The weather in early spring can turn from warm to cold, especially in the morning and at night. You still have to wear thick clothes to stay warm. The saying that spring covers autumn and freezes is right at this time. If you are not careful, you can easily catch a cold, even if it is nothing.

It's a serious problem, but it's unbearable to have a stuffy nose, runny nose, and coughing. But at noon, when the sun is in the sky again, it's warm and comfortable, and it's the best time to sleep. I feel sleepy in spring, and it's probably because of this.

Ma Xing stood with his arms folded, and behind him stood a large group of officials on the Shaanxi Road.

Xiao Ding, the commander-in-chief of the march to the west, returned today. The pacifying envoy Ma Xing led the officials to welcome him ten miles out of the countryside.

With such regulations and formations, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, no pacifier has ever greeted his subordinates like this, and no civil servant has ever praised military generals like this.

Ma Xing knew very well that among the officials behind him, many people disapproved of it, and even at this moment, he was already on his way to Bianliang.

But he didn't care at all.

In order to appease itself, the imperial court might return those memorials that criticize itself and let itself deal with those officials who have no eyesight?

Well, the official in Long Live Palace can do such a thing.

Even Xia Jie, the chief assistant who is about to enter Bianliang, will not stop him.

Xia Zhiyan is such a shrewd person. He knows that if someone blocks his own path, he must be comforted. He has always been able to do things smoothly without hurting his reputation.

He turned his head and glanced at the officials behind him who were talking in low voices in small groups, thinking about who would be able to accuse him.

Speaking of which, in the past few years as the Shaanxi Road pacifier, I have offended quite a few people.

The name "horse beheaded" does not come from nothing.

During those years when Zhang Kuo was on the road in Shaanxi, he ruined the atmosphere on the road in Shaanxi. If he didn't kill a lot of people, how could he get back to his roots?

Of course, this massacre offended many officials and gentry. They did not dare to show their teeth here, but they were about to leave, so they had no worries.

Who told him to go to Hebei to serve as a pacifier instead of returning to Bianliang to join the two mansions?

Of course, although they are all pacifiers from Shaanxi to Hebei, the Hebei Road is indeed half a mile higher. Moreover, the power and resources in their hands far exceed those of the Shaanxi Road.

The wind is coming.

The wind is mixed with the fishy smell of water and soil.

Ma Xing took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes. In the blink of an eye, it had been six years since he had been an official on the Shaanxi Road. He had been a transport envoy for more than three years and a comfort envoy for more than two years. His official career was on the Shaanxi Road.

It's quite prosperous.

The wind stirred up strands of dust, making the sky look a little gloomy.

Outside Yan'an Mansion, it was bare. It was already early spring. Except for a layer of green on the ground, there were not many trees visible. Even the mountains not far away had been cut bare.

This was more than a year ago when Li Du launched a large-scale attack. Yan'an Mansion took the initiative to cut down all the trees in these areas. At that time, they were afraid that the enemy would come and use local materials to make siege equipment. But what I didn't expect was that Li Dan actually

After holding the second line of defense, Wang Jun later began to organize a counterattack. After Li Du attacked Hot Spring Town, he was exhausted and was finally beaten back bit by bit by the army.

It's just that Yan'an Prefecture is suffering. The summer and autumn in the next few years are destined to be difficult. If there is a slight strong wind, the dust will inevitably cover the sky and the sun. It will take several years to restore the green mountains and green waters.

achievement.

He turned around and took another look, but this time it fell on Li Du.

Li Du, who is the governor of Shaanxi Road, is standing alone at this moment, looking extremely lonely. On Shaanxi Road, this person is destined to be lonely.

Li Du saw Ma Xing sizing him up, he smiled and bowed slightly to signal.

Of course he was lonely, but he didn't care.

On the road to Shaanxi, apart from Ma Xing, to be honest, there were not many people left that he thought highly of.

Those people who thought they could bully him after surrendering were simply seeking death.

He has surrendered, but his strength still remains.

Even though the army has been reorganized, there are still nearly 10,000 elite soldiers left, and they are all under the control of his trusted advisors.

These sour measures are nothing, they actually dare to squeeze on themselves, and they will be dealt with slowly one by one in the future. When it comes to officialdom strife, how can my own methods be worse than these people?

Ma Xingzai, he still has some concerns about this person.

Ma Xing left, and the new pacifier who came had no foundation on the road of Shaanxi. He wanted to gain a firm foothold and capture these local snakes and powerful men. Naturally, he needed help, and there was someone more suitable than himself.

