Deng Guozhong was also very clear in his heart that the past year, the events that happened in the capital seemed to have no connection, but in fact they were gradually disintegrating his trust with the Emperor of Wei.

This is exactly what makes him feel overly anxious now.

The Deng family was powerful in the Great Wei Dynasty. It seemed to be deeply rooted and the various clans were intricate, but in fact it was not unbreakable. The Deng family ancestors originated in Luling, Yangzhou. Before the founding ancestor Ning Changyuan had raised an army to compete with Wang Mang for the world, the Deng family had already followed him. Although he was a founding hero of the Great Wei Dynasty, the foundation of his clan remained in Yangzhou.

After Deng Guozhong became the head of the Deng family, he gradually lost the power of Yangzhou due to the sharp conflicts within the family, and his foundation was seriously damaged, so his family's family was defeated in the middle, and he was not as good as the Qing Hema family, which ranked last among the seven major families for a time.

After Emperor Ming ascended the throne, Deng Guozhong spent all his efforts to re-cultivate his power in Yangzhou to repair and restore the family foundation.

However, during this process, Emperor Ming Ningzhuang obstructed everywhere to prevent the growth of foreign relatives from becoming stronger and uncontrollable. Therefore, Deng Guozhong could not restore the foundation and vitality of the Deng clan by winning over and mastering the gentry of the high-ranking clans in Yangzhou. It took him many years to build the Luling power back, but he still lost the support of most of the Yangzhou tribes.

It was not until Emperor Ming passed away and Emperor An of Wei ascended the throne that he devoted himself to helping the imperial party and was able to breathe. He also squandered many years of energy and financial resources to cultivate Su Ren, the only chess piece that could win over and control the forces of Yangzhou, and gradually gathered the momentum of Yangzhou.

After Chang Mengjun rebelled, he submitted an order to reorganize the original remnants of Chang Mengjun, becoming the Deng family army. He held the Yue family's military talismans and possessed a small part of the military power of the Great Wei. In the third year of Yangjia, the rebellion of the Five Marquis broke out. Deng Guozhong tried his best to mobilize all forces, obtained the military talismans of Changming Army, and combined it with the Deng family army. With his numerous military merits, he controlled the frontier momentum, and thus truly gained a firm foothold in the court.

However, even if he got these, the Deng family still could not restore its former prosperity. It was not until the emperor ascended the throne and resisted the power of the Huai King. Deng Guozhong took the initiative to join the command of the Emperor of Wei, received strong support from the emperor, greatly strengthened his foundation in the capital and received the support of the imperial party and ministers, which made the Deng family flourish in the Great Wei Dynasty and restored the glory and prosperity of the Wei Dynasty at the beginning of its founding.

Su Ren is equivalent to the foundation of the entire Deng family. Changming army is the military support of the Deng family. The strong support of the Emperor of Wei is the top priority for the Deng family to be able to establish the capital.

No matter which line is cut, it will be an irreparable loss to Deng. At that time, Deng will lose support and be trampled on like an eagle with broken wings. Moreover, in a short time, it is difficult to produce new wings and return to the blue sky.

Deng Guozhong slowly suppressed his anger, looked at the hanging window, closed his eyes, and tried hard to adjust his breathing.

The study room has returned to tranquility.

Lin Mu knocked his head to the ground, his nerves tense, and still did not dare to move at will.

Time passed long. Deng Guozhong lowered his head as if he accepted his fate, his voice was low and his breath was not smooth: "Now... Even if the prince returns with all the documents of the Song Zong case, there is still some time to save Su Ren's family. Lin Mu, go find someone, hurry to Su's house in Yangzhou, send Su Ren's family away, find a few bodies, set a fire, and pretend to cause a fire-breaking family tragedy. In this way, as long as Su Ren's descendants are kept, I believe that the power of Yangzhou can still be used by us."

Lin Mu was slightly stunned, raised his head carefully, and said with a sad face: "Lord, are you sure you want to do this?"

Deng Guozhong closed his eyes and said solemnly: "Su Ren has been with me for more than ten years. Even if he doesn't consider the interests, I will still keep his family. You can arrange for someone to do this, do it cleanly. The Su Mansion cannot keep anything."

Lin Mu responded to the matter dejectedly. He was about to bow and leave, but he remembered something: "Lord...what should the members of the other side branches of the Su family do?"

Deng Guozhong took a deep breath and sighed heavily: "If you can save me, save me."

Lin Mu: "My subordinates receive the order."

The middle-aged man staggered up, left the study room, and rushed from the veranda to the front hall like a escaping. The wind blew under his feet and rushed out of the Deng Mansion.

Deng Guozhong sat in the study in a daze, staring at the mess all over the room, feeling a little sad.

He was in the age of being a slaughter and his body became increasingly unhealthy, but among the children of Deng, there is still no younger generation who can take over the position of head of the family.

When Deng was at his peak, he never considered this issue and always thought that he could support his descendants and accept his family.

But now that he is facing such a crisis, there is no junior in the huge ethnic group who can solve the problem. This makes Deng Guozhong, who has been proud all his life, have to bow his head.

He still has to hold on. Even for his two sons and grandson, he cannot give up the prosperous momentum he has finally obtained.

He closed his eyes for a while, raised his breath, and said to the servant guarding outside the door: "Go to the Taiwei's residence and invite Ning Bai, the clerk who resigned from Cao Cao."

