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

Chapter 811 "The Theory of Gentiles"!

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"Okay!"

In the Taiwu Hall of the Imperial Palace, Xiao Yan walked quickly around the hall, cheering loudly. Everyone could hear the joy in his heart. He suddenly turned his head and praised Luo Xianzhi: "Smart and beautiful." , you are really a great talent, this is a shocking plan that your father never thought of, I think you are fully capable of becoming a person like your father."

A slight smile appeared on Luo Xianzhi's lips. The emperor liked to compare his father with him, but this was the trend of the world, especially when father and son became prime ministers one after another. Although Luo Xianzhi is not the prime minister yet, everyone knows that, If things go like this, sooner or later he will be.

He accepted all the emperor's praises and wielded the clan's ambition both as a big stick and as a sweet date. This was really his proud move. With this move, he was enough to leave a reputation in the history.

Xiao Yan was still in extreme joy. He now only felt that recruiting Luo Xianzhi from Gusu to Jianye was the best move. "With this move, we can control the noble clan to a certain extent." , as long as the power of the gentry continues to decline, the strength of our Daliang court will increase."

Luo Xianzhi's political sensitivity instantly allowed him to catch something very wrong in Xiao Yan's words. He was shocked and realized that the emperor was already eager for quick success.

Most kings in this world have this problem, or most people have this problem, that is, they must see results in a short time, and they don't like to do the preliminary work, and they don't want to be that person. A person who says "Success does not have to be mine, success must be mine".

Of course, this is also related to the short-sightedness of most people. Most people cannot see the endless consequences of some policies. They can only see the current prosperity, but they cannot see how much trouble the current prosperity will leave in the future. .

Most people can only see the current poverty life, but they cannot see that these are the legacy of those who were praised by each other in the past. Those things that can be easily changed are still fine, but many things are now changed. It’s hard to get back.

Most of the wisdom of future generations is not enough to deal with the pitfalls left by their predecessors, because the pitfalls left by their predecessors were also created by the wisdom of their predecessors.

When Luo Shi revised history, he would pay attention to this aspect. For example, when evaluating Emperor Ru of the Han Dynasty, he affirmed his achievements in opening up territories in the early period, and also said that part of the problems he caused were caused by Emperor Ding of the Han Dynasty. left.

The most important problem for Emperor Han was that the world would not reach that point. If he had no money to fight, he would not fight for the time being. If the people were in poverty, he would give them a break. If the treasury had no money, he would not build palaces. But he was unwilling to admit these problems. And he intensified his efforts, which led to the final outcome. So it's no wonder that he gave a bad posthumous title and that last comment to others.

The reason why Luo Shi doesn't care whether he will definitely succeed is because Luo Shi always thinks about things in the long term. Anyway, future generations will definitely continue to do it, so there is no need to succeed in his own era.

When Luo Youzhi was in power, he did not finish all the matters. Perhaps deep down in his heart, he knew that his son Luo Xianzhi would eventually take on his own responsibilities and solve the problems he had left behind. After handling them all one by one, Luo Xianzhi did not disappoint him.

After Luo Xianzhi realized the problem, he immediately began to think about how to admonish Xiao Yan. Admonishing the emperor is a skill. If it was the peak period of the Luo family, such as the Bangzhou period, Luo Xuangong would have pointed at King You of Zhou. His nose was full of weirdness, and the final result was that the Queen Mother persuaded King Zhou You to forget it, they were all one family.

The relationship between monarch and ministers in that era was different from now. The princes and the emperor were reasonable, but the emperor was more reasonable most of the time.

But after entering the Qin and Han Dynasties, this situation changed dramatically. The status of the king was greatly enhanced. Essentially, this was because the emperor could use more power. But under the new political system, the emperor must be able to use more power. power, otherwise the world cannot be brought under one big government.

