It turns out that Deng Ai's family was originally from a wealthy Xinye family in Nanyang. Due to the war, the family fell into decline. His father was drafted into the army and moved among the princes. He did not know which battle he died in.
While his mother was working as a farmer, he and his two other children were raised on her own, leading a miserable life. However, Liu Bei of Xinye recuperated and was good to the people, so the mother and son were able to survive. Deng Ai even had time to study and study.
Speaking of which, Deng Ai's stuttering syndrome was also caused by his parents' neglect of discipline when his family was in ruins, which delayed his time to learn the language.
Life was originally peaceful, but unexpectedly, Cao Cao's army came south. Cao Cao became famous for massacring the city, and most of the people fled with Liu Bei. Deng Ai's mother and her three sons failed to keep up with the large army, so they had to return home and follow fate.
As a result, Cao Cao captured Jingzhou without blood this time. He was in a good mood and did not massacre the city, but instead recruited the people of Xinye to go north to farm.
As the eldest son, Deng Ai packed his bags alone and headed north for his mother. This was the scene before.
Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time after hearing what happened to Deng Ai in the car.
This world is still in chaos after all. The people of Li have no peace, and they don't know when the world will be peaceful.
A few days ago, he had a night talk with Cao Wu Bingzhu. Cao Wu once said that if Cao Cao loses this battle, the world will be in chaos for seventy years. Every time he thinks of this, Zhuge Liang is frightened and feels that the villagers in the countryside are of no help to the matter and he keeps sighing.
Deng Ai was extremely intelligent and observed Zhuge Liang's words. He knew that Zhuge Liang was not an ordinary person, so he only answered Zhuge Liang's questions and did not dare to say more.
If Cao Wu saw this combination of one small person and one small person, he would definitely be shocked.
The man who destroyed Shu and the first man of Shu Han were actually quite harmonious, which can be regarded as some kind of fate.
Zhuge Liang was about to take a test on what Deng Ai had learned. Suddenly, the carriage stopped again.
"Liu'er, what's wrong?"
When Zhuge Liang asked, Ah Liu had already answered: "Sir, there is a large group of carriages ahead. Let's go to the side and wait."
Zhuge Liang was very curious. With the war in the south, there were not many pedestrians on the official road. Where did the large group of carriages come from?
He lifted the curtain and looked outside, and indeed saw a long procession of carriages passing by. In one car, there happened to be a person who lifted the curtain, and the two looked at each other.
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Cao Zhi was very happy. He had a rare literary name but was talented. He became famous in the literary world at a young age. His father Cao Cao was also very satisfied with him.
A few days ago, he had a banquet with his brothers. After getting drunk, the good-for-nothing brother Cao Pi revealed his idea of going to the front line to work in the army.
According to Cao Pi, his father conquered the world with force, and any of his sons who can go to the front line will definitely be admired by him.
So Cao Zhi made a prompt decision and organized a group of literati to rush south before Cao Pi.
As soon as the call was issued, responses gathered, and there were many followers.
Finally, Cao Zhi led more than a hundred scribes, big and small, plus some officials who were good at flattering horses, and set off from Yecheng in a mighty manner in nearly 200 carriages.
His idea was very simple. When he got to the front line, it would be nice to hold a gathering of celebrities. Everyone would write some famous articles that would be passed down through the ages and inform the whole army so that the soldiers could enjoy them together.
Nowadays, my father mainly relies on his clan to conquer the world, and the title of Tinghou has not been passed down. Cao Pi is not liked by his father, and he stabbed Lou Zi again a few days ago. It is the time for him to express himself.
If his father knew about his boxing intentions, he would definitely show favor and alienate Cao Pi.
Furthermore, going south to work for the army can also enhance one's prestige in the army. Yang Xiu, the chief minister of the prime minister, is a wonderful man and has quite a lot of contacts with him. When the time comes, he can win over him and work together on big things.
Thinking like this, the sixteen-year-old was very happy when he was young and successful.
He took a few sips and drafted an article in advance for the upcoming celebrity meeting.
The convoy was connected together, and there were servants guarding each car, and the first one was connected for more than a mile along the way.
When the troops sent to the south saw them, they could only let them go first. Many lieutenant colonels complained.
At the end of the convoy, there was a car that was different from the other cars. This car had a large roof and was similar to Cao Zhi's chariot.
