Yuwentai, who was in Xiazhou, was heartbroken after receiving the news from Du Shuozhou. But now he didn't care about his sadness and rushed to Pingliang. Stabilizing the overall situation was a matter of life and death.
Just as Yu Wentai was packing his luggage and preparing to leave, the spies came with news that shocked him - his commander Mi Jie Yuan Jin was trying to support Hou Mo Chen Yue and launch a rebellion in Yuanzhou.
After receiving the news, Yu Wentai did not send people to arrest Mi Jie Yuan Jin with great fanfare. Instead, he summoned his generals, including Mi Jie Yuan Jin, to his big tent to discuss matters. At the same time, he arranged for his trusted general Cai You to be ready to kill Sister Mi Yuan Jin at any time.
Everyone can think of what happened next.
Mi Jie Yuan Jin and a group of generals went into Yuwentai's tent to discuss matters. Yuwentai raised the topic of going to Pingliang to conquer Hou Mo Chen Yue. He took the opportunity to divert the attention of the generals, but secretly ordered an ambush outside the camp. General Cai You entered the tent and killed Mi Jie Yuan Jin.
After eliminating the hidden danger, Yuwentai rushed to Pingliang as soon as possible. After crying in front of He Bayue's coffin, he was elected as He Bayue's successor and ascended to the throne of governor.
From a prisoner to a governor, Yu Wentai went through many hardships and finally achieved something. Unfortunately, he could not find anyone to share his joy with him.
Because his father and brother are both dead! He is the only one left among the five father and son!
Soon after his father Yuwen Gong surrendered to Xianyu Xiuli, he and his second brother Yuwen Lian were killed in the war with the Northern Wei government troops; while the third brother Yuwen Luosheng was feared by Er Zhurong after Er Zhurong defeated Ge Rong and became a prisoner. After being killed, Yu Wentai was also about to be exterminated, but it was Yu Wentai who moved Er Zhurong with his nose and tears with his outstanding eloquence and superb acting skills, and this saved him from the murderous disaster.
Before Yu Wentai had much time to sigh, three groups of people arrived in Pingliang.
The first route is General Wuwei Yuanbi, who was sent by Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu.
After Yuan Xiu learned of He Batayue's death, he sent him to recruit He Batayue's tribe for his own use. Unfortunately, Yuanbi was a step late and could only send someone to report Yuwentai's election as the governor to Yuanxiu.
After receiving the news, Yuan Xiu saw that Yu Wentai had been elected as the Grand Governor. He could only acquiesce to this fact and formally issued an order to appoint Yu Wentai as the Grand Governor. With the emperor's formal appointment, Yuwentai, the governor-general, was justified.
The second group is Dugu Xin and Yang Zhong, who were sent by He Basheng.
Li Hu found He Basheng in Jingzhou and told him that He Bayue had been killed and wanted him to take charge of the overall situation. He Basheng was reluctant to leave Jingzhou and declined, but he sent Dugu Xin. He felt that Dugu Xin, who was both civil and military and was also from Wuchuan Town, should be able to convince the public and succeed He Bayue's position.
Unfortunately, Jingzhou is too far away from Pingliang, and when Duguxin arrived, Yuwentai had already taken the position of governor. Although Dugu Xin felt a little disappointed, he and Yu Wentai had a good relationship since childhood, and now he was naturally very happy for him.
However, Yu Wentai felt that Dugu Xin was always a threat to him who was not yet stable, so he quietly used his tricks and sent him as an envoy to Luoyang. Yang Zhong also followed Dugu Xin to Luoyang and became an official under Yuan Xiu.
The third route is Hou Jing and others sent by Gao Huan.
This group of people also came to take over He Bayue's troops and inquire about the truth along the way. Unfortunately, they met Zai Yuwentai. After some deception, they were disappointed and ran back in despair.
Yuwentai thus firmly secured his position as Grand Governor. After that, Yuwentai first reorganized the internal affairs, and then immediately led his army to attack Hou Mo Chenyue and avenge He Bayue.
How could Hou Mo and Chen Yue be Yu Wentai's opponent? He was beaten to pieces and pissed off. After losing consecutive battles, Hou Mo and Chen Yue had no choice but to retreat continuously. But the more he retreated, the more disappointed his generals became, and they abandoned him one after another, either taking refuge with Yuwentai or Gao Huan. Even his uncle Li Bi, the number one general under his command, abandoned him and took refuge with Yuwentai.
Seeing that the situation was over, Hou Mo and Chen Yue originally wanted to go to Lingzhou to join Cao Ni, the governor of Lingzhou (now Lingwu, Ningxia) under Gao Huan. But Yuwentai was more skilled and sent people to set an ambush on Hou Mo Chen Yue's only path in advance.
Hou Mo and Chen Yue, who fell into an ambush, had no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth, and fell into a desperate situation. In the end, they had to commit suicide to thank the world.
Hou Mo and Chen Yue were defeated and died, and Yu Wentai won a great victory. His reputation in the northwest region was greatly enhanced, and all states and counties followed suit.
After taking control of the Guanzhong area, Yuwentai was not satisfied. His goal was not just a small Guanzhong. His ideal is to replace Gao Huan and dominate the world.
In the past, when Gao Huan established the Prime Minister's Palace in Jinyang, Yuwentai went to Jinyang as He Batayue's envoy to congratulate Gao Huan. That was the first meeting between him and Gao Huan. Maybe God wanted them to become enemies. Just one meeting gave Yuwentai the ideal of "the other can replace him".
In troubled times, dominating the world is too far away for ordinary people, and it is difficult for them to survive. But for a hero and careerist like Yu Wentai, it is indeed a great ideal that can be fought for for life.
But how can this great ideal be realized?
