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Old Man Ye's voice was calm.

"The first emperor mentioned to the old man that Ye Mao should also marry a princess, but the old man didn't nod."

The job of a son-in-law is naturally a dream for ordinary people. After all, after getting married, the prosperity and wealth of the rest of your life is hard to say. At least the four words of food and clothing are on the table. for?

But for people like Li Xin, the status of consort will be a burden. In the future, there will be no wars in the frontier, and the court will most likely use this title to let him hand over power.

None of the son-in-laws in the past dynasties was in charge of soldiers.

Li Xin lowered his head, took a sip of his tea, and said with a smile, "Master Ye, some things cannot be explained simply by right or wrong."

Old Man Ye gave Li Xin a blank look.

"You kid, don't you want to say that you married the princess because you like it?"

Li Xin didn't speak.

Taking advantage of Li Xin's ecstasy, Ye Cheng ate Li Xin's cannon with his horse, and then felt a little elated.

"You are good at everything. The only shortcoming is that you gained power too early."

"At your age, you will still be dragged down by feelings. If you are in your current position at the age of 40, you will understand that the feelings you value now are vulnerable."

Li Xin smiled slightly, letting his soldiers take another step forward.

"That's why you are old, Master Ye, but my disciple is still young."

Chapter 466 Past, Present and Future

As Ye Cheng said, for Li Xin now, being a son-in-law does not bring him any benefit, but only restrains him, but Li Xin does not regret marrying the Ninth Princess.

If you are alive, you should not suffer if you can avoid losses, but if you have to carefully calculate the gains and losses in everything, that is to make a person live like a steelyard, which is meaningless.

What's more, Li Xin's marriage to the princess was not decided by him alone, but by the two generations of emperors of Chengde Taikang who were behind the scenes, and it was only Li Xin who followed the trend to this point.

The master and apprentice played two or three games. In the first two games, Li Xin and Ye Cheng each won one game. In the third game, Ye Cheng, who was at a disadvantage, coughed and waved his hands.

"I'm a little tired today, so I won't play this game for now. The old man has something serious to discuss with you."

There is still a gap between the two players in chess. In the case of Li Xin not letting go, it is difficult for Old Man Ye, who has not changed much in chess, to beat him.

Li Xin blinked and said with a smile: "What's the matter, why not finish this game of chess."

The old man Ye looked serious, and he stretched out his hand to mess up the chessboard, and said earnestly: "This kind of thing is just playing around, there is nothing to play, it's important."

Li Xin glanced at the chaotic chess game, and sighed helplessly: "To put it bluntly, Master Ye has already been beaten in our village..."

Old man Ye widened his eyes and raised his fist.

"Who can beat me?"

"..."

In this world, although there are no high-ranking heroes, but a hundred-man-enemy-level hunk is a serious man. Old man Ye was such a savage brother when he was young. Even if he is now in his 70s, there are not many of them. Young people can beat him.

Wei Wangzhong, an old school who was born in martial arts, is not necessarily Ye's opponent.

Among the people Li Xin knows so far, Old Man Ye is the most serious personal force ceiling.

Thinking of this, Li Xin sighed helplessly, lowered his head and said, "What did Master Ye want to say?"

Ye Cheng put away his fists and grinned.

"Ye Mao is going to the southwest with you this time."

Li Xin nodded and said: "I want to go with the disciple. This is what the disciple discussed with the senior brother, and His Majesty also nodded."

While speaking, Li Xin gathered the chess pieces together, and said in a low voice: "As long as the battle to regain the southwest can be won, the Ye family's contribution will be assured. At that time, there will be Brother Ye in the north, and Senior Brother Ye can enter the court or return to the north. No matter what, Ye Mao's position in the capital is as stable as Mount Tai."

Having said that, Li Xin smiled.

"To tell you the truth, this disciple envies Ye Mao very much. If I have parents like Master Ye and Senior Brother Ye around, I can enjoy peace and wealth with peace of mind. There is no need to worry about it."

Old man Ye knocked on the table with his hands, his tone disdainful.

"Everyone has their own fate. No matter how well the old man and Ye Ming think, it still depends on Ye Mao's own fate. You are different from Ye Mao. Your future is much brighter than his."

Li Xin shook his head, concentrated on placing the chess pieces in the chess box, and didn't say much.

Ye Cheng stood up from the stool, pondered for a while, and then said: "Once a war breaks out, the front line is blinded by swords and swords. If Ye Ming wants to control the overall situation, he probably won't be able to take care of Ye Mao. Chang'an..."

At this time, Li Xin had already put away the chess pieces and put them aside. Hearing this, he raised his head and said with a smile, "Master Ye wants his disciples to protect Ye Mao?"

"It's not about protecting him."

Ye Cheng sighed.

"The old man wants you to protect his life."

When he was young, Ye Cheng was an ordinary Qiu Ba in the army. At best, he was a brave and reckless Qiu Ba. At that time, Ye Cheng only believed in his fists and the spear in his hand. Yu Yin, the second generation who spend their days in the army earning military merit.

Times have changed, four or fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and he, Ye Cheng, is going to do the thing he despised the most back then.

In fact, this is very understandable.

No matter how stubborn a person is, after becoming a parent, his heart will soften.No matter how tough a person is, like Ye Cheng, who is very strict with his children, after becoming a grandfather and having grandchildren, he can't help being a little doting.

Besides, Ye Cheng's most proud son, Ye Ming, has been away for so many years, and the one who accompanied the old man has always been his little father-in-law, Ye Mao. Don't feel bad?

Li Xin smiled, lowered his head and said, "Master Ye, don't worry, if the disciple doesn't die, Ye Mao won't die."

"With your words, the old man can rest assured."

Ye Cheng smiled.

"You are as smart as a monkey, you won't die even if anyone dies."

Li Xin gave the old man a white look, then looked up at the sky.

He and the ninth princess came here after lunch, and they have stayed in Chen Guogong's mansion for an hour or two, and the winter days are relatively short, and it seems that it will be dark now.

Li Xin put away the chess box, then cupped his hands to Ye Sheng and said, "Master Ye, if there is nothing to do here, this disciple will go back."

Ye Cheng took Li Xin's hand and said with a smile: "It's rare that you and your wife are here, so I'll have a meal here tonight, and the old man told the cook to make it."

Li Xin shook his head.

"Master Ye, this disciple shouldn't stay here to eat at this time, let alone bring the eldest princess to eat here."