After Yu Wenshu rested for a while, he discussed the battle situation in Xingyang with the King of Qi in detail, in order to find a plan that could restore the smooth flow of the canal in the shortest possible time.

The king of Qi was blunt, the rebels were numerous, Han Shige, Gu Jue and Han Xiangguo respectively occupied the danger of Tiger Prison, Zhuzhu and Jindi, and the rebels had Yang Xuanzong of Luokoucang on the western front to give strong support, and on both sides of the Jishui on the eastern front and even on both sides of the Tongji Canal in Liangjun, there were also a large number of traitors who burned and plundered to give advice, so it seems that the reinforcements from all walks of life in the Weifu formed a situation of encirclement on all sides on the battlefield of Xingyang, but in fact, they were divided by the rebels on the entire Gyeonggi battle situation, and there was no advantage at all.

"Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang) is also at a loss in the face of a complex battle situation, so he can only divide his troops into three ways, blocking the river all the way, attacking the tiger prison all the way, and besieging Luokoucang all the way." King Qi sighed, "Qiao Gong takes care of three battlefields at the same time, and the difficulty can be imagined, so when Yang Xuangan transferred troops to reinforce the Xingyang battlefield, the sailor couldn't resist it, so he could only retreat to the big river, and let Yang Xuangan connect the Dongdu battlefield and the Xingyang battlefield again." ”

"From this point of view, Yang Xuangan's purpose in reinforcing the Xingyang battlefield is to control the Tongji Canal and cut off the Grand Canal to contain our reinforcements from all directions, so as to win more time for him to enter the pass westward." Yu Wenshu frowned and said, "Tongliang Gong (Wei Wensheng) has been defeated in Mianchi, and at present, he can only defend on the western front and barely hold on, and whether we can besiege Yang Xuangan under Tongguan depends entirely on the battle on the eastern front, and if the eastern front wants to achieve a decisive victory in the shortest possible time, it is first necessary to solve the rebels on the battlefield of Xingyang and restore the smooth flow of the Tongji Canal." ”

Speaking of this, Yuwen Shu glanced at King Qi, who was sitting in a precarious position with a stern expression, and said with a smile, "Yang Xuangan's eyes are sharp, and it is indeed a wonderful move to increase troops in Xingyang at a critical moment, but he seems to have forgotten that in Liyang, there are still 20,000 elites under the king's account." ”

King Qi was very calm, neither his mind was hot, his chest was beating loudly, nor did he put the "eating appearance" on his face, and took the opportunity to open his mouth, but talked about him left and right, talking to himself.

"Hebei thieves are rampant, especially since Yang Xuangan's mutiny cut off the Yongji Canal, the thieves in Hebei heard the wind and pounced on Liyang from all directions, trying to take advantage of the fire to rob. Before that, there were Qinghe thieves such as Zhang Jincheng, Zhang Jinshu, Wang An, and Zhao Junde, Taihang thieves such as Wang Rende and Li Wenxiang, as well as Qilu thieves such as Baifa and Wang Bo who escaped from Mengshan. Now that Yang Xuangan's rebellion has been widely known, although reinforcements from all walks of life have come one after another, they will eventually gather on the battlefield of the Eastern Capital to fight Yang Xuangan to the death, and this is a good time for traitors from all over the country to burn and kill. Therefore, all the thieves in Hebei lurked around Liyang, staring at Liyang Cang, and when the time came, they attacked again. It is foreseeable that by that time, not only will Liyangcang fall again, it will be looted by traitors, but even the Yongji Canal, which has just been restored and unblocked, will be cut off again. ”

King Qi's meaning is very straightforward, although you Yuwenshu represents the Holy Lord, you are the most powerful minister above 10,000 people in this dynasty, and you can command military and political officials at all levels, but you can't command me. I can't leave Liyang, the army under my account wants to garrison Liyangcang, to protect the safety of Yongji Canal, and I don't dare to return to the Eastern Capital without the edict of the Holy Lord, and I don't even dare to cross the Tianqian defense line to enter Gyeonggi, unless you come up with the Holy Lord's edict to allow me to return to the Eastern Capital, otherwise I suspect that you have evil intentions, you deliberately deceive me, dig a trap for me, and take advantage of this opportunity to put me to death.

