With a "pa" sound, a white piece fell on the chessboard, blocking the black-sized dragon's angry eyes. Deng Hong let out a sigh, sat upright, and looked at Yuan Yiqiu opposite.

Yuan Yiqiu stared at the chessboard for a while, sighed, and put a black piece in his hand in the chess box, sighing: "The prince has hills and valleys in his chest, but it is beyond the reach of the dust in his eyes."

In the autumn of Dashengyuan, Deng Hong's face was not happy, and he stretched out his hand to brush the chess piece: "What's the use of talking about war on paper? I heard that Emperor Qin Feng of Ming played chess so hard that he was completely a bad chess piece, but when he reached political affairs and military affairs, he had a wonderful hand and a brilliant layout, and his layout was like a magical axe and a craft without any craftsmanship. The Ming Dynasty had its current atmosphere, which was entirely up to the strength of this person."

Yuan Yiqiu fell silent. Deng Hong, the prince of Kaiping, in front of him, had long lost the sharpness of the past. What appeared before him was just an ordinary, lifeless old man who had grown up.

The three sons of the Deng family died together. The children of some of the Deng family's abilities were almost all on the battlefield. Now, the Deng family, who once threatened the Qin State and had the power of the world, had already scattered the trees and became grasshoppers after autumn, and they were all over the place.

Seeing him building a tall building, seeing him having a banquet for guests, and seeing his building collapsed. Yuan Yiqiu was really moved. From his heart, the Deng family had made great contributions to Qin. Over the years, if the Deng family had not supported the Qin border army, the Qin State would have been beaten to pieces. Not to mention anything else, just the Deng family's children died on the battlefield, over the years, they would have been calculated by hundreds.

But the struggle for power is ruthless. Once the power is lost, the wall will fall and everyone will push it. With the successive defeats of the border army, the three sons of Deng's family died one after another, and the Deng's building finally collapsed.

The court wanted to collect power. With Li Zhi's death, no one in Qin State had the ability to maintain the pattern of the three horses. Whether it was the Deng family, the Bian family, or the royal family, they wanted to bring power into their own hands. In this battle, it was the Deng family who fell first.

Yuan Yiqiu was worshipped by the royal family, so he naturally stood on the side of the Ma family of the royal family. This power struggle has lasted for two years, but to this day, there is still no sign of ending, which makes him quite discouraged. Deng's family fell down, but the Deng's subordinates did not return to the imperial family as the royal family wished, but instead fell apart and split into several forces. Xiao Qiang was ready to move at Hulao Pass, intending to become Deng Hong's second. Lu must have troops in Qingzhou, which is equivalent to a separatist drama. Bian Wushuang was in the Luoying Mountains and was now deploying a large number of troops to the border of Qinghe County. What is the intention? It is self-evident.

The court was in a state of trouble for a moment, and the situation was even more chaotic than before. The Ma court had to step up its military expansion to prepare for war, not to fight against foreign enemies, but to eliminate civil strife. From the current situation, the civil war really reached a point where it was about to break out.

Yuan Yiqiu stood up and poured a cup of tea for Deng Hong and himself. Since the court took Deng Hong and imprisoned him in the Kaiping County Prince's Mansion in Yongdu, Yuan Yiqiu has been living here, accompanying Deng Hong day and night to prevent any accidents.

"Prince, you haven't congratulated you yet! Your granddaughter will get married the next day. It's all joyful inside and outside the palace." Yuan Yiqiu changed the topic.

"Happy?" Deng Hong looked at Yuan Yiqiu sarcastically: "Brother Yuan, where did you see happiness? Don't say that I don't want to marry a granddaughter, will my granddaughter be willing to watch my granddaughter marry the Xiao child? I am a useless person now and can't do anything about it. But His Majesty the Emperor must be furious, but he can't do anything about it? He is afraid that he will anger Xiao Qiang and start a civil war in advance?"

Yuan Yiqiu smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty is not very happy, it's true."

Deng Hong was silent for a while and said, "I pity my granddaughter, I am going to be a burial fellow of Xiao."

"The prince is not optimistic about Xiao Qiang!" Yuan Yiqiu said strangely: "This person recruits soldiers and horses at Hulao Pass, and his power has expanded very quickly. Now it has reached 100,000 people. After the prince's granddaughter has married, he can use this sign to attract the prince's old subordinates. If Lu must have surrendered to him, then half of the Qin Dynasty's troops will all be surnamed Xiao."

"He was dreaming!" Deng Hong sighed: "Xiao Qiang is a man with great ambition and talent. He is a general who is very determined and talented. He is a good person to guard the general, but he is far from trying to make a decision. Even Deng was defeated in this big contest, let alone him. Are you worried that Lu will definitely rely on him? Don't worry, Lu must know the soldiers and generals, know the importance of being powerful, and be good at seeking profit and avoiding disasters. This is his advantage, but it is also his biggest weakness. Lu must also see what I can see, so he will not surrender to Xiao Qiang."

"You mean Lu must also want to start his own business?"

