Lao Hu heard Zheng Zhi's words, came back to his senses, quickly grabbed the horse, turned around and said, "Xianggong, I want to see who shoots arrows so accurately." ”

Zheng Zhi picked up the horse's belly and stepped forward, and said in his mouth: "Then let's go and have a look." ”

A few people beat their horses forward, to the periphery of the crowd, there were one hundred and ten people on the left and right, almost one of them, sitting on the horse, they could see the person who shot arrows clearly, their faces were green, they were obviously not very old, sixteen or seventeen years old, they wore an iron helmet on their heads, but there was no iron armor on their bodies, but they looked a little nondescript.

There is also a middle-aged ironclad soldier beside this young man, who is obviously the head of this Duqu, and he is also elated, still shouting in his mouth, telling this young man to shoot again.

An arrow flew out, Zheng Zhi's eyes followed the feather arrow to look forward, and hit the bull's-eye again. This is the time when seven or eight arrows have been fired in a row, and none of them have not been stuck in the bull's-eye. Everyone on the left and right applauded, and Zheng Zhi also shouted: "Good archery." ”

On the contrary, at this time, the old nonsense of the archery shooter said: "Xianggong, this hand is still far away, it is average." ”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhi turned his head to look at Lao Hu, and said with a smile: "Haha... Lao Hu, something is wrong with you today, how can you not see that people are good at archery? In the middle of the continuous hair, you still say that it is average. ”

Niu Da also joked: "Haha... Official, Lao Hu must know that he can't compare to this young man, and he is jealous in his heart. ”

Old Hu was not angry when he heard this, and said seriously: "This little cub's archery skills are still a little worse, and it will be a few years before he is qualified to be compared with me." ”

Niu Da laughed again when he heard this: "Haha... Official, look at Lao Hu, he speaks sourly, and he is more serious than a young descendant. ”

Suddenly, a sharp bamboo whistle sounded, and the ironclad man in front of him shouted: "Assemble, quickly assemble!" ”

As soon as the whistle sounded, the No. 100 recruit instantly stood in line with a spear, and even the young man who shot the arrow also stood straight in the queue.

It turned out that the ironclad man found a few knights coming from behind, looked back, and recognized Zheng Zhi.

The man straightened up the queue, stepped forward and bowed and said, "Meet Xianggong!" ”

When the recruits heard that they all said "Xianggong", they were all surprised, and muttered a few words in their mouths, but they didn't know that the high-headed man in front of them was the famous Zheng Xianggong. Everyone's eyes looked at Zheng Zhi, looking left and right, up and down.

The ironclad soldier in front of his head heard the murmuring sound coming from behind him, and quickly turned his head and glared, and everyone immediately stood silent.

Zheng Zhi glanced at this ironclad soldier a few times, and asked, "Are you Liu Dazhuang?" Now it's also Chengdu, not bad. ”

The soldier who was named was still a little embarrassed when he heard this, and replied: "The little one is Liu Dazhuang, the recruits under his command are not strict in training, and they will forgive their sins, and they will be strictly disciplined when they turn back." ”

There was a noise in the queue of people behind him, which made Liu Dazhuang feel that he had lost face in front of his father-in-law.

Zheng Zhi only said when he heard this: "Train the soldiers well, and if you perform well among the colonels, I will give you an additional rank and knight." and disbanded Duqu and summoned the young man who was shooting arrows. ”

"Thank you." When Liu Dazhuang heard this, he really had some longing in his heart, that is, he practiced his own 100 people well, and he must be brilliant when he was a colonel. Even Liu Dazhuang also remembered that his father-in-law was in Weizhou back then, and he was also in the limelight when he was a colonel.

When the people were disbanded, the young man came forward with Liu Dazhuang.

But the young man's eyes were not on Zheng Zhi, but kept looking at Lao Hu, until recently, the young man was still looking at Lao Hu.

Lao Hu suddenly said angrily: "Little rabbit cub, what do you see, why don't you go and see your father-in-law quickly." ”

The young man let out an "oh" and hurriedly bowed: "Meet Xianggong!" ”

Zheng Zhi naturally also found that the relationship between the two was unusual, looked at Lao Hu, saw Lao Hu's embarrassed look, looked at the young man again, and said with a smile: "Tiger father has no dog, Lao Hu is a hero, this kid really didn't embarrass Lao Hu." ”

Zheng Zhi knew at this time why Lao Hu was in such a hurry just now, this archery boy turned out to have such a relationship with Lao Hu. When Lao Hu took his wife and children to chase Zheng Zhi in Weizhou, Zheng Zhi later saw Lao Hu's son, and a few years have passed, and Lao Hu's son has grown up.

"Xiang Gong smiled, this kid hasn't learned all his skills yet, but he learns very quickly." Lao Hu hurriedly replied.

Zheng Zhi said with a smile: "Lao Hu, your son is good, there are few people in the army who can compare with this hand archery skill." ”

Chinese fathers have been like this since ancient times, and there is little encouragement for their sons, only spurs.

Niu Da only understood at this time, and said: "Old Hu, no wonder you are sour in front of your head, the original way is your son, your son looks better than you in the future." ”

"What's the point? In the future, I can have half of Lao Tzu's ability, thank God, but I have a little bit of the ability to show off, but I don't know what kind of bear he looks like after going into battle. Lao Hu replied.

This little Hu heard a few words from his father, and seemed to be a little unconvinced, and then said: "I will be a good man when I go into battle." ”

Lao Hu was furious when he heard this, and scolded: "The little rabbit cub is neither big nor small, where is your part in talking here." ”

Zheng Zhi waved his hand to Lao Hu and asked with a smile, "What's your name?" ”

Xiao Hu hurriedly replied: "Prime minister, the small one is called Hu to serve the country, and the small one must be a man when he goes into battle." ”

This young man is always willing to prove himself, and he is even more reluctant to be looked down upon by others.

