Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 381
Shen Zhezi was not surprised when Wen Qiao asked her opinion.All his efforts in the past were aimed at increasing his right to speak in the current situation. The right to speak may not necessarily be equated with actual authority, but it is a very important criterion.Including the current Wen Qiao, in fact, they do not have the right to speak to determine the course of the current situation. All they can do is to strive for as many favorable positions as possible for themselves while conforming to the general trend.

Shen Zhezi had a plan for the future situation, and when he heard Wen Qiao's question, he didn't need to think about it carefully. After pondering for a while, he said: "Jiankang is close to the big river, and the old Wu built its business here, and the tiger looks at the north of the river." , The next step is to patrol the east of the river. If this place is lost, it will not be enough to look at the Central Plains, and it will not be enough to town the southern soil, so don’t abandon it lightly.”

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 wanted to move 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 was still confident enough to let Wen Qiao support him.The first reason is that the reason why Wen Qiao was able to leave Zhenjiang Prefecture was from the appointment of the central government, and he did not have a deep foundation in Jiangzhou.The second reason is that Wen Qiao's current health condition is worrying, and it is impossible to stay in Jiangzhou for a long time.

Hearing Shen Zhezi's answer, Wen Qiao showed a look of deep thought.Compared with other parties with various interests, he is a little different, that is, he does not have a stable interest group around him, in other words, if he wants to make a choice, he does not have to worry too much.

It is true that he is emotionally inclined to the Yu family, but in fact with Yu Liang's death, he and the Yu family have no solid basis for cooperation.What's more, he is seriously ill now, so he may not be able to take charge of Fangzhen again, so what choice he makes will directly affect his position and role in the current situation in the future. For Wen Qiao who has no relatives or family background to rely on, this The decision is really not a good choice.

Wen Qiao is now facing the same dilemma as Tao Kan, which is the follow-up issue.At present, when the central authority is weakening day by day, deeds are not enough to determine the future of a person and a family. In other words, loyalty and righteousness are not enough for a person to get the reward he deserves.

Historically, Wen Qiao spared no effort to support Yu Liang in the process of countering the rebellion, and he deservedly made the first contribution to countering the rebellion.But after countering the rebellion, Wen Qiao did not get the treatment that matched his meritorious deeds.This is because Wen Qiao did not keep pace with Yu Liang in the arrangement after the war.

After the rebellion, Yu Liang will no longer be able to stay in the center because of his old crimes, and sending Fangzhen to the outside world is his only way out.But if he is not in the center, there will be a gap in the Yu family's influence in the center, and Fang Zhen at that time did not have enough space for Yu Liang.At that time, for the Yu family, the best arrangement was that Yu Liang took over Yuzhou and Jiangzhou centered on Liyang, while Wen Qiao gave up the local authority and returned to the center.

However, Wen Qiao rejected the proposal of returning to the center, which was not a bad choice considering his situation at the time, but it is a pity that Wen Qiao died of a stroke shortly after returning to Jiangzhou, and there was not enough time to manage Jiangzhou. state.

What happened afterwards was the rapid decline of the Wen family. Wen Qiao's son Wen Fangzhi was sent directly to Jiaozhou as governor, which was like exile. Yu Bing and Yu Yi did not provide more help to the Wen family.It can be seen that Wen Qiao's choice at the time was contrary to Yu Liang's intention, and the Yu family wanted revenge.

After all, in the current atmosphere, with Wen Qiao's meritorious service in the Sujun Rebellion, even if his son could not control Jiangzhou, it would be more than enough for his son to clear his post in Taicheng.Wen Fangzhi took office in Jiaozhou, and then died in Jiaozhou. Since then, the Wen family has no role or performance worth mentioning in the current situation!
Wei-Jin romanticism is famous for later generations, but in fact, besides romanticism, it is the helpless choice made by many insightful people who are sensitive to the situation.The ups and downs of a person, and even the intermittent life and death of a family, are often buried in a seemingly elegant rumor and anecdote.

Wen Qiao is currently suffering from a serious illness, and his sons are all young. In a sense, they are not much different from Tao Kan who is getting old, and even worse than Tao Kan. He is very big, but he is still in good spirits, but Wen Qiao's current state is no longer good enough to take charge of Fang Zhen.Therefore, Wen Qiao now needs a definite, realistic and visible future.

Shen Zhezi's current statement is equivalent to a promise to Wen Qiao. 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 of sight. No matter how loud the old guys are, they have won the present, but compared with Shen Zhezi, they have lost the future.

Those who intend 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 before their eyes 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 deep thought for a long time.After a while, he finally said: "I have heard about the process of the son-in-law's recovery of the capital. It is a great kindness for the rebel ministers to return after being inspired by the king's master. However, how these rebel ministers will be used in the future still needs to be discussed..."

In history, Wen Qiao's attitude towards descendants was to deal with them strictly. Now that he mentions this matter, it can be said that he has inherited Yu Liang's policy to a certain extent.But right now, it is the Shen family, or Shen Zhezi, who will inherit the power of Liyang descendants.

To be honest, from the perspective of maintaining stability, these surrenders are available or not.But on the one hand, Shen Zhezi has already considered these arrangements for surrendering, and on the other hand, both merits and demerits. It is true that the rebellion of the Liyang tribe caused great harm to Jiangdong, but they also have old merits, and they still have potential to be tapped in the future. .From a longer-term perspective, the evils done by these families with the old surnames in the north and south may not be as shallow as those of the Liyang army.

