Chapter 823: Fighting Openly and Secretly! (Thanks to the book friend A Meng Zhanggui for the reward!)

Looking at the scholar in front of him, Deng Li seemed to have thought of something and immediately asked:
"I haven't seen Brother Wu Kui for a long time. Where did he go?"

As soon as these words came out, a strange look flashed in the scholar's eyes. Seeing that Deng Li's expression did not seem to be false, he was silent for a while and slowly said:
“Wu Kui died for his cause…”

Hearing the word "cheng ren", Deng Li, who had only been in private school for a few days, was also a little surprised. He didn't know what the scholar meant by this, but seeing the gloomy face of the scholar, he slowly understood the meaning. After hesitating for a while, he still tentatively asked:
"Did something happen?"

Recently, he was exposed because of some things. The Coordination Office found out that he was bribed by the Supervisory Office, so they also investigated and hunted him and his brothers. Although Deng Li received the news in advance with the help of the Confucian scholar in front of him, he was lucky enough to escape, but his spies and subordinates were caught by the Coordination Office.

This has had a great impact on Deng Li's information gathering, and he is still unaware of the latest situation!

In response to Deng Li's question, the Confucian scholar said calmly:
"It was just a small accident. Wu Kui had a small accident!"

Deng Li frowned slightly after hearing the Confucian scholar's answer. It was obvious that he was not satisfied with this answer. He and Wu Kui had known each other for many years, and he was connected with the Supervisory Office because of Wu Kui's matchmaking. Wu Kui was the person he trusted most in the Supervisory Office.

And now that Wu Kui is dead, his trust in the Supervisory Office has begun to waver. Looking at the attitude of the Confucian scholar in front of him, Deng Li knows that even if he asks about Wu Kui’s death, the other party will not reveal more information to him·························

Looking at Deng Li who had fallen into silence, the Confucian scholar could probably guess what he was thinking, and handed him a document with an expressionless face.

Deng Li took the document with some doubts, but after just a glance, he could not hide his surprise under his calm expression. Seeing this, the Confucian scholar said calmly:

"With this pass issued by the Coordination Office, you and your family can travel freely in the Yunbing area!"

Deng Li's expression gradually became uncertain as he listened to the scholar's words. Although he didn't know how the other party knew all his little thoughts, it seemed that the other party knew all his secret plans.
The other party definitely did not give him this benefit in advance for no reason. There must be additional conditions behind it. Thinking of this, Deng Li pondered for a while and asked the scholar:

"What do you want from me?"

The scholar heard this and said calmly:
"Although Wu Kui is dead now, I know your original actions will definitely be affected, but I want you to continue your actions!"

"You can leave after the task is completed. If you need, I can even arrange for someone to help you evacuate!"

Listening to the conditions proposed by the Confucian scholar, Deng Li fell into deep thought. Before being investigated and hunted down by the Coordination Office, he was not afraid of the Coordination Office. He even thought that the Coordination Office was just a group of incompetent good-for-nothings...
However, after this investigation and manhunt, seeing his brothers and subordinates being arrested by the Fengwu Army one by one, a trace of fear arose in his heart. Although he was lucky enough to escape and was not caught by the Coordination Office this time, looking at the intensity of the arrests by the Coordination Office, Deng Li felt that if he continued to stay in the Fengwu Army, he would sooner or later be caught by the Coordination Office's lackeys.

Deng Li knew very well how serious his crime was. If he was caught by the Fengwu Army, his head would definitely not be enough to be chopped off. By then, his former supporters would not think about how to save him, but would rush to kill him.

Deng Li gradually began to think about escaping. As the old saying goes, of the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one. If you have the green mountains, you will never have trouble finding firewood!

Over the years, Mr. Deng has accumulated a lot of industries. Although most of these industries are located in the territory of Fengwu Army, they have now been basically confiscated by the Unified Coordination Office.

