Naturally, Yu Wentai didn't know about his son's little thoughts, but even if he knew it, he had no time to pay attention to it, because there were more important things in front of him right now.
"Listening to Yang Miyu's previous performance, Li Boshan has made up his mind not to let our brigade return easily!"
In the inner hall of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, only Yu Wentai and a few confidants were present. When this issue was discussed, Yu Wentai looked gloomy and angry.
After hearing this, Lu Tong hurriedly avoided the table and stood up. He took off his hat and bowed: "I trusted him so easily that I made this delaying strategy. I am guilty. Please forgive me!"
"Why should I be like this, long history? This son is so scheming that even I can't help it... Alas, the past has been settled, so there is no need to blame yourself! It is better to focus on the present and stop worrying about boring past events. "
Seeing Lu Tong like this, Yu Wentai could only suppress the impatience in his heart, stood up, went down the steps to help Lu Tong up, and said a few words of comfort.
This can be regarded as one of the bad effects that Li Boshan had on the personnel of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office after he lost control. He has been growing up as a confidant of the Bafu. Many members of the Chinese and Foreign Government were either his colleagues or his subordinates. Every time he spoke about something related to him, Things often affect people's sensitive minds.
Take the fact that he detained the Guanzhong Prefecture soldiers and refused to return them all. Although Lu Tong went south to negotiate with them, Lu Tong cannot be blamed only when the matter evolved to this point.
Even Yu Wentai himself at that time was worried about the chain reaction caused by the sudden death of his nephew, Director Yu Wen, so he instructed Lu Tong to negotiate the matter to a conclusion as soon as possible and put an end to it as soon as possible.
What is now before the Chinese and Foreign Governments is that after the worst situation has been overcome, the bad status quo needs to be reversed bit by bit. If we continue to hold on to the blame for the past, the situation will never enter a new stage, and we can only Being stuck in one place intensifies internal friction.
The reason why Yu Wentai vowed to fight to the east was not only to restore the majesty of the Ba Mansion, but also to announce to the people of the Chinese and Foreign Mansion that the pace of the Chinese and Foreign Mansion would enter a new stage and that they should no longer dwell on the past.
But after all, there is still a big gap between what he thinks in his heart and the reality. Even Lu Tong, a long-time leader of the Bafu, still cannot completely forget the past and embrace the future. But who among the people in the Bafu will not have hidden thoughts in their hearts? 23. Self-doubt and suspicion?
Li Boshan's connection with Bafu's personnel was too close, and his loss of control caused a particularly deep rift between the people of Bafu and the superiors and subordinates. The impact and damage were as much as the changes that this incident itself brought to the current situation. .
This is one of the reasons why Yuwentai has always been shy about talking about it. It's not that he has never experienced failure, nor is he unwilling to face failure, but this failure has really dealt a huge blow to him.
Originally, he had always felt that he was taking great strides on the right path, and even felt that his life was about to enter a new realm soon, but he did not want to change. The sudden change not only brought a huge blow to him at the moment, but also It made him feel that the dreams and prospects he had always imagined seemed to be out of reach.
Young people don’t have to be afraid of blows, because there is endless space and endless possibilities ahead. But at Yuwentai’s age, most of his life has been finalized. Even if he can be called successful and famous, no matter how high his position is, once he is
If we deny the past, the space for future prospects will also be sharply reduced.
Even if we put aside these relatively mysterious blows to confidence and ambition, there is no lack of arguments in current times. It is said that King Taiyuan finally cared about his old friendship and did not directly lead troops to knock on the pass, leaving the Chinese and foreign government to clean up the mess.
Time and opportunity, otherwise it would be difficult to predict what the situation in Guanzhong will be like now!
Regardless of whether this argument is morally and theoretically tenable, its existence itself is a kind of harm to Yu Wentai.
It should be noted that he is still just a hegemonic official, not the legitimate leader of the regime. What is a hegemonic official? He is the strongest, largest and most powerful one! If Yuwentai no longer meets this condition, then what is the meaning of his existence?
What's the meaning?
Therefore, Yuwentai now urgently needs to reflect his energy and highlight his value again. Only war is the most direct manifestation of power, and only war can make Yuwentai temporarily ignore other problems and fully use his power.
Put it to use!
But to be honest, after the area south of Wuguan was out of control, today's Sino-Foreign Government really does not have the ability to launch a large-scale war, especially when the opponent is a powerful regime like Northern Qi.
Not to mention anything else, the Guanzhong soldiers still stranded south of Wuguan account for nearly one-third of the main active combat troops!
When Li Boshan asked Yang Zhong to send him back, it was just a delaying tactic to repeat his old tactics, and it seemed that he didn't really believe that the Chinese Foreign Ministry really dared to launch an attack on the Northern Qi Dynasty.
His attitude naturally angered Yu Wentai even more. On the one hand, it was naturally because of his arrogant and rogue behavior, and on the other hand, it was because this boy was quite accurate in seeing things!
Regarding the matter of sending troops to conquer Qi, Yuwentai really followed the slogan first. At least until now, there is no specific plan for the specific recruitment and marching of troops, as well as strategies and tactics.
