The next afternoon, Mu Ying did not come out in Li Xin's study. Li Xin asked in detail the situation Mu Ying saw in southern Xinjiang, and then closed his eyes and sorted out the situation in southern Xinjiang in his mind.

He opened his eyes and looked at Mu Ying,

"What does Uncle Mu mean?"

Mu Ying lowered her eyebrows and said, "Now, many young people from the Mu family have entered Beijing and have made a living in the capital. My father's meaning is very simple. With just one word from the Marquis, the Mu family in southern Xinjiang is willing to do anything for the Marquis."

He bowed his head deeply to Li Xin.

"My father said he wanted the Mu family in the capital to have a way out."

"Uncle Mu is afraid that I will burn the bridge when I cross the river?"

Li Xin laughed in silence, then became serious and said in a deep voice: "If the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion is here, it is impossible for the Mu family to have something to do."

Mu Ying sighed: "My father and the Marquis only met twice, so he entrusted the life and death of the Mu family to the Marquis. Naturally, he trusted the Marquis, but he was afraid that the Marquis would not be able to protect himself."

As he said that, Mu Ying looked at Li Xin carefully and lowered his voice.

"He is afraid... Marquis, you have been demolished by crossing the river."

Li Xin was silent.

After a while, he whispered to Mu Ying: "Brother Mu, don't worry, Li Xin is not a person from Lu Zhi. In addition to planning things, he can also make a living. The Jing'an Marquis' Mansion will not fall, and the Mu family will not fall."

Mu Ying smiled and said, "I'll be relieved if you are humble."

"Relying on the big tree of Marquis, the Mu family can spread branches and leaves in the capital."

Li Xin pulled his sleeve and said with a smile: "Brother Mu has worked hard all the way. Let us brothers go for a drink, just treat it as brothers to welcome you."

Mu Ying is also a person who loves drinking. He will make two drinks if he has something to do. He smiled and said, "The Marquis invites you, how dare you not obey?"

The two of them left the study room one by one, made a small table in the side hall, and set up a small stove next to it. A jar of wine was warmed on the stove, and it was steaming.

It is already late winter now, and nothing is more comfortable than drinking hot wine.

The two of them were talking and drinking, and not long after, they were already in a state of warmth.

Li Xin poured Mu Ying a cup and let out a breath of white breath.

"It happened that Brother Mu came back. I will get married in ten days. I was worried that Brother Mu, you won't be able to come back."

Mu Ying picked up the wine glass, raised her head and drank it all.

He stretched out three fingers and said with his tongue: "I... ran three horses to death on the road."

"Just to catch up with the Marquis' marriage."

Now in winter, I can’t stand walking in the wild, let alone riding on the official road, which shows that Mu Ying has indeed suffered a lot along the way.

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, then slowly breathed, reached out and patted Mu Ying on the back.

"Good brother."

Mu Ying bent over and poured Li Xin a glass of wine, and laughed.

"It's mainly to flatter the Marquis, so I work so hard."

At this time, the cold wind was blowing outside the window. Although it was not snowing, it was not much warmer than the winter of the 17th year of Chengde.

But the two people in the room were laughing happily while drinking.

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The next day, the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month of the first year of Taikang.

Last year, the Holy Emperor Long Yu returned to heaven, and the whole country was sad. Now it is the death day of the late emperor. The current emperor first took all the civil and military officials to worship the ancestral temple, and then went to the imperial tomb to pay homage.

It was already afternoon when I returned from the imperial tomb.

All day long, Li Xin followed Emperor Taikang, never leaving.

On the way back to Beijing, Li Xin was invited into the emperor's carriage.

In the carriage, several stoves made this small space very warm.

Li Xin squatted beside the stove and roasted the fire.

He is very afraid of the cold.

To be precise, after the snowy night in the 17th year of Chengde, Li Xin became very afraid of the cold. When winter came, he would stay by the stove, and even if he went out, he would wear thick clothes.

Emperor Taikang also followed Li Xin's appearance and put his hands on the stove to bake.

He whispered: "Chang'an, when I just visited the imperial tomb, I had already reported to my father about your marriage with Xiaojiu. When I returned to the palace, I will issue an order to get you two married."

Because I am still in the mourning period, getting married requires permission from the late emperor. Of course, the late emperor can no longer speak at this time, so this is just a formality.

Anyway, no matter what happens, the late emperor will "defend".

Li Xin nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Because he was a sacrifice to his father, Emperor Taikang had just shed tears, and he couldn't laugh very much now. He patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said softly: "From tomorrow, I'll be ready, but the time is too fast. There are not many people in your marquis' mansion, so I probably can't be busy. I will ask the people from the Ministry of Rites to help you and try to let Xiaojiu marry you in a glorious way."

"Your Majesty has trouble."

Li Xin looked up at the emperor and sighed: "Actually, at this moment, I should not be obsessed with these children. If it weren't for marriage, Your Majesty would send to the two Zhechong Mansions in the southwest. I am the best candidate for command."

As the main general, Ye Ming has to take charge of the central army and is unlikely to be this "forward". Therefore, if Li Xin doesn't have to get married, he is indeed the best candidate.

The emperor shook his head awkwardly.

"I have talked with Ye Shaobao. He said that if two Zhechong Mansions were sent over, they would probably be eaten by the Pingnan Army after they could find out the truth and the truth, so this method would be just."

Speaking of this, the emperor lowered his eyebrows.

"Once the war is driven with the Southwest, it will be a lasting battle, but no matter how long the battle will take, the first battle must be won, otherwise it will be a big loss of morale."

This sentence should be what Ye Ming said to him.

This battle is essentially a continuation of the "fight for the throne". Both sides of the war have legal inheritance rights, so there is no saying that anyone is the "Han" and who is the "thief". Therefore, this first battle must be won. If you lose, there may be many forces in the local area, which will turn to the Shu County side.

Li Xin nodded.

"General Ye has always been planning the country, but I didn't expect this."

"We are still young."

The emperor forced a smile on his face.

"In more than ten years, Changan will not be inferior to any of them."

The king and his subjects had a chat without a single sentence on the carriage.

But there was no longer the kind of enthusiasm he had in the Wei Palace back then.

Li Xin knew very well that this time was not the time to get married. It was Emperor Taikang who forced him to marry the Ninth Princess to add an extra shackle on his neck.

With Li Xin's character of affection and friendship, the weight of this shackle will be very heavy.

Fortunately, Li Xin himself was not in conflict with the marriage. After all, he liked the Ninth Princess very much, so he agreed to this marriage.

Although this situation of being forced to get married is a bit uncomfortable.

The carriage slowly drove into the capital. Li Xin did not return to the palace with the emperor, but got off at Yonglefang, got on his own carriage, and went to Princess Qinghe's Mansion.

According to the emperor's wishes, the imperial edict for marriage will come down tomorrow. Then he and Princess Ninth will have no way to meet before marriage. While there is still half a day today, Li Xin will have to go to the princess's mansion to accompany Princess Ninth.

The winter of this year was also very cold. Although it had not snowed yet, the sky was covered with clouds and it seemed that a heavy snow would fall at any time.

Just like the current situation.
Chapter completed!