If you want to rule a vast land, you must have a strong central government. In the early Han Dynasty, the central court was far more powerful than the local government. The emperor had great power, and so did the three ministers and ministers. Therefore, they checked and balanced each other in the court. But after entering the Later Han Dynasty, the power of the emperor in the central court increased. The three public officials and nine ministers could no longer compete with the emperor, but the power of the entire central government over the local governments decreased.

This trend has continued to the present. The emperor now has great power in the court. If the successful gentry are suppressed again, the power of the central government over the local areas will also be strengthened. This is naturally what the emperor wants.

But Luo Xianzhi smelled a sense of danger. The world is about balance. Anything that loses balance can lead to unpredictable results. Imperial power is definitely not a good thing, especially when the prince's education is a problem.

But how to persuade Xiao Yan now?

Luo Xianzhi would not persuade him directly just because he had a good relationship with Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan's heart was made of flesh. If it were made of flesh, there would be doubts and other problems. The human heart will always be the world's The most unworthy thing to test.

As soon as he thought about this, Luo Xianzhi pondered: "Your Majesty, suppressing the gentry is a policy that has been established since my father was alive. However, I believe that the reason why the gentry is suppressed is because the gentry is too powerful, and most of them The nobles do not have any real abilities. For example, many people from the Langya Wang family are indeed talented, but those talents are used to decorate the appearance and pass down the culture, and are of no great use to the world.

Allowing these people to hold high positions is irresponsible to the country. Allowing these people to become powerful is detrimental to the country, so we must attack the gentry.

But the nobles are not completely useless. Most of the nobles are indeed knowledgeable, and these nobles have their own set of rules. They have a bottom line when doing things, or they have concerns. After all, these people have great careers and are not willing to Because some people bet their entire family on it, they just want the guaranteed prosperity and wealth.

If you suppress the gentry too much and lead to the emergence of a large number of common people from poor families, let’s not talk about the abilities of these people. The most important thing is to be careful about the chaos caused by many people who come up and follow the path of the gentry all over again. It's much bigger than it is now.

To put it bluntly, perhaps a little deviantly, the country needs talents, but there are too many talents, and there are very few truly talented people.

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty started an uprising in Peixian County, and a large number of heroes appeared in Peixian County. Some people said that the talents of one county are enough to govern a country. This is true, but it is not true.

There are indeed many people like Fan Kuai behind the stage in a county, but he is not a talent. The real great one is King Wencheng. In a Pei County, there is only one King Wencheng and one Emperor Hangao. They were able to meet each other, so the Han Dynasty was founded. The remaining hundreds of counties did not have King Wencheng and Emperor Hangao, so they could not establish a dynasty.

People like King Wencheng are hard to come by, but there are too many people like Fan Kuai. There is no need for too many people like Fan Kuai. Whether they are nobles or common people, there are many people with such meritorious deeds. Enrichment. "

King Wencheng is Xiao He. After Xiao became the emperor, he naturally wanted to pursue the title of emperor for his ancestor. He originally wanted to pursue the title of emperor, but was persuaded in the end.

Xiao He had been a Han minister all his life, and a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. He was posthumously named emperor, which was really embarrassing for his ancestors.

Xiao Yan thought about it and it was indeed the case, so he only named him king. This king was recognized not only by the Liang Kingdom, but also by the Yan Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom.

The Emperor of Wei even wrote a letter himself saying that he should be crowned the emperor and that the dignified Xiao family could not be inferior to the Liu family. After Xiao Yan received this letter, he gave up all thoughts of pursuing Xiao He as the emperor.

When the Han State saw that the Liang State only made Xiao He the king, they did not express any opinion.

Xiao He's posthumous titles are not felt by other families. After all, even if they proclaim themselves emperors, they will at most consecrate their fathers and ancestors as emperors. As for the more distant ancestors, who still remembers them, but for the Han family and Lu family in Huaiyin, I was quite jealous. After all, they were all on the same level, but the descendants were promising, so they were named kings, and they were said to be unparalleled in their achievements, unparalleled in the world, unparalleled soldiers, Gaia pre-Qin, and overpowering future generations. Han Wumu, who has been the number one war sect for thousands of years, does not even have a prince!

