On the tenth day of the seventh month, at night, Yongyu Station, more than 30 miles east of Liyang City, was brightly lit and heavily guarded.

Yongyu Station has been reduced to ruins in this mutiny, but with the restoration of Liyang City and the restoration of Yongji Canal, the restoration and reconstruction of the damaged post stations along the channel will also be put on the agenda. This work is mainly responsible for the local government, but the thieves on both sides of the Yongji Canal are rampant, the traitors are not peaceful for a day, and the reconstruction of the post station is an empty word, and the post station can not operate normally, which affects not only the transmission of information, but also the safety of the Yongji Canal, after all, it is impossible for the Weifu army to inspect the channel every day, thousands of troops are thrown down, and the consumption of manpower, material and financial resources is too amazing, so under normal circumstances, the coastal post station has to undertake routine inspection tasks, once the safety of the channel is threatened, it will be reported quickly, The local government and the Yingyang government are responsible for disposing of it.

King Qi patrolled the Yongji Canal at night, the purpose was to see the operation of the post stations on both sides of the Yongji Canal, and the first stop was Yongyu Station, and the result was a ruin. King Qi's face sank like water, and without saying a word, he ordered to camp and rest. The officials of the royal palace understood and urgently told the local officials, asking them to hurry to Yongyuyi to meet the king of Qi. Local officials are very concerned about Liyang, pay attention to the movements of the King of Qi, although they know that they can't climb this big tree, but they can't be offended, and they are careful to wait, so as not to fall from the sky, but no one thought that the King of Qi would patrol the Yongji Canal at night, so they were caught off guard, and some officials who were closer to Liyang also received the news, and they were rushing to Yongyu Station in a hurry, and the officials who were far away from Liyang still didn't know anything.

The first to arrive at Yongyuyi were a few Tsing Yi officials, followed by a group of village soldiers. After a few interrogations, the palace officials walked into the temporary account of King Qi with a few Qingyi officials.

King Qi stood with his hands in his hands, and when he saw several Tsing Yi officials walking in, he was stunned and surprised. They are all acquaintances, all prominent and powerful, but they are all obedient in luck, and now they have all become Yang Xuangan's comrades, and they are all thieves who are rebellious, although in the past, everyone belonged to different political forces, and some were even mortal enemies, but at this moment they met the king of Qi as "prisoners under the stairs", and made a gesture of loyalty and loyalty, and they laughed at their enmity.

King Qi immediately understood Li Fengyun's intentions, and his face was immediately full of smiles, affectionate greetings, and comforted them one by one.

The new righteous duke Han Shige and the righteous duke Zhou Zhong are all independent generals, whether it is the future Northern and Southern War or hegemony according to the northern Xinjiang, such an army commander is indispensable.

Yang Gongdao, Duke of Pingchang, is the son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guande, the younger brother of Yang Gongren, the cousin of King Qi, and the backbone of the clan. In addition, Yang Gongren's "comeback" is a certainty, and after this storm is over, even if Yang Gongren is "besieged" by political enemies, it will be difficult to stop him from entering the top decision-making level of the center. There must be a clan at the highest decision-making level of the center, which is the need of the government, the need for checks and balances at the top, and the need for the Holy Lord and the center to compromise with the conservative forces after the central authority has been hit. After Yang Gongren entered the highest decision-making level of the center, if he could support the king of Qi to go north to the border, he would definitely be able to influence the final decision of the Holy Lord.

Hailing Hou Laiyuan is the son of the general of Youyiwei and the head of the sailor Laihu'er, Wukang Hou Pei Shuang is the son of the imperial historian Pei Yun, and the Marquis Yu Rou is the son of Yu Shiji, the servant of the internal history. Laihu'er, Pei Yun and Yu Shiji are all members of the highest decision-making level of the center, and if the king of Qi can "squeeze" the value of their rebellious sons in order to "blackmail" them into supporting him to go north to the border, he will definitely be able to get his wish.

Zheng Yan, the Marquis of the Northern Dance, is the son of Zheng Shanguo, Dali Qing, and Zheng Shanguo is from the Xingyang Zheng family, one of the five super wealthy families in Shandong, and is the leader of the Xingyang Zheng family and the future head of the Zheng family. Although Zheng Shanguo is in the center, he is not a member of the highest decision-making level and cannot affect the decision-making of the Holy Lord, but at a critical moment, it is better to have the support of one more powerful force than one more political enemy.

Of course, these powerful people belonging to different political groups defected to the king of Qi, and the biggest benefit to the king of Qi was still on the political government. The political power headed by the king of Qi was only supported by a part of the magnates in Longlong at the beginning, but now it is supported by many magnates in Long, Shandong and Jiangzuo, so that it has formed a power structure with the tripartite magnates of Guanlong, Shandong and Jiangzuo, which has the prototype of the political group, and the growth potential is huge, once it rapidly develops into the political group, coupled with the huge territory of northern Xinjiang, and then establishes a strong army, then the dream of the king of Qi to dominate according to the northern Xinjiang will become a reality.

Previously, the King of Qi had already learned from Wei Fusi that these powerful people who had become rebellious ministers and thieves under the coercion of Yang Xuangan, and after they were cornered, they all accepted Wei Fusi's persuasion, and they were all determined to defect to the King of Qi, and they were all willing to assist the King of Qi to suppress the northern frontier and "fight back" in politics, in order to make a comeback. It's just that the benefits of this matter can be seen and touched, and the risks are also incalculable, after all, everyone belongs to the same political group and has different interests and demands, although they have temporarily come together because of life and death, but who dares to guarantee that these people will keep their promises? Who dares to say that these people will not be treacherous and traitorous in pursuit of glory at critical moments? Therefore, the king of Qi was cautious, neither supported nor opposed, and did not have the idea of immediately "pocketing", but planned to put these people under Li Fengyun's account for a period of time to "observe", wait until the north to the border became a reality, and wait until he really needed these people to assist him in northern Xinjiang, and then "invited" them back.

