One is a powerful man in Guanlong, the other is a scholar in Shandong; the other ignores the life and death of Hebei people and is determined to push the storm to the brink of losing control, and the other is vowed to protect the innocent people to the death, and for this, he will fight the world desperately.

In fact, Dugu Zhen and Liu Xuan had no basis for cooperation at all. Dugu Zhen's attempt to persuade Liu Xuan to stop the Hebei rebel army from helping the people of the Northwest by persuading Liu Xuan was even more wishful thinking. He neglected that Liu Xuan was now poor and destitute, no desires and demands. Without desires, he was strong, and the result was self-evident.

Dugu Zhen’s “humble and seeking advice” was just a humiliation. He left in amid Liu Xuan’s sharp and bitter ridicule.

Chai Shao and Wei Zheng sighed secretly. The two had predicted this ending before. Liu Xuan had both become a bandit. Do you still expect him to stand on the standpoint of the powerful and powerful family, worrying about the country and the people as in the past, and competing with various forces? Dugu Zhen stood too high and was too far from the lower class. He was still considering many things with his inherent thinking. He thought that Liu Xuan was as passionate as he used to fame and fortune as in the past. Who knew that the situation was different, and the method of considering problems must also be changed, otherwise he would pay the price for it.

Of course, the two of them did not dare to put this kind of thought on their faces to humiliate Dugu Zhen, so they could only follow behind with a gloomy expression, waiting for Dugu Zhen to come up with a new plan.

At this time, good news finally came, Wang Zhongbo led most of the army to Tangyin. Wang Zhongbo's survival invisibly alleviated the crisis of the situation in front of him. In Li Yang's view, Dugu Zhen left room for maneuver, and Lin Quan's battle was equivalent to sending a message to Li Yang in a tactful way. As the "centrist" in the court, he would not participate in the mutiny, but he did not object. In other words, when the situation was favorable to Yang Xuangan, the centrist would even help. This was good news for Li Yang, but the premise was that you should not attack Wei County, try to occupy Anyang and Yecheng, and don't drag Dugu Zhen and the "centrist" forces directly into this storm.

From the perspective of the Northwest people, Galan also left room for maneuver. He did not want to turn against Dugu Zhen into enemies. Through the battle of Lin Quan, he also sent a message to Dugu Zhen in a tactful way. As long as you continue to provide food to me and feed the hungry people in Hebei, our cooperation will continue. Otherwise, the fish will be defeated and the death will be the one who will drag you into this storm.

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"Do you report to the palace and the Eastern Capital?" Wei Zheng reminded carefully.

Jialan and the Northwest people have already expressed their positions with swords and blood. The situation is changing drastically. If nothing unexpected happens, Jialan's secret memorial has been sent out. If Dugu Zhen continues to hesitate and cannot make a decision, and looks like he is turning a blind eye, he may not be able to escape the blame of inaction. Inaction is actually to be indulging and acquiesce. If he extends it for a while, he will be suspected of conspiring to a party.

Dugu Zhen shook his head slowly. The target of this storm was the emperor, the reform minister headed by Pei Shiju and Yu Shiji. The two major aristocratic groups in Shandong and Jiangzuo, which used "reform" as a sharp knife to rob the Guanlong people of Guanlong. As a member of the Guanlong aristocratic group and as a "neutral" force in the court, there was no reason to jump out and be the "leading bird" and express their position early. On the contrary, always remain silent and watch with a defensive attitude, which made the emperor and his opponents unable to figure out their positions, thereby increasing their own weight and effectively controlling the development of the situation.

"Only the food is gone..." Chai Shao was helpless, and like Wei Zheng, he gritted his teeth and cruelty, and took out the same fatal killing move.

Dugu Zhen shook his hand firmly. The out of food will only push the Hebei rebels to the northwest faster, and will also change their positions by some of the already shaky nobles of Hebei families. If they are forced to the northwest, they will be more passive for their own side. Continuous supply of food will allow the hungry people in Hebei to survive. Not only will it hostage the Northwest people and some Hebei families with unstable positions, they will also use this as a reason to justify their "inaction".

