Zhu Ke was observing the changes in the battle formation and suddenly said: "Ding Kui is gone, who is commanding Cao's army now?"
No one could answer this question for a while, and it was not until the next day that information came in. The commander of Cao's army in Duanshui County had been changed to Xu Zhuo, and all the sixth-level masters active in Tianhe City and Huining City had been replaced by Cao Guo.
Ding Kui went home.
He returned to the coalition base camp and spent the night spying with He Lianyu. The next day, he rushed to Shengchang City and handed over the appointment letter of army advisor to King Cao in person. He left the palace and rushed back to his country.
When they arrived at Tongyuanjiang River, they left Liangchong and Dingji behind, and the four who could fly flew directly to Jianyang City.
Two days before the new year, Ding Kui finally returned to the Earl's Mansion in Juyang City.
Jingjing dragged Yuanyuan to visit her father. She knew how to wipe her brother's nose and saw the shadow of a lady for the first time. "Be good, you act like a sister. I can ask you to take care of my mothers when I go out." Peace in the back house is Ding Kui's most important thing. Comfortable point.
"Daddy." Yuanyuan reached out for his father to hug him.
"A man must learn to walk on his own, get up when he falls, and don't always crawl into other people's arms." Ding Kui had a completely different attitude towards his son, and his requirements were quite strict.
Shaodian Luan picked up his son and said, "Let's go back and play by ourselves." After saying that, he walked back to the backyard with a tigerish face.
"Hey!" Ding Kui didn't stop his wife, "She's got a bad temper again. I have to calm her down tonight." It's been a while since he cleared Shao Dian Luan's anger.
"Come, sit next to daddy." He waved to his daughter.
"No, my daughter wants to see my aunt and brother." Jingjing glanced at Long Yan, who nodded silently.
"Yeah, that's fine." Ding Kui took out two exquisite brocade boxes from his arms, "This is a gift for you and Yuanyuan, take them both with you and share one with your brother."
Jingjing happily took the brocade box and bowed before leaving.
Li Fei smiled and asked: "Is Jingjing more sensible?"
"With you guys here, I can rest assured that my daughter will not be any worse off if she comes from a noble family." Ding Kui is not worried about his daughter's education. When she gets older, Jingjing will study with Liu Yu, which will only make her more sensible. .
Long Yan came up to advise: "Are you too strict with Yuanyuan? He is still young and not sensible at all. It is when he needs his father's love. The princess also needs your care. Go and see them."
"Children tend to develop instincts, and pampering is a poison to boys. The men of the Ding family must learn to be independent as soon as possible, not to mention that he may be Shaodianguo's support in the future. The royal family does not like him relying on me." Ding Kui expressed his feelings towards Yuanyuan. Long term plans.
"The princess took Haishi away when she left. She obviously wanted to wait for you to find her. We don't dare to keep you tonight." Li Fei pointed out Shao Dianluan's little intentions.
She and Long Yan both knew that Hai Mengji could help Ding Kui cultivate his fighting spirit. Ding Kui's spending the night in Hai Mengji's room could be said to be training.
Ding Kui couldn't stand it anymore and said with a smile: "How can a husband and wife not be at odds? Fortunately, you are more sensible than her."
When he came to the backyard and his wife's room, he saw only Shaodian Luan, and everyone else had been sent away.
It was better to say goodbye than newlyweds, so the two of them were naturally busy for a while before Shao Dian Luan helped Ding Kui bathe and change clothes.
"My father didn't treat my brother Feng like this when he was alive. Could it be that you are more ruthless than the royal family?" Shao Dianluan said and pinched him hard.
"Well! What's the difference between now and the royal family? Haven't I done enough for Yuanyuan? Not hugging him doesn't mean that I don't love him. A man has to do practical things and rely on himself to establish himself. I don't know how to teach children. You can do whatever I leave out. Mother should make up for it instead of going against me." Ding Kui enjoyed the back massage.
"How can a child not rely on his father? You can wait until he is older before being strict. He can't even speak fully now." Shao Dianluan noticed that Ding Kui's body was becoming more and more stressed.
"Hmph! A loving mother often loses her son, and her character is cultivated from childhood. I would rather start being strict now than have to wipe his butt later."
This is also a habit that Ding Kui has developed since childhood. He has rarely seen Ding Qi since he was sensible. He spent most of his time alone. It was only after Lu Ying came that he had many friends. He didn't think that the boy needed a father's love to live his life.
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"Hmph! I love my son myself, and I recognize whether he is good or bad!" Shao Dianluan simply hit him with his fist.
"Well, it's comfortable. It's more powerful than Qi's master knight!" How could Ding Kui, who often fought with dragons, care.
"Has the matter in Qi State been resolved? You came home so late." Shao Dianluan could not receive news from the Diyanhu war zone, and the Security Bureau had not yet reached the interior of Cao State.
"Oh, stop talking! It's true that there is a world outside the sky, and there are people outside the world. I'm just a frog in the well." Ding Kui suddenly lost interest.
"Huh? What? We lost the battle." Shao Dianluan was aroused.
"Well, how should I put it? It can't be called a defeat but it's not won. It's a tie. I seem to have made a profit. This time is not a good memory." Ding Kui wanted to sound more majestic but he was familiar with himself.
I can't brag in front of my wife.
"If you don't win, it's not a tie. It's just a loss. Why are you pretending? I won't blame you." Shao Dianluan seized the opportunity to complain.
