Nangong Shuo and Xiao Lingji walked into the main hall of the palace together, but saw Xiao Dingfeng, the king of Jiannan who was nearly half a hundred years old, pacing back and forth, his middle-aged figure supporting his slightly bulging belly, looking worried, Xiao Lingting, the son of the king of Jiannan, stood solemnly aside, his delicate and handsome face was full of angular coldness, and the whole person was like a deep pool of water in a deep valley, so that people could not see the depth, but they did not dare to despise it.

"Nangong Shuo has seen the prince and the prince."

"I've seen my father, I've seen my eldest brother."

Nangong Shuo and Xiao Lingji both saluted Xiao Dingfeng and Xiao Lingting.

"A virtuous nephew doesn't need to be polite." When Xiao Dingfeng saw Nangong Shuo, he felt a little more relaxed, and the kindness of the elders in his tone was more than the majesty of the prince.

"Ji'er, you go to see your mother first, she complained to me yesterday, saying that she hadn't seen you for a few days, and she had time to spend more time with her, don't let her worry."

Xiao Lingji was waiting for this sentence, so he immediately disappeared as quickly as possible, it was okay in front of his father, and he felt deprived of oxygen when he stayed in front of his eldest brother for a while.

"Nephew, please take a seat." After Xiao Dingfeng sat down, he beckoned Nangong Shuo to sit down, and instructed the maid to serve tea. "I heard that the virtuous nephew eats and lives with ordinary soldiers in the barracks, and the training is also extremely hard, and there is no major general's frame at all, General Nangong has a son like this, he is really envious of others." Xiao Dingfeng praised from the bottom of his heart.

"Lord Xie praised, and the younger generation was ashamed. Nangong Shuo has no official or position, and he only went to the barracks to train his muscles, and the seniors in the camp have taken care of me a lot in the face of his father, and the younger generations really dare not hold it up. ”

Hearing Nangong Shuo say this, Xiao Dingfeng looked at the young man with a little more appreciation. For Nangong Ming's son, Xiao Dingfeng has always liked it, he is young and smart and steady, he never loses rudeness in dealing with others, plus he is full of poetry and books, and Yushu Linfeng is not weak in martial arts, which makes many parents who are not angry with their children envious. Look at his two sons again, one is silent, his face is like an ice sculpture, and he doesn't have a trace of heat in the summer, which is really boring; Another thing is a lot, but he is impetuous and has no ink, and he knows that the lackeys fight cocks on weekdays, causing trouble, and his reputation outside is really not good, and he occasionally hears others talking, so that his old face can't hang up.

"The virtuous nephew is too modest, you have been in the barracks for three months, and the army has its own opinions." Xiao Dingfeng thought for a while, and hesitated in his tone: "I haven't seen your father for a long time, I must be busy with military affairs, I originally wanted to post to the general's mansion, but I was afraid of falling into the handle, I just heard that you were in the mansion, so I asked Ji'er to call you over, and I bothered my nephew to pass the word to your father, and two days later, I asked General Nangong to come over to the mansion to talk about it, and this king had important matters to discuss with him." ”

"The younger generation should remember that they will live up to their trust and bring the instructions of the prince to their father." Nangong Shuo saw Xiao Dingfeng's serious expression, he didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly got up, "It's not too early, the juniors are leaving." ”

Nangong Shuo said goodbye to Xiao Dingfeng and his son, and originally wanted to say goodbye to Xiao Lingshuang, but seeing the sunset gradually sinking in the west, she may have gone back to her room to rest, so she had to ride back to the general's mansion with regrets.

An hour later, Nangong Shuo appeared in his father's study, and passed Xiao Dingfeng's words about meeting Nangong Ming two days later to his father's ears word for word.

Nangong Ming is fifty miles away, he is tall, his face is resolute, he sits quietly next to the desk like a stone, and the fragrance of books in the room cannot hide the unique murderous atmosphere of the soldiers around him, this temperament is the result of years of precipitation after a long period of battlefield and bloody battles.

"King Jiannan, I guess I heard something."

"That's exactly what my father said. King Jiannan looks very anxious today, how is his father going to deal with it? Nangong Shuo was young and couldn't help but ask more.

Nangong Ming glanced at his son, he knew in his heart that this son of his had always had a great friendship with the second prince of Jiannan Wangfu, and he had a deep affection for the county lord of Jincheng, and the relationship between the general's mansion and the Jiannan royal mansion, or directly speaking, his relationship with the king of Jiannan would directly affect his relationship with the second prince and the county lord of Jincheng.

"Since the prince has commanded, in two days, I will go to the appointment. Recently, it has not been peaceful, the prince's status is precious, you have nothing to do to go to Jiannan Palace, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. ”

It is taboo for the vassal general to get too close to the vassal king, and this truth is naturally saved by Nangong Shuo.

The local garrison of Ningguo is under the command of the Ministry of War, and is stationed in various states and counties all the year round to undertake two important tasks: one is to prevent civil unrest and ensure the stability of one side; The second is to deter the king of Fengfan to maintain the awe of the dragon chair in the royal capital at all times, do not have undue thoughts, and nip those unspeakable disobedience in the bud.

The people of Randa Prefecture are simple and simple, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the workers, peasants, and industry and commerce have always maintained the order they should have. As for Xiao Dingfeng, the king of Jiannan, he has been cautious in his words and deeds for more than ten years since he entered Dazhou, and never dared to exceed the rules, and he has behaved more obediently than all the good people of Anshun in Dazhou, except for Xiao Lingji's reputation for often making some small disasters and falling into a bad reputation after becoming an adult, Jiannan Wangfu can simply be called a pure land in the world of the Xiao family, unlike the vassal kings in other places, relying on the identity of the heavenly family to do wrongdoing, there are many illegal things on weekdays, which makes local officials of all sizes headaches.

In the face of such a vassal king who seems to never be able to make a rebellion, Nangong Ming, as the general of the Dazhou garrison, has no place to use since he exterminated all the bandits on the large and small hills under the jurisdiction of Dazhou, and has been living a stable life for several years, but since the beginning of the New Year, the professional sensitivity of the soldier has awakened the blood in his body again, "raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while", the sky of Ning Guo seems to be changing, and he has stepped up training the army in the past few days to make sure that everything is perfect.