On the fourth day of the eighth month, late at night, outside the small city of Zeban, the camp of reinforcements from Zhuo County.

Lu Junxian galloped from Andingyi and urgently met with Duan Da, who was left behind in Zhuo County. Duan Da and Wu Benlang have been waiting in the camp for a long time, and they thought that Ying Yanglang would send a personal guard to be a messenger, but they didn't expect that it was Lu Junxian of the Fan Yang Lu clan who acted as a messenger, and the information contained in this was complicated.

Lu Junxian was in his forties, in his prime, he was also a figure in the Fanyang Lu family's Zhufang system, he had been a local official, and he had also served in the central government, and later went to Weifu as an eagle Yang Lang general and participated in the Eastern Expedition, but it was the Eastern Expedition that buried his career, because he abandoned his division and fled in the Sashui War, he returned alone, and was imprisoned, and was in danger of being beheaded. Fortunately, the Fan Yang Lu clan has Lu Chu, the right Shilang of Shangshu, in the center, and Lu Junye, the Sixun servant of the Ministry of Officials, is his own brother, and with the "protection" of these high-level magnates, Lu Junxian was lucky to save his life, removed his name from the people, and went home to "farm".

Lu Junxian was born in the five super wealthy families in Middle-earth, and his identity is very noble, and Duan Da and Yin Shishi are both Northwest martial artists who started with military merits, and they are both from the official family of Wuwei in Hexi, Duan and Yin are considered to be prestigious families in the Northwest, but in Middle Earth, compared with the super wealthy Fanyang Lu family, that is the difference between the crow and the phoenix, and the difference in aristocratic rank is too great, so Duan Da and Yin Shishi heard that Lu Junxian asked to see him outside the gate, and they greeted him without hesitation.

Although the first emperor abolished the foundation of the aristocratic hierarchy in the name of reform, the "Nine Grades Zhongzheng System", but the politics of the gate lord clan has long become a part of the civilization of Middle-earth, integrated into the soul and flowing in the blood, if you want to wash them thoroughly, it will not only take a long time, but also need to be tempered by blood and fire.

After entering the handsome tent, Lu Junxian handed over a letter written in the name of Hou Mo Chen Wei. Duan Da and Yin Shi Shi Shi hurriedly looked at it, and they all realized the seriousness of the problem.

Hou Mo Chen Wei urgently reported that this afternoon, the rebels moved frequently between the Juma River, Yishui and Laishui, especially on the Yishui River, and the rebels crossing the river were even denser, with no end in sight. However, according to the analysis of a large amount of information from the scouts, the rebels did not concentrate their forces on the south bank of the Juma River, but took a large number of troops. Transferred to the west of Laishui, there seemed to be signs of retreating to Puyin before the Zhuojun reinforcements arrived at the Juma River.

If it weren't for the military intelligence report of the third Yanbei in early August, Duan Da and Yin Shishi would definitely not think too much about this information, but at this moment, they couldn't help but give full play to their imagination, and then they all thought of a possibility, the tiger away from the mountain, and the white-haired thief might be moving the tiger away from the mountain.

Why did the white-haired thief suddenly attack Gaoyang? Why set up a position to block the Juma River? It is to induce Zhuojun to make a misjudgment of the battle situation, so that Zhuojun Left-behind Mansion makes the wrong decision to rush to Gaoyang, so that when the Zhuojun reinforcements forcibly cross the Juma River and kill Gaoyang violently, the white-haired thieves can concentrate the main force and attack Linshuo Palace from the two directions of Yanbei and Shanggu.

