Fu Song

Chapter 75
Xiao Ding turned around suspiciously, but after only three days, Xin Jian appeared in front of him.

This made Xiao Ding both surprised and happy.

"The villain is willing to serve as the commander and envoy, going through fire and water, no matter what!" One head knocked down heavily, and when he lifted it up, Xin Jian was already full of shame.

After all, he just rejected him three days ago, but now he came to him.

Xiao Ding didn't take it seriously, he laughed and helped Xin Jian up, and said, "Okay, the man's fame, naturally, he will fight with swords and guns right away. From then on, we are a family."

"Thank you for your attention."

Xiao Ding was still a little curious: "Brother Xin, what made you change your mind?"

Xin Jian blushed and said, "My old lady was in good condition after being treated by Imperial Physician Wang. She knew that the commander had recruited me and I refused, and she was so angry that she would hang herself in the room, and said that if I didn't come to join the commander, I refused. , she'd just die."

"The old lady really understands the righteousness. Brother Xin is very good at work. How could he be buried in a place like Yihong Courtyard? Let's walk around, I'll introduce you to some good brothers!" Xiao Ding laughed and pulled Xin. Gradually, he had to be reintroduced to his own gang of guards.

When Xiao Ding saw Xiao Cheng again, he couldn't help but wonder what means Xiao Cheng had used to make Xin Jian change his mind in three days. Then Xin Jian hesitated to speak, obviously not telling the truth.

"I told eldest brother a long time ago that if you can't attack from the front, then you can attack from the side!" With the book in his hand, Xiao Cheng smiled, "I still remember when I was going to tie up the two dolls of Xin Jian and send them to them. Where did your uncle go?"

"Of course I remember!" Xiao Ding nodded.

"I took the confession that my eldest brother gave me, and I still have dozens of dollars to see my uncle!" Xiao Cheng smiled: "Tell him, if this matter is settled, give him the same amount of money. ."

"It's that simple?" Xiao Ding was dubious.

"Of course not. This big Zhai is also a talent!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile. "He knew that he was not enough, so he pushed his old lady to find Xin Jian's house."

"what?"

"The old lady of Da Zhai and Xiao Zhai is a savage character. She scolded the old lady at the door of the old lady!" Xiao Cheng said, "I have been scolding since the marriage between the two families, saying that I was really blind at the beginning. I threw a good old girl into the fire pit, and now I finally have a chance to climb out of the fire pit, this Xin Jian not only does not climb, but also burys himself with ashes."

Xiao Ding couldn't help laughing, Xin Jian's mother-in-law's scolding level is really good.

"The old lady has been in bad health, don't scold her again, and she will scold her sick again." He was a little worried.

"No way!" Xiao Cheng said, "This old lady was originally suffering from a heart disease, but now things are slowly calming down, and Imperial Physician Wang gave the prescription again. She scolded and attacked poison with poison, but it was cured without medicine. That's the story that she took a rope and hung it on the beam to force Xin Jian to come to you!"

"That's not bad." Xiao Ding said: "Then Xin Jian still made a request. He wants to take away the whole family, saying that this Bianliang can no longer accommodate their family."

"This is a good thing!" Xiao Cheng said: "In this way, he can serve the eldest brother more wholeheartedly. By the way, there is one more thing, the eldest brother might as well give it to Xin Jian as a gift."

"what?"

Xiao Cheng got up, took out a piece of cloth-wrapped thing from the cabinet, and put it in front of Xiao Ding.

"This is the broken iron mace that my brother brought back from the school that day. I asked Tiangong Iron Art to re-install him. It is no worse than before." Xiao Cheng said.

Xiao Ding was both surprised and delighted: "Heavenly craftsmanship and iron craftsmanship still have such skills? He Zheng brought back these two mace that day, saying that they can't go empty after a fight, but the iron mace can still be seen in the eye. , I also blame him for being troublesome, not wanting it to turn out to be a good thing."

Pulling open the cloth, I saw that the iron mace that I had cut off by myself was now integrated. If I didn't look closely, I could hardly see any obvious traces. If I looked closely, there was only a faint pattern looming, and I waved it a few times. Down, the tiger is windy.

"I heard Xin Jian say that this iron mace was his family heirloom. Now that it has returned to its original owner, I want to be a little more grateful to my eldest brother." Xiao Cheng said.

"It's you he should be thankful for!"

"What do I want him to be grateful for?" Xiao Cheng said with a smile. "In the future, if he can serve the eldest brother sincerely in the future, he will not be in vain for the eldest brother's love for him."

In the middle of September, Xiao Ding's whereabouts finally settled.

This time, it can be said that inside and outside the court and the public, everyone has the same aspirations, and everyone has the same heart, so naturally there will be no such thing as pulling the strings.

Set the border city!
Xiao Ding will bring his Guangrui army to the border town as a whole.

The officials hoped that one of the warriors who could recruit good warriors would go to deter Hengshan, and even control Hengshan, so that the Shaanxi Road could be appeased and Ma Xing could quickly solve the difficult army Li, thus completing the imperial court's grand strategy of attacking Liaoning on three routes.

King Zhao Jing of Chu was worried that Xiao Ding would be left in Bianliang to become one of the commanders of the Fourth Army. Naturally, in such a crucial position, he was not willing to be mastered by the people of King Jing Zhao Zhe, and naturally wanted to invite Xiao Ding out of Bianliang as soon as possible.

