Li Zixiong served as the General of the Right Martial Guard in the Twelve Guards, the General of the Right Martial Guards, and was also appointed as the Minister of the Civil Affairs Department. He was a prominent figure in the military and political circles in China and Turkey. Although he could not be said to be well-known in the world, he was still well-known among the military and political officials of the Yingyang Mansion. Therefore, he was suddenly "defeated" and was beaten to the end by the Holy Lord and expelled from the people. As long as the officials with a little mind knew that he was involved in the dispute over the imperial rule.

After the defeat in the Eastern Expedition last year, a new round of political storm broke out in Dongdu. Although the finger was pointed directly at the military and the commander of the Twelve Guards, the intention of the Saint Lord and the Central Committee to take the opportunity to further concentrate military power is self-evident. However, the double failure of the Saint Lord and the reformists in military politics has made their political intentions pay a huge price and compromise with the conservatives in the court. As a result, the conservative boss Li Zixiong responded and made a comeback.

In the past few years, Li Zixiong has fallen twice in a row and has made a comeback twice. He is like the invincible Xiaoqiang, with extremely strong political vitality. Li Zixiong's first comeback and directly enters the Twelve Guards Mansion. This time he returns, he still goes to the Guards Mansion, and in the military, but he does not stay in Dongdu, but goes to Qilu.

This arrangement caused heated discussion in Dongdu, but it is obvious that considering that the Holy Lord and the central officials of the Second Eastern Expedition would all go to Liaodong, if the political tycoon like Li Zixiong who enjoys a high reputation in the military and political circles were kept in Dongdu, there would be endless disasters. Therefore, he would be driven out of Dongdu no matter what, and the Holy Lord had to compromise again.

King Qi and Li Zixiong have the interests of each other, and now both have been driven out of the Dongdu. Although this is very conducive to King Qi's further expansion of his own strength, from another perspective, this is also a trap. If the two are not careful, they may be taken down by the Holy Lord. So now both of them have become political plague gods. Whoever gets into trouble will be in trouble, and everyone will avoid it.

The same goes for Zhang Xutuo, and he should avoid it. Although Li Zixiong was also Zhang Xutuo's superior, and Li Zixiong and Lao Yue Duke Yang Su were both political allies and charismatic friendship, and had a good relationship. In a sense, Yang Su, Li Zixiong and Zhang Xutuo both belonged to the same large camp and a big mountain in the military, but time passed, Lao Yue Duke was dead, and Xiao Yue Duke failed to inherit his father's huge inheritance in the military. Li Zixiong was first transferred out of the Wei Mansion, and then was defeated in succession. The big camp that "hegemony" at the time had long been broken, and many people were in trouble and struggled to survive. Zhang Xutuo was one of them. From Zhang Xutuo's standpoint, whether from the immediate interests or the future prospects, he was unwilling to have any relationship with Li Zixiong.

Zhang Xutuo could not say these deep things, and if he didn't say them, his subordinates would not understand his decision and would question his decision.

Qin Qiong heard Zhang Xutuo say that Li Zixiong and the King of Qi jointly attacked the white-haired thief, and his expression became ugly immediately, because Zhou Fashang said it clearly in the letter that Li Zixiong only brought two groups of 400 soldiers, plus dozens of his personal guards, came from land support, so a few people could attack the white-haired thief? Even if Li Zixiong had the talent of being able to penetrate the sky and the earth, he would not be able to defeat the white-haired thief. What's more serious is that if Li Zixiong was angry and deliberately took revenge, joined forces with the King of Qi to control the battle situation in Qi County, and let the white-haired thief start a big killing behind Zhang Xutuo, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Qin Qiong had to question without saying anything and dissuade him. But before he could speak, Zhang Xutuo strode away, not giving Qin Qiong a chance to speak. Qin Qiong couldn't help but want to chase him, but was grabbed by Yang Qian, "Qin Bingsi, some things are far more complicated than what you see. Ming Gong is not not doing anything, but not doing anything. He is not alone. He has our subordinates, more than 20,000 soldiers, and thousands of ordinary people in Qi County. For the sake of the overall situation, he has to make choices."

Qin Qiong sneered, "What can we do to protect the civilians without an army? If Zhang Xutuo really does it for the overall situation, he must first ensure the safety of the army. If he wants to ensure the safety of the army, he must first eliminate the hidden dangers that endanger the safety of the army. The biggest hidden danger that endangers the safety of the army is the white-haired thieves. Now King Yang Nan of Qi has created the best opportunity to annihilate the white-haired thieves in the Zhongchuan Water Battlefield, but Zhang Xutuo turned a blind eye. This is still called taking the overall situation into consideration? This is called selfishness. For his own selfishness, Zhang Xutuo has abandoned his principles and bottom line, completely ignoring the lives of 20,000 soldiers, and the lives and deaths of thousands of ordinary people in Qi County.

Seeing Qin Qiong's angry eyes, Yang Qian had to reveal some secrets, "Do you think the King of Qi is fighting for Qi County?"

Qin Qiong was a little surprised and didn't understand. The King of Qi was ordered to suppress the rebellion and suppress the bandits everywhere. Is there any falsehood?

Yang Qian continued, "If the purpose of the King of Qi is to control the entire Qilu and expand his own power to Qilu, it is fake to suppress thieves and to raise bandits to be respectful, then what do you think of the current situation of the war?"

