After coming out of Liu Biao, Deng Hong took Shen Chen back home.

Cai likes to read and weave on weekdays, and Shen Chen has also improved the spinning machine for this purpose, and today he is spinning in the backyard.

Seeing Deng Hong and Shen Chen come back suddenly, Cai came to the front yard in surprise and asked Deng Hong, "Husband, why did you come back so early today?" Don't you have to be on duty in the state capital? ”

Deng Hong was bitter in his heart, but he still raised his spirit and said: "Ming Gong asked me to go to Nanyang on a business trip, it may take three or five days to come back, I will go home and get two clothes." ”

Seeing that her husband's face was a little reluctant, Cai Shi was keenly aware of something and asked, "Is my husband going to a very dangerous place this time?" ”

"It's fine." Deng Hongqiang smiled: "What haven't I seen your husband?" Going south from Xuzhou, the corpse mountain and the sea of blood came to me, but it was just a trip to Nanyang, where is there any danger in this Nanyang? ”

"Champion County!"

Cai Shi said with a determined face: "Fujun must have gone to Champion County to envoy those Xiliang troops who have passed through Wuguan, right?" ”

Deng Hong was stunned and said, "Ah Wei, who told you that I was going to Champion County?" ”

Cai asked, "You tell me yes or no." ”

Deng Hong and Shen Chen looked at each other, and they could see the surprised expressions on each other's faces.

Today's meeting was held temporarily, and Shen Chen also temporarily asked his uncle to take over this job, and the Cai family could not know in advance.

So there is only one possibility, that is, Cai Shi purely guessed that Deng Hong's face was wrong.

It is said that women's intuition is very keen, and Shen Chen can be regarded as seeing it today.

What kind of monster did my grandfather marry?

Deng Hong smiled bitterly: "Yes, yes, but the Xiliang army is newly defeated, and it is in a panic, and it won't do anything to me." ”

Cai's face suddenly sank.

I wasn't sure just now, but now it's confirmed that her husband is about to send Xiliangjun, who has a very bad reputation, how can this make her feel at ease.

What's more important is that his man himself knows that although he has some talents, he is not a talent.

Sending out the Xiliang Army, I am afraid that I will be swallowed by the group of guys who eat people and don't spit out bones.

Thinking of this, Cai's shook his head again and again and said: "No, the gentleman doesn't stand under the dangerous wall, those Xiliang troops are extremely evil, and they poison Zhuxia, how can the husband risk himself?" ”

Either it is said that it came from a big family, "Mencius" and "Book of Han" are all read very well, and when he opens his mouth, he quotes scriptures, and compares Wang Mang to Xiliangjun, telling Deng Hong that it is too dangerous there, and I hope he will not go.

However, Deng Hong said: "I know that Ah Wei is worried about my safety, but since I have promised Ming Gong, I must do it." I believe that Ah Wei doesn't want me to be a person who doesn't keep my word. ”

"But ......"

Cai's face was worried, and he couldn't help touching his stomach, some words were on his lips, but he didn't know how to say them.

Deng Hong laughed, turned his head to look at Shen Chen and said, "What's more, Ah Chen will also go with me, Ah Chen can bring our Deng clan back to Nanyang, and can also ensure my safety, what do you say?" ”

Shen Chen said with a smile: "Yes, Sixth Grandmother, Zhang Ji came to Nanyang just to survive, not to die." Now that he can't go back to Guanzhong, continuing to fight Liu Yuanjun is nothing more than a dead end. Therefore, it is beneficial for us and for them to surrender him. ”

"I see."

Cai nodded silently, turned around and walked towards the back room: "I'll go and help my husband get two sets of clothes." ”

Looking at her departing back, and not knowing if it was an illusion, Deng Hong said a little strangely: "Ah Chen, your sixth grandmother is a little strange today." ”

"What's wrong?"

Shen Chen didn't have much to do with this sixth grandmother, and he always thought that he was just a fat lady in the boudoir of a big family.

The last time I was in Ganningna, I thought she was very knowledgeable and very intelligent.

But that's about it.

After all, he spent most of his time studying in the academy, and occasionally went down the mountain to ask Liu Biao about the ancient scriptures in front of him, and he didn't spend much time with this grandmother.

Deng Hong scratched his head: "I can't say anything weird, I just feel that she may have something to say to me." ”

"Maybe I'm worried about the Sixth Uncle Ancestor."

"Perhaps."

"Compared to this, has Uncle Zu thought about what to say after meeting with Xiliangjun?"

"Shouldn't you think about this and teach me again?"

"You have to be on the spot."

"That's true, but is it really just the two of us? It's too dangerous. ”

"Didn't Liu Zhijun say it? What is needed, despite the opening. Uncle Xingba has always been brave, wouldn't it be much safer to ask him to bring someone to accompany us? ”

"Shouting Shangxingba?"

