"Li Yi was killed!"

The five simple and clear words that came into Wang Zhongsi's ears were like a bolt from the blue.

Li Yi fought against Changshan with the rebels. He used his military skills to lead the rebels into a desperate situation with defense. Wang Zhongsi heard about it for a moment, but he didn't want to make a turn for the rest of the world. Li Yi was actually killed.

You should know that Li Yi is a senior official who is the second only to Pei Min in the temple.

Such a character was actually killed.

Wang Zhongsi felt a chill in his heart and said, "What's the situation in the east?"

"I don't know!" Pei Min said with a bitter smile: "After I received this news, I immediately stopped contacting the East. On the one hand, I was afraid of shaking the morale of the army, and on the other hand, I couldn't be distracted. I couldn't be distracted by strong enemies like Arabia. So even if I were me, I don't know the situation in the East now."

He faced Mosremasa, and the lion's ambition was like Sima Zhao.

Even if the situation in Dongfang is the same, Pei Min cannot go back to support him.

Mosremasa was waiting for the moment when he returned to the rescue, and once he fell into that state. Not only did the East collapse, but the West could not hold on to the situation. At that time, it was really sad.

Pei Min didn't think he could be distracted from the East and deal with Arabs easily, so he turned himself into a deaf man, ignored the situation in the East and used all his energy to deal with Arabs.

Wang Zhongsi was able to understand Pei Min's feelings and said, "Not to mention their Lion King, even Abu Muslim is also the first-class general in the world. He immediately realized Brother Min's intention and planned to return to Tuozhe City. He fought with him in a bloody battle. With absolute advantage, he almost got his move and let him divide his troops to break out. If he was really in the same situation, he would not guarantee that he could be safer than him. Far water could not save Near Fire, and Arabia was a worthy opponent."

Pei Min sighed: "According to my estimate, the situation should be unusually bad. Our Central Plains has not experienced war for a century, and the local army has long been relaxed. If such a sudden change occurs, it will fall into a terrible chain reaction in the short term, making the situation uncontrollable. Now Your Majesty has no ability to defend against the universe. If he listened to Jiuling, the arrangements of Duke Song would not be too bad to control. He is afraid that he will listen to slander and make the situation even worse."

Wang Zhongsi was not good at this kind of political struggle. He considered it from a military perspective: "I still can't understand that Prince Xin'an is a famous general in our dynasty. Brother Min trusted and praised him so much. He took the initiative to occupy the overall situation and controlled Changshan to rush, and ate the rebels tightly. Why did he turn a sharp turn?"

Pei Min said bitterly and helplessly: "It seems that His Majesty doubted the loyalty of Prince Xin'an, suspected that he was respectful of his troops, and urged the prince to go to war. The prince was forced to fight without showing his loyalty. The central imperial guards and local troops have been living in peace for a long time. They are not the opponent of the Northeast Army. They eventually surrounded the rebels and committed suicide to their country..."

He didn't know this about the news he received. The rebel Zhang Kang killed his eldest son because Li Yi ruined his good deeds and because Li Yi sent Guo Ziyi to serve as the prefect of Changshan.

Adding up new and old hatreds, Zhang Kang hung Li Yi's body on the top of Changshan County and exposed the sun. The body was allowed to rot and maggots, and the crows were eaten, and the corpse was left untold!

He and Li Yi may not be friends with each other because of Li Longji's arrangement, but they appreciate each other and admire his tricks and character.

If it weren't for this, Pei Min would not have followed Sun Ce in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and left him to ask Jiuling if he was undecided and Li Yi if he was undecided.

Now such a person has received such unfair treatment and ended up in such a miserable ending.

When Pei Min thought of this, he couldn't hide his anger and said, "I think there is another reason. Your Majesty has no wise emperor, and I will not hide anything in front of you. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a dull and rude person. But his greatest advantage is that he has no other thoughts and will not doubt others inexplicably. Unless someone interferes with it, he makes a wrong and stupid decision. I will handle this matter by myself. Your task is as I said today, taking down Damascus City for me."

As he said that, he sighed again and said, "According to the truth, it is not convenient for me to send troops in the current situation. But I really don't want to see the victory we have worked hard to win and let Byzantium and Frank choose a ready-made cheap. This burden will be handed over to you. I can't give you much help now, and everything will be solved by yourself."

Wang Zhongsi said resolutely: "Don't worry, Brother Min, I will never embarrass my brother."

Pei Min emphasized: "Remember one thing to do in the Western Expedition. The boundaries I have drawn for you are limited. No matter how arrogant the opponent is, you cannot make a step past the Thunder Pool. You can go down to Egypt, but you cannot fight to the West."

Wang Zhongsi looked puzzled, but he nodded in agreement.

This matter is important, and Pei Min directly explained the reason: "Damascus was Jerusalem in the past. This place was a holy place for Byzantine sects. The prophet Muhammad of the Great Food Church also ascended to heaven and received the Quran in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is also the holy city in the heart of the Great Food Church. The holy place of one city and two sects will inevitably cause fierce killing."

Wang Zhongsi realized: "I understand that Byzantine dare not be enemies with us, but if we take their holy city, we will always be like Liu Bei who occupied Jingzhou. It is better to directly state that we do not take it, so Byzantine will focus on their holy land. And Arabia is not enough to deal with the attacks between our Tang Dynasty, Frank and Byzantine countries. It is very likely that we should avoid the important and stick to the holy land. Let them fight to the death, just watch the show."

Pei Min nodded and said, "That's true. To capture Damascus, what we want is not a short-term occupation, but to truly become the territory of our dynasty and turn this land in the West into a part of our dynasty's territory. Jerusalem is currently useless and there is no need to capture it."

After seeing off Wang Zhongsi, Pei Min called Sun Zhou again.

"Ship Pei!"

Sun Zhou called out.

Pei Min signaled him to sit down and said, "How many years have you been with me?"

Sun Zhoudao: "I was rescued from Tubo when Pei Shuai was the governor of Taozhou. It has been more than ten years."

"Yes, it's been more than ten years!" Pei Min said: "You have worked hard for the past ten years. You have helped me a lot. If you talk about the credit in detail, you may not be inferior to Zhang Jiuling, Wang Zhihuan, Wang Changling and others. But due to the task, you are much worse than your fame. It's really unfair to you. Our dynasty is about to open up the West, so I have left you a position as a governor. This time you follow Zhongsi to the West. It just so happens that you have some understanding of the situation in the West and can help him a lot."

Sun Zhou wanted to speak but stopped.

Pei Min waved his hand and said, "I won't say it anymore, go down."

Arrange everything in the West and Pei Min sets off and returns east!
Chapter completed!