The officers in the lobby looked solemn, sitting upright, motionless, letting sweat soak in the military uniform. Everyone was nervous, and everyone could hear that the two commanders had serious differences in decision-making.

Cui Deben was abnormal today and went to the dock to greet Fei Yao in person. Although he showed a cooperative attitude, he clearly expressed his intention to rescue Wei Baoluan and support Zhu Yingyang of Liangjun. In other words, he adopted an active defense strategy for the current crisis and sent troops to quell the rebellion. This required support and cooperation from Fei Yao. This may be the reason why he took the initiative to welcome Fei Yao today. He needed cooperation, but Fei Yao supported his cooperation, not his cooperation.

However, Fei Yao was very strong and refused. From Fei Yao himself, it was impossible for him not to give Cui Baode face. Today Cui Baode gave Fei Yao enough face. It was reasonable and there was no need for Fei Yao to publicly sing a counter-top tune with Cui Baode in public. This was of no benefit to solving the current crisis and contrary to his original intention of coming to the front line to guard the defense. Therefore, it is certain that Fei Yao's extraordinary actions came from the heavy pressure from the upper class. He had a mission to Junyi. In order to complete this mission, he did not hesitate to confront Cui Baode and turned against him into enemies.

The four Yingyang Mansions stationed in Xingyang County are dual leaders. If these two leaders cooperate sincerely, Zhu Yingyang will live a good life. On the contrary, the officers will be in a dilemma and they can't afford to offend both of them. Who will they listen to? How can they fight this battle?

Cui Baode's face was calm and his eyes were calm, and he could not tell his joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Fei Yao's eyes were very sharp, which made his angular face look extremely hard and firm, making people involuntarily afraid.

Both of them tried to test each other, and the result of the test was very bad, so they had to think about countermeasures.

The superiors didn't speak, and the subordinates were even more afraid to speak, and the atmosphere in the lobby became more and more tense.

"Mr. Anyang, it's getting late, so let's go first?" Fei Yao had no intention of stalemate. Confronting Cui Baode would definitely be unfavorable to complete this mission, so he took the initiative to give in and decided to discuss with Cui Baode in private.

Cui Baode smiled but said nothing.

Fei Yao lowered his posture again and whispered, "Duke Anyang, we have limited understanding of the situation in Liang County at present, and the rebels have just arrived at the front line of Tongji Canal. Tongji Canal has not been cut off. Besides, the mission of Anyang Gong and a certain person is to guard the capital. Although Tianqian Pass has not been attacked by rebels yet, who dares to say that the rebels will not attack Junyi City? Take a step back and say that even if Liang County is in chaos and Tongji Canal is interrupted, we need to send troops to rescue, but the premise is that Tianqian Pass must have enough troops to guard the defense of Tianqian Pass, but we currently have only eighteen regiments and are seriously insufficient in our hands. If we want to go out to suppress the rebellion and suppress the thieves, reinforcements must be dispatched in the east." Fei Yao frowned and sighed, "Duke Anyang Pass, gentlemen must take care of their roots. Once we rashly send troops, we fall into the dilemma of losing one another. Not only can the security of the guard guard be guaranteed, but the safety of the Tongji Canal will be even more difficult to guarantee."

This is a threat. If you come out of seclusion and rescue, I will be the one guarding Junyi. If I just stab you quietly in the back, you will be done.

Cui Baode smiled faintly, nodded slightly, waved his hands at the officers in the hall, "It's gone"

The crescent moon is in the sky, the stars are shining, and the refreshing fragrance of flowers drifts across the elegant Qiong Tower with the gentle breeze, gradually calming down the hot and boring mood.

Cui Baode held a cup of fragrant tea and sniffed it gently, as if intoxicated by the faint fragrance. Fei Yao stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the crescent moon in the night sky, thinking about something. After a moment, his eyes slowly turned to the garden, slowly swept over the colorful flowers, and a faint smile appeared on his face, "It's very beautiful."

Cui Baode looked up at Fei Yao and said quietly, "Tomorrow is the scorching sun again."

Fei Yao didn't say anything, turned around and sat down, picked up the fragrant tea and took a sip.

"God is punishing us." Cui Baode sighed, "The disaster in the east is getting worse and worse. If nothing unexpected happens, the north and south of the river will become purgatory in Middle Earth under the double attack of natural disasters and man-made disasters."

Fei Yao also sighed, "If the Eastern Expedition could be postponed for a while, these natural disasters would not have turned into man-made disasters, and countless creatures would not have died tragically."

This is said in a targeted manner. Fei Yao's temptation is too obvious, and he doesn't even need to cover up the minimum. This obviously does not conform to Fei Yao's identity. From this, it can be inferred that he must have received instruction from the upper class and sincerely wants to win the cooperation of Cui.

Cui Baode pondered and slowly uttered a few words, "It is human disaster first, and then there will be an Eastern Expedition."

Fei Yao's expression was still calm, but a hint of shock flashed through his eyes.

