At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

If it was okay in the past, but now, the central court is eyeing, once there is war in Jiaozhou, then...

Could this be the calculation of the central court?

Shi Xie was very vigilant.

He knew that military conflicts cannot happen. Once military conflicts occur, the situation will change fundamentally, which is definitely not in the interest of the Shi family in Jiaozhou.

So while restraining the power of the Shi family, he asked them not to confront Zhang Jin's power head-on, and must restrain themselves.

At the same time, he secretly ordered the local forces of the Shi family to continue to find little troubles and problems for the personnel arranged by Zhang Jin, so as to delay their erosion of local power.

In short, it is non-violent and non-cooperative, making you stumbling everywhere, but not confronting you on the face, using soft power to entangle you, trying to achieve the effect of overcoming rigidity with softness.

In this regard, Shi Xie has a first-mover advantage, but Zhang Jin does not.

Zhang Jin hated this too much, so he had no choice but to come to cover up the water and soil, see the tricks, and fight wits and courage with Shi Xie. The two sides launched a fierce political struggle around the control of the local government.

For a while Shi Xie had the upper hand, and for a while Zhang Jin pulled back a victory. The two sides fought back and forth, and the fight was quite exciting.

It wasn't until June of the ninth year of Yande that the news of the large-scale turmoil in Wei came that both sides realized that this matter had become more and more strange.

The official news is that the emperor wanted to clear the land of the world, which resulted in the rebellion of the local tyrants. The local tyrants set off a rebellious army to rebel against the Wei Empire, and ignited the flames of war on the entire territory of the Wei Empire.

Fighting everywhere, the world feels like it has returned to the war-torn era.

After the incident, both Shi Xie and Zhang Jin felt very surprised, and felt that it would not develop to this point.

How could the emperor do such a thing?

At that time, the [-] soldiers of the Jiangling Camp stationed in Jiaozhou did not leave and were still stationed in Jiaozhi County, giving people a feeling of stability as Mount Tai, which made Shi Xie and Zhang Jin a little hesitant.

Because of the impact of this incident, for about two months, they did not further stimulate each other for the time being, but focused more on intelligence spying in the north, in order to obtain more accurate information, so that they could make further decisions on the next step. what to judge.

They have to wait and see the situation and not change it, so that they can make a choice at the most appropriate time and seek the greatest benefit for themselves.

As time went by, there were even rumors from the north that Guo Peng was dead.

Luoyang was in chaos, the world was in chaos, local state governors and generals from all over the country stood up one after another, vying for the highest position. The Central Plains China has returned to the war-torn era.

Shi Xie and Zhang Jin's first reaction was to not believe it, and they didn't dare to move, but then they couldn't help but speculate, thinking what should be done if this matter is true.

What if Guo Peng is really dead and the Wei Empire is finished?

But this kind of thinking is just thinking after all, and soon, the news of Wei Empire's smooth rebellion spread.

The local tyrants only made a little waves, and then they were all defeated by the Wei army and the local militia.

The centrifugal forces within the Wei Empire were basically wiped out by this wave, and the power and prestige of Emperor Wei were further enhanced.

Zhang Jin and Shi Xie were shocked by this.

Originally, the emperor's power was already very huge, but now it has reached a higher level, reaching the point where Gan Gang's arbitrariness can't be contested.

The emperor's power was unprecedented.

Faced with this situation, Shi Xie was fine. He had no intention of confronting the central government at all, nor did he want to be the governor. This news made him further confirm that his strategy was correct.

But Zhang Jin is not like this.

Zhang Jin only felt that the situation was getting worse and worse. If he didn't launch a full-scale attack on Shi Xie now and wipe out his power with all his strength, the future would be very dangerous.

Guo Peng is more consistent now, and Zhang Jin is becoming more and more unconfident, and even wanted to give up at one point.

But his son really didn't want his father to give up such an idea, so he tried his best to encourage Zhang Jin to further fight against Shi Xie.

Zhang Jin, who loves his son, couldn't stand the persuasion, and he really wanted to leave some inheritance for his son. He felt that if he died like this, his son would definitely be bullied by the scholars.

So he decided to give it a go and started to attack Shijia.

The first thing to do is Nanhai County.

Zhang Jin used the excuse that Shiwu, the prefect of Nanhai County, had broken the law and committed serious crimes, so he decided to teach him a severe lesson and remove him from his post.

