The two sides had a very harmonious conversation and continued until late at night. However, after dinner, the content of the conversation between the two sides was very extensive. In addition to the general trend of China and abroad, the main content was concentrated on the conflicts between Shandong people and Guanlong people, on the crisis caused by the unified reform to wealthy families, and on the children of the Li family in Zhao County who have been hit hard and curbed over the years, and they had to actively plan a plan to turn things around.

Perhaps it was because Li Baiyao and his son regarded Li Fengyun as their close relatives, or perhaps it was because Li Fengyun hoped to win the support of Li's family in Zhaojun, that both sides gave each other a trust of the degree of trust in their in-depth exchanges. They could be said to be full of words. In addition to involving some core secrets, both sides were very honest. This honest treatment allowed both sides to understand each other, and conflicts in many views and strategies were also presented one by one.

Li Baiyao and his son are optimistic about the future of Zhongtu, so they are conservative and gentle in resolving core contradictions. Li Fengyun is very pessimistic about Zhongtu's future. Because of this, Li Fengyun's means of resolving core contradictions are radical and violent, which brings immeasurable huge risks to Shandong people. Once Li Fengyun fails, Shandong people suffer heavy losses and suffer heavy losses. Then Shandong people will be unable to compete with Guanlong people for a long time in the future, and may even lose the capital to make a comeback and never recover. For this reason, Li Baiyao and his son have expressed their views on many important issues. Although they did not clearly oppose Li Fengyun's view, they did not deliberately hide the position of the Li family of Zhaojun on these issues. In this way, the two sides put the differences on the desk, and how much cooperation the two sides can have is clear at a glance.

Li Fengyun talked about cooperation with Cui, and now he talked about cooperation with Li. However, both Cui and Li only care about immediate interests and only want to use Li Fengyun to seek benefits for themselves, and are unwilling to establish mutually beneficial cooperation, let alone support Li Fengyun's development. This disappointed Li Fengyun, and gained a deeper understanding of the fate of the irreversible destiny of the rich and aristocratic families and the aristocratic system in the Middle Kingdom.

The wealthy families have a rich culture and heritage passed down from generation to generation, and have a thousand years of history of family honor, disgrace and rise and fall. Their descendants all have god-like worship for their families, believing that their families and heaven and earth coexist, so they have an omnipotent confidence in family strength. This almost blind confidence blinds their eyes to a certain extent and damages their wisdom. As a result, they firmly believe that as long as they persist, the reformists in Middle-earth will definitely compromise with the conservatives, and the centralized system will definitely give in to the aristocratic system. The essence of the "great unification" process of Middle-earth should be the integration, political culture, etc., and not simply replace them.

The death of the old existence gives way to the growth of the new existence. This stubborn and disconnected from the old view of the times made them misinterpret the political situation in China and made them obsessed with resolving core contradictions through political means. Therefore, neither Cui nor Li could accept Li Fengyun's radical and violent means, nor did they want to see that the interests of Shandong people were seriously damaged by Li Fengyun's barbarity and impulse. Therefore, they only wanted to keep secret, short-term, and conditional cooperation with Li Fengyun, and only wanted Li Fengyun to be a wild wolf that struggled on the line of life and death that could bring benefits to them, but did not want to see Li Fengyun become a prehistoric beast that was invincible and seriously threatened their life and death.

Although Li Fengyun was disappointed, he also knew clearly that under the current situation, he did not have the possibility of winning the strong support of the wealthy families. After all, the political situation in China and Turkey has not yet reached a desperate situation of collapse, the domestic situation has not yet fallen into chaos and uncontrollable, and the wealthy families have not yet faced a choice again. Therefore, it is already very good to win the unequal and qualified cooperation between the Cui family and the Li family. The most urgent task is to strengthen its strength. Only when it is strong can it seize the opportunity. Otherwise, why are there only the four top four in history Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Hebei, Wang Shichong, and Guanlong Li Yuan dominated? Why are so many local tyrants unable to become the heroes who compete for the world?

At midnight, Li Fengyun said goodbye and left.

The cooperation with Li is just like the cooperation with Cui. Li Fengyun is in a passive state. The decision-making power is not in Li Fengyun's hands, but in Li's hands, Li Baiyao cannot be the master of Li's family in Zhaojun. He must discuss with the elders of the Li family in the main hall of Zhaojun before formal negotiations with Li Fengyun.

