Natsuhime reflects over and over again on what she did wrong? Who did you offend? She is accustomed to safety and peace, but now that Uncle Xia Yu is not around, she has to do her best to think about her safety.

Xia Ji brought Jiang Lu in, and she wanted to know if the guards around her were reliable.

"Jiang Lu, you have been in the Xia Mansion for so long, how much do you know about this guard guarding the Xia Mansion?" Natsuhime asked directly.

"Back to Mrs. Xia, the captain of the guard guarding the Xia Mansion, Guan Ping's military rank is a hundred steps long, and he is a soldier brought out by Uncle Xia Yu, loyal and reliable." Jiang Lu said.

"How many soldiers are there in our Xia Mansion now?"

"Back to Mrs. Xia's words, there are ten chariots and one hundred soldiers who directly guard the courtyard of Xiafu. In the fiefdom, Lord Sima also had the army of the Shi clan, with 60 chariots, more than 600 armor soldiers, and 1,400 apprentices, mainly the scholars and peasants in the feudal town and its surroundings. ”

Xia Ji was secretly a little surprised when she heard Jiang Lu's introduction, because she didn't expect that Xia Mansion would have such a powerful army of government soldiers.

"Wang Xin's killing of Kong Du is obviously not an ordinary vendetta, such a guard is still reliable?" Natsuhime asked.

"Mrs. Hui Xia, it is said that it is not a gentleman to say that people are behind people, but it has to be said that it is related to the safety of Xia Mansion. Guan Ping's martial arts are strong and can be defeated by one against ten, but he is very strict in training, likes to physically punish soldiers, and is usually too indulgent. Usually he loves to drink and fight, and those who can't drink him will be humiliated by him, but he can't drink too much to drink him, so he becomes more and more arrogant, and often beats people after drinking. Except for the monarch and Lord Sima, he didn't pay attention to anyone. Most of the soldiers in the guard were afraid of him, and some were dissatisfied with him, especially those who had been beaten by him. Jiang Lu said again.

"Don't worry, what you said to me was what I had to know, and I won't blame you for it, let alone let others know what you said. In addition to Wang Xin's incident, has there ever been such a thing in the former guard? ”

"Mrs. Hui Xia, most of the guards are some fights and brawls, and there has never been such a thing as Wang Xin. However, it is said that Wang Xin loves gambling and lost some money. ”

After learning about Guan Ping from Jiang Lu, Xia Ji called Guan Ping again.

"Captain Guan, Lord Sima unanimously trusts you, you have followed Master Sima for so many years, and you have worked hard." Natsuhime said.

"Mrs. Hui Xia, this is the duty of the subordinates, and it should be."

"Now Lord Sima is going to patrol the border, and the mansion has been unquiet for the past few days, so it depends on you to worry more."

"Mrs. Xia, don't worry, although there are two scum, but your subordinates promise to strengthen the guard to ensure your safety." Guan Ping patted his chest and said.

"Take me to see your dormitories and where you usually train." Xia Ji said to Guan Ping.

"Okay, Mrs. Xia, please." Xia Ji took the two maids and walked towards the dormitory. While walking Guan Ping, he introduced the personnel status, duty and training arrangements of the entire Xia Mansion Escort Team.

Accompanied by Guan Ping, he took a look at the dormitory of the escort team, and saw that the beds in several rooms were messy, and those soldiers were sitting or lying in the dormitory.

Guan Ping beckoned a few ten-step long and introduced them to Xia Ji one by one. Guan Ping and Xia Ji explained to them about strengthening their protection in the past few days.

Xia Ji went to the training ground outside the hospital under the guidance of Guan Ping, which is also a flat land with no facilities.

Back in the lobby, Xia Ji said to Guan Ping: "I just looked at your dormitory and training ground, and I have a rough understanding of your situation, and before Lord Sima went out to patrol, he also instructed me to care about your escort team, so I want to say my opinion."

"Mrs. Xia, please speak, your subordinates will listen to you."

"Wang Xin and Li Wei had an accident, have you ever thought about what the reason is?"

"There is a problem with the discipline of his subordinates, Wang Xin is a gambler, and Li Wei is foolish and loyal to his fellow countrymen."

"These points are also correct, but they are not comprehensive, and I will add a few points, but they may not be very good. The first point is that the requirements are too low in peacetime, and the military appearance is not neat, which can be seen from the usual casual dress of your soldiers and the messy dormitories. If you dress like the common people, what kind of majesty is there? The dormitory was a mess and smelled bad, and living in this environment for a long time would only make the soldiers decadent and lose their fighting spirit. Natsuhime said.

"The second point is that military discipline is lax, and soldiers must strictly enforce orders and prohibitions, and what can and cannot be done must be strictly demanded. Wang Xin gambles, is this what a soldier should do? It is the duty of a soldier to obey the orders of the people, but it must be in the normal course of training and combat. However, Li Wei was foolish and loyal to his fellow countrymen, ignoring military discipline and acting for the tiger. Natsuki said again.

