[Fifty-seven] Brother and sister farewell
Deng Fu fell to the ground in shock, with a panic on his face. Deng Ling sat on the wooden wheel, looked at his brother's embarrassment, and sighed helplessly: "Brother, you and I are the same, why should we confront each other so tit-for-tat? Wake up, since we are brothers, we should be united in the outside world, not... such endless quarrels and slandering."
After saying that, Deng Ling pushed Mu Lun and turned away.
After that, Deng Fu shouted unwillingly: "Brother? Haha! Deng Ling, I will never give up! Wait and see! I will never give up the position of head of the Deng family to you!"
Deng Ling paused for a moment, hesitated for a moment, but he didn't turn his head. He sighed in slightest and instructed the servant to leave here.
The two brothers in front of the mansion were having a big fight, and Deng Guozhong, who was in the mansion, ordered Lin Mu who was following him: "Give me instructions and count all the contacts with Yangzhou over the years. I want the list of all the officials under Su Ren's service."
Lin Mu was surprised and asked, "What is the lord like to do like this?"
"Your Majesty is determined to cure Su Ren's crime. Jiang Chengyi, the Eastern Palace Si, is an extremely strict person. I have to find some reliable people. I wish Aling a hand to rescue Su Ren with his strength." Deng Guozhong said the reason and stared at Lin Mu and said, "In addition... prepare for it and send Su Ren's wife, children and tribe members out of the Great Wei."
"The lord wants to send them out of the Great Wei? But... now outside the country, all countries and tribes are eyeing each other, but I'm afraid... it's not safe outside the country. If the spies from the royal family of the Great Wei family are outside their discovery of their traces... their subordinates think it will be more dangerous than in the country." Lin Mu suggested.
"Lin Mu is right."
At this time, Deng Ling's voice came from outside the court.
Deng Guozhong looked sideways in front of the court and saw his youngest son being pushed by a wooden wheel slowly coming from outside. When he saw his weak attitude, Deng Guozhong felt endless regret and resentment. When Deng Xinlou was poisoned by someone who was interested, he had a good body, but now he has become like this. If he hadn't been able to stop Deng Ling from drinking that cup of tea in time, perhaps Deng would have had successors now, so he would not have had to support him.
"Father...If you believe me, you will hand over Su Ren's family to me. I will definitely find a safe place in the territory of the Great Wei Dynasty, protect them, and wait to rescue Lord Su and reunite him." Deng Ling coughed slightly and said this while gasping.
Deng Guozhong hesitated for a moment before nodding and responding: "In this way, I will follow what you said. It's just that A Ling... When doing this, you must not be careless and always be vigilant."
It was not that he did not believe in Deng Ling's ability, but he was afraid that Deng Ling would have another accident in this matter.
In fact, Deng Guozhong realized that the real murderer of the Lan Xinlou poisoning case back then... was very likely a member of the Deng family. After thinking about it, he had only one candidate for the poisoning commander, but... due to the flesh-and-blood relationship, he was unwilling to face the matter directly. After the secret investigation failed, he simply regarded it as the real murderer and was executed, and felt guilty towards Deng Ling. He refused to give up Deng Ling for any further setbacks.
Deng Guozhong looked at his youngest son, with a full face full of love and worry. Deng Ling didn't know the guess in his father's heart at all, and nodded and said, "Don't worry, father, I will do this and not bother my father."
The birds flew past in front of the hall and circled on the roof for a moment, as if they had sensed something, called out a few sharp screams, and suddenly spread their wings and flew quickly towards the sky, leaving only a sound of fluttering, which was a little desolate.
Two days later, Lin Mu hurriedly sent the list of officials under Su Ren over as Deng Guozhongzhi's instructions. As soon as he entered Deng Mansion Academy, he shouted: "Lord! Lord! Big things are not good!"
Deng Guozhong was learning calligraphy in the house. When he heard this cry, he couldn't help but shake his wrist. The ink brush juice was thrown away, stained on the gold powder paper roll, destroying a carefully written page.
He was a little angry, raised his eyes and stared at Lin Mu who had rushed in, and said unhappily: "What's the big deal? It makes you so panicked?"
"Lord... I went to investigate Lord Su's confidants as you told me... I found out... I found that a day ago, these officials who were originally gathered near the capital and waiting for Lord Su's news... packed their luggage overnight, escaped from the nearby county town, and disappeared."
"What?" Deng Guozhong's wolf hair slid down, and he hit the calligraphy and painting "splittingly", sprinkling a large piece of ink.
"What's going on?" He hurriedly put down his pen and ink, got up and walked around the desk, staring at Lin Mu, his face changing.
"Maybe...Maybe they learned...Master, you were suspended from your Majesty's resignation to the house, so they ran away with the important money and the account books." Lin Mu said this tremblingly, not daring to look at Deng Guozhong at all.
"Do you say it again?" Deng Guozhong responded with a cold voice, full of surprise: "Didn's men under Su Ren do their jobs and enjoy the bonuses... not one of them left?"
Lin Mu nodded with difficulty and said, "It's exactly like this... They learned that you lost power in the court, and they all ran away with the money..."
He whispered more and more.
