"I received a report from the Eastern Capital late the night before yesterday." The Holy Lord's voice was low and hoarse, looking very tired and exhausted, "I have ordered Qu Tutong, the general of the Right Waiting Guard, to rush to the Eastern Capital overnight and send troops to fight against the rebels."

To take the pass is to take the car of the post station. The post station has stagecoaches and chariots, the stagecoaches pass documents, and the chariots pick up and drop off officials with special missions, and the work and rest are on the car, so that the officials can travel day and night.

Qu Tutong is a Xianbei person, from the family of the official eunuch, belonging to the emerging aristocracy that has risen with military merits, although he is loyal to the Holy Lord, and has made great achievements in the military and political worlds, but in the matter of counterinsurgency in the eastern capital, his background, qualifications, official position, prestige, and power are not enough to bear the heavy responsibility of the supreme commander, and he can only charge into battle, because the key to winning the counterinsurgency in the eastern capital is not the fight on the battlefield, but the political compromise outside the battlefield.

The Holy Lord's ordinary words, but Yuwen Shu "read" a lot of content from them. There are many senior military commanders on the battlefield in Liaodong, why did they choose a nobleman surnamed Yu from a "poor family" to go to the eastern capital to quell the rebellion? Why did he only send Qu Tutong back to the Eastern Capital alone?

The betrayal of Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, dealt a heavy blow to the Holy Lord, dealt a blow to his authority, and also hit his self-confidence, he suddenly found that his surroundings were crowded with ill-intentioned people, he didn't know who to trust, and he didn't know who to trust, so he fell into confusion and panic.

The root cause of this crisis is the dispute between reform and conservatism, and the force that promoted the outbreak of this crisis came from the fierce contradictions between the three aristocratic groups of Guanlong, Shandong and Jiangzuo. Most of them have a position of reform, which is why the Holy Lord believes in Qu Tutong and entrusts him with important tasks.

Looking at the senior military commanders on the battlefield in Liaodong, how many of them came from a humble background? How many of them really made it to the top of the Wei Mansion by virtue of their military merits? The same is true for the center, the magnates around the Holy Lord are basically from proud families, and there are absolutely very few people from poor families like Fan Zigai, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Qu Tutong is one of these "rare horns", and the Holy Lord chose to trust him and only sent him back to the Eastern Capital to quell the rebellion, on the one hand, to ensure that there were no accidents on the battlefield of the counterinsurgency, and on the other hand, to keep it secret.

This matter must be kept secret, at least until the expeditionary force has not withdrawn to the country, and if it can be kept secret, it must be kept secret, and if it cannot be kept secret, it must be tried by all means to control the scope of the spread in order to prevent all kinds of accidents from happening. Once the morale of the army is chaotic and the morale is gone, the consequences are unimaginable, especially when Yang Xuangan is by the side of the Holy Lord, there must be accomplices in the palace and even in the expeditionary force, once the news is leaked, these people raise troops to rebel, then the expeditionary force is very likely to repeat the mistake of last year's fiasco and annihilate the whole army. Once the expeditionary force is wiped out again, what will the Holy Lord do to quell the rebellion? Taking a step back, even if the rebellion is barely quelled, can the Holy Lord still control the government? Can you continue to push for reform? And after the outbreak of the Civil War, what did China take to suppress the frontier and resist the northern captives?

"Tonight, Qing also rushed to the Eastern Capital by rumor, and was fully responsible for fighting the rebellion and counterinsurgency." The Holy Lord pointed to the secret edict placed on the side of the case, and his tone became more and more solemn, "The fate of the country is entrusted to Yu Qing."

Yuwenshu immediately knelt down and accepted the edict.

"Your Majesty, when will the Xuan Feng Army withdraw from Yalu Water?" Although Yu Wenshu was worried about the situation in the eastern capital, he was more concerned about the safety of the expeditionary soldiers.

