Chapter 291: The West Wind Blows
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When Li Baiyao and Cui Yu made a decision in Boling, they knew very little about the situation in southwest Lu, and they didn't know anything about the situation of Li Fengyun and the Righteous Alliance, although Li Baiyao knew that Li Fengyun had gone to Xuzhou in Yunnan, but he couldn't estimate whether Li Fengyun could kill the encirclement of the official army on the battlefield in Xuzhou, so he only conveyed Cui Yu's intention in the message, and did not clearly express the opinion of the Li family of Zhao County.
Li Fengyun understood this to mean that Li Baiyao hoped that he would do what he could, and the Li family of Zhaojun paid more attention to his own interests, and in the matter of saving Cui Hongsheng, he could help if he could, and if he couldn't help, forget it, don't be reluctant to do it and put himself in.
However, there is a fact that has existed and cannot be changed, that is, the Li clan of Zhaojun will not put pressure on Hebei Haoxiong, nor will they persuade them to cross the river to the south at the end of this year to join hands with the Qilu Yi army to attack Zhangxutuo, after all, the Boling Cui clan is already actively planning to save Cui Hongsheng, and is mobilizing the forces of all parties in Hebei to exacerbate the crisis in Hebei, at this time, the Li clan of Zhaojun must actively cooperate with the Boling Cui clan. Taking a step back, even if the Li clan of Zhaojun is unwilling to cooperate, it will be difficult to get what he wants, because the Boling Cui clan must ask for help from the Qinghe Cui clan, and the Hebei Haoxiong are basically gathered in Qinghe and its surrounding areas, in comparison, the interests between the Qinghe Cui clan and them are closer, and the influence on them is also greater, it is foreseeable that as long as the Qinghe Cui clan secretly manipulates the situation, the Hebei Haoxiong will definitely cause trouble in Yongji Canal, and will not ignore the situation in Hebei and help Wang Bo go south to fight Qilu.
Li Fengyun smiled bitterly and was speechless. People are not as good as the sky, he finally contributed to the layout of the three-way righteous army to attack Qilu, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, who expected that the east wind did not come, but the west wind blew, so that his wishful thinking completely failed.
If Wang Bo did not have the help of the heroes of Hebei, even if he crossed the river to the south, it was just Zhang Xutuo's "food from the tiger's mouth", and only relied on the strength of the righteous army in southwest and northeast Lu, and there was no grasp of defeating Zhang Xutuo, so that the matter could only be put on hold for the time being, and the matter of Hebei was solved first, and then the Hebei people were pulled to fight Qilu together, but the best time to attack was missed. Spring is coming, not only the Great River is unblocked, and it is difficult to travel from the south to the north, but also with the beginning of the Second Eastern Crusade, the end of the political storm in the eastern capital, and the political situation gradually stabilizes, and the local situation in the north and south of the Great River will also improve rapidly, and a powerful storm of chaos will sweep Qilu, which is even more unfavorable for the righteous army to join forces to attack Zhang Xutuo.
Is history going to repeat itself? I "tossed" such a big movement in Qilu that I couldn't change the trajectory of history? Li Fengyun was reluctant and very depressed.
If history repeats itself, Cui Hongsheng will definitely die, and no one can save him, but the crux of the matter is that at this moment, the Hebei people are concentrating on dealing with Duan Da and dealing with the rebellious officials and troops, deliberately exacerbating the Hebei crisis, and using the Hebei crisis to coerce the Eastern Capital and the Holy Lord to make concessions to the Shandong people in politics, is it to save themselves or save Cui Hongsheng? If this is the self-help of the Hebei people, and saving Cui Hongsheng is just an excuse to concentrate the forces of all parties in Hebei, then self-help is the ultimate goal, and saving Cui Hongsheng is just a means to achieve this goal, that is to say, whether Cui Hongsheng can be rescued or not is actually not important, the important thing is that the strength of the Hebei righteous army must be rescued and the political interests of the Hebei wealthy family must be saved.
