Deng Hong overturned the table.

In this battle of Luoying Mountains, he lost all of his confidant generals. Yang Zhi and other confidant generals died in this battle. His last seeds in the southern border army were also wiped out. From then on, the 100,000 troops had no contact with him again.

"Your Majesty the Emperor and the Crown Prince are so good at calculating. What are the serious illnesses? Why are you closure of the palace to recuperate? It turns out that they are just a trick to confuse me." Deng Hong sighed and sat down dejectedly, "If Deng Fang was still there, how could such a trick be hidden from his eyes."

Dai Shulun, who rushed back from the Luoying Mountains, was covered in dust. When he heard Deng Hong's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Prince, you didn't like the uncle very much before."

"Deng Fang is too feminine and good at scheming, but since I have been in the military, I naturally don't like Deng Pu and Deng Su more. But when I returned to the court, facing those sarcastic scholars all day long, I realized his importance. Li Zhi was vicious and killed Deng Fang at the time of his death. I was afraid that he had seen this point and bullied me as a rash man who didn't understand the court strategy. He really calculated this point." Deng Hong shook his head and sighed.

"The prince doesn't have to worry too much. It's not a big mistake for the plot. If it is implemented, it still depends on strength. As long as the prince holds the army tightly in his hands, what can they do? It's not up to the prince to decide." Dai Shulun comforted.

"Army?" Deng Hong frowned, "After this battle, Bian Wushuang has gained a firm foothold. Although the southern border troops suffered a lot in this battle, it is not difficult to make up for 100,000 troops. Our Qin Dynasty is not short of brave soldiers. By the way, those letters?"

Dai Shulun said: "After I left General Mountain, I hid for several days. Some secret nails in the army sent back messages. Bian Wushuang did not mention the prince's letter. Either the generals destroyed them after seeing them, or Bian Wushuang did not show off."

"If it falls into Bian Wushuang's hands, when the right time comes, it will be something fatal." Deng Hong frowned and said, "I am careless and should not leave such a conclusive thing. If these things are in the hands of the emperor and the emperor takes them and asks me, I am speechless."

"Even if the prince is lenient, even if it falls into the hands of His Majesty, His Majesty will either destroy it or hide it, and will never take it out to confront the prince." Dai Shulun said: "The most important thing now is Xiao Qiang from Hulao Pass. Judging from some current situations, I am afraid that Xiao Qiang has already had a strange intention. Hulao Pass leans against Yongping County of Ming and borders Qin on the other side. The location is extremely important. More importantly, the 50,000 elite soldiers in Xiao Qiang's hand, which is not inferior to the elite troops of the second master in Kaiping."

"Xiao Qiang, I misread him." Deng Hong said coldly: "For the years, he has been obsessing with me and obeying my words, which has made me lose my guard against him and regard him as a confidant. Hehe, now that the situation has changed a little, he has the idea of ​​establishing his own business. He hooked up with the Ming people and thought I was blind?"

"Whether to marry the young lady or not?" asked Dai Shulun.

"Marry, of course, marry." Deng Hong laughed, "Let's take a look, Dai Shulun, you go to Hulao Pass on behalf of me and discuss Afang's wedding date with Xiao Qiang. See how Xiao Qiang reacts?"

"I understand." Dai Shulun nodded understandingly.

"If Xiao Qiang does not repent, then there will be only a few hours of his life." Deng Hong said with a grim smile. "The 50,000 soldiers at Hulao Pass must not be cast to the emperor's side anymore."

"Then Prince, from now on, I will start to make arrangements." Dai Shulun said: "Since Xiao Qiang has this heart, I am afraid he has made a lot of preparations. At least he must feel confident in controlling the 50,000 soldiers before he dares to leave the prince."

"Be fully prepared for emergencies." Deng Hong nodded, "Both the bright and dark hands must be prepared."

Dai Shulun was about to speak, but the door of the study was pushed open from outside. An old man appeared at the door, lowered his head, and seemed to have not seen the overturned desk and messy things in the room, saying, "Prince, Huang Quan, the boss of Dahua Store, asked for a visit."

"Who?" Deng Hong was a little surprised. A mere business owner could come to see him?

"Prince, the villain was going to drive him away, but he said that Lord Dai knew him."

Deng Hong looked at Dai Shulun with a strange expression.

"Prince, this Huangquan is nominally a store owner, but in fact he is a wise detective from Qi State. He has had many intelligence cooperation with our Sand Ants. This person is here to ask for the prince, but I am afraid there is something wrong." He turned to look at his hometown: "Is he the only one?"

"I also brought someone with me, and the man said that his name was Xianglian." The old man replied.

Dai Shulun was slightly surprised, "Prince, Huang Quan is fine, but Xiang Lian is a luxury person. He used to be the magistrate of Izumo County, but in fact, he was the deputy commander of the Ghost Shadow of Qi, and he was a real power among the Ghost Shadows. This person was the one who planned to stop Princess Zhaohua."

