Zhu You smiled and said: "Exactly! My lord will also attend the Yin family's banquet by then!"
Deng Yu smiled meaningfully and said, "What a rare opportunity!"
Liu Xiu blushed, waved her hand and said, "I'm just going with my brother-in-law."
Afraid that people would continue talking on this topic, Liu Xiu changed the subject and said: "Zhonghua, Ziling, I think you two don't want to stay here anymore. Come with me to my brother-in-law's house and live with me. That's it." , it will be more convenient for us to discuss things!"
Deng Yu had no objection. He turned to look at Yan Guang and asked, "Ziling, what about you?"
Yan Guang shrugged and said, "I'm a guest and the host does as he pleases."
Liu Xiu stood up with a smile and said: "Since Zhonghua and Ziling both agree, we will leave now."
At noon that day, Liu Xiu took Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Zhu You, and Gai Yan back to Deng's mansion.
Seeing Liu Xiu coming back, Deng Chen walked forward excitedly and said: "Axiu, you came back at the right time. There is a dinner party at home tonight, and there will be many guests. Among them is an expert named... "
Halfway through his words, he suddenly paused, glanced at Deng Yu and Yan Guang, and said in surprise: "Zhong Hua?"
Deng Chen knew Deng Yu. They were brothers of the same clan, but their relationship was far apart and could be traced back to their ancestors. The ancestors of Deng Chen and Deng Yu were both Deng Yuan. Only five servers have been released.
Deng Yu bowed to Deng Chen with a smile and said, "Brother of the clan!"
Liu Xiu explained: "Brother-in-law, Zhonghua and I were good friends when we were in Imperial College." After a pause, he said meaningfully: "Zhonghua is also willing to assist my elder brother."
When Deng Chen heard this, his heart was shaken and he looked at Deng Yu in surprise.
Although they are brothers of the same race and generation, they have little contact with each other, let alone friendship. First, the blood relationship between the two is far away. Second, the age difference between the two is also large. Deng Chen's family lived a very good life, and their ancestors produced two generations of state shepherds, which was amazing. In comparison, Deng Yu's family seemed ordinary. It was just an ordinary family, and the gap between the two families was relatively small. big.
In Deng Chen's mind, Deng Yu was still a half-grown child. He was certainly surprised when he heard that he was going to assist Liu Yan. Deng Chen couldn't help but ask: "Zhong Hua, do you know what Bo Sheng will do in the future?"
Deng Yu smiled and said, "My lord has made it very clear to me."
Lord...even the title has changed. It seems that Deng Yu has made up his mind! Deng Chen reminded quietly: "It is a very important matter, related to the prosperity and decline of the family, but you must consider it carefully!"
Deng Chen was not trying to persuade Deng Yu to retreat, but was explaining to him the stakes involved.
What they are going to do in the future is rebellion, which is a capital crime for losing their heads. They cannot get involved just because they are hot-headed. When the time comes to start an uprising, they will be afraid and shrink from the battle. Such people will not be of any help to themselves. , on the contrary, it is very harmful.
This is what Deng Chen meant when he said these words.
Deng Yu was so smart that he knew everything. After listening to Deng Chen's words, he immediately understood the worries of this clan brother.
He said cheerfully: "Zhonghua considers himself not an impulsive person, but everything he decides is made after careful consideration. Brother Clan, you are worrying too much."
Hearing this, Deng Chen looked at Deng Yu for a moment, and he nodded. Then, he turned to look at Yan Guang, and couldn't help being secretly surprised.
Yan Guang's appearance was very ordinary, and he could be said to be handsome at best, but he naturally exuded a Taoist aura of flight and detachment.
Deng Chen looked at Yan Guang for a moment and asked, "Axiu, who is this?"
Liu Xiu introduced with a smile: "Brother-in-law, this is Yan Guang, whose courtesy name is Ziling. Ziling is also a classmate and friend of Zhonghua and me."
