Cao Thief

Chapter 631 Deng Village
Although Jiyang is not far from Wuyin, it is for adults. After all, Deng Ai is only 10 years old. Even Zhang Changpu, to be honest, these are two children. When he was in a peasant household, he was chased by Deng Zhi.

Seeing Deng Zhi and his party, Zhang Changpu obviously breathed a sigh of relief. Traveling with a little princess who was about her age, the pressure in his heart was not normal. Finally, Deng Ai always tried to show a manly look and tried to comfort Zhang Changpu, but The little girl keenly noticed that Deng Ai's small fists were always clenched, and there was a slight stutter in his speech.

"Uncle, uncle agreed?" Seeing Deng Zhi's posture, Deng Ai became even more nervous. After all, stealing the command arrow and going on the road secretly is also a serious crime in the army. Works.But the person who came was Deng Zhi, which made little Deng Ai feel hopeful.

Hurrying quickly, Deng Zhi finally caught up with the two children who had run away from home, and a big stone fell from his heart.It would be a lie to say that Cao Peng didn't care about Deng Ai. If Deng Ai made any mistake, Deng Zhi would have to kill himself to repay Cao Peng and Deng Ji.

Deng Ai reprimanded Deng Ai slightly, and Deng Zhi immediately announced that he would go to Jiyang to take up the post. Deng Ai is also a descendant of the Deng family after all, so he should go back to the old house of the Deng family to recognize his ancestors, and this trip happened to be the same way.

Deng Ai burst out cheering after hearing this. Even though he had studied with Cao Peng for many years and tried to look mature along the way, he was still a ten-year-old child. Now that Cao Peng recognized his efforts, he immediately showed his The naivety that age deserves.

Deng Zhi smiled and shook his head, and picked up the two children into his carriage. Deng Zhi's entourage was not huge. superior.At this time when they found the real master, the team didn't stay any longer, they wanted to rush to Jiyang overnight, the first stop was the Deng family's old house.

The Deng family was a big family that rose up in the time of Emperor Guangwu. Although it has declined now, it is still among the top ten super-rich families in Nanyang. The old house was not built in Jiyang County, but in a villa twenty miles away from the county. The villa occupies a vast area, surrounded by thousands of acres of fertile land, and the tenants and offshoots live nearby, forming a town that is as prosperous as a county town: Deng Village. Can't come in at all, the head of the Deng family is the Tu Emperor.

For Deng Village, Deng Zhi had deep-rooted hatred in his heart, but he looked enviously at Zhuangzi in the center of Deng Village in the morning light. This was his complicated thoughts about Deng's family.

However, no matter how much Deng Zhi held grudges, at this time he was the head of Jiyang, and on the premise that business was the most important thing, he sent someone to send a name card according to etiquette.

Although Deng Zhi's troops are light and simple, there are dozens of people at any rate, three carriages, and the rest are riding horses. Everyone is equipped with swords, guns, bows and arrows. Would you send someone to give Cao Peng some cold blood?

They were all parked outside Deng Village, with a hint of evil spirit, so frightened that Deng Village hurriedly closed the wooden door tightly, and a group of servants stared nervously at the group of guys behind the door.

Deng Village's reaction was surprisingly slow. Deng Zhi was allowed to lead people outside the village for two or three hours. It was already past noon when the village gate slowly opened a gap, and an indifferent butler came out. After Deng Zhi saluted in front of the car, Deng Zhi was invited to enter the village alone, and the patriarch met him in the ancestral hall.

At this time, Deng Zhi's complexion was ashen. He was not an open-minded person. Although these years of experience had given him a lot of experience with this kind of sophistication, this is Deng Village, a place that can arouse hatred in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, just as Deng Zhi was about to speak, who would have thought that Deng Ai, who was beside him, would suddenly say, "The Deng family is also a century-old family with a rich family of etiquette. Doesn't this generation know even a little bit of etiquette? Can't even find a single person in the clan who can stand on stage? No wonder, the Deng family will have today."

