Ye Shaobao was much worse at this time, both mental state and face than five years ago. He seemed to have no strength in his speech and said slowly: "Maoer, go out for a while, I have a few words with your uncle."

Ye Mao stood up, wiped the tears from his face, lowered his head to Ye Ming and bowed, "I understand."

Then the young master pushed open the door, closed the door himself after going out, and stood quietly at the door waiting.

In this not-so-large room, only this pair of brothers with a huge age gap remained.

Li Xin helped Ye Ming and sat down, and said softly: "Senior brother, I am sad. When the teacher left, he left with a smile, and there is no regret."

Ye Ming pointed to the chair beside him.

"You sit down and talk, too."

Li Xin sat down as he spoke. General Ye let out a breath of turbid air, his voice hoarse: "He has always been a very free and easy person, but I am not. If I could let go of my blood and family affection in my early years, I would not have left the books of sages and ran to Jimen Pass for decades."

When Ye Sheng returned to Beijing and was trapped in the capital, he could not move. The second and third brothers of the Ye family died on the battlefield. The fourth brother Ye Lin was still young and could only rely on him, the boss of the Ye family, to take over the Ye family's family's business. It was also from that time that Ye Ming began to study military books and study strategies. He started as a small man in the imperial guards. After more than ten years of hard work, he finally arrived in the northern army of Jimenguan Town and took over the position left by his father.

Ye Ming is a very emotional person. His father suddenly died of illness, which was a big blow to him. After receiving the news, he got several years older almost overnight.

Li Xin sat next to him and sighed slightly.

"Senior brother, you are also a father, and Ye Mao respects you very much. You must take care of yourself, otherwise if something happens, Ye Mao will not be able to withstand another blow."

Ye Ming barely smiled.

"Don't worry, I can't die for the time being, but it's not certain that I will continue to stay at Jimen Pass."

"This time I went back to Ningling's hometown. I came here to keep my father's grave, and I also had to rest and recuperate, otherwise I might not be able to hold on."

General Ye smiled bitterly: "My brother has been in bad health since he was a child, much worse than his father. It is not easy to live until his sixties."

Li Xin sighed slightly and said nothing more.

When Ye Sheng was still there, the master and apprentice talked about Ye Ming's body. At that time, Old Man Ye was a little worried, worried that his eldest son would be ahead of him. Although Ye Sheng took the lead, Ye Shaobao's body... obviously couldn't hold on for too long.

Ye Ming did not continue talking about this topic. After he was silent for a while, he began to talk about the serious matter.

"You should have received the battle report from Chang'an and Yunzhou City."

Li Xin nodded.

"Yes, I received it from the court the day before yesterday."

"I'm going to be much earlier for my brother. I've received this military newspaper five days ago."

Speaking of this, General Ye frowned slightly and sighed: "At one glance, it's bloody."

Five or six days ago, Ye Ming had just left Jimen Pass, and he was much closer to Yunzhou City than the capital. In addition, he had been greeting the Xianbei people for many years and was well-informed in the north, so the news he received was much more detailed than that Li Xin received.

"The military newspaper that the imperial court gave you probably did not write about casualties, but Brother Wei probably knew the number of casualties in the Zhong family. The battle lasted nearly three days. Although Yuwen Qigui's tribe suffered heavy casualties, two or three thousand spirits died on the battlefield, plus the severely injured people, there were probably five or six thousand people, but..."

"More people die in the family."

Ye Ming slowly stretched out a finger and said in a deep voice: "Although Brother Wei does not have an accurate number, the soldiers who died in the Zhong family are probably more than 5,000. Including those seriously injured, there are probably more than 10,000."

"Zhong Xuantong of the Zong family is not a reckless fool. He has been guarding Yunzhou City for 20 or 30 years and has always been known for his stability. For decades, the Yuwen tribes have never dared to offend Yunzhou City, and the Yunzhou army has not left the border to fight Yuwen tribes. This time, Zhong Xuantong suddenly went crazy and directly led people into the hinterland of Yuwen Qigui tribe, and even approached their tent..."

To be precise, the Yuwen tribes are the four Yuwen tribes. These four tribes were established by the royal family of the Northern Zhou Yuwen clan who fled north. Because they were royal families, each of them had a title of king. For example, Yuwen Qi, the leader of the Yuwen Qigui tribe, is called King Mule, which means the king on the grassland.

The other three tribes were mostly the same, and they all gave themselves the throne. Of course, most of these kings had not passed through the Northern Zhou court. After all, the Northern Zhou court was gone, so they could seal the throne as they like.

"This battle was indeed the loss of Yuwen Qigui's troops."

Ye Ming said in a deep voice: "The Yuwen Qigui tribe is relatively small among the four Yuwen tribes. They cannot withstand such great losses and take the initiative to ask for peace and admit defeat from the Zong family. This kind of victory may be considered a victory in the court's eyes, but in my opinion, there is nothing to be happy about."

Wrath appeared on General Ye’s old face.

"It is natural for the court to control the border army, but the affairs in the court should not affect how the border army fights. It is obvious that Zhong Xuantong is influenced by the will of the court, so he will do such stupid things!"

Any veteran who has led troops for many years will most likely be angry when he knows this war in Yunzhou City.

Because so many people didn't have to die...

Li Xin also sighed and said softly: "This matter is indeed the will of the court, but the Zhong family is also anxious. They didn't have to fight like this."

Ye Ming groaned muffled and said nothing.

Then he looked up at Li Xin and said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because of the matter in Yunzhou City that Brother Wei felt that it is much more appropriate for you to preside over the Zhenbei Army than Maoer or the fourth brother."

"The two of them, including brother Wei, have much worse skills in the court than you in Chang'an. With you in charge of Zhenbei Army, at least brother Wei doesn't have to worry about going to a family."

Speaking of this, a flush appeared on Ye Ming's face.

"The northern border has become like this. Until now, I, the general of Zhenbei Army, have not received any documents from the court, and I still don't know what the court is going to do!"

He looked up at Li Xin and said in a deep voice: "Chang'an, tell Brother Wei, what is Your Majesty going to do?"

Li Xin smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I do? Naturally, I want to expand my territory."

"The southwest has been pacified, the imperial court has not had any war for five or six years, and the Ministry of Revenue has piled up like a mountain of money and grain. Of course, His Majesty will have some other thoughts."

"In fact, he has been thinking about this for several years."

General Ye's face changed.

After a while, he had to accept this fact, took out a wooden box from the table beside him and handed it to Li Xin.

"This is the seal of the general of Zhenbei."

Ye Shaobao's voice was a little hoarse: "It was supposed to be handed over to you at the Zhenbei Army Camp, but I was in a hurry to go back to my hometown, so I can only give it to you here."

He looked up at Li Xin and took a deep breath.

"Chang'an, Zhenbei Army will entrust you to you from now on. I have no other request for you, I only ask you for one thing."

Li Xin took the wooden box and lowered his head and said, "Senior Brother, please give me instructions."

Ye Ming's face was serious.
Chapter completed!