Cui Baode was talking about the truth. During the preparations for the Eastern Expedition, floods broke out in the lower reaches of the River. Due to the ineffective disaster relief, the righteous flags were everywhere, which turned into man-made disasters. After the man-made disasters broke out, the Eastern Expedition was actually in a dilemma. If the Eastern Expedition was postponed, the political struggle in the Eastern Expedition would become more and more intense, and the resistance to reform was too great. On the contrary, if the Eastern Expedition continued, the fierce domestic contradictions could be temporarily transferred, which would help the advancement of reform. Once the emperor and the central government used the Eastern Expedition to achieve both political and military victory, the speed of reform would inevitably be accelerated. Therefore, the emergence of man-made disasters was actually the result of a political game between the senior leaders of the Eastern Expedition. This is an open secret at the top of the power of China-Turkish power, but everyone was tacit and no one would say it plainly. But today Cui Baode said it bluntly, which was obviously Cui's active response to the sincere cooperation shown by Fei Yao.

Fei Yao's surprise was not surprised by the positive response made by Cui Baode, but by the accurate prediction of the big man behind this matter. The respected old man actually saw through the political interests that Cui was actively seeking.

"Before leaving the customs, I went to Dongdu to visit Anchang Gong." Fei Yao stopped quitting and went straight to the point.

Cui Baode showed concern on his face, "Duke Anchang has been ill for several months, can he improve now?" Before Fei Yao answered, Cui Baode sighed again and continued, "Since the Eastern Expedition, the country's tripod pillars have withered one after another. The number of people has greatly shocked the country's destiny, which is rare in history."

Fei Yao understood Cui Baode's meaning and nodded repeatedly, "Mr. Anchang's condition has been relieved. Now he can not only eat, but also walk around a little."

Cui Baode's expression moved, and a hint of joy suddenly flashed through his eyes. This is good news, very good news

Duke Anchang was Yuan Wendu, a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty. He was a master of the Yuan clan of the Guanlong Lu family. In the early dynasty, Yuan Wendu served as the Neishishe, the Left Chief of the Shangshu, and the Shaoqing of the Taifu, and was one of the core members of the central government. After ascending the throne, he trusted him more and continued to entrust important tasks, and successively served as the Shaoqing of the Simin, the Silifu, and the Censor.

Yuan Wen was the leading minister of finance, both in the late emperor's dynasty or in the present dynasty. He was in charge of the financial treasury in Middle-earth, and always occupied a very important place in the center, with a very prominent position in power. However, as the current Shang accelerated the pace of reform, the two sides had serious conflicts in fiscal reform. In addition, Yuan Wen was both old ministers of the late emperor's dynasty, belonging to the moderate reformists, and was incompatible with the radical reformists in the reform ideas. In the end, he was attacked by the reform ministers of the current Shang and the center, kicked him out of the center and let him take charge of the supervision.

After observing the affairs, he was soon exempted from the end and went home to enjoy his old age. Soon, the radical fiscal reform encountered an unprecedented crisis. The reformers of the Jin Shanghe reformers had to slap themselves in the face and invited Yuan Wen back again, allowing him to serve as the Taifuqing, and be at the center, and continue to take charge of the financial power of the dynasty. After Yuan Wen was hit politically, he also changed his political thinking and strived to "reach peacefully" with the reformers. In this way, his position as the Minister of Finance became extremely stable, and his status and power were quickly restored.

Whether it is reform or war, it needs strong financial support. From this we can see the importance of the First Minister of Finance of China. It not only wants to win the trust of the emperor and the core ministers of the central government, but also needs to have excellent skills. None of them are missing. After the Eastern Expedition began, Yuan Wendu, the highest financial officer of China, naturally stayed in Dongdu to provide a steady stream of financial support for the smooth progress of the Eastern Expedition. Due to the large workload and the heavy pressure, Yuan Wen fell ill, but even so, the emperor and the central government had no intention of replacing people. As long as you don’t die, you will support me and devote yourself to it until you die.

"Does Anchang Duke know about the serious disasters in the north and south of the Great Henan?" Cui Baode asked.

Fei Yao directly gave the answer Cui Baode wanted, "Duke Anchang said that the news that the central government received was that the disaster in the north and south of the Great Henan was not serious, and it was not necessary for the east to provide relief, and the local government could solve it."

Cui Baode was speechless. After a long time, he asked again, "If the disaster in the north and south of Henan is serious and relief is urgently needed, can the treasury allocate enough money and food to save the victims on the basis of ensuring the Eastern Expedition?"

Fei Yao replied without hesitation, "Duke Anchang said that as long as he is in Taifu, the treasury will not be short of money, let alone food."

Cui Baode fell into silence.

"As far as I know, not only did Duke Hua push all the responsibility to the rebels in the memorial, but the same was true for other counties. Natural disasters are not serious, but serious human disasters are caused by man-made disasters." Fei Yao continued, "So Duke Anchang said that Dongdu had no reason to provide relief at all. On the contrary, Dongdu had the need to suppress the rebellion."

Cui Baode nodded and asked, "When will the East Capital send troops?"

"Duke Anyang, if the Tongji Canal is not interrupted and if the capital is not threatened, where will the reason for the Eastern Capital send troops?"

Cui Baode shook his head, "But you have to know that one's responsibility is to guard Tongji Canal and Jingji.

"So the same is true for someone, so someone came in a hurry." Fei Yao smiled and said, "If the emperor wants to punish you, how can I escape?"
Chapter completed!