Wei Fusi pondered for a while, considering that to protect the King of Qi was to protect his own interests, and the King of Qi could not be defeated on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition no matter what, so he had to explain patiently.

Lessons from the past, hundreds of thousands of Middle-earth troops have killed Liaoshui, but they can't destroy Goguryeo. From the 18th year of the emperor's reign (598 AD) when the first emperor went east to Goguryeo, Middle-earth has actually attacked Goguryeo three times. For the first time, Yang Liang, the king of Han, was the commander, assisted by Gao Gong, Wang Shiji and Zhou Luoyu, and the 300,000 army marched in parallel, but the warship capsized at sea, suffered heavy casualties, and returned in vain. The second time was commanded by the Holy Lord, assisted by a large group of commanders such as Yuwenshu, Yu Zhongwen, and Laihu'er, known as the million-strong army of the eastward expedition, and the water 6 marched together, but the result was a great defeat in Sashui, nearly 200,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, and they returned defeated. The third time was still commanded by the Holy Lord, assisted by Yuwenshu, Yang Yichen, etc., more than 200,000 troops advanced in parallel with 6, but they were blocked under the city of Liaodong, and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and wounded for more than two months, and they were about to be conquered.

This proves that the third crusade of the Holy Lord, that is, the fourth attack on Goguryeo by Middle-earth, if there were only 100,000 troops, coupled with the constraints of the unprecedented harsh domestic and foreign environment, it would be impossible to destroy Goguryeo, even if Goguryeo was scarred and dying, but it was full of soldiers, a steady stream of soldiers, and a stoic and unyielding will, and more importantly, it also had the Far Eastern allies of the Tatar tribe, as well as the two little brothers of Silla and Baekje. The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, Goguryeo is gone, the overlord of the Far East is gone, is there a future for the tribes of the Far East? Is there any hope? In the face of the invasion of such a behemoth as Middle-earth, the Far Eastern tribes were certainly powerless to fight back, but when Goguryeo desperately resisted, the rabbit died and the fox was sad, and these barbarian tribes might secretly help and take a risk.

"The reason why the center has not been able to make the decision of the third eastern crusade for a long time, although the reasons are very complicated, but the most critical is that the number of troops is seriously insufficient, if it is drawn from the Yingyang Prefecture in various places, the garrison forces in Guanlong, Shandong and Jiangzuo and other places will inevitably be further weakened, and it will inevitably affect the local rebellion, once the domestic rebellion sets off a big tide, the domestic situation deteriorates rapidly, and the North-South Grand Canal is cut off, and the consequences will be serious. Even the Great War of the North and South could be lost. Wei Fusi sighed, "The reason why the Holy Lord and the Central Committee compromised with Anton, why Li Pingyuan made a comeback, and why the conspiracy of the white thief succeeded, the key is that Anton has an army of 100,000, and these 100,000 troops can not only affect and even determine the success or failure of the Third Eastern Crusade, but also directly affect the victory or defeat of the Great Northern War." ”

King Qi was surprised, "Anton has an army of 100,000? Do you really believe that Anton has an army of 100,000? ”

"Of course." Wei Fusi said without hesitation, "It is true that XX does not believe in the white thief, but XX can't help but believe in Pei Shiju. ”

King Qi was speechless, and after a while, he asked puzzledly, "Where did Anton's 100,000 army come from?" ”

"Anton really didn't have an army of 100,000 before." Li Shanheng glanced at him and sighed helplessly, "It's just that when the Flying Fox rebels leave the customs, Anton will have an army of 100,000." ”

King Qi was speechless again. He understood what Li Shanheng meant, originally he had a very good opportunity to take the Flying Fox rebels as his own in the name of fighting chaos and suppressing thieves, and even when Li Fengyun was out of the jam, he had already given away this opportunity, and then the Flying Fox side was also waiting for it, but if he wanted to seize this opportunity, he would have to pay the price of open confrontation and even a break with the Holy Lord, and he didn't want to provoke the Holy Lord, let alone confront the Holy Lord head-on, so that father and son turned against each other and killed each other.

