September 26, early morning, Gubeikou border city. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Gubeikou * General, Anle County Taishou Guo Xuan, and the two governors Shi Zou Sheng had a secret meeting with Yang Gongdao and Li Mengwei.

Guo Xuan is the younger brother of Guo Yan, the Marquis of Zhendingxiang, a close minister of the Holy Lord, and with this identity alone, he is considered a figure in the circle of powerful people in the Eastern Capital, so he has the opportunity to meet Yang Gongdao, although they have no friendship with each other, but it is also an honor for him to be familiar with the hot clan nobles.

Yang Gongdao has a good demeanor, even if he is in trouble, he can hardly hide his innate dignity and pride. The tempering from heaven to hell made him more mature, and he was pampered since he was a child, and he suffered at the beginning of his trouble, but after more than three months of tempering, the long journey from the eastern capital to thousands of miles outside the Saiwai made him feel a new transmutation in the torment of killing and life and death.

When the two sides met, Guo Xuan's posture was lower, after all, his brother had died of illness, the power of Guo's house had plummeted, his backer was gone, and he could only rely on himself. Besides, the object of negotiation is the nobles of the clan, although Yang Gongdao is charged with rebellion, but his father is Yang Xiong, the king of Guande, the confidant of the two generations of emperors, his brother Yang Gongren is now the servant of the ministry, the core of the center, this time in the pacification of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, it is even more in the front, and has made great contributions, so Yang Gongdao's pardon is only a matter of time, just wait for Anzhou to recover, the credit is in hand, Yang Gongdao will soon return to the Eastern Capital. Since the other party can't afford to offend, and he wants to take credit and cling, of course, he must lower his posture so that he can cooperate harmoniously and take what he needs, and everyone will be happy.

After a few simple greetings, Yang Gongdao went straight to the point, "What is the will of the Holy Lord?" What does the palace think about the situation in Anju? ”

Guo Xuan came forward on behalf of the official, obviously adhering to the will of the Holy Lord, without the Holy Lord to speak, even if Guo Xuan had the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, he would not dare to "show his head" without authorization.

Since the Holy Lord has put aside his guilt, given up his previous suspicions, and has a positive attitude, it is obvious that after weighing the pros and cons, he has chosen a decision that is favorable to Middle-earth and supports the recovery of Anzhou, but there is a key question in this, what purpose the Holy Lord needs to achieve, and this purpose directly determines the degree of support of the Holy Lord.

Guo Xuan didn't hide it, he was honest, and took out Duan Da's letter straightforwardly. This is a violation of the law, but Guo Xuan in order to better cooperate, in order to achieve more results, to get more credit, must win the trust of Yang Gongdao, this is the basis of cooperation, if the two sides lack trust, mutual suspicion and defense, cooperation is an empty word, it is difficult to achieve the ideal results.

Yang Gongdao was slightly surprised, and was a little surprised by Guo Xuan's cooperative attitude. Guo Xuan's low profile is a clear hint to Yang Gongdao, whether it is the official or Guo Xuan personally, they need this cooperation, the official needs to recover the changes in the situation in favor of Middle-earth, and Guo Xuan personally needs this credit.

Yang Gongdao carefully read Duan Da's letter, and after a little contemplation, he read it three times repeatedly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Li Fengyun is too powerful, his analysis and judgment of the general trend of the world and his prediction of the future situation are unbelievably accurate.

In fact, Li Fengyun made a prediction more than a month ago, and facts have proved that Li Fengyun's judgment is completely correct, and the development of the situation has not deviated from the trajectory he predicted, and the Holy Lord and the center really put the interests of Middle-earth first, resolutely support the recovery of Anzhou, resolutely use Anzhou as the fulcrum to pry the changes in the situation between the entire north and south, and use the chaos in the northeast to contain the Turks, delay the outbreak of the Civil War, and create better conditions for Middle-earth to win the Civil War.

As for the struggle for the imperial system involved in the development of King Qi, the local disasters involved in the growth of rebellion, and the north-south break that may be caused by the change in Anzhou, all of them are not in the consideration of the Holy Lord and the center, as Duan Da said, as long as the Civil War is won, the Holy Lord and the center can build the world's martial arts, and can establish absolute authority, and in the face of absolute strength, any crisis is not to worry about.

Yang Gongdao handed the letter back to Guo Xuan, pondered for a while, and said, "Can it be understood that there is no limit to your support?" ”

Guo Xuan shook his head resolutely, "Ming Gong should understand that the limit of our support is closely related to the results you have achieved and the benefits that these results have won for Middle-earth. The greater the results you have achieved, and the more benefits you have gained for Middle-earth, the greater our support, if not infinitely, it will be. ”

Yang Gongdao bowed his head again and again, expressing acceptance and approval.

"Good!" Guo Xuan smiled, "Let's talk about the first condition. ”

Yang Gongdao stretched out his hand to invite and listened attentively.

