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What should come will come after all. Since the emperor put Cui on the storm, how could he escape this great storm that swept the empire?

Is Yang Xuangan a fool? Since he recommended Qin Wang Hao as emperor to seek compromise from Shandong people, why did he kill You Yuan? This contradictory approach will only deepen the hatred between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people, and will not benefit Yang Xuangan at all. Why did he do this bad approach?

Or, what secret inside story is there? When Jialan arrived in Liyang, You Yuan died, but the one responsible for protecting You Yuan was Jialan. Before, Jialan happened to learn from Dugu Zhen that Yang Xuangan’s decision on the unification of the emperor. How could there be no connection between this?

What was the purpose of the Emperor and Pei Shiju sending Galan to Liyang south? Isn’t it just to control and promote the development of the situation through him? The third day of June is not the best time for rebellion. The best time should be early July, when the expeditionary army reached the city of Pyongyang and was in full swing. Undoubtedly, Yang Xuangan had to raise the flag in advance, which was very hasty, and this was exactly what the Emperor and Pei Shiju needed.

The emperor and Pei Shiju launched this storm. What is the result they need? Of course, they achieve the ultimate goal at the minimum cost. If the empire is severely damaged, even if the emperor wins victory on the battlefield, he will lose all politics. What is the minimum cost? That is, destroy Yang Xuangan in the shortest time, end the storm, and control the losses to an acceptable range.

It would be simple to deduce this way. Yang Tong must defend the Dongdu, Fan Zigai and Pei Hongce must assist Yang Tong in ensuring the safety of the Dongdu, so as to ensure that the emperor ends the storm in the shortest time.

On the contrary, if Dongdu falls, the situation will be out of control and the future will be unimaginable. At that time, people will have to come out to take responsibility. The person is King Yang Tong of Yue. The Cui family, who assisted him, was suspected of colluding with the enemy because of Yang Xuangan's decision on the unification of the emperor. This matter can be proved by the people of Wuchuan, Guanlong, led by Dugu Zhen. Therefore, the first family of the Shandong aristocratic group, "unargued by hundreds of people", could only take the main responsibility instead of Yang Tong, and swallowed their anger and accept the punishment. The decline of the Cui family is unbearable for the Shandong aristocratic group, but in turn, it can allow the devastated Guanlong people to vent their emotions, which can be said to have won multiple goals in one fell swoop.

This is a big bet, and the emperor puts the bet on Yang Tong. If Yang Tong wins, he will make great contributions and support them, and the dispute over the imperial rule will become more and more cruel. The political storms that have been brought about will come one after another, and the aristocratic bureaucrats of the empire will fall in batches in these storms. This may be one of the plans made by the emperor to complete his great cause of reform.

But those are future crises. The current problem is that if Yang Tong wants to save himself, he must satisfy the emperor's wishes and end the storm in the shortest time. For this reason, he must defend the Dongdu. The premise of defending the Dongdu is that Shandong people must immediately change their strategies and no longer secretly contribute to the fire. To achieve this goal, Yue Wang Yang Tong and Fan Zigai must cooperate sincerely. Shandong people themselves must not only unite with each other, but also work together with Guanlong people to fight the enemy.

This is an impossible task.

There are many factions in the court. If you want to bring all factions together and achieve a goal together, in addition to sufficient profit-driven, you also need a strong leader, a highly respected and highly respected leader, but Dongdu lacks such a leader. King Yang Tong of Yue was young and had no meritorious achievements; although Fan Zigai went from a grassroots civil servant to a central chief, he had no military foundation; Pei Hongce had enough qualifications and merits, but his prestige was insufficient. Now that he was defeated in Mangshan, he could not guarantee himself, let alone assume the important task of sticking to the Eastern Capital.

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Cui Ze took a step and his mind turned and he had a countermeasure in an instant.

Jialan is pressing step by step. Don’t just talk but don’t practice, you have to take action immediately. The situation in Dongdu is in danger, Pei Hongce cannot count on it, Yang Tong and Fan Zigai are incompatible, so someone must stand up and take charge of the overall situation, otherwise it will be a matter of time before Dongdu falls.

