Li Xuhui originally wanted to tell Yang Weihu that he would also enter Beijing to take the exam after the New Year, but when he heard that after Yang Weihu left, he could be in charge of the defense here, and he was excited in his heart, thinking that Ouyang Yanzhao's face was really big, and he would be able to see the day when he presided over the defense of a province. Preparing for the exam? You can go again in the next three years, Yang Weihu will be one year younger when he goes back and forth to Beijing, if he can make some achievements here, with his relationship with Lord Ouyang, maybe he can be reused in situ, which is much better than being admitted to Jinshi. Thinking of this, Li Gongzi let go of the amount of alcohol to accompany Yang Weihu, and said that he was really a waiter, of course, he couldn't speak, and he couldn't drink more.

The next day, Li Xuhui came to the office of the Jiedu envoy with great interest, of course, he was not the only one who joined the army, and most of the others had been veterans who had been in the army for many years. Yang Weihu lectured everyone in the lobby, he said: "Since the change, Lord Ouyang has attached great importance to border affairs, because fighting a war is not the norm, and how to adapt to the current situation of border defense, Lord Ouyang believes that it is necessary to deal with border affairs from the root. Therefore, on the basis of stressing the necessity of preparing for border operations, Lord Ouyang attaches great importance to the work of sending young and learned people to the troops; today, we have welcomed Li Xuhui to join the army, and in the future, there will be meritorious and famous jinshi and scholars who will participate one after another, and I believe that the military work will certainly get better and better. ”

Although Li Xuhui is only an assistant to join the army, as far as the officers and soldiers in the barracks are concerned, since he has no military exploits and no fame, he will become their leader as soon as he comes, and he is of course unconvinced. Most of the soldiers are poor families, and there are not many educated people, but they only respect those who raise people, enter the scholars, and rank first, and think that Li Xuhui is also like them, and what is literate can only be recognized by them after passing the examination and becoming a scholar.

After lunch, the soldiers began to practice martial arts, Li Xuhui familiarized himself with the situation as required, he took Daozhen to the martial arts field, and a few soldiers with outstanding military achievements came to provoke. A small leader asked: "Dare to ask Li to join the army, the real enemy is coming, is it useful for you to talk about books and sentences with others?" Why do you say that Prime Minister Ouyang's change has become an excuse for you to go to the barracks to eat as long as you read some books? There was no such precedent before, and those who had read books could go to the officialdom to mingle, so why did they come to our side to compete for a seat with us? ”

Yang Weihu encountered similar provocations when he came, but with his father, a former famous inspector who patrolled for the heavens as the backing, a few words can suppress the arrogance of a group of soldiers. Because he heard Li Xuhui's arrogance, Yang Weihu wanted to put some small shoes on him, but he was Ouyang Yanzhao's person, and Yang Weihu couldn't do it himself, so the people below made it difficult for him.

Li Xuhui himself was embarrassed to say that of course he knew that Zhizhou's letter was important, but his father's expensive gifts to the Ouyang family played a greater role, otherwise he would not have such a position. He wouldn't even know that Ouyang Yanzhao sent him to his current position, and he also had an idea, if he occupied a seat and was not worthy of talent, Lord Ouyang knew about the things in the barracks, and Li Xuhui would definitely return to his hometown automatically, and it would be impossible to work in the seat for a long time. In this way, Ouyang Yan Zhaoli also accepted it, and the matter was done, it was he who was not angry, and at that time, no one would blame him for Lord Ouyang for not helping.

Dao Zhen has long wanted Li Xuhui and his housekeeper to see his strength, not only can he tell fortunes, but he is not a master of white food, since Li Xuhui took himself with him, those who used to be the long-term subordinates of the Li family were somewhat dissatisfied with Dao Zhen. Dao Zhen calmly said to the officer who took the lead in provoking: "Junior soldiers should respect superior officers, this is common sense for soldiers, how can you rush to join the army?" The soldier said, "The general's fame was obtained in exchange for bones and heads, what did your master get it for?" The army is not a place to chew words, have the ability to go down and go twice? ”

Dao Zhen didn't look at Li Xuhui's eyes to stop him, he said: "I want to teach you a lesson for my master, I don't know how high the earth is, I'm just a subordinate of Li Senjun's family, I can't watch you be disrespectful to our master." The people who were practicing martial arts stopped, they had been lonely for a long time, and they had already thought of something to make a mess, and when they saw Daozhen getting off the military field, they laughed, because Daozhen's hair has grown now, and he only looks like a subordinate, how can he be a battle-hardened military opponent. What's more, the person who challenged him, everyone knew to him, he was a master who was proficient right away and step by step, but because he was impatient and too straight to speak, he had a lot of military achievements for a long time, but he could not be improved.