The newly appointed Hebei appeasement envoy, Cui Ang, had a long talk with Xiao Ding in Baima, and immediately found out that the famous warrior in Northern Liao was completely inconsistent with his thoughts, and he remained in Tianmenzhai, with Xiao Ding's prestige. And the background will only make it difficult for Cui Ang to implement his strategic plan smoothly.For a general general, Cui Ang might cut him with a single slash, but Xiao Ding, can he cut it?Since the command can't move and can't kill, it is natural to ask to leave.

And what about Ma Xing, the appeasement envoy of Shaanxi Road who just took office?He is a character who has always looked down on Li Xu of the Dingnan Army. He thinks that it is precisely because of the rebelliousness and resentment of the Dingnan Army that the northwest of the empire is unstable. As long as this thorn is pulled, the empire The Northwest is safe, so that it can form a strategic encirclement on the Northern Liaoning.However, Shaanxi Road has been under the leadership of the Lord and Pai Zhangkuo over the years. The army has no fighting spirit, and a figure like Xiao Ding is urgently needed to re-awaken the morale of the entire Shaanxi Road.

With the joint efforts of several parties, in less than a month, the emperor issued an edict and the two governments signed, and Xiao Ding officially became the commander of Dingbian City, Shaanxi.There are two armies under his jurisdiction, one is the Guangrui Army that he will take with him, and the other is the Dingbian Army that has been stationed in Dingbian City.

The two armies had a total of [-] men, [-] infantry and [-] horses.

His son had been promoted, and now he was on his own, but Xiao Yu's face was not at all joyful, but extremely serious.

"Dalang, although you have doubled your troops now, your combat effectiveness has also dropped a lot. As far as I know, the current Dingbian army is really unbearable."

Compared to Xiao Yu's worries, Xiao Ding was much more free and easy.

"My lord is overthinking it. Back then, the army and horses in Hebei were not the same and relatively decadent. As long as you train hard, keep the inferior and keep the superior, and then reward and punish appropriately, the morale of the army will naturally rise. What's more, the Hengshan Dangxiang can't compare with the Liao people."

"Big brother, don't take it lightly. Hengshan's party members, in terms of military discipline, tactics and tactics, may not be comparable to the Liao people, but in terms of ferocity, they are not bad, or even better." Xiao Cheng shook his head and said: "The Liao people are also today. If you are a rich family and have a family and a business, you naturally have many scruples. And the Liao Kingdom also prides itself on being a great country, and acts like a great country, but the Hengshan Party Project does not have these concerns. It's too fast, but it's not easy to measure."

"Erlang is right." Xiao Yu said, "Moreover, as you said, the rewards and punishments are appropriate, and the inferior ones are kept out of the superior ones, all of which require an economic foundation, and in the area of ​​the frontier army, the conditions are very bad! It's not easy for Wan Guangrui's soldiers and their families. They gave up the comfortable and comfortable life in Tianmen Village and followed you to places like that. Just to reassure them is not an easy task."

"As for the money, I have to ask your lord to try to allocate more money in the imperial court. Besides, since Cui Anfu wants me to leave so much, he has to pay some price." Xiao Ding sneered: "Wait until Shaanxi. On the other side of the road, Ma Fu Shi wants to make good use of my weapon, and he has to give me some benefits. As long as you give me a buffer time for a year, the child is confident that he can stand where he is."

"I'm afraid that the party officials will not allow you to stand still!" Xiao Yu said, "This time the imperial court has changed horses, and specially dispatched you to Dingbian City, doubling the number of troops and horses in Dingbian City. Blind people also know what the imperial court wants to do. I'll disarm you."

Hearing this, Xiao Ding laughed: "They really dare to come to Dingbian City to find trouble for me, but I can't ask for it. It's faster than I go to Hengshan to search for their traces. Why don't you want to make rules for them?"

Xiao Cheng clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Big brother, the three words for setting rules are good. Hengshan's party project is capricious. After all, it's just interests that come first. There are also many conflicts between their tribes, attacking and annexing each other. But they often unite to harass me in Song Dynasty, there is a lot to do here. Big brother might as well hit some hard at that time, and then try to win some more."

"Is this the second brother that you often say about sticks and candied dates?" Xiao Ding laughed.

"Exactly!" Xiao Cheng said: "Dangxiang people are brave and good at fighting, and they are not inferior to the Liao people. If they can be subdued, they will be a great help in the future."

Xiao Ding nodded: "What the second brother said coincides with what I think. Sir, this time the town is relocated, the affairs are complicated, and there are many things, and the boy doesn't want to fake the hands of outsiders, so I want to ask the second brother to help. ."

"This?" Xiao Yu pulled up his beard involuntarily. "Your second brother will participate in the Juren exam in May next year."

"It can't be delayed until then!" Xiao Cheng said quickly: "Sir, the matter of eldest brother is now the top priority of our Xiao family, and there must be no single mistake. Besides, Master Cen also said, I The level of fire is enough. What is needed now is practical experience. It is said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. This time is a great opportunity. Go and do it well for my big brother. came out."

Xiao Yu was startled: "Where did this come from?"

"The officials' intentions are gradually becoming clearer. How can those officials who are in charge of exams not try to figure out the officials' intentions! I guessed that the policy topics at that time would never escape this circle in a wide range."

(End of this chapter)