The emperor didn't stay long in Shen Yuan, he sat for most of the hour, and more than half of the time was still reading the edict by the attendants. As for the content of the edict, it is also a cliché, nothing more than to praise Shen Zhezi's merits, and at the same time call on these young people present to take this as an example, to be diligent in the king's affairs, and to live up to their talents.

The young people here were still excited to see the king in person. Later, some young people with knighthood also climbed to the ninth floor to pay their respects. The emperor sat behind the imperial case, and looked at Shen Zhezi with a lot of resentment. He really had enough of this kind of boring scene. As for the vast view of the young sages, in more than a quarter of an hour, he met with more than 200 people, and he couldn't remember their names and appearances, and he was able to see them all around.

Regarding the emperor's grudges, Shen Zhezi was really helpless. Taichung was very wary of him, and after leaving the garden, he didn't give him too many opportunities to contact the emperor. He originally planned to take advantage of the time he was alone to help the emperor reshape his three views, especially not to let this kid break a good seedling of his own. As a result, the courtiers followed the whole process, and the itinerary was also compact and full after arriving at the Star Picking Tower.

Just after the hour, someone from Taichung came again to welcome the emperor's return to the garden. Seeing the emperor go downstairs in frustration and board the chariot with a sad face, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but feel a little sad and ashamed in his heart. He invited the emperor out of the garden, also to make this kid relax, but he didn't even entertain a serious meal, so he was taken away.

For these styles in Taichung, Shen Zhezi is really dissatisfied. What kind of person this brother-in-law of his family is, Shen Zhezi naturally knows. Even if he had any political intentions, he would not pin his hopes on the emperor to achieve them. What's more, if he really has such thoughts, the ministers can't stop him at all. also has to put on such an attitude, probably to affirm that the emperor belongs to everyone, and Shen Zhezi will never be allowed to be alone.

After sending the emperor away, Shen Zhezi's interest also became low because of the emperor's current situation of being coerced. simply didn't return to the Star Picking Tower, but just sent someone to announce that the Star Picking Building would have a banquet one after another in the next few days, and he would be present at that time, and then he went back to Shen Gongfang directly.

Although the emperor and the concubines left, the atmosphere in the building dropped slightly. However, after hearing the Shen family's announcement that the banquet would last for many days, the group was reinvigorated again. After all, they did everything possible to come to the Star Picking Tower, mainly to show off in front of the horses, especially the arrival of the emperor added a lot of political significance to this gathering, and the time was prolonged, so that they could have more opportunities to stand out among their peers.

Shen Zhezi wants to hold a rally in Shen Yuan, and it is not simply to get people together to eat, drink, and have fun. In addition to the reason that Princess Xingnan said to the emperor, there is another point that Shen Zhezi himself has been very troubled recently.

Since Shen Zhezi returned to the capital, there has been an endless stream of people seeking to see him every day, and there are countless people who have made contributions. Moreover, these people who want to be dedicated to being protégés are not only limited to the Hanshu family, but even some children of the family are competing to contribute.

It is quite common to wait in line at the door of Shen's house every day, and some of the more radical ones even climb over the wall, just to get a chance to show their talents in front of Shen Zhezi's door, so that the daily life of the Shen family is greatly affected.

The reason why these young people are so enthusiastic is, on the one hand, naturally because Shen Zhezi has a high reputation now, and on the other hand, it also shows a very profound social problem, that is, the current ruling form of the Eastern Jin Dynasty provides a serious shortage of channels for young people to rise. Even the children of the same privileged class need to be enslaved in order to get more opportunities.

Nowadays in Jiangdong, although the system of electing scholars is still the law of nine officials, there are even inspections and expeditions in prefectures and counties. But even if it is the Nine Grades Official Law, the implementation is not rigorous and intermittent. Although there are still zhongzheng in the prefectures and counties, and township reviews are held from time to time, because the situation of the struggle between factions and factions has been very severe in the past few years, the official law is also useless. Most of the people have to rely on the team to get enough opportunities and space for ascension.

Regarding this, Shen Zhezi did not deny that the rise of the Shen family had actually exacerbated this atmosphere. A large number of Wu people's children, especially the Wu Xing family, entered the current situation through the Shen family's deed. This is unavoidable, and as a leader portal, you have an obligation to provide opportunities for your followers. I myself am still under-allocated here, how can I have an impartial attitude to promote others?

Therefore, the current Shen family is actually no different from other ruling portals in terms of selecting and employing people in the current situation, they all gather a group of followers to divide a piece of the interests of the current situation and then share it, and the posture is even more fierce than other portals.

