Only 50,000 Hanzhou troops are far from being able to control the southwest, after all, not to mention the southwest, there are more than a dozen state capitals in Shu County alone, and there are dozens of state capitals in the entire southwest together, and only 50,000 Hanzhou troops can only hold on to a few cities.

Even if there is a thunderstorm, it can only defend the city, and it will be surrounded for a year or two, and if it is not killed, it will starve to death.

Therefore, the manpower of the Hanzhou army is very insufficient, if Li Shuo can wait patiently for a few more months, or a year or two, and wait until the imperial court sees the flaws in the southwest and the Hanzhou army is too busy to come up, it can really be negotiated at a good price as Li Xin said.

But not right now.

Li Xin sat under the pavilion, glanced at Li Shuo, and asked slowly, "To what extent can you control the Pingnan Army?" ”

Li Shuo frowned slightly.

"What do you mean by that, brother?"

Li Xin took a sip of tea, his face calm: "You are also a smart person, there are some truths that I don't need to say, no one will let themselves have a formed army on the side of the couch, so the Pingnan Army under your command must be split." ”

"I need to break them up and integrate them into the Hanzhou army, and the 100,000 people who fled from Jincheng back then cannot live in the same city, but must be scattered into the state capitals of the southwest."

Li Shuo took a deep breath.

"Brother, there are 50,000 people in the Hanzhou army, and there are almost 50,000 people in the Pingnan army under my command now.

Li Xin seemed to smile: "You have already made up your mind to cooperate with the Hanzhou Army, otherwise you will not risk coming to the capital to meet me." ”

Li Shuo's face froze.

Marquis Jing'an said with a smile: "As you said, the strength of the Pingnan Army is not much different from the Hanzhou Army, and the Hanzhou Army may not be able to win against the Pingnan Army if it really fights, but you made up your mind so quickly, you must have seen something in Zhao Jia." ”

"Am I not mistaken?"

Li Shuo let out a sigh of relief.

"Brother is clever."

The Marquis of Jing'an continued to smile and said: "You just said that I don't want to be excessive, indeed, the conditions just now are a bit excessive, but when everyone comes out to talk about the conditions, there must be a process of discussion. ”

"Since we have to do things together, we can always negotiate a result."

Li Shuo sat opposite Li Xin, frowned and thought for a long time, and finally spoke: "Brother Fang just said that he wants to incorporate my Pingnan Army into the Hanzhou Army, this little brother can accept it, but the general of my Pingnan Army wants to lead the troops in the Hanzhou Army." ”

Li Xin glanced at Li Shuo with appreciative eyes.

This kid is very good, and he can understand it at all.

He smiled and said, "There is no problem, you and Mu Ying can discuss it slowly when the time comes." ”

Li Shuo took a deep breath and continued: "In this way, the Hanzhou army is quite large, and it is quite cumbersome to gather in one place, and the Hanzhou army will be divided into two, General Mu will lead the first army, and I will lead the first army. ”

Li Xin shook his head: "In this way, it is not the Pingnan Army that is merged into the Hanzhou Army, but the Hanzhou Army that is merged into the Pingnan Army, and the counteroffer is not as good as you." ”

Li Shuo gritted his teeth and said: "Then divide it into three, stationed in various parts of the southwest, and I will lead an army." ”

The Marquis of Jing'an smiled: "Take it easy, it's not a fight to talk about price, it's easy to talk with a friendly one." ”

Li Shuo muttered to himself in his heart.

This is not about the price, but about dividing the southwest of the future!

"I agree to this, when you go to the southwest, you can slowly discuss the charter with Zhao Jia."

Speaking of this, Li Xin looked at Li Shuo.

"It's just that your control over the Pingnan Army has not reached the point where you can only scatter them into the Pingnan Army?"

Li Shuo said in a deep voice: "I have been fighting in the Pingnan Army since I was thirteen or fourteen years old, and in recent years, I have been taking care of the entire Pingnan Army, and my words are effective. ”

Marquis Jing'an nodded with a smile.

"If there are any other conditions, you can say it."

Li Shuo lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and looked directly at Li Xin.

