Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 810 What I, Luo, want is very simple!

In late spring, the spring rain fell. After the night, the wind and rain fell, and stars and petals fell into the dust and mud. Luo Xianzhi leaned on the railing and looked into the distance. Jianye was an imperial city, so naturally it was not as quiet as Gusu.

Gusu is a city of thousands of lakes. There are small bridges and flowing water everywhere, gurgling streams, twists and turns, and river embankments paved with bluestones. The Luo family has been in Gusu for decades and is almost a century old. Each pavilion in the manor, Luo Xianzhi was fascinated by the pavilions and pavilions everywhere, like a long corridor with a slender waist. In his eyes, it was far better than the solemn, majestic and gorgeous atmosphere of the imperial city.

Fortunately, Luo Youzhi planted a large bamboo forest in Jianye Luofu. Jiangzuo scholars liked this kind of plant that looked quite elegant. Luo Xianzhi held on to the guardrail of the corridor, dressed in crimson official uniform, with his hair on his head. There is no crown on the top, just simple hair tied up. There is a white jade with the word "Luo" engraved on it around the waist to match. The pupils are black and white, bright and shiny.

It was late, after the housekeeper drove the carriage, he went to the Xie family's house. Xie Daoyun was waiting in front of the Xie family's house. She was rarely seen wearing a green dress. She was already light and thin, with fair and soft skin. , as crystal clear as ivory, and against the backdrop of emerald green clothes, she looks even more delicate and charming at the moment. This is Xie Daoyun that Luo Xianzhi has never seen before.

"Daoyun, get in the car, we two will go together."

Xie Daoyun did not shy away. Although he was still a little shy, he still got directly into Luo Xianzhi's carriage. Both the Luo family and the Xie family thought it was normal.

The reason why.

The time has to go back a few days.

After Luo Xianzhi entered Jianye, he immediately sent a messenger back to Gusu to report that he wanted to marry him.

In the land of Jiangdong, waterways are crisscrossed, and the journey from Jianye to Suzhou is extremely fast. The speed of the waterway cannot be compared with that of the land route. Even though it is not as smooth as a journey of thousands of miles to Jiangling in one day, the journey between Suzhou and Jianye is very fast. Not far away, the messenger arrived in Gusu on the next day.

In Gusu Luo family, Luo Xianzhi's mother immediately started preparing gifts after receiving the news.

The Luo family had a set process for getting married. After receiving Luo Xianzhi's letter, they directly selected the betrothal gift and sent a large number of retainers to establish the business.

Luo Xianzhi was very low-key when he came to Jianye, but Luo from Gusu came to propose marriage, especially since the person asking for marriage was the legitimate daughter of Xie. not simple.

After arriving in Jianye, gold, pearls and jade were just appetizers at the Xie family's house.

There were many marriages among Jiangzuo gentry families, and many of them were very wealthy. Of course, the Xie family had seen the world and thought that nothing could shock them.

But as soon as Luo takes action, he will know whether it is there or not.

As the saying goes, even if there are millions of wealthy people in Jiangzuo, they must lower their eyebrows when they see me.

What the gentry wanted was not a noble character, but a noble character. For this noble character, they were not even willing to take those complicated but powerful official positions, and instead preferred those noble ones.

But what does it mean to be expensive?

Others don't know, but Luo Shi must be.

All the wealthy families today say that they are descendants of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. It is said that they are descended from a particularly famous figure, and they can even be traced back to the era of Yao, Shun, and Yu.

But without genealogy and records, it cannot be recognized.

In today's world, only the Luo family has a complete pedigree. The Luo family not only has a pedigree, but also because it has never really declined. There are various evidences, such as the canonization decrees of each generation of emperors since the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, and the canonization of each generation of emperors. Letters exchanged between princes of a generation, as well as various texts and physical objects exist.

The main branch of the Luo family took away most of the things, but also left a lot of things to the two groups that stayed in the Central Plains.

Not to mention the distant millennium, even if calculated from the beginning of the Han Dynasty, four hundred years would be enough to crush the current group of nobles who could only flourish for a few decades to a hundred years.

Let’s not talk about the lineage of the Yinghou of Han Dynasty. The title that has been held for four hundred years has already explained everything.

The Gusu Luo family of Jiangdong was the legitimate son of the Yinghou who ruled Jiangdong and ascended to the top as the half-king of Yuzhang County, a position he has held until now.

