On the orders of Gongzi, Ding Kuang was about to leave Jicheng with a dozen of his subordinates and go to a small place called Rongcheng in the south of Zhuo County to find a young man named Sun Li.

Since coming to Youzhou, Ding Kuang and the senior brother Shi Atunjue The spring of life has finally come, they are not only courteous to Liu He, but also belong to the two people with transcendent status in the state pastoral mansion, although they never participate in political affairs, but they can always stay by Liu He's side, what they see in their eyes and hear in their ears are all important matters related to Youzhou.

When Liu He was on the road, he promised Wang Yue to open a martial arts gym in Youzhou to carry forward the martial arts of the Wang family. After returning to Youzhou, because of all the things, the specific affairs such as the site selection, construction, and layout of the martial arts hall have not yet been rolled out, and the opening is even more distant.

Despite this, Shi Ah and Ding were not anxious, and they didn't feel that what Gongzi said at the beginning was perfunctory to their master and apprentice. The main thing is that although some things in the form of opening a martial arts gym have not yet been rolled out, a key step has been quietly taken.

Zhao Yun carefully selected 500 strong men from among the children of the 8,000 army as candidates for the Taifu Guard, and Liu He asked Shi A and Ding Guo to select the 30 people with the best qualifications and endowments from these 500 strong men as apprentices in the martial arts hall, and followed Shi A and Ding Guo every day to learn the art of hand-to-hand combat.

Speaking of which, Shi A and Ding Guo are also masters now, not only can they experience the sense of accomplishment when Wang Yue accepted the apprenticeship, but also shouted "master" by a group of well-behaved men, the little superiority in their hearts, not to mention how hilarious they are.

With a noble status, a generous remuneration, and a group of obedient apprentices who are willing to learn, for the martial artists who rely on their skills to eat, what are Shi Ah and Ding not satisfied with?

When Li Yan explained the task, he repeatedly told Ding Guo that he must find a way to bring the person named Sun Li from Rongcheng to Jicheng, because this is the task assigned by Gongzi by name.

Ding Guo knows Liu He's temper, usually treats people kindly, and never deliberately harsh and difficult his subordinates, but what he explained is that his subordinates must be done seriously and responsibly, if they are perfunctory, Liu He will be very angry.

In order to do this errand well, Ding Guo carefully asked Li Yan about Sun Li's situation, and learned from Li Yan that Sun Li was related to a person named Ma Tai who had recently voted, and he didn't know anything else, which was not enough for Ding Guo to find out the details of Sun Li.

There is a way to sharpen knives and cut wood, Ding Guo hurriedly inquired about the whereabouts of this Ma Tai, wanting to learn more about Sun Li from the air of Ma Tai, but just in time for Ma Tai to hand over the grain task to Xian Yufu on the edge of the water, he came to Jicheng with a fleet from the upper reaches of the water.

Most of the people in the fleet came out of Yongnu, and this time they were responsible for transporting a batch of grain for the state pastor, and when they left, they each got a reward, so they made an appointment to go to Jicheng to buy some goods needed for the New Year's Festival, and then returned to Yongnu on their own.

Ding Guo then paid out of his own pocket to prepare a table of banquets in the inn, and warmly entertained the somewhat flattered Ma Tai.

In order to appear lively, Ding Kuang played a little trick, claiming to be on behalf of the son to come to the horse to catch the wind, in order to prove that what he said was true, he also found the sons of several big families in Jicheng to accompany him, including the alcoholic Xu Miao Xu Gongzi.

As Liu He's close guards, Shi Ah and Ding often accompanied Liu He in and out of various occasions in the city, of course, this does not include those "unhealthy" places. Therefore, the sons of big families in the city all know Ding Qian. Ding Guo came forward to invite guests, these rich sons who had nothing to do will come as soon as they are invited, anyway, eating and drinking for nothing can enhance their feelings, fools will refuse and oppose.

As for Xu Gongzi, who is famous for his wine, why he also came to the banquet, in addition to his temperament that must be drunk, it is also related to the task assigned by Liu He. The eldest prince asked Xu Miao to take a trip to Jundu Mountain for him, and now the north of Youzhou is not very stable, so Xu Miao wanted to borrow a few people from Ding Guo to protect his safety when he went to Jundu Mountain.

Don't look at Xu Miao's dizziness when he drank, in fact, he was not confused at all, since the eldest prince had said that he should spend money from the state pastor's mansion as needed, the wolf-like guards under Ding Guo could just borrow a few to use.

Xu Miao is the son of a wealthy family, doesn't there be a private soldier available at home? Can you get a few examples from Ding Guo to act as thugs?

Of course I can. This is like some local tyrants and wealthy people in later generations who can spend money to buy luxury cars like Ferrari and Lamborghini, but they don't have the ability to get a non-decked, really capital red letter military vehicle license plate. Although Xu Miao is a noble son, how can the private soldiers of the Xu family be compared with the guards in the state pastoral mansion? Now in Youzhou, as long as you can be labeled as the state pastor or surnamed Liu, your status will immediately go up!

The wind and dust rushed to the horse platform in Jicheng, and they really didn't dare to expect to have Liu Fang's kind of treatment, and they could be greeted by the eldest prince out of the city, and a carriage entered the state pastor's mansion. After all, Ma Tai knew that his own catty and two catties could not be compared with Liu Fang, not only could not be compared with Liu Fang, but also the knowledge in his belly could not be compared with Liu Fang, when he stood up and spoke in Yongnu, he only thought that he could find an errand under Zhao Yun, which was completely different from Liu Fang, who received the "Notice" and went to Liu Yu.

