On March 26, Yu Wenshu and Guo Rong gave bitter advice to no avail, so they could only watch the king of Qi lead his army north.

At the beginning, the Holy Lord and Yu Wenshu and other central cores were most worried that the King of Qi and Li Fengyun openly formed an alliance on the battlefield of the Eastern Crusade and influenced the outcome of the Third Eastern Crusade with strong strength, so that the Holy Lord and the Central Crusade were very passive, and the Eastern Expedition Command may also lose control of this battle, but because of Pei Shiju's commitment and the fact that the King of Qi was left in Huaihuang, the Holy Lord's control over him during the Eastern Crusade was weaker, and the resulting variables were greater, so the lesser of two evils, the Holy Lord still transferred the King of Qi to the Eastern Crusade battlefield, As a result, the worst fears inevitably came to life.

This sudden change has a great impact and serious consequences, but for Guo Rong, Li Jing, Xue Shixiong and Cui Hongsheng, the four generals of Weifu, whether they are in the central decision-making level or in the Eastern Expedition Command, they have little right to speak, and the corresponding responsibility is also small.

Yuwenshu felt tricky. He still understands the thoughts of the Holy Lord, and of course he has high hopes for such a prince as King Qi, even if the father and son are now opposite in terms of political concepts, and the contradictions and conflicts are becoming more and more intense, but the Holy Lord still has a trace of thoughts, or gives King Qi a chance to reform himself, and it is far from the despair of father and son turning against each other and tiger poisoning and eating children, so Yuwenshu has to tolerate and condone in the face of King Qi's willful and reckless behavior.

Of course, he has to take responsibility for his "connivance", once the most feared thing becomes a reality, the king of Qi betrays the holy lord, Li Fengyun rebels, and the two join forces to scourge the Eastern Crusade, resulting in the third Eastern Crusade in vain or even defeated again, he and Pei Shiju must pay a heavy price for this, but compared to the loss of Guozuo's interests, compared to the deep crisis in Middle-earth, their personal losses are really insignificant, and it is difficult to atone for their sins even if they die.

Yu Wenshu thought about it for a long time and resolutely decided, since he had to take responsibility anyway, it was better to focus on the overall situation and win the victory of the Third Crusade at any cost, so as to ensure that the interests of Guozuo would not be lost, as for personal interests, he would ignore it for the time being, after all, if the skin does not exist, Mao will be attached?

Yuwen Shu truthfully reported to the Holy Lord, the king of Qi went north to Fuyu to patrol the border, and urged Li Pingyuan and Andong's army to go south to Huaiyuan as soon as possible, which led to a major worry, once Andong's army failed to arrive in Huaiyuan in time, the attack time will be delayed, so the Eastern Expedition Command immediately made a decision, adjusted the attack plan, with water 6 and two ways to attack together, adjusted to water 6 and three ways to attack together, with Andong deputy capital Hu Li Pingyuan as the commander of the Eastern Expedition North Route Army, with the King of Qi as the supervising army, led the army to attack Goguryeo, only to wait for the three routes of the army to meet under the city of Pyongyang, The chance to win is in hand.

Yu Wenshu implored the Holy Lord and the Central Authority to immediately agree to the decision of the Eastern Expedition Command, and quickly implement the edict so as not to delay the fighters.

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On the second day of the fourth month, Beiping County, Linyu Palace, the emperor was there.

After reading Yuwenshu's recital, the Holy Lord looked gloomy and was silent for a long time.

Yuwenshu's purpose in adjusting the attack strategy is very simple, since the most feared thing has been born and can no longer be stopped, then we must find ways to minimize its harm, instead of letting it go, inaction, or even doing the opposite, and intensify the crackdown, so that its harm will expand infinitely, and eventually harm itself.

King Qi and Li Fengyun openly formed an alliance, the biggest harm is to confront the Holy Lord and the center, which will inevitably affect and damage the interests of Guozuo, but as far as the current situation is concerned, King Qi and Li Fengyun also need the victory of the Third Eastern Crusade, and also need the victory of the Great Northern War, only victory can have meritorious service, only meritorious service can seek tangible benefits, in order to develop themselves, so the opposing sides have common interests, as long as the two sides temporarily put aside contradictions, do not confront, cooperate sincerely, and work together, they will inevitably be able to seek common interests. In this way, it can not only protect the interests of the whole country, but also maintain the authority of the Holy Lord, the center and the government, and effectively improve the crisis of internal and external troubles.

But the current fact is that the Holy Lord and the Central Pivot are bent on attacking, containing, and weakening King Qi and Li Fengyun, which forces King Qi and Li Fengyun to form an alliance to resist together, so if the Holy Lord and the Central Center want to change course and win their cooperation, they must first give up the idea of eradicating the opponent and show sincerity for cooperation, and this is the reason why Yuwen Shu adjusted his attack strategy.

Yuwen's strategy of advancing at the same time and attacking in three ways is actually to tell King Qi and Li Fengyun that you have won, and we have compromised, so we grant you greater power, give you more opportunities to seek greater benefits, and allow you to grow on the basis of victory and within acceptable limits.

Of course, the premise is victory, first of all, the victory of the Third Crusade. If you deliberately sabotage the Third Crusade for your own selfish interests, unscrupulously damage the interests of the country, and have to carry out the confrontation to the end, then the two sides will be at the tip of the needle and completely tear their faces, and at this critical moment, this is obviously a lose-lose situation, which is not good for the country, not good for the Holy Lord and the center, and even more unfavorable for the King of Qi and Li Fengyun.