In fact, there has always been a very cruel fact in the world. It is very simple for Luo to send a betrothal gift, but when it comes to returning the dowry, it is not simple. The value of the dowry and the betrothal gift must be about the same, but how can they be almost the same?

Many of the things Luo sent were simply incomparable.

However, in order to express his attention, Luo often took out those precious gifts, which was a happy trouble.

After Mr. Xie accepted the betrothal gift, there was only one last step left in the marriage, which was to choose an auspicious day to get married. At this point, Luo Xianzhi and Xie Daoyun would go in and out together and there would be no more gossip.

In the carriage, Xie Daoyun took a shower carefully before going out. The faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus filled the carriage. Luo had never been a rigid person. Luo Xianzhi first sniffed a few times, and then said softly: "Tao Yun, who are the people invited this time?"

Xie Daoyun quickly passed through most of the people in his mind.

A banquet with flowing water.

This is originally a way of entertainment for the scholars. Even if the Xie family invites various families to come, not everyone can enter. Basically, they are all famous people from each family. If it weren't for this, it is just a pretext for the Qushui Shang. Come to entertain various families, most people are not qualified to come.

Outside Jianye City, the season when grass grows and orioles fly has passed. Spring is now in full bloom, and the weather has gradually arrived towards early summer. Groups of scholars are chatting with their close friends.

As for the topics they talked about, they weren't all that weird. They were just some interests in life and discussions about Luo Xianzhi, a descendant of the Luo family who had been at the center of the whirlpool since he came to Jianye from Gusu.

After the Luo family's direct line disappeared, and the Yinghou lineage became more and more withered, the Jiangdong Luo family became more and more conspicuous.

"This new Shangshu Ling is really like a mountain that has collapsed before him, but his appearance remains unchanged. This mentality really makes me admire him extremely."

"The entire Jianye City is discussing his appointment, and countless people are opposed to it. This minister can actually go to the minister's desk without changing his expression. According to the officials at the minister's desk, it seems that this minister does not know these things. "

"How could he not know? These things are spreading like wildfire. With Luo's intelligence capabilities, how could he not know? Even if the emperor doesn't know, I don't believe that Luo doesn't know."

Everyone felt sad when he said this. The shadow that Luo Youzhi left on many people was too great. Even though Luo Youzhi had been dead for two years, many people still remembered that when he was alive, Liang Guo What does it look like.

"What do these things have to do with us? These things should be questions that the top families need to think about."

"You can't say that. I always feel that nothing good will happen if Luo Shi comes up. If I can hug Luo Shi's lap and get Luo Xianzhi's appreciation, that will be another matter."

"It's too difficult to get close to Luo Shi. Unless there is that kind of genius in the family and there is no problem with his character, he still won't be able to get into Luo Shi's eyes."

Countless whispers were heard everywhere. Xie An and others had arrived here a long time ago. As the host, Xie An was seating everyone and greeting some old friends.

The real prosperity of the Xie family was in these twenty years, so many of the Xie family were still friends with second-rate noble families, and these people looked at Xie An with envy.

"Anshi, your Xie family's power now is really not small. A big family like the Lu family can come here at the invitation. It's really not the Xie family back then."

Gusu County was the Wu County back then, and the Lu family was a popular surname in Jiangdong. A big figure like Lu Xun came out and made great contributions to the state of Wu. Now Liang Guo faces the most important Xuzhou of the Han State in the north, and it was Lu Xun who defeated it.

In the last years of the Wu Kingdom, he was almost elected as the emperor. During the Chu Kingdom, he was also one of the nine major surnames.

Even now, they are still a famous family in Jiangzuo, the first-class big family. Even such a big family now treats the Xie family as equals. The more you understand the chain of contempt among the noble families, the more incredible you realize how incredible this is.

When Xie An heard this, he naturally did not say any words to show off, but just smiled slightly. Xie's reputation was not bad at all. The only thing he lacked was his high self-esteem. This step was promoted by Luo You, so he naturally had it smoothly. reached its current position.

"An Shi, I wonder what kind of person your Xie's son-in-law is?"

