On June 21, the deputy of Zhuo County stayed behind, and Wu Benlang drove Chen Ling and his army to Tangyin.

The scouts who had previously gone south to Liyang to inquire about the military situation quickly reported that the king of Qi was leading an army to attack Liyang, which confirmed that the information provided by Cui Hongsheng was not wrong. Chen Ling thought about it again and again, ordered the army to temporarily stay in Tangyin to rest, and at the same time reported to Shangshu Province, imploring the central government to give clear instructions.

On June 22, Shangshu Province received a report from Cui Hongsheng that the Youzhou Army had arrived in Anyang, the capital of Wei County, on June 19, and that the King of Qi had also arrived at the Liyang battlefield on June 19, and quickly launched a fierce attack on the rebels.

Cui Hongsheng hinted in the report that the King of Qi had seized the opportunity on the battlefield of Liyang, which restricted the safety of the North-South Grand Canal, and also directly affected the development of the battle situation in the Eastern Capital, which made the situation in Liyang not only not clear, but more and more sinister, and even a little confusing, full of dangers, and all kinds of uncertain variables. The reinforcements from all walks of life were therefore anxious and did not dare to enter the Liyang battlefield lightly, so as not to be involved in the terrifying whirlpool of the battle for imperial domination.

On the same day, Shangshu Province also received a report from Linqing Pass, in which the lord of Hanoi, Bo Tang Wei, and Wu Yalang, the general of Gaobi, confirmed that the king of Qi had crossed the river north and entered the Liyang battlefield on June 19. They were also worried and anxious, and quickly asked the central government whether to stay put, or rush to Liyang to quell the rebellion immediately?

The provincial officials discussed urgently. Yesterday, Shi Wei Yunqi, the secretary of the Zhishu Palace, warned that once the huge hidden danger of the King of Qi crossed the river to the north and entered Liyang, the shape of the shì would inevitably deteriorate, and as soon as the voice of the voice on this side fell, news came from there, saying that the King of Qi had rushed to Liyang in front of the reinforcements from all walks of life, so that the King of Qi suddenly seized the initiative, not only coerced Liyang to threaten the eastern capital, but also coerced the Grand Canal to threaten the Holy Lord, the expeditionary force and even the entire northern Xinjiang town, and the deterioration of the shape was inevitable.

How to deal with it? There is a consensus among the provincial officials, that is, to "trap" the king of Qi in Liyang at any cost, resolutely not to allow him to enter the eastern capital under any pretext, and resolutely prevent this storm from evolving from a military coup to a great war for imperial unification, which is the "bottom line" of the central government and cannot be crossed.

However, the only reinforcements that have now approached Liyang are Cui Hongsheng, the ambassador of Hebei to arrest, and Chen Ling, the deputy of Zhuo County, who stayed behind, and they are all afraid of "fighting side by side" with the king of Qi, and they are all worried that they will be burdened by the king of Qi and involved in the battle for the imperial system, so they invariably stopped the pace of counterinsurgency and willingly handed over the decision-making power to the province, nominally obeying the orders of the central government, but in fact shirking responsibility.

Since the central government acts on behalf of the central government, of course, it is necessary to exercise the decision-making power, but this decision is too difficult to implement. The king of Qi can ignore the provincial orders, Cui Hongsheng and Chen Ling can also disobey the yang and the yin, to put it bluntly, they all want the province to take responsibility, and the benefits will be taken by themselves, and they will make a profit without losing money.

"Even if Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang) comes, he will not bow down to the province." Gao Xiaoji, the servant of the ministry, saw it thoroughly, shook his head and sighed, "For today's plan, the province can only take responsibility, but the three-way reinforcements must also bear a certain responsibility, they must trap the King of Qi in Liyang and let him not move."

"The King of Qi can be trapped, but if the King of Qi is trapped, it will inevitably delay the smooth flow of the Grand Canal." Yuan Wendu frowned deeply, and said worriedly, "At the same time, the other reinforcements from all walks of life will not be able to enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital, and they will not be able to encircle Yang Xuangan, and the variables of the battle situation in the Eastern Capital will be great, once Wei Wensheng is defeated, the Xijing army is unable to stop Yang Xuangan's westward advance, and Guanzhong is lost, then this crisis will inevitably get out of control."

Everyone was speechless.

King Qi's move is too good, and even if the central government orders Cui Hongsheng and Chen Ling to enter the Liyang battlefield immediately, asking them to recover Liyang in the shortest possible time, they will not dare to "fight side by side" with the king of Qi. Keeping a "safe" distance from the King of Qi, called fighting hand in hand, is actually monitoring the King of Qi, which is to carry out the intention of the central government to trap the King of Qi in Liyang and cut off the King of Qi's way into Beijing.

The purpose of the King of Qi has been achieved, as long as he does not knock Liyang down, the Yongji Canal will not be smooth, the Yongji Canal is not open, the grain and grass of Liyang Cang will not be able to go north, even if the Holy Lord and the expeditionary force intend to use Liyang Cang to temporarily save the emergency, they will not be able to do it, and they will be completely stuck in the "throat" by the King of Qi. Therefore, the eastern capital was also stuck in the "throat" of the king of Qi.

"Liyang must be taken as much as possible, only in this way can we free up our hands to encircle and annihilate Yang Xuangan." Wei Weiqing Zhang Quan looked at the bigwigs in the province, and finally stopped his gaze on Wei Yunqi's face, "The province should immediately send an envoy to Liyang and try his best to persuade the king of Qi."

There are 20,000 elite guards under the account of King Qi, and there are 15,000 Xuzhou soldiers left behind by Dong Chun in Pengcheng on the side of White Horse City, plus Dong Chun and Li Shanheng are both generals of a hundred battles.

