On the morning of the third day of the eighth month, the Holy Lord issued two edicts, Zhuo County stayed behind Duan Da, ? The Guo army Hu Benlang will be the Yin Shishi, and immediately lead the army south to suppress the thieves. He also ordered Yang Hui, the king of Qi, to immediately lead his army north to aid Gaoyang, and join forces with Duan Da to encircle and suppress the traitors.

On the third day of August, at noon, Huairong, an important town in northern Yanbei, urgently reported to Zhuo County to stay in the house, and a rebel army of tens of thousands of people suddenly captured Changning City in the lower reaches of Qiyi River, and then crossed the Sangganshui, burned and plundered in the Qide area on the north bank of the Sanggan River, and its leader called himself a white-haired handsome. Huairong Yingyangfu urgently sent troops to kill, but the rebels were too numerous, and Huairong Yingyangwei was outnumbered, so he had to withdraw to the city and hold on.

Huairong Ying Yanglang will find some unconfirmed information, saying that this rebel army came from Hebei, often crossed the Taihang Mountain, captured Lingqiu and Flying Fox successively, and then killed by Flying Fox to Qiyishui, and swept through the cities of Weicheng, Pingshu and Dongdai on the first line of Qiyishui.

This news was too shocking and completely unexpected for Duan Da. If the white-haired thief has tens of thousands of troops at the north and south feet of Taihang Mountain, his strength should not be underestimated, and his purpose will be very complicated, and "King Qi going north" may be far from being as simple as it seems on the surface.

Duan Da hurriedly played the palace. This time, the "passage" was unblocked, and Duan Da's movement was delivered to the Holy Lord as soon as possible. The Holy Lord was also surprised, the development of the situation was unexpected, the white-haired thief was too rampant, not only in Hebei, but also suddenly into Yanbei, if this is not handled carefully, it will inevitably affect the northern Xinjiang Zhenshu and the north-south relationship, and affect the future decision-making of the center.

The Holy Lord urgently summoned Nayan Su Wei, Pei Shiju, the Yellow Gate Attendant, Yu Shiji and Xiao Yu, the Imperial Historian Pei Yun, and Shangshu Zuo Shilang Guyi to discuss together.

Zhao Cai, the general of the right guard, was also ordered to participate in the deliberations. Zhao is a native of Jiuquan, Hexi, from the family of the Northwest Eunuch, a veteran of the Wei Mansion, and has made many achievements, but the turning point in his life is from the Jin Palace. When the king of Jin seized the crown prince and ascended the throne as the emperor, Zhao Cai "rose all the way" and was promoted all the way, and quickly entered the ranks of senior commanders of the Wei Mansion. More than a month ago, Hu Sizheng, the squire of the military department, defected, and the military department was leaderless and panicked. At the age of 67, Zhao Cai was appointed to be promoted from General Zuo Houwei to General General Right, temporarily acting as the military department and in charge of the supreme military administration.

On behalf of the Ministry of War, Zhao Cai took the lead in analyzing and deducing from a military perspective the possible major impact of the white-haired thieves' troubles in the north and south of the Taihang Mountains on the northern Xinjiang garrison.

Su Wei and other central ministers looked at the large circle drawn by Zhao Cai on the map, and their expressions were solemn and silent.

That "big circle" is to Lingqiu, Flying Fox and Ulcheng as the "point", with the Flying Fox as the "line" to form a sharp and sagittal area, at the intersection of Taihang Mountain, Heng Mountain and Sangganshui, but also the intersection of Dai, Jin, Hebei, Yan and You, lofty mountains and mountains, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is indeed an ideal hiding place for traitors, but more importantly, it is also very aggressive, it can attack in four directions, southeast and northwest, and can frequently harass Yanmen, Taiyuan and northern Hebei counties, It is also possible to create chaos in the border areas of Daibei and Yanbei, which is what makes people feel more tricky.

In fact, the countermeasure is very simple: encircle and suppress from all sides, draw troops from the five regions of Dai, Jin, Hebei, Yan, and Youyou to exterminate them, and completely wipe out the white-haired thieves before they have a firm foothold and have not yet caused an impact on the situation in northern Xinjiang.

