Although Jiyang is not far from Wuyin, that is for adults. Deng Ai is only 10 years old after all. Even Zhang Changpu, to be honest, these are two children. They have only been gone for a day, and they are boarding
When he was at a farmer's house, he was chased by Deng Zhi and his men.
Seeing Deng Zhi and his entourage, Zhang Changpu breathed a sigh of relief. Traveling with a little lord who was about the same age as her, the pressure in his heart was not as high as usual. Finally, Deng Ai always deliberately showed a manly look and tried to comfort Zhang Changpu, but
The little girl noticed keenly that Deng Ai's fists were always clenched and there was a hint of stuttering in his speech.
"Uncle, uncle agreed?" Deng Ai became even more nervous when he saw Deng Zhi's attitude. After all, taking the command arrow privately and sneaking out on the road is also a serious crime in the military. If Cao Peng had an attack for some reason, it would also mean ordering someone to capture him.
It worked. But the person who came was Deng Zhi, which gave little Deng Ai hope.
Hurrying slowly, Deng Zhi finally caught up with the two runaway children, and a big stone fell in his heart. It would be a lie to say that Cao Peng didn't care about Deng Ai. If Deng Ai made any mistake, Deng Zhi would have no choice but to kill himself.
Come to repay Cao Peng and Deng Ji.
After scolding Deng Ai slightly, Deng Zhi immediately announced that he would go to Jiyang to take office. After all, Deng Ai was also a descendant of the Deng family. He should return to the old home of the Deng family to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. He happened to be traveling with him on this trip.
Deng Ai cheered when he heard this. Even though he had studied with Cao Peng for many years and tried hard to act mature along the way, he was still a ten-year-old child. Now Cao Peng recognized his efforts and showed his true self for a moment.
The innocence that one’s age deserves.
Deng Zhi shook his head with a smile and picked up the two children in his carriage. Deng Zhi's accompanying team was not large. Although he was going to an appointment, he was still making good friends with the Deng family. Regardless of whether Deng Zhi had resentment in his heart, he still kept a low profile at this time.
Up. Now that we have found the real owner, the team no longer stops and has to rush to Jiyang overnight. The first stop is the old house of the Deng family.
The Deng family is a large family that has risen since the time of Emperor Guangwu. Although it has declined now, it is still one of the top ten super wealthy families in Nanyang. The old house is not built in Jiyang County, but in a villa twenty miles away from the county. This is
The villa occupies a vast area and is surrounded by thousands of acres of fertile land. Tenants and branch families live in and around the villa, forming a prosperous town comparable to the county seat: Deng Village. In Deng Village, the head of the Deng family has the right to say that the Han family's laws are
There is no way to get in. The head of the Deng family is the Tu Emperor.
For Dengcun, Deng Zhi had deep hatred in his heart, but he looked at Zhuangzi in the center of Dengcun with envy in the morning light. This was his complicated thoughts towards the Deng family.
However, no matter how resentful Deng Zhi was, at this time he was the chief of Jiyang, and on the premise that official matters were his priority, he sent someone to deliver the name card according to etiquette.
Although Deng Zhi's troops were simple chariots, there were still dozens of people, three carriages, and the rest were on horseback. Everyone was equipped with swords, guns, bows and arrows. Although Jiyang was not at the forefront of the battle with Liu Bei, the forces of the two sides were intertwined. Who can say whether Liu Bei would be able to do so?
Will they send someone to cool off Cao Peng's people?
They all stopped outside Dengcun, and there was a hint of evil aura. Dengcun was so frightened that he quickly closed the wooden door tightly, and a group of servants nervously stared at these guys behind the door.
Deng Cun's reaction was surprisingly slow. He allowed Deng Zhi and his people to stay outside the village for two or three hours. It was already past noon, and the village gate slowly opened a crack, and a housekeeper with an indifferent expression came out.
After Deng Zhi saluted in front of the car, he invited Deng Zhi to enter the village alone. The clan leader met him in the ancestral hall.
At this time, Deng Zhi's face was ashen. He was not an open-minded person to begin with. Although his years of experience had given him a lot of experience in this kind of human world, who could let this be Dengcun, a place that could arouse hatred in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, Deng Zhi was about to speak when Deng Ai, who was standing next to him, suddenly said: "The Deng family is also a century-old family with a strong etiquette family. Don't they know that this generation doesn't even know any etiquette? Now that the parents of this county have come to visit in person, this
How can we not find even one person in the clan who can stand on the stage? No wonder, the Deng family is where it is today."