Yu Shiji, who was on the side of the service, saw that the Holy Lord's face was ugly and his eyes were cold, and he knew that he was very angry, both angry at King Qi's audacity and angry at Yuwenshu's compromise and concession.

Compromise solves the problem? Can the benefits be maximized, and the harm can be minimized? The essence of this matter is political confrontation, and the effective means of resolving political confrontation is to destroy the opponent cleanly, and appeasement and connivance will only make the contradictions more and more acute, the conflicts more and more intense, the hidden dangers more and more serious, and the consequences more and more unbearable.

However, the position is different, the position is different. From the standpoint of the Holy Lord, the political struggle is life and death, reform and conservatism are incompatible, so there is no compromise, even if it is a huge unbearable price to pay, and from the standpoint of Yuwenshu, he is the supreme commander of the Wei Mansion, the supreme commander of the Eastern Crusade, and shoulders the responsibility of winning the final victory of the Eastern Crusade, he cannot afford to lose, he must give an explanation to Middle-earth, to the Holy Lord and the center, to the soldiers of the Guardianship and the Eastern Crusade, and to the people of Middle-earth, otherwise he will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history for 10,000 years.

Yu Shiji coughed lightly twice, attracting the attention of the Holy Lord.

The Holy Lord glanced up at him and asked, "What advice does Aiqing have?" ”

"Since the Holy Lord believes in Pei Shilang, don't waver, especially when the Eastern Crusade is about to begin, you can't have the slightest doubt." Yu Shiji said solemnly, "Pei Shilang has clearly hinted that Anton's army will not rush to Huaiyuan, but at the same time, Pei Shilang has vouched for Li Pingyuan, guaranteeing that Li Pingyuan will do his best to attack Pyongyang, and even promised that as long as Pyongyang is not conquered, Anton's army will never retreat from Yalu Water." ”

Then Yu Shiji pointed to Yu Wenshu's recital and continued, "Now it seems that Li Pingyuan did not meet in Huaiyuan to protect himself, but Pei Shilang also saw those generals in Weifu thoroughly and knew that they would definitely reject Andong's army, so he acquiesced to Li Pingyuan to attack Pyongyang. ”

"However, in order to contain and weaken Anton, we still ordered Li Pingyuan to rush to Huaiyuan to rendezvous, so as to trap Li Pingyuan in passivity, which will inevitably make Li Pingyuan angry, which will lead to a great increase in variables, and the king of Qi is arrogant at this time, and in the name of going north to comfort Li Pingyuan, this variable will increase again, and the result may be worse than we expected."

"The lesser of two evils, at this critical moment, we can only find ways to ensure the victory of the Third Crusade." Yu Shiji said this, bowed down, "Holy Lord, as long as the Third Eastern Crusade ends with the destruction of Goguryeo, we will be able to free up our hands to suppress Xijing, and at the same time concentrate on preparations for the Great War between the North and the South, so that the situation at home and abroad will inevitably tend to improve. ”

The Holy Lord's eyes were cold, and his tone was fierce, "Then, can the strategy of advancing with the water 6 and attacking on the same three routes guarantee that the Third Eastern Crusade will end with the destruction of Goguryeo?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Yu Shiji's face suddenly froze and he couldn't answer.

The Holy Lord sneered and asked again, "Can Yu Wenshu's compromise and concession ensure that the Northern Route army of the Eastern Expedition will kill Yalu Water and attack Pyongyang at all costs?" ”

Yu Shiji sighed bitterly and couldn't give an answer

"I believe in Pei Shilang, but what does this have to do with whether Pei Shilang can fulfill his promise?" The Holy Lord asked sharply, "If Pei Shilang is omnipotent, why did he rush to Andong without stopping after returning from his westward journey?" Since Pei Shilang has done nothing in Western Xinjiang, can he still turn things around in Northern Xinjiang? ”

Yu Shiji's eyes were shocked, and he bowed down, silent like a cicada.

Under the heavy pressure, the Holy Lord's emotions were a little out of control, and he inadvertently revealed his suspicions about Pei Shiju, which was terrible, once Pei Shiju was pushed to the side of King Qi and Li Pingyuan by the Holy Lord, the future situation would be very sinister.

As soon as the Holy Lord said it, he regretted it, and realized that he had said it wrong, but if he said it, he spilled the water and could not take it back.

Yu Shiji secretly glanced at the Holy Lord in panic, and saw that the Holy Lord was a little uneasy, and immediately said, "Holy Lord, although Pei Shilang can't reverse the situation in Northern Xinjiang, with his prestige, it is enough to deter the desert captives and ensure the safety of Anton. ”

"What I need is not only the security of Anton, but also the security of the northern frontier." The Holy Lord naturally heard the meaning of the warning in Yu Shiji's words, so he barely calmed down and sighed in a low voice, "It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen." The edict ordered Yu Wenshu to allow him to play, and to cross the river to attack within the predetermined time. ”

Yu Shiji even made a promise, bowed down and wanted to retreat, but at this moment, the Holy Lord spoke again, "Tell the Liaoxi Taishou Tu Diji who came to take over, and the line is suspended in Linyu, and ask him to immediately lead the army to Huaiyuan and wave his army to the east." ”

Yu Shiji looked up in surprise. Line in suspension Linyu? Why? What is the purpose? Could it be that the Holy Lord doesn't want to go back to the Eastern Capital in person?

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