The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 195 The heads of major aristocratic families meet the emperor
Chang'an, the imperial palace.

The sky is just getting bright now, with only a hint of fish belly white showing in the distant eastern sky, and the morning star in the sky is particularly bright.

It is now the end of autumn, and the cold wind in the early morning is the most hurtful. If you are not careful, you will be infected with wind chill.

The square outside the Tai Chi Hall, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people, was extremely empty at this time, which vividly highlighted the grandeur and majesty of the Tai Chi Hall.

However, in front of Dan Bi in the Tai Chi Hall, one after another elegantly dressed blue and purple nobles stood in the cold wind. Their clothes were all very thin, but at this time everyone stood in the cold wind, and no one dared There was no complaint at all, and the eyes he looked at Tai Chi Hall from time to time were full of worry and awe.

These richly dressed old or middle-aged people are all heads of various families who came from all over the country!

Li Chengdao's imperial order made them dare not disobey. They rushed to Chang'an in less than five days within the ten-day deadline given, and came to the palace to meet Li Chengdao early in the morning.

"We were ordered to come to the palace early in the morning, but we were left standing in the cold wind to freeze. How has the head of our noble family ever been so humiliated!"

The head of the Du family said with a livid face as his lips turned purple from the cold.

They, the Du family, are nobles from the north. They have never experienced such coldness in the south. This time they came here in a hurry, wearing only a single coat, and it was really miserable.

There are several other family heads who are like him, but they all suffer silently.

Hearing the words of the head of the Du family, the other family heads couldn't help but sigh. The head of the Yuwen family said in a low voice: "Silence! Nowadays, everyone is a slave and I am a fish. He is now humiliating us. It shows that he does not really mean to destroy us. On the contrary, we should Rejoice!"

All the family heads had a look of sadness on their faces when they heard this. They, a noble family, are now being preyed upon by others. Their life and death depend on someone else's thoughts. This feeling is really uncomfortable.

While everyone was waiting and suffering, the sun gradually rose, finally dispelling the coldness on their bodies.

At this time, a sound of footsteps came from behind them, and everyone turned to look.

I saw several noble people dressed in luxurious clothes walking into the palace gate talking and laughing with each other, as if they were preparing to go to the palace to have an audience.

After seeing these people, the heads of the families who had been waiting in front of Danbi for a long time were all shocked!
Because these people, like them, are the heads of various aristocratic families!
The Li family of Zhaojun, the Li family of Longxi, the Zheng family of Xingyang, the Yang family of Hongnong, the Xiao family of Lanling...

These are all the five surnames and Qiwang or first-class families, in addition to the Lu family, Xie family, etc.!

Why are they here too?They obviously did not participate in this confrontation with the imperial court, and the Zheng family is Li Chengdao's mother's family, and the other families are also relatives by marriage...

and many more!

The head of the Yuwen family suddenly froze in his eyes. He looked carefully at the heads of the various families in front of him and found that except for the Shuangli family, which was from the royal family, all the other families were related to Li Chengdao by marriage!There are children in the clan who have been chosen as concubines!

"Could it be that... could it be that he has been planning this for a long time? No wonder, no wonder..."

The head of the Yuwen family looked pale. He finally figured out why Li Chengdao wasn't afraid of these aristocratic families.

Because Li Chengdao has also won over various aristocratic families through marriage relationships!

With heavy troops in hand, plus the support of seven or eight aristocratic families and even the people of the Tang Dynasty, what can they do if twenty aristocratic families unite?

They lost from the start!

The heads of the Zheng family and other aristocratic families also noticed them, especially the head of the Yang family of Hongnong. When he looked at the head of the Yuwen family, a hint of sneer and ridicule appeared on his face.It can be said that the Sui Dynasty of the Hongnong Yang family died at the hands of the Yuwen family, so he had no good impressions of the Yuwen family.

Li Chengdao wanted to reform the imperial examination system and centralize power, and then approached them, the Hongnong Yang family, for support.

Yang Guang was the first emperor to start reforming the imperial examinations, so the Hongnong Yang family did not resist this and agreed to support him on the condition of establishing an marriage relationship with Li Chengdao.

This is basically the case for other aristocratic families, who choose to support Li Chengdao and establish an in-law relationship with Li Chengdao.

This is also the reason why Li Chengdao inexplicably chose several first-class or even middle-class families for marriage.

If this centralization of power is successful, those families who are related to Li Chengdao by marriage will become prosperous, replace those destroyed families, and become the first-class or even the top families!

Therefore, when they both went to the palace to have an audience, the heads of the two aristocratic families had completely different demeanor.

"Supporting the reform of the imperial examination... You are really stupid! If this continues, our family will no longer exist!"

The head of the Yuwen clan pointed at the other party, shaking with anger.

If all the aristocratic families unite, Li Chengdao may not be able to win steadily with the support of Lanling Xiao family, Shuangli family and Zheng family alone!

But these first-class or small and medium-sized aristocratic families took refuge in Li Chengdao, and incited other small and medium-sized aristocratic families to monitor their movements at all times, covering up Li Chengdao's army mobilization, which led to the defeat of all the aristocratic families' alliance!

Hearing his words, the head of the Yang family flashed a trace of hatred in his eyes and said, "When you Yuwen destroyed my Yang family's regime and oppressed my Yang family, did you ever think about this scene!"

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. Now that I, the Yang family, have been favored by His Majesty, I will rise again and even rank among the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, while your Yuwen family will fall!"

"This is the cycle of nature, retribution is not good!"

The head of the Yang family can be said to be extremely happy at this time. He has already thought about how to rectify the Yuwen family when the Yang family rises.

"It would be foolish to fight against His Majesty's will."

The head of the Xiao family said calmly.

He agreed to support Li Chengdao only after Empress Xiao's strong persuasion, and facts proved that his choice was extremely wise.

Otherwise, even if the Lanling Xiao family has a huge power no less than that of the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs, they will not be able to escape destruction.

He understood that the reform of the imperial examination system would greatly harm the interests of aristocratic families, but he also saw clearly that continuing to suppress the promotion paths of poor people among the people would lead to serious polarization. Maybe in the long run.

Reform is urgent.

In this case, the Xiao family might as well follow the general trend and seek benefits for themselves as much as possible. Why should they go against Li Chengdao?

While Yu Wenshi and other family heads were gnashing their teeth in hatred, a eunuch suddenly came to the front of the palace and shouted in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty has a decree, announcing that all the family heads should come to the palace to see you -"

Many family heads immediately put aside their tit-for-tat confrontation, straightened their appearance, and walked into the Tai Chi Hall in two rows along the royal road.

(End of this chapter)