At the end of November, there were not many pedestrians in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, and this year's winter seemed to be colder than usual, especially in the early morning, except for people who had important things to do, everyone was willing to squint in the bed for a while.

In winter, listening to the wind outside the window and sleeping with a quilt wrapped tightly seems to be a kind of enjoyment.

Shang Jiu was nine years old when he arrived at the carriage and horse shop and bought a small donkey cart with the silver given to him by Han Zhaozhi, the donkey didn't look so stubborn, but also obedient, Shang Jiu was nine years old and drove the car south, this way to the south by a donkey cart to go to the south of Xinjiang and then cross the sea to seek a place, I don't know how long it will take.

But he found that he did not feel that the long road was tiring, perhaps because he had been locked in that small yard for too long, driving the donkey cart and listening to the bell on the neck of the little donkey, and feeling that this winter was not depressed, and there was scenery everywhere.

On the northern Xinjiang side, Shen Leng and Meng Changan discussed it, and felt that although Pei Tingshan did not express his position, he did everything he should do, and spared no effort to support it, so after the two of them returned from Bohai, they first went to Baishan Pass to meet Pei Tingshan and ask the general how to stay in Bohai.

Pei Tingshan was naturally in a good mood when he saw the two of them coming back to ask for advice, a person of his status, what he cared about was not that the young man cared about him, so the general could be regarded as a pleasant face.

The most satisfying thing for Pei Tingshan is that Yan Kaisong stayed in Bohai, and Shen Leng and Meng Changan were deliberately courting him.

Since the juniors have shown goodwill, Pei Tingshan naturally can't lose in temperament.

Although there was no will in Chang'an City, he knew that His Majesty would inevitably recall Shen Leng, Meng Chang'an, and Yan Kaisong back to Chang'an, so he arranged for his other righteous son to go to Bohai State to lead the troops to replace Yan Kaisong back, and then warned Shen Leng and Meng Chang'an as an elder to be careful of the mouth of the civil official after returning to Chang'an this time.

Of course, the general knew that the wind was not in the right direction in Chang'an City recently, and the Yushitai side scolded him almost every day.

Which way the wind winds in the court yearn to blow is not His Majesty's mind.

Back in the barracks, Shen Leng took a hot shower and changed his clothes, and went to discuss with Meng Chang'an, the general is now sitting in Baishan Pass, if the two of them stay here and wait for His Majesty's will, the general is uncertain and looks at them for a long time, maybe there will be some moths, so it is better to hide, so the two of them ran to see Pei Tingshan again, saying that they were worried about Xifengkou, and asked the general to allow them to go to Xifengkou.

Pei Tingshan is a spicy old ginger, so he naturally understands the thoughts of these two juniors, and he doesn't want to spend too much time with these two people, so he can do it with a wave of his hand.

The two of them happily left Baishan Pass with the pro-military camp, and when they arrived at Xifengkou, the whole person was relaxed.

As soon as he arrived at Xifengkou, a young general led people to greet him outside the camp, and after seeing Shen Leng's iconic mount, he hurriedly greeted him and bowed: "Humble Huoding, meet General Shen, meet General Meng." ”

Hordin?

Shen Lengzai looked at this young man carefully, this is the person who even Ye Liuyun didn't feel at ease and specially wrote a handwritten letter to send someone to remind Shen Leng to pay attention, the moment Huo Ding lowered his head, Shen Leng didn't see anything wrong in his smile, but he saw a little unsatisfactory in his eyes.

Then Shen Leng suddenly understood something, and his admiration for Pei Tingshan in his heart rose to another level.

Why did the prince suddenly arrange people to come to the Northeast Frontier?

It's not that he received the rumor that Shen Leng wants to fight Bohai, he is the crown prince, and the news is naturally well-informed, so he immediately arranged for a person to leave Jiaziying and go to the northeast frontier at that time, because he came to rub off on military achievements.