The most suitable candidate at the moment is of course Fan Zigai, who is the one who stays in Dongdu, and he is under the King of Yue Yang Tong. However, once he gets the credit for defending Dongdu, it will just fulfill the wishes of the emperor and the reformists. The reformists will win in full swing in this storm. Next, the reformists will take advantage of the power of victory and launch a crazy attack on the conservatives. The Shandong people in the reformists will inevitably become the "main force" to attack the Guanlong people. Therefore, the conservative bureaucrats in the court and the Guanlong nobles in the Dongdu will definitely launch a "counterattack" at any cost, and the consequence of the "counterattack" is that the Dongdu falls.

Cui Zi knew this, Pei Hongce also knew it, and Fan Zigai knew it even more, so Cui Zi joined forces with Pei Hongce, and Fan Zigai also compromised "rationally".

Now Fan Zigai cannot compromise. If he continues to compromise, Dongdu will be lost. As Dongdu is left behind, he will have great responsibility. But if he comes forward to take charge of the overall situation, he must implement thundering methods, such as cutting off Pei Hongce's head to deter noble bureaucrats, thereby gaining valuable time for defending Dongdu.

Fan Zigai cut off Pei Hongce's head, just like Yang Xuangan cut off You Yuan's head, which would intensify the conflict between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people. This retaliatory killing will quickly erupt and spread after the storm, and then severely damage the aristocratic grassroots of the empire and shake the foundation of the empire's national destiny.

Today, Pei Hongce and Da Xi were both defeated in good faith. The rebels approached the city of Dongdu. Fan Zigai had no way out and was definitely preparing for the "borrowing his head". Therefore, the Yue Palace must come up with countermeasures immediately, and it is urgent.

Cui Jie stopped, looked sideways at Jia Lan, and said seriously, "If you kill Yang Xuangan with thunder, the rumors will be broken."

Galan remained silent. Cui Jie finally saw the situation clearly. The consequences of the storm must be controlled within an acceptable range. Therefore, King Yang Tong of Yue must get the credit for defeating Yang Xuangan. The conservatives must firmly control the initiative. Otherwise, in the liquidation after the storm, the conservatives will have no power to fight back, the Guanlong nobles will be brutally killed, and the entire imperial aristocratic class will be severely damaged.

"Does Pei Dajian have good plans?" Cui Jie tentatively said.

"Pei Dajian wants to rely on Hanoi to seize the danger of Mangshan, echoing the inside and outside of the Eastern Capital, and attacking the thieves."

Jialan clearly told Cui Xie that Pei Hongce had realized the danger and refused to return to the city. Whether Dongdu could defend it depends on the King of Yue himself. However, as long as Jia Lan was there, the alliance between Cui and Pei clan proposed by him and reached through Cui Xun was still there, Pei Hongce would actively cooperate with Dongdu to launch an attack on the rebels. Therefore, Cui's top priority was to ensure the supreme power of King of Yue Yang Tong. In other words, the Yue Prince's Mansion must firmly suppress the remaining mansion, and Yang Tong must be above Fan Zigai. In other words, Cui Xie must find a backing for Yang Tong that can give Yang Tong strong support like Pei Hongce.

Who can replace Pei Hongce?

Cui Ze bowed slightly to Yang Tong, "Your Highness, you can go to Guanguo's Mansion immediately without delay."

Guan Guogong? Galan's expression changed slightly, the gate of memory suddenly opened, and a blurred face suddenly appeared.

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Guanguo Duke Yang Lun, whose courtesy name is Gongren, was used to perform in the world.

Yang Gongren was the son of King Guan Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong was the son of the brother of the late emperor, one year younger than the late emperor. When the empire was first established, Yang Xiong, Gao Jin, Yu Qingze, and Su Wei were called the four nobles of the dynasty and were deeply trusted by the late emperor. Last year, when he went on an expedition to Goguryeo, Yang Xiong died of illness. The eldest son Yang Gongren inherited his title and was demoted to the first rank according to the law, and became Duke of Guanguo.

