Deng Hong closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair, was silent for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes, and looked at Xiang Lian: "Is Qi Guo ready to make a move on Ming Guo?" ”

Xiang Lian nodded slightly, "It's in preparation." www.biquge.info The little tiger is growing up, and we can't wait until he's strong to do it. Taking advantage of the fact that the Chu people are now defeated by me and are licking their wounds, I easily cleaned up this ambitious little guy and did it once and for all. ”

"What makes you so sure?" Deng Hong thought for a moment, "In my opinion, it is impossible to defeat the Ming Kingdom in a short period of time. ”

Xiang Lian smiled slightly: "Of course we can't rely on us alone." Daqi is indeed ready to make a move, but as the prince expected, most of our military strength will still be involved in the front line of the Kunling Pass of the Chu people, and there are only a few main troops that can be mobilized, and we are not prepared to send ordinary county soldiers to death. The Ming army has strong combat effectiveness, and the transfer of county soldiers to fill the number will only add military merits to their merit book, and it will not play much practical role, so either we will not fight, but if we want to fight, we will inevitably transfer elite troops. This is also the reason why we are willing to form an alliance with the Qin State, oh, I said it wrong, not with the Qin State, but with you, the prince. ”

Deng Hong twisted his beard lightly, his eyes flickered, I have to say that this proposal has a great temptation, if Qi Guo really decides to do it, then the nascent Ming State is obviously tired of coping, for Qin State, this is indeed the best opportunity.

It is better to wait for people to provide food, than to take these grain-producing areas into your own hands. A Kaiping County obviously cannot meet the domestic needs of the Qin State, and the Ming State is half-hearted, befriending the Deng family, but supporting Xiao Qiang, and even talking to the royal family, which has touched the core interests of the Deng family.

"We are attacking in two ways, and the Ming Kingdom is flawless, not to mention, the barbarians entrenched in the four counties of the Northland are also ready to make a move, they are inside, we are outside, this is the outer surrounding, the inner flowering, do you think, the Ming Kingdom can support it?" Xiang Lian knocked bricks and nails, and continued.

"That Yan country of the barbarians?" Deng Hong laughed: "They are also a dog released by your Qi people, right?" ”

"You can say the same thing." Xiang Lian did not deny it, "Murong Hong is ambitious, and he thinks he has found a good time, but as everyone knows, they are just a knife in the hands of our Daqi, but this knife is still relatively sharp." They have found a breakthrough within the Ming Kingdom, once they start, it will inevitably cause chaos in the Ming Kingdom, Qin Feng in order to quell the domestic rebellion, the main army will definitely be transferred to the four counties in the north, at this time Qi and Qin suddenly moved, two sides of the attack, the Ming Kingdom will die. ”

Xiang Hong laughed: "There is indeed such a possibility, but Lord Xiang, I want to ask, the barbarian is your knife, after this knife is used up, it will definitely be thrown away at a discount, I, Daqin, how can I not become the second knife in your hands?" ”

Xiang Lian spread his hands: "Lord Wang, Great Qin has been established for a long time, I think, you don't even have this self-confidence, right?" If we have the strength to treat the Qin State as a knife now, will we still come to woo you to deal with the Ming Kingdom? ”

"That's right!" Deng Hong said proudly: "If the Qi State wants to do this, then you will taste the bitterness, there may be nothing else in Great Qin, but the people who dare to fight are endless." ”

"That's right, our main enemy now is still the Chu State, and cleaning up the Ming State is just a convenient thing." Xiang Lian smiled.

"What can we get by assisting you in fighting the Ming Kingdom?" Deng Hong asked.

"It depends on Daqin's own ability." Xiang Lian said: "Lord Wang, if the Qin State has the ability to fight all the way to Shayang County and Taiping City, then what does it matter if the entire Ming Kingdom is given to the prince?" ”

"I don't have such a big appetite, and you can't be so generous." Deng Hong shook his head and said: "Half, with Yuejing City as the boundary, half belongs to us, and half belongs to you." ”

"Deal!" Xiang Lian smiled and stretched out his hand and shook Deng Hong's big hand tightly. "Lord Wang, the autumn harvest in September is the day when the four counties of the North will attack on a large scale, and we will also send troops at this time, hoping to see the iron cavalry of the prince launch a general attack on Zhongping at that time."

"As long as the Qi army moves, our Great Qin army and horses will inevitably move." Deng Hong is definitely authentic.

Xiang Lian said goodbye to satisfaction.

In the small living room, Deng Hong didn't move, and Dai Shulun didn't move, unlike Deng Hong, Dai Shulun was full of worry.

"Shulun, what do you think?"

"Lord Wang, the Qi people are using us as gunmen!" Dai Shulun said without hesitation.

