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As soon as Li Baiyao arrived at the mansion, the county lord Bo Kong Zhongqing came to greet Li Baiyao on behalf of Duan Wencao.

Li Baiyao knew that after a little greeting between the guest and the host, he offered to go to the county government to meet Duan Wencao.

On the way, Li Baiyao deliberately tried to ask Kong Zhongqing about the situation in southwest Lu. He knows a little about the situation in the eastern capital, but he really knows very little about the situation in southwest Lu. Kong Zhongqing had no intention of concealing it, and he recounted in detail in 1510, and in order to avoid misleading Li Baiyao, he did not add the slightest personal opinion in the process of narration.

Kong Zhongqing is from Qufu Kong's family, a local bureaucrat in Lu County, and he is highly qualified in the officialdom of Lu County, before Li Baiyao went to Surabaya Yingyang Mansion to take office, there was never an intersection between the two, and after Li Baiyao came to Lu County, Lu County respected him very much with Kong's local family, but he stayed away, so the two were just nodding friends.

It's not that Kong Zhongqing doesn't want to associate with Li Baiyao, but that Li Baiyao's identity in politics is too special. Li Baiyao is not only a wealthy prince, a Confucian celebrity, but also the opponent of the Holy Lord, there will be unforeseen disasters at any time, it is conceivable that if he has close contacts with him, there will be a danger of involvement, so everyone "offers" him like a Bodhisattva, and Li Baiyao also understands very well, he is now a disaster star, even if he is unlucky, there is really no need to involve others, so although he is an official to the infantry captain of Yingyang Mansion in Surabaya, but in fact, since he arrived in Lu County, he went to Yingyang Mansion to report a guide, and then lived in Bianqiu City, He devoted all his energy to the study of knowledge and teaching students, except for the occasional sitting and discussion with the Confucian scholars of Lujun, he usually lived in seclusion.

Duan Wencao was originally a military general, with a fierce style, after he went to Lu County to serve as the chief executive, the old habits were difficult to change, and he often scolded the bureaucrats under him, but he respected Li Baiyao very much, and he didn't care about Li Baiyao's special status, and often visited to ask for advice on government affairs, and even borrowed people directly from Yingyang Mansion, and justifiably arranged Li Baiyao in the county government, which greatly improved Li Baiyao's situation.

Li Baiyao owes Duan Wencao a favor, which is one of the reasons why he returned to Lu County at Duan Wencao's urging, but to tell the truth, if the Li Elder of Zhao County did not reveal two important secrets to him, he would not return to Lu County because he owed Duan Wencao a favor, because now the situation in Southwest Lu has joined the special existence of Yang Lan, the king of Qi, then many military and political officials and local forces in Southwest Lu and even neighboring Henan, Xuzhou and other places have to passively get involved in the battle for imperial unification. And the battle for imperial unification is the most brutal and bloody struggle among all political struggles, and Li Baiyao and the Li family have suffered from the struggle for imperial unification, so how could Li Baiyao repeat the mistakes of the past?

However, the first of the two secrets revealed to him by the elders of the Li clan in Zhao County was that Li Baiyao, whether he was willing or unwilling, whether he was hiding in the border or hiding in the wilderness, he might be involved in the battle for the imperial throne again, so he had to rush to Lu County as soon as possible to verify the authenticity of this secret.

Kong Zhongqing's account started from the current situation, and then recounted it little by little, and finally ended with the white thief Li Fengyun jumping thousands of miles from Mangdang Mountain to Mengshan last year, and Duan Wencao was caught off guard. Before Li Fengyun entered Mengshan, Li Baiyao happened to go home on leave, but the Lu people stayed away from him and had no contact with each other, so Li Baiyao only heard the name of the white thief, but he didn't know about it, and it was not until this moment that he had a rough understanding of the white thief and his person.

Li Baiyao sat in the carriage and was silent. Kong Zhongqing quietly looked at it, observing the changes in Li Baiyao's expression, and tentatively spied on his thoughts.

Li Baiyao is nearly fifty years old, handsome, elegant temperament, melancholy and wise eyes, from his body can not only clearly feel the profound cultural atmosphere of the scholarly family, but also feel the vicissitudes of the sea precipitated by the hairpins for many generations. This is an indescribable feeling, only by sitting by his side, can we truly appreciate what a family is, what a celebrity is, and what a powerful person is.

Kong Zhongqing sat beside Li Baiyao more than once, more than once had this experience, more than once depressed, because he was also from the door of Confucian saints, and he was also a talented person who read the scriptures, but unfortunately, Qufu Kong has long been reduced in both Confucianism and power, if there is no "golden signboard" of the ancestor of Confucianism and the shade that has lasted for thousands of years, Qufu Kong is not even a second-rate family, and the disparity between the five wealthy families in Shandong is too great, so Kong Zhongqing is no matter how depressed he is, can only look up at Li Baiyao's storage.

