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0827 Faith in Taoism

The emperor did not stay in Shenyuan for much time, and sat for half of the time, and the servants who followed him were reading the edict. As for the content of the edict, it was a cliché, and it was nothing more than commending Shen Zhezi's merits. At the same time, he called on the young people here to take this as an example, be diligent in the king's affairs and live up to talents.

These young people here are quite excited about being able to see the king in person. Later, some young people with titles and ranks also climbed to the ninth floor to pay their respects. The emperor sat behind the imperial desk, and his eyes were full of resentment and looked at Shen Zhezi frequently. He had suffered enough of such boring scenes. As for reading the young wise men, he had met more than 200 people in more than a minute, and he could not remember his name and appearance, and he could not read anything else.

Shen Zhezi was really helpless about the emperor's resentment. Taichung was very cautious about him, so he did not give him too many opportunities to contact the emperor after Li Yuan. He originally planned to help the emperor reshape his three views while he was alone, especially not letting this kid break up a good seedling in his family. As a result, the whole process of the servants followed him, and the itinerary after arriving at Zhaixing Tower was also very compact.

Just after the hour of Hai, someone came to Taichung to welcome the emperor to return to the garden. Seeing the emperor going downstairs and climbing onto the chariot with a grievance on his face, Shen Zhezi felt a little sad and ashamed. He invited the emperor out of the garden, and wanted the boy to relax, but he was picked up without even a serious meal.

Shen Zhezi was really dissatisfied with these styles in Taichung. Shen Zhezi naturally knew what kind of person his brother-in-law was. Even if he had any political intentions, he would not put it on the emperor to achieve it. What's more, if he really had such ideas, the Taiwanese ministers could not stop him at all. He had to put forward such an attitude, probably to make a statement that the emperor belongs to everyone and would never allow Shen Zhezi to rely on it alone.

After seeing off the emperor, Shen Zhezi's interest became less high because the emperor was now under soft threat. He simply stopped returning to Zhexing Tower, but sent someone to inform him that the Zhexing Tower would hold banquets one after another in the next few days, and he would be there at that time, and then went back to Shengongfang directly.

Although the emperor and the prince-consort both left, the atmosphere in the building fell slightly. However, after hearing the Shen family's notification that the banquet would last for many days, the crowd was excited again. After all, they tried every means to come to Zhaixing Tower, mainly to show it in front of the prince-consort. Especially the emperor's arrival made the party add a lot of political significance. If the time is extended, they can have more opportunities to stand out from their peers.

Shen Zhezi wanted to hold a rally in Shenyuan, but she didn't just put people together to eat, drink, and play. In addition to the reason Princess Xingnan told the emperor, there was another thing that Shen Zhezi herself had been very annoyed recently.

Since Shen Zhezi returned to the capital, there have been a constant stream of people who visited and asked for their visits every day, and countless people who wrote letters have contributed their letters. Moreover, these people who wanted to contribute to their disciples are no longer limited to Han people's families, but even some children of aristocratic families are rushing to contribute to their offerings.

It is quite common to queue up at the door of Shen’s house to wait for the meeting every day, and even more radicals even climb over the wall just to get an opportunity to show off your talents in front of Shen Zhezi’s door, so that the daily life of the Shen family was greatly affected.

The reason why these young people are so enthusiastic is, on the one hand, because Shen Zhezi is now very famous, and on the other hand, it also shows a very profound social problem, that is, the current ruling form of the Eastern Jin Dynasty provides young people with serious lack of channels for the rise. Even the children of the aristocratic race who are both privileged classes need to gain more opportunities by dedicating themselves to slaves.

Now in Jiangdong, although the system of selecting a scholar is still a ninth-rank official law, and occasionally there are recommendations and promotions in prefectures and counties. However, even the ninth-rank official law is not strictly enforced and intermittently. Although there are still Zhongzheng in prefectures and counties and township evaluations are held from time to time, the situation of struggle between factional views has been very serious in the past few years, so the law of the official law is in vain. At that time, most people had to rely on the team to obtain enough opportunities for advancement and space.

Regarding this, Shen Zhezi did not deny that the rise of the Shen family actually intensified this trend. A large number of Wu people, especially Wuxing, all entered the current situation through the Shen family's contract. This is an inevitable thing. As a leader's portal, you must have the obligation to provide opportunities for your followers. I am still not fully distributed here, so how can I have an impartial attitude to support others?

Therefore, in the current situation, the Shen family is actually no different from other ruling portals in selecting and employing people. They gather a group of followers to divide the interests of the current situation and then share them. Moreover, their posture is even more fierce than other portals.

