The Shen family's southerner identity is, after all, a big obstacle.

For example, Chu Yi and others, who are now in power in Taichung, would choose to cooperate with the Shen family and other Wuzhong portals when facing the Langya Wang clan earlier. However, as the Shen family and Fang Zhen dealt a heavy blow to the Wang family, their attitude was a little subtle when facing the Shen family. The original premise of cooperation was not there, and there were faint signs of mutual contention.

If Shen Zhezi's ambition was only to be proud of Jiangdong, he could throw off his arms and continue to work with Chu Yi. However, the turmoil in the north is getting closer and closer, and the Shen family already has the ability and capital to use troops in the north. Similarly, these newly appointed Taiwan assistants also need to contribute to the stability of North Israel. There is a premise for seeking common ground while reserving differences, and the obstacle to continued cooperation is only the Shen family's southerner identity.

Therefore, the alliance between the Shen family and the Yu family is an acceptable plan for both parties. Even if it comes to the point where he wants to turn his face in the future, Shen Zhezi really won't be afraid of Chu Yi and the others. Including the current forbearance, it is just to gain a time and situation to prepare calmly.

Yuzhou lies between Jingjiang and Jiankang, the situation in the west has changed greatly, and there are still too many details to negotiate between Yu Yi and Tao Kan, so there is no time to return to the capital for the time being. When Yu Yi returns to the capital to report on his work, he will officially put forward the plan of recovering fertilizer, and Shen Zhezi will also leave Taiwan and devote himself to this war.

The first battle of Hefei is related to whether Shen Zhezi can gain a foothold in Jiangbei, and it is also related to whether the Shen family can break out of Jiangdong and create a new situation. Therefore, Shen Chong also attaches great importance to this, after all, Shen Zhezi is still young, although he had the feat of recovering Gyeonggi in his early years, but there are many accidents and opportunities that can be used, and it cannot be said that he is a general who is good at military strategy and must overcome every battle.

Shen Zhezi didn't hesitate much about this, not because of blind confidence, but because he had been preparing for so many years, there would be a battle no matter what!

So when facing his father's question, he just smiled and said: "At this time, the personnel will be exhausted, and the only way to dare to fight is to fight without retreating, and the victory or defeat depends on the destiny of heaven." ”

Having said that, Shen Chong still couldn't be indifferent, and pulled Qian Feng to discuss for a long time, hoping to have a comprehensive arrangement in personnel to increase the winning rate.

One of the most important points is the use of the newly acquired Poyang County. Although Poyang's potential is great, this point will not be of much help to the Hefei War, which will start in a few months, and it will be a long-term achievement to transform the potential into real strength. Therefore, at present, the biggest role of Poyang is to serve as a channel to smoothly transport Wuzhong's materials to Yuzhou to prepare for the war.

But when it comes to the operation of Poyang County, the first question is stumped, that is, who to send to serve as the Taishou of Poyang.

Although the Shen family has many relatives and has many good choices, Poyang is a newly opened up area of interests, and the initial operation must be in the hands of his own family to be at ease. And Poyang this place, there are many mountains and mountains, there is no lack of mountains and other barbarian entrenchment, as early as the old Wu era is the trouble of Jiangdong, if you want to be stable, you can't use a mediocre person to make do, you must have skills and qualifications.

It's a little embarrassing to talk about this. The old bottom of the Shen family's martial arts, if you want to find a few clansmen who are good at military affairs, there is no shortage, such as Shen Yi, Shen Mo and other clansmen who are now working in the Dongyang Army, they are all veterans of the army for a long time, and they have made great achievements in cleaning up the barbarians in Dongyangzhou.

But these people have a problem, that is, they are not qualified. Poyang is a large county, and Taishou is a big man with more than 2,000 stones. Even if the Shen family is powerful now, they must abide by a basic rule, even if they want to be hired, they can't go too far. Although Shen Yi and others have no shortage of war names in Wuzhong, they still do not have a current name in the entire Jiangdong.

