Yin Xing thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "It feels very normal, nothing surprising."
Yinshi shook his head and said in a determined tone: "Liu Xiu is smart, smart, and cautious! Such people tend to make decisions before taking action. If the Liu brothers really decide to start an uprising, they will definitely make full preparations in advance. This person Brother Bo Sheng’s strength may not be as simple as it seems on the surface!”
Yinxing looked at his elder brother with a look of surprise on his face. Yinshi stretched his body and said: "The world is in chaos and is in turmoil. The new country is probably coming to an end."
"Brother..."
Yinshi took out a dragon coin from his arms, played it back and forth in his hand, and said: "Right now, it is also an opportunity for our Yin family, but this opportunity is just like this dragon coin, it has two sides, positive and negative. On the one hand, there is good luck, and on the other hand, there is great misfortune. If you choose the right person, the Yin family will flourish and regain its former glory, but if you choose the wrong person, you will be doomed and die without a burial place."
"..." Yin Xing was silent for a long time, and then Fang asked cautiously: "Brother, do you want to choose Liu Yan?"
Yin Shi was silent. He needed to observe and take another look. After all, his current decision was not related to his life or death, but to the success or failure of the entire Yin family. He had to think twice before acting and be cautious. cautious.
Inside Deng's Mansion.
Deng Chen held a banquet in honor of Liu Xiu, Deng Feng and others.
Knowing that Deng Feng had a good relationship with Yin Shi and Yin Xing, during the dinner, Deng Chen asked, "A Feng."
"Uncle!" Deng Feng bowed.
"Just now Mr. Yin said that he wanted to be Brother Bo Sheng's disciple. I wonder why Mr. Yin said this?"
Deng Feng looked up and smiled, waved his hands and said, "Second uncle is just talking, uncle, you don't have to take it seriously."
If Yin Shi really planned to become Liu Yan's retainer, she would have told him long ago, but the previous Yin Shi had never said anything similar to him in front of him.
After a pause, Deng Feng continued: "But it is true that Uncle Ci admires Brother Bo Sheng very much. I have heard him praise Brother Bo Sheng's generosity and righteousness more than once before."
In fact, not only Yin Shi and Yin Xing admired Liu Yan, but Deng Feng also admired Liu Yan very much. He turned to Liu Xiu and said: "Uncle Wen, if there is a chance, I sincerely want to join Brother Bo Sheng, and I hope Uncle Wen can take over for me." I recommend it!”
Of course Liu Xiu was very happy that Deng Feng was willing to follow his eldest brother. He turned to look at Deng Chen and saw the latter nodded slightly. He smiled and said: "If Fengruo comes to join me, I really want it, but..." At this point... , he suddenly paused.
Seeing this, Deng Feng asked impatiently: "Uncle Wen, what is it?"
"It's just... Mr. Yin asked me just now what path my eldest brother would take in the future. I didn't tell you, but A Feng asked me. I have to tell you the truth. The path my eldest brother has chosen is like walking on the tip of a knife. It may happen at any time." It's very dangerous to be shattered into pieces." After speaking, Liu Xiu looked at Deng Feng intently.
Deng Feng blinked, thought for a while, stood up involuntarily, and said loudly: "Brother Bo Sheng wants to..."
"Ahem!" Deng Chen coughed loudly twice and glared at Deng Feng dissatisfied.
Deng Feng shrank his neck, then lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Bo Sheng wants to rebel?"
Seeing Liu Xiu nodding his head, Deng Feng looked at him blankly. After a moment, he slapped his thigh fiercely and said with a smile: "Brother Bo Sheng can have such great ambitions, I, Deng Feng, and Brother Ding Bo Sheng are the same." !”
Deng Feng was Deng Chen's nephew. They were both members of the same family. Their fundamental interests were completely consistent. They all hated Wang Mang and the Deng family, and Deng Feng was certainly no exception.
He couldn't hide the joy on his face and said fiercely: "When the day of rebellion comes, I will definitely kill Wang Jing first, Wang Jin, these two bastards who pretend to be powerful!"
When the Wang family was mentioned, Deng Feng became furious. If the Wang family were not still in power now, he would have crushed Wang Jing and Wang Jin, father and son, to death.
Deng Chen still knew his nephew very well. He frowned and said, "Trouble comes from the mouth! A Feng, when will you change your uncontrollable hot temper? If you deny it, you will definitely change it."
I’ll hurt you!”
Deng Feng scratched his head in embarrassment, grinned stupidly at Deng Chen, and muttered: "Uncle, it's not like you don't understand me. I can't change my temper even if I want to."
Deng Chen shook his head helplessly.
At this time, no one present could have imagined that Deng Chen's warning to Deng Feng would actually turn out to be true in the future, putting Deng Feng in a desperate situation. This is a story for later.
This dinner was not a sumptuous one, but it was a great time for both host and guest. After the meal, Deng Chen asked his servants to invite tailors to make two sets of clothes for each of Liu Xiu, Zhu You, Gai Yan and Long Yuan.
Among the four Liu Xiu and Zhu You, the clothes were pretty good, and the other three were no different from farmers in the countryside.
They are going to the Yin family to attend Yin Lihua's birthday in two days. It is not appropriate and rude to go there dressed like this.
Liu Xiu is not a vain person, but he also knows that with the way he is dressed now, let alone attending Yin Lihua's birthday, he may not even be able to enter the Yin family's door.
