There's really nothing left to hesitate about.

Even if the abolished prince does not leave Jincheng, the situation in the southwest has already ended the moment Li Xin broke through Mianzhu City, and the current general of the Zhu State is just dying.

Now there are only two choices in front of Li Shen.

Whether to surrender or die with the Pingnan army.

This choice is actually quite simple, if Li Xin is now in Li Shen's position, he is estimated to take the backbone of the Pingnan Army to escape to the 100,000 mountains of **, and then hibernat, and then slowly plot for the future.

It's just that the current Li Shen can't do it.

If he had this determination to abandon the Pingnan Army, he would not have had to embark on this road of no return in the first place.

The Marquis of Jing'an returned to Mianzhu City all the way unimpeded.

"It's almost time for the fire."

Li Xin sat in his own study in Mianzhucheng and said lightly.

"Now, as long as one more fire is added, the general of the Pillar State will open the city and surrender."

Zhao Jia tapped lightly on the wooden table on the side.

"What does Master Hou mean?"

Li Xin's face was calm, and he lowered his eyebrows and said, "Naturally, Senior Brother Ye wants to start attacking the Sword Gate." ”

"Sword Pavilion, it can be said that it is the last line of defense in the southwest, as soon as the Sword Pavilion is broken, Li Shen will have no chance to surrender even if he wants to, if the Sword Pavilion is tight, Li Shen will definitely open the city and surrender."

"Every time the Sword Pavilion attacks the city, it is equivalent to inserting a heavy needle in Li Shen's heart."

"Let's see how many stitches he can get in."

Zhao Youan glanced at his boss, and then slowly said, "Master Hou doesn't try to receive the Pingnan Army?" ”

Today's Zhao Jia can somewhat understand Li Xin's ambition, in his heart, the bigger his own power is, the better, and now is a difficult opportunity.

To put it bluntly, if you can take over the Pingnan Army in an all-round way, plus the 50,000 horses in Hanzhou, and then have the help of the mysterious "Chunyang Zhenren", now the forces on Li Xin's side will not talk about competing for the world and conquering the capital in the east, at least they can divide the southwest and become a strengthened version of the "Pingnan Army".

Li Xin shook his head slightly.

"Brother You'an, let's not say whether we should do this now, even if we do, what can we do?"

"Those Pingnan soldiers have been raised by the Li family for more than 30 years for two generations, and they will really bow down to me and obey my orders because I am also surnamed Li, and go to work for us?"

"We are not from the southwest, and I have not been in the Pingnan army for a day."

Li Xin smiled: "Don't say that I don't have the intention of rebelling against the imperial court, but if I do, will we take over the Pingnan Army or the Pingnan Army will take over us?" ”

Zhao Jia opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he lowered his head and did not speak.

Li Xin saw through what he meant and smiled.

"Even if Li Shen is dead, there will still be Li Yan in the southwest."

"Li Yan is gone, and that Li Shuo is here, we really did this kind of stupid thing, maybe we will be coerced by that kid Li Shuo and work for him in the future."

The word "part-time job", Li Xin said it many times in front of Zhao Jia, and now this dog-headed military advisor can already understand the meaning of this word.

Marquis Jing'an's face became serious.

"Brother You'an, it's not our own thing, it's not easy to use, even if we want to engage in our own forces, we must come step by step, otherwise the foundation will be vain, and when the time comes, we will go high, and if we step on the void, it will be a catastrophe."

Zhao Jia stood up and gave Li Xin a deep look.

"Hou Ye whipped in, and Zhao Jia was taught."

Li Xin scolded with a smile: "Don't be a sycophant, write a letter to Senior Brother Ye, and tell him that he can start attacking the Sword Gate, and when the time comes, our army will respond in Mianzhu, and if necessary, we will help them fight the Sword Pavilion in the rear." ”

Zhao Jia responded and went down to write a letter.

Leaving Li Xin alone, sitting on the desk in the study with low eyebrows, his eyes were gloomy and he looked in the direction of Jincheng.

"Li Shen, if you lose, you have to admit it."

"It's useless to cheat."

…………………………

On the other side, Li Shen, the former general of the Great Jin Dynasty, also returned to Jincheng.

The general was dressed in an ordinary cyan robe, and his hair had turned a lot gray unconsciously, and his expression was no longer as resolute as before, but a little more dazed.

After years of hard work, it will be wiped out in one or two years, and no one can withstand this blow.

Li Shidao, the head of the Li family in Zhao County, was a marquis in the Pingnan General's Mansion, and after seeing Li Shen come back, the head of the Li family greeted him and grabbed Li Shen's sleeve.

"Jin Chen, how are you talking?"

Fraudulently luring Li Xin's troops into Jincheng was the idea he came up with with Li Shen's staff, and now that Li Shen is back, he is naturally a little concerned about what is going on.

Li Shen didn't have any expression on his face, just lowered his head and said, "Uncle, go to the study and talk." ”

Li Shidao nodded, and the two of them entered the study of General Pingnan's Mansion together.

A servant came and poured tea.

Li Shen lowered his head and took a sip of tea, only to feel that his mouth was full of bitterness.

There was silence in the study.

After I don't know how long, Li Shen slowly spoke: "Uncle, let's start transferring the people in the family." ”

Li Shidao looked up in amazement and looked at Li Shen.

"Jin Chen, you ......"

Li Shen was expressionless, and just said word by word: "In any case, the inheritance of the Li family of Zhaojun for nearly a thousand years cannot be broken in my uncle's hands." ”

Li Shidao was stunned for a long time, and finally muttered: "That Li Xin, didn't take the bait?" ”

"This kind of bureau may be able to deal with other young people who are greedy for merit, but you can't hide it from him."

A normal young general, such as Ye Mao, heard that Jincheng was going to open the city and surrender, which was tantamount to a sudden great merit on his head, and ordinary people would not think about it in this situation, maybe they would fall into the trap of inviting the king into the urn.

Speaking of this, Li Shen's voice was a little bitter.

"That Li Xin doesn't look like a young man at all."

Li Shidao took a few deep breaths, and finally his tone was a little cold.

"The prestige of Zhao County is gone, and the people in the family have followed you to the southwest, if you let us go now, where can we go?"

"Go wherever you can."

Li Shen closed his eyes, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Uncle, now I have no idea, this matter is wrong, it is all my fault, it is my fault that I underestimate the court." ”

"I also underestimated this Li Changan."

Li Shidao was extremely resentful in his heart.

But he didn't dare to turn his face with Li Shen, no matter what, Li Shen was still the undisputed boss of the Pingnan Army, and if he annoyed him, he might die immediately.

However, the head of the Li family was still resentful.

He stood up and glared at Li Shen angrily.

"The five thousand-year-old family has all been destroyed in your hands!"

Li Shen raised his head and glanced at Li Shidao lightly.

"Uncle is not right."

"Since more than thirty years ago, after Ye Sheng defeated the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Zhou clan has been declining, and in the last years of the Chengde Dynasty, the Li clan of Zhaojun was an official in the court, and the highest was Li Ji, the general of Yulinwei."

"Most of the other families are also in name only."

"Even without this time, the Northern Zhou clan is not far away."

"It's my uncle and other families who want to bet on the southwest and participate in this gamble, hoping to turn over in this gamble and return to the glory of the Northern Zhou clan."

Speaking of this, the haggard General Zhu raised his head and glanced at Li Shidao.

"Uncle, if you lose the bet, you have to admit it."