Chapter 777: The Pressure of Succession
"Father, please command. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info"Ding Kui didn't have the confidence to bargain with the king.
"In the future, whoever succeeds to the protector of the country shall not concurrently serve as the lord of the Giant Sheep City. "Shao Dian Dan put forward a condition that is not too harsh.
The Protector of the Kingdom cannot concurrently serve as the Lord of the Giant Sheep City, Shaodian Dan has put a lot of thought into this, the Protector of the Kingdom cannot have a territory and the people, at least in the eyes of the royal family; the Giant Sheep City is given to a third-class loyal and brave uncle, in principle, it is not a hereditary territory, and it cannot be attributed to the official heirloom nobles, and the king's request is reasonable.
In this way, it will set up obstacles for Ding Kui to inherit the protector in the future, and the third-class loyal and brave uncle will let others inherit, which can be all Ding family members but cannot have two titles by one person.
It's really nothing for other big families, just like the Long family, Long Yuan is the lord of Shuanglong City, Long Kun is the commander of the equipment department and the successor of Wei Guogong, and Long Dang's descendants can get good positions and titles, which is not a problem for Long Dang.
"The retainer's order. "Ding Kui knows each other very well, and knows that the condition of Shaodian Dan cannot be made public, so he should secretly accept a secret decree.
If the Ding family is still passed down from generation to generation, the third-class loyal and brave uncle will face the embarrassing situation of no one to inherit.
Why does Shaodian Dan want to keep the protector of the country without territory and people? Isn't it good for me to develop in Juyang City in a corner of peace? In the future, if I concentrate the power of the Ding family in Juyang City, the royal family will not have to worry about me threatening their status.
Ding Kui couldn't figure it out, this kind of thing was not easy to discuss with Liu Yu and Fei Ze, and he was sulking when he returned home.
A pair of tender white soft wattles gently covered Ding Kui's eyes.
"What are you thinking?"
"I was thinking it was time for you to have a baby. Ding Kui was familiar with the smell of the person behind him.
There is only one person who can be so intimate with him in the Protectorate Mansion, and that is Mrs. Ru Long Yan.
Long Yan lay on Ding Kui's back and whispered: "I can't rely on me alone, you haven't been idle in the past few days since you came back, there are many things waiting for you to do, I don't dare to distract you." ”
"I have a problem today," Ding Kui reflexively picked up Long Yan and put it on his lap, "If you can have a child, this problem will be solved." It's best to have a few more and solve other problems as well. ”
Long Yan's eyes looked around, and he was relieved when he saw that no one was born, "I really want to give birth, but I heard that those home remedies for giving birth to sons are not good for the bloodline, and my own qualifications are not good." ”
Ding Kui stretched out his hand and pinched his daughter-in-law's nose and said, "I didn't let you eat those home remedies, you and I are very healthy, and we don't need those crooked ways, in fact, boys and girls are the same, as long as there is the blood of the Ding family."
You should know that our first child must be passed on to the Jiang family, and in the future we will inherit the title of Duke of Anguo, it is good to be a boy, and they will accept it if it is a girl, because you have the blood of the Jiang family. ”
"We've been in the round house for a while, but my stomach doesn't have any anger at all. Long Yan stroked her lower abdomen in distress.
"Don't worry, creating a human being is a complex project, and it takes the two of us to cooperate well to succeed. ”
"You, are you blaming me for not cooperating?" Long Yan couldn't understand what Ding Kui said in the first half of the sentence, but understood the second half of the sentence.
"No, no, no, I didn't mean that, don't worry, we have time to come back this time, fast is a few months, slow is half a year, your stomach will definitely fight." Ding Kui didn't know how to explain the knowledge of physiology and hygiene to Long Yan, so he simply didn't explain.
In fact, what he understands is what he sees in the book, and he has no practical experience at all, but he just knows that if there is nothing wrong with the husband and wife, there will definitely be gains from a lot of hard work.
"The most ideal situation is to give birth to a boy to inherit the Jiang family, give birth to a boy to inherit the protector, and another boy to inherit Zhongyongbo. Ding Kui counted with his fingers.
Long Yan spit out her fragrant tongue and said coquettishly: "You treat me as a hen, give birth to a litter of chicks, the eldest princess is about to enter the door, why don't you look for her?"
"The eldest princess is still young, and she will think about this in a few years. Hey, the Ding family is thin, thank you for your hard work. Ding Kui stood up with Long Yan in his arms and was about to walk back to the room.
"Wait, wait, aren't you going to give the printing workshop the style of engraving tomorrow?" Long Yan struggled to get off the ground.
"So what?" Ding Kui refused to let go of his daughter-in-law.
"I don't think you've got it done yet. ”
"Yes, you have been in your hometown for a few years, and even if you don't understand it, you are familiar with the layout of "Watching the Moon". That's just right, why don't you try to typeset the "Book Collection". ”
Ding Kui has already signed a contract with the Kong family, and he has also obtained the manuscript of the first issue of the "Book Series" provided by the Kong family, and he will wait for the layout to be arranged and taken to the printing workshop for printing.
"I won't do it," Long Yan saw the opportunity to break free from Ding Kui's embrace, "lest you find an excuse to keep me in the capital." I'd rather go with you to Giant Sheep City and help you solve all your problems. After saying that, he covered his mouth and snickered, and trotted all the way out of the garden.
