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Chapter 785: The Temptation of Being Named in History

After the Xin family produced the first Han general in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the arrogance of the Xianbei nobles was indeed suppressed a little.But it was Hanchen's camp that was more turbulent.

No one could prove that the Xin family and Tan Yaoyu had formed an alliance, but no matter it was the frequent visits of the Xin family's female family members to Baiyun temple.It was also the first time that Xin Yuan refuted the impeachment for Tan Yaoyu in the court hall, and he had already shown people that the Xin family was the future queen.

At the beginning, this matter did not attract the attention of the Hanchen camp. It was not until two other small clans that were not very eye-catching were promoted to official positions that the term "rear party" gradually became a topic of discussion.

Although most of the clans are still headed by the Cui family, the once indestructible embankment obviously already has an ant nest.

And this collapse finally appeared in front of everyone grandly on Cui Hao's [-]th birthday, like a scar that could no longer be concealed.

Cui Hao was the head of civil servants in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it was his [-]th birthday. The Cui family started planning the birthday banquet a year in advance.

The banquet lasted for three full days. During these three days, the alley where the Cui family was located was brightly lit no matter day or night, and there was a lot of traffic. The small clan could only wait for a few hours if they wanted to enter Cui's mansion.

Not to mention that all the Han clans were absent, the Xianbei nobles and royal family also attended one after another, and those who could not attend had prepared generous congratulatory gifts.

However, these are all superficial. On the day of the day, although the guests arrived early, they did not start the banquet for a long time. What they were waiting for was the imperial decree that most clearly demonstrated the magnificence of the Cui family.

The congratulatory gift given by Tuoba Tao was indeed very heavy, and it can be said that it was unprecedented since the Northern Wei Dynasty opened.Gold, silver and jade are nothing, but some ancient calligraphy and paintings collected in the palace are really what Cui Hao likes, and it is difficult to measure them with common things like gold and silver.What surprised Cui Hao the most among the congratulatory gifts was that His Majesty finally agreed to allow him to start writing the history of Wei with his children!
Although historians have not been called high officials in all dynasties, let alone have little real power.However, the person who can be hand-picked to write the history records of the current dynasty is often recognized by the court as a person with both talent and virtue. Only when this person writes with a voice can everyone bow their heads and listen.

Even though he did not end well like Sima Gong, his name still remains in history, unmatched by anyone else.It can be seen that anyone who can write for the history of a dynasty is not only an authoritative and knowledgeable person recognized by everyone, but also a person who will determine the country in the future.Cui Hao will comment on everyone's right and wrong.

The Han clans who value their own integrity and reputation the most naturally understood the power of this right away.Immediately, they all congratulated Cui Hao: "Congratulations to Mr. Situ for receiving this honor. It is really an honor for the Cui family!"

However, before everyone could finish their congratulatory words, the servant who heard the decree said again: "Yuntai Goddess, in order to celebrate Cui Situ's birthday, I specially bestow a scroll of prayers from heaven."

Everyone's smiling faces seemed to froze suddenly, not knowing what to do.

Nowadays, no one in Pingcheng knows that Cui Situ and the goddess are facing each other. How could His Majesty, after giving such a heavy birthday gift, let the servant who delivered the emperor's decree also deliver the decree for Tan Yaoyu?The word "gift" on today's birthday banquet is even more harsh!
"Are some people eager to show off the phoenix seal before they hold it in their hands?! How shameless!"

As soon as the servant who delivered the decree left, someone was at the banquet, criticizing Sang Huai and satirizing Tan Yaoyu for being unable to bear the loneliness.In their view, Tuoba Tao's move must be to make Tan Yaoyu happy.

"It's really a beautiful and troublesome witch!"

"Ha!" Xin Yuan sneered when he heard the words, "If you are really as noble as I said, why didn't you say what you said just now in front of the servants? You have to wait for the servants to leave, so that you are here to be weird! "

"Lord Xin!" The civil official who was ridiculed by Xin Yuan was furious, and slammed his wine glass on the desk, pointed at his nose and shouted: "Although we have entered the court as officials, we are still disciples of Confucius. You still have to be disciplined and self-restraining, know etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, so as not to lose the original heart of a literati! You are living under the skirt of a snail, how dare you speak so brazenly here?! It is really a shame for us to sit with you!"

Facing this person's abuse, Xin Yuan didn't seem to care, "The gate is right there, if you don't want to sit with me, you can leave on your own! But you don't want to part with the delicious food at this table? That's right, I heard that your lord's family is struggling. Let’s eat more when we can.”

"You! You actually hurt people?!"

"It's just repaying the other body in the same way, why is your lord angry?"

Xin Yuan's attitude of not being afraid of the sky falling calmed down those who wanted to stand up and curse.Although no one can say for sure whether the Xin family has clinged to Tan Yaoyu, but judging by his calm appearance at this time, he is completely different from the timid Xin Sikong before.If it is said that there is no one behind him, even if it is said that Po Tian will not be believed.

Thinking about Tan Yaoyu's actions today, although she has exceeded the rules, her position is no longer unshakable. If it is said that His Majesty wants to show the unity of the emperor and empress today, it is understandable.

So someone came forward to smooth things over, "My lords, calm down, today is Cui Situ's birthday, and all of you are officials in the same dynasty, how can you hurt your peace at this time. The prosperity of the Great Wei in the future depends on the concerted efforts of your colleagues .”

"That makes sense!" Xin Yuan suddenly took over the conversation, "Not to mention that our official positions are all out of holy will, and there are appointment and dismissal documents sealed with jade seals. It is nonsense to insult us. Let's look at our official positions , are all things that they are good at, compared to some people who rely on hereditary pulls and sit on a vegetarian diet, our officials have done their best, and we will definitely not lose the grace of God!"

Many people were speechless by Xin Yuan's words.

As he said, at least these few officials who were promoted by Tan Yaoyu can be said to be matched by Deke.When the imperial court went south, there were not a few Han clans who stayed in the north.However, due to the recommendation system for civil officials in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the appointment and removal have always been controlled by several big clans, especially the Cui family.

Under such circumstances, not to mention poor families, it is difficult for small clans to stand out.

Even the Xin family, which is second only to the Cui family, can only rely on the construction department to get an official position in the court.If it weren't for Tan Yaoyu, even if the small clan has capable people, it would be difficult for them to show their prowess.

Tan Zhaoyu seemed to have grasped the only gap in the iron wall of the Han clan, punched it down, and watched them fall apart.

A birthday banquet, although everyone controlled their emotions in the end, it ended hastily without embarrassment.

That night, Cui Hao sat alone in the courtyard, drinking tea and sobering up, lamenting how time flies, and regretting that he will eventually grow old.Today, Tan Yaoyu gave him enough face for his old face, and also gave a resounding blow to all Han clans.

The method is neither light nor heavy, it can be said to be just right, which made Cui Hao feel a little bit of admiration after being angry.

(End of this chapter)