At the end of December of the ninth year of Daye (613 AD), the emperor received good news from various places to suppress the rebellion. Longyan was very happy, and the palace began to actively prepare for the third Eastern Expedition.

Since the Yang Xuangan rebellion, rebels from all over the country have swarmed up. Among them, the most powerful ones were the Han Prime Minister of Liang County, Henan Province, and Lu Mingxing, then Jiangzuo Liu Yuanjin, Zhu Xie, Guan Chong, and then Jianghuai Du Fuwei and Fu Gongyou. Among them, Jiangzuo and Jianghuai rebels directly threatened the safety of Jiangdu, Jiangzuozhong Town.

Jiangdu is Yangzhou. Now the Supreme Court attacked Chen and stabilized Jiangnan, all with Jiangdu as the center. Their ability to win the final victory in the imperial consortium was closely related to Jiangzuo's strong support. Therefore, Jiangdu is now the Supreme Court regarded Jiangdu as its own place of dragon development. After ascending the throne, it vigorously built Jiangdu, making it the most important town in Jiangzuo. It was also known as the Western Empire and the South of the two major accompaniments with Xijing.

Jiangdu failed to suppress the rebellion. He first defeated Liu Yuanjin on the battlefield in Jiangnan, and then Du Fuwei on the battlefield in Jianghuai. In a critical moment, the emperor replaced Tu Wanxu, the commander of the garrison army in Jiangdu Town, and killed Yu Juluo, and replaced the Jiangdu County Chief Wang Shichong with full responsibility for the suppression of the rebellion. Wang Shichong immediately conscripted 50,000 Huainan bravely crossed the river to attack, destroyed the Jiangnan rebel army with thunder, killed Liu Yuanjin and Zhu Xie, quickly stabilized Jiangnan, ensured the safety of the Grand Canal waterway, and ensured that the strategic materials in Jiangnan could be transported to the north continuously.

The emperor commended Wang Shichong and gave him the important task of garrisoning the Jiangdu capital. He ordered him to quell the rebellion of the Yangtze River and Huai River while stabilizing the south of the Yangtze River and ensuring that the Grand Canal waterway is unobstructed at any cost.

At the same time, after assisting King Yang Tong of Yue to quell Yang Xuangan's rebellion, Xiongwu Lang general Jia Lan went west to Longyou. Assisted the Huangmen Assistant Pei Shiju to stabilize the situation in Longxi. Then, under the command of Yang Yichen, Taipuqing, he killed the rebel Xiang Haiming in Guanxi, and then rushed to Hebei to suppress the rebellion. In a short period of time, he defeated the Hebei bandits, stabilized the situation in Hebei, and ensured the smooth flow of water and land.

The emperor praised Galan very much and decided to surrender talents without any restrictions. He promoted him again and promoted him to the title of Guoyilang General of the fourth rank, and led the left and right Longwei Mansion.

The Longwei Mansion was expanded again. From one mansion to two mansions, this is actually the new army needed by the emperor. In this way, Galan had no chance of shirking responsibility and had to recruit more than ten regiments of troops around the New Year. If another mansion was built, if it was lip service, it would be equivalent to directly harming his personal interests.

In the past year, the rising upstarts who were favored and appreciated by the emperor and palaces in the imperial politics, in addition to the highly anticipated Golden Wolf-headed Galan and Wang Shichong, who was ordered to stabilize Jiangnan, were also the county magistrate of Qi County. Zhang Xutuo, Zhang Xutuo's battlefield of suppressing rebellion extends from Qi County to the entire Jishui line, spanning the three major areas of Qilu, Henan and Jianghuai. His battle was very difficult because of this. Although there were thousands of rebels who were killed, the emperor would do it.

What the palace and even the powerful and powerful bureaucrats were upset. In Zhang Xutuo's report, the situation in Shandong became worse and worse. The more thieves were suppressing more and more. Is this true or false? Zhang Xutuo was Yang Su's old subordinate and Yang Xuangan's close friend. With his outstanding achievements in the battlefield of suppressing rebellion, he successfully escaped the storm of the Great Liquidation. His goal has been achieved and he can stop when he sees the good. Why do you still risk offending the emperor and the center and not reporting good news?

The emperor also praised Zhang Xutuo, comforted him with kind words, and ordered him to continue to work hard to kill the thieves, striving to destroy all the thieves after the New Year and return a bright world in Shandong. As for the words "exaggerated" in Zhang Xutuo's report, he regarded it as Zhang Xutuo's act of seeking credit and selectively ignored it.

Jialan was in trouble and he could not recruit Zhuangwang in Hebei.

During the first two eastern expeditions, the Zhuangyongdu of Hebei was expropriated and went north to the battlefield in Liaodong, but has not returned yet. Most of the remaining ones joined the Hebei rebel army. Some of them were members of the village regiment, but they were all controlled by the aristocratic families. Therefore, if Galan wanted to fulfill the emperor's will, there were only two ways, either suppressing the Hebei rebel army and ascending the prisoners; or winning the support of the aristocratic families and recruiting the village tyrants to join the army.

For the noble family, the village group and the clan group not only represent a part of their own strength, but also the only means to protect themselves in a dangerous environment. As for the current chaotic situation in Shandong and even the crisis in Middle-earth, the noble family must maintain the village group and the clan group, which is related to their life and death, and is the top priority and cannot be lost.

As for the Hebei rebel army, if they want to develop and grow, bravery is equivalent to life for them. How can they give it to each other?

After thinking about it over and over again, Galan discussed with Fu Duanyi, Xue Deyin, Buyi, Li Shimin and others repeatedly, but in the end he was at a loss and had to seek help from Liu Xuan, Kong Yingda and Gavinda.