Wei Yunqi knew that Wei had a close relationship with the King of Qi, and if Wei went to Liyang, there was still a glimmer of hope to convince the King of Qi. Other forces and the King of Qi have some conflicts of interest to a greater or lesser extent, even if they go, they can't convince the King of Qi with "real money", there is no equivalent exchange of interests, how can the King of Qi be willing to "stop" and give up this opportunity to blackmail the Holy Lord and the central government in vain? And after the King of Qi put on a blackmail "face", the contradiction between the Holy Lord and the Central Committee was made public, and the future liquidation storm was likely to involve the King of Qi, so all forces were willing to calculate the King of Qi, and they were willing to fall into the well, but they were not willing to have anything to do with the King of Qi at this time. ] set" so as not to be exploited by political opponents.

Wei Yunqi categorically refused in front of the provincial officials, "King Qi seized the opportunity, his intention is self-evident, in this unfavorable situation, the province will not be able to impress the King of Qi with something valuable, and the province will send envoys to lobby, damage their authority, and take humiliation in vain, and they will be held accountable by the Holy Lord in the future."

If the central government lowers its identity and "bargains" with a Qi king, the impact is too bad, not only to bring humiliation on itself, but also to deal a blow to the authority of the central government.

Wei Weiqing Zhang Quan didn't expect Wei Yunqi to be so vicious, and when he came up, he buttoned up a big hat, and he was immediately annoyed, and his face was like frost.

Wei Yunqi is not afraid, you don't measure yourself, use my Wei Shi as an arrow, how can I be polite to you?

The provincial officials looked at each other and were speechless. The people of Guanzhong are determined to use this storm to severely damage or destroy the eastern capital, and while attacking the central authority, they will take revenge on the holy lord who advocated the relocation of the capital at the beginning, and at the same time kill the Heluo Zheng zhì group headed by Yang Su, who strongly supported the relocation of the capital at that time. At the beginning, you harmed my interests and robbed me of food, and now I want you to pay it back a hundred times and a thousand times.

Gao Xiaoji, the servant of the ministry, saw that the atmosphere was becoming more and more tense, and Wei Yunqi's tough attitude made the Guanlong people more and more dominant in the provincial decision-making, the Shandong people were losing and retreating, and the conflict between the two sides was becoming more and more intense, so he planned to ease the atmosphere, and properly warn the Guanlong people, don't go too far, everyone is not blind, they can see it clearly, although many things can not be said on the surface, but you can't assume that we are afraid of you, dare not go-for-tat with you, really want to tear your face, fight, You Guan Long people don't want to get out of the way. He was about to speak, but he saw Zong Zhengqing Cui Junqiu glaring at him, signaling him to close his mouth and not speak.

Gao Xiaoji immediately calmed down and closed his mouth. This storm originated in Liyang, Hebei Province, and has a direct interest relationship with Hebei, so the people of Hebei must be huddled together, and the Qinghe Cui clan and the Boling Cui clan will inevitably reach an agreement on some heavy issues. According to the current situation, Yang Tong, the king of Yue, should still have some certainty that the energy of the current province should indeed be put on the Grand Canal, and first ensure the smooth return of the Holy Lord and the expeditionary force, which is the top priority. Cui Hongsheng may have communicated with Cui Junxuan, and it is estimated that he also has the will to do so, and now the Guanlong people are also advocating the opening of the Grand Canal, although the two sides have different goals, but the means are the same, so it is beneficial for the Hebei people to maintain cooperation for the time being.

Yuan Wendu had to intervene to mediate, so that the street would not help, and the province must come up with countermeasures.

At this moment, Jingfu Dugu Wudu 100,000 rushed to report that Wei Wensheng dug up the tomb of Yang Su, the old Duke of Yue, in Huayin on June 20, whipped the corpse and burned the bones, and the atrocities of anger and resentment on this day will definitely have a heavy impact on the situation in the Eastern Capital.

The province was shocked.

Wei Wensheng, the old horseman, was completely crazy, it is estimated that he felt that his life was short, and he could get rid of it, so he didn't care about it, he was lawless, and he did something wrong, which is enough to prove that he encountered unprecedented resistance in Xijing, and the people in Guanzhong forced him to be anxious, forced to be cornered, and had to take risks.

"Yang Xuan is going crazy." Yuan Wendu thought of the old Yue Gong Yang Su's meritorious deeds, which should have been immortalized, but he suffered this bad luck, which is really suffocating, and the culprit is not Wei Wensheng, it is Yang Xuangan, the little Yue Guogong, and the biological son of the old Yue Guogong, this is the saddest place, and this is enough to ⊥ Yang Xuangan fall into madness in pain and self-blame.

What does Yang Xuan want after he goes crazy? If you want to kill Wei Wensheng, you want to slaughter the Xijing army, and you want to kill the bloody revenge in Guanzhong, this is an endless blood feud, even if the local nobles of Guanlong are willing to form an alliance and cooperate with Yang Xuangan at this moment.

The local nobles of Guanlong moved stones to shoot themselves in the foot, and this time they are in trouble. Yang Xuangan now has more and more troops, and Wei Wensheng tried his best to cut off more than a hundred heads, and only brought out 25,000 people from Xijing. Can the 25,000 Xijing army withstand Yang Xuangan's anger? Can you stop Yang Xuangan from entering the pass?

Gao Xiaoji, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Quan of Wei Weiqing and Cui Junhui of Zong Zhengqing looked heavy, but in fact, they were in schadenfreude, okay, this time it depends on how you Guanzhong people deal with it, is it the Grand Canal that is important, or is the Eastern Capital important? But now if you want to change your course and turn around to save the Eastern Capital, it's impossible.

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