Is he a candidate to be the new pacifier's thug?

No!

He is the natural thug of the new pacifier.

Two lonely people, one with power and the other with soldiers, are a perfect match.

Ma Xing saw Li Du's upturned smile.

He understood Li Du's thoughts and also knew that many things would happen to this man on the road to Shaanxi.

But these are all minor details. This man is a general, not a handsome man. Once Li Xu dies, he will not be able to make big waves. From now on, he will be a figure who works hard for the court until his death. The new pacifier Lan Sixin can do

Once you reach the position of Censor Zhongcheng, your methods of controlling people will be the same.

There is no doubt that he hates Xiao Ding.

With him keeping an eye on Xiao Ding, whenever Xiao Ding does anything unusual, this person will definitely jump out and destroy him immediately.

That's it.

Do you hate Xiao Ding?

Looking at the empty official road in the distance, Li Du asked himself in his heart.

Of course I hate it.

If it weren't for Xiao Ding, Li's great cause might have been accomplished by now.

With Hengshan as a barrier to control the land of Xingling, before the Liao and Song Dynasties, we had both sides. If we had the spare power, we could continue to expand westward and annex the Uighurs, Tubos, Uighurs, etc., and work hard for several generations to become the world's most powerful people.

Another big country is not without hope.

But all these efforts came to an abrupt end after Xiao Ding arrived at Hengshan.

More than ten years of hard work were like a bubble that was popped by Xiao Ding.

Of the Li family, which is so large, only one out of ten is still alive today.

Do you think you can stop hating me?

But more than anything, I admire you.

Yes, Li Du admired Xiao Ding extremely, not because Xiao Du bravely won the three armies, but because Xiao Ding only took two years to accomplish what the Li family had tried to accomplish for more than ten years.

Li's years of hard work ended up making wedding clothes for others.

Now Xiao Ding has actually accomplished what Li Xu had been dreaming about.

Recovering Hengshan Dangxiang provided a natural barrier against the Song Dynasty.

With actual control of the Xingling River and Huang, there is a fertile land that can produce grain and herd horses.

Defeating Tubo, the Qingtang became a mess, no one was sleeping soundly next to the couch, and countless Tubo athletes were harvested.

The army marched westward, constantly annexing the barbarians and expanding its power.

If Li Xu had accomplished all these things, he would have proclaimed himself emperor long ago, sat facing south, and would have been a lonely man.

Xiao Ding is now the real king of the northwest.

And he is still only twenty-five years old.

Just thinking about it makes me sweat.

Therefore, Li Du sincerely admired and even respected this person.

This has nothing to do with hatred.

Otherwise, would Ma Xingma, the pacifying envoy with eyes on his forehead, go out ten miles outside the city to meet this general?

When did the civil servants of the Song Dynasty think highly of military generals?

Unless this general makes them truly feel threatened!

Ma Xing is scared!

Ma Xing is worried that Xiao will follow the same path as his elder brother.

This made Li Du really excited and surprised.

If you have the chance, you should meet Xiao Ding alone! This person deserves to be explored by yourself.

Regardless of whether we really want to become enemies in the future.

It would be boring if he really obeyed and became a slave of the Song Dynasty!

Li Du stroked his beard and thought about how to find the best excuse to meet Xiao Ding.

Well, when Xiao Ding settles down, he might as well start a fight in the name of avenging his brother, which makes sense! Moreover, through this incident, these bullshit guys on Shaanxi Road will think that he is just a

The rude generals who do not care about the city will also be very beneficial to plotting against them in the future.

It's just that it's hard to hide it from Ma Xing.

But it doesn't matter, Ma Xing is leaving soon. He killed too hard on the Shaanxi road and offended many people. I'm afraid there are more people who hate him than those who hate himself!

Speaking of which, my real enemies are those officials who were born in Suide. As for the others, have I ever touched a hair of these people?

It's not like Ma Xing, killing everyone in all directions.

Ma Xing naturally had no idea what Li Du was thinking now. Although he did not underestimate Li Du and thought he was a talent, he still underestimated Li Du's second-in-command.

This man's talents are no worse than Li Xu's. But in the past, this man was willing to live under his elder brother and silently run around to accumulate strength. After Li Xu's defeat, he was still able to control Xiazhou, Shi

Prefecture and Siwuguan and other places for as long as a year.

If Ma Xing had really figured this out, maybe he wouldn't have made the move to recruit and surrender Li Du.

