The study was quiet, and two faint figures appeared lonely outside the old man against the dim candlelight. The air was stuffy and hot. Although the slight coolness emitted from the ice could give people a lot of clarity, it could not calm down the irritability and anxiety.

Yang Qing's face became increasingly ugly, sweat soaked Zi Shang, sweat beads rolled down his cheeks, pain and resentment in his heart accumulated in his body, and there was danger of explosion at any time. He felt as if he had fallen into boundless darkness, as if he was surrounded by countless smiling faces, as if he was thrown into the burning fire by invisible black hands. He even felt that a heavy mountain was falling from the sky, trying to smash himself into a ball of powder.

King Cai Yang Zhi couldn't count on it, and Duke Guan Guo Yang Gongren was "trapped" in Dongdu again. How could he save King Qi alone? Yang Qing couldn't help but want to scream and exude endless grief and anger in his heart. Is the royal family prominent? Is the prince and grandson golden Guangcan? No, only in it can you know that behind the prominent figures of the royal family is a terrifying bloody storm. The prince and grandson golden Guangcancan's robes and clothes are swords, swords, shadows, axes, hooks and forks. The general public only sees that the royal family has inexhaustible power and wealth, but they cannot see the bloody corpses of the princes and grandsons lying in the shadows of power and wealth.

There are only two legitimate sons in the past. The luckiest thing is that Prince Yang Zhao, the Prince of Yuande, died after entering the Eastern Palace. He escaped from the sea of ​​suffering early and went to heaven. He threw all the suffering mercilessly to his younger brother Yang Nan. The core of this generation of imperial rule dispute should have been two brothers, but now only King Qi Yang Nan is left. It is natural that there is no dispute over imperial rule, but politics is so ruthless. Whether it is ten legitimate princes or one legitimate son, there will be a dispute over imperial rule. On the banner of politics, the prince will never be able to get rid of the fate of "chess pieces" and will always be a victim of the struggle for power and wealth.

The poor King of Qi, the poor child, always struggled in the whirlpool of political struggle, lost his direction and lost his nature in the storm. Today, the King of Qi looks like a freely flying eagle, but in fact it is a beast imprisoned in a cage. As long as he does not die, he will inevitably be driven into the Colosseum and fight for a desperate battle with groups of beast hunters.

Yang Qing fully understood the emperor's practice of not establishing a crown prince for the time being. The late emperor had five legitimate sons and he established a crown prince at the beginning of the founding of the country. However, the cruel battle for the imperial rule was like a demon, dragging all the good family into hell and turned into devils. There are thousands of families in the Middle Land, how many families have experienced the suffering of the world like them? The death of Prince Yang Zhao of Yuande gave the emperor a chance to protect his family, but for an emperor and a country, the risks contained in this practice are immeasurable. The emperor and the country were both walking on the tightrope, trembling as if walking on thin ice as if they were in the abyss. If you are not careful, you will fall into a cliff without any bones.

At the same time, although this practice effectively protected the emperor's family, the struggle for the imperial rule always existed. This demon Shi always wandered around King Yang Nan of Qi, making King Yang Nan of Qi live in a terrifying nightmare year after year, and was in panic all day long. No matter how strong a person is, he cannot survive for a long time in such a harsh environment. People will become madmen and lose their minds in despair. At the beginning, the Crown Prince Yang Yong went crazy and was lost. Yang Nan still gritted his teeth and insisted without being crazy. However, there were more and more wounds on his body, and the pain in his heart became more and more intense. He was eager to break through the cage, desperately want to break the nightmare, and desperately soar into the sky and fly freely. So, even if there was a mortal trap ahead, he would rush up without hesitation and fight to the death.

Either you die or I live, he has no choice. Because of this, the emperor and the country are facing a huge crisis. Once King Yang Nan of Qi is defeated and died in a trap, the country is in chaos and the Eastern Expedition fails, the emperor and the country will definitely pay a heavy price for their own risk of walking the tightrope.

Protecting King Yang Nan of Qi today is actually protecting the emperor and the country's destiny. However, once everyone works together to protect King Yang Nan of Qi, then Yang Nan of Yang's "big gamble" to sacrifice himself to jump to the trap will be successful. Not only did he approach the throne of the crown prince again, but he also received support from more political forces. In this way, the emperor's purpose of not establishing a crown prince for the time being will fail. The political forces that protect King Yang Nan of Qi today will inevitably go to the opposite side of the emperor, which will inevitably anger the emperor. The dispute over the imperial rule will set off a shocking tide, and the political contradictions in the court will become increasingly fierce. If some people with ulterior motives take advantage of the momentum to launch a military coup, then the father and son will inevitably rob each other, and Middle-earth will inevitably lead to division and war.

At this moment, for King Yang Qing of Xun, it is not about advancing or retreating. Mingzhe even digged his own grave. No wonder Yang Gongren "hides" in Dongdu and became a turtle, and only sent a son to "talk about his feelings" because he also couldn't find the right countermeasure.

After a long time, a heavy sigh came from the dim candlelight, "There is the King of Qi..."

"The King of Qi is running around to leave the capital to suppress the rebellion." Yang Qian looked calm and his tone was calm, neither anxious nor impatient. "According to the inferred by a certain family, the resistance of the King of Qi to leave the capital was not great. Duke Anchang (Yuan Wendu) could not stop the King of Qi from leaving the capital. The real key to the matter is when the King of Qi will leave the capital."

