Feeling the strong family atmosphere, Lao Ding's mood is also a lot more relaxed, four sons, the eldest son Yingwu died early, the second son is still in Mozhou (1), the third son is far away in southern Yunnan, only the remaining four sons Although their ability is poor, and they have broken a leg, they can talk to themselves and relieve loneliness.

Ding Shilang saw that his father's face was kind, so he boldly asked: "Father, although the people of Lingzhou behave in an orderly manner, but after all, there are only more than 400 people, and the forbidden army outside Xingyang City is 8,000, or not as elite as the people of Lingzhou, but it is not too bad, why is my father so scruples?" ”

With a calm mind, the old man also had the patience to teach his old son, and explained leisurely: "Why is Shiro so ignorant of growth? Looking at the appearance of the army to distinguish its strength and weakness, there are three main points, one is the order, is for the order, is for the military discipline, the Lingzhou people came day and night, the wind and dust are full of clothes, presumably the muscles and bones are tired, but they are still marching in an orderly manner, after stationing, outside the small courtyard, has anyone heard its loud noise? People and horses have traveled from the bitter cold land of Hexi to this prosperous place in Gyeonggi, but have anyone ever entered and exited at will? ”

Ding Shilang thought about it and replied softly: "What my father said is very true, since he settled in, no one has ever made a loud noise in the three courtyards, although there have been people in and out of the house, but there are more than five or ten people advancing and retreating together, and there is a rhythm between their actions and stops......"

"Shiro, you still have comrades in the army, do you know that there are comparable people in the forbidden army?" Lao Ding asked, rubbing his beard.

“…… Not at all. Ding Shilang hesitated for a moment and replied.

"Heh......" Lao Ding laughed dumbly, "Shiro didn't mean it, he was in front of his father!" There was still hesitation in your words, for fear that you felt that you had not seen the forbidden army, so you did not dare to assert it...... But no? ”

"Father is ...... discerning"

"Alas, it would be nice if I could see everything clearly...... Lao Ding sighed and continued: "Since Gaozu soldiers became in power, the southern and northern wars, the east and the west, the former army lost nearly half, and when Taizong succeeded to the throne, he first subdued the remnants of Fujian (2), and then destroyed Tuohan (3), resisted the Northern Liao, and the elite in the past years have become increasingly sluggish, but fortunately, there is still a backward supplement. But now, the emperor plans to use literature to control the military, to use the literature to control the military, and the power of the army to exercise the hands of the sour, with their wisdom of talking about the army on paper, how can they control the armies? The old man is old, although he has never seen it in person, but he dares to assert that the so-called new forbidden army will definitely be difficult to achieve! As for the comparison with the Lingzhou people? Hehe......"

Ding Shilang didn't dare to say it like his father, but it didn't prevent him from silently remembering that at this moment, when he saw his father's interest in talking, he held it and said: "There are three points that my father said about Shicai, what are the two or three?" ”

Lao Ding rarely saw this man make a respectful statement, and he didn't study it carefully, so he happily continued: "The second is the skill, the skill of skill, in the afternoon, after I saw the Lingzhou people settle in, I didn't stop for a moment, and I began to lay out the residence, and it was completed before the evening...... Isn't it an elite pawn, can An be so skilled? ”

"Forbidden Army...... The forbidden army is far from it! Ding Shilang pondered for a moment, clearly confirming what his father said.

Lao Ding continued to stroke his beard leisurely, "The third is courage, not the courage of daring, but the courage of daring to be the first in the world!" The people of Lingzhou came from far away from Hexi over the mountains and mountains, and they must have seen many border troops on the way, and they knew the number of soldiers and horses in our dynasty, but when they entered this place in the heart of Gyeonggi, did they ever have the slightest cowardice? ”

"Not really!" Ding Shilang frowned and thought about it, and asked respectfully: "According to what my father saw, this team of Lingzhou people is so elite, what is the intention of the commander of Lingzhou, Luo?" Interested in attaching? Or to declare the power of Hexi? ”

Lao Ding shook his white head gently, rested his palm on his thigh and tapped lightly, "Father is also inconclusive!" My Ding family is neither the lord of the country nor the minister of governance, except for the title of the old man's founding uncle, my Ding family is just a small and medium-sized people. How to deal with the people of Lingzhou is the business of the ministers and the emperor of the court, and it is not the turn of my Ding family to dictate! Shiro, do you remember...... But anything that involves Lingzhou, my Ding family will not participate, even if you walk around in the middle, you have to be cautious! ”

"Yes, son, remember!" Ding Shilang respectfully agreed.

Lao Ding looked at the appearance of his son who wanted to speak and stopped, and comforted again: "You don't need to worry, the people of Lingzhou are not weak, but the number is scarce, but it is difficult to do anything in this land of Gyeonggi, and it will be safe from the country." And that day is a horse and a divine horse, and the land west of the river is rare, how can the person who has it be a weak person? The three of them, King Kind, Zheng, and He, are just short-sighted, and it is impossible to get benefits...... Besides, Bianliang is the purpose of the Lingzhou people, they will not stay here in Xingyang for too long, maybe in three or five days, the clouds will clear! ”

Ding Shilang took a long breath, and his father's words were just right to say what he was worried about, and he couldn't help but secretly think, "The world is peaceful, it's good to have nothing to do!" The world is peaceful, just have nothing to do! ”

Lao Ding looked at the man who was silently chanting the words, and couldn't help but laugh, and couldn't help but continue: "However, Wang, Zheng, and He just left, but their behavior was unwilling, I am afraid they will not stop there, you better know the guys in the store, act carefully, don't let the city gate catch fire and affect the fish in the pond!" ”

"Huh?" Ding Shiro grew his mouth.

