Ten miles outside Yongdu City, there is a lonely hill. The mountain is not big, but it is famous in Yongdu and even the entire Qin State. It is called Gushan. It has no historical legends or magical wonders of nature. The reason why it is so famous is because there is a person living on Gushan.

His name is Li Zhi.

The Dinghai Shen Needle of Qin State.

A row of thatched houses are the only building on Gushan Mountain, and the people of Yongdu are used to calling it a thatched cottage.

Li Zhi was sitting barefoot on the threshold, woven a bamboo basket, and under the eaves above his head, there were pieces of air-dried bacon, bacon, fish, sausage and other items.

This year, all year round, big and big things have been happening, and Li Zhi has hardly lived on Gushan for long. When he returned to Gushan, the dozens of veterans who lived with him on Gushan had already prepared all these things.

These veterans are almost all figures of the same era as Li Zhi, with no children, no worries, and now they are all in their twilight years.

Li Zhi weaving a bamboo basket, looking at the old men not far away who were waving their hoes to the master of the pine trees in the fields, and a happy smile appeared on his face. Every time he went home, he could see these old guys waving their hoes to work, and he was extremely happy.

After returning from Yuejing City, he finally got idle. The bamboo baskets, bamboo hats and other items on Gushan were damaged in a row. In the past, Li Zhi was responsible for these things. If he was not there, one of these things would be missing. It is rare to be idle. He had to make more of them here. For example, today, the situation where the four countries have been in a century of unity, the country of Yue fell first. So who will be the next one?

Li Zhi was very worried about Qin State.

Qin was remote in the West. Although the soldiers were fierce and good at fighting, poverty had always restricted the development of this country. The political situation formed in the country over the years also destined that Qin had no ability to expand outward. No matter which one of the Bian and Deng families had the momentum of rapid development, the other family would inevitably come up and pull themselves back. Even the royal family would worry that they would not lose their heads. This three-legged situation is a kind of stability, but from another perspective, it made Qin only protect itself.

In the past two years, the Deng family has flourished, and the foreign war connection has won. Deng Pu has become a master and his momentum has soared. The Qin people still worship heroes in the roots, just like they worship themselves. Now the Deng family's victory in the connection has formed a huge impact among the Qin people, and at home, it has made Bian family breathless.

As before, the royal family joined forces with the Bian clan without surprise and began to suppress the Deng clan with all their might. First, they promoted and surrendered Deng Pu openly and secretly, seized the military power stationed in the Qin and Chu border army, and then launched a suppression in the court. In the past six months, the court was dismissed from office in various names and investigated and dealt with more than ten ministers, only seven of which were the Deng clan or had connections with the Deng clan.

Li Zhi ignored him and asked, not because he didn't want to ask, but because he knew very well that this was inertia, and even he could not change it. Moreover, he knew that Deng's too strong was indeed not a good thing for Qin.

I hope this kind of internal struggle can always be controlled within a limited range, and this is the only thing he can do. Over the years, he has been able to make this internal struggle without breaking it. This is a dangerous game. He can maintain this state system for one day, but what if he is gone?

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

A bamboo as thick as a bowl had not been completely cut, and a dense sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the distance. Li Zhi looked up and looked at the foot of the mountain. The flags were waving, and the horse was like a dragon. A large Bian flag was waving in the wind.

He sighed and would not climb to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. He was on the Gushan Mountain. If there was nothing particularly important, neither Bian nor Deng nor the royal family would come here to find him.

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

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop!

The horse team stopped at the foot of the mountain, and Bian Wushuang walked up the path with his own hands. He walked to Li Zhi and bowed. Before he could speak, Li Zhi pointed to his side and signaled him to sit down.

Bian Wushuang sat next to Li Zhi, picked up a bamboo knife from the ground, and quickly scraped the outer skin of a green bamboo, and seemed to have done these things a lot.

"Li Shuai, I did something wrong this time." Bian Wushuang said sizzling Zhu Qing.

With a thud, Li Zhi broke the already thin strip into two again, "It can make you admit your mistakes on your own initiative. It seems that this time the matter is so big that you can't even cover it. What kind of thing makes you so anxious? If you cut it thickly, this bamboo is considered useless."

Bian Wushuang is a master at the peak of level nine. He can't control the importance of the matter, which makes Li Zhi's heart heavier. This can only show one thing. What happened this time is enough to affect the safety of Qin.

