Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

In the next two days, while Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui were hiding in Tongzhou Township, they were also gathering people through their own means.

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 was difficult for them to mobilize all their subordinates due to time and distance constraints, they had already gathered thousands of subordinates just around Tongzhou, and they had initially gained a certain ability to protect themselves.

At the same time, the progress of their negotiations with people in Tongzhou City is 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, most of the people who received the message were willing to support Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui's plan.

However, compared to the overall remaining personnel in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, these people are still relatively small, 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 Gongyu Wenyu, who originally thought he could communicate smoothly. Duguxin sent an envoy to communicate, but he failed to respond. Not knowing what was going on here in Yu Wenyu also made Dugu Xin a little worried about gains and losses.

Unlike Yu Wenyu who didn't respond, Zhao Gui and his son Zhao Yongren communicated very smoothly. It didn't take long after Yu Wensheng entered the city to get in touch with each other. Zhao Yongren kept Yu Wensheng by his side to assist him, and used his domestic slaves to report to the outside world, informing Zhao Gui of many personnel arrangements in the city. It was through the information conveyed by Zhao Yongren that they knew why Yu Wenyu did not respond.

It turned out that shortly after Yu Wenyu arrived in Tongzhou, the left-behind 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 good man who is always wary of people and things. But he can be as smart as King Taiyuan, so why should he be controlled by others!"

Yu Wenyu is the person that Dugu Xin has the greatest hopes for when he returns. This is not because of his outstanding abilities, but because of his important position and 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 was under house arrest in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, many of Dugu Xin's cronies left in Guanzhong were immediately unable to adjust 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 what they really rely on for this conspiracy.

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 intelligence, 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 number of armored soldiers stationed by the Zhongwai Mansion overtly and covertly, both internally and externally. They are not subordinate to each other and only obey the military decisions of the Chinese Foreign Mansion 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 would never deceive his father, and Duguxin and others did not dare to try easily due to the insufficient 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 are, they can't 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 the Shannan Road side does not respond promptly enough, their original plan to return to Guanzhong first to take charge of the overall situation may turn into a stupid 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. You's military post was replaced by his brother Yu Wenyu's temporary command of the Forbidden Army Division.

This situation is really a turn of events. It should be noted that the reason why they are in trouble is 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 the troops east 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 that 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 government, so he hoped to get out of this situation with the help of his father-in-law Duguxin.

Now that he had regained control of the military power, Yu Wenyu sent his cronies to convey a message. He planned to kidnap the emperor and leave the Zhongwai Mansion in Tongzhou. He hoped that Dugu Xin could assist him outside. After the two sides reunited, they would go to Chang'an together to call on the Qin kings in all directions.

For Duguxin, this change was really a looming change. The situation that was already very unfavorable actually took a turn for the better. Moreover, the plan proposed by Yu Wenyu is quite feasible, because the strength of the troops gathered here in Tongzhou exceeds their imagination. Even with the cooperation of Yu Wenyu, who has returned to power, they will not be able to pass it in a very short time. Fight with force to control the situation.

But if they take the emperor back to Chang'an and send orders to various parties for help, then there will be a lot of room for maneuver. And according to the military arrangements for Tongzhou provided by Zhao Yongren before, Yu Wenyu could indeed easily take the emperor out of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office after taking command of the imperial army.

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.

Right now, he was feeling anxious and eager to break the situation, and he had lost the reason and calmness he should have had. At least with the important current situation of Shannan Road, there was no need for him to take such risks.

It's just that after a sudden miscalculation on the Yiyang front line and abandoning the army, he lost control and became obsessed with gains and losses. He was bound to seize a share of his own gains 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: "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, now saw that there was something wrong with Dugu Xin's state, and quickly spoke out to advise: "It is a great kindness for Mr. Ningdu to respond to the righteousness and help the king to return to justice. Da Sima should also believe that the young man is so wise and courageous. Instead of approaching the city and committing danger, it is better to lie down and provide support on the way east to Shayuan Wanshou Palace. This is the king's palace. After meeting there, even if there are pursuers. I will also not dare to pursue him for fear of unknown reality, so that my escape route 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.

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 crime. 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, they were 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!"