Liang De was defeated, and Zhu Yingyang of Xuzhou suffered serious losses after this battle. In the future, Xuzhou, whether it was to suppress the rebellion or to guard the garrison, could only temporarily rely on the 20,000 army of King Yang Nan of Qi.

Liang Dezhong had just been defeated and left Taoyuan. King Yang Nan of Qi defeated the rebels at Panshi Mountain, followed and rushed to the Taoyuan battlefield. Li Fengyun caught off guard and evacuated in a hurry. On the way, a group of captured officers led by Wei Yunyue, the general of Peicheng Yingyanglang, took the opportunity to escape. Li Fengyun decisively crossed the Yishui River and captured Tancheng again.

King Qi considered that the Xuzhou army was defeated, the people of Pengcheng were panicked and the situation was critical, so he could just take the opportunity to enter Pengcheng to control the overall situation, so he decisively stopped pursuing and rushed to Pengcheng with the excuse of supporting Cui Deben.

The war situation in Xuzhou is changing, dazzling the attention.

Wang Shichong, the governor of Jiangdu County, who was stationed in the south bank of the Huai River, was originally full of confidence in "retaining" the King of Qi, but he did not expect that Liang Dezhong would be defeated by Li Fengyun in a blink of an eye. In another blink of an eye, Li Fengyun was defeated by the King of Qi again. In this way, the King of Qi easily controlled Xuzhou without any effort, and was justified. Even if the Holy Lord faced the crisis in Xuzhou, he could only bear it for a while and could only rely on the King of Qi to stabilize the situation in Xuzhou. Otherwise, the safety of the major arteries transporting north and south would not be guaranteed, and it would inevitably endanger the smooth progress of the Second Eastern Expedition.

Wang Shichong's confidence was hit and he was extremely frustrated. It was obvious that there was a conspiracy behind the sudden change in the war situation in Xuzhou. Liang Dezhong was not defeated by the white-haired thief, but fell into a trap set by the King of Qi. He was just empty talk. So what if he guessed it correctly? However, this matter involved the dispute over the imperial rule of the Dongdu, and Wang Shichong did not dare to intervene publicly, so as not to become the target of public criticism. Therefore, while he submitted a report to Dongdu in a realistic manner, he evacuated the main force of Zhuyingyang of Jiangdu from the south bank of the Huai River, and did not dare to continue to "threat" the King of Qi to cause trouble.

The King of Qi entered Pengcheng, backed by force and used the excuse of stabilizing the regional situation to quickly seize the military and political power of Xuzhou.

Cui De was unable to compete with him at all, so he could only swallow his anger. The local forces in Xuzhou, led by the Xiao family of Lanling, dared not publicly "offend" the King of Qi, and could only give in vain. Before the situation was clear, they would never trust the King of Qi's promises, and they would not dare to gamble on their wealth and life to support the King of Qi.

Li Fengyun took the opportunity to command the alliance army, swept across Xia Pi and Donghai counties, and did his best to plunder money and food.

In early November, the news reached the Dongdu and the Holy Lord was furious.

The Holy Lord’s intuitive feeling about the situation in Xuzhou was that the political forces headed by King Qi tried to use their control over the situation in Xuzhou to indirectly control the major arteries of north-south transportation, and then influence the Second Eastern Expedition. Their real purpose was to use the victory or defeat of the Second Eastern Expedition as a threat to coerce the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to make compromises and concessions in the matter of imperial unification.

The Tongji Canal crisis this summer was also for the same purpose. In the end, the Holy Lord and the Central Government compromised and did not forcefully recall the King of Qi, but allowed the King of Qi to suppress the rebellion outside. This gave the King of Qi an opportunity to develop his strength, but also brought considerable potential risks to the Lord and the Central Government. Once the King of Qi was "hard to his wings", he would repeat the mistakes of King of Han Yang Liang and seize the imperial regime by force, which would inevitably bring a huge political disaster to Zhongtu.

However, the "greed" of the King of Qi exceeded the expectations of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee. This Xuzhou crisis was actually his "improvement". Liang Dezhong and Xuzhou Zhu Yingyang's failure in the battlefield of suppressing the rebellion put the Holy Lord and the Central Committee in a passive manner, making them helpless in the face of the "step-by-step pressing" of the King of Qi.

The Holy Lord and the Central Respond quickly.

The imperial edict removed Dong Chun from the position of Wenshan Prefect, transferred to Zuo Xiaowei Mansion, served as General Zuo Xiaowei, guarded Xuzhou, and also served as the remains in Pengcheng, taking charge of Xuzhou's military and political power.

Dong Chun's "return" was the biggest concession made by the Holy Lord and the Central Committee in order to make a second Eastern Expedition, and to compromise with the King of Qi and the political forces to which the King of Qi belonged.

