Wei Ni

Chapter 82
The person who interrupted the conversation between the two was the friend of the scholar Cao Zuan brought from Luoyang.

A native of Donglai, Qingzhou, his surname is Wang, his first name is Qiao, and his surname is Zisong.

Quite talented and learned, not from a wealthy family, he has passed his thirties but has not yet become an official.

A few years ago, because his elder brother was confiscated by the imperial court, he also came to the capital Luoyang for a study tour, and by chance, he met Cao Zuan.What is strange is that these two people with different natures, for some reason, hit it off at first sight and hated seeing each other late. Over the years, they have become inseparable and heart-to-heart.

This time he came to Shouchun with Cao Zuan, and inferred from the emperor Cao Rui's promise to Cao Zuan's Anfeng prefect, it is not difficult to guess that Wang Qiao will be the person who will assist Cao Zuan in handling government affairs in the future.

Xia Houhui was also well aware of this.

Therefore, when Cao Zhuan asked him in private before, if he could arrange for Wang Qiao to experience a job in the new army, he left Wang Qiao with the supervision of food supplies and the mobilization of civil disputes.

The reason why she trusts so much is not that Xia Houhui is trying to make up for the guilt of exploiting Cao Zuan on a daily basis.

It's that he has a good feeling for Wang Qiao, and the two can still develop a relationship.

When Cao Zuan introduced Wang Qiao to Xia Houhui, he also took advantage of the situation and said that Wang Qiao's elder brother was Zhongshu's servant Wang Ji, and specifically mentioned that Wang Ji and Xia Houhe met friends and had a good friendship through writing.The reason is that everyone in Luoyang, the capital city, knows that Wang Ji and Xia Houhui's future uncle Wang Su are facing each other, and they have already torn their faces.

So Cao Zuan was also worried that Xia Houhui would hate Wu Jiwu and not wait to see Wang Qiao.

However, Cao Zhuan was worrying for nothing.

For Xia Houhui, what does it have to do with Wang Ji and Wang Su tearing up his face?

Originally, the classics and meanings were not his strong point, and the academic disputes are different, so why should he participate in it?
"Zi Song is in a hurry, what happened?"

Cao Zuan, who looked back, saw Wang Qiao running up the mountain panting and sweating profusely, so he asked a question with concern.

And Xia Houhui was also a little surprised.

Because he saw that Wang Qiao, who was usually gentle and elegant, had an angry expression on his face at this moment.

What happened that made him lose his self-cultivation as a scholar?

Could it be that there are twists and turns in the collection of slack labor?

Xia Houhui thought about it secretly.

Well, now that he plans to build a defensive wall, he asked Wang Qiao to start the trivial matters such as enlisting the hairshi's house and the Hakka small corvee in Tuntian.

"There is a scumbag who bullies me too much!"

Wang Qiao, who hurried to the front, replied panting heavily, and immediately saluted Xia Houhui, "For the construction of the wall dock, I also ask the general to let Jiao Junzheng assist me, so as to punish the unruly offenders."

uh~
It turned out that he was disobeyed by the people below.

Hearing this, Xia Houhui, who had a general understanding in his heart, patted the rocks, "Don't get angry, Zisong, come and sit down."

call.
Realizing that she had lost her composure, Wang Qiao took a deep breath to ease her emotions.

When Yi Yan sat down, he nodded with a smile and apologized, "The weather is so hot that it also makes me feel irritable, which made the general laugh."

"Hehe, it's fine."

With a chuckle, Xia Houhui waved his hand, and took another green plum from Cao Zuan's hand and handed it over, "Zisong, let's talk about the reason."

"Wei. Thank you, General."

After thanking her, Wang Qiao took Qingmei and narrated the whole story.

It turned out that after he got Xia Houhui's order, he asked Jiao Yi's county soldiers to go door-to-door to check the labor and division of labor, and transferred the mountain stone, wood, tools and other materials that had been mined long ago to the place Xia Houhui pre-selected for storage.

Just when he was so busy, a new soldier ran over to watch.

At first, he was quite surprised.

Obviously Xiahou Hui asked all the soldiers to go home to rest for the time being, so why are there still people wandering around in the barracks?
However, he didn't care, and he didn't ask aloud.

Because he found that this soldier is quite old, he should be almost forty years old, maybe he has no family anymore?

He has heard a little about things like the fact that a scholar's family does not give birth to a child, and a stranger's wife.

He didn't drive them away either, and let the soldier watch.

But unexpectedly, the soldier watched silently for a while, and then asked Wang Qiao if he wanted to build a wall here.

Wang Qiao ignored this.

There are military rules in the army.

As a soldier, his job is to obey orders, why did he ask if he wanted to build a wall?

Especially the soldier was very rude.

When asking others, he didn't know how to salute, make a smile and lower his posture, and asked questions directly without a name, as if Wang Qiao was his subordinate!
Seeing that Wang Qiao didn't answer, the soldier asked him several times.