Because at this time, Ma Xing only had Xiao Ding in his eyes.

Xiao Ding is guarding him!

To guard against him is to guard against the court.

My son Ma Yun came back first.

Xiao Ding did this matter very grandly. Of course, maybe he didn't bother to do such things as taking hostages at all. Or maybe Xiao Ding knew very well that if he really fell out, even if Ma Yunren was in Xingqing

The government will not have much influence on your decision.

A thousand iron kites!

An elite who can block ten with one. This is Ma Yun's evaluation of his army. Now he is back with Xiao Ding.

Li Yi, the garrison general at Shentangbao, was originally Xiao Ding's personal guard. When Xiao Ding came to Yan'an Mansion, the three thousand infantry stationed there had already been assembled in the name of drill. Some of them had even been

After crossing Dingbian City, we arrived at the border of Dingbian Army.

Spring plowing is about to begin, and this half-farming, half-army army is just practicing nonsense!

Even such an army cannot be underestimated!

Their equipment is no worse than the regular Forbidden Army.

Moreover, how could the army that Xiao Ding placed here be so bad?

Xiao Ding really wants to have three advantages and two disadvantages in Yan'an Mansion. I am afraid that these two armies will immediately turn the Shaanxi Road upside down.

Xiao Ding's son is in Xingqing Mansion, and none of the loyal generals have returned. The person who escorted Xiao Ding back is Tuoba Fenwu. If he really has a Hongmen Banquet and kills Xiao Ding, he is afraid that Xingqing Mansion will immediately

will rebel.

Who among those people like Tuoba and Yangwei, Nan Renzhong, Yu Zanghuama, and Zhang Yuan, are not ambitious people?

Xin Jian, He Zheng, Zhou Huan, which one is not a general who has experienced hundreds of battles?

If Xiao Ding is here, he can still control these people. If Xiao Ding is really gone, then he is truly out of control.

Xiao Ding would still consider Bianliang's parents, his Yue family, and his younger brother in Qianzhou, but would people like Zhang Yuan consider these things if he wanted to expand his power?

Not really!

Ma Xing sighed softly.

In any case, a powerful military group has been formed in the northwest. What the court has to do now is how to win over him and how to make him serve the court instead of pushing him out. How to get along with this military group and how to get along with him.

It will greatly test the governing ability of the court officials.

Now that I have escaped this tiger, I will try harder and see if I can tie a rope to this tiger. If it works, everyone will be happy. If not, leave this matter to Xia Zhiyan!

Since he is the chief assistant, of course he has to take responsibility.

And I have done everything I can do, so I am not considered a failure to the court.

"Here we come!" Li Du's voice came from behind.

After a while, the ground trembled slightly, and the experienced generals present knew that it was the movement of a large group of cavalry approaching. Thinking of Xiao Ding coming back with thousands of capable cavalry, everyone's expressions couldn't help but be a little subtle.

It should be said that it was three years ago. When Xiao Ding took several battalions of his troops and stood at the foot of Yan'an City, the officials on the Shaanxi Road at that time were frightened and inexplicable. It was the first time that they saw what was real.

Elite teacher.

Three years later, Xiao Ding came back again.

When he left, Xiao Ding was just a fifth-rank commander. Most of the people present had higher official ranks than him. But when he came back, he was already a third-rank marching commander. Those present also comforted the envoy Ma Xing.

A person's rank can still suppress him.

Although it is said that low-level civil servants can often suppress higher-level military generals, it also depends on the person! With a military general like Xiao Ding, it is impossible for anyone to be qualified to speak in front of him, regardless of whether you are a civil servant or not.

, in front of him, I'm afraid they all retracted their claws, didn't you see that the pacifiers were ten miles out of the city?

Ma Xing coughed and took a few steps forward. Officials in small and large groups arranged their official uniforms and began to line up behind Ma Xing according to their rank.

In addition to officials, there were also local squires, a welcoming team of hundreds of people, plus protective soldiers and carriages and horses crowded on the roadside. The momentum was really quite large.

The sound of horse hooves suddenly became weaker.

Just when everyone was confused, another flag fluttering in the wind appeared in their field of vision.

Under the flag, a man led a horse and walked slowly.

That's Xiao Ding.

A man was holding a horse, and behind him was only one general, holding high a banner with the character Xiao.

Xiao Ding walked slowly.

But the cavalry of the brigade was a hundred steps away from him, riding their horses slowly.
Chapter completed!