Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

The process of bringing the emperor from Chang'an to Tongzhou went smoothly. On the one hand, the emperor did not have much autonomy in the current situation. He was just a puppet at the mercy of the Chinese and Foreign Governments. Secondly, the Chinese and Foreign Governments did not tell the truth. Instead, they used the reason that the frontline divisions were victorious and Otsuka Chief sent envoys to arrange for His Majesty the Emperor to return to the old capital and pay homage to the late king.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this is also normal. Although the imperial power of the Western Wei Dynasty was gradually declining, it was still the legal system of the political power. In the past, whenever there was any large-scale war in the country, or when he went out to patrol various borders, Otsuka Prime Minister Yu Wentai would either follow the emperor to act with him, or arrange for the prince to accompany the army.

However, this time Yuwentai wanted to promote his martial arts and authority during the Eastern Expedition to Northern Qi, so he did not arrange for the emperor to accompany him. But since the front line has been victorious and the powerful enemy has been defeated, of course the emperor must go to witness such a big thing as recovering Heluo.

Therefore, the people in Chang'an did not have any doubts about this arrangement. Of course, in the final analysis, they were still willing to believe it, or in other words, they hoped in their hearts that this eastern expedition would be a complete victory.

When the emperor arrived in Tongzhou, Yu Wenjue led a group of officials from the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office to wait outside the city early in the morning. He warmly and respectfully welcomed the emperor and his accompanying officials into the city. After the banquet to welcome the emperor, he temporarily placed the emperor in the Chinese and foreign affairs palace. After settling down in the mansion, Dao was on the front line and sent the travel date before escorting His Majesty the Emperor eastward to Luoyang.

Naturally, it can be kept secret for a while for those people who are not directly related to the Bafu, but for the real confidants of the Bafu, of course, full communication is still necessary, so that we can coordinate internally and work together to deal with all the changes that will follow.

Therefore, after settling the emperor and his entourage, Li Zhi and others immediately invited Yu Wenyu, Cai You and several sons-in-law of the Yuwen family into the side hall, and then told the truth. After hearing this, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.

"The situation on the front line has become so critical. Is there any rescue plan in the mansion?"

Cai You was not only a loyal confidant of the Bafu, but also had a deep relationship with Otsuka Zai. When he learned that his lord was ill and the army was defeated, he immediately asked questions.

Hearing what Cai You said, Li Zhi glanced at Yu Wenjue, who was sitting at the top. Yu Wenjue also took a deep breath and stood up. He said according to the previous agreement: "Although the situation in Yiyang is still there for the time being, It can be maintained, but the army cannot stay outside for a long time. Once the news of the defeat spreads, the people in the country will be frightened, so reinforcements must be sent back as soon as possible!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this. Guanzhong is indeed lacking a strong figure who can stabilize the overall situation. The sooner the army returns to nature, the better.

Li Zhi did not disclose all the situation to them. For example, Otsuka Zai sent Liang Rui to ask for help from King Taiyuan of Xiangyang, but he deliberately concealed it. The purpose was to make everyone panic and not to worry. There are many distracting thoughts, thus questioning the decisions of the Chinese and Foreign Governments.

At this time, while everyone was still digesting this shocking news, he spoke again: "The former master organized the army to conquer the Eastern bandits. Seventy-eight out of ten Chinese and foreign divisions and brigade soldiers followed the expedition, and very few stayed in the country. Nowadays, When things get tough, if you want to save the army and save the situation, you must sweep away the enemy and become a soldier. All the remaining soldiers in the country must obey the orders of the Central Government!"

Yuwentai invested more than 100,000 troops in this eastern expedition, which already accounted for more than half of the military power that the Zhongwai Mansion could mobilize, which reduced the armament of Guanzhong to a very low standard. There are fifty to sixty thousand people, and a considerable part of them are local defense forces stationed between prefectures and counties, and are difficult to mobilize.

Now there are more than 20,000 troops in Guanzhong who can be reorganized and dispatched, and there are more than 20,000 troops stationed around Tongzhou. The Chang'an Forbidden Army and the Longyou Division led by Yu Wenyu have more than 10,000 soldiers, and Hou Mochen is stationed in Weinan. Chongsuo has thousands of troops. Altogether, there are less than 40,000 divisions and brigades.

This number of troops seems quite impressive at first glance, but if the entire Guanzhong Plain is deployed for defense, the troops will be somewhat stretched and completely insufficient. And for example, among the 20,000 Tongzhou garrison controlled by the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, more than half of them are river defense soldiers stationed along the river, and some of them are over-served soldiers who should have been released to their hometowns to recuperate a few months ago. It is only because of the Eastern Expedition that it still maintains the state of gathering.

In other words, there is very little mobile power that Zhongwaifu can really mobilize. If they want to continue to send more troops as reinforcements, they can only find ways elsewhere. With Xiangyang's men and horses likely to break in at any time, the men and horses of Hou Mo and Chen Chong in Weinan cannot be easily mobilized. The only ones that can be relied on are the divisions and brigades that have just arrived in Tongzhou from Chang'an. .

Li Zhi made these verbal foreshadowings to ensure that the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office had the right to command and dispatch these troops. Under normal circumstances, these people would of course have to listen to the dispatches of the Central and Foreign Governments, but the problem is that the current situation is not normal. Otsuka Zai was not in the government, and the prestige of Chinese and foreign officials such as Yu Wenjue or Li Zhi alone was far from enough to make these generals obey orders.

