On the third day of the eighth month, on the morning of the morning, the Holy Lord issued two edicts, and Duan Da, the general of the Huben Lang of Zhuo County, Yin Shishi, immediately led his army south to suppress the bandits. He also ordered King Yang Xiao of Qi to immediately lead his army north to rescue Gaoyang, and join forces with Duan Da to encircle and suppress the rebels.

At noon on the third day of the August 19th, Huairong, an important town in Yanbei, urgently reported to the remaining residence of Zhuo County. A rebel army of tens of thousands suddenly captured Changning City under the Qiyi River, and then crossed the Sanggan River, burned and killed and plundered the Qide area on the north bank of the Sanggan River. The leader claimed to be the white-haired commander. Huairong Yingyang Mansion urgently sent troops to suppress the revenge, but the number of rebels was too large, and Huairong Yingyang Guards was outnumbered, so they had to withdraw back to the city to defend.

General Huairong Yingyanglang found some unconfirmed information, saying that the rebels came from Hebei and often crossed the Taihang Mountains, captured Lingqiu and Feihu, and then killed from Feihu Xing to Qiyishui, swept across the Qiyishui, Pingshu and Zhucheng in the East Dynasty.

This news was so shocking, completely beyond Duan Da's expectations. If the white-haired thief had tens of thousands of troops in the north and south of the Taihang Mountains, his strength would not be underestimated, and his purpose would be very complicated. "King of Qi went north" would probably be far from as simple as he saw on the surface.

Duan Da rushed to the palace. This time the "channel" was unblocked, and Duan Da's memorial was delivered to the Holy Lord as soon as possible. The Holy Lord was also surprised. The situation was unexpected. The white-haired thief was too rampant. Not only did he cause trouble in Hebei, but he also suddenly entered Yanbei. If this was not handled carefully, it would inevitably affect the relationship between the northern border and the north and the south, and the future decision-making of the center.

The Holy Lord urgently summoned Na Yan Su Wei, Huangmen Minister Pei Shiju, Internal Secretary Yu Shiji, Xiao Yu, Censor Pei Yun, and Shangshu Zuo Si Lang Guyi to discuss together.

Zhao Cai, the right-hand guard general, was also ordered to participate in the discussion. Zhao Cai was from Jiuquan, Hexi. He came from a family of officials in the northwest. He was a veteran of the Wei Mansion and had many achievements. However, the turning point in his life was from the King of Jin. When the King of Jin seized the crown prince and ascended the throne to the emperor, Zhao Cai "swelled up and rose", and was promoted all the way and quickly entered the ranks of senior commanders of the Wei Mansion. More than a month ago, the Minister of War, Hu Sizheng, defected, and the Ministry of War had no leader, and was in a panic. Zhao Cai, who was 67 years old, was appointed to be promoted from the left-hand guard general to the right-hand guard general, temporarily acting as the Ministry of War, and was in charge of the highest military administrative power.

On behalf of the Ministry of War, Zhao Cai took the lead in analyzing and deducing the possible significant impact of the white-haired thief's disaster on the northern and southern foothills of the Taihang Mountains on the garrisons in the northern border from a military perspective.

Su Wei and other central officials looked at the big circles that Zhao Cai drew on the map, and each looked solemn and silent.

That "big circle" is a front-shaped area composed of Lingqiu, Feihu and Weicheng as the "points" and Feihuxing as the "line". It is located at the intersection of Taihang Mountain, Hengshan and Sanggan River. It is also the intersection of Dai, Jin, Ji, Yan and You, with high mountains and ridges, dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is indeed an ideal hiding place for the traitors, but more importantly, it is also very aggressive. It can attack in four directions, southeast, west and north, frequently harass the counties and counties in Yanmen, Taiyuan and northern Hebei, and can also create chaos in the border areas of Daibei and Yanbei. This is what makes people feel very tricky.

The countermeasure is actually very simple. It encircles and suppresses all sides, and draws troops from five regions including Dai, Jin, Ji, Yan and You to kill them. It is not stable before it has a strong foothold and has caused an impact on the situation in the northern border. However, it is very difficult and complicated to actually implement this strategy.

First of all, as far as the current situation in China and abroad are concerned, many crises have erupted together, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee are in a hurry, worried and have limited energy. Besides, there are priorities and the most serious crisis should be resolved first. The most urgent task is to resolve the Dongdu crisis and the Northwest crisis. The solution to other crises can only be placed behind.

