Cui Chen's intentions were unexpected, and he wanted to take advantage of this crisis to get Cui to leave the Yue Palace, and try his best to escape the increasingly cruel and hopeless battle for the imperial throne.

Cui Chuzhi pondered for a long time, and said, "Tell Hebei immediately." ”

The situation is critical, Cui Zhen wants to "cut first and then play", Cui Chuzhi is helpless, but the matter is serious, even if he wants to tell his father Cui Hongsheng who is far away in Hebei as soon as possible, he must first figure out what Cui Chen's "hole card" is, why do you want to make such a huge concession to the Xianbei people, in addition, the Xianbei people are not idiots, what falls from the sky is not necessarily a "pie", it may also be a thousand catties of boulders, Xianbei people may not be in the middle of the plan, and once Cui Zhen is self-defeating, move a stone to hit his own feet, then it will be a big trouble.

"I'm a little puzzled." Cui asked cautiously, "Why did you suddenly make such an astonishing decision?" ”

"Extrapolating from the current shape, it is very likely that Shiro's prediction will come true." Cui Zhen sighed bitterly, "What do you do to defend the eastern capital?" In the Imperial City and the Guard, who can you trust? ”

Cui Chuzhi saw despair in Cui Zhen's eyes, and secretly frightened, "Have you talked to Gong Xin (Zheng Yuanshou)?" ”

Cui Zhen shook his hand.

"In Henan, on the front line of Tongji Canal, our cooperation has been quite effective." Cui Zhizhi was surprised, "In today's crisis, Xingyang is more difficult, if Liyang matters, Xingyang is the brunt, it is even more difficult, Xin Gong should have foresight, should have greater expectations for the cooperation between us." ”

Cui Zhen glanced at Cui Chuzhi, his eyes were cold, and he said lightly, "It is precisely because he is very pessimistic about the future situation that he chose to give up cooperation."

"What's the explanation?" Cui Chuzhi asked eagerly.

"We are trapped in the ship of King Yue, and King Yue is obviously a victim in the battle for imperial domination, this is obvious." Cui Zhen shook his head, his tone was sad, "Something happened in the Eastern Capital, affecting or guiding the interruption of the Second Eastern Crusade, and the King of Yue is the scapegoat, on the contrary, if the Second Eastern Crusade is victorious, the King of Yue will work hard and make great achievements, and it seems that he is closer to the imperial system, but in fact, he has become the target of the public and the target, and under the siege from all sides, it is difficult not to die." ”

Cui Chuzhi said without thinking, "This is not a reason for us to flee, since ancient times, anyone who has won the imperial throne with difficulty needs luck and miracles. ”

"We have no luck, let alone miracles." Cui Zhen glared at Cui Chuzhi, very dissatisfied with his blind confidence, "If Bai's prediction comes true, King Yue is finished, and we are finished, so it is natural that Xin Gong (Zheng Yuanshou) intends to keep a distance from us at this moment." ”

"In this case, how could the Xianbei people jump into the fire pit and bury King Yue with him?" Cui Chu shook his head again and again, "Ruobai's prediction has all come true, we can clearly see that there must be the shadow of Xianbei people behind Liyang, and even, there are some Xianbei people who are allies of Liyang, such as Yuyang Gong (Yuan Honghei), so this crisis is very likely to be a joint effort between Liyang and Xianbei people, and this can also explain why when we entered the Yue Wangfu, why the Xianbei people left without a sound, because they knew that the pit in the Yue Wangfu was enough to eat us in two." Cui Chuzhi said this, stretched out his hands at Cui Xun, and made a "clear" gesture, "In that case, do you think An Changgong (Yuan Wendu) will still accept your conditions?" ”

"If all of Bai's predictions come true, there will be no victor in this mutiny, everyone will kill each other, and in the end they will all pay a heavy price, and the foundation of the national will be shaken." Cui Zhen said coldly, "In fact, when the Xianbei people set up this bureau, they will inevitably make this worst-case plan, and they must make multiple preparations to ensure their core interests, so it is foreseeable that some Xianbei people will participate in the mutiny, some Xianbei people will be loyal to the Holy Lord, and some Xianbei people will step on two boats, left and right, in short, the Yuan family and the eight surnamed Xungui will never gamble all their belongings." ”

It is common sense that eggs cannot be put in the same basket, and of course Cui Chuzhi knows, but the question is, "What is the position of An Changgong (Yuan Wendu)?" Do you think he's loyal to the Lord? ”

Cui Zhen nodded without hesitation.

Cui Chuzhi immediately admonished, "As far as I know, in Bai's prediction of the future of Middle-earth, he did not make a choice for the imperial system, although he tried every means to pull the king of Qi to the northern frontier, but the purpose was to resist the northern captives, in order to deal with the future war between the north and the south, not to regard him as the future lord of Middle-earth." ”

Cui Zhizhi stubbornly believes that the Cui clan is a behemoth in politics, and that in the past hundreds of years, the Cui clan has directly or indirectly influenced and even determined the change of the imperial system of successive dynasties, and in today's crisis, the Cui clan cannot lose courage and confidence because of temporary setbacks, and should rise to the occasion, and escaping from the battle for the imperial throne will not help the Cui clan reverse the political predicament, on the contrary, it may make the Cui clan decline faster.

