Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 483 Indecision

Jingzhou Prefecture Shepherd is a very interesting location. Jingzhou Mansion is the gate of communication between Bashu and the outside world, because for 30 years, there has been a Pingnan Army in Shu County, so the court has always attached great importance to this place, and since the emperor of Chengde, Began to garrison in Jingzhou.

  When other prefectures only had a maximum of one or two thousand troops, Jingzhou prefecture had a total of 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers. It was precisely because of these 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers that the prefect here was not a prefect, but a state shepherd.

  Because Nie Sizhang was both the prefect of Jingzhou and the general of the 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers.

But this time Ye Ming marched westward, and his title is the chief commander of the southwest march, which means that as long as he reaches the southwest, all military and political affairs in the southwestern states will be controlled by Ye Shaobao. At this time, the 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers are no longer under the control of Nie Sizhang. .

In the face of this Jingzhou boss's invitation, Li Xin didn't hesitate, he said with a smile: "Nie Zhoumu invites you, and this marquis is naturally willing to go, but it is agreed in advance that General Ye will also go with you, otherwise It's not good for this marquis to behave in front of General Ye."

   From the perspective of the structure of the Western Expedition Army, Li Xin should be the second in command. If Nie Sizhang invites Li Xin to dinner, then Ye Ming must be present, otherwise he will show little respect for Ye Ming as the leader.

   The somewhat fat state shepherd was stunned for a while, then quickly said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, Ye Shaobao will definitely be invited."

   At this time, this Nie Zhoumu was a little surprised. This young Marquis has an extraordinary maturity in dealing with people.

   "Then Nie Zhou, the shepherd will leave a place, and the prince will definitely go there later."

  Nie Sizhang hurriedly took out an invitation card from his sleeve, handed it to Li Xin's desk, and after saluting Li Xin, he hurriedly walked away with his subordinates.

   After Nie Sizhang was far away, Li Xin opened the invitation, looked at Zhao Jia and said with a smile, "Brother You'an, do you think the state shepherd has entertained Brother Ye."

   Zhao Jia smiled and said: "I guess this Nie Zhoumu should be on his way to find Uncle Ye at this time."

   The two looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

Every place is a small court, and Jingzhou is also like this. Depending on the situation, this Nie Sizhang must have been the boss of the small court in Jingzhou before, but after Ye Ming came, there was no place for him to speak. The person was very old-fashioned, and it was almost impossible to communicate with Nie Sizhang. Most of the time he suffered a loss from Ye Shaobao, so he came to Li Xin in such a hurry.

The purpose of    is also very simple, he does not want to be left aside in this Southwest dispute.

  According to the truth, he, the commander of the Jingzhou army, should have a place in the army of this expedition, not from a Jingzhou animal husband, to become a Jingzhou governor.

   But with Ye Ming's character, it is unlikely that he will be taken seriously, let alone pull him into the game.

   Li Xin's side is the same, Ye Ming doesn't nod, he won't pay attention to this Nie Zhoumu.

   But you still have to eat when you should go to eat. After all, he, the Marquis of Jing'an, will live in Jingzhou City for a while, and it is not a bad thing to have a better relationship with the local snake.

  …………

   On this side of Jingzhou City, the waves are surging, and on the other side, Mu Ying, after four or five days of raiding, has arrived at the city of Hanzhou Fucheng.

Jincheng in Shu County is the location of General Pingnan's Mansion, but Hanzhou City is the location of Li Xing and these Nanshu survivors. For more than ten years, since His Royal Highness King Min and Li Shen reached an agreement, the Pingnan Army has not. Why are you interfering in the affairs of Hanzhou City again?

  Mu Ying grew up in Hanzhou Mansion. He entered Hanzhou Mansion smoothly and found the location of Mu's family very well.

  The Mu family is not very big.

To be precise, the people of the Mu family did not live in one place, only a few dozen people lived in this location, and the wives were scattered in various parts of the Hanzhou Prefecture. Relevant, at that time, the families living together in Jincheng were directly maimed or even exterminated by Li Zhijie. From then on, these Nanshu survivors hardly lived together as a family, but spread out. , and some even live in the mountains, just to preserve their blood.

  Mu Ying touched the back door of the family all the way, and then knocked on the door.

  The door was opened by an old man who was very old. After the old man looked up at Mu Ying, he lowered his head again.

   "Brother Ying is back."

  There are no strict rules like other places in Shu, so even if Mu Ying is nominally "expelled from the house", the family still recognizes him.

   Muying nodded and said, "Where is the old man?"

   "In the back room."

   The old man bowed his head and said, "I'm going over to Brother Ying?"

"Need not."

   Mu Ying lowered her eyebrows and said, "I'll go there myself."

   After a while, Mu Ying met her father in her study.

"Father."

The head of the Mu family, Mu Qing, who is nearly fifty years old, was reading a book. When he saw his eldest son walking in, he immediately stood up, walked to the door and closed the door. When he turned to look at Mu Ying, he was already serious. .

   "Why are you back?"

   "Of course there is something to do."

   Mu Ying smiled and said, "How is your father's health recently?"

  Patriarch Mu shook his head and sighed: "The body is okay, it's not a problem to live for three or five years."

   "What are you doing when you come back?"

  Mu Ying rudely took a sip of her father's tea, and then said with a smile, "Master Hou has arrived in Jingzhou City. He is anxious to wait for His Highness's reply, so let me come back and urge His Highness to make a decision early."

   Mu Qing's face became solemn.

   He walked over to his son and asked, "Have you been to His Highness?"

"not yet."

   Muying said with a smile, "I haven't come back for a long time. I don't know what the situation is in Hanzhou Mansion, so I went home to see my father and inquire about the situation."

   "Fortunately you didn't go."

   Mu Qing pulled Mu Ying's sleeve and frowned slightly.

"About two days ago, a group of people came from Jincheng and settled in His Highness's house. They haven't come out for two or three days now. His Highness is mostly half-hearted, and may even fall to Li Shenna. side."

   Mu Ying frowned.

   "People from Jincheng? Who are they?"

  Patriarch Mu lowered his voice.

   "Maybe... Li Shen himself came here."

As soon as these words came out, the always carefree Mu Ying's face became heavy, he turned to look at his father, and finally said astringently: "Father, Hou Ye said that what I told you earlier can be prepared, Originally, I thought that Lord Hou was making a big fuss, but now it seems that our Highness is really obsessed."

   Li Xin and Mu Qing once had a bold plan, but this plan was a bit risky and could only be kept as a backup.

   Mu Qing shook his head.

   "His Royal Highness is not a fool. He is probably in a state of indecision now. Otherwise, these people from Jincheng wouldn't leave for two or three days."

   "Wait tomorrow, I will go to His Royal Highness's mansion to take a look. If it is suitable, I will lead you to see him."

   Muying nodded slowly.

   He looked at his old father and said solemnly: "Father, if His Highness really fell to the Pingnan Army, then the remaining 100,000 residents of Nanshu will surely die...!"

   Mu Qing sighed and did not speak.

   (end of this chapter)