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Gubeikou Town General, School Inspector An Le Taishou Guo Xuan, urgently made an appointment to meet Yang Gongdao.

Since the Great Wall clearly supported Anzhou's northern expedition to weak Luoshui, Yang Gongdao and Gubeikou Town's deputy Murong Zhengze, who was responsible for support matters in the Great Wall, have been in close contact, and the two sides have frequently met and negotiated, but today it is Guo Xuan, the general of Gubeikou Town and the inspector of the school, who took the initiative to invite, which is unusual.

Yang Gongdao was very puzzled, worried that something had happened in the Great Wall, so he was secretly worried and hurried to the appointment.

After meeting, Yang Gongdao saw Guo Xuan's serious expression and a preoccupied look, and he was more and more sure of his guess, and he vaguely felt ominous, so he took the lead in probing, "I don't know what the important thing is to invite you?" ”

Guo Xuan understood Yang Gongdao's thoughts and said bluntly, "Since this secret talk was made by someone, of course it has nothing to do with assistance. ”

Yang Gongdao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that he would suddenly turn his face in the Great Wall and cut off support, and the blow to Anzhou would be too great. Yang Gongdao's nervous mood was immediately relieved, since this meeting had nothing to do with assistance, he was not in a hurry, on the contrary, he was looking forward to it, and waited patiently for Guo Xuan to explain his intentions.

"I invited you to talk secretly because there was a big news from the palace." Guo Xuan said solemnly, "The Holy Lord decreed to build the Andong Governor's Mansion, pass through the northeast, and appoint Li Pingyuan as the first Anton Governor. ”

Anton Governor's Mansion? Li Pingyuan? Yang Gongdao's heart suddenly rippled, and his expression froze instantly.

His first thought was that Grayhair's true identity was revealed.

If the Holy Lord and the radical reformers led by Yu Wenshu are determined to be enemies of these forces and to inflict heavy damage or even defeat these forces, a huge political storm will blow up across the entire Middle Earth, and its harm will even exceed the evil consequences caused by Yang Xuangan's mutiny.

In a flash of thought, a second thought crossed my mind, and the situation had not deteriorated to the point of no return.

The Holy Lord and the Central Governor's Mansion established the Anton Governor's Mansion, its purpose is clear, and it openly seeks to seize the Northeast at the official level, just like the establishment of the Western Regions Governor's Mansion and the Western Regions, all of which are for the purpose of expanding the territory and winning the illustrious martial arts, and this martial arts can strengthen the authority of the Holy Lord and the central government, can further consolidate the control of the reformists over the government, and can quickly reverse the current political crisis faced by the Holy Lord and the center, so the appointment of Li Pingyuan as the first Anton Governor, in fact, the Holy Lord and the reformers are headed by King Qi and headed by Pei Shiju, The compromise and concession of the three huge political forces with the Hebei tycoons as the core. At this juncture, it is far better to have one more political ally than one more political enemy for the Holy Lord and the reformers.

Of course, the premise of cooperation is mutual benefit and reciprocity, the Holy Lord and the reformers set up the Anton Governor's Mansion, appointed Li Pingyuan as the first Anton Governor, and showed enough sincerity, then the King of Qi, Pei Shiju and the Hebei Wealthy Families only verbally supported the Holy Lord, it is not enough, they must come up with tangible benefits, and this practical benefit is the martial arts of the northeast of Xinjiang, that is, Li Pingyuan and the Anton Governor's Mansion must take Anzhou and the Northeast, Anzhou, the Northeast and all the forces on it, including the rebels led by Bai Fa and Li Zixiong, as well as Xi, Khitan, All the Eastern Hu species such as the Mist must be attached to Middle-earth.

In other words, the praying mantis catches the cicada, the yellow finch is behind, the holy lord and the reformers are the "yellow sparrow", and the white hair, Li Zixiong and the alliance army, as well as the Qi king, Hebei wealthy and other major forces who support them behind their backs, used all their strength but got nothing, and finally made wedding dresses for others in vain, and all the results were exchanged by the holy lord and the center for meager political benefits. But what are the consequences if it is not exchanged? The fish is dead and the net is broken, and both sides are defeated, which does not benefit both sides in the slightest, so in this political transaction, the powerful Holy Lord and the center occupy an absolute advantage, and the weak eat the strong, and the opponent has to bow his head.

The situation has developed to this point, the Holy Lord and the center have taken the lead and taken advantage of it, whether it is the three major forces of King Qi, Pei Shiju, and Hebei Haomen, or Bai Fa and Li Zixiong, who are fighting bloodily outside the Saiwai, they are all very passive, and the reason why they are passive is that the key is the true identity of Bai Fa.

I thought that the secret knife had been annihilated in history, and there were very few people in the know, who expected that the fatal flaw of the secret knife was still exposed, and it was fatal with one blow.

The third thought swept through Yang Gongdao's mind, who found this flaw and pierced this secret?

Guo Xuan's voice came from Yang Gongdao's ears, "Have you heard of Li Pingyuan?" ”

Yang Gongdao pretended to be dazed and shook his head.

