Looking at the figures of Li Mi and others gradually fading away, Galan was in a dim mood. (Baidu search.

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m,) Although in the eyes of others, he is full of confidence in the future, but in fact he is the one who is most afraid of it, because he does not know whether the future he is working hard to create can turn the tide in the most critical moment, save the people of Middle-earth and the huge empire as he imagined.

If Li Mi could stay, Galan was sure that with the change of Li Mi's personal fate, the history of Middle-earth would also change. However, Li Mi could not stay. Li Mi knew very well what he had done to the Northwest Wolves. Although the result of Yiwudao's Battle was not what he wanted to see, he participated in that plan, which led to the disastrous defeat of Yiwudao's Battle. The generation of Northwest Wolves led by Galan were almost wiped out, and Pei Shiju's forces deployed in the Northwest were almost wiped out. The two sides had deep hatred, and the people in the Northwest could not tolerate Li Mi, and Li Mi did not dare to fall into a "wolf nest" and seek death.

"Galan, do you know that you broke your promise."

The cold sound of traveling west suddenly sounded in Galan's ears, and it shot into the depths of Galan's heart like a sharp arrow accompanied by a sharp cold wind. Galan felt the pain, and an inexplicable sadness gradually spread throughout his body, and tears of sadness quietly filled his eyes.

"Brother Vulture, please give me some time. I will fulfill my promise and I will fulfill my promise."

Galan murmured, feeling sad.

"Why? Why do you want to save him? If you save him to fulfill your promise to the robes in the past, why did you let him go again today? Even arrange a place for him to settle down? Why?" He walked west with murderous intent and asked sternly, "What kind of person is Pushan Gong? Don't you know? If you return to the mountain today, you will definitely raise a tiger to suffer from disasters in the future and eat bad consequences. Galan..."

Galan raised his hand decisively to prevent the journey westward from continuing.

"Someone has passed, and some will fulfill their promise."

"How to cash, tell us, how to cash?"

"Brother Vulture. You must believe in someone, believe in someone's judgment on the situation in Middle-earth, believe in someone's inference about the future of the empire. Believe that darkness and killing will come to Middle-earth in a few years."

"We believe in you, and we are willing to turn the tide, save the people from water and fire, and build eternal fame. But what does this have to do today?"

“Yes, there is a lot of connection.”

Galan's eyes slowly retracted from the vast sky, turned around and looked westward, whispering, "Do you know. Why can't we choose the familiar northwest and choose our homeland as the foundation? Because the northwest is barren, if we lose the support of Shandong and Jiangzuo, we will inevitably be trapped in the northwest, powerless and ineffective."

"But your current choice is the northern border, whether it is Daibei, Yanbei or even Liaodong, it is also a barren land. What's more serious is that the northern border on the desert has risen again and will inevitably restrain us on the line of the Great Wall and cannot move. We will also face the dilemma of being trapped in a corner."

"The north of Dai, south of Yanbei is Hebei, along the Yongji Canal, the Central Plains and Henan, and then along the Tongji Canal, the Jianghuai and Jiangzuo." Jialan sighed in a low voice, "For today's empire, the most powerful army is the frontier garrison army, which represents the invincible power of the empire. But it is not the army that dominates the life and death of the empire, but the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal is the lifeline of the empire. Whoever controls this lifeline will dominate the empire."

Traveling west is thoughtful.

"We can build the most powerful army of the empire in the northern border, but we cannot control this lifeline. In the future, whoever controls this lifeline will dominate our destiny." Jialan sighed lowly, "Brother Jiu, look at the north and south of the Great River. It is not difficult to find that in the next few years, if the emperor and the central government fail to suppress the world and stabilize the situation in the government and the opposition, then this lifeline will be controlled by the noble families and various rebels along the Grand Canal. However, the noble families are selfish and greedy. They only care about their own interests, while the various rebels fight on their own, and they cannot give us strong support."

After walking west suddenly realized that he finally knew why Jialan took such a great risk to rescue Yang Xuangan's accomplices.

Li Mi and others were rebellious in the empire. There was no way out except to continue rebelling. In fact, they were no different from the farmers who rose up with wooden sticks and axes. However, they had status, status, wisdom, and huge relationships. They could successfully combine the two forces of the aristocratic family and the armed forces of the rebels, and wait until the time was ripe, these people would become the princes who dominated the separatist areas.

Li Mi and other Guanlong nobles only opposed the emperor and the reformist forces, not the unified empire. In Shandong, the rebels from Jiangzuo, both the emperor and the empire, were opposed to both the emperor and the empire, so the two sides had common ground in their interests and could definitely work together. Just imagine, if the rebellious Guanlong nobles and the rebellious Shandong nobles combined together, what impact would it have on the political situation in China?

"If Li Mi became the leader of various rebels in Shandong, dominated the north and south of the rivers, and directly fought against the emperor, the center and the imperial government army, then what was he most afraid of? It was not the garrison army in the northern border, but the Northern Barbarians in the desert. Once the Turks and the Tielites joined forces to move south, what would the empire that was trapped in civil strife to resist the Northern Barbarians?"

He nodded frequently when he traveled westward. If the situation in China and Turkey reached that moment, whether it was the emperor, the center, Li Mi and the Shandong rebel army, they would need the Northern Frontier garrison troops to defend the Great Wall for them. For this reason, they must provide necessary assistance to the Northern Frontier garrison troops. Otherwise, once the Northern Frontier garrison troops collapsed, China and Turkey would once again fall into the dark era of the "Five Barbarians invading China". This tragedy is something that no Middle-earth person wants to see.

