The words of King Qi cannot be aimless. However, Cui Junsu was just immersed in the situation in the Eastern Capital. When thinking about the direction of the domestic situation, he suddenly "jumped" to the relationship between the north and the south. He had to think about the general trend of China and abroad. The span was too large and unexpected.

Fortunately, on the way to stop the eastern expedition and rush to assist the Dongdu, Cui Junsu and Lai Huer have been discussing the direction of the domestic and foreign situation after the failure of the two eastern expeditions, and the relationship between the north and the south was the focus of their discussion. The primary purpose of the eastern expedition was to maintain the stability of the relationship between the north and the south, but things went against others' wishes. The continuous failure of the eastern expedition not only failed to stabilize the relationship between the north and the south, but instead intensified the breakdown of the relationship between the north and the south. The clouds of war enveloped the Great Wall, and the war between the north and the south was about to begin. This is Cui Junsu

As a result of the discussion with Lai Hu'er, both believed that if Yang Xuangan's rebellion could be quelled in the shortest time, the Eastern Expedition would have to continue, and the third Eastern Expedition would be carried out to do its best to delay the outbreak of the Civil War and win more time for war preparations for Middle-earth. Of course, if destroying Goguryeo can prevent the outbreak of the Civil War, it would be very ideal and would get what you want. Unfortunately, Hu'er and Cui Junsu's understanding of the Northern Territory was basically a luxury.

The reason why Goguryeo was attacked by Middle-earth was because Goguryeo's development damaged the interests of Middle-earth, and the Northern Barbarians were also growing and growing, and also harming the interests of Middle-earth. Therefore, if Goguryeo lost its country, it would be a lesson for the Northern Barbarians. In addition, the bloody lessons in history, the Northern Barbarians actually had no way out at all, and retreating was death. Only by striving forward bravely and fighting to the death can one fight out a bloody way out. Therefore, it is impossible to rely on killing Goguryeo's "chicken" to warn the Northern Barbarians, the "monkey". On the contrary, it will only arouse the fierceness of the Northern Barbarians and make the Northern Barbarians more determined to survive with force.

However, even so, Goguryeo's "chicken" still needs to be slaughtered. One proves the strength of Middle Earth, intimidates the enemy's interests in the Far East, and the other is to cut off the "arm" of the enemy's Northern Earth, so that the enemy's enemy headed by Goguryeo cannot give the enemy's southern invasion from the Liaodong direction to tacit cooperation and active support from the Liaodong direction to effectively alleviate the heavy pressure that Middle Earth suffered in the war in the North and South.

Cui Junsu hesitated for a long time and said slowly, "The relationship between the North and South will inevitably become worse and worse as the northern barbarians rise again in the desert. This is obvious. With the breakdown of the relationship between the North and South, the war between the North and South will inevitably break out, which is also unstoppable."

Cui Junsu did not guess the intention of the King of Qi, so his answer was very implicit. This was the direction of the relationship between the north and the south in history. Strength determines everything. When the strength is almost the same, the relationship between the north and the south is relatively stable. On the contrary, whoever has the strong strength will be attacked. After the unification of Middle-earth, the strength of the elm of Qi increased rapidly and more and more foreign conquests. In the later years of the late emperor, Middle-earth had already occupied a significant advantage, but it was still quite far from overwhelming advantage. The targets of the Holy Lord's external conquests were all weak people close to Middle-earth, and to the west it was

Tuyuhun, Goguryeo to the east, aims to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. From this, we can also see from the side that the strength of Middle Earth is not enough to pose a fatal threat to the Turks, Tiel and other enemies in the far west and the northern desert. The confrontation between the two sides is still in a stalemate. In this case, the sudden decline of either side's strength will inevitably break the balance between the north and the south, and a large-scale war may break out at any time. Taking advantage of your illness and killing you, it is related to the fate of the country and the future of race. No side with an advantage will miss this god-given opportunity.

The King of Qi had a serious expression, nodded solemnly, and then asked, "The failure of the Eastern Expedition for two consecutive years will definitely have a bad impact on the situation between China and foreign countries. In order to eliminate these bad influences to the greatest extent, will the Holy Lord and the Central Committee launch the third Eastern Expedition?"

When Cui Junsu heard this, his heart suddenly became turbulent. The third Eastern Expedition? Is this the personal guess of the King of Qi, or is it the secret revealed by Yuwen Shu "accidentally"?

From the perspective of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, in order to reverse the bad situation, it is indeed possible to take a risk and launch the third Eastern Expedition regardless of the cost. However, the problem is that the domestic situation is now taking a sharp turn, and rebellions have begun in the north and south of the Great Henan. The second Eastern Expedition was because Yang Xuangan launched a mutiny and failed. The failure of the Second Eastern Expedition further deteriorated the relationship between the north and the south, and had a more serious adverse impact on the northern border. If a large-scale rebellion broke out during the third Eastern Expedition, or a large-scale invasion of the northern border, and the northern border was full of smoke and smoke, the third Eastern Expedition failed again, the consequences would be unimaginable. There may be a possibility that the Chinese and foreign crises would break out together, and the country's fortune would collapse under the attack of internal and external difficulties.

The benefits that can be obtained in the third Eastern Expedition are limited, and the limited interests are insignificant compared to the terrible consequences of the collapse of the country. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee must make a balance of gains and losses, and must make complete choices.

"The third Eastern Expedition?" Cui Junsu thought about it again and again, shook his head and said carefully, "The situation in China and foreign countries is not good now, and there is no longer the conditions to launch the Eastern Expedition."

Although sometimes some things must be taken, they depend on the price of failure. Once the price of failure cannot be afforded, they cannot take this risk. Even if the Holy Lord and the Central Government have strong confidence in the strength of the Central Plains and their own ruling ability and control ability, considering that they are not afraid of ten thousand, they are afraid of one, so it is better to be safe and cautious.

