~Date: ~November 01~

>Galan let go, which was expected by Zhongnan Mountain, but Galan is an Asura and a butcher. If he is allowed to stay in Guanxi, with his violent personality, he will inevitably pursue Lou Guandao relentlessly, thereby causing more and more trouble to the Guanlong noble forces behind Lou Guandao, and may even give the emperor and the reformists the opportunity to attack the local aristocratic group in Guanzhong. Therefore, the only way is to drive away this arrogant and vicious Asura as soon as possible. (.1(1

All parties took urgent action☆Yi ministers reported to the emperor and the Dongdu. The demon thief Xiang Haiming had been killed, and the rest of the thieves were scattered, which was not worth worrying. The situation in Guanxi was quickly moving towards stability. Jingzhao Yin Li Dan and Fufeng, and Fengyi County officials jointly reported that the situation in the three auxiliary situation was becoming more and more stable, but the just-passed Dongdu storm caused a "hard blow" to Xijing. The most urgent task is to stabilize the hearts of the people and to rest. The forces must be forced to the severe situation of the current situation and no longer deliberately hinder the emperor's great reform cause. However, considering the actual situation, the pace of reform should be slower. Don't make irreversible mistakes because of the urge to make quick success and instant benefits. In fact, it is to send a "peace-seeking" message to the emperor.

Wen Sheng, the guard of Xijing, spoke out bluntly in the memorial that if the emperor continued to keep Galan and Longwei Mansion in Guanxi, it would intensify the conflicts among all parties in Guanxi. Galan and Longwei Mansion were both rebellious people. Once the situation in Xijing is chaotic, it will affect the stability of the two capitals, and the consequences are worrying.

In early November, the Dongdu was the first to react. Fan Zigai, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, considered that the situation was getting worse and worse in Shandong, and the alarms spread frequently outside the Dongdu, so he and Huangmen Minister Pei Shiju, the Censor Pei Yun, and the General of the Left Guard Yuwen Shu jointly ordered that in the name of Shangdu Province, Jialan and Longwei Mansion should be transferred to Liyang, Hebei Province to protect Liyang Cang.

At this moment, the Longwei Mansion was ordered to go outside Chang'an City to rest. After receiving the urgent order from the Eastern Capital, he rushed to Hebei day and night.

Su Hexiang, who arrived in Chang'an with Jialan, wanted to say goodbye and leave, but Jialan said, "Someone's wings have been opened, so shelter you from the wind and rain."

Su Hexiang stayed without hesitation.

Jialan gave a copy to Xue Deyin from Hedong to detail the current situation. Please consider carefully whether he is willing to join the Longwei Mansion and make contributions. Jialan invited him warmly and made an appointment to reunite with Hebei. In order to make sure that Bao Deyin could "come out of the mountain". Jialan wrote a sincere letter to his younger aunt Sima Lingyu, and stated that if conditions permit, he planned to return to Wencheng and recognize his ancestors and return to his hometown.

In November, the Preparatory Mansion urgently ordered Jialan according to the emperor's order. In view of the rampant thieves in Hebei, Feng Xiaoci, the right guard general who was responsible for suppressing the rebellion, was seriously insufficient, and the rebellion was ineffective, which led to the safety of the emperor and palace in Gaoyang. {.../Upload and update} Therefore, Longwei Mansion was ordered to rush to Qinghe County as quickly as possible to meet Feng Xiaoci to help him quell the rebellion, to ensure the smooth flow of the Yongji Canal and ensure the safety of the emperor and palace.

At that time, Longwei Mansion had passed Tongguan. After receiving the order, Jialan immediately rushed Feng Xiaoci to tell the three rebels in Taihang, Gaojipo and Douzigang, as well as the complex interest relations behind them. He told them one by one, and asked Feng to be careful. The main forces of the current quelling army gathered on both sides of Tongji Canal, Henan. The troops in Hebei were seriously insufficient in suppressing the rebellion, and there was no possibility of opening up the Yongji Canal immediately. Considering the fierce conflict between the reformists and the inevitable forces in the court, if we were hasty to send troops to quell the rebellion without fully controlling the situation, we might not be able to achieve the expected results.

