Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 545 Former Guest

No matter what the scene is in the capital, the Marquis of Jing'an, who is far in the southwest, naturally cannot feel the malice from afar. At this moment, he is sitting leisurely on the top of Mianzhu City, watching from a distance not far away. Jincheng.

   At this time, it is already the Lantern Festival of the New Year.

That is to say, Li Xin has been occupying Mianzhu for almost a month. During this half month, there has been no movement in either Jiange or Jincheng. Ping Nanjun seems to have forgotten that Mianzhu has changed hands. Or as if it never happened.

  The Marquis of Jing'an looked in the direction of Jincheng, his eyes wandering, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Because Hanzhou couldn't leave Muying for too long, Mu Lang had been away from Mianzhu for a while at this time. During this time, Li Xin left all the affairs in Mianzhu city to his dog-head military advisor, he simply When he started throwing his hands as the shopkeeper, he wandered around leisurely every day, and when he was free, he would come to the tower of Mianzhu City and look at Mianzhu from afar.

  To be honest, Li Xinxin also felt something was wrong at this moment.

Logically speaking, there should be some movement in Jincheng. Even if Li Shen did not dare to send troops to attack Mianzhu directly, he should send troops over to pretend, otherwise Mianzhu would be lost and the news that the Pingnan Army could not take care of it spread out. The hearts of the Southwest are scattered.

   But it has been almost a month, and there has been no action from Jincheng.

   Even Ye Ming didn't do anything.

   But General Ye sent a letter to Li Xin.

The    letter did not ask him to help attack the Jiange, but only told him to help intercept all the materials in the Jiange. All supplies sent to Jiange from the rear of the southwest have to pass through the area of ​​Fucheng, Mianzhu. If Li Xin can stop these supplies, then Ye Ming will not have to use his life to storm Jianmen Pass, which will take a year and a half at most. The sword pavilion itself was broken.

   For this letter, Li Xin did not fully agree.

   In terms of overall strength, the Pingnan Army is still the dominant side. Li Xin is more than enough to hold Mianzhu now, but if he wants to control the surrounding areas of Mianzhu, or even block the surrounding areas of Mianzhu, it is a bit too natural.

   In fact, interception can also be intercepted. After all, there will not be too many people in the food and grass army, and the combat power will not be strong, but after a long time, problems will arise.

  If Jincheng used this as bait to lead Li Xin's army out of Mianzhu, and the two sides would face each other in the field, Li Xin's army would not necessarily be able to win the battle against the southern army.

   Therefore, Li Xin's reply to Ye Ming was that everything on his side should focus on defending Mianzhu, and other things could only be left behind.

   In other words, it’s okay to help stop the supplies, but you can only do it incidentally.

   After the division of the army, Ye Ming was theoretically Li Xin's boss, but each of them led an army. In fact, they could be regarded as the two main generals of the two armies. Li Xin did not need to obey Ye Ming completely.

   Just when the Marquis of Jing An was sitting on the upper floor of the city wall, a guard of Yulinwei came up, bowed in front of Li Xin and said, "General, there is a young man who wants to see you."

  Li Xin was thinking about things at the moment. Hearing this, he was a little impatient, and said lightly: "The matter in Mianzhu City will be handled by Zhao County Magistrate with full authority and go to Zhao County Magistrate."

  Ye Ming is the general manager of the southwest march. During the war, the military power of the entire southwest was in Ye Ming's hands. He could even directly appoint temporary local governors without the approval of the imperial court and the Ministry of Household.

   Although Li Xin did not have the power of Ye Ming, he appointed a temporary county magistrate, and neither the Ministry of Household nor the imperial court would have any opinion.

   This Yulinwei bowed his head slightly and said respectfully, "General, this young man has gone to see the magistrate of Zhao, and he came from the county office. The magistrate of Zhao said that you should let the general decide whether to see him or not."

   Li Xin turned his head slightly and glanced at his personal guard.

   "What's this young man's name?"

   "General Hui, his name is Li Shuo."

   Lord Jing'an's face turned dark all of a sudden, he took a few deep breaths, and finally snorted, and said, "Go, take him to my residence, I'll see him later."

  Li Xin has now moved out of the Mianzhu county government office and moved into the house of a wealthy family in Mianzhu city, completely ceding the county government office to the temporary county magistrate Zhao Jiazun.

   This personal guard can follow Li Xin, and he is naturally the most trusted person around Li Xin. Hearing this, he immediately lowered his head and said, "General, I will take him there."

  Li Xin nodded slightly.

   "Be careful not to let too many people see it."

   This personal guard suddenly looked dignified, bowed his head and said, "I understand the humble position."

   This guard slowly walked down the tower.

  Li Xin stood on the city wall, frowning slightly.

   This Li Shuo is his "cheap brother", although he doesn't want to recognize it, but in terms of blood relationship, Li Shuo is indeed his half-brother.

This cheap younger brother, in the first year of Taikang, about a year and a half ago, when Li Xin was repairing his mother's grave in Yongzhou, he went to Qiyang to meet Li Xin once. At that time, the conversation between the two was not Very happy, Li Xin didn't give this cheap brother a good look.

   After nearly two years, this "cheap brother" came to the door again.

   This is a hassle.

  Li Shuo is from the southwest of China. He was born in the southwest, grew up in the southwest, and grew up in the Pingnan Army since he was a child. If the emperor found out that he had met with Li Shuo, he would not be very easy to explain.

   Li Xinxin was a little hesitant about whether to see him or not.

   But after hesitating for a moment, the Marquis of Jingan walked down the tower with his hands behind his back, and got on the mount he found in Mianzhu City.

   After a while, Li Xin dismounted at the entrance of his residence. He looked down at the ordinary cloth robe he was wearing, and walked in with a blank expression.

   The personal guard who had come to inform Li Xin earlier, immediately greeted him, lowered his head and said, "Master Hou, someone is waiting in the side hall, and the humble post took him over with a carriage, and no one saw him along the way."

  Li Xin patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "You have a heart."

   "A humble job should be done."

  Li Xin nodded and walked into the side hall.

In the side hall, a young man, also wearing a coarse cotton coat, was sitting in a chair and waiting, seeing Li Xin walk in, the young man immediately stood up, lowered his hands to Li Xin and said, "Brother ."

   "No need for that title."

  Jing'an Houye was expressionless.

   "Did you come by yourself, or did Li Shen ask you to come?"

   Much taller than two years ago, but even more slender, Li Shuo, bowed deeply to Li Xin, with a sincere tone.

   "Brother, the younger brother came by himself."

   "Little brother has a few words that I want to tell my brother."

   (end of this chapter)