On August 13th, Baoshan Temple is more than ten miles northwest of Qiucheng, Shanggu County.

Li Fengyun and Cui Yu met secretly, and it was exactly one month after their breakup in the King of Zhao tomb in Handan.

Cui Yu's face was as cold as frost, and she was furious. Seeing Li Fengyun's calm and quiet appearance, she couldn't help but want to call him despicable and shameless, ungrateful, and even had the urge to pounce on him and give him a knife.

Li Fengyun was as calm as water and said nothing. Cui Jiuhe Li Sixing, who accompanied Li Fengyun, was also expressionless and silent.

The atmosphere was very tense.

"I finally saw the ability of you, a thief." Cui Yu said gritting his teeth, "Your method of using a knife behind your back is perfect, and I admire you."

Li Fengyun glanced at her and smiled faintly. Cui Yu lowered his posture and came to discuss cooperation with him on his own initiative, which is rare. Under the current situation, Li Fengyun also urgently needs cooperation from the wealthy families in northern Hebei. Besides, his method of forcing the wealthy families in northern Hebei back to the negotiating table is indeed unkind, and it is reasonable to sarcastically and scold Cui Yu.

Li Fengyun kept his mouth shut and said nothing. Cui Yu cursed a few times and felt bored, so he had to suppress his anger and talk about serious matters.

"Your purpose of stabbing the knife in the back has been achieved. Er is here, and now sit in front of you." Cui Yu asked coldly, "What you need is our support, but if you stab it with your sword, the consequences will be too serious and you will become enemies. Therefore, if you have no reason to calm Er's anger, Er will tell you clearly, Er can't convince others to give you support."

Li Fengyun nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, and was about to speak, but was suddenly interrupted by Cui Yu and warned him severely, "Don't deceive Er, and don't have the idea of ​​cheating Er, otherwise you will turn against him and you will definitely be the one who will be wiped out, not Er."

Li Fengyun looked at her contemptuously and was very disdainful. In fact, Cui Yu is not the best negotiator, not because of her daughter, but because she has a special personal relationship with the Holy Lord. Although Cui Yu represents the interests of the Choi family, from Cui's position, her special private relationship with the Holy King is also a valuable resource. At critical moments, this resource must be used to safeguard the interests of the family. In this way, there are uncertain variables for Li Fengyun, so Li Fengyun is more willing to negotiate with an elder in the Cui family with decision-making power to avoid the potential risks brought by Cui Yu. However, Li Fengyun has no choice now, the situation is too complicated and time is too tight, so he can only negotiate with Cui Yu. In comparison, the two have a certain understanding of each other, which is relatively beneficial to the negotiation.

Li Fengyun first elaborated on the current situation and the future direction of the situation. The basis for the explanation was the large amount of confidential information obtained from various channels, including the defeat of Yang Xuangan and the changes in the political situation between the two capitals, the role of a series of decisions in the palace in promoting the general trend of China and foreign countries, the possible positive and negative impact of Pei Shiju's journey to the west and the King of Qi's border guarding on national defense and diplomatic strategies, etc. The core content is that the Civil War is getting closer and closer with the drastic changes in the general trend of China and foreign countries. The northern barbarians on the desert have blown to the horn of war, and Zhongtu has to do its best to prepare for war.

Active preparations for the Civil War are now a consensus between the Holy Lord and the central core level, and this is also the consensus that Li Fengyun and the wealthy families in northern Hebei led by the Boling Cui family. Only in this way can the two sides meet the basic conditions for cooperation.

Cui Yu and Cui Jiu came with sincerity, listened patiently to Li Fengyun's explanation, and were mostly acceptable to the views expressed by him.

They also knew the decisions of the palace before, and knew that the Holy Lord had ordered Pei Shiju to go west, and the attitude of the central government to guard the border of the King of Qi also relaxed, which shows that the Holy Lord and the Central Government were very pessimistic about the future of the relationship between the north and the south, and were actively adjusting the national defense and diplomatic strategies. Now that they heard more of the latest decisions of the palace, the winner Pei Shiju had already begun to go west, and the King of Qi was also ordered to enter the Shanggu battlefield to suppress the thieves, which shows that the situation was very serious, and the Holy Lord and the Central Government could not wait to start making strategic adjustments.

In addition, the secrets that Li Fengyun possesses are enough to prove that he maintains close exchanges with the central high-level leaders. The high-level leaders' every move cannot be hidden from Li Fengyun's "eyes". It is not difficult to guess that Li Fengyun and the alliance army must be the "one-step chess" for the central high-level leaders to make major adjustments to national defense and diplomatic strategies. However, how to make this "chess" to maximize interests is not yet known.

