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in the hall.

The conversation between Ma Xiaoyao and Gu Zhiqiu went very well, and Gu Zhiqiu gave Ma Xiaoyao advice based on his own experience.

"My lord, if you want to control the entire barracks, you must first subdue ten ten thousand commanders." Gu Zhiqiu said in a deep voice: "As your lord said just now, you are new here, and your martial arts practice is not enough to suppress everyone, so ten ten thousand commanders I will definitely despise you..."

"Contemptuously? They respect me a lot today?" Ma Xiaoyao said.

"That's just pretending." Gu Zhiqiu curled his lips: "I have a good relationship with them, and I know very well what kind of character they are. Even when Han Mingguang was the chief soldier, it took a lot of effort Subdue these ten people." At this point, Gu Zhiqiu added: "Before my lord came to take office, I heard the news that ten ten thousand chiefs conspired to deal with you."

"Is this true?" A gleam flashed in Ma Xiaoyao's eyes.

"It's absolutely true! If you don't believe it, you can investigate it in private." Gu Zhiqiu spoke with a very certain tone.

"Damn it!" Ma Xiaoyao patted the table: "Ding Xiong and the others are so daring, they dare to team up to deal with me! I will definitely not let them go!"

After Ma Xiaoyao calmed down a bit, Gu Zhiqiu continued: "Master, have you ever heard a fable? It is a story about an old scholar teaching his disciples. The old scholar has three apprentices in total. Talent, the only shortcoming is that the three apprentices love to show off, fighting each other openly and secretly, and no one is convinced. The old scholar was very anxious in his eyes, and then he thought of a way. Shouted into the room, and then distributed a chopstick to each apprentice, and then asked the apprentice to break the chopsticks, the three apprentices broke the chopsticks easily, and then the old scholar gave each of them two chopsticks, let They broke it again, and this time the three apprentices took a lot of effort to break the two chopsticks at the same time... Then the old scholar distributed ten chopsticks to each of them and asked them to break it... This time, it didn't matter what the three apprentices did No amount of force can break the chopsticks... At this time, the old scholar told the three apprentices that a chopstick can be easily broken, but a pair of chopsticks is hard to break. This is the same as being a human being. It is easy to be defeated by the enemy. If the three apprentices can work together, their strength will skyrocket. It will be difficult for the enemy to deal with them. After listening to the old scholar, the three apprentices suddenly wake up and will never fight again. "

Ma Xiaoyao nodded thoughtfully: "You mean... Once Ding Xiong and others join hands, it will be very difficult for me to deal with them?"

"Yes." Gu Zhiqiu nodded: "That's what I mean, if ten ten thousand commanders unite to fight against you, then you, the chief soldier, will be emptied."

"They dare!" Ma Xiaoyao snorted angrily.

"If it were Han Mingguang, they wouldn't dare, but for you...they would." Seeing Ma Xiaoyao's face turned ugly, Gu Zhiqiu hurriedly explained: "My lord, I never underestimated you Meaning, I just want to tell you that your foundation in Baihu Banner is too weak, and your own strength is not very strong, so it is really difficult to suppress Ding Xiong and others." Gu Zhiqiu thought for a while, and added: "My lord, although what I said may not please you, it's all from my heart."

Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Then what do you think I should do?"

"Divide and strike." Gu Zhiqiu said without hesitation: "For the time being, don't confront Ding Xiong and others head-on, and slowly look for opportunities to divide the relationship between them. It would be even better if you can provoke a fight between them. "

Ma Xiaoyao didn't speak, it seemed that he was considering Gu Zhiqiu's suggestion.

"Of course, if adults find it troublesome to do so, then we can take a more direct approach." Gu Zhiqiu said.

"What way?" Ma Xiaoyao asked hastily.

"While Ding Xiong and the others are unprepared, use thunderous means to kill chickens and monkeys."

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkey?"

"Correct."

"Who is the chicken?"

"Ding Xiong! Among the ten ten thousand chiefs, Ding Xiong is the oldest and the most difficult to deal with. If you can get rid of him, it will definitely shock the others. At that time, my lord will adopt some soft policies. , don’t worry if they don’t obediently listen to you.”

"It would be very risky to do that."

"Yes, there is indeed a big risk, but the effect is the fastest." Gu Zhiqiu nodded: "The only two ways I can think of are, first, make false claims with Ding Xiong and others, and slowly look for opportunities to divide them , it will take a lot of time to do so, but there is a great chance of success. Second, before they are too prepared, they will use thunderous means to take down Ding Xiong, scare the others, and then use some gentle tactics To appease the remaining ten thousand chiefs, which one would you choose, my lord?"

Ma Xiaoyao didn't answer in a hurry, but thought about Gu Zhiqiu's two proposals in his heart. The two proposals have their own advantages and disadvantages. The first method is slow to take effect, but there is no great risk , the second method has quick results, but it is too risky, and it will cause a big mess if it is not done well.

