The military parade in Xiying is more of a formality, with two purposes, one is to further unite the people of Yidu and stabilize the rear; A heart to relieve the surrender of the army, reduce their doubts, and facilitate the smooth adaptation of the next step. The whole process of the parade was very successful, in short, both goals were achieved.

That night, Deng She invited Lu Ju, Lu Li and other generals Xu and Su in the city, and all more than 1,000 households were invited to the banquet. At the banquet, Deng She only persuaded the wine and did not talk about business.

A few days ago, Li Shousheng had just secretly reported that the activity of "Feng Timu" was abnormal, but Deng She seemed to have forgotten about it, and he was half-drunk, he pulled Lu Ju with one hand and Lu Li with the other, and said bluntly: "I have heard the good names of the two of them, and I can't wait to see each other!" Today, the two of you are here to vote, and it is worth fulfilling my long-cherished wish for many years! The two Lu Gong both have civil and military talents, dragon and phoenix posture, and it is not a problem to enter and exit the generals! But just because I am a low-ranking official, I can't treat the two of them well, and I'm very ashamed! ......, and in the coming day, I will live up to the second public! ”

Lu Li replied: "The lord is very loving, and he is ashamed." What virtue does the minister have, how can he deserve such praise from the lord? It's a cheap name, and it's dirty to hear! It's your prestige, and your ministers have been heard for a long time. Today, as a defeated general, he can be accepted by the lord and favored by a high-ranking lord, which really makes the ministers panic. ”

Deng She shook his head again and again, grabbed Lu Li's hand hard, and said with a mouthful of wine: "Xiao Lu Gong's words are too outward!" What is 'ashamed'? What 'trepidation'? You are really talented and learned, and you are not deceiving the world and stealing your name, why do you say these nonsense? I just hate that I don't have power in my hands, and I can't give you a more suitable position for the time being. If I have the power, I will make you, the 'little Lu Gong', a real 'Gong'!" Ha ha. ”

Deng She's meaning, and the two "Lu Gong" both understood. The so-called "real 'gong'" refers to the "gong" in "Gonghou Bozi Nan"; But although the meaning is understood, it sounds a little strange and unpleasant. Lu Li smiled awkwardly and said, "The lord is drunk, the lord is drunk." ”

Deng She gently forced, pulled Lu Li forward, and almost fell into his arms, laughed, and said, "Drunk? You also underestimate the amount of alcohol that this king drinks! What is a little water and wine? Squinting his eyes, he turned his head to look at Lu Ju on the other side, and said, "Little Lu Gong said I was drunk." Mainland Gong, you say, am I drunk? ”

Lu Ju replied: "The lord is a little too much. ”

"Oh? Is it really a lot? ”

"It's a bit much."

"It's so good, it's good to be drunk. The ancients said: Spit out the truth after drinking. Only when you are drunk do you spit out the truth! ......, Xiao Lu Gong, if I wasn't drunk, I wouldn't say this to you! ”

Lu Li wanted to break free of Deng She's hand, but Deng She was so strong that he couldn't break free, but he was caught tighter.

Deng She propped his arms on the chair, tilted his body, turned his head sideways, stared at Lu Li's eyes, and said, "Little Lu Gong, I have a heart for Mingyue!" Speaking of this, he turned his head and looked at Lu Ju again, "Lord Mainland, I have a heart, but to Mingyue!" ”

He paused, took his eyes to the people on the table, pulled the hands of the two "Lu Gong", Huo Ran got up, and staggered to everyone and said loudly: "Everyone, gentlemen! I have a heart, but to Mingyue! ......, you are all the athletes of Huaisi, the heroes of Xu and Su, I don't think I'm from a despicable background, I don't think I'm young, I am very happy to be able to vote for me! One hero, three gangs, one fence and three piles. Today, I can get your help,......, the world's talents, gather together, let me ask, what other big things can I not do? ”

Guo Conglong and Gao Yanshi were also at the table, and both of them drank a little too much.