Cui Yu felt Li Fengyun's sincerity and lowered his attitude again, "I admit that we were too optimistic about the general trend of China and foreign countries before, and I was not estimating the seriousness of the Northwest crisis. I still had great thoughts about the relationship between the North and South. This is also the reason why we disagree and parted ways a month ago. Today, a month later, Wenxi Gong (Pei Shiju) began to travel westward, and the King of Qi was vaguely expected to guard the border. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee have also shown enough pessimism in the relationship between the North and South. Various facts have proved that the Civil War is approaching and the war is about to break out. We must adjust our strategies and respond actively to ensure that China-Turkey wins this war."

Li Fengyun immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was not afraid of Cui's "promoting a military force to punish", but he was afraid of Cui's "stubbornness" and was self-confidence, and always had illusions about the relationship between the north and the south. This would lead to endless troubles. Once the war failed, not only would the losses of interests be serious, but it would also cause the great cause of unification. Once the great cause of unification collapsed, his interests would not be severe, but would be severely damaged, unable to recover, or even death.

Opportunities are not something that is waiting for, but something that is fought for, and interests are not something that is picked up, but something that is hard-working. Therefore, you must prepare carefully for everything and do your best. There must be no slackness from beginning to end. If you slack off, you may miss the opportunity, fail and get nothing.

Li Fengyun breathed a sigh of relief, but Cui Yu was aggressive and showed his sharpness, "Now, tell me, in the current situation, what kind of benefits can you win to win our help again."

Cui Yu talks about "help", not "support", nor "cooperation", which shows that Cui is not optimistic about the prospects of Li Fengyun and the alliance army.

Although facts proved that the previous worries of the wealthy families in northern Hebei were correct. After Li Fengyun went north, he took three steps to attack Gaoyang Palace, entered Yanbei and threatened the Holy Lord's Palace, which quickly deteriorated the situation in Ji, You and Yan. The sudden outbreak of the "Song Zixian conspiracy to assassinate the Holy Lord" case directly led to the situation being out of control, forcing Cui Yu to knock down his teeth and blood and take the initiative to find Li Fengyun to reconcile. However, no matter how the relationship between the north and the south develops, the situation in the northern Xinjiang must be stable. This is the basic condition for the garrison of the northern Xinjiang. Therefore, Li Fengyun and the alliance army have only two ways, either resist to the end and be wiped out and surrendered, and use the army to exchange for his own lives. There is no third way.

What Li Fengyun said before was based on Yanbei's development actually overestimated himself, overestimated the strength of King Qi, seriously underestimated the absolute power of the Holy Lord, the Central and the Wei Army, and underestimated the united power of "local snakes" inside and outside the Great Wall. Of course, Li Fengyun and the alliance army may also take advantage of the top political game to take advantage of the terrain advantages to persevere, but the gathering of mountains and forests is at most a bandit, without strength or threat, and cannot become a climate. In this case, what reason does the wealthy families in northern Hebei need to support Li Fengyun and cooperate with Li Fengyun? At most, it is to help at the right time, and to provide some facilities, and to raise a group of thugs.

Li Fengyun disagreed with Cui Yu's attitude and continued to say in a calm tone, "I once told you in Zhao Wangling that smuggling in Yanbei is a major concern of Zhongtu. It must be completely eradicated before the Civil War breaks out. Therefore, after a certain person enters Yanbei, the Guards will cooperate tacitly, and the two sides will work together to cut off smuggling in the north and south. At the same time, the alliance can also win valuable time to establish a foothold in development. The facts prove that my speculation is correct. On the night after Duan Da, the left-behind Zhuo County, led his army to Jumahe, Duke Jianchang (Li Zixiong) contacted him, and the two sides began to discuss secretly."

Cui Yu was secretly surprised, Cui Jiu's face changed slightly, and asked anxiously, "What is the result of the negotiation?" The matter was obvious. Once the two sides reached a tacit understanding, the situation would be beneficial to Li Fengyun, and it would be very unfavorable to all the parties involved in smuggling in the north and south, not to mention that there is a sharp sword of "assassination of the Holy Lord" hanging on the heads of the wealthy families in northern Hebei. If the opponent takes two-pronged approach and attacks inside and outside, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Li Fengyun shook his head, "The two sides had too many differences. Duan Da asked us to go out to fight and use a knife to kill people. This was tantamount to suicide for us, so the first negotiation was fruitless, but then Duan Da took the initiative to invite Duke Jianchang to have a second secret talk."

This time, Cui Yu and Cui Jiu both felt ominous. Duan Da took the initiative to invite Li Zixiong to have a second secret talk in a short time, which is enough to show that he has received the support of the Holy Lord and the Central Master. The reason why the Holy Lord and the Central Master can make decisions in such a short time is definitely closely related to Pei Shiju.

