In the general's mansion, Shen Zhezi was still discussing affairs with a group of staff officers, and the most important thing was naturally Shaanxi.

At this time, the latest military situation in Longshang has not yet been sent to Xingtai, but many arrangements related to this have been enriched and adjusted. In fact, whether it is Longshang or Liangzhou, it is an extension of the Guanzhong strategy.

It's not that Longshang Qunhu and Liangzhou Zhang are not worthy of Xingtai's strategy of centering on it, but because Xingtai does not have a clear strategy for continuing to extend westward at the moment. The core of sending Shen Yun's troops to Longlong is also to ensure the smooth operation of Guanzhong.

This area of Longshang, strategically speaking, admittedly has the strategic route of Longwangshu, and it also has the effect of Longwangqin and overlooking Guanzhong. Therefore, if Guanzhong is to remain stable, Longshang will never allow a force strong enough to enter Guanzhong, including the Liangzhou Zhang clan.

As the stalls spread out more and more, there are fewer and fewer strategic options, and there is less flexibility than in previous years. Although the recovery of Guanzhong has stabilized the Heluoxi realm, the pressure on the border troubles caused by it has become greater.

However, this does not mean that the western expedition to Guanzhong is a mistake in strategic choice, after the recovery of Guanzhong, it can allow Xingtai to control the Zhongzhou region under its rule more deeply, and also has the basis for mobilizing Yong and Qin manpower and material resources. Overall, the platform has become larger and more capable of deploying resources and forces across regions.

For example, in recent years, there has been a slight downturn in the war against Shu, and the Jingzhou army is mainly responsible for this aspect of the war. However, before that, Xingtai's control of Jingzhou was a little weak, and it could not reach the kind of control like an arm's finger, and Shen Zhezi had not even inspected the towns in Jingzhou at all, so it was inevitable that he was a little hesitant in terms of scheduling.

This westward expedition first transferred the original military strength of Xiangyang, so that Xingtai could directly control Xiangyang, and then looked south to Jingzhou. And the recovery of Guanlong also gave Xingtai a path to directly send Wang Shi to participate in the war against Shu. In this way, in the coordination of the grand strategy, the influence and control of the Jingzhou army were strengthened.

Therefore, in recent times, the main topic of the staff officers of the General's Mansion is no longer limited to the current war, but has extended to the control of Longshang, and then based on this, to capture Hanzhong. Once Hanzhong is conquered, the connection between Xingtai and the Jingzhou army can become one, so as to fully give full play to the original heritage of the Jingzhou army, and let go of the vast realm in the west.

In order to complete the overall strategic layout of this western front, Liangzhou Zhang is an unavoidable goal. Of course, it is not only the Liangzhou Zhang clan that is a potential threat, but also other powerful forces along the line, such as the Hu tribe such as Longshang Di and Qiang, and the Yang clan of the Qiu Chi State that has existed for many years, all of which need to be solved one by one.

At present, among these many targets, only the Zhang clan in Liangzhou has the greatest power and the highest cohesion, and the corresponding threat is also greater. If this problem is not properly resolved, the entire strategic framework that will permeate the Western Front will not be laid.

Shen Zhezi naturally didn't think that just because the Zhang family was still serving Jin Zuo, he could give him an order casually. Over the years, the Zhang clan in Liangzhou has essentially become an armed group with a strong military force and certain political demands, and because of its geography, it is also different from ordinary separatist regimes.

From a personal point of view, Shen Zhezi has no ill feelings towards the Zhang family in Liangzhou, but admires his family's many actions in the past few years. However, if it is based on reality, we must admit that the Zhang regime existed because such an abnormal historical period before and after Yongjia was an obstacle to the rule of the world.

For the Liangzhou Zhang family, the highest goal is naturally to disintegrate and digest it, but this is not a task that needs and can be completed at the moment. Therefore, how to treat the Zhang family in Liangzhou has also become the main topic of discussion in Xingtai recently.

Shen Zhezi's attitude towards this is very clear, first of all, we must determine one point, that is, the deterrence of force, so that the Zhang family should not think that they can achieve their political intentions by force, that is, in Guanzhong, it is necessary to ensure that they have enough troops to fight in Longshang when necessary, and suppress Zhang's intention to expand eastward.

In order to achieve this intention, Xingtai's offensive against the remnants of Han and Zhao in the northern part of Guanzhong was suspended, in order to ensure that in the event of a dispute over the sovereignty of Longshang, it could have enough troops to put it on Longshang.

In practice, it is to slow down the operational restructuring of the Hedong region in order to speed up the construction of the military government in Hedong. Once Hedong is assembled into an army and has not weak combat effectiveness, then it can gallop into Guanzhong at any time, replacing the ace elite like Hongwu Army to share the pressure of the border troubles of the Han and Zhao remnants in the north, so that the Wang Division in Guanzhong can continue to advance westward and continuously enter the Longshang battle.

Of course, this is the approach that is chosen when the situation is at its worst. Until then, it is still necessary to give up the restraint on the Liangzhou side.

The existence of the Zhang clan in Liangzhou is not only a local separatist force that falsely worships the orthodoxy of Jin Zuo, but also represents that the Han people still occupy a dominant position in the Hexi region.

In the original history, the former Liang was destroyed and then the Hu Dynasty was in turmoil, and a number of regimes rose successively in the area of Liangzhou and Longshang, and there were many regimes such as Houliang, Southern Liang, Western Liang, Northern Liang, and Western Qin in the Sixteen Kingdoms alone, not including the Psoriasis like the existence of the Hu Yang clan Qiu Chi State, and there was no shortage of these regimes at the same time. It is also conceivable from this that the struggle for power in this region is complex.

