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After Li Mi hesitated for a moment, he immediately asked Li Dan a question, "If the King of Qi is very pessimistic about the prediction of the Eastern Expedition and thinks that there is an opportunity, so he reaches a secret agreement with Li Fengyun, then his purpose is not only to use Li Fengyun to escape from the Eastern Capital, but also to try to support the army and expand his strength. ”

Li Dan pondered for a long time and replied, "From a certain point of view, the lesson of Yang Liang, the king of Han, is too profound, there was actually no victor in that mutiny, the royal family killed each other, the brothers were on the wall, the Guanlong people and the Shandong people suffered heavy casualties, and what was even stricter was that the lives were devastated, and Middle Earth was hurt. Therefore, whether it is the Holy Lord and the King of Qi, the Guanlong people or the Shandong people, they do not dare to use force lightly in the battle for imperial unification, after all, the current situation at home and abroad is not good, and there are many dangers, and the slightest carelessness will cause a catastrophe. Once the crusade is frustrated and the Lord's intentions are not realized, the crisis will be more severe, and if there is a rebellion inside, an invasion from the north outside, and the enemy in the belly of Middle-earth, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Li Mi was silent in thought. In fact, he was not thinking about King Qi, but Yang Xuangan. Whether the King of Qi will use force to coerce the Holy Lord to make a compromise on the imperial throne next year, Li Mi has no way of guessing, but as Li Dan analyzed, this possibility is very small, whether it is the King of Qi or the Wei family, they will not use force until the moment of despair, and the Holy Lord will not force them to a dead end considering the overall situation. But Yang Xuangan is definitely going to do it, if the Eastern Crusade continues next year, it will be the best opportunity for Yang Xuangan to carry out a military coup, this kind of good opportunity is only once, and if it is missed, it will be gone.

However, the King of Qi is now acting abnormally, he not only leads the troops to fight the rebellion outside, but also has signs of self-respect, it is conceivable that once Yang Xuangan rebels in the Eastern Capital, then the King of Qi will inevitably kill with all his might, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the King of Qi to attack the prince with the merit of defending the country. It's just that if the two want to win, they not only need to win the support of the Guanlong people, but also need to win the support of the Shandong people, both of which are indispensable, and Yang Xuangan and King Qi have the support of the huge Guanlong aristocratic group behind them, so whether they can win the support of the Shandong people has become the key. At the critical moment, whoever can win the support of Shandong people will have the greatest chance of winning.

Li Mi had to think, who would Shandong people support at that moment? Who will Li Fengyun choose? Is it to support Yang Xuangan, the prince of Xiaoyue, or to support Yang Lan, the king of Qi?

Li Dan's answer was a bit vague, and from the rhetorical point of view, he believed that the Shandong people would learn the lesson of the failed mutiny of Yang Liang, the king of Han, and would not support either of the two until the situation became clear.

This is understandable, for Shandong people, Yang Xuangan and Qi Wang Yang Lan are both Guanlong people, Heluo aristocratic group and Guanlong local aristocratic group also belong to Guanlong aristocratic group, Guanlong people cannibalize each other, Shandong people are of course happy, of course they have to sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, and even secretly add fuel to the fire, so that the fisherman can benefit.

Li Fengyun is a clear example. His every move since Mangdang raised the flag, if carefully scrutinized, has deliberately worsened the domestic situation, especially the westward march into the Central Plains to plunder the Tongji Canal, which has caused the political situation in the eastern capital to deteriorate sharply. So, can Li Fengyun's actions and the tide of uprisings in the north and south of the Great River come and go to the fact that this is the Shandong people maliciously sabotaging the great cause of peaceful reunification of Middle Earth? Li Fengyun and the righteous army from all walks of life in Shandong were the vanguard of this plan? In this case, isn't Yang Xuangan's military coup in the eastern capital just in line with the needs of the Shandong people?

Li Mi's heart couldn't help but pop up again with Li Fengyun's words before parting. What exactly does Li Fengyun mean? What is he implying for? He obviously knows some relevant secrets, but there is definitely no definite evidence, just like he knows that there is a traitor in the center, judging from the current news from the palace, that person is as stable as Mount Tai and is very well hidden, and no one can catch the evidence of his treason, so Pei Shiju can only guess, and Li Fengyun is obviously testing himself, or, is he sending some kind message to himself?

