In Lai Huer's opinion, something will definitely happen in Xijing, which is a sign of predicament and is also determined by the current political structure. As long as there is a suitable opportunity, Xijing will definitely take action against Dongdu and kill Dongdu. Therefore, Lai Huer is full of pessimism about this storm.

There will be no problem with Xijing itself. The Guanlong people have been working hard to manage Guanlong for nearly a hundred years since the third division of Middle Earth. Even if it is not a solid piece, as long as it is related to the fundamental interests, the Guanlong people will definitely put aside the contradictions and work together. This is the important reason why the reforms in the late emperor's later reign stagnation, and the Holy Lord gradually drifted away from the Guanlong people after he ascended the throne.

The essence of reform is the redistribution of power and wealth. Regardless of whether the cake is bigger or not, the proportion of interest distribution among all classes of society must be changed, and the interests of vested interest groups must be reduced. The people of Guanlong are vested interest groups, so the more the national strength develops and the deepening of the reform, the greater the loss of interests.

The Guanlong people unified Zhongtu and naturally enjoyed the greatest victory of Zhongtu's unification. However, with the rapid development of national strength after unification and the continuous expansion of power and wealth, if the pattern of interest distribution in the early stage of unification continues to be based on the pattern of interest distribution in the early stage of unification, the Guanlong people will always be at the top of the "food chain", forming a huge "food profit" group that directly controls the country's destiny. Power and wealth are increasingly concentrated in their hands, the social gap between the rich and the poor will become more and more serious, and social contradictions will expand, which directly endangers the great cause of unification and the stability of the country's destiny. Therefore, reforms must be carried out. The Guanlong people must curb their uncontrollable greed and let some of their interests be given to other aristocratic groups, and the entire ruling class will also let some of their interests be given to the civilians.

Human nature is evil, and greed is even more difficult to curb. The Guanlong people established the great cause of Central China and Earth unification, but became an obstacle to centralized reform. In the late period of his rule, the late emperor could not overcome the obstacles of the Guanlong people, and was helpless, and died before he could fulfill his ambitions. After the Holy Lord ascended the throne, he "looked another way" and used the Tudu Luoyang to avoid the head-on confrontation with the Guanlong people, the biggest obstacle to reform, and used the eastward movement of the political center to win the support of the two noble groups of Shandong and Jiangzuo, and used the political pattern of confrontation between the two capitals to intensify the conflict between the Guanlong people, Shandong and Jiangzuo people, and established the above three political advantages to accelerate the process of reform.

However, the consequence of the intensification of contradictions is that conflict is fierce. If there is strong suppression of absolute authoritarianism, it may be difficult to collide but it will eventually be passed smoothly. On the contrary, if there is no suppression of absolute authoritarianism, conflict will turn into turmoil, and turmoil will turn into storms. Once the storms rise, it will form a wave-like impact on authority or even a tsunami-like devastating impact, authoritarianism will collapse, and reform will lose the protection of the "dike" of authoritarianism and will also collapse.

Reforms aimed at centralization are to establish absolute authority, but before the reform is completed, reforms require the protection of absolute authority, which is very contradictory. The late emperor failed to resolve this contradiction, and the reform stagnated. The authority of the Holy Lord was far inferior to that of the late emperor, and the "development of another way" strategy of moving the capital intensified the contradictions, and the political situation was therefore critical, and radical reforms were difficult. At the critical moment, Pei Shiju presented a new national defense and diplomatic strategy. When the domestic situation was already dead, he took another approach and extended his hand to break the deadlock abroad, so he launched a foreign war to transfer the domestic crisis and established absolute authority by expanding territory. Therefore, the Western Expedition was launched.

The Western Expedition was a martial arts for Central Turkey and a martial arts for the Holy Lord, but the interpretations were completely different for the enemy outside the country. The Western Expedition of Central Turkey destroyed Tuyuhun, which represented the great development of national strength after the unification of Central Turkey. It represented the national policy of the new generation of Central Turkey rulers headed by the Holy Lord had changed from "defending the border" to "opening the border". The national defense and diplomatic strategy of Central Turkey had changed from "active defense" to "full attack". Its impact on the northern desert was too strong, causing the northern desert to fall into a life-and-death crisis. Therefore, the survival strategy of the northern desert was immediately adjusted, from "passive defense" to "active defense". Then conflicts broke out frequently on the front line of the Great Wall, and the relationship between the north and the south deteriorated rapidly.