This question made everyone come forward. This was the question that everyone was most concerned about. Xie An gently stroked his beard and said: "Lingxiu is a man who has a strategy in mind and is a rare talent for governing the world. Yu Qingtan is not considered a Extremely proficient, as everyone knows, Luo has always believed in the way of managing the world and applying it, and Lingxiu is the best among them. He has thousands of miles of mountains and rivers throughout Jiangzuo in his heart, and is determined to make the Northern Expedition."

As soon as Xie An said these words, these people's faces were already not good. What does it mean to be committed to the Northern Expedition? It means that this person still wants to implement Luo Youzhi's governing policy. Only Luo Youzhi's governing policy can make people Liang Guo has the capability of the Northern Expedition.

This is not good news for most people, but what can be comforted is that this is also a huge opportunity. There is meat to eat with Luo's. This has been proven by history, not to mention those who are too long ago. Yes, Xie An who was right in front of him was the proof. Luo Youzhi's ship didn't get aboard, but Luo Xianzhi's ship still had a chance.

Thinking of this, these people immediately said: "Anshi, we are all family friends. If you have the opportunity, you must give us a good word in front of Shangshu Ling. We are all willing to go to the Northern Expedition."

Luo Xianzhi is the minister, not the one who leads the troops on the front line. Xie An's wish is to train Xie Xuan to be his deputy. From now on, Xie will lead the troops externally. After hearing what several people said, he immediately agreed with a smile. , which was exactly the purpose of his chat with several people.

Most people in this world are so helpless. Even the nobles have to keep running around to maintain their family's wealth. Just like the nobles in Bangzhou cannot live in a dream, they have to keep working hard to maintain the survival of the country. Facing Luo Xianzhi After a brief calculation, these nobles found that they could not resist at all. In this case, it was better to surrender directly to the enemy.

After several people left together, Xie An suddenly sighed. At the same time, Luo Xianzhi and Xie Daoyun, who were coming together on the carriage, also sighed with emotion.

"Lang Jun, you are here to serve as Shangshu Ling. Although many people are dissatisfied, the level of dissatisfaction is unimaginable. The previous Shangshu Ling only served for a few days and was directly criticized for stepping down."

Luo Xianzhi knew that the previous Shangshu Ling had a relatively low status and was naturally not from the common people. There were people from the common people who served as high-ranking officials, especially those in martial arts. However, such a position as Shangshu Ling had never appeared before. Since the rise of the gentry, and since the Later Han Dynasty From the beginning, to the era of various nations, no common people had ever served as ministers.

Not to mention the pure common people, even the down-and-out poor families, this is a reserved official position for the gentry. Emperors of all countries are also more cautious when choosing. At the beginning, Cao Cao made Xun Yu the minister, and Liu Bei made Yinghou Gongzi the minister. In Yan State, Murong served as Shangshu Ling.

The previous Shangshu Ling was from a noble family, but his reputation was relatively poor. This was considered the lowest status Shangshu Ling since the establishment of Jiangdong. The result is self-evident. Emperor Xiao Yan finally gave in. If Luo Youzhi was there, he would definitely persist. This incident was also one of the reasons why Xiao Yan wanted Luo Xianzhi to serve as Shangshu Ling.

This time, countless people opposed it, but Xiao Yan was able to persist.

Luo Xianzhi heard Xie Daoyun's words and said softly: "I have always known that every generation of Luo family knows that Luo family does many things because of their high status. No matter what other people think, this is an indisputable fact. We suppress Although the Luo family is a noble family, we suppress the nobility, but the Luo family is a noble family, just like the Luo family destroyed the nobility, but the Luo family is the nobility.

In fact, Luo Shi has been changing, but has never changed. Luo Shi can be in any form, so Luo Shi has no own interests, so he can take the interests of the world as his own interests. "

Luo Xianzhi's words made Xie Daoyun feel a little shocked. This was the first time that she felt so close what it means to have the world for the common people. If there is a true world for the common people in this world, it is Luo's.

The power contained in it is something Xie Daoyun has never heard in the past years. The children of the Xie family all have a heart of caring about the country and the people. This has always been known to Xie Daoyun, but with Luo It seems to be a few grades worse by comparison.

Normal aristocrats have the so-called concept of family and country. The family is the country and the country is the family. While maintaining the wealth of the family, they are not willing to decline the country. This is a spirit inherited from the Zhou Dynasty. There is also a saying that those who have permanent property have perseverance.

