Located in the Zhitang of the Yongzhou Prefecture in Chang'an City, Li Mu, who was the governor of Yongzhou and stayed in Chang'an, faced the envoys from the Chinese and foreign provinces and said in a deep voice: "The Cui Lu people do not live in the city at the moment, and they don't know where they are hidden.

After hearing Li Mu's reply, the envoy could only reiterate the importance of the matter again, hoping that the state government would actively cooperate, and then got up to leave.

After sending away the envoys of the Chinese and foreign governments, Li Mu led his cronies to a garden villa outside Chang'an City, where Cui Qian, Lu Rou and other Chinese and foreign governments explicitly ordered the arrest of several people involved in the Dugu Xin rebellion case.

When they saw Li Muxing entering the manor, several people hurriedly greeted them, and they all stepped forward and asked, "May I ask Duke Wu'an, what is the current situation outside?"

When Li Mu heard this, he sighed and said, "News has come from the east that the orthodox army of the King of Taiyuan is engaged in battle with the enemy in Heluo. Because it was known that the main force of Xiangyang had not entered Wuguan, the evil situation in Guanzhong was even worse. The Chinese and foreign governments are still searching for people involved in the case on a large scale, and many people have been arrested......

After Duguxin was killed in Shayuan, many things that were originally kept secret gradually spread, such as the defeat of the Eastern Expedition army, Otsuka Zaiyu Wentai died of illness during the expedition, and the entry of Xiangyang people into Wuguan and so on. Each of these pieces of news has the effect of stirring up a thousand waves with one stone, making the entire Guanzhong people panic.

But at present, what makes Sergeant Guan feel most distressed and frightened is not the military crisis caused by the defeat in the foreign war, but the investigation and investigation of the Dugu Xin rebellion case by the Chinese and foreign governments. Many Guanzhong Shiliu were found to be involved in the case of Dugu Xin's coercion against the king, and were arrested and punished by the Chinese and foreign governments.

Of course, everyone knows in their hearts that the so-called rebellion against the monarch is nothing more than an excuse for a large-scale purge to suppress dissidents. Many of the arrested Shiliu didn't even know the news of Dugu Xin's return to Guanzhong, so they were directly arrested and charged with rebellion.

Most of these arrested people were Dugu Xin's protégés and former officials, as well as members of the Kwantung clan who had close contacts with the Li clan in Longxi.

Because Duguxin has ceased to be in charge of specific ministries in recent years, and the contradictions between Shannan Dao Xingtai and the Chinese and foreign governments have gradually been exposed, most of these people who are more closely related to them have also been thrown into idleness, and now they have almost no resistance when they are arrested.

Cui Qian, Lu Rou and others are not only the old subordinates of He Batsheng, but also have close friendship with the Li family in Longxi, so they are naturally also on the list. Because they were mostly dismissed from their previous official positions and were idle at home, they were not qualified to go with the emperor when they were transferred to Tongzhou, and when the Chinese and foreign governments ordered their arrest again, Li Mu, who heard the news in advance, hid and protected them first.

Since the Zhongwai Prefecture had already gathered almost all the remaining armed forces in the prefectures of Jinai, and the targets they attacked were still mainly concentrated in the old Duguxin tribe and a part of the Kwantung clan, although it also caused great panic in Guanzhong, it did not cause much turmoil for the time being.

Although many people were dissatisfied with this series of practices of the Chinese and foreign governments, they did not dare to rashly speak out and question them, for fear of being implicated and punished, and they did not have enough strength to resist the chaotic actions of the Chinese and foreign governments. Therefore, the masses can only keep silent and watch from the sidelines, watching the personnel situation in Guanzhong become more and more chaotic.

Although Li Mu is Li Zhi's own uncle, it is difficult for him to bring any effective restraint to Li Zhi, whose words and deeds are becoming more and more crazy.

Previously, he was quite suspicious of his actions in the Battle of Gangneung, and although he was also promoted to general because of his military exploits, he had no authority to grant it, and he has always been idle.

It was not until Otsuka Zai was unable to plan the Eastern Expedition that he was appointed as the governor of Yongzhou Shi to stay in Chang'an, but the real general in Chang'an was Cai You. And when the emperor was transferred to Tongzhou, there were basically no important things to manage in Chang'an City.

Today's Li Mu does not have any strong authority, so he can only temporarily shield Cui Qian and others to wait for the situation to change. Several people discussed the changes in the situation again, and they all felt a little helpless about the current madness of the Chinese and foreign governments, and they could only hope that the king of Taiyuan could defeat the foreign enemy as soon as possible and then return to the country to control the situation. This is not just them, but most people in the current situation.

Not to mention the situation and thoughts of the marginalized people in these current situations, the current Chinese and foreign governments are one

The busy scene, especially the people in power from Luoyang Gongyu Wenjue, has a kind of wanton willfulness of life and death, pleasure and revenge, which can be described as infinite.

Needless to say, Yuwen Jue's cronies under his command have expanded more than ten times, and there are thousands of people, each wearing brocade clothes and robes, and they are rampant inside and outside Tongzhou City.

Up to the minister, down to the people in Luli, all of them are deeply affected by these people, as long as Yu Wenjue gives an order, they will all rush to kill people, because of their arrogant and violent behavior, in a very short period of time in the same state to create a great reputation.