On the same day, the Holy Lord ordered that the general Liang De of the Huben Lang defeated the bandits and was dismissed and he was dismissed from his post. He rushed to Huaiyuan Town, Liaodong as a prisoner, and reported to the General Li Jing, the Right Martial Guard as a garrison.

Liang Dezhong went to Liaodong as a sinister to participate in the Second Eastern Expedition, which was the "protection" of the Holy Lord and the warning of the Holy Lord to the King Qi. The truth of the war situation in Xuzhou is known by heaven and earth, you know me, you know me, this matter is a must. If you become more severe and endanger the overall situation, the consequences will be serious. The purpose of my compromise with you this time is to hope that you can stabilize Xuzhou, ensure the transportation artery of the north and south, and ensure the smooth progress of the Second Eastern Expedition. If you do not know the severity and ignore the interests of Zhongtu because of your own selfishness, it is the moment when the father and son turn against each other.

On the same day, the Holy Lord ordered Duan Wencao to remove Duan Wencao from the position of prefect of Lu County and to be transferred to the Youtun Guard Mansion, and to serve as the General of the Youtun Guard, and immediately rushed to the Liaodong front line.

Compromise is two-sided. Dong Chun "returned" and returned to Wei Mansion and Pengcheng. Then the Holy Lord certainly had to take this opportunity to promote a confidant to the Wei Mansion to command the army. However, after Duan Wencao resigned, the position of the prefect of Lu County became a "hot item".

At present, the situation in the north and south of Henan is not good, especially in Qilu. There have been natural disasters for two consecutive years, and rebels have come one after another, and Lu County is a "severely affected area". Not only is there Li Fengyun, the world's number one thief, eyeing Mengshan, but also the political "disaster star" of King Yang Nan, who is watching the side. It is conceivable how difficult it is for the prefect of Lu County. It is really a waste of effort for Duan Wencao to persevere. After Duan Wencao resigned, the prefect of Lu County should be avoided by everyone, but the King of Qi is different. He needs not only Xuzhou, but also Qilu, so the King of Qi is bound to win this position.

The King of Qi had already controlled Xuzhou and now wanted to control southwestern Shandong. Not to mention that the Holy Lord and the Central Government did not agree, the King of Qi's political opponents would not do what they wanted. So everyone "swalking" and all went to grab them, setting obstacles for the King of Qi. In the end, even the military "intervened". The candidates jointly recommended by some commanders of the Twelve Guards actually alarmed the Holy Lord and the Central Government.

The candidate proposed by the military was Li Zixiong, who came from the Bohaifang of the Li family in Longxi. He was highly respected and outstanding in the army. He was deeply trusted by two generations of emperors. Not only did he serve as the General of the Right Martial Guard and the General of the Right Guard in the Guard, he was also appointed as the Minister of the Civil Affairs Department and ranked at the core decision-making level of the central core. However, Li Zixiong was a staunch conservative and opposed reform. In the late reign of the late emperor, he was dismissed by the late emperor and was discharged from his post and returned to his territory. After the Holy Lord ascended the throne, King Yang Liang of Han rebelled and the situation was critical. With the recommendation of the Duke of the Old Yue Kingdom, Li Zixiong returned and went to the Youyan area to quell the rebellion. Since then, he was trusted by the Holy Lord. However, the Yulin incident in three years of Daye

After the case broke out, the conservative forces headed by Gao Ying were purged, the unified reform was accelerated, but Li Zixiong became the "big banner" of the new conservative forces in the center. The Holy Lord was furious for this, believing that Li Zixiong had betrayed him and deposed him. Later, because the Western Expedition was imminent, he needed to stabilize the military, so he used it again. However, Li Zixiong did not repent and continued to hinder the military system reform in the Wei Mansion. On the eve of the Eastern Expedition, the case of "depreciation" of the King of Qi broke out. As a veteran of the local forces in Guanlong in the military, Li Zixiong was attacked as one of the supporters of the King of Qi, and was driven out of the Wei Mansion by the Holy Lord and the Central Government, and even deprived of the title.

In such a special period, the military recommended such a veteran who was famous in both military and political circles, which clearly wanted to take advantage of the great defeat in the Eastern Expedition, and the Holy Lord and the Central Committee fell into an extremely passive opportunity, forcing them to lift the ban on Li Zixiong and make him "come back."

The Holy Lord and the Central Master knew very well that this was a political group headed by King Qi and the local nobles of Guanlong such as Wei and Li, who were the core forces, and at critical moments, the "retreat to advance" strategy. I can not do the position of the prefect of Lu County, nor can I extend my power into the Qilu area, but the condition is that Li Zixiong wants to come back and enter the Wei Mansion again.