Hearing Deng She's words, Gao Yanshi jumped up first, his face was full of drunkenness, he pressed his sword and raised his head, and said loudly: "The lord is wise and wise, who dares to suspect that the lord is from a despicable background?" Who dares to despise the young lord of the lord? Viciously forced his gaze on the seat, Xu and Su Zhu generals did not dare to look at him, he took the short sword from his waist and slapped it on the case, "The lord humiliates the ministers to death." If anyone is not convinced, let's ask about this treasure knife of mine first! ”

"You're not a sword, you're a sword!" Guo Conglong also stood up, took off the saber, held the scabbard in his hand, and said, "This is the sword!" If there is no lord, there is no general! The last general is a rough man, he doesn't understand the truth, he only knows what the lord asks me to do, and I will do it! ......, my lord, you say, what do you want to do? The last general will serve before the horse! ”

His two well-known fierce generals are famous, and at this time, Deng She's words came down, and they all responded enthusiastically, and the sound was like rolling thunder, shaking the roof tiles. Everyone at the table, such as Xiao Yuan, Zhang Guan, Liu Feng and other generals, all looked at each other and couldn't make a sound. Deng She laughed loudly and said, "I received a letter from Yang Xingjian the day before yesterday. In the letter, Lao Yang specifically mentioned the two of you! Lao Guo, Xiao Gao, your prestige has reached as far as the south of the Yangtze River, shaking Huaisi! ......, do you know what Huaisi and Jiangnan people call you two? ”

"I don't know."

"Hebei two famous generals, Haidong two minions!"

When fighting Xuzhou, Gao Yanshi made great contributions, even beheaded many generals in Xuzhou, and even Liu Feng, who was known as "Huaisi Ma General No. 1", was captured by him in less than three combinations, and the words "famous Huaisi" are indeed not exaggerated at all. Although Guo Conglong did not fight, he had great military exploits in the past, and it was very normal for Huaisi and Jiangnan people to be used alongside Gao Yanshi.

Gao Yanshi and Guo Conglong both said: "Famous generals dare not be called, and their small military exploits are all due to the wisdom of the lord." In this life and this life, I can be the 'minions' of the lord, and I will fulfill my wish! ”

"'The general, the minions of the country'. It's great that you two have this wish! Deng She looked forward to Erlu and asked with a laugh, "Mainland Gong, Xiao Lu Gong, what do you think of my Haidong minions?" ”

Lu Ju replied: "Hu Shiye." ”

Lu Li replied: "This brave man is also. ”

"The ancients said: 'Although the husband has no worries in all directions, but the ministers and minions must not be raised'. This is still the case when the Quartet is worry-free, but now the troubled times! If you want to settle the world and calm the chaos, you must work together with the civil and military! The two Lu Gong are both highly talented, and they are even fortunate to have the help of the two of them! ......, today, I would like to meet with the two of you,......" Deng She raised his hands high, and then faced them again, repeating, "Today, I would like to meet you: 'Work together to achieve great things!'" Treat each other with all sincerity and never lose each other'! ......, those who violate this oath will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and there will be no death! ”

There is an idiom called "the people have no class". "Ox" means an animal that can eat, especially a living person. "The people have no class" means that the common people have no way to live, and there are no survivors. Deng She's quotation of "hoof" is used here, but he is saying that "whoever dares to break the oath will destroy the nine clans."

This oath is not poisonous.

Lu Ju, Lu Li, including Xiao Yuan, Zhang Guan, Liu Feng, Liang Shiyin and other generals on the table, all couldn't help but change their complexions.

Guo Conglong and Gao Yanshi drew their swords one by one, and at the same time slashed at the case, and responded in unison, shouting: "The last general and others will make an appointment with the lord: 'Work together and achieve great things together!'" Treat each other with all sincerity and never lose each other! Those who violate this oath will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and there will be no death'! ”

Deng She looked left and right and asked Erlu: "How?" ”

The arrow is on the string and has to be sent.