But he doesn't regret it, everyone has a bottom line, and his bottom line is not to betray his father. Although he was a little ready to move when Yang Xuangan mutinied before, he finally succeeded in strangling the "demon" in his heart, and he was always on guard and suspicious of Li Fengyun's plan to go north, after all, Yang Liang, the king of Han, is a bloody example, maybe Yang Liang, the king of Han, does not want to fight for the emperor, does not want to kill his brother, but there are too many conspirators around him, and there are countless traps and tricks, and finally he can't help but embark on the road of no return.

Looking back now, King Qi feels that his choice is very correct, the bottom line is that he cannot be crossed, he must be loyal to Middle-earth, loyal to the Holy Lord, and he has been richly rewarded for this, his father "rewarded" himself with an internal history order, becoming one of the core members of the center, it can be seen that even if his father has not forgiven himself for going against it in terms of political philosophy, he has at least begun to recognize his talents and admit his achievements, this is a good start, and then as long as he lives up to his father's expectations, the future is still promising.

King Qi straightened his mind and said calmly, "In Gu's opinion, Anton's 100,000 army is still in the Holy Lord's bag after all. ”

Wei Fusi's face was expressionless, but there was a trace of disdain in his eyes.

Li Shanheng then sighed, "The white thief went on an expedition to Goguryeo with an army of 100,000, and its goal is self-evident, that is, to strengthen himself by destroying Goguryeo, so even if the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition is a trap, he will jump into it without hesitation, but the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind, and it is unknown who is the yellow finch on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition." ”

King Qi smiled contemptuously, "Could it be that in your opinion, the white thief is the yellow bird?" ”

Li Shanheng hesitated, but after all, he didn't hold back, and replied unceremoniously, "I'm afraid that the white thief is not a yellow finch, but a wild beast that rushes into the battlefield." ”

King Qi scoffed, "What about the beasts of the wilderness? Could he still swallow Goguryeo in one gulp? ”

Li Shanheng glanced at King Qi, his expression was solemn, and he said very seriously, "What if he swallowed Goguryeo in one gulp?" ”

King Qi wanted to refute it, but when he saw Wei Fusi's same solemn expression, he immediately realized that he might have thought things simple, so he asked, "Why do you have this inference?" ”

Li Shanheng stood up, walked to the side of the case, spread out a volume of military maps of the northeast frontier, and then slowly drew a circle on the map under the gaze of King Qi.

King Huo Ran of Qi woke up, "Divide the hegemony? “

"The white thief's plan to go north is essentially to cut off the territory and claim hegemony." Li Shanheng pointed to the map and said, "The white thief has already taken Andong, if he sweeps Goguryeo again and connects Andong, Liaoxi and Liaodong, he will win a vast foothold." ”

King Qi was skeptical, but at this time, Wei Fusi opened his mouth and said a word, leaving King Qi speechless.

"Last year in Liyang, Li Fengyun predicted that the Holy Lord would launch the Third Eastern Crusade, and the result came true. This year, Li Fengyun also told us that the war between the north and the south will break out in the summer and autumn of next year, and if it is also fulfilled, the Weifu army will gather on the front line of the Great Wall and fight fiercely with the Turks, then how many towns and garrisons will be left in Andong, Liaoxi and Liaodong? ”

This meaning is very straightforward, since Li Fengyun swept Goguryeo with the help of the Third Eastern Crusade, then he will inevitably use the Great War of the North and South to divide the northeast frontier, because people are far-sighted, good at seizing fighters, and ambitious, you can imagine what the future result will be.

Because of this, Li Fengyun is not afraid of the trap of the Eastern Expedition battlefield at all, because he can afford to fight, and if he loses, it is a big deal to flee back to Anton to be a horse thief, but the Holy Lord can't afford to fight, even if he wins, the expeditionary force will also lose troops and be scarred, so what if the Great War breaks out next year? Can the Lord and the Center afford to lose the Great North?

The more King Qi listened, the more unpleasant it became. is his right-hand man, but he respects the white thief, this is wrong, this is obviously a mystery.

