In August, Jiangzhou Thorn Shi Wenqiao led his troops to the north and stationed in Xiaodanyang.

After Shen Zhezi learned the news, he went out of the city with Yu Tiao and Yu Bing to greet him.

Compared with the strength of the Jingzhou army, the Jiangzhou army is slightly inferior, and there are only 3,000 people who entered the capital with Wen Qiao this time. However, this does not mean that the combat strength of the Jiangzhou army is weak, and in the past, Jiangzhou's positioning was Jingzhou's auxiliary, but there was no lack of clamping effect.

Jiangzhou was originally established from Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and when the confrontation between the north and the south was tense and a war of the country was about to break out, Jiangzhou was Jingzhou's supplement and backup. However, when the situation was stable, Jiangzhou served as a balance point and buffer place to regulate the relationship between the upstream and downstream of Jingyang.

Especially in the later period of Yu Liang's reign, Jiangzhou was the only Fang town where he could exert influence, so Jiangzhou during this period had an extremely strong military, not even inferior to Jingzhou. There are nearly 20,000 troops in Jiangzhou, as well as more than 5,000 barbarian volunteers, plus more than 10,000 county soldiers with slightly inferior combat effectiveness. At the beginning of the Liyang Rebellion, Wen Qiao urgently recruited Liangjia as an army, and Jiangzhou's military strength reached its peak of nearly 50,000 people.

Of course, judging from the superficial numbers alone, the more than 80,000 troops of Jingzhou are still far superior to Jiangzhou. However, Jingzhou also has a lot of external troubles, and it is necessary to guard against all sides, and the military strength that can really be invested in the Jiangdong war is not more than that of the Jiangzhou army. It is precisely because of such a huge military force that at the beginning of Su Jun's turnaround, when Tao Kan had not yet decided to join the counterinsurgency, Wen Qiao was able to contain the main force of Liyang, so that the war did not develop in a worse way.

Shen Zhezi was able to make some arrangements in Jingkou, and even complete the goal of dividing Yangzhou, precisely because the Jiangzhou Army spared no effort in the initial battle. Therefore, whether it is public or private, for Wen Qiao, Shen Zhezi is full of respect and gratitude.

Especially at present, although Tao Kan has entered the capital, he is still in a stalemate with Wang Dao in some conditions, and the date to welcome the return of Xingtai to the capital has not been decided for a long time. Wen Qiao went north at this time, and his opinion would play a decisive role.

Although Wen Qiao did not lead many troops in the capital this time, the war has ended, and the most important thing next is a political contest, and the amount of military strength is not important. Moreover, the power that Wen Qiao can use in the left side of Gyeonggi is not only the 3,000 people under his command, but also Wang Suqi, Mao Bao and others, who are still active in the left side of Liyang in Jiangbei, are all Jiangzhou people, and they can cross the Jiangnan at any time if necessary.

After Tao Kan entered the capital, although many of Shen Zhezi's military powers were relieved, the most important defense of Taicheng was still in his hands. With the assistance of the Jiangzhou army, echoing inside and outside, even if it rises to the level of armed confrontation, they have enough strength to resist the Jingzhou army.

After entering the Jiangzhou military camp, Shen Zhezi and the others were quickly led to Wen Qiao's Chinese army tent. As soon as I entered the tent, there was a strong smell of decoction. And after smelling this smell, Shen Zhezi and the others' faces changed, and Yu Bing was even more surprised on his face: "Could it be that Gong Wen was injured in the battle array?" Is it serious? ”

It is related to Wen Qiao's health and safety, so he can't help but be nervous. The situation of the Yu family in the current situation is still delicate, although they have reached an alliance with the Shen family and other Wuzhong people, but the Wuzhong family also has selfish intentions, and the matter of returning to the capital has been delayed for a long time, which has brought a little unpredictable signs of cooperation between them.

