Ye Lan, the secretary of the military department, traveled thousands of miles south from the capital, and it is unrealistic to say that he came to Yongzhou to visit Li Xin.

A few years ago, when Li trusted the secretary of the Ministry of War, if he hadn't been the shopkeeper, I am afraid he might not be able to handle the affairs of the Ministry of War well.

He was ordered by the imperial court to go to Hanzhong to serve as the general of Hanzhong, once there is any change in the southwest, the Hanzhong garrison will bear the brunt, and it will be the first to clash with the southwest, and then this Ye Sishao will have to clash with Li Xin head-on.

That's why before he went to Hanzhong, he made a detour to Yongzhou, on behalf of the Ye family and the emperor of Yuan Zhao, to persuade Li Xin to return to Beijing and calm down the situation.

It's a tough game to solve.

Hanzhong is now plus the three Zhichong Mansions transferred by the forbidden army, I am afraid that there are close to 100,000 soldiers and horses, but if they really fight with the southwest, they will not be able to break through the Jianmen Pass, if the southwest according to the previous plan, let the Hanzhong army enter Shu, and cripple or even defeat this Hanzhong army, then Ye Lan, as the main general, will definitely suffer a sin.

It will even be said that he colluded with the southwest and deliberately brought the Hanzhong army to death, if this crime is implemented, even the identity of the Ye family will not be able to protect him, and the Ningling Marquis Mansion will be ruined!

What's more critical is that there is also a deputy general Xie Jing who went to Hanzhong with him to star, and this battle will be fought how it should be fought.

This is a problem for those ministers in the imperial court to Li Xin, or to the southwest.

The two brothers drank in the quiet room for two or three hours, and both of them were unconscious and slept in this quiet room on their backs.

By the time Li Xin woke up, it was almost noon the next day, and he rubbed his somewhat painful head and gasped.

I looked left and right, and it was in my room.

It didn't take long for the Ninth Princess to bring a bowl of sobering soup, put it next to the bed, and said softly: "It's the first time I've seen you drink like this for so many years." ”

After Li Xin took a sip of the white bowl, he rubbed his temples and asked, "What about Senior Brother Ye?" ”

"Gone early in the morning."

The ninth princess shook her head: "I can't stop it, I have to say that I have something, I told him why I have to wait for you to wake up before leaving, he didn't listen, left a note and left." ”

Marquis Jing'an shook his head and said with a wry smile: "When it comes to drinking, you still can't win the Ye family by drinking." ”

He glanced up at the Ninth Princess and asked, "Where's the note?" ”

The ninth princess took out a blank piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Li Xin: "I personally collected it, no one has seen it." ”

She glanced at Li Xin and said softly: "Xiao Xiuqi of the Xiao family is here again, in recent months, he has come almost every two days, and if he can't see anyone, he will sit at the door and wait, or you will see him once, and if you have anything to say to him, you will save him from annoying every day." ”

While speaking, Li Xin had already finished drinking a bowl of sobering soup, he rubbed his head, and said in a muffled voice: "I'll see him in a while, Mrs. Shen Gang came over, I have something for him to do." ”

The Ninth Princess nodded and turned to leave.

After she left, Li Xin unfolded the note left by Ye Lan, and there were not many words on the note, only a few lines.

"The eldest brother's health is declining, I am afraid that my life will not be eternal, several auxiliary ministers ordered me to serve in Hanzhong, the intentions are not good, Ye Mao only temporarily leads the Zhenbei Army, and the Ye family is in turmoil."

"What the situation in the world is, it's all in Chang'an's thoughts."

It's only a few lines, and it seems to have a thousand weights.

Chen Guogong Ye Ming's health has not been very good, and when he returned to his hometown Ningling, he came to keep filial piety to the old Guogong Ye Sheng, and secondly, he would also nourish his body, and now it seems that this Ye Shaobao can't last too long.

Although Ye Mao is in charge of Jimen Pass, he is not qualified enough, so he can only temporarily take the position of general of Zhenbei, which means that if the imperial court is willing, he can send another general over.

Ye Lin left this note, which meant to persuade Li Xin to be more stable and try not to let the southwest conflict with the imperial court.

After reading this note, the Marquis of Jing'an sighed slightly, found a fire fold casually, lit it and threw it in the stove in the room.

This kind of thing is useless to stay, he doesn't care, but it's not good for Ye Luan.

He was closing his eyes and meditating, Shen Gang had already bowed his head and walked in, and said in a deep voice, "Master Hou." ”

Li Xin glanced up at Shen Gang and said slowly: "Go to Jincheng and tell Zhao Jia and Mu Ying." ”

"If there is a fight, let them guard the sword gate, and don't let the people of the court come in."

Shen Gang bowed his head very neatly and said, "Let's go." ”

After Shen Gang left, Li Xin got up and washed his face, changed into clean clothes, and after sobering up for a while, he walked to the front hall leisurely, greeted his subordinates, and said, "Go and call the person surnamed Xiao in." ”

After a while, a family member brought in Xiao Xiuqi, who was slightly fat.

Xiao Xiuqi is the eldest son of the Xiao family, that is, Li Xin's uncle, after Xiao Mingli died, as a major sect, he inherited the head of the Xiao family, and after a few years, he has been a little blessed.

After entering the main hall, Xiao Xiuqi glanced up at Li Xin with some frustration, and then bowed his head respectfully: "Xiao Mingli has seen the Marquis of Jing'an. ”

Li Xin sat on the main seat and didn't move, and said lightly: "If there is something to say, I don't have much time." ”

If it was ten years ago, Li Xin might have kicked him out and sent someone to beat him again, but ten years have passed, and the anger and resentment at the beginning have dissipated, and when he looks at these Xiao family members again, he only feels like passers-by, which is very different from ten years ago.

Xiao Xiuqi took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.

"Master Hou, I have a son in the Xiao family, who ...... the year before last I got a jinshi in high school, but I waited in the capital for two years, and I couldn't make up for it, Lord Hou, you see ......"

Li Xin glanced up at Xiao Xiuqi.

"Your son?"

Xiao Xiuqi bowed his head: "The son of the younger brother, Taikang was lucky to be in high school for eight years......"

Marquis Jing'an narrowed his eyes.

"Sanjia?"

Xiao Xiuqi smiled bitterly and nodded.

Jinshi is divided into three grades, and the third class is the worst Jinshi, but it can generally be filled to the official vacancy, like this, who can't make up for it after waiting for two years, either because of lack of money, or because of bad luck.

Although the Xiao family is not rich, it is not poor, so most of the Xiao family is unlucky.

Li Xin originally thought that this Xiao Xiuqi was here to ask for an official.

But the head of the Xiao family knelt on the ground and said with a wry smile: "Master Li, more than ten years have passed since the events of that year, and the Xiao family should change their surnames and surnames, and you have also said that you will no longer investigate our mistakes back then......"

Only then did Li Xin react.

He frowned and glanced at Xiao Xiuqi.

"Do you think that I greeted someone so that your family can't fill the official vacancy?"

Xiao Xiuqi looked at Li Xin with wide eyes, both eyes were confused.

His meaning is obvious.

Isn't it......

The Marquis of Jing'an is angry and funny.

"First, I don't care about the affairs of the ministry, and second, I don't know that your Xiao family has a jinshi."

"Hurry up and get out, come over and stir up trouble again, and take away his Jinshi fame!"