Yu Wenshu smiled and bowed his head. The King of Qi is testing the "bottom line" of the Holy Lord, and the "bottom line" of the Holy Lord is based on the open betrayal of the King of Qi. First of all, the king of Qi did not openly participate in this mutiny, and secondly, the king of Qi did not use unscrupulous means to "add fuel to the fire", which made the holy lord not fall into the embarrassing situation of father and son turning against each other and the closest relatives rebelling, so that he would not lose face and lose his majesty, and he would not even have room for maneuver in politics. In addition, Xijing did not participate in this mutiny, and the local aristocratic groups in Guanlong, especially the wealthy families in Guanzhong, have not yet chosen to openly be enemies of the Holy Lord, which allows the Holy Lord to use political means to quickly resolve this storm.

Of course, just because the current shape shì is good does not mean that the next shape shì is good. The current favorable form shì was deliberately "created" by the king of Qi and the wealthy families in Guanzhong, with the purpose of "blackmailing" the holy lord and taking advantage of the fire to rob and "defraud" the greatest political interests. If Yuwenshu can't make a compromise on the interests of King Qi and the wealthy family in Guanzhong in the shortest possible time, the current situation will inevitably deteriorate rapidly, and even directly reverse in the irreparable direction, the King of Qi may turn against the Holy Lord, and the wealthy family in Guanzhong may also welcome Yang Xuangan with open arms, and the result is that the storm will get out of control, the civil war will break out, the great cause of unification will collapse, and Middle-earth will fall into division and war, and the reformers who support the Holy Lord and him, as well as the reform cause they fought for, will be reduced to nothing and turned into the dust of history.

So for Yu Wenshu, the "general environment" is good, but the political situation is very severe, how this mutiny develops next, how the storm evolves, all depend on his negotiations, and how much political interests he concedes to the King of Qi and the wealthy family in Guanzhong, and the "cake" is so big, give more to others, and others will be less, and the whole body will be affected by a hair, so every step he takes is like walking on thin ice as if facing the abyss, trembling, and he will fall into the abyss if he is not careful.

Yuwenshu knew the "asking price" of King Qi. The king of Qi wants the right of succession to the emperor, wants to be the prince, and wants to enter the East Palace. This "price code" is too high, and the Holy Lord and the reformers will not agree, which is not only related to the political liquidation after the reign of King Qi, but also related to the reform cause with centralized power as the core, and related to the continuation of the great cause of the unification of China and Earth from generation to generation. However, this was the only asking price of King Qi, and he had no room for compromise. When he decided to use this mutiny to "blackmail" the Holy Lord and regain the right to inherit the imperial system, he had no way out, either he succeeded and entered the East Palace, or he became a benevolent person and fell to the ground, but since it was all death anyway, it was better to fight to the death, Yu Crisp and Yang Xuangan seized the imperial throne by force, but there was still a glimmer of life, so this became a situation of endless death.

The situation of not dying is not too difficult for Yu Wenshu, there is still a way. Agree to King Qi's conditions first, deceive King Qi back to the Eastern Capital first, or even send King Qi to the East Palace first, as long as the storm is calmed down first, Yang Xuangan and his comrades are killed, and then use this opportunity to sweep away the conservative forces, and by the way, wipe out all the supporters around King Qi, then it is easier to "solve" King Qi than to crush an ant to death.

Therefore, it is still very easy to deal with the small group of King Qi, it is a trivial matter, and the real tricky thing is how to deal with Xijing, Xijing is a big group, and if it is not handled well, it will be a disaster, either both sides will lose or the jade will be burned.

