Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 438: Aristocratic families compete for hegemony, and they are related by relatives! [Please subscribe! 】

It is almost difficult to refute this, because this system of moving powerful people has not been handed down, so Tuoba Yulu had to return to the previous topic and said: "But among these families, there are many like the Yang family. It was handed down from the pre-Qin period."

"The Yang family has inheritance, but its fame today is no longer based on blood." Chen Zhi shook his head, "The Yang family today is the same as the Yang family in the pre-Qin Dynasty, but they are different in nature. I know you think this statement is general. , let’s talk about one more company, you must be familiar with this one.”

Chen Zhi smiled, and continued in a low voice: "Since the Yang family is mentioned, there is a family, it should be mentioned more, Han has three prosperity, you think Ji Han chose the wrong system, why did Guangwu revive the Han Dynasty, did not restore it?" What about the ancient migration system? Not only that, most of the growth of the aristocratic family was completed in the Ji Han. You would never think that many aristocratic families in the world suddenly appeared after the establishment of the Ji Han? When did they start? Developed? Even before Ji Han, when the heroes were divided, where did those people come from? "

Tuoba Yulu was stunned and was about to speak, but when he thought about it, no sound came out of his throat.

"Guangwu's family is in Nanyang. In fact, Wancheng of Nanyang is a place where the world's richest people gather. Guangwu's maternal grandfather, the Fan family, had vast fields and closed the door to a market. His sister-in-law, Deng Chen, became a very rich man. Later, he made friends with various families and went to Hebei Province. The joining of the tycoons has become a general trend. It itself is the force that aristocratic families gather together. This is the foundation and it is used to achieve things. Compared with the Liu family, it is more like a local tycoon. Compared with the Yang family, isn't this even more different? ? When a powerful country was founded, how could it move the powerful clans around? Isn’t it possible to dig its own foundation? In fact, Emperor Guangwu not only did not move the powerful clans or suppress the aristocratic families, he also stipulated a land rent of [-] per cent and a tax of one. He respected scholars and benevolent ministers, and his reputation spread. "

"What Mr. Chen said was only two families, and Deng Huihou's house was confiscated because Emperor Guangwu launched an army." Tuoba Yulu retorted instinctively, but his tone was much weaker, and at the same time, his focus was no longer on Large system, but entangled in historical details.

"There are only two families?" Chen Zhi shook his head and pointed out unceremoniously, "Sixty-seven out of ten of the 28 generals in Yuntai are from wealthy families. It is completely unjust to accuse Ji Han of failing to govern the wealthy families. According to this statement , before Xuanwu unified the country, there were decades of wars. Was it Guangwu's fault? Because he did not destroy the Yuntai generals, the public ministers and the noble family, and continued the foundation of the dynasty, so that the dynasty perished in 200 years? Isn't it ridiculous? Furthermore, Dong Zhuo's chaos The government is divided by warlords. Which family is not from an aristocratic family? How many of your subordinates do not regard aristocratic families as their top priority?"

Tuoba Yulu's lips moved slightly and he raised his hand to wipe his sweat. After all, he was speechless.

Chen Zhi did not stop, and continued to talk: "Cao Cao valued the Xun family. After the Xun family joined, he widely introduced the township party. The uncle recommended his nephew, and the nephew recommended his friends. Friends have relatives, relatives have friends, and finally a fierce general Like clouds and advisers like rain, how can these people be convinced if they start from a commoner family?"

"Brother Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and the third prince, has been a distinguished family for many generations, and his disciples and former officials are all over the world. They are so popular that they dominate several states in the north and are emperors in the south. How can ordinary small families follow suit?"

"Liu Biao is a member of the Han clan, and his reputation is spread all over the world. He is one of the eight horses. Therefore, he is a guest in Jingxiang and marries a daughter of a rich family. Only then can he have someone to follow him. How can he do this if he is a nobody?"

"Sun's father and son, three generations before and after, have been in business for many years. When Sun Ce borrowed troops to return home, he relied on his friends and relatives to make a big difference. During this period, he risked his life countless times to make up for the lack of family background and reputation. In the end, he even died. My old friend and old man told Sun Quan to compromise with the family on both internal and external affairs, otherwise Emperor Zhaolie may not be able to replace him!"