Since we cannot cooperate tacitly and cannot turn against each other, we will only have one way to deliberately obstruct us.

"Follow the Northwest people and tie their hands and feet."

Dugu Zhen's energy will not be focused on the battlefield. Although the victory or defeat on the battlefield is very important, Yang Xuangan's chance of winning on the battlefield is not very good, and he can only rely on internal responses. Whether it is the palace, Xijing, Dongdu, and the control of the army, he can only rely on "internal responses". However, whether he can defeat these "internal responses" on the political battlefield is not the focus of Dugu Zhen. All his energy is devoted to controlling the situation. Only by controlling the development of the situation can he achieve the political purpose of establishing the imperial crown prince as he wishes. This is the major event that Dugu Zhen devotes all his energy to. In other words, if the people in the northwest are defeated in the Liyang battlefield, or Dongdu, and other troops are also defeated under Yang Xuangan's men, Dugu Zhen's wish is just fulfilling.

"Don't go on a business trip again." Dugu Zhen instructed, "When things need to be made immediately, you can make decisions on your own without asking for consultation."

Dugu Zhen delegated power and asked Chai Shao and Wei Zheng to let go, which was actually asking them to do whatever they could to prevent the people in the northwest from attacking Li Yang.

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How to stop the attacks of people from the Northwest? It’s very simple, just “Diantong Qu” with Li Yang.

Chai Shao and Wei Zheng each led 300 Township Yongs to Tangyin to meet with Jialan.

People from the northwest stationed troops north of the Huo River (you), confronting Wuli City across the river.

Wangli City is famous in history. This is the earliest prison in Zhongtu that can be found in history. King Wen of Zhou Ji Chang was detained here by King Zhou of Shang. "Wen King was imprisoned and performed the "Book of Changes"" Wangli City is also the birthplace of the "Book of Changes". This city is located at the junction of Wei County and Ji County. It is located on the empty plain between the Qing River and Tang River. It is only a few miles away from Tangyin County. It is an important town on the Hebei land channel.

Wang Zhongbo retreated to Jingli City. Li Mi and Yuan Wuben also arrived with reinforcements. The two sides had differences over the reasons for the defeat of Lingquan Temple. Yuan Wuben believed that this was Dugu Zhen's warning and suggested that he give up the strategy of going north and go south to attack the Dongdu. Wang Zhongbo and Li Mi insisted on going north. Dugu Zhen, Hebei family, Taihang thieves and the imperial guards Long Guard each had their own interests and had no possibility of alliances and joining forces. The defeat of Lingquan is basically certain that it was the "tactic understanding" between Taihang thieves and the imperial guards Long Guards, because Shandong Hongru Liu Xuan is not only a teacher of Jia Lan, a native of the northwest, but also lives in the Long Guards camp, with sufficient conditions to help the two achieve a certain degree of "tactic understanding". In this way, the conflicts between the forces of Wei County will intensify. Dugu Zhen and the imperial guards Long Guards, between the Hebei family and the Taihang thieves, which will definitely be "tactic" between him and the imperial guards Long Guards, which will give his own side the best opportunity to counterattack.

While arguing, Wang Zhongbo's personal guards urgently reported that he was looking for a meeting outside Julu Gongchai Shaocheng.

The four of them knew each other. Although they were both children of aristocratic families in the capital, they had different relationships because they belonged to different factions and had different circles of interaction. Chai Shao and Li Mi and the others had no relationship. However, everyone was hanging out on the ground of the capital, and at least they looked familiar. In today's situation, they called out without waiting for a greeting, just like a close friend for many years.