Li Mi weighed it again and again, and resolutely decided to reveal some secrets to his uncle Li Dan, to see if he could use his uncle's rich political experience to speculate why Li Fengyun said that sentence that contained infinite mysteries.

"Before parting, Li Fengyun mentioned to a certain person that there is a dark force in the Eastern Capital that is plotting to overthrow the change, and predicts that this force may be in the dark at the critical moment of the Eastern Crusade next year, and destroy the Eastern Crusade by cutting off the Tongji Canal, and deal a fatal blow to the Holy Lord and the center."

Li Dan glanced at Li Mi in surprise and shook his head disapprerovingly, "Whether it is during the period of the first emperor or after the Holy Lord ascended the throne, this kind of rumor has always been heard endlessly, full of the court, and in fact this is an open secret, but all the wealthy families and even ordinary nobles whose interests have been damaged by the change, as long as they are stubborn in their thinking, do not know the survival of the fittest, and are unwilling to change with the changes of the times, they have the will to overturn the change." Li Dan pointed to his chest, "The so-called dark forces do not exist in the sun, only in the heart, they cannot become the climate, and it is difficult to pose a threat to change, unless the dark clouds obscure the sun and the darkness dominates the eastern capital, otherwise the opposition force that exists in the hearts of many nobles will never form a huge opposition force." ”

"What if the prophecy comes true?" Li Mi asked.

Li Dan laughed, "With the continuation of the Eastern Crusade and the tension at home and abroad, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will inevitably find ways to stabilize the political situation in the Eastern Capital, and for this reason, a series of measures will be implemented to prevent the emergence of this bad situation, so it is certain that the prophecy of the white thief cannot come true." ”

"If ......," Li Mi said with a smile, "if the Eastern Capital is in chaos, how will the domestic situation change?" ”

Li Dan's expression gradually became solemn, and his eyes were very strict, "Are you hiding anything from so-and-so?" Why do you pay attention to the phrase white thief and think that there is a mystery in it? ”

Li Mi hurriedly shook his hand, "A certain is very puzzled by the rebellion of the Shandong people, especially this time when the King of Qi went out of Beijing and the rebellion is directly related to Li Fengyun, a certain is puzzled, imagine that after the victory of the Eastern Expedition and the return of the Holy Lord and the expeditionary force, these rebellions can still survive?" The rebellion was quelled, and the king of Qi lost the excuse to live outside the rebellion, where did he have the opportunity to support the army and respect himself? If the situation develops like this, the people of Shandong will suffer a painful blow, and the king of Qi will also withdraw from the battle for imperial domination, and the consequences will be very severe, but why do they turn a blind eye and insist on going their own way? There is only one explanation, and that is that they decided that the Crusade would fail. The Eastern Crusade was defeated, and the Holy Lord and the Central Committee lost their authority and absolute control over the government, and they had a chance to turn the world upside down. In this case, I have to ask, why did the Eastern Crusade fail? There is only one possibility, the grain and grass are not continued, and there is only one reason for the lack of grain and grass, the canal and waterway are cut off. Therefore, a certain believes that the phrase white thief not only contains mysteries, but also conceals knowledge. ”

Li Dan paid attention to it at this time, thinking that the King of Qi recklessly "escaped" from the Eastern Capital, and Wei and other local wealthy families in Guanlong not only did not stop it, but helped it, which in itself shows that the political situation in the Eastern Capital is full of crises and murderous opportunities, which has threatened the life safety of King Qi and has endangered the vital interests of Wei's and other local wealthy families in Guanlong.

For this reason, it is indeed possible for them to unite with the radical forces of the Eastern Capital, cut off the Tongji Canal at the critical moment of the Eastern Crusade, control the Eastern Capital, and even change the imperial system, and support another emperor, so that the civil war broke out, and the rebels of the Shandong people turned into supporters of the new emperor and had a legal identity. If they can go one step further and overthrow the Holy Lord, then the radical forces in the Eastern Capital will be able to overthrow the reform as they wish, and the Shandong people will also be able to take this opportunity to enter the court in large numbers and make a comeback.

If the situation in Middle-earth develops like this, the decision-making of the Zhaojun Li clan at the critical moment is crucial, and if it can grasp the opportunity, it can affect and even determine the future of the Zhaojun Li clan. Li Fengyun's mysterious sentence is not to remind and warn Li Mi's Liaodong house brother to prepare in advance to deal with the upcoming chaos in Middle-earth?