"Ahh Lao Ding stood up, walked a few steps, turned his head and said: "There are not only three people who miss Tianma, if Wang Zhenghe and the three dare to move, they will be the birds that come out and the chickens that set an example for monkeys!" And the people of Lingzhou are foreign strong dragons, and they don't want to implicate the public, so I don't need to worry about too much damage to the inn...... Well, if my son has a heart, he might as well pay attention to these three industries under his name, or he may have a great harvest! ”

Ding Shilang, who was close to the sixtieth birthday, was taken aback by his father, and he was really a little overwhelmed.

But the initiator didn't know to ask, stepped on a pair of felt-soled soft galoshes, and "kicked and tapped" back to the back house to rest.

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This snowy night is a good time to sleep peacefully, but there are many people who can't sleep all night, such as the Ding family's mansion, there are not a few, but there are few people like the Ding family who have an old monster in charge.

Therefore, under the cover of the "poof" sound of the snow falling, there are countless figures going back and forth to various homes, and there are also lonely night travelers who climb over the wall of the courtyard of Fuguiju to spy on things, but as soon as the figure enters, there is a low scream, only for a moment, and then quietly become silent again.

Most of them have never seen any night walkers, but by the light, they can occasionally see shallow footprints on the snow, but the footprints are only one-way to the backyard, but there is no trace of coming out. When I was uncertain and followed the traces, I heard that in the cold snowy night, it was as if someone had slaughtered pigs and sheep, full of sweet smell.

Among the people who patrol the night, there is a well-informed one, and he hurriedly dared to pull his companions and quickly retreat, "Silence, something happened, someone must have died, it is difficult to find in the night, if there is an official to ask tomorrow, just say it, if not, don't publicize it, don't cause trouble to your family!" ”

As a result, the Tap-and-Tap Nightwatchman disappeared.

Compared with people who can't sleep all night with suspicions, Luo Kaixian can be called heartless - on this snowy night, his old man took care of himself and stopped his two little ladies from sleeping peacefully.

Well, saying that he has no heart and no lungs is actually a little wronged him, and it is appropriate to say that he is the first to be confident.

From the ancient maritime country in the west to the ancient land country in the east, he has seen too many different armies in this era, and with his observation of the army in this era, Luo does not believe that there can be any army that can gather and launch a targeted attack in half a day, the Romans will not succeed, the army of the small countries in Central Asia will not succeed, this Zhao Song army...... The same is not true.

Of course, this is not his arrogance, in fact, if someone can really organize an army to come to the night attack, he will be even happier - these bastards of his personal guards have begun to show signs of pride, at this time, if someone can help to do sparring, it is best to have something unexpected, so that he can continue to train his subordinates.

Since the arrival of Jinju, many things have changed slightly, and the vision of establishing a kingdom has been spread, and the people of the pro-guard can say that everyone knows about it, and although no one will spread it out, there are always whispers in private.

So, only two or three days later, the hastily decided grain purchase trip changed its nature - the trial journey after the formation of the pro-guard team, and the pre-selection trip before the establishment of the Lingzhou army.

No one wants to wipe a colleague's sour boots! No one wants to see a colleague as a general, and he is still a small soldier!

Knowing the selection criteria of their own commanders, everyone in the pro-guard team has a fire hidden in their hearts, and this fire ignites everyone's enthusiasm, which is different from the mutual suppression within other armies, and it has become a healthy competition in this pro-guard team - and this is exactly what Luo likes to see.

At this point, Luo Kaixian, who was originally going to do everything, felt that it was necessary to let his subordinates play a role, after all, he couldn't perfectly reproduce himself in this era - people's ability to accept is always limited, and only when they need it, people will take the initiative to grasp such things as knowledge.

When his subordinates began to be complacent, when his subordinates did not understand their flaws, Luo Kaixian hoped that there would be an external force to knock on his subordinates.

Before falling asleep, he was still thinking about whether the people of Xingyang could fulfill his wish?

With the dreams of the sleeping people, the snow became thicker and thicker, and the sweet smell in the air became more and more intense, as if this Xingyang City had become a bloody killing field!

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Note: (1) Mozhou, now Yanzhou Town, northwest of Renqiu, HB, is the birthplace of the famous doctor Bian Que and the famous general Zhang Jaw of the Three Kingdoms.

(2) Fujian remnants, refers to the division of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou Chen Hongjin, Chen was originally a great talent in Fujian, both civil and military, before the death of Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Chen was the envoy of the Qingyuan Army, after the Song Dynasty unified the Central Plains, Chen reviewed the situation, in 978 AD, Natu was called a minister.

(3) Tuohan, refers to the Northern Han Dynasty established by the Liu clan of Shatuo.

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