Unparalleled Concubine - v2 Chapter 994

   Chapter 994

As long as the current situation of the imperial court is so much better, Emperor Yuan Zhao would never let Li Xin out of Beijing again. The problem is that Xie Jing in the south can’t stop the Southwest Army, and Jizhou in the north can’t stop the Yuwen Department. If things go on like this, they can only get out of the Gyeonggi Imperial Army, like Emperor Wu more than 40 years ago, betting on the fortune of the country.

The problem is, more than 40 years ago, the court had Li Zhijie, Ye Sheng, Emperor Wu, and the humiliation that Jin had been oppressed for nearly a hundred years. Now more than 40 years have passed, and Li Zhijie’s Pingnanhou Mansion has been wiped out. The Ye family and the imperial court that Ye Sheng left behind gradually became estranged from each other. In such a huge imperial court, apart from the Chong family, there was actually no one available!

   Of course, there is another Hou Jingde in the Zuoying of the forbidden army, but Hou Jingde has only led troops in his life, and he has never led an army on expeditions. No one can say whether he can fight or what he can look like.

   In the past few days, the emperor and several Zaifu have been discussing matters almost every day, talking about the situation in the north and south, but never came up with a good solution.

   So, Li Xin, the Marquis of Jing’an who was imprisoned in his house, was invited to the palace again.

   “Teacher, Ye Mao can leave Beijing.”

The emperor glanced at Li Xin and said slowly: “But teacher, you can’t do it, you must stay in the capital, of course, if you hand over Tianlei’s prescription, I can also let you go back to the southwest, then the court and the southwest On the merits.”

  Li Xin frowned.

   “In this case, there is nothing to say. Your Majesty will still send me back to the Jing’an Hou residence to be locked up, or simply kill me with one knife.”

Speaking of which, the Marquis of Jing’an said indifferently: “In this way, the Yuwen Department in the north can enter the customs calmly, and the Southwest Army will drive all the way to the vicinity of the capital. I have a relationship with the Ji family, and I am willing to enter the capital at this time to help the imperial court’s northern expedition. I will not form an alliance with the Yuwen Department, but the Mu family in the southwest is very different from me. They are not from the Jin Dynasty. If they go out of Hanzhong, as long as they communicate with the Yuwen Department a little, the Ji family will be destroyed. in between.”

   Emperor Yuanzhao couldn’t control his emotions any longer. He was furious and glared at Li Xin.

   “Li Xin, you dare to threaten the emperor openly!”

   In this era, even the contemporaries could only call Li Xin’s name “Chang’an” directly, not by name, otherwise it would be disrespectful. This was the first time the emperor called Li Xin’s name by name, which showed that he was extremely angry.

   “It’s not a threat, just tell your Majesty the situation.”

Facing the wrath of the emperor, Li Xin looked calm and said indifferently: “At this time, His Majesty let me and Ye Mao go out of Beijing, and then dispatched the four Zhechong houses to the north to me, I can help the court to calm the war in the north first, and so on. After the Yuwen Department has died down, let’s talk about the court and the southwest.”

Having said this, Li Xin paused for a while, and then continued: “What I need to inform Your Majesty in advance is that the Southwest must return to the old Nanshu Kingdom, and if the court can accommodate it, then it will be a country of brothers. No, just as His Majesty said, each one depends on their ability.”

In this sentence, Li Xin is purely fooling the emperor. Li Xing, the last clan of the old Nanshu, has died in Li Xin’s hands, which means that the line of Nanshu has been broken. The name of the old Nanshu was just revived from the dead. The Mu family… At least Muying has no family and country feelings, and it is impossible to want to restore the country.

   Li Xin said this to imply that Emperor Yuanzhao had no ambitions in the Southwest, and the Southwest just wanted to restore the homeland of Nanshu.

Anyway, Nanshu in the past was probably as big as the thirty-one prefectures in the southwest now, and the southwest was no longer under the control of the imperial court. Even if Nanshu was restored to the country, the imperial court would at most not be very good-looking in appearance, and there would not be too many substantial losses. , is not unacceptable.