Someone gave him an idea. This person was Yu Jin, then the governor of Xia.
After Yuan Shen was killed, Yu Jin drifted for more than ten years, and no one appreciated his talent. Until Erzhu Tianguang's defeat, Yu Jin returned to Guanzhong, met Yuwentai, was appreciated by Yuwentai, and took him as his subordinate. Only then did his buried gold shine brightly again.
The idea he gave Yu Wentai was to invite Yuan Xiu to move west to Chang'an, and then use the emperor to command the princes.
When Yuwentai heard this, he thought this was a great idea!
After thinking about it, Yu Wentai was worried again. If Yuan Xiu wants to move west to Chang'an, he must win his trust; to gain his trust, he must show his loyalty to him. How should I, as the newly appointed Grand Governor, show my loyalty to Yuan Xiu so that he can trust me?
Just when Yuwentai was distressed, Gao Huan gave him a big gift.
When Yuwentai sent troops to attack Hou Mo Chen Yue, Gao Huan did not provide support to Hou Mo Chen Yue, but sent someone to watch on the sidelines. His attitude was very clear. When both sides were defeated, he would send troops to kill Yu Wentai and Hou Mo Chen Yue in one fell swoop. In this way, all Guanzhong belongs to Gao Huan.
However, Hou Mo Chen Yue was a scumbag and was beaten to the ground by Yu Wentai in one fell swoop. Gao Huan had to change his plan and sent an envoy to make friends with Yu Wentai with generous gifts and his own letter.
How could Yuwentai let go of such an excellent opportunity to show his loyalty. As soon as Gao Huan's envoy left, he turned around and sent an envoy to Luoyang to deliver Gao Huan's gifts and letters to Yuan Xiu.
Yuan Xiu was naturally very happy when he saw the gifts and letters sent by Yu Wentai. Yu Wentai and Gao Huan don't get along, so they are indeed someone they can rely on. Therefore, Yuwentai was granted the title of Shizhong, General of Hussars, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Governor of Guanxi, and Duke of Lueyang. He allowed him the right to appoint officials on his own, and asked him to lead his army eastward to support Luoyang. .
Yu Wentai was satisfied that he had achieved his goal, so he appointed General Liang Yu as the governor of Yongzhou, led his army to guard Chang'an, and waited for the opportunity. At the same time, he asked Yu Jin to go to Luoyang and invite Yuan Xiu and the important officials of the imperial court to move west to Chang'an. This made Yuan Xiu feel that Yu Wentai was a loyal minister.
When a person is unlucky and his teeth are blocked even when he drinks cold water, what will happen to a person when he is lucky? Even God will favor him! Yuwentai belongs to the latter.
Gao Huan stayed in Luoyang to take charge of the government, and monitored the two closest ministers Sun Teng and Feng Longzhi of Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu, who ran back to Jinyang one after another because of jealousy.
Yuan Xiu had no constraints and completely broke up with Gao Huan.
On the one hand, Yuan Xiu wiped out Gao Huan's men in Luoyang; on the other hand, he assembled hundreds of thousands of troops and prepared to attack Gao Huan in the name of conquering Nanliang.
Of course, he also left a way out for himself. He named Yuwentai as Shangshu Pushe and Guanxi Daxantai, and betrothed his sister Princess Feng Yi to him, so that he could prepare to welcome him to Chang'an at any time. Prepare.
Of course, Yuan Xiu's little tricks couldn't be hidden from Gao Huan, which made Gao Huan furious. In the past, he had been enduring Yuan Xiu's little actions. Since Yuan Xiu is shameless, he doesn't need to endure it anymore.
In the name of "Qing Jun Side", Gao Huan also gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and attacked Luoyang in a mighty manner.
Compared with making small moves, Gao Huan is no match for Yuan Xiu. But compared to fighting, ten yuan cultivators tied up are no match for Gao Huan.
Without any surprise, Yuan Xiu was defeated miserably by Gao Huan, and he had no choice but to lead Hu Sichun, Wang Sizheng and other ministers and a few remaining defeated generals to flee Chang'an and defect to Yuwentai.
Obviously, not everyone wanted to escape with Yuan Xiu. Before reaching Chang'an, more than half of them had fled, including some princes and nobles.
In sharp contrast to these princes and nobles, Dugu Xin and Yang Zhong caught up with Yuan Xiu non-stop, followed him to protect his safety. This made Emperor Xiaowu Yuanxiu, who was on the run, feel quite safe and called the two of them loyal ministers.
Yuan Xiu fled all the way, and Gao Huan's vanguard general Gao Aocao pursued him until he reached Shaanzhou (today's Shaanxian County, Henan Province) and approached Yuwentai's territory before leading his army back.
Yuan Xiu fled to Choosang (now Hanguguan Town, Lingbao, Henan) and met Yuwentai's generals Zhao Gui and Liang Yu, and then he went to Chang'an under their protection.
After arriving in Chang'an, Yuan Xiu also granted Yu Wentai the titles of General, Shangshu Ling, and Prince Consort Commander. Yuan Xiu has not forgotten Dugu Xin and Yang Zhong who loyally protected their master. With a wave of his hand, Duguxin was promoted to the title of Duke of Fuyang County, with a settlement of 1,000 households, and Yang Zhong was promoted to the title of Marquis as a reward for their loyalty and bravery.
Yu Wentai was not polite and accepted all of Yuan Xiu's rewards. Of course, he also took away military and national affairs. As for Yuan Xiu, just be a puppet emperor!
At this point, Yuwentai's ideal has been initially achieved. Although he has not replaced Gao Huan in a real sense, he can reach the same height as Gao Huan and become a powerful minister "below one person and above ten thousand people". In a sense, he can be regarded as replacing Gao Huan!
