Da Qin: Self-destruction and time travel, I will extend my life for Qin for a thousand years

Chapter 131 Remember, no matter who you provoke, you can’t provoke Cui Shenxian!

"Don't tell me what if they rebel. Whether they still have the courage to rebel is another question."

"Cui Shenxian, are you underestimating the strength of Qi Wang, the fifth surname?"

Fang Xuanling frowned, completely unable to understand why Cui Yuan was so confident.

The Five Surnames and Qiwang are the most powerful families in the history of China, and all of them have extraordinary origins!

Just like the Cui family in Qinghe, it doesn't matter how miserable it is now.

If you trace the origin, it comes from the surname Jiang, which is the legendary Jiang Taigong Jiang Ziya who helped King Wu of Zhou defeat Zhou.

Just because the fiefdom was in Cui Yi, he was given the surname Cui. During the Western Han Dynasty, Cui Ye settled in Dongwucheng County, Qinghe County.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, it emerged as a prominent family in Guandong. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was crowned one after another. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it entered its heyday and produced numerous famous figures.

It reached its peak in the early years of the Northern Dynasties. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was merged into the four surnamed sects of "King Lu Cui and Zheng".

Although now, due to the indifference between the imperial power and the five surnames and Qiwang, Cui's highest-ranking official in the court is only a fourth-rank official, and he has not become the prime minister.

But in Qinghe, they are still like earth emperors, able to cover the sky with one hand!
For the local people, the words of the Qinghe Cui family were God's will. How could they be expected to help Datang in resisting the Qinghe Cui family?
"Yup!"

The head of the Cui family also spoke, wanting to pray for his life in Cui Yuan's hands: "And although I am in your hands, the Qinghe Cui family still has the clan elders."

"There's no point in blackmailing me. They'll just choose another clan leader."

"Cui Shenxian, don't be impulsive. It's not good for everyone."

"As long as you can let me go, I guarantee that nothing will happen today."

However, Cui Yuanli ignored the words of the Cui family head and regarded them all as a joke.

never happened?
He killed so many people and stole most of the Cui family's wealth. How could nothing happen?
He ignored the Cui family head and looked at Fang Xuanling: "Fang Xiang, let me ask you!"

"This time we have earned so much wealth from the Cui family in Qinghe, all of it can be used for disaster relief immediately. People all over the world can have enough to eat. What will happen next?"

what happened?
Fang Xuanling's expression froze.

Naturally, Datang was extremely grateful.

He and His Majesty had previously focused solely on disaster relief, but they had indeed subconsciously ignored the impact of this move on the people of the world.

This is a great achievement in overcoming natural disasters. It will be praised by all dynasties, and the people will definitely hail His Majesty as a sage and the great sage of the Tang Dynasty.

By that time, the hearts of the people in the world will definitely belong to the Tang Dynasty!
"Not to mention refined salt, if we spread the method of making refined salt."

"Salt mills were built in various places and then sold at very low prices to ensure that most people could eat good salt. The people naturally became convinced of the Tang Dynasty."

"The five surnames and Qiwang may be able to cover the sky with one hand near their ancestral land, but can they deceive the people of the entire world?"

"For those people in their ancestral land, the income from the Tang Dynasty's confiscation of their homes will definitely far exceed the cost of quelling the rebellion."

"Not to mention, whether they have the courage to start a rebellion is still unknown!"

Cui Yuan said in a deep voice, Fang Xuanling bowed her head in shame, completely speechless.

Cui Yuan actually said similar words before, but from the perspective of suppressing the five surnames and Qi Wang.

Lowering the price of refined salt will make Wu Xing Qi, who bought it at a high price, lose all his money.

But now, Cui Yuan has changed from the perspective of people's hearts.

Indeed, as long as the Tang Dynasty can help the people of the world survive natural disasters and promote refined salt, no one in the world will die from eating poisonous salt.

So how dare the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes to rebel?

Fang Xuanling lowered his head: "Cui Shenxian, I was wrong."

"It makes sense, and this method of purifying refined salt is actually not complicated."

Li Shimin also nodded in agreement, and thought of a more convenient method: "No need to mine, just purify all the poisonous salt circulating in the market and sell it at once, and it is estimated that all the people in the world can eat snowflake salt."

Those poisonous salts that remain in the world will eventually harm people, so it is better to eliminate them all at once.

Although this will save Datang from making a lot of profits.