The man came to Dao Zhen and said: "I thought that those from the mainland were soft, and it was good to have hard, just with your courage, I like it, you go down, I don't embarrass you." Dao Zhen smiled at him and said: "I'm not here to just express my attitude, I also want you to see if our master is not here to mix rice, he can really contribute to the protection of the country, let's do it, I want to see if the soldiers guarding the border are in vain." He took two steps back, leaving a place for the other party to shoot, and the other party knew after listening to his words that if he didn't let Dao Zhen taste the wind and rain at the border pass, he wouldn't understand that the battlefield is not farming, and the growth of farming is only a season, and the battlefield is a lifetime of carelessness. One is the harvest, the other is the life, the other party snorted in his mouth, and said: "Then I will fulfill your loyalty to the master, the country has me, you don't have to worry about it." ”

When the words came to hand, he wanted to grab it in the air with one hand, and let Daozhen look a little ugly without injury, but he didn't expect that his long arm came over, and Daozhen was not in a hurry at all, and he grabbed it with his hands. Everyone has held their breath, especially Li Xuhui, he usually has three hands and two feet, and from the momentum, he has seen that this hand will not die if he goes down, but he will definitely be injured. I didn't expect the other party to be polite to Dao Zhen, his hand came closer, and he collected his strength, just pressed it lightly, only this contact, the soldier understood, and if the expert didn't make a move, he could also find out if there was any. Dao Zhen was as soft as a bone, and the place where he started made him unable to feel the real thing, and when he was stunned, a strong internal force almost shook his hand away.

The other party stabilized his footing, only the two of them understood, and they could really feel the mercy of the other party's subordinates, and the other party also realized that when Dao Zhen's strength was realized, he found that the resistance became weaker, and he quickly regained his strength. The people next to him were wondering, most of them thought that the soldier didn't want to hurt Dao Zhen, and a good show ended like this, when Dao Zhen was preparing how to deal with it. The soldier said loudly and lively: "I'm ashamed, there are people outside the world, today I have learned that Li joined the army is the soul of our soldiers, no matter what others do, I am convinced." One of his retinues can defuse my attack within one move, and at the same time, he can also force me to stop freely, he has been in the army for more than ten years, and he has passed through the battlefield and training ground, and he has not encountered such a trick. ”

The soldier retreated to the training ground in frustration, Daozhen looked at Li Xuhui, and Li Xuhui asked, "Why didn't you help me in Lin Qian Temple a few days ago?" Daozhen said: "At that time, you were a soldier, I was your subordinate, our purpose was border defense, we can't deal with the common people, I am afraid that you will cause trouble, besides, they do not pose a threat to you." Today is different, if I don't show up, they won't be convinced by you, and our work here won't be easy to carry out in the future. ”

Yang Sutian said to Yang Weihu, who was watching from the sidelines: "You have to find someone to understand the details of that young man, the kung fu he showed is not an unknown person, he didn't make a move, he didn't move, he just stood there, his body shape remained unchanged and he could control the enemy, his ability was so big that he was so confident, he must not be a mortal." Yang Weihu said: "I also found out, Li Xuhui is a face-saving person, I now allow him some power, with you, it is impossible for him to run out of the circle, I bring that person to me, I will definitely be able to entangle his way and purpose." ”

Yang Sutian said: "Yes, if his goal is us, hiding, it's not a way, you and I don't have any enemies, just be careful, you can say that you want to find a personal guard, that person's position next to Li Senjun is not high, Li Senjun just came, of course he wants to be close to you, he will be willing." Yang Wei thought about it and thought it made sense, and in the cheers of everyone, he came to Li Xuhui, he said: "I really can't see that Lord Ouyang is sitting in a high position, and a subordinate of the brother's platform can have such skills, no wonder the elder brother arranged him closely." ”

Li Gongzi said: "Master Jiedu Shi smiled, I also found out that he has such a skill, which I neglected before, and I must develop it well in the future, so that he can better serve the border defense." Yang Weihu expressed that he wanted to arrange a separate dinner for Daozhen, Li Xuhui looked at Daozhen, and Daozhen came over. Li Senjun said: "Liu Baichao, Yang Jiedu asked you to have dinner with you at night, come and thank you." "Daozhen's real name is Liu Quanchao, and after following Li Xuhui, he changed his current name to himself.