"Of course, I also understand this, but one thing he said is true, the Ming Kingdom is indeed ambitious, and the Qi people are now like a man, fighting with Chu, and after a little breath, they will be in a hurry to clean up the Ming people, and if they want to clean up the Ming Kingdom, if they don't pull us in, they will definitely not succeed, because we are not their friends, we will be their enemies." Deng Hongdao. "And as Xiang Lian said, if we win this battle, our gains will be very huge, not only for my Deng family, but also for the Qin State, it is also great news. We want to go out, since it is no longer feasible to attack Chu in the south, it is no longer feasible above the court, then we can only go to the northeast to find trouble with the Ming Kingdom, on this side, I don't need to get their consent, the 100,000 Qin army can act. Once it is done, it will be beneficial for a long time. ”

Looking at Deng Hong's flashing eyes, Dai Shulun reminded: "Lord Wang, don't think about winning, think about defeat first, what if you lose this battle?" ”

"If all of this is true, do you think there is a possibility of losing?" Deng Hong asked rhetorically.

"First, will the Qi State really send troops? Now they are in Dengxian County, which borders the Ming people, and as far as I know, there are only 10,000 people, of which 5,000 are county soldiers who have been promoted to field soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is extremely doubtful. ”

"Second, once the Qi State really sends troops, will the Chu people sit idly by? The Chu people have been looking forward to the Ming people launching an offensive against the Qi people in order to form their second battlefield, but Qin Feng has not agreed, and now the Qi people take the initiative to provoke, which is in the arms of the Chu people, and the Chu people will never sit back and watch the Ming Kingdom be destroyed by the Qi people, even if it is difficult, they will help, Lord Wang, don't forget, Princess Zhaohua is the only sister of the emperor of the Chu State, and now the Chu State Military Department is still the secretary of Cheng Wuben, and Qin Feng has a very personal relationship. ”

"Third, the rebellion of the four counties in the north may indeed cause chaos in the Ming Kingdom, but if Qin Feng had taken precautions and quickly extinguished it, and the Qi people canceled the plan to attack the Ming in order to deal with the sudden increase in the offensive of the Chu State, at that time, it would become us to face the Ming people alone, and the prince would be sure of victory? If we don't, we will lose this ally, and we will lose the supplier of food and steel, and the gains will outweigh the losses. What's more, the royal family and the Bian family will inevitably use this as an excuse to attack the prince on a large scale, how to deal with it when the time comes? ”

Dai Shulun asked three questions in a row, which made Deng Hong fall into deep thought.

"Lord Wang, you must think twice about this matter, once you decide, there is no way back, either life or death." Uncle Dai said.

"What do you think?"

"If Yichen's idea, there is no need to pay attention to Qi Ren's proposal, the top priority now is the domestic variables, if Qi people want to fight the Ming Kingdom, then the idea of Xiao Qiang will become a flower in the moon mirror in the water, and the prince can take advantage of this moment to calmly clean him up. Stabilize the domestic form, subdue the Bian family and the royal family, and do what you say as Li Zhi said, and then count the rest. Uncle Dai said.

Deng Hong pondered for a long time, and then said: "Shu Lun, you first go to confirm the three questions just raised, whether the Qi people will really send troops, and if so, they should secretly mobilize troops." The rebellion of the four counties of the Northland, how much damage and difficulties can it cause to the Ming Kingdom, I need detailed information, the more detailed the better, I told Lian earlier that the barbarian's knife is very sharp, and it is by no means untargeted, he will have something to say. ”

Dai Shulun nodded, knowing that Deng Hong was only afraid that he already had a decision in his heart, but this decision was not consistent with what he thought. The prince's heart is too anxious, which is not a good thing.

"I will get the detailed information on this as soon as possible for the prince's reference." Uncle Dai said.

Dai Shulun said goodbye and left, but Deng Hong became excited. The scene depicted by Xiang Lian is too tempting, once successful, the Qin people will gain a large fertile territory, not only Kaiping, Zhongping, Yongping, Shunping, and even Yuejing, will become the Qin people's bag, which is definitely a groundbreaking achievement for the Qin State, if this is really done, his reputation will far surpass Li Zhi, and he will become the number one person in the minds of the people of Qin, not only to make Qin State strong, but also to make the Deng family stable as Mount Tai from now on. After doing this, I am afraid that Xiao Qiang, who is half-hearted in the tiger prison now, will run in front of him again, kneel on the ground with a shy face and lick his toes.

Now all the difficulties encountered will be solved, and at that time, what is Bian? What is royalty? He has no intention of usurping the throne and seizing power, but it is possible to let the emperor rule in the deep palace.

He took a deep breath and said softly, "Someone." ”

A guard ghostly appeared in the doorway.

"Go to Kaiping County immediately and ask the second master to come back to discuss matters." Deng Hong commanded.

When Deng Pu of Kaiping County rushed to Yongdu on Pegasus, the car of Emperor Qin Feng of the Ming Kingdom had already arrived in Zhengyang County, and Wang Hou, the official department who was supervising the reform of official governance in Zhengyang County, Liao Hui, the county guard, Li Wei, the general of the righteous and private forces, and Ge Xiang, the general of the Zhengyang battalion, gathered in Zhengyang County to meet the emperor's inspection.

At the same time, in Fuyuan County, the four counties of the Northland, a mutiny is slowly kicking off, Jiang Haokun's number one general Yuan Pu is 50 years old, Jiang Haokun in order to win over this general, personally congratulated, surrounded by hundreds of guards, Jiang Haokun, who slowly set off to Yuanfu, naturally did not think that this was his last day in this world, and what greeted him was not wine and food, but the joint killing of Yuan Pu and Yan Ren.