Xiao Yan, who was in the midst of extreme excitement, heard what Luo Xianzhi said and came back slightly from the fanatical excitement. He found that since Luo Xianzhi came to Jianye, he could often hear things from Luo Xianzhi's mouth. As for the shocking words, these words were something Luo Youzhi would never say. Luo Youzhi was very similar to Luo Xianzhi, but they were completely different.

Luo Youzhi is a traditional minister, but Luo Xianzhi has an evil nature, and his words and actions are completely different from the tradition.

Just to say what I just said, there is no need to have so many talents. Is this what a minister should say?

Since ancient times, we have heard that people seek talents because there are not enough talents, but I have never heard of it. There are too many talents, so you don't need to care too much.

But Xiao Yan also knew that Luo Xianzhi meant that that kind of greatness was rare, such as Zhang Jiao in the late Han Dynasty. Because he was not included in the court, the Han Dynasty was defeated so quickly.

What Luo Xianzhi means is that you don't need to pay too much attention to ordinary talents, such as auxiliary officials. These officials can be used either from the nobles or the common people, and they can be used as tools to balance the nobles and common people. In a relationship, you can't be too biased towards one party.

If you think about it carefully, this is actually Luo Xian's consistent governing thought. Others are balanced, and no one can do anything. In the end, he can only take the lead. Everyone must be obedient, and those who are disobedient must be severely punished.

To a certain extent, this is a pure imperial art, but for most emperors, this first step of imperial art cannot balance the court well.

Who do most of the useless emperors use in order to balance the court?

Eunuchs who have no ability to govern, sycophants who are greedy for money and profit, and relatives and relatives who rely entirely on nepotism to rise to power. These people can indeed help the emperor to balance, but that is all. These people have no integrity in the court. The value of their orientation and lack of ability to govern the country, and most of them were even quite greedy. The emperor wanted them to strike a balance, and they themselves wanted to take this opportunity to expropriate and enrich themselves for their own benefit. The final result was that the entire country and court They are all in an irreversible crisis.

This is the reason why Duke Luo Xuandong and King Zhou Yi were talking about the three types of kings: upper, middle and lower. They looked down upon kings who only played tricks.

After all, the emperor appeared to govern the people of the world. The people here include ordinary people in Guizhou, including those noble officials, and everyone except the emperor.

This is the value of the emperor's existence. If it is just to maintain his power, then the emperor should die and become a monoman and a thief in the world.

Being able to let the ministers fight without breaking up in the court requires superb political skills. Luo Wengong was able to do it back then, and Luo Xianzhi now hopes that he can do his best.

Xiao Yan turned to look at Luo Xianzhi in front of him. There was no trace of youthfulness on his face, but he knew that Luo Xianzhi had not yet been crowned. He was such a young man who could be his son, but he was as mature as his teacher, and even Every time, he thought of a person who had been an official for decades and had been in the officialdom for a lifetime.

Luo Xianzhi really didn't look like a young man, in all aspects. Xiao Yan could only lament that he was a genius.

"Lingxiu, I understand what you mean, but after the Zhang Jiao incident in the Later Han Dynasty, which king in the world can't worry about a great talent being left in the wilderness?

It's really terrible. Such a great talent with great civility and martial virtue was not recruited by the Later Han Dynasty. I'm worried.

According to your ideas, when will you start rearranging the clan history? I can't wait to do it. "

Luo Xianzhi pondered for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, we cannot be anxious about this matter. I have told your Majesty before that it is not just as simple as arranging the clan annals. We now need to wait for something, any changes. If there is no If you kill chickens to scare monkeys, you won't be able to show your majesty. There are many lawless acts among the nobles. Now we just wait for something to happen that will have a big impact, and then let us implement it in a logical way."

