Li Xinchen knocked on the table, which shocked Xiao Shilian and Gu Yewang. Seeing that the two of them came back to their senses, Li Xinchen said unhurriedly:

"What we care about now shouldn't be the imperial court, there are Duke Zhou and Duke Shen in Jiankang Mansion, and even Duke Xiaomu in the court will speak for us······"

Of course, Li Xinchen also concealed someone, he never naively thought that Zhou Qu and Shen Jungao could really change Chen Ji's attitude, even Xu Ling couldn't. I'm afraid that there are no people who can do this in the whole world, and only Lechang can be counted as half.

It's just that Li Xinchen can't guarantee that this woman, who has been away for several months, will stand on her side from time to time in front of her family and country. After all, at the foot of that cliff, Li Xinchen had revealed his ambitions, and Lechang was also a smart woman, Li Xinchen didn't believe that she couldn't understand.

However, Li Xinchen did not regret saying it, he didn't want to hide and deceive the person he loved in his heart, as for how to choose, it was Lechang's business, and Li Xinchen couldn't help her. Even in Li Xinchen's view, Lechang can understand what he said and did at the bottom of the cliff at that time.

After all, she is the princess of Nan Chen and the daughter of the Chen family.

This is a variable, Li Xinchen has no way to judge, and he doesn't want to judge. He had done his best and had a clear conscience, and these were not things he could decide. What he can do now is not to intrigue with his own family behind him, but to stride forward and compete with Wei Chi and Wei Xiaokuan!

Gu Yewang didn't know what to do, and Xiao Shilian glanced at Li Xinchen meaningfully. As Li Xinchen's best friend and brother-in-law, what Gu Yewang doesn't know, Xiao Shilian knows it, but he is not the kind of person who is open-mouthed, so he knows how to keep silent in a timely manner.

Li Xinchen pointed to the sand table: "Wei Chi Hui left his eldest son Wei Chi to guard Xiangyang, and he has already led more than 20,000 main forces to the water, and it is estimated that he will be able to reach Hanzhong at the beginning of the year." After Wei Chi Hui arrived in Hanzhong, he should not wait for Wei Xiaokuan, but led the army south first. ”

After a pause, Li Xinchen looked at Xiao Shilian and Gu Yewang with solemn expressions: "In other words, this battle should start after the year." ”

Xiao Shilian and Gu Yewang glanced at each other and nodded solemnly. Xiao Shilian waved his fist: "Shizhong, don't worry, so many of our brothers will have a good New Year, and then we will have a vigorous battle with that Wei Chi Zhen!" From Huainan to Jingzhou to this Ba County, we have killed a lot of people, are we really afraid of him? ”

Gu Yewang was more stable, of course, it was impossible to be as high-spirited as Xiao Shilian said, but he also knew that since he was now standing in Li Xinchen's hall, he had to take another step forward. Otherwise, the moment he Gu Yewang walked out of this council hall, his career for most of his life would have come to an end, and all his hard work and worries these days would be in vain.

Although he is already old, he Gu Yewang doesn't want to leave without a name when the tide of the world is rolling!

The man is alive, and he works hard for fame, but now he has no fame, and King Gu Ye is also holding his breath in his heart. At this moment, Li Xinchen's gaze had slowly turned and stared straight at him.

This is Li Xinchen asking him and waiting for him. Just like in Jiangling at that time, Li Xinchen knew that Gu Yewang was not a young man like Xiao Shilian who was enthusiastic and would take care of it once he made up his mind, and after so many years, it was reasonable for Gu Yewang to hesitate and have concerns, so Li Xinchen was willing to wait for him.

However, there is a limit to this kind of waiting, if Gu Yewang blindly looks forward and backward, then Li Xinchen will not be able to control him.

How could King Gu Ye not understand this truth, and glanced at Li Xinchen gratefully, King Gu Ye took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The hussar general has already greeted the old man, and there are not many soldiers and horses under the general's command, so he should only cooperate to harass Xiangyang, so the pressure is not great, and the old man is not needed to help for the time being, so the old man will stay in Bashu in this battle, if the general has any instructions, although the old man is not good at the bones, but he is also willing to run and serve!" ”

This is Gu Yewang's statement, Xiao Shilian also understood what Li Xinchen and Gu Yewang's frequent eye contact before meant at this time, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.

Now is the time when Li Xinchen's subordinates are short of talents, and it is not a bad thing for an old minister like Gu Yewang who has been up and down in the sea for many years to stand on Li Xinchen's side.

Li Xinchen also smiled and bowed: "Then there is Lao Gugong." ”

Old ministers like Gu Yewang may not be as motivated as young people like Xiao Shilian, but they have been officials for so many years, and time means experience and a more stable mentality. Now Li Xinchen's local officials, only Luo Ya should be regarded as half of his lineage, and the rest of Tang Zhengliang, Dai Cai and others are either from a family or demoted to generals, and they still need to run in, especially with Xiao Shilian, Luo Ya and other officials of the Southern Chen Dynasty.

Now that there is a stable minister like King Gu Ye in charge, it is at least better than the situation of Luo Ya and Tang Zhengliang fighting each other and not giving in to each other.

Li Xinchen now needs to face enemies like Wei Chi Hui and Wei Xiaokuan, and he needs to be wary that the imperial court will not plot against him, and he really doesn't have the strength to deal with the contradictions of his subordinates, obviously Gu Yewang, who has been in officialdom for most of his life, is more experienced than Li Xinchen.

Li Xinchen is fighting in front, but he doesn't want any more chaos on his own turf behind him.

What's more, in addition, an old minister like King Gu Ye has too high prestige and connections in the government and the opposition, and these are what Li Xinchen lacks the most now. He knew that his prestige was enough, but after all, whether it was him, Luo Ya, Xiao Shilian and others, their connections were too narrow.

People often say that the rivers and lakes are sinister, but they don't know that the struggle of the court is even more sinister than the rivers and lakes.

It was enough for Li Xinchen to know Shen Jungao and others before, after all, what he did at that time only affected the situation of one side of the war, and would not stir up the situation in the world. But now Li Xinchen is different, he has stood on the cusp of the entire era.

And Li Xinchen is definitely not the kind of person who goes with the flow, what he wants to do is to hold the flag and make the tide!

However, if you want to be a trendsetter, Li Xinchen must have her own confidence. He had already begun to establish his base in Ba County, but at least for now he was still a courtier of Nan Chen, and there must be someone to speak for him in the court of Nan Chen.

Now Shen Jungao, Zhou Qu and others are obviously also on Chen Ji's blacklist, and what they say no longer works, so Li Xinchen needs to use Gu Yewang to develop his new connections.

Li Xinchen has needs, and Gu Yewang also has needs, so don't look at the two people who are not all the way in terms of personality, age, etc., but it is easy to walk together. Although what Li Xinchen wanted was different from what Gu Yewang wanted, this path was right.