Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1495 Zhang's Return
After the morning court the next day, His Majesty the Emperor received Jiang Xi in the Long Live Hall.

Jiang Xi hadn't officially returned to Taiwan, so he didn't participate in the early court. After a long absence, he met His Majesty the Emperor in the Long Live Hall. Just after paying homage, his eyes were already rosy.

Seeing Jiang Hen's appearance of a shriveled little old man who was prematurely decaying, His Majesty the Emperor felt a little pity for him. The so-called sending Jiang Heen away because of anger in his heart was just a joke.

Mainly at that time, Xingtai had to deal with Saihu who came from the south to plunder, and the country of Jie in Hebei was also about to make a move and was about to go south. For Liangzhou, it could only send trusted officials.At that time, Jiang He was naturally the most suitable for the emperor.As for the fact that the Zhang brothers fought against each other, Liangzhou fell into division, and Jiang Xi had to stay for a long time, these were also unexpected accidents.

"It's really hard to think about Xuan. If you hadn't worked hard for the past few years, the corruption of cold affairs might affect Guanlong and delay the war in China."

The emperor's praise was not exaggerated. Jiang He and Yu Man used both civil and military skills, so that the turmoil in Liangzhou was limited to Liangzhou, and did not endanger the situation in Guanlong.This enabled the Guanlong side to send out a large army, forming a suppressive trend against the people in Bingzhou, so that the bandits in the north could not cross the Taihang Mountains to link up, and the Wang divisions were able to defeat them separately.

If the situation in Liangzhou had not been effectively controlled at that time, or Xingtai would not have been completely passive, it would have slowed down the pace of the entire Northern Expedition a lot.Because it was the occasion of the conferring ceremony of the new dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor did not ignore Jiang Xi's meritorious service, making him one of the county princes who won the title for his meritorious service.

Leaving aside the rest, Jiang He is naturally extremely grateful to His Majesty the Emperor.He was in Jiangdong in the past, but he was just an ordinary member of the family, and because his father passed away too early, his relatives and old relatives had already withered, which was not enough to support him on his own.

It was after being appreciated by the Shen family that a great turning point took place in his whole life. Not only did he take advantage of this to start a family and start a career, but His Majesty the Emperor also gave him ample opportunities to showcase his talents.

Of course, being left in the cold for several years, and missing many important events in China in the next few years, it is inevitable that I will be disappointed, but on the way home, I learned that I have been appointed as the Duke of Gao by the new dynasty. The gratitude of death is simply beyond measure, I wish I could fly with wings, go far to pass the mountain, go straight down to bow down and bow down to thank you.

Where there is a will, there is a way. There is nothing that can stop a wanderer from returning home. If there is, then pack it up and take it away.Yes, the reason why Jiang Xi was able to return to Luoyang was that he directly encouraged Zhang Chonghua, Zhang Jun's heir, to return east with him.

After subduing his excitement for a while, Jiang Xi began to describe the process of his feat from the beginning.

The turmoil in Liangzhou is also very simple to talk about. It is just a struggle for property between the elders and the younger within the family.Zhang Zuo, who caused chaos in Liangzhou, was the eldest son of Zhang Junshu. Although Zhang Jun was older, Zhang Jun still ordered his heir Zhang Chonghua to inherit his Liangzhou foundation when he was dying.Zhang Zuo was dissatisfied that he had nothing to gain, so he brazenly raised troops to cause chaos.

The reason why this matter is complicated is that Liangzhou itself is too complicated to entangle with local forces.This place is far away in the west, and there are not only many local aboriginal clans, but also Chinese characters who escaped from the west in the early years and have formed a faction here. Of course, a large number of Qiangdi and other border tribes are involved in it.

Jiang Xi has stayed in Liangzhou for many years, and has already gained a deep understanding of the many power entanglements involved.

Among these forces, those who are closest to the Tianzhong imperial court are naturally those Chinese people who moved westward to avoid disaster, similar to the great scholar Guo He of Longshang, who responded to the Xingtai conquest and moved eastward to Luoyang before Daliang was established. Even if Shiliu can't return east for a while to avoid disaster, he still hopes that Liangzhou will have closer ties with Tianzhong Chaotang.