Wang Qiao was so angry that she directly reprimanded him on the grounds that "this is not something you can ask", and waved him to go away quickly, don't stay here to disturb.

However, what the soldier did next made Wang Qiao furious.

He didn't leave without saying anything, but after being silent for a while, he directly claimed that it was inappropriate to build a wall here, and then, whether Wang Qiao was willing to listen or not, he just eloquently explained why it was inappropriate.

Even if Wang Qiao glared at him and yelled loudly during his rambling, he couldn't stop talking.

The afternoon weather in midsummer and May was already hot and unbearable, and Wang Qiao happened to be at a time when everything was complicated. How could he bear the constant buzzing of a humanoid fly in his ear?
However, he is still able to control his emotions at this time because he is good at nourishing his energy.

Directly use the words "This is General Xiahou's intention, unless a soldier can say it, otherwise he will be punished according to the military regulations of lying", let the soldier know the severity and get out as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, when the soldier saw that he had spoken to him, he became even more serious.

Not only did he not leave, but he even insisted that Biwu must not be located here, and asked Wang Qiao where Xia Houhui is now, and he planned to go to see him and explain his views on the construction of Biwu.

This time completely angered Wang Qiao.

It's just a pawn, knowing that this is the general's decision, but dare to speak up?
And also boldly inquire about the general's whereabouts?
Are military regulations really child's play? !
It's just that Wang Qiao's anger turned to anger, but she didn't call out the county soldiers who came to carry the supplies to take it down.

Because he has no such right.

He is a friend and aide of Cao Zuan, and he has no official position in the new army.

Moreover, Xia Houhui asked him to act as an agent at the request of Cao Zhuan, and it was only for him to practice, but he was not given the authority to punish soldiers independently.

Therefore, it happened that he came to the low hills and asked Xia Houhui to ask Jiao Yi for help.

"In the new army, there are such arrogant people?!"

After hearing this, Cao Zuan was also angry, and he stood up suddenly, and said loudly, "Zi Song, don't worry, I will let this person know that the military regulations are not a joke." But before he finished speaking, he paused again , and then asked in a very puzzled tone, "Zhiquan. Seems to have known this person a long time ago?"

Because at this moment, Xia Houhui seemed to be smiling but not smiling, as if he had expected it.

"Well, if there are no accidents, this person should be Deng Aideng Shizai, a farmer who applied for the recruitment."

Gently nodding, Xia Houhui responded slowly.

Tuntian guest Deng Ai Deng Shizai
Who is it?

Hearing this, Cao Zuan and Wang Qiao looked at each other in blank dismay, neither knowing what to do.

Wang Qiao, who was active in his thoughts, quickly reacted, and asked softly, "General, is this Deng Shizai the old general?"

"Hey, no."

Shaking his head with a chuckle, Xia Houhui also stood up, "It was just spring plowing before. When Mintun recruited soldiers to enter the camp, I roughly looked through the name book. Deng Shizai is quite old, and there is a note behind his name book." He said that he was once promoted as a bachelor of Diannong Duwei, and he had a lot of experience in farming affairs and building fortifications, so I remembered his name. Now Zisong said that a soldier commented on the site selection for the construction of the wall dock, so I said I think it should be him."

After explaining, Xiahou Hui paused for a moment, then asked Wang Qiao again, "By the way, didn't Zisong ask his name just now?"

"Ah~"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qiao was stunned.

Then he showed embarrassment and said embarrassingly, "Back to the general, I was so angry that I forgot to ask his name."

"Hehe~"

Xia Houhui showed a kind smile, looked up at the sky again, and called them down the mountain, "Twilight is approaching, I'll go back to the barracks to meet Deng Shizai, who claims that the location of Biwu is not right."

"it is good."

"only."

Cao Zuan and Wang Qiao, who responded to each other, even looked at each other when they walked up.

None of them are stupid.

From Xia Houhui's demeanor and words, it can be known that he appreciates this Deng Ai.

And in today's world, people who can have a word are not scumbags.

It's just that they couldn't figure it out, if Deng Ai was said to be from a poor family, why was he still a farmer who was recruited into the army after he was about [-] years old?Moreover, Xia Houhui claimed that he was not old, but he seemed to know him very well?

It's amazing!
With such thoughts in mind, they were looking forward to the time when Xia Houhui and Deng Ai would meet.

Even Wang Qiao, who was very angry just now, is no longer ashamed.

After all, the army is the most boring~
But what they didn't know was that Xia Houhui was also looking forward to it at this time.

Yes, he has been waiting for this moment for a long time!

When he first saw Deng Ai on the name book, he couldn't believe it, thinking it was the same name and surname.

After carefully checking the inscriptions, hometown and past experience, etc., he lamented that the world is like a white cloud and a dog.

In his dusty memory, of course he also remembered Deng Ai.

I didn't look for him before, but my official position was low and I didn't have the ability to promote others.

And because of his duties, there was no proper reason, so he went to various farm sites in Yuzhou to search and begged for a farmer from Captain Diannong!
However, since Deng Ai applied for the army by mistake and became a soldier under his command, he was not so eager.

