On July 16th, the navy commander came to protect his own, and Zhou Fashang met in Luokou.

Zhou Fa had not seen Cui Junsu yet, and was very surprised. After greeting, he asked, "Where is Gao Tang Gong?"

"Gaotang Gong stayed in Liyang." Lai Huer said calmly.

Zhou Fashang was even more surprised, "There is something wrong with Li Yang? Now the navy has come, and Yang Xuangan has not yet broken through Tongguan. The situation is already very unfavorable to him. In this situation, the King of Qi is not willing to give up and he wants to go to Beijing to get involved in the imperial throne?"

Lai Hu'er shook his hand and smiled indifferently, "Mr. Qiao Gong misunderstood. King Qi is far smarter than you think, and this time even someone looked at him with admiration."

"Misunderstanding?" Zhou Fashang thought, "Did he give up? Or did he have other plans?"

Lai Hu'er nodded with a serious expression, "It was indeed another plan, and it was an unexpected plan."

"I hope to hear the details."

Lai Hu'er had no intention of concealing it. He needed more help in promoting the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to launch the third Eastern Expedition. Zhou Fashang's support was crucial, so he detailed the process of meeting with King Qi after he arrived in Liyang.

"The King of Qi took the initiative to ask to go north to guard the border?" Zhou Fashang was very surprised, but it was reasonable to think about it carefully. However, the King of Qi's political performance was too naive, stupid and willful, so that everyone despised his talents too much. Now it seems that King of Qi has indeed grown up and matured after the ruthless blow of that political storm and had his own ideas. At this stage, at the critical moment when the general trend of China and foreign countries is getting worse and worse, the crisis in the north and south is becoming increasingly serious, the political maturity of King of Qi is a good thing for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee. At least in the short term, for the interests of Zhongtu and the country, everyone can temporarily give up disputes and put aside contradictions and work together to the outside world.

"What is Rong Gong's attitude?" Zhou Fashang asked. Since the King of Qi told Lai Hu'er such secrets related to his own interests, of course he wanted to win Lai Hu'er's support and help, but the King of Qi's identity was too sensitive, the whirlpool of the dispute over the imperial rule was too terrible, and the people of Jiangzuo and the Holy Lord had a close relationship of honor and disgrace, so whether to intervene in this matter really requires repeated weighing, careful consideration, and no decision-making can be made rashly.

"From the development trend of China-foreign trends and the North-South relations, a war between the North and South is inevitable and even imminent." Lai'er said righteously and sternly, "China-Turk interests are supreme, and the country's interests are supreme. For this reason, we should support the King of Qi to go north to guard the border. I believe that the Holy Lord can understand us and know that we have no selfish intentions to make this decision."

Zhou Fashang smiled slightly and said with a pun, "Duke Rong, Mr. Xu (Yuwen Shu) had heard what King Qi said before when he came to Liyang. The King of Qi used this mutiny to control the Grand Canal, with a clear purpose, which was to use the Grand Canal to threaten the Holy Lord and blackmail the interests he needed. At present, it seems to be going north to guard the border. But going north to guard the border is an impossible goal for the King of Qi. There was the lesson of the Han King Yang Liang before, and then the real threat of the war between the north and the south. If King of Qi went north to guard the border, he replayed the Han King Yang Liang.

The consequences of the mistakes, or the safety of the northern border, are unimaginable. Therefore, Yuwen Shu not only did not give any promises to the King of Qi, but instead became more determined to eradicate the King of Qi. This is an unquestionable thing. However, Rong Gong’s attitude is completely opposite? Rong Gong represents not only his own position, but also Jiangzuo people behind Rong Gong. Therefore, Rong Gong can make a decision that is completely opposite to Yuwen Shu, which must be of major reasons, and even... Did Rong Gong be caught by the King of Qi? "

Lai Hu'er smiled, pointed at Zhou Fashang, shook his head repeatedly, and looked like you old guy's helpless expression, "I do owe you a favor to King Qi, what a big favor."

"Is it because of Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong, and Yu Rou?"

Lai Hu'er was surprised, "How do you know?"

Zhou Fashang sighed, "Not only do you know, but you also know that they are now hiding under the tent of the white-haired thief. He also knows that the white-haired thief has taken an elite team to participate in this mutiny. Gong Rong, things are far more complicated than you think?"

Lai Hu'er's face changed and she asked in disbelief, "The white-haired thief participated in this mutiny? Didn't it be too good to cross the river and flee north long ago? Do you have any definite evidence? If there is definite evidence, it would be very unfavorable to the King of Qi. Although it is not possible to confirm that he and Yang Xuangan colluded to rebel together, at least the Holy Lord and the Central Master will feel his threat and will eradicate this threat as quickly as possible." The implication is that his support for the King of Qi to go north to guard the border became a wrong decision, which will not only implicate him, but also harm the interests of the people of Jiangzuo.

"Someone has no definite evidence, but there is such a guess and is absolutely sure of this guess."

Lai Hu'er breathed a sigh of relief. It would be fine if there was no definite evidence. As long as there was no evidence, even if the King of Qi left some clues, he would still have the chance to help him completely erase these "traces".

