Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 965 A generation is not as good as a generation

  As Li Xin said, since Ye Mao had returned to Beijing, the Son of Heaven naturally did not want him to return to Jimen Pass.

The reason for    is very simple, because he was afraid that the Ye family and the southwest would be linked to each other.

Since the Taikang period, everyone in the capital knew that the relationship between the Jing'an Houfu and Chen Guogong's residence was very good, and it was almost a family. Now the southwest has almost become a country of its own, and the Ye family controls the northern border. At this time, Ye Mao is still in the capital. The Zhenbei Army in the north has no backbone, and it is basically unlikely to rebel. Once Ye Mao returns to Jizhou and attacks with the southwest, he can drive straight to the capital. The 300,000 forbidden troops in Gyeonggi , it may not be able to stop the armies on both sides.

Moreover, once the Zhenbei Army leaves Jimen Pass, the door to the north is wide open, and the Xianbei troops are likely to enter the pass from Jizhou. There will be complete chaos, and the imperial court will completely lose its ability to control the northern border.

What's more serious is that it has been four years since Emperor Yuanzhao ascended the throne, and the court still knows very little about Tianlei in the southwest. The process is still incomplete. The court's Tianlei has been groping for four years, and now it has only barely produced sparks, and it is impossible to use it against the enemy.

   In this case, once the southwestern army left Shu, the imperial court arranged for the 150,000 troops in Hanzhong and Ankang to be able to stop them.

   What is even more deadly is that the general in charge of the 100,000-strong army in Hanzhong is also the Ye family.

   Once the Southwest Army and the Zhenbei Army gathered under the capital city, the Great Jin Kingdom would be really dangerous.

Even if the Gyeonggi Imperial Army can stop them, after this battle, the national strength of Dajin and the prestige of the state machine will fall to the bottom, and even to the point of being unable to maintain the state order. If it is supported for decades, the house will collapse.

   This situation is obviously unwilling to see the emperor.

   Emperor Yuanzhao screened back, leaving only Xiao Zheng in the study. He walked down the imperial steps and took a deep look at Ye Mao.

   "Ye Qing, I heard that Master Li has gone to Ningling."

   Ye Mao did not deny it, but bowed his head and said, "Go back to your majesty, Mrs. Li did indeed come to Ningling. He has an old relationship with the Ye family, and his father died of illness. He came to Ningling to worship his father."

  The emperor nodded and said, "I also know about the friendship between Master Li and the Ye family. The old man passed away, so he should naturally pay his respects."

   Said, the young emperor sighed slightly: "I just don't know why, he always refuses to go back to Beijing to do things for me. Master Li has the talent of the world. If he can contribute to the court, I can rest easy."

Ye Mao lowered his head and said solemnly: "When Mrs. Li arrived at Ningling, she was coughing non-stop. According to him, it was because of a cold. The master's friendship with the Tian family is also very deep, and he is still the son-in-law of the Tian family. If he is healthy, It is impossible not to return to Beijing as an official.”

  The Emperor shook his head.

   "Forget it, you always speak for Master Li."

  The Emperor sat back in his seat, and after a while of silence, he said, "Is Ye Qing going back to Jizhou?"

   Ye Mao bowed his head.

   "Being in an important position, I don't dare to stay in the capital for a long time. Besides, there are tigers and wolves watching outside the gate. I have to rush back to Jizhou to guard the gate for Dajin."

  The Son of Heaven slowly exhaled.

   He stood up again, his hands imitating Li Xin's and folded into his sleeves.

   "How long has Ye Qing been in Jizhou?"

  Ye Mao bowed his head respectfully: "Return to Your Majesty, this minister is Taikang who went to Jizhou under the order of the late emperor in the eighth year, and it has been almost six years now."

   "Six years."

   After being silent for a while, Emperor Yuanzhao said slowly: "The north is bitterly cold, Ye Qing has been gone for six years, it's really hard work."

