Not long after returning from Bohai County, Jia Xu, who had been silent in the imperial tent, slowly came out of the queue after hearing this, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the control of Zhuo County is very strict. The last time the Jin Yiwei lurking in the city sent a pigeon message was in San days ago.
According to what they said, after Youzhou General Xue Wanjun died in battle, his deputy general Duan Xiushi took over. Today, the soldiers and horses in the city are led by Luo Yi's son Luo Cheng, his brother Luo Shou, and generals Xue Wanche and Duan Xiushi. Among them, the three thousand soldiers and horses led by his son Luo Cheng are the most elite troops in the Youzhou army. Previously, there were some strong men recruited by Chief Wen Yanbo in the city, but I don't know if they have been disbanded now. "
"Luo Cheng and Luo Shou are close relatives of Luo Yi. I'm afraid they cannot be used by His Majesty."
Liu Bowen came out and said, "I just don't know if Wen Yanbo, Xue Wanche, and Duan Xiushi are available?"
"Wen Yanbo's brother Wen Daya is now serving as the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Puppet Tang Dynasty. It is not known whether this person has his heart set on His Majesty."
Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice: "On the contrary, Xue Wanche's brother Xue Wanjun died at the hands of the barbarians, but Luo Yi repeatedly closed the city and refused to leave. It is difficult to avenge his brother. Xue Wanche may not be dissatisfied with Luo Yi in his heart."
"Indeed."
Jia Xu nodded and said: "There is a Jinyi guard in Zhuojun City who is lurking as a hotel manager. I have heard Xue Wanche and Duan Xiushi complaining about Luo Yi many times. I thought that Xue and Duan could be used by Your Majesty."
"In that case, the matter of contacting Generals Xue and Duan will be left to Jia Aiqing."
Yang Gao nodded and said to Jia Xu: "The barbarians have been ravaging Youzhou for many years, and Zhuojun soldiers and civilians suffered heavy casualties. We must not shed any more unnecessary blood because of Luo Yi."
"Your Majesty is merciful, and I will accept your orders!"
Jia Xu cupped his hands and said in a deep voice.
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The efficiency of the Jin Yiwei's actions was indeed amazing, but within one day, letters of persuasion to surrender appeared in the study rooms of Xue Wanche and Duan Xiushi.
After Duan Xiushi got the letter, he came to Xue Wanche to discuss it without hesitation.
"Old Luo Yi, Your Majesty led the army in the bloody battle with Temujin without showing any strength. Now that the Turks have retreated, I still have the nerve to ask for rewards from Your Majesty. How shameless!"
Duan Xiushi said to Xue Wanche angrily: "Brother Xue, now that you and I are valued by His Majesty, it is time to reimburse the country!"
Xue Wanche's brother Xue Wanjun died in battle at the top of the Zhuojun city. Luo Yi always stayed in the city during the Sui army's battle against the Turkic Jurchen coalition.
After listening to Duan Xiushi's words, Xue Wanche immediately nodded and said, "What Duke Cheng said is true. Why don't you and I gather our cronies to seize the city gate tonight and lead His Majesty's army into the city?"
"With Brother Wanche's help, great things will come of your own!"
Duan Xiushi was overjoyed when he heard this. The two were about to agree on a time to plan the subdivision plan, but unexpectedly the housekeeper of the Xue Mansion hurriedly came to report: "Fourth Young Master, Sima Wen has come to visit."
"Why is Wen Sima here? Could it be that His Majesty also sent a letter to him?"
Xue Wanche frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.
Duan Xiushi shook his head and said: "The letter your Majesty gave you and I only allowed the two of us to talk and discuss. It must be because brother Wen Sima was serving as an official in the Puppet Tang Dynasty, so he was excluded."
Xue Wanche nodded and said, "In that case, how about I make an excuse not to see you?"
"Right now, there is peace in Zhuojun City. It would be too suspicious to stay behind closed doors."