There are also those Hu Han tribes, their intentions are also very simple, nothing more than having milk is a mother, they value immediate short-term gains, and they do not have any grand political plots themselves.

As for the local aboriginal clans in Liangzhou, their stance was actually very delicate. They not only set themselves the title of aristocratic family with the crowns of the Xia Dynasty, but also did not want to be completely controlled by the powerful imperial court, hoping to maintain a certain degree of independence.

In the Zhang family's internal struggle for property, Zhang Chonghua was the heir of Zhang Jun recognized by the court, because he also won the support of those fleeing west.

At the same time, the vast majority of Liangzhou's indigenous sects also support Zhang Chonghua. Regardless of the court's attitude and other factors, Zhang Zuo's use of his concubines to deceive his descendants has violated the patriarchal concepts that these great clans abide by, not to mention that he brazenly raised troops and played tricks. In the state, it directly broke the situation that the Liangzhou clans worked hard to maintain the state's peace.

But Zhang Zuo is not without supporters. Many members of the Zhang clan have been suppressed for a long time because of the restriction of Zhang's power by local sects, and now they regard Zhang Zuo as their leader.There are also some fringe figures from the aboriginal clan in Liangzhou, and Zhang Zuo's efforts to win over a group of Qianghu people from the west, so their influence should not be underestimated.

The two sides each occupy half of Liangzhou, and have been at loggerheads for several years.And behind this confrontation, there is actually no lack of anti-mouse tactics, because they are worried that the power loss of each other will be too serious, so Master Wang can take advantage of this opportunity to fully intervene in the internal strife in Liangzhou.It also has to be said that the Liangzhou forces of the Zhang clan, which use the clan as the inheritance unit, are now divided into two factions, one is compliant and the other is against, which is indeed in line with the political aesthetics of the big clan making a living in troubled times.

Therefore, in the past few years of confrontation between the two sides, the most intense is still to denounce each other. As for the real war, it has never happened at all.

But Mrs. Zhang could afford it, but Jiang Xi couldn't. He was really tired of staying in Liangzhou and watching the two fight.Especially with the success of the Northern Expedition and the settlement of China, the court of Tianzhong can already allocate enough energy to deal with Liangzhou border affairs, and Jiang Xi is even more unwilling to waste time here.

Don't look at the Zhang brothers in Liangzhou who are arguing with each other now, but if Master Wang really wants to intervene forcefully and directly send troops, the next step for the two sides may be to shake hands and make peace.The trade-offs are not focused on the Zhang brothers, but on the supporting forces behind them.

Especially those big indigenous clans in Liangzhou, they are actually timid to have a direct dialogue with the center, so they need to stand up to the lord of the Zhang family in order to obtain a political situation that allows advances and retreats.

Because of this, Jiang Xi simply pulled out the bottom line and directly said that Zhang Chonghua should be attached to the center.Of course, certain skills are required here, and Zhang Chonghua cannot be moved by frankly stating the pros and cons. After all, in Liangzhou, he is a relatively independent vassal state lord, but once he goes to Tianzhong, he can only serve as a minister of His Highness.

There is no need to describe the methods and techniques used by Jiang He in detail. The result is that Zhang Chonghua finally decided to follow Jiang He's suggestion after weighing several times, and led the crowd eastward into the sky.

After Zhang Chonghua left Liangzhou, for the Central Court, the situation in Liangzhou suddenly became clear.From the perspective of Wang Shi, for Zhang Zuo's forces still existing in Liangzhou, there is only a question of when to crusade, and there are no moral considerations.

Therefore, when Jiang He reported the progress of the situation in Liangzhou to Taichung, His Majesty the Emperor was also very pleased, and sent people to make proper arrangements along the way to ensure that Zhang Chonghua could reach Luoyang smoothly.

Zhang Chonghua's return to Luo is of great significance to the emerging Daliang court.His internal vote not only provided Wang Shi with a more direct way to solve the Liangzhou problem, but also Zhang Chonghua was the first head of the frontier vassal forces who came to vote after the establishment of the new Liang Dynasty.