"I hope to hear the details."

Zhou Fashang told the story. The many "traces" on the Dongdu battlefield and Xingyang battlefield before can confirm his speculation. Now there are two major "evidences" of King Qi who actively goes north to guard the border and King Qi takes the initiative to give up Li Yang. After supporting each other and pondering, it is not difficult to find the "truth" behind the fog.

"The conspiracy exists, but we can't see it." Zhou Fashang said at last, "I thought the King of Qi was conspiring to seize the imperial throne before, but now it seems that I still despise the King of Qi. The King of Qi is very clear about his strength and the crisis he is facing. Therefore, he used this mutiny to control Li Yang, not to conquer the imperial throne at all, but to be cautious and careful in seeking to go north to guard the border and seize a glimmer of life from despair."

Lai Hu'er nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Zhou Fashang's analysis, "The truth is revealed now. Although the King of Qi has some advantages in terms of great significance and in terms of emotion, it is still too difficult to win a glimmer of life from the Holy Lord and the Central Committee."

Zhou Fashang shook his hand and said with a serious expression, "The more important question is, who did such a huge, exquisite and incredible plan? This is definitely not what King Qi thought of. His understanding of the situation in the north and south is very limited, and it is impossible for him to suddenly jump out of Middle-earth and find vitality from the general trend of the world; it is not something that Li Zixiong, Wei Fusi, Li Hun, Dong Chun, and Li Shanheng can make, because they have either left the central core or lived in a corner of the Wei Mansion. They know very little about the general trend of China and foreign countries, the latest progress and future trends of the relationship between the north and the south."

Lai Huer's heartbeat suddenly stopped, her eyes suddenly became sharp, and a strong sense of crisis came to her face, "Mr. Qiao said..."

"Of course you know what it means."

It was incredible to come to Hu'er. The amount of information contained in this plan was too large. Not only did you need to know the past and present of the trends in China and abroad, but you also need to accurately analyze and deduce the future trends of the trends in China and abroad. Therefore, this plan can only come from the core level of the central core, because only those political "big bosses" can master such a huge amount of information. Among the known central high-levels, there was only one person who was familiar with the trends in China and abroad and had the ability to make such a huge and complex plan. At that time, the Holy Lord successfully managed the Western Land based on his plan, not only divided and weakened the Western Turks, surrendered to the Western Regions countries, but also destroyed Tuyuhun, expanding the territory actually controlled by the Central Earth to the distant hinterland of the Western Regions, and helping the Holy Lord build immortal martial arts.

"Is this possible? Will he support King Qi?" Lai Hu'er questioned.

"With his prudence, he will definitely not intervene in the dispute over the imperial rule." Zhou Fashang said, "but the deterioration of the general trend of China and foreign countries and the relationship between the north and the south is directly related to him, and it is his responsibility. For this, he naturally did his best, even at any cost."

"The deterioration of the general trend of China and foreign countries and the relationship between the north and the south is directly related to his conservative position." Lai Hu'er said angrily, "If he had not accommodated the Northern Barbarians everywhere, if he had not insisted on using barbarians to control barbarians, we could directly launch the Northern Barbarians and break into the desert, and take advantage of the Northern Barbarians to suffer severe damage before they grew stronger. Why should we suffer the severe defeat of the Eastern Army? The Eastern Army is a wrong decision. Avoiding the real and taking advantage of the virtual world is just an opportunistic approach, and the result is to bring disaster to oneself."

Zhou Fashang flatly raised his hand to stop Lai Hu'er's fierce remarks.

The two sides are in different political groups and belong to the military and political circles that are already contradictory. They have different or even completely opposite ideas, positions and demands in national defense and diplomatic strategies. This is normal, but as one of the Supreme Commanders of the Defense Administration, it is very inappropriate to directly attribute the blame to the mistakes in national defense strategies because of the two defeats in the Eastern Expedition.

"From the conservative standpoint..." Zhou Fashang glanced at Lai Hu'er and strengthened his tone, "As for the current situation in the north and south, it is only conservative, so he does have the reason to need the King of Qi to guard the northern border."

Lai Hu'er agreed, "Indeed, the King of Qi's garrison in the northern border can deter the northern border and effectively alleviate the tension between the north and the south. Once our Guard Army won three to five years of recovery, even if the war between the north and the south broke out, our Middle-earth would have an absolute chance of winning." Then Lai Hu'er thought of something else, "He was not active in the second Eastern Expedition. I remember that his opinion was to slow down for a few years and then fight Goguryeo. It can be seen that he was very pessimistic about the domestic situation. So after the Holy Lord made the decision on the second Eastern Expedition, he began to make pre-deployment in case of an accident. The King of Qi probably became an important pawn in his hand at that time. From this, he would inevitably oppose us launching the third Eastern Expedition."

"We must launch the third Eastern Expedition to completely destroy Goguryeo." Zhou Fashang's attitude was very firm, "So I think that the King of Qi is also a chess piece in our hands, and we can use the King of Qi to force him to make concessions."

"Good!" Lai Hu'er made a final decision, "and followed Qiao Gong's plan to attack him from front to back."

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