Jialan's pessimistic attitude towards the suppression of the rebellion in Hebei caused doubts from the west. Fu Duanyi and Bu Yi and others. The brothers of the Northwest Wolf all believed that with Feng Xiaoci's superb military skills and rich combat experience, fighting a group of mobs with sticks and axes was like taking objects from a bag, which was as easy as turning back. Think about a few months ago, the Dragon Guard swept across the Hebei thieves with 300 cavalrymen, and killed all the rebels in a row like a strong wind sweeping the fallen leaves. How easy it was?

Jialan remained silent → Behind the Wei Tong outstanding achievements in Hebei, there are many "shameless" secrets hidden, and some of them were not even told Pei Shiju. Therefore, in the face of the doubts of his brothers, he could only remain silent.

Four days later, Longwei Mansion crossed the river north from Mengjin and entered Hanoi.

On the same day, at the Mengjin Ferry, Jialan received an urgent order from the Dongdu. Bad news came from Hebei. On the ninth day of November, Feng Xiaoci and Qinghe thief Zhang Jin said fiercely fought in Zhangshui in the Zhangshui River and were defeated and killed.

A third-rank right guard general, who was once one of the three commanders of the Northwest Army of the Empire, was defeated in the first battle on the Hebei anti-rebellion battlefield and unfortunately died. This is simply incredible.

Zhang Jin, the thief general of Qinghe, Hebei, said when did he have such amazing strength? Why did the Hebei rebel army become weak so weak? Even a group of farmers holding sticks could not beat them, and even let his commander die in battle? Feng Xiaoci did not die in the northwest border, not under the sword of the Northern Barbarians, but died in Hebei, Central Earth, and under the stick of the Middle-earth people. This was a great humiliation for both himself and the Emperor** side.

The commander who suppressed the rebellion in Hebei was killed, the army of Hebei suppressed the rebels was defeated, and the Yongji Canal was cut off by the rebels. What's more serious is that the emperor and the palace were in the important town of Gaoyang in Hejian County, Hebei. Gaoyang was less than 400 miles away from Gaojipo and the place where the thieves in Qinghe were rampant, which shows the seriousness of the situation in Hebei.

Are the people of Hebei crazy? They knew that the emperor and the palace were in Gaoyang and Hebei, and they were still attacking and killing cities, attacking and killing the senior officers of the Emperor's team. Aren't they afraid that the emperor's dragon face would be furious and mobilized the most elite and powerful army of the empire to sweep Hebei, killing blood and corpses everywhere?

Galan was deeply sad and angry.

When traveling west, Fu Duanyi, Bu Yi and others were sad and angry, and finally realized that Galan's previous "pessimism" about the Hebei suppression of the rebellion was correct.

The Dongdu ordered that Jialan and Longwei Prefecture rushed to Qinghe County as quickly as possible. On the one hand, they rectified the defeated remaining troops, and on the other hand, they suppressed the thieves. They must open up the Yongji Canal in the shortest time, and ensure the energy source of grass and supplies to continuously transport them to Zhuo County to ensure the military needs of the garrison troops in the northeastern border throughout the winter.

Feng Xiaoci was killed, who would replace him to suppress the rebellion in Hebei? Who would take on the important task of protecting the emperor and palaces and protecting Yongji Canal? Did you mobilize more troops from Henan to enter the Hebei battlefield? Jialan knew nothing and could only lead the army to the battlefield day and night.

There was no time for Galan to return to Wencheng to pay homage to his grandmother, Mrs. Gao, and there was no time for him to enter Taishi Hall to recognize his ancestors. He hurriedly passed by Wencheng and had a glimpse of it just a few months ago.