The Shen family has risen too fast, so it faces an extremely real problem, that is, the talent pool is not enough. Of course, the so-called lack of talent does not mean actual talent, but fame and qualifications. In addition to Shen Chong's father and son, there are also Shen Mu's son Shen Ke and Shen Ke, who served as the secretary of the Shaofu, but they are all in charge of affairs, and the responsibility is not easier than Poyang Taishou, and it is even more important.

Of course, if it is only selected by the same clan, there are not no other candidates, such as Shen Zhen, who went to Wuxing to persuade him to surrender on the order of the first emperor in the early years, and several sons of Shen Xian of Xizong, who are also qualified to serve as taishou. But the problem is that these people's blood relationship has been indifferent, and even separated for a long time, whether they are close or not, they are more distant than several in-laws.

The three of them counted on their fingers in the room, but they didn't even pick out a suitable candidate. It can be seen that the Shen family was despised in the current situation in the past, and it was not all for no reason.

"Actually, Xizong Houpu is not a good choice, but it's a pity that ......"

After thinking about it, Shen Chong couldn't help but sigh and said.

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he also sighed. What my father said was Shen Jun, the second son of Shen Xian of Xizong, who was the Marquis of Du Ting, and now serves as the Taishou of Yongjia in Dongyangzhou. But the east and west have been separated for a long time, and they operate separately, and Shen Jun's deceased wife is the Yixing Zhou family, who was raided by his father in the early years. Now, although the friendship is renewed, and the relationship is harmonious, after all, it is still a little bit less interesting, and I don't feel at ease to reuse the trust.

Of course, when Dad said this, Shen Zhezi also knew that he was still grateful for a long-cherished wish, that is, he wanted to merge the Western Sect. The Western Sect was shown in the old Wu and was always stronger than the Eastern Sect in the early years. It turned out that people said Wuxing Shen, mostly referring to Shen's Xizong, until recent years, Dongzong came later, but in the name of Xianglun, Shen's Dongzong is still a side branch, and the presiding family sacrifice is still Shen Xian of Xizong.

Shen Zhezi can't understand his father's deep-rooted bloodline feelings, in his opinion, the Shen family Dongzong is completely qualified to stand on its own, and there is really no need to force it to be traced. What's more, even if they are the same family, they may not be able to fully trust. Not to mention the noise of the Langya Wang clan at the moment, and later there was the Taiyuan Wang clan, which had a long old grudge, and they hated each other to death when they gained power.

Therefore, the clan, as a link between them, is actually not very reliable. Later, someone in the Shen family was in chaos with the Heavenly Master, and it was precisely the clansmen who snitched and suffered a great blow.

However, since his father has this obsession, Shen Zhezi is useless and says, "Since my father has this idea, I might as well invite someone to talk about it later." After all, it's just a holding position, and to really do things, you still have to rely on trustworthy people. ”

Shen Chong laughed when he heard this, waved his hand and said: "Besides, there is really no good choice, so choose a friendly and virtuous person in the state." ”

Unknowingly, they had been talking for more than an hour, and Shen Chong got up and went to the front court to eat in order to wait for his son to have dinner before his son had dinner and wait until his family came to urge him again.

At this time, the night is getting darker, but the house is still brightly lit and lively. Although the visitors have left, all the people in the city have returned, and there is a lot of noise inside and outside.

When Shen Zhezi accompanied his father into the vestibule, many clansmen came to see him, smiling and smiling, and the atmosphere could be described as harmonious.

Shen Xian of the Western Sect also came here today, Shen Chong hurriedly stepped forward to salute, bowed his head and said, "Uncle is here, why don't you make someone summon him?" It's rude to stay in it for a long time! ”

Shen Xian is also an old man in Wuzhong, who was in a vacant position in Taiwan in his early years, and now he is old at home. Seeing Shen Chong come forward to salute, he smiled and waved his hand and said: "Old and useless people only like to watch their children and grandchildren around the court, and there is no need to disturb the incumbent to work and recuperate. You sit in the southeast, raise the voice of my family, and make great contributions to the family. Come and sit down, and you don't have to do it. ”

After Shen Chong heard this, he no longer shirked, so he asked his family to set up another seat next to Shen Xian, and then several other important clansmen in the capital also took their seats. Shen Zhezi is also counted as five or six people outside, but he doesn't even have a seat in front of the old guy at the door, so he can only stand behind his father, ready to pour wine at any time.