Under Xue Deyin's insistence, under the coercion of the situation, Galan had to "lower his head" to Sima, and took the initiative to greet Mrs. Gao, grandmother of Wencheng, Hanoi, and seek Sima's help.

Li Shimin volunteered to go to Wei County, and joined forces with Chai Shao to seek help from Dugu Zhen. Jialan disagreed and did not expect the Wuchuan powerhouse at all.

In the past year, although the Wuchuan aristocratic group had a limited political alliance with the moderate reformists headed by Pei Shiju and the three major Hedong families as the main force, and gained generous benefits in the Yang Xuangan rebellion, the two sides had fundamental differences in their political positions. Cooperation was only a temporary need, and mutual containment was the political means to implement it. Therefore, on the occasion of the time when the emperor and the palace were determined and quickly launched the third Eastern Expedition, the Wuchuan aristocratic group would not publicly support it.

Although the political stance of the Wuchuan faction was neutral, it actually focused on conservatism. They consistently adhered to the overall interests of Middle-earth, and insisted on the unity of the empire and the long-term stability of the empire. In their opinion, the stability of the country's destiny and the peace and stability of the people were the fundamentals. Whether it was reform or centralization, the premise was to be stable and unified. Although the emperor and the reformists shouted to be stable and developed, in fact, their actions were too radical and deviated from the normal trajectory of progress, pushing the empire into an abyss of out-of-control. Therefore, the Wuchuan faction first opposed the matter of the Eastern Expedition, and later forced the political situation to be severely supported. After Yang Xuangan set off a storm of rebellion and led to chaos in the entire Middle-earth, they opposed it again. However, after the emperor and the reformists severely damaged the conservatives in the court, the Wuchuan faction did not dare to jump out of opposing the emperor at this time.

Li Shimin was young and frivolous, full of energy, with lofty ambitions, full of ideals and passion. He was very determined and confident. It was hard for Galan to refuse, and he was even more unwilling to "splash" him with cold water, so he agreed.

Considering that the Longwei Mansion was going to the Liaodong battlefield after the spring, it took more than half a year to go there. Considering that Dugu Zhen and Li Yuan might not let Li Shimin go to the Liaodong battlefield to "take risks", and Jialan was even more unwilling to bear the series of unforeseen consequences caused by the change of historical trajectory after an accident occurred. Therefore, Jialan persuaded Li Shimin to go to Weijun to pay homage to Dugu Zhen, and then went back to the eastern capital to visit relatives. He could not spend the New Year with his mother, and he always had to spend the Lantern Festival with his mother. The holidays were unlimited and he came and went freely. You would do whatever you wanted. As for the position of "recording" that Li Shimin held, because he was an official appointed by Jialan, and he did not belong to the official appointed by the central government, and his freedom was very high, so he would leave after leaving, which was irrelevant.

Li Shimin was not completely clear about Galan's thoughts, and thought Galan was really treating him like a brother, and happily ran away from Wei County.

He sent Li Shimin away and Xue Deyin to see off Jiang Jiu who was rushing to Wencheng for help. Jialan hurried to Liu Xuan's tent and told the old man bluntly that the bravery that the expansion of Longwei Mansion must be recruited by the Hebei rebel army.

"The general wants to steal people?"

Kong Yingda, who was in the same tent as Liu Xuan, laughed and stroked his beard and teased.

"What is the difference between the general's open fire and the mobilization of a large army to siege and kill on all sides?"

Seeing Galan's expression was cold and his tone was cold, like a wolf who was about to be eaten by others. He was worried that it would anger him and started a massacre, causing the situation in Hebei, which was finally controlled, to lose control again, so he warned carefully, "Now the thieves in Gaojipo fled to the Bohai Sea, and the thieves in Taihang avoided the deep mountains, Qinghe, Pingyuan and Douzigang crossed the river and went south. The bandits on both sides of Yongjiqu have been swept away by the general with thunder. Even if the general wants to steal people, where will they go to rob them?"

The implication is that both sides have finally reached a temporary compromise and each has their own benefits. Now, under the pressure of the emperor and the palace, you have to unilaterally tear up the agreement and ruin your promises. Do you know the consequences? You must be clear that once treasons on both sides of Yongjiqu rise, the first person the emperor and the palace want to kill is you, because you deliberately deceived and commit the crime of deceiving the emperor.

Jia Lan remained silent. Liu Xuan looked solemn, and he seemed to be anxious and could not find a solution.

Xue Deyin coughed twice and said slowly, "The tiger's mouth cannot take food, so she can only find prey from the flock."

Everyone understands this. If you ask a noble family to pay money, it is absolutely impossible to pay people. A gentleman takes care of his roots. Life is too important. They also need a group of brave men to protect their families and the harem. At that time, Su Yong was able to let Su Dingfang follow Jialan with dozens of village heroes, but it was purely forced by the situation and was instructed by Liu Xuan. The Su family was under the Liu family in Jicheng. Based on the interests of the Liu family, Su Yong had to follow him. This was an exception, and there was no other possibility.

"Galan, you must find food from the flock?" Liu Xuan finally spoke.

Jialan smiled and shook her head, "Master, Mr. Kong, Mr. Gai, no long-term plan, there will be immediate worries. I have told you that the empire is in danger of collapse. If there is one day, there will be a bloody battle between the people of Shandong and Guanlong. The key to whether the people of Hebei can win the final victory in this battle to determine the fate of Middle-earth is whether they can predict the future and prepare for the future."

Liu Xuan frowned and thoughtful.

Kong Yingda, Gavinda and Xue Deyin looked at each other, and a hint of surprise flashed through their eyes.

What does Galan mean? He wants to rebel? He wants to achieve the hegemony of the emperor?
Chapter completed!