After hesitating for a moment, Li Mi immediately raised a question to Li Dan, "If the King of Qi was very pessimistic about the prediction of the Eastern Expedition and believed that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he reached a secret agreement with Li Fengyun, then his purpose was not only to use Li Fengyun to escape from the Eastern Capital, but also to try to gain troops and expand his strength. In this way, when the King of Qi did not hesitate to break with the Holy Lord in order to seize the imperial rule and repeat the mistakes of King Yang Liang of Han, will the people of Shandong support it?"

Li Dan pondered for a long time and replied, "See, the lessons of King Yang Liang of Han were too profound. In fact, there was no winner in that mutiny. The royal family killed each other and fought against each other. The Guanlong and Shandong people suffered heavy casualties. What's more serious is that the creatures were tragic and the Central Earth was hurt. Therefore, whether the Holy Lord and the King of Qi, the Guanlong and the Shandong people did not dare to use force easily in the battle for the imperial rule. After all, the situation at home and abroad is not good now, and the crisis is everywhere. If you are not careful, you will cause a disaster. This Eastern Expedition has the purpose of alleviating the domestic and foreign crises. Once the Eastern Expedition is frustrated, the Holy Lord's intentions will not be realized, and the crisis will be even more serious. If there is rebellion inside, the Northern Escaping outside invades, and the Central Earth is attacked from both sides, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Li Mi pondered and said nothing. In fact, he was not considering King Qi, but Yang Xuangan. Li Mi had no idea whether King Qi would use force to force the Holy Lord to compromise on the emperor's rule next year, but as Li Dan analyzed, this possibility is very small. Whether it is King Qi or Wei, he will not use force until the moment of despair. The Holy Lord will not force them to a dead end based on the overall situation. But Yang Xuangan must take action. If the Eastern Expedition continues next year, it will be the best opportunity for Yang Xuangan to launch a military coup. There is only one good opportunity, and if you miss it, you will not be able to do it.

However, the King of Qi is acting abnormal now. He not only leads troops outside to suppress the rebellion, but also shows signs of self-respecting. It can be imagined that once Yang Xuangan raises troops to rebel in the eastern capital, the King of Qi will inevitably fight to kill. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the King of Qi to attack the crown prince with the merit of protecting the country. However, if the two want to win, they not only need to win the support of the Guanlong people, but also need to win the support of the Shandong people, which is indispensable. Behind Yang Xuangan and the King of Qi are the support of the huge Guanlong noble group, so whether they can win the support of the Shandong people becomes the key. At the critical moment, whoever can win the support of the Shandong people has the greatest chance of victory.

Li Mi had to think about who would Shandong people support at that moment? Who would Li Fengyun choose? Should he support Yang Xuangan, the Duke of Yue, or Yang Nan, the King of Qi?

Li Dan's answer was a bit vague. Judging from his rhetoric, he believed that Shandong people would learn from the lessons of the failure of the Han King Yang Liang's mutiny丨Until the situation was clear, they would not support either of the two.

This is understandable. For Shandong people, Yang Xuangan and King Yang Nan of Qi were both from Guanlong. The Heluo noble group and the local aristocratic group of Guanlong also belonged to the Guanlong aristocratic group. The Guanlong people killed each other. Of course, Shandong people were happy, of course they had to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, and even secretly contributed to the fire in order to make profits by fishermen.

Li Fengyun is an obvious example. If he carefully considers his every move since Mangdang raised the flag, all of them are deliberately deteriorating the domestic situation, especially the move to the Central Plains to plunder the Tongji Canal, which has caused the political situation in the East Capital to deteriorate suddenly. Then, can Li Fengyun's actions and the uprisings that have started one after another in the north and south of Henan and the great uprisings, which are the Shandong people maliciously destroying the great cause of peaceful reunification of Middle-earth? Li Fengyun and various Shandong rebel troops were the vanguards in implementing this plan? In this case, wouldn't Yang Xuangan's military coup in the East Capital be exactly in line with the needs of the Shandong people?

Li Mi couldn't help but say that Li Fengyun had before leaving. What exactly did Li Fengyun mean? What was he hinting at? He obviously knew some relevant secrets, but there was definitely no definite evidence. Just like he knew there was a traitor in the center, judging from the news from the palace, that person was as stable as Mount Tai, and was hiding very well. No one could catch evidence of his treason, so Pei Shiju could only guess, and Li Fengyun was obviously testing himself, or was he conveying some kind of message to himself?