Guo Xuan frowned, and asked again, "Secret Sword, have you ever heard of it?" ”

"Secret soldiers?" Yang Gongdao continued to shake his head, "The secret of the secret soldier, there are very few people in this world who know about it, and I don't know anything about it. ”

Guo Xuan's brows furrowed deeper, and his eyes were a little cold, "For Li Pingyuan, there is a detailed description in the edict, saying that he is the son of Li Delin, the Duke of Anping, the protégé of Gao Gong, the Duke of Bohai, the disciple of Pei Shiju, the Duke of Wenxi, and the subordinate of Sun Sheng, the prince of Qi. After the victory of the Western Expedition, the secret soldier knife was ordered to go to the Far East wilderness to carry out secret missions, and now the drastic changes in the situation in the northeast are all from the hands of the secret soldier, so he was appointed as the first governor of the Andong Metropolitan Governor's Office, and was fully responsible for the important task of passing through Anzhou and the Northeast. ”

"I see, Li Pingyuan has such a prominent identity and such outstanding military exploits." Yang Gongdao feigned surprise, "It's just puzzling why did the Holy Lord explain in detail in the edict that Li Pingyuan was a secret sword?" Doesn't this expose the secrets of the secret army? How does this help Li Pingyuan to pass through the northeast? ”

Guo Xuan glanced at Yang Gongdao meaningfully, and said unhurriedly, "It is rumored that there are rumors in the palace that the white-haired thief is a secret sword. ”

This greatly surprised Yang Gongdao, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Rumors? How is this possible? How can a white-haired thief be a secret sword? Isn't this directly aimed at Wenxi Gong Pei Shiju? Immediately realized, "I know, the discord plan, this must be a discord plan, it is to provoke the central infighting, and the secret knife was exposed, and the holy lord had no choice but to disclose the fact that Li Pingyuan was the secret sword, so as to protect Wen Xigong and destroy the opponent's conspiracy." ”

Guo Xuan looked at Yang Gongdao, his eyes were extremely sharp, as if he wanted to see through Yang Gongdao's eyes to see through his soul.

Yang Gongdao was very calm, and sighed, "I know you have some suspicions. The rumors coming out of the palace are indeed different from the rumors in the streets and alleys of Lifang, but the white-haired thief is definitely not a secret knife, if the white-haired thief is a secret knife, what is the explanation for the white-haired thief to raise troops to rebel in Mangdang Mountain? ”

Guo Xuan smiled and said with a pun, "The secret soldier sword person, have you heard of it, I am not sure, but I have heard of it." ”

Yang Gongdao's face was as usual, but he sighed bitterly in his heart.

For most aristocratic bureaucrats, most of the nobles and bureaucrats will ignore itself and focus on Pei Shiju, but for a few people in the know, they pay attention to the rumor itself, because they know the secret knife and its person, know that the secret knife is the initiator of the Yulin storm back then, and know the grievances and grievances between the secret knife and the Holy Lord, Yuwenshu, and Pei Shiju. And among these insiders, it is very likely that Guo Xuan is included, because Guo Xuan's brother Guo Yan, the Marquis of Zhending Xiang, the general of Zuo Wuwei, was one of the ministers who the Holy Lord trusted and relied on the most, just like Yang Gongdao's father, Yang Xiong, the king of Guande, who was the core figure in the Yulin storm that year, and they more or less knew the key role played by the secret sword in that storm.

Guo Xuan continued, "So, I believe this rumor, the white-haired thief is the secret knife, and the secret knife is Li Pingyuan. ”

Yang Gongdao thought for a moment and made a decision, "So, what is your intention when you came alone today?" ”

Guo Xuan smiled slightly, "The establishment of the Anton Governor's Mansion means that Middle-earth wants to openly seize Anzhou and the Northeast, and this move has the risk of turning against the Turks, and there is a possibility of triggering a major war between the North and the South in advance." As far as the current situation is concerned, this move will do more harm than good, but why did the Holy Lord and the Central decide to make a resolute decision? ”

This is also where Yang Gongdao doubts, this strategy is too risky, if Anzhou's northern expedition fails, or Li Fengyun and his supporters refuse to return, or the Turks do their best to counterattack at any cost, the Holy Lord and the center will be very passive, and the political and military crisis may become more and more serious, so from the current domestic and foreign situation of internal and external troubles, the central decision-making should be steady, even conservative, and should not be sharp and aggressive, once the Turks are forced to be urgent, the fish will die and the net will be broken, which will inevitably be unfavorable to Middle-earth.

"I want to hear about it." Yang Gongdao said.

"I got the news that on the ninth day of the first month of this month, Feng Xiaoci, the general of the Right Xiaowei, was unfortunately killed in the battle to kill the Hebei thief Zhang Jincheng."

Right Xiaowei General Feng Xiaoci? Fall? Yang Gongdao was incredulous.

A senior commander of the Wei Mansion, a close confidant of the Holy Lord, and the former deputy marshal of the Northwest Army who had just played a vital role in quelling Yang Xuangan's rebellion, actually stumbled and died on the battlefield of Hebei to suppress thieves, which is simply unbelievable, and Feng Xiaoci's death, whether it was too bad luck or something else, the political consequences caused by it were very serious, especially for the Holy Lord and the reformers, it was even more head-on and dizzy.

"Feng Xiaoci died mysteriously in the past, and Li Pingyuan was born later, there must be a mystery in the middle." Guo Xuan said indifferently, "So I think that the Anton Governor's Mansion is an opportunity, and for many people, it is an opportunity to change their fate." ”

Yang Gongdao understood and understood Guo Xuan's intentions at a glance, but the matter was important, and he had to report to Li Zixiong urgently, inform Li Fengyun on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, and quickly come up with countermeasures, so he arched his hand and said to Guo Xuan, "The plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, please make you wait patiently." ”