Ten miles outside the city of Yongdu, there is a lonely hill, the mountain is not big, but in Yongdu and even the entire Qin country to the world, it is famous. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It's called Lonely Mountain, there is no historical legend, there is no magical natural wonder, the reason why it is so famous is only because there is a person living on the lonely mountain.

His name is Li Zhi.

The Dinghai Divine Needle of the Qin State.

A row of thatched houses is the only building on the lonely mountain, and the Yongdu people are accustomed to calling it a grass house.

Li Zhi was barefoot, sitting on the threshold, weaving a bamboo basket, and under the eaves above his head, pieces of air-dried bacon, preserved fish, sausages and other things were hung.

For a whole year this year, there have been many big and small things, Li Zhi has barely lived on the lonely mountain for long, and when he returns to the lonely mountain, the dozens of veterans who live on the lonely mountain with him have already prepared these things.

These veterans, almost all of whom are from the same era as Li Zhi, have no children, no daughters, no worries, and now they are all in their last years.

Li Zhi weaved a bamboo basket and looked at a few old men not far away who were struggling to wave hoes to the pine owners of the fields, and a happy smile appeared on his face. Every time he came home, he could still see these old guys working with their hoes, and he was very happy.

Coming back from Yuejing City, he finally got a little idle, but the bamboo baskets and bamboo hats on the lonely mountain were all damaged, and these, in the past, were all responsible for Li Zhi, he was not there, these things were used badly, there is one less, it is rare to be idle, he has to make up some more and put it here, such as today's chaos, the situation of the four countries for a hundred years, the first to fall is Yueguo, so who will be next?

Li Zhi was very worried about the Qin State.

Qin is isolated in the west, although the soldiers are good at fighting, but poverty has always restricted the development of this country, and the political situation formed in the country for many years is also doomed to the Qin State has no ability to expand outward. The Bian and Deng families, no matter which one has a momentum of rapid development, the other family will inevitably come up and pull the hind legs, even if it is the royal family, they will also worry that they will not lose their tails, this three-legged situation is a kind of stability, but from another point of view, it allows the Qin State to only protect itself.

In the past two years, the Deng clan has flourished, and the foreign war connection has been victorious, and Deng Pu has been promoted to the grandmaster, and his momentum has soared. The Qin people, from the root, still worship heroes, just like they worship themselves, and now the Deng family's connection has formed a huge influence among the Qin people, and in the country, the Bian family is breathless.

As always, the royal family unsurprisingly united with the Bian family and began to suppress the Deng family with all their might, first Mingsheng secretly descended to Deng Pu, seized the military power stationed in the Qinchu border army, and then launched a suppression in the court, in the past six months, the court was dismissed in various names, and more than ten ministers were investigated, only seven of whom were of the Deng family or had a connection with the Deng family.

Li Zhi ignored it, not that he didn't want to ask, but he knew very well that this was inertia, and even he couldn't change it. And he also knew that the Deng clan's overpower was indeed not a good thing for the Qin State.

Hopefully, this kind of infighting can always be controlled within a limited range, and that's all he can do. Over the years, he has done his best to make this kind of infighting unbroken, this is a dangerous game, he is in one day, or he can maintain this state, but what if he is gone?

He sighed deeply, put a braided bamboo basket beside him, picked up the knife, and began to peel the bamboo.

A bamboo with the thickness of a bowl mouth has not been completely cut, and the sound of dense horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, Li Zhi raised his head and looked at the bottom of the mountain, waving the flag, the horse was like a dragon, and a big Bian Zi flag was waving in the wind.

He sighed, he had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, he was on the lonely mountain, if there was nothing particularly important, whether it was the Bian family, the Deng family, or the royal family, they would not come here to find him.

It was Bian Wushuang's parents who came, so something big must have happened.

The trees want to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop!

The horse team stopped at the bottom of the mountain, and Bian Wushuang walked up the path alone. walked up to Li Zhi and saluted, but before he could speak, Li Zhi pointed to his side and motioned for him to sit down.

Bian Wushuang sat beside Li Zhi, picked up a knife from the ground, and scraped the skin of a green bamboo with a swift movement, looking like he was doing these things.

"Li Shuai, I did something wrong this time." Scraping the bamboo green, Bian Wushuang said.

With a bang, Li Zhi broke the already thin strip into two again, "I can make you take the initiative to admit your mistakes, it seems that this time the matter is so big that you can't hold it at all, what kind of thing makes you so anxious?" Your knife is thick, and this bamboo is wasted. ”

Bian Wushuang is a master at the peak of the ninth level, and he can't grasp the severity, which makes Li Zhi's heart a little heavier, which can only show one thing, what happened this time is enough to affect the safety of the Qin State.

"There is a bandit gang supported by our border army in Izumo County, and the leader is called Qin Chao. Deng used him to raise some money and make some shady deals. "Bian Wushuang said.

Li Zhi was silent.

