Datang: I am so happy to marry a disfigured princess!

Chapter 46: No matter how the world’s rich family is born, we should deal with them in the same way!
Lin Heng walked into the room with a gloomy expression. Before he could sit down, Zhao Dingrong had already spoken.

"I am Zhao Dingrong, the housekeeper of the Cui family, and you are that Lin Heng? It looks like what others say, a sense of poverty and sourness!"

Lin Heng glanced at Zhao Dingrong and said expressionlessly: "My small courtyard cannot tolerate this giant Buddha, Butler Zhao. Please go back."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dingrong stood up and shouted coldly: "Lin Heng! Do you know what you are talking about? Don't be so shameless, I really don't dare to touch you!"

At this moment, Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore and said in a cold voice: "What are you making! Didn't you hear that the master asked you to leave? Why are you still standing here!"

Zhao Dingrong looked at Li Shimin and said sarcastically: "Who do you think you are? How can you speak here?"

"Oh? As a dog from a noble family, you can bark wildly here?"

Zhao Ding couldn't tolerate it anymore and pointed directly at Li Shimin's nose and cursed: "If I hadn't come here today, how would you be qualified to sit with me? You are just a low-class businessman. If we, the Cui family, crush you, it will be like crushing an ant." Simple!"

Seeing this man being so presumptuous, Li Shimin couldn't restrain his anger and shouted: "A dog from a noble family dares to be so presumptuous. Do you really think that no one in the world can regulate your family? Do you know who I am!"

Seeing that Li Shimin was about to be exposed, the eldest grandson Wugao on the side quickly stopped him and comforted him: "In everything you do, you have to put the overall situation first. Why should you get angry because of this person? Sit down first."

After being persuaded by eldest grandson Wugou, Li Shimin calmed down, sat down, picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhao Dingrong became even more arrogant because of this: "Your Excellency is so arrogant, why not tell me who he is? Let's see if someone like me has the ability to make you, a businessman, regret what you just said?"

Seeing this, Lin Heng was about to speak, but saw that Li Shimin had already waved his hand impatiently: "Come here, throw him out!"

The door opened, and two burly men came in. Without saying a word, they directly lifted Zhao Dingrong and walked out. The latter was obviously panicked and struggled quickly, cursing constantly, but could not stop the two of them.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and felt that his temper was much better now. If he were younger, he would have cut him down with a sword!
Seeing this scene, Lin Heng couldn't help but froze, looking at Zhao Dingrong being dragged away by the guards,
I remember that Li Erlang always brought his bodyguards with him during his previous visits. Even the lowest-ranking nobles would not take these bodyguards with them when they went out.

Who is this Li Erlang?

However, Lin Heng was still grateful for Li Erlang's actions. It seemed that the meal before was not in vain, and he could take care of them again today.

Lin Heng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Brother Li for helping me. If it weren't for Brother Li, I would definitely be annoyed to death by this guy."

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said angrily: "Why should you be so polite when dealing with these aristocratic families? The more you give them a good look, the more they will slap you in the face!"

"One more thing, your servants are too flattering to that aristocratic family. No matter what, you are still His Majesty's son-in-law and the founder of the county. Neither you nor your servants have to treat those people Kneel down!"

Hearing this, Lin Heng couldn't laugh or cry, Uncle Wang?He is used to being honest and treats everyone like this. Of course, he will not offend someone like Zhao Dingrong casually.

Lin Heng said helplessly: "The family is so powerful that even His Majesty can't touch it casually. What's more, I'm just a little prince-in-law. They won't take me seriously."

Li Shimin was furious when he heard this: "You think too highly of the aristocratic family. Your Majesty is the emperor, and all the people in the world are his subjects. How come you can't even touch a noble family!"

Lin Heng asked with a smile: "Oh? In that case, the previous Sui Dynasty was overthrown. Although Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was extravagant and wanted to impose exorbitant taxes, and three more expeditions to Goryeo left the treasury empty, the foundation of the dynasty was still there after all. How can it be that there is no aristocratic family that was destroyed so easily? Are you adding fuel to the fire behind your back?"

"Then the Supreme Emperor invaded Chang'an in the early years. Why did he only see the defenders of the imperial city but not the defenders of Chang'an? Wasn't it that the aristocratic family was behind the scenes and mobilized most of the troops?" "Otherwise, the Pei family and the Xiao family were the former dynasty. The nobles have been aiding the emperor for many years, why do they still exist in the world today?"

Hearing such words, Li Shimin was unconvinced: "These aristocratic families are just atoneing for their sins and restraining themselves to a great extent. If they still act like before, why won't Your Majesty take action against them?"

Lin Heng still shook his head: "That's not the case."

Li Shimin said displeased: "Then what do you think it is?"

Lin Heng said slowly: "Even if the aristocratic family is really as violent as the previous dynasty, as long as the people are not in ruins and rebel, your Majesty will still not attack them, because what the aristocratic family has in their hands is the world's cultural heritage. .”

When Li Shimin and eldest grandson Wugou heard this, they both looked at Lin Heng involuntarily.

"The world's scholars come from aristocratic families, the world's books come from aristocratic families, and the world's cultural heritage comes from aristocratic families!"

Lin Heng continued: "Although His Majesty has promoted the imperial examination to obtain official positions, there is still a huge obstacle in the imperial examination, that is, non-nobles are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination unless they are recommended by a wealthy family."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Your Majesty may not have no difficulties in this matter."

The imperial examination was originally intended to break the monopoly of officialdom by aristocratic families, but with so many people in the world, how many of them could afford to go to school?

If the imperial examinations were fully opened up, it would be difficult to know how much financial investment would be invested every year, and the rate of return would be extremely low. Even if there are rare talents, compared with taking officials from those scholarly families, it is hard to say which one is better or worse. Then you will know.

Lin Heng also nodded: "Your Majesty is naturally determined to do this. By appointing officials in this way, firstly, talents can be replenished, and secondly, it will not cause major changes. Although the hierarchy is solidified, the stability of the country is still maintained. .”

"So from this point of view, Your Majesty is very wise, but the vast majority of people in this officialdom still come from aristocratic families."

Li Shimin was speechless, because this was indeed what Lin Heng analyzed.

Seeing this, Lin Heng continued: "As the saying goes, a century-old dynasty is a thousand-year-old family. From ancient times to the present, aristocratic families have collected countless books. I only know that the Qinghe Cui family, one of the five surnames and seven favorites, has [-] books in his family." Volumes, if the collections of all the wealthy families were put together, it would be an extremely terrifying number."

"And the scholars plus the collection of books are the cultural context. The world's cultural context belongs to the aristocratic family. If His Majesty really takes action against the aristocratic family, everyone in other aristocratic families will definitely be in danger. At that time, the whole body will be affected. The real loss is actually us. The Tang Dynasty is right."

After listening to what Lin Heng said, Li Shimin was speechless for a long time. He had also thought about this issue, but the foundations of those aristocratic families were too solid, and even if they wanted to eradicate some of them, it would be difficult.

Li Shimin was also worried about this.

But suddenly, Lin Heng stood up and laughed.

The two of them were confused, you have already spoken of the aristocratic family as being so powerful, why are you still laughing?Those people are coming to deal with you soon!

Lin Heng smiled and said: "This may have been the case in the past, but before long, those aristocratic families will take the initiative to come to me and negotiate with me!"

When the two of them heard this, they were both stunned.

(End of this chapter)