On the surface, Yang Gongren briefly introduced the offensive and defensive strategies of the Dongdu War, but in fact he clarified one of the fundamental principles of Dongdu in this war, namely, defending the imperial city and relying on the existing garrison forces of Dongdu to defend the imperial city. In other words, Dongdu will not ask for help from Xijing, nor will he ask for help from the King of Qi. Dongdu still adheres to the established principle and does not allow the King of Dai to enter Beijing or to enter Beijing. He does his best to control the storm within the scope of a military coup, and will never allow it to evolve into an imperial unity war to minimize the damage to the Dongdu and the Kingdom of China.

From the perspective of Dongdu, although Yang Gongren's strategy was passive and conservative, it could indeed reduce the damage caused by this storm to Dongdu and the country's fortune. It not only resolutely safeguarded the interests of the royal family, but also effectively safeguarded the interests of the conservative forces in Guanlong.

However, this negative and conservative strategy has a fatal point. It damages the interests of the Saint Lord and the Reformers to the greatest extent, because in order to control the storm within the scope of a military coup, Dongdu firmly "rejects the two forces of Xijing and Qi Wang". The result is that Dongdu is in danger of defeat, and Dongdu is in danger and cannot protect itself, so of course it is unable to take into account the security of the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal was cut off for a long time, and the Expeditionary Force was in trouble, and the Second Eastern Expedition had to be suspended. The failure of the Second Eastern Expedition was fatal to the Holy Lord and the Reformers. Continuous political and military failures would inevitably make them lose control of the government. Behind the great damage to the authority was the stagnation and regression of reform. As a result, they shook their power foundation, and the foundation was shaky. Is it still far from the day when the "building" collapsed?

Of course, if Yang Gongren's strategy is changed to be proactive, the ideal result is: King Yue invites King Dai and King Qi to the Dongdu, and the three kings join forces to quickly destroy Yang Xuangan with their strength, and then quickly open up the Grand Canal, so that there is a possibility of ensuring the victory of the Eastern Expedition. However, the gap between reality and ideal is far from reach, and the most ideal result cannot occur. On the contrary, the worst result will definitely occur, and the military coup will evolve into the Imperial Unification War.

However, the future is unknown. Why does Yang Gongren determine that the implementation of a positive strategy will definitely lead to the worst results, and a military coup will definitely evolve into a war of unity? Who dares to say that the most ideal results will not occur?

A fact that cannot be ignored is that when the Second Eastern Expedition is suspended and the Holy Lord and the Central Government return to the Dongdu, it is impossible to admit that Yang Gongren’s negative and conservative strategy is correct, otherwise who will bear the responsibility for the failure of the Second Eastern Expedition? Therefore, they will determine that the positive strategy is correct and that the three kings will be able to quickly resolve the storm. Yang Gongren’s decision-making mistakes will be severely punished, and military and political officials such as King Yang Tong and Fan Zigai will also bear the corresponding responsibilities.

Yang Gongren has already determined to "sacrifice himself to benevolence" and has no scruples. He has gone all the way to the dark, and Cui Jie is the same. He sacrifices his life to death and sacrifices his strength. However, Fan Zigai cannot lose his position and change his principles. He must safeguard the interests of the Holy Lord and the Reformers, and must do his best to help the Holy Lord and the Central win the Second Eastern Expedition.

Fan Zigai made a question without hesitation, "Guan Gong, according to your strategy, the imperial city may be able to be defended, but what about the Grand Canal? Will the Second Eastern Expedition be terminated and the efforts are in vain?"

The lobby was silent, and the big guys were all expressionless, only Yang Gongren looked cold and harsh. He had long expected that someone would jump out to object at a critical moment. If his strategy was successful, although he and King Yang Tong of Yue would be punished for this, it would be beneficial to the royal family and the country's destiny. He had a clear conscience, but unexpectedly, Fan Zigai was the first to jump out to object. What does this mean? What is the secret behind this?

