On April 27, the Holy Lord commanded the expeditionary army to cross the Liao River and began his second conquest of Goguryeo.

On the same day, Liangjun heroes hoped that the Prime Minister of Han would raise a flag on the banks of Tongji Canal to rebel.

On the same day, at the urging of King Yang Nan of Qi, the prefect of Lu County Li Min and the remaining guard of Pengcheng, joined forces to recover Mengshan, and decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill all the remaining bandits in Mengshan. The prefect of Lu County Li Min then led the Lu army to advance westward day and night to kill the bandits, while Dong Chun sent Sima Dong Jun to lead the Yingyang guards of the three prefectures to follow up.

On the same day, the navy chief manager came to Hu'er and returned to Donglai Camp, ordered the deputy chief manager Zhou Fashang to immediately lead his army to withdraw from the Dahe River waterway, and traveled day and night to return to Donglai to prepare for a long expedition across the sea.

On the same day, Fan Zigai, the left-behind Dongdu, was unanimously questioned by all civil and military officials because he had not responded to the Tongjiqu crisis. The censors submitted impeachments one after another. Even the generals of the Twelve Guards could not bear it, and they publicly accused them and put pressure on them in full swing.

Fan Zigai was a little unstoppable, and the call for sending troops to suppress the thieves was too high. The army and political circles of the Dongdu shared the same hatred for the enemy. It seemed that the general trend and was unstoppable. But because of this, Fan Zigai's mind was clearer than before. At present, the conservative forces in Dongdu have an overwhelming advantage. The neutral faction enjoyed "mounting on the fence" and turned to the side wherever the wind was strong. The reform forces all followed the Saint Lord to fight eastward. Fan Zigai was single and weak. In such a situation, if the position was not firm and was influenced by the conservative forces in decision-making, it would inevitably hurt the interests of the Saint Lord and the Reformers.

Under pressure, Fan Zigai resolutely pushed King Yue to the "front" and King Yue was the decision-maker who stayed in the Dongdu, and I, the Dongdu, was just the front pawn of King Yue. I would do whatever the King Yue called me. I was just an executor, with a low position and low power, and it didn't count.

What decisions can King Yue make, a little kid? But King Yue is now different from the past. In the new round of imperial unification dispute, the Shandong aristocratic group led by the Cui family was forcibly forced onto the ship of King Yue by the Saint Lord, and was "kidnapped" by King Yue, becoming the backing of King Yue, and becoming the supporter of King Yue. In this way, King Yue stayed in the Dongdu, which was actually the Shandong people stayed in the Dongdu, just like King Dai left in the Xijing, but actually the Guanlong people stayed in the Xijing, and the decision-making power was in the hands of the aristocratic group.

Of course, the Holy Lord is still wise, and power must be restricted, at least on the surface, so Fan Zigai, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was also the Minister of the Eastern Capital, and Wei Wensheng, the Minister of Justice of the West Capital, also the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, also the Minister of the West Capital. However, at the critical moment, when the political situation of the two capitals changed greatly, and when it was related to the overall interests of the two aristocratic groups, the decision-making power must be firmly controlled by these two aristocratic groups. As the spokesperson of the Holy Lord, Fan Zigai and Wei Wensheng could only actively cooperate and use these two aristocratic groups to fully utilize their political wisdom and make profits for the Saint Lord and the Reformers. On the contrary, they failed the trust of the Saint Lord and damaged the rights and interests of the Reformers, and the consequences were worrying.

Now Fan Zigai's political wisdom has begun to be exerted. He retreated behind the scenes, pushed King Yue to the "front" and pushed the Shandong aristocratic group headed by Cui to the position of the decision-maker of Dongdu. The next step is to conservative forces dominated by Guanlong people, fighting with the Shandong people headed by Cui. This is a even-match battle, and the neutral fence faction dominated by the noble group surnamed Lu will inevitably split. Among them, the eight-class noble nobles led by Liu, the nobles surnamed Liu, the nobles surnamed Liu, will inevitably be divided.

There is no way to choose to support King Yue. They are considered the "uncle" of King Yue. If they do not support them, they must support them. However, the emerging nobles who rose with military merits must turn to conservative forces, considering the overall interests of the Guanlong people, they will inevitably turn to conservative forces. Therefore, the battle in the political arena of Dongdu is evenly matched. This situation is very beneficial to Fan Zigai and the reform forces left behind in Dongdu. They can benefit from the fisherman, get along with the others, and can easily control the political situation of Dongdu.