One move moves the whole body. The strategy of the northern desert has changed, the relationship between the north and the south deteriorated, and the defense strategy of Zhongtu has also been adjusted, so the Eastern Expedition has emerged.

The Eastern Expedition is a good thing for Zhongtu to win multiple goals. It can show off national strength and force and prove the correctness of the new national defense and diplomatic strategy; it can deter the Northern Secretariat, ease the conflicts between the Han and the Han, and improve the relationship between the North and the South; it can expand territory, establish martial arts, consolidate and strengthen authoritarianism; of course, the premise is that the Eastern Expedition must be victorious.

However, the Eastern Expedition was defeated, and the failure of this war gave the absolute authority that had been finally established with a fatal blow. Therefore, all the contradictions and conflicts that were forcibly suppressed by absolute authority broke out in full swing, just like opening Pandora's box, and it was out of control.

Absolute rights protection is the fundamental. Without absolute rights protection, the beautiful bubble that is blown away by infinitely will be destroyed. When the reform is not completed and the centralized power is not established, the only way to establish absolute authority is to start a war, establish martial arts in the war, and establish authority with martial arts. Therefore, the Holy Lord and his supporters have no choice but to launch the second Eastern Expedition to make up for the failure of the Second Eastern Expedition. It is not too late to save and make up for all the consequences caused by the defeat of the First Eastern Expedition. Close Pandora's box, let the golden sunlight penetrate the haze, and let the absolute rights protection cover the Middle Earth again.

However, the Guanlong people who have been forcibly suppressed by absolute authority and the conservative forces who have been forcibly deprived of their interests by reform have finally seen hope of "turning over". How could they miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of them that can completely defeat the Holy Lord and destroy the reform?

Zhou Fashang had no hope for Xijing, and Lai Hu'er was even more worried that the East would collapse and split in the Middle Earth. But there was no way. As supporters of the Holy Lord and a member of the reform camp, no matter what their real thoughts were, they must rush forward without hesitation at the critical moment. Even if they "block the gun hole" and sacrifice themselves to death, they must move forward. Otherwise, the Holy Lord will collapse and the reform will be destroyed, and they will die and be destroyed.

"Our target is Li Yang." Lai Huer saw that Zhou Fashang was in a very low mood and had no way to persuade him, so he could only smile bitterly.

"Liyang is important." Zhou Fashang sighed, "But don't forget King Qi. King Qi will be able to control the Tongji Canal soon. Next, he has countless ways to cut off the Tongji Canal, so even if we recover Liyang, we cannot ensure the smooth flow of the Grand Canal."

Zhou Fashang's meaning is very straightforward. For the navy who rushed to Dongdu to assist Dongdu, the East is not important, and Li Yang is not important. The King of Qi is the most important. As long as the King of Qi is restrained, he will not be allowed to enter Dongdu and intervene in the center of the storm, and he will not be given a chance to compete for the imperial rule, then no matter how big the storm in Dongdu is, it will be a military coup. Even if Xijing takes advantage of the insult to make profits from it, the benefits that can be made are limited. Further, once the battlefield of Dongdu has a turning point, Yang Xuangan is in trouble and gradually becomes the target of public criticism and becomes a crossing rat that everyone calls for. Then the second Eastern Expedition will have the possibility of continuing, and this is the most important thing.

Lai Hu'er nodded repeatedly and said bluntly what Zhou Fashang thought, "As you said, our purpose of rushing to Dongdu to assist Dongdu is not to solve the Dongdu storm, but to ensure the continued of the Second Eastern Expedition. The Second Eastern Expedition can only win, not lose, and it will be a loss when it is stopped halfway, and it will also be a loss if it returns without success. But..." Lai Hu'er looked embarrassed and smiled bitterly, "I can only give you ten thousand people, and I can only transfer Wu Benlang General Fei Qingnu to you. Except for his army, the rest are all Jianghuai and Jiangnan children, all the elite navy soldiers, and they are the last capital of the Jiangzuo Navy. We can't afford to pay."

Zhou Fashang sneered secretly, hesitated for a moment, and said in an unquestionable tone, "Lai Kai, Lai Hong can stay with you, but you must go with someone else's side.

