The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 288: Use emerging sects to fight against old sects? They cooperated!

[Cao Pi established a nine-level Zhongzheng system for selecting officials, setting up a Zhongzheng official in each state and county to be responsible for the selection of local officials, but these Zhongzheng officials were also from local powerful people]

[The Langya Wang family, the Lanling Xiao family, and the Chenjun Xie family, these powerful families have all taken this opportunity to transform into powerful noble families that have access to the imperial court and to the local areas]

[Cao Pi wanted to use this to strengthen the court's control over the local area, but if these powerful nobles wanted to go further, they could only seize the world and let the country change hands]

Originally, Cao Pi was proud to have created the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, which not only stabilized the local power, but also strengthened the court's control over the local area.

He even had time to comment on the measures implemented by the previous emperors against local tyrants.

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's order to move the mausoleum was certainly useful, but once the royal family became weak, it would no longer be possible to implement it."

"Look, it wasn't abolished by a great general."

"Emperor Guangwu's method is still good. We can't suppress it blindly. We should make use of this force."

After commenting, he lowered his head and took a few sips of tea to moisten his throat.

Then I heard the phrase "To seize the world, the country changes hands."

"puff--!"

Cao Pi spit out a mouthful of tea!

The waiter hurriedly handed over the handkerchief. After clearing the table, he hurriedly asked people to prepare clean clothes.

Cao Pi casually wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, not caring about changing out of his clothes that were soaked by the tea, and stared at the sky in surprise.

What the hell?
Seize the world and change ownership? No, that's not the case, right?

[A flowing dynasty, an iron-clad family. Later, the Central Plains was in chaos, and dynasties changed frequently, but the power of the clan was not affected at all]

[No matter which force seizes power, it must cooperate with the clan in a short period of time to control the place]

[From this period onwards, the essence of regime change in the Central Plains was the transfer of power within the clans]

[In the officialdom, 80% of officials are from noble families, and imperial power has become a tool for their games]

The voice coming from the sky was very calm, but it caused huge waves in the hearts of all the emperors!
The wealthy nobles in the picture, chatting and laughing, fell into the eyes of the emperor. They were no longer their officials, but a thorn in their flesh.

Ying Zheng restrained his original disdain, his face became solemn, and there was still a look of shock in his eyes.

Even if the dynasties of later generations were no longer as good as the Qin Dynasty, the ability of the powerful gentry to turn the supreme imperial power into a tool in their hands should not be underestimated.

Ying Zheng, who originally only planned to take precautions, raised the importance of this matter several levels.

Li Si lowered his head and twisted his hands in his sleeves unconsciously.

This is not good.

Your Majesty wants to prevent this from happening, and the first person to act is undoubtedly the minister of the DPRK.

The higher the position, the more dangerous it is.

The ability of the powerful nobles to play with imperial power is inseparable from the accumulation of generations. Your Majesty is afraid that he will take action in this regard.

In the end, only their interests are harmed.

He glanced at Zhao Gao, who was showing his joy, and thought to himself that he had to find a way to prevent the eunuch's power from overpowering the court.

Western Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty! Even local tycoons can grow to this extent. Local princes are even more powerful and cannot be underestimated!"

The man wearing a crown persuaded Liu Qi sincerely.

Liu Qi hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, "Chao Qing is right, we can no longer allow local princes to become powerful."

Originally, Liu Qi was still hesitant about reducing the vassal status. Not only because the local prince was powerful, but also because he was afraid that later history books would criticize him for being ruthless.

However, even local tycoons can grow to this point. If these princes are given more time to develop, his throne will really be unsafe.

Chao Cuo was immediately excited, and he was already ready to persuade His Majesty several times.

Unexpectedly, Tianmu came to his aid!
At this time, Chao Cuo did not expect that the reduction of vassal status would be his point of no return.

Liu Xiu was stunned at this moment, and then he slapped his legs and cursed: "You're confused! This Cao Pi is so confused!"

"Taking advantage of local powerful people, doesn't your ninth-grade Zhongzheng system give them the opportunity to infiltrate the central power?!"

"This is for fear that these powerful men are not strong enough!"

While cursing Cao Pi, Liu Xiu kept thinking in his heart whether he would also make Cao Pi's mistakes when he supported the powerful people who supported him.

The power of local tycoons would undoubtedly destabilize the imperial power.

However, Liu Xiu never thought that this group of people would grow so big that they would use imperial power as a tool for power games!

Imperial power has always been supreme. Who would have thought that one day it would become a tool?
"Thanks to Tianmu." Liu Xiu murmured, "Fortunately, there is still a chance to remedy the situation."

According to Tianmu, imperial power has been used as a tool for more than a hundred years.

Liu Xiu's hair stood up when he thought of this.

Moreover, 80% of them are members of the noble family. Does this court belong to the emperor or the noble family?
The emperors of the Western Jin Dynasty and before the Western Jin Dynasty were all frightened, but little did they know that the powerful locals were also sweating profusely.

Damn it!
Even if their family can achieve such success in the future, will they still be able to reap the benefits now that they have been singled out?

Especially the Langya Wang family, Lanling Xiao family and Chenjun Xie family were clearly pointed out.

He was so shocked that he immediately called a meeting with the clan members.

.........

[The dominance of the clans over the imperial power made the emperors feel an unprecedented threat. The emperors imagined that the common people would have the opportunity to become new clan clans, but the clan clans were tired of defending the breakthroughs of the common people]

[What completed this idea was the imperial examination system]

[Under the continuous high pressure of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system was implemented, and scholars could register for it on their own, which provided a channel for advancement for the people under the clan.]

[The implementation of the imperial examination system curbed the infiltration of powerful families]

Along with the sound, the sky screen also changed to the students studying hard in the cold window of the academy.

The eyes of the emperors who were thinking hard about curbing the expansion of local powerful or powerful noble families lit up when they heard this!
What a great idea!

In this way, part of the energy of the wealthy noble families will be wasted in the poor families, and the new students will also be a force to compete with the wealthy noble families!
Standing in the courtyard, Li Longji sighed and shook his head while recalling the past.

After Cao Pi learned about the harm that the noble family would bring in the future, he couldn't wait to change everything, and immediately considered the feasibility of the imperial examination.

Then he heard:

[However, those students who came from ordinary people and became emerging elites chose to cooperate with the established elites, thus re-locking the imperial examination system]

Ga?
Cao Pi murmured: "In the end, I ended up making wedding clothes for others."

And the scenes that were played on the sky screen immediately after were even more frightening.

[...Yang Guozhong united with the clan to control the imperial examination, and the common people could only defect to the Jiedushi]

[There is no way for the clans of Hebei to rise. Jiedushi An Lushan set off the Anshi Rebellion, the country fell, and the prosperous Tang Dynasty was shattered]

(End of this chapter)