Wei Ni

Because he had plenty of time to return, Xia Houhui made a special trip to Taishan County before returning to Luoyang.

The reason is that the fourth brother Xiahou Weigang has just been promoted to the general of Taishan County.

Moreover, the two brothers had not seen each other for several years, so they just wanted to get together in the name of congratulations. Anyway, they didn't miss much of the journey.

This moved Ding Mi very much.

He misunderstood.

I thought it was because Xia Houhui was traveling with him that he went to Taishan County specifically to give him a chance to repair his relationship with his other brothers!

After all, Xia Houhui was expelled from the Anning Tinghou Mansion.

After returning to Luoyang, Ding Mi, as a staff member, could not visit Xia Houheng and others.

However, it doesn't matter if you misunderstand.

Xia Houwei was still very polite to him and did not ignore him just because he had not contacted him for many years.

And after learning that he would always be with Xia Houhui in the future, he also told him privately, "Although Zhiquan is not lacking in intelligence, he is still young after all, and he does not have a clear understanding of many matters beyond the official career or the worldly world. Yan Jing has gone through ups and downs and is capable in life, and I hope he will learn more about his childish powers in the future."

This kind of entrusting tone made Ding Mi feel inexplicable even when he agreed.

And suddenly he felt that his previous behavior of ignoring the Xiahou family was really too much.
Therefore, when Xia Houhui was about to leave Taishan County, he persuaded her, "Zhiquan's wife and mother are from the Taiyang clan. It would be inappropriate for her to come to the county without paying her a visit."

Not appropriate?

Xia Houhui hesitated.

He knew the underlying meaning of what Ding Mi said was inappropriate.

It is nothing more than persuading him that in order to help his career, he should contact his in-laws' family more often.

It's just that Wang Su has renewed his relationship, and he didn't come here with his wife Wang Yuanji. It doesn't seem appropriate to visit directly, right? Not to mention, the elders of Wang Yuanji's biological mother's family are not in Sangzi Taishan because they are away from home!
"That's all, it's too early now."

After thinking for a moment, he rejected Ding Mi's intention and explained, "Today, I am recruiting me to return to Luoyang, and my duties have not yet been determined. If you mistakenly think that I am ambitious, it may be counterproductive."

Uh?
Such a reply made Ding Mi stunned for a moment, and he no longer insisted on his opinion.

He was also on duty in Luoyang in his early years.

So he also heard that Xia Houhui, a descendant of Qiao Pei's founder, was actually avoiding something. To be more precise, Xia Houhui knew where Emperor Cao Rui's Ni Lin was, so he didn't want to touch it.

However, Xia Houhui still changed his route.

After being interrupted by Ding Mi, he suddenly thought of his follower Lu Fan.

Anyway, we have to enter Luoyang from Hulao Pass, so we should take a few more steps to visit the Lu family in Chenliu County, Yanzhou.

Compared with his wife's maternal family and her mother's family, which are from a high-ranking family, the Lu family, who respected the Xiahou family no matter how powerful it was, was the person Xiahou Hui was more willing to get close to, and he was also a trustworthy supporter.

Besides, Lu Fan is fifteen now and will be sixteen after the Chinese New Year. At this age, he can be taken with him to practice.

At most, just don't let him get into battle when he goes out to fight.

And his move caused Ding Mi to misunderstand again - he thought that Xia Houhui was going to visit Huan Fan, an elder from Sangzi who had just been transferred to Yanzhou!

Okay.

He, who was conscientious in his role as a staff member, persuaded again.

Since Huan Fan had just been moved to the left and was in disgrace, he discouraged Xiahou Huimo from making trouble, lest Huan Fan think he was here to see a joke.

Xia Houhui was both gratified and amused.

First, he explained, and then talked about Xia Houhe's marriage. And he did not forget to tell him that Huan Yu, the son of Huan Fan, was also his staff, but he had something to do at home and would not come over until the following year.

Ding Mi was speechless.

He suddenly discovered that his understanding of Xia Houhui was only superficial.

At first, he just thought that Xia Houhui was very talented and highly regarded by Emperor Cao Rui.

However, when he was in Huainan, he saw the grateful generals and subordinates who came to see Xiahou Hui on their own initiative, which made him impressed by Xiahou Hui's ability to win the hearts of his subordinates. What I didn't expect now is that even the Long Kanghuan family and Xia Houyuan's early generals sent their nephews to serve Xia Houhui.

It turns out that Xia Houhui has gathered so many people in private~
And doesn’t this mean that everyone thinks Xiahou Hui is a rare commodity?

Ding Mi even boldly imagined the future. For example, one day, Xia Houhui would usher in the authority to open the mansion. That would be a great future!
Inevitably, as he was on his way, he suddenly became excited and excited.

Even when I eat in the wind, drink in the dew, or sleep in the open air, I feel that I am experiencing the freedom and freedom of the vastness of the world.

His changes made Xia Houhui very curious.

But no questions were asked.

Perhaps Ding Mi heard that Huan Yu would be a staff member with him, so he felt high in fighting spirit.

The Ding family and the Huan family have been secretly competing with each other in terms of family prestige. They don't know what to fight for! Boring, too lazy to care.

In early winter and mid-October, I went to Chen Liulu's house.

He was supposed to arrive two days earlier, but Xia Houhui, who had an impromptu idea, didn't know which county the Lu family was in.
It's quite embarrassing.