The two "Lu Gong" had nothing to say, but said in unison: "Meet the lord: work together and achieve great things together!" Treat each other with all sincerity and never lose each other! Those who violate this oath will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and there will be no death! ”

Deng She asked everyone at the table, "How?" ”

Xiao Yuan, Zhang Guan, Liu Feng, Liang Shiyin, as well as Deng Chengzhi, Liu San and other Haidong generals got up one after another, all drew their knives in their hands, and swore in unison: "The last general and others will make an appointment with the lord: work together and achieve great things together!" Treat each other with all sincerity and never lose each other! Those who violate this oath will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and there will be no death! ”

Deng She laughed heartily, let go of Erlu's hand, named a courtier, and said: "Today's feast, I have an appointment with you, although it cannot be compared with Henkel's 'Alliance of Mountains and Rivers', but it is also a beautiful thing, and it can be passed on!" You instruct me to go down and ask the talented people of Jixian Academy, Tsinghua Pavilion, and State Guest House to write a poem on this matter for me! ......, if you write well, you will be greatly rewarded. ”

Jixian Temple, Tsinghua Pavilion, State Guest House, these places are the places where Haidong supports "celebrities". All those who are in the courtyard are famous people. Either for a bachelor's degree or for a senate. They have no real power, but their status is very noble, and they have a great influence in the literary circles and scholars in various places.

The courtier answered.

After the oath was over, Deng She ordered everyone to sit down and restarted the feast.

Liu San noticed that the atmosphere at the banquet was a little heavy, and he attended the meeting and said: "Today's grand meeting must be without songs. At the end, the general learned a new song and wanted to dedicate it to the lord; At the same time, it is also good to give you a wine. ”

"Very good!" Deng She introduced Lu Ju and Lu Li, "Liu San Hengflute is a must in my Haidong." Two Lu Gong, let's listen together! ”

Liu San stood under the seat, with the flute in his hand. The audience was silent, listening to him blow. The sound of the flute was clear and came out of the hall. I saw that the night sky outside the hall was sparsely moonlit, and there were black magpies flying in, three turns around the tree.

It was night, and the banquet lasted until midnight.

After the dismissal, Lu Ju hesitated and seemed to have something to say, but in the end he didn't say it.

Liang Shiyin was a little surprised when he swore an oath in Deng She; But then I remembered something, the surprise disappeared, and I changed to a sneer, until I was gone, and I glanced at Lu Li and the others from time to time, and I couldn't stop sneering.

And Lu Li has always been casual and polite from beginning to end, except for only one or two changes of color. Then as for Xiao Yuan, Zhang Guan, and Liu Feng, when they heard Deng She's oath, and afterwards, their expressions were different, and they all fell into Deng She's eyes one by one.

After the scattered people left, only Deng She and Deng Chengzhi were left in the hall.

Deng Chengzhi helped Deng She to get up and said, "Father, you are drunk, walking and looking at the steps." ”

Deng She shook his body and stood up, and with Deng Chengzhi's support, he drunkenly ordered the entourage and courtiers who were still waiting under the hall, and said: "It's late at night, you don't have to accompany me, you all have to rest early." ......, Wu'er, you hold me, let's go to sleep in the backyard too!" ”

"Yes."

Sent away the entourage and courtiers, accompanied by father and son, out of the banquet hall, walked under the clear moonlight, and went to the backyard. Although Deng Chengzhi is young and has never been interested in "politics", he is not stupid, he saw the strangeness at the table, and he accompanied Deng She alone at this time, and he had the heart to ask, but he was afraid that he would be drunk and not easy to say, so he looked at Deng She's face several times in a row, and stopped talking.

Passing through the two courtyards, the night bird returns and flies overhead, bringing three or two chirps. Deng She suddenly smiled, stood up straight, no longer leaned on Deng Chengzhi's arm, and said, "Chengzhi, you peek at me again and again, the road is not easy to walk,......, do you have something to ask?" ”

Deng Chengzhi was stunned for a moment, and when he went to see Deng She again, he saw that his eyes were clear, and where was he half drunk? He suddenly came to his senses, smiled and said, "Father? ......, was my father pretending to be drunk just now? ”

"In the previous battle of Jining, before you went to Tai'an, I explained to you: 'Drinking and misleading'. If this is what I have told you, how much more will I be? Today's review, the night banquet Xu, and the generals are all big things, how can I get drunk at the banquet? Once you lose your temper, won't you lose all your efforts? ”

"I see! But why is my father like this? ......, pretending to be drunk at the table, but why? ”

Although Deng Chengzhi is the son of Deng Sheyi, not all important military affairs are known, such as the "sealing of Timu". Speaking of the "sealing Timu" matter, in fact, not only Deng Chengzhi didn't know, but Haidong knew very little, and there were only a few people like Deng She, Li Shousheng, and Hong Jixun.

