Cui Zi's attitude was very clear, and he refused to allow King Yang Tong of Yue to intervene in the Tongjiqu crisis. This was obviously very abnormal. If something happened, it would be a monster. Fan Zigai couldn't help but think a lot. Is there still a secret behind this crisis that he had not guessed?

The Tongjiqu crisis has nothing to do with me, nor has it to King Yue, so who does it have anything to do with?

Suddenly, Fan Zigai suddenly realized that the biggest political difference between Cui Ze and himself was that Cui Ze was deeply involved in the battle between the imperial unity and the unstoppable. Therefore, no matter when, where and what situation Cui Ze was, the first issue he had to consider was the imperial unity, which was how to help the King of Yue win the imperial unity. If the King of Yue lost in the battle between the imperial unity, Cui Ze would have to lose the most.

The two Tongjiqu crises were actually the continuation of the imperial consolidation dispute. Last time, the King of Qi "escaped". This time, the King of Qi "killed" and shot back. If nothing unexpected happens, King of Qi Yang Nan would soon roar in the name of killing the white-haired thieves, and the Tongjiqu crisis would thus evolve into the Dongdu crisis.

How serious is the Dongdu crisis? It is terrible to think about it. Now that Xijing is controlled by the King of Dai Yang You, the front line of the Tongji Canal will soon fall into the hands of King of Qi Yang Nan. The supporters of these two princes are the Guanlong local aristocratic group headed by the Wei family. In other words, when King of Yue Yang Tong was caught in the left and right attacks of King of Qi Yang Nan and King of Dai Yang You, the Dongdu crisis broke out, and the Guanlong local aristocratic group promoted and controlled the Dongdu crisis. The Guanlong local aristocratic group is one of the largest conservative forces in the dynasty today. They took advantage of the Holy Lord's second east expedition to Goguryeo to launch the Dongdu crisis. What is the purpose of it self-evident. It is false to fight for the imperial regime, and it is true to destroy the reform.

King Yang Tong of Yue was unable to compete, and his support was relatively weak. Although behind him were the Shandong aristocratic group headed by the Cui family and the eight-class nobles led by the matriarch Liu family, the Han and the Lu factions had inherent conflicts. In addition, the grudges between the Shandong people and the Guanlong people were expected to work together in the battle for imperial throne was purely a joke. In this way, the local aristocratic group in Guanlong would definitely gain the upper hand, and the Dongdu crisis would be out of control. As the situation deteriorated rapidly, another conservative force in Zhongtu, that is, the Heluo aristocratic group headed by Yang Xuangan, would inevitably fuel the fire, in order to completely detonate the Dongdu crisis.

What is the situation of the Dongdu crisis after the outbreak? Father and son are slaughtering each other, brothers are fighting each other, and the battle between imperial rule has become fierce; the Eastern Expedition failed, the Holy Lord and the Reformers suffered another heavy blow, and the political defeat is irrescueable; the conservative forces against reform and the radical forces supporting reform will fight in a decisive battle in the storm, and the Reformers will be defeated in the decisive battle.

Fan Zigai suddenly realized that he, a rich man, had to admit that he was a political nouveau riche. With senior powerful people like Cui Jie who came from a wealthy family and had been working in the central government, his vision was still low and his understanding of family politics was still shallow. Therefore, he could not see the whole picture at a critical moment, and could not see the huge storm hidden behind the Tongjiqu crisis.

What is the Tongji Canal crisis? It's just a drizzle. The real storm is the Dongdu crisis. The King of Yue has to deal with the Dongdu crisis. What he has to consider is how to survive the Dongdu crisis. As for the Tongji Canal crisis, as Cui Jie said, what does it have to do with me?

Fan Zigai was in a dilemma. Will this soldier go out or not? If he doesn't go out, the Tongji Canal will be interrupted, wouldn't he become the driving force of the Dongdu crisis? On the contrary, if the Dongdu army goes to the Tongji Canal battlefield and cannot come back for a long time, wouldn't Dongdu become an empty city? The capital is empty, wouldn't it be a dead end? Will the Dongdu crisis evolve into a military coup?

Fan Zigai was helpless and returned to Shangshutai to think about it all night. After thinking about it, he had to go to Cui Jie to ask for advice.

It is very simple. The one who stayed in the Eastern Capital was the King of Yue. He, the minister who stayed in the Eastern Capital, was closely "bound" with the interests of King Yue. Both of them were prosperous and both prosperous and lost. Therefore, at the critical moment, he should only follow the leader of King Yue, rather than overtaking King Yue, and interfere in everything. Although he was devoted to the public and had no selfish intentions, while loyal to the Holy Lord, ignoring King Yue in this way was actually equivalent to violating the Holy Lord's instructions, failing to understand the political intentions of the Holy Lord well, and failing to achieve the political goals of the Holy Lord well.

When I saw Cui Zi again, Fan Zigai's attitude changed subtly. King Yue was still the king, but Cui Zi, who was deeply trusted by King Yue, became important. He could no longer be simply regarded as the chief of the Yue Palace, but should be regarded as King Yue's "military advisor" and the decision-making spokesperson of King Yue, while Fan Zigai became the executor of King Yue's decision-making.

