Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 68

Imperial study room

Li Shimin was meticulously approving the memorial. With the cold winter, news of people who died of freezing came from all over the place, which made the emperor not in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, the front ranks of the clan records have been lined up."

I don't know when Wang De has come to Li Shimin's side and said respectfully. Regarding the matter that His Majesty explained, Wang De dared not make any mistakes.

With the clan annals listed in the first few columns, Wang De did not hesitate, and immediately came to report to His Majesty.

Li Shimin couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the voice, and then remembered this matter, and the time was slower than he imagined.

It has been more than a month, but Li Shimin didn't pay much attention to this matter, but took the rice paper and read it.

"bump!"

"Bastard!"

Li Shimin slammed his hand on the table and said, with a hint of anger in his words.

There was a trace of panic on Wang De's face. He didn't know that His Majesty became so angry after reading the rebuilt clan annals.

But he knew that it must have something to do with this one, Wang Desheng was afraid that His Majesty would blame him, so he couldn't help but lower his head and dare not speak.

At this time, Li Shimin lost his former calm, and the anger appeared on his face. It was obvious that the emperor was very angry.

I saw that the first place in the clan annals on the rice paper was the Shandong gentry Cui, followed by other Shandong clans.

The last key point is that the royal family of the Li family is ranked behind these clans, which is the reason for Li Shimin's anger.

Is it possible that the whole world is the land of the king, within the four seas, there are all kings and ministers, and the whole world belongs to the Li family, but this ranks behind other gentry families.

"Leave Li Junxian here!"

After a burst of anger, Li Shimin gradually calmed down, because he couldn't help but think of the vow he made in front of that cheap father-in-law, and now he couldn't help but blush when thinking about it.

But at the same time, I also thought of that bet, maybe I have already lost from the beginning.

Fortunately, facing this cheap father-in-law, it wasn't the first or second time he was deflated anyway, so Li Shimin didn't care.

After Xue Rengui left Chang'an, Shu An began to relax, drinking tea and studying ancient scriptures all day long, and his life was very comfortable.

Occasionally, I teach my grandchildren how to write and be human, and before I know it, the time of Chinese New Year is approaching.

As usual, Shu An started to practice Longevity Boxing early in the morning, and he insisted on finishing it every day, his body couldn't help warming up, and then he started to do other things.

It's just that an unexpected visitor came today, of course, Shu An's complexion didn't change much.

Seeing that Li Shimin's face seemed a little ugly, and with the rice paper in his hand, he probably already guessed what was going on.

There is only one thing that can change the face of Li Shimin, who has already started to have the imperial palace, and that is the clan history not long ago.

Apart from this matter, he couldn't think of any possibility that Li Shimin would come to him.

"Yafu, Shimin lost."

After the two sat down, Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he said, with a hint of loneliness in his words.

You must know that he was confident at the beginning, but now he is in a mess, and it is not other people who slapped him in the face, but these aristocratic families.

"Isn't this result expected? There is no dynasty with a thousand years, only a family with a thousand years. This is not just talk."

Shu An's complexion didn't change much as usual, instead he said slowly, if other people told Li Shimin that there is no thousand-year dynasty, they would have already touched the scales.

But when Shu An said it, Li Shimin couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and finally shook his head.

He wanted to find an example to refute, but he didn't say anything in the end, because this is reality. Could it be that the fate of the Li and Tang Dynasties is only a thousand years old.

In fact, Li Shimin didn't think about the eternal foundation, but he thought it was no worse than the Han Dynasty, so Li Tang must at least be farther away than the Han Dynasty.

"Yafu, the people of the world will not be able to control the future, how can we weaken the influence of the family now?"

Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he said, with a hint of sincerity in his words, it can be seen that when he saw the rebuilt clan chronicles, he suddenly found that he was exhausted physically and mentally.

Shu An glanced at Li Shimin indifferently, and couldn't help thinking to himself, it seems that this time Li Shimin was hit a lot.

In history, it has been 12 years since Zhenguan completed the restoration of the clan annals. At that time, Li Shimin had pacified the Turks and ruled the prosperous age.

It can be said that he is ambitious, so he will naturally not be afraid to face this blow, but now is not that time.

Of course, this kind of thinking of seizing the day and night made Shu An appreciate it very much, but facing this problem, Shu An began to sort out his words.

"Weakening the power of the aristocratic family is not a matter of a day or two, but a long-term plan."

First of all, Shu An made a beginning, while Li Shimin nodded, knowing that the demise of the Sui Dynasty was not without the promotion of these aristocratic families.

Li Shimin didn't want his Li Tang to repeat the same mistakes, so he naturally agreed with Shu An's statement.

"Let's start with the clan chronicles. If Shimin wants to, what will we do next?"

Shu An continued to speak with an expressionless expression, but this time he asked Li Shimin instead.

After the voice fell, Li Shimin also began to think about it. Because of his anger, he didn't think about this question before.

But since Shu An asked, he couldn't help thinking about it.

"Regardless of the number of generations, take today's official rank as the rank."

After a long time, a flash of light flashed in Li Shimin's eyes and said firmly, the only way to eliminate the influence of the family is from this point.

"Then can Shimin guarantee that the family listed today will not become another family in the future?"

Shu An's eyes flickered and he said softly, in fact, it is not good to completely weaken the family.

You will know when you see the inaction of the chaotic family in the Tang Dynasty in the future, and even the Jiedushi can't control it. All this is because of the imperial examination.

So in Shu An's view, if the imperial examination system is too prosperous, it may not be a good thing. The later Ming Dynasty is an example.

The harm of the party and the country is no less harmful than the harm of the family, so a balance needs to be maintained between the two.

Faced with Shu An's question again, Li Shimin fell silent, because he couldn't guarantee that, according to his personality, the second generation of honored nobles would still be a member of the party no matter how bad they were in the future.

This is the beginning of each family's embryonic form. If time goes by, it may not be able to become a thousand-year-old family.

"Everyone has selfishness and naturally wants to pass on to future generations. This cannot be changed."

Shu An's voice sounded again, making the emperor silent again, because he knew what his Yafu said was right.

(End of this chapter)