Xie Xun's focus was primarily on military affairs. When he returned to Jiaozhou from Zhongzhou, he quickly took control of Jiaozhou and had his own system of operation within the army. General Chen, Xu Zhou, and several other generals were able to stabilize the army's morale. Recently, the main task was to strengthen the defense of Jiaozhou City, so Xie Xun was relatively free, and Xie Jue, having nothing else to do, taught him civil governance.