Chapter 813: Squeeze it dry and eat it all

Read x;?control Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief? How to control it? Take what control?

Now the reason why the Holy Lord and the Central Center support Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief to recover Anzhou is because the situation between the north and the south after the recovery of Anzhou is beneficial to Middle-earth, and if Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief want to gain a foothold outside the fortress, they urgently need support from inside the Great Wall, so the two sides hit it off and take what they need, but if the Holy Lord and the central center want to use grain and grass weapons to jam the "neck" of Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief, it is pure wishful thinking, not that Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief do not need support from the Great Wall, but the dog is anxious to jump over the wall, once Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief are forced to be in a hurry, Under the coercion and temptation of the Turks, he simply betrayed Middle-earth and recognized the thief as his father, that is, he threw a stone on his own feet and brought disaster upon himself, and the good situation was overturned in an instant. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The problem lies here, it's okay to use others as knives, but you want the horses to run, and the horses don't eat grass, and you want to treat others as the wrongdoers, and you just want to harvest and don't want to pay, it's impossible. The ultimate goal of Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief is definitely not to survive, but to be prosperous and wealthy, the aristocratic rebellion led by Li Zixiong needs to be pardoned and needs to return to the Eastern Capital, and the grassroots traitors led by the white-haired thief also need to be pardoned and need a good future.

Although China still needs a relatively stable north-south relationship at present, this is not in conflict with appeasing Li Zixiong and the white-haired thieves on lucrative terms. It is clear that in order to reverse the crisis in Anju at the lowest cost, the Turks will inevitably take a two-pronged approach, actively seeking alliances and cooperation while attacking with force, and even accepting the occupation of Anju by this force and recognizing its vassal status. In this situation, Middle-earth did the opposite, not only did not want to pay a certain political price to appease Li Zixiong and the white-haired thieves, but wanted to pinch their necks and squeeze them dry and eat them all. Compared with the two, the choice of Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief can be imagined, even if they are unwilling to form an alliance with the Turks, but they will not let the Middle Earth be slaughtered, and the final result must be to use the confrontation between the Turks and the Middle Earth, according to Anzhou and hegemony, find their own way out, and fend for themselves, so that the Middle Earth not only failed to take the opportunity to recover Anzhou, but there was an extra vicious wolf on the side of the couch, which was really worth the loss and the harm was endless.

Zhao Cai's hint is obvious, appeasement, appeasement on rich terms, taking advantage of the current favorable opportunity, the Turks have not yet launched a fierce counterattack, and Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief have not yet gained a foothold in Anzhou, the best time to decisively appease, as long as the appeasement is successful, Anzhou can successfully return to Middle-earth, and if the Turks do not want to break out into war immediately, they can only accept this fact, and can only support the Xi people in secret, so that the Holy Lord and the center will get the credit for recovering Anzhou without much effort, And this credit will definitely help the Holy Lord and the Central to recover some of the damaged authority, and at the same time, it can also better help the Holy Lord to launch the Third Crusade, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.

The appeasement is successful, Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief are the heroes of the recovery of Anzhou in Middle-earth, they must follow the orders of the Holy Lord, listen to the dispatch of the center, and the Holy Lord and the center can firmly control this emerging force for their own use, of course, this involves the king of Qi, the strength of the king of Qi may skyrocket, and the battle for imperial dominance may be complicated, but considering that the outbreak of the Civil War is imminent, considering that the political crisis in the two capitals needs to be alleviated or even resolved through the victory of the Civil War, the Civil War must be won, And the emergence of King Qi and this emerging force can just increase the chances of victory in Middle-earth, so in the short term, this is a benefit, and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for the Holy Lord and the center, and it is completely possible to pay some price to maximize the benefits.

However, what is the attitude of the Holy Lord and the Center? Zhao Cai didn't know, he could only knock on the side, hinting euphemistically, and didn't dare to reveal his true thoughts.

Yu Shiji, Xiao Yu, Su Wei, and Feng Deyi understood as soon as they heard it, but they also didn't dare to express their positions, so they all closed their mouths and waited for the Holy Lord to make a decision.

What are the priorities of the Holy Lord? Certainly not to appease traitors. Although the time to appease is good now, the price to pay is small, and when Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief develop and grow, the price of appeasement will be great, but as the monarch of Middle-earth, standing tall and looking far, his priority is the ruling power, only by firmly grasping the ruling power, can he realize his political ideals, and can he use the centralized system to consolidate the great cause of the unification of Middle-earth. Now the reformers who supported him were unable to successfully transfer the internal contradictions due to the defeat of the expedition, nor did they have the military strength to strengthen their authority, which led to the outbreak of internal and external troubles, with the Turks and the Donghu races eyeing each other outside, and the political crisis in the two capitals continued to deteriorate, and the ruling position was in jeopardy. In this crisis, in order to consolidate his ruling position, the primary goal of the Holy Lord is to establish martial arts, strengthen his authority with martial arts, suppress domestic contradictions with authority, alleviate the political crisis between the two capitals, unify with the stability of the domestic political situation, and continue to establish martial arts with the expansion of territory, and then form a virtuous circle step by step, and gradually realize the great unification of China under centralized power.

What the Holy Lord thinks and wants, these central core ministers are all clear, and they all know that the handling of this matter is very difficult, and it is difficult to find a satisfactory balance in the complex conflict of interests, and Zhao Cai, as a veteran of the military, showed a tough and fierce side, and the disposal methods were simple and rude, and they quickly appeased, recovered Anzhou, and won the martial arts.

The benefits of this approach are clear, but the consequences are also severe.