Yang Qian knew that his uncle's situation was too difficult, and hesitated. At that time, King Teng and King Wei Yang Ji, Yang Ji, were very close to King Yang Liang of Han. Even if they did not participate in the mutiny, they were still expelled from the people and exiled to the frontier. Today, King Qi was plotted against him. If he didn't take action, he would have a glimmer of life. However, even if he was caught by King Qi, he didn't know whether it was a disaster or a blessing. But if it was a disaster, it would be a dead end. Those who helped King Qi seize the chance of life would have to peel off even if they did not die. People with prominent and sensitive identities, such as King Xun Yang Qing, who had a prominent and sensitive status, would probably follow Yang Lun. Yang Ji would go to the wilderness to eat raw meat and drink blood, and shepherd horses and sheep. Life would be worse than death. Therefore, if you want to persuade Yang Qing to go out of the pass first to suppress the thieves and pave the way for King Qi Yang Nan to go out of Beijing to suppress the rebellion, it would be extremely difficult.

Yang Qing gently wiped the sweat from his face, then looked at Yang Qian who was sitting upright and calm. While secretly praising him for his calmness, he couldn't help but have an idea. Since Yang Gongren sent a son to Xingyang to help him, he should have some confidence, otherwise he would not dare to interfere in this matter.

No matter what, Yang Gongren lives in the Eastern Capital. If the King of Qi wants to support the royal family, he must first find him. If the Yuan family, Dugu family, and Zheng family want to join forces to fight back, they also need to find Yang Gongren. In this way, Yang Gongren must have a countermeasure, but it is difficult to implement, and requires an executor who is capable and absolutely trusted. He obviously does not have such conditions. It is not that he is not capable enough, nor does he lack trust with Yang Gongren, but that he is too sensitive like Yang Gongren and is not suitable to charge on the front line. It is better for others to stand out. So who is the right candidate for the success? Yang Qian in front of him is a standard candidate for the success.

The more Yang Qing thought about it, the more confident he became, and he felt that he was getting closer to Yang Gongren’s true thoughts.

"When will the King of Qi leave the capital?" Yang Qing asked.

"July." Yang Qian replied without hesitation.

Yang Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. Yang Qian was obviously very familiar with the relevant situation. Based on this, it was inferred that Yang Nan, the King of Qi, must have asked for help from Duke Guan, Yang Gongren, and Yang Gongren was willing to send Yang Qian to Xingyang, so he must have made some promises to Yang Nan, the King of Qi.

"Is there a specific time?" Yang Qing asked.

"In July, the latest no later than mid-July."

Yang Qing frowned slightly, "How to solve it?"

"The winter in the Far East comes early, and it may snow in late autumn. When it snows heavily, it will be difficult to sustain whether it is attack or food transportation. This battle cannot be fought. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Expeditionary Force will enter the hinterland of Goguryeo in July and surround Pyongyang, and end the war before the heavy snow comes, that is, around mid-September. If the war is delayed until winter, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"If our expeditionary force surrounds Pyongyang in July, then there are two possibilities. One is to go down, Pyongyang has been conquered and the war has ended, and whether the Tongji Canal is interrupted is irrelevant to the overall situation; the other is to be siege Pyongyang, and the food and supplies are being transported from water and land to the city of Pyongyang. The temporary interruption of the Tongji Canal will no longer affect the outcome of the war. On the contrary, if our expedition force fails to surround Pyongyang in July, the war process is severely delayed, then there are two consequences. One is to extend the war time, suspend the attack pace, stabilize the occupied area, and wait for next spring to attack Pyongyang again; another result is to end the war and return without success. In this case, whether the Tongji Canal is interrupted will not endanger the victory or defeat of the Eastern Expedition. Therefore, the best time for the King of Qi to leave Beijing to suppress the rebellion is July. It is not too early or too late."

After pondering for a moment, Yang Qing asked, "My hundreds of thousands of military troops rushed into Goguryeo, attacking from land and water, with unstoppable momentum. Where should I wait until July?"

The situation on the front line of Tongji Canal is deteriorating rapidly, and Tongji Canal will be interrupted at any time. The faster the King of Qi Yang Nan enters the battlefield of suppressing the rebellion, the sooner the crisis will be reversed. This is beneficial to the political situation of Dongdu and the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition. Why do you have to wait until July? There is more than a month left before July. In such a long time, various unpredictable changes will occur. Once these changes cause the Dongdu and local governments to completely lose control of Tongji Canal, it will inevitably cause serious harm to the Dongdu battlefield.

Yang Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "June is the rainy season in the Far East, and all rivers in Goguryeo will surge. During the war, the Goguryeo people will make full use of this natural advantage, and will break the dike and release water, and use surging torrents to block the progress of our expeditionary force. For them, as long as the time when our expeditionary force surrounded Pyongyang until August, they will have a front-line chance to drag the war to winter. When winter comes, heavy snow will come. If our expeditionary force is still under the city of Pyongyang, it will definitely be defeated. Therefore, if our expeditionary force fails to surround Pyongyang in July, the difficulty of attack will increase exponentially. Stop attack is the most rational choice. Similarly, if our expeditionary force fails to conquer Pyongyang in September, it must retreat, otherwise there will be a danger of annihilation of the entire army."

When Yang Qian said this, he shook his head again, "The Far East terrain is complex and the climate is harsh. It is only four months for our expeditionary army to attack Goguryeo. It is too difficult to capture a wild country where all the people are soldiers in these four months."
Chapter completed!