If these aristocratic families really join forces, what kind of threat will they pose to the Han Dynasty?
Lechang couldn't imagine it.
"Sister, did I get into trouble?" Li Lian'er asked timidly.
Lechang forced out a smile: "It's okay. Fortunately, you didn't go to your brother directly. Remember, you can't say such things again. You are not only the Xiao family's wife, but also the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty. Your words and deeds
Don’t be reckless, the best policy is to be cautious in your words and deeds.”
Li Lian'er shivered, and she could hear the reluctance in Lechang's words.
"Sister, what are you talking about?" Xiao Xiang ran over at this time. Seeing that there seemed to be some embarrassment between the two people, he couldn't help but ask curiously.
Lechang smiled slightly: "Nothing, let's go to the front hall quickly."
Xiao Xiang glanced at the two of them suspiciously, thoughtfully.
And Li Lian'er also said hurriedly: "Yes, let's go. There should be a lot of people here by now."
Xiao Xiang just thought that he was overthinking and nodded.
Seeing Xiao Xiang go to find Ning Yuan, Lechang just said: "Lian'er, you can tell the prince when you go back that the Xiao family and the Pei family cannot become the new Wang Xie, but as long as the Xiao family and the Pei family teach their children well,
It’s such a rare opportunity to go down in history.”
Li Lian'er responded solemnly.
And Lechang couldn't help but murmured with emotion: "Three hundred years later, the old road in front of Wang Xietang has long been gone, but I didn't expect that there would be so many people trying to walk forward, thinking that
I can become the new king Xie, but I don’t know that when the tide changes, they are just gravel swallowed up by the tide."
Li Lian'er looked at Lechang with half-understanding, but Lechang had already walked away.
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"Is this serious?" Li Xingchen put down the memorial in his hand. Huaixi suffered a snowstorm and reported to the court to request for the allocation of grain and grass.
Zhang Lihua, who was standing next to him, nodded slightly: "The Queen asked her subordinates to come and inform Your Majesty. Please take your Majesty's attention seriously."
Li Xingchen sighed, his sister was a straight-headed person, and she ran over as soon as Xiao Mohe told her something. Li Xinchen didn't find it strange. What really worried him was Xiao Mohe's attitude.
Shen Jungao and others were all included in Li Xinchen's calculations, but Li Xinchen really had not considered the military side, especially Nanchen veterans such as Xiao Mohe and Jiang Yuanxun. Most of them surrendered to Li Xinchen at the last moment of Nanchen.
Yes, they would naturally feel that Li Xingchen was cutting off their livelihood by doing this.
These Jiangnan nobles and generals have been ruling the country for three hundred years, and the emergence of two such forces as the Bashu family and the Guanlong family in the north is enough to worry them. Now Li Xinchen is directly interested in the family's survival, and even
It is reasonable for them to be worried about the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system that has almost become the symbol of the aristocratic family.
More importantly, literati can reason, but if the generals are really stubborn, it will be really difficult to explain the truth to them. Fortunately, Li Xingchen now has absolute control over the army. This is also
Part of the reason why Li Xingchen didn't pay much attention to them.
"Your Majesty, General Chariot and Cavalry would like to see you." Yuan Dashe came over quickly at this time.
"Let him come in." Li Xingchen put down the memorial and winked at Zhang Lihua, who hurriedly bowed and left.
Footsteps sounded immediately.
"Master, here we come." Li Xingchen looked up and saw Pei Zilie walking in, and couldn't help but smile.
Pei Zilie hurriedly raised his hands and said, "See Your Majesty."
"Why don't you wait in front, the officials are already ready to sit down." Li Xingchen said with a smile, "I still have a few memorials to read, so I'll be a little later."
Pei Zilie said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have also heard some rumors. I wonder if your Majesty has heard of them?"
"Gossip?" Li Xingchen laughed, "I'm afraid it's more than that."
Sighing, Pei Zilie said helplessly: "The army is also full of worries, especially many generals who come from aristocratic families. They collude in the army and have many disputes with the chief secretary and Sima. I am worried that something will happen, so I came here to report it.
Your Majesty, I still need your Majesty’s instructions on how to act.”
Huoran stood up, and Li Xingchen said coldly: "Those who have unstable minds in the military should not be from big families, right?"
Pei Zilie was startled for a moment, and vaguely understood what Li Xingchen meant: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Li Xingchen knocked on the table: "I have seen clearly that those who really jumped out are not any wealthy families, but a group of ghosts and ghosts. This time I just let the local officials select and appoint a little space for the academy, and I can
What does this mean when families such as the Xu family, the Shen family, and the Wu family have caused so much turmoil?"
Pei Zilie said helplessly: "What your Majesty is really interested in this time is actually the interests of the small aristocratic families. For the big families, poetry and calligraphy education are already famous in the world, even if they really go to the academy to study and participate in the finals
The selection of their children does not necessarily mean that they will not be good at anything. On the contrary, those families that have been able to rise to the top due to various opportunities and have an unstable footing feel that such a sudden change will hinder the inheritance of the family, so they
He would stand up and make such a noise, even at the risk of disrupting the morale of the military."
"Announce Chen Yu, Li Ping, and Cheng Feng immediately!" Li Xingchen slapped the table.
"Your Majesty?" Pei Zilie was startled.
Li Xingchen snorted: "In my opinion, some people don't want to have a good New Year."
Pei Zilie suddenly took a breath of cold air. He did not expect that Li Xingchen, who had always been neither humble nor overbearing in this matter, would suddenly lose his temper and even resort to white robes, bodyguards and Yu Linqi.
But having said that, Li Xingchen has always had a bottom line when it comes to handling government affairs, and his bottom line is the army. This time this group of people actually dared to set their sights on the army, so naturally they cannot be tolerated.
"See Your Majesty!" The three of them came very quickly.
When they saw Li Xinchen's appearance, they knew what Li Xinchen was thinking. Chen Yu immediately strode forward: "Your Majesty, white robes are on standby!"
"Your Majesty, the bodyguards and troops are on standby!"
"Your Majesty, the Yulin Cavalry is on standby!"
Pei Zilie narrowed his eyes slightly.
It's a wonderful New Year's Day, and it seems that some people really don't want to have a good time.
"Why hasn't Your Majesty arrived yet?"
"Yes, half an hour has passed."
"Would you like to urge me?"
"Didn't Eunuch Yuan just say that His Majesty is reviewing Huaixi's memorial?"
"That's too long."
Above the main hall, the officials were also whispering, and at the same time, their eyes glanced at the empty dragon chair from time to time, and then passed by Gu Yewang and others.
The prime minister, Gu Yewang, who was sitting at the top, seemed to have already expected something, and was closing his eyes to rest. And this was not too much. Xu Ling opposite him was even discussing poetry with Yang Su in a low voice, as if he was filial.