Yang Gongren joined the army at the age of 16 and followed his father to fight south and north, and made many achievements. During the Renshou period, he served as the governor of Ganzhou, Hexi, and was simple and peaceful, which was very popular with the people. Now, after he inherited the throne, he was transferred to the Minister of Personnel and participated in the decision of state affairs. In terms of prestige, although this person cannot be comparable to his father, he is enough to be arrogant to all the ministers. Last year, Yang Gongren was dismissed because his father was worried about his job and was filial to his family. According to the system of Ding and ancestors, officials must be suspended for three years, but they urgently followed the power, so Yang Tong had to ask his uncle to resume immediately.

Yang Gongren is nearly fifty years old, tall and handsome. Even if he wears a white linen cui suit, he cannot hide the power of the superiors. Because he cannot repair his hair and beard during mourning, his long beard floats away and looks tough and powerful.

Yang Tong expressed his intentions respectfully according to what Cui Jie taught.

Then Cui Ze exclaimed and talked endlessly, with only one goal, and asked Yang Gongren to take charge of the overall situation immediately. The Dongdu is in danger at present, and only Duke Guan can turn the tide.

Yang Gongren finished listening patiently, thought, and then asked, "Where is Galan?"

Cui Xie couldn't believe that he didn't mention Galan from beginning to end. How could Yang Gongren know? And after his inquiry, he seemed to know Galan. How could this be possible? Suddenly, Cui Xie thought that Yang Gongren had served as the governor of Ganzhou, Hexi. As far as he knew, Wang Yangxiong had a deep relationship with the monks in the northwest, so when Yang Gongren was in office, he received strong help from the monks in the northwest. Perhaps it was precisely because of this relationship that Ming Ge took the initiative to seek help from Yang Gongren when it was related to the monks' future, so Jialan, the guardian of the monk, jumped out.

Cui Ze invited Jialan into the hall with questions.

The candlelight in the hall was bright, but Yang Gongren had a long beard and could not see his true face.

Galan worshipped.

Yang Gongren did not reach out to help him, but stared at Galan and sighed for a long time, "I've grown up... Galan, do you still remember someone?"

Jialan's eyes were red and he was speechless. He remembered that it was this person who appeared quietly when his mother was dying. At the moment when his mother was buried, she cried and choked. After a long time, by chance, in the battle with the Turks, he saw this person and only then did he realize that this person was the governor of Ganzhou, a royal relative, and a nobleman in another world. From then on, he buried this memory deeply until today.

Yang Tong looked at Jia Lan in surprise. Cui Xie's face was as deep as water, but his heart was ups and downs. Why did Yang Gongren reveal this long-for-distance secret in front of Yang Tong and him at this moment?

"Someone wants to bring you back, but your mother refuses, and in front of you, lets you swear that you will never step into Middle-earth in this life."

Yang Gongren was a little excited, his voice trembled, and his eyes were filled with sadness.

"Why did you break your oath? Why did you return in Tulunchuan?"

It turns out that he saved his life and this person has helped him. It is reasonable to think that he is the Minister of Personnel, but what he cannot understand is what is his relationship with him?

"Kill Yang Xuangan, and I will return to the Western Land." Jialan said in a solemn voice.

"Why do you want to kill Yang Xuangan?"

"In the battle of Yiwudao, all of his brothers died, and the culprit was Yang Xuangan."

"Since you are back, it will be difficult to go back."

Yang Gongren slowly stood up, walked to Galan, and leaned over to support him.

But Galan pushed away and asked sternly, "Who is my mother? Who is she?"

Yang Gongren's tears suddenly burst out, "She is a certain sister, her own sister."

Galan's eyes shot sharp light, unbelievable.

Yang Tong was stunned.

Cui Jie's heart was trembling, and the extreme suffocation made him dizzy and he had to close his eyes. He remembered a rumor and a story about Guan Wang Yangxiong.

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