Wen Qiao asked his opinion, and Shen Zhezi was not surprised. In the past, all his efforts were to increase his voice in the current situation, which may not be equivalent to actual authority, but it is a very important criterion. Including today's Wen Qiao, in fact, he does not have the right to speak to decide where the situation goes, and all he can do is to strive for a favorable position for himself as much as possible in accordance with the general trend.

Hearing Wen Qiao's question, he didn't need to think about it carefully, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Jiankang is close to the river, and the old Wu is here to build a business, and the upper part is looking at the north of the river, and the bottom is looking at the east of the river." If this place is lost, it is not enough to look at the Central Plains, and it is not enough to go down to the south of the town, so it should not be abandoned. ”

On the question of whether to move the capital or not, Wen Qiao was not an inherent ally. In the past history, Wen Qiao also had the idea of moving the capital to Jiangzhou, of course, this may not be out of selfishness, but at least it shows a problem, sticking to Jiankang may not be Wen Qiao's only choice.

Wen Qiao and Yu Liang have a deep old friendship, but this does not mean that he has to completely give up his political intentions, and returning to Jiankang may not be the best choice for the Yu family. But Shen Zhezi is still sure enough to let Wen Qiao support him. The first reason why Wen Qiao was able to go out of Zhenjiangzhou was because he was appointed by the center, and he did not have too deep roots in Jiangzhou. The second is because Wen Qiao's current health is worrying, and it is impossible to sit in Jiangzhou for a long time.

Hearing Shen Zhezi's answer, Wen Qiao showed a deep groan. One difference between him and other parties with their own interests is that he does not have a solid interest group around him, which means that he does not have to worry too much about what choice he wants to make.

It is true that he is emotionally biased towards the Yu family, but in fact, with Yu Liang's death, he and the Yu family do not have a solid foundation for cooperation. Moreover, he is now seriously ill and may not be able to take charge of Fang Zhen again, so what choice he makes will directly affect his status and role in the current situation in the future.

Wen Qiao is now facing the same dilemma as Tao Kan, that is, the problem of succession. At a time when central authority is weakening, merit is not enough to determine the future of a person and a family, in other words, loyalty is not enough to give a person the rewards he deserves.

Historically, Wen Qiao's support for Yu Liang in the process of counterinsurgency can be described as sparing no effort, and he deserves to be the first contribution to counterinsurgency. But after the counterinsurgency, Wen Qiao did not receive the treatment commensurate with his exploits. This is because in the post-war arrangement, Wen Qiao did not maintain the same pace with Yu Liang.

After the rebellion was quelled, Yu Liang was bound to no longer be in the center because of his old crimes, and the only way out was to release Fang Town. But if he is not in the center, there will inevitably be a gap in the influence of the Yu family in the center, and Fang Zhen at that time did not have enough arrangements for Yu Liang's position. At that time, the best arrangement for the Yu family was that Yu Liang took over Yuzhou and Jiangzhou with Liyang as the center, while Wen Qiao gave up local authority and returned to the center.

However, Wen Qiao rejected the proposal to return to the center, which was not a good choice for him at the time, but unfortunately, Wen Qiao died of a stroke shortly after returning to Jiangzhou, and did not have enough time to run Jiangzhou.

After that, the rapid decline of the Wen family, Wen Qiao's son Wen Fangzhi was directly assigned to Jiaozhou as the assassin, which was like exile, even if Wang Shu of the Taiyuan Wang clan at that time was unhappy about it, but Yu Bing and Yu Yi, who were in power after Yu Liang, did not provide more help to the Wen family. It can be seen that Wen Qiao's choice at that time was contrary to Yu Liang's intentions, and the Yu family intended revenge.

After all, in terms of the current atmosphere, with Wen Qiao's meritorious service in the Su Jun Rebellion, even if his son can't take charge of Jiangzhou, it is more than enough to serve as the Qing of Taicheng. Wen Fangzhi served in Jiaozhou, and then died in Jiaozhou, and since then, the Wen family has no role and performance worthy of words in the current situation!

The Wei and Jin dynasties are famous for future generations, but in fact, outside the romance, it is a helpless choice made by many people of insight who are sensitive to the situation. The ups and downs of a person, or even the intermittent survival of a family, are often buried in a seemingly elegant anecdote.

Wen Qiao's eyes are sinking, and all his sons are young, in a sense, there is not much difference from the dying and old Tao Kan, and even worse than Tao Kan, after all, although Tao Kan is very old, his spirit is still strong, but Wen Qiao's current state is no longer enough to take charge of Fang Zhen. Therefore, the current Wen Qiao needs a realistic and visible future.

Shen Zhezi's current statement is equivalent to giving Wen Qiao a promise, although he does not have enough authority now, he is younger than the old guys in the situation, has greater prospects, and has enough background. In other words, the rise of Shen Zhezi is already a fact that the old guys have won the present, but compared to Shen Zhezi, they have lost the future.

Those who want to take a step forward in the current situation can ignore Shen Zhezi, but people like Tao Kan and Wen Qiao who can see the end have to consider Shen Zhezi's opinion. They can ignore Shen Zhezi, but their children and grandchildren are destined to fall behind Shen Zhezi!

After hearing Shen Zhezi's words, Wen Qiao fell into a long silence. After a long while, he spoke: "I have also heard about the process of recovering Gyeonggi, the king is inspired, and the traitors know how to return, which can be described as a great good." It's just that the amount of these traitors in the future is still up for debate......"

Historically, Wen Qiao's attitude towards degrading people was to deal with it strictly, and mentioning this matter now can be said to inherit Yu Liang's policy to a certain extent. But at the moment, it is the Shen family who inherits the power of Liyang's descendants, or directly Shen Zhezi.

