Can I get to the other side?

Jingzhou, Nanyang County.

Since Cao Cao united the major families and decided to move the base camp from Xiangyang to Changsha, he began another round of migration of people and materials in Jingzhou.

Just like the previous migration of the population of Yanzhou and Yuzhou to Jiangnan, the purpose of this migration is the same.

Once the court marches south, the north of the Yangtze River will become a battlefield, so Cao Cao plans to evacuate the people and materials in the large counties of Nanxiang, Nanyang, and Xiangyang.

Xinye is one of them.

Outside Xinye City, many people lined up in a long team and migrated in a mighty manner.

The people all left with their families, food, and materials.

From time to time, soldiers took people out of the city and sent them to the migration team - these were hiding in the city and did not want to leave, and then were discovered and caught by the soldiers who were searching.

There were also soldiers on both sides of the migration team responsible for monitoring.

At this moment, Cao Ren, accompanied by a group of senior officials of the Huang family, was inspecting the migration of the people of Xinye on the city wall.

"This group is the last group of people. The city has basically been searched, and no people or supplies are left."

The head of the Huang family stroked his beard and said, and at the same time, he couldn't help looking at Xinye behind him, his eyes full of reluctance.

The Huang family has been operating and living in Xinye for a long time, and can be regarded as taking root, but now they have to move south with their entire family, leaving the place where their ancestors lived, which makes him feel reluctant.

Seeing the look of the head of the Huang family, Cao Ren persuaded: "Head of the Huang family, please be at ease."

"Although the Huang family is leaving Xinye now, when my master leads the army to defeat the false emperor in the future, he will never forget the Huang family's efforts."

"Now it's just a temporary departure."

Hearing Cao Ren's words, the head of the Huang family laughed dryly.

He sighed deeply in his heart.

The emperor in Chang'an is now at the peak of his power. He not only founded the Lingyun Pavilion, but also built a martyrs' cemetery, erected monuments for all the soldiers, and won the hearts of the military and civilians.

Such a broad mind and courage, how can the fake emperor in Cao Cao's hands compare?

The chance of winning is too slim.

But now that he has boarded Cao Cao's ship, there is naturally no room for regret, and Cao Cao will not let him get off the ship.

After a few more words of consolation, Cao Ren began to look at Xinye City.

Xinye is a very important place for garrisoning troops.

He brought his troops here to inspect today, and a large number of troops will arrive here in a few days to deploy defenses here.

Just as Cao Ren was thinking about how to deploy defenses in this city, he suddenly found that the migration team of the people outside the city suddenly had a riot.

"What happened over there?"

Cao Ren cast his eyes over and frowned.

Then he didn't wait for the head of the Huang family to speak, and directly walked down the city wall with a few personal soldiers and rushed to the place where the riot occurred.

…

“Hurry up! If you move so slowly, you won’t be able to get out of the city before dark. Hurry up!”

Next to the migration team, Huang’s servant was holding a whip and urging them impatiently.

Since the task of migrating the people was very heavy, Cao Ren asked Huang to send people to help speed up the progress.

The migration team was very long.

Because they all brought their families with them and also carried various materials and equipment, the team’s movement speed was not very fast.

An old farmer drove an ox cart to follow the team.

But for some reason, the ox pulling the cart suddenly stopped and refused to move on the spot.

The ox cart stopped, which affected the entire migration team, and others had to take a detour from the side.

A servant of Huang came over and cursed: "What are you doing here! Don’t you see that you are blocking the road?"

“Hey! Let’s go, let’s go…”

While responding, the old farmer kept driving the ox cart, sweating anxiously.

The servants were getting impatient, so one of them walked over and whipped the ox.

"You beast! Hurry up!"

The ox was frightened by the whip and shook its head vigorously.

The servant was hit in the chest by the horn of the ox and sat down in the mud pit beside him, looking extremely embarrassed.

"Hahahaha......!"

The servants next to him couldn't help laughing at the calf's misfortune.

The servant who fell down was so ashamed that he turned over and cursed angrily: "Damn beast!!"

After that, he drew out the knife on his waist and was about to chop the ox to death!

"No! No!"

The old farmer was horrified and hurried forward to stop him.

