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"Don't worry, we can take care of our own affairs."

Li Xin looked calm.

"I can't ask them to Pingnan Army."

Chapter 745 Li Houye, are you rebelling?

Not to mention that the current Pingnan army is hidden deep in the southwest mountains and the border of Tubo, and there is nowhere to find them. Even if Li Xin can find them, it is unknown whether these people will still have combat power after five years.

What's more, the Pingnan army was maimed by Li Xin himself from the heyday of the Pingnan Army, and the Marquis of Pingnan Li Shen and his wife both died in the capital. Although they were not killed by Li Xin himself, they were indeed killed because of him. His attitude is still unknown.

Therefore, even if there were difficulties in the southwest, Li Xin never had the idea of ​​seeking help from the Pingnan Army.

He has to rely on his own strength to solve the problem in the Southwest.

To be honest, Jing'an Hou's Mansion was originally among the major generals in the capital, and its foundation was relatively shallow. Mastered Qianniuwei and half of Habayashiwei in the capital.

As for Li Xin, although he had been in both the Habayashi Guard and the Forbidden Army, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not go to the attention of the Forbidden Army or the Imperial Guard. Five years ago, he had the opportunity to take the Pingnan Army of Jincheng for his own use. In the end, he let go of Li Shuo.

In the past five years, he listened to Ye Cheng's words, and he was basically in a very honest state. He handed over most of the power on the surface, and he didn't even keep people from the Habayashi Guard.

Now that the southwest is besieged by the imperial court's 1000 troops, Li Xin can't use much power. Counting the generals of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion and his people who have been buried in the dark all these years, the total number is less than [-]. This number can't decide anything in a battle of more than [-] people.

Li Xin was riding on a horse and talking to Mu Ying, when he looked up, the Mu family was already in front of him, before he dismounted, he saw an old man with gray beard waiting for him at the door of the Mu family.

It was Mu Qing, the former head of the Mu family.

Li Xin got off the horse quickly, took off the black scarf on his face, and cupped his fists at Mu Qing: "Uncle Mu, has he been in good health these past few years?"

Mu Ying went out early in the morning to "pick up" Li Xin into the city. As his father, Mu Qing was not at ease, so he waited at the door himself. Seeing Li Xin himself arrived, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Master Hou Come in person."

"I have to come."

Li Xin sighed.

"If I don't come, Hanzhou City will be destroyed in half a year at the most. At that time, not to mention that Uncle Mu and Brother Mu will have an accident, even I myself will be in a dilemma in the court."

Li Xin smiled at Mu Qing.

"Helping the Mu family is helping yourself. My nephew is very clear about this."

Mu Qing stepped aside and invited Li Xin home, and asked, "Master Hou has a plan to defeat the enemy?"

"I have some ideas, but how to do it, I have to discuss it with Brother Mu carefully."

While speaking, the group of them had already entered Mu's house. Mu Qing brought Li Xin and Mu Ying to the main hall of Mu's house. After drinking Li Xin a cup of tea, he sighed slowly.

"Five years ago, Lord Hou said that we, the adherents of Southern Shu, would have an upright and honorable status in the Jin Dynasty. We people who have subjugated the country have suffered for more than 30 years. We are naturally happy to hear such words. Therefore, even if everyone has already The farmers in the fields and the hunters in the mountains still picked up hoes and hunting forks, and managed to cobble together 5 people, advancing and retreating with Lord Hou."

After speaking, Mu Qing took a deep look at Li Xin.

"I don't know, in just five years, the status of the Great Jin is not easy to use. The emperor of the Ji family still sees us as an eyesore, and he doesn't hesitate to send more than [-] troops to get rid of us."

Bringing up this matter is indeed wrong in today's world.

Five years ago, when the expedition to the west was not going very smoothly, it was Li Xin who acted as an intermediary at that time, allowing Emperor Taikang to reach an agreement with these survivors of Southern Shu. The land is returned to the autonomy of the survivors of the Southern Shu, and at the same time, these survivors of the Southern Shu are given the identity of the people of the Great Jin Dynasty, and they no longer mention the old things of the old country.

That was a matter of three years in Taikang, and it has only been five years since the court turned its back on it.

Sitting next to Mu Qing, Li Xin sighed deeply: "Uncle Mu is one of his own, so I won't hide what I say."

He lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said with a wry smile: "The son of heaven today may not be as broad-minded as his father, but he would not be so narrow-minded. It is impossible to deny what he said five years ago. The army suddenly besieged the city of Hanzhou, to a large extent not because of the Nanshu Kingdom, which had been destroyed for 40 years."

Having said that, Li Xin pointed to his nose and said in a deep voice, "It's because of me."

"The Mu family, or the Hanzhou army, is too close to me, a minister of the court, so close that the emperor is worried, so that today's incident happened."

"To be fair, Li Xin dragged Hanzhou City down. Otherwise, the imperial court might be on guard against Hanzhou City, but they would never use weapons like this."

Mu Qing and his son exchanged glances.

In the end, the sixtieth old man looked up at Li Xin.

"There are many twists and turns in the Jin court, and we outsiders can't see clearly. Since Lord Li has arrived in Hanzhou City in person today, the Mu family has already lived and died with Lord Hou. Mu Ying and you are brothers. Some words are difficult for him to speak, so I, an old man, will speak for him."

Li Xin looked serious.

"Uncle Mu just said so."

Mu Qing lowered her head and took a sip of her tea, then looked up at Li Xin again.

"Master Li, what are you going to do next?"

The old man looked serious.

"The old man has learned a lot about what you have done in these years. When Mu Ying was in the capital when he seized the throne, he told me many things. The current Emperor Taikang of Dajin can Said that you held the throne of God in one hand."

"After he became emperor, his throne was unstable. It was you who controlled the imperial army and helped him secure his position."

"Five years ago, you even wiped out the Pingnan Army that had occupied the Southwest for 30 years for him."

"But now, he's attacking you without any concealment."

"Even I, an outsider, feel cold for you at this moment."

Having said that, Mu Qing looked straight at Li Xin.

"Master Li, what are you going to do next? Do you want to continue serving as a servant of the Ji family, or start a new business and start a career on your own?"

What Mu Qing said sounds like a long paragraph, but it can be summed up in one sentence.

Marquis Li, are you rebelling?

Li Xin himself had considered this question, so he answered quickly.

He took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Mu, my family is still in the capital."

"Your wife is the princess of the Ji family. As for the child, she also has the blood of the Ji family. If you fall out with the Ji family, you simply don't want it."

Mu Qing's voice was heavy.

"Anyway, Lord Hou, you are only in your 20s, so it doesn't matter how many children you want to have."

Being able to say these words does not mean how bad Mu Qing is, or how unscrupulous he is, but that the values ​​of each era are different. In this era, in the eyes of a native like Mu Qing, that is Why don't a big man have a wife? Those who make big things don't care about small details.

So in his eyes, these things are important, but they are not inseparable. In fact, many great figures in history have this kind of thinking.

Li Xin shook his head slowly.