The next day, Ding Changhe and Xiao Shitou entered the palace together.
When they came back in the evening, both of them had solemn expressions. After going out for the next two days, Ding Changhe took Xiao Shitou to meet many people.
Half a month later, the emperor announced the appointment of Ding Changhe's eldest son, Ding Zibo, as a frontier guerrilla pioneer. Ding Zibo led the order and went to serve in the frontier three days later.
This year, Ding Zibo was fifteen years old.
In the main room, Xiao Shitou knelt on the ground, buried his head in his mother's abdomen, hugged his mother and said, "Mom, although the emperor wants to lift me up, there are many people who oppose it. It was my father who helped me, and it was my father who helped me." Convinced those who objected." ?.?????.???
An Ran stroked her son's hair lovingly, "You are still too young, there will definitely be people who oppose you." She pulled her son up and let him sit next to her.
Xiao Shitou raised his head and looked at his mother with firm eyes, "Mom, my father has been throwing me in the military camp since I was seven or eight years old. I spent basically all my time in the military camp and the border. All I have learned in the past few years is marching. In combat and the art of war, I am no worse than them."
"Mom knows, but you are the grandson of the Ding family. People who oppose the Ding family will naturally not look forward to your success. Your path will be difficult in the future."
Xiao Shitou smiled and said, "Mom, no matter which road in the world is easy, it is also not easy."
An Ran asked, "Is the emperor calling you back this time just to bring you to the surface?"
Although Xiao Shitou was in the military camp in the past, he was not working openly and had no position. He was training in the Black Tiger Camp.
Although Ding Changhe left the border area, he left a large number of manpower there. Therefore, even though the other person was not there, he knew clearly that there was movement.
Xiao Shitou smiled and said, "Mom, that's what the emperor thinks, because he wants to hand over the border to me."
"Although your abilities are not bad, you are far inferior to your father. Why did you choose you instead of your father?"
At this time, Ding Changhe came in and saw An Ran hugging the little stone again, and his face sank again.
Little Shitou stood up with a wink and called out "Dad."
Ding Changhe sat down and An Ran asked the question again.
Ding Changhe looked at the little stone and said, "What do you think, why did the emperor do this?"
Xiao Shitou chuckled and said, "Mom, dad is stronger than me. Everyone knows this. It is because dad is too powerful that he can no longer stay in the border area. Otherwise, the border area has always been controlled by dad. This will be a problem for both the regent and the emperor." Don’t want to see it.”
Ding Changhe turned to An Ran and said, "I can be Xiao Shitou's backup in the capital. Even if Xiao Shitou has military power, his prestige will not be that high at once. The border needs to be balanced. This is what the emperor wants to see."
An Ran combined what he knew before and said, "It seems that the little stone makes the emperor feel more at ease."
This is a report from Dashan, and there are officials visiting the front yard.
Ding Changhe went to the front yard first, sat down An Ran on Xiao Shitou, and asked, "You should know your father's ability this time."
Xiao Shitou nodded a little frustrated.
An Ran smiled and said, "Mom, tell you, you don't know enough. Your father hides more than that."
Xiao Shitou looked at his mother, "Mom, what else do you know."
An Ran sighed and said, "I can't say exactly, but there will definitely be someone else in your father's hands."
An Ran looked at Xiao Shitou again and said, "Both the emperor and the regent are afraid of your father. First, he is very capable, and second, he has cards in his hand that they don't know about. So, son, you still have a lot to learn."
Xiao Shitou's expression became solemn.
"The Ding family has grown up slowly since your great ancestor's generation and has been carefully managed. After so many years of management by your father, its strength can no longer be underestimated. Now how many people in the army are your father's, overtly or covertly? No one can I don’t know. For the stability of the Ding family, your father has to balance many forces, and you have to learn these things."
Xiao Shitou responded solemnly.
An Ran touched her son's face and said, "You want to take over your father's family business and the power he holds, but you can't do it with your current ability, so don't always confront your father. "
Xiao Shitou curled his lips, "As long as he doesn't make my mother angry, I won't provoke him."
An Ran looked at her child who until now was still filled with her heart. "Little Shitou, you feel sorry for mother, and mother also feels sorry for you. No matter when the time comes, you will always be the biggest concern in my heart. Think about what we said back then, if you go and fight for your future, mother will be waiting for you behind. return."
Thinking of the past, Xiao Shitou rested his head on his mother's shoulder, "Mom, I remember it all."
Since Xiao Shitou only had three days at home before leaving, he stayed in the main courtyard.
Although Ding Changhe didn't say anything, his face still looked disgusting.
But fortunately, Xiao Shitou no longer deliberately provoked his father, and sometimes he would humbly ask some questions, which made Ding Changhe feel better.
On the third day, Xiao Shitou knelt in front of his mother, kowtowed three times, and then left.
He went to the front yard and kowtowed to his grandfather three more times. His grandfather had always treated him well, so he kowtowed willingly.
This time it was still Ding Changhe who took Ding Ziheng to deliver the small stones to the city gate, but this time it was different from the last time. Once he left this time, he might not come back for several years.
Ding Ziheng looked at the increasingly powerful eldest brother and waved his arms vigorously, "Brother, you have me at home, don't worry, remember to write to me."
Xiao Shitou also waved his hand at him as a response.
After sending Xiao Shitou back, he asked Ding Ziheng to go to the school first, and then he turned back to the main courtyard.
Sister Chen took the two wet nurses to carry the child to the side room, and sat in a chair safely, holding a small stone in her hand and wearing torn clothes, in a daze.
After Ding Changhe came back, he lay down on the recliner
