The evolution of the situation in Jiangdong can be said to have reached a real watershed moment starting from the Hefei Mutiny. Although the parties stood side by side and there were many frictions and collisions between each other, they were still able to ensure mutual tolerance for the country on the whole.

Although there is always a faint resistance to the strong rise of the Shen family in the current situation, especially the ruling families, they have not actually exerted too many constraints. Otherwise, even if the Shen clan has deep roots in Jiangdong, it will be difficult to dispatch to Jiangbei smoothly, and there will be no glory of Shen Weizhou's victory in the Central Plains.

However, the Huainan Army's unexpectedly tough stance on the Hefei issue broke this tacit political understanding. It also made many people who had fantasies before further despair about the Shen family, even if Shen Weizhou was indeed an irreplaceable pillar of society now, but if there was no restraint at all, it would definitely be a blessing in disguise!

But right now, Shen Weizhou and the important town of Huainan under his control are booming, like the sky. Even if suppressing the Shen family has become the consensus of some people in the current of the times, if anyone talks about it on the surface, it will inevitably be attacked and slandered as a traitor who is jealous and jealous, even if there is any targeted action, he can only be more restrained.

Therefore, during this period of time, people with insight can feel that the rift in the current situation is getting bigger and bigger, but on the surface, the situation in Jiangdong is still a harmonious atmosphere of internal and external coordination.

Regarding the sudden increase in the sense of crisis of the people, Yu Bing also had mixed feelings. Previously, he belittled the Shen family, but this did not attract the attention of others, and was even ridiculed as ungrateful, unfamous, and unbalanced in position.

Now that the situation is developing, Shen's arrogant posture is fully revealed, as Yu Bing said before. But Yu Bing couldn't be happy, because the Shen family had become a big trend, especially the glory last year, which had almost surpassed the fame of the Langya Wang clan at the beginning of Zhongxing.

If you want to stifle its power again, it will be much more difficult than dealing with the Langya Wang clan in the early years. Because the Shen family's roots in Jiangdong, especially Wuzhong, are deep, and they are no longer comparable to any family in the current of time. And Shen Weizhou's power in Jiangbei will gradually reach the level of no restraint at all!

In the eyes of many people, Jingzhou is divided into Shaanxi, and if Huainan really wants to break out in a direct conflict with Taichung, Jingzhou can also play a decisive role in pacifying the rebellion of the Soviet Union and the ancestors in previous years.

But although Yu Bing is not valued by the second brother, he also knows and does not say that the second brother does not realize the threat of the Shen family to the stability of the society at all, and even if he has this understanding, he will not be able to reach the control of Jingzhou that Tao Kan had in his early years. Although Jingzhou is large, it cannot coordinate up and down, and it is really unpredictable to face the Huainan army, which is booming.

In such a situation, the position of Xuzhou directly determines the general trend of the entire Jinzuo. But it's a pity that the current situation in Xuzhou is really not good for Taicheng. Xi Jian was old and ambitious, and he was powerless to stop Shen Weizhou's interference in Xuzhou, but instead had a pandering posture.

The communication with Xuzhou can almost be said to be the only hope that Taicheng can balance Huainan in the future.

But how to persuade Xi Jian to abstain from power and leave the position in advance, so that Taichung can quickly take over Xuzhou while Huainan's main energy is still tied up in the Central Plains and Hebei. And Yu Bing left the capital for Xuzhou this time, and it was such a mission that he undertook.

Whether this trip is successful or not can almost be said to determine whether the current situation in Jiangdong can continue to remain stable in the future.

Yu Bing also knew the arduous mission of this trip, and now there was no more suitable person than him in the entire Taicheng. And in order for Jin Zuo to be stable, Yu Bing is also duty-bound, even if there is no position of Jiuqing promised by the Taiwan assistants in private.

So after receiving the order, Yu Bing did not delay any longer, and at the same time, in order to avoid the Shen family's ears and eyes, he traveled lightly all the way, crossed the river and went straight to Huaiyin, where Xi Jian is now.

Although he was full of worries and had no time to pay attention to the scenery along the way, Yu Bing could also feel that the scenery in Jiangbei was different from the early years. This also made him realize that he had wasted his time in the capital all these years and achieved nothing, in fact, he had been out of touch with the general trend for a long time.

Yu Bing is deeply influenced by his eldest brother, and naturally has a burning desire to make meritorious contributions, if possible, he would prefer to go out to the state and county to do some practical things for the community, rather than being caught in the central trade-off competition. But he also knew that this wish would be difficult to achieve, and it was impossible for Taichung to allow their brothers to be left outside, which was also not in the overall interests of the Yu family.

When he arrived near Huaiyin, Yu Bing did not appear rashly, because the current infiltration of Huainan into Xuzhou was extremely serious. If Shen Weizhou learns that Taichung sent him to talk about Xi Jian in private, I don't know how he will react excessively.

