Xiangyang Prefecture is the core area of Zhao Ying's current military defense line in Huguang, and there are many troops stationed in the territory. Hou Dagui passed by Lumen Mountain and met countless familiar officers along the way. Most of them stood in place in amazement, watching Hou Dagui gallop and gallop away, and some of them could drill camps and heard the rumors, and chased after Hou Dagui's horse and said happily.

Hou Dagui arrived near the Zhongxuan Building, and happened to meet Bai Wang, who was riding with more than ten horses. Bai Wang was stunned for a moment when he saw Hou Dagui, then raised his right hand, signaled the knights to stop, and dismounted to see Hou Dagui. Hou Dagui had a cold relationship with him, and after a perfunctory sentence, he said directly: "I will hand over the handover, and I will have the final say on the military affairs of Xiangyang City and Huguang in the future." ”

Bai Wang said calmly: "My subordinates understand that a military order will be issued today and tomorrow to inform the whole army of this situation." ”

According to Zhao Dangshi's arrangement, Hou Daguiguan was reinstated as the head of the army, and Bai Wang was removed from the head of the army and changed to a deputy position. Because Bai Wang and Liu Shijun, who served as the deputy army commander, had a lot of work in their hands to follow up, and it was inconvenient to temporarily change the generals, so Hou Dagui had two deputy positions, Bai Wang was the left deputy army commander and Liu Shijun was the right deputy army commander, who continued to be responsible for the original work and assisted Hou Dagui in the transition as soon as possible.

"It's a shame that I've only been thinking about it behind closed doors for half a year, if it's closed for a year, with the rapid military change in the battalion, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Lao Tzu to get a chance to get ahead." Hou Dagui secretly rejoiced, and at the same time was deeply grateful for Zhao Dangshi's forgiveness, "The lord is still thinking about the old love and opening up the net." ”

"Sir, there's something to report here." Bai Wang said suddenly.

"Say." Hou Dagui was accustomed to seeing the wind and waves, and his mood fluctuated slightly, and he immediately calmed down, and held his head high on the horse.

"There are soldiers stationed in the Yichong battalion stationed in the northern suburbs of the city who have killed the officer, and the matter is quite big, Mr. Liu and Mr. Yang of the Unified Inspection Institute have already passed, and their subordinates are also going there."

When Hou Dagui heard this, he laughed at himself in his heart: "It's really good luck, I just ran into something when I took office." He said: "Since it is a matter of our army, I want to preside over it, so I will quickly get on the horse and go with me." With that, he relaxed his bridle and knocked his belly a few times, and turned north.

The main body of the Yichong battalion was the Sichuan soldiers who had defected to the Zhao camp with Zhou Yuji, Zhou Jin and others, and the commander Min Yiqi, the Chinese officer Lang Qigui and Hou Dagui had no friendship. Hou Dagui arrived in front of the gate first, and the soldiers guarding the gate came to pull the reins, and Dao Geqi forced Hou Dagui to dismount, or Bai Wang came in time to drink the soldiers.

Hou Dagui didn't care when he was stopped by the soldiers of the Changhong front camp not long ago, but at this time, he knocked the most fierce soldier of Shicai to the ground with two punches, and scolded: "There are no rules! He added, "Go and talk to your rulers, Hou Dagui is looking for him!" ”

A few soldiers ran away in a panic, and after a while, the commander Min Yiqi hurried to the gate. Hou Dagui's appointment has not yet been made public, but most of the high-ranking generals at the command level have been notified in advance. How dare Min Yiqi slack off, and immediately welcomed Hou Dagui, Bai Wang and others into the camp, and said with a smile: "When did the chief arrive?" ”

Hou Dagui glanced at him and said, "Thanks to you, the front foot is only touching the Xiangyang realm, and the back foot is here." Lao Tzu has no time to deal with public and private affairs, so I'll take care of you first, but it's very embarrassing for you? ”

Min Yiqi heard about Hou Dagui's "prestige" and apologized repeatedly. Hou Dagui didn't bother to talk to him, interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said: "What kind of shrimp soldiers and crab generals are in your camp, fighting thieves and shrinking their heads, and fighting in their own nests is brave." ”

"Dereliction of duty by subordinates, dereliction of duty by subordinates." Min Yiqi's face was slightly red, "It's just a trivial matter, but it has attracted the control of the Unified Inspection Institute and the military commander, and I am very ashamed." ”

"A trifle?" Hou Dagui rolled his eyes, "Have you fucking fought?" ”

The manager laughed.

"Now that it is peaceful, the soldiers of your battalion have killed the officers, and the bullets can be suppressed. The next day, the two armies faced each other, and the soldiers of your battalion killed the officers, and said that you could not control it at that time, and you would be in chaos, and the enemy army would take advantage of the opportunity to come suddenly, can you keep your own head? ”

"Subordinate......" Min Yiqi was speechless, and he only felt a cold thread on his neck when he looked at Hou Dagui's cold eyes.

"What about people?"

