The return of the Wei family?

After hearing these four words, Wei Xiong squinted slightly, although he had vaguely guessed just now, but really hearing these four words pop out of Chen Zhi's mouth, it still made him feel excited, and he had to try his best to suppress the emotions in his heart before he could speak again: "General Chen's words, I'm afraid it's a bit exaggerated, I'm waiting for such a situation, how can I get it?" ”

Although Wei Xiong tried his best to control it, there was still a slight tremor in his words, and he didn't know if it was because of the injuries on his body or because of his agitated mood.

Not only Wei Xiong, but other busy people also paused at this moment, as if they were quite surprised by Chen Zhi's decision, but they all returned to normal immediately.

However, Wei Xiong couldn't calm down for a long time, although he tried his best to make an expression of disagreement, but he could still see that he was waiting for Chen Zhi's further answer.

After a long while, Chen Zhi spoke again: "Why is the general exaggerating? The Wei family is a family, and now it is different from the past, but the roots are still there, and there is quite a foundation in Dai County, so I will say that the soldiers and horses under my command are from Dai County, whether they are in the army or in the general's mansion, there are many Wei children, and when the general and your uncle return, it is just to let Dai County's Wei have a large branch, so why is it difficult? ”

Under Chen Zhi's command, there are indeed many people surnamed Wei, the military soldiers of the Dai County are from the Dai County, and the Dai County is the foundation of the Wei family, even if it is repeatedly cleaned, there are still remnants, after all, many people of the Wei family are out of the five suits, after the branches are scattered, I don't know how many branches, even if the state machinery is used to clean up, how can it be sorted out?

However, these people are actually estranged from the main line of the Wei family who fled, and the two sides are not very close, even if the main family of the Wei family returns, they also have no appeal to them.

Therefore, Wei Xiong naturally said: "After all, the remaining Wei clan people in Daijun are different, my uncle was too close to Wei Gong, so he suffered, and the clan was affected, but anyone who was a little closer was either arrested, or distributed, and those who were slightly better were also fleeing outside the fortress like me, how could there be any Daijun Wei clan?" What's more, the reason why I left back then was because the court asked for guilt, and now I am coming back, and the court has been writing down, and you will obey it, general, right? These words looked frustrating, but the meaning of the inquiry inside could be faintly felt even by Ran Zhan.

Chen Zhi understood Wei Xiong's worries, and said with a smile: "The court's investigation of the Wei family has already been overturned, but some ministers in the court, in order to fight for power and profit, sometimes take it out to attack political enemies, besides, I sit in Youzhou, calm the border troubles, and have the right to make decisions on the spot, even the foreign tribes can be incorporated and reused, let alone the generals of the Celestial Dynasty Miao descendants?" If the imperial court wants someone to guard the border, it can't help but support it, and it will make things difficult everywhere. Constrained, Jizhou is in chaos at the moment, and it is difficult for the imperial court's food and salary to reach Youzhou, so it has to rely on local self-financing. ”

He captured Wang Jun, and then claimed to be the guard of the northern frontier, no one would raise any objections, and these words pointed out several major problems at present-

One is that the imperial court has actually stopped pursuing old things, after all, time has passed, the emperors have changed, and there is a new discussion on the evaluation of Wei Qiang, but there are still some people in the court who hold on to it, not for the interests of the new Han Dynasty, but for themselves, and they can't control the north;

Second, Jizhou is chaotic, the imperial court is weak, unable to govern, and the control of the frontier has declined, where can it still be as powerful as in the past? Even the king of Jiangdu, who has a little military power but has been defeated repeatedly, is valued by many people, not to mention Chen Zhi, who has won many battles and has replaced Wang Jun?

And this third point is the most important, if your court wants to control the soldiers and horses, and restrain the feudal officials, you should control the financial power, the soldiers, horses, grain and grass are fundamental, and the control of rations and soldiers can be controlled by seven inches, but the imperial court has been unable to bear it, and has lost the financial power of the local armed forces, but let the frontier army raise its own money and food, and after the financial independence, how can it be subject to administrative interference?

These words are already very taboo, and many people talk about them in private on weekdays, but it is the first time that Chen Zhi has taken such a public occasion to discuss with a captured enemy general, and in the past, as long as someone stabs it above, the person who is responsible for the court will come over in a few days.

But when Chen Zhi's staff, generals, and officials heard it, they were relieved, and they felt that they had captured a trace of Chen Zhi's ambition, and they had the bottom of their hearts.

Wei Xiong pondered for a moment, his eyes flickered, and finally shook his head and said: "Although the general is right, but the weakness of the imperial court is only temporary, and when Jizhou is pacified, Shi Le and his ilk will be destroyed sooner or later, even if the whole process lasts for ten years, but at that time, I am afraid that the general will not be able to continue to stay here, even if you can, how long can it last?" But if my Wei clan returns, re-roots in Youzhou, and wants to inherit it, it will be a hundred or hundreds of years, and if there is a recurrence, it will be a catastrophe! ”

"Since the general has a long-term vision, I will also talk about the future," Chen Zhi was not surprised at all, he wanted to persuade Wei Xiong to lead the Wei clan back to Daijun, not only to gather a general with strong luck, nor to value the Wei clan alone, there are other considerations behind it, especially to let the surrounding families who have suffered from war know about this move, so in the face of this captive, he was extra patient, "Let me ask you, taking root in the Tuoba Department, can it be possible to make the Wei clan stable for a long time?" ”

As soon as Wei Xiong heard this, his face changed.

"As I said," Chen Zhi's words kept stopping, "Wei's ability to stand firm is Tuoba Yilu, if Tuoba Yilu is gone, or if he is no longer in power, what will happen in the future?" When Wei went north, he brought a lot of retainers and belongings, where are these things now? General, you know better than I do. In the future, after Tuoba Liuxiu takes power, how much future does Wei have in the Tuoba Department? When the general's generation retires and there is no protection, what will happen to the Wei family in the future? ”

Wei Xiong's brows furrowed, and he didn't answer immediately.

Chen Zhi saw that what he said was almost done, so he got up and said: "The general doesn't need to be in a hurry, you might as well think about it carefully, I'm not in a hurry to reply, I have time." He was confident in convincing Wei Xiong, because of what Wei did and the original historical records, their uncle's and nephew's thoughts about the Central Plains were quite interesting.

Hearing this, Wei Xiong couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Indeed, compared to Chen Zhi's forces, the rest of the people in the Northland probably don't have much time, and when Chen Zhi uses the set of Daijun in the entire Youzhou, the surrounding forces will have less time.

Not to mention that his lord Tuoba Six Cultivation, now the time is even more urgent, and he can't afford to delay it at all.

After thinking about it, Wei Xiong also felt that it was time to leave a way back for the family, and before he was about to walk out of the tent, he couldn't help but ask: "If a certain family is willing to agree, how can the general bring the people of the Tuoba Wei clan to come, could it be that he will send a spy to answer?" ”