Unparalleled Concubine

The little father-in-law lowered his head again, his heart full of resentment.

Don't I, Ye Mao, deserve a name?

In fact, it really doesn't deserve it.

Of the three people in the yard, the old man Ye Cheng naturally needless to say, the general Ye Ming was originally a general of the second rank, but after he was granted the title of Shaobao, he was from the first rank, and Li Xin is now also a general of the second rank of the Forbidden Army. The three people in the courtyard were three of the top ten people in the Jin army, and Ye Mao was naturally not qualified to attend the meeting.

In the small courtyard, three people sat down in priority.

Because he was not very familiar with Ye Ming, Li Xin restrained himself a bit, and poured wine for Old Man Ye and Ye Ming in a polite manner.

General Ye stood up, took the jug in Li Xin's hand, and said with a smile: "This is the Ye family, junior brother and guests, how can guests pour wine for the master, I will come."

"Brother, this is wrong."

Li Xin said while pouring wine: "Master Ye is my benefactor, and I am also half of the Ye family. To put it bluntly, the number of times my younger brother has entered and left the Ye family in the past year is almost the same as the number of times I have returned to my own home. What is the difference between subject and guest?"

Ye Ming sat down helplessly.

"I heard from my father just now that my junior brother is unparalleled in eloquence, and he is indeed very powerful."

Li Xin finished pouring the wine and sat down.

"It's reasonable, the voice will naturally be louder."

Ye Cheng was not as hypocritical as these two people. The old man directly raised his head and drank a glass, and said cursingly: "This kid, he is usually not big or small with me. Now that you are back, he changed his rules."

Li Xin was embarrassed: "Master Ye, what nonsense, don't the disciples respect you very much on weekdays?"

Ye Ming laughed out loud.

Generally speaking, the atmosphere among the three of them was not bad during this meal.

Since the birth of wine, the descendants of Zhuxia have had a long-standing tradition, that is, to talk about things at the wine table.

After the three of them drank several times in turn, Li Xin respected Ye Ming and asked with a smile, "Senior brother entered the palace to face the saint, what did His Majesty say to senior brother?"

Ye Ming hesitated for a while, and glanced at his father.

Ye Cheng drank a cup by himself.

"Just say what you have, Chang'an is one of our own.

Old man Ye put down his wine glass and said slowly.

"If it wasn't for Chang'an, the fourth child wouldn't be able to leave the capital, and you wouldn't be able to return to the capital either. In a few years, if Lao Tzu dies, if you retreat, the Ye family will be considered defeated."

The old man Ye said very bachelor: "Just treat him as the fifth child of the Ye family."

Li Xin took a deep breath, and his tone became solemn.

"Master Ye is serious. It is not the Ye family, and the disciples are not as rich as they are now."

After Old Man Ye's words, Ye Ming looked at Li Xin quite differently.

He whispered to Li Xin: "Your Majesty said, first let me rest at home for a while, and take a look at the situation. If there are changes in southern Xinjiang, then I will be the coach of Zhengnan."

Li Xin nodded and said, "It's not far from what Master Ye and I predicted before."

Ye Ming frowned and said, "What I haven't figured out yet is what happened in Pingnanhou's mansion this year, and why did Li Shen's temper suddenly push him into this situation?"

In the conversation between the father and son just now, we only had time to talk about the details of last year's mutiny, but we haven't had time to talk about the Pingnanhou Mansion.

Old man Ye stroked his beard and smiled: "Since Li Zhijie's self-government, conflicts are inevitable. Now it is only a few years ahead of schedule, so there is nothing strange about it. What we want to talk about now is how to deal with this battle." Hit it."

Li Xin took a sip of his wine and said slowly, "When I was in Yongzhou, I received a message."

"For more than 30 years in southern Xinjiang, we have continuously recruited new soldiers and discharged veterans. It is estimated that we have accumulated no less than 30 ready-to-fight soldiers."

Ye Ming said indifferently: "Don't worry about this. They may have people, but it is absolutely impossible to have more than 30 sets of weapons and armor. Even the imperial court's army of more than 30 people will be a bit difficult, let alone a Shu county?"

"At the beginning, the whole country of Nanshu didn't have more than [-] troops."

Li Xin nodded.

This is true.

The Great Corps is a bottomless pit, a monster that eats everything. Only the state machinery can support this kind of monster. Generally speaking, even in a unified dynasty, the standing army is only about 50.

The Zhenbei Army at Jimenguan and the Zhongjia Army in Yunzhou both have a scale of 10.

In ancient times, wars involving millions of people were impossible.

As long as the combined strength of the two sides exceeds [-], it will be a particularly large-scale war.

"The problem now is to abolish the prince."

Li Xin looked solemn.

"What is certain is that the abolished prince is in southern Xinjiang. If they play this banner, it is very likely that they will gather a considerable force."

Chapter 437 Forced Marriage

Names are very useful these days.

Confucius said that if the name is not correct, the words will not go well, and the words will not go well, and things will fail.

The abolished prince is a big golden signboard, because although he was abolished in the court, in the eyes of the world, he was usurped by Emperor Taikang, so many people still think he is orthodox.

Of course, this is not only a question of status, but also a question of interests. The abandoned prince is a good investment object. As long as he can give charcoal in the snow at this time, the future "restoration" of the abandoned prince will definitely be a huge profit. .

Moreover, this investment does not have to end on its own. As long as it secretly sends money, food, and even weapons to the Pingnan Army, the effect of "investment" can be achieved. , will not affect anything.

That's why Li Xin said that abolishing the title of prince will gather a force.

Ye Ming lowered his head slightly, pondered for a while, and said: "This is a problem, but as long as the southern border does not reach the capital, no one will support them in the open. As long as we win the first battle, the name of the crown prince will be abolished." The head is useless."

This is the difference between an amateur and a professional.

Although Li Xin has been a military officer from the beginning to the end, when it comes to marching and fighting, he is still far behind a general like Ye Ming who has led troops for decades. Listening to Ye Ming's analysis bit by bit, Li Xin admires it endlessly.

"Senior brother has already won Master Ye's true biography."

Ye Ming shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm still far behind my father, besides, it's just talk on paper right now. In real fighting, the battlefield changes rapidly, and no one knows what will happen."

The three of them exchanged cups and cups, and before the meal was finished, they had already talked about the major events in southern Xinjiang.

The reality is like this, sometimes tens of thousands of people's wealth and lives are settled only during the chatting and laughing of big shots over a meal.