Wen Qiao and Yu Liang have always been friendly, and Jiangzhou is also a town force that Yu Liang has been operating for a long time when he was alive. Yu Bing has always been deeply influenced by his eldest brother, and naturally regards Wen Qiao as his family's strongest ally and support in the future. If Wen Qiao Jiankang is worried and can't provide enough protection, then the future of the Yu family is really uncertain.

There were not many soldiers in the tent, no one answered Yu Bing's question, a few people sat down and waited for a while, and only a few soldiers carried a couch behind the tent, and Wen Qiao was leaning on the couch. His face was sickly, his expression was a little haggard, and his whole person was so thin that he was almost out of shape, which was very different from his earlier demeanor.

Seeing this scene, the Yu brothers hurriedly got up to meet them: "How could Gong Wen be like this? ”

Shen Zhezi also got up and stepped forward and stood behind Yu Bing. He naturally knew why Wen Qiao was so sick, and he was not confident in the medical level of this era, especially a serious illness like a stroke that would be difficult to cure in later generations. Although he had asked Ge Hong for help in diagnosis and treatment, in fact, the string in his heart had not been relaxed, lest he suddenly hear the news of Wen Qiao's violent death.

At this time, seeing that although Wen Qiao's situation was worrying, his eyes were still steady, and he didn't seem to be dying soon, Shen Zhezi breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that what should have happened has happened, but the earlier efforts are not without effect, although Wen Qiao suffered a stroke, he is fortunate to have no worries about his life, and he can still control the army and calmly arrange to kill the remnants of Su Jun, which can be said to be a great luck in misfortune.

Wen Qiao leaned on the couch, and reluctantly sat up to be supported, squeezing out a difficult smile on his thin face, and said to the Yu brothers: "Finally, there is no cause, because of this crippled disease, the state affairs have not been harmed, and I have not lived up to the trust of the first emperor and the Chinese book......"

As he spoke, his gaze turned to Shen Zhezi, his eyes were even more joyful, and he seemed to be about to raise his hand to signal, but his strength was a little insufficient, and in the end he just nodded to Shen Zhezi. The process of his illness outbreak can be described as dangerous, and he knows very well in his heart that if it weren't for Shen Zhezi's insight earlier and Ge Hong's moxibustion treatment, he is afraid that this life will not be saved.

Hearing Wen Qiao's words a little leaky and stuttering, not very neat, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Later generations commented that Wen Qiao is a first-class figure in the Jin Dynasty, in and out of the phase, even if it is not based on merit, this public knows that the hidden danger of evil diseases is in the body, but he can still work tirelessly, raise troops and work hard to the king, although there is no danger and heroism of fighting in the battle array, but that kind of calm and sincere state of mind is also difficult for ordinary people to reach.

"Why is Gong Wen so seriously ill, can he ask a good doctor for diagnosis?"

Yu Bing sat down for a long time, and then asked impatiently, which showed that his mind was in turmoil. Yu Tiao turned around and glanced at Yu Bing, suggesting that he should not say anything more. Although the old friendship between the two families is good, and caring and asking is also the proper meaning, Yu Bing's tone will inevitably make people have many bad associations.

Wen Qiao smiled, but he didn't care, but he didn't answer Yu Bing's question, but just said in a deep voice: "Where is Ah Gong?" ”

Ah Gong is the nickname of Yu Liang's eldest son Yu Bin, and when they meet each other, Wen Qiao doesn't ask anything else, only asks about this one thing, which shows the sincerity of his friendship with Yu Liang.

Yu Tiao leaned forward and said respectfully: "This kid is lucky, when the city was broken at the beginning of the year, he was visiting his wife's house, avoiding the military disaster, and now he has returned to the capital." ”

Hearing this, Wen Qiao's face eased, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, tears flashed in his eyes, and he sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity...... I have a negative rule, if I can go to meet in person that day, it may not be ......"

