January 17th, Gubeikou.

The general of Gubeikou Town and the prefect of Anle, Guo Xuan, was urgently accused Yang Gongdao.

Since the Great Wall clearly supported the northern expedition of Ruoluo River in Anzhou, Yang Gongdao and Murong Zheng, deputy of Gubeikou Town, who was responsible for supporting matters in the Great Wall, have had close contacts and consultations. The two sides frequently met and negotiated, but today they took the initiative to invite the general of Gubeikou Town, the prosecutor Anlai, to Guo Xuan, the prefect of the procurator-in-chief Anlai, which seems unusual.

Yang Gongdao was very confused, worried about something going on in the Great Wall, so he was nervous and hurried to the appointment.

After meeting, Yang Gongdao saw Guo Xuan's serious expression and a lot of thoughts, and became more and more sure of his guesses, and he felt a vague sense of ominousness. So he took the lead in tempting, "I don't know what is important if you invite me?"

Guo Xuan understood Yang Gongdao's thoughts and spoke out bluntly, "Since this secret talk is something that someone has come forward, of course it has nothing to do with the aid."

Yang Gongdao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that the Great Wall would suddenly turn against each other and cut off support, which would have a great blow to Anzhou. Yang Gongdao's nervous mood was relieved immediately. Since this meeting had nothing to do with assistance, he was not in a hurry. On the contrary, he had some expectations and waited patiently for Guo Xuan to explain his purpose.

"I invited you to have a secret talk because there was a major news from the palace." Guo Xuan said solemnly, "The Holy Lord ordered the establishment of the Andong Duwei Mansion, to conquer the Northeast, and to appoint Li Pingyuan as the first Andong Duwei."

The hearts of Andong Duwei Mansion, Li Pingyuan and Yang Gongdao suddenly felt turbulent, and his expression instantly froze.

His first thought was that his true identity of gray hair was exposed.

The white-haired identity is complex and involves many forces, including King Qi, Pei Shiju, Zhaojun Li family, Boling Cui family and other Hebei rich families, all of whom are strong. If the Holy Lord and the radical reformists headed by Yuwen Shu are determined to be enemies of these forces and to severely damage or even defeat these forces, a huge political storm that swept the entire Middle-earth will roar, and the harm will be greater than the consequences of the Yang Xuangan mutiny.

The thought was lightning, and the second thought passed by, and the situation had not yet deteriorated to an irrescueable level.

The Holy Lord and the Central Government established the Andong Duwei Mansion, with a clear purpose, and openly seeking to seize the Northeast at the official level. Just like the Western Regions, the establishment of the Western Regions, and the management of the Western Regions, were all for the purpose of expanding territory and winning prominent martial arts. This martial art can strengthen the authority of the Saint Lord and the Central Government, further stabilize the control of the government affairs of the reform faction, and quickly reverse the political crisis facing the Saint Lord and the Central Government. Therefore, the appointment of Li Pingyuan as the first Andong Duwei is actually the compromise and concession between the three huge political forces headed by the King of Qi, headed by Pei Shiju, and the Hebei wealthy families as the core. At this time, when the combination is a combination, there will be two benefits, and if there are two injuries, it will be for the Saint Lord and the Reformers, one more political ally is far better than one more political enemy.

Of course, the premise of cooperation is mutual benefit. The Holy Lord and the Reformers set up the Anton Duwei Mansion and appointed Li Pingyuan as the first Anton Duwei, showing enough sincerity. Then King Qi, Pei Shiju and the Hebei rich families only verbally support the Holy Lord. They must come up with practical benefits. This practical benefit is the martial arts of opening the northeast of Xinjiang, that is, Li Pingyuan and the Anton Duwei Mansion must take over Anzhou, Northeast, Anzhou, Northeast and all the forces above, including the rebels led by Baihai and Li Zixiong, as well as the Donghu and other Donghu, Xi, Khitan, and Wu, all of them must be attached to Central China.

In other words, the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind it, the Holy Lord and the Reformers are this "yellow bird". The white-haired, Li Zixiong, the alliance army, and the major forces such as the King of Qi and Hebei who supported them behind them, tried their best but got nothing. In the end, they all made wedding clothes for others in vain. All the results were exchanged for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee with meager political interests. However, if they were not exchanged, what were the consequences? They were defeated by the dead and both sides were injured, which did not benefit both sides at all. Therefore, in this political transaction, the powerful Holy Lord and the Central Committee had an absolute advantage, and the strong prey on the weak, and the opponent had to bow their heads.

As the situation developed to this point, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee took the lead and took advantage of it. Whether it was King Qi, Pei Shiju, Hebei's wealthy families, or Bai Hai and Li Zixiong who were fighting bloody outside the frontier, they were all very passive. The key to being passive is the true identity of Bai Hai.

I thought the secret sword had been destroyed in history, but there were very few people who knew about it. However, the fatal flaw of the secret sword was exposed in the end, and one blow was fatal.

The third thought flew across Yang Gongdao's mind. Who found this flaw and uncovered this secret?

Guo Xuan's voice came from Yang Gongdao's ears, "Have you heard of Li Pingyuan?"

Yang Gongdao pretended to be confused and shook his head.

Guo Xuan frowned and asked again, "Secret Sword, have you heard of it?"

"Secret Soldier?" Yang Gongdao continued to shake his head, "The secret of the secret Soldiers is very few in this world, and I don't know anything about it."

