On the morning of July 20, Wu Benlang led the main force of the navy to take a warship and sailed on the spacious Tongji channel. It was like a storm and successfully killed the Pierce of Sun Square. Wu Benlang's general Fei Qingnu led the side troops to kill the southern city of the eastern capital, seize Yuebei, and attacked Nanguo with the main force in front and back to break the siege of Nanguo.

At the same time, under the command of the right guard general Qu Tutong, Hebei's Hebei army, Cui Hongsheng's ambassador Cui Hongsheng, Youzhou army, deputy Zhuo County left the Youzhou army, the Wuben Lang General Li Gongting, the Heyang Duwei Mansion army led by Qin Wang Yang Hao, and the Yingyang Wei who came from Changping and Shangdang County to support them, defeated the rebels' blockade in Jingu on the western foot of the Mangshan Mountain. The troops divided into two groups, broke through the Qingshui River, killed Cijian Road, attacked Hangu Pass, and tried to "close the door and beat the dog"; they rushed to Jinyong City and Huiluo Cang on the outer edge of the Eastern Capital, striving to lift the siege of the imperial city in the shortest time.

At this moment, Yang Shen had led the main force to retreat westward and was advancing rapidly towards Mianchi. Yang Xuanzong had also retreated to Hangu Pass and stood firm on the Cijian Road. Only Wang Zhongbo was still persisting in the battlefield of Dongdu and tried his best to win time. At the forefront of the Guards, Wang Zhongbo knew that he was unable to fight again, so he ordered at noon that all the troops would evacuate from Dongdu and head straight for Hangu from Xiyuan.

In the afternoon, the right guard general Qu Tutong and the deputy general manager of the Navy Zhou Fashang met in the Pierce of Sun Square, while the Wu Ben Lang General Li Gongting of the Eastern Governor's garrison army and Fei Qingnu of the Wu Ben Lang General of the Navy also met in Xiyuan. At this point, the Dongdu, which was surrounded by Yang Xuangan's mutiny army for more than a month, was finally "rescued".

King Yang Tong of Yue led the Eastern Capital to stay in Fan Zigai, Duke of Guanguo Yang Gongren, General Dugu Sheng of the Left Supervisor, and General Li Hun of the Right Guard went out of the Gate of Sun to "welcome" the soldiers to help. For a moment, the drums and roars shook the sky, and cheers rushed to the sky.

At dusk, the General of the Right Guard and the Chief of the Navy came to Hu'er to arrive in the Eastern Capital and entered the imperial city to pay homage to the King of Yue.

In the evening, Yu Wenshu, the general of the Zuoyi Guard, and Yu Wendu, the minister of Taifu Yuan Wendu, the minister of Zongzheng Cui Junchuo, and Wei Yunqi, the censor of the clerk, rushed to the Eastern Capital and first visited King Yue. Then, under the auspices of King Yue, the minister of Shangshudu Province discussed strategies to suppress rebellion and maintain stability overnight.

Yang Xuangan's rebels must be quickly pacified, and the situation in the Eastern Capital must be quickly stabilized. Both are urgent matters, and there is no distinction between primary and secondary, and must be carried out at the same time. Therefore, after some discussion, King Yang Tong of Yue and the officials left behind in the Eastern Capital were responsible for stabilizing the situation in the Eastern Capital, while the two supreme commanders of the Guard, Yuwen Shu, the General of the Left Guard and Lai Huer, Lai Huer, were responsible for encircling and suppressing Yang Xuangan.

There is a key issue in maintaining stability in Dongdu, that is, how to deal with the old friends and relatives of Yang Xuangan and his fellow party members? How to deal with those who took the initiative or passively surrendered to the enemy after being captured because of their unstable position in this mutiny, as well as the old friends and relatives who were affected by it? And how to deal with those who dereliction of duty, dereliction of duty or inaction in this mutiny?

Rewards and punishments must be strictly strictly, and deal with them fairly. Those who violate the law must be punished, and those who make meritorious service must be rewarded. This is the basic principle of appeasement and stability of the situation. If those who should be killed do not kill, those who should be punished do not punish, and those who should be rewarded do not reward, it will inevitably arouse public anger. What is more serious is that the dignity of the law will be blasphemed and the authority of the central government will be hit. Once the law is trampled by more people and the authority of the central government will plummet, more and more people will violate the law and discipline, and the rebellion will become more and more intense, resulting in a tide that swept the entire Middle Earth. The central government's control over the local area will become weaker, which will further deteriorate the domestic situation. By then, even if the court uses force to forcibly suppress the "public anger", it will be useless and it will be difficult to curb the tide of rebellion. After all, the dignity of the law is the foundation of the country, the authority of the central government is the source of stability, and the origin "collapses", how can the tide of the country not fall?

However, wealthy families defended each other, political groups also defended each other, and officials protected each other. At that time, Wei Wensheng started a massacre of killing in Xijing and even digging ancestral graves, which aroused the "public anger" of the noble bureaucrats, and this directly led to his defeat and fleeing in the battle of Mianchi. If it weren't for Yang Xuangan's mistakes in the battle, Wei Wensheng would have been wiped out. The situation in the Dongdu was better, and Fan Zigai still maintained his rationality and killed a Pei Hongce, which was a complete offense to the Pei family in Hedong. The deep hatred was formed. If more people were killed, there would be more wealthy families offended. Fan Zigai could not afford the consequences. He could not think about himself, but he had to think about his descendants and could not do anything.

Shangshu Dushu fell into huge differences on this key issue and could not make decisions at all. Although Yuwen Shu brought the Holy Lord's edict, the Holy Lord was also cautious and conservative on this key issue. He only made one thing clear and arrested everything that should be arrested. As for how to punish it, we will wait for the central review before we talk about it.