In fact, there is no cooperation between Li Fengyun and Cui. They are still using each other at the moment. They are defeated in the Eastern Expedition. Li Fengyun's prophecy has come true. His weight in Cui's mind has greatly increased, and the two sides have the possibility of cooperation. Therefore, compared with this, Li Fengyun is more looking forward to the return of the Twelve Lady of the Cui family. He believes that Cui will give the alliance a certain degree of support. However, the situation in China and Turkey is still unclear, the Holy Lord and the Reformers have not yet reached a dead end, and Cui is still deeply involved in the battle for imperial rule and can't extricate himself. Therefore, the support that Cui can give to Li Fengyun in the next few years is still very limited.

Li Fengyun crossed the river overnight and returned to the camp. He stayed up all night and thought hard. The alliance will only survive and develop in the cracks of various forces in the future. The help that Cui and Li can provide to the alliance will definitely be limited in the next few years, so the key at present is to seize the big tree of King Qi Yang Nan, which cannot be put away.

Li Fengyun secretly wrote to Wei Fusi, telling Li Baiyao and his son about the alliance, and revealing the news that Duan Wencao was eager to leave Lu County. This news was a good opportunity for the King of Qi to control Lu County. As long as he seized the position of the prefect of Lu County after Duan Wencao left Lu County in time, the King of Qi would be able to quickly extend his power to the Qilu area.

The next morning, Li Fengyun told the commander of the internal and external governments about Duan Wencao's secret conversation at the military discussion.

If Duan Wencao accepted Li Fengyun's conditions and reached an agreement on the issue of autumn grain distribution, then the two sides would lose the significance of fighting. It would be better to continue to maintain the stability of Lu County and win a large rear for the alliance. In addition, after Duan Wencao left Lu County, once the people of King Yang Nan of Qi occupied this position, the King of Qi successfully expanded his power into Qilu, then a stable Lu County would be crucial to establish a foothold in Qilu. Therefore, with such an analysis, the alliance must make a decision of "going north" or "going south" as soon as possible, and cannot continue to argue indefinitely.

At this time, Zhai Rang took the initiative to propose a proposal that can take into account the two decisions of "going north" and "going south". Whether the alliance is "going north" or "going south", Mengshan must leave enough restraint of troops to attract and deceive the official army. Zhai Rang's suggestion is that on this basis, the alliance will divide up a portion of its troops and deploy it on the two sides of the Jishui River in the northeast of Juyeze, pretending to be the main force, and making a move to the north at any time. The other troops are hidden at the southern foot of Mengshan Mountain, at the junction of Langya and Pengcheng counties, and will go south to fight when the time is right.

The benefits of this strategy are obvious. It not only takes into account the two strategies of "going north" and "going south", but also takes into account the interests of the commanders with different opinions from the alliance. For example, Han Jinluo, Shuai Rentai and others who hold the north side can be deployed on the front line of Jishui, while Han Yao, Meng Haigong and other commanders who hold the south side can be prepared to go south. As for whether to go north or "going south", it is really difficult to make a decision at the moment, because the situation in Hebei is like, Douzigang, Pingyuan,

Whether the rebels in Qinghe and other places will also be violently suppressed by the official army, I don’t know anything now, and the alliance can’t blindly go north to seek death. In addition, there is no news about the rebel leaders such as Wang Bo, Meng Rang, and I don’t know what kind of survival strategy they will adopt after the winter. There is also the King of Qi Yang Nan, who doesn’t know whether the fate of the King of Qi will turn after the Holy Lord returns to Beijing. Once he is recalled to Beijing, all his previous efforts will be ruined. Of course, the alliance will also adjust its strategy accordingly.

Li Fengyun nodded in agreement, but felt quite disappointed.

Obviously, the reason why Zhai Rang took the initiative to come up with this suggestion was mainly because of the poor prospects of the alliance and the difficulty of survival of the Wagang Army, so he planned to take the opportunity to go north to enter the Jishui line. This would not only echo the Lihu Xu Shiyu, but also decisively break away and return to Henan at the critical moment of the alliance. After all, Zhai Rang and the Wagang people have not completely tied their interests with the alliance, nor have they tried their best to support Li Fengyun as they said, but they are just pure

The interests are paramount, and if there is profit, they will cooperate, and if there is no profit, they will go their separate ways. However, this phenomenon is not limited to Zhai Rang, but the same is true for other heroes. Han Jinluo and Shuai Rentai wanted to return to Jibei when the disaster was about to come. Meng Haigong, Han Yao and others did not want to be trapped in Mengshan and wait for death, nor did they want to go north and stay away from their hometowns. So they asked for a move south with a fake move. In fact, they didn't want to go south, but they couldn't defend the local area and were unwilling to go north, leaving only a way to go south.