However, he also told the tailor that the clothes he made did not need to be made of very good materials, just ordinary fabrics. He was already very embarrassed to ask his brother-in-law to buy new clothes for him, Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan. How could he have the nerve to go there?
Choosing brocade?
There was no talk all night. The next morning, Liu Xiu and others got up. After having breakfast with Deng Chen and Deng Feng, Liu Xiu proposed to go out of Deng's house to visit his classmates and friends.
Liu Xiu actually had a classmate in Xinye. His surname was Deng, his name was Yu, and his courtesy name was Zhonghua.
Deng Yu was a famous figure in Xinye and even in the entire Nanyang County.
His fame is not due to his family background, nor is he famous for his heroic chivalry like Liu Yan, but because he is a child prodigy.
Deng Yu was famous since he was a child. He could recite the entire "Book of Songs" at the age of thirteen. At the age of fourteen, he entered the Imperial Academy and, like Liu Xiu, studied the "Book of Songs".
During his time at Taixue, Liu Xiu could only be considered unknown, and his study of "Shang Shu" was very average, with only a brief understanding of its principles. At that time, Deng Yu was very famous in Chang'an City.
In modern terms, Liu Xiu and Deng Yu, one was a bad student and the other was a top student, but they became good friends, and interestingly, it was Liu Xiu who Deng Yu took the initiative to get to know.
Maybe it was because they were from the same hometown, or maybe it was because Deng Yuhui knew a hero with his own eyes and noticed that Liu Xiu was unusual when he was in Chang'an. In short, the relationship between the two has always been very close.
Deng Yu's family background cannot be said to be poor, but it is not a wealthy family either. Deng Yu did not live with his family, but had a small house of his own with three rooms and a courtyard. The decoration was not luxurious, but it was
Very elegant.
In the morning, Liu Xiu, Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan found Deng Yu's house.
Liu Xiu walked to the door and gently knocked on it. After waiting for a while, the sound of laughter came from inside. Before Liu Xiu could react, the door opened. When he took a closer look, there were two people standing inside the door. .
Seeing these two people, Liu Xiu was startled at first, and then said with surprise and joy: "Ziling, why are you at Zhonghua's house?"
The younger ones are naturally Deng Yu and Deng Zhonghua. He is three years younger than Liu Xiu and is only seventeen this year. He is handsome and elegant.
The older one looks like he is in his mid-twenties. He is not very old, but he has a beard, a Chinese character face, a dignified appearance, and kind eyes. Although he wears very ordinary common clothes, he gives people a sense of integrity. Feeling of fairy wind.
This young man was also a classmate of Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, and Zhu You. His name was Yan Guang and his courtesy name was Ziling.
During their time at Taixue, Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, Zhu You, and Yan Guang were all considered legendary figures.
Liu Xiu and Zhu You were doing business while going to school, and the business they were doing was very advanced in thinking and logistics! The two of them specialized in helping people transport things from the East City to the West City, or from the North City to the South City, and so on.
Liu Xiu and Zhu You were the first to be able to do business while studying at Imperial College, and they could be regarded as the ancestors of the work-study program.
The legend of Deng Yu is naturally due to the fact that he was a child prodigy, and he never forgot the knowledge he learned. He could easily do it while he was a tough guy who worked hard to get good grades in the exam.
As for Yan Guang, in the words of his classmates, he is a loose immortal.
During his time at Imperial College, Yan Guang devoted much more energy to enlightenment than to studying "Shang Shu", and he often went to school. He suddenly disappeared. When he came back, when he asked, he found out that he had been traveling in the mountains. Feel the aura of heaven and earth.
Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, Zhu You, and Yan Guang are not only legends of Taiyuan University, but also close friends.
At this time, Yan Guang was not surprised at all when he saw Liu Xiu, Zhu You and others outside the door. He even tugged his fingers and said, "Zhong Hua, how are you? I just counted my fingers and concluded that today you There are bound to be visitors at home.”
Deng Yu was annoyed the most by Yan Guang's pretentiousness and cleverness. He rolled his eyes at him angrily, walked out of the room, held Liu Xiu in one hand and Zhu You in the other, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wen, Zhong First, when did you two come to Xinye? Why didn’t you write a letter in advance?”
He is not blaming Liu Xiu and Zhu You, they have been classmates for three years. They are too familiar with each other and there is not so much politeness between them.
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "I just arrived yesterday."
Deng Yu looked at Gai Yan and Long Yuan and asked, "Who are these two?"
Liu Xiu introduced: "This is Gai Yan! This is Uncle Long Zhong! They are all my best friends!"
"Stop talking outside, come on, come on, please come inside!" Deng Yu enthusiastically let Liu Xiu, Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan into the courtyard.
Although the small courtyard is not big, it is well laid out. There is a cobblestone pavement on the ground, a small flower bed on one side, a small fish pond on the other side, and a plum blossom planted near the courtyard wall. It is really like a sparrow. Small, but well-equipped.
Entering the courtyard, Liu Xiu looked around and said with a smile: "Zhonghua, your small courtyard has almost been transformed into a paradise."
Deng Yu raised his head and smiled, and glanced specifically at Yan Guang and said, "Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to attract the Sanxian Ziling!"
Yan Guang sighed, waved his hand and said, "When I came to Xinye, I was not attracted by your small courtyard, but came for him." As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu's eyes widened, and he pointed at his nose and asked, "Are you coming for me?"
Yan Guang smiled and said, "If I don't come to save you, don't you think you'll be in trouble?"