If Shen Leng and Meng Changan take him with him when they go on the expedition, this military feat will inevitably be rubbed on, and the prince will also win a good name, what kind of insight and talent, etc., it can also be said that he is worried that Shen Leng and Meng Changan will not have enough manpower and specially arranged people to come over, for the sake of the overall situation.

However, after this person arrived in the Northeast Frontier, he was pressed by Pei Tingshan at Xifengkou.

Now in this situation, fools can see that the more than 300,000 troops of Heiwu Yetu did not plan to really attack the Daning Frontier, that is, they came to the Southern Courtyard to carve up the territory, and Xifengkou couldn't fight at all, pressing Huo Ding in Xifengkou, a military feat as big as a copper coin could not be earned, and Huo Ding naturally had no way not to listen to Pei Tingshan's dispatch, even if he was a person sent by the prince to assist in the Eastern Expedition, Pei Tingshan left him on the grounds that Xifengkou had insufficient troops to lead the troops, and even more so on the grounds that he was even more lacking, did he dare to resist Pei Tingshan?

That's why there will be a little unsatisfactory in his eyes, a young man who is proud of the spring breeze, with the prince as a backer, he thought that he could show his strength after he arrived in the Northeast Frontier, and he would be able to become an official after he returned...... It's a pity, I was pressed to death by Pei Tingshan, the old fox, not to mention military merits, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to leave Xifengkou in the future.

Huo Ding accompanied Shen Leng and Meng Changan into the barracks with a smile, and after chatting for a while, Huo Ding looked embarrassed: "There is a reluctant request for a humble position." ”

Shen sneered: "General Huo has something to say directly, if I can help, I will naturally not shirk." ”

Huo Ding immediately laughed: "When I was in Chang'an City, I admired the demeanor of the two generals, and I thought that the two generals would listen to the order, but after arriving here, the general was left in Xifengkou to lead the troops. ”

Shen Leng asked, "Is that me or him?" ”

Huo Ding hurriedly said: "Both generals are fine." ”

Shen Leng looked at Meng Changan: "I have no problem, do you have a problem?" ”

Meng Changan: "You have no problem, and I naturally have no problem." ”

Shen Leng snorted, and then said in unison with Meng Changan: "Then the rest is the general's problem." ”

Hotdin's face changed.

Shen Leng said: "In this way, I will send someone to the general to ask for instructions now, if the general agrees, you can come to my account or go to General Meng's side, you can choose." ”

Huo Ding knew that it was not so easy, and it was not good to pull down his face immediately, and he had to continue to laugh, but he felt that Shen Leng was like a fox who had attained the Tao, just like Pei Tingshan.

Hotin is a long move for the crown prince, and if he wants to have his own strength in the army, he can't rely on anyone now.

The older generation of people, such as Pei Tingshan, such as talking about Kyushu, such as Yuanshu, is impossible for him to use, and people from the Mesozoic generation, such as Wu Xinyu Haisha Tang Baobao, are also impossible to use for him, not to mention Shen Leng and Meng Changan of the new generation, he wants to use it? It's already a good thing not to target him.

Only from the newcomer training, Huo Ding is the prince selected to rely on him in the army in the future, he believes that it is not difficult to occupy a place in the army with Huo Ding's ability, maybe even the prince did not expect that the first obstacle Huo Ding encountered after arriving in the northeast frontier would be Pei Tingshan.

Hotin is really depressed, what can he do in Xifengkou, a place where birds don't.

I had to wait for Shen Leng and Meng Changan to go to Pei Tingshan's side to say, but five days later, they waited for Pei Tingshan's appointment, and he was officially appointed as the general of Xifengkou, and Xifengkou will be his person after 1,200 soldiers.

It's like being struck by lightning.

Baishan Pass, the general Pei Tingshan sat in the study drinking tea, the window was open, and at his age, he was not afraid of the wind and cold.

is different from His Majesty in the Weiyang Palace of Chang'an City, the window of Dongnuan Pavilion is not under His Majesty's control, it is managed by the boat, but in the Northeast Frontier, everything is Pei Tingshan's, he wants to open the window, he will open the window, and whoever he wants to be transferred to where, then he can transfer whoever he wants to go to where.