Xiao Yan pondered for a while after hearing the words, and then found that he could only understand a little bit, and most of them couldn't understand. Just like when Luo Youzhi reported various affairs of the country to him in the palace, he couldn't understand. Other officials always clearly and concisely state how much they earn and how much they spend, but Luo has many other things besides reporting these things.

These things felt very useful, because Luo Youzhi was always very serious when reporting, so he had to sit upright and listen. He did not expect to encounter such a thing again now.

So he said to Luo Xianzhi using the same words he had said to Luo Youzhi before: "Lingxiu, just do it. I already understand it. After you have the results, you will come to the palace and report to me. If there is anything that is difficult to overcome, If you have any difficulties, come to me and I will find a solution."

Xiao Yan still understands some of the emperor's mental skills. The emperor can ask for some things that he does not understand. After all, there are specialties in the arts, but he cannot show that he does not understand anything. If he does not understand, then he must show ambiguity. Let the following people to guess.

Luo Xianzhi listened to the emperor's words and immediately determined that if the emperor didn't understand, it would be easy to handle. If the ministers' power is to be demonstrated, they must deceive the superiors and conceal the subordinates. If the emperor does not understand, then there is no need to deceive them.

Luo Xianzhi said goodbye to Xiao Yan, and then left the palace without stopping for a moment. The work of Shangshu Ling was very busy, especially since Luo Xianzhi was not a puppet Shangshu Ling. He also had the big responsibility of restructuring, and he was even more busy. Not open to trade.

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What happened at the Qushui Banquet that day quickly spread throughout the Liang Kingdom, causing an uproar in an instant. When Luo Xianzhi had just become Shangshuling, many people speculated that he would follow his father's instructions. The idea of ​​governing continued, but I didn’t expect it to be confirmed so quickly.

Moreover, the methods were quick and ruthless, much more ruthless than Duke Wenmu. When Duke Wenmu was governing the country, he conveniently suppressed some nobles. He didn't care much about the effect achieved, but Luo Luo Obviously not, he came here purely for the nobles.

Both the nobles who participated in the Liushang Qushui Banquet that day and those who did not participate were all extremely angry about it. Especially in the eyes of some of the most traditional nobles, the distinction between the common people and the common people was as vast as the natural chasm, and they were simply not the same species. They are ashamed to marry the common people and ashamed to associate with the common people.

Under this huge social pressure, many tragedies similar to Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were born.

If anyone else dared to do this, they would have pointed their noses in passion and let the person who proposed this idea know what it means to be noble.

Of course, no matter in any era or in any class, there are different people. Even in the period of Chu State, when the aristocratic clan was the strongest, there were many people who did not value clan opinions and were willing to promote common people from poor families.

These people are usually the ones driving historical trends.

This kind of person is quite valuable.

Because human nature is selfish.

People in this world are always equal above themselves, and everyone below them is divided into different classes.

People in this world are always very strict when they want to express the generosity of others, but they are always evasive when they want to benefit themselves.

Rich people are not willing to part with gold and pearls, because rich people really have gold and pearls; poor people are not willing to part with a meal, because poor people really have a meal.

The common people justly demanded that scholars should be selected based on their talents. They believed that the noble clans had squeezed their positions and they were insects of the country.

But according to Luo's observations over the years, the first thing these people do after occupying high positions is to arrange for their relatives, and even a horse must eat royal food. They were bullied by powerful men and dominated women in the past. After they became rich, They started treating people who were inferior to them like this again.

Their faces changed, but the only thing that remained unchanged was their "just" words.

Knowing this, Luo only regards these people as tools. The common people are tools used to attack the nobles, and the nobles are tools used to attack the common people. They must be thrown away after use.

