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【One hundred and forty-two】calculate the situation

He leaned his body sideways, closed his eyes in a daze, and entered his dream in a daze. In the misty and white scene, Deng Guozhong seemed to see Deng Ling's figure. He watched him walk towards him step by step, and murmured and called out: "Father... the child is unfilial in this life and has not been able to accompany his father to live for the rest of his life. In the end, he actually asked the white-haired man to give the black-haired man first. Father, take care, don't blame A Qing.

This kid is deeply thinking and hides all his pain and depression in his heart. He blames me for sending him to the north since childhood, and for suppressing him everywhere, so he did such a foolish thing. The child does not blame him, and hopes that his father will not blame A Qing for the child. The children of Deng’s family are lazy, and A Qing is unique. I ask my father to think about the future of the Deng family... and must keep him safe. The child bids goodbye to his father..."

Deng Ling was in the clouds surrounded by smoke. Although his face was pale, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised towards him, without a trace of resentment. Deng Guozhong was also in thick fog, looking at the young man opposite him with a confused look, and his eyes filled with tears. When he was gray-haired, he suffered such pain that he could not stand it and burst into tears.

In the misty mist, Deng Ling quietly walked towards him. With a strong light flashing on his body, he slowly bent down and stretched out his hand to help Deng Guozhong up, but his fingertips suddenly stood on the shoulders of the old man Huafa.

Deng Guozhong covered his face and sobbed, and suddenly heard a sigh in his ear. He looked up and saw Deng Ling slowly disappearing in the scattered clouds. Deng Guozhong panicked and staggered forward, spreading his arms to grab the man, but he was in vain.

"Aling! Aling! You are back!" Deng Guozhong shouted loudly.

But Deng Ling's light and shadow had already turned into smoke and dissipated on the spot. Deng Guozhong trembled all over, his legs became weak and he knelt down. His eyes were empty and he stared at the desolate clouds and murmured to himself: "You have worked hard all your life, just for the sake of Deng's sake... How could I bear to turn a blind eye to the truth of your death for Deng? Aling..."

Deng Guozhong fell asleep, and the dream was full of Deng Ling's afterimages. He closed his eyes tightly, and two lines of tears slipped out of the corners of his eyes. He woke up suddenly, and could no longer bear it. He hugged the soft pillow on the couch and cried bitterly.

The imperial guards guarding outside the door heard it and couldn't help but look at each other. They looked at Liang Yue who was guarding the corridor of the back hall, and whispered: "Eunuch Liang... There seems to be crying in Taiwei Deng's house?"

Liang Yue supported his head and sat cross-legged on the long edge of the corridor. Hearing the call of the imperial guards, he turned his head and glanced at Beixiang, and said without changing his face: "Sir, your Majesty only lets you wait and see the Wuying Palace, so that these three people will have any chance to contact outsiders. As for the rest, don't worry about it."

The head of the imperial guards who spoke froze, nodded awkwardly, and replied, "Eunuch Liang is talking too much."

Liang Yue ignored him anymore. No matter how loud Deng Guozhong's crying in the wing room was, he pretended not to hear it, and just stood quietly in the corridor connecting each wing room without saying a word.

I don’t know how long the cry lasted. After gradually disappearing, Liang Yue stood up silently, called a little maid, and instructed: “Go to the Imperial Medical Office to ask for a doctor order, and ask the doctor order to take care of the Taiwei’s body. Don’t let him have any problems in Wuying Hall. Then go to the kitchen to bring a bowl of sweet soup and send it to the Taiwei’s room.”

After receiving the order, the little maid nodded repeatedly and turned to the outsider of Wuying Palace.

The leader of the imperial guards guarding the gate, silently watching Liang Yue act, and a hint of admiration arose in his heart. He was indeed the one who served in front of the imperial court, and he acted so well.

The leader of the imperial guard listened to Deng Guozhong's cry for a long time and realized that the old lieutenant who had been proud and indulging in the inner room for a lifetime was just heartbroken and wanted to vent. After all, the matter in the palace involved his own son and grandson. I am afraid that even an individual could not stand this kind of thing. Old lieutenant Deng has always wanted face. If they just rushed in, it would definitely embarrass him and be irritable and angry.

Liang Yue is worthy of being Cui Qian's apprentice. He has a great ability to recognize people and see things. He knew that Deng Guozhong had a thin face and waited for him to vent his anger. He then went to the hall to send a bowl of sweet soup and summoned a doctor to take care of him. Doing this way can not only make the old marquis Kuanshi feel bored, but also check his situation and prevent accidents from happening at all times.

Even though the Emperor of Wei asked the Imperial Guard to strictly guard the Wuying Palace, he also instructed them to treat the three people under house arrest. As long as the sentence is not reduced for a day, Jiang Chengyi, Deng Guozhong and Deng Qing will be important officials in the court. If they have any inappropriate behavior, they will not only be severely punished by the Emperor of Wei, but also wait for the three people to calm the storm and restore their power in the future, but they will also be targeted by the two major families of Jiang and Deng. The fate can be imagined.