In private, many people in the same state scolded these minions of the Luyang Gong Party for serving the brocade ghosts, one was to reprimand these people for being tigers, and the other was to hope that there would be powerful people to uphold justice and execute all these minions who were evil!

In addition to Yu Wenjue's own active expansion of the ranks of his cronies, Li Zhi, the secretary of the Chinese and foreign government, Sun Heng, He Bati, etc., are also using the power in their hands to suppress dissidents and support cronies, making the entire Chinese and foreign government into a miasma.

At present, these people have a feeling that the tiger is not at home and the monkey is the overlord, originally they were only the reserve force of the Chinese and foreign governments, but now the conscription has not returned, and those famous ministers and generals with outstanding prestige and power are still stranded in Tongguan, and they have no one in the country to restrain them, so they are all arbitrary.

Of course, it is not completely unrestrained and reprimanded by them, when the news of Dugu Xin's execution reached Tongguan, Yuwen Hu immediately sent Wei Chigang back to the Chinese and foreign mansions, hoping to regain control of the chaotic situation.

At the beginning of Wei Chigang's return, Li Zhi and the others were still quite in awe, and they bowed their heads and pleaded guilty, but when they learned that the Eastern Expeditionary Army had been defeated so badly, and the people and horses who withdrew to Tongguan were not even as many as they had urgently put together in Tongzhou, the sense of awe in their hearts was naturally greatly lost.

Especially after learning that Li Boshan, the king of Taiyuan, had led the Shannan men and horses to Heluo to fight the enemy, and that it was only a team of partial divisions that had entered the Shangluo area since Wuguan, Li Zhi and the others were even more settled, and simply directly advised Yuwenjue to put Yu Chigang under house arrest.

"Fang Jin's division and brigade are in great mourning, and the national strength is greatly damaged, and everyone is responsible for the generals! The Duke of Pyeongchang is a general in the public army, but he is a disciple in private, and he cannot defeat the enemy externally, and he cannot serve the Lord well internally, which is really a great crime!"

With the further development of the situation, the mentality of Li Zhi and others gradually changed, and at this time, when it came to the defeat and humiliation of the army, Wei Chigang and the generals of the Eastern Expedition could not help but feel contempt: "The former Dugu escaped from the battle as he wished, intending to return to the country and make trouble. The dog of the Pyeongchang public mourning, after returning, does not think about the sin, but arrogantly commands, many difficulties, and wants to mess with the law of the Yang Gong, if you don't control it, it is really unbearable!"

Of course, Yu Wenjue was not happy to have an extra restriction on his head, he even dared to poison his own brother, how could he care about a cousin, after hearing the agitation of Li Zhi and others, he simply ordered Wei Chigang to be arrested and imprisoned directly.

However, in addition to their madness, these people occasionally come back to their senses, fearing that it may be difficult for the situation to end.

Li Zhi still has his own opinion on this: "The generals are incompetent, the army is defeated and humiliated the country, and now they are stationed in Tongguan, but the enemy is outside, it is the Duke of Luoyang who is extraordinarily gracious and allows him to make meritorious contributions. If he absconds and returns to China without obeying the government order, Dugu will not be far away from the lessons ahead, if anyone dares to repeat the mistakes of the past, is he not afraid of the government order?

As for Li Boshan, the king of Taiyuan, his people attacked the enemy and fell into Heluo. Our army of more than 100,000 people was still defeated by the Eastern Thief Division and Brigade, and returned defeated. Even if they are lucky enough to win, they will inevitably be tired and difficult to accomplish!"

Hearing Li Zhi's analysis, everyone also applauded again and again, at least in their opinion, there is no problem with this logical deduction. Although Li Boshan is powerful, his people are light into Heluo, and his own army of thieves consumes his strength. As for the Tongguan Expeditionary Division, they have also lost their troops and generals, and they are afraid that they will be questioned when they return to the court, so they can only defend Tongguan to resist foreign invasion for Guanzhong!

However, just when these people thought that such a good life could be maintained, the good news of the victory of the Xiangyang Division and Brigade was inevitably transmitted to Guanzhong, but this made others feel very much

The good news is nothing short of bad news for the people in power in the Chinese and foreign governments!

Not to mention these happy and sad guys in the Chinese and foreign governments, when Yuwen Hu and the others stationed in Tongguan learned the good news, their mood was extremely complicated for a while. Especially when they thought of the chaotic situation in the rear that was tossed, Yuwen Hu and the others couldn't help but have a headache.

But there was not much time left for them, and when they learned the news of the victory of the Xiangyang Division, the king of Taiyuan had already led the front men and horses to Hongnong, and they would soon arrive in front of Tongguan Pass.

The king of Taiyuan in the east came with a great victory, and Yu Wenjue and others in the west were powerful and blessed, and the six relatives did not recognize it, if the situation was allowed to develop like this, I am afraid that they could only sit and wait for death.

In desperation, Yuwen Hu could only summon Li Yuan again, hoping that he could return to the Chinese and foreign mansions to persuade Li Zhi and others. He couldn't have found a better candidate than that.

The prestige is as lofty as Dugu Xin was burned by a fire, and the pro-righteousness is as close as Wei Chi Gang, but he does not know whether he is alive or dead. Nowadays, there are many people trapped in Tongguan, but who dares to say that they can beat these two in these two aspects? Only hope that Li Yuan can awaken his son's feelings and reason with the love of father and son.