Now the white-haired thief has just caused trouble to the northern and southern foothills of Taihang, and the impact on the situation in the northern border is still very small. If it is encircled and suppressed in time, it can kill the possible crisis in the bud. On the contrary, a crisis broke out in Yanbei, which then affected the entire northern border town and triggered the northern border crisis, which would be troublesome.

Since we want to encircle and suppress the troops, we have to mobilize troops from the five related regions. However, the Yingyang Prefecture in Hebei is basically empty, and the northern border garrison troops have also been transferred to the eastern expedition battlefield. At present, the garrison forces in Daibei, Yanbei and even Youzhou are very weak, and they cannot be transferred anymore. If they are transferred again, they will inevitably endanger the safety of the garrison. In this way, only the Taiyuan army can be adjusted, but Taiyuan is the barrier between the two capitals and the heavy responsibility of garrisoning the two capitals. At the same time, Taiyuan is also the rear of Daibei, and is always ready to resist foreign enemies. Considering the current violent turbulent political situation of the two capitals and the deteriorating north-south relationship, it is better not to adjust the Taiyuan army to prevent accidents.

This is the last way to stop the Eastern Expedition and withdraw the expeditionary force from the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition. On the one hand, strengthen the garrison forces of the two capitals to ensure the stability of the situation in the two capitals, and on the other hand, strengthen the garrison forces in the northern borders to ensure the stability of the relationship between the north and the south, and at the same time, encircle and suppress the white-haired thieves and uproot the roots.

However, in the short term, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will not make a decision to stop the Eastern Expedition, and the Expeditionary Force will not withdraw from the Liaodong border. Taking a step back, even if the situation in China and foreign countries continues to deteriorate, the Central Committee will make a decision to stop the Eastern Expedition, and it will be winter when the Expeditionary Force retreats. The winter in the north comes early, with heavy snow and heavy snow covering the mountains. It is too difficult to encircle and suppress. If this drags on again and again, the white-haired thief will gain sufficient "stand foothold". It will be difficult to kill him after the spring of the next year, so if it is far away, it will not quench his thirst.

Fortunately, there is still King Qi, and there are still 20,000 troops under the tent of King Qi. These 20,000 troops can be used as the main force to encircle and suppress white-haired thieves, and then order relevant counties to urgently recruit local township sect troops to support the King of Qi.

However, a more serious problem arises.

The King of Qi and the White-haired Thieves are "old opponents". In the past two years, the two sides fought from Qilu to the Central Plains, and from the Central Plains to Hebei. They chased each other and fought one after another. As a result, the White-haired Thieves grew stronger and stronger, and now they threatened the security of the northern border. The King of Qi is also becoming more and more "bold". This time, he first used the Yang Xuangan Rebellion to "blacklist" the Holy Lord and the Central Leader, and then "joined north" with the White-haired Thieves, and aimed directly to the northern border. The great ambition is self-evident.

Whether it is the Holy Lord or the central important officials, without definite evidence, they will never put a "hat" on the King of Qi, and they will not make the guesses public. After all, this involves fierce reforms and conservative disputes, involves the cruel dispute over the imperial rule, and is also an interference in the family affairs of the Holy Lord. If you are not careful, you will never die. Therefore, the King of Qi is the biggest "taboo" in the current political situation in China-Turkey. No one dares to touch this "taboo" easily to avoid hurting himself. This is the most basic political common sense.

Everyone kept their mouths closed, followed the trend, and followed the flow, so the King of Qi would inevitably go north to suppress the thieves. In this way, the King of Qi's goal was achieved, and this was something that everyone would not want to see.

The King of Qi went north to suppress the thieves was just the beginning of his "occupation of the northern border and becoming bigger". As long as he entered the northern border, his nature would completely change, and suppressing the thieves was not his main task. It was his greatest mission. This was determined by the King of Qi's special identity and the current tense relationship between the north and the south, and it was not subject to the will of the Saint Lord and the Central Committee. In this way, the matter was complicated. The power of the King of Qi had too great an impact on the situation in the northern border, and could even control the development of the situation in the northern border and even the development of the relationship between the north and the south, and then directly affect the future decisions of the Saint Lord and the Central Committee. This is something that the Saint Lord and the Central Committee could never accept.

The tricky place is here. The current tense situation and the dilemma of manpower, material resources and financial resources have made it difficult for the Holy Lord and the Central Government to use thunder means to solve the white-haired thief cleanly and neatly. Once the white-haired thief wins the time to "establish a foothold", it will inevitably cause trouble in Yanbei and then trigger a crisis in the northern border. In this way, the eastern expedition will definitely not continue. The eastern expedition cannot continue, which is precisely the situation that the central expedition is willing to see. The northern crisis can be the best reason for the peace faction to stop the eastern expedition.

