Chapter 679: The family and the emperor share the world
Su Mingzhe rummaged through his memory and found a strange look on his face.
In the TV series "Love History of the Tang Dynasty", Dai Ji became Li Jiancheng's concubine and gave birth to a daughter for Li Shimin, who was Princess Gaoyang. Later, because she was angry with Li Shimin, she killed Li Jiancheng's five sons and broke up with Li Shimin.
He lost his face and was thrown into the cold palace by Li Shimin.
In his own memory, Dai Ji was just a concubine of Li Yuanji.
After Li Shimin killed Li Yuanji, he saw Dai Ji and took a liking to her, so he placed her in his harem.
It's a pity that although this Dai Ji was taken into the harem by Li Shimin, she was just like the Dai Ji in "The Romance of the Tang Dynasty". She had a bad temper. When facing the new emperor Li Shimin, she didn't show any false feelings at all.
After Li Shimin became emperor, the three thousand beauties in the harem were all flattering him. He gradually became addicted to the flattery of other women, and gradually forgot about Dai Ji.
Now, Dai Ji suddenly sang when Su Mingzhe came to Yeting Palace.
Su Mingzhe couldn't help but asked Zhang Ananda:
"Does this Dai Ji live there alone?"
Zhang Ananda answered honestly:
"Daiji and Princess Yin live together."
Prince Yin is Li Jiancheng.
Princess Yin is Li Jiancheng’s first wife Zheng Guanyin.
Zheng Guanyin was born in the Zheng family in Xingyang. She has a beautiful face, a charming charm, and a graceful appearance.
She was only twenty-eight years old when the Xuanwumen Incident happened.
This age is when a woman is most beautiful.
Seeing Su Mingzhe's confused eyes, Zhang Anan thought that his master had something on his mind, so he came closer and asked:
"Your Majesty, do you want to go take a look?"
"never mind."
Su Mingzhe shook his head.
Even if you want to go see it yourself, you have to wait until night to sneak over there. How can you go there in broad daylight and teach others.
Turning around and returning to Hanyuan Hall, he saw Li Chengqianzheng and Fang Xuanling discussing a memorial.
When the two of them saw Su Mingzhe arriving, they quickly saluted.
"No need to do it, it's just a false courtesy. Xuan Ling shouldn't show off like this."
Su Mingzhe sat behind Yu Gu, motioned for the two of them to sit down as well, and then asked:
"Xuanling, today I want to expand the Imperial College, why do you oppose it?"
"Your Majesty, it's not that I want to oppose the expansion of the Imperial College, but I know that the ministers of the imperial court will definitely oppose it, so I have no choice but to oppose it."
Fang Xuanling knew that the emperor and his ministers wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk, so he quickly expressed his thoughts.
In today's Tang Dynasty, it is more accurate to say that the Li family controls the world, rather than that the emperor and his family share the world.
The situation in which powerful families controlled the country began in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
At that time, there was a saying in the world that "the king and his horse share the world."
Among them, "Wang" refers to the Wang family of Langya.
‘Ma’ refers to the ‘Sima Family’ of the Jin Dynasty royal family.
The meaning of this sentence is that the world of the Jin Dynasty was actually the Wang family and the Sima family sitting together.
Later, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the power of the clans further expanded.
I don’t know when, the Central Plains began to have the saying of five surnames and seven sects.
The Five Surnames and Seven Sects refer to the seven super clans: the Longxi Li family, the Zhaojun Li family, the Boling Cui family, the Qinghe Cui family, the Fanyang Lu family, the Xingyang Zheng family, and the Taiyuan Wang family.
In order to fight against the power of these super powerful families, the famous families also united according to regions, forming the "Longxi Group", "Guanzhong Group", "Shandong Group", "Jiangnan Group", "Hebei Group", etc.
Li Shimin is the representative of Longxi Group.
Jingzhao Weishi and Hongnong Yang are the representatives of the Guanzhong Group.
The Longxi Group and the Guanzhong Group have a close relationship, are married to each other, and are connected by blood, and are also known as the "Guanlong Group".
Langya Wang family and Lanling Xiao family are representatives of the Jiangnan Group.
Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, etc. are all representatives of the Shandong Group.
Jiangnan Group, Shandong Group, and Hebei Group are also called the "Kuandong Group" because of their similar geographical locations and shared cultures.
In addition, due to the different political powers they controlled, the wealthy families in the Sui and Tang Dynasties were divided into the "Chang'an Group" and the "Hebei Group".
Among them, "Chang'an Group" refers to Chaotang Zhengshuo.
The 'Hebei Group' refers to local green forest heroes.
These powerful clans are so intertwined that it is difficult to tell who is related to whom.
Which family is in the same faction as which family?
These aristocratic forces believe that the reason why their family can survive forever is because they have mastered knowledge, the right to speak, and the population.
Now, Su Mingzhe wants to enlighten the people's wisdom and make everyone in the Tang Dynasty look like dragons. For these powerful families, it is no different from digging their ancestral graves.
The ministers in the court were all representatives of powerful families, so naturally they would not allow Su Mingzhe to do this.
As the head of the hundred officials, Fang Xuanling must take the initiative to speak and give Su Mingzhe a step down.
Otherwise, if we really wait for those ministers to speak, there may be no room for redemption.
When Su Mingzhe heard Fang Xuanling's explanation, his eyes were sharp and he cursed fiercely:
"It's really a lack of wisdom and strategy!"
