Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian are now local chief officials. Of course, this does not mean they can just put down the work at hand. It will probably take two or three days for them to arrive after everything has been arranged.
Therefore, Li Xingchen did not expect to see these two guys soon. However, what Li Xingchen did not expect was that he would soon meet another person.
When Xu Deyan, general Wu Yi's chief marching officer, wearing armor and a hood, stood in front of Li Xinchen, Li Xinchen couldn't believe that this thin and straight-backed young man was the talented Xu Deyan, whom he had met once.
At this time, Xu Deyan seemed to be a different person compared to when he was in Jiankang Mansion. If he hadn't still been a little thin and still had the look of a white-clothed scholar back then, Li Xingchen might have really thought that someone was impersonating him.
In this regard, Li Xingchen could only say that people will become like this. The flames of war baptized Xu Deyan into this state. Although Li Xingchen didn't know whether it was right or wrong, at least it saved him from having to endure the pain of losing his family and humiliating his country like in history.
Of course Xu Deyan didn't know why Li Xinchen looked at him with such a strange and complicated look. He just said that Li Xinchen was a little surprised that Pei Zilie's subordinate suddenly appeared in Shu County. He raised his hands and saluted and said loudly:
"To report to the general, my ancestor sent me a letter from his family. The letter mentioned various changes in the imperial court. I knew that this was a serious matter and I did not dare to neglect it. After reporting to General Wu Yi, I came to Shu County first.
, I would also like to ask the general to read this letter."
Xu Deyan's grandfather is Xu Ling. Xu Ling did not write directly to Li Xinchen, but used a family letter as an excuse to pass it through Xu Deyan's hand to Li Xinchen. Obviously he did not want to leave too many clues for himself. Even in this situation, the old fox
Shimoya still didn't forget to tuck his tail.
Li Xingchen reached out and took the letter from Xu Deyan's hand. He just glanced at it briefly and his face sank slightly. No wonder Xu Ling was so cautious, because the approval given to Xu Shanxin was actually just Chen Xu's compromise with the ministers in the court. In fact,
To a large extent, it does not represent Chen Xu’s subjective opinions.
Xu Ling's words here are enough to tell Li Xingchen how complicated and dangerous the matter is. Chen Xu has made a compromise now, which does not mean that he will still follow Xu Ling and others' ideas in the future, let alone
Representative Chen Xu would obediently let Li Xinchen come to the capital, and then obediently let Li Xinchen go back.
If there is a disagreement at that time, the possibility of a fight between the two parties is very high.
In addition, Xu Ling also carefully asked Li Xingchen about his attitude towards the current situation, or what was the purpose of Li Xingchen's insistence on leading his troops to Jiankang Mansion this time.
Is it a refutation of the imperial court's previous request, a simple desire to lead troops to protect himself, or is it, as many people have speculated, that Li Xingchen really intends to take this opportunity to turn the entire Jiankang Mansion upside down.
It's no wonder that Xu Ling is so cautious. These words are obviously not something that should be asked directly about Li Xinchen.
However, when Xu Ling wrote a letter at this time, he obviously also wanted to know Li Xinchen's attitude, and in this way he was clearly telling Li Xinchen that now he was talking to Li Xinchen as the head of a family. If
If the choices and judgments made by Li Xingchen are reasonable, then Xu Ling will not hesitate to lend a helping hand.
Moreover, Xu Ling had previously persuaded Chen Xu to agree to Li Xingchen's conditions, which was actually a great help.
Li Xinchen's hands slowly clenched tightly. The old men in Jiankang Mansion obviously couldn't sit still even if they couldn't clearly see the development of the matter. After all, they didn't know exactly what Li Xinchen wanted to do now, or even what Chen Xu actually wanted to do.
They also couldn't figure out what their attitude was toward Li Xingchen, and what their attitude was toward the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which was now experiencing internal strife.
This naturally led to them having to take the initiative to ask. Li Xingchen even felt that he had reason to suspect that Xu Ling's letter represented not only his own opinions, but might even be after reaching an agreement with Wu Mingche and others.
Just wrote it down.
After all, at least Xu Ling, Wu Mingche and others are above the court now, and they must advance and retreat together.
This letter from home undoubtedly told Li Xinchen that the current situation was far from as easy as he imagined. However, at least Li Xinchen was not useless in the court. Xu Ling, Wu Mingche and others were obviously willing to provide him with help at critical moments.
A helping hand.
Li Xingchen considered it and said: "Since it is a letter from home to Xiuyuan, it is better for you to go back and forth. You can clearly tell Duke Xiaomu that I have no intention of harming the court now, and I insist on taking it with me when I go to Jiankang Mansion this time.
The soldiers and horses are mainly for self-protection. After all, if an incompetent person rashly enters the deep water in Jiankang Mansion, he may not be able to get out. It is reasonable to bring some soldiers and horses. Please also ask Duke Xiaomu
I can understand and help persuade His Majesty that as long as Your Majesty still trusts me, then I will still be Chen's minister."
Xu Deyan nodded hurriedly. He knew that this was at least the best answer Xu Ling wanted now. It would be best if the two sides did not quarrel with each other. And Li Xingchen's attention was not on Nan Chen at this time, which meant that he was still in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
In this way, Li Xingchen and Nan Chen have common interests and demands. Although the two sides have had many bad feelings in the past, as long as they have the same interests, it is easy to reach an agreement.
Another natural thing is that the Xu family has not fully invested in Li Xinchen, so from the perspective of a family, if Li Xinchen rashly starts a war with Nanchen, it will not be beneficial to the Xu family. Xu Ling obviously
I don't want to be the first target, and I don't want to be completely hated by Li Xinchen because of the intensification of the conflict between Li Xinchen and Nan Chen.
Now Li Xinchen's answer obviously only represents Li Xinchen's attitude at this time, but it is enough for Xu Ling.
Li Xingchen then said: "There is another matter that I would like to tell Duke Xiaomu. Once the matter is completed, I will go to Jiankang Mansion, but I still need Duke Xiaomu to take care of me."
Xu Deyan was startled for a moment, then showed a hint of joy and hurriedly raised his hands: "Yes!"
Li Xingchen was clearly showing his goodwill to Xu Ling, and Xu Ling was obviously happy to see this kind of show of goodwill, which showed that Xu Ling's previous help was not a failure.
For Li Xingchen, if he wanted Xu Ling to continue to help him, then this kind of show of goodwill was naturally necessary.
This is inherently a mutual process.
Xu Deyan handed over his hands and left, while Li Xingchen rested his hands on the table in deep thought.
Xu Ling was almost asking himself bluntly whether he wanted to rebel. Regardless of whether he would go to Jiankang Mansion this time or not, it seemed that he needed to have more contact with him.