However, there are also quite a few of them outside the Fengwu Army. As long as they can get rid of the pursuit of the Coordination Office and escape, they can live a luxurious life and be a rich and idle person even if they live off their savings for the rest of their lives!
After having this idea, Deng Li never forgot it, thinking about implementing this idea. It was not difficult for him to leave alone. He had feet on his body. He could take a few trusted followers with him and disguise himself, and then he could withdraw calmly...

But Deng Li is not a chivalrous hero who can feed his entire family with just one person. He has a large family, with eleven wives, concubines and children. This does not include the widow of his younger brother Deng Gao and other members of the Deng family. All together, there are probably more than fifty people.

With so many people together, the target is too big, and it is too difficult to evacuate them all. Therefore, Deng Li has been troubled by this matter recently. Although he really wants to make up his mind and take only his wife, concubines and children away, he just can't bear to do it. After all, those are his blood relatives.

If he just walked away and left them in the Fengwu Army, that would be a death sentence for them. Those black-hearted bastards in the General Coordination Office would definitely not let them go, and they would be unable to live or die!

Because before this happened, Wu Kui had given him an idea. Wu Kui said that he had a way to get a pass approved by the General Coordination Office. With this thing, he could travel within the territory of Fengwu Army. Not only would he not be blocked, but he would also be able to get some help from local officials.

After thinking about Wu Kui's idea carefully, Deng Li felt it was a good idea. After all, the Coordination Office was Ye Mingsheng's henchman, and many people in the Fengwu Army were afraid of them. Few people dared to interfere in their affairs. If they could really get a pass approved by the Coordination Office, they might be able to take their family members away.

Seeing that Deng Li was interested in this matter, Wu Kui continued to say that although he had a friendship with Deng Li and was willing to help him get the pass, this matter also had a price. He needed Deng Li to help him get rid of a person, a senior official in the Fengwu Army...
Deng Lisi agreed to Wu Kui's conditions after thinking about it. Recently, he has been gathering people to find out the target's route and escort situation. He had been planning to take action in the next few days, but he never expected that at this critical moment, Wu Kui would die!
Although he wanted to get the pass from the Coordination Office, Deng Li decided to give up the operation for safety reasons after hearing the news of Wu Kui's death. However, the plan did not change quickly, and the scholar gave him the pass and asked him to continue the operation. This put him in a dilemma. Wu Kui was dead now, and the operation might be leaked. If so, it could even be a trap.

However, if he refused the other party's request, his fate would definitely not be good with his methods. After thinking carefully, Deng Li had an idea in his mind. He raised his head and looked at the Confucian scholar and asked seriously:

"You gave me the document now, aren't you afraid that I won't do anything after receiving it?"

Hearing Deng Li's question, a faint smile appeared on the scholar's face. He met Deng Li's gaze and spoke calmly:

“Deng Li, you are a smart man. You won’t do such a stupid thing…”

Feeling the confidence revealed in the Confucian scholar's words, Deng Li's heart sank, knowing that the other party had him in his arms today, and he had no right to refuse. Thinking of this, although Deng Li felt a little angry, he made a calm decision under the influence of reason.

"As you wish, I will continue to act!"

After getting Deng Li's answer, the scholar nodded with a smile, then walked out of the yard under Deng Li's gaze. His goal today had been achieved. As long as Deng Li took action, whether successful or not, he would tie up the energy of the Coordination Office!
It seems that I have been discovered by the Coordination Office and may be exposed at any time, but before that, I have to complete that task!

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Yijing, Ye Mansion

An Miaoyi and Murong Qingwu sat opposite each other in the warm room. Compared with Murong Qingwu's calm and composed expression, An Miaoyi's expression was much colder.

"This is your work!" After taking a sip from the teacup, An Miaoyi slowly said:
Although An Miaoyi did not point to anything specific, Murong Qingwu seemed to know what An Miaoyi was talking about, and then she also said lightly:

"Sister An, you think too much. Qingwu is just a concubine of your husband now. She is not as majestic as your sister, the eldest wife, who can reach out so far!"

