The king of Huainan is about to enter the town, and Shen Zhezi has learned from several letters from the princess last night, but the letter is still discussed, but listening to Du He's words, it turns out that the governor's mansion has received a conclusive edict notice. It can be seen that the Queen Mother has made up her mind and cannot be changed.

Shen Zhezi didn't know whether to be funny or angry for a while, and after a little silence, he said, "And it's up to him, don't pay attention to it." ”

"Don't bother?"

When Du He heard this, he was inevitably a little incomprehensible, strictly speaking, the entire Huainan County was regarded as the feudal state of the King of Huainan, and the King of Huainan, as the emperor's brother-in-law, was the most prominent among the kings of Jiangdong.

With the blessing of the two, it is conceivable that the arrival of the king of Huainan will definitely have a great impact on Huainan and even the entire Jiangbei, how can it be "ignored"? Is it to completely ignore and wait for the arrival of King Huainan?

"Yes, don't bother. The king of Huainan entered the town this time, and he had no envoy with him, just to add a new child to my family. At that time, the family banquet in the house can be entertained, how can I interfere with the busy royal affairs because of the family affairs. ”

When Shen Zhezi said this, his words were already a little cold. If it was in the past, he wouldn't mind having a few tricks with his mother-in-law, who was growing up, but now he really didn't have the heart to make such a small move. Since the queen mother insisted on letting the king of Huainan go north, he didn't even bother to refuse.

When Duch heard this, his face was a little embarrassed, and he could feel the already extremely impatient mood of the Grand Duke. Of course, with the current power and reputation of the Grand Governor, he really doesn't have to mind the interference of one or two vain sect kings, but as a subordinate official, he has to think more.

Huainan Wang Bei entered the town, regardless of the purpose for the time being, the greatest significance is the signal sent. From the beginning of the establishment of the town in Huainan, everything was controlled by the Metropolitan Governor, and there was only one voice in the entire Huainan. Now that the king of Huainan is going north, it is implied that the taste is full, does it mean that Taicheng, including Yuanzhong, has reached a limit of patience with Huainan's past state?

In particular, as the powers of the Metropolitan Governor's Office became more and more prominent, the only people who held the power of management at the top were the Grand Governor and dozens of subordinate officials of various levels under his command, including many temporary positions that were not in the Rite Establishment. Even these people can't be said to be completely independent of the Metropolitan Governor and Ma Tou.

Will the arrival of King Huainan send any bad signals to these people and make their positions deflected? It's all something to consider. At the very least, Huainan is nominally the feudal state of the king of Huainan, and if the king of Huainan wants to send some retainers to settle in, this is something that the governor's office cannot refuse.

Therefore, in Du He's opinion, it is best to isolate the variable of King Huainan, at least in the current moment when he is eager to digest the results of the battle, even if it is just to avoid impetuousness and indifference, he should not let King Huainan enter Shouchun.

Du He's worries, Shen Zhezi thought more thoroughly, although the people are unpredictable, but he has made a lot of efforts in the past few years, if he can't consolidate and stabilize the core hearts of Huainan, it will be too much failure.

Now he doesn't have to endure everything, leave room for him, if the king of Huainan is just a simple family visit, he will naturally have a family banquet. If there was really an intention and attempt to dig the foot of the wall, he wouldn't mind smashing those loose bricks and tiles that had been dug up into pieces for King Huainan to pack and take away!

The bottom line of people is to improve one by one, which has nothing to do with whether the villain is successful, and at a certain stage, it is necessary to have a matching attitude and means. Shen Zhezi is very clear about this, but everyone in Jiangdong is not clear, this is where differences and conflicts breed. They still treat Shen Zhezi as they did in the old ways, and the only result they can get is frustration!

"Daohui doesn't have to worry about this matter, just make a brief announcement in the town. Later, I will let my family go south to meet the king of Huainan, and the affairs of the town will continue as before, and there is no need to adjust. ”

Shen Zhezi commanded again, and then asked, "Gong Xi, has there been any news recently?" ”

Hearing Shen Zhezi say this, even if Du He had hidden worries, he could only put the matter aside for the time being, and replied: "Yes, Gong Xi has indeed made frequent inquiries recently, and as for the battle reports obtained in the town, they were also sent to Huaiyin as soon as possible. ”

"This is as it should be, this year's northward march can be so smooth, and Xuzhou has contributed a lot to the war. Gong Xi can abandon the view of the door, so that the two towns can have sincere cooperation, if it is not for the old age, I am really reluctant to leave the town. ”

Shen Zhezi said this, but it is not that he is cheap and obedient, and it is not the best time for him to accept Xuzhou at the moment. Although in this way, he can directly manage and dispatch various affairs in Xuzhou, but because of this, he is more concerned and suspicious, and it is inevitable that he will be distracted and unable to concentrate on the affairs of the Central Plains.

However, this can be regarded as a gain and a loss, and the foreshadowing has been sufficient, there is no need to give up this low-hanging fruit town in order to avoid suspicion: "Gong Xi has helped me a lot, and now that the general trend has been decided, I should thank him in person." It's a pity that I still don't have the leisure to go east at the moment, and I can send a letter to Huaiyin later. ”

"I made a note and will arrange it as soon as possible."

When Du He heard this, he was more and more impressed by the strength of the Governor's Mansion today, in previous years, he went north, Huainan was newly established, and the Metropolitan Governor was just a junior who made a lot of achievements in front of the old ministers and generals such as Gong Xi. But now that the times have changed, senior ministers like Xi Jian are all called.

