Liu Xiu stepped forward and said, "Get up and speak first." ”

The child glanced up at Liu Xiu, but he stubbornly knelt on the ground and said, "You... You...... You promised... Finish... Is it?

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was hesitant, and it sounded very awkward.

Liu Xiu sighed lightly, such a child who is difficult to speak, but he has to sell himself to save his mother, and his courage is commendable.

"I promise you, get up. ”

Liu Xiu stretched out his hand to help the child up, but saw the child take two steps back, shook his head and said, "No... Dare... Dare to get... Dirty... Public... Childe's hand. ”

After the child stood up, he said anxiously: "Childe, my mother was robbed by the bullies in the village, please save her." As long as I rescue my mother, I can do anything. ”

It's a word, but it's very smooth.

Liu Xiu was surprised for a while and asked, "Why don't you stutter again?"

"Ahh

The child was surprised, stuttered again, and said, "Yes... It's because... Worry... time, and no... Stuttering. ”

Liu Xiu nodded, such a situation proves that stuttering is not serious.

Liu Xiu smiled slightly and ordered, "You lead the way, and I will lead someone to rescue your mother." ”

"Good!"

The child nodded, turned around and pointed to a big road on the right side of the official road, and said excitedly: "Go from here, go inside... Walk for half an hour, and it's... There it is. ”

Liu Xiu instructed: "General Zhongye, you stay to protect the teacher, send ten soldiers to me, and I will go back." ”

Wen Ping's brows furrowed, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"General Zhongye, let Xiu'er go. ”

Suddenly, behind him, Pang Degong's slightly hoarse voice came.

Wen Ping nodded, and immediately gave the order to go down, and ten soldiers came out, followed Liu Xiu, and then led by the child, to the village in front.

Wen Ping returned to Pang Degong's carriage and said, "Pang Gong, Xiu Gongzi is going, it will not be good in case of danger." ”

When you go out, you have to have an extra eye on everything.

Liu Xiu left alone, and Wen Ping was worried.

Pound said fairly: "If you encounter danger, next time, he will learn a lesson." Moreover, Xiu'er's martial arts are strong, and there are ten soldiers around to protect him, so there is no big problem. ”

After a pause, Pang Degong sighed lightly: "Xiu'er is a concubine after all, and she can't see a child in distress." Perhaps, he saw his helpless side in that child. ”

When Wen Ping heard this, he suddenly realized, nodded and stopped talking, standing on the official road and waiting quietly.

Liu Xiu and the child walked along the road, and as they walked, they asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Deng Ai!"

The child looked at Liu Xiu with a grateful look in his eyes.

When Liu Xiu heard this, he suddenly asked again: "Where are you located, which county do you belong to?"

Deng Ai thought for a while and said slowly: "I know this, I... I... I've heard the old people in the village say that we are from Thornyang. Here, it should be Jiyang County"

Liu Xiu's heart was even more determined.

Thorny Sun!

Deng Ai!

This Deng Ai is the Deng Ai who destroyed the Shu Kingdom.

Age, place of birth, name, all match.

Deng Ai, a scholar of Zizai, a native of Jianyang, is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, proficient in the art of war, and in terms of internal affairs, Deng Ai is also quite good. In 263 AD, Deng Ai and Zhong Hui respectively led their armies to attack Shu, and Deng Ai took the lead in entering Chengdu and destroying Shu Han.

Such a person, although active in the later period of the Three Kingdoms, has an undeniable ability.

There was a smile in Liu Xiu's eyes.

I didn't want to hit myself by mistake, but I actually accepted a future general.

Liu Xiu, under the leadership of Deng Ai, walked for about half an hour and came to a village.

There are about a dozen families in this village.

Deng Ai walked to the entrance of the village, stretched out his hand and pointed to the nearest family to the entrance of the village, and said excitedly: "Childe, my mother is inside, he was captured by the bullies in the village, you must save her." ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand, and the soldiers under his command quickly rushed out.

