Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 311 Playing Power
In the late spring, the spring clothes are ready, five or six crowned people, six or seven boys, bathing in Yi, dancing in the wind, singing and returning.

The ceremony of repairing the sacral temple has existed since ancient times. As for the Wei and Jin dynasties, it became a grand event during the time of the sacral sacrificing in the third month.On this day, men, women, old and young, all of them come to congratulate each other, especially for the small people, it is a rare and worry-free time all year round.

Although the battle in the west is urgent, on the day of Shangsi, the whole Jingkou still has a strong festive atmosphere.Since the morning, there have been a large number of people dressed up to go out, or driving, or walking in the car, and there are also fresh clothes and angry horses and anointed children ostentatiously passing through the market, flocking to the river.

Today's Jingkou is not less prosperous than Jiankang Jingji, and it is one of the few metropolises along the river.Especially with the rise of the war in the west and the fall of Gyeonggi, a large number of people came to escape from the disaster gathered around the mouth of the capital.

In order to make this ceremony of repairing the temple go smoothly without any troubles, the people in Jingkou have spent a lot of effort.As early as a few days ago, various families tried to dissuade them, hoping to stop people from participating in such a large-scale celebration, but with little effect.So next, the Xunjiang Governor and Protectorate took the lead in clearing a large area of ​​open space on the bank of the river for people to gather and celebrate.

In addition, in order to ensure that there will be no accidents such as disturbances and turmoil during the celebration, Yu Tiao also contacted Yinjue's various families to send out all kinds of soldiers, and built a bamboo building fortress in the venue, hoping that in the event of turmoil, they can be the first Time is on the spot to stop it, and try to avoid the situation from expanding and eroding.

On Shangsi Day, Shen Zhezi also got up early to prepare for attending the celebration later.Recently, he has been busy with the division of Kuaiji, and he had been discussing with people until late at night the night before, so he was unavoidably a little sleepy.While waiting for his family to get ready to go out later to get dressed, he lay on the bed and fell asleep without knowing it.

Princess Xingnan, wearing a leather hunting suit, rushed in from outside the door angrily. When she saw Shen Zhezi lying on the bed with her eyes closed, she lowered her steps, sat down gently and slowly, and stared at Shen Zhezi with her chin resting on her hands. .Because Shen Zhezi has been so busy recently, she only goes back to her room late at night every day, and she is really ashamed to get close to Shen Zhezi because of the stupid things she did earlier, so the couple seldom spend time alone these days.

Shen Zhezi slept very lightly, and as soon as the princess sat down, he had already noticed something. His expression was a little lazy, and he turned to hold the little girl Rou Ning, and said with a smile: "Why is my wife so upset? Today's wedding ceremony Today, why hasn't the princess changed her shirt and isn't going to go with me?"

The princess sat beside Shen Zhezi, stretched out two fingers and pressed between his brows, and said in a tone of pity: "You haven't slept well for several nights, why don't you take a break in your spare time? I don't have anywhere today. Go, just stay with you at home."

As she said that, her face became gloomy again: "Now that the capital has not been recovered, and the emperor is still in the hands of the traitors, it's hard for these people to turn a blind eye to the country's disaster, and to oppose a ritual and customs so much!"

Shen Zhezi rested his head on the little girl's slender thigh, but smiled wryly when he heard this.If it was in the past, he would probably have the same thoughts as the princess. Now that the country is in crisis, it is really inappropriate to celebrate.But recently, if he wants to help Yu Yi stabilize the situation, he has to think more about the overall situation, and his mentality is different than before.

It is true that it is imminent to counterattack the rebels and regain the capital. The sooner the army is raised, the better.But the problem now is that with Liyang's capture of Gyeonggi, the momentum has reached its peak, and a large amount of material subsidies have been obtained in Gyeonggi. To be honest, no matter which side is sure of winning the battle.If the troops were suddenly defeated and defeated, the situation would become even worse.

Not long ago, Su Jun sent Zhang Jian out of the capital to sweep the suburbs of Beijing, and Wang Shu was forced to fight with him in Langya County. As a result, he was defeated at the first touch, and more than a thousand people died in the battle.Now Wang Shu has led the crowd to retreat to the south of Qu'a, and is moving to Guzhang.And Han Huang, who besieged Stone City earlier, also went south to sweep Xuancheng. Today, Shi Huanyi in Xuancheng can only stick to Guangde and struggle hard.Meanwhile, Su Jun's main force had already moved to Gushu, confronting Jiangzhou Wenqiao.

If the Huaibei Army is not introduced on a large scale, the military power of Jingkou itself will not be dominant.Although there are Xu Mao and other Liu Xia's former troops staying in Jingkou, the total strength is more than [-], among which there are very few elites.Shen Zhezi's thousands of well-armed family soldiers are already one of the few powerful troops.With these strengths, it is still difficult to hold Jingkou without losing it, and then counterattack Jingji, it is really not enough.

Therefore, the important thing to counter the rebellion at the moment is not when to raise troops, but to reach a political consensus with all parties.As long as this consensus is reached, we meet to raise troops and advance steadily, countering the rebellion is not a difficult task.

In such a situation, it is even more important for one's side to remain calm and unruffled than to win a few battles that have nothing to do with the overall situation.So in the past period of time, in addition to balancing and stabilizing all parties, Shen Zhezi also organized people to visit and watch the great cause of great achievements, in order to stabilize people's hearts.As for those voices clamoring to dispatch troops to counter the rebellion as soon as possible, in addition to selectively ignoring them, those who are too intense must be suppressed instead.

