Chapter 84: Liu Xiu, the Son of Heaven
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Before Deng Zhong's words of 'consolation' were finished, Liu Xiu suddenly answered: "It's not that I failed to kill the barbarians, but I have been counting in my heart how many barbarians I have killed!" ”
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned. Deng Chen took the lead in stroking his palms and laughing, and the others were stunned for a moment, and they all laughed.
A clansman of the Deng family asked: "Young Master Liu, are the barbarians really like the legend, killing people without blinking, and drinking blood?" ”
Liu Xiu restrained his smile, nodded with a straight face, and said, "When my eldest brother and I arrived in Hanzhong, Yizhou, our righteous army only had a total of 1,000 people, and the barbarian army that flowed to Hanzhong was as many as 20,000 people!" ”
His words aroused the interest and curiosity of everyone present.
People were surprised: "More than 20,000 barbarian troops? "A thousand righteous troops against more than 20,000 barbarian troops, can this battle still be fought?" "It's like hitting a stone with an egg!"
Liu Xiu said: "If you think that barbarians are just brave and unscrupulous, then you are very wrong, the cunning of barbarians with soldiers is not inferior to us Han people!" ”
As he spoke, his gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, carefully watching their reactions.
The current world is no longer the Han Dynasty, and then calling themselves Han people, this is a very serious mistake, once it reaches the imperial court and the government, it will lose its head at the big, and it will be a prison disaster at the smallest.
However, everyone present did not have much reaction to Liu Xiu's self-proclaimed Han Chinese, but people's attention was on the Yizhou war.
"Liu Gongzi, tell me quickly, how cunning the barbarians are?" Liu Xiu said: "The 20,000 barbarian troops secretly hid in Qianyou Mountain in Hanzhong, and their target was actually the county seat of Hanzhong. You must know that at that time, the grain, grass, and baggage of the Jingshi army were all hoarded in the county town of Hanzhong, and once the county town of Hanzhong was broken by the barbarian army, the consequences would be unimaginable, and the 100,000 Beijing army would even be wiped out
Not in danger. At that time, the county town of Hanzhong knew nothing about the 20,000 barbarian troops that were close at hand, and the strength of the entire county town, the county army plus the righteous army, totaled only 10,000. ”
Hearing this, people's hearts were lifted. The county army and the rebel army have little combat effectiveness, and there are only 10,000 people, can they hold the county seat?
Although people knew very well in their hearts that the county town of Hanzhong had not been conquered by the barbarian army, they still couldn't help but ask: "Liu Gongzi, did the barbarian army break through the county town?" ”
"yes, did you break through the county seat?"
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "At that time, Lord Du Wei only knew that there was a barbarian army hidden in Qianyou Mountain, but he did not know how many specific troops the barbarian army was. ”
"It's over! It is very difficult for 10,000 people to defend the city against 20,000 barbarian troops, and now taking the initiative to attack is tantamount to asking for a dead end! Deng Yi shook his head and sighed.
Deng Yi's character Wenqing is the same generation as Deng Chen, and the blood relationship is a bit distant, but the friendship between the two has always been very deep.
Deng Zhong smiled indifferently and said: "This battle is obviously won by our side, otherwise, wouldn't the current Hanzhong county city fall into the hands of the barbarian army?" ”
After speaking, he also glanced at Deng Yi triumphantly, and secretly scolded a fool!
Deng Yi didn't look at him, as if he hadn't heard his sarcastic words, his eyes kept falling on Liu Xiu, waiting for him to continue.
Liu Xiu said: "Brother Wen Qing is right, we lost this battle. ”
Hearing this, Deng Zhong's face suddenly turned red. He frowned and said, "How is that possible? If this battle is lost, the county town will inevitably be captured by the barbarians! "But in fact, Nanyang County has not heard the news that Hanzhong County has been captured by barbarians. Liu Xiu didn't pay attention to Deng Zhong, he looked around at everyone present, and said: "In this battle, our army was ambushed by the barbarian army in Qianyou Mountain, and 10,000 soldiers were surrounded by 20,000 barbarian regiments in the mountains and forests. After a battle, Lord Du Lieutenant was killed in battle, the leader of the rebel army was killed in battle, and 10,000 soldiers on our side,
In the end, there were only more than 1,000 people left who escaped from Qianyou Mountain alive. ”
When he finished, the hall was silent. Some are sighing, some are even reddening their eyes.
Deng finally swallowed his saliva and said unconvinced: "There are only more than 1,000 remnants left, how can they defend the county in the end?" Liu Gongzi isn't fooling us, is he? Liu Xiu said: "It was these more than 1,000 brothers who fled back to the county town, temporarily gathered the strong men in the city, participated in the defense of the city, and resisted the five-day attack of the 20,000 barbarian army, and in these five days, the walls of the county city were stained red with blood. As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Deng Zhong and said calmly
"Yuan Peng asked me just now, how many brute soldiers have been slashed in total, it really takes me a long time to count clearly!" ”
When Deng finally heard this, his face was red, and the others couldn't help but slap their hands again and again, full of praise. Liu Xiu did not show the slightest pride and complacency. He said quietly: "The suffering of the people in Hanzhong is far beyond what we can imagine. The barbarians have no food, so they feed on people, and the barbarians are terrible, but the Jingshi army is even more terrible. In order to make meritorious contributions, the Jingshi army actually slaughtered local people and lied about their military exploits
。 In Zhushan County, Hanzhong, more than 3,000 people were slaughtered by the Jingshi army, and the Jingshi army cut off the heads of the people, handed them over to the imperial court, and lied that they were the heads of the barbarian army. ”
Such a horrific thing, if it weren't for Liu Xiu, a fighter who went to Yizhou in person, they wouldn't have believed it.