First of all, as far as the current situation at home and abroad is concerned, many crises have erupted together, the Holy Lord and the central center are in a hurry, anxious, and their energy is really limited, and there are priorities for things, and the most serious crises must be solved first, and the top priority is to solve the crisis in the eastern capital and the crisis in the northwest, and the solution of other crises can only be put later.

Now the white-haired thieves have just caused trouble in the north and south of Taihang, and the impact on the situation in northern Xinjiang is still very small, if it is encircled and suppressed in time, it can nip the possible crisis in the bud, on the contrary, the crisis in Yanbei will break out, and then it will affect the entire northern Xinjiang to suppress the army, causing a crisis in northern Xinjiang, then it will be troublesome.

Since it is necessary to encircle and suppress, it is necessary to mobilize troops from the five related regions, but the Yingyang Mansion in Hebei is basically empty, and a large number of the garrison troops in northern Xinjiang have also been transferred to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition. So only the Taiyuan army can be adjusted, but Taiyuan is the barrier of the two capitals, and undertakes the heavy task of garrisoning the two capitals, and at the same time Taiyuan is the rear of the north of Daibei, always ready to resist foreign captives, considering the current violent turbulence of the political situation in the two capitals and the deteriorating relations between the north and the south, the Taiyuan army is still not adjusted, in case of accidents.

On the one hand, the garrison forces of the two capitals will be strengthened to ensure the stability of the situation in the two capitals, and on the other hand, the garrison forces of the northern Xinjiang will be strengthened to ensure the stability of the relations between the north and the south, and at the same time, the white-haired thieves will be encircled and uprooted.

However, in the short term, it was impossible for the Holy Lord and the Central Center to make a decision to stop the Eastern Crusade, and it was impossible for the expeditionary force to withdraw from the eastern Liaodong border. Taking a step back, even if the situation at home and abroad continues to deteriorate, the center has made the decision to stop the crusade, and it will be winter when the expeditionary force withdraws. Winter in the north comes early, heavy snow falls, heavy snow covers the mountains, it is too difficult to encircle and suppress, so it is delayed again and again, the white-haired thief has won enough "foothold" time, and it will be difficult to kill him after the spring of the next year, so if this is far from quenching the thirst.

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

However, the more serious problem comes.

King Qi and the white-haired thief are "old opponents", in the past two years, the two sides have fought from Qilu to the Central Plains, and from the Central Plains to Hebei, you chase me, and fight repeatedly, as a result, the white-haired thief is getting stronger and stronger, and now it threatens the security of northern Xinjiang, and the king of Qi is also becoming more and more "bold", this time first took advantage of Yang Xuangan's rebellion to "blackmail" the holy lord and the center, and then "went north" with the white-haired thief, the target was directly aimed at the northern Xinjiang, and its ambition was self-evident.

After all, this involves a fierce dispute between reform and conservatism, involving a cruel battle for imperial unity, and it is also an interference in the family affairs of the Holy Lord, and the slightest carelessness is a situation that will not endure, so King Qi is the biggest "taboo" in the current political situation in Middle Earth, and no one will dare to touch this "taboo" easily, so as not to hurt himself, which is the most basic political common sense.

Everyone closes their "mouths", they all follow the trend, and they all push the boat along the water, then the king of Qi will inevitably go north to suppress the thieves, so that the goal of the king of Qi will be achieved, and this is something that everyone does not want to see.

The king of Qi went north to suppress the thieves, but it was just the beginning of his "sitting on the north of Xinjiang". As long as he enters the northern frontier, the nature will completely change, and the suppression of thieves is not his main task, but the suppression of the northern frontier is his greatest mission, which is determined by the special status of the king of Qi and the current tense north-south relations, and is not subject to the will of the holy lord and the center. In this way, things are complicated, the power of King Qi has too much influence on the situation in northern Xinjiang, and can even control the situation in northern Xinjiang and even the development of north-south relations, and then directly affect the future decision-making of the Holy Lord and the center, which is absolutely unacceptable to the Holy Lord and the center.

Here's where the tricky part becomes. The current tense situation and the dilemma of manpower, material and financial resources make it difficult for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to use thunderous means to solve the white-haired thief cleanly and once and for all, and once the white-haired thief wins the "foothold" time, it will inevitably cause chaos in Yanbei, and then cause a crisis in northern Xinjiang, so the Eastern Crusade will definitely not be able to continue. The fact that the Eastern Crusade could not be continued was precisely the situation that the central lords and factions were willing to see, and the crisis in northern Xinjiang could be the best reason for the Lords and factions to stop the Eastern Crusade.