Ding Kui argued: "Are you happy that I lost? Zhu Ke is said to be a famous general from the Tongbei Empire. If I hadn't come back in a hurry and continued the fight, the outcome would be unknown, but in general our side would definitely have the upper hand.
It’s just that the part commanded by He Lianyu cannot be counted on me.”
"You're not bad either, Shaodian, a famous general! You didn't brag to me for a long time after the war, and you don't want to mention it this time. In other words, you don't have a good record. What's the point of losing?" Shaodian
Luan exposed Ding Kui's background without mercy.
"You!" Ding Kui turned around and glared angrily, "You really don't have a good record, you're right about that." After a while, he wilted like a deflated ball.
Shaodian Luan was stunned for a moment. She had never seen her husband behave like this before, "What? Is Zhu Ke that powerful?"
"It's quite powerful. He almost calculated every move I made. I was led by him most of the time. At the last moment, I broke his plan. There was a moment when I felt the fear of being dominated."
Ding Kui faced failure calmly.
Without the help of the water dragon, it would be difficult for him to detect the situation of the navy. He was no match for Zhu Ke in terms of troop formation.
At this time, Shao Dian Luan felt sorry for her husband. She held Ding Kui's head and said, "Don't be afraid, I will defeat him next time!"
"Hahaha, better than my wife? Then I must be better than Zhu Ke!" Ding Kui was very eager to survive.
"I have never heard of what you are afraid of before. I never thought that the invincible air general would be afraid on the battlefield."
"Ignorance and fearlessness are sometimes good things, and sometimes they lead to big losses! If Zhu Ke comes to our country to start a war, I will definitely win in the end. Cao Jun can't lead him." Ding Kui returned to normal.
What he said is not unreasonable. After all, Cao Guo is an away game that he is not familiar with. Cao Jun is a guest army. Many restrictions affect his ability to display his strength. It will be completely different when he returns to the home field. At least he is a famous general representative of Shaodian State, at least
Still have confidence.
"Your lover is indeed very useful. With her in charge, no woman will come close to you. It would be nice if you said she was not Master Rong's apprentice." Shao Dianluan was helping Ding Kui tidy up his collar.
Ding Kui took a deep breath and said: "Don't worry! She is the core disciple of Shen Kongmen, and I hope that she will inherit the mantle."
"I'm relieved!" Shao Dianluan let go of his hand, "I just feel sorry for you." The corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"I'm not at home. Is there anything important going on in the court? Is there anything unusual happening in the capital?" Ding Kui quickly changed the subject.
"My government is fine. Officials at all levels work together and there is no trouble. Zhenjing City and Xingbang City seem to be in step with each other. They constantly accuse us of having liaisons with foreign countries, appointing and dismissing state pastors at will, etc. They are very irritable! By the way, Juyang City
A little incident happened. A few days ago, an urban management officer accidentally beat a vendor to death."
"What?" Ding Kui's face turned extremely ugly, "Ask Ding Chuan to come over."
He is extremely vigilant about this kind of thing. In his territory, a murder is a big deal, especially conflicts between urban management and residents. He has repeatedly emphasized that they need to be handled with caution.
It was not too late, so Ding Chuan entered the inner house to meet Ding Kui.
"Oh! The urban management here is under the management of Jiao Mingguang. I don't care how he handled it. I heard that the family of the deceased is satisfied with the compensation." Ding Chuan has to manage several homes on weekdays, and some things are left to others to take care of, unless his wife asks.
Handle it yourself.
"Jiao Mingguang?" Ding Kui thought for a while, "Arrange for him to come to me tomorrow and explain clearly." He believed that his grandfather's old soldiers were loyal to the Ding family, so he was not in a hurry to call Jiao Mingguang.
The urban management officers beating the traders to death was a trivial matter in the eyes of the supervisory state. He didn't understand why Ding Kui was so laborious, so he asked: "The urban management officers belong to the foreign affairs establishment of the Earl's Mansion. The traders killed are your subjects. Just let the subordinates deal with it. I need you."
Do you want to ask in person?"
"The urban management is an armed force, much stronger than ordinary citizens. Once they do evil, the people below will suffer terribly, and it is easy for them to use my banner to bully the people. I must ask clearly." Ding Kui thought.
Obsession.
"Slaves rely on the master's power, and dogs rely on the power of others. It is very common no matter where they are. Don't worry, let Ding Chuan ask. Why bother to come forward yourself? At the worst, leave it to Long Yan. This is already the highest standard." Shao Dianluan has the right to say in family affairs.
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Everything in Juyang City is a family matter.
Ding Kui thought about it carefully and found that his wife's opinions were more mature. Now not only Juyang City has urban management, more and more cities have set up urban management. He can't interfere in all the things caused by urban management. He needs to use rules and hierarchical officials to manage.
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The next day, Jiao Mingguang reported what happened to Long Yan.
The victim vendor had just arrived in Juyang City and did not understand the rules here. He did not set up his stall according to the regulations and refused to pay the stall fee, so he quarreled with the urban management officer on duty. The urban management officer happened to be a retired veteran and was scolded several times.
After the sentence, the unknown person became angry, and he didn't know the severity of his attack. He lost control and beat the vendor to death.
"The urban management bureau responsible for the accident is very regretful and actively helped the victim's family arrange funeral arrangements. Jiao Mingguang personally ordered the urban management bureau to compensate the deceased five hundred gold. He just told me that he would pay for it himself, for fear that you would be unhappy," Long Yan told Ding Kui.