On June 21, the deputy of Zhuo County remained behind, and the general of Wuben, Chen Ling, led his army to Tangyin.

The scouts who went south to Liyang to inquire about military information quickly returned. The King of Qi led his army to attack Liyang, which proved that the news provided by Cui Hongsheng was not wrong. Chen Ling thought about it again and again and ordered the army to temporarily station in Tangyin to rest and report to the Shangshu Province, begging the central government to give clear instructions as soon as possible.

On June 22, Shangshu Province received a report from Cui Hongsheng and learned that the Youzhou Legion had arrived at Anyang, the capital of Wei County, on June 19, and the King of Qi also arrived at the Liyang battlefield on June 19, and quickly launched a fierce attack on the rebels.

In the report, Cui Hongsheng hinted that the King of Qi had seized the initiative in the Liyang battlefield, which had restricted the security of the Grand Canal in the North and South, and also directly affected the development of the war situation in the Dongdu. This made the situation in Liyang not only not clear, but became more and more sinister, even a little confusing, full of dangers, and various uncertain variables. Reinforcements from all walks of life were worried and uneasy, and did not dare to enter the Liyang battlefield easily, so as not to get involved in the terrifying vortex of the dispute over the imperial rule.

On the same day, the Shangshu Province also received a report from the Lin Customs Clearance. Princess Bo Tangwei of Hanoi and General Gao Pidu of Wuyalang confirmed that the King of Qi crossed the Hebei region to the Liyang battlefield on June 19th. They were also worried and uneasy. They quickly asked the central government to stop moving, or should they immediately go to Liyang to quell the rebellion?

Provincial officials urgently discussed. Yesterday, Wei Yunqi, the Censor of the Secretariat, warned that once the King of Qi crossed the river and entered Liyang, the situation would deteriorate further. As soon as the words came, news came from here that the King of Qi had rushed to Liyang in front of various reinforcements. In this way, the King of Qi suddenly took the initiative, not only used Li Yang to threaten the Eastern Capital, but also used the Grand Canal to threaten the Holy Lord. The expeditionary army and even the entire northern border garrison, the situation was inevitable.

How to deal with it? Provincial officials have a consensus, that is, to "bury" the King of Qi in Liyang at any cost, and to resolutely not allow him to enter the Eastern Capital under any excuse, and to resolutely prevent this storm from evolving from a military coup to a war of unity. This is the "bottom line" of the central government and cannot be overcome.

However, the reinforcements that have approached Li Yang are the only reinforcements that have been approaching Li Yang, Cui Hongsheng, the ambassador of Hebei, and Chen Ling, the deputy guard of Zhuo County. They are both afraid of "fighting side by side" with the King of Qi, and are worried that they are involved in the battle for imperial rule by the King of Qi, so they both stopped to quell the rebellion and willingly hand over the decision-making power to the province. In name, they are obeying the central government, but in fact they are shirking responsibility.

The provincial recommendation is unreliable. Since the central government's power is performed, of course, it is necessary to exercise the decision-making power. However, if this decision is good, it is too difficult to execute. King Qi can ignore the provincial orders, and Cui Hongsheng and Chen Leng can also be lip service. To put it bluntly, they both hope that the provincial government will take responsibility, and the benefits will be taken by themselves, and they will make sure to make a profit without losing.

"Even if Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang) comes, he will not bow down to the province." Gao Xiaoji, the Minister of Personnel, saw through and shook his head and sighed, "For the current plan, the province can only bear the responsibility, but the reinforcements of the three routes must also bear certain responsibilities. They must trap the King of Qi in Liyang and make them unable to move."

"The King of Qi can be trapped, but if it traps the King of Qi, it will inevitably delay the smooth flow of the Grand Canal." Yuan Wendu frowned deeply and said worriedly, "At the same time, other reinforcements cannot enter the Dongdu battlefield and cannot surround Yang Xuangan. The war situation in the Dongdu will be greatly variable. Once Wei Wen is promoted and defeated, the Xijing army will be unable to stop Yang Xuangan from advancing westward and Guanzhong is lost, then this crisis will inevitably be out of control."