After hearing what Li Zhi said, Cai You took the lead to stand up and express his position: "Gong Lueyang was ordered to stay in the palace. Si Lu and others have won the trust of the Lord and have been serving as cardinals for a long time. No one dares to make any mistakes that can benefit the general situation." Don’t obey!”

After Cai You finished expressing his position, Yu Wenyu and several sons-in-law of the Yuwen family also nodded and expressed their respect for the orders of Zhongwai Mansion.

Taking advantage of this harmonious atmosphere, Yu Wenjue stood up again, looked at Yu Wenyu and expressed his position: "The former Lord went on an expedition, so my brother and I were separated inside and outside. But now the situation has changed. The previous situation has changed. Orders also need to be changed to accommodate emergencies.

Now, to unite the army and rush to the east for reinforcements, all we need is a brave thought and a heroic spirit, and things will be easy. But staying in the mansion requires you to deal with complicated things, deal with idle dramas, and even have to make grand plans and be tolerant, and take care of all kinds of things every day. It is very difficult, and it is really not something that I, a simple young man, can do. For the sake of family affairs and national affairs, I ask my brother to stay in the house. This is a difficult task. My brother, please make it easy and lead the army to the east for rescue! "

Yu Wenyu was stunned when he heard this. It is self-evident who has it easier to stay in the mansion or to lead the army to the rescue. However, the relationship between him and Yu Wenjue, a brother, is not really good. I didn't expect that this personality is a bit strong. , the almost naughty young brother can be so upright and show off his style at this time.

However, Yu Wenyu didn't care about why Yu Wenjue had changed his mind at this moment, and he quickly expressed his position: "The Lord came forward and entrusted the affairs of the government to my brother. Since there was no sound to convey the order, how can he change it rashly! Since the army set out for the expedition, My brother is in charge of the affairs of the government, and everything is well organized, both internally and externally. I am by no means unbearable, but my talents are mediocre, and suddenly it is difficult for me to take on important tasks in the government. Although I am not known for my military talents, the country is in danger. I don’t dare to avoid trouble when I am at home, but I am willing to serve as a subordinate in the army and fight against the national calamity!”

Next to them, Cai You and others also felt that there was something wrong with this matter. First of all, the relationship between Ningdu public officials was relatively complicated. Both his father-in-law Duguxin and his brother-in-law Li Boshan were the targets that the Chinese and foreign government should be wary of. Nowadays, there is no strong person in charge of the country. What's more, we should not rashly hand over the personnel of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office to Duke Ning.

Secondly, even Otsuka Zai and other famous ministers and generals lost the battle with the Qi army. The situation was critical. How could the reinforcements that the country had finally raised be easily handed over to Duke Lueyang, a rash young man with no military experience? Lead him to the east!

Yu Wenjue acted according to the plan he had discussed with Li Zhi and others, but when he saw that everyone's reaction was different from what he expected, he suddenly became irritable.

Especially when he heard several people implying that he was not worthy of the rescue mission, he felt even more unhappy. He shouted angrily, "Shut up, everyone! Now that my father is slightly ill, you dare not obey my orders. If it comes one day..."

"Mr. Lueyang, please calm down!"

Seeing that Yu Wenjue was getting angry from embarrassment, Li Zhi hurriedly interrupted him, and then explained to everyone with an apologetic look: "Ever since he learned that the Lord was ill, Duke Lueyang has been restless in sleeping and eating. We are both burning, and this time we are striving for the rescue duty in the hope that we can bow down to the Lord as soon as possible and ask for the medicine. I also know that Ningdu Gong wants to be sympathetic to this attitude, but I only ask Ningdu Gong to take on the heavy responsibility with his long teeth and not to bear the burden both internally and externally. Yin Wang.”

After seeing this, Yu Wenyu could only nod to express his willingness to stay in the government, and handed over the Longyou Division and Brigade under his command to Yu Wenjue to form reinforcements.

Next, Yu Wenyu followed the advice of Li Zhi and others. He first ordered his troops to be temporarily resettled in the military city east of Tongzhou City, and then summoned Huangfu Mu, Liu Hui and others from the central generals into the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office to assist him. He took over the affairs of the Chinese and Foreign Governments as soon as possible, and appointed Sun Heng, an official of the Chinese and Foreign Governments, to take charge of his military affairs.

However, when Yu Wenyu and his important subordinates gathered in the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, Li Zhi and others' faces suddenly changed. They no longer mentioned the transfer of power with them. Instead, they put Yu Wenyu under house arrest in the mansion, under strict supervision, and said viciously. : "The situation is critical now. Because I am afraid that the spy from the south mountain road will cause harm to the country, I would like to ask Mr. Du to temporarily stay in the palace to clean himself up. Do not risk your own self-respect!"

Yu Wenyu felt extremely ashamed and angry after being manipulated by this. After hearing this, he even said angrily: "Now the situation of our country is in crisis, but I can do anything that can help improve the situation. Why are Si Lu and others doing this? Shannan Dao is not a foreign enemy, nor am I a thief who brings trouble to the family. When faced with a crisis, it is especially necessary to gather all the strength to save oneself. Now, as Secretary Lu and others are doing, they confine their brothers and sisters internally, and alienate them externally. Is this a plan to save themselves from danger? What’s the point of self-respect?”

After hearing this rebuke, Li Zhi and others couldn't help but express sarcastic expressions on their faces, but they quickly and confidently replied: "Since the Lord has left a humble position on duty, I will deal with all the matters here. In order to save people from danger and seek strength, those who hold humble positions would not dare to quit their jobs. I would rather just sit back and enjoy the success if the Duke of Dudu is not in his position."

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, I continue to wish everyone a happy holiday! ! !