But if he can consolidate the hearts of the people of the world and make the people of the world recognize him as the emperor who killed his brother and ascended to the throne, then it will definitely be earned with blood.

Cui Yuan's words gave him a lot of inspiration.

"A small grain of salt can actually move the whole world in your hands."

Li Shimin sighed: "It is really an honor for the entire Tang Dynasty that you can come to help Datang!"

Without Cui Yuan, he would definitely be selling horse dung.

"You can do this!"

Hearing this, the head of the Cui family felt like he was going crazy!
Although Cui Yuan didn't say it clearly, he still understood that the snowflake salt he bought was all purified from other salts!

No wonder he bought so much snowflake salt and Cui Yuan still had it.

They are all purified and not naturally occurring at all.

At the same time, what shocked him even more was that Cui Yuan, who had mastered such an important purification method, actually wanted it to be published to win the hearts of the Tang Dynasty!
If it were him, he would definitely keep the secret forever!

"This is refined salt purification technology. How can you announce it? Are you crazy?"

"As long as you can keep the secret, you, Cui Yuan, can build an immortal family as good as ours!"

The head of the Cui family roared, completely disbelieving that there could be such a selfless person in the world.

But Cui Yuan answered with action, stepped forward and removed one of his arms, causing him to fall to the ground in pain!

"Ah!!!" The head of the Cui family screamed.

"It is precisely because there are many people in this world who think like you that the development of our Chinese civilization will continue to be frustrated."

Cui Yuan looked at the head of the Cui family, who was hunched on the ground and in great pain, and said disdainfully: "It's just a method of purifying refined salt. Even if I don't disclose it, someone will still disclose it in a few years."

"As for the immortal family, it's even more of a joke!"

"The reason why you are able to rise is just because you have the means to gain official career and learn knowledge."

"But in the near future, as His Majesty implements the imperial examination to select scholars, and poor families can meet the emperor, or sell the emperor's family, the filial piety and integrity that you have controlled for hundreds of years will completely fall apart."

"There was also an invention called movable type printing 300 years later, which brought books into the homes of ordinary people."

"There is also the rise of private academies, and the spread of knowledge is no longer as rare as before! The barriers you built with knowledge and knowledge have been washed away completely!"

"Let me tell you frankly, even if I don't attack you, hundreds of years later, your aristocratic families will eventually be wiped out by the general trend of history!"

There will be no eternal dynasty in this world, and naturally there will be no immortal family.Although the Five Surnames and Qiwang are powerful, they are still nothing under the wheel of history!

"how is this possible!!!"

The parents of the Cui family collapsed. They stared at Cui Yuan in disbelief with their eyes wide open. Even the severe pain in their arms was suppressed by surprise!
The imperial examination and movable type printing!

So many things will happen in the future, dismembering these great families into history!
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling also looked surprised!

Although they hate Wu Xing Qi Wang, they have always had a tacit understanding in their hearts, that is, these great families will only decline and will not perish.

Even if the family is confiscated and the clan is exterminated, it will still reappear in the future.

After all, the world still needs them to serve as officials, and the people still need them to govern.

But now, Cui Yuan gave an answer that was completely opposite to what they thought.

Aristocratic families are not eternal!

Especially Li Shimin. After he ascended the throne, he always had the idea of ​​​​implementing the imperial examination system to suppress the five surnames and seven hopes.

It's just because there have been too many natural disasters in recent years and it's uncertain how effective it will be, so it's been delayed.

I really didn’t expect that the imperial examination system would be so effective!

"It seems that after I return, I must implement this imperial examination system as soon as possible."

Li Shimin smiled coldly. These five surnames and seven hopes had oppressed him for so many years, and now he finally had a chance to vent his anger!

It happened that he had gone to Da Qin before and knew some details of the imperial examination system, which could save a lot of effort.

"Not in a hurry."

Cui Yuan smiled and said: "There is also the production and promotion of refined salt, as well as Cui's quarrel and genocide."

"If the Cui family of Qinghe kills the chicken to scare the monkeys, I think other aristocratic families will be honest for a long time in the future!"

Li Shimin laughed and nodded repeatedly, and Fang Xuanling was also excited!

Only the head of the Cui family's vision went dark and he fainted completely.

Done!It's all over now!
……

The Cui family of Qinghe led her servants to attack Liang Guogong's mansion and ask Cui Yuan for persuasion. Soon the news spread throughout Chang'an City.

When the people in the city heard about it, they were all too frightened to speak openly.

