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Li Hu personally sent Changsun Kangning out of the yard... and then rushed directly to the study.

In the study, Dong Xiaochou and Wuyan were talking about the situation in the north. Li Hu was determined to fight the Northern Expedition, but the reason was that he could not control the development of the situation in the north. For this reason, Li Hu decided to turn passive into active attacks, and attacked the Jurchens from both sides with the Khitans and the desert, which immediately involved the problem of money and food. If the money and food were not resolved, the financial crisis of the court could not be effectively alleviated, so the Northern Expedition could not be carried out.

Li Hu walked into the study and asked in one sentence: "By your judgment, can the Khitans escape unsuccessfully?"

Li Hu did not consider the possibility of the Khitans winning. If the Khitans lost, the Jin army took advantage of the situation to enter the collapsed ridge, so the Tiger Lie Army had to take action in order to ensure the safety of Daibei. The Tiger Lie Army took action, and all the northern forces were involved in the battlefield. Next, the Tiger Lie Army had to carry out a northern expedition. This was a series of things that would happen immediately, so Li Hu had to prepare as soon as possible so that the Tiger Lie Army could be thrown into the battlefield at any time.

Dong Xiaochou and Wuyan looked at each other, but neither spoke.

"I personally think that the Khitans' goal may not be to go to Beijing."

Li Hu's words immediately attracted the attention of Dong Xiaochou and Wuyan. The two looked at the map at the same time, with their eyes showing confusion.

"What did the Grand Marshal think of?" Wuyan asked.

"If the Khitans want to survive, survival is the priority of the Khitans." Li Hu said, "In order to survive, Yelu Dashi even traveled thousands of miles to Dongkarakhan. Now that he is back, the strength of the Khitans has expanded, but we have pacified the southeast, only one step away from the unification of Central China. As for the Jin Kingdom, after occupying Hebei and Youyan, its strength has grown rapidly. Although in the Central Plains War, Wanyan Talan and Shandong Jin Army were wiped out, more than 70% of the Shandong Jin Army were Han people, and the total loss of Shandong Jin Army did not really affect the strength of the Jin army. The Khitans faced two powerful opponents at the same time, and their survival became a major problem that must be solved immediately."

Dong Xiaochou and Wuyan suddenly realized.

Li Hu's judgment was right. Yelu Ma Ge was desperate and led the Khitans to join Li Hu and survived with difficulty. Now the situation has changed. Li Hu dominated the Central Plains and fulfilled his promise to restore the Khitans. Once the Khitans restored their country, their ideas changed.

When the Jurchens became stronger, the Jurchens were going to destroy the Khitan; when Li Hu became stronger, Li Hu had to firmly control the Khitan; what about the Khitans? When the country was restored, they had their own emperors and palace tents, and their own army, were they still willing to be vassals of Li Hu? Are they still willing to be driven by Li Hu?

People change with different environments. This is a matter of course, so the Khitans still attacked the Jin army even though they knew that Li Hu had pacified the southeast. There was obviously a problem here.

"What does the Grand Marshal think the Khitans' goal is?" Dong Xiaochou asked with a deep brow and a serious face.

"We put ourselves in our shoes and think about it for the Khitans." Li Hu stood in front of the two of them, with a hint of coldness on his face, "I am a Khitan. I want to survive. I want to continue the Great Liao tribe. In this case, whether I help Middle-earth defeat the Jurchens or the Jurchens defeat Middle-earth, my destiny will be swallowed by the winners in the end. My survival has no guarantee, and the Great Liao destiny will be defeated again."

Dong Xiaochou and Wuyan nodded repeatedly. Li Hu said it clearly enough that if the Khitans want to survive, they must maintain the confrontation between the two strong men and the confrontation between the Middle Earth and the Jurchens, so that their survival can be guaranteed and the reign of the Great Liao Kingdom can be continued.

"The Khitans need to step on two boats." Wuyan sighed, "We needed the Khitans' force at the beginning. We were willing to take them in. They did make great contributions in the process of the growing strength of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army. At the same time, they also achieved the goal of survival and strengthening themselves. Even if the general did not help them restore the country, they would still rebuild the Great Liao. The time has come, and they will not miss such a good opportunity."

"In this way, the Khitans and the Jurchens may be secretly discussing peace." Dong Xiaohou shook his head helplessly, "The Khitans launched an attack after we pacified the Southeast, while the Jurchens were worried that they would be attacked by the enemy on their backs, so they would definitely actively discuss peace."

"So let's guess what are the conditions for the Khitans to negotiate peace?" Li Hu sneered, "It's very simple, capture the desert again so as to form a three-legged tripod in the world."

"This may be very big." Wuyan immediately said, "From the general trend of the world, once the Middle Earth is unified, the world will be a confrontation between the north and the south. The Middle Earth in the south has been unified, while the northern foreigners are each claiming to be the might of the sand. This is very unfavorable for the northern foreigners, so whether for the Jurchens or the Khitans, they hope that the north can be unified at this moment. The Jurchens are attacked from both sides and no longer have the conditions to unify the north, and the Khitans can get along with each other, especially the return of Yelu Dashi has allowed the strength of the Khitans to multiply. From reality, the Deserts are very likely to maintain the alliance with the Khitans and resign to the palace tent of the Daliao again. In this way, the two strong men in the north can join hands and compete with Zhongtu."