Guo Xuan's brows became deeper, his eyes were a little cold, "There is a detailed introduction to Li Pingyuan, saying that he was the son of Li Delin of Anping, the disciple of Gao Bing of Bohai, the disciple of Wenxi Duke Pei Shiju, and the subordinate of Duke Changsun Sheng of Qi State. When he was young, he joined the army and fought in the desert as a secret weapon sword. He fought thousands of miles in the process of protecting the Khan of Qimin south and became famous in one battle. Later, he served as the commander of the Western Regions to participate in the military, following Wenxi Duke to manage the Western Regions and made many extraordinary achievements. After the victory of the Western Expedition, the secret weapon sword was ordered to go to the wilderness of the Far East to carry out secret missions. Now the drastic changes in the situation in the Northeast are all from the secret weapon sword, so he appointed him as the first commander of the Andong Duke, who is fully responsible for the important task of governing Anzhou and the Northeast."

"So that's it. Li Pingyuan has such a prominent identity and such outstanding military achievements." Yang Gongdao pretended to be surprised. "It's just that it is puzzling why the Holy Lord explained in detail in the edict that Li Pingyuan is a secret weapon knife? Wouldn't this reveal the secret army secret? How would this help Li Pingyuan to manage the Northeast?"

Guo Xuanda glanced at Yang Gongdao meaningfully and said slowly, "It is rumored that there are rumors in the palace that the white-haired thief is a secret weapon."

This was beyond Yang Gongdao's expectations, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Rumor? How is this possible? How could the white-haired thief be a secret weapon sword? Isn't this point directly at Wen Xigong (Pei Shiju)?" Immediately, "I know, the plan of dissent is definitely a dissenting plan, which is to provoke internal strife in the center, and the secret weapon sword is exposed. The Holy Lord had no choice but to disclose the fact that Li Pingyuan was a secret weapon sword, so as to protect Wen Xigong and destroy the opponent's conspiracy."

Guo Xuan looked at Yang Gongdao with his eyes extremely sharp, as if he wanted to see through Yang Gongdao's eyes and see through his soul.

Yang Gongdao was very calm and sighed, "I know you have some doubts. The rumors spreading in the palace are indeed different from those in the streets of Lifang, but the white-haired thief is definitely not a secret weapon knife. If the white-haired thief is a secret weapon knife, what explanation will the white-haired thief raises troops to rebel in Mangdang Mountain?"

Guo Xuan smiled and said in a pun, "Have you heard of the secret weapon, I'm not sure, but I've heard of it."

Yang Gongdao's expression was as usual, but he sighed in his heart.

This rumor will ignore it for most noble bureaucrats and focus on Pei Shiju. But for a few insiders, they are concerned about the rumor itself, because they know that the Secret Sword is the initiator of the Yulin storm, and know that the Secret Sword is the culprit of the Yulin storm, and know that the Secret Sword is the grudge between the Secret Sword and the Holy Lord, Yuwen Shu, and Pei Shiju. Among these insiders, it is very likely that Guo Xuan, because Guo Xuan's brother Zhending Xianghou, and the Zuo Wuwei General Guo Yan, were one of the most trusted and trusted ministers of the Holy Lord. Just like Yang Gongdao's father, Guande King Yang Xiong, they were all the core figures in the Yulin storm back then. They more or less knew the key role played by the Secret Sword in that storm.

Guo Xuan continued, "So, I believe this rumor. The white-haired thief is the secret weapon sword, and the secret weapon sword is Li Pingyuan."

Yang Gongdao thought for a moment and made a decision, "So, what is your intention when you come alone today?"

Guo Xuan smiled slightly, "The establishment of the Andong Duwei Mansion means that Zhongtu will openly seize Anzhou and Northeast China, and this move has the risk of turning against the Turks and the possibility of triggering a war between the North and the South in advance. As for the current situation, this move is more harmful than good, but the Holy Lord and the Central Committee make a resolute decision. What is the reason?"

This is also what Yang Gongdao is confused about. This strategy is too risky. If the northern expedition of Anzhou fails, or Li Fengyun and his supporters refuse to return, or the Turks are willing to fight back at any cost, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will be very passive, and the political and military crisis may become more and more serious. Therefore, from the current domestic and international situation of internal and external troubles, the central decision-making should be stable and even more conservative, and should not be exposed or aggressive. Once the Turks are forced into an urgent situation, they will definitely be detrimental to Central China.

"I would like to hear it carefully." Yang Gongdao said.

"I got the news that on the ninth day of this month, Feng Xiaoci, the General of the Right Guard, was unfortunately killed in the battle to kill Hebei thief Zhang Jincheng."

The General Feng Xiaoci of Right Guard was killed? Yang Gongdao was unbelievable.

A senior commander of the Guard Mansion, the confidant of the Holy Lord, the former deputy commander of the Northwest Army, who had just played a crucial role in quelling Yang Xuangan's rebellion, actually missed his head and died on the battlefield of Hebei's thieves. This is simply incredible. Whether Feng Xiaoci's death was too bad or had different internal information, the political consequences caused were very serious, especially for the Holy Lord and the reformists, it was even more slaughtering and dizzy.

"Before Feng Xiaoci was killed in a mysterious battle, and then Li Pingyuan was born out of nowhere. There must be mystery in the middle." Guo Xuan said calmly, "So I think that the Anton Duwei Mansion is an opportunity, and for many people it is an opportunity to change their destiny."

Yang Gongdao understood and understood Guo Xuan's intentions at a glance. However, this matter was serious, and he had to report to Li Zixiong urgently to inform Li Fengyun on the battlefield in the Northern Expedition to come up with a quick countermeasure. So he bowed and said to Guo Xuan, "Planning is up to people, and success is up to heaven. Please wait patiently."
Chapter completed!