Chapter 717: The Lobbyist
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In the battle of the Luoying Mountains, he lost a clean one, Yang Zhi and other henchmen and generals all died in this battle, and his last seed in the southern border army was also cut away, and from then on, this 100,000 army no longer had any contact with him.
"His Majesty the Emperor and the crown prince are calculating, why are they seriously ill? What is a closed uterine recuperation? It turned out to be just a trick to confuse me. Deng Hong sighed and sat down dejectedly, "If Deng Fang is still here, how can such a trick be hidden from his eyes." ”
Dai Shulun, who rushed back from the Luoying Mountain Range, was covered in dust, and when he heard Deng Hong's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Lord Wang, you didn't like Uncle very much before. ”
"Deng Fang is too feminine and scheming, but I have always been in the army, naturally I am a little unaccustomed to it, I prefer Deng Pu and Deng Su, but when I return to the court, I face those yin and yang weird scholars all day long, so I know his importance. Li Zhi was vicious with his intentions, and when he was dying, he killed Deng Fang, but I am afraid that he also saw this, bullying me is a reckless man who does not understand the court's strategy, this point, he is really accurate. Deng Hong shook his head and sighed.
"The prince doesn't need to worry too much, no wonder how to conspire and calculate, to put it into practice, after all, you still have to rely on strength to speak. 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.
"The army?" Deng Hong frowned, "After this battle, Bian Wushuang will be able to gain a firm foothold, although the southern border army has suffered a lot of losses in this battle, it is not difficult to make up for 100,000 horses." There is no shortage of brave soldiers in our Great Qin. By the way, the letters? ”
Dai Shulun said: "After I left the General Mountain, I hid for a few days, and some secret nails in the army sent back a message, Bian Wushuang's side, there was no mention of the prince's letter, either the generals destroyed it after reading it, or Bian Wushuang did not publicize it. ”
"If it falls into Bian Wu's hands, when the time comes, this will be something fatal." Deng Hong frowned and said: "I was careless, I shouldn't have left 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." ”
"Although the prince is relieved, 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 in the Tiger Prison. Judging from some of the current circumstances, I am afraid that Xiao Qiang has already had a different heart. Tiger Prison Pass is close to Yongping County of the Ming State on one side, and borders the Qin State on the other side, the location is extremely important, and more importantly, the 50,000 elite soldiers in the hands of Xiao Qiang are not lost to the elite men and horses of the second master in Kaiping. ”
"Xiao Qiang, I misread him." Deng Hong said coldly: "Over the years, he has been bowing his head to me and obeying his words, but it made me unwary of him and regarded him as a confidant. Hooking up with Akito, am I blind? ”
"The eldest lady's marriage, to marry or not to marry?" Dai Shulun asked.
"Marry, of course marry." Deng Hong laughed, "Let's see, Dai Shulun, you will go to the Tiger Prison Pass on behalf of me and discuss Ah Fang's marriage date with Xiao Qiang." See how Xiao Qiang reacts? ”
"My subordinates understood." Uncle Dai nodded knowingly.
"If Xiao Qiang is unrepentant, then his life time is numbered." Deng Hong said with a cruel smile. "The Tiger Prison has 50,000 soldiers, and it must no longer be thrown to the emperor's side."
"Then lord, from now on, I will start arranging." Dai Shulun said: "Since Xiao Qiang has this heart, I'm afraid he has also made a lot of preparations, at least he must feel that he must be sure to control the 50,000 soldiers before he dares to break away from the prince." ”
"Be prepared for the emergency." Deng Hong nodded, "Both the light and the dark hands must be prepared." ”
Dai Shulun was about to speak, but the door of the study was pushed open from the outside, and an old family member appeared at the door, lowered his head, and didn't seem to see the overturned bookcase and messy everything in the room, and said, "Lord Wang, Huang Quan, the owner of the Dahua Merchant Inn, asks to see you." ”
"Who?" Deng Hong was a little surprised, a small business inn owner could actually come to see him?
"Lord Wang, the villain was also going to drive him away, but he said that Master Dai knew about him."
Deng Hong looked at Dai Shulun with a strange expression.
"Lord Wang, this Huangquan is nominally a business inn owner, but in fact he is a detective of Qi State, and we have a lot of intelligence cooperation with Sand Ants, this person has come to see the prince at this moment, but I am afraid that something is wrong." He turned his head to look at his old family: "Is he alone?" ”
"There was also a man with him, and the man said his name was Xiang Lian." The old family replied.
Dai Shulun was slightly surprised, "Lord, Huangquan is okay, this Xiang Lian is a luxury character, he used to be the county guard of Izumo County, but in fact, he is the deputy commander of the ghost shadow of Qi State, and he is a powerful figure among the ghosts, and it is this person who planned to stop and kill Princess Zhaohua in Izumo County." ”
"What extravagant character? In the matter of Izumo County, this person was defeated at the hands of Princess Zhaohua. Deng Hong said disdainfully.