- Including Liang Shiyin, who has now entered the General Administration Department, although he is nominally Li Shousheng's deputy, he doesn't know anything about this matter.

The evening breeze blows on the dough, which is very refreshing. Deng She faced the evening breeze and walked with his hands in his hands.

He didn't answer Deng Chengzhi immediately, but after a while, he looked up at Mingyue, and said a few words as if he had some feelings, but it was a few sentences from Su Shi's "Water Tune Song Head": "Ask the wine to Qingtian, when is the bright moon?" ......, I want to go back by the wind, but I am afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the high place is too cold. Hey, 'It's cold in the heights'. ”

Without waiting for Deng Chengzhi to speak, he immediately changed the topic and asked, "Chengzhi, can you finish the two books I gave you the day before yesterday?" ”

"Tang Li Asks Right" has finished reading, and according to his father's instructions, he wrote a review after reading, called "Qi Zheng Theory", and was about to present it to his father and ask his father to criticize. "Pipe" has not been finished yet. ”

"Oh? "Strange Theory"? ”

"Yes."

"Yes, the essence of "Tang Li Asks Right" is in the word 'Qizheng', and the essence of using soldiers is also in the word 'Qizheng'. After you finish reading this book, you can pick out 'Qizheng' to write a review after reading, which can be regarded as reading! Show it to me tomorrow. ”

"Yes."

"Why haven't I finished reading 'Pipe'?"

Deng Chengzhi had a difficult face and said: "Back to my father, it's not that children don't need to work, it's just that this "Pipe" is too difficult to read. Children are out of school, and if it weren't for their father's teachings, I'm afraid that they won't be able to read and write, so it's very difficult to read. ”

"Didn't I pick a few senators from the Jixian Yuan for you? If you don't understand something, ask them! ......, how can there be a reason to be in Shandong and not read "Guanzi"? Although I don't need you to govern the country now, and although I don't need you to govern the people now, you must know about the affairs of the country! It doesn't matter if you don't want to learn the way of Confucius and Mencius, but "Guanzi" is a must-read! ”

The reputation of "the first phase of the Spring and Autumn Period" of Guanzi is Qi Huan, so that Qi Huan Gong "Jiuhe princes, one Kuang world", become the head of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, civil and military all-rounders, the way of governing the country advocates the legal system, and respects the will of the people, and knows agricultural affairs, good at economy. There is an article in "Pipe" called "Light and Heavy", which is a rare economic treatise in the past dynasties, and many of its ideas are not outdated for now. When he ——, the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang compared himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi. Deng She also admires Guan Zhong very much.

Deng Chengzhigong claimed yes and said, "Yes, yes." ”

After saying this, after all, he was still young, and he was still curious, so he couldn't help but ask again: "My father is pretending to be drunk at the banquet, I don't know what his intentions are?" When the father swore an oath with the ministers, the child saw that Lu Ju, Lu Li and others seemed to have a little bad looks on their faces. Could it be that my father heard the rumors, and General Xu and Su Zhu were dissatisfied with the reorganization and surrender of the army, so they deliberately did this to calm their hearts? ”

An Xu and the hearts of the generals are certainly there. But the more meaning of Deng She's oath is knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger. If the "sealing of Timur" is true, then Xu and Su Zhu will want to make trouble, and there is only one ,—— to rely on, which is the pawn of Xu and Su. At the moment when the army was about to start reorganizing, Deng Shemeng swore a poisonous oath, and he was naturally grateful if he had no dissenting aspirations, but if he had dissenting ambitions, he had to weigh it again.

There was a deep meaning in this, Deng She didn't want to talk about it, smiled slightly, and said: "What am I pretending to be drunk for, when you read through "Pipe", you will naturally understand." ”

Deng Chengzhi knew that this was a joke, scratched his head, smiled innocently, and didn't ask any more. He didn't ask, but to the bright moon, the breeze, and strolling around the house, Deng She came to talk and said: "Yang Xingjian wrote a letter the day before yesterday, and the letter said something. Chengzhi, you have to learn more. ”

"What's the matter?"

