Chapter 31 The Beginning of the Road

The old man's face changed color in an instant, and his face turned pale, but he still sat on the horse and didn't move, just stared at Deng Sui with his eyes to see how she reacted.

Deng Sui saw the sound coming from the direction of Hehuang, she already had a plan in her heart, she knew that the beacon tower must have discovered the omen, Deng Xun was worried about her safety, so he sent someone to rescue.

She was calm and calm, with a haughty and cold smile on her beautiful little face like a delicate flower: "Grandpa, Sui'er is right, my father has noticed something wrong and sent troops to save him." Sui'er can calculate the time for you, my guards are sworn to fight, you want to defeat them all, there is no hour that can't be done, even if you do, I still have these Yue people who are willing to fight for me, without half an hour, you can't kill them if you want to. And my father will arrive in an hour, and your men and horses will be exhausted after a great battle, how can they defeat the mighty army of our great Han, so you will definitely be defeated. ”

Her tone was heavy, with a great coercion, which made the fighting spirit of the other side stronger, while the enemy began to panic.

The old man's expression was strange, but he was the leader of the team, and he couldn't panic first, if he messed up first, before the battle started, his subordinates would have to scatter and escape.

"Oh, little doll, what a big breath, are you sure that my cavalry will not be able to contain you rabble?" He descended a step himself, intending to cheer up his soldiers.

Deng Sui glanced around, and his face bloomed like a flower. "I'm sure! You will be defeated. ”

"Hmm, what's the reason?" The old man asked her in surprise.

"Although your soldiers show bravery, but you underestimate the enemy, this is a big taboo, although the number of my soldiers is smaller, but they have long been ready to fight, fighting for life and death, you lost momentum first. Moreover, our soldiers are my father's guards, equipped with the best weapons of the Han Dynasty, and the best war horses, and they are the best among the samurai of the Xiaoyue clan, but you are mixed, so you lost the second battle. So, do you still think you can beat us in a short period of time? She was clear in her words, and her analysis was straightforward, so that the old man's face was blue and purple for a while, and he didn't know how to interface.

At this time, the voice of the river Huang became clearer and clearer, and he had seen a black and red cloud of snow coming, like a bamboo.

At this time, Deng Sui had completely grasped the situation, and the old man's heart would reach the peak for a while, and then he would fall into the incomparably terrifying abyss, and the beads of sweat that were so nervous that he would roll down his face.

Deng Sui smiled at the old man and said, "Dare to ask grandpa, are you burning?" ”

"Yes, I'm the uncle of Burning Qiang Mi Tang!" The old man said.

"Old man, our Han has always been kind to the Hu and Qiang people, you look at these Xiaoyue people, if they don't feel the kindness of my Han, how can they repay each other with death? You are also an old man who has been through storms for a long time, can't you still see that surrendering to the Han is your future, and submitting to the Han will make the people of the tribe peaceful? Mi Tang, so happy, hitting stones with eggs, repeatedly defeated, in addition to making his subordinates suffer, his wife separated, and losing his relatives, what else will he gain? ”

Seeing that I bowed her head and was silent, she continued: "The Han Dynasty rules the world with etiquette and filial piety, and I can't bear to see your flesh and blood separated, come on, return to the Han Dynasty, and I will definitely let you be safe." In the end, her voice was gentle and peaceful, like a spring breeze blowing through everyone's hearts, swaying lightly, but washing every soul.

Some of the people in the burning team have already dismounted, and the more they fall, it is difficult to stop. He sighed and said, "That's it! After speaking, he also got off the horse, led all the subordinates, and said to Deng Sui: "Miss, you have such courage and wisdom at a young age, I am thousands of miles away from burning Qiang people." I led my troops to surrender today, and from now on I will return to the Han Dynasty, and the Hu and Qiang people will be under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty. ”

Deng Sui got out of the carriage with a smile and walked forward. Li Xia's face was as frightened as ashes, if I was a fake surrender, wouldn't Miss be in danger? But Deng Sui stopped him with his eyes, strode towards Haowu, helped him up, and said with a smile: "General Li refuses to let me come, but I believe that you are a great hero, and you will never eat your own evil words, right?" ”

Haowu laughed, this high hat made him feel comfortable. In a blink of an eye, the Han Dynasty army had arrived, Deng Xun was sweating profusely, but his hair and beard were covered with a layer of ice crystals.

