In Chen Guogong's mansion, in Ye Sheng's small courtyard, a chessboard was set up, and the master and apprentice sat across the chessboard.

While moving, Li Xin roughly talked about what had happened in the past few days, including the death of Li Shen, the death of the abolished prince, and Li Xin's promotion of the Northern Expedition......

When talking about the first two things, the old man frowned slightly, still falling, and when he heard Li Xin say the third thing, Ye Sheng pinched the right hand of the chess piece, suspended it in the air, and did not fall.

He was in his seventies, and his two strong hands had dried up, and there were even some age spots, but these hands were still lean and powerful, and the chess pieces in his hands did not fall lightly, but slammed heavily on the chessboard.

The Marquis of Jing'an's face was calm.

Old man Ye raised his head and looked at Li Xin lightly: "Have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this?" ”

Li Xin didn't pay attention to this sentence, but said with a smile: "Master Ye, your horse has gone to the field, which is not in accordance with the rules. ”

Ye Sheng was a little excited, and he was off the beaten track when he fell.

The old man spat and scolded: "The rules of bullshit, you kid don't have to gag here, I have a great Jin Dynasty and the first emperor and the people rested, so there is such a peaceful situation now, although the Pingnan army in the southwest is in chaos, but after all, it is a small fight, and it has not become too much climate." ”

"However, if there is a war with the Yuwen tribes, it will be a national war, not to mention how many people will die, the capital accumulated by the emperors of the two dynasties will be thrown into this bottomless hole!"

The expedition to the southwest can actually be regarded as a national war, but Jincheng is there after all, motionless, no matter how fierce the two sides fight, they will soon divide a winner in the end, but the situation in the north and the southwest is very different, the Yuwen royal family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty has disappeared, but the Yuwen tribes that were split out of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, after more than 30 years, have almost returned to the nomadic state, this kind of nomadic people, it may not be difficult to defeat, but it is too difficult to conquer them.

This must be supported by endless national strength.

Li Xin's world of the Han Xiaowu Emperor, looks majestic, decades to hang the Huns up to fight, played the Han Dynasty through the ages, but that is only the surface of the majesty, Han Wu Emperor for decades, hollowed out the accumulation of the previous generations of the Western Han Dynasty to recuperate, the rich Han Dynasty is full of holes.

That's a matter of merit and sin.

Now the situation of the Great Jin Dynasty is actually about the same as that of the Western Han Dynasty in another world, both of which are in a state of national wealth and strong people, and they also have the spare strength to send troops, but if they can't fight quickly, they will be dragged into the quagmire, and they will not be able to get out for decades.

"And that's just on the books."

The old man snorted: "When Ye Ming comes back from the southwest, he still has to go back to Jimen Pass, and then the old man's two sons will go to the northern army of Jimen Pass, and they will bear the brunt of the war." ”

"The old man has just two sons, if he dies, can you pay the old man compensation?"

In the face of Ye Sheng's wild spray, Li Xin wiped the spit on his face without changing his face, looked up at the excited old man Ye, and said with a smile: "Master Ye should not be excited, even if this matter is decided, it will be a few years later, and no one knows what will happen in a few years, but what will happen in the next few years can be predicted." ”

Marquis Jing'an said lightly: "If Your Majesty makes up your mind to go on the Northern Expedition, then in the next few years, whether it is the seed family or the Ye family, or even the disciples, our generals will be reused, and it will fall on the head of the Ye family...... Senior Brother Ye has no way to ascend, but Senior Brother Xiao Ye will most likely rise to the top. ”

Ye Sheng glared at Li Xin.

"And how many years from now?"

Li Xin smiled: "A few years later, if there is a big war in the imperial court, then the generals will still be reused, as for how to fight and win, it will be a few years later." ”

Speaking of this, the Marquis of Jing'an glanced at Old Man Ye and grinned: "I heard that when Master Ye was young, he was a person who was crazy in war, and if he didn't rush into battle for a day, he wouldn't be happy for a day, why is he old now, but he is afraid of the defeat of his subordinates back then?" ”

"You hairy boy, what do you know?"

Ye Sheng sat down angrily and glared at Li Xin angrily.

"When you were born, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was gone, you naturally didn't hear of the Northern Zhou cavalry, the old man was able to smash the Northern Zhou in one fell swoop, because those Xianbei people enjoyed decades of blessings, without the body bones of horseback archery, even so, the old man also took several years, nine deaths and a lifetime to break the Northern Zhou, now, the Yuwen tribes of the Northern Zhou Dynasty are scattered on the grassland again, riding on horses, picking up bows and arrows, although the overall strength is far less than the original Northern Zhou, but really speaking, I'm afraid it's a lot more difficult to deal with than the original Northern Zhou court. ”

"What's more, it's a thankless thing."

Ye Sheng frowned and said: "Even if you can win them, you may not be able to catch up with them, millions of silver coins are smashed into it, and you may not even be able to hear a sound." ”

Li Xin stood up, walked behind Ye Sheng and pinched the old man's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Master Ye, who said that you can't get benefits?" It is the greatest benefit to be able to give me the Great Jin Dynasty to expand its territory. ”

Old man Ye snorted: "You are using the heart of the Son of Heaven to consume the power of the people, if the Northern Expedition does not go well, or even fails, this dynasty may not be able to do anything to you, but after a hundred years of history, you will be the number one national thief of the Taikang Dynasty of the Great Jin Dynasty!" ”

"Be a thief, be a thief."

Li Xin knocked on Old Man Ye's shoulder and said with a smile: "Master Ye, the disciple has already resigned from His Majesty, and he will be idle at home in the next few years, our two families are close, and the disciple often runs to you, you can tell the disciple more about the Yuwen Division." ”

Ye Sheng was originally enjoying the massage of the closed disciple, but when he heard this, he sat up from the recliner and glanced back at Li Xin.

"Do you really want to attack the north?"

Li Xin shook his head and said: "There are countless great Jin Liang generals, and this matter may not fall on the disciple's head in the end, but since this matter is mentioned by the disciple, the disciple must always have some understanding of the enemy, otherwise a few years later, His Majesty will ask about the strategy, and the disciple will not know if he asks three questions, it doesn't matter if he loses the face of the disciple, he is afraid that he will lose the face of your old man." ”

"Don't coax me with these words."

Ye Sheng glanced at Li Xin, and said lightly: "Since I recognize you as a disciple, if you ask, the old man will tell you everything he knows, since you have been idle in the past few years, then keep a low profile......

Speaking of this, the old man was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke: "But you kid acts differently, and all of these things that happened to you are thrilling events, but you have come all the way." ”

"Although the Northern Expedition is difficult, you may be able to do it."

"If you do it, you will be considered to have fulfilled the old man's unfulfilled wish back then."

At the beginning, Ye Sheng expelled the remnants of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and fought until near Jimen Pass, although Ye Sheng's department was exhausted at that time, but there was still enough strength to pursue, but the imperial court meant that it was over.

It's not that Emperor Wu at that time was instigated, in fact, this Emperor Wu was a ruthless man who had not been born for hundreds of years, otherwise he would not dare to start a war with Northern Zhou and Southern Shu at the same time.

The reason why he didn't fight was because Dajin at that time really couldn't hold on.

Later, Ye Sheng was recalled to the capital and did not leave Beijing for decades.

Therefore, the Yuwen tribes scattered in the north can also be regarded as a matter of Old Man Ye's heart.

Li Xin bowed his head with a smile.

"In the future, disciples will definitely come to the Ye family often to eat."