Li Yang.

The tent of Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, is stationed between Liyang City and Liyang Cang, with its back against Dajie Mountain and facing the river. Even in this hot summer, you can feel a little coolness in the wind.

At dusk, the setting sun was like blood and the evening breeze was gentle. Yang Xuangan, accompanied by Hu Shidan and Yuan Wuben, walked slowly on the river bank. Yang Xuangan was over forty years old, with a handsome appearance, two feet long beard, with a graceful and elegant appearance. His deep eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, making it difficult to see his true psychology, giving people a sense of being wise and foolish, and being clever and clumsy.

Yuanwu's ability is very detailed, and he told it in detail. It is not easy to find a clear context in the complex situation in Hebei and the many interests entanglements. However, Yuanwu's ability still accurately explained and analyzed it, and finally concluded that the emperor and the central government seemed to intend to use the conflict between the people in the northwest to transform the conflict between the people in Guanlong and the people in Hebei, and then achieve the goal of killing two birds with one stone.

Yang Xuangan listened silently, his expression calmly, and he couldn't see any changes in his emotions.

"There is a ji battle in the Huanshui River." Yuan Wuben said, "Yuan Baozang will definitely not be able to control the situation. The people in the northwest must always take the initiative. If nothing unexpected happens, the people in the Hebei will do their best to help the people in the northwest defeat the Taihang thieves in order to open up the water, land and food channels, thereby ease the heavy pressure from the emperor and the center to the greatest extent."

"The first thing that was hit by the food route is the people of Hebei will be hit, and there is no doubt about this." Hu Shidan said, "Taihang thieves cut off the food route is a temporary measure. Dugu Zhen and Yuan Baozang knew it, and You Yuan also knew it. So when this battle will be fought and what result will be, we should have a tacit understanding of each other. But now the people of the Northwest are like an out-of-control bison, rushing around, not only endangering us, but also endangering Hebei people. Therefore, Hebei people should come up with countermeasures and not let the people of the Northwest lead the nose anymore."

"This is a bit trickier than expected, and the people of Hebei may not be able to get what they want." Yuan Wuben said, "If the Taihang thieves lost their battle and fled back to the mountain, just like the Douzigang rebels had to cross Henan and attack Qi County, and they could only stay away from the battlefield in Hebei."

"The Douzigang rebels crossed the river and went south, which is more beneficial than harmful." Yang Xuangan suddenly stopped and said quietly, "For us, the benefits are more beneficial than harmful to the thieves who escaped back to the mountain."

Yuan Wuben was concentrating on his mind, but Hu Shidan smiled leisurely, and thought that he had already understood what Yang Xuangan meant.

"The emperor's goal has been achieved, and the mission of the people of the Northwest has ended." Yang Xuangan said calmly, "Fight quickly and decide quickly to avoid long nights and dreams."

Yuan Wuben suddenly realized that Yang Xuangan was about to raise an army to raise an uprising. He immediately asked tentatively, "Ming Gong, is it a little earlier?"

"Last year, Duan Wenzhen, Minister of War, suggested that a certain person lead an expedition, but was politely rejected by the emperor. This year, the second Eastern Expedition, the emperor asked the Minister of Justice Wei Wensheng to assist the King of Dai to sit in Xijing, and the Minister of Civil Affairs Fan Zigai to assist the King of Yue to sit in Dongdu, but asked a certain person to sit in Liyang to transport food and grass. The intention was self-evident." Yang Xuangan looked at Yuanwuben, and a hint of mockery appeared on his face, which implied a little helplessness, "Don't you think that a certain person is in Liyang because of the emperor's trust and respect, right?"

Of course, Yuanwuben would not have such a misunderstanding.

The emperor and the central government had long begun to hoard food and supplies in the entire northern border area, including Liaodong and Jiyan. The purpose of building the canal was to guard the border and expand the territory. The western expedition to Tuyuhun and the eastern expedition to Goryeo were all based on this grand strategy. Therefore, in recent years, the transportation of food and supplies to the northern border area, especially Liaodong and Jiyan. From the perspective of the emperor and the central government, in order to prevent the possibility of cutting off the grain channels during the expedition, we must hoard enough food and supplies in Liaodong and Yanji to ensure the need for conquest. Expeditionary combat is different from close combat. Food and supplies are life, and there is no allowance for any mistakes. We are not sure to launch an attack without complete preparation. Therefore, even if the Yongji Canal is cut off for a month, there will be no shortage of food and weapons on the expedition battlefield. However, because there is no supplement, the war cannot continue and the army must withdraw.

From the above situation, it is inferred that the emperor placed Yang Xuangan in Liyang to supervise the transportation of food and grass. He did not trust him, but guarded against him and posed a threat to him. If the emperor trusted Yang Xuangan, he could completely assist the royal family king in the capital, so that Yang Xuangan's rebellion would be easier and had a higher success rate. On the contrary, let him supervise the transportation of food and grass in Liyang. Once he rebelled, the capital could ensure his own safety and attack him. The expeditionary army won time to return quickly and formed a front-end and back-end attack on Yang Xuangan. Li Yang was in this suffocating "encirclement", and Yang Xuangan had to carefully weigh the rebellion, after all, it was too difficult.

Therefore, the emperor asked Yang Xuangan to take charge of Liyang to supervise the transportation of food and grass. He did not trust Yang Xuangan and entrust him with important tasks, but to suppress him, curb him, threaten him, and minimize the potential harm he might cause. Before leaving Linshuo Palace and going to the battlefield in Liaodong, the emperor sent a patrol delegation headed by the censor You Yuan, which further confirmed the emperor's distrust of Yang Xuangan.