Dai Shulun smiled: "It's no wonder to him, he never thought that that time Princess Zhaohua was a princess, but in fact, it was a great action by the three kingdoms to join forces and plot against Li Zhi." He missed because of this, but it was not a crime of war. This person is also extremely resourceful. Such a character, who ventures to Yongdu, must have a big event, so the prince should see it. ”
Deng Hong nodded: "Please ask them to go to the living room, and Master Dai and I will wait for a while and see them immediately." ”
"Yes!" The old family bowed and left.
"The weasel greetings the chickens, they are not happy and kind, they probably saw my defeat in the Luoying Mountains, and thought that there was an opportunity, so they dared to touch the door, but they didn't know what they wanted to do?" Deng Hong snorted coldly.
"If it is advantageous, it will be combined, and if it is not profitable, it will be divided, now we have no essential conflict with Qin, Qi and Chu are now in a state of war, and on the other side, Ming is rising strongly, which is also a threat to them, on the contrary, our Qin State is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and we are too busy to take care of ourselves, of course, they regard us as the object of wooing."
"It also depends on what they pay! What do you want to get! Deng Hongdao.
"That's nature." Dai Shulun said with a smile.
In the small living room, Xiang Lian was sitting, and the boss named Huang Xi stood behind him respectfully, and when he saw Deng Jiang and Dai Shulun appearing in front of them, Xiang Lian stood up and arched his hand: "Xiang Lian, I've seen the prince of Kaiping." ”
Deng Hong nodded slightly, "Sit down, Lord Xiang." He sat on the throne and looked at Xiang Lian: "Lord Xiang came thousands of miles to Yongdu to see the king, if there is anything, just say straight to the point, I am a soldier, and I don't care about beating around the bush." ”
"I have heard the prince's upright temper for a long time, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation." Xiang Lian smiled, neither humble nor arrogant, "Xiang Lian came to Yongdu to see the prince this time, it is indeed a thing, to say something bad, I am here to save the prince, to say something good, that is, we can cooperate to do something that is beneficial to both parties." ”
"Help me?" Deng Hong laughed, "Do all the people of Qi like to be so alarmist?" Do you think I need someone to save me right now? ”
Looking at Deng Hong, who was laughing, Xiang Lian shook his head: "Lord Wang, the so-called prosperity must decline, now the Deng family is indeed in power, and the government of Qi is under control, just like the sun at noon, radiant, but what next?" Lord, there is no place to climb above the apex, unless the prince wants to rebel. ”
"Shut up!" Deng Hong said angrily: "The Deng family has been loyal and good for generations, how can someone Deng do such disloyalty, filial piety, unrighteousness and unbelief in such things, even if he listens to it, he also feels that his ears are dirty." ”
"That's it!" Xiang Lian stretched out his hand, "Xiang Someone thinks so too." Although the Xiang clan is now in power all over the world, the people of Daqin finally recognize the Ma clan as the main one, and the Xiang clan is not specific to the most basic conditions. That's why the prince, I said that prosperity must decline, the royal family, the Bian family, the Deng family, has always been the triangular tripod that constitutes the political balance of the Qin State, but now that the Bian clan has fallen, the triangle has become a confrontation between the two powers, do you think the royal family doesn't want to be a big family? ”
Deng Hong took a long breath, his face a little delicate.
"The royal family has already made a move, in fact, when Li Zhi was dying, he had already taken the lead in killing Deng Fang, helping His Royal Highness the Crown Prince get back the sand ants, and letting the Bian family go to the Luoying Mountains to try to control the border army there. The second shot, it was Xiao Qiang, I think the prince is also very aware of the changes in the Tiger Prison Pass, does the prince dare to say that Xiao Qiang is still as loyal to you as before? The third shot was to help Bian Wushuang gain a firm foothold in the Luoying Mountains. The royal family made three shots, and the move was directed at the Deng family's life, the prince is still the most honorable person in the Qin State except for the emperor, but his strength is not as good as before, this, I think the prince must also have a bone-cutting feeling, right? ”
Listening to Xiang Lian's words, Deng Hong did not refute, "You are right, but this is a family matter of our Qin State, and I will handle it." ”
"Lord Wang, the royal family has an innate advantage, no matter what you do, you will be tied, if one day, Xiao Qiang has a clear carriage and horse to defect to the royal family, then the prince is in Yongdu, can he still live like this?" Xiang Lian smiled.
"I trust Xiao Qiang." Deng Hong said lightly.
"That's not what a big man should say." Xiang Lian retorted: "If the prince pins everything on the so-called trust, I am afraid that the day of the Deng clan's defeat will not be long." Even though the prince still has the soldiers and horses under the command of General Deng Pu in his hands, doesn't the prince understand, why did the emperor of Qin make you the king of Kaiping? ”
"Because Kaiping County was taken away from the former Yue, of course, it should be said that it is the Ming Kingdom now." Without waiting for Deng Hong to speak, Xiang Lian said: "So, what is the royal family doing to trade with the Ming Kingdom and let them open up another trade route in the Tiger Prison Pass?" If my guess is correct, the bargaining chip of the trade is Kaiping County. But now that the prince is the king of Kaiping, how can Kaiping be returned to the Ming Kingdom? The answer is self-explanatory. ”