Qin Qiong was surprised. This sentence had a serious impact on him and subverted his understanding of the world. King Qi was the legitimate son of the Holy Lord and the future emperor. The whole world will belong to him in the future. What is the need to control Qilu? What is the need to expand his power? What is the need to support the enemy to respect himself?

"Are you surprised?" Yang Qian smiled, "Do you think someone is talking nonsense? Then ask you something. Prince Yuande has been dead for many years. The King of Qi is the only candidate for the crown prince. But why did the Holy Lord refuse to enthrone the title and refuse to let the King of Qi enter the Eastern Palace?"

Qin Qiong thoughtful. Although he was very far away from Dongdu, he knew very little about the political situation of Dongdu. Even if he heard about it, it was heard from the truth. However, he came from a family of officials and had a lot of knowledge. With his years of experience in the army, he could still hear a lot from Yang Qian's words.

Qin Qiong knew that Yang Qian came from the Dongdu. Even if he did not come from a noble family, his aristocratic rank would not be too low. Otherwise, Zhang Xutuo would not treat him with courtesy, so he still believed Yang Qian's words. From this we can see that the current situation in Qi County is indeed far more complicated than what he saw on the surface, and this complexity is not something that people like him can understand and deal with appropriately. Therefore, in summary, it is just one sentence, firmly obey Zhang Xutuo's orders.

Qin Qiong's face calmed down and he bowed to Yang Qian to thank him. He was upright, but it did not mean that he was not good at adapting. Yang Qian returned a bow, and the two of them walked side by side and chased Zhang Xutuo.

"As you said, isn't Zhongchuan Water a trap?" Qin Qiong made a re-deduction based on the information revealed by Yang Qian, which made him feel quite uneasy.

"It's true." Yang Qian shook his head while walking, "If the King of Qi is not trustworthy, then the Zhongchuan water will definitely be a trap. The white-haired thieves are strong and cannot attack, so they can only lure us out of the city. If the King of Qi is not moving at the moment of attack, and let us fight with the white-haired thieves. Then the Qilu thieves surrounded us and cut off our way back to the city. After a hard battle, even if we successfully break through the siege, the losses will be very heavy, and it may even lose the power to suppress the thieves."

Qin Qiong nodded, his heart as if heavy lead. If what Yang Qian said was true, the risks contained in Zhang Xutuo's decision would be even greater. Once the King of Qi was still in the Zhongchuan River and allowed the white-haired thieves to dispatch heavy troops to launch a fatal blow behind Zhang Xutuo, the battle would be defeated. Not to mention one or two, I am afraid that Zhang Xutuo would be defeated under the attack of three rebels and his entire army would be wiped out.

Who can stop the white-haired thief? Qin Qiong shook his head secretly, and could only pray for God's favor and bless the Qi army soldiers.

Deduction is ultimately deduction. The real battlefield changes rapidly, and accidents may occur at every moment. Qin Qiong can only hope for miracles now.

Zhang Xutuo went out of the city to attack, Meng Rang, Zuo brothers, Guo Fangyu and other Haoshou retreated quickly. Zhang Xutuo led his troops to chase and the rebels quickly evacuated to Changbai Mountain. Two large armies quickly moved away, one in front and one behind, and were getting farther and farther away from Licheng.

Li Zixiong was getting closer and closer to Licheng, but to his disappointment, he never saw Zhang Xutuo. It was not until Jia Wuben came out to greet him that he realized that Zhang Xutuo's attitude towards him had completely changed. He was afraid that he would not avoid it. Not only did he avoid it, but he also took away all the army, resolutely not to have any intersection with him and firmly draw a clear line with him.

After a little consideration, Li Zixiong refused Jia Wuben's invitation and rushed directly to the Zhongchuan Water Battlefield.

Wei Fusi came out to welcome him, and the two military and political chiefs who were dismissed for their misfortune in the case of King Qi's "unethical" finally met. Wei Fusi was a member of the Neishishu, a close minister of the Holy Lord, and a central core; Li Zixiong was the general of the right guard and one of the highest commanders of the Twelve Guards. Wei Fusi was tragically dismissed, mainly because Wei was forced too hard by his political enemies and could not be "cut off his arm". The reason why Li Zixiong fell again was mainly because his political stance was too conservative. The greater the conservative power of the military, the more unfavorable it was for the Holy Lord to launch the Eastern Expedition. Therefore, he had to be defeated before the Eastern Expedition. One was to suppress the conservative forces of the military, and the other was to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. But no matter what, Li Zixiong was still affected by the King of Qi on the surface and joined the party of the King of Qi.

The two of them are both sick and have fallen into each other. Now they are here to the King of Qi at the same time. Their fate is wonderful, and their emotions are more difficult to express.

When he saw the King of Qi, Li Zixiong found that the King of Qi was in a worse mood. After asking carefully, he realized that the latest news came from the Dongdu. On the fourth day of the third month, the Holy Lord left the Dongdu and rushed to Liaodong. Before leaving, the King of Yue Yang Tong was left to stay in the Dongdu, and Fan Zigai, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, led the Dongdu to stay in the Dongdu, assisting the King of Yue Yang Tong.

The east is the capital, the capital, the political, economic and cultural center of Middle-Turkey, and the symbol of Middle-Turkey power. During the Holy Lord's expedition, the political significance of the Holy Lord was left behind, and the political message conveyed by this appointment was even more far-reaching.

To interpret this political message from the standpoint of King Yang Nan of Qi, he was completely deprived of his qualifications to inherit the imperial system, and he was permanently exiled in politics, and his future was dark, completely dark.
Chapter completed!