When Qiao Ren visited Gu's mansion, it was just before noon, Gu Yong was a serious literati in the Han Dynasty, and he rarely ate at noon, so Qiao Ren was not left to eat. After coming out of the Gu Mansion, Qiao Ren had nothing to do and was resting, so he decided to visit Huang Zhong and take a look at Huang Xu's condition by the way. After all, Huang Zhong's clan brother Huang Ce served in front of Qiao Renjun, and his old troops were basically in Qiao Renjun. Moreover, now that General Huang Zhongguan Bai Bi and Tai Shici are in charge of the 30,000 Chinese army of Wuhou, they have a lot to do with Qiao Ren, the central protector, and they also need to move around.

The Huangfu is still as simple as it was in Changsha, and it has not changed due to the promotion of official positions. Qiao Ren didn't bring a guard when he went out alone, so he had to do the work of knocking on the door by himself. Qiao Ren stepped forward and knocked on the door, and it was a middle-aged woman with a peaceful appearance who opened the door, it was Mrs. Huang, but compared with a few years ago, there was less worry and more joy between the eyebrows, and it must be that Huang Xu's condition had improved greatly. Seeing that the outsider was Qiao Ren, Mrs. Huang was very enthusiastic.

"It turns out that the Qiao Protector is here, please come in." Mrs. Huang is still very grateful to Qiao Ren, if it weren't for him, Huang Xu might not live to be twenty.

"I've seen my uncle. I don't know if Uncle Huang Shi is there. Qiao Renbi didn't ask about Huang Xu's illness since then, but asked Huang Zhong, today is Xiumu, and the generals in the army are basically on vacation except for a few people.

Mrs. Huang led Qiao Ren into the door, and when she heard Qiao Ren's question, she said, "It's not a coincidence. General Taishi and General Gonglu came together today, and I don't want Qiao Escort to arrive, and Yu Ji Immortal is also there. I led the escort to the main hall. ”

Qiao Ren had never thought that there were so many people who came to visit Huang Zhong today, but when he thought about it, he understood. Tai Shici and Huang Zhong are colleagues, as the governors of Sun Ce's Chinese army, they are familiar with each other, and the two are rare cavalry generals in Jiangdong and the most skilled generals in the entire Han Dynasty. And Huang Gai is not to mention, as Huang Zhong's younger brother, the Nanyang Huang clan is already thinly populated, and now they are all in Jiangdong, how can they move around less. However, Yu Ji didn't expect to come back, although he had taught Huang Xu the art of guiding, but Taoist monks like him rarely stopped in one place when they traveled all over the world.

When Qiao Ren arrived at the main hall, the four of them were drinking. Huang Zhong, Huang Gai and Tai Shi Ci Gu are dressed in civilian clothes, and even Yu Immortal Master of the Immortal Wind Dao Bone is dressed as an ordinary person. Although Qiao Ren's official position is high, these four people are either senior, or old, and some are outsiders, but Qiao Ren wants to see the salute first. "Ren has seen two Uncle Huang, he has seen General Taishi, and he has seen Dao Chang."

Yu Ji and Qiao Ren hadn't seen each other for five years, but Yu Ji recognized Qiao Ren at a glance, and scolded with a smile: "It turned out to be you kid, but you have made the old way miserable." "It was originally from Qiao Ren in Changsha that after Yu Ji's guidance technique had all kinds of miraculous effects, Sun Ce would look for him all over Jiangdong after a while, and then Yu Ji not only needed to treat Huang Xu's illness, but also taught Wu Guotai and Qiao Guolao and other old people. And after Yu Ji's reputation spread, many families came to the door to seek advice, which disturbed Yu Ji so much that he didn't even dare to wear a robe. However, because of this, the secret Inner Dan Ding Technique of Taoism was carried forward, and the Taoist priests in the entire Jiangdong region basically gave up refining the outer Dan and changed to the inner Dan, which indirectly spread the reputation of the Taoist monks.

Hearing Yu Ji's laughter and scolding, Qiao Ren also knew it, so he only smiled and said: "There are many kids, it's not like it, I apologize to the Taoist chief." "Fortunately, Ji Youdao Quanzhen did not pursue it further, but sat silently in his place and drank, waiting for the worldly generals to see the salute.

After Huang Zhong, Huang Gai, Tai Shi Ci and Qiao Ren greeted each other, Huang Zhong asked his subordinates to add a table of banquets for Qiao Ren. After Qiao Ren took his seat, he drank a few glasses of water and wine before he spoke: "I don't know if Brother Huang Xu has improved." ”

At this time, without waiting for Huang Zhong to answer, Yu Ji, who was eating vegetables on the side, rushed and said, "You kid can't trust me Yu Ji." Qiao Ren was also very helpless about Yu Ji's old naughty character. I had to hurriedly smile and say: Don't dare, don't dare.