Li Dan deduced again and again, carefully weighed it, and after a long time, he sighed and said in an unquestionable tone, "After September, if the Eastern Expedition fails, a certain general will take the blame and resign, leave Liang County, leave Tongji Canal, and leave this place of right and wrong. ”

Li Mi was stunned, he never expected that his temptation, not only did he not get the answer he needed from his uncle Li Dan's mouth, but instead made his uncle Li Dan make the decision to leave Tongji Canal, which was contrary to his original intention, and more importantly, the departure of his uncle Li Dan would destroy Yang Xuangan's mutiny plan. At the beginning, Li Dan was transferred to Liangjun Taishou, but Yang Xuangan made a great effort from it, the purpose was to use the influence of Zhaojun Li's Shandong wealthy family at a critical moment, and win the support of Shandong people with the greatest Cheng dù.

Li Mi's face was expressionless, but his heart was confused, and he was at a loss in his eagerness.

Li Dan continued, "This time, you quietly rushed to Tongjiqu and took the initiative to establish contact with the white thief, not only using the power of the Yingru people to secretly help a certain person through the crisis, but also learned many secrets from the white thief. And the identity of the white thief is not too far from our guesses, as can be seen from the admonition he gave you before you parted, and he would never reveal such secrets to you unless it was an extraordinary relationship.

"Uncle means ......"

"As you said, the deterioration of the situation in China and Turkey is directly related to the promotion of the Shandong people, and the deterioration of today's situation is likely to be a preparation for the subversion of the situation tomorrow. For a certain person, the immediate crisis has not only not been resolved, but has become more severe, because the immediate crisis is actually the beginning of a greater crisis in the future. Whether it is for himself or for his family, he must leave Tongji Canal as soon as possible. ”

Li Mi hesitated for a moment and asked, "In my uncle's opinion, once that bigger crisis breaks out tomorrow, will the people of Shandong get involved?" Or give support? ”

Li Dan shook his head, "Don't underestimate the wisdom of the Holy Lord, let alone those ministers who are loyal to the Holy Lord, the reason why they can take charge of the government, have the constitution of heaven in their mouths, and do whatever they want is precisely because of the existence of the Holy Lord, so any person and thing that threatens the authority of the Holy Lord will be attacked by their madness, and in order to protect the Holy Lord and their rights, even if they are broken." Especially at this critical moment, the Eastern Crusade is underway, the Northern Captives are eyeing each other, the Great War between the North and the South will break out at any time, the fate of Middle-earth is at stake, and any move that endangers the Holy Lord is actually equivalent to betraying the country, betraying Middle-earth, and will definitely be hit by the Holy Lord's destructive nature. At this moment, they have gone crazy, and no one or any force in Middle-earth can defeat them, so X has no choice, and X will not hesitate to leave the Tongji Canal and escape from the center of the storm. There is no doubt that the choice of a certain is the choice of the Li family, and it is also the choice of most wealthy families in Shandong. ”

Li Dan's family belongs to the Liaodongfang of the Li family of Zhao County, and is one of the wealthy families in Shandong, and Li Dan played a role in fueling the troubles in this Tongji Canal crisis. In the face of a huge crisis that may exist in the future, Li Dan's choice is to "escape". The purpose of "evasion" is nominally to protect oneself, but in fact it is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, allowing the Guanlong people to kill corpses all over the field.

Li Mi finally got the answer he wanted, but this answer made him very disappointed. Li Dan has a considerable say in the family, while Li Mi, a small family member who wears the hat of "princeling" and has long been out of office, basically has no say in decision-making related to the fate of the family. Li Mi was a little remorseful, knowing that this was the case, he would not come to Songcheng to say goodbye to his uncle, and tested his uncle's attitude towards the future military coup d'état in the eastern capital by revealing secrets, but the matter had come to this point, and it was too late to regret it.

Li Dan waved his hand lightly, his eyes were indifferent, and there was a hint of murderous aura, "We are happy to see the Guanlong people killing each other, but we will never repeat the mistakes of Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty, to participate in this fight and bury the Guanlong people." Our main purpose is very simple, use all the opportunities available to destroy the Guanlong people and bury the Guanlong people. When the Guanlong people decline, it will naturally be our Shandong people's turn to take charge of the government and control the future of Middle-earth. ”

"You immediately return to the Eastern Capital and tell the elders of the family about the details of this trip. The letter will arrive at home one step ahead of you, and it is estimated that the elderly in the family will start to deal with the deployment immediately. If nothing else, when the news of the defeat of the Eastern Crusade reaches the Eastern Capital, the family will rush to Xijing for 6 times, and you must go to Xijing. ”