"Ming Gong made a decision?"

Hu Shidan was a little hesitant, but because of the Yuan Dynasty's official face, it was difficult to question. The best time to raise an army to raise an army should be when the northeast cools down in autumn or when the expeditionary army crosses the Yalu River. Raising too early will only make the expeditionary army retreat faster and further reduce the possibility of a mutiny victory.

Yang Xuangan walked to the edge of the river embankment, looked up at the river, and said nothing, his eyes were filled with loneliness and sorrow. At this moment, he had no choice but to do whatever he wanted. No matter whether there were thorns in front of him or blood surging, he could only rush forward with all his life and death. Even if he finally fell in the middle of the way or was swallowed by the boo waves, he would have no regrets.

This is a contest of reform and conservative thinking, a battle for power and interests, a verdict on the fate of the empire, and it is related to the life and death of the millions of people in Middle-earth. Compared with the overturn of the empire and the death of the millions of people in the precipitation of the people, the losses and harm caused by the storm that is about to begin are insignificant.

The general public of the Empire and the Empire needed sunshine, warm wind, not darkness, not storm.

This storm began to be brewing from the moment the late emperor collapsed. Today, the emperor "betrayed" the late emperor, from moral lunarity to national policies and strategies, all "betrayed". He "deceived" the late emperor and everyone, his own emperor and Gao Bing were deceived, and they died one after another, while Su Wei and Pei Shiju were despicable and shameless, and did not hesitate to "betray" the late emperor to continue to seize power and wealth, and help the emperor "bury" the empire together.

The failure of the Eastern Expedition last year was a common outbreak of conflicts in the court and conflicts among all classes in the country. The emperor was safe and the powerful families were safe and sound. The people who ultimately suffered losses were the general public and hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Middle-earth. The empire was severely damaged, with blood and scars. In extreme pain, the empire finally roared, and it was about to take revenge and completely destroy the enemies that hurt it.

The contradictions are no longer irreconcilable. The long sword is unsheathed and the arrow is on the string. The opposing sides have no room for mediation. Either you die or I die.

The emperor resolutely launched the second Eastern Expedition. He made a decision, either to eliminate the previous shame and win the Eastern Expedition, and use supreme martial arts to further suppress and attack the reform of the opponent; or to force the opponent to shoot from behind him, so that he would win the excuse of killing the opponent and find the best opportunity to destroy the strong opponent, thereby completely destroying the opponent and completely controlling the direction and process of the reform.

The emperor took the initiative, so he had to supervise the transportation of food and grass in Liyang; so, the inspection delegation came south from Linshuo Palace at the beginning of the expedition; so, the northwest cavalry that unified the three hundred cavalry rushed to Hebei thousands of miles, causing a bloody storm here.

The emperor's sword has been unsheathed, and the people in the northwestern world have already killed him. The situation is clear, and hesitating? He also stretched his head and shrunk his head. So what's more painful is that the deployment he had made in the past few years was because of his hesitation and slowness in his sword, so he swept away his opponent. It can be foreseeable that whether it is the Ministry of War of the Palace, the left guard Zhao Yuanshu, the left guard general of Honghua, and even the left guard general Li Zixiong, were under the control of the opponent. All plans were failed in advance, leaving him with very few opportunities to counterattack. Now he can only fight back in order to survive in a desperate situation.

Yang Xuangan turned around slowly, waved his hand slightly at Hu Shidan and Yuanwuben, indicating that he had made a decision and there was no need to discuss it again.

"Wang Zhongbo will deal with the battlefield of Huanshui."

Hu Shidan and Yuan Wuben looked at each other, and a hint of excitement and pleasure flashed through their eyes. The people in the Northwest caused them a lot of trouble, and Yang Xuangan finally took action. The generals of Hu Ben Lang Wang Zhongbo and Ying Yang Mansion were not opponents at all, so they were dead.

"Transfer news to both sides of the river as quickly as possible." Yang Xuangan continued, "The commander of the navy and the general of the Right Guard came to Hu'er to rebel. He is leading his army to come to Liyang quickly to try to cut off the food route of the expeditionary army. Please ask all counties and counties to quickly summon the township group to gather quickly to Liyang to gather together to ensure the safety of the emperor and the expeditionary army and ensure the safety of the eastern capital."

Hu Shidan and Yuanwu Ben looked at Yang Xuangan in surprise, wondering whether this policy had been agreed or a temporary plan was decided. In short, it was too absurd and could not stand scrutiny.

Yang Xuangan guessed their thoughts and smiled slightly, "This is the message of raising the flag. Once it spreads, clouds will move around the world."

"Send people to the Huan River again to report to the hungry people, Li Yang wants to open the warehouse and release grain, and lead them to Li Yang."

Hu Shidan and Yuanwu understood it first and admired Yang Xuangan's strategy.

If the flag has not been officially raised, hundreds of thousands of hungry people will inevitably cause endless trouble when they arrive in Liyang. On the contrary, once the flag is raised, hundreds of thousands of hungry people will become the best way for Li Yang to "hold" the people of Hebei. The emergency action of the two outside Ande City originally posed a great threat to Li Yang, but Yang Xuangan turned his hand into clouds and turned into rain, and reversed the situation in a flash.

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Chapter completed!