This method of employing people is indeed a kind of self-consolidation, but it is also a kind of self-limitation, if the appropriate changes cannot be made at the right time, then the future of the Shen family is at best just another gate, and its source of strength and organizational form are destined to not break this growth ceiling.

The advantage of the Shen family now is that it not only has a strong local foundation, but also holds part of the power of Jiangbei. Moreover, the past Huaishang War also proved that Shen Zhezi's talent as a leader was qualified. With so many advantages in one, there is no one comparable nowadays, and it has naturally become the preferred portal for people to strive for.

To unite a group of people to form a relatively stable organization, one is based on interests, and the other is based on faith. There is nothing to say in terms of interests, from the embodiment of a person's value to the rise and revival of the entire family, the opportunities that the Shen family can provide in this regard are all obvious advantages.

But when it comes to faith, it's profound. A large part of the reason for the great division of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties for hundreds of years is that this is an era of lack of faith. Arming a group of people without providing a universally accepted value of faith is catastrophic.

In this era of chaos and chaos, the military strength of the north was absolutely superior, but the frequency of regime changes far exceeded that of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south. This is because although the gate valves alternately govern and erect the imperial power, at least they recognize the existence of the emperor. But in the north, who cares about this?

Just like the five generations of warlords in the troubled times in later generations said, the Son of Heaven, the strong soldiers and strong horses should do it. Without the concept of allegiance to the emperor, once you have power, you have to replace it. These Hu and Han army leaders are not the kind of trolls who are long in words and clumsy in deeds in later generations, once they have an idea, they will do it, and once they do it, it will be decades of blood and tears of the people!

After Liu Yu usurped the Jin Dynasty, the imperial power of Jin Zuo was not in the legal system, and the turmoil of the southern regime was not inferior to that of the north, and even exceeded. During this period, there was a large-scale phenomenon of Buddha in both the north and the south, which can be regarded as an attempt to reshape faith.

Therefore, the problem facing Shen Zhezi at the moment, in addition to maintaining the posture and rhythm of continuing to march forward, is that it is necessary to integrate the thinking of the revolutionary ranks. Although he had been shouting about the Northern Expedition to kill slaves and recover China, such slogans were more of a shallow emotional catharsis and could not reach the height of the righteous program.

The current situation, including Wang Dao, has also been shouted, and in the original history, the successive rulers not only flaunted it, but also mostly implemented it in action. But no one was able to carry it out completely and thoroughly, so many times, the Northern Expedition was reduced to a means rather than a goal.

The Shen family is now a big platform that can provide a lot of opportunities for the people of the times, especially Shen Zhezi, who is even more sought after by the people of the times. On Shen Zhezi's side, more talents are indeed needed to work together to achieve great things. But I have to admit the fact that too many people just want to realize the value of their lives through the Shen family and meet their own interests, but when it comes to being able to advance and retreat together, it is really very small.

The irreversible decline of the Langya Wang clan is a good example, the world is changing drastically, ups and downs are inevitable, no matter how good the scenery is, no matter how false it is, once it encounters a setback, the supporters will scatter, so that if you want to land smoothly, you need enough political wisdom. To be honest, if it weren't for Langya Wang and Wang Dao at the helm, this time alone, Shen Zhezi would have been able to completely collapse the Wang family.

This kind of dilemma is also in front of the Shen family. If Shen Zhezi wants to expand the situation in Huainan and Henan, he must have more talents to join in. If the people of the time want to get more opportunities, they also need a channel like the Shen family. However, there is no moral binding to this relationship of needs between each other, and they can abandon each other at any time.

It should be said that the predicament faced by the Shen family is greater than that of the Langya Wang family. Because Shen Zhezi was on the front line of the Northern Expedition, he had to bear not only political risks, but also military risks. Once there is some appeasement in the rear, it will have a direct impact on the frontal battlefield.

If we only select pro-old hometown parties, mutual dependence and loyalty are guaranteed, but we will fall into the trap of self-limitation and lack of development. If we are inclusive and recruit all the talents, the speed of development of the situation may be gratifying, but the stronger it is, the more hidden dangers there are, and it is possible that the good situation will be ruined. is as strong as Liu Yu, and it is difficult to solve such a dilemma.

Therefore, Shen Zhezi needs some extraordinary means, so that these people can get on the boat, but they can't just get off the boat. He needs to wage an ideological battle, not necessarily an instant victory, but he can purify his ranks and give his followers a distinct label.

Although this will put him at the center of a material controversy, with his current momentum and reputation, even if there are some material arguments, it will not cause much practical trouble. And the added benefit of being in such a controversy is that with each victory on the battlefield, he proves himself right, and as a result, he hones more loyalty to his team.