Hou Jingde's face was a little unpleasant.

As the saying goes, you don't hit people in the face, and you don't expose your shortcomings when you scold people, Li Xin's words really poked him in the sore spot.

His old father, although he is not a hereditary marquis, was also a second-rank general in the army before he said goodbye, only inferior to the general at the level of Ye Mingzhong Xuantong, but in his generation, he is still a Zuo Lang general of Yulinwei.

A military attache from the fifth grade

Even the youngest son of the Ye family easily climbed on his head, and the Hou family reached his generation, which can be said to be in the middle of the family.

This is also the reason why Hou Jingde is depressed, he is not incapable, but he can't drill the camp, and secondly, his father retired too early because of injury, so that no one in the court takes care of him, and he has no marquis, so he is in his early forties, and he is still a Zhonglang general of Yulinwei.

If this continues, in another twenty years, he will not be able to mix in the top level.

The tall Hou Jingde cautiously glanced around, and then sighed to Li Xin: "Brother Li, if you do things for His Royal Highness the King of Wei, you naturally have to speak to His Royal Highness the King of Wei, but you ask yourself, even if I follow the King of Wei, will I be able to be promoted and make a fortune?"

Li Xin blinked his eyes and smiled: "Why not"

"Not to mention that Your Majesty has already set up a prince, even if as you said, the prince wants to be that, then the next prince may not be His Royal Highness King Wei."

Hou Jingde coughed and said sullenly: "You must know that among the four princes who stayed in Beijing, His Royal Highness King Wei was the youngest. ”

Li Xin said with a smile: "If age can determine the throne, His Royal Highness the current crown prince should have been the crown prince ten years ago." ”

Hou Jingde took a deep breath, and finally shook his head and said: "Today, Hou is just here to congratulate Brother Li, and I won't say anything superfluous, if Hou is Brother Li alone, he will do any business with Brother Li, but Hou still has a family in the family, and I can't gamble with their lives on a future." ”

"Farewell."

Li Xin shook his head.

"Brother Hou, you and I have known each other, can you sit down and listen to the little brother say a few words?"

Hou Jingde stopped, Li Xin pulled him to sit down under the pavilion in his yard, and then Li Xin pointed to himself and asked, "Brother Hou, how long have I been in Yulinwei?"

It is now October of the eighteenth year of Chengde, and Li Xin only entered Yulinwei after the New Year, which means that it has only been about ten months now.

"Less than a year."

"How long has Brother Hou been in Yulinwei?"

Hou Jingde took a deep breath and sighed: "It's been sixteen years. ”

Hou Jingde did more than ten years in Yulin Weili before he became Zuo Lang General, and then he worked in the position of Zuo Lang General for five or six years.

Li Xin smiled: "Brother Hou, no one can see that I am far inferior to you in terms of leading troops and training, and in terms of personal force, I am far inferior, if it is an ordinary time, I have been in the Yulin Army for more than half a year, and it is already great to be promoted from the deputy to the team, isn't it?"

Hou Jingde also smiled: "I started as a lieutenant when I first joined Yulinwei, and I was promoted to lieutenant after three years of captaining. ”

"But now I'm on an equal footing with Brother Hou."

Li Xin glanced at Hou Jingde lightly: "Brother Hou knows that I am doing things for the Wei Palace, so does Brother Hou think that the Wei Palace, or His Royal Highness the King of Wei, has the ability to let me be in the position of the general of Yulin Wei within ten months?"

Naturally, there is none.

In fact, let alone the right general, even if it is an ordinary Yulin Lang in Yulin Weili, the princes have no right to interfere.

This is the pro-rate rate of the Son of Heaven, and no one can interfere except the Son of Heaven.

Hou Jingde's face changed.

He understood what Li Xin said.

This young man was able to rise to the top in Yulin Weili, and he was promoted to five levels in a row within a year, and he was picked up by the son of Chengde.

Li Xin smiled and said: "Brother Hou should understand this matter, but has Brother Hou ever thought about why His Majesty wants to promote me like a little person?"

"Brother Hou is also from a general, but I am just a farmer in Yongzhou."

Hou Jingde was silent.

Li Xin said in a low voice: "The government and the opposition, everyone knows that I am doing things for the Wei Palace, and Your Majesty naturally knows that Brother Hou still can't see the situation clearly."

"Who in Beijing has the fastest promotion of a farmer like me?"

Li Xin is fooling people.

The reason why he was able to climb so fast in the court was naturally because the Chengde Emperor carried him behind his back, but the reason why the Chengde Emperor promoted him was not because of the Wei Palace, but because of the Pingnan Hou Mansion.

If the Son of Heaven wants to use Li Xin as the tip of the gun, he naturally has to polish the tip of the gun first, and Li Xin himself can grasp it, so he can go from a deputy of Yu Linwei to the right general of Yu Linwei in ten months.

Hou Jingde thought for a long time, and finally said in a bitter voice: "As Brother Li said, if Your Majesty is interested in His Royal Highness the King of Wei, why didn't he simply make His Royal Highness the King of Wei the crown prince a few days ago, but"

"Because His Majesty is still undecided"

Li Xin directly interrupted Hou Jingde's words, and said in a deep voice: "If Your Majesty really wants to establish a prince, you should choose one between His Royal Highness King Zhao, His Royal Highness King Qi and His Royal Highness King Wei, so that the title of the prince will be certain, and the dispute between the prince will be settled.

Li Xin said in a low voice: "The imperial history of the Imperial History Observatory has already lost his morality in Prince San."

Hou Jingde was taken aback.

The impeachment of the crown prince by the Imperial Historical Observatory was blocked by the East Palace to the greatest extent, and Hou Jingde naturally did not know, but Li Xin had the Wei Wangfu as a source, and he knew far more than Hou Jingde.

"The crown prince is in charge of the country, even if there is a recital to impeach him, it will also be sent to the East Palace, and it will be returned"

Li Xin smiled: "Brother Hou, you seem to be a little straightforward on the surface, but when we fought with the internal guards at the gate of Yong'an Gate before, the younger brother knew that you were a smart person, the prince had lived in the palace of King Qin for more than ten years, and His Majesty suddenly asked him to supervise the country, so he could rest assured."

"I can be sure that the recital sent to the East Palace will inevitably have to be copied and sent to the Changle Palace."

The tall man slowly closed his eyes, still a little hesitant.

This is not a trivial matter after all, once he stands on the wrong team, the Hou family will not say that they will be beheaded all over the house, at least many people will die

Moreover, His Royal Highness the King of Wei used him, mostly for the soldiers and horses of the Yulin Weizuo Battalion, once he used the sword and then failed, it was not as simple as copying and beheading all the doors.

At least it is also the three tribes of Yi

Li Xin stood up and whispered beside him: "Brother Hou, which emperor has been seriously injured by stabbing throughout the ages, and he can let go of the guards who are not well guarded."

The last time the Son of Heaven was assassinated in Beishan, Li Xin can be regarded as his personal security officer.

According to the previous rules, no matter whether Li Xin was rescued or not, the Son of Heaven was so seriously injured, Li Xin, the Yulin Weiyoulang, would definitely die.

This black-faced man was finally moved by Li Xin's words.

He slowly stood up and said in a sullen voice: "Brother Li, I want to meet His Royal Highness King Wei first." ”

Li Xin stroked his palms and smiled.

"Tonight, I'll send someone to pick up Brother Hou."