Listening to Murong Qingwu's connotations towards her, An Miaoyi sneered and said:

"My husband is not here, who are you pretending to be? Your tricks may be hidden from others, but not from me. Don't tell me that you don't know anything about Gao Zhenglian!"

Seeing that An Miaoyi had broken the window paper, Murong Qingwu did not answer but just picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a hint of pride in her eyes.

Gao Zhenglian is a rare talent, which is why her father Murong Yuliang promoted her. But unfortunately, this Gao is an ungrateful person who can never be tamed!
In order to completely make Gao Zhenglian stand on his side, Murong Yuliang, when he was the governor of Liaoyang, also arranged an assignment for Gao Zhenglian to target the Cui family, hoping that Gao Zhenglian would pledge his allegiance and cut himself off from the Cui family...

However, Gao Zhenglian was unwilling to follow Murong Yuliang's will. No one knew what connections he had, but he actually got Zhang Juning of the Financial Department to send him a letter of negotiation to transfer Gao Zhenglian to the Financial Department. Murong Yuliang felt a little betrayed by this, and he was so angry that he wanted to reject Zhang Juning's letter of negotiation and keep Gao Zhenglian by his side.

After Murong Qingwu learned about this, she also wrote a letter to her father, in which she advised her father to be more magnanimous. The Fengwu Army was in short supply of talents at the time, and Gao Zhenglian was a rare talent with unlimited future prospects. He should be treated as a good friend rather than an enemy.

Moreover, Zhang Juning was not only the God of Wealth of the Fengwu Army, but also Ye Mingsheng's confidant. He was a very face-conscious person. If his face was offended, he might report to Ye Mingsheng, and then things would become difficult to handle.

What's more, Gao Zhenglian just didn't want to offend the Cui family. He wanted to stay out of the factional struggle and take a centrist approach like Gu Sansi and Zhang Juning. He didn't really betray Murong Yuliang. If we deal heavy blows to him for this reason, the impact would be very bad if it got out.

After receiving Murong Qingwu's advice, Murong Yuliang calmed down a lot and finally let Gao Zhenglian go. He let him go to the Finance Department as deputy director and serve as Zhang Juning's deputy.

After being transferred to the central government as he wished, Gao Zhenglian was determined to take a middle road, and he always handled some of Murong Yuliang's requests in Hebei and Henan in an impartial manner.

Murong Yuliang was very angry that Gao Zhenglian did not remember their old friendship for promoting him, so Murong Qingwu wanted to teach him a lesson, so that Gao Zhenglian would remember who promoted him and supported him from a minor official...
Because she thought Gao Zhenglian was a talented person, in order to avoid pushing Gao Zhenglian to the Cui family's side, Murong Qingwu cleverly used a trick to kill with a borrowed knife!
Because she knew that An Miaoyi would definitely not let someone from her side take the key position of deputy director of the Personnel Bureau, she secretly contacted her father Murong Yuliang and pretended to nominate Gao Zhenglian for the position.

Although Gao Zhenglian wanted to take a middle road in recent years, he did not dare to completely cut off his ties with Murong Yuliang because he valued his reputation and did not want to be labeled ungrateful. Therefore, he was still regarded as a member of Murong's faction by the outside world!

Therefore, in this context, there was a rumor that Murong Yuliang wanted to nominate him for the position, so An Miaoyi was indeed fooled. Qiqige passed the message to Gu Sansi on behalf of An Miaoyi. Although Gu Sansi was not affected by the news in the end, Gao Zhenglian, who was generally considered to be a popular candidate, was ultimately eliminated, and Gao Zhenglian was also greatly shocked by this.
As the saying goes, there is no wall that is impenetrable. Soon, Gao Zhenglian heard about Qiqige’s message to Gu Sansi. Since Gu Sansi was Master Jingren’s teacher, Gao Zhenglian couldn’t help but think that the reason he didn’t become the deputy director of the Personnel Bureau was because An Miaoyi interfered. Angry, he returned to Murong Yuliang’s faction again...
(End of this chapter)