Last year, there were only two rebel troops in the Qilu area, three of which were attacked by the rebel army, but just a few months later, the number of rebel troops increased exponentially, and all eight counties in the Qilu area were attacked by the rebel army.

Who would have thought that the situation would be so bad?

Zhou Fa did not expect that due to the seriousness of the situation, he had to report to the emperor and the Eastern Capital while urgently ordering the counties to urgently recruit local townships and clan regiments to form local troops. However, due to the serious shortage of troops in various places, Zhu Yingyang was unable to suppress the rebellion. Zhou Fa had to use his power to deal with the situation on the spot, and urgently granting the county governments the temporary power to command military power and assume the important task of suppressing the bandits.

But the far water cannot save the near fire. Faced with the sudden outbreak of rebellion and the dilemma of being attacked from both sides of the Wei Mansion, Zhou Fashang could only choose to "protect the Eastern Expedition" and "protect the Eastern Expedition" at all costs. As long as the Eastern Expedition is victorious and the Eastern Expedition army returns triumphantly, all the rebels will be wiped out in front of absolute strength.

The attack strategy of the Eastern Expedition was "water and land attack". The land army was led by the emperor and directly killed Pyongyang. The navy was led by Huer and Zhou Fashang, crossing the sea to Pyongyang, and then the two armies joined hands to attack the Goguryeo people to death. If you want to ensure the victory of the Eastern Expedition, you must ensure that the navy can arrive in Pyongyang within the scheduled time. If you want to ensure that the navy goes to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, you must ensure that the stability of the Qilu area and ensure the smooth flow of the transportation channel connecting Donglai and Jianghuai.

Therefore, Zhou Fashang resolutely decided to hand over all the important task of suppressing the bandits to the local county governments, and the Qilu Yingyang gathered in Donglai made every effort to ensure the safety of the transportation channel. In other words, the limited number of Yingyang Prefecture troops under the Right Guard Office immediately stabilized the safety of the three coastal counties of Donglai, Gaomi and Langya County as quickly as possible. As for the other five counties, he didn't care, nor could he take care of it. Even if he was captured by the rebels, he could do nothing and could do anything.

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The twelve ladies of the Cui family, Cui Jiu and Cui Deben, finally saw clearly why the white-haired prisoner Li Fengyun did not cross the Huai south in a critical moment, but instead went far away. He risked the danger of being wiped out and advanced into Mengshan. It turned out that he had calculated the shocking reversal of the situation in Qilu a few months later.

A few years ago, Li Fengyun said that external assistance was needed to resolve the danger of Mengshan, so he turned to Cui and Zhai Rang. But in fact, the external force he mentioned was neither Cui nor Zhai Rang, but various rebels that flocked to Qilu. Now, Zhang Xutuo wanted to withdraw the army of Qi County, because the current situation in Qi County was worse than last year, and the task of suppressing bandits was heavier. The thieves in Lu County and its surrounding areas emerged, and Duan Wencao was attacked from all sides and couldn't take care of himself. Where could he have the spare energy to encircle Mengshan? As for Lang

Ya County, now all its power is used to protect transportation channels, and it is even more impossible to encircle and suppress the Mengshan bandits. Only Xuzhou's army is still at the foot of Mengshan, but the iron barrel formation surrounding Mengshan no longer exists. How big can the Xuzhou army do? What's more serious is that the situation in Qilu is so bad that it has affected the security of Xuzhou and the security of Tongji Canal. Xuzhou army must do its best to "protect the Eastern Expedition". Protecting the canal channel and suppressing the bandits is no longer the primary task of the Weifu.

The Mengshan crisis has been resolved, Li Fengyun and his army are going to go down the mountain. Next, in which direction will he attack?

This is what Cui Deben urgently needs to know. He is worried that Li Fengyun will attack Pengcheng. Now he has a heartfelt fear of the white-haired demon. However, the Twelve Lady and Cui Jiu are not concerned about this, but the fate of Cui, the fate of Middle-earth. For this reason, they are eager to find the relevant information from the white-haired demon. Even a prophecy can help Cui's future layout.

"You should hurry back to Mengshan immediately." Cui Deben pointed to Xu Shiji standing in the hall and said, "You must try to find out the attack strategy of the white-haired prisoner."

"He won't hit Pengcheng for the time being." The Twelve Lady glanced at Cui Deben dissatisfiedly, "Since he knew that he was in Pengcheng and wanted to get the help of Cui, he would certainly not hit Pengcheng."

"Don't you hit Pengcheng?" Cui Deben immediately questioned, "Does he go to fight Langya? He urgently needs food, and Pengcheng has the most food. How much food does Langya have?"

"He once predicted that Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of War, would die in March." The Twelve Lady said coldly, "Duan Wenzhen is dead, Duan Wencao's biggest backer has fallen. If Lu County is trapped in the hands of a thief at this moment, can Duan Wencao's position as a county magistrate besieged? Once Duan Wencao is driven out of Qilu, the Qilu people will definitely fall into chaos and a mess. This is obviously very conducive to the development of various thieves and commanders. For prisoners, occupying Lu County has formed a situation of backing Qilu and facing the Central Plains, advancing can attack and retreat can defend, which is a good time to develop and grow."