This is too immoral. Deng Zhi is a branch of the Deng family, and he was forced by the Deng family to run away from the new country. It is natural that he is not welcome in the eyes of the clan leader, and it is impossible for him to go out to welcome a mere Jiyang. But Deng Zhi
Zhi Leng was scorning the Deng family, saying that no one in the Deng family was capable and dared not come out to meet others. Isn't this a slap in the face?
The housekeeper was a figure of some status in Deng Village, and his ancestor was a distant branch of the Deng family. He usually felt good about himself, but at this time he was ignored by a child. His face was as angry as a monkey's butt. You, you, you, you, pointed at Deng Ai
After a long time, he finally remembered that the person in charge today was Ji Yang Ling, and turned to Deng Zhi to question: "Deng Gongmiao, even if you return home in glory, you are still a member of the Deng family!"
After saying that, the housekeeper turned around and went back to Deng Village. After a while, the village gate opened wide, and a group of people lined up at the door. The three in front looked at Deng Zhi's group of people with arrogant expressions. The meaning was obvious: You are not trying to save face.
I've given you face today. You kid, come in. As long as you enter the village, you are still a member of the Deng family. It depends on how I deal with you.
Deng Zhi looked at Deng Ai with a wry smile at this time. This boy is really the ancestor who caused trouble. I want to win over the Deng family, but I don't want to quarrel with each other. It's good now. Oh, let's take it one step at a time.
Deng Ai didn't seem to notice Deng Zhi's expression. He actually jumped out of the carriage before Deng Zhi. After giving instructions to his entourage, he walked proudly to the crowd.
These people were obviously rewarded. A middle-aged man sneered and scolded Deng Ai: "Deng Gongmiao asked me to wait for etiquette, and now he sent a baby. Haha, such a disrespectful person is worthy of doing so."
I am a descendant of the Deng family? I will definitely report it to the clan leader later, but Deng Gongmiao was removed from the family tree..."
Deng Ai was not afraid, and without waiting for the man to finish speaking, he immediately replied arrogantly: "My surname is Deng, my single name is Ai. My father is the governor of Dongjun, my maternal grandfather is the Marquis of Che in the imperial court, and I am the governor of Liangzhou.
My uncle is now the governor of Nanyang, whom the imperial court worships. Who are you and dare to call me baby?"
The middle-aged man's name was Deng Ci, who was the same generation as Deng Ji. At this time, he was so angry that Deng Ai was so naked that he almost lost his temper. However, the Deng family has not produced any outstanding talents in recent decades.
The biggest one happened to be Deng Ji. If he followed Deng Ai's ideas, he would really piss everyone in the Deng family to death.
"Okay, very good," Deng Ci took a few deep breaths, "The patriarch is waiting for you two outstanding 'descendants' at the ancestral hall. Please come." After that, he turned around and left with the other two people, leaving only a group of Deng Ci.
The villagers looked at each other outside the door.
Deng Zhi was stunned by Deng Ai's unexpected performance. He simply didn't show up and let Deng Ai and his entourage Shi Shiran walk into Deng Village on the carriage. Those who originally wanted to stop him
Dengcun's servants looked at Deng Zhi and his entourage, and no one dared to stop him.
The Deng family ancestral hall is at the deepest part of the villa. Of course, the entourage was blocked from the villa. Deng Zhi took Deng Ai, wrong, it should be said that Deng Ai took Deng Zhi, and walked in under countless jealous and hateful eyes.
There were more than a hundred people standing above the ancestral hall. Deng Wei, the patriarch of the Deng family, sat in the middle, looking at these two "outstanding" descendants who suddenly appeared with an unkind expression.
Just before Deng Zhi arrived, a guest from Wancheng came to the Deng family. The guests he came to visit were Deng Jun and Deng Hui, who were both contemporaries of Deng Wei. He gave them a large gift and asked them to come forward to help lobby within the Deng family.
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The ten major families in Nanyang have remained reserved so far, looking at the performance of the two Nanyang governors like outsiders. The relationship between the ten major families is complicated, and as long as one of them is willing to stand up and support one side, it is likely to form a domino effect.
Twist it into a rope and squeeze the other party out of Nanyang.
Liu Bei's envoys have been moving around the Deng family for a while. Although Deng Wei did not express his position, some people in the Deng family were very moved. When they saw Cao Peng's envoys today, Deng Ai and Deng Zhi were very rude.
