On the morning of the ninth day of the seventh month, Wei Fusi arrived in Liyang. This way ran wildly, the wind was galloping, and he was already exhausted to death, but Wei Fusi still ignored his fatigue and met King Qi as quickly as possible.

Wei Fusi's demeanor was sluggish, and King Qi was also in low spirits, and he even postponed the meeting with Yu Wenshu, but when he heard that Wei Fusi was back, he was still surprised, and he greeted him in person, and his heart was even more rippling, and his imagination fluttered.

After a little greeting, King Qi asked eagerly, "Aiqing, how is the situation in the Eastern Capital?" The provincial emergency report said that the same rail Gong (Wei Wensheng) was defeated in Michi, can the news be exact? ”

Wei Fusi was even more anxious, and asked almost in unison, "King, can Duke Xu (Yuwenshu) go to Liyang?" Is there a decree of the Holy Lord? ”

The monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled bitterly, knowing each other's feelings. Out of courtesy, Wei Fusi hurriedly replied first, "King, what the province reported is true, but the internal situation is complicated, Yang Xuangan did win the decisive battle of Michi, but at the same time, he also lost this mutiny. ”

King Qi's smile froze, a trace of fantasy vanished, and the mood that had just been relieved was once again covered with a thick haze. However, this is not the time to talk in detail, and King Qi also hurriedly replied to Wei Fusi, "Duke Xu arrived in Liyang yesterday and also brought the Holy Lord's edict, but the edict did not mention Lone. ”

Wei Fusi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he was most afraid that the Holy Lord would personally order the King of Qi to enter Beijing to quell the rebellion, and even ordered the King of Qi to hand over the army to Yuwenshu, which was tantamount to tearing his face, and he had to meet with the soldiers, so Wei Fusi was even ready to drive Yuwenshu away by any means, but fortunately, the Holy Lord did not make a ruthless move against King Qi, and there was still a lot of room for maneuver.

"Can Gong Xu have a powerful strategy to turn the tide?" Wei Fusi asked eagerly.

Yuwenshu was ordered to return to Beijing to quell the rebellion, and the first stop was to Liyang, of course, to appease the king of Qi, give the king of Qi enough benefits, and make a lot of promises, so as not to hinder the king of Qi to suppress the rebellion, and even further deteriorate the situation with the black hand behind his back, and the king of Qi is too strong about the emperor's **, and he has always had a trace of unrealistic illusions about the holy lord, and he is full of resistance to self-exile to the north, so if nothing else, as long as Yuwenshu describes a better future for the king of Qi with rhetoric, the king of Qi will definitely not be able to resist the temptation, "tied up". But Wei Fusi is not good at being outspoken, and his inner struggle can also be seen from King Qi's malaise, so it is better to be tactful, so as not to anger the King of Qi, who is on the verge of getting out of control, and cause the persuasion to fail.

"Although the same track Gong was defeated in Michi, Tongguan was in an emergency, and the situation in the eastern capital was extremely sinister, Xu Gong was more concerned about the Grand Canal and the Tongji Canal." While walking side by side with Wei Fusi, King Qi said in a low and melancholy tone, "Duke Xu hopes that Gu will immediately lead his army into the Xingyang battlefield, and join forces with King Xun (Yang Qing), Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang), and Shunzheng Gong (Dong Chun) to besiege and kill the traitors, and restore the smooth flow of the Tongji Canal. ”

"What promise did Duke Xu give to the king?" Wei Fusi stopped and asked anxiously.

King Qi's brows furrowed even deeper, and he hesitated.

"If Duke Xu generously promised and was willing to help the king enter the East Palace, it would be an outright lie." Wei Fusi unceremoniously pointed to the point, "When Prince Yuande died, the king naturally inherited the imperial throne and entered the East Palace, but what was the result?" In comparison, at that time, the Holy Lord still had high hopes for the king, and the conditions for the king to enter the East Palace were the best, but how many people obstructed it, or even deliberately framed it? Is Xu Gong one of the obstructors? Now the contradiction between the Holy Lord and the King is fierce, and they are strangers, especially after the outbreak of this mutiny, the King is even more decisive and coerces the Grand Canal to threaten the Holy Lord. Will Duke Xu help the king enter the East Palace? ”

King Qi's face was gloomy, hesitant, hesitant, and his mood was heavy, as if he was carrying a big mountain, his steps were difficult, and he was shaking.

Wei Fusi didn't want to "chase" too hard, so he didn't dare to put too much pressure, so he closed his mouth after finishing speaking, giving King Qi time to think about the trade-offs.

King Qi walked with his hands in his hands, walked a few steps heavily, and suddenly woke up from his thoughts, and asked in a low voice, "What did Aiqing gain from this trip to the Eastern Capital?" ”

"It's a lot." Wei Fusi did not hide it, and told him in detail what he saw and heard on the battlefield in the Eastern Capital.