Therefore, Luo Shi pays great attention to looking for those people who remain unchanged. These people can be distinguished. Those whose butts do not control their heads are the people Luo Shi will reuse. Only these people can complete the unfinished business.

chameleon.

Not worthy.

Many noble clans gathered together because of Luo Xinzhi to discuss important matters. They strongly opposed Luo Xiuzhi's proposal to revise the clan annals, but what made them feel uncomfortable was that they could not find a reason.

The Luo family has a natural advantage in handling this matter. No matter what kind of rotten fish or shrimp, he is worthy of being a member of the same class as my Luo family. Just this sentence can kill a noble family.

It's just that Luo Shi won't use this sentence. This is one of the final trump cards. Once this sentence is said, it is basically exchanged for Luo Shi's reputation.

"Why on earth would Luo do this? Isn't the existence of us noble nobles a kind of protection for Luo? Is there anyone in this world who would destroy himself?"

Someone finally asked this question, and everyone frowned.

This is always a question that no one can answer. Under the current system, Luo Family is almost one of the parties that have benefited the most. Jiangdong Luo Family has been rich and prestigious for so many years, and has been in a high position for so many years. Who dares to say that it is the same as now? Does the gentry system have nothing to do with it?

As long as this system exists, with the special characteristics of the Luo family, they can live happily in Jiangzuo forever, and they can live happily at a high level for one hundred, three hundred, or five hundred years.

Just thinking about it, these people are already envious to the extreme. If they are allowed to choose such a good thing, any hesitation for a second will be disrespect for hundreds of years of inheritance and disrespect for the glorious ancestors. This is not a choice!

"But the Luo family doesn't choose that way. They want to stand with the royal family, and they want to stand with the common people. They are really crazy, crazy!"

In the eyes of everyone in Jiangdong, the Luo family stands with the common people. 70% of the common people officials in Jiangzuo were promoted by the Luo family or related to the Luo family. Now the poor families of the common people occupy so many official positions. It's also because Luo Shi has been promoting people. This is everyone's consensus.

The Luo clan himself only promoted the common people from the Han family because there were too many noble clans, but in the eyes of others, the Luo clan was opening the door for the common people.

"Isn't Luo always like this?"

Suddenly someone said, and everyone looked at him. He was a rather elegant middle-aged man. Seeing everyone looking at him, he said in a deep voice: "Since the Bangzhou era, the most noble era of the Luo family, Luo Hasn't it always been like this?

They are the defenders of the etiquette system, but they have never been conservatives, and they are constantly changing the etiquette system. In Jingzhou of our Liang State, there once was a State of Shen. Haven't you read the history books?

The king of Shen State was originally an evil son and was not qualified to inherit the throne, but Duke Luo Wen finally made him a prince.

How many wives of the kings of the Luo Kingdom are ordinary people?

During the Han Dynasty, there were more such things, too many to count. They had always been like this, never caring about other people's bloodlines, because they were negligible compared to the Luo family.

For a big family with a heritage of 1,400 years, is there any difference between a 100-year inheritance, a 50-year inheritance, and a zero-year inheritance?

Why would Luo do something to harm his family?

The nobles of Bangzhou probably thought the same way back then.

At that time, the nobles of the six countries were probably thinking about this issue.

But in fact?

In the end, only Luo Shi and Lu Shi, who had been following Luo Shi, were left, and the others were lost in the dust of history.

The Luo family suffered so many casualties during the expedition against the Hu people, and even almost destroyed the family, but they still had to do it in the end, let alone now?

I didn’t know what I was talking about, but something suddenly struck me. Our ideas seemed very different from theirs. "

These words made everyone's expressions change drastically. These words touched everyone's heart.

This is a very desperate fact, that is, it is not the first time that Luo has made such a political move that is tantamount to suicide, and it is not the first time that he has taken the initiative to dismember his own power. However, the final result is that Luo is alive and well. Others who were unwilling to change and stubbornly resisted were annihilated.