"This time, we successfully bribed this bandit leader Qin Chao and asked him to do something." Bian Wushuang Road.

"The Qi Kingdom of Izumo County has been ceded to the Ming Kingdom, what do you want this Qin Chao to do?" Li Zhi glanced up at him: "Let Qin Chao destroy Izumo County in order to create friction between the Deng clan and the Ming Empire?" ”

Bian Wushuang smiled bitterly: "If it was just that, I wouldn't go up to Gushan Mountain, this time the two thousand pioneers of the Ming Kingdom Thunderbolt Battalion went to Izumo County, but in their ranks, there was a hidden person, the queen of the Ming Empire, Min Ruoxi!" ”

With a snap, the half piece of bamboo that Li Zhi had just held in his hand instantly turned into fragments, Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Bian Wushuang: "Do you still collude with Qi people?" ”

Bian Wushuang nodded: "This time, it is indeed me who is connected with the Qi people, and both of us are preparing to annihilate these two thousand thunderbolt battalions in Izumo County, and at the same time kill Min Ruoxi." Afterwards, we can blame the bandits of Yunjun, and if it succeeds, we and Qi Guo will each take what they need. ”

Li Zhi looked at Bian Wushuang, and a thick sadness surged in his eyes: "Bian Wushuang, if you want to weaken the strength of the Deng family, there is a way, I can understand that you are worried that the Deng family is too strong, but over the years, you and the emperor have been familiar with how to weaken their strength, as long as they are strong to a certain point, they will inevitably push the border army of the Qin State to fight a few battles, and after a few battles, the Deng family will return to the original point, this time, why are you so anxious?" ”

"Marshal, Wen Zhong is in Chudi, and he can't command the army there at all." Bian Wushuang stared at Li Zhi, "In this case, in the western part of the Chu State, we can't start a war, because once we fight, we will definitely lose all our money." On the other side, the Deng family and Qin Feng's eyebrows talked back and forth, and Qin Feng's intentions to support the Deng family were obvious, almost to the point of being unscrupulous. Dashuai, do you think I can not be in a hurry? ”

"The result? Failed, of course. What handle did you have that fell into their hands, Qin Chao was arrested? Li Zhi asked.

Bian Wushuang sighed and said: "If Qin Chao is arrested, I don't bother to pay attention to it at all, a little bandit, what credibility does he have to say, but Bian Liang fell into their hands." This time, Min Ruoxi went on a killing spree in Izumo County, not only hanged Qi Kang and Qin Chao, but also slaughtered two thousand captives in one go, and Izumo County was almost stained red with blood. ”

Li Zhi's eyebrows raised slightly, Min Ruoxi's killing ring made him a little surprised, but what was even more unexpected was that Bian Liang was captured alive by the other party: "Is it He Rentu or Aunt Ying?" "Bian Liang is a good player at the peak of the ninth level, and he can capture him alive, except for these two in the Ming Empire, I'm afraid that no one can do it.

"It's He Rentu!" Bian Wushuang said in a deep voice: "We, as well as the intelligence of the Qi State, have made mistakes, and the He Rentu who has been appearing in Yuejing City is fake, and he has really been hiding by Min Ruoxi's side." What's even more worrying is that our people found out that Deng Fang then appeared in the Izumo County Castle, and today, I received another report that the border army dispatched an elite force of 3,000 men and suddenly approached in the direction of Izumo County. Dashuai, what I am most worried about is that Bian Liang falls into the hands of Deng Fang. ”

Li Zhi said angrily: "Of course it fell into the hands of Deng Fang, otherwise how could there be a border army of 3,000 people close to Izumo County." He looked at the white clouds fluttering in the distance: "If this is just a coincidence, if this time He Rentu is hidden by Min Ruoxi's side, but there is a fake Ming people in Yuejing City, the purpose is to catch a few big fish and take the bait, then the person who designed this bureau is inevitably too deep." ”

"Li Shuai, are you saying that the Ming people deliberately caused civil strife in our country? Let's fight to the death with the Deng family? Bian Wushuang was shocked.

"The one who counts them is the one who wants to calculate them. If you don't want to calculate them, how can you fall into such a trap! Li Zhi glared at him, "Do you think that now that the Ming people are friendly with our Qin people, and the trade between the two sides is hot, each taking what he needs, they will not calculate us?" This time, what they held was the soft threat of our Great Qin. If Bian Liang was caught by Deng Fang and appeared in the court, do you know what the consequences would be? The Ming people will definitely cooperate with them, and when Bian Liang appears in Yongdu, the envoys of the Ming people will also appear in Yongdu, and the grain, salt, and iron that we are trading between the two sides will be terminated, and the pressure will be overwhelming on your Bian family. Even if there is an emperor to protect your Bian family, this time you will have to shed your skin if you don't die. ”

"Li Shuai, if my Bian clan falls, the Qin State will also be in danger." Bian Wushuang looked at Li Zhi and said in a deep voice. "This time, I also asked Li Shuai to make a move."