Cui Deben pondered without saying a word. After a while, he hesitated and asked, "Why did he use to attack Duan Wencao?"

The Twelve Lady scoffed, "That is why the prisoner needs Cui's help."

Cui Jiu shook his head and was played with by a prisoner. This made him very depressed and unwilling to accept it. "Pengcheng secretly provided him with food and helped him attack Lu County."

Cui Deben was reluctant to hear this. This is a disaster for raising a tiger, so it must not be done.

The Twelve Lady raised her hand to stop him without waiting for him to speak. Now Xu Shiji is still standing in the hall and can't say something.

"You go to Mengshan as soon as possible and tell the prisoner that you want to see him and ask him to make proper arrangements."

Cui Deben's expression changed immediately. Cui Jiu was also surprised, but in a hurry, he didn't know how to dissuade him.

Xu Shiji bowed and turned around and left.

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When Xu Shiji saw Li Fengyun again, he was really respectful to him as a god. Today, how many people dare to play with Cui's wife? The white-haired demon in front of him must be one of them.

The news brought by Xu Shiji made Li Fengyun very happy. He asked Yuan An to write a book and quickly conveyed it to the brigades to encourage the morale of the army and convey a clear message to the soldiers. It was time to go down the mountain to move their muscles and bones.

"I want to see someone..." Li Fengyun stroked the short beard under his jaw, thinking, "Let me arrange a place...it's a famous place..."

Xu Shiji was speechless. The Twelve Lady took the initiative to lower her posture and asked you to arrange a meeting place and clearly express a cooperation attitude. What else do you want the Twelve Lady to arrange a meeting place? But do you dare to go?

"She wants to touch my bottom." Li Fengyun shook his hand, "You go back and tell her that she is a fairy, dare not blaspheme, dare not see her."

Touch your bottom? Xu Shiji didn't understand. Although your origin and identity are unknown, for Cui, you are just a thief who can be used. What's the bottom to touch? Take a step back and say, what can you do if you find your bottom? You are a thief and everyone can kill him. Can you still reverse the world and make a big comeback?

Seeing Xu Shiji's puzzled expression, Li Fengyun also looked suspicious, "You have known her for a long time, but you don't know her true identity?"

Xu Shiji was even more confused. Isn’t her real identity the Twelve Lady of the Cui family? Why don’t I know? Is there any secret here?

"Do you know?" Xu Shiji asked, "What is her real identity?"

Li Fengyun's expression was a little serious, and hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't want to say it.

"Brother doesn't believe me?" Xu Shiji was anxious, "I will never reveal it."

"Just don't say it. It won't do you any good. You will lose her trust from now on and you will never see her again." Li Fengyun warned.

Xu Shiji was shocked, so serious? He hurriedly swears.

"A long time ago, she was the princess of Henan, but because of the sudden death of King Qin, she was implicated and deposed by the late emperor." Li Fengyun spoke slowly, "Today ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, the prince of Henan was the crown prince, and entered the Eastern Palace, but did not enthrone the crown prince's concubine, the emperor then intends to re-establish it. Unfortunately... If Prince Yuande did not die, she would now be the crown prince's concubine and the future queen of Zhongtu."

Xu Shiji was too far from the Dongdu. Although he had heard that the case of the sudden death of the Qin King was very involved, he knew very little about the details. As for the secret between the Cui family and the royal family, he was even more shocked. He suddenly heard that the Twelve Lady of the Cui family, whom he was familiar with, was actually the daughter-in-law of the current emperor. Although the Twelve Lady did not become the crown princess in the end, he was the daughter-in-law of the King of Jin and the Princess of Henan before, which was an unchangeable fact. Later, the King of Jin became the emperor of Middle-earth, intending to restore the Twelve Lady and take back the deposed daughter-in-law, which shows that the emperor has already recognized the identity of the Twelve Lady as the daughter-in-law of the Twelve Lady. Unfortunately, the daughter-in-law had not been brought back, but the son died, thus establishing the Twelve Lady's identity as the top-level powerful people in the Middle-earth world.

Xu Shiji's heart was in chaos and it took him a long time to calm down from the shock.

"She is a child of the Cui family and occupies a very special position in the minds of the emperor and the queen, so she is determined to get close to her and takes advantage of her too much power. But whether it is the Cui family or the emperor, how can people get close to her at will?" Li Fengyun pointed to Xu Shiji and smiled slightly, "Dalang is a lucky person. He happened to know her, but he didn't know her true identity, which led to the Xu family a fortune."

Xu Shiji nodded repeatedly, panic. Indeed, he was a lucky person, but today he suddenly knew her true identity. How long can this kind of luck last?

"Some people say she is an ominous person, and some people say she is a beauty. In short, she is a special existence." Li Fengyun shook his head and looked solemn. "Because she is a special existence, don't approach her easily. The farther away from her, the safer it is. The reason why she left Dongdu and wandered among famous mountains and rivers is probably because of this."

"Who are you?" Xu Shiji finally couldn't help but ask a question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

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Chapter completed!