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The emperor and the reform forces of Middle-earth actively reformed for the long-term peaceful reunification of Middle-earth. The conservative forces of Middle-earth, represented by Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, saw that the radical reform strategy had seriously harmed the cause of peaceful reunification of Middle-earth, and tried to stop radical reform and bring the direction of Middle-earth back to the right track. What was the mistake? The mistake was that they mistakenly chose the time of the peak duel, and the mistake was that they knew that the Turks in the north were staring at Middle-earth, but they chose to ignore its greed and covetousness for Middle-earth. As a result, they made a mistake in one step, and in a blink of an eye, they completely ruined the hard-won cause of peaceful reunification.

Li Fengyun was very lonely and disappointed. He thought that his rise might change the direction of the historical trajectory, but after hearing Li Mi say the saying "If you must first settle the internal disasters with foreign aggression", he suddenly realized that Middle-earth would never avoid the upcoming disaster. In the future, Middle-earth will repeat the same mistakes again and again and again and fall into the abyss of collapse. The reason is that there is a deep-rooted concept flowing in the blood of the aristocratic ruling class, and internal worries will always exceed external troubles. Generations of Middle-earth powerful people have regarded personal and group personal interests as the interests of the country and nation. In their eyes, eliminating political enemies of the same race is far more important than defeating foreign invaders. The result is that they would rather destroy their country and species than sacrifice their personal interests to save the country and nation. As for the life and death of all living beings, the life and death of innocent creatures has not been included in their considerations from ancient times to the present.

"The general holds objection?" Li Mi saw Li Fengyun silent for a long time, and couldn't help but speak, "Since the founding of the late emperor, the Guards' army has been exploring again and again, which has dealt a heavy blow to the Northern Territory. The threat of the Eastern and Western Turks to Central Territory has been minimized, and Tuyuhun has even lost its country, and Goguryeo is about to be defeated. In the short term, the harm of the Northern Territory to Central Territory is not a concern. On the contrary, the internal crisis of Central Territory is becoming increasingly serious. Today, the big rivers and north and south are starving and suffering from life are an example. This serious crisis seems to have a natural disaster, but in fact man-made disasters are the root cause."

What is man-made disaster? Li Mi immediately made a comprehensive interpretation. Today's Middle Earth crisis appeared to be from the Eastern Expedition, but in fact it had its own changes. In other words, this crisis has existed since the era of the late emperor. After more than 20 years of accumulation, it has reached the brink of outbreak. The Eastern Expedition has only accelerated the outbreak of this crisis.

Why does change cause a serious crisis? In the final analysis, when the power and wealth of Middle-earth are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a very small number of people, the threat of these very few people to the peaceful reunification of Middle-earth will become greater and greater. When the rich become richer, the poor become poorer, and social contradictions are becoming more and more intense, that is, the country's destiny is in danger and the great cause of unification is about to collapse. For this reason, Middle-earth must change, redistribute Middle-earth's power and wealth, and let the vast people of Middle-earth enjoy the fruits of Middle-earth unification and progress.

However, after ascending the throne today, reform quickly deviated from the trajectory held by the late emperor era, from centralization of power and wealth in all social classes by reasonably distributing power and wealth to centralization of power and wealth seized by the radical reform party headed by the emperor. The emperor's radical reform was naturally opposed by the Guanlong people, the core ruling force of Zhongtu. However, human nature was greedy, especially Shandong people and Jiangzuo people who suffered serious losses in the distribution of power and wealth after the unification of Zhongtu, supported the emperor and radical reformists with ulterior motives, allowing both sides to fight to the death when they were evenly matched. The change became deteriorated and changed, not only accelerated the deviation from the established trajectory, but also became a tool for political games.

"Today's Sino-Turkish reform is only a glamorous shell, and the inside has long evolved into a bloody and cruel power struggle." Li Mi shook his head and sighed, "Whether the Eastern Expedition, the natural disaster, or the threat of the Northern Territory, the reason why it causes serious harm to Sino-Turkish is that all of this has evolved into a tragic man-made disaster due to the fierce power struggle."

Li Mi has a high-level view and from a unique perspective and a look at it, he attributes today's Middle-earth crisis to the greedy grabbing of power and interests by the Middle-earth aristocratic ruling class. The so-called change is just a political means used by the two opposing political groups to seize the greatest power and the most profits. From this, whether it is active external conquests or domestic rebellions, or the military coups that some nobles are secretly planning, they are essentially political means used by the opposing sides, and the political purposes of both sides are no different.

Li Mi's words were reasonable and evidence-based. In his opinion, it was completely convincing Li Fengyun, but to his surprise, Li Fengyun not only did not be convinced by him, but instead raised sharp doubts about his arguments.

"Mr.'s view is based on the fact that there are serious worries inside but no serious troubles outside. Mr. Concludes that the threat from the Northern Gate, especially the Eastern Turks, to Central China, has been minimized, so he came to this conclusion, believing that whether it is the Western Expedition or the Eastern Expedition, they are political means implemented by the emperor and the radical reform forces in the court to seize power and wealth to the greatest extent." Li Fengyun said with a serious expression and firm attitude, "I disagree with Mr.'s inference on the general trend of the world."