Everyone was speechless.

The King of Qi made such a good move. Next, even if the Central Committee ordered Cui Hongsheng and Chen Len to enter the Liyang battlefield immediately and asked them to recover Liyang in the shortest time, they would not dare to "fight side by side" with the King of Qi. There is no political trust at all, it is all fraud. Turning against each other is like turning over a book. You are good today and I will be stolen from behind tomorrow. It is too common, so they will never believe in the Central Committee. They will definitely obey the Central Committee and will obey the silence and persevere. They stay on the periphery of the Liyang battlefield under the banner of "executing the Central Committee's orders" and maintain a "safe" distance from the King of Qi. It is called fighting hand in hand. In fact, it is to monitor the King of Qi, which is to implement the Central Committee's intention to trap the King of Qi in Liyang and cut off the King of Qi's path to Beijing.

The King of Qi achieved his goal. As long as he did not knock down Liyang, the Yongji Canal would not be smooth. The Yongji Canal was blocked, and the food and supplies of Liyang Cang could not go north. Even if the Holy Lord and the Expeditionary Force intentionally used Liyang Cang to rescue the emergency, they would not be able to get it in time. They were completely stuck in the "throat" by the King of Qi. Similarly, if Liyang could not take it down, all the reinforcements were restrained by the King of Qi and could not support the Dongdu in time. Although all the reinforcements used Liyang to trap the King of Qi, on the other hand, the King of Qi also used Liyang to trap them. As a result, the Dongdu was also stuck in the "throat" by the King of Qi. One stone was killed, and the King of Qi was able to be said to be clever.

"Li Yang must be taken down as soon as possible. Only in this way can we free up our hands to encircle and annihilate Yang Xuangan." Wei Weiqing Zhang Quan looked at the big bosses in the province and finally stopped his eyes on Wei Yunqi's face. "The province should immediately send special envoys to Li Yang and try his best to convince the King of Qi."

The King of Qi had 20,000 elite guards under the tent, and there were 15,000 Xuzhou soldiers who were left by Dong Chun in Pengcheng who were left by Dong Chun in Baima City. In addition, Dong Chun and Li Shanheng were both generals of war. If they had all their strength to attack, although they would not go down in one go, it would not be a problem to resolve the battle within a few days. The key is whether the King of Qi was willing to capture Li Yang immediately.

Wei Yunqi knew very well that Wei and King Qi had a close relationship. If Wei went to Liyang, there would be a glimmer of hope to convince King Qi. Other forces had more or less conflicts of interest with King Qi, and even if they went there, they could not come up with "real money and silver" to convince King Qi. Without an equivalent exchange of interests, King Qi would not "stop" and give up this opportunity to blackmail the Holy Lord and the Central Committee for nothing? After King Qi made a blackmail "face", the conflict with the Holy Lord and the Central Committee became public. The future liquidation storm will most likely involve the King Qi in, so all forces are willing to plot against King Qi and take advantage of it, but they are unwilling to have any "intersection" with King Qi at this time to avoid being used by political enemies.

Wei Yunqi flatly refused in front of the provincial officials, "The intention of King Qi is self-evident. In this unfavorable situation, the provincial government cannot produce valuable things to impress the King of Qi. The provincial government sent envoys to lobby, damage their authority and only insult them, and will be held accountable by the Holy Lord in the future."

The province represents the central government, and the central government is above all forces. If the central government downgrades its own identity and "bargains" with a king of Qi, its impact will be too bad. It will not only bring shame to itself, but also a blow to the central government's authority.

Wei Weiqing and Zhang Quan did not expect Wei Yunqi to be so vicious, so he put a big hat on him when he came up. He was immediately angry and his face was as cold as frost.

Wei Yunqi is not afraid. You are overestimating your ability. How can I be polite to you when you treat me, Wei as an arrow envoy?