According to the truth, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee have compromised to let Dong Chun come back, and will not compromise to let Li Zixiong come back, because these two are military veteran commanders. Once the King of Qi receives their support, his influence in the military will definitely "straight up", which is obviously not good for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee. However, beyond the expectations of many political forces in the Dongdu, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee have compromised again.

During this game, the Saint Lord and the Central Committee finally chose to compromise, not only because Li Zixiong received support from the local aristocratic group of Guanlong led by Wei, but also from the Heluo aristocratic group headed by Hongnong Yang. This is a rare thing. The two largest political forces in the Guanlong aristocratic group joined forces to "fight", and the Saint Lord and the reformists led by him were really difficult to compete.

Li Zixiong is an old subordinate of Wei Xiaokuan, a famous general in the Central Plains. He is a capable general under Wei Xiaokuan's tent. The two families have a very good relationship and are in marriage. Li Min's wife is Wei Xiaokuan's great-granddaughter and the daughter of Duke Yun of Wei Yuancheng. Therefore, it is natural for Li Zixiong to receive support from the local aristocratic group of Guanlong led by Wei. The reason why he also received support from the Hongnong Yang family was because since Wei Xiaokuan's death, Li Zixiong has been following the old Duke of Yue Yang Su to fight, whether it is to pacify.

When Jiangzuo was still expeditioning to the Northern Barbarians, Li Zixiong rushed forward and was invincible. He was highly regarded by Yang Su. This is also the reason why Yang Su spared no effort to help him come back when the Holy Lord ascended the throne. Because of this relationship, Li Zixiong had a very good relationship with Yang Su's son Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, and maintained close contacts with many of Yang Su's old subordinates. Therefore, whenever the local aristocratic group in Guanlong and the Heluo aristocratic group clashed, Li Zixiong must be one of the mediators who ran around.

In addition, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee really need Li Zixiong in this special period. The military's recommendation actually solved their urgent needs.

After the navy returned to Donglai, he came to Hu'er. Zhou Fashang and Cui Junsu were detained and returned to Beijing, waiting for treatment. The navy was defeated on the expedition, his morale was sluggish, and now he was "unleading in the dragons", and his morale was even more chaotic. After a long time, something might happen. He urgently needed a respected commander of the Guard Office to appease him, but he was familiar with the navy and recognized by the Jiangzuo Navy soldiers.

Li Zixiong participated in the unification war to pacify Jiangzuo and participated in the battle to suppress the rebellion and suppress the bandits. During this period, he once commanded the Jiangzuo Navy and was very familiar with the navy. During the period when the Holy Lord was in charge of Jiangzuo, Li Zixiong served as the governor of Chenzhou and Jiangzhou, in charge of military and political affairs. He had a very good reputation and was accepted by the people of Jiangzuo.

So at this moment, Li Zixiong is the best candidate to appease the navy. More importantly, the military that assumed the responsibility of defeat in the Eastern Expedition is about to usher in a storm, and all senior commanders participating in the Eastern Expedition will be punished. So many military commanders "annihilated" will inevitably intensify the Holy Lord. The already sharp conflict between the center and the military, laying a terrible hidden danger for the Second Eastern Expedition. At the critical moment, the Holy Lord and the Central Expedition lifted Li Zixiong and allowed him to return will inevitably have a certain degree of positive impact on the military. This may effectively ease the fierce conflict between the two sides and help the smooth progress of the Second Eastern Expedition.

Since we have to re-emphasize Li Zixiong and since we have to use Li Zixiong's influence in the military and political circles, we must naturally eliminate Li Zixiong's resentment to the greatest extent. If we want to eliminate Li Zixiong's resentment, the most effective and direct method is of course to make up for the losses of interests he suffered in the political attack. So the Holy Lord and the Central Master Yu Qian "do good people to the end" and gave the position of the prefect of Lu County to Li Zixiong's eldest son Li Min.

Li Min was deposed because of Li Zixiong's implication. The Holy Lord and the Central Master placed him in the position of the prefect of Lu County. Not only did he restore his career and promoted him to his official position, making up for his losses, but he also forced Li Zixiong to rush to the Donglai Naval Division as soon as possible to appease the naval soldiers as soon as possible and do his best to restore the naval combat effectiveness. Because the situation in southwestern Shandong was too bad, Li Min would be in trouble when he arrived in Lu County. If Li Zixiong did not provide him with support, the official hat that Li Min had just put on his head would be shaky, and even his life would be in danger.