The person sitting inside was also Cao Cao's son, but it was not Cao Pi, but the twelve-year-old Cao Chong, the youngest son of Cao Cao born to Mrs. Huan.
Cao Chong coughed a few times and looked sick.
Opposite him, Sima Yi sat with only half his buttocks. Seeing him coughing, he asked worriedly: "How is Cang Shu?"
Cao Chong waved his hand: "Zhongda, do you believe in fate?"
Sima Yi looked at the child in surprise.
The ancients were precocious, and Cao Chong was extremely intelligent. He was known as a child prodigy, even better than Cao Zhi, but he suddenly fell ill.
The eldest son Cao Pi was worried about his illness, but the Yecheng doctors were helpless.
Just as Cao Zhi was about to go south, Sima Yi offered an idea to Cao Pi, saying that all the best famous doctors in the world were being taken to the front line by Cao Cao. As he was about to go south, he could take care of Cao Chong and go to the front line for medical treatment.
Cao Pi happily agreed.
Little did he know that this was Sima Yi's serial plan!
Cao Wu used a trick to ambush him and forced him to leave the city. He made many mistakes. He first asked Cao Pi to persuade Cao Zhi to go south, and then secretly notified some people to support Cao Zhi and go south. Finally, just to be safe, he poisoned Cao Chong and tried to find a way. Sitting in Cao Chong's carriage.
The result of a series of strategies was that he was protected by so many people and went south with the team. Presumably Cao Wu's people did not dare to kill him in front of so many people, so that the recruitment would not be delayed.
The only thing he didn't expect was that the team was walking too slowly. Before they reached Xiangyang and before the time stipulated by the decree for him to report to the military camp, Cao's army had already left.
In fact, Cao Cao was in a hurry to go on the expedition. Many of the troops, generals, and officials he had recruited were still on the way. Sima Yi was not the only one. Even the three five-toothed ships were still towing hard in the river and had not yet arrived. Arrive at the front line.
It can be seen that Cao Cao went out to fight in a hurry to get ahead of Sun and Liu's alliance, and did not make a complete plan.
However, Sima Yi no longer worried about missing the deadline. Anyway, Cao Zhi's destination was the front line, so he could just go with him.
But Cao Chong coughed and looked at him, making him feel uncomfortable.
Sima Yi collected his thoughts and said patiently: "Cang Shu, your eldest brother and I have a close relationship. If you have any questions, just tell me."
Cao Chong nodded and said slowly: "I may not be alive for long, and I am ashamed of my father and brother. If I can't find a good doctor to cure my illness when I go to the south, please collect my bones and scatter them on the Yangtze River. Follow your father on the expedition day and night to fulfill your filial piety."
Sweat dripped down Sima Yi's back, and he was deeply moved by Cao Chong's words.
But his face said solemnly: "Cang Shu, if you go south this time, you will definitely turn your bad luck into good luck, so don't worry about it!"
Cao Chong shook his head and said: "My father is a master of the world, and my brothers..."
He sighed a few times and said nothing.
Even though Sima Yi's heart was as solid as stone, his heart was beating loudly in shock at this monster-like child.
Just when Cao Chong turned around, wanting to take a breath and look at the scenery outside the window, Sima Yi immediately took this opportunity to straighten up and help him open the curtain to cover up his fear.
When he opened the curtain, he took a look outside. It was deserted in the winter. On the official road, a carriage was waiting on the side. The driver seemed to be a short woman.
The curtain of the carriage was also opened, and a rich and handsome man met his eyes. Both of them were startled, and then nodded politely.
Sima Yi came back and sat down, feeling that after seeing that man, he felt even worse.
On the other side, Zhuge Liang also lowered the car curtain. He also felt an inexplicable irritable atmosphere, which he had never experienced before in his self-cultivation.
Neither of them knew that this was fate.
The so-called fate refers to the past that cannot be changed and the future that is difficult to control.
This glance was the beginning of countless games between the two.
In the previous life, Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, and Sima Yi, the Grand Tutor of the Wei Dynasty, what kind of confrontation will there be in this life?
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After the long motorcade left, Ah Liu took some food and entered the carriage to distribute it to Zhuge Liang and Deng Ai.
While the three of them were eating, there was a sudden "dong-dong" sound in the carriage, as if someone was knocking on the door.
"who?"
Ah Liu asked alertly.