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Mi resolutely decided to reveal some secrets to his uncle Li Dan to see if he could use his uncle's rich political experience to infer why Li Fengyun said the words that contained endless mystery.

"Before leaving, Li Fengyun mentioned to someone that there was a dark force in the east that was conspiring to overthrow the change. He predicted that this force might attack at the critical moment of the Eastern Expedition next year to cut off the Tongji Canal to destroy the Eastern Expedition and give a fatal blow to the Holy Lord and the Central."

Li Dan looked at Li Mi in surprise and shook his head disapprovingly, "Whether it was during the late emperor or after the throne of the Holy Lord, such rumors were always endless and filled the court. In fact, this is an open secret. Any wealthy families and even ordinary nobles whose interests have been damaged by changes, as long as they are stubborn, survivors of the fittest, and those who do not want to change with the changes of the times have the intention to overthrow the change." Li Dan pointed to his chest, "The so-called dark forces do not exist under the sun, but only exist in the inner slightest, and cannot form a climate, and it is difficult to pose a threat to change. Unless dark clouds block the sunshine and darkness dominates the Eastern Capital, this opposition force that exists in the hearts of many nobles will never form a huge opposition force."

"What if the prophecy comes true?" Li Mi asked.

Li Dan laughed, "As the continuation of the Eastern Expedition and the tension in the domestic and foreign situations, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee must find ways to stabilize the political situation in the Eastern Capital. For this reason, a series of measures must be implemented to prevent the occurrence of such a bad situation. Therefore, it is certain that the prophecy of the white-haired thief cannot come true."

"If..." Li Mi smiled, "If Dongdu is in chaos, how will the domestic situation change?"

Li Dan's expression gradually became solemn, with a serious look, "Have you hidden something from someone? Why do you pay attention to the white-haired thief's words and think it contains mystery?"

Li Mi shook his hand quickly, "I was very puzzled by the rebellion of Shandong people, especially the fact that the King of Qi went out of Beijing to suppress the rebellion was directly related to Li Fengyun, so I was confused. Just imagine that after the victory of the Eastern Expedition, the Holy Lord and the Expedition Army returned, these rebellions could survive? When the rebellion was quelled, the King of Qi lost the excuse of staying outside to suppress the rebellion. Where did he have the opportunity to gain self-respect? If the situation develops like this, the people of Shandong will suffer a heavy blow, and the King of Qi will also withdraw from the dispute over the imperial rule. The consequences are very serious, but why do they regard it as

If they don't see each other, they insist on doing it alone? Someone thinks there is only one explanation, that is, they believe that the Eastern Expedition will be defeated. If the Eastern Expedition is defeated, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will lose authority and lose absolute control of the government, and they will have a chance to turn upside down. Since that is the case, someone has to ask, why is the Eastern Expedition going to be defeated? There is only one possibility, and there is only one reason why the food and grass are not continued, and the canal waterway is cut off. Therefore, someone thinks that the white-haired thief's words not only contain mystery, but also have some knowledge."

Li Dan then took it seriously. He thought that King Qi had "escape" from Dongdu without regard for the consequences, and the local wealthy families of Guanlong such as Wei not only did not stop him, but instead provided help. This itself shows that the political situation in Dongdu is full of crisis and murderous intent, which has seriously threatened the life safety of King Qi and has seriously endangered the vital interests of the local wealthy families of Guanlong such as Wei.

The Shandong people's rebellion was of course not for the purpose of dying, but for some purpose. For this reason, they were indeed likely to unite with the radical forces of the Dongdu, cut off the Tongji Canal, control the Dongdu, and even change the imperial throne at the critical moment of the Eastern Expedition, and support an emperor. In this way, civil war broke out, and the Shandong people's rebels transformed into supporters of the new emperor and had a legal identity. If they could go further and overthrow the Holy Lord, then the radical forces of the Dongdu could overthrow the reform as they wished, and the Shandong people could also take this opportunity to enter the court in large quantities and make a comeback.

If the situation in China and Turkey develops like this, the decision-making of the Li family in Zhao County at a critical moment is crucial. If you can seize the initiative, it can affect or even determine the future of the Li family in Zhao County. Is this sentence that contains mystery to remind and warn Li Mi to prepare in advance to deal with the upcoming chaos in Central China?

Li Dan repeatedly deduced it over and over again, carefully weighed the pros and cons. After a long time, he sighed and said in an unquestionable tone, "After September, if the Eastern Expedition fails, a certain general will resign, leave Liang County, leave Tongji Canal, and leave this place of right and wrong."