"You have something to say." King Qi sighed, "Since you want to say it, then say it, know everything, say everything, listen to it." ”

Wei Fusi and Li Shanheng looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Growing up in a greenhouse, King Qi was cowardly by nature and had an instinctive fear of bloody and brutal political struggles, but that didn't mean he was willing to be tied up and slaughtered.

"King, this is a trap." Wei Fusi pointed to the edict on the table, and said slowly and carefully.

King Qi frowned slightly and asked, "Inner History Order?" Or Liaodong soothing ambassadors? ”

"It's both."

King Qi's expression gradually became gloomy, and after a long time, he asked again, "What is the plan?" ”

The king of Qi is passive, just like this time the Holy Lord ordered him to lead the army to the east, he can't not go, if he doesn't go, he will resist the will, and resist the will and other complicity in rebellion, unless he is desperate to break the kettle and let it go, otherwise he can only bow his head. Similarly, when he arrived on the battlefield of the Eastern Crusade, if the Holy Lord summoned him and wanted to leave him in the palace, he was powerless to resist, after all, his army was loyal to the Holy Lord and listened to the command of the Holy Lord, even if he hid in the army and did not come out, there was nowhere to hide.

"Count, count." Wei Fusi said.

King Qi was slightly stunned, and his eyes showed a look of panic. He is afraid of the Holy Lord, and he is even more afraid of returning to the Eastern Capital, but if the plan is done, he must return to the Holy Lord, and he must return to the Eastern Capital, so that he will be imprisoned again at any time and re-enter the cage.

"The king has the merit of suppressing the rebellion, the merit of quelling Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and the merit of opening up the territory of Andong, if he makes military exploits on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, then it is reasonable and lawful, and the Holy Lord will not attack the king in the short term, especially before the end of the Northern War, on the contrary, the Holy Lord will entrust the king with a heavy task to convey the message that the king has risen again to the two capitals, so as to effectively alleviate the fierce struggle between the two capitals, so that the two capitals can unite with the outside world and concentrate their forces to win the Great War between the North and the South."

"And then?" King Qi asked, "What next?" ”

Wei Fusi wanted to speak and stopped, but Li Shanheng hesitated for a moment and said, "As far as I know, the white thief is very pessimistic about the outcome of the Great War between the North and the South. ”

King Qi was annoyed, "Do you also believe the white thief's nonsense? ”

"We really don't believe in white thieves." Wei Fusi sighed, "But we believe in Pei Shiju. ”

King Qi still wanted to be angry, but Li Shanheng added in time, "The king, why did the Holy Lord and the Central Authority compromise with Anton?" After Pei Shiqi returned from his westward trip, why did he rush to Andong in a hurry, even on Chinese New Year's Eve? ”

"What do you want to say?" King Qi couldn't understand it for a while, so he asked directly.

"The results of Pei Shiju's westward journey may be far worse than we imagined, or even, there is no result at all, and what he gets may be a bunch of empty promises." Li Shanheng said, "Otherwise, it will be impossible for the Holy Lord and the Central Center to make concessions in Anton's military power, and Pei Shiju will not rush to Andong day and night, and the White Thief will not lead an army of 100,000 to expedition to Goguryeo." These extremely irrational things have appeared one after another, and there is only one reasonable explanation, that is, in order to win the Great War between the North and the South, it will not cost anything. ”

King Qi was a little incredulous, "You mean, the Eastern and Western Turks may join forces to invade Middle-earth?" ”

"Great King, it is not possible, but certain, the two Turks of the East and West will definitely join forces to invade Middle-earth."

King Qi suddenly realized, and finally understood what kind of "plan" Wei Fusi and Li Shanheng so-called "plan will be calculated", there is no doubt that it is a conspiracy and trickery, for their personal and group interests, they do not hesitate to sacrifice the great interests of Middle Earth and Guozuo, and this is what King Qi cannot tolerate, and it is where his bottom line lies. In comparison, he would rather be imprisoned by the Holy Lord, and would rather have his political life cut off, than Middle-earth to lose the Civil War, and not want the lives of Middle-earth to be destroyed, after all, this is his Yang family's country, his Yang family's home, and the fundamental interests of the Yang family.

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