People looked at Liu Xiu dumbfounded, and after a long time, Deng Yi slapped his table fiercely and said sharply: "The reckless thief has no way, and the reckless army is a group of beasts that are not as good as pigs and dogs!" ”
Deng Xuan rolled his eyes, waved his hand to Deng Yi and said, "Wenqing, be cautious!" Be careful! ”
"There are all old acquaintances here, and there are no outsiders, what are you afraid of?"
While Deng Yi and Deng Xuan were talking, Liu Xiu and Deng Chen were also carefully observing the reactions of the others.
Deng Fengmeng, who had been silent, slapped the case and said in a loud voice: "Father, I think Uncle Yi is right, reckless thieves and reckless soldiers are just a group of beasts that are inferior to pigs and dogs!" ”
As he spoke, he pulled up his cuffs, revealing his fist covered with scars and thick calluses, his eyes swept over everyone present, and said quietly: "Today's words, if anyone dares to leak half a sentence, even if I Deng Feng can spare him, but my fist can't spare him!" ”
In Xinye, Deng Feng is a well-known desperate San Lang, the master who doesn't want to die in a fight, even the 'little overlord' Wang Jin is afraid of three points when he sees him, let alone others?
Everyone present said: "Don't worry, Yuanzhi, we will never leak half a sentence of what we heard and said today!" ”
"Yes, Yuanzhi, don't worry, whoever dares to tell the truth, none of us can spare him!"
Hearing everyone's statements, Deng Feng nodded with satisfaction.
Deng Chen laughed, waved his hand to Deng Feng, and said: "Yuanzhi, sit down, the people who are going to the banquet today are all my Deng family's best friends and distinguished guests, what kind of system are you making such a big noise?" ”
Deng Feng, who was not even able to discipline the winner, listened to Deng Chen's words very much, and when he heard his uncle's words, he scratched his hair, and then sat back on the mat.
Deng Chen glanced left and right, and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi is young and impulsive, if there is rudeness in speaking, please bear with me!" ”
"Oh, Brother Wei Qing is too polite!"
"Yes, Brother Wei Qing said this, it's too much of an outlook!"
Anyone who can be invited to the banquet today is either a clan member of the Deng family or a close friend of Deng Chen, and even Cai Shaogong has a deep relationship with the Deng family.
Next, everyone kept asking Liu Xiu what he saw and heard in Yizhou.
Liu Xiu took the trouble to tell it, some things he would exaggerate a little, and some things he deliberately concealed and did not say.
He didn't say a word about things like him capturing the patriarch of the Xie clan, Xesang, who could make him stand out in front of people.
He mainly talked about the brutality of the Jingshi army and the barbarians, how miserable the situation in Yizhou was, and how difficult the lives of the people were, which subtly aroused people's dissatisfaction with the Xinmang court, and thus produced feelings of common hatred and hatred.
He spoke eloquently, and everyone listened to it with affection. People like Deng Feng and Deng Yi, who were already dissatisfied with the imperial court, listened to Liu Xiu's story, and they hated it even more.
Taking advantage of the end of Liu Xiu's narration, when everyone was drinking and sighing, Deng Yi suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look at Cai Shaogong, and arched his hand and said, "Cai Gong!" ”
"Wenqing!" Cai Shaogong smiled at Deng Yi.
Deng Yi said: "Cai Gong has a lot of insight into metaphysics, especially the prophecy, which is even more profound and well-known. ”
The implication is whether this new reckless court can last long, and if not, how long will it take for it to collapse.
Hearing Deng Yi's question, everyone stopped talking and looked at Cai Shaogong together, including Liu Xiu, Deng Chen and others.
Cai Shaogong looked at Deng Yi, but smiled silently.
If Cai Shaogong didn't understand the fortune of the country, he could shake his head and deny it, but he smiled and didn't say anything at this time, obviously he really understood something. Deng Yi and Deng Feng were both in a hurry, and the two said in unison: "Cai Gong, you should talk about it!" ”
Cai Shaogong asked with a smile, "You want to know?" ”
Isn't this nonsense? Not only did the two of them want to know, but there was no one present who didn't want to know.
Deng Yi and Deng Feng nodded again and again, looking at Cai Shaogong intently.
Cai Shaogong was silent for a moment, and asked lightly: "Do you know that there is a strange book in the world, called "Red Fu Fu". ”
Hearing this, everyone present was full of astonishment, "Red Fufu"? What kind of book is this, I've never heard of it!
Liu Xiu was secretly shocked and gasped, but he didn't reveal it.
Cai Shaogong looked around at everyone present and said word by word: "From this strange book, I have learned that the future country will not be surnamed Wang, but surnamed Liu, and the person who can be the emperor is named Liu Xiu." ”
After he said this, the scene was silent. This prediction is shocking! In this way, is it true that the Xinmang Imperial Court will not last long? Is Wang Mang's throne really coming to an end?
Deng Zhong couldn't help but swallow his saliva, cleared his throat twice, and asked cautiously: "What Gong Cai said about Liu Xiu, but is the national teacher?" ”
The national teacher he said was originally named Liu Xin, and later changed his name to Liu Xiu.
Cai Shaogong glanced at Deng Zhong, picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine slowly, and said nothing more. Seeing that the atmosphere at the banquet was a little awkward, Liu Xiu smiled on his back, and asked in a joking tone: "How does Yuan Peng know that it's not me, Liu Xiuhu?" ”