Liu Mang quickly walked toward the antechamber. Before he even reached the antechamber, he saw a figure walking toward him with an extremely anxious expression.
"Hm?" Liu Mang was a bit puzzled. Looking at this person's attire, he did not look like a scholar. On the contrary, he looked more like a warrior. Liu Mang had become friends with the scholars of Jingzhou. He had also coaxed a lot of scholars to go to Yangzhou to fill some of the positions in Yangzhou. However, no warrior had come to his King of Shu's Mansion.
Puzzled, Liu Mang walked toward the warrior and shouted. "Hello, warrior!?"
Liu Mang was about to greet the warrior when he turned around and knelt down, "This commoner Deng Tian greets Your Highness, King Of Shu."
"Deng Tian?" Liu Mang was stunned when he saw this person. The last time Liu Mang saw Deng Tian was when he went to his uncle Kuai Liang's house with Kuai Ran. At that time, Liu Mang had saved the barbarian princess and almost had a conflict with Deng Tian.
Deng Tian was from the Huang Family and Liu Mang did not get along with him. Why would he appear in his residence?
Although Liu Mang was puzzled, he still went forward to help Deng Tian up, "Kainan, please get up. There is no need to be so polite!"
"Many thanks to Your Highness, King Of Shu!" Although Deng Tian stood up, he was still very respectful towards Liu Mang. Liu Mang did not deliberately correct him, "Brother Kainan, please take a seat! Someone, bring two cups of the best tea. "
"Yes!" The female servant answered and left.
"Brother Kainan, may I know why you came to my residence?" Liu Mang asked. Liu Mang had tried to recruit Deng Tian before. He had asked Kuai Ran to take in Deng Tian's son in order to recruit him. However, Deng Tian had rejected him. Liu Mang did not expect Deng Tian to come.
"Plop!" Now that Liu Mang asked, Deng Tian immediately knelt in front of Liu Mang and begged, "Your Highness King of Shu, Your Highness King of Shu, this commoner begs Your Highness to save this commoner."
"Hm?" Liu Mang was confused when he saw Deng Tian's reaction. What do you mean by saving you? "Get up, get up and speak."
"I beg Your Highness King of Shu to save this commoner. Please save this commoner's family." Deng Tian did not get Liu Mang's answer and remained on the ground.
"Family?" Liu Mang's heart skipped a beat. Back then, Liu Mang appreciated Deng Tian. Other than Deng Tian's ability, there was also his son, Deng Fan, who was the future Deng Ai. If Deng Tian wanted Liu Mang to save him, Liu Mang might not do anything. However, this Deng Ai … "Brother Kainan, why are you begging me?" Liu Mang wanted to know the reason. Logically speaking, Deng Tian's enemy should be the Cai Family. Even if the Cai Family wanted to deal with Deng Tian, the Huang Family would protect him. Why would he beg Liu Mang?
"Your Highness, King Of Shu, this, this is a long story!" Deng Tian smiled bitterly as he looked at Liu Mang and explained to Liu Mang.
It turned out that Deng Tian was begging Liu Mang because of Liu Mang. Previously, Deng Tian released Kuai Ran and the others. Initially, she did not know about Liu Mang's identity. It was only after Deng Tian went out with the Huang Family's young master that she found out about Liu Mang's identity.
It was precisely because of Liu Mang's identity as the King Of Shu that led to Deng Tian's current situation. The Huang Family's young master, Huang She, was imprisoned by Liu Biao because of Liu Mang. Although he was released later, he suffered a lot. The prison in Jingzhou was very uncomfortable.
As Huang She suffered, her hatred for Liu Mang became even deeper. Someone was the housekeeper of the Huang Family. In order to curry favor with Huang She and take revenge on Deng Tian, he told Huang She that Deng Tian released Liu Mang. This time, Huang She hated everything related to Liu Mang.
Originally, Huang Chen's royal brothers had given Deng Tian a punishment, which was to make Deng Tian's son apprentice to an artisan. They wanted Deng Tian's son to be a lowly artisan for the rest of his life and not be able to read or write. Deng Tian didn't care about it, because he had already thought it through. He wanted his son to live a peaceful life, and not be like the original Deng Family, who had become an aristocratic family. However, because of the aristocratic family's status and wealth, they were schemed against and their family was ruined.
When Huang She knew about this, she didn't give Deng Tian a way out. She directly sent Deng Fan to the Death Warrior Camp. That was the place where the Huang Family trained death warriors.