The prince's hand began to stretch out.

Pei Tingshan glanced at Yan Kaisong, who had just returned: "After returning to Beijing this time, the prince will inevitably contact you, the more humble and polite he is, the more you have to be careful, remember that this Daning is Your Majesty's Daning, and the minister is His Majesty's minister rather than the prince's minister, and you and I will naturally be loyal to the prince when he ascends the throne in the future, but the prince is only the prince now." ”

Yan Kaisong lowered his head: "Remember, child." ”

Pei Tingshan smiled: "Among the few of you, you are the eldest brother, I am also the most at ease with you, you are old and thoughtful, in fact, there is no need for me to explain more, after arriving in Chang'an, there is only one thing to remember, don't worship you one by one because of who visited, the border army will return to Chang'an after the meeting is too social, it is taboo, you can give you gifts can not refuse, but don't return the gift, give you something to pick what you like and leave a few, and the rest will be handed over to the Ministry of War." ”

"Yes."

Pei Tingshan looked out the window: "But in this world, the most difficult thing to do is the sophistication of human feelings, Shen Leng and Meng Changan intend to give you military merits, so I calculate, Your Majesty will mention you as the third grade, maybe the third grade, so I have to repay this favor, Huo Ding is the prince's person, and I have heard a little about the matter between the prince and Shen Leng, so I will press Huo Ding to death in Xifengkou." ”

Yan Kaisong nodded: "The stepfather arranged it properly." ”

Pei Tingshan said with a smile: "It seems that your relationship with Shen Leng and Meng Changan has also become a lot better after this battle." ”

"The boy just admires the ability of the two of them to lead the battle."

"It's two good seedlings."

Pei Tingshan was silent for a while, and poured a cup of tea for Yan Kaisong: "Whether Your Majesty promotes you to the third rank or the third grade, it is a good thing for you, but for me it is a parting, you will inevitably go out to lead an army alone, and Your Majesty will most likely arrange for you to go to Northern Xinjiang." ”

He let out a long breath: "There will be fewer opportunities to meet in the future." ”

Yan Kaisong felt a pain in his heart: "Child, child will often come to visit his father-in-law." ”

"What nonsense?"

Pei Tingshan put down the teacup and said solemnly: "How can the leading general leave his post without permission, you will work in Northern Xinjiang in the future, you have to listen to Wu Xinyu's dispatch, although he is a few years younger than you, he is much stronger than you, learn more, and have no distractions, as for me, it is not far from leaving Eastern Xinjiang......"

Yan Kaisong was just about to speak, Pei Tingshan waved his hand to stop: "Listen to me finish speaking, I will accept a few of you as righteous sons, many people say that I buy people's hearts, and some people say that giving you the name of a righteous son can give you less chance of promotion, but there is one thing you all know, if you don't lose your temper, even if you kneel outside my door and die, will I accept him?" ”

He looked at Yan Kaisong: "Actually, I know that you are most likely the news box arranged by His Majesty in Dongjiang. ”

Yan Kaisong raised his head violently, and his face instantly turned pale.

Pei Tingshan shook his head with a smile: "You don't have to care about this, if I don't say this when I leave, you respect me, you are my soldier, and I am also my son, I will not doubt you as a general and a father-in-law, nor will I doubt Your Majesty, because Your Majesty never suspects me, whether it is a news box or not, you don't need to explain." ”

Yan Kai's hands in his cuffs were trembling.

"Kid."

Pei Tingshan stood up and walked to Yan Kaisong's side and patted him on the shoulder: "I don't have biological flesh and blood, I dedicate my life to Daning, I really treat you as my own sons, go here...... If I have a chance to see each other again in the future, I don't want to hear you call me a general, and I am not a father-in-law. ”

He turned around and waved his hand: "Let's go." ”

At that moment, the general's back was depressed, and he didn't know if the wind pouring in from the window was too strong, and his shoulders were trembling slightly.