Sure enough, Fan Zigai didn't have dignity or shamelessness, and shrunk his head despicablely, and King Yue became his "shield", and King Yue's first counselor, Cui Jie, the chief of the Prince of Yue's palace, immediately became the target of the entire Eastern Capital, and all the "artillery fire" of the political enemies were aimed at him and "bombarded indiscriminately."

At an extraordinary moment, Cui Zi did not dare to be careless and urgently invited the Secretariat proofreader Cui Chuzhi to discuss secretly.

The Secretariat is one of the six central provinces, with an important central organization. It has two bureaus, including works and Taishi Bureau. Its main power is to compile history, calendar and manage palace books and classics. The proofreader is a minor official in the Works Bureau who proofreads articles and proofreads of books. But don’t underestimate this minor official. If you can join a major central organization like the Secretariat, even if you are an ordinary staff member, your background and knowledge are extraordinary. For example, famous poets such as Bai Juyi, Wang Changling, and Li Shangyin in later generations have all worked as proofreaders.

The proofreader Cui Chuzhi is an extraordinary figure. He was born in the Cui family of Boling, and was the eldest son of Huangtai Duke Cui Hongsheng. He was the eldest brother of Cui Yu, the princess of Henan. He served as the chief secretary of King Yang Liang of Han. In the late Kaihuang, he was hit hard because Cui was defeated in the imperial consortium. He was deposed and returned home. Fortunately, he avoided the rebellion of King Yang Liang of Han, so after Cui's "release" the ban, he was able to re-enter the official career.

The reason why Cui Jie was able to see the Dongdu crisis from the Tongjiqu crisis was not because his political wisdom was higher than Fan Zigai, but because he obtained the information that Fan Zigai didn't know. The source of this information was Cui Chuzhi, Cui Hongsheng, who was far away in Hebei. Cui Hongsheng is now the most powerful among the various houses and branches of the Cui family in Boling, so he naturally occupied the position of the head of the family. However, while enjoying the huge resources of the Cui family in Boling, he also took on the important task of revitalizing the Cui family. The Dongdu crisis just gave him hope, so he began to plan and plan, and the first priority was to find ways to promote the outbreak of the Dongdu crisis. The Dongdu crisis is the source of profit. Without a crisis, how can the Cui family make profits? Without more benefits, how can the Cui family regain its glory?

Cui Jie has successfully forced Fan Zigai to hand over the decision-making power and willingly "retreat" to the position of executor. The next step is to replace King Yue to make a decision. The primary goal of the early decision-making is to show the enemy as weak, which is to deceive political enemies, which is to make those radical conservative forces expand themselves and lose control, and eventually evolve into political situations that are out of control. The out of control of the political situation will inevitably cause some radical conservative forces to take risks and launch a military coup.

Cui Jie's approach is very dangerous. You lure others into crazy, but can you resist other people's crazy? Can you use other people's crazy for yourself? Just like walking on a tightrope at a high altitude, something will happen if you are not careful, and any accident, such as a sudden storm, will give him a fatal blow.

The reason why Fan Zigai willingly handed over the decision-making power must have also seen the essence behind the Dongdu crisis. The essence of this crisis is the struggle between the imperial rule, the dispute between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people, and the struggle between power and wealth. As the backbone of the reform, Fan Zigai wants to ensure the power and wealth of the reformists, the best way is to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. One of the tigers will be injured or both will be injured, but this is beneficial to the reformists. Since this is the case, why not push them behind them?

The current conservative power in the Eastern Capital is too strong, and the Guanlong people are too strong. Fan Zigai does not want to fight head-on with his political enemies, so he retreats and advances. Why is Cui Zi also frightened?

After seeing Cui Chuzhi, Cui immediately listed his concerns one by one. Finally, he asked two questions: Will the Tongji Canal be interrupted? Will the King of Qi Yang Nan be at the Tongji Canal?

The interruption of Tongji Canal and the situation on both sides of the Tongji Canal was out of control, which proved that King Yue made a wrong decision. In this way, the decision-making power that King Yue had just won was taken back by Fan Zigai. The Tongji Canal was cut off, and Dongdu should send troops to suppress the bandits, but if King Yang Nan of Qi came at this time and happened to arrive at the battlefield of Tongji Canal, what should Dongdu do? This soldier still cannot be sent out? If the situation in Tongji Canal is not sent out, the situation in Tongji Canal will be controlled by King Yang of Qi. Dongdu is very passive, and the Saint Lord far away on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition is also passive. If King Qi uses Tongji Canal to threaten the Dongdu and the Saint Lord, is there any other way besides compromise for the victory of the Eastern Expedition? By then, it is no longer important whether the King of Qi can get what he wants. What is important is that King Yang Tong of Yue fell, and the Cui family, who was "kidnapped" by King Yang of Yue, will also be severely damaged again.