Li Mi was stunned. He never expected that his test not only did not get the answer he needed from his uncle Li Dan, but instead made his uncle Li Dan make the decision to leave Tongjiqu, which was contrary to his original intention. More importantly, the departure of his uncle Li Dan would destroy Yang Xuangan's plan for mutiny. When Li Dan was transferred to the prefect of Liang County, Yang Xuangan made great efforts, with the purpose of using the influence of the Li family of Zhao County, a Shandong rich family at the critical moment to win the support of Shandong people to the greatest extent.

Li Mi had no expression on her face, but her heart was confused, and she was at a loss when she was anxious.

Li Dan continued, "This time you came to Tongjiqu and took the initiative to establish contact with the white-haired thief. Not only did you use Yingru people's power to secretly help someone get through the crisis, but you also learned a lot of secrets from the white-haired thief. The identity of the white-haired thief is probably not too different from our guesses. This can be seen from the warning he gave you before you leave. If there is no extraordinary relationship, he will never reveal such secrets to you.

"Uncle means..."

"As you said, the deterioration of the situation in China and Turkey is directly related to the fuel caused by the Shandong people. The deterioration of the situation today is likely to be a preparation for the subversion of tomorrow. Even if the Shandong people are not the creator of the subversion conspiracy, they must be insiders. Otherwise, the Shandong people will never be able to ignore the consequences and go all out to continue to rebel one after another. For someone, the crisis in front of him has not only not been resolved, but is even more serious, because the crisis in front of him is actually the beginning of a greater crisis in the future. Whether for himself or for his family, they must leave Tongji Canal as quickly as possible."

Li Mi hesitated for a moment and asked, "In my uncle's opinion, will Shandong people participate in it once that greater crisis breaks out tomorrow? Or will they support it?"

Li Dan shook his head, "Don't underestimate the wisdom of the Holy Lord, and don't underestimate the ministers who are loyal to the Holy Lord. The reason why they can take charge of the government is because of the existence of the Holy Lord. Therefore, any person and matter that endangers the authority of the Holy Lord will be attacked by them. In order to protect the Holy Lord and their rights, they will be willing to be crushed to pieces. Especially at this critical moment, the Eastern Expedition is underway, and the Northern Captains are eyeing each other, and the South

The Battle of Beijing will break out at any time, and the fate of Middle-earth is at stake. Any action that endangers the Holy Lord is actually equivalent to betraying the country. Betraying Middle-earth will inevitably be devastatingly hit by the Holy Lord. At this moment, they are already crazy. There is no one in Middle-earth, and no force can defeat them, so some people have no choice, and some people will leave Tongji Canal without hesitation and escape from the center of the storm. There is no doubt that some people’s choice is the choice of Li, and it is also the choice of most wealthy families in Shandong.”

Li Dan's family belongs to the Li family in the Liaodongfang of Zhaojun, and is one of the wealthy families in Shandong. Li Dan played a role in fueling the fire in this Tongji Canal crisis. Through a secret agreement with Li Fengyun, while maintaining the unblocking of Tongji Canal, it ensured that the alliance rebels plunder the Tongji Canal. Faced with the possible huge crisis in the future, Li Dan's choice was to "escape". The purpose of "escape" was nominally to protect himself, but in fact it was to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, allowing the people of Guanlong to kill corpses everywhere.

Li Mi finally got the answer he wanted, but this answer disappointed him very much. Li Dan had a considerable say in the family, and Li Mi, a family member who had long been out of his career, had basically no say in his decisions related to the fate of the family. Li Mi was a little regretful. If he had known this, he would not have come to Songcheng to say goodbye to his uncle and used the secret to test his uncle's attitude towards the future military coup in Dongdu. However, things have come to this point, and it is too late to regret.

Li Dan waved his hand gently, his eyes were cold and he felt a little murderous intent, "We are happy to see the Guanlong people kill each other, but we will never repeat the mistakes of King Yang Liang of Han, participate in this battle, and bury the Guanlong people. Our theme is very simple, take advantage of all the opportunities that can be used to destroy the Guanlong people and bury the Guanlong people. When the Guanlong people decline, it will naturally be our Shandong people's turn to take charge of the government and control the future of Central Earth."

