To be honest, going north is not a problem for Li Xin, as the Son of Heaven said, he and the Ye family have no separation from each other, as long as he brings Ye Mao with him, with his relationship with the Ye family, as well as the popularity he has accumulated over the years, it is actually very easy to master the Zhenbei Army of Jimen Pass in a short period of time.

The question is what Li Xin should do after arriving in the north.

If you calculate the time, the north should be about to fight now, and even the fight has already started, and when Li Xin goes to the north, it will be at least a month or two later, and the first collision between the Yunzhou army and the Yuwen tribes will probably be over.

At this moment, Li Xin set off for the north, and he must understand his position.

To put it simply, the Son of Heaven's intention is obvious, which is to let him take the Zhenbei Army and play with the Yuwen tribes.

He took the Zhenbei Army and the Yuwen Tribes to the death, even if he won the Yuwen Tribes, most of the Zhenbei Army itself was also crippled, and when the time came, not only the imperial court would solve the problem of the Zhenbei Army, but most of his relationship with the Ye family would be greatly reduced because of this matter.

This is the premise of Li Xin's departure to the north.

That's why he had to figure out what he was going to do and what he should do when he got to the north before he left.

In the evening of the same day, the subordinates of the Jing'an Hou Mansion got a small table of wine and food, Li Xin and Zhao Jia were still sitting under the gazebo in the backyard talking, now the weather is hot, mosquitoes are rampant outside, and some mosquito-repellent spices are lit under the gazebo, and the cool breeze blows, which is quite pleasant.

While eating, Li Xin told Zhao Jia the general situation, Zhao Youan listened carefully, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said, "Master Hou...... Your Majesty means that you will be allowed to take over the Zhenbei Army for the time being, or will you do it all the time......"

Marquis Jing'an said without thinking: "Naturally, it is a temporary takeover." ”

"I'm going to sit in that position and not move my nest, not to mention what the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army think, within five years, the Ye family will turn against me."

"Even Master Ye has a spirit in the sky, and he has to complain that I am not kind."

Zhao Youan was silent for a while and did not speak.

Li Xin smiled faintly and said: "I know what you are thinking, don't worry, even the Son of Heaven can't press me in that position and not move my nest, I don't want to do it, so I will go back to Beijing to recuperate with the imperial court." ”

Zhao Jia nodded and exhaled a few breaths.

"If the imperial court doesn't mean to provoke the conflict between the Hou Ye and the Ye family, then it is about to let the Hou Ye preside over this northern expedition."

He said slowly: "Before, the Hou Ye mentioned the matter of the Northern Expedition to me, I thought about it in private, and at that time I thought that Yunzhou City should take the lead, and then General Ye Da would attack, but I didn't expect that things would suddenly become like this now." ”

Li Xin spoke silently.

"If it weren't for Master Ye being gone, things would have been pretty much the same as you guessed."

He picked up his wine glass, took a sip of wine, and said, "Now is not the time to think about why I went to the Zhenbei Army, but what I should do after I go to the north." ”

For this question, Zhao Youan answered without hesitation.

"Naturally, I am helping the imperial court to destroy the Yuwen tribes."

"Hou Ye has already said before, His Majesty has been thinking about this matter for five years, since His Majesty asked Hou Ye to do this matter, then Hou Ye naturally has to handle it."

Li Xin didn't speak, just looked at Zhao Jia lightly.

Zhao Youan said in a deep voice: "Of course, the combat power of the Yuwen tribes cannot be underestimated, and it is impossible to say that it will be destroyed. ”

"Hou Ye might as well go to office first, after taking over the Zhenbei Army at Jimen Pass, take a look at the situation of the Yuwen Departments, if you can fight, then Hou Ye will make this merit easily, if not, drag it out."

"After arriving in the north, Hou Ye can act according to his own heart, whether to fight or not, it is all in the Hou Ye's thoughts......"

"Even if you can't fight for a long time, it's not that the Zhenbei Army is incompetent, it's that the Yuwen tribes are too strong."

Li Xin took a sip of wine and looked at Zhao Jia with a smile.

"If I also fight in the north for twenty or thirty years, won't it become a Pingnan Marquis Mansion again?"

Zhao Youan also laughed.

"This is very different, there is a Pingnan Army in Pingnan Houfu, but the Zhenbei Army is not the descendant of Hou Ye, but the descendant of the Ye family, and it has nothing to do with Hou Ye."

The Marquis of Jing'an raised his head and took a sip of wine, without saying anything.

…………

Because General Ye Ming wanted to return to his hometown and worry about it, the Zhenbei Army urgently needed someone to take over, and the holy decree given to Li Xin by the imperial court quickly completed the process and was sent to the Jing'an Hou Mansion.

The person who came to announce the decree was Xiao Zheng, the head of the inner court, this Xiao Gonggong held the holy decree, lowered his eyebrows and went to the Jing'an Hou Mansion, after he read the holy decree, he bent over and handed the holy decree to Li Xin.

"Slave maid, congratulations to Marquis Li for taking over the Zhenbei Army."

His expression was flattering.

After Li Xin received this volume of holy decrees, he smiled self-deprecatingly: "Originally, I was enjoying happiness in the prosperous world of the capital, but now I want to go to the bitter cold land in the north to guard the border, this is obviously exile, what is there to congratulate?" ”

Xiao Zheng bent down and said: "Hou Ye has this opportunity, he will definitely make another miraculous feat, and in the future, he can be better than the blue and become a glorious minister." ”

"It's still the fathers-in-law who can talk."

The Marquis of Jing'an sighed slightly, and said: "There are many difficulties in going north this time, I just want not to be dismissed and take away the title, as for those who have made meritorious contributions, I dare not think about it." ”

Xiao Zheng hurriedly bent over: "Master Hou is too modest. ”

"The slave maid still has some things to do in the palace, so I won't bother the Hou Ye, so I'll leave."

The Marquis of Jing'an said with a smile: "I send my father-in-law? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Xiao Zheng waved his hand again and again, and walked away as if he had escaped.

And the Marquis of Jing'an held the holy decree in one hand, looking at the direction of Xiao Zheng with an expressionless face.

Because it is a holy decree, it is natural for the family to come out to greet her, and the eldest princess is next to Li Xin at this time, she pulled her husband's sleeve and let out a long sigh.

"Why do you want to go out of Beijing again, when you came back from the southwest five years ago, didn't Your Majesty say that you won't be allowed to leave Beijing in the future?"

Li Xin touched the eldest princess's head with a smile, and said with a smile: "Where can I believe the words of the Son of Heaven?" ”

The eldest princess was taken aback by his words, waved her hand and said: "What nonsense, let outsiders listen to it, I have to take you to Dali Temple to ask for ......."

"Aren't there no outsiders here?"

Li Xin stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around the eldest princess's waist, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go to the inner room to talk." ”

The ninth princess's face was slightly red, she pinched Li Xin's arm, and said with some embarrassment: "What are you doing...... It's broad daylight. ”

"Can't talk in broad daylight?"

The Marquis of Jing'an said with a smile: "Who set this rule? ”

The eldest princess was helpless, so she could only be carried by Li Xin and walked towards the backyard, and when she was halfway there, she looked up at her husband and whispered with some worry: "How long are you going to go this time?" ”

Hearing this, Li Xin paused and sighed slightly.

"I don't know."