In the next two days, while Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui were hiding in Tongzhou Township, they also used their own methods to gather people.
Although each of them has not been in charge of the military for a long time, the power structure of the Western Wei Dynasty still left a lot of room for them to expand their own power. The gardens and villas scattered throughout Guanzhong gave many tenants in the fields. On weekdays,
They are all farmers who are diligent in farming, but once the need arises for combat, they will become brave warriors wearing armor and holding swords.
Although it is difficult for them to mobilize all their subordinates due to time and distance constraints, they have already gathered thousands of subordinates just around Tongzhou, which can be regarded as a preliminary ability to protect themselves.
At the same time, the progress of their negotiations with people in Tongzhou City was also very gratifying. The people they chose to contact were themselves relatively close people, and after learning about the failure of the Eastern Expedition and the worrying situation of Otsuka Zai, these people
Most people who received the news were willing to support Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui's plan.
However, these people are still relatively small compared to the overall remaining personnel in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, and they are far from having enough power to control the situation, making the situation seem to be somewhat frozen.
The more important point in this is that something went wrong with Ningdu Gong Yu Wenyu, who originally thought he could communicate smoothly. Dugu Xin sent an envoy to communicate, but there was no response. I don’t know what the situation is with Yu Wenyu.
Duguxin became a little worried about gains and losses.
Unlike Yu Wenyu who refused to respond, the communication between Zhao Gui and his son Zhao Yongren was very smooth. Not long after Yu Wensheng entered the city, they got in touch with each other. Zhao Yongren kept Yu Wensheng by his side to assist him and continued to carry out activities as a domestic slave.
The report informed Zhao Gui of many personnel arrangements in the city. It was through the information passed by Zhao Yongren that they knew why Yu Wenyu did not respond.
It turned out that shortly after Yu Wenyu arrived in Tongzhou, the remaining personnel of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office removed his military power and placed him under house arrest in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Government.
After learning about this, Dugu Xin couldn't help but sigh: "He is a pure and kind boy who is always wary of people and things. But he can be as smart as the King of Taiyuan, so why should he be controlled by others!"
Yu Wenyu was the person that Dugu Xin had the greatest hopes for when he returned. This was not because of his outstanding abilities, but because he was in an important position and held military power. Therefore, Dugu Xin also arranged for some of his old subordinates and friends to serve under Yu Wenyu's mansion.
.Now that Yu Wenyu is under house arrest in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, many of Dugu Xin's close confidants left in Guanzhong are immediately unable to arrange their personnel.
Dugu Xin's personnel arrangements here are out of order, which greatly disappointed his colleagues and disciples, but they did not dare to underestimate or complain about Dugu Xin. After all, if one son-in-law is unreliable, there is another, and the other is talented.
This is the real basis for their plan.
Fortunately, Zhao Gui's personnel communication was relatively smooth. His son Zhao Yongren even revealed the detailed military arrangements inside and outside the same state, so that Zhao Gui and others could infiltrate into the city.
However, the actual effect this piece of intelligence brought to them was not very great. On the contrary, because the military arrangements of the Chinese and Foreign Governments revealed in the intelligence were too rigorous, it made everyone involved feel secretly frustrated.
According to this information, the number of armored soldiers gathered by the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Bureau around Tongzhou has reached more than 30,000, and people from various states are still gathering here.
Because there are sufficient troops available, the city defense arrangements are also very thorough and meticulous, especially the Zhongwai Mansion. There are more armored soldiers stationed both internally and externally, and they are not subordinate to each other. They only obey the military decisions of the Chinese Foreign Mansion.
With such a comprehensive and meticulous military defense plan in front of them, Dugu Xin, Zhao Gui and others even doubted whether it could be implemented with the current control of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Office. However, because the source of the information was Zhao Gui's son Zhao Yongren, he always
He would not deceive his father, and Dugu Xin and others did not dare to try it easily due to the lack of troops at their disposal.
Faced with this situation, even Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui were at a loss what to do. No matter how rich their experience and qualifications were, they could not find any way to solve the problem of being inferior to others.
However, as time goes by, their opportunities are getting smaller and smaller. Once Yiyang's divisions and brigade withdraw to the west of Tongguan, their chances of seizing power will be even slimmer. If Shannan Road does not respond enough,
In time, their original plan to return to Guanzhong first to take charge of the overall situation may turn into a foolish plan to fall into a trap!
Just when Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui were at a loss what to do, on the third day, the situation changed again.
Zhao Yongren sent a message, saying that a serious conflict suddenly broke out between Cai You, the young Sima in charge of the Forbidden Army, and Yu Wenjue, the Duke of Lueyang who stayed behind in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office. They couldn't argue with each other. Yu Wenjue dismissed Cai You in anger.
Yu Wenyu, his brother Yu Wenyu, temporarily took charge of the imperial army division brigade.
This situation is really a turn of events. It should be noted that the reason why they were in trouble was because the emperor was unexpectedly transferred to Tongzhou, and Yu Wenyu was placed under house arrest in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, which made it difficult for many of Dugu Xin's confidants to move around.