This method of employing people is indeed a kind of self-consolidation, but it is also a kind of self-restriction. If appropriate changes cannot be made at the right time, then the Shen family's future will be just another clan at best. The source of its power and organizational form are destined to not break this growth upper limit.

The Shen family’s advantage now is that they have strong rural roots and hold some of the power to act in Jiangbei. Moreover, the Huai Shang War in the past also proved that Shen Zhezi’s talent as a leader was qualified. Combining so many advantages, no one can compare with them now, so naturally it has become the first choice portal for people of the times to strive for progress.

To unite a group of people and form a relatively stable organization, one is interests and the other is faith. There is nothing to say about interests, from the reflection of a person's value to the rise and rejuvenation of the entire family, the opportunities that the Shen family can provide in this regard are all obvious advantages.

But when it comes to faith, it is profound. A considerable reason for the great divisions of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties for hundreds of years is that this is an era of lack of faith. Armed and organized a group of people, but cannot provide a widely recognized belief value, which is simply a disaster.

In this era of the Five Barbarians' invasion of China, the military power in the north was absolutely dominant, but the frequency of regime change was far faster than that in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south. This is because although the clans alternately ruled and undermined the imperial power, at least they recognized the existence of the emperor. But in the north, who cares about this?

Just as the warlords in the later generations of the Five Dynasties said, the emperor, the strong soldiers and horses should do it. Without the concept of loyalty to the imperial power, once they have the power, they will want to replace it. These Hu and Han military leaders are not the trolls who are good at speaking and clumsy in their actions in the later generations. Once they have ideas, they will do it, and once they do it, they will have decades of blood and tears for the people!

After Liu Yu usurped the Jin Dynasty, the imperial power and law regimes of Jin Zuo were no longer there, and the southern regime was not inferior to the north, and it was even worse than that. During this period, there were large-scale Buddhas coming to the north and south, which was also considered an attempt to reshape faith.

Therefore, in addition to maintaining the continuous progressive attitude and rhythm, there is another point that should be integrated into the revolutionary team's ideas. Although he had been shouting for killing slaves and the Northern Expedition to restore China, such slogans were more of a very shallow emotional vent and could not reach the height of the general program.

In the current situation, including Wang Dao, he once called it. In the original history, the ruling clans not only used this, but most of them were implemented in actions. However, no one could fully and thoroughly implement it. Therefore, many times, the Northern Expedition became a means rather than a goal.

The Shen family is now a large platform that can provide a lot of opportunities for people of the times, especially Shen Zhezi, which is even more popular with people of the times. In Shen Zhezi, it is indeed necessary to participate in major events together. But we have to admit the fact that too many people just want to realize their life value through the Shen family and satisfy their own interests. As for being able to advance and retreat together, it is really tiny.

The decline of the Langya Wang family is a good example. The world is changing rapidly and ups and downs are inevitable. No matter how powerful the sect is in the glory, it is false. Once the setbacks occur, the supporters will scatter, and even if they want to land smoothly, they need enough political wisdom. To be honest, if it weren't for the Langya Wang family and Wang Dao, just this time, Shen Zhezi would have completely destroyed the Wang family.

This kind of dilemma is also facing the Shen family. If Shen Zhezi wants to expand the situation in Huainan and Henan, more talents must join in. If people at that time want to get more opportunities, they also need a channel like the Shen family. However, there is no moral bond between them, and they can be abandoned at any time.

It should be said that the difficulties faced by the Shen family are even greater than those of the Wang family in Langya. Because Shen Zhezi was on the front line of the Northern Expedition, he not only had to bear political risks, but also military risks. Once there is something unstable in the rear, it will directly affect the front battlefield.

If you only select a relative to the old village party, your dependence and loyalty are guaranteed, but you will fall into the rut of self-restriction and lack of development. If you are inclusive and embrace all the talents, the speed of the situation may be good, but the bigger the growth, the more hidden dangers it will be, and the better the situation may be ruined. Even if you are strong, it will be difficult to solve such a dilemma.

Therefore, Shen Zhezi needs some extraordinary means to get these people on board, but he can't just get off the boat. He needs to start an ideological struggle and may not necessarily win instantly, but he can purify his team and give his followers a distinct label.

Although this will put him in the focus of material debate, with his current momentum and reputation, even if there is some material debate, it will not cause too much practical trouble. Moreover, there is another advantage in such a dispute. With every victory he wins on the battlefield, he can prove his correctness, and the team he has developed will be more loyal.
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