Lai Kai is Lai Hu'er's eldest son. He was an official in Jiangdong before. This time he went on an expedition with his father. Lai Hong is Lai Hu'er's fifth son and Yingyang Lang, who is under Lai Hu'er's tent. Lai Ji is Lai Hu'er's sixth son. He is the most brave and good at fighting, and has the most outstanding military achievements. He is the youngest Wu Ben Lang general in the Weifu Palace. Although he failed to attack Pyongyang last year, he was still granted the title of Duke of Xiangyang, which shows that the Holy Lord favored him.

Lai Hu'er pondered and said nothing. He could understand Zhou Fashang's difficulties. This time he rushed to Dongdong was a hard job and thankless. Even if he set his goal on Liyang, the Grand Canal, or the King of Qi, he might not succeed. The political situation in Dongdu is too complicated. "The demons danced around", and if he was not careful, he would fall into a trap. Take a step back and say that even if Mingzhe protects himself and deviates on the edge of the storm, once Dongdu collapses, is there any possibility of Mingzhe protecting himself? Zhou Fashang can accept the fortune of his life, but he will never allow his relatives and friends to suffer innocent disasters. The best way for him to protect himself is to "pull Lai Hu'er into the water" and put the next generation of the Lai family next generation of the Daozhu beside him. Zhou and Lai family share honor and disgrace, share misfortune and fortune, and share life and death.

"Shan" Lai Hu'er agreed. Although he also has selfish intentions, it is related to the overall situation. Lai and Zhou should indeed work together to advance and retreat together with life and death. Otherwise, what would the people of Jiangzuo use to protect their own interests?

On the night of the ninth day of the sixth month, Zhou Fashang, deputy general of the Navy, Fei Qingnu, general of Wu Benlang, and Wu Benlang led 14,000 soldiers to sail to the sea and rushed to the mouth of the river as quickly as possible.

On the tenth day of June, Luokou Cang.

The fleet led by Yang Xuangan entered Luoshui from the river and successfully arrived at Luokoucang.

Gu Jue, the guardian general of Luokou Cang, took the initiative to offer the city.

The Gu family in Henan is a third- and fourth-rate nobleman and a vassal of the Hongnong Yang family. Gu Jue was a confidant subordinate of the old Duke of Yue Yang Su, and the arrangement of Gu Jue to guard Luokou Cang was one of Yang Xuangan's important arrangements.

Luokou Cang is too important for Yang Xuangan. This Guokou must be obtained, otherwise what will support the army in the war in the Dongdu? There are four Guokou Cang in the capital, and Jiakou is near the palace city and the imperial city. Huiluo Cang is outside the north capital of the eastern capital. Changping Cang is far away in Shaanxi City west of Hangu Pass. Therefore, the only possible control of Yang Xuangan is Luokou Cang. As long as Luokou Cang is taken down, the guarantee of attacking Dongdu will be there. In comparison, Liyang Cang is too poor. Not only is it blocked by a large river, it is hundreds of miles away from the east, which is inconvenient to transport, but it may also fall at any time. This is too dangerous for the large troops fighting in the Dongdu.

When Yang Xuangan saw Gu Jue, he immediately asked about the situation in Dongdu and the defense arrangements of Jingjin.

Gu Jue said in detail that his suggestion was to take advantage of the situation where the east was unprepared and work hard to kill Heishi Pass.

"Bai Hongce and Da Xi Shanyi have not arrived at the Hei Stone Pass yet?" Yang Xuangan asked cautiously.

Gu Jue immediately patted his chest and made a promise that his news was absolutely reliable. Pei Hongce and Da Xi Shanyi were very dissatisfied with the orders of Dongdu. King Yang Tong of Yue put the elite garrison troops in the city, but pushed the temporary local troops to the front line. This was no longer unfair, but the conspiracy to kill people. The methods were too cruel, so Pei Hongce and Da Xi Shanyi were of course full of complaints, and the village clan groups even cursed the sky, and they almost left.

"How about Huzhu?" Yang Xuangan asked, "Once Huzhu kills us, we will be attacked from both sides."

Gu Jue smiled, "According to reliable information, Dong Chun, the remaining troops in Pengcheng, has led his army to Jiyang, Fengqiu line, and Xingyang is very nervous and cannot care about Dongdu at all."

Dong Chun's troops are coming to Xingyang? Yang Xuangan, Wang Zhongbo and others look at each other. The speed of the King of Qi is too fast, right? And letting Dong Chun charge in front of him, wouldn't it be a stamina that he will never stop?
Chapter completed!