The spirit of Luo Shi is the same. Luo Shi equates the world with Luo Shi, so he has the heart to protect the world.

When Luo Xianzhi saw the shocked Xie Daoyun, he stretched out his hand to hold her catkins and said sadly: "It's a pity that only the main branch can do it. This can only be done with the blessing of King Su. Jiangdong Luo's The strength is not enough, I can only do my best, many things can no longer be done, and the current Luo family is in the only category, but it is not high enough."

Xie Daoyun could feel Luo Xianzhi's heartfelt sadness. She understood what Luo Xianzhi was saying. The power required to fulfill such a grand wish was too strong. Only the Luo family could do it when it was at its peak, such as Zhao The period of the Holy Kings, such as the period of King Luowen, such as the period of Zhaowu and Weigong, such as before the conquest of the Hu people.

There are too many smart people in this world. Everyone can see the decline of the Luo family and cannot interfere in many things. Otherwise, how could Sima Yi dare to violate the oath of Luo Shui? With the oath of Luo Shui in front of him, everyone in the world knows that Luo Shen is It's true, but in the conquest of the Hu people, the Luo family suffered so many casualties. Countless direct descendants died on the grassland, and all their clan members died on the grassland.

The Luoshen is the supreme, but like the original King Su, she does not pay attention to human affairs. She is the god of Luoshui, and her divine domain is in Luoshui.

How many people there are in the Luo family are known to all the countries in the Central Plains. The number of registered residents in Zhaocheng is already public. In addition, when they moved to Liaodong, supplies could be hidden with rings, but people could not put them in the rings. , the Luo family migrated 100,000 people to Liaodong, everyone knows this.

Almost all the young men and women of Winter City died on the grassland. Everyone knows that in the legendary Winter City in the extreme cold north, only the elderly, women and children are left. Can these people survive in the ice and snow? Everyone who survived inside was skeptical.

In the minds of most people, the Luo family, which has been inherited for 1,400 years, is completely finished this time. Even if it can still survive, when the old people die, it is estimated that there will be only 10,000 to 20,000 people, or even A small tribe of several thousand people struggled to survive in Liaodong.

The Jiangdong Luo family has become the psychological sustenance of many people, but more people know that the Jiangdong Luo family is a normal noble family. The only difference is that the Jiangdong Luo family is more powerful than other noble families, and is stronger in all aspects. .

Xie Daoyun hesitated for a moment, then slowly hugged Luo Xianzhi. Her body was weak and boneless. Luo Xianzhi felt the warm and fragrant nephrite clinging to his body. The fragrance filled his nose. He put his broad palm on Xie Daoyun's. Rou Xi got up and said slowly: "Dao Yun, although the Jiangdong Luo family is a branch, it has important responsibilities. Although most people think that the main branch of the Luo family will become extinct in Liaodong, you are my future wife. I can Let me tell you, although the main branch is now struggling to survive in Liaodong, it will never become extinct. King Su will bless every descendant. When the time is right, the family will return to the Central Plains and raise the flag in the old place of Zhaocheng. Then At that time, we descendants living in the Central Plains will be able to return to the embrace of our families.

If we can create unparalleled achievements, if we can contribute to our family, after countless years, we will ascend to the heaven of King Su and enjoy the light forever. "

Xie Daoyun felt Luo Xianzhi hugging her tightly, and the hot breath blowing on her neck as he spoke, making her feel a little itchy. But when she heard Luo Xianzhi's serious voice, she only felt a solemn feeling. It felt like since she met Luo Xianzhi, she could always feel the overwhelming sense of weight and history from Luo Xianzhi.

This feeling made her extremely fascinated, and she felt like she was singing a sacred song. Whenever this happened, she had the urge to recite poetry.

She believed what Luo Xianzhi said. She believed that the Luo family would return to the Central Plains. On that day, everything she did now would be worth it. Xie Daoyun somewhat understood that Luo Youzhi and Luo Xianzhi must create something The reason for their hard work was that Luo had an indescribable belief that supported them in his heart.

"Master, madam, here we are."

Xie Daoyun and Luo Xianzhi separated, tidied up their slightly messy clothes, and then got off the bus hand in hand. As soon as they got off the car, they felt thousands of scorching gazes coming from them, and everyone in the entire Qushui River Banquet was looking towards this place.

