The basic situation now is that it is basically impossible for the Pingnan Army to take the initiative to come out, and in this case, not to mention whether they can win a frontal battle with them in Shu County, it is a question of whether they can find their main force.

If this is a simple military act, it is actually very easy to deal with, as long as it drags on for two or three years, plus there are still 100,000 households in Shu County and the remnants of Nanshu who are not the same heart as the Pingnan Army, the Pingnan Army will not be able to hold on at all.

But it has risen to a political level.

"Senior Brother Ye doesn't want to enter Shu?"

Ye Ming nodded, pulled Li Xin's sleeve, and said in a deep voice: "Whether we want to enter Shu or not, we can't let Li Shen see that we are in a hurry, so we must hold him back in Jingzhou City for a while." ”

Li Xin suddenly understood.

Ye Ming meant that even if he wanted to enter Shu in the future, he would have to pretend to be dragging the Pingnan army now, and his posture should be good.

He smiled and said, "What does Senior Brother Ye mean, let the junior brother talk to His Majesty?" ”

Ye Ming smiled bitterly: "It's not easy to say this matter for a brother alone, Chang'an, you are a person close to Your Majesty, if you come forward to write, Your Majesty will most likely come down, but Chang'an, don't worry, Brother Wei will not let you go to this matter alone, I will write a joint letter with you." ”

Li Xin was silent for a while, then nodded, "How long will Senior Brother delay?" ”

Ye Ming replied without hesitation.

"It's best to delay until the end of the year, the longer the better, during this time, try to send people for my brother to find out a detailed map of Shu County, so that even if we really have to use force in the future, our certainty will be much higher."

This level of war is normal in years, even Li Xin himself is ready to fight a protracted war in Shu County, hearing this, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded slowly and said: "The junior brother can go to the book with the senior brother, but if Your Majesty agrees or not, the younger brother will not be responsible." ”

Ye Ming smiled.

"Chang'an, you are the commander of the right battalion of this forbidden army, I am the chief general of this western expedition, you and I will write together, Your Majesty will agree to anything."

At this point, he lowered his tone.

"But if Your Majesty is unhappy or not, then I don't know."

In fact, it is possible to know whether the emperor is happy or not.

Generally speaking, an expeditionary army, at least one senior general must be completely oriented towards the emperor, so as to achieve the purpose of remote control of the army, like now, the first and second people of this "expeditionary army" are all in the mouth, which will make the emperor who is far away in the capital a little uncomfortable.

So as long as this recital is handed over, the emperor will definitely pinch his nose and agree, but he will not be happy.

Li Xin smiled: "This book is handed over, Your Majesty will regard the younger brother and the Ye family as one from now on, although it may not be the case, but in the future, there will definitely be no opportunity for the younger brother and Senior Brother Ye to do things together." ”

Having said this, Ye Ming naturally understood the meaning of Li Xin's words, but he gritted his teeth and said: "No matter what, it is important to win, if the first battle of the new dynasty is defeated here, the right battalion of your forbidden army in Chang'an will be lost by at least half, and the love earned by you and the fourth child in Chang'an the year before last will not last too long." ”

Jing Anhou nodded with a smile.

"So junior brother completely agrees with Senior Brother Ye's approach."

…………

After staying in the state pastor's mansion for a long time, Li Xin walked out of the door, and the three people who went in with him, only Zhao Youan and Mu Ying walked out together, and the little grandfather Ye Mao stayed by Ye Ming's side and listened to his father's teachings.

At this time, it was almost early summer, and the weather was slowly getting hotter, Li Xin was wearing a thin shirt, and Mu Ying and Zhao Jia followed behind him.

The three of them walked around Jingzhou Mansion for a while, and after walking to a place where no one was around, Li Xin did not look back, but said indifferently: "Brother Mu, I need you to go back to Hanzhou Mansion again, go to see Li Xing, and tell him that I will wait for him for two more months, and if he still does not reply, then the initial proposal will be abandoned." ”

Mu Ying nodded and said, "Let's go." ”

Li Xin hesitated for a moment and continued: "By the way, tell Uncle Mu that we can start preparing for the good things we said before." ”

Mu Ying was stunned, and then lowered her head again.

"Humble duty understood."

With that, he turned and went.

Only Zhao Jia was left alone, still following behind Li Xin.

This young man from the Chen Guogong Mansion glanced back meaningfully in the direction where Mu Ying had gone, then turned back and bowed his head and said, "Master Hou...... Planning something big? ”

Because Zhao Jia was born in the capital after all, and he was a decent Jin person, so Li Xin did not tell him all his plans clearly, so as not to cause him bad things.

Seeing Zhao Jia ask, Li Xin said with a smile: "Brother Mu is a remnant of the old Nanshu, this should be clear to Brother You'an, what Brother You'an doesn't know is that since Brother Mu was by my side two years ago, I have had dealings with the Mu family in Nanshu." ”

Zhao Jia was silent for a while, and then said, "Master Hou, you ......"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty knows about this."

Li Xin's face was calm: "The first emperor also knows about this, these remnants of Nanshu are the key to our breakthrough in the southwest, after all, if you only rely on Senior Brother Ye to fight head-on, it will be difficult to gnaw down the southwest." ”

Li Xin smiled dumbly: "It's not a big deal, there are still 100,000 remnants of Nanshu, at least 50,000 soldiers can be drawn, and Your Majesty and I mean to try to collect these 50,000 people for our own use, so that the situation in the southwest will be much clearer." ”

In fact, Li Xin did not lie, his cooperation with the Mu family, and even with Li Xing, was communicated with Taikang Tianzi, but there was a discrepancy, that is, who would the 50,000 people in Nanshu listen to.

On the side of Taikang Tianzi, as long as this "righteous army" helps the imperial army's army attack the Pingnan army, it is fine, but the condition given by Li Xin, the "middleman", is that this righteous army will completely listen to him Li Xin.

This is where the middleman makes the difference.

It's just that relatively speaking, Li Xin, a middleman, is a bit black-hearted, because the price difference is too big.

The two of them walked on the streets of Jingzhou Mansion, listening to the dialects around them that were completely different from those in the capital, while discussing things.

"Master Hou, the 50,000 people you brought here?"

"It's all handed over to Senior Brother Ye."

Li Xin smiled relaxedly: "Senior Brother Ye has also found a place to live for us, we only need to live in Jingzhou for a while, as for the matter of whether to fight or not, just leave it to a professional person like Senior Brother Ye to deal with." ”

Zhao Jiada frowned.

"Uncle Ye doesn't want to be Director Hou?"

"It's me who doesn't want to be a director."

Li Xin narrowed his eyes and looked at a teahouse in the distance.

"Let's go, let's go find a place to have a cup of tea, we've been walking on the street, and it's not like talking."

The two of them were still talking as they walked.

Marquis of Jing'an smiled: "According to Senior Brother Ye's plan, this battle will not be able to be fought for a while and a half, I don't bother to pay attention to those military affairs, the grain and grass have been sent to him, just let him work alone." ”

"Besides, there is a little grandfather who can help him."

Zhao Jia smiled bitterly: "Then we can't come all the way to Jingzhou City to do nothing, right?" ”

Li Xin patted him on the shoulder and smiled.

"Brother You'an, your body is too bad, from tomorrow morning, you will practice boxing with me, I have been practicing this boxing pile for more than two years, and it is very easy to use."