Last year, he was the deputy marshal of the expeditionary force, and together with the marshal Yu Zhongwen, he buried the lives of nearly 200,000 expeditionary soldiers in Sashui. This year, he was the commander of the expeditionary force, and Yang Yichen was the deputy marshal, because he urged the Holy Lord to issue an edict to cross the Yalu River again and again, but he failed to get a reply, so he went to the palace to lobby after the rainy season, but he heard a shocking news. Under the current circumstances, the Xuanfeng army far away in Yalu Water is very dangerous, if the news of Yang Xuangan's mutiny is leaked, and those with ulterior motives spread rumors, and the army is in turmoil, then more than 100,000 expeditionary soldiers will definitely be in danger, and the slightest carelessness will lead to the annihilation of the whole army. With such a humiliation, he can't bear it a second time, and with such a bloody feud, will there be a day of snow washing in his lifetime?

"I have secretly ordered Yang Yichen to abandon the expedition and withdraw to Liaoshui from the date of receiving the edict." The Holy Lord sighed, "For me, the timing is right, and for the expeditionary soldiers, the absence of Qing at the critical moment will definitely affect the morale of the army, but now I am at a loss, and I can only hope for Yang Yichen."

Yuwen Shu's hanging heart finally let go. He believed that Yang Yichen, as a minister of the clan, Yang Yichen's loyalty to the Holy Lord had been proven in the suppression of the rebellion of Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty, although the Holy Lord later transferred him from Daibei, and even from Weifu, depriving him of military power, and let him successively serve as Zong Zhengqing, who was in charge of imperial affairs, and the Taifu Qing who was in charge of "Ma Zheng", but Yang Yichen adhered to his duty, worked hard, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister was always good, which also made the Holy Lord grant him military power in the Western Expedition and the two Eastern Crusades, and entrusted him with important tasks.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, with the power of Qin Xinggong (Yang Yichen), it is enough to bring the Xuan Feng Army back safely." Yu Wenshu comforted the Holy Lord, then changed his words and asked, "Do we continue to attack Liaodong City?"

Continuing to attack can not only cover the safe withdrawal of the Xuanfeng army from Yalu Shui, but also completely take it in a limited time, so that the three towns of Buyeo, Wuliluo and Liaodong on the first line of Liaoshui can be integrated into one, and the Goguryeo territory in the northwest direction of Yalu Water will be completely occupied, and the Liaodong defense line will be pushed to the Yalu water line, which is equivalent to opening up the territory, and the second eastern crusade can be regarded as a heavy result, so as not to gain nothing and return in vain.

The Holy Lord bowed slightly, "Before Yang Yichen retreats to Liaoshui, I will continue to attack. [,！ Hit Liaodong City." Speaking of this, the Holy Lord's eyes showed a look of resentment, "However, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to do so, I have the rebellion of foreign countries around me, and Yidi Yidiao of Liaodong City knows the secret, and knows that we are evacuating, and I will definitely hold on to it desperately."

Yuwenshu sighed bitterly, at this moment he was furious, and he couldn't wait to eat the traitor alive. If there were really traitors and traitors around the Holy Lord, and there were people who betrayed military secrets to the Goguryeo people, then the unimaginable fiasco of the First Crusade and the unprecedented death of nearly 200,000 expeditionary soldiers in Middle-earth in the Great Expeditionary War would have an answer, and this person, or these people, even if they ate their flesh raw and killed their nine tribes, would not be able to solve the monstrous hatred of Middle-earth.

In this world, the most terrible thing is the traitors, that is, the traitors, the harm they cause to the country and the nation, often at the cost of the destruction of the country and the species, and their crimes are so profound that they are too numerous to mention.

"The sailor's side......" Yu Wenshu hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his worries, "As soon as Rong Gong (Lai Hu'er) and Qiao Gong (Zhou Farhang) swing to the right weather and go to sea decisively, things will be in trouble."

