Unparalleled Concubine

Thinking of this, Li Xin stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "Brother, I suddenly woke up when I said that. It was not me who went through the needle more than ten years ago, but I just caught up at the right time..."

"If it wasn't for this luck, I'm afraid my bones would have melted by now."

"At that time, Chang'an, you were only sixteen or seventeen years old. To have that kind of courage was already remarkable."

"After the change of Renchen Palace, the Ye family and the Hou family, including the Beizheng family, have improved a bit. The old man is very happy and thank you very much."

"After that, the old man will recognize you as a disciple."

Ye Ming glanced at Li Xin, and said calmly: "Otherwise, at your age in Chang'an, you can only condescend to be my brother's student."

Lord Jing'an sat opposite Ye Ming, and let out a long breath: "Brother's words, the situation back then suddenly became clear. At that time, my younger brother was still a child, and Master Ye was too far behind."

He smiled wryly.

"It is estimated that my eloquent talk in front of Master Ye at that time was as ridiculous as a child in his eyes."

"The old man likes you very much."

Ye Ming said slowly: "In the early years of Taikang, I was still a general at Jimen Pass. The old man wrote me several letters, and your name, Chang'an, was mentioned in every letter."

Having said that, Ye Ming sighed.

"Speaking of which, in the past ten years or so, Chang'an, you have done a lot of filial piety in front of the old man. Those of us who are sons can't compare to you."

Speaking of his late mentor, Li Xin sighed and didn't say much.

General Ye knocked on the table with his hand, and continued: "Take the first path, the best situation is probably like the old man. Even so, the old man is still a little bit upset, and has been addicted to alcohol for decades."

Ye Ming let out a breath slowly: "When the old man was in the army, he didn't drink much."

Before Ye Cheng was alive, he had a bad temper, he liked to drink first, and he liked to beat people second, but now that he thinks about it, it is indeed because of his uneasy feelings.

Lord Jing'an lowered his head slightly, and after being silent for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "So..."

"Brother wants me to choose the second path?"

Chapter 944 Is your envoy safe?

"It depends on what you think. If you don't want to hide for the rest of your life like my father did, you have to be ready to go the second way."

"The highest place can only accommodate one person. If you want to leave, you have to be more straightforward. If you procrastinate like this, you will end up hurting yourself and others."

Li Xin was silent for a while, and finally said: "Brother's teachings, my younger brother has memorized them in my heart."

"Not much teaching."

Ye Ming smiled: "I just expressed my feelings after seeing my father's experience over the years. To be honest, I don't want anyone to rebel. After all, when there is a war, it doesn't matter who dies, it's the common people who suffer. Now, you’ve got to the point where you’re left with only those two options.”

Li Xin nodded.

"Brother said yes."

He let out a breath slowly: "To be honest, I didn't have too much ambition at first, and I don't know why, but I have come to where I am today step by step, but as the senior brother said, now that I have come here , you should shoulder the responsibilities you should shoulder.”

Ye Ming glanced at Li Xin, and asked, "Do you want me to take you out of Beijing?"

If the Southwest wanted to rebel, Li Xin would definitely not be able to stay in the capital. He could never command the rebels to make trouble in the enemy's stronghold.

Lord Jing'an shook his head slightly, and said: "Now is not the time to leave the capital, besides, I won't be in any danger if I stay in the capital at this time. When the right opportunity comes, I will leave the capital."

"Then it's up to you to see for yourself."

General Ye smiled, pulled Li Xin's sleeve and said, "The meal at home has been ready for a while, and we brothers haven't had much wine together in all these years. Let's have a good meal today."

Lord Jing'an nodded happily.

"Respect is worse than obedience."

The two senior brothers drank a good meal in Chen Guogong's mansion. Ye Ming's alcohol capacity is not very good. After drinking for three rounds, his face is already flushed. In comparison, Li Xin is much better. He Someone helped Ye Ming to rest, and then walked away from Chen Guogong's mansion.

At the gate of the Duke's Mansion, the carriage of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion has been waiting for a long time. As soon as Li Xin arrived at the gate of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, he saw a young man in purple clothes waiting at the gate of the Marquis Mansion.

Li Xin got off the carriage and saw the scimitar on the young man's waist, so he probably guessed who it was.

After the founding of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Xianbei people carried out a large-scale Sinicization. The clothes of the Xianbei people were no different from those of the Han people, especially the nobles among the Xianbei people, who lived more carefully than the Han people.

The scimitar worn at the waist can be said to be the only symbol of their Xianbei identity.

Li Xin walked up with his hands behind his back, looked the young man up and down, and asked calmly, "Yu Wendi?"

Yu Wendi had never met Li Xin before, but Li Xin directly called out his name. He first looked up at Li Xin, and then recognized the Dajin official uniform he was wearing, and quickly stepped back two steps, facing Li Xin. Xin bowed his head respectfully: "Xianbei Yuwendi, I have met Mrs. Li."

Li Xin looked calm: "Isn't your envoy supposed to be in the guild hall of the Ministry of Rites? Why did you come to my door?"

"That's it."

Yu Wendi bowed and said: "Before coming to the capital, my father once told my little nephew that after arriving in the capital, he must visit the Taifu's mansion. His father said that the Taifu is a first-class hero in the Jin Dynasty, which made him very admired. .”

"My nephew is in the north, and I have heard a lot about Taifu's name. Only after meeting today did I realize that Taifu is so young."

"At such an age, to have such an achievement is truly admirable..."

After some rainbow farts, Yu Wendi took out a gift list from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and said respectfully: "My father said that he had the honor to meet the Taifu, and he was half a friend. Let my nephew bring some Here comes a present, for the Taifu."

Yu Wendi is 22 years old this year, and Li Xin is only 27 or [-] years old. There is not much difference in age between the two, and they can even be said to be the same age. The little prince of the Yuwen Department has a nephew and a free attitude. Very low.

Li Xin took the gift list from him, glanced at it briefly, and saw that most of them were sheepskin and cowhide, which were abundant on the grassland.

But when he saw the last item, Li Xin glanced at Yu Wendi unexpectedly.

"Forty Liangzhou horses, Yuwen Tianwang is very generous. If I remember correctly, the Ministry of Yuwen gave the court only one hundred horses."

He closed the gift list and threw it back into Yu Wendi's hands, with a calm expression: "I accept your ministry's wishes, but I don't want the things, otherwise I won't be said to be connected to foreign countries?"

Yu Wendi took two steps forward and lowered his voice.

"Teacher, these horses are all high-quality stallions. There are males and females. It is not convenient for the Grand Tutor to collect them in the capital. My nephew can be sent to the southwest by detour..."

Li Xin frowned: "What does Southwest have to do with me?"

Yu Wendi smiled and didn't say much.

In fact, as early as the eighth year of Taikang, after Li Xin was imprisoned by Emperor Taikang because of the Southwest incident, his relationship with Southwest was no longer an open secret. Now it is almost the second year of Yuanzhao, more than two years As time passed, the imperial court in the capital was not airtight. Yu Wenzhao in the north knew some of the situation in the imperial court, which was normal.

It doesn't make sense that the imperial court can inquire about the news of the Ministry of Yuwen, but the Ministry of Yuwen cannot inquire about the news of the imperial court.

Lord Jing'an narrowed his eyes, and said calmly: "I don't want these things from your envoy, you should take them back."