The purpose of the saint is not to protect the noble bureaucrats, but to take advantage of this mutiny to take advantage of the opportunity to kill Yang Xuangan and his accomplices to wipe out the conservative forces in the court. That is to say, as long as you are a conservative, even if you do not violate the law, I will give you a guilty hat and drive you out of the court.

In fact, this kind of attack on political enemies cannot be delayed. The longer the time is delayed, the greater the variable. It is best to cut the mess quickly and kill all the ones that should be killed. It is better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to let one go. But the situation does not allow it now. Yang Xuangan has not yet broken through Tongguan, and the people of Guanlong still firmly control Xijing. Once Dongdu can't wait to start killing people and clean up the conservative forces, the "impact" on Xijing will be too great. Xijing is desperate and will inevitably open the door to Tongguan and join forces with Yang Xuangan to compete with Dongdu, and the consequences will be out of control.

Therefore, the Holy Lord means "first stabilize and then kill in turn", but how could Xijing be deceived?

After Yuwen Shu arrived in the province, he had a specific discussion with Wei Yunqi, the censor of the Secretariat, and Wei Ji, Wei Ji. The bottom line in Xijing was that Yang Xuangan and his accomplices should indeed be killed because of their rebellion, but the relatives and friends who were implicated by them must be severely punished, and the rest will not be investigated except for those who participated in the mutiny. The reason is very simple. In recent years, political storms have been constantly, and most of the people who were killed were Guanlong people. However, Guanlong people are the greatest heroes in the unification of Zhongtu and the foundation of the country's destiny. If this foundation is not enough and is about to collapse, the country's destiny can still last? Yang Xuangan launched a mutiny is a bloody lesson. The Holy Lord and all the central ministers of Guanlong who supported the Holy Lord should feel the deep crisis from it. They should reflect seriously, and should not continue to kill each other, so that their relatives and their enemies will be happy, and they will go further and further on the road to no return.

This is an open threat. Yang Xuangan and his party threatened the Holy Lord with force, while Xijing used the survival of the country to threaten the Holy Lord. Yuwen Shu was helpless and could only compromise. The direct consequence of the compromise was that if Xijing could not regain its position as the capital and could not become the political, economic and cultural center of Zhongtu again, then Dongdu must give more power and wealth to the conservative forces dominated by Guanlong people. In other words, although the radical conservative forces led by Yang Xuangan were destroyed, when dividing the power and wealth of this political force, Xijing must get the "big head".

Xijing's demands seemed reasonable and legal, which not only severely punished the rebels and appeased innocent victims. This not only ensured that the Guanlong noble group would not suffer heavy damage and quickly stabilize the situation. However, this requirement failed to meet the political interests of the Saint Lord and the Reformers, nor did it make up for the political losses caused to the Saint Lord and the Reformers caused by the Second Eastern Expedition due to the Yang Xuangan rebellion.

In other words, Xijing is the profiter of this storm, while the Holy Lord and the Reformers are the victims of this storm. It is not difficult to guess that the Holy Lord and the Central Committee really find it difficult to accept the conditions of Xijing. However, if they do not accept it, what are the consequences? In the short term, the storm will definitely not be calmed down, but will become increasingly fierce, which will further deteriorate the domestic situation. The harm to the Holy Lord and the Reformers will become more and more serious, and in the end, it is necessary to "take your head" to Xijing. Since sooner or later, it is better to make a decision and agree to Xijing's conditions to minimize your own losses.

Yuwen Shu urgently responded to the Holy Lord, but before the Holy Lord made a reply, Yuwen Shu exercised the power of temporary disposal granted by the Holy Lord, accepted the conditions proposed by the Xijing side in order to win the support of Xijing, kill Yang Xuangan in the shortest time, quell the rebellion, quickly stabilize the situation in the two capitals, and minimize the losses.

Therefore, with the tacit cooperation of Yuwen Shu, Wei Yunqi and others, the core issue of maintaining stability, that is, the issue of rebellious punishment, cannot be made, and can only be "shelfed" and wait for the final ruling of the Holy Lord and the Central.

King Yang Tong of Yue, who stayed behind the central government, made his final statement on this matter. From now on, all rebels and those who were implicated will be strictly prohibited from being killed. Even if Yang Xuangan is captured alive, he will not beheaded immediately, but will be handed over to the Holy Lord's verdict.

On the early morning of July 21, Yuwen Shu left the imperial city and went to the Navy Camp on the Pier of Sun Square to visit Hu'er and Zhou Fashang.

From the current complex situation in the two capitals, it can be seen that the two consecutive defeats in the Eastern Expedition and the Yang Xuangan rebellion have had a great blow to the Holy Lord and the Reformers. The position of the Dongdu political center has been publicly "challenged" by Xijing. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee are in a difficult situation, with too little room for maneuver and very passive. It can be foreseen that the subsequent political liquidation will definitely be "high sounds and little rain", and the "counterattack" of the reform by a conservative force will become more and more sharp. On the contrary, the reformers have suffered heavy losses on many "fronts" such as domestic and foreign politics, military, national defense and diplomacy, and face the "counterattack" of the conservative forces.

What to do? How to reverse the predicament? Yuwen Shu began to seriously think about the proposal of the Holy Lord to carry out the third Eastern Expedition. If you want to launch the third Eastern Expedition, you must quell the rebellion and stabilize the two capitals in the shortest time. This requires protecting the person. Zhou Fashang and the navy soldiers will do their best to support it.

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