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Li Xin said with a smile: "You still have to go through the last hurdle. I will take brother Youan to meet the emperor tomorrow. After meeting the emperor, brother Youan can report to the Ministry of Officials."

"It should be."

Zhao Jia took a deep breath.

"I have to go get ready."

In comparison, Li Xin was far less nervous than Zhao Jia. He patted Zhao Jia's shoulder and spoke slowly.

"Don't get ready, I have one more thing to discuss with Brother Youan."

Li Houye looked calm.

"I might be heading north."

Chapter 709 It's Daytime...

To be honest, going north is not a problem for Li Xin. As the emperor said, he has no relationship with the Ye family, as long as he brings Ye Mao with him, relying on his relationship with the Ye family and the popularity he has accumulated over the years, It is actually very easy to master the Zhenbei Army at Jimen Pass in a short period of time.

The question is what should Li Xin do when he reaches the north.

Calculating the time, a war in the north should be about to start now, or even already fought. When Li Xin goes to the north, it will be at least one or two months later. At that time, the first collision between the Yunzhou army and the Yuwen tribe Mostly it's over.

At this juncture, when Li Xin set off for the north, he had to understand his position.

To put it simply, the emperor's intention is obvious, to let him lead the Zhenbei Army to fight with Yuwen's tribes.

I lead the Zhenbei Army to fight against the Yuwen tribes. Even if I win the Yuwen tribes, the Zhenbei Army itself will probably be disabled. At that time, not only the court will solve the problem of the Zhenbei Army, but the relationship between myself and the Ye family will probably be It will also be greatly discounted because of this matter.

This is the premise for Li Xin to leave for the north.

That's why he had to figure out what he was going to do and how he should do it when he got to the north before leaving.

In the evening of that day, the servants of Jing'an Hou's Mansion set up a small table of food and wine. Li Xin and Zhao Jia were still sitting under the gazebo in the backyard talking. Now that the weather is hot and mosquitos are rampant outside, some mosquito-repelling spices were lit under the gazebo. , the cool breeze is blowing, which is quite pleasant.

While eating, Li Xin explained the general situation to Zhao Jia. Zhao Youan listened carefully, bowed his head and thought for a while, and then said, "Hou Ye... His Majesty means that it is better for you to take over the Zhenbei Army temporarily. Keep going..."

Lord Jing'an said without hesitation: "Of course I will take over temporarily."

"I'm going to sit in that position and not move, and don't talk about what the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army think. In less than five years, the Ye family will turn against me."

"Even Master Ye has a spirit in the sky, and he still blames me for being unkind."

Zhao Youan was silent for a while without speaking.

Li Xin smiled faintly, and said, "I know what you're thinking, don't worry, even the Son of Heaven can't put me in that position and keep me from moving. I don't want to do it anymore, so I'll report my illness to the court and go back to Beijing to recuperate." gone."

Zhao Jia nodded and let out a few breaths.

"If the intention of the court is not to provoke the conflict between Lord Hou and the Ye family, then it is probably to let Lord Hou preside over this Northern Expedition."

He said slowly: "Earlier, Lord Hou mentioned the matter of the Northern Expedition to me. I thought about it in private. At that time, I thought that Yunzhou City should be the first to attack, and then General Ye would be the main attack. I didn't expect things to change suddenly now." It became like this."

Li Xin spoke silently.

"If it wasn't for Master Ye's disappearance, things should be similar to what you guessed."

He picked up his wine glass, took a sip of the wine, and said, "Now is not the time to think about why I went to the Northern Army, but what I should do after I go to the north."

For this question, Zhao Youan answered without hesitation.

"Naturally, it is to help the imperial court and wipe out all the tribes of Yuwen."

"Master Hou has already said before that His Majesty has been thinking about this matter for five years. Since His Majesty asked Master Hou to handle this matter, Lord Hou will naturally do it well."

Li Xin didn't speak, but just looked at Zhao Jia indifferently.

Zhao You'an said in a deep voice: "Of course, the fighting power of Yuwen's various tribes should not be underestimated, and it is impossible to say that they will be destroyed."

"Master Hou might as well take up the post first, and after taking over the Zhenbei Army at Jimen Pass, then take a look at the situation of the Yuwen tribes. If you can fight, then Lord Hou will make the credit. If not, then just wait and see. .”

"After arriving in the north, Master Hou can act according to his own will. Whether to fight or not to fight is all at the discretion of Master Hou..."

"Even if they can't fight for a long time, it's not that the Zhenbei Army is incompetent, but that the Yuwen tribes are too strong."

Li Xin took a sip of his wine and looked at Zhao Jia with a smile.

"If I also fight in the north for 30 to [-] years, wouldn't it be another Pingnanhou's mansion?"

Zhao Youan also laughed.

"This is quite different. There is Pingnan Army in Pingnan Houfu, but Zhenbei Army is not the direct line of Lord Hou, but the direct line of Ye family, and has nothing to do with Lord Hou."

Lord Jing'an raised his head and took a sip of his wine, but didn't say much.

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Because General Ye Ming was going back to his hometown Ding You, the Zhenbei Army urgently needed someone to take over, and the imperial edict to Li Xin was quickly completed and sent to Jing'an Hou Mansion.

The person who came to announce the decree was Xiao Zheng, the head of the inner court. This Eunuch Xiao held the imperial decree and arrived at the Jing'an Hou Mansion with a low eyebrow. After he read the imperial decree, he bent over and handed the imperial decree to Li Letter in hand.

"My servant congratulates Master Li Hou for taking over the Northern Army."

He has a flattering expression.

After Li Xin took the imperial decree, he smiled self-deprecatingly: "I originally enjoyed happiness in the bustling world of the capital, but now I am going to guard the border in the bitter cold north, this is clearly exile, so what is there to congratulate? "

Xiao Zheng bowed his waist and said: "Master Hou has this opportunity, and he will definitely make great achievements again. In the future, he will be better than blue and become an important minister who will shine through the ages."

"It's still the father-in-law who can talk."

The Marquis of Jing'an sighed slightly, and said: "This trip to the north is full of difficulties, I just hope that I won't be dismissed from office and confiscated. As for making meritorious service, I don't even dare to think about it."

Xiao Zheng quickly bent over: "Master Hou is too modest."

"The servant has some things to do in the palace, so I won't bother Lord Hou, so I'm leaving."

Lord Jing'an said with a smile, "I will send you off to Eunuch?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Xiao Zheng waved his hands again and again, and walked away as if fleeing.

But Lord Jing'an held the imperial decree in one hand, and looked at Xiao Zhengyuan's direction with a blank expression.

Because it was an imperial decree, the whole family was naturally required to come out to greet her. The eldest princess was beside Li Xin at this moment. She pulled her husband's sleeve and sighed long.

"Why do you want to go out of Beijing again? When you came back from the southwest five years ago, didn't His Majesty say that you will not be allowed to leave Beijing again?"