Fortunately, the Lu family is not a small family.

Along the way, I asked questions, and finally found out it was Jiyang County. But when I arrived in Jiyang County, I couldn't hear the local dialect clearly, so I went in the wrong direction.

Seriously!

The Lu family was very surprised and enthusiastic about his arrival.

The only bad thing is that Lu Fan is not at home. As early as half a month ago, he took advantage of his free time during the winter hiding season to go out with others on the pretext of diligently practicing martial arts.

To put it bluntly, he was the hero.

The return date is uncertain, but I will definitely return before New Year's Eve.

In line with the filial piety of his parents who never traveled far and traveled in a safe way, he told his family when he went out that he and his friends would go south along the Jishui River and stop at Onozawa.

In other words, calculating the time, Lu Fan should be in Jibei County or Shanyang County now.

In this case, Xia Houhui certainly would not wait for him.

He was warmly entertained by the Lu family for two days, and then left amidst the confessions of the elders of the Lu family.

Before leaving, he thought about it and felt that the trip could not be in vain.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together!

People who can make good friends with Lu Fan should not be dull or incompetent.

Therefore, he also left a letter to Lu Fan, asking his friends to take him to Luoyang if they had good conduct, extraordinary talents and were willing to serve as soldiers.

Loyalty every slaughter dog generation.

He had wanted to recruit Buqu when he was in Huainan, but he felt that it was a bit late to wait until he went to Youzhou to ask Han Long for help in recruiting Buqu. At least, it would be difficult to catch up with the war against Liaodong Gongsun.

Moreover, Emperor Cao Rui has not expressed his position yet on whether he can go to Youzhou to serve and accompany the army to attack Gongsun Liaodong!

In this way, it would be a good choice to let Lu Fan help find a ranger.

Isn’t it true that Dianwei was also a ranger?
After that, there was no more conversation on the way back to Luoyang, the capital.

Only while chatting, Ding Mi learned the content of the letter he left to the Lu family, and he praised him highly, "Zhiquan is thoughtful and skillful in controlling his subordinates. With just one letter, the Lu family can be deeply grateful." Faith and determination will be fulfilled!”

what's the situation?
His statement made Xiahou Hui stunned for a long time.

Obviously, he just asked Lu Fan to help find a few rangers, so why did he get involved in the aspect of Shi Enxin?

Ding Mi saw that he was confused and knew that he did it unintentionally.

I finally found an opportunity to demonstrate my role as a staff member, and analyzed it in detail for him very responsibly.

The Lu family was established with military exploits, so there would be no shortage of swordsmen in the family if they only had servants. And since Lu Fan had already appointed him as a subordinate, Xia Houhui also asked him to help find a subordinate.
Doesn't this mean that Lu Fan is allowed to bring his disciples to join him?

On a deeper level, isn't it that Xia Houhui is making a subtle statement to the Lu family that he is training Lu Fan as a general, and will definitely let Lu Fan have the intention of making great achievements in the future?

In this way, how can the Lu family not be happy!

So Xia Houhui became more and more speechless after hearing this.

With all his conscience, he really had no intention of asking the Lu family for help.

Moreover, although he was given an additional household, it only made the family's livelihood slightly more abundant. He had no intention of raising too many people and becoming short of money again!

It’s just that I didn’t tell anyone about my visit this time. It seems that it’s really easy for the Lu family to misunderstand~
In fact, the Lu family is exactly what Ding Mi said.

More than ten days later, Lu Fan returned.

After reading the letter, I immediately asked my elders for advice.

Then the elders of the Lu family all agreed that this was what Xia Houhui meant.

He was very happy to let Lu Fan do it, and he also actively selected disciples from his family who were willing to join the army, asked them to say goodbye to their families, pack their bags, and be ready to set off for Luoyang at any time.

So Lufan, who had just returned home, once again embarked on the road east to Onozawa.

Well, I have to rush to Rencheng County.

In his opinion, among his many friends, only the man from Fan County, Rencheng County, whom he only made friends with last year, was comparable to Xia Houhui. The rest either act dissolutely, have no intention of joining the army, or are in love with their hometown, which are not good choices.

Hurrying all the way slowly, we finally arrived in Fan County when late winter came in December.

His friend's surname was Wei Shu and his given name was Yang Yuan.

He was twenty-five years old, more than eight feet long, quite strong, and good at bow and horse.

The young boy now lives with his maternal ancestor's family, the Ning family.

He has a slow and simple temperament and is taciturn. He is not as famous as the secular people, so he is not valued by the villagers.

But since Lu Fan got to know him, he knew that he never criticized people, did not admire power, and never cared about other people's words. He was a very independent and abiding person.

Wei Shu was surprised by his arrival.

After hearing his intention, he refused without thinking.

"Idiots in the mountains and plains can enjoy themselves happily in their hometown. How dare they go to the mansion of a noble relative, which will only make them a laughing stock."

That's what he said, very firmly.

But Lu Fan did not allow himself to end in failure when doing things for Xia Houhui for the first time.

Therefore, he deliberately talked loudly with Wei Shu and attracted Wei Shu's maternal ancestor Ning with his voice.

When his maternal ancestor, Ning, learned the whole story, he scolded him with a smile, "I have friends who have come from hundreds of miles away to share weal and woe with their merits and deeds. How can Zhu Zi betray his righteousness!"

Then, Wei Shu started to pack his bags (End of Chapter)