In order to continue the Eastern Expedition, the Holy Lord and the Warlord had no choice but to do anything. Faced with the "pit" dug by the King of Qi and the White-haired Thieves, they could only swallow their anger and jump down. They first used the King of Qi and the White-haired Thieves to strengthen the garrison in the northern border, temporarily stabilize the relationship between the north and the south, and win the external conditions for continuing the Eastern Expedition. In this way, the King of Qi achieved his goal and the King of Qi "becomes a foothold" in the northern border. The King of Qi could use the relationship between the north and the south to coerce the Holy Lord and the center, forcing them to make more concessions, and then give him plenty of space and time to develop and grow.

Of course, as long as the Eastern Expedition achieves the final victory, as long as the Dongdu reaches a political compromise with Xijing, and as long as the alliance between China and Turkey and the Western Turks makes substantial progress, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee can rebuild and protect rights, consolidate their ruling status, quickly restore national strength, and improve the "big environment". If you are optimistic, the "hidden danger" of King Qi will soon be no longer worth worrying.

This is the reason why the central officials are collectively silent.

In terms of foreign relations, Su Wei, Pei Shiju and Xiao Yu are both "peace-leading factions". The reason why they do not want to continue the eastern expedition was because they were worried about a crisis in the northern border. But even if they did not fight eastward, a crisis in the northern border could break out. Therefore, the King of Qi became the "key" to solve the problem. This "key" was to use the "double-edged sword". King of Qi went north to town and guard to temporarily stabilize the relationship between the north and the south, but could also help the Holy Lord and the pro-war faction to create conditions for continuing the eastern expedition.

It is impossible to stop the King of Qi? It is difficult to stop the Holy Lord and the Lord's Religious Sect from continuing the Eastern Expedition. What else can they say? There is nothing to say.

Yu Shiji firmly supported the Holy Lord, and Pei Yun and Zhao Cai were both active in fighting, but the purpose of the King of Qi was too obvious. Once the tail was too big, it would be troublesome. What's more serious is that such a wonderful layout would be successful without knowing it. Whose big move is this? Obviously, it is from Hebei, and a wealthy family in Hebei.

Why do people in Hebei want to set up this situation? What is the purpose?

Let’s see who are the members of the highest decision-making level of the central government today. Su Wei, Pei Shiju, Pei Yun and Zhao Cai are both from Guanlong, and Yu Shiji are from Jiangzuo. In addition, the Yuwen family, who is the most trusted by the Holy Lord, is also from Guanlong, while Laihuer is from Jiangzuo. There are also the Holy Lord who left behind the Minister of Civil Affairs, Fan Zigai, and Jiangzuo, who are from the Jiangzuo, who are from the Ministry of Justice. Wei Wensheng, from Heluo, and Heluo people are from Guanlong nobles. From this, it can be seen that Shandong people are getting farther and farther away from the center, especially the Hebei people, who are located in the three super wealthy families, their decline is unstoppable.

The people of Guanlong were the foundation of this dynasty. The people of Jiangzuo benefited from the trust of the Holy Lord. The people of Shandong were not relying on both sides and were targeted by the public. This was a great shame for the people of Shandong who regarded themselves as the righteous Central Plains.

Therefore, for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, the terrible thing is not the King of Qi, but the Shandong people, especially the Hebei people who are the core force of the Shandong aristocratic group, their "every move" has an immeasurable huge impact on the political structure of China-Turkey and the future trend.

Now, the people of Hebei use the King of Qi and the white-haired thief as the weapons of "one righteousness and one strangeness" and aim at the increasingly deteriorating relationship between the north and the south. What is the purpose is clear at a glance, that is, to provoke a war between the north and the south, and with the help of the northern desert and northern desert, to use the power of the desert to give a heavy blow to the scarred and damaged sage master and the center. Such conservatism and reform will inevitably fight, the political situation of the two capitals will inevitably collapse, the foundation of the country will inevitably shake, and the great cause of unification will inevitably be in danger of falling apart.

This is the ultimate goal of the Hebei people setting this layout without hiding it. They clearly tell the Holy Lord that the Guanlong people and Jiangzuo people that you bully people too much and we can't blame us for counterattack. At most, both sides will be injured, and both will be destroyed and die together.

This is a conspiracy, but the question is, how do you break my situation now? Can you break my situation H If you can't break my situation, you will have to pay a terrible price.

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