Shen Xian's spirit was still strong, and after chatting with Shen Chong for a while, he pointed at Shen Zhezi sideways and said with a smile: "Looking at Qiongyu in this court, I know that Nianhua has abandoned me." I have been away from my hometown for a long time, and I have been feeling homesick recently. I don't know when you will return home? At that time, can you take my old bones with me and return to my hometown to choose a cave to die? ”

When Shen Chong heard this, his eyebrows were already flying, and he raised his hand to press on the back of Shen Xian's wrinkled hand, and said with a smile: "Why is my uncle so old? Now my family is crowned with a high crown, the court door is prosperous, evil things do not invade, it is suitable for a long period of time, and it is a prosperous ......"

Shen Zhezi stood behind his father, and when he saw that his father was so happy that his clothes trembled, and he wanted to say those hypocritical words, he couldn't help but purse the corners of his mouth. Shen Xian's meaning is already obvious, he wants to entrust the future affairs to his father, and the implication is naturally to give up the clan power. This was originally my father's long-standing wish, and when he heard Shen Xian's statement, he was naturally happy at this moment.

"When you are old, you still have to admit it after all. In the future, family affairs and national affairs must be entrusted to the brave and virtuous after all. ”

Shen Xian held Shen Chong's hand with his backhand, and said with emotion. This idea has actually been brewing in his heart for a long time, but he can't talk about these things with Shen Zhezi in the capital, and he personally returns to his hometown to discuss the matter of unifying the sect, which seems to be too low. As the eldest patriarch of the clan, he still has to entrust the family affairs to the side branch in his lifetime, which is not a loss, but it is helpless.

The Shen family has two sects, and there are no old grievances, and they were divided in the early years, just to avoid trouble. Now that we are united, there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome. After all, the Eastern Sect is far more powerful than the Western Sect in the early years, and even those Gu Lu's old families in Wuzhong are dwarfed by each other.

What's more, seeing that Shen Chong's father and son are both talented, decades of prosperity can be expected. On the other hand, here in Xizong, it is a bit depressing, and there is almost no hope for Daxing. Even the children and grandchildren of Shen Xian's lineage have to rely on Dongzong's support. If you still insist on separating each other, you are just embarrassed by yourself. If you join the sect one step earlier, you can also enjoy the benefits brought by the rise of the sect one step earlier, which is better than the clan falling apart and finally dying in the cold.

Shen Chong did have the joy of fulfilling his long-cherished wish, but Shen Zhezi was a little dissatisfied. Nowadays, these big clans are really mixed, and it is difficult to distinguish between the virtuous and the foolish, and the Shen family Dongzong here is not bad because of a division in the early years. But Xizong really has some unbearable people and unbearable things, and even many people dare to use Shen Zhezi's name to swagger outside.

It is true that the combination of East and West can fill the gap of some talents. But if the wise and the foolish accept it all, there will be little troubles. However, in this kind of matter, how dare he contradict his father, and he has already begun to think about how to rectify the unbearable personnel of the Western Sect in the future. Now that he has a lot of old grievances, it is also a good choice to choose an opportunity to throw it out to kill chickens and relieve hatred.

Shen Chong naturally noticed that Shen Zhezi's demeanor was different, and he just handed him a look to show his understanding. He wants clan rights, but he doesn't get carried away because of this, you must know that in the early years, in order to rectify the family style, even some people from close tribes were expelled from the house. As for these Xizong who are more distant in blood, what kind of situation can be talked about, if they can use it, they will be discarded. It's just that we're still talking about intentions at the moment, and it's not good to directly stiffen the atmosphere.