Moreover, in Luo's heart, there are some things in this world that must be done no matter what the cost, such as opening up new doors. In fact, everyone knows that Luo has always been opposed to this kind of hereditary neglect. Talents are demoted one level at a time, but they are unwilling to admit it.

They will only use the apparent fact that Luo Xianzhi became a minister at a young age to defend him, but they will not think about why Luo Xianzhi needs to do this.

"Then what do we do now?"

No matter what happens to Luo Shi, they always have to have a way to deal with it. "The emperor will definitely support him. No matter how much he says, I am not willing to accept it. There is nothing so simple in this world."

It is simply a dream to ask people to give up their interests and not hesitate to kill them, especially to ask short-sighted and greedy people to be rational.

There are not many rational people in this world. Power and wealth will not bring about improvement in IQ. When they are stupid, they are still stupid. The group of people discussed expressionlessly, and then left with sighs.

As soon as they parted, their expressions changed. Some people showed fierce expressions on their faces, while others had obvious fear on their faces, and some people began to flash their eyes frequently.

Because of different personalities and different situations, these people reacted differently when faced with Luo Xianzhi's policies.

Both nobles and poor families were waiting for Luo Xianzhi's specific decree to appear, but there was no news. This made everyone startled again and wondered what Luo Xianzhi was going to do.

Until dawn, several messengers from Kuaiji broke through the peace of Jianye City.

Now everyone will know what Luo Xianzhi is waiting for.

These messengers brought a piece of news, which was reported personally by the governor of Kuaiji.

"My lord, according to investigation, there are alarming cases of fraud among the gentry in Kuaiji County!

And there is conclusive evidence for this. I don’t know how many there are without conclusive evidence. "

In Luo Mansion, the messenger reported the shocking news to Luo Xianzhi.

Gentlemen are cheating!

Even though he had known for a long time that this kind of thing would definitely happen, the fact that it actually appeared before his eyes still gave Luo Xianzhi a huge impact. There were four cases of gentry fraud in one county. How many of them would there be in the dozens of counties in Daliang?

After Luo Xianzhi came to his senses, he shook his head and understood that there were not that many. There were objective reasons for the large number of Kuaiji counties. Many other states and counties did not have the conditions of Kuaiji County.

Especially in other counties of Yangzhou, it is almost impossible to happen, but in the counties of Xuzhou and Jingzhou, this kind of thing is probably not uncommon.

The governor of Kuaiji County is naturally a member of the Luo family. Luo Xianzhi chose Kuaiji County to investigate, not randomly, but because a great chaos broke out in Kuaiji County and the genealogy of many families was lost.

It is not that simple to make up the genealogy of noble families. Just as in a strict system, any inappropriateness is very easy to be discovered, and in an already half-damaged system, adding a few strokes can even become a new underlying structure.

In fact, starting from the late Han Dynasty, various chaos caused the nobles to flee. This kind of impersonation of nobles was not uncommon. However, there was no help from professionals like genealogists at that time. It can be said that there were many mistakes. After all, the nobles were a collective, and there were various in-laws. Relationships, as well as relationships within the clan, cannot be faked that easily.

But things are different now. There are professional genealogists who can fabricate perfect relationships, even social relationships.

but!

No matter how powerful the music composer is, can he still be stronger than Luo Shi?

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

From the moment the gentry was born, Luo knew that the gentry would eventually stand on the opposite side of the family. This was the experience gained from long history. Every class that gradually reaches its peak will eventually turn against it.

From advanced to backward.

From a tide-maker leading the historical trend to a rock in the river hindering historical progress.

The nobles of Bangzhou were so great back then, and they made outstanding contributions to the development of Zhuxia, but in the end they became people who only knew how to live in a drunken life and dream of death.

Our ancestors went through many hardships and dangers back then, but our descendants didn't even have the backbone to survive.