Deng Tian used to be the young master of the Deng Family. How could he not know what a sacrificial warrior camp was? Every big noble family had a sacrificial warrior camp of this size. These people were trained from a young age and were willing to sacrifice themselves for the main family. In the original track, Jiangdong's Little Conqueror Sun Ce was assassinated by the Xu Family's death warriors.
One of the prerequisites for training such death warriors was to be inhumane. In order to make these death warriors truly loyal to the main family, they had to be highly brainwashed physically and mentally. In order to make them useful to the main family in the future, they would not leak the main family's information. The death warriors' tongues would be cut off so that they couldn't speak. If they were more ruthless, they would be turned deaf. This was not what the death warriors had to do in the early stage. Later on, they couldn't just cut off their tongues and deafened their ears.
The Men of Sacrifice also needed to compete with each other. It was like cultivating poisonous creatures. An aristocratic family could buy dozens or even hundreds of children. Among these children, only three or four could truly become Men of Sacrifice killers.
The others either died during training or were killed by their companions due to the survival of the fittest.
Deng Tian wanted to resist, but his wife was still in the hands of the Huang Family. Huang She just wanted to vent his anger. If it was someone else, they might abandon their son and have another child. However, Deng Tian couldn't do that. After his family was destroyed, Deng Tian cherished his family even more. Deng Tian didn't want to ask for help from the Kuai Family. Because of the relationship between the Cai Family and the Kuai Family, Deng Tian had no choice but to run to Liu Mang's mansion to find Liu Mang.
"Little Deng Ai was captured to be a death warrior?" Liu Mang also stood up. Damn, this Huang She wanted to make trouble. Who was Deng Ai? He was a monstrous character like Zhuge Liang in the later period of the Three Kingdoms. If he was trained to be a death warrior, it would be a big joke.
Liu Mang wasn't afraid that Huang She would train Little Deng Ai to death. If he died, Liu Mang would only feel pity. However, if Little Deng Ai was brainwashed by the Huang Family and had a monstrous life, Liu Mang would have one more enemy.
Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan almost caused Liu Mang to run around everywhere. If little Deng Ai was added into the mix, this potential enemy would be really annoying.
"Deng Ai?" Deng Tian was stunned. Who was Deng Ai? His son was called Deng Fan.
"This Huang She actually captured Brother Kainan's son, Deng Fan, to be a death warrior. This is outrageous!" Liu Mang finally reacted. Little Deng Ai was still called Deng Fan. He hadn't changed his name.
"Brother Kainan, get up. If you can help me, Liu Mang will definitely not refuse!" Liu Mang was about to agree, but his shoulder was pulled by someone behind him.
"My lord, this matter still needs to be discussed." The person who grabbed Liu Mang's shoulder to stop him was Jia Xu, Liu Mang, who had been following Liu Mang. Jia Xu didn't say anything behind Liu Mang until Deng Tian begged Liu Mang to agree. Only then did he wipe his mouth.
"Discuss? What's there to discuss?" Liu Mang was about to agree. Since he had already offended the Huang Family, he might as well offend them to the end. Jia Xu on the side whispered, "My lord, if it's not the Huang Family, there is still the Cai Family!"
"The Cai Family!" Liu Mang finally reacted. Deng Tian was a member of the Deng Family. The Deng Family of Nanyang used to be a big family. In the end, the Cai Family destroyed the Deng Family. Naturally, the Cai Family wouldn't leave any loose ends behind. They also almost killed Deng Tian. It was the Huang Family who reported Deng Tian to them. If Liu Mang helped Deng Tian, then he would potentially offend the Cai Family. Liu Mang didn't care about it before, but now, Liu Mang and the Cai Family were allies.
"Your Highness, King Of Shu, Your Highness, I beg you, please save my son, I beg you!" Deng Tian kneeled down and kowtowed toward Liu Mang. Liu Mang's mansion's gate was made of bluestone bricks. With this kowtow, Deng Tian's forehead started to bleed. Liu Mang's mansion's gate was made of bluestone bricks.
"Brother Kainan, Brother Kainan, please get up first. We will discuss this at length!" Liu Mang looked at Deng Tian's appearance and felt a little uncomfortable. However, he also knew that Liu Mang couldn't afford to offend the Cai Family. After all, the Cai Family was helping Liu Mang in every way.
"My lord, don't forget about Cai Desi's banquet a few days ago." Jia Xu wasn't a heartless person, but for Jia Xu, as a counselor, it was natural for him to pay the smallest price in exchange for the greatest benefit for his lord.
Deng Tian was just a martial artist. If the Deng Family was still around, then it would be fine. But the Deng Family was already gone. The Cai Family was the one that Liu Mang needed to make friends with. It wasn't worth offending the Cai Family for such a boorish man.
