Yang Qing maintained a depressed face, a pair of unsightly and confused eyes, closed his mouth without saying a word.

Dugu Cheng kept talking, repeatedly elaborating on the fierce contradictions in the court, the huge risks faced by the Eastern Expedition, the importance of Tongji Canal, the potential threat posed by the white-haired thieves to the stability of the country, etc. In a word, he begged Yang Qing to join forces with the royal family in Beijing to support the Eastern Capital to send troops to suppress the rebellion, support the King of Qi Yang Nan from the Beijing to suppress the thieves, and devote all the strength of Xingyang to take the lead in leaving the pass to fight, to ensure the smooth flow of Tongji Canal and ensure the needs of the military supplies of the Eastern Expedition.

The more righteous Dugu Cheng was, the more passionate he was, and the more loyal he was to the emperor and patriotism, worry about the country and the people, the more fear Yang Qing was. He kept asking himself whether the grim situation in Tongji Canal was a conspiracy against the emperor and the Eastern Expedition? Is it a trick to kill the rebellion of Qi Yang Nan? Is it a trick to kill him in the east that someone was planning a shocking coup to overthrow the Yang family's destiny?

The Tongji Canal has become the key to the future political situation in China and Turkey. The counties along the Tongji Canal have all fallen into chaos except Xingyang. Xingyang has become the focus at this moment. As the Supreme Chief Executive of Xingyang, Yang Qing, his every move will inevitably affect the development of the situation in Dongdu.

Dugu Cheng felt a little irritated when he saw that Yang Qing never spoke and never gave him a positive response.

"The victims are entering Yingru area through Tongji Canal, and the officials and Yingyang Palace of Yingru County seemed to be caught off guard. They opened the door and allowed the victims to flock in." Dugu Cheng smiled and asked, "It has been more than a month since the white-haired thieves in Henan. How can Yingru County be ignorant of it? After the white-haired thieves arrived at Tongji Canal, how could Yingru County be unprepared? In this case, why can the victims enter Yingru area successfully? Is it true that the hidden things behind this, King Xun ignored?"

The Yingru nobles belong to the Heluo noble group, which also takes the Hongnong Yang family as the core force. In addition to the royal family, the Hongnong Yang family is the most powerful branch, Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites of the Ministry of Rites, is the most powerful. Now Yang Xuangan is in Dongdu. He is trusted by the emperor and is in charge of the capital with several left-behind central officials. Although he does not have the final decision-making power, the left-behind important officials have the highest official position and the most powerful. His words and deeds are enough to influence or even change the political situation of the Dongdu. It is not difficult to see that the Yingru area opened the door and allowed the Henan victims to flock in. It must be directly related to Yang Xuangan. Without him, Yu She, the Yingru nobles would not take the initiative to carry this heavy "big burden" no matter what.

But why did Yang Xuangan save countless Henan victims at the cost of damaging the interests of Yingru nobles? This move must have nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, and can only be linked to interests. The reason why Yingru nobles were willing to cooperate with Yang Xuangan to save the victims must have received Yang Xuangan's promise that the future returns will be greater than today's losses.

The rebels rushed to Tongji Canal as if they had hosted countless victims and threatened the Dongdu with their lives and deaths. Dongdu was worried about the bad reputation of killing innocent people on his back and did not dare to send troops to quell the rebellion. Now that the Yingru area has opened its doors to accept these victims, the rebels lost their hostages, the Dongdu can send troops to quell the rebellion and give the rebels a head-on blow.

Could it be that Yang Xuangan's purpose was to create an opportunity for King Yang Nan of Qi to send troops to suppress the rebellion? If Yang Xuangan and King Yang Nan of Qi reached a compromise, and the Heluo nobles and the local nobles of Guanlong joined forces, the political situation in Dongdu would undergo subversive changes. King Yang Nan of Qi would win the support of the core force of the Guanlong noble group. Once he got to power, he would call up and responded to him, which would be enough to fight the emperor. The emperor was trapped in Liaodong, failed the Eastern Expedition, and the double military and political failure made the emperor unable to fight back at all.

The more Yang Qing thought about it, the more he became afraid. If his guess was correct, Dongdu was planning a military coup, which was exactly the same as the military coup launched by King Yang Liang of Han when he ascended the throne. It was a battle between brothers, but now it was a father and son who were killed. The story was exactly the same, but it was just a change of the protagonist.

No, Yang Xuangan would not rebel, and King Yang Nan of Qi dared not betray the emperor. Yang Qing flatly rejected his guess.

The preparations for the Eastern Expedition were well done. The Linshuo Palace Base Camp in Zhuo County, Linshuo Guanzhong Transfer Camp in western Liaoning, and the Wanghaidun front baggage camp in Liaodong all stocked up a large amount of supplies, and the transportation channel was even more land and sea routes. Even if the Tongji Canal was interrupted and the Grand Canal could not transport materials to the north, sea transportation could still be maintained. In this way, even if the Eastern Expedition failed, the emperor could command the main force of hundreds of thousands of Weifu Army troops to return to the Eastern Capital with thunder.

Since the emperor dared to lead the army in person, and since the center dared to go to Liaodong, he was of course fully prepared. For example, the transportation of the Grand Canal was interrupted, the betrayal and rebellious of the Dongdu, and other extreme changes that could be expected to be destroyed, the emperor and the Zhongshu of course took measures to deal with it. Otherwise, how could they dare to stay away from the Dongdu and run to the front line of the Dongdu? In this case, how could the emperor and the Zhongshu be careless and caught off guard and defeated by the betrayers of the Dongdu?

