Chapter Eighty-Three: The Root of the Disaster
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Deng Zijun was still quite afraid of Deng Chen's uncle, and when she heard Deng Chen's words, she reluctantly responded, and then followed the servant to the backyard.
Deng Chen smiled at Deng Quan, waved his hand and said, "Big brother, please in the hall!" ”
"Please!"
Deng Chen and Liu Xiu let Deng Xuan, Deng Feng, and Deng Zhong into the lobby, and then the two of them continued to receive other guests.
After taking a seat in the lobby, Deng Zhong turned his head to look at the courtyard outside, and saw Deng Chen leading Liu Xiu, tirelessly introducing him to the guests, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly.
Deng Feng saw that he was smiling strangely, and asked in a low voice, "What is the second brother laughing at?" ”
Deng finally looked outside and said that he was nunu. Deng Chen followed his line of sight, and when he saw Deng Chen pulling Liu Xiu to receive a guest, he glanced at Deng Zhong inexplicably, feeling that there was nothing to laugh at.
He was about to ask, but Deng Zhong said quietly: "It seems that Liu Jiu is going to make a move in Caiyang." ”
Hearing his muttering, Deng Feng was shocked. Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu are going to cause an incident in Caiyang, and he already knows about it, but he has never told his second brother about it, how did the second brother know?
Seeing Deng Feng looking at him with a surprised face, Deng Zhong smiled indifferently and said: "Uncle is obviously Liu Xiu's brother-in-law, but now my uncle's attitude towards Liu Xiu is respectful, before and after the saddle, what does it mean?" ”
"What does it mean?" Deng Feng looked at Deng Zhong blankly and asked subconsciously.
"It shows that the brothers of the Liu family are planning a big event, and the uncle is willing to assist, but what kind of big event will make the uncle so complimented to his brother-in-law?"
Deng Zhongle said happily: "What's more, Liu Jiu is recruiting customers in Caiyang, and it is not difficult to guess what kind of big things the Liu family brothers are going to do." ”
Deng Feng sighed secretly, the second brother's intelligence is really far better than himself. He didn't know anything, but he could calculate things so thoroughly.
He looked left and right, then leaned towards Deng Zhong's side, and asked in a low voice, "Second brother, I want to follow my uncle and the Liu family brothers, what do you think?" ”
Deng Zhong was stunned for a moment, looked at Deng Feng for a moment, and asked, "Big brother already knows what the Liu family brothers are going to do?" ”
Deng Feng nodded solemnly.
Deng Zhong frowned tightly and said, "Never! ”
Deng Feng looked at Deng Zhong in puzzlement and asked, "Why not?" ”
Deng Zhong said: "First, although the world is in turmoil at present, the power of the imperial court is still strong. Second, if there is really a suitable opportunity, why doesn't the eldest brother make his own decisions, but instead go to others to help? ”
His words stunned Deng Feng, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Deng Zhong narrowed his eyes, and said quietly: "Liu Xuan is bold, the eldest brother is more bold, Liu Xuan is chivalrous, the eldest brother is more chivalrous, no matter the family background or morality, what is the difference between the eldest brother and Liu Xuan?" ”
Deng Feng blinked, waved his hand again and again, and said with a wry smile: "Compared with Brother Bosheng, I am still far behind!" ”
Deng Zhong shook his head helplessly, if there is something that the eldest brother is not as good as Liu Xuan, it is his heart. The eldest brother's heart is far less than that of Liu Xuan!
At this time, Deng Zhong has already shown his unwilling side, in his mind, his eldest brother is no worse than Liu Xuan, since this is the case, then why should he respect Liu Xuan as the master?
His thoughts have also laid the root of the bane for him, for Deng Feng, and even for the future of many people.
In the courtyard, Liu Xiu and Deng Chen received the guests who went to the banquet, and while they were busy, they also got to know Deng Chen's relatives and friends.
Liu Xiu is low-key on weekdays, but he is not withdrawn and introverted, nor is he unsociable, when he really needs to socialize, he can also be left and right, three teachings and nine streams, all of which can be dealt with freely.
At this time, the servant outside the gate sang loudly: "Cai Gong has arrived-"
Hearing the servant's singing, Deng Chen's eyes lit up, pulled Liu Xiu's sleeve, and walked briskly towards the gate. As soon as I walked to the gate, I happened to meet an old man walking in from the outside.
This old man looked like he was in his fifties, his hair was gray, but he was extremely well maintained, his face was full of red light, and he couldn't find even a wrinkle on his face.
Deng Chen reminded Liu Xiu beside him in a low voice: "Ah Xiu, this is Cai Shaogong!" ”
Cai Shaogong is also a well-known figure in Xinye, with a good family background, born in the scholar family, the key point is that he can pinch and calculate, and he is also very good at researching prophecy.
You must know that Wang Mang is a fanatic of prophecy, and at that time, anyone who studied prophecy had a very high social status, and even if the officials saw it, they had to be in awe.
Deng Chen walked quickly to Cai Shaogong, bowed to the ground, and said, "Cai Gong is here, but it makes the humble house shine!" ”
Cai Shaogong looked up and smiled, bowed his hand in return, and said, "I haven't seen you for many days, Wei Qing is not harmed?" ”
"Thanks to Cai Gong's concern, everything is fine with the younger generation." As he spoke, he turned sideways, looked at Liu Xiu, and said with a smile: "Gong Cai, this is the younger brother-in-law, surnamed Liu Mingxiu, Uncle Wen!" ”
Cai Shaogong turned his head to look at Liu Xiu and looked him up and down. Similarly, Liu Xiu was also looking at the old man in front of him with a serene face and a fluttering temperament.
