Under the current situation, it is very important to maintain a peaceful relationship between the North and the South, for the "main peace faction", it is urgent for time to solve the crisis in the eastern capital and the crisis in the northwest, which is the premise of stabilizing the domestic political situation and restoring national strength, and for the "main battle faction", it is urgent for time to launch the first Eastern Crusade, as long as the Eastern Crusade is won, the Middle Earth can concentrate on fighting the Northern Captives, in order to have an advantage in the upcoming Northern and Southern War, once the Holy Lord and the reformers win the Great Northern War, the political crisis will inevitably be reversed, Therefore, the two sides have a consensus on the suppression of northern Xinjiang and are willing to quickly consolidate and strengthen the forces of northern Xinjiang and maintain the temporary peace of north-south relations by force.

The people of Hebei saw this very clearly, and keenly grasped the "vital point" of the Holy Lord and the center, and killed it with one blow.

What's next? Since the plan has been struck, it is impossible to stop the "footsteps" of King Qi and the white-haired thieves from going north, and the crisis in northern Xinjiang is about to break out, so of course it is necessary to compromise, "blocking" is better than "sparse", and "confrontation" is better than "cooperation"; after all, maintaining a peaceful north-south relationship is beneficial to all forces at home and abroad, and "cooperation" is imperative and the general trend.

But what is the result of "cooperation"? Can the ambitions of the desert captives in Middle-earth be curbed and weakened? How long can peaceful North-South relations last?

If the Great War between the North and the South breaks out quickly, even within the next year or two, it will definitely be a situation in which both sides will lose and the jade will be burned, which will be unfavorable to all forces at home and abroad, including the Hebei people who set up this arrangement.

In the final analysis, at present, all forces at home and abroad are trying all means to carry out political "blackmail" with the help of the "vaguely visible" Great War between the North and the South.

The conservative forces with Xijing as their "base camp" "blackmailed" reformers, while a group of "black and white thieves" such as the king of Qi and the white-haired thief from Hebei "stabbed in the back" to openly blackmail the holy lord and the center, and even the Western Turks, who were thousands of miles away, took the opportunity to "fall into the well" and "knock" the "bamboo pole" of Middle-earth.

Although the future is uncertain, the Holy Lord and the central ministers are still confident, and they are not defeated by the small setbacks in front of them at all, on the contrary, they are becoming more and more courageous, and the temporary compromise and forbearance are just preparations for the future, and the one who has the last laugh is the winner.

The Holy Lord was the first to break the silence, his expression was gloomy, and his voice was cold, "It's just a group of rabble who don't know whether they are alive or dead, but all the places in Yanbei between the upper valley and the river are all soldiers, panicked, what kind of system!" ”

When the ministers heard this, they immediately understood. The Holy Lord, as always, was decisive in killing, and the reason why he brought the important ministers together was not actually to discuss any countermeasures, but that he wanted to set the "tone" and draw conclusions, so that everyone could follow and implement them, and there would be no more objections.

The Holy Lord did not take it seriously with the fact that the white-haired thieves were in trouble in the north and south, and the "rabble" set a very low "tone", obviously not believing in the local reports. As a matter of fact, in order to shirk their responsibilities, local officials often exaggerate their statements in their reports, lie about the military situation, and mix a large amount of "water."

Since it is a rabble, a few small thieves, it is not worth mentioning, the center should not and there is no need to meddle, this is a local matter, and it should be handled by the local government.

The Holy Lord turned a blind eye, listened to it and did not hear it, and directly acted as an "ostrich", delegating power to the local government, and letting Zhuo County Shanggu and Hejian County deal with it, but in fact, it was Zhuo County who left behind Duan Da to deal with this matter. The meaning behind this is very straightforward, the Holy Lord has a countermeasure, the specific executor is Duan Da, and the others should not "interfere", do what you should do, whether you are the main peace faction or the main battle faction, don't waste time by arguing meaninglessly.