Li Baiyaotong guò Kong Zhongqing's account has a preliminary conclusion about the white thief Li Fengyun: his person is extraordinary.

Li Fengyun jumped thousands of miles from Mangdang Mountain to Mengshan, and the direct consequence was to pull Zuo Xiaowei's general Dong Chun off his horse, and Dong Chun was one of the important supporters of Yang Lan, the king of Qi, so Li Fengyun was able to leap into Mengshan, and there must be an inside story behind it.

Li Fengyun was encircled and suppressed by Duan Wencao, Zhang Xutuo and Cui Deben on three sides, not only was not destroyed, but united with other rebels to establish an alliance, and his strength did not decrease but grew stronger, which is incredible, the only explanation is that among the three encirclement and suppression forces, there must be those who secretly support or intend to use Li Fengyun, undoubtedly, Cui Deben is the biggest suspect.

Li Fengyun defeated Duan Wencao, and when he won a good situation in southwest Lu, he suddenly went west to the Central Plains and plundered the Tongji Canal, which was even more incredible. Judging from the current situation, Li Fengyun seems to be a chess piece laid by King Yang Lan of Qi, however, if this layout can be seen even by ordinary people, it is an insult to the wisdom of King Yang Lan of Qi, so it can be said with certainty that Li Fengyun is not a pawn of King Yang Lan of Qi, but a "fog" deliberately released by someone, this "fog" successfully attracted the attention of the Eastern Capital and helped King Yang of Qi escape from the Eastern Capital, but at the same time, it also pushed King Yang Lan of Qi to the point of no return against the Holy Lord. So, who created Li Fengyun's "fog"? What is its real purpose?

It is a miracle that Li Fengyun plundered the Tongji Canal to strengthen himself, but it is even more miraculous that he withdrew from the Central Plains unharmed. Who allowed Li Fengyun to plunder the Tongji Canal? Who allowed Li Fengyun to withdraw safely from the Central Plains?

The next is even more mysterious, Yang Lan, the king of Qi, pursued and killed Li Fengyun with an army of 20,000, but he was blocked by the line of He, Si, and was blocked by the righteous army for two months, what is the reason? Was it the poor command of Yang Lan, the king of Qi, or the low morale of his 20,000 army? Or maybe the local forces in Henan are behind it and contain most of its power

The same mystery is not only the King of Qi Yang Lan was blocked from the battlefield of the rebellion, but also Duan Wencao of Lu County and Cui Deben of Pengcheng, including Liang Dezhong of Zuo Xiaowei Mansion, in the past two months, they actually allowed Yang Lan, the king of Qi, to suppress the thieves alone, they neither sent troops to assist, nor gave support to other aspects, they were purely spectators, watching coldly, and turning a deaf ear, didn't they know that Li Fengyun had used these two months to occupy and consolidate a large area of land at the junction of Lu County, Pengcheng County and Jiyin County? Don't they know that assisting King Yang of Qi in suppressing thieves is not only their duty, but also their vital interests?

The more Li Baiyao thought about it, the more surprised he became, he didn't expect that the situation in southwest Lu was so complicated, so many forces were concentrated in one place, and their interests were entangled, and the big plan was self-evident. No wonder Duan Wencao repeatedly urged himself to return to Lu County to help him, it turned out that Duan Wencao had already seen the hidden crisis, and he, as the weakest party, was under great pressure, and I am afraid that he had already begun to retreat. With the current situation of the Duan clan, falling into such a complicated situation, struggling on the waves of the battle for the imperial throne, it can be said that life and death are hanging by a thread.

Li Baiyao thought of the purpose of his trip, his heart was heavy, and he couldn't help but feel a little bored, but he forced himself to calm down and asked in a soft voice, "Have you ever been in contact with a white thief?" ”

Kong Zhongqing shook his head, "Recently, the situation is very mysterious, a certain Zeng Jian made Jun secretly contact the white thief, but the envoy refused. ”

From the position of the Lu people, since Li Fengyun has become a force, it is very difficult to kill by force, and a frontal confrontation will only make the interests of the Lu people lose more and more, for the sake of vital interests, of course, it is necessary to "save the country by the curve", and if the cooperation is beneficial and the two are harmful, even if the officials and bandits cannot cooperate, at least they can obtain a tacit understanding.

Li Baiyao understood in his heart, obviously, Duan Wencao wanted to leave, not like muddy water, since he had the heart to stay out of the matter and get out of the way, of course Duan Wencao had to "clean himself", so as not to be pulled into the water by the Lu people and carry the black pot for the Lu people.