Deng Chen looked suddenly enlightened. No wonder Axiu brought him here. It turned out that he was also Axiu's old friend.
Before Deng Chen could speak, Yan Guang saluted him and said, "Mr. Deng!"
Deng Chen returned the greeting with his hands raised and said, "Ziling, just call me Wei Qing."
As he spoke, he waved his hands to everyone again and said, "Let's not talk outside. Please come inside." Deng Chen let Liu Xiu and his party into the lobby.
While walking into the lobby, Deng Chen asked Liu Xiu with his eyes. The latter understood what his brother-in-law meant. He nodded slightly and told Deng Chen that both Deng Yu and Yan Guang were trustworthy.
After three years of dating, Liu Xiu became very familiar with Deng Yu and Yan Guang. Even Liu Xiu admired Deng Yu's virtues. As for Yan Guang, not to mention, he didn't like fame or profit, and he was pure in heart and had few desires.
, free to come and go.
After seeing Liu Xiu's reaction, Deng Chen felt relieved.
In the lobby, everyone sat down separately. Liu Xiu asked: "My brother-in-law just said that there is an expert among the guests tonight. Who is this expert?"
Deng Chen smiled and asked: "Axiu, have you ever heard of Mr. Cai?"
Liu Xiu fell into deep thought after hearing this, while Yan Guang looked surprised.
After a while, Liu Xiu said suddenly: "I remembered it. It is said that Mr. Cai is a highly qualified man." As he spoke, he looked at Yan Guang and asked with a smile: "Ziling, you should talk to Mr. Cai."
Very familiar, right?”
Yan Guang smiled calmly and said: "I have only heard of his name, but have never met him. After all, he is from the same sect but from a different sect, so there is no friendship or contact."
Both Cai Shaogong and Yan Guang believe in Taoism, but there are so many factions within Taoism that one can easily count more than ten.
Yan Guang belongs to the Lingbao Sect of Taoism, and regards Yuanshi Tianzun as the founder. The Lingbao Sect is just a general name, not a sect. There are many internal factions, such as the Fulu Sect, the Jindan Sect, etc., which are all relatively
Big faction.
Strictly speaking, the gold liquid Liu Xiu drank in the cave of Tianzhu Mountain and the "Nine Pills Gold Liquid Sutra" are treasures of the Golden Pill Sect.
Cai Shaogong belongs to the Guanlou Sect, also known as the Yin Xi Sect. As the name suggests, this sect regards Yin Xi as its founder.
Yin Xi, Wen Shi Zhenren, was Lao Tzu's guide. It is said that the Tao Te Ching written by Lao Tzu came from his teaching. Zhuangzi ranked Yin Xi and Lao Tzu side by side.
Although Yan Guang and Cai Shaogong were both disciples of Taoism, as Yan Guang said, they were from the same sect but from different sects, and what they knew and learned were very different.
"That's it!" After hearing what Yan Guang said, Liu Xiu stopped asking further.
Deng Chen said with a smile: "I see Ziling's Taoist spirit. It turns out that Ziling is also an expert in Taoism, right?"
Yan Guang bowed and said, "Zi Ling is so ashamed."
Deng Chen looked up and smiled and said, "It is not only Axiu's good fortune but also the Zhu Tiandu Department's good fortune that Axiu can get help from Zhonghua and Ziling!" After speaking, he carefully observed the reactions of Deng Yu and Yan Guang.
Deng Yu and Yan Guang's expressions were both calm. They raised their hands to Deng Chen and said, "Brother Weiqing is serious!"
Just by looking at their reactions, Deng Chen could tell that they knew about Zhu Tiandu. The fact that Axiu could tell them such an important matter showed how much Axiu trusted them.
They had lunch together at noon and didn't talk much during the meal. In the afternoon, the invited guests arrived at Deng's house one after another.
The guests who came to Deng's house for the banquet today were either relatives of Deng Chen's same clan, or close friends with whom Deng Chen had a close relationship.