Seeing that the important ministers had no objections, the Holy Lord continued, "The Imperial Decree ordered the county to quickly eliminate the thieves and maintain peace in the territory. ”

Yu Shiji, the waiter of the inner history, bowed down and promised.

Even if this matter is dealt with, the core decision-making level of the center will no longer discuss it, but the more simple the decision, the more intense the political game behind it, not to mention that the Holy Lord will pay close attention to the development of the situation in Yanbei and even Northern Xinjiang, and several other core ministers should also start from their own political positions and political interests, show their skills, show their powers, and do their best to promote the development of the situation in Yanbei and even Northern Xinjiang in the direction of their own interests.

"Dongdu will urge again." The Holy Lord said, "Since the sailor has entered the Eastern Capital, don't wait any longer, and order the two chiefs to come to protect Zhou Fashang, and make a quick decision, don't delay any longer." ”

Yu Shiji promised again.

"The overall situation of the Eastern Capital has basically been decided." Holy Lord turn! Looking at Pei Shiju, his tone gradually turned calm, "The top priority is to solve the crisis in the northwest, can Aiqing have a way to save it?" ”

Pei Shiju bowed and saluted, "Holy Lord, the situation in the northwest is complicated, and it is necessary to make decisions lightly, so as not to rush and aggravate the crisis." The minister intends to go to the northwest in person, and deal with specific problems to ensure that nothing goes wrong. ”

As soon as these words came out, a group of important ministers were surprised. The core of the central government is in charge of the northwest, which is a major event of the country and is related to the interests of the country.

In an instant, the important ministers had various interpretations of Pei Shiju's westward journey, especially Su Wei, his eyes immediately "changed", and then Pei Yun, the imperial historian, and Xiao Yu, the waiter of the inner history, were also speechless, with complicated eyes. However, Yu Shiji, the servant of the Inner History, Shangshu Zuo Shilang, Guyi, and the general of the Right Guard, Zhao Cai, showed excitement in their eyes, and it was obvious that they saw more benefits from it.

"To the Northwest in person?" The Holy Lord pretended to groan for a long time and asked, "What is the explanation?" ”

Pei Shiju immediately told him in detail about his westward journey in order to win the full support of the core of the center.

The core purpose of the westward strategy was to consolidate and strengthen the alliance with the Western Turks, so as to form a trend of east-west sandwiching the desert to the north to force the east. The Turkic compromise effectively eased the current tensions between the North and the South.

The real purpose of the westward strategy was to force Xijing to accept a compromise with limited conditions in Dongdu, so as to effectively ease the fierceness between conservatism and reform, and win temporary stability in the political situation in the two capitals.

If Pei Shiju's westward journey is successful, the current deteriorating domestic and foreign situation can be effectively contained or even reversed, so that Middle-earth can win valuable time to recuperate, and quickly restore the national strength that has been seriously depleted. As long as the national strength is restored, Middle-earth will be able to gain an advantage in the Great War of the North and the South, and once the Western Turks are attacked by the Persians, it will be difficult to balance the beginning and the end, so Middle-earth will be able to concentrate its forces on the Northern Expedition, sweep the desert, and achieve great achievements through the ages.

The ideal is very "plump", but the reality is very "skinny", whether it is an alliance with the Western Turks, or the two capitals "peace", are based on the "resources" to the western Xinjiang a large number of "tilt", if there is no such foundation, there is no supply of a large number of "resources", even if Pei Shiju's westward journey has completed the goal, the hard-won situation has not been maintained, short-lived, fleeting, and the next must face a more serious crisis, because the Middle Earth has not fulfilled its promises, and the Eastern Capital has also reneged on its promises, and the result can be imagined.

Therefore, it is useless for the Holy Lord Pei Shiju to be alone, he must convince the entire central core layer to let all the core ministers put the interests of Middle-earth and the kingdom first, and for this reason, they will not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of themselves and the group to which they belong.

