Unparalleled Concubine

Li Xin poured a glass of steaming spirits for Old Man Ye, then he exhaled and poured half a glass for himself.

He doesn't like drinking very much, but in this kind of snowy night, a glass of strong wine is still very warm.

It is undoubtedly a very elegant thing to be able to cook wine in the house on a cold, windy and snowy night.

Old man Ye squinted his eyes and took a sip of wine, then opened his mouth and asked, "Are there enough people at your house?"

"more or less."

Li Xin put down his wine glass and let out a sigh of relief: "I should be able to come here in a hurry, but on the day of the wedding, Master Ye must send some reliable people to help."

"It's natural."

Ye Cheng raised his head and drank the remaining half cup of hot wine in one gulp, then reached out and poured himself another cup. He held the cup in his hand, then looked up at Li Xin.

"Ye Mao is on his way back."

Li Xin also poured himself a glass of wine and said with a smile: "This disciple knows, I heard that he didn't kill all those Northern Zhou clans, but brought most of them back."

Ye Cheng took a deep breath, and said, "Because of this, His Majesty's anger has not been cleared, and I'm afraid he will be a little unhappy."

"Will not."

Li Xin said with a smile: "Although your majesty is very angry with the Northern Zhou family, most of the anger will naturally dissipate when you calm down. Ye Mao killed half of the people, which is enough to offset the anger in your majesty's heart."

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused, then laughed and said, "It's just that Fan Yang Lu, I'm afraid he won't be able to get away with this knife."

Ye Cheng ate a few mouthfuls of food, and said in a muffled voice: "There is no need to be so troublesome. Killing half of the people is no different from killing all of them. Ye Mao has already made a move. Does he still expect those people with nostrils to grow on their heads?" The Northern Zhou family, will you be grateful to him in the future?"

Li Xin lowered his head and took a sip of his wine, then said slowly: "This point, the disciple didn't think about it for a while, but there is Zhao Jia beside Ye Mao, they must have their reasons for doing this, everything When they enter Beijing, the truth will be revealed."

Ye Guogong was silent and finally sighed.

"Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so I, an old man, don't need to worry so much."

"You kid put aside your affairs in the Hou Mansion today and ran over to find the old man, wouldn't you follow me to have a drink with the old man?"

"There is one thing that I need to ask Master Ye."

Li Xin bent down to pour Ye Cheng another glass of wine, then sat down and spoke slowly.

"Master Ye, if the Pingnan army goes out of Shu and wants to enter Jinling City, is it possible?"

"Absolutely impossible."

Ye Cheng shook his head resolutely: "Don't say it's Li Shen who hasn't fought a lot of battles, even if his old man Li Zhijie is still alive, it is impossible to use the Pingnan Army to fight into the capital."

"But they've already raised the flag."

Li Xin took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "About half a month ago, Li Shen had already formally declared himself the abolished prince, and wanted to crusade against the imperial court..."

Before Ye Cheng could answer, Li Xin's heart suddenly moved.

The Marquis of Jing'an closed his eyes and thought for a while, then muttered to himself.

"I figured it out."

These two days, this question has been troubled in Li Xin's mind. He couldn't figure out why Li Shen acted like this, but after discussing it with Ye Cheng, this question suddenly became clear in his heart.

Old man Ye was holding a flagon with a calm expression on his face.

"What did you think of?"

"Li Shen raised the flag and did not send troops, not because he wanted to attack the court, but to force the court to take the initiative to attack them."

"Forcing the imperial court's army into the boundary of Shu County, which is known as the Hundred Thousand Mountains, will the Pingnan Army have a chance of winning."

This intention is obvious from the perspective of God, but if you are in the middle of the game and can only glimpse a corner, it is difficult to understand. The reason why Li Xin can figure it out at this time is largely due to Thanks to the information Mu Ying sent back.

But it's useless to figure it out.

Because it's a conspiracy.

As long as the banner of abolishing the prince is erected over there, the court will have to destroy this force as quickly as possible. If the court cannot do so, then the prestige of the court will decay at the fastest speed.

Ye Cheng thought about it for a while, and also figured out the taste, and then the gray-haired old man shook his head, feeling a little helpless.

"Li Shen is truly remarkable. A seemingly insignificant and useless prince has been used to the extreme by him."

At this time, Li Xin had calmed down. He lowered his eyebrows and said, "If Li Shen can use this kind of public opinion as a means, we can naturally do it too. Besides, the disciple has buried his threads in the southern border, so there is no way to deal with him at all."

The thread in Li Xin's hand is the Mu family and those adherents of Nanshu.

In recent years, the adherents of Southern Shu have hated the Ji family of the Jin Dynasty the most. Now Pingnan Marquis Li Shen not only failed to help them restore the country, but also helped the "Prince" of the Ji family. Naturally, these adherents would not be willing.

Even if the Grand Highness Li Xing is the reason, the survivors of Nanshu will feel some dissatisfaction in their hearts.

This is the flaw in Nanshu that Li Xin can see at present.

The old man Ye pulled Li Xin to sit down, and said with a smile: "Okay, you shouldn't think about these things for the time being. The most urgent thing now is that you have to marry the princess properly. As for the matters in southern Xinjiang, at least you should It's the end of the year."

Li Xin blinked and looked at the old man.

"Master Ye, guess, can Senior Brother Ye spend this year with you?"

Ye Cheng glanced at Li Xin angrily.

"Which pot can't be opened and lifted."

Chapter 457 The reason not to kill

The wedding date is set on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month.

In other words, the preparation time is only half a month, which seems a bit rushed for ordinary people, let alone the emperor's family marrying their daughter.

However, all of this is not a problem under the will of the emperor. The yamen of the Ministry of Rites sent people, and it only took five or six days to help the Jing'an Hou Mansion prepare the things in sevens and eighties. , Jing'an Hou Mansion is almost done.

However, this day was extraordinary.

Because Ye Mao is back.

The young master of Chen Guogong's mansion hurried all the way, and finally returned to the capital before the Chinese New Year.

Of course, there were more than 1 aristocratic families of the Northern Zhou Dynasty accompanying them. These lords of the aristocratic families have now become captives of the imperial court. Life along the way was not easy. Because of the heavy snow and cold, when they arrived in the capital, these aristocratic families had already died for a couple of years. Hundreds of people.

Ye Mao set up camp outside the capital, and ordered the people from Zhechong Mansion to watch them, and he brought a few generals to the capital to face the saint.

Because it was a triumphant return, many people greeted Ye Mao at the gate of the city, including Ye Mao's father Ye Ming, and Li Xin, the Marquis of Jing'an who had nothing to do.