"Discuss this at length? Discuss this at length?!" Deng Tian smiled bitterly and shook his head. His forehead was covered in blood. How could he still discuss this at length? He could already tell from Liu Mang's words that he was trying to delay. His son, Deng Fan, had already been captured. If he didn't rescue him now, then it would really be over.
"Your Highness, King Of Shu, this commoner doesn't want to make things difficult for Your Highness. Just pretend that this commoner never came. This commoner will take his leave!" Deng Tian smiled bitterly. He was just a martial artist, but the Cai Family was a colossus. Who would offend the Cai Family for a martial artist? Moreover, there was also the Huang Family.
Looking at Deng Tian's lifeless eyes, Liu Mang was in a difficult position.
"My lord, do you remember Lady Cai's words?" Jia Xu tried to dispel Liu Mang's impulse.
"I!"
Deng Tian walked further and further away, staggering. His figure was extremely bleak.
Deng Tian, Deng Fan, Deng Ai! Cai Family, Huang Family. Liu Mang's mouth was chewing on these words.
The only benefits that Deng Tian could bring to Liu Mang were his own talent and his son who was destined to shine in the future. On the other hand, the Cai Family could give Liu Mang ready-made benefits. Liu Mang closed his eyes and thought for a while.
"Wait a minute!" Liu Mang suddenly called out to Deng Tian who was about to leave.
"My lord, please reconsider. The Cai Family, this …" Jia Xu didn't understand his lord. This was very obvious. The Cai Family could give a lot of benefits, but what could Deng Tian have?
"Wen He, isn't the White Horse lacking a deputy general? This person is enough! "Liu Mang said to Jia Xu with a smile.
"The deputy general of the White Horse?" Jia Xu was helpless. Jia Xu also appreciated Deng Tian's talent. Whether it was in handling matters or other aspects, he was outstanding. Otherwise, he wouldn't be the leader of the Huang Family's private army. However, offending the Cai Family for such a person was not worth it.
One person? If it was just Deng Tian alone, Liu Mang wouldn't help at all. Even if Liu Mang wanted to help, under the influence of benefits, Liu Mang was no longer the same person. Besides Deng Tian, there was also Deng Tian's precious son, Deng Fan, who would be the future little Deng Ai. One person wasn't enough for Liu Mang to help, but two people were enough.
Moreover, it wasn't necessarily necessary to offend the Cai Family.
"Your Highness, King Of Shu?" Deng Tian saw Liu Mang chasing after him. Although Liu Mang didn't help him, Deng Tian didn't forget his etiquette. He cupped his fist and greeted Liu Mang.
"Brother Kainan, I, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, will help you!" Liu Mang said to Deng Tian.
"What?" Happiness came too suddenly. Deng Tian was simply stunned. He couldn't believe it. "Your Highness, King Of Shu, can you say it again?"
"My Lord said that your son and family can be saved!" Jia Xu chased after them and said to Deng Tian in exasperation.
"Your Highness, King Of Shu, this, this, this!" Deng Tian didn't know what to say. To be honest, he and Liu Mang were strangers who met by chance. They didn't have any old friendship. Deng Tian came this time just to try his luck because he had nowhere else to go. He didn't expect that Liu Mang would chase after him and actually want to help him.
"Brother Kainan, I'll help you, but there's one thing I need to make clear to you. That is, after I help you, Brother Kainan, you can't appear in Jingzhou anymore. Moreover, you have to change your name! Brother Kainan should also know my difficulties. " Liu Mang had a condition for helping Deng Tian. That was that Deng Tian could no longer appear in Jingzhou. Otherwise, helping Deng Tian would be equivalent to offending the Cai Family. Furthermore, Deng Tian would have to change her name so that the Cai Family would not know.
"Of course!" Deng Tian nodded. The fact that Liu Mang was willing to help him was already very sincere. Deng Tian also knew about the relationship between the Cai Family and Liu Mang in Yangzhou.
"Your Highness, King Of Shu, I can change my name, but what about my son?" Deng Tian was in a dilemma, because he was the only descendant of the Deng family, and Deng Fan was his only son. Although the Deng family had perished, Deng Tian didn't want the Deng family to have no descendants. The ancient people attached great importance to changing their surnames. After all, it represented the continuity of the family.
"Brother Kainan's son can change his name, but he has to change his name!" Liu Mang's heart moved. In fact, as long as Deng Tian changed his name, no one would pay attention to a child like Deng Fan. However, Liu Mang still wanted Deng Tian to change his name.
"Thank you, Your Highness, King Of Shu!" The family name was the most important thing. It represented the ancestral home.