Now that Yu Wenyu has regained his freedom and is in power again, he has immediately revitalized the situation.
In addition to Zhao Yongren, other people in Tongzhou City who got on the line also conveyed this situation through various channels.
The cause of this conflict was that Cai You asked Yu Wenjue to be the vanguard and lead his troops eastward to rescue Yiyang. However, Li Zhi, the secretary of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Bureau, said that it was not advisable to go out lightly because the division and brigade had not yet gathered. In the end, Duke Lueyang chose to support
Li Zhi dismissed Cai You from his military post.
In the evening of the same day, servants from Ningdu Palace went to Asaka Manor to make contact, and the news was passed to Dugu Xin. The previous experience of being imprisoned made Yu Wenyu very disappointed with Yu Wenjue, his brother, and the remaining members of the Chinese and Foreign Palaces.
, so I hope to get out of this situation with the help of my father-in-law Duguxin.
Now that he had regained control of the military, Yu Wenyu sent his cronies to convey a message. He planned to kidnap the emperor and leave Tongzhou's Zhongwai Mansion. He hoped that Dugu Xin would be able to assist him outside. After the two sides reunited, they would go to Chang'an together to call on all the Qin kings.
For Duguxin, this change is really a blessing in disguise. The situation that was already very unfavorable has turned around. Moreover, the plan proposed by Yu Wenyu is also quite feasible, because the strength of the troops gathered here in Tongzhou exceeds 100%.
They imagined that even with the cooperation of Yu Wenyu, who had regained power, it would be difficult for them to control the situation through force fighting in a very short period of time.
But if they take the emperor back to Chang'an and send orders to various parties for help, then they will have a lot of room for maneuver. And according to the military arrangements for Tongzhou provided by Zhao Yongren before, Yu Wenyu has command of the Forbidden Army.
After Quan, it was indeed easy to take the emperor out of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office.
The only worry at the moment is that Yu Wenjue has revealed his hostility and wariness against Yu Wenyu. Now even if he is forced to re-entrust military power because there are no generals available, will there be other restrictions, thus bringing new difficulties to this plan?
Obstacles and variables?
"If you achieve great things, how can you look forward and backward! My children dare to take risks, so why can't I?"
After pondering for a while, Dugu Xin said in a deep voice.
At the moment, he is quite anxious and eager to break the situation, and has lost the rationality and calmness he should have had. At least with Shannan Road as an important factor in the current situation, there is no need for him to take such risks.
However, due to a sudden miscalculation on the Yiyang front line and abandoning the army, he lost ground and became obsessed with gain and loss. He was bound to seize his own gain from this turbulent change through his own actions.
And when he returned to Guanzhong, the various difficulties and obstacles he encountered seemed to arouse his fighting spirit, but in fact it only made his obsession deeper.
At the moment, Dugu Xin was already a little paranoid. After making the decision, he said: "In order to avoid changes, I will personally lead my troops to the north of Tongzhou City to provide support."
"This is really unacceptable. Why would Da Sima take such risks?"
At this time, even Zhao Gui, who had encouraged Dugu Xin before, saw that there was something wrong with Dugu Xin's state, and quickly spoke out to advise: "Ningdu Gong is willing to respond to righteousness, and it is a great kindness to help you return to justice.
Da Sima should also believe that the young man has such wisdom and bravery. Instead of approaching the city and committing danger to join forces, it is better to lie in wait and provide support on the way. From here east, go to Shayuan Wanshou Palace, which is the king's palace. After meeting there, even if there are chasing troops,
I will also not dare to pursue you for fear of unknown reality, so that my way back will be clear!"
After hearing Zhao Gui's suggestion, Dugu Xin pondered again, and then nodded in agreement. Soon after, he had someone pass the decision to Yu Wenyu in the city. He and Zhao Gui led the troops to Shayuan Wanshou first.
Waiting at the palace location.
The reason why Zhao Gui suggested going to the Wanshou Palace in Shayuan was because his eldest son, Zhao Yongguo, served as the envoy of the Wanshou Palace after he was imprisoned in Jamsil for his crimes. He could provide them with certain help and support based on his position, allowing them to enter the Wanshou Palace and hide.
Duguxin and others arrived at the Wanshou Palace and waited all night. It was not until dawn when people and horses were exhausted that the screams and roars of people and horses suddenly sounded outside the palace. The entire Wanshou Palace had been surrounded by fully armed soldiers!
When they saw Li Zhi, the director of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Bureau, and others outside the palace, greeting the soldiers in front and behind to surround the palace, the expressions of Dugu Xin and Zhao Guiquan in the palace changed greatly, and they knew that the situation was not good.
And when Zhao Gui saw his son Zhao Yongren riding a horse and chasing after Wenjue, Duke of Lueyang, his face turned even more ugly, and he said bitterly: "What a shame, he was betrayed by a little thief!"