June 11, Qinghe, Hebei.

Cui Hongsheng led his army to Qinghe City and urgently discussed with Qinghe Cui's, Zhang's, Fang's and other wealthy families.

This was a comprehensive assessment of the political and interests of the two major aristocratic groups in the north and south of Hebei, with the Yongji Canal as the boundary and the Qinghe Cui clan and the Boling Cui clan as the core, on the impact and consequences of the political storm of the Dongdu Mutiny on the entire situation in Middle Earth, Shandong, and even Hebei, and based on the results of the assessment, a series of formal consultations were drawn up on countermeasures.

There are certain differences between the political positions and interests of the two sides, and it is easier said than done to seek common ground while reserving differences, arguments are inevitable, and there is a tendency to make compromises.

The main point of contention between the two sides was that the political assessment of the Eastern Capital Mutiny was different, so there were different strategies for dealing with the issue of Liyang.

On behalf of the Qinghe Cui clan to participate in this secret discussion were Cui Junxian, Shandong Daru, Zong Zhengqing Cui Junsu, and the younger brother of the water division chief Shi Cui Junsu, the current Qinghe Taishou. He was somewhat optimistic about the mutiny. In his view, the main goal of this mutiny was reform, a showdown between radical reformers and radical conservatives, which would eventually involve all reformers and conservatives. However, the contradiction between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people was no longer the dominant force in this mutiny, but the dominant force was the contradiction between reform and conservatism, and the conflict between vested interest groups and vested interest groups. The Guanlong people are vested interest groups, most of them are conservatives, while the Shandong people and Jiangzuo people belong to the vested interest group, and some of the nobles who are trusted and valued by the Holy Lord have become the backbone of the reform, so in this storm, most of the Shandong and Jiangzuo nobles are fortunate to become "spectators", among which the bold and powerful must be the "fishermen" who profit from it.

Qinghe Cui's family regarded himself as a "fisherman". Cui Junxian's optimism lies in the fact that this mutiny will definitely achieve the goal of hindering reform, and after the storm, the reform will not be able to continue, and even regress in an all-round way. Although the vested interest groups will not be slumped because of this, at least in the future, they need to recover their vitality, need to recuperate, need to keep their energy up, need to make political compromises and concessions in interests to the Shandong people and Jiangzuo people, so that the upper-class rulers of wealthy families can join forces, take advantage of the victory to pursue, beat the water dogs, and let the gate lord clan once again dominate Middle-earth. In order to achieve this ultimate goal, it is necessary to defeat the forces of reform to the point that they cannot hold their heads up and are in a slump, and they will not be able to make a comeback for a long time to come, so that the vested interest groups can consolidate and strengthen the political achievements of this mutiny, and finally transform the hard-won political achievements into heavy and rich vested interests.

That is to say, the Qinghe Cui clan has determined that Yang Xuangan and the political forces with him will become the victims of this political storm, and the Guanlong people will be greatly injured because of this, and under the elimination of the other, the Shandong people and the Jiangzuo people will definitely rise again, and the three major aristocratic groups will finally sit on an equal footing and jointly divide the power and wealth of Middle Earth, such as the Qinghe Cui clan and other Shandong and Jiangzuo giants have become the real victors of this storm, and the "fisherman" has done so easily.

From this political assessment, it is natural for the Qinghe Cui clan to actively plan to make the greatest interests in the political pattern after the storm, so Cui Junxian's countermeasure is to take Liyang with all the strength of Hebei and the fastest degree, sounding the death knell of defeat for Yang Xuangan, and at the same time exterminating the rebel contingent in the north and south of the Great River with the white thief, Hebei thief, and Qilu thief as the main forces, quickly stabilizing the situation in the north and south of the Great River, and creating the best conditions for the Holy Lord and the reformers to deal a heavy blow to the conservative forces. In order to force the Guanlong people to win the alliance between the Shandong and Jiangzuo people after the storm, they laid a good foundation for political compromise and interest concessions.

This is an irreproachable thing, the reason why this storm arose, and the deterioration of the domestic situation, especially the chaos of rebellions in the north and south of the river, which has been suppressed repeatedly, has a direct relationship, so there is real evidence to say that Shandong people are the driving force behind this storm, why the rebellions are repeated? Why the repeated grievances? Of course, there is an inexplicable relationship with a wealthy family in Shandong, and it is just tacit. Now that the storm has exploded, the reform is going to stagnate or even regress, the holy lord and the reformers want to take revenge, and they want to settle accounts after the autumn, and the wealthy families in Shandong will be unlucky, and they will have to pay the price, such as Qinghe and Bohai, where the rebellion in Hebei is the strictest, and the nobles of these two counties will definitely be ruthlessly attacked, so the Qinghe Cui clan must take precautions, and wipe out the rebel team that is basically "squeezed" in terms of use value, and destroy this heavy hidden danger that will bring losses to themselves.

The Battle of Liyang was the best opportunity to exterminate the main forces of the rebellion in the north and south of the Great River. Liyang Cang was a bait, luring all the white thieves, Hebei thieves, and Qilu thieves who lacked food and clothing to Liyang, and Yang Xuangan happened to raise troops to rebel in Liyang, so the two rebel teams naturally merged into one, which just gave the Shandong wealthy family the best excuse for the upright, high-sounding, and justifiable bloody killing.

How can such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity be missed? In any case, we can't miss it, missing it is tantamount to suicide, it is equivalent to burying the opportunity for Shandong people to make a comeback in vain, not to say that I can't forgive myself, even the entire Shandong aristocratic group can't forgive this historic mistake.

