On August 14th, late at night, outside Qingyuan City, Hejian County, the King of Qi was in camp.

Qingyuan City is located in the northwest of Hejian County. If you walk more than ten miles northeast, you will be Shanggu County. If you walk more than a hundred miles southwest, you will be Boling County. If you walk more than a hundred miles southwest, you will be Boling County. After another hundred and fifty miles, you will be Xianyu City, the capital of Boling County. After the King of Qi stabilized the situation in Gaoyang, he was ordered to go north to suppress the bandits and led his army to Qingyuan City first, waiting for news from Wei Fusi.

When the situation was still unclear, the King of Qi did not dare to blindly obey the imperial edict and ran to Shanggu to suppress the thieves. Li Fengyun's army was at the intersection of Laishui, Yishui and Jumahe. It was only more than 300 miles away from Linshuo Palace and was close to the Holy Lord and the Palace. Duan Da and Yinshishi, who were suppressing the thieves in Shanggu, were the confidants of the Holy Lord. Everything he saw was "enemy". No matter how brave the King of Qi was, he would not dare to "enter the wolf pack" and seek death.

However, because just under the noses of the Saint Lord and the Central Master, if the King of Qi is stuck and delayed from going to Shanggu to suppress the thieves, he will be suspected of resisting the order. Once the battle situation suddenly changes, it will anger the Saint Lord, and the consequences are worrying. Therefore, the King of Qi is anxious and unable to sleep at night. Just when he was hesitating whether to send Li Baiyao to Shanggu to inquire about the news, or to send a team of selective troops into Shanggu to perfunctorily treat the Saint Lord, Wei Fusi rode his horse back, which finally relieved the nervousness of the King of Qi.

Wei Fusi ran all the way, and it was fine if he was gray-headed and gray-faced. He was exhausted and exhausted. He couldn't stand after dismounting, so he had to be supported by the guards.

This "stance" made Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao look at each other at the gate, and a sense of ominousness arise. The King of Qi came out to greet him. Seeing Wei Fusi's shaking and unsustainable look, the smile on his face suddenly froze. Wei Fusi was so anxious that it can be seen that the situation in the Shanggu was far more complicated than what he saw on the surface.

After entering the tent of the coach and taking a few breaths, Wei Fusi gave a detailed account of the trip to Shanggu. He told him in detail, for fear that King Qi, Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao would misread and misjudgment due to their own omissions.

After Wei Fusi finished speaking, he left temporarily and went to the side tent to wash and eat. What he said was too much and complicated. King Qi, Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao all took time to "digest and absorb". Wei Fusi probably waited for him to turn back, but none of these three people could "awake" from deep thinking.

The situation changed too quickly. King Qi, Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao were all dazzled, caught off guard, and frightened. Li Fengyun was still in Shanggu, and the alliance's front-selling army had just arrived at the Sanggan River. The first phase of the plan to go north had not been completed. Suddenly, the plan to go east and go east was suddenly revealed. When you think about it carefully, this plan to go east and go east seemed to have existed long ago, but Li Fengyun had been hiding behind the plan to go north and deceived everyone. Otherwise, how could you explain the secret of "Song Zixian's plot to assassinate the Holy Lord" that was first leaked by Li Fengyun?

There is a plan in the plan, and there is a plan in the game. How evil is Li Fengyun?

However, the problem now is no longer how Li Fengyun led their noses and how to play with them in his palms, but Li Fengyun seemed to be out of control. This can be seen from the resolute journey westward by Pei Shiju and his son, but is it really true? If Li Fengyun lost control and Pei Shiju's layout was difficult to complete, how could he take the initiative to recommend the King of Qi to guard the border? He proposes to recruit rebels? He takes the initiative to fall into political crisis? More importantly, if Li Fengyun loses control, how could Li Fengyun risk the entire army being wiped out, go east to the frontier, recover Anzhou, and reverse the dilemma of garrison in the northern border?

The King of Qi raised his own questions.

It is related to wealth, life and future achievements. Even if you cannot fully control the development of the situation and cannot completely determine your destiny, at least you must figure out what Li Fengyun’s purpose is? What goal does Pei Shiju want to achieve? What position and attitude does the Holy Lord and the Central Committee hold in this matter?

After analysis and deduction, Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao concluded that there were three results in the implementation of the strategy of entering and leaving the Frontier. One was a complete failure and Li Fengyun's entire army was wiped out, but to a certain extent the situation outside the Frontier was chaotic. It was beneficial to Zhongtu in the short term, but in the long term, it would be more harmful than to the benefit, and the relationship between the north and the south might break early; the other was that Li Fengyun recovered Anzhou, but the snipe and clam fought each other, and the fisherman benefited. Zhongtu suddenly sent troops when Li Fengyun and the enemy outside the Frontier were both defeated and easily picked the ripe "peach". In the end, the mantis stalked the cicada, the oriole was behind, and the Holy Lord and the Central Master laughed to the end, which was beneficial to Zhongtu.

One result was that Li Fengyun created a miracle, conquered the Xi, Wu and Khitan tribes, and occupied Anzhou. The Turks and Zhongtu would benefit the opponent's fisherman because of the fight with Li Fengyun, which affected each other's chances of winning in the war between the north and the south. They did not dare to fight with Li Fengyun, and eventually gave Li Fengyun a free advantage. Li Fengyun once again took the initiative and used Anzhou to exchange the political interests he needed. In this way, in order to win the war between the north and the south, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee would inevitably temporarily meet all Li Fengyun's conditions. When the victory of the battle between the north and the south is over, the accounts will be settled in the autumn, and this result will be even more beneficial to Zhongtu.