If there is no hair, strangers will think that Cai Shaogong is only in his thirties, and it is precisely because of his gray hair that he looks like he is in his fifties, but in fact, the old man is already in his sixties.
Don't look at his age, but his eyes are amazingly bright, and when he looks at him, Liu Xiu feels as if there are two knives scraping around on his body. Although he was shocked, there was no expression on his face, and he was always happy.
He arched his hand and said, "Senior Uncle Wen, I've seen Cai Gong!" ”
Maybe because of the relationship between cultivation, Cai Shao is also an indifferent person during the day, and rarely shows special attention to anyone, but at this time, his eyes turned around Liu Xiu several times, and he stayed for an unusually long time.
After a while, the gleam in his eyes gradually disappeared, and the whole person became much calmer.
He smiled slightly, bowed his hand and said, "Uncle Wen doesn't have to be polite. After a pause, he couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Wen also cultivates Taoism?" ”
When he said this, not only did Liu Xiu be stunned, but Deng Chen on the side was also stunned, and looked at Liu Xiu in astonishment, does Ah Xiu still practice Taoism? Why had I never heard of this?
Liu Xiu smiled and said truthfully: "Gong Cai, the younger generation has never practiced the Dao Law. ”
"Oh!" Cai Shaogong looked at Liu Xiu for a long time before retracting his gaze and said with a smile: "It seems that my old man is dazzled." ”
Yan Guang could see that the golden light in Liu Xiu's body was introverted, and Cai Shaogong, who was deeper than Yan Guang, could naturally see it.
There are only two possibilities for a person to faintly appear in his body, either he is a person who has attained the Tao with profound Taoism, or he is born.
If Liu Xiu is a master of Taoism, Cai Shaogong doesn't believe it, after all, he is only in his early twenties, even if he cultivates in his mother's womb, it is impossible to practice to the extent of golden light.
If it is said that he was born, then Liu Xiu is not simple, and his fortune will be far more than ordinary people.
Deng Chen waved his hand with a smile and said, "Cai Gong, hurry up, please inside, please inside!" ”
"Please!"
Liu Xiu and Deng Chen let Cai Shaogong into the lobby of the main room.
Now the guests are almost here, and everyone is seated.
Deng Chen, as the master, naturally sat in the center. The first on his right hand is the eldest brother Deng Xuan, and the first on the left hand is Cai Shaogong.
And Liu Xiu sat next to Deng Xuan. In fact, with Liu Xiu's identity and seniority, in such a banquet, his seat should not be so high, this is completely out of Deng Chen's arrangement.
Making such an arrangement is also tantamount to showing everyone present that Liu Xiu's status in his Deng Chen's mind is very high.
The guests present were also clear-eyed people, when they came, they were received by Deng Chen and Liu Xiu together, and now the seats are arranged like this, so naturally they can see how much Deng Chen attaches importance to Liu Xiu.
In everyone's hearts, Liu Xiu has also been re-evaluated.
Deng Chen looked around at everyone present, slapped his face, and asked his subordinates to serve wine and food. More than 20 domestic servants held trays in their hands, and the fish poured in, and the wine and food were placed on the small square table in front of everyone one by one.
After the servants all retreated, Deng Chen picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Everyone here today is Wei Qing's closest relatives and friends, no one needs to be polite, come on, let's all have a drink first!" ”
"!" Everyone picked up the wine glasses one after another, raised them to Deng Chen's side, and then drank all the wine in the glass.
Deng Chen and everyone pushed the cups and changed the lamps, and after three or five glasses of wine were drunk, people's words increased, and the atmosphere in the hall became more and more lively.
Deng Zhong picked up the wine glass and glanced at Liu Xiu with a gloomy gaze. Originally, the people sitting next to his father should be the eldest brother and himself, but now it has become Liu Xiu sitting there, and he is naturally very uncomfortable in his heart.
He rolled his eyes and said, "Young Master Liu!" ”
Liu Xiu looked at Deng Zhong and said with a smile: "Yuan Peng! ”
Deng Zhong smiled and pretended to be curious and asked: "I heard that some time ago, Liu Gongzi went to Yizhou with Brother Bosheng, participated in the righteous army, and fought several battles with the barbarians, I don't know how many barbarians Liu Gongzi slashed?" ”
In Deng Zhong's view, Liu Xiu is a farmer, if you want to talk about the ability to farm, he can be a top two, but if you want to say that you can kill the enemy in battle, I am afraid that ten Liu Xiu tied together is not worth a barbarian.
He asked this in public, just to embarrass Liu Xiu and make him unable to get off the stage.
Everyone else was also very curious about the war in Yizhou, and when they heard Deng Zhong's questioning, people invariably stopped talking and looked at Liu Xiu with their eyes.
Liu Xiu had a smile on her face and was silent. After waiting for a while, seeing that Liu Xiu had not answered, Deng Zhong smiled secretly in his heart, but he pretended to be serious on his face, and said: "In fact, if you fail to kill the barbarians, Liu Gongzi doesn't have to be ashamed, after all, the barbarians are also famous for their bravery and good fighting......"