"In a certain opinion, the external troubles of Middle Earth are far greater than internal troubles. The threats of the East and West Turks to Middle Earth are far more serious than those of the Master imagined. The emperor's Western expedition to destroy Tuyuhun and Eastern Expedition to destroy Goguryeo. The purpose of the emperor was to cut off the clutches of the Northern Escaping toward Middle Earth and cut off the left and right arms of the Eastern Escaping Turks, in order to minimize the threats of the Northern Escaping to Middle Earth, and to try every means to delay the decisive battle between the North and the South that could break out at any time."

Li Mi was surprised. Although the situation in the north and south has been tense, according to his understanding, since the civil strife between the east and west Turks, the strength of the entire northern enemy outside the frontier has been declining rapidly, and it can no longer threaten the security of the Central and Earth borders. There is no possibility of a large-scale war between the north and the south in the next few years.

Is Li Fengyun nonsense and exaggerated, or is he mastering a secret that I don’t know? Or is he trying to confuse the public and mislead my judgment with false news, thereby hiding his real intention?

"I have a completely different view of the situation in the north and south than my husband, so I cannot agree with my husband's point of view." Li Fengyun continued, "I believe that the reason why the emperor renovated the Great Wall, opened the Grand Canal, and launched the Western Expedition and the East Expedition was to implement a new national defense and diplomatic strategy in order to prepare for the future, prevent problems before they occur, and do his best to defend the security of the Middle Earth."

"Only when Middle-earth is safe, the great cause of peaceful reunification can be maintained and reform can continue to advance. Someone believes that this is the emperor's real political purpose."

"If the emperor was as purely to seize power and interests as you said, he needed to use his limited national strength to build the Great Wall, open the canal, and fight the west and east, and implement a new national defense and diplomatic strategy? Isn't this finding the wrong goal, choosing the wrong object, and using the national strength in the wrong direction? Isn't this shooting oneself in the foot and seeking death? We must first settle the homeland with foreign aggression, which is common sense. You all know, how could the emperor not know? With the strength of the emperor, he could concentrate his efforts to deal with the heavy blow to those who oppose and hinder reform in the domestic political struggle, but the emperor did not do so. Why? Why did the emperor do the opposite, first fight against the enemy and then settle the homeland, and why?"

"I think the reason is very simple. Foreign troubles have threatened the security of Middle Earth. The Northern Barbarians are eyeing Middle Earth. If they are first to settle the Nei and their brothers fight against each other, they will definitely give the Northern Barbarians an opportunity to take advantage of it. The situation is already very serious. The Northern Barbarians cannot give the emperor more time to settle the Nei. The emperor had no choice but to take a risk and take a two-pronged approach, fighting on both sides, one while maintaining the Nei and the other while resisting foreign countries."

"In a certain opinion, the emperor's approach has its merits. He used radical reform methods to attack wealthy families, and strived to seize more power and wealth as quickly as possible in the shortest time, so as to help himself devote all his national strength to implement the foreign aggression strategy. Once foreign aggression is victorious, his impressive record and martial arts will inevitably help the emperor and the central government to win supreme authority, effectively curb and delay the outbreak of domestic crises, and the stability of the domestic situation can help the emperor deepen the change better and faster, and seize more power and wealth from the powerful class. In this cycle, the emperor will inevitably win on both battlefields."

Li Mi fell into deep thought. Li Fengyun was very human. The amazing talent revealed by just a few words gave Li Mi a new understanding of him. He had to correct his views on Li Fengyun, and at the same time he became more and more curious about Li Fengyun's identity. However, Li Fengyun refused to reveal his secrets, and Li Mi had no choice but to give up the investigation of his identity for a while and instead concentrate on seeking cooperation with Li Fengyun.

"Can the general have a definite evidence to prove that he had wrongly judged the situation in the north and south?" Li Mi asked.

Li Fengyun shook his hand, "Look soon, in a few years, you will see the decisive battle between the North and South." Li Fengyun sighed and suddenly asked, "Sir, do you still remember that the Han Emperor Gaozu reunified Zhongtu and fought with the Xiongnu Shanyu Maodun in Daibei, but unfortunately was surrounded by Baiding Mountain?"

Li Mi's expression changed, and a hint of doubt flashed through her eyes. Li Fengyun refused to provide evidence, but made amazing predictions and made unstoppable words. What is the purpose of not stopping? Take a step back, even if he has evidence to prove that the Northern Gate posed a serious threat to Central Earth, the millions of Central Earth army invaded Goguryeo in the east, and the target was not Goguryeo, but also many Northern Gate geniuses such as East Turks, Tiele, Shiwei, Khitan, Anjie, etc. Once the Guard army wins the victory of the Eastern Gate and destroys Goguryeo, it can play a role in killing the chicken and making a huge deterrent to the Northern Gate geniuses. The northern border of Central Earth will surely win peace for a long time.

Li Mi suddenly thought of a key point. If the Eastern Expedition fails, the situation in the northern border will inevitably fall into crisis. If Middle-earth falls into internal and external troubles and is affected by the enemy from both sides, the situation in the north and south will inevitably be tense, and it is not impossible for the Northern Territories to take the opportunity to invade.

"The general has no confidence in the Eastern Expedition?" Li Mi asked decisively.
Chapter completed!