Liu Xiu knew about Deng Ai's situation, Deng Ai lost his father at an early age, and he and his mother depended on each other.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for Deng Ai to sell himself to save his mother.

After a short time, I saw a woman in the house being taken out by soldiers. Subsequently, a burly man with a fierce appearance was also taken out by the soldiers.

After a while, he came to Liu Xiu's side.

The woman's appearance is ordinary, but she gives people a quiet and elegant feeling, as if she has read a book and seen the world.

Deng Ai's mother, Xu, is at least not a village woman.

When Xu saw Liu Xiu, he immediately understood, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Folk girl Xu, thank you for saving your life." ”

"Spare your life, your lordship. ”

The bully knelt on the ground, begging for mercy and prostrating incessantly.

Liu Xiu's eyes were cold, and he ordered: "Take it to a hidden place and deal with it." ”

The soldier was ordered to leave with the bully in tow.

Deng Ai stood beside Xu, ate and said, "Mother, it's okay if you're fine." I'm on ...... road."

As soon as he spoke, Liu Xiu interrupted: "Xu, I think Deng Ai's brain is more bright. There is just a shortage of scholars around me, you mother and son, are you willing to follow me. ”

"Yes, yes!"

Without waiting for Xu to speak, Deng Ai directly agreed.

He spoke so fast that he didn't even pause.

At the same time, he looked at Liu Xiu and was even more grateful. As the so-called children of the poor are in charge of the family early, Deng Ai is not very old, but he is precocious and extremely smart.

Liu Xiu interrupted him, and then said that he would accept him as a scholar, obviously not letting him say anything about betraying himself to save his mother, so as to avoid Xu's heart.

In this way, Xu can accept it after listening to it.

After Xu's husband died, there was no place in the village.

Hearing Liu Xiu say that he was willing to take in their mother and son, he was happy for a while, and immediately said, "Thank you Son, thank you Childe." ”

There was also a happy look in her eyes.

In a desperate situation, no matter what Liu Xiu's intentions are, it is better for her and Deng Ai to stay than to stay. Moreover, looking at Liu Xiu's situation, at least the son of a big family, Deng Ai can also have a way out if he follows Liu Xiu, this is the Xu family's plan.

After a while, the soldier who had left with the bully came back and reported: "Childe, it has been solved." ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Let's go!"

Xu and Deng Ai followed behind Liu Xiu and walked towards the official road.

When I returned to the official road, I saw that behind Pang Degong's carriage, there was already an extra carriage.

Wen Ping greeted him and said, "Master Xiu, Pang Gong has arranged for someone to find a carriage nearby. The child and his mother can be placed in a carriage alone. ”

"Thank you, General Zhongye. ”

Liu Xiu thanked him, and he was even more grateful to Pang Degong in his heart.

Pang Degong has already done all this for him.

After the group got into the carriage, the procession moved on.

Pang Degong stared at Liu Xiu, and said with a straight face: "Xiu'er, kindness is a good thing. But in troubled times, being too merciful will harm you. You should keep this in mind. You can't have a child in distress on the official road, so you can deal with it yourself. ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "The teacher's teachings are remembered by the disciples. ”

Liu Xiu agreed with Pang Degong's teachings.

It's just that Pang Degong doesn't know Liu Xiu's true thoughts, or Pang Degong doesn't know Deng Ai's situation.

If the child he met was not Deng Ai, Liu Xiu would help rescue the Xu family, but he would never leave with Deng Ai and the Xu family, and would only let people give the Xu family some money and let them find their own way out.

Deng Ai is different, this is a potential stock.

Liu Xiudao: "Teacher, the child's name is Deng Ai, and the disciple has been accepted as a scholar." ”

Pang Degong bowed his head slightly and said, "You can handle it yourself." Such a thing is not an example. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Disciple understands!"

The carriage left Thorn Yang and headed north.

After the group arrived in Luyang County, they arrived at the junction of Yuzhou and Nanyang County. Xu County is located in Yingchuan County, Yuzhou, and a group of people entered the territory of Yingchuan County, all the way to the east, and went straight to Xu County