On June 26, Liaodong camped.

Although the Holy Lord tried his best to conceal the domestic crisis, there were too many ill-intentioned people in the palace, rumors were flying all over the sky, and the news of the military coup d'état launched by Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, spread very loudly, and the most definite evidence was that Yang Xuangan's younger brother Wu Benlang and Yang Xuanzong of Huainan and Yang Wanshi of Ying Yanglang suddenly disappeared. At the same time, Yang Lin, a loose horseman, suddenly died in the camp, the legend is related to Yang Xuanzong, someone reported that Yang Xuanzong fled from the camp, and Yang Lin had a secret conversation, and there are rumors that Yang Lin's death is related to his brother Yang Gongren, Yang Gongren snatched military power in the eastern capital, causing the dissatisfaction and suspicion of the Holy Lord, which made Yang Lin worried and uneasy.

The army's hearts were in turmoil, the hearts of the people were scattered, and the Holy Lord had to order to stop attacking Liaodong City. Fortunately, at this moment, Yang Yichen, the commander of the expeditionary selection front army, has led the army to withdraw, and there is only more than a day away from Liaodong City, which is enough to ensure that all the expeditionary soldiers can safely withdraw to the country.

The Holy Lord categorically ordered the arrest of all palace officials and generals who were closely related to Yang Su and Yang Xuangan to ensure the absolute safety of the palace and the expeditionary force during the evacuation process.

At dusk, the imperial historian Pei Yun hurriedly played, and Hu Sizheng, the squire of the military department, suddenly disappeared, and it was inferred from the known news that Hu Sizheng was very likely to defect to Goguryeo and fled into Liaodong City.

The Holy Lord was shocked, and his heart was furious, as if he had been struck hard. He has always believed in Hu Sizheng, although many people doubted Hu Sizheng's "loyalty", and even Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, warned this person not to be reused, but the Holy Lord held the attitude of "no need to suspect people, no doubt about employing people", and continued to entrust him with important tasks, and after Duan Wenzhen's death, he was authorized to lead the military department on behalf of the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and became one of the core decision-making members of the center.

Hu Sizheng's slap was too bad, too heavy, and the Holy Lord's nose was blue and his face was swollen, his face was gone, and his prestige was completely lost, it was really a fatal slap. It is foreseeable that after the news spread, from the ministers of the palace to the soldiers of the Weifu, they will inevitably attribute the blame to the holy lord, thinking that the holy lord does not know people, uses people wrongly, and leaks the secrets of the central government, as a result, 200,000 expeditionary soldiers died in battle last year, and the expeditionary army was trapped under the city of Liaodong for two consecutive years and delayed the warplane.

The Holy Lord was ashamed and felt shameless to face the expeditionary soldiers, so he crossed the Liaoshui overnight and hurried on his way back.

The general of the right Wuwei, Li Jing, the Duke of Huaguo, was ordered to stay in the base camp of Liaodong and was fully responsible for the evacuation of the expeditionary force. Li Jing urgently wrote to Wang Rengong, the general of Wu Benlang, overnight, ordering him to immediately abandon Fuyu City, lead the army to withdraw to Liaoshui, and the Second Eastern Crusade ended, but because of the Eastern Capital Mutiny, the Grand Canal was interrupted, and the grain and grass were not continued, so he had to give up all the achievements in the early stage.

On June 26, the latest order of the province was delivered to Shaancheng.

The province was stern in wording, and was extremely dissatisfied with the Xijing army stranded in Shaanxi, but if you wanted to let the Xijing army enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital as much as possible, the harsh wording was useless, and the "real materials" that the province came up with were the sailors. Zhou Fashang's reinforcements finally arrived, and according to Zhou Fashang's promise, the sailors would arrive at Liyang, the first line of Baima, on June 25, and the confluence of the Tongji Canal and the Great River on June 28, and quickly enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital.

In order to win the trust of the Xijing army, the province specially attached a copy of Zhou Fashang's recital to the document.