Wen Cheng had received a letter from Sima Lingyu and was ready to welcome Jia Lan's return. Unexpectedly, the cavalry "rumbling" passed by, and except for the smoke and dust in the sky, he didn't even see Jia Lan's shadow. Wen Cheng was shocked and suspicious. Xue Deyin, who arrived in Wencheng in advance, even left the city and chased her wildly.

At dusk, Longwei Mansion quickly crossed the Qinshui River. The other side is the starting point of Yongji Canal, and next is the spacious Canal Dike Avenue, which leads directly to Qinghe. The travel speed of Longwei Mansion will greatly accelerate.

Xue Deyin finally caught up, found Jialan, and asked anxiously.

Jialan's answer made Xue Deyin realize the crisis. Today, Hebei has become a battlefield for fierce competition among aristocrats of various ranks. Just like Guanxi and Henan, it is a battlefield with flesh and blood. No matter who it is, once it becomes the prey on this battlefield, it will undoubtedly die.

Since the emperor ordered the eastern expedition, treasons have emerged on both sides of the river, but the situation in some areas is mainly tense, and it has not yet been serious enough to endanger the survival of the country☆The Xuangan Rebellion is a turning point. Although the storm caused by Yang Xuangan has subsided in the East, the aftermath has quickly spread to various parts of Central China, and in a short time it formed a prairie fire. The rising heroes and rebels not only spread across the river, but also countless other areas such as Jiangzuo, Guanxi and even Lingshuo are springing like bamboo shoots after a rain. The tide of uprising is sweeping across the entire Central China.

The direct reason for this situation is that the authoritarian authority of the emperor and the central government was severely damaged under the impact of the storm caused by Yang Xuangan, and the central government's control over the local government was sharply reduced. The core centralized system of the emperor's reform was also severely hit. Although it was not fragmented, many places were already useless. Apart from a glamorous "shell", it has actually turned into powder.

The reform achievements of the emperor and the central government were stripped off layer by layer under the invasion of this great storm, and the reform strategy was swallowed up and submerged by the roaring tide. At this critical moment, the emperor and the central government did not carry out political "dangling" and decisive strategic adjustments, but instead carried out political "blocking" at all costs, stubbornly insisted on the established reform strategy, and even to ensure the continued implementation of the reform strategy, they did not hesitate to fight the roaring tide with the strength of the whole country.

Of course, Xue Deyin can't see this terrifying future at present, but he has heard the roar of the tide and has already had an unknown premonition.

However, Galan knew that he was powerless. Even if he was now the emperor of the empire, the priest of the empire, and the center of the empire, he had no choice but to face the shocking tide that swept across the entire Middle Earth. Because with the Eastern Expedition as a temptation, with the Yang Xuangan Rebellion as a turning point, and under the almost crazy competition between the various forces of the empire, the struggle for power and wealth redistribution of the empire has completely lost control. Unless history returns to the Kaihuang period and the late emperor's rule, let the late emperor and the central ministers he trusts change the direction of the empire's huge warship, otherwise the empire will definitely embark on this path of no return.

"Galan, at this moment, you must return to Taishitang and win the support of Sima, otherwise you will repeat Feng Shuai's mistakes."

Galan smiled bitterly, pointing to the soldiers crossing the river, "Do you know whose soldiers they are? Do you know who they are loyal to? Do you know who they are willing to die for?"

Xue Deyin sighed speechlessly → The Wei Mansion is all Feng Xiaoci's soldiers. These elite soldiers in the northwest are loyal to Feng Xiaoci and are willing to die for Feng Xiaoci. Now Feng Xiaoci is killed in Hebei and is killed by the Qinghe thieves. They swear to take revenge. They rush to the road day and night, even when they sleep. Their mind is controlled by anger, and the rage is burning. If you are not careful on the way to Hebei, a terrifying disaster will be triggered.

"Where is a certain master? Are you still in Wencheng?"

Indeed, Galan needs the help of Sima, but what he needs more now is the help of Liu Xuan and Shandong Confucian scholars.

=(To be continued..

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