This ox was the most valuable thing for their family. How could it be chopped to death?

"Get out of my way!"

The servant was very angry and kicked the old farmer away, then walked towards the ox with a knife.

"Stop!"

At this moment, a childish voice suddenly came.

A child stood up without knowing when.

The child was only about six or seven years old, and was standing in front of the soldier at this time, with anger on his childish face.

"According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, no one is allowed to kill oxen without authorization, otherwise, otherwise they will be punished!"

"You are just a servant of the Huang family, and this ox is not your private property, how dare you kill it!"

The child stuttered a little and spoke haltingly, but his momentum was impressive.

The servant was attracted by his aura and saw his extraordinary clothes, so he did not dare to act rashly for a moment.

"Which family do you belong to, little boy? Why don't you get out of the way when the Huang family is doing something! Otherwise, I'll chop you up too!"

Another servant came over and threatened him fiercely.

However, this child was unafraid and said: "What does it matter to you who I am? It's just a matter of fact!"

"The Huang family is also a famous family, but you are using Huang and the Huang family's name to bully others. Is it possible that all the people taught by wealthy families like the Huang family are villains like you!"

The child's sharp words made the servant's face turn red, and he was unable to refute.

Seeing that more and more people were watching around him, the servant became more and more embarrassed and cursed: "Mom, get out of here!"

After saying that, he slapped him in the face.

He still doesn't dare to kill in front of so many people, but he does dare to hit people.

But at this time, a sharp arrow flew over from nowhere and hit directly between the servant and the child.

The servant was startled and took a few steps back.

Everyone looked in the direction where the arrows flew, and saw Cao Ren and the head of the Huang family walking over at some unknown time.

The head of the Huang family looked very ugly and cursed at the servant: "Who told you to do it? Get out of here!"

The servant's face was already pale with fear. Hearing this, he didn't dare to stay here anymore, so he quickly put away his knife and ran away.

Cao Ren glanced coldly at the servant who ran away in panic, and then said calmly: "Huang Family Master, although I ask you to take the people south, it is best not to use your power to bully others and oppress the people."

When a servant of the clan did such a thing, the head of the Huang family felt that he could not bear it. Hearing this, he nodded quickly and said: "General Cao, be careful. I will give orders to restrain my subordinates, and I will never let this happen again."

Only then did Cao Ren retract his gaze, and then looked at the child with deep admiration in his eyes.

"You're a brave kid. What's your name?"

He had seen the scene just now. This childish boy was so young, but his courage was extraordinary and eye-catching.

Facing a group of big shots in front of him, the child bowed his hands in a serious manner and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "The younger generation, Deng Ai and Ai, have met the general."

Hearing the child announce his name, Cao Ren raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: "Deng Ai...are you a descendant of the Deng family?"

Cao Ren sounded a little surprised.

The Deng family was once a prominent family in Xinye, but it has declined now, but he has heard about the Deng family.

"Exactly!"

Deng Ai nodded, and then said: "Dare, dare I ask the general, why did Sikong insist on letting the people move south?

"There are many young and old among the people. How can they endure such a long journey?"

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"Is this an order from the emperor, or an order from Sikong?"

He had seen Cao Cao's recent forced movement of people south and out of the city, which made him extremely dissatisfied.

Although he is still young, he has been reading poetry and books since he was a child. He has extraordinary talents and great spirit.

Regardless of whether the emperor in Xiangyang City is true or false, in his opinion, a monarch who disturbs the lives of the people is not a wise king, and ministers who disturb the lives of the people are not virtuous ministers.

That's why he dared to ask questions directly when facing Cao Ren.

The question Deng Ai asked was exactly what countless people wanted to ask. At this time, a large circle of people had gathered around, whispering among themselves.

"Yes, if you want to fight, you can fight. Why do we have to move our land?"

"We are men, why should we be treated like this?"

"Yeah, we don't want to leave!"

"My family has lived in Xinye for three generations. I won't leave!"

"How can we live when we go to the south and are unfamiliar with the place? Isn't this forcing people to die!"

…

The people around him kept complaining.

They were already very resistant to moving south, but after what happened just now and what Deng Ai said, they felt even more angry.