Of course, the rebels in the direction of Yanbei are mainly to contain the Yanbei Zhenshu army, so that the Yanbei Zhenshu army will not have the opportunity to reinforce the Linshuo Palace, and Duan Da and Yin Shishi are also unable to return because they are supporting Gaoyang, even if they rush back to help, it is estimated that they will be blocked by the rebels on the front line of the Juma River, so that the defensive strength of the Linshuo Palace is very thin and somewhat precarious, and the safety of the Holy Lord and the Palace cannot be guaranteed. Although with the strength of the rebels, the white-haired thief may not be able to kill outside the Linshuo Palace, and the Holy Lord and the center may not be worried about their lives, but the white-haired thief's posture of "killing the king" is very terrifying, and the slap in the face is terrible, and in the end, regardless of whether the Holy Lord and the center withdraw from the Linshuo Palace, this matter will deal a heavy blow to the authority of the Holy Lord, and politically it will make the center "worse" and embarrassed.

The Yin Shishi had a strong thought from this, he couldn't go south anymore, and he couldn't rush to support Gao Yang, because there was too much mystery in it, and even if he was a martial general of the Wei Mansion, he could smell the conspiracy from it. The safety of the Holy Lord and the Center is of paramount importance, and his mission is to ensure the safety of the Holy Lord and the Center, so even if the Holy Lord orders him to rescue Gao Yang, he will disobey Yang and Yin at this moment. He was afraid that something would happen, that his guess was right, and once the guess became a reality, his head would fall off and be worthless, but the safety of the Holy Lord and the center could not be threatened under any circumstances.

Duan Da knew far more secrets than the Yin World Master, so his deduction of the situation was far more complicated than that of the Yin World Master. In Duan Da's opinion, this layout is very terrifying, and the real target of the person who did this layout is the Holy Lord and the center, not the Eastern Capital, so Yang Xuangan is just a bait, and the Eastern Capital Mutiny is just an illusion, and the storm that happened in the Jingshi is very likely to cover up today's "Killing the King" conspiracy.

So who is the layout? Who is the Kingkiller? The answer is actually self-explanatory. But this is not the most terrifying, the most terrifying thing is that whether it is around the Holy Lord, or inside the palace, or even in Youzhou, there are "political enemies" everywhere, and these "figures" will show their hideous faces as long as the time is right, just like those aristocratic bureaucrats who supported Yang Xuangan in the storm in the Eastern Capital, they showed their fangs and sharp teeth overnight, and the lethality was very amazing.

From this, it can be seen that the white-haired thief is not terrible, and the rabble led by the white-haired thief is not terrible, but what is terrible is the traitor hidden around the Holy Lord, the "enemy" hidden inside the center, and the traitor lurking in the Praetorian Guard, the Guardian Forbidden Army, and the Xiaoguo Army.

The more Duan Da thought about it, the more panicked he became, but this was an illusion after all, there was no evidence, let alone facts, and it couldn't be played, so the most realistic, safest and safest way to do it was to stand still, wait and see what happened, and once there was a change, he could actively deal with it, so as not to panic, let alone cause a disaster, after all, Gaoyang Palace is just one of the many palaces of the Holy Lord, even if it is turned into ruins, its value is very limited, and the most that can be investigated is not good for rescue, but the safety of the Holy Lord and the center is infinitely valuable, and there can be no loss at all, As long as you lose a little, it is also a big crime to kill your head, and you can't afford it.

How can I stay put? It is necessary to have sufficient reasons to stand still, to think well about the way back, and to do everything possible to shirk responsibility.

Duan Da thought of King Qi. The Holy Lord ordered the King of Qi to rush to the aid of Gaoyang. Where is King Qi now? In the area of Qinghe County and Xindu County in Hebei, between Yongji Canal and Zhangshui, it is only three or four days away from Gaoyang Manchurian, but the Holy Lord's edict needs to be passed on for time, so according to the current marching speed of the Zhuojun reinforcements, by the time the King of Qi arrives in Gaoyang, there is no longer his business.

This is obviously to rob the King of Qi for his merits, and openly offend the King of Qi, although the King of Qi is of little value in the eyes of these high-level officials, and if he offends, he will be offended, but the problem is that Duan Da is helping the Holy Lord to actively create the conditions for the Third Eastern Crusade, and the King of Qi's northward march to the border is one of the effective hands to create these conditions, so it is necessary for Duan Da to give the credit for rescuing Gao Yang to the King of Qi, rather than taking it for himself.