"Yes, what's more, we don't need to go to Champion County, it's Xiliangjun who is in a hurry, wouldn't it be good to find a township pavilion outside the city?"

"That's right, it's still Ah Chenling who is smart."

Deng Hong patted his head, why didn't he think of this?

There's no need to go deep into the tiger's den.

Just outside the city to talk with each other, the two sides agreed to bring a little people, the wilderness pavilion is endless, and both sides do not need to worry about the other party's ambush.

In this way, not only can their own safety be guaranteed, but it is definitely not an offensive thing for Xiliang Army.

The grandfather and grandson are still discussing the specific content here, and the Cai family has already packed two pieces of clothes over there.

After Deng Hong was reminded by Shen Chen just now, his heart was full of this thought, and he didn't notice that the expression on his wife's face was a little wrong, so he took the burden and said, "Ah Wei, if it goes well, I'll be back in two days, you wait for me at home." ”

"Hmm."

Cai nodded slightly.

Deng Hong picked up the burden and walked out of the house and said, "Ah Wei, let's go." ”

"Sixth grandmother, go back, let's go."

Shen Chen also said hello.

"Husband, Ah Chen, you must pay attention to safety."

"Don't worry."

Cai sent his grandfather and grandson onto the street, and there were slaves waiting outside the door in a carriage.

She watched the two get into the carriage, sat in the carriage and waved goodbye to her, until the carriage slowly left, and she unconsciously rubbed her stomach gently.

In recent months, she has actually lost a lot of weight, she was not outstanding, and she was fat and had low self-esteem since she was a child.

But since Deng Hong married her, Cai's left the home that would only bring her depression in the past, and after she was in a good mood, she gradually lost more than 20 pounds.

But even though she has lost a lot of weight, she is still obese, so she has been pregnant for more than a month, and she doesn't even know about her pregnancy.

If it weren't for the delay in the menstrual period, I had to send someone to invite the female doctor in the city to come and see him, and it might take a while to find out.

I learned the news this morning, and I was going to tell him after my husband was on duty in the afternoon.

Can ...... now

I'm afraid that he will be distracted, where can I dare?

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Deng Hong and Shen Chen came to Beicheng in a carriage.

The carriage had the stamp of the Jingzhou Prefecture Governor's Mansion, and it came to the Xiangyang Wharf outside the city almost unimpeded.

The city of Xiangyang is actually surrounded by water on all sides, and the entire city is surrounded by a moat with an average width of 80 zhang, so people must have boats to travel.

Deng Hong was an official of the state government, and he went with Liu Biao's mission, so the first stop of the trip was not to go directly to Champion County, but to Fancheng.

Because the official envoy must be accompanied by soldiers for protection, it is necessary to find Zhang Yun first and ask him to send soldiers to accompany him.

Then he had to go to Chaoyang, Xinye, and Qicheng to inform Deng Ji, Liu Wei, Wang Jie, Wen Ping, and others stationed there of Liu Biao's current strategic intentions, and let them prepare to gather troops and prepare for the worst.

In other words, it is best to talk about it, and if it can't, you have to go to war.

And even if they negotiated, they had to be informed of this matter, and when the Xiliang army accepted Liu Biao's conditions, they would have to give up the city north of Nanyang and withdraw their troops to the south.

The two grandparents and the two retinues of the state capital who followed them took a boat to the other side of the river, found Zhang Yun in Fancheng, and learned that it was Liu Biao's order, Zhang Yun did not dare to slack off, and according to Deng Hong's intentions, he sent Gan Ning, Lou Fa, Shen Mi and others to lead 800 soldiers to accompany him.

When Gan Ning learned of this, he was overjoyed, and was very happy that Deng Hong, a good brother, had a good thing and did not forget him, so he hurriedly rectified military affairs, and took his old team of Jinfan thieves with strong combat effectiveness, and went north to Chaoyang with Deng Hong.

Fancheng in Chaoyang County is relatively close, but there are also 100 Han Li, starting from Xiangyang in the morning and arriving in the evening, walking for almost five hours.

Deng Ji's scattered army was stationed here.

Deng Hong conveyed Liu Biao's order to Deng Ji, rested in the city for a day, set off for Xinye the next morning, arrived at noon, and set off again to arrive in the evening after finishing the day.

After arriving in Yucheng, Deng Hong did not slack off, but sent people to Champion County overnight to deliver a letter, inviting the current leader of the Xiliang Army to gather in the township pavilion near the turbulent water.

It wasn't until the morning of the third day that Deng Hong received a reply, and Zhang Xiu, the current leader of the Xiliang Army, agreed to his request to meet in the township pavilion outside the city.