Min Yiqi hurriedly said: "Please move in chief, the soldiers involved are tied to the school field and guarded by the Chinese officers Lao Lang and Lang Qigui, and Mr. Yang is interrogating." ”

"In the affairs of our army, it is Yang Shaoting's turn to judge a hammer with no hair on his mouth!" Hou Dagui scolded and scolded, and his pace quickened.

Liu ...... Mr. Liu is also ......" Min Yiqi peeked at Hou Dagui in embarrassment, "I happened to come to check military discipline, and the result was ......"

"Hmm, Mr. Liu......" Hou Dagui heard this, his body suddenly stagnated, and his hurried steps slowed down again.

In the camp primary and secondary school field, under the target stacks for soldiers to practice archery, more than a dozen shirtless soldiers were kneeling in a big bundle.

Liu Xiaohong saw Hou Dagui, but he didn't see it. Min Yiqi beckoned Lang Qigui to come up to greet him, Hou Dagui said a perfunctory word, walked straight to Liu Xiaohong and hugged his fists and said, "Mr. Liu, I am taken care of during this period." ”

"General Manager Hou is a veteran general in the army, and it is a matter of course that he should be reused." Liu Xiaohong said lightly and politely. Except for Zhao Dangshi, he is just as cold to everyone, and even makes people feel arrogant.

Before the change, Hou Dagui had to flatter himself like a pug when he went there, and his heart would be comfortable. When encountering people like Xu Hui, Liu Xiaohong, and Bai Wang, most of whom are unyielding, can't deal with them, and the relationship is weak or even overwhelming. However, now he understands a truth, that is, it is easy to be ruthless to others, but it is difficult to be ruthless to himself.

If there is anyone in this world besides Zhao Dangshi who can convince Hou Dagui, it is Liu Xiaohong.

In the days of living in the office of the Unified Power Inspection Institute, the person who left the deepest impression on Hou Dagui was none other than the thin and lonely Liu Xiaohong in front of him. It turned out that he believed that Liu Xiaohong was a hypocrite with clear words and deeds, and the rules and regulations in his mouth were just a means to sensationalize and deceive Zhao Dangshi's trust. It's just that when he had the opportunity to observe Liu Xiaohong's words and deeds in subtleties, he was stunned to find that Liu Xiaohong's self-discipline was really beyond imagination.

It is not difficult to self-discipline even for three or five days a day, but it is difficult to be the same for decades. Even though the time he has known Liu Xiaohong has not been long, but only through the contact of more than half a year, Hou Dagui believes that Liu Xiaohong is indeed a true gentleman who is consistent on the outside.

Because of what he saw and heard since he was a child, Hou Dagui left a negative impression of scholars in his heart, such as boasting, pretending, hiding knives in his smile, and being insatiable, which also caused him to have the same fierce attitude of rejection and contempt for scholars as most of the Zhao Ying generals from the bottom of the ranks. However, when none of the labels that have been used to reading people for a long time can be applied to Liu Xiaohong, Hou Dagui suddenly realized that in fact, what he has always hated should not be the symbolized "readers", and it is actually very biased to define a group by relying only on one-sided information.

Liu Xiaohong is an outstanding true gentleman, he is different, so when he doesn't understand him, Hou Dagui will be particularly disgusted with him and feel that he is extremely shameless. Only by peeling off the cocoon and understanding Liu Xiaohong in person can we know the essence.

Even though he has been in the army for a long time, Hou Dagui's eyes were above the top, and he was conceited, except for a few important military disciplines, he didn't take a serious look at anything else, let alone understand it. Whenever something happened, Bai Wang, Wu Mingfeng and other subordinates took over to deal with it, because in fact, he was alienated from many of the rules and regulations of the army.

With this beginning, he began to try to open the shackles of his inner prejudices and continue to understand Liu Xiaohong in depth, so he secretly collected many Chen systems formulated by Liu Xiaohong, and explained them to him word by word. The more I listened, the more I realized that I had completely lost my eyes and wanted to diverge from the way, so that in the middle of several Yan Licheng's speeches, he either applauded the case, or beat his chest, not only impressed by Liu Xiaohong's wonderful thinking, but also regretted that he could not learn the truth as soon as possible, but in his heart he thought that only a person like Liu Xiaohong could formulate a truly strict and meticulous military discipline.

Later, he became more and more convinced that a scholar's pen was more effective than a warrior's sword. After studying the system, he saw a lot of details that he couldn't usually see, and sometimes he occasionally imagined the scene of Liu Xiaohong's painstaking thinking and planning next to the green light and yellow scroll in his mind.

Liu Xiaohong is like a person who weaves a net, restraining Zhao Ying, who is as fierce as a beast, in the net forcefully and elastically, so that everything is in order and never deviates from the right track. This kind of invisible help moisturizes things silently, infused into every corner of all aspects of the Zhao Ying army, making people bathe without noticing it, and benefit a lot.

I don't know when Hou Dagui suddenly had a huge affection and admiration for Liu Xiaohong. Because in his subconscious, he firmly believes that he is a real person, even if he is not a gentleman, but he does everything from his heart and has a clear conscience. From this point of view, he recognizes Liu Xiaohong, but in fact, he is also recognizing himself.

Because of this, no matter how cold Liu Xiaohong is, Hou Dagui still respects him from the bottom of his heart.