At this moment, there is only one thought in the minds of countless people——

That is Luo Xianzhi!

So young and handsome. The Duke of Gusu is one of the three most important Dukes with foreign surnames in the Liang Kingdom.

Gao Xian was promoted to Shangshu Ling without being crowned.

The most important thing is that the largest wealthy family in Jiangzuo has been ranked on the first page of the top wealthy family that has not changed since the birth of the clan.

Then he looked at Xie Daoyun beside Luo Xianzhi. She was dressed in a white dress and looked like a god. She looked a little delicate and quiet, like a delicate flower shining in the water. She was slim and graceful. She was a talented woman who was famous for singing xu when she was a child. In recent years, through Xie's Carry forward, known as the first in Jiangzuo.

Such a fairy concubine is quite suitable for Luo Xianzhi.

"With this situation, who can't help but think of the Yuzhang County Duke nearly a hundred years ago?"

Lord Yuzhang.

This sentence suddenly brought back many people's memories of books. When Yuzhang County Duke came to Jiangdong for the first time, there was also a drinking banquet in the winding water. It was also the Luo family and the beauty, Erqiao, who was known as the beauty of the country.

The pictures and written records of that grand event are still circulated throughout the world, especially in Jiangdong, where everyone knows and knows about it.

Today is a scene like this again. The painter is already sitting at the corners of the stream. There are so many literati here, and there are countless poems and poems written here.

At this thought, everyone who came here was actually quite stressed. If one person failed, they would leave a laughable name in the history.

Luo Xianzhi and Xie walked to his place. This was the place with the best view in the entire banquet, and it was also in the center of everyone.

After Luo Xianzhi and others sat down, Xie An and Xie Daoyun began to point out the people who came here to Luo Xianzhi.

Xie An pointed to a place with a royal crown and said: "That is Xiao Yun, the king of Kuaiji County. He is the only person from the royal family who came here. Lingxiu, you should know that such a big occasion cannot be done without someone from the royal family." .”

Luo Xianzhi nodded, indicating that he knew that the biggest change in the title system since entering the late Han Dynasty was the distinction between princes and princes.

A prince is a traditional vassal king, usually one character, chosen from the names of countries in the Zhou Dynasty. Of course, because of the existence of the Luo family, no one has ever been granted the title of King of Luo.

The princes of counties under the prince are named after the county, and are usually given the title by the emperor to a less favored prince, a minister with meritorious service in the clan, or the prince's son. This is the title system that has changed a lot in the world today.

There are no big changes under the princes. There is a special title of prince above the princes, which is usually awarded to people with special political status. For example, the Wei State granted the title of Longxi Duke to the Zen emperor of the Han Dynasty. , Yan State granted the title of Duke of Liaodong to the Yan family, Xiao Yan granted the title to the Duke of Chu family, and the Duke of Luo family who once ruled Jiangdong.

Xie Daoyun pointed at a few people and said: "Those are the people of the Lu family in Gusu. Lang Jun should be familiar with them. The Luo family and the Lu family are in the same county. They are Jiangdong gentry families that have been inherited for a long time. That one is the Han family in Huaiyin, and Lang Jun is even more familiar. You’re no stranger to this, a great nobleman with a heritage of four hundred years.”

Luo Xianzhi noticed that Xie Daoyun used the title "big noble". This is a kind of detail. The current Huaiyin Han family was originally established by a part of the Huaiyin Han family who went south to Jiangdong. Unexpectedly, decades later, Jiangdong successfully counterattacked the Han Dynasty. , Xuzhou fell into the hands of Jiangdong again. The Xiao family of Lanling and the Han family of Huaiyin who had gone south actually returned to their hometown, returned to their old county, and rebuilt their families.

The Xiao family has suddenly become a royal family. The only pity is that the Han family of Huaiyin did not get the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that even if a prince is granted a title, he will not grant this title to the Han family.

The main branches of the Xiao and Han families who stayed in the Han Dynasty moved north with the defeated army of the Han Dynasty, and now live in Qingzhou. Today's Qingzhou has gathered the Xiao, Han, Lu and Luo families. Of the five surnames and seven hopes of the family, only the Zhang family is left. Where is the Zhang family? The Zhang family is practicing Taoism and has not participated in politics for the time being. It is not even considered a noble family.