Of course, he also understood that the Metropolitan Governor was not deliberately entrusted with the big things, and many of the affairs of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion at the moment were indeed difficult for the Metropolitan Governor to withdraw, although it was not appropriate to come forward to meet with guests from all sides at the moment, but many preparations were also extremely cumbersome.

They talked to each other for more than two hours, and waited until evening, when Duch took his leave. Now that the Metropolitan Governor has returned, it means that he has not returned, and he will hold on to the busy days for a while. But at least there is a backbone, and many affairs are also divided into priorities, but there is no need for the unorganized labor like before.

Sending Du He to the atrium, Shen Zhezi returned, and then asked people to take a few letters from the Queen Mother and the King of Huainan, and then read them carefully, the corners of his mouth became more and more playful, and he couldn't help but smile to himself: "My mother-in-law, I have really made great progress, and I am really unwilling to be lonely." ”

The Queen Mother's wrist has grown, and this is not a secret discovery. The so-called standing on the tuyere, pigs can float. But to tell the truth, even if it floats, the pig is still a pig, and even if it is covered in gold, it will only be slaughtered and eaten for meat.

This kind of gimmicky idea may be disrespectful, but in Shen Zhezi's opinion, his mother-in-law really has no essential improvement. Although it seems that the queen mother has done a lot in recent years, suppressing the Langya Wang family, even Wang Dao has been defeated, distributed central authority, and has made seemingly stable connections with all the families in the current situation.

But to be honest, the formation of the current situation really has little to do with the efforts of the Queen Mother. The only effect, presumably, is that this hectic and hands-on experience gives people an unrealistic illusion of accomplishment and control.

As for the queen mother herself, in fact, she is still just a little woman with strong self-esteem, willfulness and stubbornness, and no regard for the overall situation, and she completely lacks the pattern and forbearance that a mature politician should have, as well as perseverance and resilience.

For example, this time he insisted on sending the king of Huainan across the river, which seemed to be a failure, and another move would be made. Originally, as the nominal commander of the army, after the opportunity to oversee the army to recover Heluo was missed, he soon took advantage of Shen Zhezi's joy to send the king of Huainan across the river again.

However, this kind of persistence does not mean that we should focus on the goal and persevere. Because of these two attempts to cross the river, there are already essential differences between them. The former is called a planned temptation, and the latter is called aimless nonsense.

In Shen Zhezi's view, King Huainan's crossing of the river this time is more similar to the queen mother's willful insistence on regaining face after experiencing her father's soft coercion and coercion last time: You don't allow King Huainan to cross the river, I'll let him cross the river!

As for what kind of name the King of Huainan crossed the river, and what kind of plan and purpose he had, Shen Zhezi believed that when the Queen Mother made this decision, she was more focused on the matter of letting the King of Huainan cross the river itself, and did not consider anything else.

In addition to satisfying the Empress Dowager's temporary desire for competitiveness, the message revealed by this matter was that the Empress Dowager herself was extremely dissatisfied with their Shen family, and it was precisely at the moment when Shen Zhezi had repeatedly achieved great achievements and successfully recovered Heluo, completely exposing the contradictions between the northern Wang Shi and the Jiangdong Imperial Court!

Perhaps in the eyes of the Queen Mother, the King of Huainan went north in the name of entering the river, at least showing the importance he attached to Shen Zhezi, and it would not have such a big adverse effect. But the problem is, in the political competition, there is no room for human affection! Shen Zhezi and the Shen family are now one and have common interests.

Even if there is any favor to take care of, it is to save some face for each other when one party has been able to achieve an absolute overwhelming advantage, so as not to kill them all.

She did this in the hope that Shen Zhezi would be grateful for the royal family's favor and give King Huainan a grand reception, so that her previously lost face would be saved.

But Shen Zhezi is really drunk and falls asleep, he won't do that, not to mention that the queen mother has returned to the court now, and the emperor is in power, even if the queen mother is still in the court, in this situation, it is impossible for Shen Zhezi to belittle his own family to cater to the meaningless vanity of the queen mother.

As for the brother-in-law of King Huainan, Shen Zhezi originally took it a little seriously, but through this incident, it was clear that King Huainan really did not have any talents.

As long as he has a little political sensitivity, he should be able to see that the Queen Mother's repeated attempts to use him as a bargaining chip are not helping him, but overdrawing his political potential, which further exposes that he has no opinion at all, and is just a pawn driven by the Queen Mother at will!

Zongwangyuan's politics is not just to avoid trouble, but the greater significance is to hide clumsiness and exchange silence for respect and face-up. But today's King Huainan, driven by the Queen Mother, frequently jumps off the beam and clowns with a sense of existence, which will only make people see his reality more clearly.

Even if there is a possibility of replacing the emperor in the future, it is only because he is a suitable puppet, such as Sima Yu, the Qing Emperor who was originally supported by Huan Wen in history.

"The families in Jiangdong are ready to move, and if you give a little sunshine, it will be brilliant. My mother-in-law is shining in the sun right now, lest she be lonely, and those people are not flooded? ”

Thinking of this, Shen Zhezi sighed again, sketched a few strokes casually, and even if there was any coping strategy, he would put it in his mind for the time being. Now he is in his heart, not afraid of the wind in all directions.

The world is like a chess game, when a side already has the strength to smash the chessboard at any time, it is not a fair contest. It doesn't start because there aren't enough chips on the board.