Gao Xiangsheng knew the difference between Wuwei and Hedong.

Li Zezheng was committed to building the eleven states under Wuweijie Town into a whole. This time, Wuweijie Town was founded and Jianya, and civil and military officials from various states gathered in Wuyi. Naturally, he and Xue Ping were at the same time. The three games of chess, military games, administrative games, and financial games proposed by Li Ze all appeared around such a purpose.

Only by achieving the goal of Li Ze, Wuwei will form a powerful centralized town centered on Li Ze. The subordinates only have the power to execute, but no space to do so.

But Hedong is very different. The reason why Hedong can become a powerful local supporter of the court over the years is not because of the system, but because of Gao Pian's personal strong charm.

Gao Pian used his unparalleled reputation and ability to unite all parts of Hedong around him and form a powerful synergy. However, such a political group also has an inevitable fatal point, that is, once Gao Pian is gone, Hedong will become a mess again, and no one will accept or recognize anyone. Looking at the court, it is difficult to find a commander like Gao Pian again.

It was precisely because Gao Pian knew this that he told Gao Xiangsheng that he had been open and honest all his life, but when he was dying, he used inferior third-rate means, and his only purpose was to prevent Hedong from becoming a harm to the court. And this external move that he did his best to make his reputation damaged was also at the cost of reducing the strength of the generals of Hedong's army.

The Heavenly War Army was the one he was most worried about. This army organized based on the Jiu surname of Zhaowu is powerful in combat and has the strongest strength behind it. The Xinzhou Army and the Kelan Army may have a chance to be with Zhang Zhongwu or some other ambitious Jiezhen after their death. These are unstable factors.

If you want to minimize the harm caused by these unstable factors, you can only let them not have the strength to step out of their territory, and let them only stay in their own land and watch the world.

It was precisely based on this idea that Gao Pian, who was seriously ill, deliberately leaked the news of his physical condition, which caused various changes. The first thing was to let Lu Long take it lightly and start a large-scale strategic transfer. At this time, Gao Pian launched a sudden attack with his most reassured Yunzhong Shou Chasing Army and the reorganized Yokono Daizhou coalition forces, and rushed straight to the key points of the Lu Long Army, and recovered the key areas of Yanmen Pass that were occupied by the Lu Long people in the early stage.

This war also shocked the Tianbing Army, Xinzhou Army, and Kelan Army, thinking that everything before was just Gao Pian's tricks. And their performance in this incident was really unsightly. Under such circumstances, in order to make the punishment, they must have performed something.

Gao Pian was strict in his military administration, and he would reward any merits and punish them for his mistakes. If he wanted Gao Pian not to pursue their fault this time, he could only use the heads of the Lu Long people to atone for his sins. What's more, the Lu Long people were defeated at Yanmen Pass, and their main force was shifting towards Wuwei, which was also a good opportunity to find a dog who fell into the water.

The three armies came out together to cross the Gaoliang River and actually entered the Youyan area, which was Zhang Zhongwu's nest.

Gao Pian concluded that they would lose their troops and generals under Zhang Zhongwu's powerful counterattack, and flee back in a panic, resulting in a great loss of strength.

This achieved Gao Pian's goal.

Then he used Li Cunzhong to guard Yanmen Pass, and Han Qi to guard Datong and Taiyuan, one in front and one in the back, firmly pinching them into it so that they could not harm them.

Of course, if Han Qi or Li Cunzhong could annex them in the future, Gao Pian would not care. With his understanding of Li Cunzhong and Han Qi, these two people would definitely not become harm to the Tang Dynasty, and would even become the escorts of the Tang Dynasty.

Now, everything is moving forward smoothly as Gao Pian expects.

Gao Xiangsheng was guarding Gao Pian in Yanmen Pass in a silence. He watched Gao Pian's condition deteriorate rapidly in just a few days, until he was wandering around and finally passed away suddenly on a stormy night.

Until death came, this famous general of the Tang Dynasty, a generation of pillars, was still analyzing the general trend of the world with Li Cunzhong, Han Qi, and Gao Xiangsheng, telling the pain of the court, and put forward some of his own ideas and solutions. However, he did not mention any words from beginning to end to his family in Chang'an.

The flags were wrapped in white banners, the soldiers put on plain clothes, and the soldiers wrapped in white placards. Outside Yanmen Pass, it turned into a white ocean in an instant. Gao Xiangsheng left Yanmen Pass at this time with an extremely heavy mood.

The two pillars he had expected to be able to seek the Tang Dynasty had fallen, and the one who fell was full of doubts about the other one. Even before leaving, he did not forget to set up a backup plan, and his loyal subordinates were also prepared.

