Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 786 Making a living

   stopped Li Shuo's words, Zhao Jia didn't even move his eyelids.

   This kind of joke may make other people nervous, but someone like Zhao Jia, who is thoughtful and has experienced many storms, can see the flaws at a glance, and he smiled at Li Shuo.

   "Let's not say whether Li Gongzi has the ability to help the court to pacify the southwest, even if there is, it will be difficult to restore the old view of the Pingnan Houfu, let's talk about it..."

   Zhao Jia laughed: "If Li Gongzi really wants to do this, he should not be here with Zhao at this time, but should be on the way to Beijing."

  Li Shuo's face was calm and he did not refute.

   Zhao Jia took a sip of tea and asked, "How has Mr. Li been in the past few years?"

"very bad."

Li Shuo said bluntly, and said lightly: "That place is not a good place, and it is rarely possible to do business with the outside world, and the food grown is not enough to eat. Or large-scale hunting in the mountains can barely survive, so many people die every year."

   Zhao Jia's pupils shrank.

If the Pingnan Army followed Li Shuo to a place and settled down and became farmers, then after five or six years, the remaining combat power of the Pingnan Army would be extremely limited, but if what Li Shuo said was true Yes, then during this period of time, the Pingnan Army has almost preserved its complete combat power!

   is at least 80% of the combat power.

   That was the Pingnan Army. It was run by the Li family and his son for 30 years. The Pingnan Army could compete with any frontier army! z

To this day, the combat strength of the Hanzhou Army is actually still a lot worse than the original Pingnan Army. If the Hanzhou Army does not have Tianlei in its hands, it will face the 50,000 Pingnan Army head-on, and most of them will be defeated. .

   Zhao Jia took a deep breath and looked at Li Shuo.

   "Then why does Young Master Li come here?"

   "To live."

Li Shuo looked calm and said, "Although we have barely survived in that place, the environment there is so bad that food and clothing are a problem. Even if the newborn grows up, it will not be strong in the future. Now there is Pingnan. The soldiers and soldiers are here, and they can still be supported, but sooner or later they will grow old and die, and if this continues, after a generation or two, we will gradually die out there.”

  The people who left Jincheng were not only half of the Pingnan Army, but also the families of these people. There were tens of thousands of people who fled west with Li Shuo!

  These people occupied several cities in the west and barely survived, but as Li Shuo said, their quality of life was very poor.

   Fortunately, they all recognize Li Shuo, the blood of Nanhou, and Li Shuo is also a capable leader. These people can survive in such a remote place.

   But as Li Shuo said, this kind of lingering will not last long.

When Li Shuo said this, after a pause, he continued: "In the past five or six years, I have been sending people outside to inquire about news. A few days ago, I heard that the imperial court was conquering Hanzhou and the Mu family rebelled. I knew that The opportunity has come."

   "But I didn't get impatient, I waited and watched for a while, and after confirming that the Mu family was in rebellion, I set out to see General Mu. On the way, I heard that Mr. Zhao was in Jincheng, so I came to see Mr. Zhao first."

   Zhao Jia laughed.

   "Since Young Master Li knows that the Mu family is rebelling, he should go to General Mu. What's the use of looking for me as a scholar?"

"Previously, I thought that the rebellion in the southwest was a petty fight of the Mu family, and I was still hesitating whether to come out and see General Mu, but after knowing that Mr. arrived in the southwest, I knew that the southwest was really going to make a big change. "

Li Shuo looked up at Zhao Jia and said with a smile, "If I remember correctly, Mr. should be from my brother's family. Mr. has arrived in the southwest and is in charge of Jincheng, so is it understandable that the affairs of the southwest belong to the elder brother? 's handwriting?"

   Facing this question, Zhao Jia did not evade anything, he nodded slowly: "You can say that."

   Li Shuo's expression lifted, and he took a deep breath: "Where is my brother, I want to see him."

   Zhao Jia shook his head secretly.

   In the end, the news of Li Shuo in the southwest is still too closed. He only knows the major events that happened in the southwest, and he knows nothing about the specific details.

   "Master Hou, he is still in the capital."

   Li Shuo frowned: "Brother, he is in the capital, how could the southwest rebel? Wouldn't the emperor kill people?"

   Zhao Jia's face was calm: "If the southwest rebels, then Lord Hou will be safe in the capital. To be specific, it's a long story. When Mr. Li met Lord Hou one day, I asked him what he was."

  Li Shuo put down the teacup in his hand and took a deep breath.

  He looked up at Zhao Jia.

   "Sir, how far are you going? How far can you go?"

   "Break the earth and seal the country."

Because Li Shuo had an army in his hands, Zhao Jia was very fond of him, so he said bluntly: "From now on, the imperial court is the imperial court, and the southwest is the southwest. There will be a Shu king in the southwest."

  Li Shuo closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "Sir, I want to rest in the southwest, and in return, I can lead troops to help the Mu family guard the southwest."

   His life is indeed difficult right now. The people under him often don’t have enough to eat. As the leader, he can’t just watch them continue to nest in the place where the birds don’t shit, so he really wants to go back to the southwest.

   However, the Southwest was originally in the hands of the imperial court. Naturally, these serious rebels did not dare to come back. At this time, the Southwest may be about to change hands. Li Shuo must take this opportunity to return to the Southwest with his subordinates.

   "You have to tell Hou Ye about this."

   Zhao Jia picked up the teacup and said indifferently: "Just like the emperor would not allow his generals to raise private soldiers, he probably wouldn't allow someone else's troops in the southwest hinterland."

  "Young Master Li should understand the truth of not allowing others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch."

  Seeing that Li Shuo was silent, Zhao Jia continued: "But Li Gongzi, you...after all, you are different from outsiders. Lord Hou doesn't have any bad feelings towards you. If you talk to him, maybe you can negotiate."

  Li Shuo frowned.

   "I'm going to the capital at this time, can I still come out?"

Li Xin was under strict surveillance, and most of the people who went to see him would be watched by Tianmu prison. Ye Ming could leave the capital safely after seeing him because the Tianmu prisoners did not dare to stop him, and Zhao Jia was seeing him. After Li Xin, the reason why he was able to leave Liyang was because Li Xin's subordinates died.

   On Zhao Jia's way to the southwest, in order to protect him, at least 40 or 50 of Shen Gang's men died. Of course, many people from Tianmujian also suffered casualties.

   Zhao Jia shook his head slightly: "I don't know."

"It's better than this, I will write a letter to Lord Hou, send it to the capital, and explain to him the situation here. Whether Li Gongzi waits in Jincheng or goes back, I will send someone immediately as soon as there is news. inform you."

  Li Shuo hesitated for a while, but finally got up from the chair and bowed to Zhao Jia.

   "Then there is Mr. Lao. You might as well ask for me. If I can go to the capital, I still want to see my brother in person. After all, there are some things that I can't explain clearly in the letter."

   Seeing that he was leaving, Zhao Jia also got up to see him off.

   "Master Li, the water in the capital is much more turbid than in the southwest, and even Lord Hou is struggling in the capital."

   "No matter how chaotic the situation in the southwest is, it is still only a corner of the situation in the capital."

   "At this moment, it's better for Young Master Li not to go to the capital,"

   (end of this chapter)