When Fang Xuanling saw this, he did not dare to defend those ministers.
At this time, Li Chengqian asked carefully:
"Father, the Analects of Confucius says: The people can teach, but not know; the people can teach, but cannot force. Why do you have to enlighten the people's wisdom?"
"Qian'er, you asked a good question."
When Su Mingzhe saw Li Chengqian asking, not only was he not angry, but he looked at Fang Xuanling with a smile and said with a smile:
"Xuanling, can you tell the prince why you want to open up people's wisdom?"
Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and cupped her hands:
"The old minister is foolish and can't comfort the holy will."
"That's all, Xuan Ling doesn't want to say it, so I'll tell you."
Su Mingzhe laughed at Li Chengqian and said:
"Qian'er, let me ask you, how can you protect a pond from drying up?"
“If you want the pond to never dry up, you must increase revenue and reduce expenditure.”
After all, Li Chengqian is the crown prince, so he still knows the standard answer to this question.
Unexpectedly, Su Mingzhe nodded first, then shook his head and said:
"If you want to increase revenue and reduce expenditure in a pond, it is nothing more than introducing streams and rivers, but this requires constant management and care, which is not a long-term solution. As my father said, if you want to keep the pond from drying up, you have to move the pond into a river or into the sea.
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"...?"
Li Chengqian and Fang Xuanling had big question marks on their foreheads.
"That's all, take your time and think about the truth behind this. This matter of opening up people's wisdom cannot be delayed."
Su Mingzhe said to Li Chengqian, then smiled to Fang Xuanling:
"Since the expansion of the Imperial College is not possible, I will find another way. I order the prince to accept Qian as Jing Zhaoyin and be in charge of the sixth command of the East Palace. Xuanling, please hand over a memorial."
"I obey the decree."
Fang Xuanling did not expect that the emperor would delegate military power to the prince, and he was surprised and happy.
In this way, the prince's position will be stable and the country will be less turbulent.
Wait for Fang Xuanling to exit happily.
Li Chengqian then quickly knelt down and kowtowed in thanks.
"You kid, why are you so polite to your father? From now on, the country of the Tang Dynasty will be yours. Let you take charge of the capital and the sixth command of the East Palace first. This will also give you a training."
Su Mingzhe asked Li Chengqian to stand up, sit next to him, and began to teach him how to be a good Jing Zhaoyin and how to command the Sixth Army of the East Palace.
This teaching only took an entire afternoon.
Li Chengqian's blood boiled when he heard this, and he suddenly ignored King Li Tai of Wei, whose prestige in the court was no less than his own.
This is the way the world is.
If you have military power and an army, you have everything.
Wait until it gets dark.
Su Mingzhe waved his hand and signaled Li Chengqian to leave, but in the end he couldn't help but warned:
"You go down and prepare first. Screen your friends in the East Palace carefully. If you can't make it to the stage, arrange for idle work early. Don't delay important things."
"My son understands."
Li Chengqian was not a fool, so he naturally understood that there were good and bad officials in his East Palace, and many of them were not worthy of their responsibilities.
However, the talents in his hands are really too few. Even if he buys horse bones for thousands of dollars, he cannot throw them away casually.
Su Mingzhe didn't know that Li Chengqian's son already had his own ideas and thoughts.
Of course, Su Mingzhe doesn't care whether Li Chengqian does good or bad.
He's just a son.
If your son can’t be taught well, he still has a grandson.
If the grandson cannot teach well, he still has a great-grandson.
If I am immortal, the worst I can do is keep teaching, and if I still don’t believe in the religion, I won’t be able to produce a wise king.
Returning to the Manlu Hall, Su Mingzhe shouted to the eunuch on duty here:
"Wang De!"
"The slave is here."
Wang De, courtesy name Fulai.
In "Wu Zetian", Wang Fulai is also an old scumbag who relies on the power of others and flatters others.
In order to win over Wang Fulai, Wu Meiniang took most of the rewards Li Shimin gave to Wu Meiniang and gave them to him, and he dared to reach out to receive them.
Later, the old dog beat to death a talented man who spoke ill of him behind his back.
You know, there is a difference between dignity and inferiority.
No matter how low-ranking that talented person is, she is still the emperor's woman.
This old dog punished his master unscrupulously.
No wonder, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs of the eunuch party continued to cause chaos in the government.
Su Mingzhe didn't know how many years Wang Fulai had been dominating the harem, but after he promoted Concubine Yan to the throne, he would ask Concubine Yan to get rid of this old dog.
A dog that eats its owner cannot be left by his side.
"Your Majesty, do you want to pass on the meal?"
Su Mingzhe nodded silently and then said:
"Pass it on, and also...call Xu Cairen and Wu Cairen to sleep with you tonight."
Wang De was stunned for a moment, with a look of confusion on his face, and asked:
"Your Majesty, do you want these two talented people to sleep together?"
"What do you think?"
Su Mingzhe glared at the old dog fiercely: "Hurry up and go!"
"Here."
Wang De smiled bitterly and hurriedly went to do it.
When Empress Changsun was still alive, although the emperor would visit several women in one night, they did not all visit him at the same time.
Now that Empress Changsun is gone, the emperor has no restraint and wants to have fun.
Wang De is just a eunuch from the Manna Palace, and he doesn't dare to make irresponsible remarks.
It didn't take long.
Dinner was served first.
Su Mingzhe ate slowly, and after another half an hour, Wang De led Xu Cairen and Wu Cairen into the palace together.