In order to hide people's eyes, Yu Bing didn't even dare to contact his nephew Yu Manzhi, who now represented Huainan in Huaiyin, but through the path provided by He Chong, he quietly operated under Xi Jian's assassin's mansion, striving for an opportunity to meet in private.

With apprehension, Yu Bing waited for three days at the wall of a township sect outside Huaiyin City, and finally received a notice that Xi Jian was willing to see him.

After receiving this notice, Yu Bing couldn't help but wave his fist and congratulate secretly.

There is no need to say much about the purpose of his trip, Xi Jian's willingness to see him means that he also wants to give himself a different choice, which shows that Xi Jian has not made up his mind to hand over Xuzhou to Shen Weizhou. As for whether Xi Jian can be said to be moved in the end, it depends on Yu Bing's own efforts and whether Taichung's sincerity will satisfy Xi Jian.

The next thing went much smoother, and Xi Jian probably could also understand the difficulties of Yu Bing's trip, and took the initiative to leave Huaiyin, the center of the complex ears and eyes, and came to Beiye, which was located outside the city, which provided convenience for Yu Bing's entry.

"Seeing that Gong Xi is like this in the Spring and Autumn Period, he still has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders and fights for the country, but a person like me in his prime is lying on the river table, which is really ashamed."

After sitting down with each other, Yu Bing saw Xi Jian's gray-haired old posture, so he lowered his head and said with emotion.

When Xi Jian heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched before he smiled: "The old people are especially afraid of the old, Ji Jian's words make me ashamed of myself, and I work hard to self-standardize, but in the eyes of others, I am not an old thief who loves power and hinders people's progress." ”

Yu Bing naturally made a lot of preparations along the way, knowing that no matter how he looked at this trip, he could be said to be a villain to Xi Jian.

Therefore, he also had a lot of ideas about Xi Jian's slightly lonely attitude, and after hearing this, he put on a panicked attitude, and arched his hand: "If people don't hate the deceased, they don't respect themselves." Xi Gong's past affairs have accumulated fruitful achievements, and he is worthy of the society. Where there are one or two righteous thoughts, who dares to be falsely accused of this! ”

He received the important task this time, so he also had to seize the opportunity to take the initiative, so after a short pause, he also continued: "In fact, even if Gong Xi is old, like me, a mediocre person with weak teeth and poor virtue, he deeply feels that Shaohua is abandoned, and the way of heaven is cruel, and he was born in this world with a handsome young sage like Liang Gong, and he is happy to benefit from the world, and he is sad that he is weak because of his filthiness!" ”

Xi Jian smiled noncommittally, but he was not in a hurry to speak, but he just lowered his eyes and played with the jade jade objects on the case, which left room for Yu Bing to play.

Since the topic has been brought to Shen Weizhou, Yu Bing naturally has more to say: "When it comes to Liang Gong, I really have to sigh, the heavens, the earth, the mountains and rivers are indeed virtuous, and the accumulation of male hair is in one, which makes people sigh to themselves!" His own strength has led to changes in the world. In this world, young sages are especially important, which really makes the elderly unable to feel at ease. ”

When Xi Jian heard this, he coughed a little impatiently, he gave Yu Bing a chance to play, but not to listen to the other party stimulate his old decay over and over again.

Seeing this, Yu Bing stopped in moderation, and then said: "People look forward to flashiness, but they rarely talk about the fundamentals. But in fact, people of real insight know that now that the royal road is prosperous and Jinzuo is revived, how can such a great cause be able to rely on two or three manpower. Especially the importance of social security, in the end, it is necessary for Xi Gong to be a virtuous and strong man who has gone through ups and downs and has not changed, and has been strong through frost and cold, in order to truly achieve stability. For example, last year's Central Plains Victory, if it were not for the full support of Gong Xi, Wang Ye might not have been able to prosper so much......"

"The king does not abandon it with old age, and even if I have any help or help, it is all the Dharma etiquette. As for the level of reputation, if there is anything you can't see at this age, you are old and faint, and you lose your physique, which makes people laugh. ”

Seeing that Yu Bing was still only entangled in provoking his spirits, Xi Jian was already a little displeased. Even though he was not as busy as Shen Weizhou, there was no need to waste time listening to these gossip.

"Gong Xi is open-minded, but I am too shallow."

Hearing Xi Jian say this, Yu Bing was also a little embarrassed, and then said: "But in any case, Xi Gong has a lot of work in Xu Town's business planning, and he has a lot of judgments. This life is more important than the young sages, and the Jiangbei is broad and lacks talents, and it is the time when the virtuous sons of each family are famous. For example, under the court of Xi Gong, the people in Jiangdong are all grateful for the magnificent life of Gong Xi, and they all hope that the virtuous man will follow, so that the reputation of this virtuous court will be publicized again! ”

This can be regarded as preparing to formally negotiate the conditions, and Taichung can also be said to be full of sincerity in order to be able to say that Xi Jian is moving. At Xi Jian's age, all he thinks about is that his life's achievements can be fairly evaluated, and they can be passed down endlessly in his family.