The distance between the palace and Dongnae was very inconvenient, so in the matter of the expedition to Pyongyang, the sailors followed the principle that they had to cross the sea to Pyongyang before the end of the rainy season in Liaodong, so as long as the weather was suitable, the sailors would generally cross the sea around June. The Holy Lord and the Imperial Palace gave the sailors a lot of autonomy, and they would not issue a separate edict to stipulate the specific time of going to sea, but now that there was a sudden change in the Eastern Capital and the Eastern Expedition was suspended, the Holy Lord had to urgently order the sailors to give up the expedition across the sea. However, is there still time? Once the sailor sees that the weather is good, and sets sail before the edict of the Holy Lord is delivered, and the land and water flanking becomes a lone army to go deeper, isn't it dangerous for the sailor?

The Holy Lord is also worried, what he is most worried about is the sailor, if the land army withdraws, but the sailor suffers another heavy blow, then the second crusade will not be in vain, but will be defeated again, and the consequences will be completely different.

"His Majesty has instructed Rong Gong and Qiao Gong on the matter of suppressing thieves outside the residence of the King of Qi, asking them to assist and monitor, and now the King of Qi is chasing and killing the white-haired thief, and he must be in the Tongji Canal, threatening the safety of the Eastern Capital, which will definitely attract the attention of Rong Gong and Qiao Gong, so will the sailor come up with countermeasures accordingly? Will there be a delay or delay in the crossing?" Yuwen Shu paused for a moment when he said this, and his tone was a little hesitant, "If Duke Rong and Duke Qiao pay close attention to King Qi, they should find that Yang Xuangan raised troops to rebel."

The Holy Lord glanced at him and sighed, "Between sending troops to quell the rebellion and crossing the sea expedition, what choice will the sailor make?"

Yuwen Shu thought for a moment and said, "If they learn that Yang Xuangan has rebelled, and the King of Qi may go to the Eastern Capital, how the situation in the Eastern Capital will develop can be imagined, then the Second Eastern Crusade must not continue. Since the Second Crusade is to be suspended, it is natural for them to send troops to quell the rebellion."

"What if they didn't know that Yang Xuan had raised troops to rebel?"

According to the report of the Eastern Capital, Yang Xuangan raised troops to rebel in Liyang on the second day of the sixth month, and then immediately went south to attack the Eastern Capital, and in the case of the rapid deterioration of the situation in the Eastern Capital, of course, he had to ask for help from the generals of the unified army in various places, among which Xijing, Zhuojun, Jiangdu and even the Donglai Water Division should be the objects of the Eastern Capital's help. According to this calculation, the Donglai Navy Division should be able to receive the news of Yang Xuangan's rebellion by the end of June at the latest, and after weighing the pros and cons of Rong Gong and Qiao Gong, they should also send troops to aid the Eastern Capital." Yuwen Shu frowned, and said while thinking, "Of course, before receiving the edict of His Majesty to interrupt the Eastern Expedition, the sailor will definitely not dare to openly give up the expedition to cross the sea, so Duke Rong and Duke Qiao will definitely come up with a foolproof strategy, and the best strategy is to divide the troops into two routes, one way to rescue the East Road first, and the other way to continue to prepare for the expedition across the sea, taking care of both ends without delay."

The Holy Lord sighed, "I hope so."

"If the sailors are divided into two routes, one of which gallops to the Eastern Capital, and traps the King of Qi and cuts off his way into the Eastern Capital, then the crisis in the Eastern Capital will be charged within the scope of the mutiny, which is very conducive to our quelling of the rebellion in the Eastern Capital."

The Holy Lord comprehended in his heart, Yuwenshu seemed to be "circling around" the water master, but he was actually worried that the King of Qi would enter Beijing, and that the King of Qi, Yang Xuangan and Xijing would join forces to harm Guozuo, if the situation in the Eastern Capital deteriorated to such an uncontrollable point, the father and son would kill each other, and the civil war would break out, what should I do?

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