The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 45 Failure
After Mr. Hua Tuo's diagnosis, Deng Ai's mother was seriously ill from overwork, and it would be impossible to recover if she did not rest quietly for a few years.

Liu Chan knew that Deng Ai had no relatives or reason in Jiangling City now, since he had been subdued by him, he must keep his heart, so he took Deng Ai's mother and son into his home, and specially set aside two rooms in the backyard, the best, The quietest room is for them to live in.

Deng Ai's mother and son came from a poor family, especially when Deng's mother saw such a good room, she was a little stunned, and quickly declined: "Our mother and son came to disturb the son's house, as long as we have a firewood house, we will be grateful. How dare you live in such a nice room?"

Liu Chan asked Deng's mother not to feel sorry, and said with a smile: "You just need to live in peace, and you can tell me what you need. Deng Ai is now my good friend. His mother, of course, should be served as my own mother. After a while, Deng Ai will be an official here, and then I will buy you a house."

Deng's mother knew that her son was not only talented, but also ambitious, otherwise she would not always observe the terrain of mountains and rivers.Seeing that Liu Chan found such a good way for Deng Ai now, he immediately became more grateful to Liu Chan.Ask Deng Ai to assist Mr. Liu well.Deng Ai quickly agreed.

After the two came out of Deng's mother's room, Deng Ai's originally haughty gaze had become much gentler when he looked at Liu Chan.

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After getting Deng Ai, Liu Chan's mood was really good, and he took Deng Ai to seek medical treatment in Jiangling City and the National Medical Hospital every day.Mr. Hua also seemed to like Deng Ai, a stuttering young man, and thought he was really smart, so he treated his stutter very meticulously, and it was estimated that he would recover within a year or two.

Liu Chan and Deng Ai often talked about military and political matters.Deng Ai is really not an ordinary person, and has his own unique insights on these two aspects.Liu Chan couldn't help sighing secretly, he really did not find the wrong person, and the relationship between the two also improved a lot.

Then, Liu Chan took Deng Ai to the Jiangling city government office, and secretly listened to how Zhuge Junshi discussed government affairs with officials, hoping to let him see the talents of Jingzhou.

No, after Deng Ai came out, his expression seemed a little disapproving.He stammered and asked Liu Chan, is there no one in Nuoda Jingzhou who can do things except Zhuge Kongming?This person is indeed arrogant.

Liu Chan was really unconvinced by Deng Ai's words, and said: "Although the people in Jingzhou are not as talented as Cao Wei, there are also a group of capable ministers. There are Ma Liang, Jiang Wan, Wang Fu and other princes in the literature, and Wu is related. Yu is in charge, Shi Zai'an dares to say that?"

Deng Ai sneered, and asked Liu Chan, if this is the case, then why are all the princes submissive in front of Zhuge Kongming, not only do they have no opinions of their own, but also no decisions?
Liu Chan was surprised to hear that this was indeed the case.Military Master Zhuge's talent and learning are the appearance of heaven and man, and he pursues perfection in his work, which often makes the officials below feel ashamed. As time goes by, few people dare to express their opinions in front of him.Army Master Zhuge obviously didn't realize this, so before he knew it, more and more government affairs had to be handled by him.

Because Liu Chan knew the history of the Three Kingdoms, he knew this a long time ago, and he really wanted to change it in the future.But he never imagined that Deng Ai had such a profound insight just by watching a government affairs meeting, and he was not even confused by Zhuge's elegant demeanor.His vicious eyesight is indeed extraordinary.

Liu Chan asked Deng Ai for a solution.No, Deng Ai looked at Liu Chan with pity, and then shook his head to remind Liu Chan to be careful. A person like Zhuge Kongming who is unparalleled in the world may either become a powerful minister or a rebellious minister in the future.

Liu Chan was startled, and quickly told Deng Ai to shut up. Such words must never be said, and he hurried home with him.

In fact, Liu Bei brought Deng Ai to eavesdrop on the government affairs meeting for another purpose.He had informed Zhuge Military Adviser a few days ago that he wanted to recommend a top talent to him and let him meet the day after tomorrow.So Liu Chan wanted Deng Ai to meet the high-ranking officials in Jingzhou today, so that he could prepare for the meeting with Zhuge Junshi tomorrow.Looking at it now, Deng Ai seems a little dangerous!
Liu Chan couldn't help but compare Deng Ai with the future Wei Yan.Wei Yan is actually very talented, but he is rebellious and difficult to be controlled by Zhuge's army master, so he can't always get Zhuge's army man's favor.Liu Chan was a little worried that Deng Ai would become Wei Yan's second.