"There is a bandit gang supported by our border army in Izumo County. The leader is Qin Chao. Deng used him to raise some funds to do shameful transactions." Bian Wushuang said.

Li Zhi didn't say anything.

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

"Qi State of Izumo County has been ceded to Ming State. What do you want Qin Chao to do?" Li Zhi looked up at him: "Let Qin Chao destroy Izumo County to create friction between the Deng family and the Ming Empire?"

Bian Wushuang smiled bitterly: "If it were only this, I wouldn't have gone to Gushan. This time, the 2,000 vanguards of the Pili Camp of the Ming Kingdom went to Izuyun County, but there was a person hidden in their team, 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 pieces all over the ground. Li Zhi suddenly looked up and looked at Bian Wushuang: "Do you still have any collusion with Qi people?"

Bian Wushuang nodded: "This time, I was indeed connected with the Qi people. We both prepared to annihilate these two thousand Pili camps in Izuyun County, and also killed Min Ruoxi. Afterwards, we can blame the bandits in Izuyun County. If it succeeds, we and Qi will take their own needs."

Li Zhi looked at Bian Wushuang, and a deep sadness surged in his eyes: "Bian Wushuang, if you want to weaken the power of Deng, there are ways. I can understand that you are worried that Deng is too strong. But over the years, you and the emperor have become familiar with how to weaken their power. As long as they are strong to a certain extent, they will inevitably push the Qin border army to fight a few battles. After a few battles, Deng will return to the starting point. Why are you so anxious this time?"

"Master, Wen Zhong is in Chu and cannot command the army there at all." Bian Wushuang stared at Li Zhi, "Under this situation, in the western part of Chu, we cannot start a war, because once we fight, we will definitely lose all our money. On the other side, Deng and Qin Feng talked about each other, Qin Feng's intention to support Deng was obvious, and almost reached the point of unscrupulousness. Grand Marshal, how can I not be in a hurry?"

"What's the result? Of course it was a failure. What handle did you fall into their hands? Qin Chao was arrested?" Li Zhi asked.

Bian Wushuang sighed and said, "If Qin Chao was arrested, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to it. A small bandit said something credible, but Bian Liang fell into their hands. This time, Min Ruoxi launched a massacre in Izumo County, not only hanged Qi Kang, but Qin Chao, but also slaughtered two thousand prisoners in one breath. Izumo County City was almost stained with blood."

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and Min Ruoxi's killing attack surprised him, but what was even more surprising was that Bian Liang was captured alive by the other party: "Is it He Rentu or Yinggu?" Bian Liang was a master at the peak of level nine. He was able to capture him alive. Except for these two, I am afraid no one can do it in the Ming Empire.

"It's He Renmao!" Bian Wushuang said in a deep voice: "We and Qi's intelligence have all made mistakes. The He Renmao who has been appearing in Yuejing City is fake and has really been hiding beside Min Ruoxi. What's more worrying is that our people discovered that Deng Fang later appeared in Izumo County. Today, I received another report. The border army dispatched an elite unit of 3,000 people and suddenly approached Izumo County. General, what I worry most is that Bian Liang fell into Deng Fang's hands."

Li Zhi said angrily: "Of course it fell into Deng Fang's hands, otherwise how could there be a three thousand border army approaching Izumo County." He looked at the floating white clouds in the distance in a daze: "It would be fine if this was just a coincidence. If He Rentu hides next to Min Ruoxi this time, a fake appeared in Yuejing City. The Ming people intentionally made it, with the purpose of catching a few big fish on the hook. Then the person who designed this game would have a deeper mind."

"Li Shuai, are you saying that the Ming people intend to cause civil strife in our country? Let us fight Deng to death?" Bian Wushuang was frightened and shocked.

"The people they are calculating are those who want to calculate them. If you don't want to calculate them, how could you fall into such a trap!" Li Zhi glared at him, "Do you think the Ming people are in good terms with us Qin people now, and the trade between the two sides is hot, and each of them takes the needs, so they won't calculating us? This time, they are holding the soft threat of our Great Qin. If Bian Liang is caught by Deng Fang and appeared in the court, do you know what the consequences will be? The Ming people will definitely cooperate with them. When Bian Liang appears in Yongdu, the envoys of the Ming people will also appear in Yongdu. The grain, salt and iron that we are trading on both sides will be terminated, and the pressure will be overwhelmed on your Bian family. Even if the emperor protects your Bian family, you will have to peel off your skin if you don't die this time."
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