The existence of the alliance is based on victory after victory. The heroes and coaches have their own ambitions and are profit-oriented, sharing wealth but not sharing hardships. It can be foreseen that if the anti-encirclement and suppression this winter fails or even fails, the alliance will inevitably fall apart. Li Fengyun is in a heavy mood. He needs the alliance, and according to his own vision, he will also lead the alliance to enter Hebei in the future and fight bloody battles with the northern enemy on the battlefield in the northern border. However, the facts are too far from their ideals. If they want to realize what they think and achieve what they want, it will take tens of millions of times of effort. There is a long way to go.

After some discussion, Zhai Rang's proposal was unanimously approved by the Alliance Commanders, and the Alliance Command immediately formulated specific arrangements based on this decision. Of course, whether this decision can be implemented depends on whether Duan Wencao agrees with the conditions proposed by Li Fengyun.

On the same day, Li Baiyao and his son hurried back to Xiaqiu, but soon, they appeared in Kangfu City again.

Duan Wencao was very readily and agreed to Li Fengyun's conditions at once, but he was worried that the situation would change unfavorable to both sides. For example, the Holy Lord dispatched a large number of troops to encircle Li Fengyun, or the Holy Lord promised the benefits of the King of Qi, which made the King of Qi desperately encircle and suppress the rebel army like a chicken blood. There is another possibility. If the King of Qi was willing to use the name of suppressing the bandits to drive the army into Lu County and extend his power to Qilu, then he would inevitably be strongly opposed by the people of Lu and would inevitably be strongly resisted by the local forces of Lu County. Once the two sides fought, Lu County would still be in chaos.

The conflict between the people of Guanlong and Shandong is really everywhere. Although this contradiction is conducive to the survival and development of the alliance, at a critical moment, the outbreak of this contradiction will indeed complicate the situation and make the development direction of the situation completely expected. However, Li Fengyun is not worried about this, because Duan Wencao's implication is that if you want me to believe your promise, you will withdraw the army from Lu County. Your main force cannot stay in Lu County and not move. If you don't move, people will come to attack you. If everyone comes to attack you, how can Lu County not be in chaos?

"You go back and tell the envoy that it is impossible for a certain person to stay in Mengshan and be surrounded by all sides. Someone must jump out of the encirclement." Li Fengyun smiled, "In addition, some one's army has a large number of people and needs a lot of food to survive the winter, and the food in Lu County cannot meet some one's needs, so..."

Li Baiyao, Li Anqi understood it. Li Fengyun's meaning was very clear. He hinted that the alliance would go south to attack Xuzhou. In this way, the stability of Lu County was equally important to the alliance. Both sides could be said to have their own needs and everyone was happy.

The two sides discussed some details again, and Li Fengyun had no intention of making things difficult for Duan Wencao on these trivial matters, and basically met his requirements. As a result, the negotiations went very smoothly and ended soon.

"What's the situation in Hebei?" Li Fengyun took the initiative to change the topic.

"Does the general refer to the current situation in Hebei, or the future situation in Hebei?" Li Anqi asked.

"Predict the future." Li Fengyun said.

"Whether Hebei is stable or not is directly related to the security of the northern border, but also to the safety of the capital and even the eastern capital. So..." Li Anqi spread his hands and smiled meaningfully at Li Fengyun, "It goes without saying that Hebei's suppression of rebellion is far more violent than Henan and Qilu."

Li Fengyun frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and asked, "If a mutiny broke out in Dongdu next year, will Hebei heroes participate to promote the fire?"

Li Baiyao, Li Anqi and his son were shocked and their expressions changed suddenly.

"Where does the news come from?" Li Baiyao finally couldn't help it and asked in person.

Li Fengyun shook his hand, "Don't make a fuss, I'm just a guess, but this possibility does exist. This year, a drought broke out in the north and south of Henan, and the victims were not able to get relief, starvation was everywhere, and the sky was angry and people were resentful. In fact, there was a possibility of a mutiny. However, because the Dongdu was generally optimistic about the Eastern Expedition, some people with ulterior motives did not dare to act rashly. However, the Eastern Expedition failed and was an incredible defeat, so that the Eastern Expedition not only had to continue, but also faced the dilemma of no troops. If nothing unexpected happens, the Holy Lord will definitely draw a large number of elite troops from the Jingji garrison to Liaodong. In this way, the Jingji garrison will be seriously insufficient."

Li Fengyun looked at Li Baiyao with a serious expression, then looked at Li Anqi with a shocked face, and smiled, "This is the best opportunity for mutiny. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, will some people in Dongdu miss it?"
Chapter completed!