"In addition to the new mourning of the old prince, Ye Qing's grief goes without saying. What I mean is that Ye Qing doesn't have to rush back to Jizhou, whether in the capital or in Ningling, it will take a few months to rest. It's already autumn, and when spring starts next year, Ye Qing will go back to Jizhou."

  Ye Mao originally lowered his head, but when he heard this, he looked up at the emperor in amazement.

   "Your Majesty, the Zhenbei Army must not be without a leader for a day!"

"My ancestor died of illness that year, and my father returned to Beijing from Jizhou for the funeral. At that time, he did not leave Jizhou's defense. It was Master Li and his minister who rushed to the northern Xinjiang to take over Jimen Pass. Now the minister is willing to let go of his sorrow and return to the north. Jiang guards the door for the imperial court, why is your Majesty not allowed?"

   Emperor Yuanzhao originally spoke to Ye Mao in a harmonious voice. He was a little unhappy when he heard Ye Mao's contradictory remarks.

   He said coldly: "Is the Zhenbei Army of your Ye family's Zhenbei Army, or the Zhenbei Army of the imperial court? Ye Qing means that besides you, there can be no one else to preside over the defense of Jizhou?"

   When he first ascended the throne four years ago, he had no temper, but after being the emperor for four years, everyone was humble in front of him, and he didn't even dare to breathe, which made this young emperor's temper even more arrogant.

In fact, among the three generations of emperors of the Great Jin Dynasty, only the emperor of Chengde in that year was famous for his good temper. No matter who he talked to, he was pleasant and pleasant. When he came to the emperor of Taikang, he was only friendly when talking to Li Xin and a few important officials, and treated others. Somewhat mean.

  For several generations of emperors, the temperament is worse from generation to generation. In the generation of Emperor Yuanzhao, because he is too young and there is no one to restrain him, he has a taste of self-will.

  Ye Mao took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed respectfully.

   "The Zhenbei Army is naturally the Zhenbei Army of the court."

The Zhenbei Army is naturally the Zhenbei Army of the imperial court in name, but even a small official of the seventh or eighth rank in the capital understands that this is just bullshit. Ye is not surnamed Ji.

   Whether it was the emperor of Chengde or the emperor of Taikang, they had suppressed the Ye family, but that was also in the court.

   The newly appointed Chen Guogong felt a throbbing in his heart. He looked up at the emperor who did not have a weak crown on the imperial steps, and lowered his head again.

   "Your Majesty means that another general will be sent to take over the Zhenbei Army instead of the minister."

   "Only temporary."

  The emperor also knew in his heart that it was impossible to really turn against the Ye family. He was angry with Ye Mao, and he just followed the "benevolence and kindness" taught by his father to scare Ye Mao.

He looked at Ye Mao and said slowly: "Don't worry, Ye Qing, the Ye family guards the gate on my behalf, I have all these things in my heart. Right now, I just let Ye Qing rest in the capital for a while, and after a while, Ye Qing is also the general of Zhenbei in the court."

   Ye Maoqiang endured the anger in his heart, lowered his head and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, who do you want to send as General Zhenbei?"

  The Emperor frowned.

   "I haven't thought about it yet, I'll let Ye Qing know when I think about it."

   Ye Mao sneered in his heart.

   As long as he, the head of the Ye family, doesn't agree, no matter who gets to serve in the Zhenbei Army, he can't leave Jizhou alive. Two generations of emperors are well aware of this principle. Could this young emperor not understand?

   He slowly got up and cupped his hands to the emperor: "In this case, the minister will leave for Ningling tomorrow to keep filial piety to his late father, and the Zhenbei Army will be handed over to the imperial court."

   After saying that, he slowly exited the Weiyang Palace.

When    walked outside the Weiyang Palace, the newly appointed Chen Guogong looked back at the Weiyang Palace hall behind him, his face expressionless.

  People in the capital say that my Ye family is not as good as the next generation.

  Your Ji family is even more outrageous...

   (end of this chapter)