This actually hit Gao Xiangsheng, who strongly supported Li Ze, deeply hit.

But no matter what, Gao Xiangsheng found that he had no choice. The change from top to bottom above the court mentioned earlier seemed to be almost impossible to achieve in Gao Xiangsheng's opinion. The big men in the court were naturally far inferior to Gao Pian in terms of marching and formation. However, if they talked about their sensitivity in politics, they were a few levels higher than Gao Pian. They would not be unable to see the problem, but they did not dare to move, which was already very telling.

The only way to reform internally is to force internal reform from the outside to force internal reform. In Gao Xiangsheng's view, everything Li Ze has done now is moving forward on this correct path.

As for what position Li Ze would be in once this road reaches the end, he really didn't think about it before.

Because he never thought about this problem.

It seems that I have to think about it carefully in the future.

But in Wuwei, he only has one ally, that is Xue Ping.

On the tenth day after Gao Xiangchang left Yanmen Pass, as Gao Pian expected, the Tianbing Army, Xinzhou Army, and Kelan Army were defeated by Zhang Zhongwu's main cavalry on the north bank of Gaoliang River and returned home.

When the three armies retreated to Yanmen Pass, they were shocked when they saw the white inside and outside the pass.

Gao Pian was actually dead.

Gao Pian was actually dead.

This made the leaders of the three armies feel inexplicably regretful. It was not until this time that they realized that Gao Pian had even arranged them before he died.

But there is no regret medicine in the world.

Facing Li Cunzhong, Han Qi and Han Rui asked them to enter the pass to worship Gao Pian, no one of the leaders of the three armies dared to enter the pass.

Although Yanmen Pass is full of filial piety, the murderous aura hidden in sadness cannot be covered up anyway. Li Cunzhong, Han Qi and Han Rui are undoubtedly Gao Pian’s gold medal thugs. Since Gao Pian is still plotting against them at the last moment of his life, will he set up a plan after his death and take them down in one fell swoop, annex their army, and take down their territory when they enter the pass and worship them?

It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.

The three armies were just outside the pass. After worshiping Gao Pian in a hurry, they led their troops to bypass Yanmen Pass and rushed back to their territory.

Once Gao Pian dies, the situation in Hedong will inevitably change drastically. They must return to their hometown as quickly as possible to deal with this big change. As for entering Yanmen Pass and dealing with Li Cunzhong, Han Qi and Han Rui, they dare not think about it at this time. Not to mention that they were beaten by Zhang Zhongwu this time and their morale plummeted. Just talking about Gao Pian's reputation, they dare not make rashes at this time. Who knows what Gao Pian arranged before his death? Maybe there is a chain waiting for them.

It’s better to go back to your own home.

Seeing the three armies leaving in a hurry, Li Cunzhong and others were relieved. Fire was not their best choice, although they were ready.

On the north bank of Gaoliang River, Zhang Zhongwu, dressed in military uniform, put on a table of incense and together with his brother Zhang Zhongwen, he paid tribute to the dead Gao Pian. Although the two were enemies for many years, Gao Pian has always been the person Zhang Zhongwu respected and admired the most. Zhang Zhongwu was both happy and sad when this person died.

Happy that Lu Long will never face threats from Hedong from now on. He just needs to concentrate on dealing with Wuwei, with a huge reduction in pressure and a significant increase in chance of winning. But what is sad is that another person in this world who deserves his respect has died.

"Let's go, Hedong is no longer worth our efforts. To defeat Wuwei, Hedong will come down." Zhang Zhongwu poured a pot of wine before the incense table, turned around and rode the horse, and left.

Wuyi and Wuwei Academy were presided over by Shan Changhui. Li Ze, Xue Ping and other senior Wuwei officials gathered here to hold a grand ceremony to commemorate Gao Pian.

After the memorial ceremony, Wuwei Jiezhen Prefecture also issued an order to the governors of Hedong under the name of the Great Marine General of the Tang Dynasty, requiring them to arrive in Wuyi quickly after receiving the order to discuss the direction of Hedong Jiezhen after losing Gao Pian.

From an official perspective, Li Ze, the General Qianniu Guard who holds the position of marching in the North, does have nominal authority over the towns in the North, but if others listen or not, they will say it again.

"It is both a temptation and a reason!" Li Ze looked at Xue Ping and said lightly: "I don't have time to pay attention to them now, but once I get angry, I can speak to them well. If I don't obey my superiors and disobey my superiors' orders, what crime should I be in the law of the Tang Dynasty!"

There was an extremely murderous aura in the ordinary few words. Xue Ping believed that once Li Zeteng made a move, he would definitely deal with the disobedient Hedong Army heads.
Chapter completed!