Sure enough, as soon as this idea appeared, Li Fengyun confirmed their speculation, "The second secret talk ended in vain, but soon, Pei Xuanji, the head of the Ministry of Public Affairs, appeared in secret."

Cui Yu and Cui Jiu looked at each other with serious expressions, and they saw tension and uneasiness in each other's eyes.

Pei Shiju, who was hidden behind Li Fengyun, "appeared", and the situation was complicated. What does this mean? If Li Fengyun was a "chess piece" arranged by Pei Shiju in a large layout, and this large layout was targeted at the Civil War, then when the Civil War had not yet broken out and the relationship between the North and the South had not even deteriorated to the extreme, would Pei Shiju "appeared" at this moment? If his secret relationship with Li Fengyun was exposed too early, it would inevitably become the target of "attack" of political enemies, which would definitely be detrimental to his own interests and the completion of this large layout. Therefore, Pei Shiju is very likely to be forced to "appear" in helplessness.

If Pei Shiju is forced to "appear", what is the force? What is the purpose? Should I protect Li Fengyun's "chess piece", or give it up resolutely?

If Pei Shiju is forced to "appear" to abandon Li Fengyun's "chess piece", then two speculations can be made. One is that in the high-level game, Pei Shiju was "lost". Pei Shiju was hit and threatened by political enemies because of the exposure of Li Fengyun's true identity. In desperation, he had to make some political compromise. The biggest compromise is to sacrifice Li Fengyun to protect his political interests; the second is that Li Fengyun lost control, Pei Shiju has lost control of Li Fengyun, and for this reason he has to eradicate this confidant trouble before Li Fengyun endangers his personal and Zhongtu interests.

However, Pei Shiju is going west and is unable to take into account the northern border in the next few months, which is beyond the reach of Li Fengyun. In other words, even if he wants to abandon Li Fengyun, he must be handled by others. This means that losing control is out of control, and losing control is dangerous. Pei Shiju will never be able to hand over his own wealth and life to others. Therefore, Pei Shiju is very likely to make preparations. He must "preserve" Li Fengyun to see if he can rely on Li Fengyun to reverse the crisis, use Li Fengyun's power to influence and even control the overall situation, so as to minimize the losses of his personal and Sino-Turkish interests. Outside, he must "abandon" Li Fengyun and pretend to kill Li Fengyun from others to fulfill his political compromise. Of course, if Li Fengyun is vulnerable, the entire army is wiped out and his expectations are disappointed, he can only accept the fact that interests are damaged.

If Pei Shiju had to make two preparations, what countermeasures would Pei Shiju come up with? Secretly in the conversation between Pei Xuanji and Li Fengyun.

"There is a strategy to enter and exit the frontier." Li Fengyun calmly explained the specific content of the strategy to enter and exit the frontier with Cui Yu and Cui Jiu's attention, as well as the huge impact it had on the relationship between the north and the south after the success of this strategy, and the immeasurable role it could play in the Civil War. Finally, Li Fengyun finally talked about the "critical point". If this strategy wants to be successful, it must be supported by food and grass weapons, and if it wants to get continuous support, it must win the cooperation between the wealthy families in northern Hebei and the Youyan Heroes.

Cui Yu and Cui Jiu were first surprised. Going to the frontier to fight was a death for the Alliance army. Duan Da wanted to kill people with a knife, and Pei Shiju still wanted to kill people with a knife. But after hearing the old place in Anzhou, the two were shocked and amazed at Pei Shiju's strategy.

If Li Fengyun captured Anzhou and defeated the attacks of the Turks and the Xi, Xi, and Khitans, firmly stood firm in Anzhou and truly regained the former land of Anzhou, it would have a great impact on the general trend of China and abroad, and the benefits contained in it would be too great. Not only could Li Fengyun and the alliance army rise in the northern border with the former land of Anzhou, but King Qi and Li Zixiong and others also gain great political benefits through this, and the wealthy families in northern Hebei and Youyanhao

Needless to say, the glorious merits are at your fingertips, and the profits of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will be even greater. Once the third Eastern Expedition is also a triumphant return, the superposition of the two major martial arts will inevitably produce a huge political effect. The previous lost authority can be quickly restored, and the previous political crisis will be wiped out. Such internal and external troubles and the unfavorable "environment" of being attacked from both sides will be improved quickly, which will greatly increase the chances of Middle-earth victory in the Civil War.

However, dreams are dreams after all, and reality is too cruel. Pei Shiju painted cakes to satisfy his hunger. No matter how tempting he painted the "cakes", it was still fake after all.

Cui Yu took the lead in breaking the silence, pointed at Li Fengyun and said coldly, "You are out of control, you are unruly, act recklessly, and have too great ambitions. You have completely angered Wen Xigong. He wants to kill you."

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