Today's Northern Qi is more powerful than in the past, especially the Qi leader Gao Yang's prestige in his country is now completely different from that at the beginning of the usurpation. Yuwentai's troops in previous years have returned without success. If there is another chance this time,
Your actions must at least be more careful and cautious than before.
But now the power he can mobilize is smaller than before, and the discordant voices in the middle school have become louder. In order to ensure a result that is at least no worse than the previous time, it is more realistic and safe to seek external help.
ideas.
When it comes to external support, the choices before Yuwentai are also very limited, but there happens to be one that is extremely suitable, and that is the new overlord Turk who has risen on the grassland!
A few years ago, the Turkic leader Ashina Tumen led his tribe to defeat Rouran and established the Turkic Khanate. After that, he swept across Mobei. Except for some setbacks in the battle with the Northern Qi, he had almost no opponents.
Now he is the well-deserved new overlord on the grassland.
Yuwentai's concern and friendship with the Turks began a long time ago. Of course, it was also because of Rouran's close relationship with the Eastern Wei Dynasty controlled by Gao Huan, which forced the Western Wei Dynasty to choose other partners. Facts have proved that Yuwentai's vision has its own
It's good. Investing in Turks in advance can be regarded as a successful bet. After the rise of Turks, they have close contacts with the Western Wei Dynasty, which greatly eases the pressure on the border defense of the Western Wei Dynasty.
During this time of the Eastern Expedition to the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yuwentai naturally thought of joining forces with the Turks. The current Turkic Khan is the Mugan Khan Ashina Qijin. When he succeeded to the throne, he fought with the Northern Qi and was severely defeated.
It was from him that Gao Yang was called the "Heroic Emperor".
After the unfavorable war with the Northern Qi, the Turks have mainly concentrated their troops in Mobei in recent years, defeating and annexing many Mobei troops, and their power has become more powerful than in previous years. Mugan Khan is also very upset about his defeat at the hands of the Northern Qi in the past year.
, I have always been waiting for an opportunity to retaliate, and now if I agree to attack him, he will definitely be tempted.
At the beginning of the year, Yuwentai had already sent envoys to the north to discuss this matter with the Turks. After half a year of liaison and discussions, the Turkic Mugan Khan basically agreed that both sides would jointly send troops to attack the Northern Qi, one from the south and the other from the north.
But today's Turks are not as eager to be recognized as when they were weak in the past. While agreeing to send troops, they still put forward their own requirements. The first is that Yuwentai wants to marry the daughter of Turk Mugan Khan, and the second is that
It was Uncle Deng, the Rouran Khan who had taken refuge in the Western Wei Dynasty before he was handed over.
Of these two requirements, the first one has failed. There has been such a tradition since the Rouran period. Emperor Yuan Baoju of the Western Wei Dynasty divorced his original queen in order to marry Princess Rouran, and Gao Huan was also unavoidable.
Unfortunately, even his original wife, Mrs. Lou, had to give up her status as the principal wife to treat Princess Xixui respectfully.
Now the same situation has happened to Yuwentai, except that she has changed from Princess Rouran to a Turkic princess, and Yuwentai's wife Princess Feng Yi has already died of illness. Compared with others, she has omitted the process of abandoning her original wife. As long as you can
With strong support, Yuwentai naturally did not reject the Turkic princess who came to his door.
But the second request is a bit unacceptable. Even if it is acceptable, it will feel very uncomfortable.
Although the Rouran regime as a whole was defeated, there were still many large and small forces that collapsed. Previously, those who accepted and betrayed Northern Qi were the main remnants of Rouran, and the Western Wei Dynasty also received a Rouran force, namely
It is the Rouran branch led by Deng Shuzi, the uncle of Rouran's top soldier Khan Anahu.
Gao Yang and Yu Wentai both chose to accept the remnants of Rouran. Of course, it was not to satisfy the false reputation of having all nations come to court and to rule the world together. They, the members of the Six Towns, have always put practical first, and their purpose of accepting the remnants of Rouran was also very clear.
, is to allow these remnants of Rouran to play the role of the original six towns to a certain extent, prevent the Turks from coming south, and become part of the border defense force of their respective regimes.
It's just that Gao Yang got out of his way. Instead of stationing in Monan peacefully to defend against the Turks as he had imagined, the remnants of Rouran he accepted continued to raid the interior of Northern Qi, and the original support system was disrupted.
It's like luring the wolf into the house.
Gao Yang had always had a strong sense of self-esteem, and when he became angry, he pursued Rouran fiercely, wishing to kill him completely. His series of military operations against Monan and Mobei may not have reduced the pressure on Northern Qi's border defense much, but it did
In fact, it objectively promoted the strengthening of Turkic hegemony.
Yuwentai naturally had similar thoughts when he took in Uncle Deng and others. However, the relationship between the Western Wei Dynasty and the Turks was still good at the moment, and many operations were difficult to do openly. In addition, Uncle Deng's troops were weak, so
The plan has not yet been implemented, but it has already aroused the Turks' vigilance.