Li Baiyao asked a few more details, and Kong Zhongqing answered them one by one, euphemistically revealing a look of worry between the lines. Li Baiyao is a disaster star, but Li Baiyao can only be regarded as a problem left over from history, and the lethality is limited, in comparison, the lethality of the disaster star of King Qi is very terrifying, and now the reason why Duan Wencao, Cui Deben and Liang Dezhong are watching and watching the changes is because they are afraid of the terrifying lethality brought by Yang Nan, the king of Qi, and they are afraid of it.

Li Baiyao understands very well, but he is also in the middle of it now, and he is deeply affected, and he can't find a solution, let alone help others solve problems.

When he arrived at the county government and met Duan Wencao, Li Baiyao saw that Duan Wencao was much older, on the one hand, it was because of the death of Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the military department, which brought a series of immeasurable losses to the Duan clan in Beihai, and on the other hand, it must be because of the "falling from the sky" of Yang Nan, the king of Qi, brought him a foreseeable crisis.

The guest and the host greeted each other warmly, and Duan Wencao was particularly concerned about Li Baiyao's mother's body, and asked carefully to determine whether Li Baiyao could stay for a long time this time.

Li Baiyao deliberately teased, "The Eastern Crusade has come to an end, so that Jun has a chance to return to the Wei Mansion, and the days in Lu County may be numbered." As soon as you leave, what reason does a certain have to continue to stay here and bring disaster upon himself

Duan Wencao's expression was slightly sluggish, his eyes looked at Li Baiyao thoughtfully, and after a long time, he stroked his beard and asked, "When An Pinggong returned at this moment, I'm afraid he also heard some rumors, right?" ”

Li Baiyao also smiled, "Although the Marquis of Beiping Xianghou has gone, there are still his protégés in the military department, so the news that Junjun got should be earlier than so, and the content is more." ”

Duan Wencao didn't speak, and sighed slowly, "If nothing else, the Holy Lord's car is speeding on Hebei Avenue, and he will be able to return to the Eastern Capital in ten days, and then the news about the Eastern Crusade will spread."

Li Baiyao frowned slightly and asked, "In the opinion of the envoy, is the Eastern Crusade over?" ”

Duan Wencao glanced at him, smiled and shook his head, "If the Eastern Crusade ends here, will you still come to Lu County to muddy the waters?" ”

Li Baiyao laughed, "Since you know that Lujun is a puddle of muddy water here, and you have already thought of retreating, why do you want to make a trip?" ”

"Someone is digging a hole." Duan Wencao said bluntly, "It's not a pit, there are pits everywhere, even if you have the heart to get out and leave, there are pits under your feet, and there is no way out." ”

"So strict?" Li Baiyao's smile suddenly narrowed, and his expression was solemn, "I would like to hear it in detail." ”

Duan Wencao introduced the current situation in southwest Lu, although he did not clearly say who was digging the pit, but Li Baiyao knew as soon as he heard it, Duan Wencao suspected that Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and Cui Deben of Pengcheng had established a "tacit understanding" with the white thief Li Fengyun, so that he did not have a "tacit understanding" with Li Fengyun, in this case, if the local forces in Lu County concealed Duan Wencao and also established a "tacit understanding" with Li Fengyun, then Duan Wencao's situation would be dangerous, and it would be very difficult to retreat with his whole body. I'm afraid I won't even be able to save my life.

Li Baiyao was skeptical of Duan Wencao's claims.

From Kong Zhongqing's previous account, it can be seen that after Li Fengyun defeated Duan Wencao, he turned around and went west to the Central Plains, but Li Fengyun left many men and horses to defend Mengshan and control several cities at the intersection of Hehe and Si to protect his retreat. Obviously, if Li Fengyun had not established a "tacit understanding" with Duan Wencao, and Duan Wencao had led his main force westward into the Central Plains, he would have stormed the rebel army that remained at the intersection of Hehe and Si, cutting off Li Fengyun's way back to Mengshan, then Li Fengyun would never have been able to enter the Central Plains westward. In addition, at that time, the Donglai Naval Division had not yet crossed the sea expedition, and the stability of the Qilu region was very important, Duan Wencao failed to suppress the thieves, and the situation in southwest Lu was precarious, at this time he suddenly heard that the righteous army was going west to the Central Plains and wanted to leave Lu County, so it was natural that he had the motivation and motivation to take the initiative to establish a "tacit understanding" with the righteous army.

Based on this, Li Baiyao deduced that Duan Wencao must have established a "tacit understanding" with Li Fengyun at that time, but Duan Wencao's general estimation was wrong, and he did not expect that after Li Fengyun entered the Central Plains, not only was he not killed by the Weifu army on the front line of Tongji Canal, but he successfully plundered Tongji Canal and expanded it, and even withdrew safely. And after Li Fengyun withdrew to southwest Lu, his strength could already compete head-on with Duan Wencao, so that Li Fengyun sought greater interests, but Duan Wencao refused to give in, and the basis of the common interests of the two sides' "tacit understanding" no longer existed, and of course they had to meet each other.