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At the beginning of August, at dusk, I took the urgently prepared edict of Pei Shiju's westward journey and asked the Holy Lord to review it.

This was originally the matter of Yu Shiji, the servant of the internal history, but Yu Shiji "pushed" it to Feng Deyi, obviously the holy lord had the intention of "summoning" Feng Deyi, but the holy lord did not say it for some reason, but just gave Yu Shiji a hint, fortunately, the monarch and ministers are very "", Yu Shiji understands in his heart, and he understands it at one point.

Feng Deyi was nervous, waiting for the verdict of fate.

After reading the recital, the Holy Lord put his hand on the desk, raised his head and asked, "Does Aiqing know about the white-haired thief?" ”

Feng Deyi's heart contracted suddenly, and then beat wildly, suffocating, and suddenly he felt dizzy. This question is not asked casually, it is full of strong killing intent, and if Feng Deyi's answer is a little careless, it may bring blood and light to the Hebei wealthy family and himself.

"Holy Lord, the identity of the white-haired thief is far more complicated than you think." Feng Deyi didn't dare to hesitate, and replied without thinking, "But behind him, he is definitely not from Hebei, because Hebei people are also chess in this game of chess, there is no doubt about this." ”

The Holy Lord frowned slightly, and bowed slightly. It was precisely because the Holy Lord saw that the Hebei people were also the "chess" in this layout, so he summoned Feng Deyi. In fact, after careful scrutiny of this matter, it is not difficult to find that if the Holy Lord kills the Hebei people and breaks with the Hebei people, who will hurt the most? Hurt the Holy Lord himself the most, and he will lose the support of the Hebei people. Who are the beneficiaries? There is only Xijing, only about the Longren.

"Why are Hebei people willing to play chess?" The Holy Lord asked, "What is Aiqing's speculation about this?" ”

It is impossible for Feng Deyi to mention the secret between the white-haired thief Li Yao and the King of Qi, if this is said, the Li clan of Zhaojun will not be able to tell it clearly, and he will suffer from it. However, Feng Deyi also indirectly confirmed his speculation from Pei Shiju's reply to himself, without mentioning the white-haired thief. Feng Deyi has been a member of the Inner History Society in the center for 18 years, and has personally experienced one politics after another since the end of the emperor's reign, and knows a lot of secrets, including the Yulin incident, which caused a "huge" little secret soldier.

Pei Shiju has been in the center for a long time, and he has been in charge of foreign affairs for two generations of emperors, so you can imagine how many unknown "resources" he has in his hands, among which the secret army is one of the important resources that Pei Shiju can control. It is precisely because Pei Shiju has mastered the secret army that he has an advantage in information, is feared by his allies and political enemies, and can stand tall in politics.

Of course, Feng Deyi will not "" Pei Shiju, it is Yushu who he wants to "betray".

"Shengshang, in Yulin back then, there was a lot of uproar...... "Feng Deyi" stopped at the point.

The Holy Lord was surprised, and his memory was opened by Feng Deyi's sudden half-sentence, and his face suddenly froze. In the high-level, the political game is always fierce and cruel, today it is still hello and me, talk about joy, tomorrow is the enemy of life and death, draw the knife against each other. Who dares to use "North-South relations" as a chapter? Who will use the "Great North" for political blackmail? Who can afford to use the interests of Middle-earth and the kingdom as a "bargaining chip" for political transactions? Only the high-rise.

In the Yulin Incident that year, the two generations of political tycoons in China and Turkey were all involved, the former ministers of the first emperor and the cronies of the Holy Lord fought fiercely, and the stubborn conservative forces and the radical reform pioneers fought bloodily, and even the first meritorious minister of Middle Earth, Gao Gong, died in it, so you can imagine the fierce struggle.

In that fight, the Holy Lord and the reformers had the last laugh, but doesn't it mean that the contradictions disappear and the hatred disappears?

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