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he smiled at Lao Hu and said, "You guy, your name is Hu Jingzhong, and you will give your son Hu Baoguo, and the brothers are so famous." ”

When Lao Hu heard this, he thought that Zheng Zhi thought that his son's name was not good, and replied: "Do you want to change your name to the public?" ”

"Don't change it, it's good to report to the country, just give a word in the future." Zheng Zhi was just joking, it was this loyalty to the country, Zheng Zhi suddenly seemed to remember something, turned his head and asked Yue Fei again: "Yue Fei, do you have a tattoo behind your back?" ”

Yue Fei was stunned when he heard this, how could he understand why Zheng Zhi suddenly asked such a question, and replied in a daze: "Xianggong, there is no tattoo behind my back." ”

This sentence made Zheng Zhi stunned for a moment, and only said: "There is no tattoo, then forget it." ”

The famous story of "Mother-in-law's Tattoo" turned out to be made up by someone, which Zheng Zhi did not expect.

Then Zheng Zhi said again: "Xiaohu, are you willing to take your father's place by my side?" ”

When Hu Baoguo heard this, where was he unwilling, he was full of joy and hurriedly replied: "The little one is willing." ”

But Lao Hu's whole body was shocked when he heard this, and his face immediately appeared sad, and he asked: "Xianggong, my Lao Hu can still fight, Ershi's hard crossbow can be pulled a hundred and ten times casually." ”

Zheng Zhi smiled at this time, and replied with a solemn face: "Old Hu, look at your full head of white hair, it's better to stay in Cangzhou and live a comfortable life for a few years, and you should rest after spending half your life before the battle." Your son is really good, let him go into battle with me, and then let him marry a two-room daughter in two years, give birth to a few grandchildren, and you will live at home for a long time, so good? ”

Zheng Zhi's words were low, in fact, he had long wanted Lao Hu to retire from the army, but he never had the opportunity, and he didn't say it until this time.

When Lao Hu heard this, he seemed to know that Zheng Zhi had made up his mind, and his tears rolled down, but he still said again: "Xianggong, my Lao Hu has been fighting on the battlefield for more than 20 years, and when I returned home, I am afraid that I will die earlier, and I ask Xianggong to take back his life." ”

"Alas... The battle is hard, and the forty-year-old is full of gray hair. You better stay at home, change your position, and become a commander of the guards of the Jingluo Mansion, and you will help me protect this Jingluo Mansion. The white-haired and older people in the army will all go to the Jingluo Mansion to guard the nutrition and old age in the future, and they will all be handed over to you. Zheng Zhi spoke very slowly, even if he was a little sad.

A native of the Northwest, he joined the army in his teens, fought with the party members for 20 years, and went into battle countless times, but he survived by luck. He also followed Zheng Zhi to fight in several places, coming and going for thousands of miles, and every battle was in front of the battle. When a person lives like this, he doesn't know whether he is happy or sad, let alone the happiness of the nation and the country, or the sorrow of the nation and the country.

The people on the left and right, who heard Zheng Zhi's words, were all sad from it. The atmosphere also became extremely low and sad.

Lao Hu is a military man, and he never frowns in the face of the sea of corpses and blood, but at this time, the tears of the bean are constantly rolling down, and he seems to want to redeem it again, and he also said: "Xianggong, my Lao Hu can really kill the enemy, and if he takes me into battle, he must be no worse than people." ”

"Lao Hu, it's not that you can't kill the enemy, it's just that it's time for you to enjoy your happiness, why are we waiting to kill the enemy? But it is just so that the people can live in peace, and now it is time for you to live in peace. Don't underestimate this new errand, it's not so easy to guard the Jingluo Mansion, and I'm going to take you for the crime when I'm on a business trip. Zheng Zhi said again.

Niu Da also stepped forward to persuade: "Lao Hu, don't worry, half of the head I cut in front of the battle is yours." You will be on duty in the Jinglu Mansion. I will also give you a good look at your son, and I will let him come back and give you grandchildren. After that, you will teach your grandson archery at home, and when your grandson grows up, he will go into battle with the officials. My son will also send to your house and let you teach him how to shoot. ”

Lao Hu slowly lowered his head, raised his calloused hand and wiped the tears on his face, then turned over and dismounted, took out his crossbow from behind the horse, stepped forward and handed it to his son, and then said: "This crossbow is the best to use, the power is extraordinary, it can break heavy armor within one hundred and ten steps, and the accuracy is excellent. ”

Xiao Hu seemed to know a lot, not as jumping out as before, respectfully took the crossbow, and replied: "Daddy, don't worry, my son knows, he specializes in shooting generals, and he shoots accurately." ”

"Well, Xianggong will shoot whoever you ask." Lao Hu suddenly explained seriously, thinking about something, he was afraid that his son would drag his feet in the future, so he told him again and again.

"Rest assured, father, how can a son not obey military orders." Xiao Hu replied again. probably thought that his father had told him to obey the military order. Naturally, I can't think too deeply about it.

Lao Hu nodded and stopped talking. He just reached out and patted his son on the shoulder again.

Zheng Zhi naturally knew the deep meaning of Lao Hu's words, and his heart was even more moved. This kind of trust and affection is no longer something that ordinary generals can have.

Even if Zheng Zhi wants to rebel, Lao Hu will also take his life to follow.

"Old Hu, get on your horse and go back to see how the cavalry is doing." Zheng Zhi diverted the topic, and the matter ended here.