Thinking about it this way, Shen Zhezi's recent actions are indeed no different from traitorous officials in the last days.

But the situation is such that he has to do so.If envoys from Jiangzhou and Jingzhou arrive in the future and see that Jingkou is in a mess, they may not have other ideas.So even if it's just for an illusion, many things have to be done.

Today's Shangsi Rixiu Festival, in addition to the celebration of the people, also has political intentions, mainly for the Huaibei Army across the river.

After the Empress Dowager arrived at Jingkou, Xi Jian immediately sent someone to greet her and ask for instructions to cross the river. The removal of all Jiang's troops inevitably makes people think deeply about the thinking and intention behind it.

Whether loyal or not, it is impossible for Shen Zhezi to allow Xi Jian to lead the crowd across the river to usurp the dominant power. On this point, the interests of his family and the Yu family are completely consistent.The empress dowager ordered Xi Jian to enter the court and supervise the military affairs of Yanqing, Xuzhou and Wuzhou, but did not mention the matter of calling him across the river.And recently, inspired by Shen Zhezi, Yu Yi is also letting Yu Tiao's activities divide Xuzhou and separate Jingkou into South Xuzhou.

Shen Zhezi also understands that right now is not a good time to divide powers, but once this rare opportunity is missed, it will be more difficult to achieve it in the future and will encounter more resistance.So he made two preparations. If Jingjiang was too resistant to this, he was willing to contact Liyang, shake hands and make peace, and recognize the legitimacy of Liyang's military actions, so as to attack Jingjiang.

Once there is no righteousness bestowed by the imperial court, regardless of Jiangzhou, the situation in Jingzhou is bound to collapse.Although Jingzhou is the most powerful of all parties, Tao Kan of Jingzhou is the least fun. He is not even as good as Liyang, who has a group of soldiers who can follow his uprising and attack the center, and he is not from a family background.Jingzhou has many tyrants and southern barbarians, and it has to face Jiehu Queen Zhao and Yizhou Chenghan. Once the righteousness is lost, Tao Kan cannot suppress the situation.

This is also one of the reasons why Shen Zhezi dared to exercise power. The most important forces today, Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, are not qualified to be self-reliant, and their power can only be guaranteed by relying on righteousness.Yu Liang, an overseas Chinese from Yuzhou, was already dead, and Wang Shu, director of Qingxu overseas Chinese, was detained in Taicheng.As long as Xi Jian can be dealt with, there will be no problem in dividing Yangzhou in the middle.

As long as Kuaiji can gain self-reliance, the Shen family can be regarded as a complete success, and no family in the current situation can obtain such a calm status as his family.Retreating is Fang Bo, advancing is the center, although it is still difficult to compare with the Langya Wang family at the beginning of the founding of the country, but thinking about it, the Shen family is the southerner Wu Zong who stepped into the current situation and was listed among the top political parties in less than ten years. Unprecedented achievements since the dynasty!

Jingkou has no soldiers to boast about, and wants to make Huaibei's Xi Jian feel the pressure, and then accepts this fact. All Shen Zhezi can show is Jingkou's unique prosperity and his family's control over the situation in Jingkou.How is control manifested?Even if there is an emergency in the west, Jingkou is still not chaotic!

Therefore, today's Shangsi Rixiu is to reflect the confidence of Jingkou.As long as an atmosphere is created, it will be much easier whether it is to directly contact Xi Jian or win over many refugees from Huaibei in the future.

Of course, Shen Zhezi can talk about these considerations with Yu Yi, but it is still a bit difficult to express in front of Princess Xingnan.Hearing the girl's complaints, Shen Zhezi pondered for a while before saying: "The little people are in trouble and state affairs, and they suffer without guilt. You really can't be too harsh. The common people can share the joy, and they will worry together in the future."

"That may be the reason, but when I think about how anxious and frightened Aliu is living in the capital, I really can't feel happy."

Princess Xingnan always felt guilty for not being able to rescue the emperor that day, and as time went by, this guilt became more and more serious.

"Everything is man-made, and my wife doesn't have to worry deeply. His Majesty the Emperor is an auspicious person and has the grace of heaven. No matter sooner or later, I will definitely help my wife to rescue him, so as to protect my brothers and sisters."

Although Shen Zhezi has exercised a lot of power recently, the main purpose is of course to consider for himself a share of the future.But the premise of doing all this is also based on being able to successfully suppress the rebellion and rescue the emperor.Otherwise, the final effect of this series of efforts will be greatly reduced.

"Shen Zhezi, you are so kind."

The princess bent down and pressed her forehead against Shen Zhezi's forehead, which was extremely tired and crooked.

Shen Zhezi smiled when he heard the words. He knew that he never planned to be an obedient minister, especially for such a major event as the Northern Expedition, he must take the initiative to increase the possibility of success.The words that the princess said earlier when she thought her life was in danger may not have been true confessions from her heart.If the future reaches the final step, he also hopes that this girl can give him a full understanding.

Guaer, the little maid of the Shen family, walked in holding Shen Zhezi's spring clothes, and when she saw the scene in front of her, she exclaimed in surprise and hurried back.

The princess raised her head quickly after hearing the sound, her cheeks were already blushing, Shen Zhezi got up and patted the little girl on the shoulder: "Go and change your shirt, I'll be waiting for you."

(End of this chapter)