Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 639 Unfinished Mind

   Chen Guogong's mansion, in Ye Sheng's small courtyard, there was a chessboard, and the master and the apprentice sat opposite each other across the chessboard.

  Li Xin talked about what happened in the past few days while moving his son, including the death of Li Shen, the death of the abolished prince, and the promotion of the Northern Expedition by Li Xin...

   When talking about the first two things, the old man frowned slightly and was still making a move. When he heard Li Xin talking about the third thing, Ye Sheng held the right hand of the chess piece, suspended in the air, and did not fall.

At the age of more than seventy years old, his two strong hands were already withered and even had some age spots, but these hands were still lean and strong. The chess piece in his hand did not fall gently, but hit the chessboard heavily. superior.

  Jing'an Houye's face was calm.

   Old man Ye raised his head and looked at Li Xin lightly: "Have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this?"

  Li Xin ignored this sentence, but said with a smile: "Master Ye, your horse has a slap in the face, which is not in line with the rules."

  Ye Sheng was a little excited just now, and when he made his move, he went a bit off.

The old man spat and scolded: "Damn the rules, you don't have to make jokes here, I, the Emperor Jingwu and the first emperor of the Jin Dynasty, rested with the people, and we have such a peaceful situation now. Pingnan Army in the southwest Although there is chaos, it is a petty fight after all, and it does not become a big climate."

   "However, if there is a war with Yuwen's tribes, it will be a national war. Not to mention how many people die, the capital accumulated by the emperors of the two dynasties will be thrown into this bottomless hole!"

Conquering the Southwest can actually be regarded as a national war, but Jincheng is there after all, motionless, no matter how fierce the two sides fight, there will be a victory and defeat in the end, but the situation in the North and Southwest is very different. The Yuwen royal family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty has vanished, but the Yuwen tribes that split off from the Northern Zhou Dynasty have almost returned to a nomadic state after more than 30 years. It may not be difficult to defeat such nomadic people, but it is too difficult to conquer them. .

   This requires endless national support.

Li Xin, the great Han Emperor Xiaowu of the world, looks like the same majesty. He hung the Huns up and beat them for decades, and played the ancient majesty of the Han, but that was only the superficial majesty. Emperor Wu of the Han spent decades, It has emptied the accumulation of recuperation and recuperation of the previous generations of the Western Han Dynasty, and made the rich and powerful men riddled with holes.

   That is a matter of merit in the future and sin in the present.

The current situation of the Dajin is actually similar to that of the Western Han Dynasty in another world. They are all in a state of wealth and strength, and they have spare capacity to send troops, but if they can't fight quickly, they will be dragged into the quagmire, and they will not be able to escape for decades. .

   "This is only on the books."

   The old man groaned: "When Ye Ming returns from the southwest, he still has to go back to Jimen Pass. At that time, both of the old man's sons will have to go to the northern army of Jimen Pass town, and they will bear the brunt of the battle."

   "This old man only has two sons. If he dies, can you pay the old man in compensation?"

Facing Ye Sheng's frantic rant, Li Xin wiped the spit on his face without changing his face, looked up at the excited old man, and said with a smile, "Master Ye, don't be excited, this matter is settled. It will be a few years later, and no one knows what will happen in a few years, but what will happen in the past few years can be predicted."

The Marquis of Jing'an said indifferently: "If Your Majesty is determined to expedition to the north, then in the past few years, whether it is the Zhong family, the Ye family, or even the disciples, we, the generals, will be reused. As for the Ye family... Ye Senior Brother has no chance of promotion, but Senior Brother Xiao Ye will probably rise to the top."

   Ye Sheng glared at Li Xin.

   "What about a few years later?"

  Li Xin smiled and said, "A few years later, if there is a major war in the imperial court, then the generals will still be reused. As for how to fight and how to win, it will be a matter of a few years later."

Having said this, the Marquis of Jing An glanced at Old Man Ye and said with a grin, "I heard that Master Ye was a man who went crazy in battles when he was young. Instead, you are afraid of the defeated generals of the year?"

   "You little boy, what do you know?"

   Ye Sheng sat down angrily and glared at Li Xin.

"When you were born, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was already gone. Naturally, you never heard of the strength of the Northern Zhou cavalry back then. This old man was able to smash the Northern Zhou Dynasty in one fell swoop, because those Xianbei people had been blessed for decades without horses and archery. Even so, it took the old man several years to break through the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Now, the Yuwen tribes of the Northern Zhou Dynasty have once again scattered the grasslands, mounted horses, and picked up bows and arrows, although their overall strength is far inferior to that of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. , but really speaking, I am afraid that it is much more difficult to deal with than the original Northern Zhou court."

   "More importantly, this kind of thing is thankless."

   Ye Sheng frowned and said, "Even if you can win against them, you may not be able to catch up with them. Millions of dollars of silver money are thrown in, and you may not even hear a single sound."

  Li Xin stood up, walked behind Ye Sheng, pinched the old man's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Master Ye, who said you can't get the benefits? It's the biggest benefit that you can open up the territory for me."

The old man snorted: "You are using the heart of the emperor to drain the power of the people. If the Northern Expedition is not smooth or even defeated, the dynasty may not necessarily do anything to you, but after a hundred years of history, you will be the Great Jin Dynasty. The number one thief of the Taikang Dynasty!"

   "A thief is a thief."

Li Xin tapped Old Man Ye on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Master Ye, this disciple has already resigned from His Majesty, and will be idle at home in the next few years. Our two families are very close, and the disciple often runs to you. Tell your disciples something about the Yuwen tribes."

  Ye Sheng was enjoying the massage of the closed disciple, when he heard this, he sat up from the reclining chair and looked back at Li Xin.

   "Do you really want to attack the north?"

Li Xin shook his head and said, "There are countless great generals of Jin, and this matter may not necessarily fall on the disciples' heads in the end, but since the matter was brought up by the disciples, the disciples must have some understanding of the enemy, otherwise, after a few years, Your Majesty asks about the strategy, and the disciple asks three questions, it doesn't matter if you lose the disciple's face, I'm afraid it will lose your old man's face."

   "Stop saying these words to coax me."

   Ye Sheng glanced at Li Xin and said lightly: "Since you recognize your disciple, if you ask, I will tell you everything I know. Since you have been idle for the past few years, you should keep a low profile..."

   Having said this, the old man was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "But your kid behaves differently from ordinary people. Any of these things that happened to you is a thrilling event, but you have come all the way."

   "Although the Northern Expedition is difficult, you might be able to make it."

   "If you do it, it will be considered as fulfilling the unfulfilled wish of the old man."

   When Ye Sheng expelled the remnants of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and hit the vicinity of Jimen Pass, Ye Sheng's troops were exhausted, but they still had enough energy to pursue them.

   It's not that the Emperor Wu at that time was cowardly. In fact, Emperor Wu was a ruthless man who had not been seen for hundreds of years. Otherwise, he would not dare to go to war with Beizhou and Nanshu at the same time.

The reason why    stopped fighting was because the Great Jin at that time really couldn't hold on.

   Later, Ye Sheng was recalled to the capital and did not leave the capital for decades.

   Therefore, the Yuwen tribes scattered in the north are also a concern of old man Ye.

   Li Xin smiled and bowed his head.

   "In the future, the disciples will definitely come to Ye's house to eat."

   (end of this chapter)