For the Daliang court, which widely embraces all Xia in China, the Liangzhou issue is not the most important issue, but as long as it exists, it is like a thorn in the flesh, even if it does not hurt, it will feel like a thorn, and it will directly affect Guan. Many operations in Longzhou were established.

Moreover, whether the Liangzhou regime is recovered or not is also of great moral significance.Under the special background of the Yongjia disaster, although Liangzhou is located in the border area and is independent from the disaster, it also accommodates many Zhuxia people and inherits their culture.

In the original history, the return of Liangshi to the east can be said to have greatly promoted the process of Sinicization in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and even gave birth to the Sui and Tang Empires.The inheritance of Zhuxia has formed a line for thousands of years, inheriting the past and opening up the future, and it has been passed on repeatedly. The former Liang regime is an element that cannot be ignored.

Right now, although Zhongzhou has just experienced a large-scale Northern Expedition, the new government system needs to be established, and the people's livelihood needs to be restored, but it is not impossible to support even a regional Liangzhou war.

Because it was when Jiang Xie and others were on their way home, the center made corresponding arrangements. The situation in Bingzhou was guarded and maintained by the Hongwu Army and Zhenwu Army, and all the Guanzhong government soldiers returned to the town. On the one hand, they cooperated with the Guanlong Military Region. To create, on the one hand, make a good base camp for the strikers in Longshang.

As for the veteran Guo Song, he returned to Chang'an in a hurry after attending the conferment ceremony. The new governor of the Guanlong Military Region and the governor of Longyou, Yu Manzhi, will be ready to fight against Zhang Zuo in Liangzhou at the latest in the spring of next year. .

Having said that, His Majesty the Emperor also had to lament the deep misfortune of his family.With regard to the Liangzhou issue, he initially envisaged to focus on confinement. After all, Zhang Jun and his son's attitude towards the central government is acceptable. Human buffer time.

But now it seems that there is no need for this.The prestige and popular support that several generations of the Zhang family have managed in Liangzhou have almost been consumed in the years of internal strife, and there is only a little left. As Zhang Chonghua invests in the center, it will also be fulfilled and become his new foothold. Without a layer of protection from the DPRK, the Zhang regime no longer has the basis and necessity to stay in Liangzhou.

His Majesty the Emperor discussed with Jiang He for a long time, mainly about the governance of the local clan after the recovery of Liangzhou.These Liangzhou aboriginal gates are different from the old gates of the aristocratic families in Hebei because they are far to the west.

It is true that their independence hinders the implementation of central government orders, but from another perspective, it is precisely because of their stubbornness and establishment of their family business that the Liangzhou area has not been completely reduced to a paradise for the barbarians. .

What's more, now that all the Xias are waiting to be rejuvenated, the population loss is serious, and the north and the south are in a dilemma of insufficient strength, it is even more impossible to blindly make a large-scale migration to the far side regardless of the heart.Therefore, Liangzhou's real spread of civilization into governance is destined to be left to the younger generations to create achievements. No matter how ambitious the emperor is today, the recovery of population and vitality must take a long period of time.

In this way, those aboriginal sects in Liangzhou still have the value of maintaining restraint, after all, they have the same language and the same species.If they are suppressed too much, and the development of the follow-up center cannot keep up, it will only make it easier for those marginal Hulu to grow stronger.

Of course, you can't blindly indulge.After some discussions, His Majesty the Emperor and Jiang He still summed up three ideas to strengthen the connection between Liangzhou's indigenous sects and Zhongzhou in view of the current situation in Liangzhou, cultural attraction and tolerance, military wooing and scheduling, and business. profit sharing.

Through these points, the wandering Liangshi gradually merged and became an inseparable part of Zhuxia's ruling ecology.

　The Shuhang is now in the official closing period, the amount of information is too dense, and Cavin has become the norm. For the time being, it will be updated every day. I hope you will forgive me. . .In fact, there is still a lot to write about in the follow-up, such as the three border troubles of Chenghan, Daibei, and Liaodong, but the content outside the main text is equivalent to a snack after a meal.So after thinking about it for a long time, I plan to put these few articles separately after the main text is finished, and everyone who is interested can read it at that time, and it will not affect the rhythm of the main text if you don’t read it.

　　
　
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