However, Li Fengyun saw their "value", and specially took them to meet the King of Qi and gave the King of Qi a "meeting gift". As long as the King of Qi can "squeeze" the value of these people to the greatest extent, it will inevitably help the King of Qi to go north to the border.

Wei Fusi, who should have said what should be said, has already told them, and there is no need to repeat it at this moment, and these magnates are also a generation of leaders, and they have their own judgment on the "value" of King Qi, since they chose King Qi, of course, they admit that King Qi still has a value worthy of their assistance, so this meeting, on the one hand, they expressed their allegiance to King Qi, and on the other hand, they communicated and exchanged frankly with King Qi on the future development in order to better cooperate.

The conversation quickly shifted to the main point. The King of Qi told him frankly that he had expressed to Yuwenshu his intention to go north to the border, but Yuwenshu did not give any commitment on the grounds that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee had not yet decided to launch the Third Crusade. In fact, whether there is a Third Eastern Crusade or not, it cannot change the fact that the relations between the North and the South are rapidly deteriorating, let alone delaying or even hindering the outbreak of the Civil War, so the King of Qi went north to the border and whether the Holy Lord launched the Third Eastern Crusade or not, which has nothing to do with it.

Yang Gongdao, Lai Yuan, Yu Rou, Pei Shuang, Zheng Yan and other nobles understood as soon as they heard that King Qi knew their value and needed their help in this matter.

Although these people have been branded as "chaotic ministers and thieves", but from the Holy Lord to the civil and military officials, they are all clear in their hearts, Yang Xuangan has to discredit them, they are not black but also black, so he gives the political opponent a handle, forcing the Holy Lord, the center and their family to compromise and make concessions in politics, otherwise they will lose their heads, and the family will not escape the scourge of being implicated. But how could the Holy Lord drive out all the cronies and important ministers such as Laihu'er, Yu Shiji, and Pei Shuang from the center? So in the end, it must be a compromise to end the political lives of these people and protect the interests of the family and the group.

Of course, once the game is fierce and the two sides refuse to give in on their core interests, they may also lose their heads, and this is why they chose to flee the eastern capital. Staying in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, their "disappearance" or nominal "death" is, in a sense, more conducive to the family and the group to safeguard their own interests in this political storm.

In this context, especially when Yang Xuangan's rebellion has not yet been quelled, and the future development of the situation and the direction of politics are uncertain, they got in touch with important figures in the family, and used these important figures to support the king of Qi to go north to the border in exchange for the king of Qi's personal "protection", which is actually the protection of their family's interests, or a practical way, after all, it is an indisputable fact that the relationship between the north and the south has deteriorated, it is also a fact that the strength of the northern Xinjiang garrison is insufficient, and it is also a fact that the relationship between the king of Qi and the holy lord is on the verge of breaking down. And these are the best reasons to support the king of Qi to go north to the border, under the cover of many high-sounding "excuses" such as the supremacy of the interests of the country, the supremacy of blood and family affection, and the overall interests are greater than the local interests, even if the holy lord is unwilling to do so, he can only temporarily agree to the king of Qi to go north to the border.

Yang Gongdao, Lai Yuan and others immediately made a promise to the King of Qi and were willing to do everything they could to help the King of Qi. To help the king of Qi is to help themselves, if the king of Qi can't go north to the border, if the king of Qi can't take them to establish meritorious deeds in the Great War of the North and South, if the king of Qi can't achieve hegemony, they will be finished, and they will be ashamed of the name of a traitor until they die.

The two sides took what they needed and had a good conversation.

Soon, a county government official rushed to Yongyuyi, and the king of Qi immediately summoned him and angrily reprimanded him.

After midnight, Li Fengyun, accompanied by Wei Fusi, met with the King of Qi.

The king of Qi treated him politely. Although Li Fengyun has never admitted that he is the son of Li Delin, a veteran of the Three Dynasties and a meritorious minister, Li Zixiong's attitude towards him has long been explained. What kind of person is Li Zixiong? Since Li Zixiong was polite to Li Fengyun, of course King Qi knew that he wanted to win over this person, and at this moment, Li Fengyun's account had as many as 100,000 troops, whether it was a major war between the north and the south or dominating northern Xinjiang in the future, Li Fengyun and his army would be the greatest help to King Qi.

Li Fengyun also showed enough respect, and at the same time kept a certain distance, both sides were very vigilant in their hearts, and there was a barrier, if it was about trust, it was still out of reach.

"The gift is very good, Gu accepted it." King Qi said with a smile, "For a period of time in the future, Gu will trouble you and take good care of them." ”

Li Fengyun promised with a smile, and then said quietly, "The water master is here, and the king will be able to see Laihu'er tomorrow." ”

King Qi had already received an urgent report from Li Fengyun, so he was not surprised, but asked with concern, "Is it too late to evacuate?" ”

Li Fengyun nodded, "It can be withdrawn before dawn, and if there is any omission, please ask the king to cover it up properly." ”

King Qi agreed, "Since Duke Rong (came to protect his son), do you want to tell the Marquis of Hailing (Lai Yuan) and let his father and son meet?" ”

"Public blackmail is counterproductive." Li Fengyun said with a smile, "Only by secretly protecting can you get a favor, and a favor is the most difficult to repay, and it is not only this favor that you owe to the king." ”

King Qi was surprised, "Or is it very human?" Why don't you know? ”

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