This is so wicked. Deng Zhi is a branch of the Deng family, and was forced by the Deng family to leave Xinye. Zhi Leng is contemptuous of the Deng family, saying that no one in the Deng family is successful, and dare not come out to meet people, isn't this a big mouth.

The housekeeper is considered a person of some status in Deng Village, and his ancestor is a distant branch of the Deng family. He usually feels good about himself, but at this time he was directly ignored by a child, and his face was so angry that he looked like a monkey's butt. After a long time, I finally remembered that today's master is Jiyang Ling, and turned to Deng Zhi and asked: "Deng Gongmiao, even if you return home in good clothes, you are still the Deng family!"

After speaking, the housekeeper turned and went back to Deng Village.After a while, the gate of the village opened wide, and a group of people lined up at the door. The first three looked at Deng Zhi's group with haughty faces. The meaning was obvious: You are not trying to lose face. Today I will give you face. Come in, boy. , as long as you enter the village, you are still the Deng family, it depends on how to deal with you.

Deng Zhi looked at Deng Ai with a wry smile at this time, this kid is really the ancestor who caused trouble, I want to win over the Deng family, not to tear the face apart, it's good now.Alas, let's take a step at a time.

Deng Ai didn't seem to see Deng Zhi's expression, and jumped out of the carriage before Deng Zhi, and after giving instructions to his followers, he walked boldly to the front of the crowd.

These people were obviously rewarded. A middle-aged man sneered at Deng Ai and said: "Deng Gongmiao asked me to wait for etiquette, but now I have sent a doll here, haha, such people who have no respect for their elders are worthy of it." I am a descendant of the Deng family? I will report to the patriarch later, but Deng Gongmiao has been removed from the family tree..."

Deng Aiyi was not afraid, and before the man finished speaking, she immediately replied arrogantly: "My surname is Deng, and my single name is Ai. My father is the prefect of Dongjun County, and my grandfather is a chariot of the imperial court. I am the governor of Liangzhou. Uncle is now the prefect of Nanyang worshiped by the court, who are you, dare to call me baby?"

The middle-aged man's name was Deng Ci, and he was of the same generation as Deng Ji. The biggest one happened to be this Deng Ji, following Deng Ai's train of thought, he could really piss off everyone in the Deng family.

"Okay, very good," Deng Ci took a few deep breaths, "The patriarch is waiting for your two outstanding 'children' at the ancestral hall, please." After that, he took the other two and turned around, leaving only a group of Deng Ci behind. The villagers looked at each other outside the door.

Deng Zhi was stupefied by Deng Ai's unexpected performance, so she didn't show up at all, and let Deng Ai walk into Deng Village with Shi Shiran, who was going to stop him, from the carriage. The servants of Deng village looked at Deng Zhi's air-conditioned attendants, none of them dared to stop them.

Deng's ancestral hall is in the deepest part of the villa. Of course, those attendants were stopped outside the villa. Deng Zhi brought Deng Ai, wrong, it should be said that Deng Ai led Deng Zhi, and walked in amidst countless jealous and hateful eyes.

There were more than a hundred people standing on the ancestral hall, and Deng Wei, the patriarch of the Deng family, sat in the middle, looking at these two "excellent" descendants who suddenly appeared with a bad expression.

Just before Deng Zhi came, a guest from Wancheng came to Deng's house.He came to visit Deng Jun and Deng Hui, who were of the same generation as Deng Wei, and he gave them a big gift, asking them to help lobby in Deng's house.

The top ten aristocratic families in Nanyang have kept their reserve so far, watching the performance of the two Nanyang prefects with cold eyes like outsiders.The relationship between the ten great families is intricate, as long as one family is willing to stand up and support one side, it is likely to form a domino effect, and the Nanyang family will twist into one rope and squeeze the other side out of Nanyang.

Liu Bei's emissary has been active in the Deng family for a long time. Although Deng Wei did not express his position, the whole Deng family was very moved.Seeing Cao Peng's emissary today, Deng Ai and Deng Zhi, who were very rude, would not have any good looks.