The provincial officials looked at each other and looked at each other speechlessly. The people of Guanzhong were determined to use this storm to severely damage or destroy the Dongdu. While attacking the authority of the central government, they took revenge on the Holy Lord who had strongly advocated the movement of the capital, and at the same time killed the Heluo Political Group headed by Yang Su, who strongly supported the movement of the capital. At the beginning, you harmed my interests and robbed my food. Now I want you to return it hundreds of times a hundred times.

Gao Xiaoji, the Minister of Personnel, saw that the atmosphere was getting tense, and Wei Yunqi's tough attitude made the Guanlong people more and more dominant in provincial decision-making. Shandong people retreated step by step, and the conflict between the two sides became more and more intense. So he planned to ease the atmosphere and appropriately warned the Guanlong people not to do too much. Everyone was not blind and could see clearly. Although many things could not be said on the surface, you cannot determine based on this that we are afraid of you and dare not confront you. If you really want to break up, you, the Guanlong people, don't want to escape unscathed. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zong Zhengqing Cui Junchuo wink at him, signaling him to close his mouth and not to speak.

Gao Xiaoji immediately calmed down and closed his mouth. The storm originated from Liyang, Hebei, and had a direct interest relationship with Hebei, so Hebei people must be in a group. The Cui clan of Qinghe and Cui clan of Boling must reach an agreement on some major issues. Based on the current situation, King Yang Tong of Yue should still be sure to defend the imperial city. The current province's energy should indeed be on the Grand Canal, and first ensure the smooth return of the Holy Lord and the Expeditionary Force is the top priority. Cui Hongsheng may have communicated with Cui Junchuo, and probably also has the intention in this regard. Now the people of Guanlong also insist on opening up the Grand Canal. Although the two sides have different goals, the means are the same, so it is still beneficial to the people of Hebei for the temporary maintenance of cooperation.

Yuan Wen had to come forward to mediate. Such a stalemate would be useless, and the provinces must come up with countermeasures.

At this moment, Dugu Wudu, the commander of the capital of the Jingfu, reported urgently that Wei Wensheng dug the tomb of the old Duke of Yue Yang Su in Huayin on June 20, and whipped the corpse and burned the bones. This day, the atrocities of anger and resentment would have a significant impact on the situation in the Dongdu.

The province was shocked.

Wei Wensheng, an old man, was completely crazy. He probably felt that his life was not long. He could also get the money when he died together. So he ignored him, lawless and made a mistake. This was enough to prove that he encountered unprecedented resistance in Xijing. The people of Guanzhong forced him into desperate situations and had to take risks.

"Yang Xuangan is going crazy." Yuan Wen thought of the great achievements of the old Duke of Yue Yang Su, who should have been famous throughout the ages, but it was really regrettable. The culprit was not Wei Wensheng, but Yang Xuangan, the young Duke of Yue Yang, and the biological son of the old Duke of Yue. This is the most sad thing, and this is enough to fall into madness in pain and self-blame.

What will Yang Xuangan do after he goes crazy? He wants to kill Wei Wensheng, slaughter all the Xijing army, and kill into Guanzhong to take revenge. This is a bloody hatred that will never end. At this moment, even if the local nobles of Guanlong are willing to form an alliance with Yang Xuangan, it will not be enough.

The local nobles of Guanlong shot themselves in the foot, and now it was troublesome. Yang Xuangan has more and more troops now, and Wei Wensheng tried his best to cut off more than 100 heads, and only brought out 25,000 people from Xijing. Can the 25,000 Xijing army resist Yang Xuangan's anger? Can it stop Yang Xuangan from entering Guanzhong?

Gao Xiaoji, Minister of Personnel, Weiweiqing, Zhang Quan, and Zongzhengqing, Cui Junchuo looked heavy, but in fact he was gloating. Okay, this time, it depends on how you are the people of Guanzhong to deal with it. Is it important to the Grand Canal or the Dongdu important? But now you want to change your course and turn around and save Dongdu, that is absolutely impossible.
Chapter completed!