Therefore, the imperial guards were so worried about Deng Guozhong's mental state just now. However, these soldiers guarding the palace walls were just martial artists who could use guns and swords. In addition to being unparalleled to the Emperor of Wei, they were naturally not as good as Liang Yuezhou, who had been in the palace for many years in their actions.

After Liang Yue handled the matter in the North Enclosure, he slowly walked over to the south and east Enclosures, always paying attention to the movements in the three rooms, for fear of any accident.

In the south wing, Jiang Chengyi was sitting on the couch behind the screen, and Su Yun was guarding outside the curtain felt. He looked at the motionless figure on the curtain felt a little annoyed. The old guy Su Yun looked too tight, so he had almost no chance to contact Chang Yu's eyeliner. He knew that among the group of imperial guards guarding the south wing, there were people stationed by Chang Yu to listen to his orders anytime and anywhere. As long as he could find this person and spread the news that Liu Jing's family was imprisoned by Deng Qing out of the palace, he would definitely be able to reverse the situation in the hall four days later.

After several days of dealing with Emperor Wei, Jiang Chengyi had already understood in his heart that no matter what the capital was like, Emperor Wei would not completely eradicate Deng's family in order to control the situation. His and Jiang Chengjia's previous considerations and inferences are not worth mentioning in the face of this towering imperial power.

Even if Deng Guozhong, Deng and others had already jumped to the Emperor of Wei with swords and swords, committed the heinous crimes of forging holy orders, falsely regulating taxes, disregarding human lives, deceiving the emperor, privately regulating the army guarding the border, and even occupying the national treasures of the Shaofu Department's inner treasury. Even if the Emperor of Wei had already become afraid of Deng, he understood Deng Guozhong's ambitions and Deng Qing's viciousness; even if the Emperor of Wei was already disgusted with Deng, he would not choose to completely abandon Deng at this time.

The reason why Emperor Wei refused to take action was simply because of the regent, King Ningzheng of Huai.

Before, Shuige had scrambled for the storm in the capital, and used Wang He's handwritten letters before his death to release rumors everywhere, igniting public opinion, and all preparations that caused the crowds of people were in vain. After all, he and Jiang Chengjia underestimated the patience of Emperor Wei. The Hongnong case, the East City prison robbery case, the Lingyi team attack, and even theft of the Shaofu Si Guobao case, these major cases and important cases, combined together, could not make the Emperor Wei make up his mind to completely eradicate the Deng family.

Then, once Liu Jing overturned the previous testimony and took all the blame on himself, the Emperor of Wei would definitely seize this loophole and make all the major cases as small as possible, so that Liu Jing and the thousand soldiers of the third battalion of Changming Army would become victims of the imperial power.

Emperor Wei did not want to break the current situation of balance between imperial power and royal power. Therefore, he would definitely choose to push all the crimes to Liu Jing. Of course, he could not completely pardon Deng's family. But the worst result was to remove Deng Guozhong's position as the Grand Marshal, demote General Deng Qing to the school lieutenant, and exil to the southern border. As for other children of the Deng family, there would be no punishment. Moreover, judging from the current situation, Emperor Wei would definitely support Deng Yuan as the head of the Deng family.

Deng Ling's elder brother Deng Fu, although not smart, also inherited the vicious methods of his father Deng Guozhong. He was somewhat cunning and scheming, and had factors that were out of control. Deng Yuan was stupid and cowardly, easily merciless and unable to bear the responsibility. Besides Deng Qing and Deng Fu, only he was the direct bloodline of the Deng family. Such a person is most suitable to be in the hands of the emperor and become a puppet under the imperial power.

After entering the capital for many months, Jiang Chengyi had already understood the young emperor inside and outside.

Emperor Wei didn't care about the truth of these important cases related to Deng's family, nor did he care about what harmed the lives of Deng's children who were corruption and corrupt and abused the law did to his people. What he feared was nothing but the words of the crowds, fear of losing people's hearts, losing the face of the royal family and the majesty of the emperor. What he cared about was whether he could check and balance the Regent Huai Palace and prevent the imperial power from being weakened again. As for other people and other matters, he could not care at all.

If things really develop as he thought, then all actions of the Shuige pulling off the firewood from the underworld and exerting all the connections to attack the Deng family forces will be in vain. As long as Deng Guozhong walks out of the palace alive, even if he retreats to the second line and no longer interferes in the affairs of the court, even if the Emperor of Wei supports Deng Yuan as the head of the family, he will still be the highest ruler of the Deng family. Once Deng Guozhong gets a breather, he will inevitably use the power of the entire clan to counterattack against the Shuige and rebuild the Deng family's connections and power. However, for a long time, the Deng family, who is in crisis, can find a way to survive again under the protection of the imperial power, slowly accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity to return to the peak of the family.

By then, whether it was Shuige's years of planning or Ning Nanyou's painstaking management, it would be ruined.

Therefore, he had to stop Liu Jing from overturning his previous testimony during the palace trial.

Jiang Chengyi lowered his eyes, looked back and forth between the moving figures outside the window and Su Yun who had been guarding behind the curtains, lowered his head, thought for a moment, and soon came up with an idea.

He found a sachet from his close-fitting clothes, pinched a handful of herbs with fragrance, held it in the middle of his palm, slowly got up from the couch, and walked towards the incense burner behind the screen.
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