Xiangcheng is the place where the general of the farmer Zhonglang governs, and the military and political affairs of the Mintun of Yingchuan County are all issued by this decree. This place is adjacent to Nanyang, the front line of Liu, close to the capital Xuchang, and has always been the place where Cao Wei's heavy troops were stationed.

At this time, Deng Ai, who was seventeen years old, had just been promoted to filial piety, and he was going to report to Xiangcheng Diannong Zhonglang General in five days, but he knew his shortcomings, and he was not good at words, or if it was not good, he stuttered.

Deng Ai, a resolute young man, looked at the parchment scroll in front of the case, which depicted the topographic map of the county in the area of Yuzhou. Since I was a child, I have liked to study geography, and I naturally want to take a good look at the places I want to go. The red dot with the big cinnabar mark on the parchment roll is the county of Yingchuan County.

Deng Ai stroked his forehead, at a loss for his future, he knew that he had a strategic mind, and he had read a lot of books, especially books on military strategy and political work, and he had already memorized it by heart, and he was very grateful to his mother, who had taken great pains to let herself read everything she wanted to read.

As he grew older, the passage of time had already eroded his mother's face, but in his heart, his mother's relieved smile would always be so good-looking. Deng Ai made a poisonous oath to let his mother live the best life, so that she would no longer have to worry about fate. But I can't change my stuttering, which means that the election system that pays attention to appearance and conversation will not let me go far.

For the rest of your life, be a small official?

Fate really likes to joke with itself.

Deng Ai's mother stood behind him at some point, looking at her son in a daze, the woman shook her head helplessly, stepped forward slowly, and patted him on the shoulder: "Why is Ai'er so depressed, you have a strategy for the country in your chest, why worry about having no way to serve the country and no hope of making contributions?" ”

Deng Ai was shocked when he heard this, and bowed his head and said, "Mother...... Lesson...... Yes, children should not do it...... Frustrated. ”

Mother Deng smiled, picked up the topographic map on the table, and said: "This is where your hard work is, most of it was drawn by your own hands, let Grandma put it away for you, and bring it with you after five days." ”

Deng Ai nodded, and stretched out his hand to take the picture: "Oh! The mother worked hard, and the child only lamented, and did not help, which is really undeserved. ”

Mother Deng held down Deng Ai: "Men are ambitious in all directions, they shouldn't be tied up in such trivial matters, these mothers are used to doing it, don't do it." ”

Deng Ai was speechless, and his heart was concerned.

Huo Yi and his party of more than a dozen people traveled lightly, this day finally arrived in Shangcai, looking for someone to ask where the Deng clan is, this Deng family is a big family, moved here for more than five years, when someone pointed the way, Huo Yi and others came to find the way.

The Deng clan is quite numerous, and although they are outsiders, they have gained a firm foothold in Runan. There are even clansmen who have already achieved the shogunate of Runan Taishou. It is also famous far and near.

Deng Ai and his mother are lonely and dependent on each other, and they have no production capacity, but their mother is virtuous, and the clansmen see the orphans and widows as pitiful. And although the name of Deng Ai is not visible in the world, there are few people in the Deng family who do not recognize Deng Ai.

Although he stutters and is silent, Deng Ai is a good and righteous person, very respectful to his mother, and willing to work hard in reading. Now that he has been promoted to filial piety again, the court is employing people again, and he sees that the future is indispensable. At least he can be a county official, although the little officials in Deng Ai's eyes are so unsightly, but for the Deng family, the small officials are enough for them to look up.

Huo Yi came to the front of Deng Ai's mansion under the leadership of a middle-aged man of the Deng family, saying that it was a house, but it was raised, but there were three or two civil thatched houses, although they were simple, they were also clean and tidy, and there were weapon racks in the courtyard, and a sword was placed on it.

The sword frame is badly worn and mottled, which shows that the master is diligent in martial arts and has never been lazy.

Huo Yi knew that he had found the right person.

The Deng clan who came knocked on the courtyard door, and after a short time the courtyard door opened, the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy opened the door, and the middle-aged man smiled and said: "Ai nephew, there is a guest who came to look for you, I brought it over, you greeted, I still have something to do, go first." ”

"Thank you, Rogen...... Uncle walks slowly. Deng Ai bowed.

The Deng clan left in Huo Yi's thanks, and Huo Yi turned his head: "Deng Ai Deng Shizai?" ”

"Exactly, Your Excellency?" Deng Ai looked at a group of strong men with swords behind the other party, but he smiled at the other party and was very kind, expecting that the other party would not be unkind to him, but just looked at the person calmly.

"Can you let me enter the hospital for a while, I've come from afar, can I ask for a glass of water?" Huo Yi didn't make it clear.

"Oh. It's Ai Tang abrupt, please...... Enter. And so it goes...... Tea. Deng Ai saw that although the leader was young, but the power of his gestures appeared, and the men behind him were cocooned, presumably they were all people who were accustomed to swords and guns all year round, although Deng Ai had read history books, how could he have seen this war-hardened elite momentum? Without understanding the other party's intentions, he didn't dare to be abrupt.

Huo Yi was not polite, nodded and motioned for a few of his subordinates to wait outside, and only led Wang Chong into the courtyard.

I can't see the scene of the inner courtyard clearly, and when I enter the courtyard again, what Huo Ran sees is the number of large packages and wooden boxes placed in the hall, obviously, this is the rhythm of going out.

Huo Yi was shocked in his heart, and Hao Ran said: "It's abrupt here, isn't Brother Deng going out of the house?" Is this where to go? ”

Deng Ai smiled bitterly: "Brother Tai is joking...... Laughed, I'm ...... Where's the ...... High, go far away, don't ...... said that he was going to Xiangcheng to serve as a county official, specifically...... The matter will be after taking office...... Apportion. ”

Huo Yi must be sure in his heart, this is not a high level, so he said indifferently: "Brother Deng is talented, with Brother Deng's talent, not for the talent, how can he be worthy of what he has learned in his heart?" Wouldn't you be a county magistrate and never get ahead in your life? ”

Deng Ai heard that he was a relative in his heart, although he didn't know each other, but these words suddenly came into his heart, the county official looked at his own official's face, if Shangguan was honest, he could say anything, if Shangguan was stupid, I was afraid that he would not be able to get out in this life. What is the origin of this man, he knows what he has learned, and he seems to know himself very well.

"Dare to ask brother...... Taigao's surname, where is it? I look at Childe...... Extraordinary, can you tell us? Deng Ai asked.

"Brother Deng thinks who is in the world today?" Huo Yi didn't answer, but walked into the hall, opened the parchment scroll on the case, and found that it was a topographic map of Yizhou. It is even clearly marked with the signs of grain-producing areas and dangerous towns.

I was shocked in my heart, what was contained in this history book was really good, this Deng Ai was indeed very obsessed with geography and terrain. Suddenly, there seemed to be a way to subdue Deng Ai in my heart.

Deng Ai saw that this person did not ask what he had learned, second, he was not in a hurry to ask for water to quench his thirst, and third, he came straight to the door to torture himself. Presumably, this person has really tested his own ability, isn't Shangguan coming here to test his ability?

"It is now the eighteenth year of Jian'an, which is not only the name of Jian'an, but also the world of the Han Dynasty." Deng Ai has been reading poetry for a long time, admiring the realm of Datong depicted by Confucianism, and is a staunch supporter of the Han Dynasty, although later generations destroyed the Shu Han with their own hands, but Deng Ai at that time was no longer the unrendered blank paper now, and it was common for Si to change, after all, not everyone was as loyal to the Han family as Xun Yu who had just committed suicide.

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