"You will return to Dongdu immediately, tell the elders of your family every detail. A letter from a certain person will arrive at home one step earlier than you, and it is estimated that the elders of your family will immediately start to deal with the deployment. If nothing unexpected happens, when the news of the failure of the Eastern Expedition is sent back to Dongdu, the family will rush to Xijing one after another, and you must go to Xijing."

Li Mi's expression changed a little. He was about to argue, but Li Dan stopped him. "If you don't go back to Xijing, then go to Hebei to find Li Baiyao and find out Li Fengyun's identity."

Li Mi was even more reluctant. Li Dan's purpose was not to ask him to find Li Baiyao and investigate Li Fengyun, but to not let him go back to Dongdu. The elders in the family still knew his thoughts and whereabouts, and knew that he was a member of the radical forces in Dongdu, and he was always wary of him, worried that he would do impulsive things when he was hot and would bring disaster to the family.

Li Mi had no intention of going against Li Dan's wishes, so he decided to return to Dongdu first. As for what he wanted to do, no one could stop him. Even though the family was implicated, with the status, power and in-laws of the Li family, as long as they make a great compromise with the Holy Lord in terms of political interests, they will definitely be in peace.

Before leaving Songcheng, Li secretly made an appointment with the Prime Minister Han.

During this crisis, the Korean Prime Minister, as the "big boss" of the underworld forces in the Tongji Canal, not only plundered amazing interests from the Tongji Canal, but also established close relations with many generals in the Rebel Alliance. He even had contact with the Alliance General Battalion through some old subordinates of Han Yao, who remained in the alliance. According to the latest news obtained by the Korean Prime Minister, the Wagang Army, with Zhai Rang as the general manager, retreated to Qilu together with the Alliance, and did not stay as Henan people guessed.

Li Mi also believed that Zhai Rang and the Wagang Army would stay in Henan, but the choice of the Wagang people surprised him. The reason why he thought that the Wagang people would stay was because the main forces of the Wagang Army now came from the prisoners of the Battle of Jishui, and these prisoners were all the village clan clans in Henan. The leader of these village clan clans and Zuo Shi was the nobles and nobles in Henan. They were all vassals of the Zheng clans in Xingyang, and they followed the advice of the Zheng clans in Xingyang. If these people were to leave the Wagang army, Zhai Rang would not forcefully try to keep them, and the Wagang people would not dare to offend the Zheng clans in Xingyang at all.

The reason why Li Fengyun handed all these prisoners to the Wagang Army was that he was also unwilling to offend the Zheng family of Xingyang. The battle between Jishui was originally a tacit understanding between the two sides. The alliance obtained a large number of weapons. If he still detained people, he would not know how to advance or retreat. So Li Fengyun handed over everyone to Zhai Rang. You can do whatever you want, and let them go.

But all of these people remained in the Wagang Army. The Wagang Army grew stronger overnight, which was obviously the meaning of the Zheng family of Xingyang. The Zheng family of Xingyang needed the existence of this force to facilitate them to better control the situation in Henan. From this goal, when Li Fengyun and the Rebel Alliance evacuated Tongji Canal, the Wagang army must stay. Take a step back, even if Zhai Rang and other Wagang people are willing to continue to follow Li Fengyun, the rebel leaders who were loyal to the Zheng family of Xingyang will leave the Wagang army and continue to serve the Zheng family of Xingyang. However, according to the news obtained by the Han Prime Minister, the Wagang army retreated eastward as a whole, and no one is left behind, and all the leaders of all sizes are willing to continue to follow Li Fengyun.

Why did the Zheng family in Xingyang give up this local force in Henan? What is the purpose?

Li Mi had to maliciously speculate on the intentions of the Zheng family of Xingyang. This time, the Zheng family of Xingyang received the help of the Yingru nobles. In the future, the Yingru nobles will fulfill their promises and allow the victims of Henan to return home. As long as they are willing to go home, they will never force themselves to stay. What is the reward for the Zheng family of Xingyang? Li Mi knew Yang Xuangan's intention, which was to require the absolute support of the Zheng family of Xingyang at a critical moment. It is obvious that the Zheng family of Xingyang has seen a future crisis, but they are controlled by their opponents and have few ways to deal with them. They are prepared for the future and resolutely abandoned the Wagang Army. The Wagang Army is a double-edged sword for the Zheng family of Xingyang. They are satisfied with their own use, but it is dangerous to use it for others. They will most likely kill themselves.

Li Mi was in a sad mood and headed north on the boat and returned to Dongdu along the unobstructed Tongji Canal.
Chapter completed!