Cui Chuzhi knew that Cui Zi was under too much pressure, otherwise Cui Zi would never have acted in a scrupulous manner, so he directly gave an answer, and King Yang Nan of Qi was about to approach Tongjiqu.

Cui Zi was surprised. Where did this news come from? Is it accurate?

"According to the news that I received, Anping Duke Li Baiyao has returned to Lu County at the invitation of King Qi, and now he should be under the tent of King Qi."

Cui Zi understood as soon as he heard it, and his tight heart relaxed a little. Li Baiyao finally "out of the mountain", which shows that under the pressure of the Cui family of Boling, the Li family of Zhao County finally made the right choice. In other words, in the future, the two powerful families of Cui and Li in Shandong, Yang Nan, the King of Qi and the white-haired thief Li Fengyun, will work together to control the development of the situation. The Tongjiqu crisis has begun, and the Dongdu crisis has begun. Next, we will work together to detonate the Dongdu crisis, let the reformists and conservatives fight and fight, and wait for both to lose money, that is, when the Saint Lord bows his head. At that moment, the three forces make great profits and have great potential in the future.

"There are two months left, and everything is possible." Cui Jie warned, "We may not win a big victory, and our opponents may not lose all."

Cui Chuzhi smiled slightly and said meaningfully, "When King Qi arrived at Tongji Canal, the one who was most anxious about was not Dongdu, but Xijing."

In the new round of imperial unification dispute, the local aristocratic group of Guanlong abandoned the King of Qi mercilessly, but the King of Qi did not give up and struggled tenaciously. Today, there was finally a chance to turn defeat into victory. It can be foreseeable that if the Dongdu tacitly cooperated with the King of Qi and used Tongjiqu to host the Holy Lord, would the Holy Lord compromise? The Holy Lord would inevitably compromise, but he would definitely settle the accounts after the autumn. In order to prevent the revenge of the Holy Lord, the King of Qi must establish his own advantage before the Holy Lord. The best way is to occupy Guanlong and dominate Guanlong. In this way, the King of Qi and the local aristocratic families of Guanlong will inevitably have a fight, which is beneficial to the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord is willing to see the two tigers fighting each other and will inevitably actively promote it. The result can be imagined that even if the King of Qi is defeated, the local aristocratic families of Guanlong will be greatly damaged and will eventually get the Holy Lord free.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, when King Yang Nan of Qi rushed to Tongji Canal and formed a tacit understanding with Dongdu, threatening the Holy Lord with Tongji Canal, Xijing became anxious and could no longer sit still and could no longer sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. He would inevitably "take action".

Cui Zi understood. The biggest problem that troubles Li Yang at present is how to choose the "big flag". The best "big flag" is the King of Dai Yang You. With King of Dai Yang You, Li Yang can join forces with Xijing to gather all the conservative forces to fight with the reformists. The chances of victory are very high. However, if you want King of Dai Yang You to be a big flag, you have to give Xijing the greatest benefits, and Li Yang is no longer there.

The appearance of King Yang Nan of Qi forced Xijing to compromise and had to deceive and use Li Yang to fight King Yang of Qi, but how could Xijing's deception be hidden from Li Yang? Li Yang was angry that once he joined forces with King Yang of Qi, Xijing would be over. Therefore, for safety reasons, Xijing must find ways to force Li Yang to launch a mutiny in advance. Li Yang mutiny in advance and the Eastern Expedition ended. The Holy Lord and the Expedition Army will return to suppress the rebellion as quickly as possible. When King Yang of Qi saw that Li Yang would be defeated, he certainly did not dare to join forces with Li Yang. In this way, Xijing will not only be safe, but also can earn enough benefits by using this crisis.

"It's killing each other again." Cui Zi sneered.

"We can't see the future. In fact, as you said, everything is possible." Cui Chuzhi shook his head, looking very serious. "Don't underestimate Li Yang. If the east is lost and we are defeated, will Xijing still kill each other?"

Cui Xiao was stunned and the pressure increased sharply.
Chapter completed!