After hearing this, Yu Tiao hurriedly said: "Wen official must blame himself, the chaos broke out suddenly, the wisdom is lacking, and the eldest brother has no regrets for dying in the country." The sky is endless, loyalty and righteousness are rising, and the chaos is set right, and the eldest brother has heard it under the spring, and it is enough to express his feelings. ”

Probably because of the serious illness prescription and lack of energy, and the thought was also blocked, Wen Qiao spoke very slowly, but listened to Yu Tiao's calm face about the latest situation in the current capital. His gaze occasionally turned to Shen Zhezi, but it was a little complicated. This time, the turmoil has developed to this point, and the situation has evolved to this point, to be honest, it is really beyond his expectations.

Wen Qiao himself is not a typical overseas Chinese from the south, and he is not much resistant to the sudden rise of the Wu people. However, thinking of Shen Zhezi's many actions in this chaos, he really felt amazed.

With Su Jun's death, the situation gradually became clearer, and the interests of all parties gradually surfaced.

On the Gyeonggi side, the wishes of Wang Dao, Zhong Ya, Liu Chao and other Taiwanese ministers are very simple, that is, since the war has been pacified, then Xingtai should be abolished as soon as possible, and the Empress Dowager and King Langya should return to the capital, and then talk about other things. Although Shen Zhezi did not make a clear statement, so did his will.

However, there was a problem in the Jingkou Xingtai, a chaos that lasted for half a year, although the Xingtai only occupied a legal position and did not have much actual authority, but with the run-in with each other, in fact, some subtle rules have been formed, and around this rule has been enough to set up a vested interest group.

As a place where overseas Chinese live together, Jingkou is also where many undesirable overseas Chinese families with old surnames are located, and it is the first time that they have an opportunity to be so close to the center of the legal system, so they naturally do not want to give up in vain, and want to fight for a prominent political position, which is human nature.

Although there are Yinjue and business alliances in Jingkou to contact each other, this is only an economic cooperation, and it is not enough to rise to the political common advance. As early as when planning the division of Yangzhou, Shen Zhezi realized this problem, and the reason why that thing was successful was not only the promotion of the business alliance, but also the common needs of the locals.

It is true that Yu Tiao has a great say in the Hidden Jue, and with the death of the King of Xiyang, Shen Zhezi also accepted the huge inheritance of the King of Xiyang in the Hidden Jue, but the people of the Hidden Jue will not become echoes at their mercy because of this. Especially when there are differences in political intentions between them, it is difficult to resolve them through economic interests.

The Shang Alliance also faced such a problem, although the Shen family had a strong grasp of the Shang League, but due to the activities of Lu Ye and other Wuzhong elders in Jingkou, many families also tended to move the capital and give up Jiankang. And in this matter, even Shen Zhezi couldn't clearly express his disregard for the wishes of the villagers, and it was inconvenient for his father Shen Chong to show any attitude.

Although it is possible to use the voice of the two organizations to forcefully suppress those dissenting voices, this will undoubtedly bury a hidden danger of disharmony for the Shang Alliance and the Hidden Lord, which are still developing. And things have not yet developed to the point where they have to adopt that kind of divisive struggle, and it is not that there is no other choice.

It was not only Shen Zhezi's side that caught fire in the backyard, but the Qingxu family led by the Wang family also had disagreements on this issue. In this war, the Wang family exposed a lot of problems, Wang Shu and other Wang clansmen who stayed in Jingkou naturally had to find a way to solve them, and they also hoped to be able to win some benefits with the help of the return of the capital, so in this regard, Wang Dao's clansmen were not enough to help him.

As for the other important party, it is Tao Kan, who also hopes to use this matter to reach a part of the deal with the center, but this is a bit beyond the bottom line of Director Wang, and they have been in constant see-saw with each other recently.

In short, the matter of returning to the capital of Xingtai has pinned the expectations of the vast majority of people on the future arrangements of the current situation, and if there is no plan acceptable to all parties, the return of Xingtai will be far away.

After listening to Yu Tiao's narration, Wen Qiao pondered for a long time and then looked at Shen Zhezi and said, "What do you think about this?" ”