The Han family in Huaiyin and the Jiangzuo gentry have completely different painting styles, and because of their long history of feudalism, it is very appropriate to describe them as nobles.

"The Langya Wang clan over there migrated here during the war. They were relatively prosperous in the past, but now there are few talented people in the clan, and they have gradually been reduced to second-class nobles. However, my uncle's friend has good calligraphy. It can be used as a record for today.”

Langya Wang family.

Luo Xianzhi knew that the Chu Kingdom was relatively prosperous, and he had been in charge of the government for a while, but the time was very short. The Chu Kingdom was like that, with the king's flag changing on the city head, and each family taking turns to be in charge of Jiangdong with the royal family at the highest peak. In the end, Xiao Yan didn't want to play like this anymore, and he had enough strength, so he directly changed the emperor.

Among the contemporary Wang family, the most famous is Wang Xizhi, who is known as the best calligrapher in Jiangzuo.

Luo Xianzhi nodded and said: "I know Wang Xizhi. When I saw his calligraphy, his words were as graceful as a giant and graceful as a dragon. No one in Jiangdong could compare with him several times. I heard that he could do it after drinking. The words he wrote are even more moving, and my uncle will have to persuade him to drink more later, and he must record everything he heard and saw today and pass it on to future generations."

Xie Daoyun continued to introduce some famous people to Luo Xianzhi. Finally, counting all the people, there were four first-class families, nineteen second-class families, twenty-four third-class families, and the rest were not in the mainstream. There are hundreds of noble families.

On the surface, it doesn't seem like a lot, but in fact it's a pretty scary number.

You must know that most of the nobles in Liang Kingdom will not appear in Jianye. They all serve as officials in their hometowns. Only after becoming officials in the capital will they come to Jianye, such as Luo Xianzhi. In other words, many None of the famous nobles in the county appeared here. Even so, so many nobles came here.

This has to be said to be a miracle.

After Luo Xianzhi and others arrived, they didn't say anything immediately. Instead, they started having fun at the normal banquet. In this era of relatively lack of entertainment activities, this kind of gathering with friends is quite joyful.

After all, as we all know, many games are only interesting if there are many people. It happens to be a sunny and windy day, and the wind is blowing gently, making people neither hot nor cold at all. This is a good season for outings, and it is a good season for men and women. It's a good time to travel, and when we gather together at this moment, bursts of cheers and laughter can be heard from time to time in the venue.

Luo Xianzhi was not idle here. Wave after wave of people came to pay homage. Although it is not appropriate to use the word "visit" to describe it, after all, Luo Xianzhi was too young, and almost everyone who came to pay homage to him was older than him. , but the status of both parties is different, so this word still needs to be used.

"Dao Yun, there are so many scholars in Jiangzuo who admire you."

Luo Xianzhi sighed slightly. Although no one said it, Luo Xianzhi could see that many of the scholars who came to meet with their elders admired Xie Daoyun. Of course Xie Daoyun knew it. Hearing this, he didn't care much and said: "Of course it is. Just as there are countless women who admire their husband, so are those who stand out from others."

Luo Xianzhi smiled and shook his head. Xie Daoyun was right, that's exactly what he said.

After everyone paid their respects, the atmosphere got better. Luo Xianzhi was finally ready to announce the big event to everyone. As the news spread, the laughter on both sides of the flowing water gradually dissipated. Instead, many people sat upright, regardless of the previous No matter how happy you are, you must eventually realize that this is a feast held for Luo Xianzhi, not a feast of entertainment. Now it is time to get down to business.

Luo Xianzhi cleared his throat, and then said in a tone full of memories and emotion: "You must be a little unfamiliar with me. My father used to be in charge of the Daliang Dynasty in Jianye for eighteen years, but I came here The number of visits here is not that many. I have always lived in Suzhou.

This time, I was favored by His Majesty the Emperor. I saw some chaos in Daliang, so I came to Jianye. I have called you here today because you are all nobles, and many of them are role models among the nobles. I will I have a question, am I, Luo, the leader of the Jiangdong noble clan? "

Luo Xianzhi's question is jaw-dropping. It's like self-promotion. Since ancient times, only others have praised him as a model, and no one has said that he is a model. Only others have praised him as a leader of scholars. How can he want it? The principle of being the leader of scholars.