Arriving in the ancestral hall, Deng Ai lost the arrogance he had just now, and saluted Deng Wei respectfully according to the etiquette of the clan's children.Before he could speak, a descendant of the Deng family said in a strange voice: "Hey, these are the outstanding descendants of the current generation of the Deng family. Are you finally thinking of going home to worship your ancestors?"

Deng Ai stood aside and kept silent, Deng Zhi shook his head in his heart and smiled wryly. After stepping forward to salute Deng Wei, he simply imitated Deng Ai's appearance just now, and directly proposed two conditions to Deng Wei, including the names of Deng Zhi's lineage. The direct branch of the Deng family is named for Deng Ai in the genealogy of the direct branch.

As soon as these words came out, the children of the Deng family were in an uproar.Those who can stand here are all descendants of the direct branch of the Deng family. Deng Ai's father is not qualified to stand here. If Deng Ai is included in the direct branch, Deng Ji must also be included. This is undoubtedly to show the whole Jingzhou that Deng home attitude.

Compared with Liu Bei's envoy's humility and generosity, Deng Zhi's directness and rudeness immediately angered Deng Jun and Deng Hui. Deng Hui stood there and yelled: "Deng Zhi, you are just a child from a distant branch, and you dare to point fingers at the patriarch! , don’t think that the Deng family will treat you respectfully if you become the Order of Thorny Sun? The Deng family’s family law can also deal with you, the court, hehe..."

It is no wonder that Deng Hui is so arrogant. The most important family in the Three Kingdoms, Southern and Northern Dynasties, especially the family with a background, the family law is higher than the court law, and the clan uses lynching, even the court has no choice.

Deng Jun didn't lose his composure. He stood there and said leisurely, "The Deng family has been passed down for a hundred years. How can the family's name be ruined by two rude descendants? It's better to remove them from the genealogy to warn other descendants."

Deng Wei is a mediocre person. If he is not old enough and senior enough, he will never take the position of the head of the Deng family.Things are a bit embarrassing today, he didn't take away the benefits from Liu Bei, and was very dissatisfied with Cao Peng's indifferent attitude, but he also understands that Liu Bei respects him so much today precisely because of the current situation in Nanyang, only Nanyang continues to split , the Nanyang family will reap more and greater benefits.

However, Deng Zhi's performance today pushed Deng Wei into a corner, and he had to express his position no matter what.

Although Cao Peng is the current Nanyang prefect, and although Cao Cao is powerful now, the Deng family is a century-old family. How can the family name and relationship network passed down from Emperor Guangwu be underestimated? Then deal with it, as for the son of the prefect of Dongjun, he will be expelled from Deng Village, and don't completely tear himself apart with that little Cao thief.When Deng Zhi was dealt with, he immediately sent someone to Wancheng to contact Liu Bei. I believe he would be very willing to send troops to protect Deng Village.

After calculating in his mind, Deng Wei gave a dry cough and ordered: "Come here, tie up my unfilial son Deng Zhi, put him in the dungeon, and send him to Wancheng tomorrow. Drive that Deng Ai out!"

Deng Zhi was not surprised at all when he heard it. Since Deng Ai was so strong, the result had already been determined, but he was not afraid. Standing behind him was Cao Peng. He believed that as long as Cao Peng was around, he would have nothing to worry about. Life is in danger, this trust is instilled in him by Deng Ji.

Deng Ai was not too surprised, he is from the Deng family, but since he was reprimanded by Cao Chong, he has really seen the face of the aristocratic family, everything is false, only hard fists are the truth.Without showing absolute strength, the Deng family will never express their position.

Seeing Deng Zhi being tied up like zongzi by the wolf-like servants, Deng Ai felt ruthless in his heart, and when he came to Deng Village next time, he must make his uncle step down here.

At this moment, the butler who had just gone out to greet him rushed in with a panicked face.Seeing him coming in, Deng Wei's expression turned ugly. What kind of place is this? It's too rude for a housekeeper to barge in without permission.

The butler couldn't care less about these things at this moment, and grabbed Deng Wei's sleeve: "Patriarch, no, it's not good, there are, there are soldiers outside, a group of white camel soldiers have already blocked the village gate!"

(End of this chapter)