Li Zixiong had some speculation, had greater expectations, and had no intention of starting substantive negotiations with Duan Da, but Duan Da was left behind in Zhuo County, the military and political governor of the Youyan region, and one of the supreme commanders of the two major towns and garrisons in the east and west of Northern Xinjiang. Therefore, no matter what, you can't offend Duan Da so as not to leave a mustard, let alone tear your face and create a barrier about it, you must maintain a relatively harmonious relationship.

Li Zixiong weighed it for a long time, shook his hand at Duan Da, who was a little impatient, and signaled him to be a little calm, "The palace is changing too fast, Feng Deyi has not yet arrived in Gaoyang, has not yet contacted the King of Qi, and the King of Qi has not yet reached Gaoyang, so the Holy Lord issued another edict, requiring the King of Qi to rush to Shanggu immediately to suppress the thieves, which shows that the obstacles to the King of Qi going north are being eliminated or no longer exist, and the Holy Lord and the Central Center have acquiesced in this matter, so what is the reason?" Why did the Holy Lord and the Center suddenly compromise? Is there a drastic change in the relationship between the North and the South, or is there something abnormal within the palace? We don't know anything about this, and we can't predict what will happen next, so a certain suggestion is to wait and see what happens, and it is better not to do it than to be wrong. ”

This phrase did the trick. What Li Zixiong said was the truth, and Duan Da didn't expect it, but Duan Da couldn't control the situation now, he didn't know what the white-haired thief was going to do next, once the white-haired thief suddenly attacked Zhuojun, threatening the safety of the Holy Lord and the center, or doing his best to attack the city and pull out the village on the Yanbei side, causing the situation in Yanbei to deteriorate sharply, his responsibility would be great, so he was very anxious and tried to contain the white-haired thief through negotiations. It doesn't matter whether the negotiations are fruitful or not, the important thing is not to let the white-haired thief continue to deteriorate the situation, and once the situation gets out of control, the trouble will be big.

"Is this your delaying tactic?" Duan Da simply made it clear, the ugly words were said in front, if you humiliate me and make fun of my sincerity, there will be no talk in the future, and you will not die.

"The thief shouted to catch the thief, and it was you who was the one who delayed the army." Li Zixiong saw that Duan Da was cautious, lest he be deceived, and couldn't help but teasing, "The more fierce the old man's attack, the greater the initiative, on the contrary, dealing with you and being restrained by you is equivalent to giving you time to move. ”

"Now the advantage is in your hands, and if you go back on your word, it's you, not so-and-so." Duan Da said angrily, "Now you and I are facing each other in Shanggu, but the situation in Yanbei is tense, if you are sincere, immediately stop the attack in Yanbei." ”

Li Zixiong thought about it seriously, slowly bowed his head, and accepted Duan Da's conditions. Yanbei is a highly sensitive area, the forces of all parties are mixed, and suddenly fall into chaos, some ill-intentioned people will inevitably take advantage of the fire to rob and fish in troubled waters in order to make profits from it, which will affect the safety of the Changcheng garrison, and Han Shige and Zhou Zhong will not attack with all their might when the situation is still unclear, and they must preserve their strength to avoid attracting a large number of Weifu reinforcements after the situation in the border area deteriorates, then the gains outweigh the losses and bring disaster to themselves.

"After King Qi arrives in Shanggu, will you evacuate immediately, or will you continue to fight?" Duan Da "took advantage of the victory to pursue", pressing step by step.

In fact, this is the real purpose of Duan Da's hurried appointment with Li Zixiong, he needs the rebels to evacuate Shanggu, so that he can quickly stabilize the situation in northern Hebei, so that the Holy Lord and the palace can return to the Eastern Capital unimpeded, after all, Yang Xuangan has been defeated, the storm in the Eastern Capital has ended, and the Holy Lord and the Central Committee must immediately return to the Eastern Capital to stabilize the political situation in the two capitals. vented his anger on Duan Da, and Duan Da was devastated.

Duan Da opened his mouth, and Li Zixiong knew it. He didn't want to embarrass Duan Da, so he said directly, "Of course we have to evacuate Shanggu, but we will not abandon Puyin and Changshan Pass, these two important passes we must firmly control to ensure our own safety." ”

Duan Da's face suddenly became gloomy. The rebels controlled Puyin and Changshan Pass, which meant that the rebels could move south to northern Hebei at any time, attack Zhuojun at any time, and even raid the Holy Lord's car on the way back to Beijing, which was too unsafe and risky for Duan Da to accept.

"What if someone refuses?" Duan Da said tentatively.

