In the southern expedition to Xuzhou, the alliance called all eleven main forces, about 39,000, which was all the best. On September 25, Zhen Baoche led the Hu Ben Army, Lu Mingxing led the first, and the Second Army rushed south and advanced towards Pengcheng.

On the same day, Li Fengyun received a message from Wei Fusi and invited Heshui to have a secret meeting.

In fact, Li Fengyun also wanted to meet Wei Fusi before going south, but because of the last meeting, Li Fengyun clearly felt that King Yang Nan of Qi and Wei were defeated in the Eastern Expedition and the political situation in the Eastern Capital had drastic changes, and he was optimistic about the future, so he showed considerable caution, which minimized the trust between the two sides and consciously distanced each other. The result can be imagined. Although the two sides could not be said to have parted in disagreement, they did not achieve any substantial results.

More than a month has passed, and Li Fengyun knew nothing about whether the King of Qi had won the expected political interests from Dongdu. However, according to his inference, King of Qi and Wei were not only unable to win the expected political interests, but were also very likely to be hit and suppressed. So Li Fengyun waited patiently and waited for King of Qi Yang Nan to take the initiative to "come to the door", so that he could gain a little advantage and perhaps win some benefits in the negotiations.

Sure enough, he guessed correctly, and King Yang Nan of Qi took the initiative to "come to the door". Li Fengyun immediately rushed to Heshui and met Wei Fusi secretly.

After meeting, Wei Fusi remained calm and took the initiative to inform the Dongdu to quell the rebellion, but he only said that the Holy Lord ordered King Yang Nan of Qi to quickly suppress the thieves, ensure local stability, and ensure the smooth flow of the north-south transportation channel, but deliberately concealed the "missing" between King Yang Nan of Qi and the general power to quell the rebellion.

If you can say nothing about this, you won’t say anything about it. With Li Fengyun’s talent, as long as you learn about this news, you can immediately infer the unfavorable situation of King Yang Nan of Qi. King Yang Nan of Qi was “passive”, and Li Fengyun “takes the initiative”, so there will be more variables in the negotiation process. In order to obtain the most profits, Li Fengyun will inevitably increase the difficulty of bargaining.

However, Wei Fusi miscalculated, and Li Fengyun still heard from his words that he deliberately concealed. It was very simple. King Yang Nan of Qi took the initiative to "come to the door", and Wei Fusi took the initiative to invite Li Fengyun. The situation behind the condescending nobleness must be in a bad situation. If the situation is good, the political situation in the Dongdu is beneficial to them. Even if we invite him, Wei Fusi would not come forward. He must send a low-ranking confidant messenger to put pressure on Li Fengyun with this suggestion of demonstrating his strength. Now Wei Fusi came forward in person, putting forward the illusion of putting Li Fengyun in an equal position, which is actually to squeeze Li Fengyun's value to the greatest extent. What is Li Fengyun's value? Isn't it a serious threat to local stability and deteriorating the domestic situation?

In addition, if the political situation in the Dongdu is beneficial to the King of Qi, and the King of Qi wants to build a meritorious contribution by suppressing the rebel alliance, Wei Fusi personally invited Li Fengyun to persuade him to surrender and recruit him. Then Wei Fusi will inevitably exaggerate the seriousness of the current situation and will inevitably inform the power granted by Dongdu to King of Qi Yang Nan in detail to threaten Li Fengyun. However, Wei Fusi actually made a vague statement on the key points of showing the strength of the King of Qi and was vague. Why? Just think about it for a little bit and you can find the answer.

Li Fengyun once made a three-month deadline with King Yang Nan of Qi, but at the end of August, the news of the defeat in the Eastern Expedition was heard. The situation was clear. However, King Yang Nan of Qi and Wei overestimated their strength and thought they could make profits from the turmoil of the Dongdu political situation, so they did not immediately negotiate formal cooperation with Li Fengyun. Now it is exactly the time when the three-month deadline expires. If King Yang Nan of Qi is in a very bad situation in the Dongdu political situation, then Wei Fusi invited Li Fengyun this time to fulfill his original promise and negotiate with Li Fengyun on formal cooperation. However, after meeting, Wei Fusi did not show the positive attitude he deserved, which made Li Fengyun be cautious.

Li Fengyun pondered silently, repeatedly analyzed and pondered, and finally realized that his previous deductions about King Yang Nan of Qi might have become a fact. King Qi did not make a profit from the turmoil in the political situation in Dongdu, but was suppressed by the Saint Lord and his political opponents, and his situation was very bad.

Wei Fusi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Li Fengyun falling into deep thought. Although he had only a few words, for a genius like Li Fengyun, it was enough to deduce a lot of things from it. It seemed that the current dilemma of King Yang Nan of Qi was hard to hide from Li Fengyun. However, Li Fengyun should have guessed the reason why he deliberately concealed it.

