A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 897: People with different ideologies cannot make plans together, and win people's hearts by maneuvering

East Courtyard of Baifu
Seeing Bai Xin was so stubborn and determined to destroy the foundation of their family, Lu Min and other noble families stopped talking and stood up and said dissatisfiedly:

"Since the nobles value Neo-Confucianism so much and reject Confucian classics, it seems that we are no longer fellow travelers from now on. Please forgive us for our rudeness in the future. Goodbye."

Lu Min took the lead in leaving, and the other nobles also stood up to say goodbye. Many of them also made harsh remarks, saying that they would not have anything to do with the Bai family, and even cursed the Bai family for being unjust and inhuman.

Of course, Bai Xin would not tolerate such irrational people who cursed the Bai family. He asked the counselor behind him to remember his family and ordered the people below to target them specifically.

I believe that before long, his family's children, those who are officials will be strictly investigated, those who are soldiers will be targeted, those who are businessmen will have no one to supply them with goods, those who are farmers will be harassed by rebel armies and bandits, and none of them will pass the imperial examination.

Within ten years, his family will be defeated.

In fact, Bai Xin never bothered to use such means, because it was not in line with the Bai family's style, and the effort and reward were not proportional.

However, at a time of great change, when new science is emerging and needs support, killing a chicken to scare the monkey is sometimes necessary.

When most of the people in the room had left, those who remained were mostly from branches of the Bai family, or families with close ties to the Bai family by marriage, or even thousand-year-old affiliated clans such as Quan, Yuan, and Su.

"You also don't want to respect philosophy?"

I felt so pressured by Bai Xin's gaze that I didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Bai Wuwei, the head of the Bai family in Chang'an and the chief inspector of the West Sect, replied with a stiff upper lip:

"Young Master, we really don't know what good this philosophy has. It's worth it for the family to show the classics to others casually. You must know that the law is not easily passed on. I hope you will think twice."

Bai Xin sighed, pointed at them and said, "You guys are just like them, you still hold on to your own prejudices."

Bai Wu was silent. They were all vested interests in Confucian classics. How could he let them give up their own interests and give them to strangers they didn't even know?

Although they were restricted by their master's family, they were not as unscrupulous as other clans and treated common people as pariahs.

But there is nothing wrong with minding one's own business. Even in today's era, such a family that does not disturb others can be called "a family of loyalty and righteousness" and are good people.

"I know that you have a hard time living in the countryside. Our Bai family is not like other families that can recklessly grab huge profits and suck blood from the people. Therefore, there are many businesses that we cannot interfere with and many actions that we cannot do."

"So much so that in the local area, many descendants of the big families openly say that we have a thousand-year-old family tradition and are highly respected, but in private they call us stupid and stubborn, saying that we have not gotten rid of our earthy and martial spirit since our ancestors."

At this point, all the Bai family members present bowed their heads. It was obvious that they had heard such words before, and many of them even thought so.

Sometimes they even wonder, their family has been passed down for thousands of years and has made great contributions to China, so what's wrong with them enjoying themselves? Aren't they just a group of untouchables?

Just as a nursery rhyme from the late Han Dynasty goes, people are like leeks, they grow back after being cut. As long as the family survives, relying on the wisdom and bravery of the head of the family, the Bai family will still exist a thousand years later, and may even last forever.

Those children of aristocratic families have only prospered for three or four hundred years, not to mention having made any great contributions to civilization, yet they are able to live unrestrainedly, playing and enjoying themselves to their heart's content, without any constraints.

As descendants of the Bai family, they were required to be cautious and not to infringe on the interests of the people at will.

Therefore, for thousands of years, all the descendants of the Bai family who were listed in the family tree have been trembling with fear, fearing that they would tarnish the family's reputation and be punished by the family's law enforcers.

Therefore, the development speed of the Bai family can be considered slow compared with the time span of a thousand years. There are only a little over a million members of the family, and their power is equal to that of the royal family.

If other aristocratic families develop for a thousand years, I'm afraid half of the world would be filled with the same surname, and their descendants would be scattered to every corner of the world.

