On the fourth day of the August 19th, late at night, outside the small town of Zeban, the reinforcements camp of Zhuo County.

Lu Junxian rushed from Anding Post and urgently visited Duan Da, the remaining subordinate of Zhuo County. Duan Da and Wu Benlang General Yin Shishishi had been waiting in the camp for a long time. He thought that Yingyang Lang General Hou Mo Chenwei had just sent a personal guard as a messenger. Unexpectedly, Lu Junxian, who acted as a messenger, was the Lu family of Fanyang, and the information contained in this was complicated.

Lu Junxian was in his forties. He was a figure in the Lu family's family in Fanyang. He had worked as a local official and served in the central government. Later, he went to the Weifu Palace to serve as the General of Yingyanglang and participated in the Eastern Expedition. However, it was the Eastern Expedition that ruined his career. Because he abandoned his army and fled in the Sashui War, he returned alone, and was put into prison, and there was danger of beheading him. Fortunately, the Lu family in Fanyang had Lu Chu in the center, and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel Lu Junye was his brother. With the "protected" of these senior officials, Lu Junxian lucky enough to save his life, expelled the name of the people, and went home to "farm".

Lu Junxian was born into the five super wealthy families in Central China and had a very noble status. Duan Da and Yin Shishi were both northwestern warriors who started with military achievements. They both came from the official families of Wuwei, Hexi. Duan and Yin Shishi were considered prominent families in the northwest, but when they were placed in Central China, compared with the super wealthy family Fanyang Lu family, that is, the difference between crows and phoenixes. The ranks of aristocrats were too great, so Duan Da and Yin Shishishishi heard that Lu Junxian was looking for a meeting outside the gate, so they welcomed them without hesitation. In their hearts, "subjects" were far more respectful than "officials".

The height of the official position and the size of the rank cannot impact the strict barriers to the aristocratic hierarchy system that has been passed down for more than 400 years. Although the "Nine-rank Zhongzheng System" of the aristocratic hierarchy was abandoned during the late emperor's reign in the name of reform, the politics of aristocratic hierarchy has long become a part of the Middle Earth civilization, integrated into the soul and flowing in the blood. If you want to completely clean them, it will not only take a long time, but also require the tempering of blood and fire.

After entering the tent of the commander, Lu Junxian handed over a letter written in the name of Hou Mo Chenwei. Duan Da and Yin Shishishi read it in a hurry and realized the seriousness of the problem at the same time.

Hou Mo Chen Wei urgently reported that this afternoon, the rebels were frequently mobilized between Juma River, Yishui and Laishui, especially on the Yishui River, where the rebels crossed the river were densely packed and could not see the end at a glance. However, according to the analysis of the large amount of information found by the scouts, the rebels did not concentrate their troops on the south bank of Juma River, but transferred a large number of troops west of Laishui, and there seemed to be signs of retreating to Puyin Xing before the reinforcements in Zhuojun arrived at Juma River.

Without the military information report from Yanbei on the third day of the August 1st, Duan Da and Yin Shishi would definitely not have thought too much about this message, but at this moment, they could not without fully exerting their imagination, and then they all thought of a possibility that the white-haired thief might be luring the tiger away from the mountain.

Why did the white-haired thief suddenly attack Gaoyang? Why did they set up a formation to block the Jumahe? It was to induce Zhuo County to make a misjudgment on the battle situation and let the remaining troops in Zhuo County make the wrong decision to rush to Gaoyang. In this way, when the reinforcements of Zhuo County force cross the Jumahe and rush to Gaoyang with great momentum, the white-haired thief could concentrate their main force and attack Linshuo Palace from Yanbei and Shanggu.

Of course, the rebels in Yanbei direction mainly restrained the Yanbei Town garrison army and did not allow Yanbei Town garrison army to reinforce Linshuo Palace. Duan Da and Yinshishi were supporting Gaoyang, so they were unable to return to support. Even if they were rushing to help, they would probably be blocked by the rebels on the Jumahe line. In this way, the defense power of Linshuo Palace is very weak and somewhat in danger, and the safety of the Holy Lord and the Palace cannot be guaranteed. Although with the power of the rebels, the white-haired thief may not be able to kill outside Linshuo Palace, and the Saint Lord and the Central Government may not have any life worries, but the "regret" posture of the white-haired thief is terrible and slapped in the face. In the end, no matter whether the Saint Lord and the Central Government evacuate from Linshuo Palace, this matter will deal a heavy blow to the Holy Lord's authority, and politically make the Central Government "injury" and feel embarrassed.

The Yinshi Master thus had a strong thought. He could not go south anymore, nor could he rush to support Gaoyang, because the mystery was too great. Even if he, a Wu Ben Lang general from the Wei Mansion, smelled the scent of conspiracy. The safety of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee is crucial, and his mission is to ensure the safety of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee. Therefore, even if the Holy Lord ordered him to rescue Gaoyang, he would still disobey him at this moment. He was afraid that something would happen and that his guess was right. Once the guess became reality, his head would fall off, which was not worth it, but the safety of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee could not be threatened in any case.

Duan Da knows more secrets than Yinshi Master, so his deduction of the situation is much more complicated than Yinshi Master. In Duan Da's opinion, this layout is terrible. The real goal of the person who makes this layout is the Holy Lord and the Central, not the Dongdu, so Yang Xuangan is just a bait, and the Dongdu mutiny is just an illusion. The storm that happened in the capital is very likely to be to cover up today's "regretto" conspiracy.