"The first condition is very simple, it is just a gesture for you." Guo Xuan's smile became even thicker, "Since you have entered Anzhou and achieved a great advantage on the battlefield of Anzhou, then of course you need more troops to deal with the attacks of the Turks and Donghu Zhulu, so our request is that you stay in the army of the Flying Fox and immediately go out of the fortress and enter Anzhou, so that your troops have increased, your strength has increased, and you have received more support from us, it is easy to gain a foothold in Anzhou, and at the same time, the rapid stability of Youyan can also help us consolidate and strengthen the security of the Great Town, It will also free up more forces for us to support you in your expedition outside the Cyprus. ”

Yang Gongdao hadn't finished listening, his face was already stiff, and his eyes showed embarrassment. This condition is reasonable, taking into account the interests of both parties, and it is impeccable, but the problem is that the Flying Fox Legion is Li Fengyun's men, and their going and staying is up to Li, and Yang Gongdao does not have this authority.

Guo Xuan saw the abnormality, the smile on his face slowly dissipated, hesitated for a moment, and reminded kindly, "This is the first condition." The implication is that if such simple and easy conditions cannot be met, there is no way to talk about the rest.

Yang Gongdao saw Guo Xuan's sincerity, but he couldn't do anything and couldn't make a promise.

Although this condition seems to be taken for granted, Li Fengyun's exit from the fortress to recover Anzhou is also to seek a way to live, trapping the flying fox for nine deaths, and it is very unfavorable for Middle-earth to win the Civil War, and if Middle-earth loses the Civil War, the Great Wall is lost, and the Flying Fox directly faces the attack of the Northern Captives, the alliance is still nine deaths, so the real purpose of Li Fengyun's battle is to survive, and winning the Civil War is also to survive. However, Li Fengyun was ambitious, and he made predictions more than once that the Civil War would break out within two years, and as far as the current situation of internal and external troubles in Middle-earth is concerned, it is difficult to improve within two years, and neither the Holy Lord nor the reformers can make political compromises or not, and they cannot fundamentally change the core contradiction between reform and conservatism. If the core contradictions cannot be alleviated, the domestic political situation cannot be stabilized, and it will not be possible to concentrate forces on the civil war; therefore, Li Fengyun is pessimistic about the outcome of the war; after all, with his and the King of Qi's meager strength, no matter how hard they try, it will actually be difficult to fundamentally change the situation of confrontation between the north and the south, and it will be difficult to influence or even change the outcome of the war.

Yang Gongdao is still very confident in winning the Civil War in China, taking a step back and saying, even if you can't win, it is not a problem to stick to the defense line of the Great Wall, but there is no absolute in everything, there are many examples of horses stumbling forward, and there are countless examples of defeating the strong with the weak, and the defeat of the expeditionary force in Goguryeo last year is an incredible lesson from the past, so Yang Gongdao does not dare to say that Li Fengyun's prediction is wrong. Li Fengyun has a talent for prediction, strategy and excellence, plan and then move, take precautions, and do everything in front, this thousand-mile leap north and out of the fortress, using the Turks to attack Anzhou, is enough to show that Li Fengyun's means are superb, so Yang Gongdao can be sure that Li Fengyun left nearly 80,000 horses in the four-way army in the five-way governor's mansion in the flying fox, which must have its deep meaning.

Now the first of the official cooperation conditions is to ask the Flying Fox Legion to go out of the fortress, Yang Gongdao immediately realized the importance of the official to the Flying Fox Legion, which is associated with the current situation inside and outside the Great Wall, Yang Gongdao's eyes suddenly lit up, and saw the key point in Li Fengyun's layout, that is, outside the Great Wall, Li Fengyun of Anzhou and the King of Qi of Huaihuang formed an echoing trend, and attacked the Turks in the southeast of the moraine; Inside and outside the Great Wall, Li Fengyun of Anzhou and the Flying Fox Legion formed an echoing trend, trapping Youzhou in the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy on his back; At the same time, in Yanbei, the King of Qi and the Flying Fox Legion left behind formed an echoing trend, and the two sides supported each other, and they could sweep Yanbei at any time and dominate Yanbei.

The three major legions crisscrossed the Great Wall inside and outside, echoing back and forth, firmly controlling the initiative, once the time is right, Youyan, Northeast and Moraine Southeast are bound to be trampled under their feet, and they will be divided into one side, and where is this opportunity? In the Civil War, whether this war was won by Middle-earth or the Turks, or both were defeated, the result was the same, both the North and the South had to pay a huge price for this battlefield, and there was no strength to fight again in the short term, so Li Fengyun could take advantage of the situation to rise, use the powerful power in his hands to achieve the purpose he needed, whether it was to help the King of Qi seize the imperial unity, whether he was separating one side or dominating the outside world, in short, his current layout could get the greatest benefits for him after the Civil War.

The Holy Lord and the Center obviously saw Li Fengyun's layout and saw the potential hidden dangers, although they said that all crises in the face of absolute strength were not to be worried, but in the final analysis, what should be paid attention to must be paid attention to, and the hidden dangers that should be eliminated must be eliminated, and sending the Flying Fox Legion out of the Saiwai as the first condition for supporting the recovery of Anzhou is also the most basic condition.

Yang Gongdao figured it out, and knew that this seemingly inevitable and simple condition, Li Fengyun could not agree, if it was him Yang Gongdao was the supreme commander of the alliance, he would not agree, and he would be fooled if he agreed.

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