But Luo Xianzhi asked, what can the people present say?

"Of course the Gusu Luo clan is the leader of the Jiangzuo gentry clan!"

No matter those who are close to Luo Shi or those who reject Luo Shi, they cannot deny this ironclad fact. If Luo Shi is not the leader of the Jiangdong noble clan, then who is?

If anyone dares to speak out, it is unknown what Luo will do, but the raped family will definitely do everything possible to kill the person who framed him.

A sincere smile appeared on Luo Xianzhi's face, "Since Luo is the leader of the noble clan, he must have a say in what the noble clan should be like.

The key to the distinction between gentry and common people lies in the characters "gentlemen and common people".

Scholar, this word is really too old. It was already 1,400 years ago, and we were still in Haojing at that time. Do you know?

That was the place where Bangzhou prospered, and it was the original royal capital of Bangzhou. In what is now Guanzhong, my ancestor of the Luo family, the supreme and holy King Su, divided the princes in Haojing and established the emperor, princes, There are seven levels: ministers, officials, scholars, commoners, and slaves. "

Jiangdong scholars on both sides of the stream: "..."

How come this is directly related to the ancient times? I know that the Luo family has a long history, but I don't have to show it off every time. I'm really envious.

However, Luo Xianzhi felt that it was very satisfying to speak like this, and continued: "In the middle and late Zhou Dynasty, all the great talents in the world were among the scholars, so all the schools of thought used scholars to refer to sages. The so-called scholars must not be lofty and ambitious. Since it is important and the road is long, we call ourselves scholar-officials, as well as Taoist priests and lay people, with different names."

Some people couldn't stand it, or maybe they wanted to say something deliberately, and said loudly: "My lord, these things should be told to the Meng boys during the Meng school. What do you want to tell us today?"

Luo Xianzhi also said loudly: "Don't you understand what I want to do? The word scholar has represented brightness and beauty since ancient times, but what about now?

Since the late Han Dynasty, why have there been so many scum among the gentry?

Since my ancestor of the Luo family, the Duke of Yuzhang, took over Jiangdong, how come there are so many nobles sitting on the throne?

Now, among the thousands of gentry families in Jiangdong, how many are clean? Do I still have to talk about the dirty things that some people have done under the guise of gentry people?

The Luo family is the leader of the Jiangzuo gentry. You must all know that I, the Luo family, have the most reputation. If people in the world are filled with disgust when mentioning the gentry, how will I, the Luo family, deal with it?

If people in the world think of the gentry as a group of drunkards who only know how to live in romance, how can I, the Luo family, treat myself like this?

If people in the world talk about the gentry, they bully men and dominate women, run rampant in the countryside, and expropriate violently. How can I, the Luo family, stand safely in this world despite the orders of the leader of the gentry?

Since Luo is the leader of the noble clan, he must do things that others cannot and dare not do.

Since the clan annals were revised ten years ago, the entire Jiangdong has not re-ranked the noble clans. When I looked through the clan annals, I felt that many of them had names that did not match the reality, and many of them were simply ashamed to be listed with them. I It is generally accepted that the clan annals should be revised to eliminate all the black sheep, and then select those families that can meet the standards of scholars to enter. "

Before Luo Xianzhi finished speaking, there were already bursts of noise in the banquet, full of voices of disbelief. The clan annals had to be revised after only ten years, and the words were still inconsistent with " To revise the standard of "scholar", what kind of standard is it? Isn't it based on Luo Xianzhi's preferences and even interests?

No wonder Luo Xianzhi wanted to ask first if Luo was the leader of the Jiangzuo gentry.

The word "leader" not only represents number one, but also a standard and a role model. Others must learn from him. What if they can't reach it?

If you fail to achieve this, you can be directly expelled from the noble family!

What a cruel method!

If Luo Xianzhi knew what these people were thinking, he would probably burst into laughter. How could it be so simple to abolish the nobles?

Doing this with the Luo family's reputation can indeed be recognized by many people. After all, the gentry clan was gradually released by the Luo family from the Confucian scholar clan of the previous Han Dynasty.

But at the current point, it has long been too big to be eliminated, and interests are entangled. Wherever Luo can be abolished, the main branch cannot do it here. It is more difficult to touch the interests than to touch the soul.

