Unparalleled Concubine

Now that Muying is back, the Shu Palace will naturally become lively. In the evening, Zhao Jia was also invited from the government office to have dinner at the Shu Palace, but there were not many people at the dinner table, just a small table, only the three of them sat On the table, there were seven or eight side dishes and two jugs of spirits sold from the capital.

Mu Ying was the master, she stood up and helped Li Xin and Zhao Jia fill up the wine, then sat down and asked, "When will Lord Hou plan to go to Beijing?"

Just now, he has roughly learned from Li Xin what happened in the capital, and he also understands that Southwest must be involved in the chaos of the capital at this time, so the immediate question is not whether to enter the capital, but when Beijing, and how to ensure the safety of Li Xin himself.

Now, the few of them already have the Southwest in their hands. As long as Li Xin is still there, the Southwest can be united as one. Whether it is Zhao Jia or Li Shuo, they will work in the Southwest in a down-to-earth manner. Whether the capital can get the maximum benefit is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to ensure Li Xin's personal safety.

If Li Xin died in the capital, or was imprisoned in the capital, then Li Shuo in Ningzhou would doubt the Mu family in a short time, and Zhao Jia was unlikely to continue to govern in the southwest. A prerequisite for Southwest to be able to fight against the imperial court.

Lord Jing'an raised his wine glass and toasted the two friends. After drinking, he said, "There has been definite news from the capital. The little emperor is indeed in big trouble."

Speaking of this, he smiled: "And in the afternoon, I met Ji Huan's son at the Shu Palace, the former Fourth Highness, who has been in power for more than ten years and still refuses to give up. He wants to smell meat. Mix it up, and don't weigh how many catties you have left."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Jia said without hesitation: "Even if Lord Hou wants to choose a clan, King Qi will never consider it. Emperor Jing has sons, and there are many sons. The princes of the previous generation have already Forgotten by the government and the public, ten years ago he might have had a chance to fight, and now he still has this delusion, part-time job is just a dream."

"Even the youngest son of Emperor Jing is much easier to use than His Royal Highness King Qi."

Emperor Taikang has a total of eight sons. Emperor Yuanzhao is the first son and the eldest son. The youngest son has just turned four years old this year.

"I didn't even think about having any intersection with Ji Huan."

Lord Jing'an said with a smile: "This guy has talent but no virtue. When he was a prince, he was narrow-minded and had a grudge against me. He can live to this day because of the benevolence of the late emperor. If I were the late emperor, he is now dead too."

In fact, Emperor Taikang also thought about doing something to his brothers before he was alive, and even started to do something. However, in the fifth year of Taikang, when he suddenly fell ill, he put his mind on the southwest and northern Xinjiang, and no longer The brother who seized the heirloom back then paid attention to him, but later because of Li Xin's affairs, most of his energy was diverted, and Qi Wang Jihuan was able to live at ease until now.

Li Xin took a few mouthfuls of food and continued: "The current situation in the capital is still under the emperor's control, but he has no heart to kill people, and he is not in charge of the government. Those civil servants will take the initiative in a short time. If you stick to it, the forces in the capital who are still on the sidelines may have other thoughts."

The biggest problem with Emperor Yuanzhao is that he has not been in charge of the government, has no legal right to rule, and cannot control the court. He now controls the capital, relying entirely on the three guards in his hands. This kind of emperor's army is independent of the court. Not bound by court.

But if time goes by, the Jinwu Guard, Jingzhao Mansion, Imperial City Soldiers, and even the Forbidden Army outside the city may shake the camp, and it will be the time when the throne of the Son of Heaven is truly unstable.

The forces of all parties in the entire capital are intricate, and after Ye Lin left the capital for Hanzhong, the Ministry of War also fell into the hands of civilian officials. If the Ministry of War really fell to Shen Kuan and others completely, it would be possible to check and balance military power.

And... At this time, the forces behind the princes in the capital may have started to contact Shen Kuan and other prime ministers. In at most another month, if the emperor does not kill people, he will not be able to deter people's hearts.

Zhao Jia murmured, "Master Hou is still waiting and watching?"

"Let's see if the heads of the Zhong family and the Ye family will return to Beijing."

Li Xin said indifferently: "Northern Xinjiang is not very peaceful now, and the chance of Zhong Xuantong returning to Beijing is not high, but his eldest son, the deputy general of Yunzhou City, Zhong Wu, may return to Beijing to preside over Zhong's family, and my Senior Brother Ye ..."

