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"Let's drink less alcohol. You know, Senior Brother Ye is not in good health, maybe he's not as good as you..."

Old man Ye opened his eyes, glanced back at Li Xin, and took a sip.

"What kind of bad words did you say? If you talk nonsense again, I will drive you out!"

Li Xin shook his head, just sat quietly beside Old Man Ye, and didn't say much.

The two of them, the master and the apprentice, just stayed so quietly, and the two people who were a little noisy on weekdays were quiet for a rare moment.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Cheng, who seemed to be asleep, suddenly opened his mouth.

"Chang'an."

Li Xin responded: "The disciple is here."

"Is the court going to war?"

Lord Jing'an smiled wryly: "Master Ye, this disciple has been idle for the past few years, how can I know about the affairs of the court?"

"Don't fool me."

Ye Cheng opened his eyes and snorted: "In the past two or three years, the household department has been spared no effort to accumulate food and rice, and your military department should also be stepping up preparations for armour, knives and guns. The action is very big. This kind of movement cannot be hidden from people."

"An idler like this old man can still see some clues. You, the Minister of the Ministry of War, don't you know?"

Li Xin sat cross-legged on the ground, after being silent for a while, he said with a smile: "Maybe there is going to be a war, but His Majesty didn't say so, we servants can only pretend not to know."

"In the past few years, you kid, you have stolen a lot of news about Bei Zhou from this old man."

Old Man Ye gave Li Xin a sideways look, and slowly said, "Five years ago, you planted the seed of expanding the territory in His Majesty's heart. Now that five years have passed, this seed... has taken root and sprouted."

In this courtyard, there were no outsiders, so Li Xin could say what he wanted to say without worrying about it. He thought for a while, and finally spoke calmly.

"Master Ye, five years ago, this disciple thought that he had promoted the general situation and led the court to the path of the Northern Expedition, but after five years, this disciple has become less arrogant. Seed, sooner or later today will look north."

"It's not a question of ambition, it's a question of strength."

Lord Jing'an said slowly: "If the court has the ability to touch the north, His Majesty will naturally look to the north."

Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing: "Although it sounds a bit like shirking responsibility, it's not unreasonable."

The old man sighed, and said slowly: "Boss, he has already marched west once, so His Majesty probably won't allow him to march north again, and..."

"And you also said that the boss's body... doesn't allow him to be in command again."

"The Zhong family needs to be stationed in Yunzhou City, and the court is very reassuring of the Zhong family, and most likely will not use them to fight."

Having said that, Ye Cheng didn't continue talking.

The garrison of Jimen Gate, that is, the 10 soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, has been controlled by the Ye family for two generations. If there is no accident, it will be controlled by the third generation of the Ye family. There are a total of [-] people at the border that cannot be directly controlled. , no one will be too relieved.

Therefore, if the northern expedition is to be fought, it is reasonable to use the Zhenbei Army to fight.

After defeating Can Zhou, the Zhenbei Army will probably be disabled. For the court, this is a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

Lord Jing'an narrowed his eyes, and finally said slowly: "Master Ye, drink less alcohol, war may start at any time."

Ye Cheng looked back at Li Xin.

"Has His Majesty looked for you?"

Li Xin shook his head and said, "I haven't mentioned this matter to my disciple, but I will take my son into the palace for two days..."

The old man nodded.

"If the matter is settled, remember to come and tell the old man."

Lord Jing'an sat on the ground without any image, and said with a smile.

"Then you old man, you should drink less wine."

Chapter 649

Although the old man Ye's problem was not completely resolved, it was relieved anyway. Li Xin had been restless for several months, and he also relaxed a lot. After explaining a few words to Ye Mao, he left Chen Guogong's mansion .

The little father-in-law was extremely grateful to Li Xin.

He sent Li Xin to the gate of Chen Guogong's mansion, and then bowed deeply: "Thank you for your trouble, uncle."

Li Xin patted the big man on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That's my teacher, don't worry about it, just watch him at home and try not to let him drink anymore, even if he drinks, at most two or two, If you can’t be persuaded, send someone to send me a letter, and I’ll come over and tell the old man.”

Ye Mao smiled wryly, bowed his head and said, "Nephew, try your best."

"Don't be afraid of him."

Li Xin exhaled, and said, "We are doing this for his own good. If we don't know how to restrain ourselves like this, maybe we will never see him again after a while."

The little father-in-law's eyes became firmer, he bowed his head and said, "Uncle Master, don't worry, I know."

"In the past few days, I tried my best to persuade the old man that it will be much better when the fourth uncle comes back. My grandfather loved the fourth uncle since he was a child, and his words are much more effective."

The youngest son and the eldest grandson are the darlings of the older generation, and Ye Lin, the fourth son of the Ye family, is also the favorite of Old Man Ye.

Li Xin nodded and cupped his fists at the little father-in-law.

"Here you watch first, if something happens, let someone call me directly."

"understood."

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Li Xin spent a whole day in Chen Guogong's mansion, and it was already night when he returned home. At this moment, all the guests in Jing'an Hou's mansion had dispersed, and the Hou's mansion, which was not crowded, became quiet again.

When Li Xin returned to the Eldest Princess' bedroom, Her Royal Highness, who had just given birth for a few days, still didn't fall asleep.

Wealthy families all have a nanny, and the children generally don’t need to breastfeed or take care of their own, but the eldest princess is closer to her own children. Li Xin’s eldest daughter, Ahan, grew up in her bedroom until the eldest princess was pregnant. After giving birth to this child, Ah Han began to sleep in separate rooms.

Li Xin's eldest son is currently placed in the eldest princess' bedroom. The eldest princess is half lying on the bed, gently pulling the cradle with her hand, and the little guy in the cradle sleeps very peacefully.

Li Xin walked over lightly, and sat beside his wife's bed.

The eldest princess brought the cradle and reached out to hold Li Xin's hand.

"I heard from Shiliu that you went to Master Ye's house."

Li Xin was looking at his sleeping son. Hearing this, he gave a soft "hmm", turned his head to look at the eldest princess, and let out a long breath.

"Master Ye, he hasn't been in good health for the past few months. I heard from Ye Mao that two or three months ago he fell ill and fainted more than once. I was very worried about his old man, so I invited a doctor from Guanzhong to treat him. "