"If the decisive battle of Michi is based on the strategy of white hair, Wei Wensheng will definitely be wiped out, Yang Xuangan will be able to get the maximum result at the minimum cost, and even now he has been in Tongguan, however, Yang Xuangan is too confident, the decisive battle has not yet ended, and he began to send troops to besiege and kill Bai Fa, and as a result, he moved a stone to hit his own feet, Wei Wensheng counterattacked, killed Yang Xuanting, and completely annihilated Yang Xuangan's main force, and the decisive battle with the victory in hand finally fell short, Wei Wensheng broke through and left, Bai Fa evacuated overnight, Yang Xuangan failed to completely annihilate the opponent, He lost his strongest ally again, and was hit hard, and the good situation was completely buried by his thoughts. ”

Wei Fusi looked at the King of Qi with a cloudy expression, and said, "The Great King still remembers that when he was in Qi County, Bai Hai successfully predicted this mutiny, and predicted that this mutiny would end in failure. Judging from the current situation, Bai Hai's prediction is correct, Yang Xuangan will soon be defeated, and his too fast defeat not only affects Bai Hai's northward transfer, but also affects the development plan of the king. If nothing else, even if the king wants to go into self-exile and go north to the border, I am afraid that it will be difficult, and it is very likely that it will eventually evolve into real exile. ”

As soon as these words came out, King Qi's face changed greatly, and he asked in surprise, "Real exile?" Do you want to deprive Lone of Qiē and send Lone to hell? ”

"For the king, the so-called real exile means that the power is limited to the greatest extent." Wei Fusi sighed, "In our plan, if the king can always control the military and government of the northern Xinjiang and become the king of the northern frontier, he will be able to dominate the northern Xinjiang in the shortest possible time, and this is the biggest benefit we are trying to use this mutiny to grab, but this requires a premise, that is, Yang Xuangan can go west into Guanzhong and can continue this mutiny until this winter, and the continuous deterioration of the domestic situation will inevitably give the Holy Lord and the center an unprecedented heavy blow, and the national strength may fall into a desperate situation of collapse because of this, This will inevitably affect the relations between the north and the south, and affect the border suppression, and the holy lord and the center can only compromise and make concessions to the king in desperation. On the contrary, the king is very passive, and even if the Holy Lord and the center agree to the king's request, they will limit the king's power, which is very detrimental to the king's development. ”

King Qi's mood suddenly fell into a trough. Just now he was struggling with whether to return to Beijing, not to mention returning to Beijing now, it is difficult to even go north to the border to achieve his wish, and the north to the border may become a real exile, and the real exile is a disaster for the king of Qi, imagine if the king of Qi is deposed as a soldier of the Great Wall, how much hope does he have for a comeback?

Faced with reality, the king of Qi had to abandon a qiē unrealistic fantasy. As Wei Fusi said, if Yang Xuangan enters Guanzhong, this mutiny will continue, of course, it is beneficial to King Qi, otherwise, it is not beneficial, but harmful, and the Holy Lord and the center who have freed up their hands will soon liquidate all opponents and potential opponents in the political government, and King Qi is the opponent, and the opponents are among the liquidations, and the fate of the King of Qi can be imagined. At the beginning, the reason why Bai Fa actively asked for troops to enter the eastern capital was to help Yang Xuangan enter the pass, so as to win the best situation for King Qi to "grab profits", but the plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, and the luck is not good, Yang Xuangan is still defeated in an instant, so the King of Qi put himself to death, and the shape was reversed in an instant, in vain.

"What's going to happen?" King Qi's face turned pale and he asked in fear.

Now he knows why Wei Fusi came galloping day and night, there is no way, if it is a little later, if he agrees to Yuwenshu in a vague way, the result will inevitably be more passive, and he will not even have a chance to escape death. Fortunately, he was indecisive and couldn't make up his mind for a long time, fortunately, Li Shanheng and Li Baiyao tried their best to dissuade him, but fortunately, Wei Fusi came back very timely, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Now the king still has some initiative." Wei Fusi stroked his long beard and said calmly, "As long as the king is firm in his determination and fully grasps these initiatives, there is still the possibility of going north to the border." ”

King Qi smiled bitterly, lonely and sad, "Now Lone's goal is to go north to the border." "Compared with being imprisoned in a cage, people are not like people and ghosts, and life is worse than death, there is more or less a glimmer of life in the north, and you can still gallop on the vast desert on horseback, and you can fly freely like an eagle, and you can also fight bloody horse leather shrouds to protect your family and defend the country, and you can live with dignity, and living with dignity has become the last luxury of King Qi.

"As long as the king goes north to the border, everything is possible." Wei Fusi confidently encouraged the King of Qi, "With the failure of the two Eastern Crusades and the deterioration of the domestic situation with the outbreak of this mutiny, the relationship between the North and the South will inevitably deteriorate rapidly, and the pace of the invasion of the Northern Captives will inevitably become faster and faster. A certain person who believes in the gray hair predicts that the Civil War is about to break out, and even if it does not break out in the next two years, it is still very likely in the next three or four years. As long as the Great War breaks out, the king will inevitably rise and dominate the northern frontier

King Qi shook his hand at Wei Fusi, he was not interested in these words of encouragement, "At present, there is very little initiative in the hands of Lone, if Yang Xuangan is unable to kill Tongguan for a long time, the shape will begin to be beneficial to Dongdu, and Lone will be at a loss." ”

"King, I have good news for you." Wei Fusi said with a smile, "Shun Zhenggong (Dong Chun) has already captured Jindi Pass and controlled the Tongji Canal, whether the Grand Canal will be unblocked immediately is in the mind of Duke Xu." ”

King Qi was overjoyed, "Really? When did Shun Zhenggong conquer the Jindi Pass? Why didn't Lone get the news? ”

Wei Fusi smiled and said nothing, but he secretly slandered himself in his heart. If you receive this news in advance and tell Xu Gong, the only initiative you have will be given away by you, and eventually you will become the living dead, and we will all become dead souls under the knife.

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