Di Lin and Lin Xiujia welcomed Sterling with surprise. This was the first time for Sterling to visit Di Lin's home since returning from the Far East. Di Lin dismissed the other guests in a few moments, and Lin Xiujia had just given birth.

Less than a month later, he still got out of bed and quickly cooked a few exquisite side dishes and served them. Sterling said uneasily: "That's too polite, sister-in-law, you shouldn't have gotten up."

Di Lin scolded: "You came here so late just for the sake of cooking for my wife, and now you are pretending to say: You are too polite! - Sterling, you are just a bad guy, you like to pretend to be clear!

"

Lin Xiujia said with a sweet smile: "It's nothing, your eldest brother Dilin sleeps very late at night and has some midnight snacks every night.

He will be very happy to have you drink with him. You should also bring Li Qing over some other time for everyone to get together, right?"

Sterling smiled and said nothing. Lin Xiujia knew that the two brothers must have something else to say when they met, so she left quickly: "I'll go next door to do some housework. If you need anything, call me."

Seeing Lin Xiujia's figure leaving the study, the door gently closing behind her, Sterling looked at Di Lin's simple study. He didn't intend to tell Di Lin what he had just experienced. He couldn't even retell it once.

It was an unbearable shame. He didn't want to bring this embarrassment to Di Lin, so he forced himself to smile: "Sister-in-law is really virtuous. She has just finished her confinement and started taking care of the housework again."

Di Lin chuckled: "Actually, sometimes I think she is asking for it. There are servants at home, but she is still worried and insists on cooking by herself."

"That's what I say, but how can ordinary servants compare to my sister-in-law's cooking skills? You are used to eating the dishes cooked by your sister-in-law, and if I ask you to eat ordinary food, you must have a lot of opinions." Sterling asked.

After drinking a glass of wine, he smiled and said: "How does it feel to be a father?" A month ago, Lin Xiujia had just given birth and gave birth to a son successfully. At that time, Sterling and Li Qing were on a wedding vacation abroad and could not come back for a while.

Someone was sent to give a congratulatory gift.

Di Lin smiled bitterly and said: "I have mixed feelings!" He also poured a glass of wine and touched it with Sterling: "In the blink of an eye, he suddenly became someone's father. For a while, it was really hard to adapt. The little guy works all day long.

It's really worrying to keep making trouble." He looked at Sterling with a smile: "What about you? How does it feel to be a husband?"

Sterling looked calmly: "That's it, just treat it as a task, and that's it." He lowered his head and drank in a depressed manner.

Di Lin immediately understood that Sterling's family life was not very happy. He said in a comforting tone: "You and Li Qing had a quarrel? It is common for a couple to find it hard to adapt when they just got married.

I have met this girl Li Qing, she is not like Lin Xiujia, she comes from a famous family, her personality is a bit stronger, and she may be a bit temperamental, you have to give her more patience."

"There is nothing wrong with Li Qing." Sterling said solemnly: "Knowledge, character, appearance, talent...she is excellent in everything, and she is also the red-shirted flag bearer of the Internal Affairs Department. She has no temper at home and is diligent in housework -

—Well, there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s just that I’m not worthy of her.”

Di Lin was taken aback, and just as he was about to ask more questions, Sterling had already changed the topic: "I just went to see the chief, and I wanted to change my position."

"Ah?" Di Lin was even more surprised: "Change your position? What position?"

"Well, I want to be transferred to the Far East Commander's position."

Di Lin was even more surprised. He stretched out a hand and waved it in front of Sterling and asked, "How many fingers are these?"

"Two. Brother, don't make trouble, I'm very conscious."

"I don't think you are very sober! You should also know that the position of commander of the Far East is now an empty shell, essentially equivalent to Governor Wallen. You actually refuse to serve as the commander of the Central Army and want to run away. To guard the border - did you know? Lu Zhen, the head of the Waren Military Law Department, is now filing application reports for me every day. He desperately wants to be transferred back to the Imperial Capital Supervision Office. Even if he is transferred back to sweep the floor and wipe the tables, he is willing to do it! What is there? Okay? It’s far away, remote, and dangerous. Once the demons attack one day, Wallen will be the first to be hit! This place is like a crater, so dangerous that it burns your buttocks. No matter how many people there are, it’s too late to run away, and you still want to go there on your own initiative. ?”

Sterling was silent. In fact, he just wanted to start a war with the demons to avenge his shame, but he couldn't say it. In that case, Dilin would treat him as a madman. Dilin stopped reprimanding and suddenly said: "I guess the commander-in-chief didn't promise you?"

Sterling was surprised: "How do you know?"