What kind of political interests do Hebei giants need to win? Obviously, the Boling Cui clan wants to plan for the worst, if Cui Hongsheng dies, the Cui clan must do the best to protect and save their own political interests, for which not only must make a good layout, but also need sufficient operation time. Under the current pattern of Zhongtu politics, the contradiction between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people is the most intense, so for the Hebei tycoons, everyone's interests are tied together, one is prosperous and the other is lost, the Li clan of Zhaojun has declined, if the Boling Cui clan follows in its footsteps and declines sharply, then the interests of the Qinghe Cui clan and other high-ranking nobles in Hebei will inevitably be affected by it and bring immeasurable losses.
After repeated analysis and weighing, Li Fengyun had to succumb to the overall interests of the Hebei people, only in this way can he continue to win cooperation with the Hebei giants, in order to establish more trust between the two sides, and in order to get more help from them in the future, but the alliance crossed the river to the north and entered Hebei to fight, and the direct consequences brought about by this are very strict, which will not only intensify the contradictions within the alliance, but also worsen the "tacit understanding" between Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and what is even stricter is that Li Fengyun will lose his trust in Wang Bo, Meng Rang and Zuo Junxing and other Qilu heroes have laid hidden dangers for the future cooperation between the two sides, affecting and even hindering the development and growth of the alliance.
After Li Fengyun made a decision, the negative feelings in his heart quickly resolved, and although troubles would follow, he had no choice.
"I want to know, how sure is it that Boling will save Huang Taigong (Cui Hongsheng)?" Li Fengyun asked Li Sixing solemnly.
Li Sixing is heroic, his eyes are full of confidence, and this innate self-confidence, coupled with his noble status in a wealthy family, makes him look like a sword out of the sheath, with a sharp edge, but in the face of the white and unpredictable Li Fengyun, in the face of the powerful power behind Li Fengyun, Li Sixing feels that the other party is an invincible demon from the dark world, its weird aura is terrifying, terrifying, unconsciously lost the courage to compete, and did his best to protect himself.
Li Fengyun's inquiry "woke up" the nervous Li Sixing, he hesitated a little, and said, "Listening to An Pinggong's (Li Baiyao) tone, it doesn't seem to be optimistic. â
"What else did An Pinggong say?" Li Fengyun asked.
Li Sixing glanced at him, his eyes were puzzled, and he didn't know what Li Fengyun wanted to know.
Li Fengyun saw Li Sixing's doubts, and immediately added, "Does An Pinggong know that Huangtai Gong has made achievements on the battlefield in Pyongyang?" â
This is what Li Fengyun has always wanted to know. He once deduced the Eastern Crusade to the Twelve Ladies, and the Pyongyang War I was more detailed, and the key to it was Sashui, whether Cui Hongsheng could save himself was whether he could save the expeditionary force in the First Battle of Sashui. The Twelve Ladies went to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition because of Li Fengyun's deduction, trying to persuade Cui Hongsheng to save himself, but from the currently known results, Cui Hongsheng obviously failed to save the expeditionary force, and it is unknown whether the Twelve Ladies failed to persuade Cui Hongsheng or Cui Hongsheng's self-help strategy failed.
If it is the second reason, then Cui Hongsheng will inevitably actively take some preventive measures in the case of assuming that the expeditionary force is defeated in Sashui, and these measures should be able to play a role in rescuing some officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force at a critical moment, which is the credit of Cui Hongsheng. As long as Cui Hongsheng has merit, then with the cooperation of the political level, the Shandong people do have the certainty of rescuing Cui Hongsheng, on the contrary, if Cui Hongsheng returns with the entire army wiped out on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, the crime is unforgivable, then the Shandong people use the Hebei crisis to coerce the Holy Lord, it may backfire, not only will add to Cui Hongsheng's death, but also further intensify the contradiction between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people
And this answer is very important to Li Fengyun's decision to go north, if the Hebei people are sure to save Cui Hongsheng, Li Fengyun will lead the army into Hebei, on the contrary, Li Fengyun is at most to make a northward attack posture, there is no need to make senseless sacrifices with the alliance soldiers.