Logically speaking, this behavior is almost equivalent to rebellion. After all, Liang Guogong was canonized by Li Shimin himself.

However, the initiator was the Cui family of Qinghe, so this matter is a bit ambiguous.

After all, they really have the strength to rebel!
Although I am very grateful to Cui Yuan for bringing so much cheap refined salt, I can only express gratitude and cannot really support him.

If nothing else happens, Cui Yuan will definitely die.

However, the development of things was beyond everyone's expectations!
After the incident, Cui Yuan was not only unscathed, but most of the servants brought by the Qinghe Cui family were also killed, and the family head and the young master were also arrested.

Li Shimin even sent them all to the sky prison, and publicly declared that Cui Yuan had accused the Cui family of Qinghe of corruption and perverting the law, endangering one party.

In order to clear Cui's name, the imperial court planned to conduct a thorough investigation and announce it to the world!

When they heard the news, the whole city of Chang'an was surprised, and the other five surnames and Qiwang all thought they were dreaming!
This is not to show innocence, it is clear that he wants to confiscate the Qinghe Cui family and exterminate the clan!
These families have been able to exist for so many years, who can be cleaner than others?

Why take advantage of a calamity year to force people to sell their sons and daughters?

Why deliberately hoard food, raise food prices, and seek huge profits?

Why collude with the government to change people's household registration, turn good people into refugees, and then seize their land?

These things that are crazy to ordinary people are just routine operations that they are accustomed to.

The Five Surnames and Seven Hopes can exist for so long and become more and more powerful, but they are all built on the bones of countless people!
Your Majesty actually wants a thorough investigation. What is the difference between that and asking them to be guillotined?
The development of the facts is getting more and more terrifying.

First, countless crimes were investigated and revealed, and then a large number of people who were persecuted by the Cui family appeared inexplicably in front of the Cui family's mansion and shouted for justice.

Finally, they searched the Cui family's residence in Qinghe and found the dragon robe and jade seal!

The entire Cui family of Qinghe was sentenced to death by Li Shimin, and the whole world witnessed it!
"Rebellion! Let Li Shimin see who is the master of this world!"

"Rebellion! Overthrow the Tang Dynasty! If the Sui Dynasty is destroyed, what is the Tang Dynasty?"

"Pass my order to recruit nearby civilians to capture Chang'an City!"

The heads of the five surnames and Qi Wang were furious.

Li Shimin's verdict against the Cui family of Qinghe and the discovery of the dragon's robe and jade seal completely defeated the last bit of luck in their hearts!
This is really going to fall out!

Although they were reluctant, they were forced to a dead end and had no other choice!

Otherwise, no one can guarantee that they will not become the next Qinghe Cui.

On the day Li Shimin issued the verdict against the Cui family in Qinghe, the other five surnames Qiwang, including the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Lu family in Fanyang, and the Zheng family in Xingyang, all issued mobilization orders to prepare their clansmen serving in various places to prepare for rebellion.

However, another outrageous thing happened that was beyond their expectations!

That is, except for their respective family ancestral areas, most officials from other places responded that they could not execute the order!
Because now the people of the Tang Dynasty are all queuing up to receive the grain and snowflake salt distributed by the court to resist natural disasters. They don't pay attention to mobilization at all, and it's all in vain.

The few who enforced the order were captured by their subordinates on charges of treason as soon as they gave out the order.

They were all escorted to Chang'an City in exchange for merit, and they were ordered not even to leave the government!

Although the heads of the major families did not meet and communicate with each other, after seeing such a situation, they all fell silent, with cold sweat running down their backs.

And secretly, the mobilization order was canceled and all preparations for rebellion were withdrawn.

That day, they couldn't help but look at Chang'an City, thinking of a name they had just heard, and they all fell into deep fear.

Huhuhu~
Birds fly over, and the endless autumn wind blows the earth, taking away all the sadness and suffering, leaving only the sweet harvest.

A civil war in the Tang Dynasty that was about to break out disappeared into thin air, and most people in the country were unaware of it.

Except for the Cui family of Qinghe who was forced to the point of desperation and whose vitality was severely damaged, she started several small rebellions before being executed.

The demise of this former one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes did not cause any other disturbances, and just disappeared into the historical records so peacefully!

……

Tang Dynasty, inside the Manlu Palace.

Li Shimin looked at Li Junxian who was reporting the death of the Cui family in front of him, his face was stunned for a long time before he confirmed that this was the fact.

(End of this chapter)