The two sides should fulfill their promises and start formal cooperation, but the dominant party is King Yang Nan of Qi, and there is no room for negotiation. Of course, the short-term and long-term plans for cooperation between the two sides are taken out by Li Fengyun, which is also the basis for the cooperation between the two sides. In theory, Li Fengyun should have considerable voice in it. However, considering the huge difference between the political status of the two sides and the political environment, King Yang Nan of Qi, naturally has absolute initiative and dominance.

However, Li Fengyun has his own interests. The reason why he tried his best to convince King Yang Nan of Qi to cooperate with him was actually for his own benefit. This is what King Yang Nan of Qi was worried about. Once his efforts eventually turned into Li Fengyun's "wedding clothes", he could not find a place to cry. Therefore, the premise for King Yang Nan of Qi to cooperate with Li Fengyun is that he must control Li Fengyun and the alliance of the rebels. However, if Wei Fusi brought this principle of cooperation to the table, he would inevitably be strongly opposed by Li Fengyun. What Li Fengyun needs is cooperation based on equality, mutual benefit, and each takes the needs. At least before the situation of King Yang Nan of Qi to attack the crown prince or to win the imperial rule, Li Fengyun will never give up his autonomy. What is raising a bandit? What is self-respect? Everyone takes their own profits, it is clear at a glance.

Wei Fusi predicted that Li Fengyun would not give in, but in order to promote cooperation, where will Li Fengyun make a breakthrough to convince King Yang Nan of Qi?

He was thinking about it, and Li Fengyun finally spoke, "Who is responsible for the suppression of the rebellion in Qilu? Who is responsible for the suppression of the rebellion in Xuzhou? Is the army in the three places unified and commanded by the King of Qi? In the decree of the Holy Lord, is the general power of the King of Qi cleared?"

Wei Fusi's expression was a little stagnant, and a hint of embarrassment and shame flashed through his eyes. He was "choked" by Li Fengyun's aggressive words. Li Fengyun had already guessed the truth, but he wanted to force Wei Fusi to reveal the truth. This clearly did not mean to make concessions in the subsequent cooperation negotiations.

Wei Fusi hesitated for a moment and told the truth decisively, "The King of Qi did not obtain the general power to suppress the rebellion. He was suppressed by the Dongdu. If the rebellion failed, he would inevitably be unable to escape the blame."

Li Fengyun smiled and showed a sarcastic look on his face, "Since that's the case, someone's chance of winning is great."

"What are your plans?" Wei Fusi asked meaningfully.

"The rumors are already rampant, and Gong Ming hasn't heard of it?" Li Fengyun asked back.

Wei Fusi frowned, stroked his long beard with his hands on his long beard, and said with a smile, "Although you have plans to cross the river north, if you remember correctly, in your deduction, it is not crossing the river north this year, so... you are hitting the east and west, you have to go south to attack Xuzhou."

Li Fengyun vetoed, "I need a piece of land to grow and grow, so my next goal is Zhang Xutuo, to defeat him and occupy a large area of ​​land in Qilu. For this reason, my recent plan is to go north to the Jishui line and attack Qi County at the camera, joining forces with Wang Bo, Meng Rang, Zuo Junheng, Guo Fangyu and other Haoshang to attack Zhang Xutuo and give him a fatal blow."

Wei Fusi pondered for a long time and asked, "Are you really going north?"

Li Fengyun nodded.

"The second Eastern Expedition is imminent. The Donglai Navy wants to cross the sea for a second expedition. How can the Dongdu tolerate you to rampant Qilu? The navy chief supervisor comes to protect his own, and how can Zhou Fashang let you endanger the Eastern Expedition?" Wei Fusi was skeptical of Li Fengyun's decision.

"I can't go south." Li Fengyun said, "Once I go south, Liang Dezhong of Xuzhou will inevitably encircle and suppress the troops. What's more serious is that once the Dongdu makes a wrong judgment on the move south, thinking that if someone wants to cross Huai south and endanger the Dongdu, he will inevitably order the Jiangdu army to cross Huai north and participate in the encirclement and suppression. By then, the entire army will be wiped out, so it is impossible for someone to go south and seek death."

Wei Fusi nodded slightly, agreeing with Li Fengyun's analysis. From the perspective of the alliance, there was actually only Zhang Xutuo, the enemy heading north, and not only Xuzhou official army, but also Jiangdu official army, all of whom were elite troops of the Weifu army. The enemy was too powerful. Once the enemy fell into a desperate situation, the King of Qi Yang Nan of course turned against him and wanted to take advantage of the situation. Therefore, it would be much safer to go north than the alliance heading north.

However, Wei Fusi had heard of Li Fengyun's deduction of the future, and it was this deduction of the future that touched Wei Fusi, so Wei Fusi had a very deep impression of this deduction.