"In the land of Huaisi, the people are brave and brave, and it is difficult to govern. Since the rise of the Emperor Longxing, Xuzhou and other places have been in turmoil for a long time, and the city head has changed the banner of the king, and there are many sesame plums and Tartars scattered in the city and countryside, often gathering together, and disobeying the yamen. As a result, it becomes more and more difficult to discipline locally. Moreover, the foundation of our Haidong is outside the isolated river in Liaodong, Shandong, Xu and Suzhou, so it is more difficult to govern. ......, Chengzhi, tell me, how to govern in this situation? What should be used to restrain it? How can we settle the situation as soon as possible? ”

"The child thinks that governing the people and governing the army have the same thing, and in such a situation, it is time to combine grace and power, and be lenient and fierce."

Deng She nodded and said, "It's good that you have this knowledge!" But how, exactly? How to combine grace and power, and how to be lenient and fierce? ”

"This ,......。" Deng Chengzhi thought for a moment and said, "If you don't accept it, be lenient and good people." ”

"It's a common trick! Although it is useful, it is difficult to produce results quickly. ......, do you know what methods Yang Xingjian used in Xuzhou? ”

"I don't know."

"He takes the death row prisoners in the prison as his right and left, and he takes them with him every day, and if he violates the order, he will be beheaded immediately!"

"Take the death row prisoners as the right and left, and behead if you violate the order?" Deng Chengzhi didn't understand and asked, "Does this work?" ”

"Lao Yang said in the letter: 'The viewers look at each other, and they all obey the constraints'. ......, do you think it has an effect? ”

In doing so, it can really disgrace the viewer. However, if there are people close to the viewer, I am afraid that they will not know that the killing is actually only death row prisoners! The child thought that it was not very appropriate to use such a method to establish power. If you really want to kill people, who can't kill them? And why use death row prisoners? ”

"That's where you can't see it! ......, Xu and Su are my newly acquired lands, even if they want to establish their authority, how can they kill indiscriminately? Indiscriminate killing is counterproductive. ......, death row inmates are different. To take the prisoners on death row is to give grace first; If you violate the order, you will kill it, but it is the fault first, and others have nothing to say. 'If you violate the order, you will be beheaded immediately', which shows that Lao Yang must have killed a lot of death row prisoners because of this. Even if you kill one person every day, every day, if you see too much, no matter how bold you are, you will inevitably be frightened. Envy and grace. ......, this is the fastest effective combination of grace and power! ”

Deng Chengzhi understood at this time, and said: "Father sent Yang Xingjian to treat Xu, he really used the right person!" ”

By this time they were almost in the backyard.

Deng She smiled and said, "Xu, Su Chongdi, don't be careless." Now there will be Yang Wanhu and Yang Xingjian, all of them are doing well, and I can finally put my mind at ease. ......, when it comes to employing the right people, undertaking aspirations, reorganizing and reducing the army, and organizing and training the new army, these two things are not trivial and very important, and since you have the responsibility of grasping the president, you must not be careless! ”

"Rest assured, father. ......, father, Xu and Su are stable; Within a few days, the surrender of the army can also be reorganized; At most, the new army will be able to complete its training in more than a month. The old thief of Chahan is in Caozhou, and he has not left so far; If we wait until our new army and the surrendered army are all formed, he still won't leave? ......, Father, why don't you take this opportunity to take him down! ”

Deng She stopped and glanced at Deng Chengzhi, but because of his words, he had a matter on his mind, but he didn't say it immediately, but smiled again and said, "My ambition is commendable!" It is said that Wang Baobao is a thousand-mile horse of the Li family, and my son is not inferior to him! However, it is too early to tell. Looking up at the night, he heard the sound of the fourth watch, and said, "......, the night is dark, I have arrived in the backyard, I don't need you to accompany me anymore, you can go and rest!" ”

Deng Chengzhi bowed and retired.

Deng She watched him walk away, stood alone under the moonlight for a while, for a long time, smiled, and said to himself: "But I didn't expect that Chengzhi coincided with Lao Yao." ”