"Mrs. Xia is right in her criticism." Guan Ping couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, he was strict with the soldiers during training, but he really didn't have any requirements for them in peacetime, and there was no prohibition on gambling and the like.

"And the third point: there is no longevity. When the soldiers saw the commander, they didn't have a proper shape, and they didn't have the least respect and etiquette. When you meet your superiors, you should immediately stand up and salute, which is a sign of respect for your superiors and a must to establish the authority of an officer. ”

"Of course, Xia Fu also has the responsibility to not care enough about life. From today onwards, I will improve your food and raise the standard. Xia Ji also said that Xia Ji knew that these soldiers should be treated well, so that they could be motivated.

"Huh? Thank you, Mrs. Xia. Guan Ping was a little surprised when he heard Xia Ji say that he would improve the food.

"But when you go back, you have to start to organize military affairs, and when you go out, you must not dress casually, you must be strict. There should be no mess in the dormitory, things should be placed neatly, quilts should be folded squarely and neatly, and the cabinets needed can be replenished. In short, it is necessary to be strict and have the spirit of a soldier. After the rectification is completed, Master Sima will personally verify the results, and if you are qualified, I will recommend a salary increase for you. ”

"Mrs. Xia is really a woman, admire, I must do what you ask." Guan Ping sighed sincerely, and when he heard the salary increase, he felt that it was a surprise.

"I heard that you usually like to drink, but you drink a good amount of alcohol, I wonder how much you can drink in one sitting?"

"My subordinates have this hobby, which makes you laugh, and I won't tell you that I can drink three jars of wine in one breath without being discouraged."

"Captain Guan, this bragging habit is not good, let alone three jars of wine, I don't think you can drink three bowls."

"Three bowls? That's still a gentleman? Mrs. Xia, you underestimate my alcohol consumption too much. Guan Ping said nonchalantly.

"Okay, I have a jar of wine here, pour it into a big bowl next to the altar and drink it, if you can't drink three bowls in a row, don't drink more than three bowls of wine in the house in the future, and don't fight with others." Xia Ji thought to herself that the wine that had been distilled so hard in the past two days could only be allowed to drink heavily in order to subdue him.

"Mrs. Xia's criticism is reasonable, if your subordinates don't fight for wine, you don't need to drink, just promise you." Guan Ping was worried that this jar of wine would arouse his addiction to alcohol, and it would be very uncomfortable if he didn't continue to drink the second and third jars of wine.

"No, if you don't drink this wine, you will think that you have a lot of alcohol, and no one will pay attention to it, but in fact, you can't even drink three bowls."

"Mrs. Xia, how about that subordinate dare to drink this jar of wine in front of you?"

"No, I'll just say you can't drink three bowls. If you can't drink more than three bowls, don't drink more than 30,000 in the future. Natsuhime said.

"Mrs. Xia, you said that other subordinates can accept it, but you said that I only drank three bowls of wine, and everyone would look down on me, for the sake of this self-esteem, my subordinates are not welcome." Guan Ping said, pouring out a large bowl of wine from the jar.

"Wait, you haven't promised what if you can't drink three bowls." Natsuki said.

"I promise you, this condition is too simple, if you can't drink three bowls, your subordinates promise not to drink more than 30,000 liquor in Xia Mansion in the future." After Guan Ping finished speaking, he poured the wine into his mouth with his neck tilted, but he didn't expect the strong wine to choke him and spit out the wine.

Guan Ping was stunned, he didn't expect this to be so strong, and said: "Good wine, this bowl just now doesn't count." He wiped his mouth and picked up the jar to disparate the ordinary wine in the bowl.

This time, Guan Ping didn't dare to drink it like water, but picked up the bowl and drank it slowly, and really drank the bowl of wine after a while.

"Good wine, good wine, good wine." Guan Ping praised again and again.

After drinking this bowl of wine, Guan Ping's face was already a little red, and he wondered if he had fallen for Mrs. Xia's trap, although this wine that he had never drunk before was so delicious, it was really difficult to drink three bowls in a row.

I was embarrassed to take back what I had said, so I had to pour another bowl, take it and drink it again.

This bowl was drunk more slowly, and I wondered in my heart: how can there be such a strong wine in the world? After drinking for a while, I finally drank it again.

After drinking the second bowl, Guan Ping's face was already red and turned into pork liver, his feet seemed to be soft on the grass, and the scenery in front of him was shaking.

"How's it going? You can't drink more than three bowls, right? Xia Ji said with a suppressed smile.

"Who said I couldn't drink three bowls, I'll drink it." As he spoke, he shivered and poured a bowl, picked it up and drank it again, but only drank half a bowl, and the bowl fell to the ground, and he leaned down to pick it up, but he leaned forward and lost his center of gravity and fell down.

Xia Ji hurriedly called the two soldiers standing at the door and asked them to take the pipe back to his dormitory.