In fact, to openly appease the Turks is to seize profits from the Turks and provoke the Turks, and once they turn against the Turks, a war between the North and the South will inevitably break out, and as far as the current situation in Middle-earth is concerned, there is no chance of winning the Civil War in a hasty manner, and there is even a possibility of "turning the tables" under the attack of the two Turks in the east and west. In addition, Yang Xuangan's rebellion was also a bloody lesson, in the case of the increasingly serious political crisis in the two capitals, once there was another backyard fire during the war, the enemy would be on the back of the Middle Earth, and the great cause of reunification would even be in danger of collapse.

From the perspective of the domestic political situation, public appeasement is in fact a compromise with the conservatives and a show of weakness to the conservatives. The rebels led by Li Zixiong are all Yang Xuangan's comrades, except for a very small number of nobles such as Yu Rou, Pei Yun, Lai Yuan, and Zhou Zhong, the rest are all members of the conservative forces, so this appeasement is equivalent to a political compromise, and the signal released by this political compromise is very unfavorable to the reformers, and will certainly fuel the "arrogance" of the conservatives, endanger the control of the government by the reformists headed by the Holy Lord, and endanger the reform achievements achieved in the early stage. In addition, the king of Qi is a major variable, the king of Qi has made great contributions in the process of recovering Anzhou, this political compromise must recognize the merits of the king of Qi, so the political signal released by this is more sensitive, once the two capitals make a wrong interpretation, it is determined that the king of Qi has regained the trust of the holy lord and regained the right of inheritance, it is foreseeable that the battle for the imperial throne is very likely to get out of control with the participation of more powerful people.

Therefore, from the standpoint of the Holy Lord, Zhao Cai's strategy is to pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon, short-sighted, eager for quick success, and ignore it for the sake of the small profits in front of him, and the plan to appease is not advisable at all. And this also reflects from the side that Zhao Cai is only an excellent military commander, and does not have the outstanding political wisdom to participate in central decision-making.

The Holy Lord was very disappointed, he needed and urgently needed a military secretary with political wisdom, but since the death of Duan Wenzhen, the former military secretary, he has not been able to find a suitable candidate, so he can only wait for the vacant position, originally pinned his hopes on Hu Sizheng, the squire of the military department, but Hu Sizheng gave him a fatal blow, and judging from Zhao Cai's performance at the critical moment, it was far from his requirements.

"We can't, and can't control, this group of rebels." The Holy Lord did not hesitate, and quickly said, "We need martial arts, but they must be martial arts established by our own hands. ”

The important ministers who are sitting in the heart understand that although they have their own thoughts and ideas, but at this moment, the Holy Lord's words are very correct, impeccable, and irrefutable.

At present, the domestic reformers must take advantage of the opportunity of liquidating Yang Xuangan's party to vigorously crack down on the conservative forces and ensure the control of the reformers over the government, and the external must maintain a relatively stable north-south relationship, and before the domestic political situation is completely stabilized, China and Turkey do not have the conditions for a civil war, so they cannot be appeased, can not compromise with the domestic conservative forces, and cannot provoke the Turks to detonate the civil war in advance.

It is impossible to control this group of traitors, which shows that the Holy Lord has a clear understanding of the ambitions of King Qi and this group of traitors, this emerging force can be used, and it can be squeezed and eaten, but it must not be Mr. Dongguo and raise tigers for trouble.

Anzhou is too small, the Xi people are too weak, and the credit for recovering Anzhou is not great, although the recovery of Anzhou directly changed the situation of the confrontation between the north and the south, but most people can't see this hidden interests behind it, compared to the complete destruction of the Far East overlord Goguryeo, this credit is a lot, after all, the first emperor fought once in vain, and the holy lord failed to conquer it for two years, Goguryeo has become an indelible shadow in the hearts of the people of the Middle Earth, so as long as the third eastern crusade is triumphantly returned, the martial arts of the holy lord will be there, and the authority of the central government can also go to the next level.

On the second day of October, Boling County, Hebei Province, Xinggong.

Su Wei and Feng Deyi continued to negotiate with Ashina Simo and Shi Shu Huxi.

Su Wei clearly told Ashina Simo and Shi Shu Hu Xi that Li Zixiong and the white-haired thief are both traitors in Middle-earth, and their armies are all rebels in Middle-earth. safety, so the Middle-earth officials must chase and fight fiercely, kill everything, and never suffer in the future. Of course, considering the relationship between the north and the south, such as the king of Qi, who went out without consultation and killed without consultation, he must put an end to it, so Su Wei suggested that as long as the Turks agreed, the army of Middle-earth would immediately go north to encircle and suppress Li Zixiong and the white-haired thieves.

Ashina Simo and Shi Shu Hu refused in one go. Since this rebel army has arrived outside the Saiwai, burning, killing and plundering on our territory, of course, we will kill it, but this rebel army is from Middle-earth, and it has nothing to do with you, and it will also be beneficial to Middle-earth after we exterminate them, so Middle-earth will give us some compensation, such as reopening Huaihuang Border City, such as allowing more Hu Jia to trade in Taiyuan, Jicheng and other important northern towns.

The two sides bargained and argued.

On the second day of October, Gubeikou.

Wu Benlang arrived at Gubeikou with Zhao Shizhu's servants and talked with Guo Xuan and Murong Zhengze, and after having a general understanding of the Anzhou battle situation, he proposed to meet Yang Gongdao.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhao Shiju, Murong Zhengze and Yang Gongdao met in the border city.

Zhao Shizhu first informed Yang Gongdao of a series of personnel transfers issued by the Holy Lord in the near future, and then made a request that he should immediately meet with Li Zixiong or one of the white-haired thieves to discuss specific countermeasures regarding future changes in the situation inside and outside the Great Wall.

Yang Gongdao agreed.