Yang Gongren had no intention of changing the established strategy. Changing it would only make the situation in Dongdu worse. The emergence of bad results is enough to prove that his modified strategy was still wrong under pressure, and he still had to take responsibility. Since no matter what he did, it was wrong, why should he change the strategy? He refused to change it.

"Don't underestimate the wisdom of the Holy Lord at any time." Yang Gongren sneered and used a killing move without hesitation. Do you dare to doubt the Holy Lord's strategy? The second eastern expedition is so important and the Grand Canal is so important. Will the Holy Lord have no precautions?

"Don't forget your responsibilities at any time." You are the one who stays behind in Dongdu. Your responsibilities are to ensure the stability of the Dongdu political situation and the safety of Dongdu. What is the difference between you if the Grand Canal is unobstructed and the victory or defeat of the Second Eastern Expedition?

"Don't cross the bottom line of etiquette, law and law at any time." The principle of the officialdom is to be loyal to one's duties, abide by one's duties, do not overstep or violate the law, otherwise it will be the target of public criticism and everyone will be beaten.

Fan Zigai was fearless and confronted him, "Guan Gong said it well. Someone's duty is to ensure the safety of the Dongdu, but is the Dongdu still safe now? According to Guan Gong's plan, he only sticks to the imperial city and the palace city. However, in addition to the imperial city and the palace city, there are also north and south outer lands. What should I do if the north and south outer lands? There are dozens of lifangs in the north and south outer lands, and hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. What should I do to protect their safety? Guan Gong can treat human lives like grass, but not, protecting them is the responsibility of someone. So I decided that the Dongdu Left-behind Mansion immediately asked for help from the Xijing Left-behind Mansion, requesting the Xijing Left-behind Mansion to urgently reinforce the Dongdu, help the Dongdu kill the rebels, quell the rebellion, and strive to end the crisis as quickly as possible in the shortest time."

The lobby was silent and the atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

Yang Gongren was furious, his eyes showed murderous intent, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

Cui Zi and Yuan Wen both looked down on each other, and a chill burst out in their hearts. At this critical moment, Fan Zigai's open break with the political forces headed by King Yang Tong of Yue was definitely not because the Jiangzuo people surrendered to Yang Xuangan and their loyal counselors had already planned it. It was an emergency response jointly planned by the Saint Lord and his loyal advisers. Once there was a problem in the east, they would ask for help from Xijing. The Xijing stayed behind. Wei Wensheng, the Minister of Justice and the Northwest generals who were loyal to the Saint Lord in the Xijing garrison must have also received the Saint Lord's secret edict. As long as Fan Zigai stayed behind in the East, they would send troops quickly and work together to overcome the difficulties.

Yang Gongren made a mistake. Since his comeback, he spared no effort to curb and weaken Fan Zigai. He basically succeeded. He all turned Fan Zigai into a puppet and could control Dongdu. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, Fan Zigai killed his attack and directly destroyed all the efforts Yang Gongren had made before.

Yang Gongren's words are still in his ears.

"Don't underestimate the wisdom of the Holy Lord at any time." As a result, Yang Gongren underestimated himself.

"Don't forget your responsibilities at any time." As a result, Yang Gongren slapped himself in the face.

"Don't cross the bottom line of etiquette, law and law at any time." As a result, Yang Gongren himself crossed the "bottom line" and was plotted against by Fan Zigai, and was so "cracked" that he could no longer "cracked".

Wei Yunqi and Wei Ji looked at each other, and they saw surprise in each other's eyes, and then they became in a heavy mood. Although they had expected this, when the matter really happened, the struggle in Xijing became more and more difficult, and the situation developed in a direction that was not conducive to the local aristocratic group in Guanlong.