"If such a family were to dominate the world, wouldn't they have the power of the ninth rank? Wouldn't they be as big as the aristocratic family? Don't you hear that the wealthy family has the intention to change the owner of Xuzhou three times? If the aristocratic family is separated, it will be difficult for Yuan Shu to rest in peace! Then! Was this dynasty at that time? Could there be a ninth grade at that time?"

After talking about the major forces during the warlord rule in one breath, Chen Zhi paused slightly and looked at Tuoba Yulu, who was sweating on his forehead. He shook his head slightly and said with some emotion: "That's Emperor Zhaolie, who started his career because of his lack of fame. He had no wealth, no family background, and no one even believed in the name of his clan. He had to beg for many months in Luoyang for the reward agreed by the imperial court, and barely got the position of a county captain. Later, the imperial court, in order to maintain order, won the title of the Yellow Turban Army. He deposed the people and sent governors to various places to reduce their positions with various excuses. Emperor Zhaolie could not refuse, so he had to make up a flogging drama to try to gain some fame before leaving his official position. The road ahead was long, but relying on his reputation, Only then can he gradually come into the eyes of aristocratic families."

The more Tuoba Yulu listened, the more his face changed. Of course, he knew the names of these people. They were all historical figures and had their names left behind. But in the past, when looking at history, he only saw how they dominated the situation and fought with each other. Tiema, now that he heard what Chen Zhi said, he was shocked to realize that these individuals did have something in common. The surprise and doubt in his heart gradually subsided and he began to become convinced.

Chen Zhi's thoughts were aroused, and a look of reminiscence appeared on his face.

In his previous life, he had dreamed of making a career, but after understanding the reality, he gave up the idea. He had no reputation or background, and even his origins were unclear. In that world, he was regarded as a refugee, so there was no possibility of success. ?
The aristocratic family did not suddenly appear in the Jin Dynasty. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it had completely controlled all aspects of society and formulated countless rules. There was no ninth rank, and it did not make too many concessions. It was not a time traveler, relying on a slogan, two pieces of glass, and three Soap will break it.

Therefore, Chen Zhi could only settle for the next best thing and choose a prince to join him. Even so, the threshold was extremely high. For example, under Cao Cao, there was a recruitment hall, but those who dared to go there often had a background, let alone , more people recommended each other, Chen Zhiyijie in white, even if there is a recruitment agency, he would not be able to get in, no one would recommend him if he went in, but someone recommended...

Someone has already recommended me, but I still want to go to the Zhaoxian Hall?
Slowly, his eyes fell on Liu Bei.

Contrary to the perception of later generations, Uncle Liu has the weakest foundation among the heroes. At first, no one believed in the so-called emperor's uncle, and no one cared about it, let alone relying on the name of emperor's uncle to swindle and deceive. Even the emperor cannot use it, let alone you. An imperial uncle?
Therefore, for a long time, Chen Zhi had not heard any news related to him, and he almost thought that his butterfly wings had killed the emperor who was rumored to have cried out a country with his tears.

However, in the end he knew that he was worrying unnecessarily. With the transportation and communication conditions of that era, coupled with the monopoly of news and knowledge by the aristocratic family, let alone Chen Zhi, even local officials, it was difficult to know without specially sending letters. No. [-] person, even if he knows it, he doesn't care.

At that time, if you just look for more than a hundred people, you might be able to find an imperial uncle or something like that, Liu Bei is not bad. This title can be the icing on the cake, but you have to wait until the emperor recognizes you. How to get the emperor to recognize you?
At the very least, you have to work your way from a straw sandal shop to a prince, and at the end you have to be at the level of a senior official. If you go to the central government, you might be able to get official certification.

Under such circumstances, the first time Chen Zhi heard about Liu Bei was about whipping the postal governor.

And even this incident was carefully planned by Liu Bei. It was a bit of reputation that he gritted his teeth to earn when he didn't know what the future would bring.Superintendents are officials sent by the imperial court to investigate the gains and losses of local officials. They have great authority and can make decisions on the fly and take away officials. The background of sending superintendents is actually a kind of good governance from the imperial court——

At that time, the Han Dynasty was in financial difficulties, and there were reactions from various places. Those who did not go through formal channels and relied on the Yellow Turbans to gain official positions acted in various ways and disrupted many places.

