Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 481 The middleman earns the difference

   The basic situation now is that the Pingnan Army is unlikely to take the initiative to come forward. In this case, not to mention whether it can win a head-on battle with them in Shu County, it is the question of whether they can find their main force.

If this is a simple military act, it is actually easy to deal with. As long as it is delayed for two or three years, and there are still 100,000 households in Shu County who are not the same as the Pingnan Army, the Pingnan Army cannot support it at all. go down.

   But unfortunately, this has risen to a political issue.

   "Senior Brother Ye doesn't want to enter Shu?"

Ye Ming nodded, pulled Li Xin's sleeve, and said solemnly: "Whether we want to enter Shu or not, we can't let Li Shen see that we are in a hurry, so we have to hold him in Jingzhou City for a while. "

   Li Xin immediately understood.

   Ye Ming meant that even if he wanted to enter Shu in the future, he had to pretend to be dragging himself with the Pingnan Army, and his posture had to be good.

   He smiled and said, "Senior Brother Ye means, let the younger brother talk to His Majesty?"

Ye Ming said with a wry smile: "It's not easy to talk about this for my brother, Chang'an, you are one of His Majesty's cronies, if you submit a letter, His Majesty will probably answer, but Chang'an, don't worry, your brother won't let you go alone. For this matter, I will sign a joint letter with you."

  Li Xin was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "How long will Senior Brother wait?"

   Ye Ming answered without hesitation.

"It's best to delay the fight until the end of the year, the longer the better. During this time, my brother will try to send people to find out a detailed map of Shu County, so that even if we really have to use force in the future, we can be sure of it. It will be much higher.”

A war of this level is normal in terms of years. Even Li Xin himself has made plans to fight a protracted war in Shu County. After hearing this, he lowered his head and thought for a while, then nodded slowly: "Little brother. You can write a letter with your senior brother, but if your majesty agrees or disagrees, the younger brother will not be responsible."

   Ye Ming smiled.

   "Chang'an, you are the commander of the right battalion of the Imperial Army, and I am the chief general of this western expedition. You and I will write a letter together, and your Majesty will agree to it no matter what."

   Speaking of this, he lowered his tone.

   "But if Your Majesty is happy or not, then I don't know."

   In fact, it is possible to know whether the emperor is happy or not.

Generally speaking, in an expedition army, at least one high-ranking general must be completely directed towards the emperor, so as to achieve the purpose of remote control of the army. As it is now, the number one and number two of this "Western Expedition Army" are unanimous. The emperor who was far away in the capital was a little uncomfortable.

   So as long as this memorial is handed over, the emperor will certainly agree with his nose, but he cannot be happy.

Li Xin smiled and said, "I handed over this book. From now on, Your Majesty will regard the younger brother and the Ye family as one body. Although it may not be the case, it is absolutely impossible to be like this in the future. A chance to do things together.”

Having said that, Ye Ming could naturally understand the meaning of Li Xin's words, but he gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, it's important to win, if the Xin Dynasty loses here in the first battle, your right battalion of the forbidden army in Chang'an will be at least as well. If you want to lose more than half of it, the love you earned with your fourth brother, Chang'an, can't last too long."

  Jingan Hou nodded with a smile.

   "So the younger brother completely agrees with Brother Ye's approach."

  …

After staying in the prefectural shepherd's house for a long time, Li Xin walked out of the door, and the three people who followed him in, only Zhao Youan and Mu Ying walked out together, and the young master Ye Mao stayed behind. Beside Ye Ming, listen to his father's teachings.

   It is fast forward to early summer, the weather is slowly getting warmer, Li Xin is wearing a thin shirt, and Mu Ying and Zhao Jia are behind him.

The three of them strolled around Jingzhou Mansion for a while, and after they came to a place where no one was around, Li Xin did not look back, but said indifferently, "Brother Mu, I need you to go back to Hanzhou Mansion again to see Li. Xing, tell him that I will wait for him for two more months, and if he still does not answer, then the original proposal will be abandoned."

  Mu Ying nodded and said, "I'll go now."

  Li Xin hesitated for a moment, then continued: "By the way, tell Uncle Mu, we can start preparing for the things we agreed on before."

   Mu Ying was stunned for a while, then lowered her head again.

   "I understand the humble position."

   Having said that, he turned and went.

   Zhao Jia was the only one left, still following behind Li Xin.

   This young man from Chen Guogong's mansion turned his head and glanced meaningfully at the direction Mu Ying was heading to, then turned his head and lowered his head and said, "Master Hou...is he planning something big?"

  Because Zhao Jia was born in the capital after all, and was a serious Jin person, so Li Xin did not explain all his plans to him so as to avoid him doing bad things.

Seeing Zhao Jia ask, Li Xin said with a smile: "Brother Mu is a remnant of the old Nanshu. Brother You'an should know this. What you don't know is that Brother Mu was with me two years ago. At that time, I had contacts with the Mu family in Nanshu."

   Zhao Jia was silent for a while, then said, "Master Hou, you..."

   "Don't worry, Your Majesty knows about this."

   Li Xin's face was calm: "The late emperor also knew about this matter. These Nanshu survivors are the key to us breaking the Southwest. After all, if you only rely on Senior Brother Ye to fight head-on, it will be difficult to nibble on the Southwest."

Li Xin laughed dumbly: "It's not a big deal, there are still 100,000 households left in Nanshu, and at least 50,000 soldiers can be drawn out. My Majesty and I are both trying to take these 50,000 people for our own use. In this way, the situation in the southwest will be much clearer."

In fact, Li Xin did not lie. He communicated with the Emperor Taikang about his cooperation with the Mu family, and even with Li Xing. listen to who.

  Taikang Emperor's side, as long as this "rebel army" helps the imperial army to attack the Pingnan Army, but Li Xin, the "middleman", gave the condition that this volunteer army should listen to him completely.

   This is the middleman making the difference.

   It’s just that relatively speaking, Li Xin, the middleman, is a bit black-hearted, because the price difference is really too big.

   Two people were walking on the streets of Jingzhou Mansion, listening to the dialects that were completely different from the capital, and discussing matters.

   "Master Hou, you brought 50,000 people here?"

   "It's all handed over to Brother Ye."

Li Xin smiled relaxedly: "Senior Brother Ye has also found us where we live. We only need to live in Jingzhou for a while. As for whether to fight or not, we can leave it to a professional like Senior Brother Ye to handle it. "

   Zhao Jiada frowned.

   "Master Ye doesn't want to let Master Hou be the director?"

   "I myself don't want to be a director."

  Li Xin squinted his eyes and looked at a teahouse in the distance.

   "Let's go, let's go find a place to have a cup of tea. It's not like we've been walking on the street."

   The two were still talking while walking.

  The Marquis of Jing'an chuckled: "According to Senior Brother Ye's plan, this battle will not be fought for a while. I don't bother to pay attention to those military affairs. The food and grass have been delivered to him, so let him do the work alone."

   "Furthermore, there is a young master who can help him."

   Zhao Jia smiled bitterly: "Then we can't come all the way to Jingzhou to do nothing, right?"

   Li Xin patted his shoulder and laughed.

   "Brother You An, your body is too weak. From tomorrow morning, you will practice boxing with me. I have practiced this boxing for more than two years, and it is very easy to use."

   I recommend two books by friends, one is "The Rise of the Second Empire" about Western History, and the other is "The Scourge of the Poor", a very good-looking Ming Dynasty official examination essay! !

   (end of this chapter)