In the afternoon of this day, Xijing stayed behind to guard Wen Sheng, the military department waiter Lang Mingya, the civil department waiter Wei Jin, and the book-bearer Yu Shi Duyan gathered in the handsome tent to circulate the provincial orders and the report written by Zhou Fashang to the province. No one paid attention to the provincial orders, and the four ministers all focused on Zhou Fashang's recital. It can be seen from this recital that Zhou Fashang was forced to make a compromise with the King of Qi in Liyang, so he not only gave up the battlefield of Liyang, but even gave up the battlefield of Xingyang, and directly entered the battlefield of Dongdu from the Tongji Canal. But on the other hand, the king of Qi "reciprocated the peach" and gave in, and he would not enter Beijing.

"When the sailor came, the river was blocked by Qiaogong, and at this moment, even if Yang Xuangan captured the eastern capital and sent an invitation to the king of Qi, the king of Qi would not be able to cross the river south into Beijing." Ming Ya, the squire of the military department, was overjoyed and said happily, "In this way, the damage of this storm to the Eastern Capital and Guozuo has been effectively controlled, and the shape is very beneficial to us. Yang Xuangan is deeply passive and must be eager to break through, and we have garrisoned Shaanxi City, blocking his way west into Guanzhong, so will Yang Xuangan still be in a hurry to fight a decisive battle in order to quickly enter Guanzhong? If he resolutely abandons his westward march and instead goes south to Yuzhou, crosses the Yangtze River, and fights in Jingxiang, while we stay in Shaancheng for a long time and let him flee after causing trouble in the eastern capital, then the Holy Lord will inevitably hold us accountable after his return."

Ming Ya's words obviously have the meaning of warning the people in Guanzhong, Zhou Fashang is here, the King of Qi will not enter Beijing, Yang Xuangan is about to escape, and your goal of trying to use this storm to destroy the Eastern Capital is estimated to be difficult to achieve, but the Eastern Capital has been hit hard, and the Holy Lord and the center have also been hit, you still have a lot of benefits, stop in moderation, don't make a mess in the end, it's not good to fight the chickens and eggs.

Wei Wensheng's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.

Wei Jin and Du Yan looked at each other, and each saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes.

The speed of the sailor's aid is too fast, Zhou Fashang is not good, his target is first Yang Xuangan, and secondly, the conservative forces, and this conservative force is not only the Heluo aristocratic group headed by the Hongnong Yang family, but also the local aristocratic group of Guanlong, that is to say, Zhou Fashang, who represents the interests of Jiang Zuo, will inevitably take advantage of this rare opportunity to spare no effort to attack the Guanlong people.

This can be seen from Zhou Fashang's willingness to compromise with the King of Qi in order to enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital as quickly as possible, and the province's control over the entire situation has been greatly enhanced after receiving the powerful reinforcements of the water division, which can be seen from the province's harshly worded latest order, if the Xijing army continues to stay in Shaancheng, the province is very likely. [,！ With the backing of the sailor to "attack" the Xijing army, the government will inevitably bear the brunt of the liquidation of Xijing in the future, and it will be difficult to escape the crazy revenge of the holy lord and the reformers.

Du Yan frowned, stared at the map for a while, and then raised his head and asked Wei Wensheng, "Tongliang Gong, in your opinion, after Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang) enters the Tongji Canal, will he do his best to attack?"

This is very important, if Zhou Fashang tacitly "cooperates" with Yang Xuangan, lures the Xijing army into the battlefield of the Eastern Capital, and lets the Xijing army fight with Yang Xuangan, the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman profits, and the sailor is watching the excitement on the side and picking up the cheap, then it will be a big loss for Xijing.