The highest price offered by Taichung was that Xi Jian's eldest son, Xi Su, first served as Guangling in Xuzhou, so as to retain the influence of the Xi family in Xuzhou to the greatest extent. This is already an extremely extraordinary treatment, although Shen Weizhou served as the assassin of Yuzhou at the age of a weak crown, but that is because of his solid grand merits.

Xi Su is the same age as Shen Weizhou, and he can touch the high position of 2,000 stones with his father's honor, and he can ensure that the influence of the Xi family in Xuzhou is inherited in an orderly manner.

Taichung believes that even if Shen Weizhou and Xi Jian have any agreement in private, it will be absolutely impossible to offer such a high price. Because Shen Weizhou is still in a period of high-speed climbing, and more importantly, he holds the power in his own hands, so it can be said that as long as he receives Xuzhou, the next step is to erase Xi's influence in Xuzhou to the greatest extent.

Of course, these conditions need to be released step by step through contact deepening, and it is impossible for Yu Bing to directly throw this final plan.

However, Xi Jian didn't seem to be interested in bargaining, he just looked at Yu Bing and said: "Since you are talking about the king of Jiangbei, and Ji Jian, you are here from the capital, I want to ask Ji Jian, I don't know if you have heard of Tainei's plan for Jiangbei's current state?" ”

Hearing Xi Jian's question, Yu Bing was immediately stunned, he didn't expect Xi Jian to ask about state affairs instead of family affairs. But this question is really difficult to answer, to be honest, whether it is Taifu or Yu Bing himself, their recent focus is to get Xuzhou back as soon as possible, and then effectively clamp down on Shen Weizhou.

Of course, now that the general trend is biased towards Jiangbei, they are not without ideas about it. But the problem is that most of the Jiangbei reconquest is now in the hands of Fang Zhen, and they can't get in touch with first-hand detailed information at all, and they usually talk about it by themselves, but if they really show off in front of a high-ranking Fang Bo in Jiangbei like Xi Jian, it is undoubtedly exposing their shortcomings.

But since Xi Jian asked, Yu Bing couldn't help but answer, and only said after a long silence: "Master Wang's great advance, the more weak Hu Shi is, and the state of Zhongxing is already well known. From then on, both the government and the opposition naturally need to make concerted efforts to the north, chase away the Hulu, and restore the old ......"

Xi Jian just lowered his eyes and listened, but in his heart he was inevitably even more disappointed. To tell the truth, the reason why he wanted to meet Yu Bing was also to hear Taichung's views and strategies on the situation in the north, and if Taichung already had a complete set of strategic steps, he would not object to returning Xuzhou to Taichung.

After all, the confrontation between Huainan and Taichung is too serious, and Shen Weizhou's power is too strong, which is indeed a hidden danger. In the future, it will be difficult to achieve a balance between internal and external and work together.

But after really listening, he found that Yu Bing and the Taiwanese assistants behind him still only cared about the power struggle, and they stopped at boasting about the north, and they didn't think about how to make good use of the current advantageous situation to achieve the real revival of Jin Zuo.

Although Yu Bing couldn't see the change in Xi Jian's expression clearly, he could also feel the gradual cooling of the atmosphere between them, and he felt bad in his heart, but he still said stubbornly: "If the truth is that the army wins, I really don't dare to say it in front of Gong Xi." But there is also a little bit of the world's ideal to share with Gong Xi, how is Liang Gong's talent, there is already a public opinion in the world, I dare not criticize its shortcomings, but how can the arrogance be held for a long time? For example, after last year's new victory, Liang Gong did a lot of frivolity, after all, he was inevitably young and vigorous, if there is no more to stand by the steady people to watch and help, the previous achievements are abandoned, is it alarmist......"

"Can you be in the room? Great joy, Wang Shi Hebei will spread the good news again, and the generals will advance together and seize Yecheng again! ”

Suddenly, a loud roar sounded outside the hall, interrupting Yu Bing's speech, and then Yu Manzhi rushed into the hall like a gust of wind, seeing the situation in the hall, he was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yu Bing, who looked embarrassed, and said with a puzzled face: "Why is Uncle here?" ”

When Yu Bing heard this, his face was even darker than ink.

Xi Jian raised his head, looked at Yu Bing a few times with interest, and then raised his head and laughed: "Changmin came just in time, today's number of happy people is coming, you quickly order someone to prepare a banquet, I want to entertain the princes of the Zunfu." ”