The relationship between Emperor Liang and Qin Feng was well known to King Beidi. If Emperor Liang's biggest concern was the powerful clans that dominated one side of the country, then Qin Feng was the most powerful among all the powerful clans. Now Emperor Liang must implement the "exorcism". The strategy of "the tiger swallows the wolf" relies on Qin Feng's power to get rid of the wealthy families in the south.
Therefore, Emperor Liang would never turn against Qin Feng unless absolutely necessary.
However, this winter war will inevitably affect Liang Guo's original plan to conquer the southern border.
Nowadays, the power of the Di Kingdom is declining. After successive turmoils, it will no longer be able to pose any substantial threat to the Liang Kingdom for at least five years. For Emperor Liang, the most important thing at the moment is not to pursue victory against the Di Kingdom, but to Concentrate your efforts to deal with the powerful families in the south.
The perspectives and thoughts between monarchs and ministers can never be unified. Regarding the stance of this winter war, King Beidi firmly believed that there would definitely be differences between Emperor Liang and Qin Feng.
Of course, even if there are differences, Emperor Liang will definitely support Qin Feng.
So, whether there will be a turning point next is to find a way to make Emperor Liang stop supporting Qin Feng. The method is actually not difficult, as long as at this time, there will be changes in the wealthy families in the south. On one side is the Di Kingdom, which has admitted defeat, and on the other side are the ambitious southern nobles. How to choose is a difficult problem that Emperor Liang and Qin Feng have to consider.
And according to King Beidi's speculation, the wealthy families in the south are also very clear about the situation. They will not sit still and wait for Qin Feng to calm down the external threats before freeing up their hands and feet to deal with them.
The King of Beidi immediately ordered: "Li Aiqing, you immediately send people to the southern border of Liang to lobby those wealthy families. I believe they will not refuse and put military pressure on Emperor Liang."
"As long as the Liang Kingdom appears, internal and external troubles will constrain Qin Feng."
Li Yu's eyes lit up and he immediately turned around and left.
The King of Beidi turned to look at the Minister of War, and then ordered: "You should immediately start investigating whether the garrison in Gyeonggi has any connection with Ye Xiao. If you find that this is indeed the case, you only need to secretly register and record the names. For the time being, Don't act rashly. Nowadays, the situation is tense, and we cannot put pressure on the generals stationed in Gyeonggi. Even if we want to deal with it, we have to wait until afterwards."
"All loyal generals, just ask them to cooperate with General Chen as much as possible."
The Minister of the Ministry of War bowed his hands and took the order to leave.
As a result, only King Beidi and Mr. Wu were left in the imperial study.
Mr. Wu knew very well that the Beidi King left him until the end because he must have an important mission. He immediately asked: "Who does Your Majesty want me to assassinate?"
King Beidi narrowed his eyes slightly and blurted out without any hesitation: "Jing Qianying!"
Mr. Wu did not have too many surprises about this task. After all, Qin Feng had deliberately put Dadi to death, not only to eliminate external hostile forces for Liang Kingdom, but also for Jing Qianying. As long as Jing Qianying dies, Qin Feng will lose his most important motive.
As for Qin Feng’s future revenge? Haha, he will indeed take revenge for a while, but as long as he survives this period, he can survive the crisis.
The reason is very simple. With Mr. Wu's ability, he can naturally kill Jing Qianying without leaving any evidence. Without irrefutable evidence, Qin Feng is the master of Wuming!
Due to the urgency of the matter, Mr. Wu did not say much and set off for Sangzhou that night.
At the same time, on the official road to Changshui County, Qin Feng had already fallen asleep because of exhaustion.
When Li Xiaolan woke her up, it was already the next morning.
Qin Feng frowned, covered his eyes, glanced at the eastern sun, and asked softly: "How long will it take to reach Changshui County?"
Li Xiaolan hugged Qin Feng gently and responded softly: "It will take five more hours."
It took five hours, that is to say, almost dark to reach Changshui County.
Qin Feng turned to look at Ning Hu and asked, "Are there any pursuers behind?"
Ning Hu shook his head: "The scouts sent out responded to the letter half an hour ago and found no trace of Qingqi."
Qin Feng couldn't help but fell into deep thought. According to the time calculation, a full four hours had passed. No matter how bloated Beidi's government agencies were and how slow their response was, they should have made a decision and sent Qingqi to pursue them.
Although there was a considerable time difference, with the speed of Qingqi, it only took one to two hours to catch up with Qin Feng's group.
But now, the other party has no intention of pursuing him.
Then there is only one possibility: the other party is already ready for a winter war.
Even Qin Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. As expected of Beidi, his fierceness and bloody spirit are not comparable to that of Daliang. Even though the national power is already so weak and the political situation is so chaotic, he still has nothing to do in the face of possible military conflicts. Do not hesitate to fight back with war. If it were Daliang, the government and the opposition would have already been quarreling. In the end, the peace faction gained the upper hand and tried every means to appease the enemy and avoid war.
However, Qin Feng has already made preparations. No matter what, this winter war will be the last straw for Beidi.
But right now, what needs to be worried about most is not the frontal battlefield, but the territory of Liang Kingdom.
Once a fire breaks out in the backyard, the war ahead will definitely be affected.
And the ones who may have problems in the end are naturally the wealthy families in the south...
Not possible, but certain!
"Ning Hu."
Qin Feng called softly, and Ning Hu quickly came to his side: "Brother Qin, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Qin Feng nodded and whispered: "Find a way to let the Jin Yiwei send the news back to the territory."
"If nothing else happens, Beidi will definitely find a way to lobby the wealthy families in the south, thus forming a pincer attack from internal and external troubles. And given the current situation of the wealthy families in the south, they will not refuse to cooperate with Beidi."
"However, due to the differences in terrain and humanities, the only option is to go south to conquer. Although there are examples of northern expeditions, they are extremely difficult to succeed. After all, the south is good at defense and the north is good at attacking. If the southern troops and horses attack in the northern expedition, their advantage will be greatly weakened."
"Now, with Jiangnan as the boundary, the north is already under control. We only need to rely on the land of the Central Plains Imperial Party to confront the wealthy families in the south."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the wealthy families in the south will join forces with the Lin family in Jiangnan and use Jiangnan as a breakthrough. Therefore, as long as they block the Lin family, they are equivalent to blocking the entire south."
Ning Hu never questioned Qin Feng's strategic vision, but he was a little unsure about the power of the powerful families in the south.
"Brother Qin, can the Central Plains Imperial Party alone stop the power of the entire south?"
Qin Feng chuckled: "The south is still warm and comfortable due to its geographical advantage, but the north is already freezing and the mountains are covered with heavy snow. Every time they take a step north, the temperature will drop sharply."
"From the comfortable and warm south, we attack the cold and freezing north. The wealthy people in the south dare not venture in."