After Jing'an Houye was silent for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Brother Ye is a literati at heart, he respects the eldest son and orthodoxy, he may return to Beijing from Ningling to support the emperor, but..."

When he said this, he didn't continue talking, and took a sip of wine silently.

Zhao Jia sighed slightly, and continued with Li Xin's words.

"But the emperor may not believe him."

Li Xin chuckled and raised his wine glass.

"Stop talking, drink."

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When Li Xin was drinking in Jincheng, a blue carriage entered the city from the west gate of the capital. After the carriage entered the city, it drove straight to Yonglefang, and finally stopped at the main entrance of Chen Guogong's mansion, and then got out of the carriage. An old man in ordinary clothes.

After the old man walked into the Duke's Mansion, the servants of the Duke's Mansion immediately saluted him respectfully.

"Congratulations, my lord, back home."

The old man is naturally the current Chen Guogong Ye Ming.

The old Duke Ye Sheng died of illness in the spring and summer of the eighth year of Taikang. It has been more than two and a half years now, and it was still a few months away. Ye Ming had been in Ningling for three years.

According to his temper, he is unlikely to leave Ningling even if it is a big matter, but such a big incident in the capital still alarmed this old man who was keeping his filial piety in his hometown in Ningling.

After Ye Ming returned to Chen Guogong's mansion, he changed into a plain white uniform, boarded the inconspicuous carriage again, and said slowly: "Go to the palace."

The servant immediately drove and took him to the gate of Yong'an Gate.

After the notification, Ye Ming soon met the emperor in Weiyang Palace.

He is the head of the Ye family. In terms of military status, he is even higher than Li Xin. He is the son of the most influential people in the entire Jin Dynasty. If he wants to see the emperor, it is naturally impossible for the little emperor to miss him.

After entering Weiyang Palace, Ye Ming, whose hair was half white, was about to kneel on the ground and salute the little emperor.

Emperor Yuanzhao quickly raised his hand and said: "The old man is old, so there is no need to be more polite."

"Xiao Zheng, bring a chair for the old man."

Ye Ming is only in his teens, and Ye Cheng is 65 years old this year.

He has aged rapidly in the past few years, his face is full of dimples, and his aging can be clearly seen.

After Ye Ming sat down, Emperor Yuanzhao glanced at the old man cautiously, and said, "The old man is coming to see me in the palace at this time, I don't know if it's..."

Ye Ming took a deep breath, and said: "Old minister... At this time, I was supposed to observe filial piety with my father in Ningling, but when I heard something happened in the capital in Ningling, I hurried back to the capital to have a look."

"Although the old minister is old and his body is not as good as before, he is still somewhat useful."

As he said that, he looked up at the emperor, lowered his head again, and took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, is there anything you can do for me?"

The implication is that it is not convenient for the emperor to kill people, but he can help the emperor kill people.

The little emperor sat on the throne, looking at the white-haired general in front of him, his hands trembled slightly.

Chapter 913

To be honest, if there is a general at the same level as Li Xin standing in front of the emperor and saying these words, the emperor Yuanzhao will definitely be overjoyed, and hand over all the three imperial guards in the capital and even the imperial army that can be controlled by this person , Let him take the blame for himself.

But Ye Ming is even more than Li Xin in terms of qualifications and military merits. After all, when the Forbidden Army marched west, Ye Ming was the coach, and Li Xin was just a lieutenant.

As long as he is willing to stand behind the emperor, the situation in the capital can be stabilized almost immediately, and those who are interested in the secret will not dare to move again.

But Ye Ming can't.

The original sound is very simple. His daughter married Emperor Taikang and gave birth to a prince who was named Concubine De.

This is one of the most threatening contenders for Emperor Yuanzhao.

After all, the blood relationship is more important. The fourth younger brother of Emperor Yuanzhao is Ye Ming's grandson. With this kind of relationship, he would not dare to use Ye Ming anyway.

The emperor took a deep breath, glanced at Ye Ming, and forced a smile: "Old Duke, there is nothing major in the capital, just some small twists and turns, I... can handle it."

This reply was not beyond Ye Ming's expectation. The old general sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I did not have any selfish intentions when I came to Beijing this time. The old minister has no position in the court, nor is he in charge of the army, nor can he survive. A few years, no ambitions."

"Nowadays the capital is in turmoil, and His Majesty Xinli has never personally governed. If this continues, there may be even greater turmoil. Your Majesty employs ministers. The ministers should clean up the demon atmosphere for Your Majesty, and restore the court to Qingming. After the death, the old ministers can count them all. Take it..."