"Mr. Liu, the royal majesty surnamed Min is not effective, and this kind of disaster was born in the camp, and he is guilty!" Min Yiqi took Lang Qigui and the two of them bowed down and said nervously, trembling like a little daughter-in-law who had done something wrong and didn't dare to come out.

The two of them have not dealt with Liu Xiaohong much, but the "big inspection" held by Liu Xiaohong is not simple, and when you count it carefully, Zhao Ying's civil officials are the top positions on a par with the Dazhi Zhengchang Zeyu of the Chengxuan Governor's Yuan. They are different from other generals in Zhao Ying's ranks, they have been in the officialdom for many years, and they know very well the high status and ability of civilian officials, and they also heard that Liu Xiaohong has a nickname of "literal Zhang Fei" and is not easy to get along with, so they are cautious and walking on thin ice.

There is no need to ask for guilt, there are rules in military discipline, and you can just follow it then." The words spoken by the iron-faced and selfless Liu Xiaohong are as cold as the rain in winter, without any emotion.

Min Yiqi and Lang Qigui glanced at each other, nodded like garlic, Hou Dagui glanced at the soldiers who were kneeling in a row waiting to be sent down, and asked, "How dare these people to kill the officer?" Is my Zhao Ying lacking their food or their salary? "Zhao Ying is rich, and the soldiers are very thoughtful in terms of food and clothing, he said this deliberately, with sarcasm.

Inspector Yang Shaoting said: "I have just been interrogated, and the ins and outs of the matter are simple. One of these soldiers, Wang, who knew a few words, secretly summoned two other fellow villagers in the middle of the night to explain the contents of the red book to them. The chief Liang patrolled the night, checked it properly, and unexpectedly knocked down the red book and stepped on it during the dispute, which aroused the indignation of the two soldiers next door who came to see the excitement of Wang Mou's army, and immediately attacked him and beat Liang to death. It was not Wang who killed people, but Huang, an official from other forces. ”

"Explain the contents of the Red Book?" Hou Dagui's eyes widened.

"The monthly 'evaluation and examination meeting' sponsored by the Fanhecheng Unified Inspection Institute is in full swing, and the whole army is proud to study the "Hengyan of the World", and it is very common for the advanced to advance after the advanced to advance. People who are familiar with "The Words of the World" can be respected and admired by the people around them in the army, regardless of their position, so some people will be a three-legged cat, so they are good teachers. Yang Shaoting explained, "According to insiders, it is not the first time that Wang has taught private lessons in the army, and Liang has endured it for a long time, and he didn't want to attack once, so he was poisoned." Alas, it's a pity that according to the informed confessions of the left and right, he didn't intend to step on the red book, but at that time, everyone pushed each other, and there was chaos, so he was careless. ”

"What about Huang? Liang didn't check him, why did he kill people? ”

Yang Shaoting sighed and said: "I said that Liang saw that the red book was stepped on, and he was extremely angry in his heart, and he lost his mind...... He is the material officer in charge of raising the team flag, and he is full of courage, and he can't control it when he is so angry that he can't control it when his eyes are red......"

Hou Dagui listened, peeked among the kneeling soldiers, and really saw a sturdy strong man with a face like ashes, bowing his head and saying nothing. He is familiar with Zhao Dangshi, although he knows that "Hengyan of the Present World" is intentionally compiled and so on, but when he reads it, he can't help but be shaken by a conversation and a story in it. Nowadays, between the lines, I still unconsciously quote the content of "The Words of the World" everywhere as proof, which shows that this book is fascinating, not to mention those soldiers whose essence is simple, and their knowledge and concepts are far inferior to their own. Especially young people like Liang, who became soldiers early and were rarely involved in the world, are the most likely to fall into the book and cannot extricate themselves, and even take it as a guide.

Yan Licheng's unified envoy is responsible for cooperating with Mu Gongchun's external propaganda and internal propaganda envoys, based on "Hengyan of the World", instilling a way of thinking and cognitive system for the military and civilians, and it is not enough to go again and again, day and night, thousands of times, over time, Zhao Dangshi has long become the true monarch of the world in the hearts of the people, and "Hengyan of the World" has also been regarded as an untainted treasure book by thousands of soldiers and civilians.

"Today's military and civilian belief in the "Hengyan of the World" has achieved remarkable results, in the land of northern Chu, every household in the Guandi, Guanyin next to the statue of the lord to add the statue of the lord, morning and evening a stick of incense, morning and dusk three kowtows, what is sought is to kill demons and demons, and protect the family."

Hou Dagui remembered what Yan Licheng had said to himself, when he lived in a simple house, he only said that he bragged, and he didn't believe it, but now he saw it with his own eyes, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"So...... What are you going to do with these criminals? Hou Dagui took a breath lightly.

Yang Shaoting frowned and replied: "The context of this matter is clear, and there is nothing difficult to break. It's just that now it is involved in the Red Book, but there is a difficulty. ”

"What's the difficulty?" Hou Dagui's heart jumped, and he seemed to think of some clues.

"Military discipline and the red book, which is more important. Only when the matter is convicted can it be convicted. ”