"What kind of extravagant persons? When Izumo County is in trouble, this person is defeated by Princess Zhaohua." Deng Hong said disdainfully.

Dai Shulun smiled and said, "It's no wonder that Princess Zhaohua visited her relatives, in fact, was a great action by the three countries to plan Li Zhi. He failed because of this, but it was not a crime of war. This person is also very capable. Such a person must have something big to do if he ventures to Yongdu. The prince should meet him."

Deng Hong nodded: "Please go to the living room, Lord Dai and I will go to see them immediately after a while."

"Yes!" The old man bowed and left.

"The weasel wishes the chicken a happy New Year, and is uneasy. They probably saw that I was defeated in the Luoying Mountains and thought I had an opportunity to take advantage of it. Then they dared to come to the door, but they didn't know what they wanted to do?" Deng Hong snorted coldly.

"If there is profit, it will be together; if there is no profit, it will be divided. Now we do not have an essential conflict with Qin. Qi is in a state of war with Chu. On the other hand, Ming is rising strongly again, which is also a threat to them. On the contrary, our Qin is now suffering from internal and external troubles and cannot take care of itself. Of course, they regard us as the targets of win over."

"That depends on what price they pay! What they want to get!" Deng Hong said.

"That's natural." Dai Shulun smiled.

Xiang Lian was sitting in the small living room. The boss named Huang Xi stood respectfully behind him. Seeing Deng Jiang and Dai Shulun appear in front of them, Xiang Lian stood up and bowed, "Xiang Lian, have seen Prince Kaiping."

Deng Hong nodded slightly, "Sit, Lord Xiang." He sat in the main seat and looked at Xiang Lian: "Sir Xiang traveled thousands of miles to Yongdu to see me. If you have any problems, you will just say straight to the point. I am a soldier and I don't want to beat around the bush."

"I heard about the prince's honest temper for a long time. When I saw him today, I was indeed worthy of his reputation." Xiang Lian smiled and said with neither humility nor arrogant. "Xiang Lian came to Yong this time to see the prince. To put it bluntly, I am here to save the prince. To put it nicely, that is, we can cooperate to do something that is beneficial to both sides."

"Save me?" Deng Hong laughed, "Does the people of Qi like to be so alarmist? Do you think I need someone to save me now?"

Looking at Deng Hong who was laughing, he shook his head to Lian: "Prince, the so-called prosperity will lead to decline. Now Deng is indeed powerful, and the government of Qi is under control. Just like the sunshine at noon, it shines everywhere. But what about next? Prince, there is no place to climb above, unless the prince wants to rebel."

"Shut up!" Deng Hong said angrily: "Deng's family has been loyal and kind for generations. How could Deng do such unfaithful, filial, unrighteous and unbelief? Even if he listens, he will feel that his ears are dirty."

"That's it!" Xiang Lian spread his hands, "Xiang someone felt so. Although the Xiang family is now in power, the people of the Qin Dynasty finally recognize the Ma family, and the Xiang family is not specific and basic. So the prince, I said that prosperity will lead to decline. The royal family, the Bian family, and the Deng family have always been a triangular tripod that constitutes the political balance of the Qin State, but now the Bian family has fallen, and the triangular tripod becomes a confrontation between the two strong people. Do you think the royal family wants to be the only one?"

Deng Hong took a long breath, his face slightly subtle.

"The royal family has taken action. In fact, when Li Zhi was about to die, he had already taken the lead in killing Deng Fang, helping the crown prince get the sand ant back, and let Bian go to the Luoying Mountains to try to control the border troops there. The second move was Xiao Qiang. I think the prince is also very clear about the incident in Hulao Pass. I dare to say that Xiao Qian is still as loyal to you as before? The third move was to help Bian Wushuang gain a firm foothold in the Luoying Mountains. The royal family made three moves, pointing directly at the Deng family's life gate. The prince is still the most noble person in Qin's country besides the emperor, but his strength is not as good as before. I think the prince must have a bone-cutting feeling, right?"

Listening to Xiang Lian's words, Deng Hong did not refute, "You are right, but this is the family affairs of our Qin State, and I will deal with it."

"Prince, the royal family has an innate advantage. No matter what you do, you will be hindered. If one day Xiao Qiang clearly takes over the royal family, can the prince live like this in Yongdu?" Xiang Lian smiled.

"I trust Xiao Qiang." Deng Hong said lightly.

"This is not what a person who is planning a major matter should say." Xiang Lian retorted: "If the prince places everything on the so-called trust, I am afraid that the Deng family will soon be defeated. Even if the prince still has the troops under General Deng Pu, don't the prince understand why the Emperor of Qin appointed you as King Kaiping?"

"Because Kaiping County was taken away from the past, of course, now it should be said that it is Ming State." Without waiting for Deng Hong to speak, he went down to the link: "So, what did the royal family use to trade with Ming State and let them open up another trade route at Hulao Pass? If I guess well, the bargaining chip for trading is Kaiping County. But now the prince is the King of Kaiping, how can he return Kaiping to Ming State? The answer is self-evident."
Chapter completed!