To be honest, before Li Xin said these words, the Taikang Emperor, who had just sat on the throne and was "compelled" to pacify the southwest, never thought of surpassing the first emperor in the past, let alone competing with the most dazzling martial emperor in the history of the Ji family.

He just wants to be honest and be his emperor.

But Li Xin's words reminded him.

Yes, the southwest problem that the first emperor did not solve, I solved, and this matter will be recorded in the history books in the future, and I will not be much worse than the first emperor.

If I can completely solve the remnants of the north again, I will be able to open up the land to the north for at least another thousand miles, and although I may not be comparable to Emperor Wu at that time, I will really be able to far surpass the first emperor!

The question is, how can this plan work.

The Son of Heaven frowned and thought about it seriously, and then made up his mind.

There is nothing to hesitate about, as Li Xin said, now that the Great Jin Kingdom is rich and strong, the soldiers are strong, as long as you wait for a suitable opportunity, you can naturally push the remnants of the north side.

The current remnants of the scattered sand will certainly not be a big trouble, but if left unchecked, if the Yuwen tribes are unified in a few decades, it may really threaten the northern border of the Great Jin.

There is no reason to leave hidden dangers to future generations.

Taikang Tianzi thought so in his heart.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Xin deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Chang'an, what you said is not right, the first emperor is the holy son of my Great Jin, and Emperor Wu is the male lord of my Great Jin Dynasty once in hundreds of years, no matter what, I can't match half of them." ”

Speaking of this, after a pause, he said slowly: "But the Yuwen tribes in the north have also been recuperating for more than thirty years, and if they continue to be allowed like this, I am afraid that they will leave their descendants behind." ”

Li Xin bowed his head deeply, a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty."

He proposed this matter to the Son of Heaven, partly to remove hidden dangers for the Great Jin, but he also had a selfish intention.

The birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked.

Now that the bird in the southwest has been bagged in the heart of the Taikang Emperor, and the fat rabbit of the Pingnan Houfu has also entered the belly, Li Xin's good bow is likely to become the enemy of the Son of Heaven, so in order to alleviate the contradiction and create some mediation space for himself, Li Xin wants to artificially create some more birds and some cunning rabbits for him.

And the remnants of the Yuwen tribes in the north are the best flying birds.

These Xianbei people, who live as nomads and are accompanied by arched horses all year round, are almost natural elite cavalry, and it is difficult to really eliminate them.

During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, these Xianbei high-level people indulged in enjoyment, and some people couldn't even ride horses, so they were stabbed through by Ye Sheng's spear, but after they were scattered more than 30 years ago, they had resumed their nomadic life, and now it is very difficult to eliminate them.

However, if Taikang Tianzi really succeeds, then he can really far surpass the Chengde Shengtianzi and become one of the few emperors in the history of the Great Jin Dynasty who have expanded their territory.

However, these are the emperor's affairs, and they have nothing to do with Li Xin for the time being.

The Son of Heaven patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Chang'an, I know in my heart that I am not as good as a Chinese person, and I am much inferior to the first emperor, I should not have these thoughts, but with you, I can be more ambitious." ”

"You're going to help me."

Li Xin lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Northern Expedition is not a matter of one or two days, it will take several years to prepare alone, and there are many famous generals in this dynasty, whether it is the Ye family or the seed family, they are better than the ministers, I don't know how much." ”

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused.

"But if the court is ready, Your Majesty will have a place where the ministers are useful, and the ministers are duty-bound."

The Son of Heaven smiled.

"With the words Chang'an, I can let go and prepare, Chang'an, you are my blessed general, with you, anything can be done."

Li Xin shook his head and didn't dare to say yes, then got up and said to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty has pardoned Li Ye's grandchildren for their capital crimes, and the ministers have thanked Your Majesty for their kindness. ”

The Son of Heaven hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile: "Speaking of Hou Jingde, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you to Chang'an. ”

Li Xin stood with his hands down.

"Listen to me."

Taikang Tianzi pulled him to sit down again, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be so serious. ”

"The southwest was pacified by Chang'an, and the eldest brother unfortunately passed away, and Pei Jin, who was once praised by you and me in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, has no threat, and this person is only in his forties, so it would be a pity to abandon it, so I have summoned him to meet a few times in the past few days, and he is also willing to be loyal to me, so I am ready to let him take over your position in the forbidden army first, and do a period of wait-and-see."

"Anyway, the forbidden army has Hou Jingde watching, and nothing big can happen."

Li Xin said respectfully: "The forbidden army is Your Majesty's sword, so naturally it should be Your Majesty's holy decision, and the minister has no opinion." ”

Tianzi shook his head and smiled: "After all, it is to take over your position, so you can say a few words anyway." ”

Li Xin hesitated for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "General Pei, although he is outstanding, but he used to be the general of the forbidden army, and now he is the right governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. ”

The Son of Heaven said with a smile: "He has been idle for more than two years, and he is going crazy in the Dadu Governor's Mansion, and now don't say that a second-grade general is to let him go to bring a Zhichong Mansion, I'm afraid he will bow his head and agree." ”

The Marquis of Jing'an said in a deep voice: "He promised to be his." ”

"According to the minister's intentions, General Pei can go to the right battalion, but his grade is higher, Your Majesty can give him a military officer from the first rank, and let him concurrently serve as the general of the right battalion of the forbidden army, so that this General Pei will be convinced by Your Majesty."

The Son of Heaven nodded and smiled: "It's still Chang'an, you are thoughtful." ”

"Then do what you want in Chang'an, and I will add another loose official to him when I go back."

Li Xin got up and said goodbye again.

"Everything is done, the minister has taken his leave......"

The Son of Heaven did not keep him this time, and let him slowly withdraw from Weiyang Palace.

The Son of Heaven sat alone on the emperor's seat in the study, looking at Li Xinyuan's back, his eyes were complicated.

And the Marquis of Jing'an, who left Weiyang Palace, was also a little complicated at this time.

This time, he proposed the "Northern Expedition" in order to divert the attention of the Son of Taikang, and at the same time put the eyes of the state apparatus to the north, if the Son of Heaven really carried this matter forward, then it is not surprising that in another three or five years, there will be another big war to start again.

At that time, whether it is the Ye family or the seed family, as well as the Li family, which is an upstart in the court, will be involved.

Although Li Xin was the driving force behind this matter, he was not at all clear about the direction in which things would eventually develop, and the only thing that was clear was that if the Son of Heaven listened to him, then Li Xin would be able to coexist peacefully with the Son of Heaven for at least five years in the future.

When he thought of this, he had already walked out of Yong'an Gate and got into Chen Sixteen's carriage.

After getting into the carriage, Li Xin slowly exhaled.

"Don't go home, go to Chen Guogong's mansion."