When I heard the cause and effect of the incident, I praised my daughter again and again, and I was happy and afraid, and I hugged my little daughter in my arms, sighing.

I led a part of the soldiers to turn back, and all the family members were brought back, and since then, more than 800 households have descended from outside the fortress, and Deng Xun is overjoyed.

When Mi Tang heard that he had led the team to Shun, he was furious and prepared to attack Hehuang to take revenge. Suibian General Lu Shanglun suggested that it was better to strike first. So Deng Xun requisitioned 4,000 soldiers from the Qin, Hu, and Qiang people in Huangzhong, and attacked Mitang in the valley, killing and capturing more than 600 people, and seizing more than 10,000 horses, cattle, and sheep.

In the spring of the second year, Mi Tang wanted to return to the old place to engage in farming, so Deng Xun requisitioned 6,000 people in Huangzhong, ordered Changshi Ren Shang to command, sew leather to make boats, put them on rafts to cross the Yellow River, attack Mi Tang's warriors, and kill 1,000 prisoners. He also took advantage of the victory to pursue northward, and it happened that Ren Shang and others were attacked by the Qiang people at night, so the Qiang people and Hu people who volunteered to follow defeated the Qiang people who sneaked into the attack, killed more than 1,800 enemies before and after, captured 2,000 prisoners, and seized more than 30,000 livestock, and the Mitang tribe was almost wiped out.

Mi Tang then gathered the rest of his men, moved to camps, and traveled more than a thousand miles west, and all the small tribes that had previously belonged to him betrayed him. The leader of the Qiang Luo, Donghao, came to kowtow and plead guilty, and the rest of the tribes also knocked on the door to pay the hostages.

Since then, the frontier has been smooth, and Deng Xun has appeased and accepted those who came to join him, and gradually established his prestige. He asked the soldiers guarding the border to return to their original counties. Only more than 2,000 prisoners were left without torture equipment, and they scattered the border gates and tuntian, helped the poor to farm, and repaired the fortresses.

At this time, Dou Xian's northern expedition to the Xiongnu also achieved a great victory, and he was leading his troops to defend Wuwei, he thought that Deng Xun knew a good way to deal with the Qiang and Hu people, and wrote to the imperial court to request that Deng Xun be sent with him. Deng Xun politely refused, he had a deep friendship with the Ma family, and the Ma family was framed to death by the Dou family, so he resolutely refused to be with the Dou family, so he was not implicated.

The border has been set, and the old grandmother of the family has written several times, wanting Deng Sui to go back. Deng Xun was helpless, although he was reluctant to give up his daughter, he had to endure the pain and send his daughter back to Beijing.

The road was far away, so he sent Li Xia to escort him, and mixed ten of the warriors of the Xiaoyue clan into the team to secretly protect Deng Sui's safety.

Before leaving, Deng Sui didn't give anything, plain clothes and simple buns, came to his father, knelt down to say goodbye, only to look at his father, he felt sad, and he couldn't bear to look at it again. My father is old, and I don't know how long I can last in this bitter cold place, but I don't know when I will see each other again, and my heart is unbearable, and tears slide down my jade carving-like face.

"Father, Sui'er is back in Beijing this time, and she can no longer take care of her father, you have to take care of your health, don't work too hard, and often write letters to Sui'er to save your family from worrying."

