Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 720 Handover

At this time, Ye Shaobao's mental state and face were much worse than five years ago. He seemed to have no strength to speak, and said slowly: "Maoer, go out for a while, I have a few words with your uncle. to say."

  Ye Mao got up, wiped the tears from his face, bowed his head to Ye Ming and said, "My child understands."

  Then the young man pushed open the door, closed the door himself after going out, and stood quietly at the door waiting.

   In this not-so-big room, only this pair of senior brothers and sisters with a huge age gap remained.

  Li Xin helped Ye Ming to sit down, and said softly, "Senior brother, my condolences, when the teacher left, he walked away with a smile, no regrets."

   Ye Ming pointed to the chair beside him.

   "You also sit down and talk."

Li Xin sat down according to his words, and General Ye let out a turbid breath and said hoarsely: "The old man has always been a very free and easy person, but I am not. If I could let go of my blood and family in my early years, I would not have left the sages and sages. Books, go to Jimen Pass and stay for decades."

When Ye Sheng returned to Beijing and was trapped in the capital, he was unable to move. The second and third child of the Ye family died in battle, and the fourth elder, Ye Lin, was still young, so he could only rely on him, the eldest of the Ye family, to take over the family business of the Ye family. From that time on, Ye Ming began to study the military book and study strategy. He started as a **** in the Imperial Army. After more than ten years of struggle, he finally arrived in the North Army in Jimenguan Town, where he took over his father's stay. down position.

  Ye Ming is a very emotional person. The sudden death of his old father was a big blow to him. After receiving the news, he became several years old almost overnight.

  Li Xin sat beside him and sighed slightly.

   "Senior brother, you are also a father, and Ye Mao respects you very much. You have to take care of yourself, or if something happens, Ye Mao can't help but be hit again."

   Ye Ming forced a smile.

   "Don't worry, my brother won't die for the time being, but if you continue to stay at Jimen Pass, it won't be certain."

   "This time I'm going back to Ningling's hometown, and I'm here to guard my father's grave, and I'm here to recuperate, otherwise I might really be unable to support it."

   General Ye smiled bitterly: "My brother has been in bad health since he was a child. He is much worse than his father. It is not easy to live to the age of sixty."

   Li Xin sighed slightly and said nothing more.

When Ye Sheng was still there, the master and apprentice talked about Ye Ming's body. At that time, old man Ye was a little worried, worried that his eldest son would walk in front of him. Now, although Ye Sheng took a step first, Ye Shaobao's body... Apparently it couldn't last too long.

   Ye Ming did not continue talking on this topic. After he was silent for a while, he began to talk about business.

   "Chang'an, you should have received the battle report from Yunzhou City."

   Li Xin nodded.

   "Yes, I received it from the court the day before yesterday."

   "It was much earlier for my brother. I received this military report five days ago."

   Speaking of this matter, General Ye frowned slightly and sighed: "At a glance, blood is dripping."

Five or six days ago, Ye Ming had just left Jimen Pass, and he was much closer to Yunzhou City than the capital. In addition, he had greeted Xianbei people for many years, and he was well-informed on the Beidi side, so he The message received was much more detailed than that received by Li Xin.

"The military report that the imperial court gave you should not contain casualties, but Wei brother probably knows the casualties of the Zhong family. The battle lasted for nearly three days. Although Yuwen Qigui's troops suffered heavy casualties, there were two or three thousand casualties. Jingzhuang died on the battlefield, plus the seriously injured people, it is estimated that there are five or six thousand people, but..."

   "More people die in the kindergarten."

Ye Ming slowly stretched out a finger and said solemnly, "Although I don't have an accurate number for my brother, the number of soldiers killed by the Zhong family is estimated to be more than 5,000, and the number of seriously injured people is probably more than 10,000. already."

"Chong Xuantong of the family is not a reckless idiot. He has guarded Yunzhou City for 20 to 30 years and has always been known for his stability. He didn't even go out to fight against Yuwen's clan, this time Chong Xuantong suddenly went crazy, he led people directly into the hinterland of Yuwen's Qigui clan, and even got close to their king's tent..."

The Yuwen tribes, to be precise, the four Yuwen tribes, these four tribes were founded by the clan of the Northern Zhou Yuwen clan who fled to the north. Because they were the royal family, each of them named themselves kings. For example, now Yuwen Qigui The head of the ministry, Yu Wenqi, was called King Muller, which means the king on the grassland.

   The other three tribes, probably the same, have given themselves the throne. Of course, most of these princes have not passed through the Northern Zhou court. After all, the Northern Zhou court is gone, and they can seal it as they like.

   "In this battle, Yuwen Qigui really lost."

Ye Ming said solemnly: "Yuwen's Beggar Department is relatively small among the four Yuwen Departments. They can't afford such a big loss, and they took the initiative to seek peace and admit defeat. In the eyes of the imperial court, this kind of victory may be considered a victory. It's a victory, but in my opinion, there's really nothing to be happy about."

   General Ye's aged face was full of anger.

"It is natural for the court to control the frontier army, but things in the courtroom should not affect how the frontier army fights. It is obvious that Chong Xuantong was influenced by the will of the courtroom, so he would do such a stupid thing! "

   This battle in Yunzhou City, any veteran who has led troops for many years, will most likely be angry.

  Because so many people didn't have to die...

   Li Xin also sighed and said softly: "This matter is indeed the will of the imperial court, but the family is also anxious, they didn't need to fight like this."

   Ye Ming snorted and didn't say anything more.

   Then he looked up at Li Xin, and said solemnly: "It is because of the incident in Yunzhou City that my brother felt that it is more suitable for you to preside over the Zhenbei Army than Mao'er or the fourth."

   "The two of them, including my brother, are much less capable in the court than you in Chang'an. With you in charge of the Zhenbei Army, at least for my brother, you don't have to worry about things like becoming a monk."

   Having said this, Ye Ming's face flushed.

   "Northern Xinjiang has become like this. Until now, as a general of the Zhenbei Army, I still haven't received any documents from the court, and I still don't know what the court is going to do!"

  He looked up at Li Xin, and said solemnly, "Changan, tell my brother, what is your majesty going to do?"

   Li Xin smiled bitterly and said, "What else can be done, of course, to expand the territory."

   "The southwest has been pacified, there has been no war in the imperial court for five or six years, and the Ministry of Household money and grain are piled up like a mountain. Of course, Your Majesty will have some other thoughts."

   "Actually, he's been thinking about it for years."

   General Ye's expression changed.

   After a while, he had to accept this fact, took out a wooden box from the table beside him, and handed it to Li Xin.

   "This is the seal of the Great General of Zhenbei."

   Ye Shaobao's voice was a little hoarse: "It was supposed to be handed over to you at the Zhenbei Army Camp, but because my brother is anxious to return home, I can only give it to you here."

   He looked up at Li Xin and took a deep breath.

   "Chang'an, the Zhenbei Army will be entrusted to you in the future. I have no other requirements for my brother, except for one thing."

  Li Xin took the wooden box, bowed his head and said, "Senior brother ordered."

   Ye Ming looked serious.

   "No matter what the attitude of the court is, the Zhenbei Army can't do stupid things like the kind of family army!"

   (end of this chapter)