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Li Xin looked back at the wooden box in surprise, and then found a document stamped by the Ministry of War and Shangshutai from under the imperial decree. There were not many words in the document.

This is a military official of the fourth rank. Ye Lin was only at this level when he was the general of Habayashi Wei Zhonglang.

However, these are all honorary titles, and they are just good-looking. Li Xin has completely despised the salary of a fourth-rank official.

Li Xin received the document, and cupped his hands at Xiao Huai.

"Please ask the angel to take my place and thank Your Majesty for your grace."

Xiao Huai bowed his head to return the salute, then looked around and suddenly lowered his voice.

He bowed his head deeply: "Teacher, can I take a step to speak?"

Li Xin looked at Xiao Huai with some surprise, then waved his hand, and waved to the servants in the main hall: "You all go down."

After dismissing the servants, Li Xin glanced at Xiao Huai, and said with a smile, "Is there something wrong with Mr. Xiao?"

Xiao Huai lowered his head, and after hesitating for a while, he said, "I have some matters, and I want to ask Lord Hou for advice."

Li Xin sat on the main seat in the main hall, half-closed his eyes.

"You said."

Xiao Huai gritted his teeth, and said: "To be honest with Lord Hou, the servants took over the Plum Blossom Guard two years ago, and found some problems when looking through the files in the past two years."

Li Xin glanced at Xiao Huai with great interest, and chuckled: "It turns out that Eunuch Xiao has been promoted in secret. Congratulations."

Xiao Huai lowered his head and said, "In the first year of Yuanzhao, the Grand Tutor returned from the capital to Yongzhou to worship his mother, and then left halfway to visit Jincheng."

"Not long after, 35 Plum Blossom Guards in Jincheng lost a total of 400 people. In the next few months, more than [-] Plum Blossom Guards died in Jincheng."

Having said that, Xiao Huai paused, then looked up at Li Xin.

"Before Taifu left Beijing, it seems that he went to the palace and met his godfather with the inner guard."

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but laugh.

"It turns out that Eunuch Xiao has found out about this matter."

He squinted his eyes halfway, and glanced at Xiao Huai: "If I remember correctly, you, little Eunuch Xiao, followed behind Eunuch Xiao when you were a teenager, and became his adopted son. He treats you as his own, and puts all his efforts into promoting you, which makes you the young supervisor of the internal guard at the age of less than 30, and also in charge of the Plum Blossom Guard."

"Why, you don't like your godfather so soon?"

Xiao Huai gritted his teeth and bowed his head: "Teacher, I just want to know if this matter has anything to do with my godfather."

"Is it important?"

Li Xin restrained his smile, glanced at Xiao Huai expressionlessly, and said coldly: "You shouldn't be too naive to be able to achieve this position. Whether there is such a thing or not, I will never tell you , besides, whether I admit it or not, it has little effect on the matter."

Li Xin sneered and said: "As long as you return to Beijing, kneel in front of the emperor, and repeat what you just said in front of me, then it will be shit or shit, and you can kick your godfather away as you wish and put on that suit." Big red clothes."

Xiao Huai took a deep breath, and bowed his hands deeply to Li Xin.

"The servant knows what the master said."

"Don't dare to disturb Taifu's recuperation, the servant will leave now."

After all, the purple-clothed eunuch, who was about the same age as Li Xin, exited the main hall of Li's house respectfully, stepped back a dozen steps with his hips pouted, and then turned and left.

Li Xin looked at this guy's back and frowned slightly.

He was hesitating whether to leave this guy in Qi Yang forever.

If this person returns to the capital and informs the emperor, then Xiao Zheng will almost die.

He shook his head, a little puzzled.

"Xiao Zheng didn't handle this matter from beginning to end. I really don't know how his great eunuchs have been doing all these years."

He decided to let go of this matter, anyway, he did not betray Xiao Zheng, even if something happened to Xiao Zheng, it was because he was not cautious enough.

After Xiao Huai waited for the "angel" to leave, it was almost afternoon and evening. Li Xin returned to the backyard, and with Zhao Jia and Li Shuo, they carefully discussed the conditions and timing of the Southwest Army's departure from Sichuan. The weakness of the Hanzhong Army and the Ankang Army, two hours passed in a blink of an eye, Li Xin simply asked his family to send the meals to the warm pavilion in the backyard, and the three of them drank and talked until late at night.

When it was around Haishi, Zhao Jia couldn't hold on for the first time and went back to the room to rest. Li Shuo was more introverted and didn't feel too embarrassed to disturb Li Xin, so he also got up to leave. After seeing the two people off, Li Xin got up and stretched With a long lazy waist, he pushed open the door of the Nuan Pavilion.

A little bit of snow falls.

In Yongzhou in the south, on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month of this year, it snowed rarely. Li Xin carried a lantern, put on his clothes and walked into the heavy snow.

Although there is almost no snow in Yongzhou, the snow scene is undoubtedly very beautiful.

He walked from the backyard to the front yard, and then heard a knock on his door.

The porter, who was drowsy from sleep, got up and opened the door.

Out of curiosity, Li Xin followed to the gate.

The door was pushed open, and a thin-skinned young man with somewhat dark skin was standing at the gate. The young man only wore two or three pieces of clothes, with a standard long knife hanging on his waist, and a wine bag .

The first time he saw Li Xin holding the lantern, he immediately grinned, showing his white teeth.

"Brother, I'm back!"

It was Zhao Fang who came back from Zhenbei Army on leave.

Li Xin was a little happy to see him come back, but after hearing his address, his face turned dark and he walked away.

"Who is your brother?"

Chapter 977 This guy is a rich second generation!

Jimen Gate is in the north and Yongzhou is in the south. The journey is long and Zhao Fang is alone. Naturally, it is impossible for him to go all the way like Li Xin, and he does not dare to travel at night, so he has been traveling for several months. , before walking from Jizhou to Yongzhou.

I haven't seen him for six years. Zhao Fang, who was a little clever at the time, has grown into a 20-year-old adult. He is taller than before. Although he is still a little thin, he is no longer thin. , but lean.

When he first joined the Zhenbei Army at the age of [-] or [-], he started as a captain. Now six years have passed, and he has grown from a captain to a captain, becoming the youngest captain in the entire Zhenbei Army.

Although the captain is not very eye-catching, he is already very remarkable at this age. After all, not everyone can be like Li Xin, from a captain of the Habayashi guard to the Marquis of Jing'an within a year.

In fact, this is the normal rate of promotion.

Zhao Fang at this time is much darker than six years ago, but his eyes are quite bright. Six years of military experience have made him quite different from the young man in the past.

From the age of eight or nine, he grew up in the Marquis of Jing'an, and was brought to Jimen Pass by Li Xin until he was fourteen or five years old. The memory of the Li family in Zhaojun in his childhood has been blurred, but Jing'an Hou Fu's memories are closer, so after seeing Li Xin, he seemed quite happy, and he caught up with him in two or three steps, and followed Li Xin with his hands down, with a smile on his face.

"Master Hou, don't be angry. It was the young lady who asked me to yell in the letter. If you are not happy, then I won't yell."

Hearing this sentence, Li Xinxin was even more depressed. He snorted: "Say a few words less, no one will think you are dumb."