"I want to ask my brother, what does my brother want to run the southwest like this?"

"I don't run the Southwest."

Li Xin replied very calmly: "If I have to say it, I can only say that I ran Hanzhou as a back road for my future, and I didn't expect the situation in the southwest to develop into what it is now." ”

Li Shuo continued to ask, "What will happen to the southwest in the future?" ”

This question is interesting, Li Xin lowered his head and thought for a while, and then smiled: "Probably there will be a nominal King of Shu, and then you, Mu Ying and others are nominally the courtiers of this King of Shu, but in fact, they have their own thoughts." ”

"Of course, this is just a speculation at present, the world is unpredictable, and no one can imagine how far the southwest will go in the future."

"What about you, brother?"

"Well, me."

Li Xin stood up from his chair, stretched, and then looked in the direction of the capital.

"I'm not in the southwest, most of the time I won't go to grab that one acre and three points of land with you, what will happen in the future, I can't see clearly, I can only take one step at a time."

A smile appeared on Li Shuo's face: "Brother can actually come to the southwest and be a real king of Shu." ”

Li Xin shook his head.

"Then didn't I become the second Li Shen?"

Li Shuo was stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "My brother has too much prejudice against my eldest father. ”

The Marquis of Jing'an smiled "hehe".

"Don't mention him."

After stretching his waist, he walked towards the outside of the pavilion, put his hands in his sleeves, and said lazily: "Since you have arrived at my house, don't go out, otherwise the people in the inner court will really arrest you and torture you, and live in peace with me." ”

Li Shuo also stood up and asked Li Xin's back, "Brother, when can I go back to the southwest?" ”

Li Xin stopped and glanced back at Li Shuo.

"When I can leave the capital, I will take you to the southwest with me."

Li Shuo smiled bitterly: "Then don't I want to live in the capital for the rest of my life?" ”

Li Xin went farther and farther.

"Wait, maybe I can leave Beijing in the next two days."

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The victory in northern Xinjiang, the Zhenbei army defeated the Yuwen Futu Division, one of the four major tribes of the Yuwen Tribe, in one fell swoop, and captured the patriarch of the Futu tribe and a number of nobles alive, and is being escorted to the capital!

Under the deliberate publicity of the imperial court, this news soon spread throughout the capital.

At this time, although the Great Jin Dynasty has been unified for 40 years, but the older generation of people are still afraid of the strong Northern Zhou Dynasty, at this time the remnants of the Northern Zhou Dynasty existed in the north, was wiped out in one fell swoop, the people of the capital were naturally greatly excited, when the emperor list of meritorious service was posted in the streets and alleys of the capital, the victory street across the capital from the street to the end of the street, everywhere was a celebration.

Immediately, someone began to organize dragon and lion dances, which were a little more lively than the New Year.

From Yongle Fang to Datong Fang, there are lights everywhere, as if another year has passed.

In fact, it may be necessary to celebrate a good news, but there is absolutely no need to exaggerate it.

The reason for such an exaggeration is, of course, for some purpose.

Just when the whole capital was full of excitement, a holy decree that Li Ji of the Han clan was named the king of Shu was sent out from the Yang Palace, and was personally held by the eunuch Xiao Huai and sent to the Jing'an Hou Mansion.

Compared with the lively scene of celebration in the capital, this holy decree of the king, which is actually a bigger matter, basically did not attract the attention of the government and the opposition.

In fact, this holy decree that can only be effective after passing through the three provinces should have been sent back to Weiyang Palace by the Zaifu of Shangshutai who would rather offend the emperor, and the civil officials of Yushitai would rather hit the pillar and kill a few people, but under the wrist of Taikang Tianzi, it was passed so quietly!

Everyone is celebrating the great victory in Northern Xinjiang, and no one will dare to touch the emperor's brow at this happy time.

Therefore, this holy decree was sent to Li Xin lightly.

The Marquis Li in the Jing'an Hou Mansion held this holy decree in his hand, and after opening it up a little and looking at it, he casually threw it aside.

He knew in his heart,

The emperor was willing to let him out of Beijing.