Duan Da had a plan, his mood stabilized, and he exchanged glances with the dignified Yin World Master, and after gaining a tacit understanding, he immediately turned his eyes to Lu Junxian and asked, "Do you know anything about white-haired thieves?" ”

Lu Junxian shook his head without thinking, "I don't know anything. ”

Duan Da secretly despised himself, knowing that these Youyan wealthy families and Hebei wealthy families are all "nostrils out of the air", although there are contradictions and conflicts in regional interests, but they are surprisingly consistent in their position towards Guanlong people, considering that there may be a terrible conspiracy behind the white-haired thieves and Taihang Lianglu, and the participants in it must be indispensable Shandong people, so Duan Da is very cautious, and he is more and more cautious when he tries to probe.

"I received news from Yanbei yesterday that the army of white-haired thieves suddenly came out of Qiyishui, burned and plundered on both sides of Sangganshui, and the situation in Yanbei was suddenly tense, and if it continued to deteriorate, it would inevitably threaten the safety of Yanbei Town." Duan Da said worriedly, "We speculate from this that Ulcheng and Pingshu on the Qiyi River line, and Flying Fox and Lingqiu in the south of Flying Fox may have all fallen. Speaking of this, Duan Da looked at Lu Junxian and asked, "I wonder if you have any news about this?" ”

Lu Junxian looked surprised and shook his head again and again, "It's the first time I've heard such amazing news. I didn't expect the white-haired thief to be so rampant, and he actually killed Yanbei and endangered Yanbei Town, which is unbelievable. Then he put on a puzzled face, "A little Qilu thief, with a team across the river to the north, thousands of miles, unknowingly arrived in the upper valley, what kind of means is this?" What's even more unbelievable is that how did the white-haired thief cross Taihang Mountain and enter Yanbei? If you go to Changshan Pass, you will inevitably pass through Boling, but why doesn't Boling know anything? Could it be that the white-haired thief and his hundreds of thousands of horses are ghosts in the night? ”

Duan Da couldn't help but want to curse, what do you mean? Deliberately provoking and openly pulling hatred? The wealthy family in Hebei will "pit" you Youyan Gaomen without saying anything, and you want to take revenge on yourself, what are you doing with me?

"Changshan Pass?" Duan Da's face suddenly became serious, "Do you have evidence?" As long as there is evidence, so-and-so will report to the Holy Lord, to those with? Thieves who collude and act as traitors will be severely punished. ”

"No, so-and-so just said it casually." Lu Junxian vetoed it, and then sighed in a low voice, "The white-haired thief killed Yanbei, Yanbei will be in chaos, and once Yanbei is in chaos, it will not only endanger Yanbei Town, but also affect the situation in the entire northern Xinjiang, its importance can be imagined, but the strange thing is that Xiangyuan Gong did not do his best to support Yanbei, kill the traitors, and take care of his own internal affairs, but personally led the army south to support Gaoyang and took care of Hebei's idle affairs, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?" ”

Lu Junxian's sarcastic words, listening to Duan Da's ears, had a deep meaning. Obviously, Youyan's wealthy family pays more attention to Yanbei and cares more about Yanbei's stability, which is related to their vital interests, and because of this, Duan Da realized that the future situation in Yanbei is more complicated than he imagined, and the conservative position of Youyan's wealthy family on the relationship between the north and the south will definitely bring more uncertainty to his "borrowing a knife to kill" plan.

"Do you have news from Gao Yang?" Duan Da immediately asked.

Lu Junxian nodded, "According to the exact information that a certain person got, the white-haired thief attacked Gaoyang, and the target was grain and grass, not Gaoyang Palace, so far, Gaoyang Palace is still in Xu Hua's hands, safe and sound." ”

Duan Da was overjoyed and categorically decided to send troops to Ze Companion and wait and see what happened.

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