Duan Xiushi shook his head and said: "What's more, only you and I know about the letter. As long as we deal with it carefully, what can Wen Yanbo discover."
"What Mr. Cheng said is absolutely true!"
Xue Wanche chuckled: "You are too suspicious. Maybe Wen Sima came to discuss with me beforehand."
Not long after, Wen Yanbo, dressed in Confucian robes, walked into the lobby with his head held high. Xue Wanche and Duan Xiushi were about to stand up and salute, but Wen Yanbo smiled slightly and said: "Two generals, if I am not wrong, your majesty You must have exchanged letters to the two of you."
"What does Wen Sima mean by this?"
The expressions of both of them changed at the same time. Duan Xiushi calmed down and said with a forced smile: "The two of us are just under the command of Governor Luo. If His Majesty has a will, it should be handed over to Governor Luo."
Wen Yanbo still had a smile on his face, looked at the two of them and said, "Why did you two deceive Wen? Now that the Turkic army has retreated, Governor Luo still closed the gate of Zhuojun tightly. His thoughts were already with Sima Zhao and everyone on the road. You know. How could His Majesty, who is so talented today, allow such a de facto warlord to exist?"
"so what?"
Duan Xiushi remained calm on the surface, but her right hand had reached behind her back.
"Not long after the Turkic and Jurchen coalition forces left Zhuojun, if disputes resume and continue for a long time, one will cause unnecessary losses, and the other will lose the support of the people of Zhuojun. Therefore, the best way is to disintegrate Zhuojun's defense from within."
Wen Yanbo slowly sat on a chair on the side and said: "Luo Shou, Luo Cheng and Luo Yi are relatives, so the best candidates to win over are the two generals."
Duan Xiushi's eyes flashed coldly, and she said coldly: "Could it be that Wen Sima wants to inform Luo Yi?"
"If I want to inform you, why should I come to see you two now? Could it be that I am here to die?"
Wen Yanbo looked at Duan Xiushi and said, "The Sui Dynasty successively defeated Li Tang, Turks, and Zhu Ming. The trend of unifying the world has been as unstoppable as a rolling wheel. Is Wen a person who is ignorant of current affairs? Luo Yi is headstrong and unkind, greedy for small gains and forgetting the great righteousness. Wen Yanbo In the past, I only helped him to protect the soldiers and civilians in Zhuojun. Today, the Turkic army has retreated and Your Majesty is visiting Zhuojun in person. How could Wen be buried with Luo Yi? What does Mr. Cheng think?"
Duan Xiushi nodded slowly. With Wen Yanbo's personality, how could he not see that Luo Yi was at the end of his rope? The hand that had already touched the handle of the knife slowly lowered his hand.
Wen Yanbo took a panoramic view of Duan Xiushi's changes and continued: "Although Luo Yi is headstrong, his ability to defeat Zhao Shizhu, He Lanyi, Jin Wenyan and others to take the position of governor of Youzhou is by no means ordinary. Sir, I'm afraid his spies have been monitoring the two of you day and night. If you call in the army to act rashly, he will receive the news immediately."
Duan Xiushi and Xue Wanche's expressions changed, they looked at each other, and nodded heavily. With Luo Yi's personality, it was indeed possible to do this.
"The four gates of Zhuojun are now guarded by Luo Shou and his cronies. Luo Cheng also leads his army to patrol the city day and night. If any change occurs, reinforcements can be quickly made. Can the two generals be completely sure of seizing the city gate? Once the two generals attack If Luo Yi is defeated, he will become so angry that he will definitely defend the city wall and resist His Majesty's army. If so, what will happen to the people of Zhuo County?"
After hearing Wen Yanbo's words, Generals Xue and Duan's expressions changed again and again. After a long time, he stepped forward and bowed to Wen Yanbo with his hands raised, and asked in a deep voice: "Wen Sima, in your opinion, what should we do?"