Cui Junxian represents the Qinghe Cui clan, and the Qinghe Cui clan represents the Hebei aristocratic group south of the Yongji Canal, so Cui Junxian's counterinsurgency strategy is too heavy, and Cui Hongsheng cannot veto it completely, so he can only argue on the basis of reason.

Cui Hongsheng's attitude towards this mutiny is very pessimistic, the reason why he is pessimistic is not from the domestic political situation and the fundamental interests of the three major aristocratic groups in China and Turkey, but from the height of the general trend of China and foreign countries, from the rapid deterioration of relations between the north and the south after the major setback of China's national defense and foreign strategy, in this way, no matter what the outcome of this storm is, it is an unbearable blow to Middle Earth, and this blow is likely to be the beginning of the collapse of China and Turkey, and the great cause of reunification is the beginning, so Cui Hongsheng's proposition is that Hebei people do not kill Hebei people, It is a good thing that the Hebei thieves took Liyangcang, which can effectively help some refugees and quickly increase the strength of the Hebei thieves, and the survival of the Hebei thieves is not only an important political bargaining chip in the hands of the Shandong aristocratic group, but also an indispensable and important force for the Shandong people to create glory after the middle earth fell into a separatist crisis.

Cui Hongsheng's statement is reasonable, Cui Junxian also recognizes and accepts, after all, the deterioration of north-south relations is an indisputable fact, otherwise there would be no western and eastern expeditions, and there would be no north-south Grand Canal. The Qinghe Cui clan, who regarded themselves as the main hall, was indignant until the rise of Guanlong and the unification of the Middle Earth by the Yang Clan's Great Sui, the Qinghe Cui clan, as the grandmother of the Empress of Literature (Dugu Jialuo), enjoyed the honor of being a relative of the emperor, and barely regained some face in the battle with the Boling Cui clan. After the Holy Lord ascended the throne, the status of the Cui clan gradually differed, the Qinghe Cui clan became more and more powerful, and the Boling Cui clan went downhill.

In this context, of course, the Qinghe Cui clan is more focused on immediate interests, so they have an urgent need and strong impulse to take advantage of this storm to grab greater benefits, and especially important is that the south of Yongji Canal is the "hardest hit area" of the Hebei rebellion, which is relatively close to Gyeonggi, and has a direct impact on the Eastern Capital and the Grand Canal. However, putting Cui Hongsheng's proposition into the interests of the Qinghe Cui family, it is not difficult to see that it directly endangers the Qinghe Cui family's grabbing of future interests, so Cui Junxian has to speculate on Cui Hongsheng's true intentions with malice.

Boling Cui is located at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain, very close to the northern Xinjiang, not far from the Great Wall, the deterioration of the relationship between the north and the south has a great impact on it, so whether it is from the political or from the interests of the consideration, the Boling Cui clan is to ensure the stability of the eastern capital, followed by to ensure the stability of Hebei, the domestic situation is good, the national strength is strong, for the regional interests of the Boling Cui clan are all beneficial and harmless, but the storm in the eastern capital directly endangers the domestic situation and the relationship between the north and the south, Yan zhòng harmed the regional interests of the Boling Cui clan, so the Boling Cui clan had to plan for the worst, had to prepare for a rainy day, and had to control more political chips in order to exchange more support for the Eastern Capital and wealthy families such as the Qinghe Cui clan when they were in deep trouble in the future.

Cui Junxian felt that he couldn't convince Cui Hongsheng at all, so he could only speak with facts and force Cui Hongsheng to make concessions with facts.

Cui Junxian first told Sù Cui Hongsheng a bad news, according to the reliable information he received, the Qinghe thief Zhang Jin said that the Zhang Jinshu brothers had rushed to Liyang a few days ago, and it was estimated that they would soon join forces with Hao Xiaode, Liu Heimin, Sun Xuanya and other Hebei thieves to attack Liyang Cang.

Then he made three more inferences: the army left behind in Zhuojun to guard Duanda was estimated to be heading south to Liyang day and night; King Qi's army had rushed from Licheng in Qi County to the Dong'e and Lucheng lines in Jibei County as early as the beginning of this month. The other is the Donglai Naval Division, the Donglai Naval Division has not yet crossed the sea expedition, once Laihu'er, Zhou Fashang and Cui Junsu learned that Yang Xuangan had rebelled, the crisis in the eastern capital broke out, and the King of Qi led his army westward, how would they react? Will there be an emergency? Cui Junxian's inference is that the sailors must divide their troops to help, because from the position of Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang, the Second Eastern Crusade must be won, and the reform must be maintained, so the troops can only take care of both, and the troops are divided into two routes, all the way to cross the sea expedition, and all the way back to Beijing to quell the rebellion.

"For Duan Da, who stayed behind in Zhuo County, ensuring the smooth flow of the Grand Canal is the first, and rescuing the East Capital is the second, so Liyang is his first goal; The same is true for the sailors, for the victory of the Second Crusade, the Grand Canal must be unblocked, and the sailors must take Liyang; It's the same for King Qi, if he wants to make a difference in this storm, he must first control Liyang, and if he controls Liyang, he will have the initiative, which can not only threaten the Eastern Capital, but also blackmail the Holy Lord, and have no worries. ”

Cui Junxian looked at Cui Hongsheng with a cold expression, and asked with a smile, "If these three armies enter the Liyang battlefield one after another, will the thieves still have the possibility of confronting?" Can Huang Taigong still hold back and watch coldly? ”

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