Li Sixing nodded without thinking, which made Li Fengyun's high heart suddenly relaxed, and a wave of joy welled up in his heart, could it be that the twelve ladies really succeeded? Could it be that Cui Hongsheng saved a large number of officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force
"According to An Pinggong, the Cui family received news from the central center, and the Holy Lord once said that this expedition to Pyongyang could finally safely withdraw the four armies, and Huangtai Gongju made great contributions."
Li Fengyun was surprised and delighted, unbelievable. Four armies? There were actually four armies that safely withdrew to Liaodong? Cui Hongsheng actually saved the lives of more than 100,000 soldiers in the four armies, this credit is too great, how can the Holy Lord and the center turn a blind eye? How can the military collectively lose its voice? There is no way, the military will definitely use this record to save the dignity of the Weifu, but the contradiction between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people is too deep, and the trumpeting of Cui Hongsheng's achievements can save a little bit of the dignity of the Weifu, but it further hits the Guanlong people, and the current military and political circles in the eastern capital are controlled by the Guanlong people, so Cui Hongsheng's merits are naturally buried.
However, the Holy Lord is not reconciled, and the Shandong people are not reconciled, they all want to declare Cui Hongsheng's achievements, after all, this is the only "bright spot" in the defeat of the Eastern Crusade, the Holy Lord needs it to boost the morale of the army, and the Shandong people need it to win the political interests, but at present, they lack an "opportunity", an "opportunity" to force the Guanlong people to make concessions, and this "opportunity" can only rely on the Shandong people themselves to create zĂ o.
"A certain general will lead the army to cross the big river north in the near future." Li Fengyun made a promise without hesitation, "Considering that this trip needs to closely cooperate with the Hebei side to carry out an attack, a Hebei person is very much needed." Li Fengyun paused for a moment, and then added, "This matter is urgent, and it must not be delayed." â
Li Anqi keenly showed a trace of abnormality from Li Fengyun's expression and tone. Extrapolating from the point of view of time, this matter will definitely be too late, because whether it is the Li clan of Zhaojun or the Boling Cui clan, it will take time to meet Li Fengyun's conditions, and what is missing now is time. Li Anqi hesitated for a moment and took the initiative to ask, "Is there a suitable candidate for the general?" â
"Liu Xuan." Li Fengyun said with a smile.
Li Anqi and Li Sixing looked at each other and looked at each other. Who is Liu Xuan? Shandong's first Hongru, Confucianism, the most famous scholar in Middle Earth, who can be invited?
However, Liu Xuansheng was not at the right time, especially after the unification of China and the earth, after the Guanlong people mastered the Tianxian, the Guanlong people imposed a policy of "radish and stick" on the literati of Shandong and Jiangzuo Confucianism who regarded themselves as the Zhengshuo of Middle Earth, and those who were obedient were used, and those who were disobedient were rectified to death, and the literati had their own discipline, and the literati of Shandong and Jiangzuo regarded Guanlong as barbarians, and the results can be imagined. Liu Xuan, as a Confucian warrior in Shandong, naturally looked down on the ignorant Guanlong people like barbarians, and naturally became the target of the Guanlong people, in the past 20 years, he suffered humiliation, and his later years were even more miserable, displaced, lonely, ragged, and hungry.
The reason why Li Fengyun recommended Liu Xuan as a lobbyist to Li Baiyao was precisely because he knew that Liu Xuan was in Douzigang, and the reason why Li Baiyao also thought of Liu Xuan was because he also knew Liu Xuan's bleak situation. Now Li Fengyun has changed his mind and decided to invite Liu Xuan to his side, and use Liu Xuan's illustrious reputation to the greatest extent, which is not only conducive to his cooperation with the Hebei people, but also conducive to continuing to persuade the Hebei people to attack Qilu in the later period.
"You go to Douzi Hill." Li Fengyun looked at Li Anqi and said in an unquestionable tone, "After seeing the old gentleman, you tell the truth, and then on behalf of your family, I implore An Pinggong to help." â
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