"Your Highness, King Of Shu, what should I change his name to?" Deng Tian threw this question to Liu Mang.
"En?" Liu Mang was stunned for a moment, then unexpectedly replied, "Let's call him Ai."
"Ai? Deng Ai? " Deng Tian read the name. Deng Tian's son's name was when Deng Tian was traveling in Yingchuan and read the two sentences of the late Taiqiu Elder Chen Yi, "Literature as the model of the world, conduct as a scholar". Deng Tian was delighted, so he gave his son this name.
And the word Ai? What could it mean?
"Ai is the grass of medicine. It has the meaning of practicing medicine to help the world. The world of the Great Han Dynasty is already sick and weak. I hope that Brother Kainan's son can learn something in the future and cure this troubled world and save the world." Liu Mang said.
"Practicing medicine to help the world? Save the world? " Deng Tian didn't dare to boast about this. He only hoped that his son could live a peaceful life. However, since His Highness, King Of Shu, said so, Deng Tian couldn't refuse.
Deng Ai, Deng Ai! Liu Mang read it twice before he understood. What Deng Fan? He sounded like a foodie. Waiting for food? What a glutton.
"Brother Kainan, do you have anywhere to go after leaving Jingzhou?" Liu Mang's fox tail was about to reveal itself.
"Leave Jingzhou?" Deng Tian thought for a moment and shook his head. Although the world was big, it was hard to find a place for Deng Tian. Deng Tian also didn't know where to go. However, Deng Tian was smart. Since Liu Mang had started this, then there would naturally be a place for him to go. "I will follow His Highness, King Of Shu's orders!"
As expected, Liu Mang nodded. "If Brother Kainan doesn't have anywhere to go, then go to Yangzhou! Yangzhou's White Horse Revolutionary Army just happens to lack a deputy general. I hope Brother Kainan can condescend. "
"White Horse Revolutionary Army?" Deng Tian was also surprised by Liu Mang's words. One must know that Deng Tian had heard of the White Horse Revolutionary Army. At that time, the White Horse Revolutionary Army had made a name for itself in the northern border of Youzhou. It could be said that it was one of the world's elites. After Gongsun Zan's death, the White Horse Revolutionary Army was disbanded. Deng Tian also believed that this White Horse Revolutionary Army would not be worse than before. After all, Liu Mang's father-in-law, Lü Bu, was also a fierce cavalry general. How could he not know how to command cavalry? And now, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang actually wanted him to go to this army as a deputy general. This, this was really thinking too highly of Deng Tian. Originally, Deng Tian thought that Liu Mang would at most give him the position of a small guard leader. Deng Tian was also prepared to give his all for Liu Mang. However, he didn't expect that he would be sent out as a deputy general of an army.
"Your Highness, King Of Shu, how can this Deng Tian be able to gain the favor of Your Highness, King Of Shu?" Deng Tian was about to refuse.
"If I say you can do it, then you can. Brother Kainan, why do you refuse?" Liu Mang said to Deng Tian with a smile. This Deng Tian was still very capable. His martial arts were also not bad. Otherwise, that barbarian man would not have almost died. Deng Tian was also a person who had read books. Even if he couldn't use troops, he was still a person who understood mercenaries. Such a person could be a deputy general.
"In that case, Deng Tian can only sell his stinky body to Your Highness, King Of Shu." Deng Tian looked at Liu Mang and said gratefully. This was not only helping him save his family, but also giving him a position as a general. How could he not dare to move?
"Are you still calling me Your Highness, King Of Shu?" Liu Mang looked at Deng Tian with a smile and said.
"Subordinate Deng Tian greets Your Highness. I am willing to sacrifice my body for Your Highness. "Deng Tian once again knelt down. This time, Deng Tian was willing to kneel down.
"Men, call Guan Hai and Zhou Cang over!" Since Liu Mang wanted to help Deng Tian, he naturally had to send people. Liu Mang had a few fierce generals under him.
"Yes!"
Soon, Guan Hai and Zhou Cang were called over. Liu Mang had obtained the map of all the Huang Family's manors from Jia Xu. In addition, Deng Tian, who was once a member of the Huang Family, was present. Naturally, he pointed out the location of the Huang Family's death warriors. Guan Hai's injuries were not serious. Of course, he could not compete with a refinement realm warrior for the time being. However, how could there be a refinement realm warrior in the Huang Family's mansion? Even if there was one, Zhou Cang and Deng Tian would also participate.
"Go!" Liu Mang waved his hand. He had to help Deng Tian as soon as possible. Otherwise, little Deng Ai would be in danger.
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