"XX has seized the opportunity, the initiative is in the hands of XX, Puyin Cheng and Changshanguan are now under the control of XX, you have to accept it if you don't accept it." Li Zixiong said disapprerovingly, "Of course, you can attack, you can unite the armies of other places to encircle and suppress on all sides, but I want to warn you that winter is coming, and once the heavy snow closes the mountain, you will have to withdraw your troops, and in the end your efforts will be in vain and you will get nothing." ”

Duan Da was greatly aggrieved, "You mean, let's continue to fight?" ”

"Of course." Li Zixiong said without hesitation, "The reason why we cooperate is because we have a common enemy, but now we and the Northern Captives can't tear their faces, we are not ready for war, if the relationship between the North and the South suddenly breaks down, the war breaks out, and the Middle Earth passively responds to the war, and the situation is very disadvantageous, so we still have to fight more lively on the surface, so as not to be recognized by the Northern Captives and fall short." ”

Duan Da sneered, "You have a point, but after the fight, the risk is uncontrollable, and you have to weigh it clearly." ”

In the face of Duan Da's threat, Li Zixiong not only did not take it to heart, but threatened Duan Da upside down, "In the old man's opinion, it is you who should be weighed clearly, because the battlefield is in Yanbei, except for you who have skin pain, everyone else will watch the excitement, at most bluff, so you only have two choices, either tacit cooperation and mutual benefit, or both lose, and you will be cheap in vain." ”

Duan Da was angry, and the feeling of being stuck in the "throat" by Li Zixiong was too uncomfortable, but there was no way, Li Zixiong seized the opportunity and took the initiative, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, otherwise he would be slapping his own mouth, and there was no way to fulfill his promise to the Holy Lord.

Duan Da "succumbed", his face was like frost, and his tone was cold, "The Holy Lord and the Imperial Palace are about to return to the Eastern Capital, so the stability of the situation in northern Hebei is urgent, and the absolute security of the northern Hebei region is needed, and I don't want to see a traitor in northern Hebei." Duan Da made a "begging" gesture to Li Zixiong, "How do you give a tacit understanding?" How do you guarantee your understanding? ”

Duan Da had a "showdown" and was honest to the end, which was tantamount to forcing Li Zixiong to give in, who expected Li Zixiong to be very tough, "The Holy Lord can return to the east by water, and you can go directly to the eastern capital through the Yongji Canal, which is convenient and fast, and the safety is also guaranteed, why do you have to give up the near and far, and the easy and difficult?" ”

Duan Da couldn't bear it anymore and was furious, "A certain Zhuo County is left behind, and he can still decide the route of the Holy Lord's return to Beijing?" Are you a certain or past general Zuo Yiwei? Even if he is still General Zuo Yiwei, at most, he only has the right to make suggestions, and he can't influence the central decision-making at all. Now that most of your body has entered Yanbei, why do you have to leave one foot in Hebei? What exactly do you want to do? Do you have to break the net and lose both? ”

Li Zixiong stroked his long beard and was silent.

Duan Da saw that Li Zixiong was unmoved, and continued to persuade, "The impact of the King of Qi's northward march to the border is too great, and the Holy Lord and the Central Authority must choose an appropriate time to issue an edict to announce it, otherwise it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Northern Captives and accelerate the deterioration of the relationship between the North and the South, this is an obvious thing, you can't be unaware." If you know, why don't you cooperate tacitly? Could it be that if you continue to confuse the situation in northern Hebei, you can coerce the Holy Lord and the Central Authority to immediately issue an edict announcing that the King of Qi will conquer the border? ”

Li Zixiong decisively stretched out his hand to interrupt Duan Da's words, "You misunderstood, it's not that you are unwilling to cooperate and don't give you convenience, but even if you evacuate northern Hebei, the situation in northern Hebei is stable, and northern Hebei is not safe." The Holy Lord must not return to Beijing by way of northern Hebei, otherwise something will inevitably happen, and at that time, your head will not be enough to cut off, and you will not have time to regret it. ”

As soon as these words came out, Duan Da was extremely shocked, his hairs stood on end, and a cold sweat came out with a "swish". Li Zixiong said clearly enough, someone wants to attack the Holy Lord's car, the target is the Holy Lord, and the purpose is to provoke a fight between the Holy Lord and the wealthy families in northern Hebei, which will then lead to violent turmoil in the domestic political situation, let alone launch the Third Eastern Crusade, even the northern Xinjiang town is in danger, once the northern captives take the opportunity to invade, it is very likely that Middle-earth will lose the Civil War in the bad situation of being attacked by the enemy on the belly and back, so the consequences will be terrible, dare not imagine.

"Do you have proof?" Duan Da barely stabilized his mind, and his first thought was to report to the Holy Lord to call the police, but it was a major matter, involving the wealthy families of Northern Hebei, and the wealthy families of Northern Hebei were one of the core forces of the Shandong aristocratic group.

"Of course there is no evidence, you can not believe it, Quan Dang is talking nonsense." Li Zixiong smiled for a long time, "Of course, you can also choose to believe it, so that we have a tacit understanding, and we can cooperate with each other, continue to chaos and even further deteriorate the situation in northern Hebei, and then force the Holy Lord to take the waterway and return to the Eastern Capital by Yongji Canal." In this way, you can not only save your head, but also save the car, and the wealthy family in northern Hebei owes you a favor, and will support you in many aspects in the future, and will no longer deliberately hinder you and pull you back, which is beneficial to you and harmless. ”

Duan Da was speechless, facing the smiling Li Zixiong, he suddenly had a creepy feeling, this treacherous old puppet pinched not his throat, but his heart, and he could turn himself into powder when he talked and laughed.

"How do you make so-and-so believe you?" Duan Da asked.

"Wait patiently." Li Zixiong pretended to be mysterious, "Immediately you will find that the situation is changing much faster and more complicated than you think." ”

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