Unparalleled Concubine

"Then follow Chang'an's wishes, and I will add another loose official to him later."

Li Xin got up and said goodbye again.

"Everything is over, I will take my leave..."

The emperor didn't keep him this time, and let him slowly withdraw from Weiyang Palace.

The emperor sat alone on the emperor's throne in the study, looking at Li Xin's back with complicated eyes.

The Marquis of Jing'an, who left Weiyang Palace, also felt a little complicated at this time.

This time, he proposed the "Northern Expedition" in order to divert the attention of Emperor Taikang, and at the same time put the eyes of this state machine on the north. In three to five years, there will be another major war.

At that time, no matter it is the Ye family, the Zhong family, or the upstart Li family, they will all be involved.

Although Li Xin was the one who pushed this matter, he has no idea what direction the matter will develop in the end. The only thing that is clear is that if the emperor listens to him, then in the next five years at least, Li Xin can coexist peacefully with the emperor.

When he thought of this, he had already walked out of Yong'an Gate and got into Chen Shiliu's carriage.

After getting into the carriage, Li Xin let out a breath slowly.

"Don't go home, go to Chen Guogong's mansion."

Chapter 639 Unfinished Mind

Chen Guogong's mansion, Ye Cheng's small courtyard, set up a chessboard, and the master and apprentice sat opposite each other across the chessboard.

Li Xin talked about what happened in the past few days while he was moving, including the death of Li Shen, the death of the abolished prince, and Li Xin's promotion of the Northern Expedition...

When talking about the first two things, the old man frowned slightly and was still making moves. When Li Xin said the third thing, Ye Cheng held the right hand of the chess piece and hung it in the air without falling.

At the age of more than 70 years, his original two strong hands have been shriveled, and even have some age spots, but these hands are still lean and strong. In the end, the chess piece in his hand did not fall lightly, but hit heavily on the chessboard. .

Lord Jing'an looked calm.

Old man Ye raised his head and looked at Li Xin indifferently: "Have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this?"

Li Xin didn't respond to this sentence, but said with a smile: "Master Ye, your horse has gone awry, which is not in compliance with the rules."

Ye Cheng was a little emotional just now, and when he placed the ball, he was off the grid.

The old man spat and scolded: "Bullshit rules, you don't have to make jokes here, my Great Jin Jingwu Emperor and Xiandi two dynasties rested with the people, so there is such a peaceful situation now, the Pingnan Army in the southwest Although it is a disturbance, it is a small disturbance after all, and it has not become a major issue."

"However, if there is a war with the Yuwen tribes, it will be a national war. Not to mention how many people died, the capital accumulated by the emperors of the two dynasties will be thrown into this bottomless hole!"

Conquering the southwest can actually be regarded as a national war, but Jincheng is there after all, motionless, no matter how fierce the two sides fight, there will be a winner in the end, but the situation in the north and the southwest is very different. The Yuwen royal family in the Northern Zhou Dynasty has disappeared, but the Yuwen tribes that split off from the Northern Zhou Dynasty have almost returned to their nomadic state after more than 30 years. It may not be difficult to defeat this kind of nomadic people, but it is too difficult to conquer them.

This is supported by endless national strength.

In Li Xin's world, Emperor Xiaowu of the Great Han Dynasty seemed to have the same majesty. He hoisted the Huns up and beat them for decades. It emptied the accumulation of recuperating and living in the previous generations of the Western Han Dynasty, and smashed the rich and wealthy Han.

That is a matter of merit in the future and sin in the present.

The current situation of the Great Jin Dynasty is actually similar to that of the Western Han Dynasty in another world. They are all in a state of wealth and people, and they have the spare power to send troops. .

"It's just on the books."

The old man snorted and said, "When Ye Ming comes back from the southwest, he still has to go back to Jimen Pass. At that time, the old man's two sons will go to the northern army at Jimen Pass. If there is a war, they will bear the brunt."

"This old man has only two sons. If they die, can you compensate the old man?"

Faced with Ye Cheng's violent spout, Li Xin wiped the spit on his face without changing his expression, looked up at the excited old man Ye, smiled and said, "Master Ye, don't get excited, this matter is settled." It will be a few years later, and no one knows what will happen in a few years, but what will happen within a few years can be predicted."