On the fourth day of November, the Holy Lord ordered that, considering the needs of the Eastern Expedition, he decided to re-appoint Li Zixiong, restore his title, and appoint him as the General of the Left Guard. He immediately rushed to the Donglai Naval Division camp. Before the naval chief detained in Beijing came to Hu'er, deputy chief general Zhou Fashang and chief Cui Junsu, both took action.

Another order was issued to appoint Li Min as the prefect of Lu County and immediately take office.

Li Zixiong and his son were lifted from ban on the same day and returned on the same day. On the same day, they were entrusted with important tasks by the Holy Chairman, which immediately caused a sensation in Dongdu.

However, what was even more sensational was the "naked" revenge of the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord ordered the former censor to slander and ridicule the court affairs and kill the former censor. One of the most powerful supporters of the King of Qi. Zhang Heng, who made great contributions in the battle of the Holy Lord's victory in the imperial unity, and was once deeply favored by the Holy Lord.

The old army Li Zixiong had just been released, and the counselor Zhang Heng was killed. The Holy Lord's revenge was too fierce.

On the eighth day of November, the long-simmering storm that swept the Twelve Guards finally broke out.

The Holy Lord issued an imperial edict to the world, and the Eastern Expedition failed. Yu Zhongwen, the three supreme commanders of the Expeditionary Army, the Right Guard General Yu Wenshu, the Left Guard General Yu Wenshu, and the Right Chief of the Shangshu Liu Shilong were directly responsible. Among them, Liu Shilong's appeasement decision was the most important reason for the disastrous defeat of the Expeditionary Army, so Liu Shilong was killed to thank the world, and Yu Zhongwen and Yu Wenshu were removed from the name of the people.

Obviously, the Holy Lord and the Central Master finally assumed some of the responsibilities in a vague way, considering the Second Eastern Expedition, only the Shangshu Right Chief Liu Shilong was a civil servant. He killed Liu Shilong and sacrificed Liu Shilong. In fact, the Holy Lord and the Central Master themselves slapped themselves in the face and admitted their mistakes in decision-making in disguise. The lives of Yu Zhongwen and Yuwen Shu were left with concessions to the military in order to ease the fierce conflicts between the two sides to the greatest extent.

However, the following edict not only ignited conflicts within the military, but also completely ignited the conflict between the central government and the military, and the breaking between the military and political circles is inevitable.

The Holy Lord ordered that the General of the Right Guard, Wei Wensheng, made more than his fault in the Eastern Expedition, and would not be punished. He would be restored to his post and continue to return to the center to serve as his Minister of Justice, and remove him from his position as General of the Right Guard. The other commanders of the Land Expeditionary Force, Jing Yuanheng, General of the Left Guard, Xue Shixiong, General of the Right Guard, Cui Hongsheng, General of the Right Guard, Zhang Jin, General of the Right Guard, and Zhao Xiaocai, were all removed from the name of the People. There were dozens of senior officers such as Yang Yichen, Wang Rengong, and General of the Wuyalang, including dozens of senior officers such as Wu Ben, General of the Wuyalang, and none of them were spared.

This is difficult to understand. Why is Wei Wen's promotion of merit greater than his fault and he will not be punished? Just because he is the confidant of the Holy Lord and an important official of the original central government?

The Holy Lord ordered the Navy Chief Supervisor Lai Hu'er, the Deputy Chief Supervisor Zhou Fashang, and the Chief Supervisor Cui Junsu made outstanding contributions in the battle of Pyongyang, and was promoted to the title and rewarded him with great rewards. Among them, Lai Hu'er's contribution was the greatest, and he was awarded the title of Duke Rong, and was appointed as the General of the Right Guard, and was also the Chief Supervisor of the Navy. He also gave him 5,000 pieces of goods. His fifth son Lai Hong was appointed as the Yingyang Lang General of Duchengfu, and he gave his son to reorganize with the Duke Xiangyang who had previously been granted the title.

Boom... The court is in chaos, the Wei Mansion is in chaos, and the East is in chaos.

The navy was defeated by Pyongyang, and 40,000 soldiers were killed and injured. How could this be achieved? The navy attacked Pyongyang in advance, resulting in the failure of the plan to attack Pyongyang by the commander of the Expeditionary Force, which led to the failure of the plan to attack Pyongyang on land and land, resulting in Pyongyang putting all its troops on the front battlefield, resulting in the expeditionary land army not only losing the effective support and cover of the navy during the retreat, but also being surrounded and intercepted by all the Goguryeo troops. The navy bears an unshirkable responsibility for the death of 200,000 expeditionary soldiers, and the crime of protecting her is unforgivable.

Yu Zhongwen, who was in the prison, was so angry that he vomited blood and fell to the ground, and was unconscious after a day. A generation of famous generals passed away with a grief and anger after carrying the eternal infamy.
Chapter completed!