When receiving guests, Deng Chen always took Liu Xiu with him. The purpose was obvious, which was to let Liu Xiu get to know and become familiar with the guests as soon as possible.
At Shen Shi in the afternoon, Deng Feng also arrived. Along with Deng Feng were his father Deng Zhu, his brother Deng Zhong, and his sister Deng Zijun.
Seeing that Deng Zhu had arrived, Deng Chen was very happy. He pulled Liu Xiu and hurriedly greeted him. When he came to Deng Zhu, he cheerfully introduced him: "Axiu, this is my eldest brother, Deng Zhu!"
As he spoke, he said to Deng Zhu: "Brother, this is Liu Xiu, my wife's younger brother."
Deng Zhu looked Liu Xiu up and down, raised his hands and said, "Uncle Wen, my dear brother, I have long admired your name!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said in return: "Brother Deng, you're welcome."
"Brother, how are you doing lately?" Deng Zhu asked in greeting.
Liu Yan is much more famous than Liu Xiu. In Nanyang County, not many people know Liu Xiu, but there are really only a handful of people who don't know Liu Yan and Liu Boxheng.
Liu Xiu bowed again and said with a smile: "Everything is well, big brother. I'm sorry to send you my thoughts to big brother Deng."
Deng Zhu laughed loudly, turned to the side, waved to the three children behind him, and said at the same time: "Uncle Wen, dear brother, these are the dogs Deng Feng and Deng Zhong, and the dog girls Deng Zijun!"
Liu Xiu knew Deng Feng, but not Deng Zhong and Deng Zijun. He looked at the two of them. Deng Zhong and Deng Feng were similar in age. Unlike the powerful Deng Feng, Deng Zhong was gentle and elegant throughout his life, and his personality was revealed from head to toe. He is bookish, and the expression on his face is cheerful from beginning to end. It has never changed since he entered the Deng family. Liu Xiu's first impression of Deng Zhong was that he was a scheming man with deep knowledge of the city. Deng Zijun She is several years older than her two brothers, and is about the same age as Liu Boji, about fifteen or sixteen years old. She is very handsome, especially her black eyes, which are like two cat's eyes, big and bright. At this time, she also He was looking at Liu Xiu curiously.
According to their seniority, Deng Feng, Deng Zhong, and Deng Zijun should all call Liu Xiu uncle, but they are of the same age, especially Deng Feng and Deng Zhong. Call his name.
When Deng Fengzheng was thinking about how to address Liu Xiu, Deng finally bowed his hands with a smile and said: "Yuanpeng has met Mr. Liu!"
Hearing his second brother call Liu Xiu Mr. Liu, Deng Feng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he secretly thought that his second brother was smarter! He then bowed his hands and said, "Yuan Zhi has met Mr. Liu!"
Liu Xiu returned the gift with his hand raised and said with a smile: "Yuanzhi, Yuanpeng is so polite!"
Deng Zijun bowed her head and said delicately, "Zijun has met uncle." After saying this, she raised her eyes slightly to see Liu Xiu's reaction.
Liu Xiu couldn't help but blush when a girl the same age as her little sister called her uncle. Deng Zijun was embarrassed to call her uncle, but he was embarrassed to respond.
However, Liu Xiu reacted quickly and said with a smile: "Miss Zijun is about the same age as my little sister. If you call me uncle, just call me old. Miss Zijun can call me by his first name. Just call me Uncle Wen."
Deng Chen knew that his niece had always been cunning, a master who would always defend herself against any reason, and would not spare anyone when she gained a profit. He was afraid that she would say something shocking in public, so he said first: "Zijun
, your aunt is in the backyard, please go there quickly." As he spoke, he said to the servant on the side: "Take Miss Zijun to the backyard."
When attending a banquet, male guests can bring their female relatives, but most of the men dine in the front yard, and the women dine in the backyard, instead of sitting together to dine together.