Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 658 Ye Family Father and Son

For decades, although old man Ye stayed behind closed doors, he had always been very concerned about the court situation. After hearing Li Xin's words, the lazy old man immediately became energetic. He sat up on the reclining chair, glanced at Li Xin, and said slowly, "What did Your Majesty say to you?"

  Li Xin nodded and said with a smile: "Master Ye, just watch, when the weather gets warmer, it's almost going to start a fight."

   Up to now, according to the various signs of the court, the matter of the Northern Expedition is almost a certainty, and the difference is only in the details, so Li Xin dared to say such a sure thing.

   Old man Ye squinted his eyes for a while, then turned to look at Li Xin.

   "How much do you know?"

   It's a bit sad to say that Ye Sheng, as the most dazzling general since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, really doesn't know as much about the affairs of the imperial court as Li Xin, a young man.

  Li Xin sat on the ground, looked up at the old man, smiled and said, "Master Ye, if you stop drinking, the disciple will tell you everything you know."

   Old man Ye glared and snorted: "You kid likes to talk or not, I have never been threatened by anyone in my life!"

  This old man, oil and salt do not enter.

In desperation, Li Xin shook his head and said, "The imperial court has already prepared for all aspects of things now, and today's emperor wants to use this matter to cover up the palace change that year. "

   "Originally, this battle was optional, but the emperor has such an old incident, and the current court has the ability to look northward. For various reasons, this battle must be fought."

   Having said this, Li Xin was silent for a while, looked around, and after confirming that there was no one else in the yard, he said in a low voice, "To be honest with Master Ye, Your Majesty has asked the disciple's military department to prepare weapons and send them to the north."

   Old man Ye squinted his eyes and asked, "Will it be sent to Jimen Pass or Yunzhou City?"

  Since this has been said, then there is nothing to hide from Old Man Ye, Li Xin replied in a low voice, "Currently it is Yunzhou City."

   "This matter is still in the confidential stage, and nothing has been implemented yet, Master Ye just listen to it."

   Ye Sheng rolled his eyes at Li Xin, and said angrily, "This old man's mouth is the most reliable mouth in the whole of Dajin. I don't know how much I know about the secrets of Dajin. Is there anything that has been passed down?"

   Old man Ye will be eighty years old in a month. He was not too old when he was a general. His forty or fifty years in the officialdom has made Old Man Ye know a lot of things that others don't know.

   After all, many things are stories and history to others, but for this old man, they are just memories buried in his mind.

   Li Xin smiled: "I don't mean to worry about Master Ye, but these things haven't been decided yet, just an idea."

   Ye Sheng nodded, sat on the reclining chair and frowned, then sighed slightly: "Chang'an."

  Li Xin said, "The disciple is here."

"The northern expedition is not as good as the western expedition. During the western expedition, the general trend and the people's hearts are on the court's side, and the Pingnan army does not occupy the righteousness, so the fight can be so smooth, but the northern expedition is very different, this old man is in my heart these days. I have calculated that once the fight breaks out, most of them will drag the court into the quagmire."

Li Xin sat on the flat ground and smiled: "Master Ye, these are matters of His Majesty and the three provinces Zaifu, you and I are both military attachés, all we have to do is wait for the court order, the court wants us to fight, let's just go and fight. , As for why we fight, should we fight, it's not something we should ask."

   Old man Ye snorted angrily and looked back at Li Xin.

   "In the eight years of the new dynasty, there have been two large-scale wars, and neither of them has anything to do with you. You still have the courage to say this!"

  Jing'an Houye's face was not red or breathless.

   "Master Ye, there is no basis for your claims, you don't have to wrong your disciples. No matter what it is, your disciples always follow the general trend. How can manpower control the situation?"

   "Why not?"

   Old man Ye said with a sneer, "If you had a hot head five years ago and rebelled with Ping Nanjun, would Dajin still look like this now?"

   "Didn't the times change?"

  Li Xin smiled slightly and didn't say much.

   Just when old man Ye was about to say something else, the door of this small courtyard was knocked again.

   Ye Sheng's expression moved slightly and he was about to get up, but he still sat on the reclining chair and didn't stand up.

  The Marquis of Jing An smiled, stood up from the ground, patted the dirt on his buttocks, and walked towards the door of the small courtyard.

   After pushing the courtyard door open, a slender middle-aged man who was slightly shorter than Ye Mao stood at the door of the courtyard.

  Li Xin bowed his head and clasped his fists at the middle-aged man: "Senior Brother Ye is back."

   This middle-aged man is naturally Ye Sheng's fourth son. After the change of the Renchen Palace, Ye Lin, the fourth young master of Ye Lin, was canonized by Emperor Taikang as the Marquis of Ningling.

  Ye Lin was sent to the northern army in Jimenguan town north of the new dynasty, and served as a lieutenant to his elder brother Ye Ming. For eight years now, he has only returned to the capital twice.

   Ye Lin was stunned for a while, then immediately bowed his head and saluted: "Junior brother is also here."

   Li Xin smiled and said, "I know that my brother is coming back today, and I haven't seen you for a long time, so I specially waited for my brother here."

   Ye Lin took a deep breath, looked through Li Xin, glanced at Old Man Ye lying on the reclining chair behind Li Xin, and finally let out a long breath.

   "Junior brother, father...how is it?"

   "It's okay for now."

Li Xin lowered his eyebrows and said: "Mr. Qin said that it was an old injury that broke out in the past, but with Mr. Qin here to recuperate, there will be no accident for a while, but you must not drink too much like before, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ."

   "Master Ye still listens to Senior Brother Ye's words. Senior Brother Ye is back, just in time to persuade him."

After    finished speaking, Li Xin turned sideways and made way.

Ye Lin nodded, walked in and walked in front of the old man, the fourth young master of Ye, who was known as the second generation of the Ye family, but who had been a lieutenant general in Jimenguan for eight years, knelt respectfully. down.

   "Father, the son is back."

   Ye Sheng was lying on the reclining chair, looked at his little son a few times, then sighed silently, and sat up slowly. Li Xin's eyesight was better, and he immediately stepped forward to help the old man up.

   After Ye Sheng stood up, he walked over to Ye Lin and reached out to help him up.

   He patted the little son's hand with his withered palm and sighed.

   "You haven't endured much hardship. In recent years, it's been difficult for you."

  Old people always dote on their younger sons, and Ye Sheng is also like that. When Ye Fourth Young Master was young, he was idle in the capital, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling. Although it was due to his personality, there was no reason for Old Man Ye to condone it.

   Ye Lin's nose was sour, and he held his father's palm, choking a little.

   "Father, your body..."

   "And can't die."

  Old man Ye reached out and patted his son's back, and said with a smile, "Men, don't cry, I'm not happy for my father."

   Ye Lin's eyes were a little red, but he still managed to hold back his tears, lowered his head and pulled his old father's hand, choked and said.

   "Father, how many years have you..."

   "A lot older..."

   Ye Sheng laughed dumbly.

   "Everyone gets old, your father is almost eighty years old, can you be the youngest?"

   (end of this chapter)