Talents are also divided into levels, like Liu Fang belongs to senior staff, and like Ma Tai, they are middle and lower-level officials, and there is no comparison.

Although Ma Tai arrived in Jicheng, Zhao Yun, who took him away from Yongnu, went to Ma Cheng, and for a while he didn't know who to find to live in, and when he was in trouble, he received an invitation from Ding Jing, which made Ma Tai's eyes light up and saw hope.

Ding Guo made it clear that he specially set up a banquet for Ma Tai on behalf of the eldest prince, although the welcome specifications were a little lower, and the place where the wind was received was not set in the state pastor's mansion, but this result had already made Ma Tai feel very satisfied.

After Ma Tai came to the inn, he saw Ding Guo with a warm face, and a few escorts dressed as rich and noble sons, which made Ma Tai believe that he was valued by his son, but the degree of attention was high and low.

What kind of identity is the eldest prince, how can he have time to set up a banquet for a small official like himself? With the commander of the guards around him coming forward, it is already very face-saving! If Liu He really held a banquet for him in the mansion, he wouldn't be able to go, this kind of thing is not something that can be slapped with a swollen face and a fat man, and he will be excluded and hated in the future!

After everyone sat down, they had to introduce and get to know each other, and then they staggered, shh

Chatting and chatting, Ding Guo pulled the topic to Sun Li. Ding Guo said: "I heard that Brother Ma has a sworn brother and has practiced a good martial arts, I don't know when I invited him to come to Jicheng to learn from each other?" ”

Ma Tai, who was drunk, heard someone talking about his worship, and suddenly became energetic, and said with a big tongue: "My brother, the word Deda, is the same as me from Rongcheng, and he is a person who is naturally bold and upright. When he was a teenager, he was taken away by moths and thieves and separated from his mother for several years, when I saw that his mother was lonely and had no one to support, so I took the old man into my own home to take care of him. ”

"A few years later, Brother Sun returned to the village from outside, and after asking around, he learned that my mother was at my house, so he came to recognize him. In order to thank me for taking care of his mother, Brother Sun wanted to give me all his property, and of course I couldn't accept it. Later, I married Jin Lan with Dedayi and became a good brother to worship the son......"

After listening to Ma Tai's story, everyone felt that Ma Tai was a kind person, did good deeds without asking for returns, and was a reliable friend; At the same time, everyone also feels that Sun Li is a valuable person, understands Entu, and regards wealth as something outside the body.

Ding Guo saw that the heat was almost over, so he plucked Ma Tai and said: "Brother Ma, I just heard you say this, which makes me have a good impression of your righteous brother even more!" The eldest prince has asked people to send the "Recruit Notice" to all parts of Youzhou, anyway, there is no major incident in the house recently, why don't you accompany me back to Rongcheng, and invite this Sun Zhuangshi to Jicheng, and in the future, you two brothers will both work for the son! ”

Ma Tai shook his head and said: "No, Brother Deda is the most filial piety, and now in order to honor his mother, he has not been out of the house for several years." Even if I marry him as a brother of the opposite sex, it is not good to go against his will and let him leave his mother to come to Jicheng. ”

Xu Miao, who was on the side, heard that Ding Guo said that he was going to Rongcheng, and he was suddenly anxious, and quickly interjected: "Commander Ding has something that is inappropriate!" Now that the war in the north is tight, and everything in Jicheng is busy, how can you say that you have nothing to do? ”

Ding Guo was depressed for a while, annoyed that Xu Miao was stirring up, so he whispered to Xu Miao: "Xu Gongzi doesn't know, I'm in a hurry to go to Rongcheng, in fact, there is something to do!" ”

Xu Miao's eyes blinked a few times, and he suddenly figured out the purpose of Ding Kuang's treat today, so he said to Ding Kuang slyly: "Commander Ding, you are not interesting enough!" When I went to the state pastor's mansion for a banquet last night, Gongzi personally asked me to go to Jundushan on his behalf. ”

Ding Guo thought to himself: This son of the Xu family is really cheeky, he was obviously uninvited yesterday, and he was embarrassed to say anything about going to the banquet, I'm sorry!

"Hehe, since Gongzi Xu has spoken, and he is doing things for Gongzi, he naturally can't be treated badly. When I go back today, I will arrange for four brothers with sharp hands and feet to go to Xu Mansion and accompany Gongzi to Jundu Mountain! ”

"Don't be in such a hurry, right?" Xu Miao protested.

"It has to be! If you delay your son's business, you won't be able to eat and walk around! ”

Ma Tai looked at Ding Kuang and Xu Miao muttering, picked up the wine bowl and said, "Come, Ma Mou will give you another bowl, thank you for taking the wind for me today!" In the future, I will be in Jicheng, and I will depend on your care. ”

Xu Miao, who had already received the benefits of Ding Guo, turned around to help Ding Guo speak: "Brother Ma, this bowl of wine is not in a hurry to drink, you haven't promised Commander Ding whether to return to Rongcheng or not." If you agree, let Commander Ding make three bowls in a row, what do you think? ”

Ma Tai bared his tongue and said vaguely: "Good! I will accompany Commander Ding back to Rongcheng, but I can't guarantee whether I can persuade Brother Sun to come to Jicheng. ”

"Brother Ma is really bold, come, I'll do three bowls first as a respect!" Ding Guo raised the wine bowl.

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