"I think you don't really understand Shiro's predictions about the future." Cui Zhengse said, "Bai's prediction is not the result, but the process. In Bai's deduction, he was extremely pessimistic about the situation in Middle-earth in the next few years, believing that Middle-earth would fall into division and war, and the great cause of reunification would collapse. If his prediction came true, what was the future of Middle-earth? ”

Cui Chuzhi didn't speak, contemplating.

If Bai's prediction comes true, the future of Middle-earth will be a battle for hegemony, and whether it can be unified again depends on the will of heaven. In such a context, as a wealthy family in Middle-earth, Cui's important mission is to find a new true son, and the old dynasty has turned into historical dust in the eyes of Cui's family. Cui Zhen is obviously recognizing and accepting the future predicted by Bai, and this is the root cause of his opportunity to help Cui escape from the battle for imperial domination, he wants to "collect" Cui's strength, gather together, and wait and see how the situation changes, if Bai's prediction is fulfilled one by one, and the great cause of unification will collapse inexorably, then Cui will be ready to join the competition for hegemony, on the contrary, retreat is advancing, which is a common political means, and the temporary "escape" can ⊥ Cui's turn passive into active, In order to win more initiative in the future battle for imperial dominance.

It's just that why has Cui Zhen's view on the future of Middle-earth changed so incredibly at this critical moment today?

"You are completely hopeless about the situation in the Eastern Capital?" Cui Chuzhi was in a heavy mood and his tone was sad.

Cui Zhen closed his eyes, shook his head again and again, and sighed, "The inducer of this storm may be Yue Gong (Yang Xuangan), but it is the Eastern Capital that brews this storm and pushes it to explode, and everyone in the Eastern Capital hopes that this storm will explode at the most appropriate moment they need in order to achieve their respective goals, among them, ......" Cui Zhen opened his eyes suddenly, his voice was low and obscure, "including us." In our hearts, do we also hope for a big storm that will sweep through the eastern capital? Have we been consciously or unconsciously driving this storm over the past few years? Today, do we also desperately hope that this storm will explode in the eastern capital? ”

Cui felt suffocated, and his breathing suddenly became heavy. Indeed, whether they admit it or not, it is true, everyone wants to have a storm, and they all want to use the storm to destroy each other, and as a result, everyone works together to create a storm, as for whether they can kill their opponents in the storm, it depends on their own abilities, and the Cui clan is obviously at a disadvantage, and under the calculations of the Holy Lord and many political enemies, they have to jump into the "big pit" of King Yue. The next fact is that as long as the storm breaks out, the eastern capital is chaotic, and the Second Eastern Crusade falls short, then Yang Tong, the king of Yue, will inevitably take responsibility, and as the actual control of the Yue Wangfu and the actual control of the situation in the eastern capital, Shi Cui Chen, the governor of the Yue Wangfu and the Boling Cui clan behind him, will become the real scapegoat, and the Boling Cui clan is very likely to be destroyed under the siege of a group of "tiger wolves".

This is the reason why Cui Yu immediately had a strong crisis after hearing Li Fengyun's prediction, that is, Cui Hongsheng established a formal cooperation with Li Fengyun immediately after his comeback, and it is the reason why Cui Yu decisively decided to "escape" from the dispute for imperial control after Li Fengyun captured Yique Daozhì Eastern Capital and the situation deteriorated suddenly. Although Li Fengyun gave them predictions, gave them warnings, and gave them help within their ability, Li Fengyun couldn't change their fate, and only they could change their fate.

"We're embattled and cornered." Cui continued, "If Fan Zigai's compromise is viewed in the context of this storm, he is deliberately pushing us deeper into the trap. The power is given to us, and the responsibility is also given to us, and correspondingly, if something happens to Dongdu, our guilt will be greater. ”

Fan Zigai dug a "pit" in front, Li Hun and Zheng Yuanshou of the Weifu "pushed" in the back, and when the storm broke out, there would be more people who fell into the well, and it was difficult for the Cui family not to die, so Cui Zhen was scared and couldn't wait, and he didn't have time to discuss with Cui Hongsheng who was far away in Hebei, and even the elders of the clan who were far away in Boling's hometown.

"In such a critical situation, how could An Changgong (Yuan Wendu) come forward?" The more transparent Cui Chuzhi looked, the less confident he was.

"There's a bottom line for everything." Cui Zhen sneered repeatedly, and his tone was also angry, "Fan Zigai's bottom line is that Dongdu can't be lost, and Yuanwendu is the same, if Dongdu is lost, everyone will die together and the jade will be burned, which is obviously a result that everyone is unwilling to accept." ”

Cui Chuzhi understands that Cui Zhen is desperate, so he can only coerce some people with the survival of Dongdu, if you want me to die, I will die with Dongdu, Dongdu is dead, everyone is done, no one wants to be alone.

"We are now passive, at a disadvantage, and compromising and retreating will only make the opponent more proud and arrogant." Cui Chuzhi said worriedly, "I'm afraid this trip will not be as expected." ”

Cui Zhen nodded, his tone was cold, "But this road must be run, and they must be let know that at a critical moment, the Cui family would rather die together and burn the jade and stones, and never let some people step on my Cui family's corpse for personal gain." ”

Cui Chu thought for a moment and said, "It's useless to threaten, when it's time to use the knife, you must use the knife." ”

Cui Zhen's eyes showed a hint of murderous aura, "Bai has already entered the customs, try my best to get in touch with him, and tell him that as long as he reaches the eastern capital, he will be able to make his wish come true." ”

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