The premise for the Dongdu to agree to the 2,000 troops of Andong was that Andong agreed to temporarily shelve the candidates for the Protectorate of Andong and the main officials of the Protectorate of the Protectorate of the Protectorate of the Protectorate of the Protectorate of the Prefecture of the Protectorate of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture of the Prefecture, whether the Andong people are appointed or the powerful people of the Eastern Capital are controlled by the powerful.

Li Fengyun "takes first and takes the lead" and directly made military power demands to Pei Shiju with the pretext of opening the border, resolutely not giving up his vested interests.

"You have the right to make this request, but you have no right to agree to your request." Pei Shiju said bluntly, "The East Capital will definitely not raise a tiger to cause trouble. You will definitely try your best to curb and weaken Anton. Therefore, the premise of the East Capital's reunion is that Anton must participate in the third Eastern Expedition. The purpose is to use the expedition to Goguryeo to consume Anton's power and ultimately achieve the goal of fully controlling Anton without bloodshed. From this goal, the East Capital will inevitably use the Anton Protectorate to control Andong's military and political power to the greatest extent, and take advantage of the favorable opportunity of Andong's main expedition to attack various forces such as restraining, restraining, discord, divising, bribing, and killing. Under such attacks between inside and outside, your emerging forces will definitely be severely damaged. The result can be imagined."

Pei Shiju looked at Li Fengyun and said seriously, "Dongdu uses open conspiracy. You must come up with effective countermeasures, counterattack when you see the moves, and turn passive into initiative. Otherwise, you will be in trouble."

Li Fengyun smiled. Pei Shiju's threat was useless.

Today, Anton has been incorporated into the Central Earth territory. At the critical moment when the Civil War was about to break out, Anton's importance to the Eastern Capital was self-evident. From a political perspective, after the Holy Lord and the Central Government enjoyed the huge benefits brought by opening the Xinjiang and Anton, they had to stand in the "pit" of Anton to support him and had to accept Anton's political blackmail. Otherwise, the front opening the Xinjiang and the later it would be lost, and the face of the Holy Lord and the Central Government would be lost, and the authoritarianism that would be slightly restored will fall again. This political consequence is too serious and the Holy Lord and the Central Government cannot afford it.

Fortunately, Pei Shiju, who had just returned from the west, became a "life-saving straw" for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, so Pei Shi was ordered to hurry to Anton in danger, but Pei Shiju was in a dilemma. If he used his relationship with Li Pingyuan to persuade Anton to fulfill his promise, he would not only fall for Li Pingyuan, but also fall into the tricks of the Holy Lord and the Reformers, and put himself in a "political noose". On the contrary, if he compromised with Anton, accepted Anton's political blackmail, and met Anton's demand for autonomy, he would have been the same as having been on behalf of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee and was a scapegoat for nothing. Therefore, Pei Shiju could only deal with the moves, take one step and see. Now facing Li Fengyun's step-by-step pressing, he was also at a loss.

"In this way, Ming Gong has no sincerity and will not give any trust." Li Fengyun spread his hands and made a helpless gesture, "Ming Gong intends to return empty-handed? Returning without success will definitely damage Ming Gong's reputation."

Pei Shiju also smiled, reached out to invite Li Fengyun, and signaled him to sit opposite him, "I said, you have to come up with a countermeasure and take effective countermeasures, rather than just talking nonsense."

李风云躬身致谢,但继续站着,与裴世矩保持一定距离.

"Does Ming Gong have a clear return date?" Li Fengyun asked.

裴世矩想了一下,摇摇头,再深思片刻,还是非常肯定地摇摇头.

He did not have a clear return date, not because the Holy Lord and the Central Government did not give clear instructions, but because the Holy Lord and the Reformers were doing their best to push the Central Government to make the decision on the third Eastern Expedition. That is to say, when the political crisis between the two capitals broke out in an all-out period, but he could not and dared not compromise, worried that the ruling power would be weakened or even deprived, and unwilling to let the centralized reform stagnate or even regress, the only way is to transfer the contradictions and launch a foreign war to transfer the unresolved domestic contradictions that cannot be resolved in China.

.Pei Shiju opposed the third Eastern Expedition. Although he had to compromise with the Holy Lord and the Reformers due to internal and external troubles before the westward journey, the Holy Lord and the Reformers were surely worried that he would go back on his word and even secretly interfere. So he took the opportunity of comforting Andong to drive him out of the Great Wall to prevent problems before they happen and minimize resistance. It is not difficult to imagine that even if Pei Shiju solved all the difficult problems of Andong in the shortest time, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee would try every means to delay or prevent him from returning to the palace.

“如果圣主和中枢近期内做出了第三次东征之决策,明公是返回行宫扈从圣?左右,还是敦促和监督安东军队赶赴东征战场?”李风云又问.

裴世矩这次答得很快,“应该是后者.”

李风云的神情顿时凝重,“明公的意思是,圣主还要第三次御驾亲征高句丽?”

裴世矩对圣主很了解,当前局势下,圣主返回东都的可能性微乎其微,因为圣主不愿放弃集权改革,不愿向保守派妥协,所以也就无从化解两京政治危机,既然如此,圣主必然第三次御驾亲征高句丽,否则圣主早在几个月前就返回东都了,何必滞留高阳宫达数月之久?