Yang Sutian has been looking at him coldly from the side, and when he heard that his real surname was Liu, his heart was stunned, when he was in power, the Jiangnan Liu family was too famous. It's just that the world is big, and there are too many people with the surname Liu, it won't be yes, and the people of the Liu family can't say anything to be a subordinate to a member of the army, not to mention that Li didn't have a title before he came. He looked at Daozhen, there was nothing special, and he didn't seem treacherous, so he had a few honest and duty.

Daozhen heard that Yang Weihu was going to invite him to dinner, of course, there was no reason to refuse, he said thank you, and did not dare to raise his face to look at Yang Weihu. Yang Sutian told Yang Weihu about the situation of the Liu family in Jiangnan before eating, and heard that it had already declined, and the house was also occupied by Ouyang Yanzhao. Since Liu Baichao came with Li Xuhui and came out of Ouyang Yanzhao's mansion, it is unlikely that he is a descendant of the Liu family, not to mention that the Liu family values literature and light martial arts, and has never heard of the development of martial arts.

At night, Dao Zhen still looked cautious, no matter how Yang Weihu and Li Xuhui were polite to him, he still positioned himself as a subordinate of Li joining the army. Li Xuhui did not explicitly say that he was a fortune teller before, but only told Yang Weihu that Dao was really a subordinate he received on the road. Thinking of the Jiangnan Liu family that Yang Sutian told him, Yang Weihu felt a knot in his heart, and he asked: "I don't know if Brother Liu has heard of the Jiangnan Liu family in the past, it is a famous family, but it has withered a little in recent years." ”

Daozhen heard him mention his home, years of practice in Lin Qian Temple, so that he was overjoyed and angry, he said: "Walking in the rivers and lakes, I have also heard of it, but the small one has been eating for a bowl of rice since he was a child, and he learned the style, how dare he climb high with the Liu family in Jiangnan." Lord Yang has been in contact with high-ranking officials and wealthy people, and he has had contact with the Liu family before? Yang Weihu said: "I also heard that my father and the Liu family have had a relationship, but too much time has passed, and I heard that the Liu family has now disappeared from the scene, and few people have mentioned it among the current elites." If it weren't for Brother Liu's unique skills today, and he claimed to be surnamed Liu, my father would not have remembered the big family in Jiangnan more than ten years ago. ”

The three of them drank for a while, and Yang Weihu found that Li Xuhui was almost done, and he said: "Li joins the army, there is no master like Brother Liu by my side, I want to discuss with you, take him with me, and sooner or later I can ask for advice, I may win your love." But it is a big deal for you to participate in the defense affairs, and you can't entrust him with Brother Liu's ability, and if it spreads out like that, it will be said that my festival envoy does not pay attention to talents. Of course, Li Senjun didn't dare to compete with his boss, he also wanted to find an opportunity to stammer, although he didn't want to, he still pretended to be happy and agreed, he was not his person, and he just made a gift to Yang Jiedu.

Of course, Daozhen wanted to follow Yang Weihu into Beijing to take the exam, not only to find his family on the road, but also to have the opportunity to learn more about the situation of the Ouyang family. As soon as he arrived here, he wondered why such an important post could be handed over to a young man with no fame or military merits. A big official on one side can not learn and have no skills, but the defense of a region is not a trivial matter, and if you don't do it well, you will lose your head. After drinking at night, he realized that Yang Weihu's father was a third-grade man, Lao Tzu was a hero, and of course his son would be a hero.

Now that he has accepted a capable person by his side, Yang Weihu is very happy, and when he drinks again, Yang Cheng came to him and told him that he would go back earlier if he had something. When he arrived at home, Yang Weihu heard that Yang Sutian was going back for a while, Ouyang Xiangye urged him to enter Beijing urgently, he might come back immediately after he went, Yang Sutian told Yang Weihu that he could not drink alcohol during his return to Beijing, and it would not work if he was a little less, and major matters should be dealt with when he came back. Yang Weihu asked, "Is something wrong?" Yang Sutian thought for a while and said: "I heard that the person in your position went back, I suspect that it may be a defense, but you are a new officer, and Ouyang Xiangye is not very comfortable with you, so I will help you run." ”

Yang Weihu told Yang Sutian that Daozhen was not the so-called Jiangnan Liu family, and he said: "When you entered Beijing this time, you just took him with you, don't you want to observe and understand?" On the way, you look at his performance, if Ouyang Xiangye can like it, it will also be a good thing for my future future. Yang Sutian said: "It's okay for me to take him by my side, you still have to prepare for the exam well, the fame is great, the current position is given to me by Xiangye, give you qualifications, you have to cherish it." ”