Pei Shiju's volunteering was the purpose of the Holy Lord's urgent summoning him.

The Northwest crisis needs to be resolved, but under the current situation, China and Turkey are unable to fight on both sides. Besides, the Yang Xuangan mutiny has completely broken the face of the reformers and conservatives. Even if the Dongdu compromises with Xijing, his concessions are very limited. At most, considering the seriousness of the situation in the Northwest, he will provide a certain degree of support in "resources", which is all. In other words, in the short term, whether in terms of national strength, politics, or in terms of general trends between China and foreign countries, the Holy Lord and the Central Government will never be able to "restart" the Western Land Administration.

Of course, the security of Western Xinjiang is not only related to the interests of China and the country, but also directly to the interests of the Guanlong people. Although Xijing had to use the Northwest crisis to threaten the Dongdu for various complex reasons, the ultimate goal of the Guanlong people is to safeguard their own interests. Therefore, even if the Dongdu refuses to make concessions politically, Xijing will do its best to alleviate and even resolve the Northwest crisis. If the Guanlong people want to fight head-on and even defeat Dongdu, they must "manage" their territory and must consolidate and strengthen their own strength, otherwise it will be empty talk.

Because of this, in the face of the increasingly serious northwest crisis, the Holy Lord was very calm, confident and calm.

The Holy Lord knew that the Guanlong people would definitely be able to ensure the security of Western Xinjiang, but the Yang Xuangan mutiny led to the "breaking" between Xijing and Dongdu. Xijing was worried that he would fall into the front and back attacks of external enemy and internal political enemies, and be attacked from both sides. For this reason, Xijing firmly controlled the Northwest Army to ensure that he had the "capital" to deal with internal and external attacks; on the other hand, he joined forces with Dongdu to kill Yang Xuangan, which not only expressed cooperation with the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, but also had the intention to block the reformists from taking advantage of the situation to attack Xijing. At the same time, because Xijing placed its main forces on responding to the Dongdu crisis, it was of course unable to deal with the Northwest crisis. Therefore, the Northwest crisis expanded rapidly, and the expanded Northwest crisis quickly evolved into an important political "bargaining chip" for Xijing to compete with the Dongdu.

Xijing holds such an important political "bargaining chip", and the East has to compromise, but how much compromise? Should we stop the Eastern Expedition, admit the decision-making mistakes, and restart the Western Land Administration? That means that the East has completely failed, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will encounter unprecedented political blows, the reformists' control over the national policy will no longer exist, and the conservatives will make a comeback to seize power.

Therefore, the Dongdu has little room for compromise. At most, it is to maintain the current status of Xijing in politics. The attack on the conservative forces of Guanlong remained on the surface, and gave Xijiang more support in terms of "resources" in exchange for a short-term political peace between Xijing and Dongdu. Once the "war" between Xijing and Dongdu is suspended, the reformists and conservatives will each win respite after the "bloody battle". Next, Xijing can concentrate all its forces to deal with the Northwest crisis and maintain security in Xijiang. Dongdu can concentrate its efforts to stabilize the domestic situation and maintain the results of reforms, and at the same time launch a third Eastern Expedition as soon as possible to ease and even stabilize the relationship between the North and South.

However, can Dongdu’s idea be recognized and accepted by Xijing?

Obviously Xijing cannot accept it. What is the purpose of Xijing? To completely defeat Dongdu, regain the position of the political, economic and cultural center of Zhongtu, redistribute power and wealth, and make the Guanlong noble group become the absolute dominant force of Zhongtu and the country. In other words, it is to destroy the unified reform with centralization as the core. Reform is necessary. A unified Zhongtu must have a political system that is appropriate to it, but this system must be in line with the interests of vested interests and the interests of wealthy families. The so-called revolution is to revolutionize the fate of the enemy, not one's own fate. If the reform removes one's own fate and his own power and wealth, wouldn't that be a big joke?

Xijing cannot accept the compromise plan of the Eastern Capital, and the political struggle between the two capitals will inevitably become fierce. Even if Yang Xuangan is killed and the rebel army is suppressed, a second Yang Xuangan will soon appear. The two capitals and even the entire Great Jingji and its surrounding areas will quickly set off a rebellion climax. The two capitals fought to the death, rebellions in the capital were repeatedly, political turmoil, the central authority suddenly declined, and the national strength quickly fell. In this chaotic situation, let alone continue to fight the east and continue to survive the desert, even the existing reform achievements are difficult to preserve, and the reform will inevitably regress or even fail. If the reform is unsustainable, the reform will end in a disastrous defeat. Can the Holy Lord and the Reformers maintain their ruling status? If they cannot even maintain their ruling status and their authority are completely lost, can they still maintain the national prosperity and maintain the unification of Middle-earth?

The consequences are serious, but the Holy Lord and the Reformers have no way out. If they compromise too much and show fear, Xijing will inevitably press forward step by step, the conservatives will inevitably "attack crazy", and in the end they will inevitably touch the "bottom line" of the Reformers, and in the end they have no way to retreat. Both sides still have to fight and fight to the death, but the result is still the same.

Therefore, in the face of the "coercion" of Xijing, the Holy Lord must respond and immediately send a central important official who is loyal to him, trusted by him, and can be accepted by Xijing. He also has extraordinary ability to deal with the political crisis between the two capitals and rich diplomatic experience to alleviate the crisis in the northwest. Among the highest decision-making level of the central government, Pei Shiju is the only important official who meets these conditions.