The reason is that he also remembers that Deng Ai's character is very bad.

For example, in the original historical track, the official was the Taiwei, and no one spoke for him when he was falsely accused of treason!Even if the facts later proved that he had no intention of treason, he had to wait until Shangshu, an old minister of Shu, to be rehabilitated.

It's really sad~
Therefore, Xia Houhui felt that it was better to observe for a while, and then make plans after seeing Deng Ai's character flaws.

The selection of confidants and the promotion of talents all require the right medicine to be effective.

Anyway, Deng Ai couldn't escape.

Anyway, with Deng Ai's character of striving to get ahead, one day he will emerge by himself.

The night is like paint, full of stars.

Under the faint light of the crescent moon and the stars, the mountains, rocks and trees cast high and low shadows all around.The night bird hiding somewhere in Shoushan Mountain was calling silently, making the night even more silent.The Xinjun barracks in Nuoda on the north side of Shoushan Mountain had only a dozen or so fires ignited because the soldiers had all returned home, making it even more eerie.

And outside the military tent where a row of soldiers stayed overnight on the left, there was a fire that was burning vigorously.

Very small, very lonely, but stubbornly tore open the blockade of night.

That was the fire that Deng Ai lit.

He was the only soldier in the new army who did not return home during the rest period.

When twilight had just fallen and he could still see clearly a hundred meters away, he lit the fire.

And keep adding firewood on the side of the fire.

Regardless of the fact that it was midsummer and the heat was unbearable, no matter he was sweating profusely from the continuous heat from the fire, he was reluctant to leave for half a step, lest the fire be extinguished and his hope be buried in the endless night.

Yes, this fire was like his hope.

If Xia Houhui sent a guard to look for him, this fire would be a beacon of guidance.

Yes, he was waiting for Xia Houhui.

In the afternoon, he kept yelling at Wang Qiao, even if Wang Qiao was glaring at him, he didn't give up, just to attract Xia Houhui's summons.

In order to win a first-line chance to succeed.

At the beginning, when he was recruited to serve in Yuzhou, his wife's family and some kind-hearted neighbors advised him not to come.

The reason is that he is too old and has a stutter, and he still doesn't know how to observe words and manners and flatter him, so it will be difficult for him to make a career in the army.

On the contrary, it may be the first time to fill the gully with bones.

He didn't listen.

After arriving in Huainan, Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou, sent Anmin's petty official, thinking that he had been promoted as a bachelor of Diannong Duwei and that he had been farming in Yuzhou for many years, so he planned to recommend him to be a fighting food official in the county.

His duty is to persuade Nong Sang, and the object of his responsibility is the thousand households of Li Shu who were placed with him on the north bank of the Huai River.

But he still refused.

As such a petty fighting official, he will never see the day of his career in his life.

Later, after he settled down with his wife and children and finished the spring plowing, he came to the barracks on the south bank of the Huaishui River to become a soldier. When he saw the general and his deputy, he was very glad that he had put all his eggs in one basket and recruited to Huainan.

The general is Xiahouhui, the sixth son of Xiahouyuan, the former general who conquered the west, and Xiahouhui, who was specially favored by the emperor and granted an official position in the matter!
The deputy is Cao Xiu's second son, Cao Zhuan!
Just from the identities of the two of them, we can know how much the emperor Cao Rui attaches importance to the new army, and if he can get the appreciation of one of them, it is not a delusion to be famous in the ears of the emperor in the future and to be in the temple!
After all, both Xia Houhui and Cao Zuan are very young.

They were all equipped by the emperor and trained in the foreign army before they reached their thirties. According to Cao Wei's practice of using the clan and Qiao Pei's heroes to control the military power and border towns, their achievements in the future will definitely not be low; they will be appreciated and promoted by them. The people who chose to attach themselves to them when they first took over the military power, their achievements in the future will not be low!
This is an opportunity for Deng Ai's insight.

It is also the only advancement step he can touch now.

Of course, in the battle of two thousand soldiers, it was too difficult for him to be noticed by Xia Houhui or Cao Zuan.

He doesn't have the courage to lift mountains and surpass the world, and the strategy in his chest can't be revealed in daily martial arts performances. If he wants to attract attention, he can only wait for the opportunity to show his talents.

That's why he didn't go back to reunite with his wife and children.

He has already wasted too many years, and now he is not willing to waste the three days of rest and bathing.

This is also the reason why he deliberately angered Wang Qiao today.

For a possibility, he did not hesitate to face the consequences of being punished according to military regulations.

And, he succeeded!
While he was anxiously waiting, there was a sound of footsteps from far to near, and a torch tearing up the night was slowly approaching, and the person holding the torch came before the voice came, "Dare to ask, is it Deng Shizai now?"

"It's down."

Deng Ai, who got up early to wait, responded loudly.

Because he recognized the person who came, it was Gou Quan, the follower of Xia Houhui, the general of the new army.

(End of this chapter)