If this continues, Liu Chan worries that his painstaking efforts towards Deng Ai may be in vain, and it will be extremely detrimental to Deng Ai's future growth.Moreover, Liu Chan doesn't know where Jiang Wei, the military pillar of the Shu Han in the future, is now, so he wants to replace Deng Ai with Deng Ai.

So after returning home, Liu Chan had to show his cards to Deng Ai: "Deng Ai, I will tell you straight now. Military Master Zhuge is a loyal person and will never become a rebellious minister. He has not accepted any disciples now, so I want you to become his disciple."

Deng Ai was stunned for a moment, shocked by the heavy news from Liu Chan.Although he judged Military Master Zhuge like that just now, in fact, he admired Military Master Zhuge's talent very much in his heart.

Liu Chan went on to say: "Military Master Zhuge has promised to see you tomorrow. What he hates most are people with eyes above the top. So, you must restrain your temper tomorrow."

When Deng Ai heard Liu Chan's painstaking efforts for him, he couldn't help being moved, and nodded quickly.But Liu Chan looked at Deng Ai's expression of disapproval, and he couldn't help but began to worry again—is it really so difficult for him to change the situation of Shu Han's talent withering in the future?

The next day, Liu Chan personally sent Deng Ai to the Jiangling city government office in his own carriage.But he was still worried, and finally sent Deng Ai outside Military Master Zhuge's study before stopping, and he almost didn't go to meet Military Master Zhuge himself.

After Deng Ai went in, Liu Chan did not leave, but kept waiting in the yard.The guards of the government office saw that it was hard for the young master to stand like this, so they moved a stone bench for him to sit on, and served a cup of tea.

Liu Chan waited anxiously for half an hour before seeing Deng Ai coming out of the room.But Deng Ai had a gloomy face, as if it was not going well with Zhuge Junshi.Liu Chan hurried forward to ask about the situation, but Deng Ai just shook his head, looking extremely disappointed, and even his eyes turned red.

Liu Chan knew that the most ideal disciple in the eyes of military master Zhuge, who pursued perfection, must be someone like Jiang Wei, with a good family background, handsome appearance and all-round talents in both civil and military affairs.It's a pity that although the current Deng Ai has great potential, he can't even be called an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, not to mention his background and appearance, plus a bad temper...

Thinking of this, Liu Chan began to shake his head violently.

But Liu Chan was originally a person who refused to admit defeat, so he decided to try again himself to see if he could persuade Zhuge Junshi, so he asked Deng Ai to wait outside first.Deng Ai grabbed Liu Chan's arm and shook his head repeatedly, telling him not to go in and embarrass himself.

But for the sake of the future Shu Han, Liu Chan couldn't control Deng Ai's face, so he broke free from Deng Ai's hand and rushed into the military division's room.

Military Master Zhuge was sitting at the back of the desk, and he was not surprised to see Liu Chan coming in, as if he had already expected that Liu Chan would come to him.He stood up, beckoned, let Liu Chan go, and asked: "My lord is here to ask Liang, why didn't you accept Deng Ai as a disciple?"

Liu Chan nodded.Zhuge asked Liu Chan to sit aside, and said, "Deng Ai is really talented, and he seems to be worthy of reuse. But listen to his words and deeds, this person is very conceited, and if there is any disagreement in the future, he will be blamed. My son If you want to use this person, let him read the sage's theory again, and then let him come to see the light."

Only then did Liu Chan know the painstaking efforts of Military Master Zhuge, this Deng Ai was indeed a bit too arrogant.And it seems that Zhuge Junshi did not completely deny the idea of ​​​​taking Deng Ai as a disciple. Deng Ai is actually very hopeful.Liu Chan was overjoyed, and immediately bid farewell to Army Master Zhuge, and rushed out of the room to tell Deng Ai the news.

Deng Ai's expression turned from cloudy to sunny, and he immediately assured: "Young master, please rest assured, Deng Shizai will definitely study hard and won't embarrass you!"

Liu Chan patted Deng Ai's arm, and the two left the government office, got into the car and headed towards the National Hospital.Deng Ai will continue to let Mr. Hua treat his stuttering today.

(End of this chapter)