The King of Qi nodded slightly and asked again, saying that he was pressing step by step, "If the Eastern Expedition is abandoned, will the relationship between the North and the South be broken? Will the war between the North and the South be broken out quickly?"

Cui Junsu sighed secretly. The reason why he and Lai Huer concluded that "if conditions permit, launch the third Eastern Expedition" is precisely because once Zhongtu gave up the Eastern Expedition, once he admitted his failure and admitted that he could not even kill a "chicken". The "impact" on the relationship between the north and the south is too great. It can be foreseen that the war between the north and the south will inevitably accelerate. Once the war between the north and the south breaks out, some ambitious political forces in the country will inevitably take the blame, and waves of rebellion will be set off in the country. In this way, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee are attacked from both sides and fight on both sides. Once both sides are defeated, their authority will be lost and the country will be in danger of collapse.

In other words, if the third Eastern Expedition is launched, there is still a chance to reverse the first line. If the Eastern Expedition is abandoned, there will be no chance to reverse the first line. Next, the Holy Lord and the Central will only fight bloodyly on both fronts at home and abroad, hoping for the miracle to happen. Of course, miracles exist. As long as the Holy Lord and the Central can fight a bloody path under the joint attack of powerful domestic conservative forces and fierce foreign northern barbarians, all crises will be solved.

Cui Junsu pondered for a long time and slowly gave the answer, "If the Holy Lord and the Central Committee can make full use of the conflicts between the Northern Barbarians and intensify internal conflicts in the den, the relationship between the North and South may not be broken, and the war between the North and the South may not be broken."

The common strategy of Middle-earth to curb and weaken the Northern Barbarians is to use barbarians to control barbarians and win the greatest victory at the minimum price. During the late emperor period, Middle-earth used this method to split the powerful northern desert barbarians. After the Holy Lord ascended the throne, he used this method to break the Western Barbarians into pieces, thus allowing the unified Middle-earth to win a basically stable north-south relationship at the minimum price, and gain valuable time for the development and strength of Middle-earth. Of course, this strategy is not unfavorable, but also depends on the opportunity. If there are few internal conflicts among the Northern Barbarians and the tribes are relatively united, the implementation of this strategy will be very difficult. On the contrary, it will be very smooth, especially when the Northern Barbarians fight against each other, it will be twice the result with half the effort.

The time to implement this strategy is not very good now, because the Turks in the desert have just risen and their own strength is not very strong. Middle-earth still poses a great threat to their survival. Middle-earth's crazy attack on Goguryeo made them feel a huge sense of crisis of losing their lips and cold teeth, and sadness of rabbits and foxes. In addition, the bloody historical lessons are still fresh in memory. These will invisibly unite the Northern Barbarians, seek common ground while reserving differences, and work together to fight against Middle-earth. In this way, if Middle-earth wants to divide the Northern Barbarians by means of bribery, deception, coercion, and inducement, it will be more difficult to divide the Northern Barbarians.

King Qi smiled slightly, "I understand what Gao Tang Duke meant. On the other hand, if the barbarians use barbarians to control barbarians fail to work, or even backfire, and anger the northern and southern captives, the relationship between the north and the south will definitely break down, and the war between the north and the south will definitely break out."

Cui Junsu originally wanted to refute this, and hesitate and gave up. He vaguely guessed the reason why King Qi always focused the topic on the relationship between the north and the south. Perhaps the King Qi's strategy for survival was related to this.

He was thinking, and a sudden word from his ear shocked him, incredible, and could hardly believe his ears.

"I want to guard the northern border and go north to kill the enemy."

The King of Qi had a solemn expression, a firm tone, and was very calm. Obviously, this was not his impulsive move, but his decision after careful consideration.

Cui Junsu had no expression on his face and was silent, but his heart was filled with "storm waves" and he was full of thoughts.

Soon he sorted out the various interests that King Qi had caused to go north to guard the border, and finally came to a conclusion: retreating as advance, making a brilliant plan, and choosing the timing very well. Cui Junsu could even be sure that the Holy Lord and the Central Master would eventually compromise with the King of Qi and agree to him to guard the northern border.

However, for King Qi, this plan is a risky move and is doomed to failure.

The King of Qi was under great pressure to defend the border in the northern border. As long as the northern enemy invaded and the relationship between the north and the south was broken, the King of Qi must bear all the blame for the Holy Lord and the Central Government in politics. After all, the Holy Lord and the Central Government have greatly reduced their authority due to the failure of the Eastern Expedition, and they can no longer be hit hard.p>

If there is a third Eastern Expedition, the King of Qi will be more pressured, and the relationship between the north and the south will become a "noose" around the King of Qi's neck. The King of Qi not only needs to ensure the security of the northern border, but also ensure that the relationship between the north and the south will not break down. Otherwise, even if the Eastern Expedition is victorious, the King of Qi will bear the blame. Of course, if the Eastern Expedition fails again, the King of Qi will be the first "scapegoat" to be the brunt.

When the King of Qi went north to guard the border, he actually wanted to die and live a life, looking for a glimmer of life in desperate situations, but this glimmer of life was too slim. At least in Cui Junsu's view, the relationship between the north and the south was on the verge of breaking down, and the King of Qi could not create a miracle at all. The reason why the King of Qi wanted to guard the border north was to seek death, because he wanted to maintain the glory of his king, sacrifice his life for the country, and wrap his body around his horse.

Cui Junsu was inexplicably sad. There was no greater sorrow than death in his heart. King Qi was really desperate. This time, he controlled the Grand Canal not to fight for the imperial unity, but to fight for the right to choose death for himself. He wanted to choose to die with dignity.

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