"There is no one except Pushan Gong?" It was still hard to let go of the westward journey.

"There is really no one else except Pushan Gong."

"Why?" asked Westward Journey.

"There is a prophecy in the Middle Earth, and the Li family should rise." Jialan said lightly.

Xixing's face suddenly turned stagnant, and a hint of shock flashed through his eyes. So that's it.

"Can this prophecy be in Pushan Gong?"

Jialan had nothing to say. He did not continue to ask questions when he traveled west. Only God knows this answer, but because of this prophecy, Li Mi's outstanding talents, the magnanimity of Shandong families and the support of various rebels, who dares to assert that Li Mi could not dominate the north and south of the rivers?

Liu Xuan, Kong Yingda, Gavinda, Xue Deyin, Hu Shidan, Zhao Huaiyi, Wang Zhou and Yu Chuo are all famous scholars in the Middle Earth. They know each other. Except for Liu Xuan, everyone else has participated in various plans against the emperor and the center that Yang Xuangan had made in different periods. In the storm a few months ago, these people had their own positions for various reasons and gathered together again at this moment. Everyone chose to forget the past, put aside contradictions and conflicts, and work together. All their energy was focused on the creation of the future.

These eight Middle-earth Confucian scholars sat together, in a sense, represent the alliance between Guanlong, Shandong and Jiangzuo Confucian scholars. If they extend further, they are the alliance between the conservative aristocratic forces among the three major aristocratic groups. They have reached the opposition between the emperor and the central reformists without exception, either actively or passively. What impact will their combination of force and strategy have on the future of Middle-earth?

Liu Xuan is nearly 70 years old. In his later years, he suffered repeated political blows and suffered physical and mental injuries. If it were not for Liu Heita and other rebel leaders who helped rescue him in times of crisis, he was later "respected" by Galan to maximize his influence in Shandong and restore his political reputation, Liu Xuan's situation would not have been subversive in a short period of time. People feel refreshed when they are happy, and they should not regard Liu Xuan's dignity and reputation as life.

What made him particularly vigorous is the cooperation between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people who were most critical in Galan's grand ambitions, and the alliance between the Northwest people and Hebei people all require him, a leader who is respected and able to win the respect and trust of all parties, to mediate and coordinate. I can't imagine that if Liu Xuan did not have Liu Xuan, who only had the identity and qualifications of Galan, how could he convince the public? What should he use to control the aristocrats from all parties with many contradictions and implement his strategy?

Therefore, Jialan must take Liu Xuan with him to Liaodong. Regardless of whether Liu Xuan's body can support him or not, even if Liu Xuan is willing or not, even if he forcibly "kidnapping". Jialan must tie Liu Xuan to his side.

Liu Xuan actually has no more choice. As for the current chaotic, complex and hopeless political situation in China and Turkey. Or just considering the future interests of Shandong people, he could only follow Galan one way to the dark. After all, the political stance adopted by Galan and the huge forces behind it, as well as the great strategy of saving the empire they want to implement, are in line with the interests of Middle-earth and the interests of Shandong people. Liu Xuan naturally has to follow such a hopeful path.

Liu Xuan went north and had a significant impact on the Confucian scholars from Shandong, especially his many younger brothers. At the same time, he also caused a certain degree of shock to the Hebei family. Since the late emperor, Liu Xuan strongly opposed the eastern expedition of Goguryeo and advised him to the current emperor's insistence on the eastern expedition. It is precisely for this reason that Liu Xuan's political life was completely over before the eastern expedition. But no one expected that Liu Xuan, who was in a twilight west, would have been even more relaxed and took the initiative to follow the Long Guard Army to the north to Liaodong to conquer Goguryeo. Why? What purpose did Liu Xuan change his position?

In the late February, Yang Gongren, Jialan and Cui Xun led the Longwei Army to Jicheng, Zhuojun to replenish food and grass, and temporarily rested.

In early March, the emperor issued an order to lead the imperial army to personally expedition. He would lead the palace to leave Gaoyang Town immediately and go to the battlefield in Liaodong.

Yang Gongren and Jialan received the imperial edict, and the Dragon Guards rested for a longer period of time. After the Emperor and the Palace arrived at Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County, they set out again to advance eastward to open the road for the Emperor and the Palace in front.

Just as the emperor and the palace were preparing to set off, shocking news came from Chang'an, Xijing, that another rebellion occurred in Fufeng County. The thief commander Tang Bi gathered 100,000 people to disrupt Guanzhong, called himself the King of Tang, and supported a man named Li Hong as the heaven, and openly claimed to overthrow the Great Sui Empire.

It would be fine if a crowd was gathered to rebel, but he even founded the country and became king. This act was ruthless and unforgivable. What's more serious is that it responded to a widely circulated prophecy, "The Yang family will be destroyed, and the Li family will be prosperous." If the emperor and the central government cannot suppress this rebel in the shortest time, it will inevitably endanger the emperor's rule over the Middle Earth and hurt the stability of the empire's destiny.

The memorials of civil and military officials who stayed in the Eastern Capital and Xijing, as well as some ministers in the palace, flew in like snowflakes, and they spoke in unison to advise the emperor to stop the Eastern Expedition. The first priority is to concentrate all their forces to suppress the rebellion first and resolve the domestic crisis first.

The emperor and the central officials were in a dilemma. Should we stop the Eastern Expedition as if we were advised, or would we stubbornly insist on continuing the Eastern Expedition?

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