So who is the layouter? Who is the regicide? The answer is actually clear at a glance. But this is not the most terrifying. The most terrifying thing is that no matter it is around the Holy Lord, inside the palace, and even within Youzhou, there are figures of "political enemies". These "shadows" will show their ferocious faces when the time is right, just like those noble bureaucrats who support Yang Xuangan in the Dongdu Storm, they will show their fangs and sharp teeth overnight, and their lethality is amazing.

From this we can see that the white-haired thieves are not scary, and the mobs led by the white-haired thieves are not scary. What is scary is the traitors hidden beside the Holy Lord, the "enemy" hiding inside the center, the rebels lurking in the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Guards and the Xiaoguo Army.

The more Duan Da thought about it, the more panicked he became, but this was an illusion. There was no evidence, and there was no fact, so the most realistic, safest way was to keep the troops in motion and wait and see the changes. Once there was a change, he could actively respond, so he would not panic, nor would he cause disaster. After all, Gaoyang Palace is just one of the many palaces of the Holy Lord. Even if it turned into ruins, its value was very limited. At most, it would be a disadvantage in rescue. However, the safety of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee was of unlimited value. There could not be a slight loss. As long as there was a little loss, it would be a serious crime of beheading and could not bear it.

How can we keep our troops still? It takes sufficient reasons to keep our troops still. We must think about the way out and try our best to shirk responsibility.

Duan Da thought of King Qi. The Holy Lord ordered King Qi to rush to support Gaoyang. Where is King Qi now? In Qinghe County, Hebei, in Xindu County, suppressing bandits. Between Yongji Canal and Zhangshui, it is only three or four days away from Gaoyang. However, the Holy Lord's edict needs time to pass on, so according to the current marching speed of the reinforcements in Zhuo County, when King Qi arrives in Gaoyang, he will no longer have any trouble.

This is obviously a robbery of the King of Qi and openly offend the King of Qi. Although the King of Qi is not very valuable in the eyes of the senior officials, offending it will be offended, the problem is that Duan Da is helping the Holy Lord actively create the conditions for the third eastern expedition, and the King of Qi goes north to guard the border is one of the effective hands to create these conditions. Therefore, Duan Da needs to give the credit for the rescue of Gao Yang to the King of Qi, rather than take it for himself.

Duan Da made a decision and his emotions stabilized. He exchanged glances with the solemn Master Yin Shi. After obtaining a tacit understanding, he turned his eyes to Lu Junxian and asked, "Do you know about the white-haired thief?"

Lu Junxian shook his head without thinking, "I know nothing."

Duan Da secretly despised himself, knowing that these wealthy families in Youyan and Hebei are both "exhausted". Although there are conflicts and conflicts in regional interests, they are surprisingly consistent in their position on the Guanlong people. Considering that there may be terrible conspiracy behind the troubles of the two foothills of Taihang, and the participants must be indispensable to the Shandong people, Duan Da is very cautious and becomes more careful when he tests.

"I received news from Yanbei yesterday that the white-haired thief's army suddenly broke out from Qi Yishui and burned and killed and plundered the two sides of the Sanggan River. The situation in Yanbei suddenly became tense. If it continued to deteriorate, it would inevitably threaten the safety of Yanbei Town." Duan Da said worriedly, "We speculate from this that Weicheng, Pingshu, Feihu and Lingqiu in the southern part of Feihu Xing may have all been lost." Speaking of this, Duan Da looked at Lu Junxian and asked, "I wonder if you have any news about this?"

Lu Junxian showed a look of surprise and shook his head repeatedly, "This is the first time I have heard such amazing news. I didn't expect that the white-haired thief was so rampant that he actually rushed into Yanbei and endangered the Yanbei Town Squad. It was incredible." Then he changed into a puzzled face, "A small Qilu thief led his team across the river and went north, thousands of miles away, and he arrived at Shanggu without knowing it. What's more incredible is how the white-haired thief crossed the Taihang Mountains and rushed into Yanbei? If he walked through Changshan Pass, he would inevitably pass by Boling, but why did Boling know nothing? Could it be that the white-haired thief and his tens of thousands of troops were all ghosts in the night?"

Duan Da couldn't help but want to curse people. What do you mean? Deliberately provoking and openly raising hatred? Hebei rich families quietly "killed" you Youyan High School. You want to take revenge on yourself. Why are you pulling me up?

"Changshan Pass?" Duan Da's face suddenly turned serious, "Do you have evidence? As long as there is evidence, I will report to the Holy Lord. Those who are in a gangster and collude with each other will be severely punished."

"No, I just said it casually." Lu Junxian vetoed, and then sighed in a low voice, "White-haired thieves will enter Yanbei, and Yanbei will be in chaos. Once Yanbei is in chaos, it will not only endanger the Yanbei town garrison, but also affect the situation in the entire northern border. Its importance can be imagined. But strangely, Xiangyuan Gong did not do his best to support Yanbei, suppress the rebels, and manage his own affairs, but personally led his army south to support Gaoyang and take care of the idle affairs in Hebei. Wouldn't it be put before the horse?"

Lu Junxian's ridicule was profound in Duan Da's ears. Obviously, the wealthy families of Youyan pay more attention to Yanbei and the stability of Yanbei, which is related to their vital interests. Because of this, Duan Da realized that the situation in Yanbei in the future is more complicated than he imagined. The conservative position of Youyan's wealthy families in the relationship between the north and the south will surely bring more uncertainty to his "killing with a knife".

"Do you have any news about Gao Yang?" Duan Da asked immediately.

Lu Junxian nodded, "According to the exact information obtained by someone, the white-haired thief attacked Gao Yang, with the target of food and supplies, not Gao Yang Palace, so far, Gao Yang Palace is still in Xu Hua's hands and is safe and sound."

Duan Da was overjoyed and decided to station his troops and wait and see the changes.

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Chapter completed!