To be honest, from the perspective of the stability maintenance situation, these demotions are available or not. But on the one hand, Shen Zhezi has already considered these arrangements for surrendering, and on the other hand, it is true that the rebellion of the Liyang Department has caused great harm to Jiangdong, but they also have old merits, and there is still potential to be tapped in the future. From a longer-term perspective, the evil done by these old surnames in the north and south may not be shallower than that of the Liyang Army.

Compared with the past, Shen Zhezi attaches more importance to the future. It is safe to say that under the guidance of Shen Zhezi, the remnants of the Liyang Army will definitely be able to contribute much more to Jiangdong than those high-ranking disciples who are in retreat, and Shen Zhezi has no reason to give up on them.

Now that Wen Qiao mentioned this issue, Shen Zhezi pondered for a while before he spoke: "Liu thief and stone thief are all sins of China and the DPRK. The blood of the horseman is either because of the bad luck, or sad because of the lack of virtue and talent, or sigh at the lack of righteousness. Now that Shenzhou is covered with dust, why is there no place to spill blood? ”

When Wen Qiao heard this, his eyes were slightly dark, and then his face was a little confused, and then he sighed leisurely: "What the horse feels makes me remember Sikong ......"

Shen Zhezi smiled slightly after hearing this, and what Wen Qiao said was naturally Liu Kun. Liu Kun's style of doing things in the north is inclusive, relying on his own fame to attract all the forces that can be co-opted. But Shen Zhezi didn't dare to compare himself with Liu Kun, after all, Liu Kun's exploits were already an established fact, although he did not achieve ultimate success, but at least he struggled all his life.

Later generations talk about Liu Kun's practices, and there are always too many sayings, such as credulity in Xianbei Duan's murder, and the limitations of history. But Shen Zhezi is now more able to understand the helplessness behind this so-called historical limitations. There are many reasons for the Wuhu Rebellion, not to mention the cliché of the Eight Kings Rebellion, and the sharp decline in the population of the Han people is a very important reason.

Later generations talked about the Three Kingdoms, many stars were shining, and many passionate stories were born. But one point that cannot be ignored is the sharp decline in population, the population of the Eastern Han Dynasty was more than 56 million, and after the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, the population of the Three Kingdoms was more than 7 million! Even though there was a large number of hidden people at that time, it is an indisputable fact that the population of Hermes-Epitek has plummeted. There are too many blood-pumping stories, and the background is that a large number of Han people were slaughtered!

In the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, there was not enough recuperation to allow a generation to grow up, and even in the troubled times of the Eight Kings Rebellion, the Xiongnu and Qianhu intervened as mercenaries in the struggle for power in China and North Korea. Later generations said how stupid it was that the Hu relocation order was not implemented, but they did not see that the Hu people who had already been attached to them such as the Qianhu were also the inseparable productive forces in the Central Plains at that time!

In that context, Liu Kun chose to rely on the strength of the Hu people, not because he was shallow, but because he was helpless. And Shen Zhezi's current reluctance and even connivance also have an almost tragic premise, that is, the vitality of the Hanmin, especially the Jiangdong Hanmin, can no longer withstand too much meaningless loss of vitality!

In the past, Shen Zhezi didn't have enough right to speak, but now that he has stepped into the foreground, he really doesn't want any more disputes in Jiangdong to divide the situation. Even if it is the group of guards who killed and plundered, even if they die, Shen Zhezi hopes that they can die in Jiangbei, even if the sacrifice of these people can only be exchanged for a few deaths, it is better than the punishment in Jiangdong.

Wen Qiao is not wrong to hope that he will severely punish people to establish the authority of the center, but what authority does the center have to speak of? The only role is to provide a place for intrigue, power and profit for the north and south, and when this role is gone, it can be kicked away at any time!

Yu Bing heard that Shen Zhezi violated Wen Qiao's intentions and deliberately shielded those who surrendered, so he said with a smile: "At present, Gyeonggi is maintaining stability, and it is inconvenient to strictly investigate the crimes of surrendering people. ”

These words reveal a strong sense of hypocrisy, and Wen Qiao's original intention was not to severely punish Kuang Shu and others. Raising this issue, just like Director Wang used Zhang Min's matter to test Tao Kan and others, the real intention is still in other ways, after all, he himself has no grudge against those descendants, even if he kills those people, it will not benefit him.

In front of Wen Qiao, Yu Tiao didn't directly reveal the brother's discord, but just talked about the matter that had been discussed when he talked about it: "Second brother and I will wait to see Gong Wen, where will I go in the future?" Now that the eldest brother is gone, the only person who can rely on him inside and outside is Gong Wen. ”

The current contradiction cannot be solved by shortcuts. Because of the position and position of the Shen family, it is not easy to directly express their stance on the issue of returning to the capital, and if they want to win the support of Wen Qiao, a powerful faction, they naturally have to pay enough sincerity. Yu Tiao said this, which is equivalent to hoping that Wen Qiao can take over the position of the eldest brother in the current situation earlier and become a representative of them in the center.

Shen Zhezi also spoke: "Now Taichung can entrust the heavy responsibility, Zhongshu and Bian Gong are dead, Lu Gong is old, Tao Gong Shaowen, Xi Gongyuan Town, Taibao is difficult to support alone, the rest are difficult to attach to the name, and there are no more children except for Gong Wen." ”

The present and the past are different, Wen Qiao refused to return to the capital in history, on the one hand, the illness did not break out, on the other hand, Yu Liang was still there, and he only gave up his actual authority when he entered the court, and actually had to speak for Yu Liang. But now, his health is worried, it is difficult for him to stay in Jiangzhou for a long time, and he is the only one left to compete with Wang Dao. Therefore, returning to Taicheng is a good choice for Wen Qiao.