Yu Ji began to remain silent again after a few more words, and Huang Zhongcai replied: "Thank you Ziyan, after Xu'er practiced the Immortal Chief's Channeling Technique and Brother Zhongjing's medicinal soup, his body has improved greatly, except that he is still a little weak, he is basically no different from ordinary people." ”

Hearing this, Qiao Ren was relieved, as long as Huang Xu couldn't die. At this time, Tai Shici, who had not spoken, asked instead: "Ziyan, I heard that your former subordinate General Gan Ning's archery skills are superb, but it is serious. "Taishi Ci is a martial artist, and people naturally care about things like martial arts. As for Huang Zhong, Tai Shi Ci has also fought several times, as Gan Ning said, Huang Zhong's knife technique is mellow and flawless, while Tai Shi Ci's halberd method is mainly attack. Therefore, Tai Shici fought with Huang Zhong several times, but he was defeated by Huang Zhong after finding a flaw. As for archery, the two have their own merits, Huang Zhonggui is on the spot, and he can shoot arrows from a hundred steps away; And Taishi Cigui is fast, and the beaded arrows can be connected by five arrows, but the accuracy and range are worse.

Looking at the land of Jiangdong, only Sun Ce and Gan Ning can be compared with the two of them, and the rest of the generals such as Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, and Jiang Qin are much worse, and the most important thing is that they are all water generals, just looking at the riding skills of these people, Tai Shi Ci has no desire to fight. And Sun Cegui is the lord of Wu Hou and everyone, even if Tai Shici has a good relationship with Sun Ce, he can't practice with him from time to time. In this way, among the generals of the Sun family, the only one who can enter the eyes of his Taishi Ci is Gan Ning and Gan Xingba. As for Huang Gai's martial arts, it is far inferior, but if you want to compare it with the military formation, Huang Gai is slightly better.

Tai Shici's thoughts, Qiao Ren also understood, and even Gan Ning had recited it in Qiao Ren's ear several times. But after all, Tai Shici and Gan Ning were not familiar with each other, and it was a little inappropriate to invite them to fight, so they both thought of Qiao Ren, the intermediary. "Brother Xingba's martial arts are strong and his archery skills are superb, if Brother Ziyi wants to get acquainted. Jen can be arranged. ”

"Good!" Tai Shici laughed and picked up the wine glass: "A certain family respects Ziyan for a cup." As he spoke, he drank it all, and Qiao Ren also toasted it.

"By the way, Ziyan, you are the middle guard, do you know what young men are in our army, my subordinates still lack a captain, and I want you to recommend it to the old man" This time it was Huang Gai who spoke, because the free Huang Gai is his own department, and he needs to appoint his own generals. And Huang Zhong and Tai Shici led Sun Ce's Chinese army, and there was no shortage of middle and lower-level officers.

It is said that Sun Ce's appointment of Qiao Ren as the Central Protector is a crooked fight, Qiao Ren has a history of later generations, and he knows many young generals who are still in the dust. With the memories of later generations, Qiao Ren thought carefully about the famous generals below the rank of lieutenant today. "There's just one person who fits."

"Oh!" Huang Gai stroked his beard and asked, "Who is it?" ”

Qiao Ren said with a smile: "This person's surname is Ding, and his name is Feng, and his name is Chengyuan." My fellow townsman is a native of Lujiang County, who joined the army when the lord was in charge of Lujiang, and was successively subordinate to General Chen Wu and General Lu Meng, and is now serving as a military Sima in the Xingba Army. Although this man is young, he often bravely crowns the whole army, and every time he kills the general and captures the flag, he is often wounded in battle because of his bravery. Now he is twenty years old and has nearly twenty scars on his body, and this Ding Feng is quite talented in military strategy, which can be used. ”

"Haha! Such a young general is in the heart of the old man, but he doesn't know if General Gan is willing to let him go. Huang Gai seemed to be very satisfied with Ding Feng.

Qiao Ren shook his head and said, "Don't be afraid." Xingba now has only 2,000 soldiers, but he has three military horses, which is not easy to distribute. It's nothing to leave Ding Feng, but he wants the old general to give out a few jars of wine. "The intention of asking Huang to cover the wine is self-evident.

"Good! The old man has to work for you, the middle guard, to issue a document. A certain personally asked the lord for approval. ”

The Central Protector Army has the authority to take charge of the Central Army, select military attachés, and supervise generals, so if Ding Feng wants to be promoted and then transferred to the Huang Gai Army, he needs Qiao Ren to issue a written document and wait for Sun Ce's approval. However, the junior military attachés below the rank of lieutenant can handle it by himself without Sun Ce's nod.