The emperor in the north would not do this!

Suddenly, there were calls everywhere, and the people around them were clamoring not to move, but to turn around and return to the city.

Cao Ren's face turned livid and he shouted sternly: "Everyone, stop here, General!"

Following his order, the soldiers who were just watching on both sides stepped forward and blocked the retreat of all the people.

The sharp spear blade shone coldly in the sun.

Cao Ren said coldly: "When you move south, the imperial court will naturally arrange a place for you."

"This is His Majesty's order. No one is allowed to disobey it, otherwise it will be disrespectful and disobedient!"

Cao Ren spoke harshly, and at the same time glanced at Deng Ai with an unkind look.

"Because of your young age, I don't care about your nonsense, why don't you leave quickly?"

If Deng Ai still dared to talk nonsense, he would kill him directly without caring whether it was a child or not.

"I--"

Deng Ai looked angry and opened his mouth to speak.

But at this time, a middle-aged man squeezed out of the crowd and yelled at him: "Shuzi! Shut up!"

This man is Deng Ai's uncle.

He directly stepped forward and pulled Deng Ai to his side, then politely saluted Cao Ren and the head of the Huang family, and said apologetically:

"This boy is young and ignorant. What he said just now is just nonsense. Please general and the Huang Family Master not to worry about it."

"I will discipline you well when I get back next time."

The Deng family was also from a well-known family. Cao Ren didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he turned around and left with a slight "hmm".

The head of the Huang family didn't say much. He told the servants below to restrain themselves and then left.

Under the surveillance of the soldiers and Huang's servants, no one dared to clamor to return to the city. The common people could only swallow their anger and continue to follow the migration team.

The commotion subsided.

The middle-aged man took Deng Ai back to the carriage, and then scolded him face to face: "You are looking for death!"

"Thankfully you met Cao Ren today. If it were someone with a more grumpy temper, just based on your words, I, the Deng family, would have suffered a great disaster!"

"How can you talk so nonsense and know no sense of proportion?"

He was really angry with Deng Ai.

Deng Ai pursed his lips tightly, his face full of stubbornness, and whispered: "My nephew just thinks this is wrong."

"The emperor in Chang'an treats the people well, but the one in Xiangyang City and in the city behaves to disturb the people. How can he be anything like a real emperor?"

"Uncle, do you think that the emperor of Xiangyang City is, really?"

The middle-aged man interrupted Deng Ai and whispered: "This is not something you should consider!"

"We have no control over whether the emperor of Xiangyang City is true or not, but if you continue to talk nonsense like this, the whole Deng family will lose their lives because of it!"

When he said this, he paused again and continued: "However... in this battle between the true and false emperor, His Majesty Chang'an will definitely win, and Cao Cao will be defeated."

"You should study hard now, and when the world is peaceful in the future, you can make a big splash, become an official in the court, and revitalize the Deng family!"

Deng Ai was shocked after hearing this. He raised his head and glanced at his uncle, then bowed deeply and said, "Nephew, remember this!"

…

What happened during the day was just a small episode.

However, when Deng Ai questioned the head of the family and the general of the dynasty face to face, it was always discussed in private and talked about with great interest.

It is extraordinary for a child of six or seven years old to have such courage.

In addition, the soldiers brought by Cao Ren actually drew their swords on the people, which also made many people complain.

"Those bunch of bitches really don't think they are human beings!"

Beside a bonfire, dozens of young people gathered to warm themselves up and curse.

"That's right, there is no one who uses a knife to force people to move. We are all common people of the Han Dynasty, and we are not enemies! Why should you point a knife at us?"

A young man also said angrily.

"I think that kid named Deng Ai is right. The emperor's soldiers in the north have never treated ordinary people like this!"

"Yes, and I heard that life in the north is very good now. The court has reduced taxes and exempted people from corvee, and other policies are good. I'm really envious."

Another person sighed, his tone full of envy.

As soon as this conversation started, a group of people started discussing and talking about the various sage actions of the emperor in the north.

People don't pay attention to who is real and who is fake. What they care about is who is good to the people. This is a matter related to their interests.

Just when the discussion was at its most intense, someone suddenly said, "How about we rebel?"