, how could he have a good look on his face?
When he arrived at the ancestral hall, Deng Ai lost his arrogance and followed the etiquette of the descendants of the clan and bowed respectfully to Deng Wei. Before he could speak, a descendant of the Deng family said in a weird voice: "Hey, this is the outstanding performance of this generation of the Deng family.
Descendants, have you finally thought of going home to worship your ancestors?"
Deng Ai stood aside and kept silent. Deng Zhi shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart. After stepping forward to salute Deng Wei, he simply imitated Deng Ai's behavior just now and directly put forward two conditions to Deng Wei, including the name of Deng Zhi's lineage.
The direct branch of the Deng family is the genealogy of the direct branch of Deng Aile.
As soon as these words came out, the children of the Deng family immediately went into an uproar. Those who can stand here are the direct descendants of the Deng family. Deng Ai's father is not qualified to stand here. If Deng Ai is included in the direct branch, Deng Ji will inevitably be included.
The inclusion undoubtedly shows the attitude of the Deng family to the entire Jingzhou.
Compared with the humility and courtesy of Liu Bei's envoy, Deng Zhi was so direct and rude, which immediately angered Deng Jun and Deng Hui. Deng Hui stood there and yelled: "Deng Zhi, you are just a descendant of a distant branch, and you dare to point fingers at the patriarch.
, don’t think that because you have become the Jiyang Order, the Deng family will be respectful to you? The Deng family’s family law can still deal with you, the court, hum..."
It’s no wonder that Deng Hui was so arrogant. During the Three Kingdoms and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the most important families were families, especially families with backgrounds. Family laws were higher than court laws. Even the court was helpless when clans used lynching.
Deng Jun was not so arrogant. He stood there and said leisurely: "The Deng family has been inherited for hundreds of years. How can we ruin the family name because of two rude descendants? Why not remove them from the family tree to warn other descendants?"
Deng Wei is a mediocre person. If he had not been old enough, he would never have taken the position of the head of the Deng family. Today's affairs are a bit embarrassing. He did not accept the benefits from Liu Bei and showed nothing to Cao Peng.
His attitude was very dissatisfied, but he also understood that the reason why Liu Bei respected him so much today was precisely because of the current situation in Nanyang. Only if Nanyang continues to be divided, the aristocratic families in Nanyang will reap more and greater benefits.
However, Deng Zhi's performance today forced Deng Wei into a corner, and he had to take a stand no matter what.
Although Cao Peng is now the prefect of Nanyang, and although Cao Cao is now powerful, the Deng family is a century-old family. The family name and relationship network passed down from Emperor Guangwu cannot be underestimated. A mere Jiyang order can be dealt with.
Then deal with it. As for the son of the governor of Dongjun, just drive him out of Deng Village and don't completely break up with that little thief Cao. Once Deng Zhi is dealt with, immediately send someone to Wancheng to contact Liu Bei. I believe he will be very willing to send troops.
Come to protect Dengcun.
After finishing the calculation in his mind, Deng Wei coughed dryly and ordered: "Come here, tie up the unfilial son Deng Zhi, take him to the dungeon, and send him to Wancheng tomorrow. Drive that Deng Ai out!"
Deng Zhi was not surprised at all after hearing this. This result had been determined since Deng Ai was so strong, but he was not afraid. Cao Peng stood behind him. He believed that as long as Cao Peng was there, he would not have any problems.
His life was in danger, and this trust was constantly instilled in him by Deng Ji.
Deng Ai was not too surprised. He was from the Deng family, but since he was reprimanded by Cao Chong, he could really see the face of the big family. Everything is false. Only hard fists are the truth. Do not show absolute
In terms of strength, the Deng family will never express its stance.
Seeing Deng Zhi being tied up like a rice dumpling by the wolf-like and tiger-like servants, Deng Ai felt fierce in his heart. The next time he came to Dengcun again, he would make sure his uncle destroyed the place.
At this moment, the butler who had just gone out to greet him rushed in with a panicked expression. Seeing him come in, Deng Weideng's face turned ugly. What kind of place was this? It was so unruly for a butler to break in without permission.
The housekeeper couldn't care less at this time and grabbed Deng Wei's sleeve: "Chief, no, it's bad, there are soldiers outside. A group of white camel soldiers have blocked the village gate!"