In the end, they were swept into the garbage heap of history by the military heroes who rose from the bottom. The military heroes did not have the last laugh. They only knew a group of people who fought in the war. They were finally replaced by the scholars of Confucian classics. In the past years, the scholars transferred their knowledge to It was transferred to the lower class, allowing more people to become literate, able to read, and change their own destiny. But now, it has gradually returned to the path of the aristocracy and begun to monopolize all this.

The entire development process completely confirmed all Luo's guesses about the noble clan.

"They don't even want to be surprised."

Luo Xianzhi thought of the "On the Gentlemen" that he had read. This was a book written by Luo. There were only a few copied versions and they were never released. After all, this book was enough to make Luo a target of public criticism, but this book It is widely circulated within the Luo family, and it is basically a must-read book. After all, there are not many books with such in-depth analysis.

Luo Xianzhi was not ready to inform others about the gentry's fraud. This would be a big earthquake for everyone. Facing the horrified messenger, Luo Xianzhi wrote a letter seriously. , and then let the messenger take it back.

In the letter, Luo Xianzhi asked the Kuaiji County Sheriff to continue to pay attention to this matter and collect more evidence. He will soon take charge of this matter and detonate it at the right time to achieve his own goals. .

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In Kuaiji County, the governor of Kuaiji County was rubbing the objects in his hands, but he still couldn't convince himself to calm down. From the moment he received Luo Xianzhi's letter and started investigating the matter, to when he actually investigated the matter, he was completely stunned.

He never imagined that such a thing would happen, and he never imagined that Luo Xianzhi would know about it.

Either of these two things is devastating.

If there is a fake noble clan, the first thing other noble clans have to do is to prove that they are not fake. There are direct descendants with complete pedigrees. Generally speaking, it is fine. After all, who gave birth to the child and what relatives and friends there are, this is all a lie. It's inhumane, but it still causes people to panic.

As for Luo Xianzhi knowing about this matter, the governor of Kuaiji County knew even if he thought about it with a pig's brain, Luo Xianzhi would definitely use this matter to his advantage and use this matter to greatly damage the reputation of the noble clan.

The messenger returning from Jianye brought a letter from Luo Xianzhi to the governor of Kuaiji. After he opened it and read it, he had a complicated look on his face. The content of the letter told him that his guess was indeed correct. Luo Xianzhi wanted to make use of the topic.

He simply burned the letter to prevent it from being leaked.

He sat in the hall, shook his head, and gave up telling his friends to prevent any unexpected situations. Anyway, his friends were all serious nobles, and they were not afraid even if they were investigated.

The governor of Kuaiji County is able to reach his current position. He is also a member of the gentry, but he belongs to a relatively poor gentry. He has no reputation in the county and can only be respected in the county. He belongs to the lowest level among the gentry. In terms of clan annals, he belongs to the third rate. The one below does not enter the stream.

"This is an opportunity. I am a county official. If I can make a great contribution this time, I may be able to enter Jianye as an official. The family's status can be promoted to the third or even second rate, and completely get rid of the current unsatisfactory situation. Influential status.”

The common people were discriminated against by the gentry, but they did not know that the gentry of different levels were more divided and had a more serious chain of contempt. If the governor of Kuaiji had not forged a good relationship with the Luo family through his father's generation, he would not be able to be the county governor now. His talent is not so irreplaceable, it has reached the point of admiration.

Holding Luo's lap and letting his family complete the class jump, this is what he thinks now, just like Xie's back then. As for quietly telling other nobles Luo Xianzhi's plan, he is not that stupid. He has been with the Luo family for so many years and he knows a little bit about the Luo family. He can only describe it as admiring him. Other families cannot be the opponents of the Luo family.

"What are you going to do, Lord?"

This is the most curious question for the governor of Kuaiji now. He is not familiar with Luo Xianzhi. He is a member of Luo Youzhi. After Luo Youzhi passed away, he and Luo Xianzhi only communicated through letters.