Based on the above three results, it is inferred that Li Fengyun's purpose is definitely not the King of Northeast China. This benefit is too small, so he will not be satisfied with being a small local tyrant, so his purpose is to be a marquis and ministers, to be remembered for generations, and to achieve this goal, the most realistic way for him is to first develop his own strength, and secondly, he must use his strong strength to assist the King of Qi to seize the imperial rule. He has no other good way. As for separatist dominance and competition for the world, the premise is that the country collapses and chaos in Middle-earth, which is obviously impossible, a fantasy thing.

Pei Shiju's goal is relatively simple. He is already the most powerful minister. What he needs to do now is to find ways to protect his vested interests. For this reason, he must assist the Holy Lord in winning the Civil War. Once the war is lost, Zhongtu will suffer heavy losses, and Pei Shiju's career has come to an end. If it is not good, he will have to pay for his reputation for his lifetime. After all, as the developer and implementer of the Sino-Turkish national defense and diplomatic strategy, Pei Shiju must bear the responsibility for the failure of the war. From this, it is inferred that this great layout with Li Fengyun, King Qi and others as chess pieces should be the preparations made by Pei Shiju for the Civil War. In other words, he definitely hopes that the strategy of entering and leaving the Frontier can achieve the final result, so that he can use Li Fengyun and Anzhou, the two important "chess pieces" to control the overall situation, and can effectively cooperate with the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to devote all their national strength to win the Civil War.

Therefore, the attitude of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee is clear at a glance. Since it is beneficial to Central China and helpful to consolidate and strengthen the central authority, it can increase the chance of winning the Civil War, of course it needs to support it. It is just that considering that the North-South relationship must be maintained in the current situation to win more time for war preparations, they will definitely not support it publicly. On the contrary, they will also publicly condemn and attack, while privately holding acquiescent and condoning attitudes, and even secretly give limited support. However, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee have a bottom line and cannot raise a tiger to cause trouble, so they hope to get a second result.

This is a variable, and how this variable develops, who is the last yellow bird, depends on the general trend of China and foreign countries at that time. If the Civil War was about to break out, this variable would be beneficial to Li Fengyun. On the contrary, if the northern desert provoked the battle between Li Fengyun and Zhongtu in order to eliminate the hidden danger of Li Fengyun, and even attacked Li Fengyun with Zhongtu on the condition of interest transfer, this variable would not only be unfavorable to Li Fengyun, but also against the King of Qi, and Zhongtu, but also affect the outcome of the Civil War.

King Qi was worried. What he was most worried about was this variable. Although Pei Shiju, who was hidden behind Li Fengyun, has "appeared" now, it has confirmed that everyone's previous speculations about Li Fengyun's true strength were correct, but because of this, it can better illustrate the severity of the situation. Whether at home or abroad, the game is very fierce, otherwise Pei Shiju would never be able to reveal his "true body" before Li Fengyun arrived in Yanbei and was about to go west. This is very unfavorable to Pei Shiju himself and Li Fengyun. What does this mean? It means that the situation is out of control, and all aspects of the whole country want to control the overall situation, but everyone is restrained and constrained by various complex factors, and in the end no one can control the overall situation, which is dangerous.

Just when the King of Qi was worried that he would get nothing in the end and was hesitant, Wei Fusi walked into the tent of the commander and asked, "Does the king have a decision?"

The King of Qi expressed his worries.

Wei Fusi frowned slightly and sighed secretly, "It's over, is there any way out for the king?"

The King of Qi was speechless.

"Since there is no way out, we can only move forward, what is the point of these worries? What can the king's committee change if it cannot be decided? Let's take a step back, so what if Li Fengyun is defeated? Could it be that the king gave up, surrendered, tied up, and let it be slaughtered?"

The King of Qi remained silent.

Wei Fusi was very angry and was about to speak out for advice, but Li Shanheng shook his hand to dissuade him. "What if the wealthy families in northern Ji and Youyan are betrayal and violate their promises at critical moments? The cooperation between the king and them is cooperation of interests, and there is no means to coerce them."

Wei Fusi hesitated for a moment and said, "Feng Deyi, the Neishishe, is in Jumahe."

Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao looked at each other and felt something was clear. Li Baiyao asked, "What are the guesses of Mr. Dangyang?"

"The key to this matter is the attitude of the Holy Lord and the Central Master. As long as the Holy Lord and the Central Master secretly support and Duan Da strongly promotes it, the wealthy families in northern Ji and Youyan will definitely not violate the holy will." Wei Fusi said this and glanced at the King of Qi and said slowly, "The king's troops entered Boling and stayed away from Shanggu. Be cautious and fearful will inevitably cause anxiety among the Holy Lord and the Central Master, and he is worried that the king will not cooperate tacitly, so if nothing unexpected happens, Feng Deyi may come. Once Feng Deyi comes, the overall situation has been settled, and the king has no way to shirk responsibility, so he can only go north."

"It's not that Gu is unwilling to go north." King Qi sighed, "It's just that the situation changes too quickly. Gu is not ready to go north, nor is he ready to face the Turks head-on on the front line of the Great Wall."

Wei Fusi understood as soon as he heard this, and immediately stretched his eyebrows and smiled, "The opportunity is rare. If Feng Deyi comes, and the Holy Lord and the Central Master do have the intention to secretly push Li Fengyun out of the frontier to fight, the king can take the opportunity to propose some conditions, such as asking Shunzheng Gong (Dong Chun) to go north to support each other."

The King of Qi nodded slightly, "Order the troops to fight in Boling tomorrow to kill the thieves."

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