Di Lin smiled mysteriously, looking unfathomable. He thought to himself: The reason is actually very simple. The current imperial capital is calm on the surface, but secretly it is turbulent and the situation is tense. Since the last time he was ambushed by Luo Minghai, he and Luo Minghai have been ambushed. The conflict between Minghai and Minghai has become quite acute, almost to the point of life and death. Each of them has a certain degree of armed strength, and both have troops loyal to themselves. With such a large-scale conflict on the verge of breaking out, how could Zichuan Shenxing agree to let go? What if the most powerful and loyal general in the military leaves the imperial capital? Once the balance of power is broken, he is also afraid that the situation will lose control!

Di Lin changed the topic and asked: "How is the reorganization of the new army going over there?"

Sterling frowned: "The progress is pretty good. The people are very enthusiastic. In less than a week, hundreds of thousands of people have signed up to join the volunteer army because everyone is very angry about the demons but there is not enough money. I I have repeatedly asked Luo Minghai for money, but he always said that we are currently in financial difficulty and we do not have that much money to expand the army. We will wait for a month or two. Brother, you also know that these hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for training, food, and equipment. How can we wait! The new chief of staff, Ge Shan, was very cooperative. As soon as I told her, she allocated 70 million, which gave us a temporary reprieve - but she said that no matter how much we wanted, she would not have the right to transfer it. It has to be signed by the president."

Di Lin cursed bitterly: "You idiot Luo Minghai, he deliberately made things difficult for you without caring about the overall situation! He doesn't even know how tense our situation is now! We have just been defeated, and the main army has been completely lost in the Far East. Everything is clean, and the family is at its weakest. The defense on the east side is pretty good, with the Gucci Mountains helping us stop the demon army, and the Wallen Fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The situation is not that important. But over there... …”.

Di Lin pointed to the west: "Except for the weak border guards, the Black Flag Army originally deployed on the second line of defense has suffered all casualties in the Far East. We no longer have any reserve forces! And from the western border to the imperial capital, The terrain is all flat plains, and there is no danger for us to defend! If the fast horse goes at full speed, Liufengshuang's light cavalry can reach the imperial capital in less than a week. When the time comes, I'll see what this old bastard Luo Minghai can do to stop him. !”

"Sterling, let me show you something."

Di Lin took out a piece of paper from his pocket and read in a low voice: "In the Duolun Lake area on the western border, the Liufeng family's army invaded our territory, and the patrol team of the 71st Division of our Border Guards clashed with them. Each side has its own

Casualties, seven of our troops were killed and 11 were wounded. One of the injured was a small cavalry warrior - well, the incident occurred at 6:20 this morning. Commander Minghui urgently asked the Imperial Capital whether he could take the initiative to fight back. One

In a few weeks, you can go to the mailroom of the Military Affairs Office to check. Minghui’s official report should also have arrived by then - Sterling, now you are basically in charge of the military affairs of the Military Affairs Office, what do you think?"

Sterling replied without hesitation: "They are deliberately provoking and trying to test our background: Damn, if it were me who made the decision, I would let Minghui beat them hard to suppress their arrogance! Damn it,

Did you bully me that there is no one in the Zichuan family?"

"Exactly!" Di Lin slapped the table and cursed bitterly: "They haven't come here now just because they don't know how much we lost in the Far East War, and they don't know our details. In fact, what's standing in front of them is

There is only a piece of paper. If we show any weakness, they will immediately understand: the Zichuan family has indeed suffered heavy casualties. Then we will all be screwed! That son of a bitch, Luo Minghai, is still at odds with us at this time!"

Both of them are high-level leaders of the Zichuan family. The current situation is difficult. There are powerful enemies peeking outside and political enemies restraining them internally. The pressure on their shoulders is very heavy. Now the two close friends gathered together to drink and talk, and cursed happily.

After a while, my mood became much better, and I felt as if the pressure was relieved a lot.

Sterling suddenly thought of something and said in surprise: "No, from here to the western border, even if the horse is galloping without rest, it will take at least five days! How come you know what happened there before this morning?"

Di Lin smiled profoundly and said with a smile on his face: "This is the secret weapon of our Supervisory Office! As long as it happens within the territory of my family, as long as there is a branch of the Supervisory Office or the Military Law Office, I will do it within one day.

You can get the news immediately, much faster than Chief Zichuan Shenxing!"

Sterling looked in disbelief and sighed: "It's amazing! This is a complete miracle. You received the news from the western border in less than a day. Could it be that your messenger flew in the sky..."

His eyes lit up and he said: "I thought of it! You use carrier pigeons to deliver the message!"

(Pigeons have a unique ability to accurately find their home even if they are taken thousands of miles away. This has been understood by humans. At that time, many businessmen used pigeons as a tool to convey business information. Someone once said

This idea is to use carrier pigeons as a delivery tool to build a nationwide communication network. But this is easy to say, but it is quite difficult to implement. There are various constraints in terms of funds, equipment, resources, manpower and authority.

Di Lin was the first person to introduce this advanced communication method to the military and political fields on a large scale and construct a fast communication network throughout the country. In the history of later generations, he was famous for this.)
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