"That's not, Lu must be this person, and he does not have the courage to be willing to sacrifice himself and dare to take down the emperor. So at that time, I asked Xiao Qiang to be the chief general of Hulao Pass and put Lu must be by my side because Xiao Qiang dares to think and do it! Even if there is no hope, this guy dares to do it. This kind of temperament is an advantage, but he is in charge of the party and is so powerful. Failure is not far from him."

"So, if the imperial army in the future has gained a certain advantage in the process of Pingjia Xiao Qiang, Lu will definitely turn to the court. At least the court can use him, right?" Yuan Yiqiu asked.

"Why worry about Xiao Qiang? In my opinion, Your Majesty the Emperor might as well worry about how to balance Bian Wushuang in the future!" Deng Hong picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Compared with Xiao Qiang, Bian Wushuang is a hero. If there is no external force involved, I am optimistic about Bian Wushuang in the end of this battle."

When Yuan Yiqiu heard Deng Hong’s words, he changed slightly.

"Bian has been deeply grateful to the court, how could he repay his grudges with such kindness?"

Deng Hong smiled and said nothing. When Li Zhi of Qin was destroyed, the country changed its territory, and Deng's family had the power. If the Bian family had not helped the royal family, they would have been chased and killed by Deng. Yuan Yiqiu's words naturally meant this matter.

"This is the same as that!" Deng Hong laughed: "But Yuan was relieved. Xiao Qiang will not tolerate the royal family if he succeeded. After all, Bian Wushuang is more similar to his ministers. If he gained power, he could still allow His Majesty the Emperor to sit high above him."

Sitting high above and being a puppet, how could the royal family be willing to do so?

He took a long breath: "The prince just said that external forces were involved? I wonder which one was talking about?"

"Who else can be there, of course, is Mingren!" Deng Hong grinned and smiled bitterly. In the hands of Mingren, Deng's family was a big loss. Deng Pu and Deng Su were both lost in the Battle of Hengdian, and it was this battle that completely broke Deng's backbone.

"If a civil war breaks out in our country, no matter which side, we cannot win cleanly and turn the war into a mess, the Ming people will definitely intervene. At that time, the disaster of the destruction of the country will not be far away." Deng Hong stood up, "I am tired, Mr. Yuan will do it myself."

Looking at Deng Hong Xiaose's back, Yuan Yiqiu suddenly felt a little lost. Hearing Deng Hong's tone, it seemed that a civil war would inevitably break out. Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor swallowed his anger and compromised, and still could not avoid such an ending?

If you really fight, no matter who wins or loses, the already poor Qin State will make it even worse.

"Dong Deng, now that Chu is defeated by Qi, our country and Chu have a marriage relationship. If we form a bloody alliance with Chu, can we alleviate the current situation?" Yuan Yiqiu asked loudly.

Deng Hong paused for a moment, and did not look back. "Mr. Yuan, no one is asking about poverty in the downtown area, and wealth in the mountains and the guests are full of tourists. In the current situation of Chu, what is the use of forming a blood alliance with our Qin? What they need is a powerful alliance like Ming State that can help their allies. Didn't the mansion report a few days ago? The Empress of the Ming Dynasty and Princess Zhaohua of Chu have already been in the capital?"

Yuan Yiqiu sighed and sat down dejectedly.

The moon was white and the wind was clear outside, but in his heart, there was a rustling autumn wind, and the coldness was extremely cold. All the efforts made by Daqin seemed to be a dying struggle. Although he could still jump a few times, he became increasingly weak.

If Li Shuai didn't die, that would be great! This thought flashed through his mind, and he looked at the door where Deng Hong walked in, and he couldn't help but become angry. If Deng had colluded with Chu and Ming for his own selfishness and plotted against Li Zhi, how could Qin have?

Your Deng family controlled the power of Qin, but was unable to make Qin last forever. Instead, it caused Qin to decline step by step. If Qin really died, the first person to be the one who led the charge was Deng Hong.

He stomped his feet and turned around and walked out. Today, the chat with Deng Hong was not entirely a chat. Although this guy is a traitor, he still has his own vision. At least his judgment on Xiao Qiang and Lu is very helpful for His Majesty to formulate response strategies.

It seems that even if Xiao Qiang married Deng Shu, the daughter-in-law, it would have no effect on recruiting the old subordinates of the Deng family. As long as Lu was definitely unmoved, there would be nothing to worry about for other people. More importantly, Lu must not move, and the others would not move.

Deng Hong was not lying high on the bed as Yuan Yiqiu imagined. On the contrary, at this moment, he was sitting quietly in the darkness, looking at Yuan Yiqiu through the wide open window, hurriedly leaving the royal palace, and a hurried sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Yuan Yiqiu's martial arts cultivation was extremely profound, but when it comes to playing with scheming, manipulating people and applauding, he was still far from being able to find out about these things. He took the emperor's order to find out about these things, and he made him feel so excited that he was rushing to report to the emperor in a few words.

Yuan Yiqiu didn't leave, and there were some things that were easier to do! His eyes turned to the place where his family was in the backyard. Since he was imprisoned, he had to live alone in this library, while the whole family of Deng's widows were confined in the backyard.
Chapter completed!