Unparalleled Concubine

After Nie Sizhang walked away, Li Xin opened the invitation, looked at it and said to Zhao Jia with a smile: "Brother You'an, tell me, did this Master State Shepherd entertain Senior Brother Ye?"

Zhao Jia said with a smile: "I guess this Nie Zhou Mu should be on his way to find Uncle Ye at this time."

The two looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

Every place is a small court, and Jingzhou is the same. Depending on the situation, this Nie Sizhang must have been the boss of this small court in Jingzhou before, but after Ye Ming came, there was no place for him to talk, but Ye Ming was born as a general. He is very old-fashioned, and it is basically impossible to have any communication with Nie Sizhang. He probably came to Li Xin in such a hurry because he suffered a disadvantage from Ye Shaobao.

The purpose is also very simple, he does not want to be left aside in this Southwest battle.

Logically speaking, even if he is the commander of the Jingzhou Army, he should have a place in the Western Expedition Army, instead of becoming the governor of Jingzhou from a Jingzhou shepherd.

But with Ye Ming's character, it is unlikely that he will be taken seriously, let alone pulled him into the game.

It's the same with Li Xin. If Ye Ming doesn't nod his head, he won't talk to Nie Zhoumu either.

But he still had to eat, after all, he, the Marquis of Jing'an, would still be living in Jingzhou City for a while, so it was not a bad thing to have a better relationship with local snakes.

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On one side, the Jingzhou city was surging, and on the other side, Mu Ying, after four or five days of raiding, had already arrived at the city of Hanzhou Prefecture.

Jincheng in Shu County is the location of General Pingnan's Mansion, but Hanzhou City is the location of Li Xing and other survivors of Southern Shu. For more than ten years, since His Royal Highness King Min and Li Shen reached an agreement, Pingnan Army has not Why do you meddle in the affairs of Hanzhou City again?

Mu Ying grew up in Hanzhou Mansion, and he entered Hanzhou Mansion smoothly, and found the location of Mu's family by familiarity.

The Mu family is not big.

To be exact, the members of the Mu family did not live together in one place, there were only dozens of people living in this location, and those of the wife's family were scattered in various places in Hanzhou Prefecture. Related, at that time all the families living together in Jincheng were directly maimed or even exterminated by Li Zhijie. From then on, these Southern Shu survivors hardly lived together as a family, but scattered. , Some even live in the mountains, just to preserve their blood.

Mu Ying touched the back door of a family all the way, and then knocked on the door.

It was an old man who opened the door. After looking up at Mu Ying, the old man lowered his head again.

"Brother Ying is back."

There are not as strict rules and regulations as other places in Sichuan, so even though Mu Ying was "kicked out of the house" in name, the family members still recognize him.

Mu Ying nodded and said, "Where is the old man?"

"In the back room."

The old man lowered his head and said, "I'll take brother Ying over there?"

"Need not."

Mu Ying lowered her eyebrows and said, "I'll go by myself."

After a while, Mu Ying successfully met her father in her study.

"Father."

Mu Qing, the Patriarch of the Mu family, who is nearly fifty years old, was reading a book. When he saw his eldest son walking in, he immediately stood up, walked to the door and closed the door. When he turned to look at Mu Ying, he was already serious. .

"Why did you come back?"

"Of course there is something to do."

Mu Ying smiled, and said, "How is father recently?"

Patriarch Mu shook his head and sighed: "Your body is not bad, and it won't be a problem to live for three to five years."

"What's the matter with you back?"

Mu Ying took a sip of her father's tea unceremoniously, and then said with a smile: "Master Hou has arrived in Jingzhou City, and he is anxious to wait for His Highness' reply, so let me come back and urge His Highness to make a decision early."

Mu Qing's face became serious.

He walked up to his son and asked, "Have you gone to His Highness?"

"not yet."

Mu Ying said with a smile: "I haven't been back for a long time, and I don't know what's going on in Hanzhou Mansion, so I'll go home first to meet my father and inquire about the situation."

"It's a good thing you didn't go."

Mu Qing pulled Mu Ying's sleeve, frowning slightly.

"About two days ago, a group of people came from Jincheng and lived in His Royal Highness's house. They haven't come out for two or three days now. His Highness is probably half-hearted, and may even turn to Li Shen. side."

Mu Ying frowned.

"People from Jincheng? Who are they?"

Patriarch Mu lowered his voice.

"Maybe... Li Shen came in person."

As soon as these words came out, Mu Ying, who has always been carefree, looked heavy. He turned to look at his father, and finally said in a shy voice: "Father, Master Hou said that the things I told you earlier can be prepared. Originally, I thought Lord Hou was making a fuss out of a molehill, but now it seems that our great majesty is really obsessed with it."

Li Xin and Mu Qing once had a bold plan, but this plan was a bit risky and could only be kept as a backup. Now it seems that it really has a place for it.

Mu Qing shook her head.

"Your Majesty, he is not a fool. He is probably indecisive now, otherwise these people from Jincheng would not have stayed away for two or three days."

"Tomorrow, I'll go to His Majesty's residence to take a look. If it's suitable, I'll take you to see him."

Mu Ying nodded slowly.

He looked at his father and said in a deep voice: "Father, if His Royal Highness really falls for the Pingnan Army, then our remaining [-] Nanshu adherents will undoubtedly die...!"

Mu Qing sighed and didn't speak.

Chapter 484

Li Xin could see the importance of these Southern Shu remnants. As Li Xin's vision was similar to Li Xin's, and even a little higher than Li Xin's, Li Shen naturally couldn't fail to see it.

Originally, these [-] Southern Shu survivors could neither defeat the imperial court nor the Pingnan Army, so they could only obediently be used by the Pingnan Army and became the key force for the balance of southern Xinjiang. That is to say, the balance is broken.

In other words, the adherents of Nanshu became an important force in determining the balance.

Of course, if the survivors of Southern Shu were tied to the Pingnan Army, they might not be able to beat the imperial court, or they might not be able to win the court, but as long as the survivors of Southern Shu voted for the imperial court, the Pingnan Army would be overwhelmed and couldn't last long.

Under such circumstances, Li Shen paid special attention to these remnants of Southern Shu. He came out of Jincheng himself, left the extremely heavy military affairs in Jincheng, and came to Hanzhou City.

You know, in the past ten years or so, Li Shen has always maintained a high attitude towards these Southern Shu survivors. Since he succeeded Pingnanhou, he has never taken the initiative to come to Hanzhou City. It was Li Xing who took the initiative to go to Jinzhou. see him in the city.

But this time, times have changed.