Deng Xun stroked her smooth hair, feeling stunned, but forced a smile on his face: "Sui'er, where my father's position is, I naturally have to defend the land and defend the country, and you must take care of your grandmother and mother at home. ”

Deng Sui smiled indifferently: "Father, Sui'er knows, you have to take care." Zuo Tianqi is strong, you can promote him to his left and right hand, and let yourself have less work. ”

"You are here, you have helped my father a lot, and Sui'er has done a great job in the stability of the border. My little Sui'er should also go back to the house and be an embroidery lady, but she can't follow her father to fight in the east and west, and sleep in the open. Deng Xun took Deng Sui's hand and carried her into the carriage, and a trace of reluctance flashed in the depths of his eyes, like a meteor crossing the sky in an instant.

It was nearly noon, and the sun was getting brighter and brighter, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes. Deng Xun put down the curtain for Sui'er and said: "Sui'er, the entanglement along the way is enough, you have to listen to Brother Li Xia, he has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he has encountered many things, so he will take care of you." ”

Deng Sui poked his head out of the window in the car, his heart was heavy and dense, endless and unbearable, tears wet his eyes again, and his father's earnest entrustment in his ears was still there, but it was like a shadow in his heart, like a spring breeze, stirring up a pool of water.

I only took my father's hand, and for some reason, I always felt that it was difficult to see each other again at this time, reckless and reckless, and there was no time to part. The sorrow in my heart was indescribable, and I was speechless for a while, silent and silent, but I refused to give orders to set off.

Li Xia didn't know when he had arrived at his side, and he saluted Deng Xun and said, "Father-in-law, don't worry, I will take care of Sui'er and arrive in Beijing safely." ”

Deng Xunchang sighed and waved his hand, "Let's go, it's March in the spring, the more you get to the Central Plains, the better the weather, it's the warm spring season, Sui'er's clothes have to be increased or decreased for her, although she has not been sick since she was a child, but she is also pampered, although I am at ease with you, but I am also worried about her daily life, everything must be careful." ”

Zhao Yu poked his head out of the car and said, "Don't worry, my lord, this matter will be handed over to Yu'er, Miss will be fine." ”

"Let's go!" Deng Xun patted the horse's head and said to the coachman: "Don't worry, hurry slowly, and take a rest when the young lady is tired." ”

The carriage moved forward slowly, Deng Sui looked back at his father's figure with tears in his eyes, and the reluctance in his heart was even worse, and he lightly tried the corners of his eyes with his sleeves before retracting his head, and read softly: "The suburbs are ancient Mo, the smoke is all over the sky, the mountains are in the light, and the back is gone, and the long coat is dazed, and it is lost in the sky. At this time, the spring is cold, and there is a sound of Hu Ji sending each other, so desolate. Swallows and swallows fly, and the feathers of the pond are poor. The son is home, and he is sent far away. Looking at the Buddha, weeping like rain. Then he hid his face and wept.

Zheng Sui was separated from his father and never saw each other again, and Deng Xun died of illness two years later at the age of 53. The officials, the people, the Qiang people, and the Hu people loved him, and thousands of people came to cry every day in the morning and evening. Rong customs: When parents died, they were ashamed to mourn and weep, and they all rode horses and sang and shouted. When they heard that Deng Xun had died, no one shouted the trombone, and some people cut themselves with knives, and killed their dogs, horses, cows, and sheep, saying, "Deng Yuanjun is dead, let's die together." Previously, when Deng Xun was the captain of Wuhuan, the officials and people under him were all running on the mourning road, so that the people in the city were empty. The officials grabbed them and refused to let them go, and wrote a report to the school captain Xu Pseudo. Xu Pseudo sighed and said: "This is affectionate and righteous." And he released them. So the Wuhuan family set up an ancestral hall for Deng Xun, and whenever he was sick, he prayed in front of Deng Xun's ancestral hall.

In 105 A.D. (the first year of Yuanxing), Emperor Han and Emperor because Deng Xun was the father of Empress Deng Sui, sent a messenger to Deng Xun's tomb with a talisman, gave a letter of advice to add a title, and posthumously named Pingshou Marquis, and called Jinghou. Empress Deng Sui personally cried and sacrificed, and civil and military officials gathered in a big way.