"Whether Qiao Gong is indomitable or not, the key is in the Liyang battlefield." Wei Wensheng maintained great restraint and patiently explained, "If the King of Qi quickly takes Liyang, and Shunzheng Gong (Dong Chun) quickly enters Xingyang, the North-South Grand Canal can be quickly unblocked, then the Hebei Army and the Youzhou Army can free up their hands and rush to Heyang, cross the river from the direction of Deng Jin and Mengjin to enter the battlefield of the Eastern Capital, so that they will form a flanking attack with Qiao Gong's sailors. At that time, Yang Xuangan was very unfavorable, he had to decisively evacuate the eastern capital in order to survive, and there were only two evacuation directions left, one was to enter Guanzhong to the west, but we were blocked in Shaanxi, and this road was impassable, so he only had one breakthrough direction, that is, to the south, to fight in Yuzhou. Once Yang Xuangan leads his army into Yuzhou, it will be like a tiger descending from a mountain, and its development speed will definitely exceed our imagination, and the outbreak of civil war will be inevitable."

Wei Wensheng couldn't help but sneer when he said this, "Perhaps, the rebellion and the domestic chaos are exactly the results that some people are willing to see and even willing to promote, but a certain must be reminded that Yang Xuangan only fell into the encirclement of the Jiangzuo people when he arrived in the north and south of the river, and his downfall is only a matter of time, and the Jiangzuo people will definitely make contributions because of this, will win the trust of the Holy Lord even more, and will win more seats in the center, on the contrary, Xijing will have to bear considerable responsibility for Yang Xuangan's escape and the huge losses caused by it, This will inevitably affect Xijing's future status."

Du Yan was unimpressed by Wei Wensheng's "threat", he turned his eyes to Wei Jin and asked in a low voice, "Will King Qi quickly take Liyang?"

"From a certain point of view, King Qi should not take Liyang before the goal is achieved." Wei Jin said in a low voice, "King Qi is seeking the position of prince, but the Holy Lord will not agree, on the contrary, the Holy Lord will try his best to weaken and contain the King of Qi and minimize the danger to the state and the imperial system."

"Therefore, in order to protect himself, the King of Qi must retreat to advance, so as not to have a fierce conflict with the Holy Lord." Du Yan also lowered his voice and said, "Dangyang Gong (Wei Fusi) said that the king of Qi was forced to go north to the border in order to protect himself. If the King of Qi aims to go north to the border, it will be difficult for him and the Holy Lord to have a fierce conflict, and if he quickly takes Liyang and opens the Grand Canal, he will inevitably win the favor of the Holy Lord for a certain amount of time, so that the Holy Lord may push the boat down the river and exile him to the border."

"Han King Yang Liang is a lesson from the past, how can the Holy Lord repeat the mistakes of the past?" Wei Jin shook his head and said, "Besides, with the temperament of the King of Qi, how likely is it that he will exile himself and take the initiative to go north to the border?"

"It is precisely because of the lessons learned from the past that the Holy Lord will not repeat the mistakes of the past, and he will definitely take precautions before they happen, and he will not grant too much power to the King of Qi." Du Yan retorted, "As for the King of Qi, he is ambitious and talented, and he is bold and reckless, with what he has done in the past year or so, the Holy Lord will be extraordinarily generous if he does not kill him, so in the unfavorable situation of the extremely difficult political situation in the Eastern Capital, the Holy Lord will definitely solve his hidden danger first, and it just so happens that the King of Qi is going to exile himself to the north and go to the border, what reason does the Holy Lord have not to push the boat down the river?"

"What if this is not the will of King Qi himself?" Wezin questioned.

"Because of this, King Qi has no choice." Du Yan said, "How can Wei Fusi, Dong Chun and Li Shanheng give King Qi a funeral?" Even if they are cornered, they will fight back."

Wei Jin pondered for a long time and nodded slowly, "You decided to kill the Eastern Capital directly?"

"Only by rushing ahead of Zhou Fashang to the eastern capital can we always control the initiative." "If we fall into passivity, the future losses may be incalculable."

Wei Jin weighed for a moment, looked up at Wei Wensheng and Ming Ya, and said loudly, "Since it is beneficial to us, then follow the orders of the province and rush to the eastern capital."

Wei Wensheng is overjoyed, "good"

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