On the ninth day of the eighth month, late at night, outside the city.

Duan Da and Li Zixiong had another secret meeting. Duan Da was so urgent that Li Zixiong was quite surprised. Li Zixiong has been in the center for a long time, and he knows that with Duan Da's current identity, even if he has the trust of the Holy Lord, without the consent or acquiescence of the Holy Lord, he meets with the rebel without authorization, and reaches a compromise with the rebel without authorization, which is very dangerous in itself, and his career will be lost if he is not careful, let alone secretly report to the Holy Lord. Duan Da's identity can't reach the Holy Lord directly, and he still needs to be transferred, which is in danger of leaking secrets, once he is caught by political enemies, it will be over, and he can't tell the difference, so Li Zixiong originally planned to wait patiently for a few days, but he didn't expect Duan Da to find it again in a blink of an eye. Could it be that the situation has changed, and something unexpected has happened?

When the two met, Duan Da got straight to the point and said bluntly, "The Holy Lord decrees that a certain person is allowed to act cheaply." ”

Li Zixiong glanced at Duan Da in surprise, thinking that Duan Da now has the ability to go directly to the Holy Lord? It's impossible, Zhuojun is a local governor, and his rank and status are not as good as Duan Da's previous position as General Zuo Yiwei, Duan Da is demoted, and he is getting farther and farther away from the Holy Lord, and it is impossible for the chapter to be delivered to the Holy Lord in such a short period of time, unless there is a secret channel.

Li Zixiong thought about today's central core ministers, and felt that no one had such a close relationship with Duan Da, except for the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord trusted Duan Da very much, because Duan Da sacrificed his life and forgot to die in the overthrow of the former crown prince Yang Yong, and played a key and important role. Becoming a king or defeating a villain, Duan Da is loyal in the eyes of the Holy Lord, but in the eyes of "******", he is a cunning and shameless villain. is close to the gentleman and far away from the villain, which is also one of the reasons why Duan Da has never been able to integrate into the circle of high-ranking magnates and has been excluded from the core layer of the center.

Duan Da's enterprising spirit is very strong, and he is good at figuring out the thoughts of the Holy Lord, and he is absolutely loyal to the Holy Lord, and the Holy Lord does trust him, which makes Duan Da have the advantage of being a fox and a fake tiger, pulling the tiger skin as a banner, and has hidden power that can only be understood and cannot be spoken, and this is exactly the "reliance" that Duan Da dares to assert himself at a critical moment, and even has the audacity to reach a compromise with a big rebel like Li Zixiong in private. It's just that this kind of lawless crossing the bottom line, how to deal with the aftermath? Li Zixiong was worried about Duan Da, worried that he would not be able to do enough and mislead his own business, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

Could Duan Da be lying to me? Could it be that Duan Da felt that he was not capable of reaching the Holy Lord without leaking secrets, so he reversed himself and deliberately deceived him, just wanting to trick the rebels into retreating, so that he could keep his official hat.

The more Li Zixiong thought about it, the more he felt like it, his face gradually became gloomy, his eyes showed a fierce look, and his tone was cold, "You dare to deceive the old man?" ”

Duan Da knew that with his current status, Li Zixiong certainly didn't believe that he could get the Holy Lord's edict so quickly, so he decided to tell the truth. This matter is because Feng Deyi pulled Pei Shiju into the water, which has caused the matter to be out of his control, and Li Zixiong can't control it, so he must open the skylight and speak brightly, the two sides are honest, conspire with countermeasures, work together, and do their best to grasp the development of the situation.

Duan Da was calm, smiled slightly, and said mysteriously, "If you tell you that Yang Xuangan has been defeated on the second day of August and the whole army has been wiped out under Tongguan, do you believe it?" ”

Li Zixiong was secretly frightened, and his face became even more ugly.

He expected Yang Xuangan to fail, but he didn't expect the defeat to be so fast, although Li Fengyun had already predicted and prepared in advance, but the alliance was skeptical of Li Fengyun's prediction, after all, Yang Xuangan and Hongnong Yang's strength was too strong, and they had incomparable advantages in Heluo, and they had made careful preparations for this mutiny, and there were many powerful magnates to support and respond, so even if they couldn't overthrow the Holy Lord, even if they couldn't fight according to Guan Long, But it shouldn't be a problem to stick to it for a few months or even half a year. And the alliance has this convenience, which is enough to take advantage of the fact that it is difficult for the Holy Lord to take care of the front and back of the enemy, and win enough time to gain a foothold and develop in Yanbei. However, contrary to people's wishes, Li Fengyun's prediction came true again, and Yang Xuangan was unbelievably defeated in just two months, which allowed the Holy Lord to concentrate on killing the alliance, and the alliance's advantage was lost in a blink of an eye, and it was in a precarious situation, and it fell into a very disadvantageous situation.

Since the situation is not favorable to the alliance, what else is Duan Da talking about? False and unscrupulous, dragging the alliance in the upper valley to facilitate the encirclement and suppression of the Weifu army? Taking a step back, even if the Holy Lord has the intention of appeasement, the alliance has too little to rely on, and if it cannot obtain favorable conditions, the negotiations will not lead to anything.

