Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 166 Forced by force

It was not that Li Zhi didn't know that Li Yifu's method of "forbidding marriage" was a double-edged sword, which was suspected of hurting the enemy and himself.

But he never imagined that the consequences would be so serious, directly ruining Li Shimin's efforts for more than ten years, making the Guandong Five Surnames and Seven Hopes suppressed by Guan Long Xungui even more powerful, even catching up with Wang Xie in the past.Of course, compared to Wang Xie, they did not have supreme political power, but their reputation was able to isolate them from the Li and Tang regime.

Seeing Chen Qingsi reacting so fiercely at this moment, thinking about the scene he described, she felt her hands and feet feel cold.

Li Zhi was frail and sick, and the Tai Chi Palace was extremely hot and humid, which made him very uncomfortable. However, after being stimulated by this, he became much clearer.

"My dear, this is a bit alarmist!"

Li Zhi still had some leanings towards Li Yifu, otherwise historically he would not have issued this decree that he would regret for the rest of his life.

Although this bad idea was planned by Li Yifu, it was the emperor Li Zhi who actually adopted the decree.

Chen Qingsi did not give in at all on this issue and said: "Your Majesty, no one knows how to raise a child better than the five surnames of Guandong, and no one pays more attention to blood than them. This is their unique skill that has been passed down for thousands of years. I can think of nothing. They must have thought of ways to raise their hopes. Just because I can't think of it doesn't mean that they can't think of it. Just relying on a piece of edict to cut off their bloodline and ask them to sit back and wait for death is really oversimplifying things."

Historically, in order to maintain the purity of their own bloodline, they were banned from marrying, or secretly took girls to their husbands' homes late at night, secretly had adultery, or refused to marry when they were old. In short, they tried every means to prevent Li Yifu's plan from succeeding.

Even if hundreds of years later, there is only a six-character comment on this decree: "Forbid the fainting family, it will benefit oneself." This pushed the five surnames of the already high-ranking family to an unattainable level.

A typical one who loses his wife and loses his army.

Although Chen Qingsi wanted to attack Li Yifu this time, he really didn't want to see the five surnames of Guandong who made Li Shimin suppress his edge. Because of Li Yifu's stupidity, Li Zhi's miscalculation was ruined.

He bowed again and said: "Once the decree of prohibiting marriage is issued, it will be too late to regret it. I ask your Majesty to think again."

Li Zhi looked at Chen Qingsi who was earnestly admonishing him, thinking about the scene he described, and was secretly frightened.

Not to mention the coping methods of the five surnames in Guandong, just the coping methods that Chen Qingsi thought of were enough to make them drink a pot.

As Chen Qingsi said, when it comes to raising hopes, the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes are the experts.

Chen Qingsi could imagine it, and there was no reason why Qiwang could not think of it.

Of course, Li Zhi didn't know that the method Chen Qingsi mentioned was the historical response to the ban on marriage between the five surnames and the seven kings.

With this in mind, Li Zhi was also secretly glad that he had retained a hand and did not listen to Li Yifu's words. Fortunately, he had given Chen Qingsi enough attention to give him the right to meet the Holy Spirit.

"It is indeed inappropriate to ban marriages. Does Ai Qing have any opinion on the revision of the Clan Chronicle?"

Now that they have reached this point, Li Zhi simply asked them all.

Chen Qingsi said: "The revision of the Clan Chronicle is indeed effective in certain results. I have no objection. It is just that we need to be careful in selecting people. Only by looking at everything fairly can we be convincing."

The "Clan Chronicles" compiled by Li Shimin is very good. The royal family is the first, followed by the relatives, and the five surnames of Guandong are in the third level. This breaks the tradition of purely using county surnames as the family rank. As for the criteria for dividing family ranks, it conforms to The changes in the old and new gentry classes at that time.

Not to say that everyone is convinced, at least the vast majority of them agree.

Some noble clans in Huawu Bairihong are in decline, and they will be downgraded by re-editing the "Clan Chronicle". Some clans can be promoted because of the emergence of extraordinary people, and the standard of general family status is determined by the royal family.

This is a good way to improve the prestige of the Li Tang royal family.

But if Li Zhi chose to let Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu rewrite the "Chronicles of the Clan" as he did in history, it would be ridiculous.

The "Record of Surnames" they came up with was just something that two bastards with low morals made casually.

King Cui Li, Lu Zheng, he is from a high-ranking family, and if he insists on deliberately discrediting him and ranking him as a middle-class and low-income person, who can believe him?
In the end, not only did it make the magnanimous people laugh, but the scholars all over the world ridiculed him for being a hero, and felt ashamed that he was included in it.

However, Chen Qingsi did not elaborate.

The existence or not of the "Record of Surnames" has nothing to do with the overall situation. If we were to follow history again, only Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu would be laughed at. It would not make the situation in Guandong completely out of control like the ban on marriage.

The failure of Li Yifu was also a good thing for Chen Qingsi.Li Zhi nodded slightly and several candidates came to mind.

Obviously there is no name Li Yifu.

Li Zhi, who was already somewhat dissatisfied with Li Yifu, had the slightest doubt about the ability of the knife in his hand.

This suspicion was also noticed by Li Yifu at the first time.

Li Yifu did not feel that he had made a bad idea. Instead, he was deeply proud and felt that he could once again become Li Zhi's best sword and most trustworthy chess piece.

As a result, there was no news about the ban on marriage.

The revision of "Clan Chronicles" was approved, but Li Yifu found that he, the person who came up with the idea, was not in charge of editing the book. Thirteen people including Xu Jingzong, Linghu Defen, Kong Zhiyuan, Yang Renqing, and Yuandao were in charge.

Li Yifu was completely panicked. He understood that this was a sign of being left out.

Li Yifu knew very well that all his power came from Li Zhi. Without Li Zhi's trust and respect, he would have nothing.

Once people gain something, they are afraid of losing something.

Li Yifu has already tasted the taste of power and enjoyed the treatment that one person is inferior to that of ten thousand people. Now that he loses all this, he cannot accept it.

An inexplicable fear surged into my heart...

"No, it can't go on like this!"

"Gotta do something!"

"Something must be done!"

"I have to prove to His Majesty that I am still useful."

Li Yifu was confused. He stood up, sat down, paced anxiously, stopped and laughed.

correct!

Changsun Wuji and Liu Rengui.

Li Yifu found his target, his bloodshot eyes filled with fierceness.

Li Yifu, who was afraid of falling out of favor, gradually became erratic and his methods became more and more extreme.

But Chen Qingsi's momentum in Chang'an remains unchanged.

Every time the popularity goes down, a new poem will continue to be popular, or a classic article will be published, or a topical event will occur.

For example, Cheng Boxian, who had been in poor grades for ten thousand years, made rapid progress and passed the new round of monthly exams for the first time, achieving an excellent middle grade.

Of course it's a small thing.

Just if it happened to Cheng Boxian, it would be a big deal.

For a full month, Cheng Boxian forced himself to study. No matter at school or at home, Mrs. Cui happily prayed to God and worshiped Buddha.

As soon as this result came out, I knew that Chen Qingsi had taken the right medicine and sent his son and daughter-in-law to come to the door with twenty cars and heavy gifts to express his gratitude.

All kinds of gifts blocked the streets of Xuanyangfang.

(End of this chapter)