As soon as Chai Shao came, Wang Zhongbo, Li Mi and Yuanwu knew what Dugu Zhen meant. As expected, the battle in Lingquan was not due to Dugu Zhen's instructions, but was done by the Northwest people in conjunction with the Taihang thieves. Dugu Zhen did not want to break up, but did not want to have a head-on conflict with Yang Xuangan. Therefore, this road was not clear, so please choose another disciple.

Whether to change the attack strategy? None of the three of you here has the right to make decisions and must report to Yang Xuangan, but this is not an urgent task. The most urgent task is to know Dugu Zhen’s true intentions and not fall into his trap. So Li Mi proposed to go to Zhao County to worship the ancestors of the church and look for an opportunity to meet Dugu Zhen, one to investigate the secrets and the other to delay time.

Chai Shao accompanied Li Mi to Anyang.

Where did Li Mi come from? It is the Li family of Zhao County. Since the Jin Dynasty, the Li family of Zhao County gradually formed six major house systems, namely the East Ancestor House, the South Ancestor House, the West Ancestor House, the Liaodong House, the Jiangxia House and the Hanzhong House. Li Mi's great-grandfather, Li Bi, one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, came from the Liaodong House. In other words, Li Shousu and Li Xuandao of the East Ancestor House of the Li family of Zhao County, Hebei today, Li Yuan of the Longxi Li family, also Li Changya, Li Dan and Li Mi who are now living in Chang'an, were the same ancestors more than 300 years ago, and the same ancestors' blood flowed in their bodies.

Of course, more than three hundred years later, the bloodline has long been thin in the inheritance. The Li family's houses have long become wealthy families. Except for the same ancestor, each house is as strange as it is, and even if it is enemies of each other, it is common.

Li Mi first visited Li Shousu and Li Xuandao in Yecheng. He had a teacher-student friendship with these two great scholars, and was very close in political stance and governance concepts. So after meeting, he had a happy conversation. Soon, both of them achieved their goals. They all knew that the other party wanted to replace the imperial throne, but one had to use violent means and the other insisted on a moderate strategy.

The debate is actually not very meaningful. The key is not a means of replacing the imperial throne, but who will succeed the imperial throne, whether it is King Yang Hung of Qi, King Yang Tong of Yue, King Yang You of Dai, etc. In this matter, Dugu Zhen is the one who has the most say. Li Mifei's purpose of going to Yecheng is in this way. He is to use the heir of the imperial throne to convince the Wuchuan faction of Guanlong, led by Dugu Zhen and the northern Hebei family headed by Li of Zhao County. As long as these two forces can be pulled into the storm, the mutiny is basically close to success.

Only Li Mi did this matter most appropriate, because Li was not only the Liaodong house of Li's family in Zhaojun, but also a member of the Wuchuan Group of Guanlong, and a royal relative, and his identity was the most appropriate.

Li Bi was an old subordinate of Hebayue in the past. After Hebayue died, he supported Yuwen Tai in time. Therefore, although Li Bi did not come from Wuchuan, he was one of the members of the Wuchuan clan. And when he was alive, he was always a buffer between the two Wuchuan clan leaders, Yuwen Tai and Dugu Xin. Unfortunately, the three people died one after another less than a year apart. Li Bi's son Li Hui married Yuwen Tai's daughter Princess Yi'an Chang, and Li Bi's grandson Li Changya married the daughter of the late emperor's daughter Princess Xiangguo. The royal family of both dynasties married the Li family, which shows how powerful the Li family is. Li Mi is the great-grandson of Li Bi, calling the princess Xiangguo as an aunt and the uncle of today, so he, a royal relative, is also qualified to participate in the family affairs of the royal family.

Li Mi went to Anyang again and first visited Master Li. Master Li, Li Shousu and Li Xuandao were both outstanding children of the Li family in Zhaojun. Through their conversations with them, Li Mi had to regretfully come to a conclusion that if he wanted to gain something in this trip, it all depends on whether he could convince Dugu Zhen.

Li Mi was accompanied by Master Li and visited Dugu Zhen.

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Chapter completed!