Every time he thinks about this, Shen Zhezi inevitably resents that the Sima family is a group of stupid people, leaving such a situation of broken drums and thousands of pounds, so that even if the latecomers want to revive the Hanzuo Society, they have a sense of no way to start. Even he, thinking about the past and the future, many times it is difficult to fight for wills and wanton schemes.

Now the foundation of Xingtai is becoming more and more stable, and there is even the strength to operate Longshang. On the issue of the ownership of Longshang, it seems that the Liangzhou Zhang family is the biggest competitor in the current downstream, but this is only a temporary situation.

Perhaps the Liangzhou Zhang clan still feels that the existence of Xingtai is an opponent that restricts its further growth, but Shen Zhezi still has to consider whether Xingtai has enough strength and energy to fully take over Liangzhou and Longshang once he misses and kills the Liangzhou Zhang clan. Otherwise, if a Liangzhou Zhang family is killed, the result will be a group of people fighting over each other, and it will be a piece of erosion, but it will affect the strategy of the western line of Taiwan and cannot be fully rolled out.

Recently, Xingtai has also filed many assumptions here, and it is only necessary to wait for the latest information from Longcheng to make a conclusion.

Before the meeting was over, a family member suddenly came to tell him that He Chang had come to pick up Shen Mu's family and return to his mother's house for a temporary stay.

Since Shen Mu and the others are outside the town all the year round, and the construction of Luoyang City has not yet been completed, there is no need to occupy too many mansions and residences, so the vast majority of the Shen clan relatives temporarily live in the General's Mansion.

When Shen Zhezi heard the report from his family, he was shocked at first, and thought that He Xi, who was sick at home, was getting worse, so he was busy suspending the meeting and hurriedly went to summon He Chang.

He Chang was told by his father that he had come to meet the general, and after meeting each other, he would explain in detail the matters related to the Jiuxi discussion.

After Shen Zhezi learned what happened, he first breathed a sigh of relief, and then he couldn't cry or laugh. He's been busy enough lately, and he didn't expect to have these chores to disturb him.

After making sure that this incident was only an accident and that there was no sign of conspiracy, he waved his hand and said, "I know about this, don't pay attention to it, just cover it up." ”

Hearing the general's reaction so flat, He Chang was a little unwilling, and said: "These three books, or Ye Xian's advice, or the advice of the officials, the general has won the honor, and it is already the hope of the government and the opposition, if you don't care, it will hurt the wishes of the people......"

Hearing He Chang say this, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but smile slightly, and then spoke: "Governing Taiwan, inheriting the king's order, although the road of virtuous words is widened, it must not be lost. No matter where the source of such indecent arguments is, how can they be resorted to public opinion! ”

He Chang, a disciple of Wu Township, and a follower of Xingtai, naturally hoped that the general could take advantage of the situation to go further. But Shen Zhezi was in such a position, and his thoughts and worries were much more magnanimous than them. Nowadays, the gift of Jiuxi means a signal of the courtier's transgression, and the meaning it represents is too obvious to be limited to etiquette.

But Shen Zhezi really didn't have much interest in this, and he didn't have any actual need to accept this false courtesy. Once this kind of matter is hastily spread out and discussed, not only will it not be beneficial, but it will make waves again in the situation that has not been stable for a long time.

Today's Jiangdong Imperial Court has been completely hollowed out, and the overseas Chinese clan who ruled in the early years has also withered, and Luoyang Xingtai itself is already the largest representative of the Jinzuo legal system, and the righteousness has not been deviated at all. Under such circumstances, Shen Zhezi did not need the blessing of the Nine Tin Rites at all to have enough qualifications and prestige to govern the inside and outside.

What's more, a farce of the emperor's edict had just broken out in Guanzhong before, which also exposed the fatal flaw of the Jiangdong Imperial Court's tabula rasa. Fortunately, with the fall of Duhon, the situation did not deteriorate further.

Today's Luoyang Xingtai was originally the role of collecting rent for the second landlord, and even the legitimacy of the emperor's legal system has such a hidden danger, even if Shen Zhezi forces Jiuxi, how many advantages can he get? In the end, it's just a matter of self-indulgence, and there's really no need to get into this kind of trouble.

Moreover, Jiangdong itself is where the Shen family's base camp is located, and Luoyang Xingtai was built by the general, especially the army of the Wang Division is controlled by General Shen, and there is no internal turmoil that requires this special gift to stabilize people's hearts.

Hearing the general's statement, He Chang didn't dare to persuade again, but asked again: "Then does this matter still need to be investigated?" ”

"That's not necessary, just hide it."

Shen Zhezi waved his hand and said after a short groan, he didn't think about whether there was a conspiracy behind this matter, but whether it was a conspiracy or not, it was really not a big deal for him at the moment.

Earlier, the coup d'état in Jiangdong could not subvert him with real knives and guns, but now the morale of Master Wang is strong, and it is definitely not a conspiracy that can be easily broken. This matter is still under control from its inception to the present, and it can be seen that even if someone is planning behind it, the power that can be mobilized is really limited. If the stage responds with great fanfare, it will be publicized.

At this point, what restricts him and the hegemony of Taiwan is no longer from external forces, but whether he can grasp the measure and move forward steadily.

"Not only this time, but there will be such indecent discussions in the future, so you don't have to pay attention to it."

Shen Zhezi said again, not that he was willing to be in the current position and unwilling to transgress the country, in fact, about this matter, he and his confidants had already thought and made up their minds, and there was no need to follow this old path to do any temptation.