"I'll teach you a lesson tonight. ”
Ding Kui shook his head, shook off the rippling illusions in his mind, and walked to the study to complete the typesetting of the "Book Collection".
The Kong family is all brainless, there is no advertising space left, it seems that only one page can be added as an advertising insert, which chamber of commerce is better to contact in such a short time?
He stared at the layout and thought.
It's too late to contact the Chamber of Commerce now, just advertise it to Juyang City, the materials for making crossbows have not yet been determined, so let's collect some materials that can make bows and bowstrings.
He has a channel to contact the Chamber of Commerce for advertising, but it takes time to negotiate and make layouts, but the Kong family hopes to publish the "Book Series" as soon as possible, and there is not enough time left for him.
Lao Qiantou and Shi Jiang have been studying the production of crossbows, but the mass-produced crossbows have not yet been finalized, and the key problem is stuck in the cost, and the low-threshold troops such as crossbowmen are not suitable for the excessively high cost of equipment.
"Young Master," He Cripple came to report, "Master estimates that he will be able to arrive in the capital at the beginning of next month." ”
"Didn't the eldest princess hold a coming-of-age ceremony in advance at the end of the month?
"I'm afraid it's too late. ”
"Okay, have you prepared a gift for your father, and have the other guest rooms been prepared?" Ding Kui has not been idle since he came to Zhenjing.
There are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with, after all, they are the official nobles of the kingdom, what they should do, what they shouldn't do, there are countless rules, unlike in the past, when you could fight and make trouble, and the things that you didn't have time to deal with were thrown to your subordinates.
"Young master, the situation has changed, and there are not enough empty rooms in the mansion. ”
He Cripple's answer made Ding Kui stunned, "Why?"
"The Giant Sheep City has become your territory, and the old subordinates of the boss will come to the capital to visit you, even the old slaves want to send their children and grandchildren to the Giant Sheep City. He lame reminded Ding Kui.
In fact, not only the old department of Ding Dao, but also the contacts accumulated by the Ding family in the army cannot be calculated in detail, but the Ding family had no foundation before, and the Protectorate could not accommodate a few followers, resulting in many people who wanted to defect to the Ding family.
"So, what about Grandpa Qian?"
"Old Qian doesn't know what to do in his own house. "He Cripple has been dissatisfied with Qian Bu recently.
Ding Kui knew that the old man was studying the crossbow, and in order to keep it secret, he wouldn't let He Cripple know.
"Don't bother him, let Ding Cai charter all the inns on Xichaomen Street and nearby streets, and rent out those with private houses for rent. Money can be wasted, and people must not be slow. ”
What he lacks most now is people, and he will accept as many people as he comes, and if a giant sheep city can't fit it, he will build another city to install it. In the past, the Ding family couldn't give the conditions, but now he can give it, and he is not afraid that there will be many people, but he is afraid that people will not come.
"Huh?" He felt a magic ripple in the distance, and in that direction was the courtyard where Ao Yu and Ao Yan lived.
When he ran over to take a look, he saw Ao Yanping holding a plate, aiming at the foot of the courtyard wall and shooting a dazzling white light.
"What are you doing?" Ding Kui stepped forward curiously.
"I had the feeling of being watched by someone, so I wanted to set up a barrier to prevent others from peeking into this yard. Ao Yanyang raised the plate in his hand, obviously it was a magic array plate.
Ding Kui immediately understood, and hurriedly said: "My Miss Ao, don't make any barriers, there are two magic towers in this city, and each of them has a monitoring circle.
The rules of the Magic Tower are that the magician won't snoop on you, but what kind of barrier will attract their attention. ”
Ao Yan raised two sword eyebrows, and a fist-sized demon core appeared in his hand, "Rule magician, it's a big deal that I'll fight with him." ”
"Don't don't, you're not a human being, it's normal for people to take a look, of course, the dragon god's methods are not rules that magicians can see, as long as you don't make a strange name, no one will come to you for trouble.
I know you're not afraid of the rule magician, but if you run away, Ao Yu can't run away, and what about me? Ding Kui persuaded.
He didn't want the two dragons around him to be chased away by the human magician, but Ao Yan's reaction reminded him that the two dragons with a level 6 strength were dangerous to the royal family and could not be taken in and out of the palace.
Someone did take a look at Ao Yan, Guijing was originally studying the bones of the Splitting Wind Force, and the crystal ball told him that a new sixth-level late-stage combat power had appeared in the capital of Zhenjing, so he took a look through the crystal ball.
"Which sect's disciple? Reaching the late sixth level at such a young age, En, there is a vague aura on her body, is it set by her elders? Or is it herself?" Gui Jing didn't see through Ao Yan, but just remembered in his heart that there was such a person in Ding Kui's family.
The rule mage can't see through the seal of the god of law, because the realm of the god of law can modify some rules, while the rule mage can only use it, and the gap between the two cannot be overcome. Guijing can see a little problem, but he definitely can't see through it.
"Well, if anyone peeps at me again, I'm going to set up a barrier. "Ao Yan is not as brainless as Ao Yu, and she can listen to Ding Kui's advice.
"Well, if you're not happy, I can send you back to Giant Sheep City, and I'll apologize to you when things are done. "Ding Kui doesn't want to cause trouble, this guarantee can't be given to Ao Yan.
"It's okay, I don't like too many rules. "Ao Yan doesn't like Zhenjing City.