Jingzhou Prefecture is a very interesting location, Jingzhou Mansion is the pass between Bashu and the outside world, because for thirty years, Shu County has a Pingnan Army, so the imperial court has always attached great importance to this place, and from Chengde Tianzi, began to garrison troops in Jingzhou.

When other state capitals only had a maximum of one or two thousand troops, Jingzhou Mansion had 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers, and it was precisely because of these 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers that the governor here was not a governor, but also a state pastor.

Because Nie Sizhang is not only the governor of Jingzhou, but also the general of these 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers.

However, Ye Ming went west this time, and his title was the chief of the southwest march, which means that as long as he arrived in the southwest, all the military and political affairs in the southwest states would be controlled by this Ye Shaobao, and the 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers at this time were no longer under the control of Nie Sizhang.

Faced with the invitation of this Jingzhou boss, Li Xin didn't hesitate much, and said with a smile: "Nie Zhoumu invited, Ben Hou naturally went happily, but said in advance, General Ye must also go with him, otherwise Ben Hou will not be able to behave in front of General Ye." ”

From the perspective of the structure of this expedition to the Western Army, Li Xin should be a second-in-command, if Nie Sizhang invites Li Xin to dinner, then Ye Ming must be present, otherwise he will not have much respect for Ye Ming, the main general.

The somewhat blessed state pastor was stunned at first, and then hurriedly smiled: "Don't worry, Master Hou, Ye Shaobao will definitely invite the official." ”

At this time, this Nie Zhou Mu was a little surprised in his heart, this young marquis has an extraordinary maturity in dealing with people.

"Leave a place for the herd of Nie Prefecture, and Benhou will definitely go over later."

Nie Sizhang hurriedly took out an invitation card from his sleeve, handed it to Li Xin's table, and then saluted Li Xin, and hurriedly walked away with his subordinates.

After Nie Sizhang walked away, Li Xin opened the invitation, and said with a smile to Zhao Jia while reading it: "Brother You'an, did you say that this state pastor has you invited Senior Brother Ye to a banquet?" ”

Zhao Jiahan said with a smile: "I guess this Nie Zhou Mu should be on the way to find Uncle Ye at this time." ”

The two men glanced at each other, both smiling.

Every place is a small court, and Jingzhou is the same, this Nie Sizhang depends on the situation, he must have been the boss of the small court in Jingzhou before, but after Ye Ming came, there was no place for him to speak, but Ye Ming, a person who was born in a general, was very old-fashioned, and it was basically impossible to have any communication with Nie Sizhang, most of him suffered a loss from Ye Shaobao, so he would come to Li Xin in such a hurry.

The purpose is also very simple, he does not want to be left aside in this southwest dispute.

It stands to reason that he, the commander of the Jingzhou Army, should have a place in this expedition to the West Army, even if he is proportional, instead of becoming the governor of Jingzhou from a Jingzhou pastor.

But with Ye Ming's character, it is unlikely that he will be taken into account, let alone pulled him into the game.

Li Xin's side is the same, Ye Ming doesn't nod, and he won't deal with this Nie Zhou Mu.

But you still have to eat when you should go to eat, after all, he, the Marquis of Jing'an, will still live in Jingzhou City for a period of time, and it is not a bad thing to have a better relationship with the local snake.

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The waves are surging in Jingzhou City on this side, and Mu Ying on the other side, after four or five days of running, has arrived at the city of Hanzhou Prefecture.

Jincheng in Shu County is the location of the Pingnan General's Mansion, but Hanzhou City is the location of Li Xing, the remnants of Nanshu, for more than ten years, since His Royal Highness King Min reached an agreement with Li Shen, the Pingnan Army has not interfered in the affairs of Hanzhou City anymore.

Mu Ying grew up in Hanzhou Mansion, he entered Hanzhou Mansion smoothly, and found the location of the Mu family very well.

The Mu family is not big.

To be exact, the people of the Mu family did not live in one place, only a few dozen people lived in this position, and the wives were scattered in various places in Hanzhou Mansion, the reason why this was done was related to Li Zhijie's breaking of Shu, at that time, the families living together in Jincheng were directly disabled or even directly exterminated by Li Zhijie, since then, these Nanshu remnants will hardly live together as a family, but scattered, and some will even live in the mountains, just to preserve the bloodline.

Mu Ying touched the back door of the house all the way, and then knocked on the door.

The door was opened by a drooping old man, and after the old man looked up at Mu Ying, he lowered his head again.

"Brother Ying'er is back."

Shuzhong does not have such strict rules as other places, so even if Mu Ying is nominally "kicked out of the house", the people in the family still recognize him.

Mu Ying nodded and said, "Where is the old man?" ”

"In the back room."

The old man bowed his head and said, "My LinkedIn brother went over?" ”

"No, you don't."

Mu Ying lowered her eyebrows and said, "I'll go over by myself." ”

After a while, Mu Ying successfully met her father in her study.

"Father."

Mu Qing, the head of the Mu family, who was nearly fifty years old, was reading a book, but when he saw his eldest son walk in, he immediately stood up, walked to the door and closed the door, and when he turned his head to look at Mu Ying, he was already serious.

"Why are you back?"

"Naturally, there is something to do."

Mu Ying smiled and said, "Father has been in good health recently?" ”

The head of the Mu family shook his head and sighed: "The body is okay, it is not a problem to live for three or five years." ”

"What's the matter with you coming back?"

Mu Ying unceremoniously took a sip of her father's tea, and then said with a smile: "Master Hou has arrived in Jingzhou City, he is anxious to wait for His Highness's reply, so he asked me to come back and urge His Highness to make a decision early." ”

Mu Qing's face became solemn.

He walked up to his son and asked, "Have you gone to Your Highness?" ”

"Not yet."

Mu Ying said with a smile: "I haven't been back for a long time, and I don't know what the situation in Hanzhou Mansion is now, so I will go home first to meet my father and inquire about the situation." ”

"It's good you didn't go."

Mu Qing pulled Mu Ying's sleeve and frowned slightly.

"About two days ago, a group of people came to Jincheng and lived in His Royal Highness's house, and now they haven't come out for two or three days, and His Royal Highness is probably a little half-hearted, and may even fall to Li Shen's side."

Mu Yingda frowned.

"The people of Jincheng? Who is it? ”

The head of the Mu family lowered his voice.

"Probably...... Li Shen himself came. ”

As soon as these words came out, Mu Ying, who had always been very arrogant, his face became heavy, he turned his head to look at his father, and finally said astringently: "Dad, Master Hou, he said that what he said to you earlier can be prepared, originally I thought that Lord Hou was making a big fuss, but now it seems that our Highness, Your Highness, is really a little obsessed." ”

Li Xin and Mu Qing once had a bold plan, but this plan was a bit risky and could only be kept as a backup, and now it seems that it really has a place to use.

Mu Qing shook her head.

"Your Highness, he is not a stupid person, he is probably also indecisive now, otherwise these people from Jincheng would not have left for two or three days."

"Tomorrow, I will go to His Highness's mansion to have a look, and if it is appropriate, I will take you to see him."

Mu Ying nodded slowly.

He looked at his father and said in a deep voice: "Father, if His Royal Highness really falls to the Pingnan Army, then our remaining 100,000 remnants of Nanshu will definitely die......!" ”

Mu Qing sighed and didn't speak.