Why didn't Duan Wencao give in? Li Baiyao thought about it for a while and deduced the approximate idea.

As Duan Wencao estimated, Li Fengyun and Qi Wang Yang Lan must have a "tacit understanding", otherwise Li Fengyun would not have been able to withdraw from the Central Plains unharmed, so what is the basis of the interests of the "tacit understanding" between the two? Ten ** is related to the impact of King Yang Lan of Qi on the imperial system.

Duan Wenzhen and Duan Wencao's brothers are loyal to the Holy Lord, now that Duan Wenzhen is gone, the Beihai Duan clan is not as good as in the past, Duan Wencao in order to maintain vested interests, no matter what, he does not dare to get involved in the battle for the imperial system and offend the Holy Lord, and he does not dare to have any intersection with Yang Lan, the king of Qi, so he would rather offend Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and would rather clash head-on with Li Fengsheng, than have a "tacit understanding" that does all kinds of harm to him and no benefit.

The "tacit understanding" with Li Fengyun is equivalent to the "tacit understanding" with Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and with the "tacit understanding" with the king of Qi, Duan Wencao will inevitably be involved in the battle for the imperial system, which is purely self-defeating.

However, Duan Wencao's miscalculation once again, he never expected that this year's Eastern Crusade would end in a fiasco, and the Holy Lord and the Central Crusade had suffered both military and political defeats, and had suffered unprecedented heavy losses, and the political storm in the Eastern Capital had already roared. It is foreseeable that even if the Holy Lord and the Central Committee used the political storm to "retaliate" against the military and severely attack the conservatives who jumped out of the situation, their ultimate goal was to reverse the situation, and the most convenient and effective way to reverse the situation was to carry out the Second Crusade, so the essence of this political storm was not to put the opponent to death, but to force the opponent to compromise and make concessions.

Once the Holy Lord and the Center compromise on politics, then the Imperial System is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed, and at that moment, what is the attitude of the Holy Lord and the Center? Is it a tough attitude to completely destroy King Yang Lan of Qi and postpone the establishment of the prince indefinitely, or is it a relaxation of attitude and give King Yang Lan of Qi a chance to impact the prince again? Or was it under the persecution of conservative forces, Yu Bian directly put Yang Lan on the position of prince?

Duan Wencao was in a dilemma.

He can't leave Lu County in the short term, he must face his predicament and find a solution, but he can't have both, either offend the Holy Lord or offend the King of Qi, there is no third way, this is gambling, the bet is right, the Beihai Duan clan can still maintain vested interests, otherwise, it will decline rapidly.

Li Baiyao's appearance gave Duan Wencao hope to retreat.

In Duan Wencao's opinion, Li Baiyao's appearance at this moment must be shouldering the secret mission of the Li clan of Zhao County. He began to urge Li Baiyao to return to Lu County in early July, but Li Baiyao did not reply for a long time, at the end of August, Li Baiyao suddenly returned, if there is no mystery in this, he would not believe it, Duan Wencao even had a thought for a moment that even he was surprised, Li Fengyun would not be behind the Li family of Zhao County

Among the five wealthy families in Shandong, the biggest contradiction and the most fierce conflict with the Guanlong people, and the most severely attacked and curbed is the Zhaojun Li family, especially since Li Delin was defeated by the Guanlong people in the political game, the Zhaojun Li family In addition to the East Ancestral House and the Liaodong Room, the descendants of the other four major houses have been generally suppressed, especially since the crown prince Yang Yong was deposed in the last years of the Kaihuang Emperor, and the Zhaojun Li family was hit hard again, they are almost extinct in the official career. Then there are the Cui family, whether it is the Qinghe Cui family or the Boling Cui family, they cannot escape the blow of political storms again and again, and the decline of the Cui family is a well-known fact.

The Li family and the Cui family of Zhaojun are both in Hebei, and Hebei is the core area of the Shandong region of China and Turkey, and the core interests of the Shandong aristocratic group, compared with the other three surnames of the five wealthy families in Shandong, the Cui family and the Li family are the leaders of the Shandong aristocratic group as a matter of course, and they are the most determined defenders of the overall interests of Shandong, and they are also the targets of the Guanlong people, and from the current shape, the goal of the Guanlong people has indeed been partially achieved, especially the Zhaojun Li family has been hit and curbed the most severely, and the loss of interests is the greatest.

Duan Wencao has reason to believe that there must be one of the Li family of Zhao County in the dark shadow behind Li Fengyun, so he hopes that Li Baiyao will help him in times of crisis.