The servant responded and hurried out of the house to look for someone.

The Deng Mansion, the original ostentatious aura, is now filled with a layer of dismal loneliness by the rushing autumn coming from Luoyang, surrounded by the withered and withered artistic conception, making everyone in the mansion panic and in danger.

Inside the Luoyang Palace Wall.

Jiang Chengyi accompanied the prince into the palace, but did not see Emperor Wei. Only Cui Qian, the general manager of the Huangmen Consul, was waiting in the Nangong.

After the prince and Dou Yuelan handed over the trial documents of the Song Zong case to him, the little yellow sect Asheng next to Cui Qian took him away from the palace.

He was guided by Cui Qian and took him to the side hall where the emperor and the ministers discussed separately.

Jiang Chengyi couldn't help feeling uneasy at this moment, and his mood was up and down.

He knew that the emperor summoned him alone would have nothing to do with Fu Bo's affairs.

Mu Yun has already compiled a letter from his family to him.

He probably knew what happened in the capital.

Fu Bo was already trapped in a cocoon, so he couldn't blame Mu Yun for attacking him. If Mu Yun hadn't saved himself with this, Fu Bo might have had something wrong.

However, now he felt a little fear.

Some time ago, he reported the emperor to the emperor that Fu's evil deeds of recruiting troops and buying horses, and asked him to severely punish Fu, but it was not approved. Not long after, Mu Yun dug up a major case of Fu Bo's secretly setting up an underground bank in the capital, embezzling the imperial court's funds and absorbing people's wealth...

Emperor Wei would definitely suspect that it was the couple who had planned everything and were determined to pull Fu Bo out of the horse, which led to the current case.

Jiang Chengyi entered the inner palace of the side hall with restlessness, but unexpectedly found that he was not the only one who was taken here in the huge hall.

The Emperor of the City, Chenggeya, Fu Bo, and even Mu Yun were invited here by the Emperor.

He frowned slightly, knowing that this was even more serious than he thought.

Jiang Chengyi calmed down and warned himself not to panic. He forced himself to put away his emotions, pretended to be calm and walked slowly towards Mu Yun.

The couple has not seen each other for many months.

The moment Jiang Chengyi entered the palace, Mu Yun's eyes fell on him.

The hot and dense eyes were tightly attached to him.

Jiang Chengyi restrained the longing in her heart, avoided her affectionate distant look, and her eyes slowly fell on her.

Her lower abdomen was slightly raised, her complexion was rosy at the moment, and there was no fear on her face, which was completely opposite to his bad mood at the moment.

Jiang Chengyi was suddenly comforted, and the fear in her heart was wiped out, and she couldn't help but laugh at herself.

The reason why he felt uneasy in his heart was because he was afraid that Mu Yun would be implicated. But now, seeing this girl's fearless appearance, he gradually calmed down.

Yes, they had experienced many storms and hardships in the past, and they all worked together. Now they are just a small disaster in the world, and they can survive it by gritting their teeth, but he was worried about gains and losses and shrank timidly. He lowered his eyes, and the corners of his lips that were originally flattened slightly at this moment, and there was a few smiles on his jade face.

As long as she is by her side, he will not be afraid of even the world is like a sea of ​​swords and fires.

Jiang Chengyi walked to the center of the side hall, first respectfully paid respect to the queen on the jade stairs, then looked over and bowed to Fu Bo on the opposite side, and then sat down.

Mu Yun looked at him and saw that he always avoided his eyes and did not look at her, so he could only bear the whole thing and lower his head.

In the hall, I was trapped in a strange atmosphere.

The five people said nothing, and each lowered their heads and thought about something. The whole side hall was surprisingly quiet.

I don't know how long this atmosphere lasted, until Cui Qian lifted up the thick felt on the side door of the side hall and bent down to send the Emperor of Wei to come here. The stalemate scene was broken.

"Your Majesty is here!"

Cui Qian shouted loudly, and a sharp echo circling on the beams on the side hall.

The thick felt was gently put down. The young man with a white face and a sick complexion had a high waist, a crest, and a prince's wardrobe. With Cui Qian's support, he bent his fists from time to time to cover his lips, making a cough, and his steps were soft and weak towards him.

"Your Majesty!", the queen who was above the seat immediately stood up and wanted to run down the jade stairs to greet her.

But the young emperor raised his hand and signaled her not to come to greet her. A touch of warmth appeared on her cheeks that were stained with illness, and she said softly to his queen: "You don't have to get up."

The Queen of the City looked nervous, her eyes followed the emperor's movement, and her eyes were full of care.

Jiang Chengyi looked slightly surprised, staring at Emperor Wei’s bloodless face, and doubt arose in his heart.

He had just passed away for a few months, so how could Ning Nanquan's complexion become so bad? Obviously, when he left Beijing, his health had improved, so why did he get sick again?

He covered his eyes with a slight expression without showing any expression, and stood up with everyone to bow to the emperor and said, "I will meet your Majesty, your Majesty, you will be in peace!"

Emperor Wei walked slowly and had to waste a lot of effort before he walked to the Queen of City. With her support, he entered the seat. Then he spoke to the four people below the steps: "Let's just flat."

Everyone stood up and took their seats.

Before Jiang Chengyi could sit firmly, Emperor Wei cast his eyes on him.
Chapter completed!