Standing up and walking slowly to the center of the room, Bai Xin faced everyone's gazes. His hunched figure looked so tall:
"In the past, Ancestor Xiong said to Ancestor Wu: I am a child from the mountains, a descendant of Yu the Great. I am blessed by heaven and should benefit the world to repay heaven's kindness. The divine seal will not disappear and will never turn back. Future generations, please remember this." Bai Wuwei and others stood up excitedly and bowed at the same time, saying, "Future generations, please remember this."

"I have been speaking for the people for thousands of years, and I have served the world with justice. There is no need to belittle yourself. You all just need to move forward without worrying about your future. Your family will support you."

"Since the family has made the decision, we, as disciples of the family, will follow their orders."

After comforting his own family, Bai Xin looked at the Su, Yuan, Quan and other affiliated clans. These people were all descendants of the old three clans and, like the Bai family, were scattered all over the world.

However, they do not have an organization like the Bai family and are very scattered. However, they often integrate with the local Bai family and advance and retreat together.

"Your ancestors swore an oath with my ancestors to stand together and maintain wealth and honor. I will not break my promise and am willing to reaffirm my previous oath. Will you share the wealth and honor with the Bai family from now on?"

The Chang'an Su family is also a branch of the Jiangning Su family. The representative who came was Su Wuming, the secretary of the Central Secretariat of the current dynasty.

The Jingzhao Quan family is a branch of the Taiyuan Quan family, and its representative is the financial backer behind the Quan family wine shop, Quan Zhong, a member of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Yuan family of Lantian was originally a member of the Yuan family. During the Northern Qi Dynasty, they served as generals of the imperial army of Northern Qi. In order to save their lives, they obtained the consent of the then head of the Bai family to change their surname to Yuan. Their representative was Yuan Shendao, the military commander of the Shence Army.

The three of them were either core members of the family or the heads of the family, so they naturally knew the relationship between their family and the Bai family.

Not to mention the main branch of the Quan family, some members of the Yuan family are still working for the Bai family in Taiyuan.

For example, the Su family went south to pave the way for the Bai family, which enabled the Bai family to gain a foothold in Jiangnan easily since the Tang Dynasty. They even advocated the establishment of Su merchants and worked hard for the Bai family.

From the moment they established their own clan, they had been unable to cut off ties with the Bai family. Moreover, Bai Xin, as the next generation head of the Bai family, had personally promised to ensure the prosperity of the three clans no matter what.

"The young master values ​​us so much, how can we abandon him and the Bai family and leave."

"Good." Seeing the three people bowing their heads also meant that the three families dispersed to other places, but the fellow clan members who had ties with them also stood on the side of the Bai family.

Looking at the last group of people, they are all related to the Bai family by marriage.

Most of them were from small families, powerful families, or even poor families with no family background or lone wolves (with no family background, both parents died, they were appointed as officials through the imperial examination and married the daughter of the Bai family).

Bai Xin smiled and said, "I don't need to say much. You will definitely benefit the most from the study of science. Break through the restrictions of family background and make a name for yourself. Now is the right time. What do you think?"

Liu Jinrong, the head of the Wannian Liu family and the owner of the Liujiawu Fort in Wannian County, with gray hair and a wooden stick, looked at the people around him and stepped out of the line with their encouragement:
"My Liu family is originally from a poor family. If it weren't for Brother Wu Wei's appreciation of me, marrying me to my son, teaching me literature, and granting me an official position, how could we have the Liujiawu of today, and how could we have hundreds of soldiers and tens of thousands of tons of grain in Liujiawu?"

"The Bai family has supported our family, and you are asking for our services. From now on, the Liu family will follow the Bai family's lead for ten thousand years. How dare we not serve you?"

The only lone wolf present, who married Bai Wuwei's granddaughter, was also granted an official position through the imperial examination, and was the second runner-up in the Jinshi exam in the third year of Dali. Le Rengen, the current chief clerk of the Taichang Temple, also stepped out excitedly and said:
"The Bai family is paving the way for hundreds of millions of people. I share the honor and would like to be the pioneer."

He also received help from many people, whether it was relying on blood ties, power, or favors, and finally managed to win over everyone except the aristocratic families.

As for the royal family, they can hardly protect themselves now.

"Great." Bai Xin was very happy having completed the most important mission of his trip to Chang'an.

Especially for Le Rengen, he was prepared to provide resources to support him and arrange for him to be the chief academic officer of the Imperial College to build momentum for Neo-Confucianism.

(End of this chapter)