Yu Tianxi's face and occasionally intersects, as for friendship, it really doesn't count.

The reason is also because when Li Quan and others dedicated Xiangyang City to Mongolia, Ye Mingshen is said to have played a dishonorable role in it. This is also one of the reasons why Ye Mingshen can still be mixed after the fall of Xiangyang City.

Of course, there is no real evidence, but as the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, not to mention those rich merchants and gentry who have a deep relationship with Ye Mingshen, most of them are people who did not suffer any losses after the fall of Xiangyang City, but instead occupied the fields and family businesses of many gentry and wealthy merchants who tried their best to resist the Mongols.

What is there in this, a clear-eyed person can see innocence, so naturally there is no need to say much.

And the reason why Meng Heng has not been troubled by those wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen, especially Ye Mingshen, who is obviously already the leader of the wealthy merchants and gentry in Xiangyang, is that in addition to the fact that Xiangyang City has only recovered stability, and Ye Mingshen and others have provided a lot of materials for building the city wall, I am afraid that the main reason is because of the relationship between Ye Mingshen and Yu Tianxi.

This Ye Mingshen is also fortunate to be in Xiangyang City, the place where the two countries are at war, and the officials of the Taiwan admonition are dead and running, otherwise I am afraid that Yu Tianxi will have to be impeached to death by the imperial historians of the Taiwan admonition.

"Back to the adult, Xiaomin's uncle Yu Gong is seriously ill, and his mother wants to visit Lin'an all day long. It's just that the war has been plagued continuously, and it has never been made. Now that the adults have arrived, they want to come as adults, and the saints will inevitably look forward to returning every day, so Xiaomin wants to ask the adults to bring the villain's family back to Beijing to visit his uncle Yugong. ”

Ye Mingshen's face was full of righteousness, and he looked like a mother and a son, just like he was really going to Lin'an City to visit Yu Tianxi, if Jia Yidao didn't know the inside story of Lu Dao, I was afraid that he would really believe it. But even so, Jia Nidao has to admire, don't talk about Ye Mingshen's character, at least what he said is very decent, not only leaving a way for Jia Nidao to retreat, so that he can leave Xiangyang City as soon as possible, but also shows a piece of filial piety, which really makes people unable to find fault with it.

Jia Rudao looked at Ye Mingshen and was silent.

Meng Ying saw Jia Rudao like this, and suddenly felt anxious. He naturally also knows the relationship between Yu Tianxi and Jia Yidao, thinking that Yu Tianxi even did not hesitate to hang up his crown for Jia Yidao, but now this Ye Mingshen is still in the name of taking his mother to Lin'an to visit his uncle Yu Tianxi, and he can't refuse it because of reason.

Maybe Ye Mingshen really wants to visit Yu Tianxi in Lin'an City, no matter what, Yu Tianxi is now also the left prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty who is above 10,000 people, isn't it? However, I'm afraid that taking the opportunity to leave Xiangyang City, a place of right and wrong that is about to be destroyed, is his main purpose.

What's more, looking at the way it looks today, as long as Jia Rudao opens Ye Mingshen's opening, I am afraid that those rich businessmen who have long wanted to escape but have no way to leave Xiangyang City all day long because of Meng Heng's blockade of the city will also run away.

In the past, Li Quan, the defender of Xiangyang, dedicated Xiangyang City to the Mongols, and the Song Dynasty stored millions of stone grain, countless gold and silver, and many ordnance and war materials in Xiangyang City all became the bags of the Mongols, and it is needless to say how much trouble it brought to the Great Song Dynasty. If there is no matter of Li Quan's dedication to the city, it can be said that even if there is a great hunger in Lin'an City, it will not force the Great Song Dynasty to the same appearance as it was three months ago.

The loss of Xiangyang City, not to mention the food, ordnance, gold and silver for the time being, the complete defense line of the Jinghu Theater was broken open, but it is an indisputable fact.

If it weren't for the attack of the army without spending money, Meng Heng would have built the defense system relying on Xiangyang City, and I am afraid that the next step would be the ideas of these rich businessmen and gentry who sucked the blood of the Great Song Dynasty, made a fortune in the country, and sold their lords for glory.

Ye Mingshen has the status of a jinshi, and Yu Tianxi's relationship is there, and he may be able to escape, but those rich businessmen who do not have the status of a scholar will definitely not be able to escape.

"You're going to visit Yu Gong?" Jia Yidao looked at Ye Mingshen, the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling, "Then where did these people come from?" Is it also to visit Yu Gong in Lin'an City? ”

"This ......" Ye Mingshen was stunned, but he didn't know how to answer Jia Yidao's words.

"Or did what the official said before the city gate come out of nowhere? Do you want this official to lose trust to the millions of soldiers and civilians in Xiangyang City? Is it untrustworthy to the world? Speaking of this, Jia Rudao, who was originally smiling, suddenly turned cold.

"Xiaomin don't dare! Xiaomin doesn't dare! ”

Hearing Jia Yidao's words, Ye Mingshen suddenly panicked in his heart, and hurriedly prostrate on the ground and said in a panic. The rich businessmen and gentry who came with Ye Mingshen were also prostrate on the ground in unison, trembling.

They also know their own family affairs, and they are the most thieves.

The Great Song Dynasty didn't believe in kneeling, and Ye Mingshen even had the status of a jinshi, but now this appearance made Jia Yidao, who originally wanted to say a few more words to him, no longer have the slightest intention of talking nonsense with him. thought of Yu Tianxi Yingming I, but it turned out to be such a soft-boned nephew.

"What you want to worry about, in fact, the official knows very well. In the past, this official can bring Meng Shuai to promise you today, and he will not blame the past! However, if there are those who betray the country for glory and grovel to the enemy chieftain, there is no need for Meng Shuai to pursue it, and this official will definitely ask the Holy Lord to punish his nine clans! Can you make a note of it? ”

"Lord Xie, Lord Xie! The grass people have written it down, written it down! ”

A group of wealthy businessmen and gentry suddenly kowtowed as if they had been granted amnesty.

"Mr. Ye, this official and Yu Gong are also considered to be incompatible, and they have repeatedly received Yu Gong's help and guidance since entering the court, with Yu Gong's status today, you still have what you did today to be worthy of Yu Gong's teachings?

Xiangyang City, since the official is here, he will not leave again. Even if he left, it was after the vassal king retreated and relieved the siege. At that time, even if you don't want to, the official will take you to Lin'an City and hand you over to Yu Gong for discipline.

Therefore, at this moment, you still put out the idea of fleeing Xiangyang with your family and property. In the past, although the official is not to blame for the past, shouldn't you make up for the merits? If the city of Xiangyang is broken, once there are traitors to the enemy, this official will never be merciful! If you don't believe me, you can give it a try. This official is tired, you can wait and step down. ”

Jia Rudao's cold words made Ye Mingshen and the other seven people all cold from head to toe, and they retreated in a panic and left in a hurry.