裴世矩暗自叹息,心中郁愤难当,忍不住闭上眼睛,微微点头.

关中乱了,叛逆向海明自称皇帝,西京与东都算是彻底撕破脸,这种困局下圣主回去又能干什么?人已经杀得够多了,继续杀下去,把关中杀个血流成河,也就必然动摇关陇贵族集团的根基,而关陇贵族集团是国祚之根基,根基动摇,国祚岌岌可危,后果不堪设想.

In fact, the Holy Lord and the Reformers missed the best opportunity to alleviate the political crisis between the two capitals. In the Yang Xuangan mutiny, Xijing did not respond, but instead took action to quell the rebellion. This was already considered supporting the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord should give a reward and seize this opportunity to make a political compromise. What was the result? As a result, the Holy Lord did the opposite, acquiesced and indulged in the presence of Yidongdu to stay in Fan Zigai, the censor Pei Yun, and the reformist forces headed by Gu Yi, the Minister of Justice Guardian, took advantage of the political liquidation of Yang Xuangan's party's opportunity.

As a result, a crazy attack was launched on the conservative forces headed by Xijing and killed conservative members. Xijing certainly had to fight back. The light was not enough to be secret, so a tide of rebellion was set off in Guanzhong. Xiang Haiming, Tang Bi, Li Hongzhi and other thieves rushed forward, sweeping across Sanfu, giving the reformists a head-on blow and quickly defeating the reformists' offensive. However, the magic box of division and war was opened, and the rebellion fire burned with a prairie fire. The consequences can be imagined.

Li Fengyun pondered for a long time and asked cautiously, "Is there any way to stop the Holy Lord from personally expeditioning for the third time?"

Pei Shiju glanced at him and sighed sadly, "There is a great chaos in Guanzhong, Xijing is in a hurry, and Xijiang is in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides. In such a serious situation, the Holy Lord refused to return to the Dongdu and still insisted on launching the third Eastern Expedition. It is not difficult to imagine that the Holy Lord is determined."

"In this way, the domestic situation this year is more severe and deteriorated faster. After this message reaches the desert and the Western Turks, the alliance between the East and West Turks will be faster, and the Civil War will come sooner." Li Fengyun shook his head and said with a heavy expression. "If nothing unexpected happens, the Civil War will break out in the summer and autumn next year. The Eastern and Western Turks will definitely seize the favorable opportunity of Middle-earth exterminations and exhaustion and take the initiative to attack. However, Middle-earth is not prepared enough to fight hastily, and the two fronts are attacked with little chance of victory. Once defeated, the heavy losses are secondary. The Holy Lord and the Central Committee are defeated politically is secondary. What is important is that there is no possibility of reversal in the domestic situation and will surely advance on the road of division and be out of control."

Pei Shiju's expression changed slightly, his eyes were cold, and Pei Xuanji and others also secretly agreed, admiring Li Fengyun's eloquence.

李风云故作姿态,以略显夸张的惊讶语气说道,“圣主和中枢对今日内忧外患之困局是严重低估,还是置若罔闻?某都能看到的危险,圣主和中枢为何视若不见?”

Pei Shiju didn't say a word.

Of course, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee will not underestimate the severity of the situation. However, the situation has developed to this point. The Holy Lord and the Reformers have no better choice, so they can only take a risk. Now the core contradiction between reform and conservatism has erupted, and the hostile sides have already fought bloody battles and will never stop. At this time, if the Holy Lord and the Reformers compromise, there will be only one result. Not only will they lose their ruling power, but they will also lose their lives. Therefore, they can only fight to the end. Even if the Civil War is about to break out, the Holy Lord and the Reformers will fight to the end, and there is no way out at all.

Li Fengyun "chased and fought hard", and said unsurprisingly, "Don't the Holy Lord and the Central Government know that the prerequisite for winning the Civil War is the unity of the two capitals and the stability of the country? If the two capitals confront each other, the domestic chaos will be in chaos, and it will be very difficult for China and Turkey to win the war. Once the defeat is lost, the Great Wall defense line is lost, the gates are opened, and the frequent invasions of the Northern Barbarians will inevitably aggravate and deteriorate the domestic situation. The Holy Lord and the Central Government are trapped in the enemy from both sides and have to fight on both sides. How can we turn the tide at that time? Once the country's destiny is in danger, the great cause of unification falls apart, and division and wars sweep the world, who will save China and Earth?"

Pei Shiju finally wavered. He could tolerate confrontation between the two capitals and domestic chaos, but could not accept the collapse of the cause of unification. However, as Li Fengyun analyzed and deduced, if the situation was allowed to develop uncontrollably, it would be difficult for Zhongtu to win the Civil War. Once the Civil War is lost, the Great Wall will be lost, and the Northern Barbarians will invade each year. This will be a terrible nightmare for Zhongtu’s great cause of unification.

Pei Shiju made a decision after carefully weighing the pros and conscientiously made a decision.

"I don't believe in Li Fengyun, but I believe in Li Pingyuan."
Chapter completed!