Unparalleled Concubine

It's not about how much influence the Ye family has in the court, but how much prestige the Ye family has.

In fact, since the old man Ye Cheng, the Ye family has never developed any power in the court, one has no cronies, two has no disciples, and even the old school Wei Wangzhong dare not go to Chen Guogong's mansion to meet the old man .

But the prestige of the Ye family has reached a terrifying level, especially the prestige of old grandfather Ye Cheng alone.

The God of War of the Great Jin almost single-handedly destroyed the Northern Zhou Dynasty that had been on the top of the Great Jin for decades and nearly a hundred years!

You must know that before this, people from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who were a big country, would look at people with their nostrils when they met Jin people.

At that time, the Patriarch of the Zheng family in Xingyang came to the capital of the Jin Kingdom and asked the Emperor of Jin to entertain him personally.

This kind of aggrieved situation was ended by Mr. Ye Cheng alone, so that over 30 years later, Ye Cheng has a huge reputation both in the government and the opposition as well as among the people.

The emperor took a sip of wine by himself, and said quietly: "Chang'an still remembers that in the 18th year of Chengde, the old man stopped the imperial army brought by Zhong Xuantong by himself?"

"At the time, I felt that Grandpa Ye was as powerful as a tiger. But after I sat in this position, I felt a little uneasy in my heart."

The emperor glanced at Li Xin and took a deep breath.

"Since Mr. Ye can stop the imperial army, can he also stop the imperial guards?"

This is a very logical association. If Ye Cheng can stop the imperial army, then he may be able to stop the imperial guards, and he may lead people into the palace...

Li Xin quickly stood up and bowed his head deeply to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Master Ye is loyal to Da Jin, he will never do anything harmful to His Majesty, otherwise he will not be trapped in Duke Chen's mansion for more than thirty years!"

This is the issue of identity. Ye Cheng is Li Xin's teacher, and it can be said that he is Master Ye. No matter what the situation is, Li Xin must speak to the teacher, otherwise his character is not good.

The emperor smiled and pulled Li Xin's sleeves to sit down, shook his head at Li Xin and said, "Chang'an, you misunderstood me, and I also trust Mr. Ye very much. Not long ago, I went to Chen Guogong's mansion to visit his old man, but..."

The emperor paused, took a sip of his wine, and then slowly said: "It's just that I have one Ye Cheng in Dajin. I don't want to see the second one. After all, no one can figure out people's hearts."

What Emperor Taikang said meant that he was afraid that Ye Shao would protect Ye Ming and become the second Ye Cheng.

Li Xin lowered his head slightly and did not speak.

He murmured silently in his heart.

You are afraid that Senior Brother Ye will become the second Master Ye, so are you afraid that I will become the second Master Ye?

Of course, it is impossible for him to say this sentence, so he can only think about it silently in his heart.

The Marquis of Jing'an pondered for a while, and then slowly said: "The Ye family has a strict family style, General Ye is also a loyal and patriotic person, and even if General Ye makes his first contribution this time, he is unlikely to reach the level of Master Ye..."

"OK OK."

The emperor waved his hand and interrupted Li Xin. He said with a smile, "Anyway, I have already settled this matter with a few prime ministers. Chang'an, you are the first contribution to the Western Expedition. It is undisputed."

Having said that, Emperor Taikang patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Anyway, I would rather trust you than Ye Ming."

Li Xin gave a wry smile, and did not continue to distinguish on this issue. Now that the emperor had made a decision, he would not respect the emperor any more.

The two of them drank a few more sips of wine, and the emperor pulled Li Xin to ask a lot of questions on the road to the west, and Li Xin also answered in a polite manner according to the words discussed with Ye Ming.

After drinking for three rounds, it was almost midnight.

The two of them drank quite happily during this drink, and even felt a little like drinking in Wei Wang's mansion back then.

After drinking for more than an hour, the emperor's face turned red, and he poured another glass of wine for Li Xin himself, then looked up at Li Xin, and asked slowly: "Chang'an, according to your wishes, let the elder brother come back Beijing is over, what should we do next, brother?"

Li Xin was already three points drunk, but he immediately sobered up a lot when he heard the words. He shook his head to wake himself up, then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have already agreed with King Qin on the way, as long as your Majesty agrees to Yes, I will send him to Qin Wangfu tomorrow, and within three days, I will let His Majesty know the satisfactory result."

The emperor smiled and said: "Chang'an, you are doing things, so I can rest assured, but if the Zongfu asks you for someone..."

Lord Jing'an smiled slightly: "The minister said that it will be handed over to the San Judicial Department."

"Then what if the Sanfa Division asks you for someone?"

Lord Jing'an's eyes were not red, his heart was not beating, and he said with a smile: "The minister said that he would hand over to the Zongfu."

Emperor Taikang laughed and had a drink with Li Xin.

"Chang'an, I am the most at ease when you handle business."

After drinking the glass of wine, the Son of Heaven looked at Li Xin's expression, and then asked leisurely, "Then what should Li Shen do?"

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "Naturally, His Majesty will deal with it as he says."

The emperor smiled slightly.

"When I was in Prince Wei's mansion, I promised you that one day I would bring down Pingnanhou's mansion and vent my anger on you. Now that Pingnanhou's mansion has fallen, I have fulfilled my original promise."

"Anyway, Li Shen is dead on the surface, so this Li Shen will be handed over to you."

The emperor smiled.

"Whether he lives or dies is up to you."

Chapter 613 I'm not at ease

This is a bit difficult.

Originally, it was inconvenient for Li Xin to kill Li Shen with his own hands. He wanted to use the national law to kill the couple, but Emperor Taikang actually pushed back this trouble.

Lord Jing'an frowned slightly, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, this man is a rebellious national traitor, he should be cut to death, but it is not easy for only one minister in the whole world to kill him. Your Majesty may as well hand him over to the Sanfa Division. It’s fine for a person to directly rectify the Fa, but it’s too difficult to be a minister in the hands of a minister.”

"There is nothing good or bad to kill."

The Son of Heaven smiled and said: "Pingnan Marquis Li Shen is dead, the one in your hand is only the leader of the Pingnan Army bandit, you can kill as you want, no one will say anything about you."

Li Xin snorted inwardly.

The title of the so-called leader of the Pingnan army is just an open secret. Officials of the third and fourth ranks in the capital know what is going on. If Li Xin kills Li Shen, there is no harm now, but dozens of Years later, if someone wants to use this to make a fuss, then he will not escape the notoriety of patricide.

If Li Xin didn't kill Li Shen, it would be even more unreasonable. This is the leader of the rebellion, and it is not an exaggeration according to the law. If Li Xin doesn't kill him, he is covering up the rebel!

Lord Jing'an lowered his head slightly, hiding his frown well.

Fortunately, these are minor issues, and Li Xin has enough ability to deal with them, so he didn't argue any more. He bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

The emperor smiled and didn't say much, but continued to say: "Chang'an, if someone rebels, there must be a dead person."

This sentence is a bit vague, but in fact the meaning is very clear. The emperor means that someone has to pay the price for this rebellion.

In every dynasty, the most serious crime is always the word rebellion, for no other reason, because this activity threatens the status of the emperor and the vested interests, and it is also the activity that the emperor hates the most, so as long as the rebellion fails, it is all cruel severe punishment.

Most of the cruel punishments such as Lingchi, car cracking, beheading in half, etc. are all because of this.