On July 13, early in the morning, Laihu'er rushed to Liyang to bid farewell to King Qi.

The appearance of Lai Hu'er made King Qi a little surprised, although he knew that Lai Yuan would quietly contact Lai Hu'er, and would let Lai Hu'er owe himself a favor again, but in order to avoid Lai Hu'er misunderstanding his deliberate coercion, King Qi deliberately stayed out of the matter, which expected Lai Yuan to be very anxious, the first time to find Lai Hu'er, to consult Lai Hu'er's opinion and beg for Lai Hu'er's help, as a result, Lai Hu'er weighed many parties and finally decided to give King Qi a clear promise, in order to strengthen the determination of King Qi to go north to the border.

It is very difficult for the king of Qi to go north to defend the border, even if Laihu'er, as a military radical, holds a tough main battle position in the north-south relationship, actively lobbied the holy lord and the center to carry out the north-south war, and on this basis, supports the king of Qi to fight in the north, but after all, the military's garrison strategy must obey and serve the political interests of the center, if the holy lord and the center start from the political perspective, they must immediately eradicate the hidden danger of the king of Qi, or do not agree with the king of Qi to go north to the border, and there is nothing to be done about it. At that time, the attitude of the king of Qi himself is very important, if the king of Qi is determined to go north to the border, and even does not hesitate to make radical moves to coerce, the holy lord and the center are forced to go down, and it is also possible to compromise and give in, on the contrary, if the king of Qi himself is not strong-willed and takes the initiative to give up, it will be a blow to Laihu'er, after all, the ultimate goal of Laihu'er's support is to carry out the Great War between the North and the South and win this war, and the abandonment of the king of Qi will definitely affect Laihu'er's overall plan.

King Qi had some guesses about the intention of coming to Hu'er, but he was not sure, and he was secretly worried.

The two exchanged a few words of greeting in a humble manner, and then came to Hu'er's face to turn pale, and suddenly said, "I heard that the white-haired thief crossed the river and went north. ”

As soon as King Qi heard it, he knew that Lai Yuan had already made contact with Lai Hu'er, which was also the reason why Lai Hu'er came early in the morning to see him off, but what was Lai Hu'er's attitude? If you give him two heavenly favors, is he willing to give them in return? Will the reward he gives him fulfill?

"The white-haired thief fled too fast, and before he could kill the white horse, he crossed the river to the north and fled when he was in turmoil in Liyang." King Qi feigned indignation and sneered, "One of the important targets of Lone going north to suppress thieves this time is him. Lone must kill it in Hebei, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and never suffer in the future. ”

Lai Hu'er glanced at the king of Qi with great meaning, and said with a pun, "This spring, the white-haired thieves troubled Qi County, and the king and Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang), Shun Zhenggong (Dong Chun), and Qi County Cheng Zhang Xutuo The four-way army joined forces to encircle and suppress, and finally although the rebels were severely damaged, the white-haired thieves had to give up Mengshan and flee from Qilu, but they did not complete the work, so that the white-haired thieves once again scourged the Tongji Canal after escaping from the encirclement, which not only directly affected the Second Eastern Crusade, but also endangered the safety of the Eastern Capital. In the case of Yang Xuangan's mutiny, it played a role in fueling the flames. Speaking of this, Lai Hu'er's tone became more and more severe, "The king shoulders the heavy responsibility of suppressing thieves and assumes the responsibility of stabilizing the situation, but the result is against people's wishes, and today's crisis in the eastern capital has something to do with the king's ineffective rebellion. ”

King Qi's expression was grim and he didn't say a word. Lai Hu'er's words obviously have the meaning of threats and warnings, does this mean that Lai Hu'er misunderstood himself, thinking that he used Jiang Zuo nobles such as Yuan and Zhou Zhong to blackmail him and coerce him, thus angering him?

"There are many white-haired thieves, and they can't be killed, and the lonely ones are weak and restricted, and it is really difficult to kill them all in the short term." King Qi immediately defended himself, "As long as you give Lone enough time, Lone will be able to kill the white-haired thief." ”

"The king doesn't need to explain." Laihu'er shook his hand unceremoniously and said, "In the face of facts, any explanation is meaningless. ”

Qi Wang suddenly felt ominous, and his eyes gradually became gloomy. The "tacit understanding" between him and the white-haired thief is to raise his own self-respect in the eyes of the higher-ups, although there is no definite evidence, but as Lai Hu'er said, the facts are all there, the white-haired thief's repeated injustices have caused the consequences of Yan zhòng, and if the Holy Lord and the center are determined to "solve" him, then this "Yan zhòng consequences" is enough to put him to death.

King Qi sneered, "Since any explanation is meaningless, then I want to see who can kill the white-haired thief in the end." ”

Lai Hu'er immediately questioned, "Could it be that the strength of the white-haired thief has become so strong that no one can suppress it?" ”

"The facts are there, and there is no need to explain them." King Qi said coldly.

"Then come up with evidence to prove that the white-haired thief is strong, to prove that the king has done his best, and to prove that the current crisis in the Eastern Capital has nothing to do with the king." Lai Hu'er said solemnly, "Otherwise, the situation that the king will face next may be difficult?" Step by step is terrifying. ”

King Qi's face suddenly froze, and his heart set off even more shocking waves, but in front of him suddenly lit up, and he suddenly had an epiphany.

This is the "return" of Laihu'er, after all, Laihu'er still cares about his son's life, takes into account the overall interests of the Jiangzuo people, and takes decisive action at the critical moment to help King Qi get through the immediate difficulties first. Only when the king of Qi has passed the difficulties in front of him and escaped safely from the upcoming political storm can he have the qualifications to go north to the border, otherwise he will cross the river in the mud and Bodhisattva, and it will be difficult to protect himself, so what else can he talk about?