Pei Shiju volunteered, which was good news for the Holy Lord, which shows that Pei Shiju had a solution to the crisis and had a certain degree of success. Otherwise, Pei Shiju would definitely not dare to take risks with the fate of the country and his political future.

The reason why the Holy Lord did not forcefully order Pei Shiju to rush to the northwest was because he himself did not find a solution to the problem from the crisis, so he made a temptation. It turned out that Pei Shiju was indeed a genius among geniuses. Although he was very old, he was still the mainstay of Middle-earth.

"Thank you for your hard work," the Holy Lord hesitated for a moment and asked, "How to arrange the itinerary?"

This question is very particular. If Pei Shiju went from Hebei to Dongdu and then to Xijing, he would meet the people of Guanlong quickly, but he had no "bargaining chips" in his hand. He could speak vernacularly and there was no possibility of convincing Xijing. Otherwise, the Holy Lord had sent Yuwen Shu to negotiate with Xijing, so why should Pei Shiju send Pei Shiju again? Yuwen Shu couldn't give Xijing's promise, and Pei Shiju could not give it either. So if Pei Shiju said that he rushed to Xijing directly, the Holy Lord would be very disappointed. But the Holy Lord firmly believed that Pei Shiju would definitely have a solution. What he could think of was Pei Shiju, and what he could not think of was Pei Shiju.

"Go to Taiyuan first." Pei Shiju said without hesitation.

The Holy Lord looked happy and nodded slightly, "Your dear, are you going to have a trip to the building?"

Pei Shiju nodded, "If you want to successfully solve the danger of Huining, it is not enough to rely on Asina Daman alone. You must go to Loufan and convince Asina Dana first."

Loufan County is located northwest of Taiyuan, adjacent to the river. At that time, the Khan came to the east, and his troops were divided into three. Nijuejue, Luo Khan brought 500 cavalry to the eastern capital; Khan's younger brother Quedu, commander Ashinada, led more than 10,000 people to live in Huining, Hexi, mainly elderly, weak, women, children and wounded; while the rest of the tribes were led by Khan's cousin Tel Ashinada, stationed on the Dahe line of Loufan County, with more than 10,000 people, of which more than 3,000 cavalry were strong. According to the agreement, they had to respond to the recruitment of the Daibei Army or the Northwest Army. Once there was war in the Daibei or Lingshuo direction, they would support the front line at any time.

Nijuechuluo Khan is now imprisoned by the Holy Lord in disguise. Of course, he is unwilling to do everything possible to escape from Middle Earth. The best way for the Turks in Huining to "make trouble" is undoubtedly to let Nijuechuluo Khan come and comfort him, but once Nijuechuluo Khan escapes from the "cage", he will definitely escape. It will be difficult to capture him again, so the Holy Lord will not be fooled.

The Turks in Huining were weak in their families and had no ability to escape from Hexi. But the problem is that if these people fought to the death, rebelled and eventually died at the hands of the Guards, then the Loufan Ashina Dana and the more than 3,000 elite cavalry commanded by him would inevitably rebel. More than 3,000 Turkic elite cavalry are a precious wealth for Zhongtu. If this precious wealth is used well, it will not only help the frontier garrison, but also cultivate a considerable number of war horses and knights for Zhongtu. On the contrary, if it is wasted or even raising tigers is a disaster.

"Persuad?" The Holy Lord glanced at Pei Shiju with great meaning, "Do you want to convince me?"

Pei Shiju smiled bitterly, gave a deep bow, begging, "Master, now that things have come to this point, we can only calm the grief and anger in their hearts, rather than irritating them, otherwise it will be harmful to us and not beneficial to us."

At the beginning, in order to prevent the Turkic people from causing disaster, the Holy Lord issued an order to place the elderly, weak, women and children in the tribe in Huining, deploy the young and strong cavalry in Loufu, and split the family up, with parents, wives and children from the same place, and be hostages from each other. Today, the Turkic people in Huining "make trouble", and the root of the disaster was laid at that time. If you want to calm this crisis, and continue to use these Turkic people to contribute to Middle Earth, and let the Khan of Nijuechuluo continue to do the "quality responsibility" honestly. The most direct and effective way is to combine the Turkic people in Huining and the Turkic people in Loufu into one, so that they can reunite their families.

The Holy Lord hesitated and said decisively, "How to place it best as you wish?">

"It cannot be placed in Hexi." Pei Shiju said, "The situation in the northwest will not improve in the short term. Once these Turks are in trouble, the consequences will be serious, so it is better to temporarily place them in Loufan. One is to help Daibei Town and the other is, if war breaks out in Youyan, it will also be convenient for emergency recruitment."

"Good." The Holy Lord agreed immediately. The Holy Lord intends to launch the third Eastern Expedition. If these Turkic Spirit Cavalry are summoned to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition during the Eastern Expedition, the attack power will definitely be greatly increased.

"After leaving Loufan, will you go straight to Huining, Hexi?" the Holy Lord asked again.

Pei Shiju shook his head, "After crossing the river, I will take the emperor's edict, go to Shuofang first, then to Lingwu, mobilize 10,000 troops, and rush to Dunhuang day and night to make a counterattack to force the Western Turks to compromise and concessions, and then carry out substantial cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit."

This was expected by the Holy Lord. He expected that after Pei Shiju appeased the Turks in Huining and grasped the "card" of Nijuechuluo Khan, he would definitely rush to the Western Regions to negotiate cooperation with the Western Turks. However, the situation in Western Turkey is very unfavorable now, the negotiation is too difficult, and the hope of success is very slim.

However, Pei Shiju's "divine stroke" gave the Holy Lord a big surprise.

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