Lord Jing'an said lightly: "If Your Majesty makes up his mind to make the Northern Expedition, then in the past few years, no matter if it is the Zhong family, the Ye family, or even the disciples, our generals will be reused. As for the Ye family... Senior Brother Ye has nowhere to go, but Senior Brother Xiaoye will most likely make it to the top."

Ye Cheng glared at Li Xin.

"What about after those years?"

Li Xin smiled and said: "In a few years, if there is a big war in the imperial court, the generals will still be reused. As for how to fight and how to win, it will be a matter of a few years later."

Speaking of this, Lord Jing'an took a look at the old man Ye, grinned and said: "I heard that when Master Ye was young, he was a crazy person who fought in war. If he didn't go to the battle, he would be unhappy every day. Why is he old now? , but afraid of the defeated general of the year?"

"You little boy, what do you know?"

Ye Cheng sat down angrily, and glared at Li Xin.

"When you were born, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was gone. Of course, you have never heard of the strength of the Northern Zhou cavalry. The old man was able to destroy the Northern Zhou Dynasty in one fell swoop. It was because those Xianbei people had enjoyed decades of blessings, and they did not have horseback riding and archery. Even so, it took the old man several years and a narrow escape to break the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Now, the Yuwen tribes of the Northern Zhou Dynasty have scattered the grasslands again, mounted horses, and picked up bows and arrows. Although the overall strength is far inferior to that of the Northern Zhou Dynasty , but to be honest, I am afraid that it is much more difficult to deal with than the Northern Zhou court."

"More importantly, this kind of thing is thankless."

Ye Cheng frowned and said, "Even if we can win against them, we may not be able to catch up with them. You may not even be able to hear a single sound if you pour millions of coins into it."

Li Xin stood up, walked behind Ye Cheng, squeezed the old man's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Master Ye, who said that there will be no benefits? It is the greatest benefit to expand the territory for me."

Old man Ye snorted and said: "You are using the heart of the emperor to consume the power of the people. If the Northern Expedition does not go well, or even loses, this dynasty may not do anything to you, but after a hundred years of history, you will be the Great Jin Dynasty." The number one national thief of the Taikang Dynasty!"

"A thief is a thief."

Li Xin tapped Old Man Ye on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Master Ye, this disciple has already resigned from His Majesty, and will be idle at home for the next few years. Our two families are close, and my disciple often visits you. How much do you do?" Tell the disciples about the affairs of the various divisions of Yuwen."

Ye Cheng was enjoying the massage of the closed disciples, but when he heard this, he sat up from the reclining chair, and turned his head to look at Li Xin.

"Do you really want to attack the north?"

Li Xin shook his head and said: "There are countless good generals in the Jin Dynasty, this matter may not necessarily fall on the disciple's head in the end, but since the matter was brought up by the disciple, the disciple must understand the enemy better, otherwise after a few years, Your Majesty asks about strategy, and the disciple doesn't know what to ask, so it doesn't matter if you lose face as a disciple, but I'm afraid you will lose face as an old man."

"Stop talking about coaxing me."

Ye Cheng glanced at Li Xin, and said calmly: "Since I recognize you as a disciple, if you ask, I will tell you everything I know. Since you have been idle for a few years, you should keep a low profile..."

Speaking of this, the old man was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "But you are different from ordinary people. What happened to you in the past few days, every one of them is a thrilling event, but you have come all the way."

"Although the Northern Expedition is difficult, you might be able to make it happen."

"If you make it, it will be regarded as fulfilling the old man's unfulfilled wish."

At the beginning, Ye Sheng drove out the remnants of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and fought all the way to the vicinity of Jimen Pass. Although Ye Sheng's troops were exhausted at that time, they still had enough energy to pursue them. However, the imperial court meant to stop here.

It's not that Emperor Wu was cowardly at that time, in fact, this Emperor Wu was a ruthless man who hadn't been around for hundreds of years, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to go to war with Northern Zhou and Southern Shu at the same time.

The reason why he stopped fighting was that Da Jin at that time couldn't hold on anymore.

Later, Ye Sheng was recalled to the capital and did not leave the capital for decades.

Therefore, the Yuwen tribes scattered in the north can be regarded as a concern of Old Man Ye.

Li Xin bowed his head with a smile.