Since Dong cannot betray the emperor, then Dongdu cannot allow the rebels to cut off the Tongji Canal, so it is imperative that King Yang Nan of Qi sends troops to suppress the rebellion, and Yang Xuangan cannot stop it. Since it cannot be stopped, King Yang Nan of Qi will surely approach the throne of the crown prince again after the rebellion is successful, then both sides will definitely compromise. Yang Xuangan has gained the benefits, and it is understandable to help King Yang Nan of Qi, but Yang Xuangan is really so easy to talk to? Things are really so simple?

"Whether the Dongdu or Tongji Canal is a mess, I can't see through it." Yang Qing finally spoke, "In my opinion, two hunters with deep hatred will not join forces even if they see a evil wolf running towards me, because they are worried that they will be plotted against by the other party, and they are even more afraid that the evil wolf is the bait that the other party deliberately releases."

Dugu Cheng smiled and shook his head, "King Xun, you and I are standing by the King of Qi. If the King of Qi is attacked by evil wolves and life and death are hanging between the lines, you and I will turn a blind eye? Will you and I not save you when you see death? If we don't save you when you see death, and the King of Qi is in danger, how can we explain to the Holy Lord in the future? The Holy Lord will leave the King of Qi in Dongdu, not only to punish the King of Qi, but also to suppress the King of Qi, but also to test all of us."

"The reason why King Qi is getting farther and farther away from that location has nothing to do with us." Yang Qingyu said with a pun.

The only ones who truly have the strength to decide whether the King of Qi can sit on the throne of crown prince are the emperor and the important officials he trusted. No matter how hard others work, they will waste their energy. Although Yang Qing's words are not nice and have a meaning of pushing them off, they hit the point. The Holy Lord looked down on King Yang Nan of Qi. Even if Yang Nan used all his skills, it would be useless. Just like the crown prince Yang Yong of the past, the late emperor would be abolished. Although he was very far from the late emperor and the center, he could only reach the sky with just one word from the late emperor.

Yang Qing and Mingzhe protected himself, and were unwilling to intervene. He did not seek merit but did not seek any mistakes. His attitude was very negative, which made Dugu Cheng very depressed. As a last resort, Dugu Cheng had no choice but to threaten, "If the traitor broke through the natural barrier and rushed into Xingyang, how would King Xun respond?"

Yang Qing's face suddenly stiffened. What he feared most was that the rebels broke through the natural barrier and rushed into Xingyang. At that time, he would be pushed to the forefront and even if he did not die, he would lose his skin. The political opponents of Dongdu would definitely take the opportunity to attack and knock him to the ground.

The royal family's political power is very strong. Yang Xiong, Yang Da brothers, and Yang Qing's father Yang Hong are all civil and military people, and the country's throne. However, when they ascended the throne, Yang Hong died, and this year the royal family is even more unlucky. Yang Xiong and Yang Da brothers died one after another on the eastern expedition, which was a very heavy blow to the royal family. At this critical moment, if Yang Qing and other important officials of the royal family fell down again, the royal family's political power will inevitably be in a slump, and the political structure of the Dongdu will undergo major changes. These changes are not only unfavorable to the development of the royal family, but also not conducive to the survival of the country. Yang Qing Mingzhe protects himself, on the one hand, it is certainly due to various reasons such as personal character and family situation, and on the other hand, it is also because of the royal family's sudden "hard damage" and entering an extraordinary period. He has to do it.

The roof is raining all night long. Today, the royal family is struggling, and elite figures such as Yang Qing are even more like walking on the abyss and walking on thin ice. The royal family is very eye-catching, and they are prominent, but it is really hard to be a leader. The emperor wants to suppress it, and all political forces are always surrounded by all sides. Those who can break through the "encirclement" and emerge from a new force are the elites, and those with average talents are strangled without waiting for the emergence. In this case, Yang Qing must of course hide his strength and keep a low profile. How dare he jump out and become the target of public criticism? However, Dugu Cheng's threat should not be underestimated. If some political forces in the Eastern Capital join forces to "encircle" Yang Qing, let alone let the rebels break through the natural barrier and defend, it is possible that the rebels will capture Xingyang.

Yang Qing compromised. With Dugu Cheng's weight in the Dugu clan and Dugu clan's voice in the Wuchuan noble group, he was able to solemnly threaten himself, indicating that the Wuchuan noble group with Dugu clan as the core has made a decision on the current political situation of the Dongdu, and decided to ensure the victory of the Eastern Expedition and the stability of the Dongdu. All dangerous factors must be eliminated. On this banner, Yang Qing's role is not to defend Xingyang, but to take the initiative to attack and kill the rebels. Once Yang Qing wins the initiative on the battlefield of Tongjiqu, then Dongdu will fall into a passive position. If Yang Qing can defeat the white-haired thief with lightning speed, then the bosses of the Dongdu will lose the "weapons" of open and secret struggles and can only stop.

Dugu Cheng's move can be said to be a cutting off the source of the pot. If it succeeds, it will be able to reverse the world in an instant. It's just that there are too many opponents, too deep interests and too complicated the situation. It's just that the Wuchuan Group's emerging aristocrats who started with military achievements cannot be played.

"We need support." Yang Qing said seriously, "With the strength of you and me, you cannot defeat the rebels."

"How about it, plus Duke Anchang (Yuan Wendu) and Duke Guanguo (Yang Gongren)?"

Yang Qing frowned slightly and shook his head, "It's still not enough."

"What about the Zheng family in Xingyang?"

Yang Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes showing a look of surprise, "Duke of Xin (Zheng Yuanshou) is willing to help? Are you sure?

Dugu Cheng did not answer positively, "In Xingyang, at extraordinary times, King Xun is the highest commander. If King Xun comes out of the pass to suppress the thieves, who dares not to obey?"
Chapter completed!