Unparalleled Concubine

  Chapter 596

   To be honest, it is somewhat inappropriate for Emperor Taikang to be so eager to pass on Li Xin back to Beijing.

  Because the Southwest has just been beaten down, not to mention whether Li Xin needs time to rest, but the distribution of interests on the Southwest side, many of them can only be obtained by Li Xin's presence.

   For example, the affairs in Hanzhou and the distribution of the "legacy" of the Pingnan Army.

  In Jincheng, there are a large number of swords, spears, crossbows, armors, etc. left by the Pingnan Army. Although most of the armors have been placed in Mianzhu by Li Xin, these things will eventually be collected and placed in Jincheng for a clear inventory.

   There is a lot to do with this.

Although most of them will be sent to the capital to be handed over to the imperial court, but Li Xin and Ye Ming choose one or two thousand sets from them, and the imperial court will always give them face. One or two thousand sets of high-quality bow and crossbow armor is already very A big fortune.

   Aside from these benefits, Li Xin still has a lot of details to deal with in the southwest, such as laying his hands on those Pingnan troops scattered all over the place, or how to establish contact with Li Shuo, etc.

   These things should have been enough for Li Xin to be busy for a month or so, but if he had to go back to the capital within a day or two, nothing would be accomplished.

   With complicated thoughts, Li Xin and Ye Ming arranged for Xiao Zheng and his party to be in General Pingnan's mansion, let them rest for a while, and then arrange a banquet for them to wash away the dust in the evening.

After arranging the group of people, Ye Ming pulled Li Xin into the study of Pingnan Hou's mansion. After the two sat down, the General Ye looked a little unsightly, and he said solemnly: "Changan, you will pay for it. I don’t know how much thought, how much hardship I have eaten, and I won the Southwest so smoothly. Now that you haven’t even paid attention to rest for a few days, His Majesty is in a hurry to call you back to the capital. ."

  The Marquis of Jing An said with a smile: "A few days ago, I asked my senior brother if he had told His Majesty about the war in the southwest. He said that he had already informed His Majesty. At that time, I guessed that such a day would come, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly."

After a pause, Li Xin continued: "If it is an ordinary courier who comes here with His Majesty's will, we can delay it for as long as we want. It's amazing that the road is delayed, but I didn't expect His Majesty to send this directly. When the head of the inner court comes over, I have to obediently follow him back to Beijing."

Having said this, the Marquis of Jing'an sighed: "Count the days, the young prisoner of the inner guard, at least walks three or four hundred miles a day, and can barely make it to the southwest at this moment. Even if he can ride a horse, he will not go out. After passing through the capital, it is not easy to persevere here."

   Usually eunuchs go out of Beijing either in sedan chairs or in carriages, but this Eunuch Xiao obviously came on horseback.

   When he got off his horse, he could not stand still.

   When Li Xin first learned to ride horses, he also came to the southwest. He suffered a lot along the way, and he can understand Xiao Zheng's difficulties along the way.

   Ye Ming snorted.

   "No matter how hard he works, can he have you, Li Changan, to work hard?"

   Li Xin didn't have much resentment, he smiled dumbly: "Senior brother, don't be angry, it's unlikely that I will stay here for a long time."

The Marquis of Jing'an said quietly: "In any case, I have a relationship with the Marquis of Pingnan. I have stayed in the southwest for a long time. How can I know whether the Pingnan Army will fall to me, and whether it will be in the southwest? Left another Pingnanhou mansion in the southwest?"

   "His Majesty called me back, and it is reasonable."

   Li Xin said indifferently: "I just didn't expect that the people from the imperial court came so quickly, and there was also a head of the inner court."

  Ye Ming lowered his head and took a sip of tea. He was silent for a while, and then asked, "Changan, what are your thoughts?"

   "If you want to stay in Jincheng for a few more days, my brother will help you hold that Eunuch Xiao for a few days. It's great to be scolded after returning to the capital. Anyway, you and I need some stains now."

   Since ancient times, ministers who have done too much credit, in order to be afraid of shocking the bosses above, often choose to self-pollute, or greedy for money, or lust, anyway, they can't be perfect.

   Now that Ye Ming and Li Xin have made such a big contribution, it is reasonable to say that they should leave a little stain, otherwise they will not get along with the boss in the future.

   Li Xin smiled and said, "Senior brother doesn't have to do this. Your Majesty told me to go back. I'll just go back. There's nothing to do in the southwest anyway.

"My little brother just got married, and when he was newly married, Yan Er left the capital and left the eldest princess alone in the capital. In a blink of an eye, we haven't seen each other for a year and a half. For nothing else, even for the eldest princess, my little brother should go back and have a look. already."

   General Ye poured a cup of tea for Li Xin and sighed slightly.

   "If that's the case, then in Chang'an, you can go back to the capital after two days of rest."

   "Don't worry, things on the southwest side will follow what the two of us have negotiated before, so that my brother won't take any credit from you."

   "If you have anything in Chang'an that you need to explain in the southwest, please tell me that, I will do my best for you."

  If Li Xin returned to Beijing, Ye Ming would have to stay in the southwest for a long time. After all, even if the imperial court sent officials to the southwest, they would need the help of the Imperial Army to stabilize the situation in a short period of time.

   Li Xin took a sip of tea, hesitated for a while, and finally said, "There is indeed one thing, I want senior brother to help pay attention."

   "Changan, you said."

  Li Xin whispered: "Senior brother also knows what happened to the Hanzhou Rebel Army..."

"These people are all the remnants of the old Nanshu. They did business with His Majesty, and now they occupy Hanzhou. Even I can't restrain them. If the court sends officials to the southwest, please pay attention, and try to send a gentleman. Some people go to Hanzhou, otherwise those people will make trouble, and it will not end well in the end."

   "Your Majesty's face will also be difficult."

   Ye Ming nodded and said, "What this means is that if Brother Wei is still in the southwest at that time, Brother Wei will help you to pay attention to Chang'an."

   The two brothers had another conversation before Ye Ming asked, "When does Changan plan to return to Beijing?"

   Li Xin smiled and said: "Seeing that Eunuch Xiao is so anxious, it is estimated that it will only be these two days."

   "Chang'an, you can take Ye Mao back along the way."

   Ye Shaobao said with a smile: "He hasn't been away from home for so long since he was a child, and he should probably miss his grandfather. Besides, it's useless for him to stay here. You can take him back to the capital in Chang'an."

   Having said that, General Ye lowered his voice.

   "He has a lot of injuries, and he will have to take care of him after returning to Beijing."

   There is no one who doesn't feel sorry for his son. Ye Mao has been fighting all the way, and his body is full of scars. Although it is not fatal, if he is not properly conditioned, he will leave the root of the disease in the future.

  Li Xin didn't hesitate and said with a smile, "Brother said yes, then I'll take him back."

   The two continued to discuss some issues in the southwest. After half an hour, Li Xin got up and said goodbye.

   "Little brother is going back to Beijing. There are still some things to explain here. Let's go down first."

   Ye Ming took him to the door, pulled Li Xin's sleeve, and sighed.

   "Just finished the war, and I have to run around again. It's hard work for Chang'an."

   "Should be."

   said goodbye to Ye Ming, and after returning to his room, Li Xin immediately called his personal guard and said solemnly.

   "Go, find Brother You'an and say I have something important to discuss with him."

   (end of this chapter)