In the afternoon, the weather is not beautiful, and in mid-February, the spring rain began to fall in the south sun. However, it is only a drizzle, and it is very small and does not feel anything on the body, and it may stay in the rain for a long time, and a few drops of water will drip from the sideburns.

The spring breeze was particularly comfortable on people's faces, Deng Hong and Shen Chen sat in the carriage, next to Gan Ning led a small army of about twenty people, and there were a few scouts in front of them who watched from afar.

Champion County is very close to the city, the position agreed by the two sides is just in the middle of the turbulent left bank, the river is flowing endlessly, there is a pavilion built on the post road near the left side of the river.

The surrounding fertile fields are full of farmland and villages, but at this time, a large number of people fled to other places due to the war, and the villages and pavilions seemed empty.

At this moment, outside the pavilion, twenty cavalrymen covered with black armor were already seen in the distance, they were lined up in a neat line, with extraordinary momentum, and in front of them sat two general-like people on horseback.

"That embroidery seems to be in a real hurry."

Seeing this scene, Shen Chen smiled slightly, and whispered to Deng Hong beside him: "I'm afraid he can't wait to talk to us now." ”

Deng Hong was puzzled: "How do you see this?" ”

Shen Chen said: "There is no urgency in negotiation, what the two sides compete is patience. But now that we have just arrived, they seem to have arrived early, indicating that Zhang Xiu obviously wants to solve this problem as soon as possible. ”

"Then it seems that there is hope for peace talks?"

"Naturally promising."

"That's good."

Deng Hong put his mind at ease, he believed that Shen Chen's judgment would not be wrong every time, and this time would not be an exception.

The group slowly came to the pavilion, and the drizzle was still falling.

Deng Hong and Shen Chen got down from the carriage, they were looking at Zhang Xiu, and they saw that he was about thirty years old, with a strong appearance, tall and strong, and his face was full of beards, full of the roughness of the people on the Xiliang border.

Behind Zhang Xiu, there was another general protecting him, who was taller and stronger than Zhang Xiu, wearing only a white coarse linen robe on the upper body and a small armor on the outside.

Since the small armor only protects the chest and back like a vest, the arms are naturally exposed, and the knotted and bulging muscles indicate that he is obviously not an ordinary person.

Naturally, Zhang Xiu is one position ahead, and Hu Che'er is behind.

You must know that the weight of Dian Wei's double halberd is recorded in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Hu Che'er can steal his double halberd, and he can also carry 500 jin to walk like flying, which means that he is a strong man and long-distance running champion.

If you don't consider his specific martial arts, it may be really easy to be bluffed just by looking at this appearance, thinking that he is a particularly powerful character.

And when Deng Hong and Shen Chen were looking at them, Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er were also looking at their grandchildren.

Deng Hong is a Confucian image, he is quite handsome, but his figure is thin, and his height is less than 1.8 meters, far less than Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er, who are more than 1.8 meters and 1.9 meters, and his momentum is slightly insufficient.

There is a child standing next to him, Shen Chen is ten years old this year, because he insists on exercising every day and eating meat, fish and shrimp, milk and other high-protein and high-calcium foods, he has developed very rapidly, he is already 1.68 meters tall, moving towards 1.7 meters, as if he is already a teenager.

Although it is incomprehensible to bring a young man who looks about twelve or thirteen years old on the appearance of such a major matter, Zhang Xiu is now in a hurry for peace talks, and he did not dwell on this, but took the initiative to turn over and dismount and said, "Is it Deng Gongcao?" ”

"General Zhang!"

Deng Hong stepped forward and said, "Jingzhou's pastoral officials Gong Cao Shuzuo Deng Hong have seen General Zhang. ”

"Gong Cao is polite."

Zhang Xiu returned the salute.

Deng Hong stretched out his hand to the pavilion next to him and said, "There is wind and rain outside, the general might as well go inside and talk about it." ”

"Okay."

Zhang Xiu nodded and went in with Hu Che'er.

Deng Hong, Shen Chen and Gan Ning, together with Zhang Xiu, walked into the pavilion with their feet.

The pavilion was not big, but it was quite clean, and it was obvious that Zhang Xiu had already sent someone to clean it in advance before they were still alive.

And they sat down in the hall, and no one sat on the throne, but on opposite sides.

After everyone sat down, Zhang Xiu also knew that he couldn't act too anxious, of course he didn't know that he had been seen through the details by Shen Chen, so he pretended to be calm and said: "I don't know what happened when Liu Jingzhou sent Gong Cao?" ”

Deng Hong glanced at Shen Chen, and when he saw that his old god was there, he wanted to stop talking, hesitated for a moment, and was helpless after all, so he had to follow the words he had explained before, gritted his teeth, and said endlessly: "General, I came here today, I am declaring war on behalf of Liu Yuanjun, and the general's death is approaching, don't you know it yet?" ”