The emperor sat back to his seat and pondered for a long time. Finally, he looked at Li Xin and said, “The southwest will stop here, I will let Ye Mao lead the four Zhechong houses to help the northern border. Without the pressure of the southwest, I will do my best. You can deal with Xianbei people, and you don’t have to worry about it like a teacher.”

   Li Xin grinned.

   “That’s it, your Majesty and I each take a step back.”

   “Don’t your Majesty want a recipe for Tianlei? I don’t have a recipe for Tianlei here, but there are still more than a dozen Tianlei. I am willing to give it to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will let me go out to Beijing to lead troops, how about that?”

   The emperor smiled coldly: “Teacher still wants to deceive me with the useless thunder? I have already been deceived once!”

   “This time it’s real, it can blow up.”

  The Marquis of Jing An said sternly: “I still have 10 or 20 thunderbolts, which are all handed over to Your Majesty. Your Majesty can randomly draw a few points from them, and naturally you can see if they will explode.”

  The emperor was instantly moved.

In the first year of Yuanzhao, Li Xin once gave him two Tianlei, but they were all fake medicines that could not be ordered. The craftsmen of the Ministry of Works used these fake medicines to ponder for several years, and they just figured out some results. Once you get the real Tianlei, it will take up to a year and a half for the imperial court to **** about this thing…!

   In a year and a half, even if the southwest is out of Shu, it is impossible to hit the capital. When the Dajin court has gunpowder, how can they be afraid of the southwest corner…

  Thinking of this, Emperor Yuan Zhao’s eyes were bright, he looked up at Li Xin, and took a deep breath.

   “Teacher…you won’t lie to me?”

Li Xin may not be particularly outstanding in both literary and martial arts, but when it comes to thinking about the city, he is definitely one of the best in the court. A few years ago, the two cans of fake gunpowder were made by hundreds of craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry for more than three years. ‘s useless effort!

  Li Xin got up and bowed slightly to the emperor: “Your Majesty, I never lie, and tomorrow I can hand Tianlei into His Majesty’s hands.”

   After a pause, he said, “Of course, Your Majesty will first issue an edict, ordering me to lead troops to reinforce Jimen Pass, and then let me out of the city, so that I can hand Tianlei into His Majesty’s hands.”

  The emperor’s eyes flickered.

   “Teacher is not afraid that I will regret it after I get it?”

   “So I’m going out of town first.”

Li Xin’s eyes were calm, and he said, “If Your Majesty repents after getting something, and then withdraws the edict, of course I have no way to take His Majesty, but at that time, the relationship has been exhausted, and I am not in the capital, there is a way to escape, when I return The southwest, and the imperial court… each depends on their abilities.”

   “A good one depends on your ability!”

   Emperor Yuanzhao stood up and took a deep look at Li Xin.

   “If the teacher is really willing to hand Tianlei into my hands, I will believe that Southwest has no ambition to compete in the world.”

The Marquis of Jing’an also stood up from the low table, he lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: “Tomorrow afternoon, I will bring a Tianlei into the palace and blow it up on the school ground to show your majesty, and your majesty will let Ye Mao out. Beijing, after promulgating the edict ordering the minister to lead the army to the north, the minister will hand over a dozen other Tianlei to Your Majesty.”

  The emperor thought for a while, then nodded and said, “According to what the teacher said, but there is no need for tomorrow. Tonight, the teacher will bring a Tianlei into the palace to test it on the school grounds.”

  Li Xin raised his head, looked at the expression of the emperor, and then smiled.

   “Then tonight, Your Majesty will go to the palace to fetch Tianlei later.”

  The Son of Heaven got up and said with a smile, “Tianlei is in the teacher’s house?”

   Lord Jingan shook his head.

   “If Your Majesty wants to have any crooked thoughts, the matter will not be negotiated.”

  The emperor smiled and said, “Naturally not.”

   “I’ll be waiting here, teacher, hurry up and get back.”

   (end of this chapter)