When Zhang Jin attacked the other counties before, Shi Xie was only vigilant. When he attacked the counties in the four counties he controlled, he was directing the forces of the Shi family to act against others, and did not give Zhang Jin the opportunity to expand the incident. , and can prevent Zhang Jin from further increasing his power.

So far, the struggle between the two sides is still at the level of keeping each other on the front line.

But in this wave, Zhang Jin wants to remove the prefect position of the Shi family's children and snatch the Shi family's sphere of influence, and that will be considered to have touched the bottom line of the Shi family.

It just so happened that the Wei Empire had quelled the rebellion, and the prestige of the central government had soared. Shi Xie instructed Shiwu to resolutely refuse to follow, and to use force to protect himself if necessary, and urgently submitted a petition to Luoyang.

He hoped that Emperor Guo Peng could uphold justice for him, and repeatedly stated that he was not worthy of being the governor. Please send another virtuous person, and he will definitely support him with all his strength.

The only person who can stop Zhang Jin's crazy behavior is Guo Peng.

Guo Peng gave an order, if Zhang Jin disobeyed, he would be rebelling, and he could refer to those guys whose bones are not cold.

But Luoyang is too far away from Jiaozhou.

It was too late for more than two months, but Shi Xie knew that his advantages were not limited to this.

My own advantage lies not only in morality, but also in people's hearts.

Zhang Jin's sudden attack broke Jiaozhou's political structure and political balance, and it caused dissatisfaction not only with the Shi family, but also with many people from many families.

And when Zhang Jin launched persecution against Shiwu and directly attacked Shi's family, most of the political forces in Jiaozhou reached a peak of dissatisfaction with Zhang Jin.

Everyone now knows that Zhang Jin is not a good guy. Once he gains power, he doesn't know what to do.

So when Zhang Jin shot Shiwu, a group of forces who could help were constantly protecting Shiwu, so that Zhang Jin couldn't take Shiwu down to question him, and replaced him with his own people.

Zhang Jin seemed helpless, so he decided to meet Shi Xie, the real head of the Shi family and the core figure he was most worried about, for negotiations.

He decided to talk about everything openly and honestly, and the two sides made a good plan for the future.

Shi Xie probably felt that Zhang Jin was under too strong pressure from all walks of life in Jiaozhou, so he had to compromise, which led to the current situation, so he made an appointment with Zhang Jin in Wanghai County for talks.

Then he was placed under house arrest by Zhang Jin.

Chapter 1352 One thousand two sixty two I'm afraid I'm going to die with you

Uncharacteristically, Zhang Jin put forward many conditions that Shi Xie could not accept at the meeting.

For example, handing over the position of the prefect of the county, handing over part of the benefits, handing over part of the trilogy and land, and agreeing to submit a table with him to Guo Peng so that Guo Peng will allow his son to succeed him, and so on.

Shi Xie thought Zhang Jin was crazy.

So Shi Xie refused firmly of course, and even taunted Zhang Jin, saying that he was sick and confused, and he didn't know how to live or die. Then Zhang Jin became furious, arrested Shi Xie, and put him under house arrest.

He must agree.

If you don't agree, you won't let them go. Let's just waste it and see who can spend it.

Zhang Jin also wanted his subordinates to attack in all directions, not to give the scholars a chance to breathe, but to take advantage of this opportunity to go all out and achieve de facto success. As for the others, we will talk about it after success.

Zhang Jin's health has been poor. Recently, due to overwork, his health has deteriorated rapidly.

He seemed to feel that his life was not long, but before that, he had to find a future for his family and his son.

As long as they can fight and force the scholars to submit, the position of the Zhang family will be stable. As for the court...

The previous tone was not good enough. This time, I will play a new performance. Don’t make Jiaozhou Shepherd. Jiaozhou Governor is also fine. Let his son be Jiaozhou Governor, that’s fine too.

Isn't that okay?

So he cleaned up Shi Xie while putting on the table.

Not long after Biao Zuo was sent out, the negative effect of him forcibly softening Shi Xie and forcing him to submit appeared.

The scholar family could no longer bear Zhang Jin's rebellion. They united with their forces in Jiaozhou and those who were unhappy with Zhang Jin, gathered troops to challenge Zhang Jin, strangled Zhang Jin's forces in various places, and then all gathered in Jiaozhi County. Forced to coerce Zhang Jin to confess.

Jiaozhou is located in a remote place, with a small population and weak military equipment. When a war starts, an army of more than a thousand people is considered a large army. The local strength is not enough, let alone Zhangjin?