In order to continue the Eastern Crusade, the Holy Lord and the main battle faction had nothing to do, and in the face of this "pit" dug by the King of Qi and the white-haired thief, they could only swallow their anger and jump down, first using the King of Qi and the white-haired thief to strengthen the Northern Xinjiang Suppression Force, temporarily stabilize the relationship between the North and the South, and win the external conditions for continuing the Eastern Crusade. In this way, the goal of the King of Qi has been achieved, and the King of Qi has a "foothold" in the northern frontier, and the King of Qi can coerce the Holy Lord and the center with the relationship between the north and the south, forcing them to make more concessions, and then give him enough space and time to develop and grow.

Of course, as long as the Eastern Crusade achieves the final victory, as long as the Eastern Capital and Xijing reach a political compromise, and as long as the alliance between the Middle Earth and the Western Turks makes substantial progress, the Holy Lord and the Central Center will be able to take advantage of the gradual stabilization of the situation at home and abroad, rebuild rights protection, consolidate the ruling position, quickly restore national strength, and improve the "general environment".

This is the reason for the collective silence of the central ministers.

In terms of foreign relations, Su Wei, Pei Shiju and Xiao Yu are all "lords and factions", and the reason why they don't want to continue the eastward crusade is that they are worried about the outbreak of a crisis in northern Xinjiang, but now even if they do not go eastward, a crisis may break out in northern Xinjiang, so the king of Qi has become the "key" to solve the problem, and this "key" is a "double-edged sword".

Neither can stop the King of Qi? It is difficult to stop the Holy Lord and the Lord and the Lord's faction from continuing the crusade to the east, what else can they say? Speechless.

Yu Shiji resolutely supports the Holy Lord, Pei Yun and Zhao Cai are also active in the main battle, but the purpose of King Qi is too obvious, once the tail is too big, it will be troublesome, and what is more serious is that such a wonderful layout, God will succeed without knowing it, whose big deal is this? Obviously, it is easy to see that they are from Hebei and a wealthy family in Hebei.

Why did the people of Hebei set up this game? What is the purpose?

Just look at who are the members of the highest decision-making level of the Central Committee today. Su Wei, Pei Shiju, Pei Yun and Zhao Cai are all from Guanlong, and Yu Shiji is from Jiangzuo. In addition, the Yuwen clan, which the Holy Lord relied on the most, was also from Guanlong, and the Hu'er was from Jiangzuo. There is also the holy lord who left the civil department of the two capitals, Shangshu Fan Zigai, Jiangzuo people; Wei Wensheng, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, is a native of Heluo, and the Heluo people also belong to the Guanlong aristocratic group. It can be seen that the Shandong people are getting farther and farther away from the center, especially the Hebei people where the three super giants are located, and their decline is unstoppable.

The Guanlong people are the foundation of this dynasty, and the Jiangzuo people benefit from the trust of the holy lord, while the Shandong people do not rely on both ends, and the targets of the public are hit, which is a great shame for the Shandong people who regard themselves as the Zhengshuo of Middle Earth.

Therefore, for the Holy Lord and the center, it is not the King of Qi who is terrifying, but the people of Shandong, especially the people of Hebei who are the core force of the Shandong aristocratic group, whose "every move" has an immeasurable impact on the political pattern of Middle-earth and the direction of the future trend.

Now, the people of Hebei regard the King of Qi and the white-haired thief as the weapon of "one righteousness and one strangeness" and the goal of the deteriorating relations between the north and the south, and what their purpose is, it is clear at a glance, that is, to provoke a war between the north and the south, with the help of the strength of the desert and the north, to deal a heavy blow to the scarred and vital saint and the center, so that the conservative and reform will inevitably fight hard, the political situation in the two capitals will inevitably collapse, the foundation of the national will inevitably be shaken, and the great cause of reunification will inevitably fall apart.

This is the ultimate goal of the Hebei people to set up this layout, and without concealment, they clearly told the Holy Lord, Guan Long and Jiangzuo people that you deceive people too much, and you can't complain that we will fight back.

It's a conspiracy, but the question is, how do you break my game now? If you can't break my game, you'll have to pay a terrible price.

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