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In today's capital, although the surface is calm, everyone's spirits are in a state of tension all the time. After the people from the Southwest Department started to move, the officials in the court immediately noticed it.

Everyone reacts differently.

Some people began to try their best to inquire about news from the Jing'an Hou Mansion, and some people began to send money and gifts to the officials of the Southwest Department, hoping to get some definite information from them so that they could make their next judgment.

At this juncture, intelligence is the most critical thing. If intelligence can be one step ahead, then it will be able to handle the changes that may occur next, and it will be able to stand firm.

However, most people have no way to get any information from the Jing'an Hou Mansion, so they asked the officials of the Southwest Department.

And the palace servant Zhou Youyi and others who had been silent for several months also began to reactivate. Under the conspiracy of these people, the second persuasion will arrive soon.

At the same time, Mu Ying broke the Xianbei king's tent in northern Xinjiang, and the news that the imperial court was about to establish Anbei Protectorate in northern Xinjiang also spread in the capital. This news was very exciting. Whether officials or ordinary people, they all cheered.

the reason is simple.

The tyrannical Northern Zhou Dynasty is not far away from now. Many elderly people still have lingering fears when they mention the Northern Zhou cavalry to future generations. Although the Northern Zhou Dynasty has been destroyed for 50 years, the Xianbei people have not been destroyed. They are even still in northern Xinjiang. To grow bigger, many Jin people are worried about when the Xianbei people will enter the pass again and rebuild the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, in recent years, the Xianbei people have indeed entered the Guannei several times, the most serious one being Yu Wenzhao's time. If Li Xin hadn't gone north in person, the Xianbei people might really build the Northern Zhou Dynasty again.

But now, the destruction of the Xianbei king's tent means... the Xianbei people in the north are almost extinct!

Although it is impossible for so many Xianbei people to die all at once, the remaining Qigui and Futu tribes will still spawn some tribes, but given the size of these two tribes, it is far from impossible To compete with the soon-to-be-established Anbei Protectorate.

Duhufu!

People in the former Jin Dynasty only saw this unfamiliar and familiar term in history books. The Great Jin Dynasty, which was not very powerful in terms of force, could only barely hold the frontier during the Chengde Dynasty, and was completely unable to establish the Protectorate.

Only those extremely powerful dynasties in the history books are qualified to establish the Protectorate in the north!

After the news spread, the reaction of the people in other places in Dajin was unknown, but the people in the capital were all proud, and when they encountered a foreign race on the street, they would hold their heads high and cast a few disdainful glances.

Of course, these ordinary people naturally couldn't see that in the current capital, the soldiers and horses at each city gate, as well as the manpower in all key positions, have been quietly replaced.

Only some caring people discovered that the Fang Ding arranged by Jingzhao Mansion to maintain order in each Fang did not know when they had changed their faces.

These Fangding are just non-staff personnel of Jingzhao Mansion. They are considered "hired workers" who help Jingzhao Mansion maintain the order of the various workshops. In this way, most of the workshops in the capital have been slightly replaced.

This situation has caused most officials in the imperial court to become extremely sensitive. At this moment, in addition to going to work in the Yamen every day, they will return to their homes immediately after sunset and dare not participate in any entertainment activities. , Even if a friend invites him to drink, he shakes his head and refuses.

The most direct manifestation is that since Li Xin ordered Shenwuwei to take over the capital, the business along the Qinhuai River has dropped by at least [-]%.

Zhao Jia, the right chancellor of Shangshutai, would go to Jing'an Hou's Mansion every day after he was off duty from Shangshutai, and he would stay in Jing'an Hou's mansion for at least an hour before coming out.

As for Li Shuo, the general of Shenwuwei, he would also go to Jing'anhou's mansion every day during this time. After a long time, not only the officials of the Southwest Department, but also the ordinary officials in the capital also figured out some tastes. .

Following Zhou Youyi's team, the scale is getting bigger and bigger.

At the end of July in the second year of Yankang.

The weather is still hot and dry, but with the arrival of autumn, a bit of coolness gradually appeared. Under the ravages of the autumn tiger, it brought wisps of breeze to the capital.

At the gate of Weiyang Palace, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who had just finished attending the Great Court Meeting, glanced at the civil and military ministers who were returning to their own yamen, and frowned slightly.

He said to the two servants beside him: "I have something to do today, so I won't go back to the Ministry of War. If there is anything in the yamen, you two will deal with it for now. If you can't solve it, you can come to my house to find me. "

There are not four responsibilities, which are assigned to two servants respectively. The job of Shangshu is only in charge, and there is no need to deal with daily affairs. The two servants immediately bowed their heads: "I will obey your orders."

After Ye Lin explained some errands of the Ministry of War, he left the imperial city from Yong'an Gate and went straight to the Jing'an Hou's Mansion in Yongle Square. He is an old acquaintance of the Hou's Mansion and Li Xin's senior brother, so he didn't even need to notify him. , was introduced into the mansion by the servants of the Hou Mansion.