Yuwenshu knew the "asking price" in Xijing. Xijing's side wanted to regain its position in Kyoto, so it did not hesitate to use this mutiny to destroy the eastern capital, and judging from the current situation, the goal of destroying the eastern capital was basically achieved.

Even if the Holy Lord and the reformers did their best to save and defend it, considering the current complicated political situation, the time, timing and huge investment of national strength needed to restore the vitality of the Eastern Capital, it would certainly be difficult for the Eastern Capital to take on the heavy responsibility of "Kyoto" in the short term. It's just that Xijing will replace the eastern capital as it wishes? Will it once again become the political and economic and cultural center of Middle-earth?

The answer is no.

In the current situation, the Holy Lord and the reformers must "compromise" with Xijing in exchange for the calming of the storm, but after the storm is over, will the Holy Lord and the reformers still keep their promise and unconditionally abide by the "compromise" agreement? Or is it nominally compromised, but in fact it is contrary to the law and refuses to carry it out? Even if you don't do anything, since you can't restore the eastern capital, and you don't want to compromise Xijing, you just let the boat go south and directly build a new Jiangdu?

In Yuwenshu's view, this is all possible and inevitable, because from the standpoint of the Holy Lord and the reformers, "compromise" with Xijing is related to a matter of principle and whether it is a reform or a conservative strategic direction. Xijing represents a conservative force and adheres to a conservative strategy, so for the reformers, "compromise" can only be temporary, strategic, and insincere.

In other words, Xijing had already won a decisive victory in politics, at the expense of Yang Xuangan and his political group, as well as the Heluo aristocratic group headed by Hongnong Yang, and with the help of the two defeats of the Holy Lord and the Central Pivot on the battlefield of the Eastern Crusade, it dealt an unprecedented blow to the Eastern Capital, dealt a heavy blow to the authority of the Holy Lord and the reformers, and shook the authority of the central government with the reform force as the core.

Next, if the Holy Lord and the reformers completely compromised, they would actually surrender to Xijing in politics, and the result of the surrender can be imagined, the reformers would inevitably withdraw from the stage of history, the reform would fail, and the Holy Lord would become a representative of the weak imperial power.

On the other hand, if the Holy Lord and the reformers advance by retreating, use temporary compromises to gain time to counterattack, and launch a "counterattack" against Xijing as soon as the situation stabilizes, the first thing is to betray their treachery and slap themselves in the face, and the rulers are so despicable and shameless, what kind of authority can they talk about? The Holy Lord and the Central Committee have lost their authority, so what can they do to rule the place? The decree can't get out of the imperial city, and the central government's order is just a piece of paper when it comes to the localities, so what kind of reform can we talk about?

Therefore, it is foreseeable that the biggest damage that this storm will bring to Middle-earth is that the two major political groups in Dongdu and Xijing have fought a defeat. It's acceptable to lose both, it's still under control, just let time slowly heal the wound, and I'm afraid that I will lose control and evolve into a jade burn. If Dongdu refuses to give in, and Xijing is aggressive, it will definitely be the burning of jade in the end, and the consequences of burning jade are too terrible, and it will inevitably lead to division and war in the end.

The most arduous mission of Yuwenshu's trip is this, it is necessary to control the future situation of the two capitals at the negotiation table, and at this stage, the cooperation of the king of Qi is urgently needed, as long as the king of Qi does his best to besiege Yang Xuangan and help Yuwenshu to quell this rebellion as quickly as possible, he can give Yuwenshu the initiative at the negotiation table between the two capitals, otherwise he will be passive everywhere, subject to Xijing, and there is no way to talk at all.

Yuwenshu began to "compromise" with the King of Qi and began to deliberately lure the King of Qi into the middle step by step.

The more beautiful the "blueprint" of the future is depicted, the more tragic the future fate of King Qi will be, but King Qi can't resist the temptation, and he is intoxicated with dreams and can't extricate himself.

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