The majestic king of a country is choked by several aristocratic families!
Although this thing sounds a bit incredible, at this time, it is really not unusual.
Not to mention the Sima family, which wants to rule the world together with the Wang family, let’s talk about the closest Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. They were also dragged down by the aristocratic family, very miserable!
Build the Grand Canal!
For the sake of profit, the aristocratic family co-opted and corrupted Ma Shumou and made huge profits from it! As a result, countless workers lamented that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were living in dire straits!
Conquer Goguryeo!
The family was afraid that after Yang Guangda won, he would turn around and deal with himself, so they negotiated and tried their best to hold back!
Conquer Goguryeo!
Originally, a million-strong army had already arrived at Liaodong City. Seeing that Goguryeo was about to be destroyed, one of them jumped out to protect him and led a group of naval troops recruited from the coast to sneak attack the capital of Goguryeo.
As a result, the capital city was not captured, and his entire army was wiped out, including the supplies of food and supplies that were supposed to be supplied to the land army, but now they were also given away!
Well, the emperor has no food to eat? How can we fight this war? Just withdraw! So, the mighty army of one million people ended miserably with such a funny result.
The delayed expedition to Goguryeo resulted in a disastrous defeat.
Those aristocratic families just breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to celebrate, but they didn't expect that Yang Guang was a bastard who was eating the weight, and Fei came to conquer Goguryeo!
And this time, Lai Huer was removed from his position as naval commander, and his food and grass were transported by land instead. The trick that worked well last time could not be used at all!
However, this does not trouble those aristocratic families.
Because it may be difficult for them to accomplish something, but it is very easy for them to mess up something!
So, what happened next was that the city of Goguryeo was about to be destroyed and Yang Xuangan rebelled in China!
When Yang Guang, who was waiting to celebrate at the front, heard that there was a fire in the backyard, he immediately abandoned the ruined Goguryeo capital and ran back anxiously.
As for the Three Conquests, they were not launched at all this time, and the Sui Dynasty was already on the verge of destruction.
It is true that the downfall of the Sui Dynasty cannot be entirely blamed on the aristocratic family for being behind the scenes, but it is also absolutely inseparable from them!
A man as powerful and violent as Yang Guang cannot eradicate these aristocratic families, let alone Li Shimin, who is now at the beginning of everything.
"After solving the problem of salt, the next step is the imperial examination!"
At this moment, Li Shimin's eyes were blazing! Perhaps he had never thought that Xiao Han's small move would be the key to his victory! This boy is really his lucky star!
Why can aristocratic families influence the emperor? Influence the government?
One depends on resources! Such as salt, such as food!
Second, rely on cultural monopoly!
If you want to be an official in this era? Do you need to study first?
Not every official can be like Li Wei, who cannot read a lot of Chinese characters! He can't even write a document.
But in this world, studying is still a luxury!
Ordinary families struggling with food and clothing cannot provide for ten, twenty, or even thirty years for a scholar who only consumes and has no output!
Only those landlord families with a good life and thousands of acres of land can read a book leisurely and take a look down at the mud-legged people working in the fields.
Perhaps when you are in a good mood, you can write a poem or two to express your compassion for the hardworking people, such as Li Shen's "Compassion for the Farmers".
Don't think that Li Shen, who wrote "every grain of grain is hard work", was also a farmer, but he was the son of a serious official!
Zhongshu Ling, also known as Prime Minister Li Jing, was his great-grandfather! Even if his family was in decline, he was still a county magistrate in his father's generation!
Otherwise, if you ask a farmer to write it, he may not be able to write such a famous sentence that has been passed down for thousands of years even if he has cultivated the land for 800 years.
Now, the food supply has been solved by Xiao Han!
Jiangnan has been ripe for three consecutive years! The price of rice grain in Chang'an this year is as low as three or four yuan, and you can buy a bucket of grain!
Shandong and Jiangsu, which were originally rich in grain, could not use grain as a bargaining chip in the game with the imperial court! They could only use the remaining salt as a condition for their speech.
And once the salt problem is solved, the aristocratic family will only have the last item left in their hands, culture!
"Hmph, don't think that only aristocratic families can become civil servants! When I open the imperial examination, scholars from all over the world will flock to me. By then..."
"Perhaps, one imperial examination is nothing, but I am still young! I can wait! After five or ten examinations! When all the officials in the world have disciples of the emperor, how should your family deal with it!"
The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more relaxed he felt. The depression that had been lingering in his heart was instantly swept away at this moment! Looking at Xiao Han again, his eyes were even more intense.
"What are you doing? I'm not interested in men, I want to marry a concubine!"
Frightened by Li Shimin's gaze, Xiao Han took two steps back. Xiao Han quickly crossed his arms over his chest, pretending to protect his chastity to the end, which made Li Shimin roll his eyes.
"roll!"
"Hey, that's good!"
Xiao Han was so pissed that he was about to run out. Behind him, Li Shimin's nose almost turned crooked with anger.
"Where are you going! Come back!"
"Ah? Didn't you tell me to get out just now?"
"...If I tell you to leave, you will leave? Besides, this is not called leaving, this is called running!"
Xiao Han sneered, he knew Li Shimin was also joking, could he really get out?
"Let's go, come with me to see the Supreme Emperor!" Li Shimin looked helplessly at Xiao Han, glared at him, shook his head and sighed: "He has talked about you many times in the past few days."
"Going to see the Supreme Emperor?" Xiao Han was stunned, then shook his head: "No, no!"
"Why?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.
Xiao Han tugged at the corner of his mouth and smiled bitterly.
Why? He didn’t know why, but he didn’t want to see Li Yuan anyway!
Maybe it's because I feel sorry for him.
The old emperor was indeed very kind to him at the time, but he teamed up with his son to throw the old man off the throne of the emperor and killed his two sons! No matter how you look at it, you owe him everything. In this world,
How can anyone who owes a debt want to go see their creditor?
"Well, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do! I won't accompany you today. You are busy, you are busy!"
Not wanting to be forced to see Li Yuan by Li Shimin, Xiao Han rolled his eyes, made up an excuse, and then ran out!
It seems that my waist is no longer sore, my legs are no longer painful, and I can run three miles in one breath without any effort!
"This kid!" Li Shimin was behind, looking at Xiao Han running away and shaking his head helplessly.
He didn't want to forcefully order Xiao Han, even if he really wanted to drag Xiao Han to see his father.
In other words, since I sat on the throne of the emperor, many people around me have changed!
If in the past, like today, Hou Junji had been appointed Minister of War, Cheng Yaojin and others would have swarmed in front of him to question him.
But now, no one comes to ask, not even one comes to express dissatisfaction!
Emperor, Emperor!
If you sit in this position, you will really become a loner in the end!
This chapter has been completed!