"If you came to tell so-and-so? Xuan Gan is defeated, then thank you, this news is really important to you. Li Zixiong shook his head and sighed, "It's so unexpected, I really didn't expect it, it's a pity that the first famous ...... of the old Yue Guogong"

"You misunderstood, so-and-so came with sincerity." Duan Da said, "Yang Xuangan's rapid defeat is not bad news for you, although your situation is more difficult, but there are also more opportunities, the key is whether you can seize the fleeting opportunity." ”

Li Zixiong was not in a high mood, obviously hit by the news of Yang Xuangan's sudden defeat, and did not take Duan Da's words to heart, "Of course we have the confidence to persevere." Winter is coming soon, and it snows heavily, and although we are trapped in the mountains, you are powerless to encircle and suppress us. If the situation changes in our favor until next spring, it will be difficult to say who will win and who will lose. Speaking of this, Li Zixiong glanced at Duan Da meaningfully, "I'm afraid that at that time, you are no longer in Zhuo County." "The implication is that you can't keep your official hat. Duan Da lost his official hat last year because of Hebei's ineffective crackdown on thieves, and this year he met a group of more powerful anti-thieves in Zhuo County, and there are still northern captives outside the Great Wall, and it is more difficult to suppress thieves under the enemy, and the official hat is even more difficult to keep, since this is the case, there is nothing to talk about.

"Next year, if nothing else, a certain should still be in Zhuo County." Duan Da said confidently.

"No accidents?" Li Zixiong frowned slightly and asked, "What's the explanation?" ”

"The Holy Lord intends to launch the Third Crusade." In order to win Li Zixiong's trust, Duan Da boldly revealed high-level secrets.

Li Zixiong was taken aback and blurted out, "Is there really a third crusade?" ”

Duan Da nodded solemnly, but ignored the meaning of Li Zixiong's words. In Duan Da's opinion, it is impossible for Li Zixiong to know this secret, even if it is at the top level, there are very few people who know it, so far because the conditions are not met, the Holy Lord has not publicly put forward this suggestion, but only implicitly expressed this will, and tried his best to create the conditions for realizing this will.

However, Duan Da would not have thought that Li Zixiong had heard the prediction of the Third Eastern Crusade from Li Fengyun's mouth a few months ago, but Li Zixiong did not believe it, after all, the impact of Yang Xuangan's mutiny on the domestic political situation and the domestic situation was too great, even if the external conditions permitted, the internal factors did not allow another labor expedition, and the Holy Lord needed time to stabilize the political situation in order to restore the national strength, otherwise it would be more injured than injured, which would only worsen the situation and bury the hidden danger of a bigger storm. Now, Li Zixiong had to believe that Duan Da couldn't be bored enough to joke about this kind of thing, this thing was true, and the Holy Lord and the Central Center really wanted to launch the Third Crusade, so it would explain why Duan Da hurriedly made a second appointment, and why Duan Da was proactive in cooperation.

Li Fengyun is too demonic. Li Zixiong couldn't help but sigh secretly, Li Fengyun's prediction talent is too terrible, Yang Xuangan mutiny, the second Eastern Crusade returned in vain, the mutiny was quickly defeated, and the third Eastern Crusade was launched, one by one, and what is even more amazing is that Li Fengyun relies on his prediction talent, bold layout, between life and death to survive, seek development, step by step shocking, such as walking on thin ice as near the abyss, but invincible, every time at a critical juncture, desperate life, turning danger into a disaster, the peak and loop are already bright and bright, its unpredictable, decay into a magical means, It's breathtaking.

Li Zixiong was slightly less suspicious. Although Yang Xuangan's defeat put the alliance in a difficult situation, the Third Eastern Crusade gave the alliance a turnaround, and whether or not to seize this opportunity could not rely on Duan Da alone, it must depend on the will of the Holy Lord, so Li Zixiong had to confirm whether there was a direct "channel" between Duan Da and the Holy Lord.

"I want to know, who will play the Holy Lord for you?" Li Zixiong saw Duan Da's hesitation, so he decisively added, "If you want to get your wish, relying only on you and me to cooperate will not help, you must win the acquiescence of the Holy Lord, and not be interfered by the center, otherwise the variables are too great, and all efforts may be wiped out in an instant." ”

Duan Da is a little clear. This matter is not on the table, the cooperation of officials and thieves is seriously illegal, it is like rebellion, no one can afford this risk, no one will bear it, and the ultimate responsibility can only fall on one person, and Duan Da is the local governor, the specific executor, is not qualified to represent the Holy Lord, only the central ministers can represent the Holy Lord. Since this matter is going to fall on a central minister, such an important person is directly related to the success or failure of the plan and the survival of the alliance, Li Zixiong certainly has reason to know, and make a judgment on whether to trust and cooperate.

"Wen Xigong (Pei Shiju)." Duan Da was concise and to the point.

Sure enough, it was him. Li Zixiong had already expected that if Li Fengyun was behind Pei Shiju, then as long as it was related to the alliance, Pei Shiju in the center would definitely be involved, and he would definitely "show up" at a certain key node. Now Duan Da's answer proves that Li Zixiong's guess is correct, and the decision he made based on this guess is also correct, and the future prospects are also promising, which makes him very happy.

It's just that Li Zixiong is puzzled, how could Duan Da and Pei Shiju form an alliance? Why are two people with extremely different statuses and powers, and who belong to different camps, have such a close relationship?

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