Xingyang City, the night is deep, the sky without stars and moons seems to coincide with the earth, the wind that blew in the middle of the night gradually decreased, and the snowflakes condensed in one fell like goose feathers.

Unlike the three single courtyards in the southern city of Fuguiju, which had fallen into darkness, many places in Xingyang City were still lit with flickering candles.

There is a mansion surrounded by high walls not far from Fuguiju, the owner of the mansion is surnamed Ding, usually this mansion has been pitch black at this time, but this snowy night, the reception hall of the main family, but it is still bright candles, and the popularity is flourishing.

Sitting on the main seat is an old man with a big face, the beard on his head and face is white, like an old general, but he is wearing a warm robe carefully sewn by Shu brocade on his shoulders, sitting there, a round belly bulge, but more like a big man, this kind of place that looks contradictory in others, but there is a unique momentum in this old man, "The old Wang family, the old Zheng family, He Tongju, it's getting late, forgive the old man for not accompanying him......"

After that, he picked up the tea bowl and sent it off.

"Ding Lao and slow ......down" The voice sounded, and a middle-aged man in his forties who was sitting in the guest of honor arched his hand as an apology, and then continued quietly: "Ding Lao should know that my Great Song is short of excellent horse breeds, and now I only need to put down some unnecessary faces, and I can easily get ......."

"It's really rare, you He Tongju still knows the word face!" The old man with white hair has a loud voice, but he doesn't look old at all, and his two sentences are even more ridiculous and extremely sharp.

He Tongju's face turned red instantly, "He Mou claims to be loyal to the country, how dare Ding Lao insult me!" ”

"Insulting you? Serve the country loyally? Lao Ding narrowed his eyes, "Phew, the old man is old, but he has never been confused!" Serve the country loyally? I'm afraid it's to forcibly seize the glory of the lord, right? What is the faith of your readers? The people of Lingzhou are a long-distance mission, and they have never violated the law when they enter my store to stay in the open, and you want to send troops to attack at night, it is for injustice! The old man has never broken his trust in this old shop for Chinese New Year's Eve, and you let the old man violate his trust? ”

"You, you're ......!" He Tongju was beaten by Lao Ding's few words, but he didn't dare to say any words of equal power, for no other reason, he was an official, but Lao Ding was not only a businessman, but also an old soldier who was awarded the martial arts by Zhao Kuangyin, the ancestor of the Song Dynasty.

The other two people sitting together glanced at each other, and the elder of the Wang family spoke, "Elder Ding, please slow down, He Tong is judged to be the lord of the city's governance, and the needs of the country appear in the territory, and it is inevitable that there is some urgency in his heart." In addition, it was easy to dispatch the forbidden army to take advantage of its unpreparedness and scheming, and as for the loss of the inn that Ding Lao was worried about...... My royal family pays three times the compensation, if what? ”

Lao Ding glanced at the speaker disdainfully, and said loudly: "Clever words make wisdom faint!" Wang Dong, Wang Dong, do you want to bring disaster to the Xingyang Wang family? ”

The old Wang of the Wang family, who was directly pointed at his name, was stunned, "Why did Ding Lao say this?" Although the Xingyang Wang family is not the main family of Taiyuan, it is not easily insulted by the noble elders! ”

"Hey, hey!" Lao Ding sneered twice, glanced around and continued: "Wang Dong, you and this He boy are the ears of a raccoon dog!" Calling it a country, but in fact it is a family! Do you dare to say that it is not for the sake of fame and fortune in the court? Mobilize the forbidden army, so bold! Do you know what the strength of the Lingzhou people is? It's also a breeze! Are Lingzhou people wooden clay sculptures? If the forbidden army suffers heavy casualties, how many heads does your Wang family have to pay for? ”

"......" Wang Dong also couldn't speak, this old Ding's words were extremely spicy, even if he was born in Hanlin, he couldn't argue.

The Zheng family, the only one who had never spoken, spoke, "Elder Ding is angry, and please calm his anger, don't hurt his body." Compared with the elder, the elder of the Wang family and He Tong sentenced the two to be like young children, how can they get as old as the elder? It is inevitable that things will happen suddenly, make rash decisions, and make mistakes...... If the boss has experience, if he gives some advice, it will not be full of mistakes and omissions for the younger generation...... I heard the old man say that I don't know the other, what do I mean? ”

"You're not a good thing either!" Lao Ding glared at the Zheng family for a long time, and suddenly popped up such a comment, and then looked at the other party's stunned face and smiled: "Ha, your Zheng family's life-saving means are the best in the world, who doesn't know this land of Gyeonggi?" The old man is old, but he is still immortal, so don't think that rhetoric can trick the old man into allowing you to do whatever you want! The emperor didn't want to fight, and a piece of paper ended the good situation in northern Xinjiang, and now the armies are slack, what is the use of empty horses? ”

"How does Elder Ding know that His Majesty is unwilling to fight?" He Tongjuan, who was muffled for a while, felt that there was a chance to speak, and he refuted when he opened his mouth, "The boss is the founder of the country, don't speculate on the holy will!" ”

"Hugh takes the righteousness and accuses me of being old! In the battle of Tanyuan, if it weren't for Kou Shumi (referring to Kou Zhun) and Gao Qiong's kid with a hard neck, the imperial capital would have already moved to Jinling, and I don't know how to deceive me? Anger was raised, and Lao Ding's eyebrows and beard were curled.

"You, you...... Speculate on the will of the king, slander the king! He Tongjuan also blushed.