At most, this method can only be used to attack a small group of nobles. Once a large-scale attack is carried out, it will immediately end with "Why did the Luo family rebel?"

That is not what Luo Xianzhi wants to do, unite the majority of people, attack a small group of people, divide their interests, then unite the majority of people, attack a small group of people, and then divide the interests of these people. In this process, Ensuring that you are the one who gets the most benefits is the true meaning of reform.

This principle comes from the political book written by the ancestor Luo Wengong 1,300 years ago. Wen Gong was one of the people with the highest political talent in the history of the Luo family. In terms of literature, his reforms were almost the most successful. One of his reforms, he solved the problem of Bangzhou during his lifetime, and did not usher in the counterattack of the opposition faction after his death. He achieved the ultimate balance in all aspects. His reforms are simply a work of art.

Since then, successive family heads have tried to achieve the political achievements of Wen Gong, but so far they have not succeeded much. Wen Gong's talent is too terrifying. Later descendants of the Luo family still have great successes, such as Luo Xuan Gong and King Luo Wen, but that It's because Luo Shi is already very strong, rather than through ingenious personal abilities.

Luo Xianzhi believed that he could not compare to his ancestor Wen Gong, but with Luo's status in Jiangdong, the reform he wanted to carry out, as long as he was not impatient, as long as the emperor supported it, and as long as he took his time, success would only be a matter of time. That’s all.

"My lord, does His Majesty the Emperor know about this?"

Someone else asked loudly, "How can we ministers decide on such a big matter as revising the clan annals? Especially changing the criteria for selecting noble clans is really shocking."

This sentence made most people wake up from their dreams. Yes, how could such a big matter be decided directly by the ministers instead of asking for the emperor's consent?

Clan chronicles are official. Of course there are private revisions, and they are highly recognized. However, if the official does not recognize them, then you will not get various privileges. After all, these are ranked for various privileges, so private revisions must be taken seriously. Official We must also pay attention to it and grasp it with both hands, so that the family can be strong.

The prince of Kuaiji County was a little stunned by Luo Xianzhi's boldness, and then he heard Luo Xianzhi loudly said: "Of course, I have already told your Majesty these things. Your Majesty approves of my plan and even wants to implement it immediately. , but I was persuaded to stop it. After all, this is a big event, so I still need to inform you all. This is called etiquette."

I have etiquette, and you need to know some etiquette.

This is what Luo Xianzhi meant.

Prince Kuaiji shut his mouth just as he was about to speak. He had no idea what was going on. The emperor didn't tell him, but Luo Xianzhi couldn't lie.

If Xiao Yan knew what he was thinking, he would definitely give him a message, "What is your identity and Lingxiu's status? How do you compare with Lingxiu?"

Someone in the field had already seen the expression on the face of the King of Kuaiji, and immediately understood what had happened. For a moment, they felt a little shaky, especially those nobles with ordinary family traditions, who had even expected that their family would not be able to do so in the days to come. It will be easier, and you may even lose your status as a nobleman.

The emperor's attitude has been very obvious, that is, to support Luo Xianzhi. What the emperor and Luo want to do together has never failed. This is something that has been determined countless times during the period of Duke Wenmu of Gusu.

Now if Luo Xianzhi is replaced, what will be the difference?

History has also proven countless times that there is continuity in Luo's governance, especially this kind of father-son succession. The son usually inherits his father's governing ideas and continues to expand the previous achievements.

Just like the current Liang State, Luo Xianzhi came from Suzhou two years after Luo Youzhi's death, which is already a relatively special situation. On the one hand, Luo Youzhi died early, and Luo Xianzhi still Not growing up, on the one hand, Luo Xianzhi had some hesitations.

But at this moment, Luo Xianzhi eliminated all hesitation.

Looking at everyone with eager eyes!

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In the first year of Taiwu in the Southern Liang Dynasty, the Taiwu restructuring led by Luo Xianzhi began to be implemented. Luo Xianzhi followed his father's ruling ideas and still adopted the policy of suppressing the gentry. The "Chronicle" is a classic book that safeguards the interests of the gentry and became Luo Xianzhi took Luo Xianzhi as a tool to suppress the nobles. This method was widely imitated and dealt heavy blows to the powerful nobles time and time again. It was one of the major achievements of Taiwu's restructuring. ——"History of the Southern Dynasties·Nanliang Chapter"

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