The political situation in Xijing is actually worse than that of Dongdu, and the forces of all parties are entangled in complexity. On the one hand, it is because Xijing is the foundation of the Guanlong ruling group, and on the other hand, it is the deliberate act of the Holy Lord and the Reformers. If you want Dongdu to develop in a big way and reforms advance in a big way, Dongdu should be centralized and "one-manager", the Holy Lord and the Reformers have the final say, while Xijing must be in chaos, and the aristocratic families compete for power and profit, which will make the conservative forces in Guanlong deeply trapped in the difficulties.

He was unable to concentrate on fighting fiercely with the reformists in the court of Dongdu. To this day, although the Guanlong local aristocratic group is the largest political force in Xijing, it cannot control Xijing and is constrained in all aspects. Many simple things are complicated by quarrels and quarrels from large and small forces. Therefore, the Guanlong local aristocratic group often has to do all their efforts to achieve their goals, and use all means to do everything they can, which makes them exhausted and exhausted.

Xijing must send troops in this storm, but the timing of sending troops is very important. It cannot be too early, not to say that we can achieve the established profit-making goal too early. If we are not careful, we may be dragged into the water. In the end, we will lose our wife and soldiers. We will suffer heavy losses. On the contrary, we should not be too late. If we give people a handle, we will be retaliated by the Holy Lord and the Reformers, and we will shoot ourselves in the foot. It will not be worth the loss. So when is the best time to send troops? That is, when Dongdu is in a state of collapse, he will take advantage of the chaos and defeat Yang Xuangan with a destruction and turn Dongdu into a ruin, so that the established goal will be successfully completed.

However, the Holy Lord and the Reformers also thought of what they thought of, and formulated countermeasures to let the military and political officials who were loyal to the Holy Lord in Xijing work together to send troops to support the Dongdu as soon as possible. In other words, the King of Dai Yang You was excluded, and the local nobles of Guanlong led by Wei were also excluded. Although this was very difficult, if the Holy Lord prepared in advance and used various means to successfully win over the main generals of the Xijing garrison army. In addition, the tacit cooperation of the political tycoons who were deliberately staying in Xijing, the two sides joined forces to compete with the Guanlong local aristocratic group, and the outcome would be unpredictable. The possibility of Xijing supporting the Dongdu as soon as possible exists completely, which will destroy the overall planning of the Guanlong local aristocratic group and lead to them being unable to achieve their established goals.

Fan Zigai stood up and gave a deep bow to the sweaty King Yang Tong of Yue, saying that he would go back to write a memorial for the Holy Lord and the palace, and write letters for help to Wensheng, the guards of Xijing, who had to do his duty and then leave.

Soon, the ministers surrendered one after another. There was nothing to discuss. Yang Gongren's strategy of sticking to the two Eastern Expeditions was very good, but he gave up the Grand Canal and gave up his support for the Second Eastern Expedition, which was not tolerated by the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, so even if everyone supported it, they could only keep it in their hearts. Fan Zigai's plan to seek help was not wrong, but once the Emperor's War broke out and once the Dongdu was damaged, then no one could atone for his crimes. Considering that after the defeat of the First Eastern Expedition, Yu Zhongwen was defeated and came to Hu'er and promoted to the title, then Fan Zigai should not be punished. The only one who was unlucky was Yang Gongren, the royal family and all those who supported Yang Gongren, so everyone stayed away from Fan Zigai, and did not support but did not object to him.

Cui Jie stayed at the end. He hesitated for a long time and whispered to Yang Gongren, "Mr. Wuyalang General Gao Pi and Princess Bo Tangwei of Hanoi are currently clearing customs. Do you order them to attack Li Yang?"

"Hanoi is our only way out, and we cannot lose it." Yang Gongren waved his hand and determined, "The East Capital has fallen into a life-and-death crisis, the Grand Canal of the North and South has been interrupted, and the Eastern Expedition cannot be continued in fact. We must give up all unrealistic fantasies and do our best to defend the East Capital."

Cui Zi shook his head and sighed, "But there is Xijing..."

Yang Gongren glanced at Cui Jie and laughed at himself, "Don't underestimate the wisdom of the Holy Lord at any time."
Chapter completed!