Cui Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fan Zigai finally found his right position, no longer treats King Yue as a political puppet, no longer over King Yue, and no longer lets King Yue be his decision-making spokesperson. Although King Yue is indeed a political puppet, the key is that King Yue is a puppet placed by the Holy Lord in Dongdu, representing the authority of the Holy Lord, and is a puppet of the Holy Lord, not his puppet of Fan Zigai. Therefore, Fan Zigai ignores King Yue, which is equivalent to ignoring the authority of the Holy Lord, which is a big mistake. Of course, in specific government affairs, Fan Zigai can indeed replace King Yue, but in the Dongdu crisis, can Fan Zigai replace King Yue? Can there be any

King Yue respects his identity and the power represented by this identity? Can he win the support of all political forces in the Dongdu with his own appeal? Therefore, the local tyrants are tyrants after all, and the distance between the nouveau riche and the wealthy family is far away. Fortunately, Fan Zigai is still sober and has not lost his direction in the fog of power. He also knows that no matter how he "exploded", he is given by the Holy Lord. He only has it. If the Holy Lord doesn't give it to him, he has nothing. So he lost his way and returns the decision-making power that does not belong to him to King Yue. King Yue makes a decision and he charges for King Yue.

Fan Zigai asked King Yu Yue, King, would this army still not be released?

Yang Tong looked at Cui Zi. Cui Zi was very determined and did not send troops, but the reasons he gave this time were different. He asked Fan Zigai, how many ministers suggested that you send troops to suppress the thieves?

Fan Zigai hesitated and did not reply.

"Anyone who suggests that you send troops to suppress the thieves may be the behind-the-scenes driver of the Dongdu crisis, or even the creator of the crisis." Cui Zi said in a shocking way.

Fan Zigai was surprised. Although the Holy Lord and the Central Committee have always been guarding against conservative forces to overthrow the reform by force, especially since the defeat of the first Eastern Expedition last year, this concern has become stronger. Therefore, before launching the Second Eastern Expedition, the Holy Lord not only did his best to alleviate the fierce conflict with the conservative forces, but also tried every means to do a lot of preventive work to let the prince sit in the two capitals and split and weaken the conservative forces by changing the principle of inheritance of the imperial regime. This is one of the important measures to prevent a military coup. However, the effect seems to be not ideal at present. The political situation in the Dongdu is developing in a direction that the Holy Lord and the reformists do not want to see.

"What's the solution?" Fan Zigai asked.

"If troops are sent, the Dongdu will inevitably be empty, and what is more serious is that if the troops leaving the capital cannot come back, what should we use to guard the Dongdu?"

Fan Zigai's face suddenly looked ugly. Can't come back? What does it mean? Military coup?

"Are you sure?"

Cui Zi sneered, "How did King Qi leave the capital? Who let him go? Where are these people now?"

Now these people are in Dongdu and even have direct control of the army. If the Dongdu army comes out of the capital to suppress the thieves, it is indeed possible to serve the King of Qi and use it for the King of Qi.

"King of Qi?" Fan Zigai's eyes were cold and his tone was also a little unkind.

Cui Jie knew what he was thinking, so he immediately shook his hand, "You are wrong. If you look at King Qi and fall into a trap, you will be taken advantage of by your opponent."

Fan Zigaiton realized something. The King of Qi is too big, and rumors are not conducive to the King of Qi are rampant now. It is precisely because of this that King of Qi has become the best "shield" for the enemy. But the key to the problem is, once the Dongdu crisis breaks out, what will the King of Qi become? He must use this crisis to gain political benefits, but what is his goal? Is it the right to inherit the imperial throne or the position of crown prince?

There were so many fogs, just like the Dongdu in front of him. Fan Zigai could not see the enemy clearly at all. If Cui Zi had not had the wisdom of his eyes, he would have been deceived by the civil and military officials in the court and transferred the Dongdu army out of the capital to suppress the thieves. Once the Dongdu army left the capital, it would be like a meat bun to beat the dog without returning. At that time, the Dongdu was empty. Once someone launched a military coup, Fan Zigai could not find a place to cry.

Now Fan Zigai has finally figured it out. No matter who the opponent is or when the Dongdu crisis breaks out, he only needs to do one thing well, that is, to defend Dongdu. The current conservative forces in Dongdu are too strong. If someone launches a mutiny, the conservative forces join forces inside and outside, and cooperate inside and outside, the Dongdu will most likely fall. The consequences of the Dongdu fall are too terrible. The Holy Lord and the Reformers will fall into extreme passive politics, and if they are not careful, they will be overthrown by the conservative forces.

"If the opponent deliberately cut off the Tongji Canal in order to lure the Dongdu army out of Beijing..." Fan Zigai was still worried about the safety of Tongji Canal.

"Unless the King of Qi wants to die, he will never cut off the Tongji Canal." Cui Jie sneered, "If everything goes well in the Eastern Expedition battlefield, our expeditionary force will arrive at the city of Pyongyang around July, so the best time for the Dongdu crisis to break out should be one day in July. In other words, before the Dongdu crisis broke out, no one in the Dongdu would want to see the Tongji Canal be cut off. Since everyone is unwilling to cut off the Tongji Canal, how could the Tongji Canal be cut off?"

Fan Zigai understood and nodded repeatedly. Although he wanted to send troops, wanted to kill the white-haired thief, wanted to resolve the Tongjiqu crisis, and wanted to kill the Dongdu crisis in its infancy, his strength was too limited, and the same was true for King Yue and Cui Jie. Even if the two sides joined forces, it would be difficult to compete with those opponents who were in conflict openly and secretly and colluded. The only thing they could do now is to concentrate limited power within a limited time and ensure that the Dongdong would not lose after the crisis came.
Chapter completed!