"So. I think the Khitans' target is not Shangjing, but Keduncheng." Li Hu continued Wuyan's words, "Khitan City used to be the Northwest Road of the Great Liao Dynasty to recruit the Sidi District. As long as the Khitans take over Keduncheng, they can definitely rebuild the Great Liao Kingdom in the desert with their strength."

"The opportunity at this moment is indeed good for the Khitans. We need the Khitans to restrain the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin Kingdom needs the Khitans to compete with the Central Earth. For our own interests, we and the Jin Kingdom will help the Khitans restore the country, so the Khitans can quickly occupy the desert." Dong Xiaohou smiled bitterly, "It's just that, it will be very unfavorable to Central Earth."

"Especially for Middle-earth, which has not yet been unified, it is even more unfavorable." Wuyan shook his head repeatedly, and had a deep understanding of why Li Hu was eager to launch the Northern Expedition.

"I am very disappointed in today's discussion." Li Hu changed his tone and his tone was immediately wrong. "Is the southeast pacified, and Zhongtu unified? Why do so many civil and military officials think that the troubled times have ended and that the peace in Zhongtu has come? Is it true?" Li Hu's eyes turned back and forth from Dong Xiaochou and Wuyan's faces, and his tone became increasingly severe. "Or is someone deliberately obstructing the great cause of unification and ulterior motives?"

Dong Xiaochou sighed long, "The matter in Middle-earth is very complicated. As for the current situation, we need Middle-earth bureaucrats, but these bureaucrats inherit the bad habits of the old system and act exactly the same as in the past. It would be too difficult to reverse this situation in the short term."

"Especially the struggle for interests is even more than that." Wu Yan added, "The Huliu people have too shallow foundations. If this continues, they will definitely be annexed by the Middle-earth bureaucratic forces."

"The contradictions are too fierce now. Frequent wars have led to more and more serious fiscal crises, and the continuous expansion of territory has led to more and more unstable factors. Therefore, it is necessary for us to suspend the conquest and focus our main energy on alleviating the conflicts and alleviating the financial crisis, and then stabilize Chang'an and the local government, restore vitality and national strength as quickly as possible." Dong Xiaochou spoke with a low and weak voice, looking very tired, giving people a feeling of exhaustion.

Li Hu was silent for a while and asked, "Do you think Changsun Kangning's method is not advisable?"

The room suddenly became quiet, Wuyan and Dong Xiaohou hung their heads, and they didn't seem to want to mention Changsun Kangning.

Li Hu asked again.

"Master, the conflicts are now concentrated on Changsun Kangning." Wuyan saw Dong Xiaochou's determination not to speak, so he had to explain reluctantly, "You just returned to Chang'an and you should feel the atmosphere of Chang'an. Now Chang'an hates Changsun Kangning. His financial system reform plan has spread. The government and the public know that one step of the financial reform plan is to attack the interests of the bureaucratic class. The primary goal of monetizing expenditures and monetizing official salaries is to deprive the bureaucratic class of land on which the bureaucratic class relies on for survival. You can imagine that once this policy is implemented, the losses of the bureaucratic class's interests are immeasurable. From this, Wuyan sighed, "I don't know how many people want to kill Changsun Kangning. Before the policy has been implemented, the contradiction has intensified."

"The conditions are not yet mature, and it will take a long time to implement this policy." Li Hu sneered, "There are a lot of controversy now. I'm afraid some people have other purposes, right?"

"This is for sure." Wuyan said, "Although the giant merchants and wealthy merchants spared no effort to help the Tiger and Lieutenant Army carry out a war of unification, their returns were also extremely rich. From status, power to money, they were increasing at an incredible speed. The bureaucratic class had long been jealous. This time the pacification of the southeast is close to the great cause of the unification of China and Turkey. If the bureaucratic class cannot effectively prevent the direct infringement of the giant merchants and wealthy merchants from their interests, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to them, so the conflict is basically intensifying now."

The three people discussed for a long time, and finally Dong Xiaochou reluctantly accepted Li Hu's idea. That was to actively prepare for the Northern Expedition and continue to provide strong support to Changsun Kangning and the emerging forces led by him.

After seeing off Dong Xiaochou, Li Hu and Wuyan continued to discuss the matter. Wuyan consciously tempted: "How does the Grand Marshal plan to alleviate the conflict in Chang'an?"

"The Southeast has just been recovered, and important officials need to take charge. The new policy needs to be implemented with an iron fist, so I plan to let some ministers go to the place." Li Hu said lightly.

Wuyan was stunned for a moment and asked again: "Who is the Grand Marshal going to let enter the center?"

"How about Wang Yuan?" Li Hu asked, "In addition, I want Mao Jun and Song Jiang to come back. In the court, a group of loyal people who are willing to shed blood and sweat for the revitalization of China and Earth are needed, and there are no need for those villains who are intrigue and conspiracy. As for the local area, I plan to send some commanders as the transshipment commander and the chief officials of the main prefectures to facilitate the smooth implementation of our reform policies."

"The military man is in charge?" Wuyan asked in surprise.
Chapter completed!