Seeing this scene, Lao Ding calmed down, raised his hand and pointed to his head, and said: "The old man Hao's white head is here, you go to tell the emperor, but if you have a will, you can take it!" ”

Who would dare? This Lao Ding is nearly ninety years old, and he is already auspicious in the world, not to mention that this Lao Ding is still the founding uncle of Emperor Gaozu's imperial seal, now don't say just scolding the emperor twice, if he is really angry and beats the emperor with a cane a few times, no one can help him. Although this Lao Ding family is not a prosperous family, it is a member of the Jiangmen, and the branches are implicated, who dares to provoke such an old monster?

The three people present didn't know what to do, so they shut up, and the air in the lobby seemed to be stagnant.

After a few breaths of silence, Lao Ding eased his breath and said calmly: "To tell you the truth, I might as well tell you that the three courtyards where the Lingzhou people live are already self-contained, and the shopkeepers in the inn can't enter...... If you have ideas, you can go by yourself, and forgive the old man for not accompanying you! By the way, I would like to remind you that if you dare to hit the stone of Lingzhou people, you must first prepare the coffin, so as not to be cold in this winter, and the Spring Festival is approaching, I don't know how you feel about preparing the coffin for New Year's goods! That's it for today, please come back to ...... Someone, send off! ”

There were a few "squeaks" outside the door, and then the "squeak" sound, the door of the hall opened, and a man with a cane and a wolf's skin walked in, it was the current shopkeeper of Fuguiju Inn, the fourth son of Lao Ding, commonly known as Ding Cripple.

After entering the lobby, Ding Cripple didn't speak, just held his cane in his arms, arched his hands, and immediately withdrew his waist and raised his hand to point out of the door.

The elder of the Zheng family, the elder of the Wang family, Wang Dong, and Xingyang He Tong all looked lonely, got up and bowed deeply to Lao Ding, and left straight under the guidance of the servants of the Ding Mansion standing at the door.

said that it was a send-off, the old Ding with old qualifications did not move, and it was naturally inconvenient to see him off if he was lame, but only the stewards and servants of the Ding family were the send-offs, and no one cared about the depression in the hearts of Zheng, Wang, and He.

Closing the door of the hall and adding a few pieces of charcoal to the brazier placed in the middle of the ground, Ding Cripple, who had been silent before, said to Lao Ding: "Father, it's already the third watch, it's time to go to the back hall to rest." ”

Lao Ding, who was angry, also felt a little tired at this time, but he didn't want to rest, just half-squinted and slumped on the high-backed chair with soft cushions, raised his hand and pointed to the seat next to him, "Shiro, sit down and listen to my father!" ”

"Yes, Father!"

......Seeing his son sitting down a little restrainedly, Lao Ding couldn't help but sigh, and then asked slowly: "You just came back from the store, do the people of Lingzhou have abnormal behavior?" ”

In the evening, the son took a look at the periphery, and the people of Lingzhou got some purlins out of nowhere, and built a simple watchtower with a height of three stories in each of the three houses...... Also, the shopkeeper who transported the essence of the war horses once said that the people of Nalingzhou had rebuilt the stables, and all the horses had a separate stable......" Ding Shiro replied respectfully.

Lao Ding stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then said angrily: "Compared with the grassland Hu people, this Lingzhou person is extraordinary, and it must not be underestimated!" Shiro, you have to cheer up, don't let the guys in the store anger the other party, these Lingzhou people have bloody faces, and they dare to say for their father, Emperor Gaozu's personal soldiers in the past were just like this! It's just that...... Such elite factions as missions? It's so uncertain......"

Ding Shilang, the lame son, is also nearly sixty years old, and his father has the same beard, but unlike Lao Ding's beard and hair are white, his hair and beard are half black and half white and look a little messy, at this moment I heard my father's exaggerated words, I couldn't help but have some doubts, and asked: "Father is too high to look up to the people of Lingzhou, Emperor Gaozu had tens of millions of elite soldiers when he conquered the south and the north, according to the letter and newspaper, the new people in Lingzhou are only tens of thousands, and their soldiers may be brave, how can they ......."

"Don't underestimate the world!" After a reprimand, Lao Ding raised his hand to stop his son's words, and explained in a low voice: "Where did this Zhao Song Jiangshan come from? If it weren't for the untimely death of Emperor Wu Xiaowen of the former Zhou Rui (referring to Chai Rong), how could there be the glory of the Zhao family today? In the past, the Chai clan was the one who laid the foundation, unifying public opinion, and refining soldiers...... Now that decades have passed, there is not a single old army in the past, how many people have you seen? ”

"My son was also a member of the military......" was reprimanded by his father like a child, and Ding Shilang, who was close to the sixtieth birthday, couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved and argued in a low voice.

"Phew!" The old Ding Ke can be said to be really taboo-free, and he laughed and scolded as soon as he opened his mouth, "You idiot was playful when you were young, your skills were not perfect, and you only walked in the middle of the army when you entered the army, how could you ever go to the front to rush and kill?" Your leg is just a fall off the horse and injured, if it weren't for the fact that my father still has a little thin face in the army, An can recuperate in the name of the Invalids? ”

Ding Shilang, who was exposed by his father, had a red face, but he was not annoyed, but said cheekily: "It is better to accompany my father at home if I am lame, if I am also guarding northern Xinjiang like my second brother, and the third brother is far away in southern Yunnan, who will you train my father?" ”

"Heh......" Lao Ding's heart was full of anxiety, and he scolded with a smile: "You Lai Shiro! ”

It's still that lobby, but it lacks the tension of the previous fire, but has more strong family affection.

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P.S. At present, the number of hits on this book is less than 140,000, but there are nearly 90,000 recommended votes, what kind of ratio is this. This book has been written for more than 400 days, and I have never cheated and brushed points, but the results are not as good as others, and the editors are nowhere to be found, which is really ...... Woohoo lament.