Li Fengyun accurately predicted the Second Eastern Expedition. Now the Second Eastern Expedition is basically a foregone conclusion. After the reformists and conservatives in the Dongdu reached a political compromise, the Holy Lord would issue an edict to the Second Eastern Expedition. Li Fengyun was still not optimistic about the Second Eastern Expedition. His prediction was to give up halfway and return without success, because he predicted that a mutiny broke out in Dongdu. To be honest, Wei Fusi did not agree with Li Fengyun's prediction of the Second Eastern Expedition. As for the mutiny broke out in Dongdu, similar rumors were reported in the past, but they were all groundless. After all, such mutiny involves too much, and too much manpower, material resources and financial resources are difficult to count. This will take a long time, and it will be difficult to keep the secrets too long. Therefore, although Li Fengyun is reasonable and well-founded, it is easy to talk on paper, and it is too difficult to do it. Wei Fusi also dare not agree.

If Li Fengyun's plan for the next few months is based on his deduction of the situation in Zhongtu next year, then there must be other mysteries hidden behind Li Fengyun's plan to go north, but what is the mystery? Wei Fusi cannot infer it, but Wei Fusi must not give up the initiative and initiative of the cooperation between the two sides. In particular, he does not believe in Li Fengyun's deduction of the situation next year, so he needs more strong control to ensure that the strength of King Yang Nan of Qi can grow rapidly and turn the short-term plan tailored for King Yang Nan of Qi into reality.

"What if the King of Qi asks you to go south?" Wei Fusi finally couldn't help but put forward the conditions, which indicates that the two sides began to enter formal cooperation negotiations.

Li Fengyun's expression suddenly became serious, "Who can guarantee that the Xuzhou battlefield is not a trap?"

"When you entered the Central Plains westward, who would have guaranteed you that the battlefield of Tongjiqu is not a trap?" Wei Fusi asked without hesitation.

Li Fengyun sneered, "Why did King Qi go south to Xuzhou? Does he want to take this opportunity to control Xuzhou?"

"Why not?" Wei Fusi smiled.

"Since the Dongdu even refused to grant the general power to suppress the rebellion to the King of Qi, how could the King of Qi directly control Xuzhou?"

"Direct control is not possible, it can be controlled indirectly." Wei Fusi said.

Li Fengyun suddenly thought of a key figure, "Liang Dezhong is not your person? He comes from the Liang clan of Longxi, and the Liang clan of Anding is a Longxi family."

"Who said that the people of Longxi support the King of Qi? The General of Right Wu Guard Li Jing and the Li family of Tianshui are also the Longxi family. Did he support the King of Qi?"

Li Fengyun suddenly realized, "You are going to move Liang Dezhong away? Then who will come to Xuzhou? Is Dong Chun?"

Wei Fusi was surprised. He looked at Li Fengyun for a long time and wanted to speak several times, but finally closed his mouth. This kid was simply a monster. He could see through the "little abacus" of the King of Qi with just a casual mouth.

Li Fengyun had no expression on his face, but he was very happy. The King of Qi wanted to control Xuzhou, and to replace Liang Dezhong with Dong Chun, and to kill Liang Dezhong, but he could not do anything by himself, so he could only use Li Fengyun's knife to kill people. Therefore, the danger of the alliance going south to Xuzhou was greatly reduced.

"I had already contacted Wang Bo, Meng Rang and others, and had agreed on a plan to attack Zhang Xutuo and made an attack deployment. The alliance's legions are moving towards the Jishui line." Li Fengyun smiled bitterly, "If someone suddenly changes his plan, not only will he not trust Wang Bo and other rebel leaders, but he will also be opposed by many heroes within the alliance.

"As long as you have enough interests, you can impress your subordinates and make up for the losses you have breached trust in other thieves." Wei Fusi curled his lips disdainfully and looked at Li Fengyun who was "crying for the sky" with contempt. "The King of Qi promised that if you lead your troops south to Xuzhou and successfully defeat Liang Dezhong, the King of Qi will give you a certain amount of time to plunder the counties and counties of Xuzhou, and ensure that you return with a full load."

Li Fengyun was not satisfied with this promise. He asked bluntly, "If the Jiangdu army crossed Huaibei, let alone defeat Liang Dezhong, it would be very difficult to withdraw from Mengshan."

"If Liang De was defeated and the King of Qi was defeated in a row, the Jiangdu army would definitely cross the Huaibei to support him." Wei Fusi said calmly, "On the contrary, if Liang De was defeated and the King of Qi was defeated in a row, the Jiangdu army would definitely not cross the Huaibei to Xu."

Li Fengyun understood that the political forces of King Qi and Wei in Dongdu should be closely cooperated, not only to prevent the Jiangdu army from crossing Huaibei, but also to find ways to make Dong Chun "come back" and return to Xuzhou. In short, as long as both sides maintain a tacit understanding of this cooperation, they will surely benefit from each other.

Li Fengyun was very decisive and agreed immediately.
Chapter completed!