Li Mi's face changed slightly, and he just wanted to argue, but was stopped by Li Dan, "If you don't go back to Xijing, then go to Hebei, go to Li Baiyao, and find out Li Fengyun's identity." ”

Li Mi was even more reluctant. Li Dan's purpose was not to let him go to Li Baiyao and check Li Fengyun, but not to let him go back to the Eastern Capital. The elders of the family still knew about his thoughts and whereabouts, knew that he was a member of the radical forces in the Eastern Capital, and were always wary of him, worried that he would do impulsive things in a hot head and bring trouble to the family.

Li Mi had no intention of going against Li Dan's wishes, he decided to return to the Eastern Capital first, as for what he was going to do, no one could stop him, and even if the family was affected by this, with the Li family's status, power and in-law relationship with the royal family, as long as he made a greater compromise with the Holy Lord in terms of political interests, he would definitely be fine.

Before leaving Songcheng, Li Mi secretly made an appointment with Han Xiangguo.

In this crisis, Han Xiangguo, as the "big man" of the underworld forces in Tongji Canal, not only plundered amazing profits from Tongji Canal, but also established close relations with many generals in the Rebel Alliance, and even some of the old subordinates of Han Yao, the left-behind head of the alliance, had contacts with the alliance headquarters. According to the latest news obtained by Han Xiangguo, the Wagang Army with Zhai Rang as the commander withdrew east to Qilu with the alliance and did not stay as estimated by the Henan people.

Li Mi also thought that Zhai Rang and the Wagang army would stay in Henan, but the choice of the Wagang people surprised him. The reason why I think that the Wagang people will stay is because the main strength of the Wagang army now comes from the prisoners of the First Battle of Jishui, and these captives are all the township regiments in Henan, and the leaders and Zuo Shi of these township regiments are all nobles and nobles in Henan, and they are all vassals of the Zheng clan in Xingyang, and they obey the words of the Zheng clan in Xingyang. If these people want to leave the Wagang Army, Zhai Rang will not forcibly keep them, and the Wagang people will not dare to offend the Xingyang Zheng clan at all.

The reason why Li Fengyun handed over all these captives to the Wagang Army at the beginning was also because he did not want to offend the Zheng family of Xingyang. The battle of Jishui was originally a tacit understanding between the two sides, and the alliance obtained a large number of weapons, if they still detained people, they would not know how to advance or retreat, so Li Fengyun handed over all the people to Zhai Rang, you can deal with them however, you can let them all go.

But these people all stayed in the Wagang Army, and the Wagang Army grew overnight, which was obviously the meaning of the Xingyang Zheng clan, and the Xingyang Zheng clan needed the preservation of this force to facilitate them to better control the situation in Henan. From this purpose, when Li Fengyun and the Righteous Army Alliance evacuated Tongji Canal, the Wagang Army would definitely stay, and take a step back and say, even if Zhai Rang and other Wagang people are willing to continue to follow Li Fengyun, those Righteous Army loyal to the Xingyang Zheng clan will break away from the Wagang Army and continue to serve the Xingyang Zheng clan. However, according to the information obtained by Han Xiangguo, the Wagang army retreated eastward as a whole, leaving no one behind, and all the big and small leaders were willing to continue to follow Li Fengyun.

Why did the Zheng clan in Xingyang give up this local force in Henan? What is the purpose?

Li Mi couldn't help but maliciously speculate on the intentions of the Zheng family in Xingyang. This time, the Xingyang Zheng family got the help of the Yingru nobles, and in the future, the Yingru nobles will also fulfill their promise to let the victims of Henan return to their homes, as long as they are willing to go home, they will never be forced to stay, and what is the return of the Xingyang Zheng family? Li Mi knew Yang Xuangan's intention, that is, at a critical moment, he needed the absolute support of the Zheng family in Xingyang. It was obvious that the Zheng clan in Xingyang had already seen the future crisis, but they were constrained by their opponents and had few means to deal with it, so they resolutely abandoned the Wagang army in order to prepare for a rainy day. The Wagang Army is a double-edged sword for the Xingyang Zheng family, and it is satisfactory to use it yourself, but it is dangerous to use it for others, and there is a chance that you will kill yourself.

In a melancholy mood, Li Mi sailed north and returned to the eastern capital along the unobstructed Tongji Canal.