The manpower arranged by Zhang Jin was quickly wiped out by the anti-Zhang Jin alliance. Two of the three county guards were killed and one was arrested. Three of the five county magistrates were killed, one escaped and the other was arrested.

The power that Zhang Jin spent a lot of energy building was quickly uprooted.

After all, he is not as good as the Shi family who have been cultivating the local area for generations.

After all, Zhang Jin had no basis for doing this, but he insisted on doing it. As a result, relying on the status and power of the state pastor, he gained the upper hand for a while, and lost the hearts of the people.

People who had taken refuge in him betrayed one after another, and the assembled military forces collapsed at the touch of a button. No one was really willing to die for him, so Zhang Jin's strong appearance was quickly punctured.

The scholar family thought that they had done a good job, and they would definitely be able to coerce Zhang Jin into submission.

It is impossible for an idiot like Zhang Jin to know how deep the Shi family's real background in Jiaozhou is.

Little did they know that Shi Xie was furious when he learned of the incident, and scolded his younger brothers for being so stupid that he wanted to bury the Shi family!

These stupid brothers!

In one breath, the profound background of the Shi family in Jiaozhou was exposed to the central court!

There are also garrisons of the central court here!

Maybe there is eyeliner or something like that, everything that happened in Jiaozhou cannot escape the eyes of the central court!

Once the central court heard the news, it would immediately know who the real owner of Jiaozhou was, and that the Shi family's huge power was enough to dominate the political trend of Jiaozhou.

As a result, the Shi family's plan to continue occupying Jiaozhou as the local tyrant completely failed, and there was no chance to make up for it.

At that time, the central government will take over Jiaozhou with absolute strength, and the army and political forces of that scale will enter Jiaozhou and take root. Is it possible for scholars to resist?

The strongest scholar family in Jiaozhou can't be ranked at all in the whole country of Wei.

Shi Xie had been to the Central Plains to study and serve as an official, so he had a great understanding of the advantages of the Central Plains and the disadvantages of Jiaozhou, so he knew that Gou was king.

It is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. If a family like the Shi family wants to maintain its status, it should survive in a place like Jiaozhou, which is definitely better than living in the Central Plains.

In the end, these stupid younger brothers actually completely ruined his achievements of keeping a low profile all along!

They are still there complacently showing off their force and thinking that they are great.

idiot!idiot!All fools!

It's time to show weakness!Show weakness!

Do you really think I won't raise an army?

Do you really think I was accidentally caught by Zhang Jin?

Do you really think I have no defense against Zhang Jin?

I'm just showing weakness!

You idiots!

While Jang Jin is feeling devastated, Shi Xie is also feeling extremely devastated by what his stupid brothers have done.

The two fell into inexplicable despair together.

Zhang Jin saw that his idea was in vain, and the Shijia forces in Jiaozhi County quickly gathered to defeat his army. He could only lead a small number of defenders to be trapped in Wanghai County, and he could do nothing else. Can't help but feel very desperate.

In desperation, he planned to coerce Shi Xie to repel those who resisted him.

As a result, Shi Xie looked at him with a face full of lovelessness.

"Mr. Zhang, this time, I'm afraid I will go to the end with you."

The seriously ill Zhang Jin kept coughing and didn't know what Shi Xie was talking about.

"What do you mean?"

"You held the prefect hostage without the order of the emperor, and put the prefect under house arrest, so that you caused such a catastrophe and damaged the stability of Jiaozhou. The court must be furious. Do you think your goal can be achieved? You should be lucky if the court does not ask for guilt .”

When Shi Xie said this, Zhang Jin turned pale again.

He seemed to regain his sanity briefly.

"And my family exposed our background and all the power behind Jiaozhou in one breath. The emperor of Luoyang saw it clearly. The emperor must know who the master of Jiaozhou is. If you accuse the family of a crime of treason, the family of scholars will definitely not be able to survive."

Shi Xie sighed, shook his head, and said, "You will die, and I might die too. We have no winners, we have all lost. If there is one winner, that is Emperor Wei."

Zhang Jin's complexion became paler and paler.

"You... this... I didn't intend to harm you, I just asked you to agree to my conditions!"

"You are a state shepherd, but you are also a subject of Emperor Wei, and I am also a subject of Emperor Wei. If the court did not order, you lynched officials of two thousand shi. Is this what a state shepherd should do? If you cause a rebellion and shake the stability of Jiaozhou, you will definitely die."

Zhang Jin couldn't say a word.

He knew what Shi Xie said was right.