It has always been necessary to defeat opponents in politics for a high-sounding reason, such as King Qi's "loss of morality", King Qi slept with someone else's wife, and gave birth to a child, the evidence is conclusive, and there is no way to deny it. This time it was the same, the king of Qi couldn't kill the white-haired thief, and watched the white-haired thief loot the Tongji Canal, endangering the safety of the eastern capital, causing a storm in the eastern capital, guiding the second eastern crusade to fail, the relationship between the north and the south deteriorated, and the situation at home and abroad took a sharp turn for the worse. This crime is strictly punished, a big hat is buttoned down, where is there room for King Qi to turn over?

King Qi bowed down to thank him, although he learned from the mouth of Lai Hu'er that the Holy Lord and the Central Center had decided to relieve him of this scourge, and he was facing the danger of survival, and his heart was very heavy, but Lai Hu'er was able to guide him at this moment, which still gave King Qi more hope, made him give up all unrealistic illusions, and firmly determined to achieve the goal of going north to the border.

"As long as the king presents evidence, the king will be safe." Lai Hu'er said solemnly, "The king is safe, and it is possible to go north to the border." ”

Laihu'er's words can be regarded as a promise, as long as the king of Qi survives the upcoming political storm safely, he will support the king of Qi to go north to the border.

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The king of Qi left Liyang by boat and headed north along the Yongji Canal.

In the cabin, King Qi, Wei Fusi, Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao sat around to discuss countermeasures.

Laihu'er asked King Qi to come up with evidence to prove that he was not raising a Kou, had no intention of endangering the situation in the eastern capital, and did not sabotage the conspiracy of the Second Eastern Crusade, but the white-haired thief was too strong to kill himself, so the question is, how to prove that the white-haired thief is strong?

The best way to prove the strength of the white-haired thief is to let Li Fengyun cause trouble in Hebei, attack cities and villages in various parts of Hebei, burn and kill, and plunder, but this move directly endangers the overall interests of the Hebei people, and the wealthy families in Hebei will not agree, and this move will also make the white-haired thief and the alliance become the target of the public, and they will be surrounded and killed by the northern Weifu army from all sides, which is a disaster for the alliance that has just turned to Taihang and has not yet gained a foothold.

"What is the real purpose of coming to Hu'er? Is it to kill the white hair, take advantage of the unstable foothold of the white hair, and completely strangle the potential disaster of the white hair to the northern Xinjiang and even the entire north? Li Baiyao questioned.

"Based on a certain understanding of Laihu'er, the purpose of Laihu'er should not be to kill gray hair." Wei Fusi shook his hand, stroked his beard and said, "As far as the current appearance is concerned, Laihu'er should be in a hurry to launch the Third Eastern Crusade, quickly destroy Goguryeo, quickly stabilize the situation in the Far East, and then free up his hands to deal with the desert northern captives. However, for the three consecutive years of the Eastern Crusade, the loss of national strength can be imagined, the Holy Lord and the center in the face of the deteriorating relations between the North and the South, they definitely do not want to see the outbreak of the Great Northern War, they will give priority to the use of various diplomatic means to delay or prevent the outbreak of the war, but for the Wei Fu, temporary compromise and forbearance are not only the shame of Middle-earth, but also will contribute to the arrogance of the Great Desert Beiyu, so many military commanders are trying their best to lead the battle and actively demand that the desert Beiyu be defeated by force. Weifu Zhongyu Wenshu's position is conservative, and Lai'er Hu'er has a tough stance and actively fights. ”

In a certain opinion, Laihu'er's real purpose may be to use the gray hair to confuse the situation in the northern Xinjiang, and then cause a miscalculation to the northern captives and induce the northern captives to invade the south. Once the Great War broke out, the Holy Lord and the Central Ruler had to abandon diplomatic means and instead use all their national strength to kill the Northern Captives, forcing the Northern Captives to remain subservient to Middle-earth, so that the two sides could maintain peace for a period of time, and Middle-earth could gain enough time to regain its national strength. ”

"According to your analysis, the gray hair will be even more unable to move, and it will need to be kept quiet." Li Baiyao shook his head and said, "The idea of coming to Hu'er can only represent a part of the commanders of the Wei Mansion who hold the position of the main battle, they can influence the decision-making of the Wei Mansion, but it is difficult to influence the decision-making of the Holy Lord and the center. If the Holy Lord and the Central Authority are determined to kill the White Hair to stabilize the situation in the north, how will the White Hair and his alliance survive? ”

Li Shanheng sneered and asked, "Could it be that Gong An Pinggong means that the king can be sacrificed, but the white hair and the alliance can't be sacrificed?" What is Pinggong's heart? ”

Li Baiyao shook his hand again and again, and Zhengse warned, "We must trust each other, and there is no trust between us and Laihu'er. We can't trust Laihu'er, and we can't be led by Lai'er. We must have our own judgment about the present and the future, and we must come up with our own countermeasures according to this judgment. ”

King Qi thought so. Wei Fusi nodded again and again, while Li Shanheng was speechless and quite embarrassed.

"The white hair has tried his best to win the alliance time to gain a foothold, but our current thinking is to do the opposite, if the white hair is destroyed because of this, will the king still be able to achieve the expected goal when he goes north to the border?" Li Baiyao sneered, "So in a certain opinion, this move to protect the child is nominally for the sake of the king, but in fact, it harbors evil intentions and has ulterior motives." ”

"The current crisis facing the king is indeed serious, this is a fact, and it cannot be denied." Wei Fusi said, "And we are at a loss, there is nothing we can do, and the only person who can help the king alleviate the current crisis seems to be gray hair,"

Li Baiyao immediately offered a plan, "Since this is the case, then tell Bai Fa and ask Bai Fa to take a proper plan." ”

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