Deng Guozhong stopped, his expression was distorted. He was silent for a long time, and gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Mu, I want you to catch them all one by one! If there is someone who dares to refuse to follow, kill them without any hesitation!"
"Yes! I obey the order!" Lin Mu responded immediately and quickly turned around and went to supervise the matter.
Deng Guozhong leaned against the edge of the desk, his legs and feet were a little weak, and he almost fell down, his heart beating wildly, making it difficult to calm down.
Deng's things happened one after another, even making him unable to deal with them. He had a vague premonition, always feeling that something bigger is going to happen in the near future.
As soon as Lin Mu stepped out of Deng's mansion, the news came to Jiang's mansion with Xue Qing.
When Jiang Chengyi learned about this, he couldn't help but look at the corners of his eyes and was happy.
Xue Qing sighed: "Su Ren was imprisoned, Deng Guozhong was resigned from the court and returned to the palace... The news came out, and the Wei Dynasty was in an uproar. Sure enough, the money fell and the money scattered, and those villains who were greedy for profit... actually left Deng's family overnight. I guess at this moment... Deng Guozhong was definitely angry."
"Don't sigh. Xue Qing, don't be careless. Immediately ask Uncle Fang Si, Zhu Ying and others to prepare for the troops, secretly staring at Lin Mu's actions, and must hurry before him to catch all these people!" Jiang Chengyi was not overjoyed. He always kept calm and continued to deploy the plan.
Xue Qing nodded and immediately said, "I will go to Siyinfang to inform Uncle Fang Si and Zhuying."
"Slow down!"
He turned around and was about to leave, but he heard Jiang Chengyi call him again, so he turned around and looked at the husband.
Jiang Chengyi said with a cautious look: "Silently go to the Marquis' Mansion to inform you. General Ji Cheng who is waiting for Hongnong... can take action. In addition, prepare chariots, horses, and food, and plan a document to your Majesty to explain the whole story. Three days later, you and I will set off for Hongnong."
When Xue Qing'er heard this, his face became solemn, and he nodded and replied, "Here, I'll do it now."
He turned around and left the study room, disappeared into the vast night, and soon disappeared.
Jiang Chengyi, sitting alone in the study, secretly suppressed his nervousness and was increasingly looking forward to Hongnong's trip.
This time, Deng Qing entered Beijing to ensure that the frontier would not start for the time being, leaving reinforcements from the capital and soldiers of Changming Army to defend the city, so he dared to return to Beijing to report his duties. However, Jiang Chengyi found that when he returned to Beijing, he not only brought his own personal soldiers, but also boldly and bravely ordered the three battalions of Changming Army to follow behind secretly and enter Luoyang together. This added a little advantage to Ning Nanyou and Jiang Chengyi's original plan, but at the same time there were also some potential dangers.
Although Deng Qing was arrogant, he was definitely not a fool. It was a serious crime to bring troops back to Beijing without any necessity. Deng Qing would never use the troops of the third battalion before he had to. Moreover, Deng Ling was guarding the Deng family. He also knew that Deng Qing led his troops back to Beijing, which would definitely make him wary. This person is very good at insight. If he sees it wrong, he may immediately cut off all contacts with Hongnong and clear away Deng's family.
This means that he and Ning Nanyou should act more carefully, avoid Deng Qing and Deng Ling, and directly pass the news to Deng Guozhong in order to act smoothly.
He pondered in the room for a long time and was always in his heart before he gradually decided on this matter.
Late at night, Jiang Chengyi stood up, pushed the door and left the academy. When he stepped out of the threshold, he saw a girl standing under the milky white moonlight.
He couldn't help but lock his forehead and called out, "A Luo...? So late? Why are you here?"
Under the shallow moonlight, the girl turned around, gentle and quiet, and the scenery around her was set off like a natural painting.
She walked over worriedly and asked, "In three days, will my brother set off for Hongnong?"
Obviously, she heard the conversation between Jiang Chengyi and Xue Qing.
Four days after she had met Ning Nanyou last time after she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Chengjia waited around and waited. Although she was reluctant, she still waited for this day. She exclaimed and said, "The wounds on Junhou's body have not healed yet. You... must take good care of him for me."
Jiang Chengyi's eyes were deep, she stared at the girl in front of her and said gently: "Don't worry. With me here, I won't let him have anything to do."
The girl nodded and slowly lowered her head and said, "Of course... Aluo hopes that his brother will return safely."
"I will. I will definitely." Jiang Chengyi said firmly.
Although he had no idea, what he had to do when he went to Hongnong this time was extremely dangerous. He and Ning Nanyou wanted to fight Deng Guozhong and Ning Zheng at the same time. If he was not careful, his true intention might be revealed. Therefore, he did not dare to be completely sure: they could escape unscathed. But for now, he could only comfort Jiang Chengjia like this.
"Tomorrow, Taibu Ling will act according to the plan. In about ten days, you and Mu Yun will be able to leave Luoyang. You must take good care of yourself and look at Mu Yun for me. Don't let her do whatever she wants. If you hear any bad news in the capital, don't let your temperament come back... As long as you and Mu Yun are safe, even if I am buried in the pile of dead people, I will come back alive to see you." Jiang Chengyi said with a stern look.
Chapter completed!