This is normal. People who are about to go to war suddenly become political parties. They are not from a professional background, and they are only a few who can do well. Moreover, at that time, those who could only stand out through military exploits were mostly not children of aristocratic families and did not have access to education opportunities. Many of them were He is illiterate, and he was poor in the past. Once in power, there is no one who would not expropriate, embezzle, corrupt and corrupt.

Because of this, I don't know how many complaints went straight to the capital, prompting the court to make a difficult decision, that is, to take down all these wild ways to get officials.

In this way, those who really want to make a difference will suffer. Because they are labeled and become a whole, individual abilities are not important. As long as you are a member of the Yellow Turban Army, you have to dismount.

Liu Bei is one of these unlucky people.

Of course, there are also a few children from aristocratic families who followed the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but no one from this group of people will look for trouble with them.

However, the imperial court pays attention to the integrity of its work, and cannot just remove people's official positions. This also shows that the imperial court is mean and unkind, so the role of postal supervisors is reflected. When sending generals out, the most indispensable thing is all kinds of excuses, which is logical. Take it away, and then publicize it to the public, making people feel that it is making decisions for the people. If the public opinion scholars publicize it, the people will immediately praise it.

I don’t know how many people who started out in the Yellow Turbans fell into this situation, and their reputations were ruined and they were unable to stand up. Moreover, due to communication problems, they were dismounted here, but they could not get the news in time, and they were often not vigilant.

But Liu Bei was different. He was alert as soon as the governor came to his door. He quickly discovered the other party's purpose, and realized that he could not resist the will of the court, so he simply staged a show, saying that the governor wanted to eat, drink and get cards. , wanted to covet the people and the people, so Liu Bei did not bother to associate with him, whipped him, and left with his seal.

Don't think how cool it is to leave with a seal. Liu Bei begged his grandfather and grandma in the capital for such an official, but in the end he got someone else's favor and was taken along to do it.

Now that the official seal is thrown away, he has no idea what the future holds. He is not a time traveler. He does not know that the world will be in chaos, that the Han Dynasty will fall, that all heroes will rise together, and that the world will be divided into three parts.

People at that time thought that the Han family would still be in power for 300 years.

Such an inconspicuous person gritted his teeth and threw away the hard-earned official seal, not knowing what the future would bring. When he left, he gave an emotional speech, deliberately bursting into tears, to raise his hopes, and was remembered by the people.

With no power or family, he could only start with fame. At the very least, he had more innocent names than Chen Zhi, so he could still do it.

Such a method not only failed to bring fame to the court, but also made Liu Bei lose his reputation. However, later generations often remember Liu Bei's acting skills and tears, and describe him as a repeatedly unscrupulous person, ignoring his methods and Alert, as if this is a tear bag that depends on others for everything.

"There are never good people who succeed, but saying that building a country and becoming an emperor depends on tears, isn't that an insult to other people? Doesn't it mean that most people in this era are inferior to someone who can only cry? This kind of A child can understand the logic, so how could anyone be deceived? If you can cry all over the world, no one in the world will cry."

Shaking his head, Chen Zhi restrained his thoughts, stopped reminiscing, and saw Tuoba Yulu on the opposite side, frowning, thinking about the problem, knowing that the other party finally realized something.

However, Tuoba Yulu soon asked again: "Even so, the Nine-Rank method still has limitations after all. Why didn't you think more about it in the first place?" At this point, the conversation between the two has been transformed from a simple situation analysis. , has changed.

"Of course not. When I was an official in the Secretary's Ministry, I read a few documents. The description of the Nine-Rank Law on it is different from today's. Looking at the meaning between the lines, the original intention of the Nine-Rank Law when it was established was The attempt to adjust the flow of the gentry, control the public opinion of the gentry, and even accept the will of the gentry is not just the method of the ninth grade. Even the replacement of Shiqing with bureaucrats before is to advocate value orientation and break the control of power by the landlords. Unfortunately, Let the fox formulate a law to manage the fox, and then let the fox implement it for a long time, how can it not change the taste?"

Tuoba Yulu was stunned, pondered for a moment, and finally cupped his hands, showing his sincere expression, and nodded: "I see, I have really been taught this time, and I know what to do. I have something to say to Mr. Chen." Clearly."

(End of this chapter)