Compared with the past, Shen Zhezi values ​​the future more.It can be said with certainty that under the guidance of Shen Zhezi, the remnants of the Liyang Army must have made much more contributions to Jiangdong than those retreating high school students, and Shen Zhezi has no reason to give up on them.

Now that Wen Qiao raised this question, Shen Zhezi pondered for a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "Liu Thief and Shi Thief are both sins of China and North Korea. The blood of a common man is either because of bad luck, or because of virtue, or laments There is no righteousness. Now that China is covered with dust, how can there be no place for blood to be spilled?"

When Wen Qiao heard this, his eyes froze slightly, and immediately his face became a little confused, and then he sighed leisurely: "My son-in-law's feeling makes me think of Sikong..."

Shen Zhezi smiled slightly after hearing the words, and the Sikong that Wen Qiao was talking about was naturally Liu Kun.Liu Kun's style of doing things in Beidi is inclusive, using his own reputation to win over all possible forces.But Shen Zhezi did not dare to compare himself to Liu Kun. After all, Liu Kun's achievements are already an established fact. Although he did not achieve ultimate success, at least he has been struggling all his life.

Later generations talk about Liu Kun's actions, and there are always too many sayings, such as the credulous belief that the Duan family of Xianbei caused death, and so on due to historical limitations.But Shen Zhezi is now in a better understanding of the helplessness behind this so-called historical limitation.There are many reasons for the chaos of the Five Husbands and the Eight Kings Rebellion, but the sharp decline in the population of the Han people is a very important reason.

Later generations talked about the Three Kingdoms, with many bright stars and many exciting stories.But one thing that cannot be ignored is the sharp decline in population. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population was more than 600 million. After the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, the population of the Three Kingdoms was more than 700 million!Even though there was a large hidden population at that time, it is an indisputable fact that the population of the Han people decreased sharply.There are too many bloody stories, and the background is that a large number of Han people were massacred!

Insufficient recuperation in the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty allowed a generation to grow up. Soon after the chaos of the Eight Kings, the Xiongnu and Jiehu intervened as mercenaries in the struggle for power between China and North Korea.Later generations said how stupid it was not to implement the move to the Hu order, but they did not see that the Hu people like Jiehu who had already been included were also productive forces that were difficult to give up in the Central Plains at that time!
Under such a background, Liu Kun chose to rely on the strength of the barbarians, not because of his lack of wisdom, but because of his helplessness.And Shen Zhezi's current indulgence and even connivance also have an almost tragic premise, that is, the vitality of the Han people, especially the Han people in Jiangdong, 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 to split the current situation in Jiangdong.Even if it was the group of guards who killed and looted, even if they died, Shen Zhezi hoped that they could die in Jiangbei. Even if the sacrifice of these people could only bring about a few deaths in Jiehu, it would be better than beheaded in Jiangdong.

It is not wrong for Wen Qiao to hope to severely punish the descendants to establish the authority of the center, but what authority does the center have?The only function is to provide a place for the north and the south to intrigue and fight for power. When this function is gone, they can be kicked away at any time!

Yu Bing heard that Shen Zhezi went against Wen Qiao's intention and deliberately shielded those descendants, so he said with a smile: "Now that the capital is stable, it is inconvenient to strictly investigate the crimes of the descendants. Watch out for later."

These words revealed a strong hypocrisy, and Wen Qiao's original intention was not to severely punish Kuang Shu and others.Raising this question is like using Zhang Kai's story to test Tao Kan and others. The real intention is something else. After all, he has no enmity with those descendants. Even if he kills those people, it will not do him any good. .

In front of Wen Qiao, Yu Tiao didn't want to directly reveal the estrangement between the brothers, but just follow the things that have been discussed when talking about this matter: "Second brother, let me come to see Duke Wen, may I ask what will happen in the future?" ? Now that the eldest brother is gone, the only one who can rely on inside and outside is Duke Wen."

The current conflict cannot be solved by trickery.Due to their position and standpoint, the Shen family was not easy to directly express their position on the issue of returning Taiwan to the capital. To win the support of Wen Qiao, a powerful faction, they naturally had to show enough sincerity.When Yu Tiao said this, it was tantamount to hoping that Wen Qiao could take over the older brother's position in the current situation and become their representative in the center.

Shen Zhezi also opened his mouth and said: "Nowadays, those who can entrust important responsibilities in Taichung, Zhongshu and Bian Gong are all dead, Lu Gong is old, Tao Gong has little literature, Xi Gong is far from the town, the Taibao is alone, and the rest are hard to be named. Other than Wen Gong, there is no one. No child left."

The situation is different in the past and the present. In history, Wen Qiao refused to return to the capital. On the one hand, the disease did not break out, and on the other hand, Yu Liang was still there. He only gave up his actual power when he entered the court, and actually had to speak out for Yu Liang.But now, his health is worrying, and 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 in Su Zu's behest.Therefore, returning to Taicheng is a good choice for Wen Qiao.

　In fact, there is no authoritative statement on the population from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the end of the Three Kingdoms period. After all, it was difficult to conduct a census during that period.Although the census at the time of the fall of the Three Kingdoms was more than 700 million, by the time of the Taikang period of the Western Jin Dynasty there were already more than 600 million. It is impossible to have a population explosion in such a short period of time.But in fact, if you push it back, there must be omissions in the 600 million in the Eastern Han Dynasty.In short, this is a period of great population reduction for sure.Not much to say, the normal update will resume this week, please ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you for your tolerance. . .

　　


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