Ma Xiaoyao is not a fledgling young man. He has been an official for many years and is well versed in the way of being an official. The most taboo thing in officialdom is rushing forward. It is good to succeed, but it will be miserable if you fail.

Which one should you choose?

Ma Xiaoyao fell into deep thought.

Gu Zhiqiu wisely didn't bother him, and sat quietly waiting for Ma Xiaoyao's decision. In fact, he was more inclined to the first method, which was steady and steady, not seeking quick results, but low risk. He and Ma Xiaoyao are on the same rope now If Ma Xiaoyao prospers, he will also prosper, and if Ma Xiaoyao falls, he will also be unlucky, so he doesn't want to see Ma Xiaoyao make detours, let alone see Ma Xiaoyao make any mistakes.

No matter what, the decision-making power rests in Ma Xiaoyao's hands. Ma Xiaoyao can do whatever he says, and Gu Zhiqiu, as a subordinate, can only obey unconditionally.

Time goes by bit by bit...

After careful consideration, Ma Xiaoyao finally made a decision: "I've made up my mind. I'm new here, and I'm not familiar with the situation here. If I act rashly, it may cause a big mess, so I decided to take it slow and take it step by step."

"Okay, since you have made a decision, I will definitely cooperate with you unconditionally." A smile appeared on Gu Zhiqiu's face.

"Old Gu, it's up to you, you can't let me down." Ma Xiaoyao joked.

"My lord, please don't worry, I will start to make plans after I go back, and I will definitely not let you down." Gu Zhiqiu assured, patted his chest.

Then the two chatted about some trivial matters, after which Gu Zhiqiu got up to say goodbye and leave.

Half an hour later, there was an earth-shattering roar from outside, and Ma Xiaoyao hurriedly opened the door and ran out. There was a huge ugly monster standing in the yard, it was the bared-toothed beast!Seeing the bared-toothed beast, Ma Xiaoyao was extremely happy, and rushed over to hug the bared-toothed beast: "Hahaha...old man, we meet again!"

"Ow..."

The bared tooth beast is also very affectionate to Ma Xiaoyao, and keeps rubbing his big head against Ma Xiaoyao.

"Old man, I'm the chief soldier now. From now on, you can hang out with me, eat well, drink well, live well, have fun every day, and you don't have to worry about anyone hurting you anymore." Ma Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"Ow..."

The Toothed Beast nodded happily.

"In addition, you will take over the little bared-toothed beast, and then you will be able to reunite." Ma Xiaoyao has already figured it out. There is a time bomb to deter the bared-toothed beast, so there is no need to threaten its offspring. The little bared-toothed beast returned to the big bared-toothed beast, and the big bared-toothed beast would definitely be grateful to him, and would be even more loyal to him then.

Sure enough, the bared-toothed beast was very excited to hear Ma Xiaoyao's words, and circled around Ma Xiaoyao non-stop.

"Okay, you can find a place to play by yourself, I'm going to rest." Ma Xiaoyao patted the big paw of the bared-toothed beast.

"Ow..."

The bared-toothed beast consciously went to the door and lay down, acting as a gatekeeper.

"You don't need to guard the gate, you go and play." Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand.

"Ow..."

The bared-toothed beast shook its head, lying at the door without moving.

"It's up to you. If you get bored, you can go out to play, but there is one thing, you can't leave the General Military Mansion, and you can't hurt people casually." Ma Xiaoyao urged.

"Oh..." The bared-toothed beast nodded, indicating that it understood.

"Well, I'm going to rest." After saying hello to the bared-toothed beast, Ma Xiaoyao walked back to the hall, and then entered the back room to sleep.

……

The Ouyang family manor is brightly lit.

The main members of the family basically gathered in the hall.

Patriarch Ouyang Wuwei sat in the middle, looking at the children of the family in the hall with powerful eyes: "I called you all here today to discuss one matter, a major event related to the rise and fall of our Ouyang family." , he paused for a moment: "Lie'er, let you do the talking."

"Yes, father." Ouyang Lie bowed slightly, then raised his head and said loudly: "You may have heard that my daughter fell in love with someone a while ago...but I don't really agree with it...Later, because of an accident, Some things, I am even more against it..."

"Pick up the important ones." Ouyang Wuwei frowned.

"Uh...it's like this..." Ouyang Lie twitched his cheeks: "My daughter's partner is called Ma Xiaoyao, everyone is familiar with this name, right? That's right, he is the newly appointed Chief Soldier of the White Tiger Banner."

"Wow..."

There was an uproar at the scene.

"Everyone be quiet, and listen to Lie Er's words." Ouyang Wuwei knocked on the table with his fingers. His dignity in the family is still very high. When he spoke, everyone immediately shut up and didn't say another word .

Ouyang Wuwei was very satisfied with his control, he waved to Ouyang Lie, motioning for Ouyang Lie to continue.