When he saw Li Xin, Li Xin was holding his young son who was less than one year old in the backyard. When he saw Ye Lin coming, Li Xin put the child in the hands of Hui Niang beside him, stood up and saluted Ye Lin, smiling. He said, "Why is senior brother here?"

Ye Lin glanced at the baby next to Li Xin, and sighed with some incomprehensible meaning: "Nowadays, everyone in the court is walking on eggshells, and many people come to my door to find out. One step of action, but in the end, Chang'an, you are fine, you don't go to court, you don't ask questions, but you are at home holding the child..."

Li Xin got up, pulled Ye Lin to sit down in the shade of the backyard, and said with a smile: "No matter how many things happen in the capital, it won't affect me to hold the baby, right? Besides, there won't be any major events in the capital, everyone. Just do what you have to do. Now that the layout of the court has been set, the people who came with me from the southwest have already become officials and have already integrated into the court system. There won't be any major changes."

Li Xin looked calm, and said frankly: "It's nothing more than the change of the king's banner at the top of the city. At most, it's just a few people's titles changing."

"It took me two years to stabilize the situation in the capital, so naturally I won't let it mess up again."

Hearing Li Xin's words, Ye Lin probably knew it in his heart, he let out a long breath, and his voice was obscure: "Since you have already made up your mind, I won't say anything more."

Seeing his expression, Li Xin knew that this "Jin man" was in a somewhat complicated mood, and immediately said slowly: "It's not that I've settled down, it's the people from the Southwest Department who have settled down. Today, my younger brother can only do his part. Take up this burden, otherwise the Southwest Army will be in chaos and more people will die."

"Brother should be able to figure this out."

"I see."

He looked up at Li Xin, and asked, "About... when is it?"

This time, Li Xin didn't shy away from anything, and immediately spoke.

"When Mu Ying returns to Beijing."

Chapter 1180 Li Wei Dao Zuo

When Mu Ying leads the troops back to the capital, the military achievements of the Southwest Department will reach its peak. At that time, Li Xin and others will also prepare everything in the capital. At that time, it will naturally be the time when the world will change their surnames.

This point of time was not decided by Li Xin, but because of the current situation, it will be a matter of course.

After Muying returned to Beijing, people from the southwestern department would join the team of "persuading them to advance", and Li Xin had to face up to these appeals of his subordinates.

The position of the Son of Heaven is supreme. To say that Li Xin has no desire for this position at all is to be lying with his eyes open. It’s not that he hasn’t tasted the sweetness of power since he was a young man. He naturally has some thoughts about the position of the Son of Heaven. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to where he is today, but if he could do whatever he wanted at this moment, Li Xin might not take the initiative to sit on the throne.

Of course, it is too hypocritical to say these things now, and the reasons for the development of things to this point are intricate and cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.

After hearing the exact time given by Li Xin, Ye Lin was silent for a while, and then asked, "Is there anything you need Ye family's help for?"

"The Ye family has already helped me a lot."

Li Xin smiled and said: "Ye Mao has been in the north for more than half a year, and it has helped me a lot. Otherwise, I would not be able to take care of the northern border in the capital, and there would be great chaos in Jiangbei."

"Protecting the land and keeping the people safe is the responsibility of the Ye family."

Speaking of this, Ye Lin paused for a while, and continued: "At the beginning, half of the disaster in Jiangbei was in Xianbei, and the other half was in... Yunzhou City. Now that Xianbei has been destroyed, Chang'an, you...how do you deal with Yunzhou?"

For Li Xin, the Yunzhou species is indeed a very difficult problem to deal with.

First of all, the Yunzhou Army, which has been operated by the Zhong family for decades, has long been called the Zhong Family Army by the outside world. It is almost impossible to take the military power of the Yunzhou Army from their hands. However, The Chong family really offended Li Xin, and it was impossible for Li Xin to let Beijiang continue to maintain its old status, guarded by the Zhongye family.

Now, Ye Mao is about to set up the Anbei Protectorate in the north, the Xianbei people have been defeated, and the strategic position of the Yunzhou Army has plummeted, so Ye Lin asked this question.

"Zongjia is a hidden danger in the north."

The smile on Li Xin's face subsided, and he snorted: "If Zhongwu hadn't led his troops back to Yunzhou in time and continued to guard Yunzhou City, even if I paid some price at this time, I would send troops to Yunzhou to follow Zhongwu. The family settled the old scores carefully, but the Zhong family has surrendered, and although they have done things too much, they have not crossed the line. In a short while, I am not very good at dealing with them."

Li Dadu smiled bitterly and said: "At this time, when using troops against Yunzhou, outsiders will say that I crossed the river and demolished the bridge, although the Zhong family never served as a bridge for me from the beginning to the end."

Ye Lin nodded, and said slowly: "At this time, it's really not easy to use troops against Yunzhou, but if you can't be tough, you can be soft. If Chang'an trusts me, this matter can be handed over to the Ministry of War."