This contact was made by the Kuaiji County Sheriff who took the initiative to send a letter during the Chinese New Year. This made him come into Luo Xianzhi's eyes. If it hadn't been for the act of sending the letter in the first place, he would have only one relationship with Luo now. It's not a deep love.

The Luo family has always been like this, focusing on people who volunteer to do things for the family. If the Kuaiji County Sheriff was unwilling to continue to follow the Luo family, it is impossible for Luo Xianzhi to leave this matter to him now.

Luo Xianzhi, the governor of Kuaiji, has been curious. Now he is preparing to find other families. He is going to gather a few more families. He will expose all the names of these fake nobles and let everyone in the world know about this. thing.

When no one knew about the undercurrent, Luo Xianzhi had already done everything in secret. Even Xie didn't know about it. He met Xie Daoyun several times without revealing it at all.

After he had prepared everything, he immediately arranged for people to go to Kuaiji County to control the forged nobles. Then he hurriedly took these documents to the palace. He was the minister, and although he had great power, arresting the nobles was not something he could do. It still has to go through the seal of the emperor or prime minister.

"what?"

"Lingxiu, are you telling the truth?"

Xiao Yan was stunned. Even with the evidence in his hand, he couldn't believe that the gentry, which the country had always relied on, actually had fake ones. Those official positions specially awarded to the gentry were actually deceived.

"It is absolutely true that most of these fake noble clans are real, but the most outstanding ones among them have names that were added later and are pure fraud.

They benefited from each other and used the policies of the dynasty to gain benefits for themselves, which had a huge impact on the reputation of the dynasty and the nobles. If these people were allowed to mess around, the real nobles in the future would be doubted. "

This is not Luo Xianzhi's sincerity. He doesn't care at all whether the reputation of the noble family will be affected. Anyway, when the Luo family's main line comes back, the stigmata will prove everything. The Luo family will not lie. On that day, If the Jiangdong Luo family is still around, there should be a legitimate daughter who will marry into it. The appearance of the stigmata on the heir can still prove it, and Luo Xianzhi knows that the family has a magical artifact that can find a person's whereabouts.

He said this because Xiao Yan cared about this very much. There were two things he was most proud of in his life.

The first thing is that he turned his family into a country and fulfilled the ultimate wish of the powerful family. In the history of the family, he had supreme glory. The genealogy was re-written from his page. He surpassed all ancestors, including Xiao He, King Wencheng.

The second thing is his identity as the Lanling Xiao family. He was born in this big family that has been passed down for four hundred years. This makes him feel extremely proud. After many times in the world, except for the Luo family, no one can be placed under his control. In his eyes, he knew that the Xiao family would lose his position as emperor one day, but as long as the family survived, it would be fine.

But now someone suddenly said that the family will also be occupied by doves!

How can this not feel terrifying?

Xiao Yan said angrily: "Lingxiu, this matter must be dealt with severely. I will give you the decree immediately. You must kill him. If you don't kill him, it will not be enough to uphold the law of the country!"

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The gentry inherited knowledge, which was the key to distinguishing the gentry from the nobility. However, knowledge was still essentially the result of a resource. Books were valuable and the dissemination of knowledge was limited. After knowledge became a necessity for officials, the gentry focused on family inheritance. It will inevitably lead to the monopoly of knowledge. ——"Treatise on Gentlemen [Han]" (vernacular version)

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The public regarded the nobles as more and more vain, fond of mystery and evil work, occupying high positions but not doing anything, getting glory and glory but not doing anything, so they wanted to rectify the various clans. Jiangzuo was in an uproar for a while, saying: "The clear current is stirring up, why is it stained by the turbid current?"

The Duke was furious and said with emotion: "turbid currents are water and soil, where vitality lies. Clear currents cannot live without soil. Why should we abandon turbidity and only pursue purity?" - "Southern History: Gusu County Gong Family"

(End of this chapter)