Man Chong ordered his soldiers to fetch Deng Ai, but two people came instead.
I saw a young woman with a round figure and a pretty face coming to Man Chong timidly with a boy in her arms. He Yan lowered his head in front of him and waited for his fate.
"Your name is Deng Ai?"
Man Chong thought that He Yan was looking for this woman, but found that this beautiful woman's mouth kept trembling, but she did not dare to say anything.
"She is not Deng Ai, the child in her arms is Deng Ai."
He Yan came to the two of them and tried his best to put on a gentle face: "This should be Deng Ai's mother, right?"
Perhaps He Yan's face was much more friendly than that of Man Chong, a cruel official. Deng's mother was really not that nervous after meeting He Yan. She also had a fluent exchange of words with He Yan: "Xiao Langjun, the son of a common woman is indeed called Deng Ai.
"
He Yan looked towards Mother Deng's arms.
So big!
I saw a huge child appearing in Mother Deng's arms, looking at He Yan with eyes like black grapes.
"..."
"..."
"Ahem."
Man Chong just couldn't stand it any longer, so he pulled He Yan over and asked, "What are you looking at in this woman's arms?"
"I'm looking at that kid."
"Do you think I believe it?"
He Yan was a little speechless.
How can the gravedigger of the Shu Han Dynasty be more attractive than a woman in the future?
But should I say it, Deng Ai’s mother is pretty good looking...
It happened that at this time, Cao Ren was passing by and said with a smile: "Yulang, you are so interested in women? Okay, okay, you are worthy of being Sikong's adopted son!"
"You just recovered from a serious illness, so letting her stay with you to take care of you will save me some effort!"
Seeing that Cao Ren and Man Chong were filled with dirty thoughts, He Yan couldn't help but sigh.
"Am I the only pure person in this world?"
"hehe."
Cao Ren's sneer stabbed at He Yan's chest, causing a dull pain in He Yan's chest.
"You, mother and son, just stay with me first... Don't worry, I didn't mean that! I meant that I can teach Deng Ai to read! He can treat me as his father!"
He Yan was confused by Cao Ren and Man Chong, and he accidentally said what was in his heart... ah no! It was nonsense, causing Cao Ren and Man Chong to cover their mouths and snicker again.
"Uncle Ren, Prefect Man, where are you going from now on?"
In order to divert attention, He Yan diverted the topic away from Deng Ai's mother and son.
"Bo Ning will naturally return to Runan and continue to be wary of Sun Ce who may attack from the south."
"As for me, by annihilating Liu Pi and Liu Bei in one fell swoop this time, I have successfully completed the military order. It's time to return to Guandu to resume my duties."
After saying that, Cao Ren realized something and cast a malicious look on He Yan.
"Yulang, do you want to go to Guandu with me?"
"don't want!"
Cao Ren teased: "What? You don't plan to lead the army?"
"That's not now either!"
He Yan understood that Cao Ren simply wanted to use his brainpower for free: "Huo Qubing was only eighteen years old when he was conferred by Emperor Wu as the Lieutenant of Yao to lead the army. If I go to lead the army now, I'm afraid I will be bullied to death by those gangsters."
"But the Battle of Guandu is a rare battle after all. If you go to the front line, you will definitely learn a lot."
Hearing this, He Yan rolled his eyes again: "Now Sikong is defending on the front line! What can be learned? At least we have to wait until a full-scale counterattack..."
He Yan suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly shut up.
Cao Ren and Man Chong did not let He Yan go, especially Cao Ren, whose eyes shone brightly: "Counterattack? Yulang means that he is optimistic that Sikong will defeat Yuan Shao, and even have the ability to counterattack Yuan Shao?"
"Well, almost."
Seeing that He Yan had made a mistake, he muttered a few vague words and fooled Cao Ren.
"As for leading the troops, I plan to start with them first."
As he spoke, He Yan pointed at the Xinye people who followed the army and moved to Xuchang.
"Private soldiers?"
Cao Ren frowned slightly when he heard this.
Not because there is anything wrong with raising private soldiers, but because He Yan's current status does not have the right to raise private soldiers.
If someone from the court finds out, they will inevitably use this matter to attack He Yan.
Cao Ren knew very well how troublesome those people in the imperial court were, and if He Yan was entangled, something bad would inevitably happen.
"Uncle Ren, don't worry."
He Yan looked relaxed as usual: "Don't forget that I still have a title."
When He Jin was still alive, he was awarded the title of "Marquis Shen" for his military exploits.
Later, after He Jin's death, Dong Zhuo did not abandon the title of "Marquis Shen" in order to win over He Jin's old tribe. Therefore, according to the eldest son inheritance system of the Han family, He Yan is now the only heir to "Marquis Shen".
What is missing now is just a piece of paper from the imperial court.
As long as Cao Cao tells Cao Cao, He Yan can immediately transform from a white man into one of the countless county-level marquises in the Han Dynasty (marquises are divided into three levels: county, township, and pavilion, such as Guan Yu's Han Shouting Marquis, Zhuge Liang's Wuxiang Marquis, Lu Bu's
Wenhou, "Wen" here refers to Wen County).
Cao Ren and Man Chong turned green when they heard this!
They had worked hard for most of their lives, not to mention the county marquis, even the Ting marquis, but He Yan was born with...
Cao Ren also covered his aching chest: "Since Yulang has thought so carefully, I won't say much."
He Yan heard this but opened his palms to Cao Ren: "There's more!"
"what?"
"food!"
He Yan said confidently: "After the war is over, return the food to me."
Seeing that He Yan turned against anyone else, Cao Ren was about to get angry when he saw He Yan playing the emotional card: "So many people will follow me to earn a living, I have to feed them, right?"
There are more than two hundred households! If He Yan didn't get the grain from Cao Ren, he wouldn't be able to feed these people.
"you!!!"
Cao Ren glared at He Yan: "Why should I return the grain I collected to you?"
"Uncle Ren, if you don't pay me back, you will file a complaint to Xun Lingjun, saying that you robbed me of my food!"
Cao Ren became anxious now: "You little scoundrel!"
“Each other!”
The smile on He Yan's face bloomed very brightly: "It's mainly because Uncle Ren taught me well!"
Cao Ren never expected that after moving some people to He Yan, He Yan would actually use this as an excuse to blackmail him into paying back the food, and his face suddenly became darker than the bottom of the pot.
"I can only pay you back five hundred stones."
"I want five thousand stones!"
"Go away! Just a thousand stones, do you want me to love you?"
"Three thousand stones! Otherwise I will write a letter to Xun Lingjun now!"
"you……"
After He Yan moved Xun Yu out again and again, Cao Ren finally made a compromise and gave He Yan three thousand shi of grain so that the people who were about to become villagers could survive until next year.
"Thank you, Uncle Ren!"
He Yan's smile didn't stop after he took back some of the food.
"I wish Uncle Ren will be victorious on the front line and help Sikong annihilate Yuan Shao in one fell swoop!"
"Haha, you little brat..."
Cao Ren laughed and scolded, and after sending He Yan back to Xuchang, he stared at his back: "Yulang, he is more like my eldest nephew than Pi'er."
Looking back leisurely, Cao Ren said with his eyes on the north: "This time, we will settle the world in one battle!"