Datang: My Peerless Talent Has Been Exposed

But when the person who said this was Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, Li Shimin hadn't started to listen, so he unconsciously felt that he was going to hear a good idea today.

Zhang Nuo didn't care about the changing situation on Lao Li's face, and his mind was turned upside down. He took a sip of wine and said slowly,

"Families with five surnames and seven wangs have survived for hundreds of years. Naturally, they have their own uniqueness. It is not just as simple as the vast expanse of fertile land and wealth, but the most important thing is their intricate relationship in the officialdom."

"How did these relationships come about? The most important two are private education and recommendation!"

"If you don't go to their private schools, the local students will have nowhere to study. When they have nowhere to study, they will be taken into the bag by the five surnames Qiwang. If they are successful in their studies, they will be recommended to be officials. In the future, Qingyun will go straight to the court to pay homage to the minister. How can you forget your origin?"

"Don't talk about favoritism and fraud, but as long as you are an official, with a little care or even a tip-off, these families can continue their prosperity!"

Li Shimin nodded with a serious expression. That's true. The kindness of teaching and recommending entry into the job is simply a new kind of grace for the children of ordinary people.

The most terrible thing is that for these big families, it doesn't cost much for these students to come to study at home. For families with a deep foundation like them, it is nothing more than a little money for food, drink and teachers.

But if this happens every year, more officials will be trained, a few or even a dozen a year, and the network of relationships cultivated over time will be appalling.

The imperial court had a slight intention to suppress the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. I am afraid that the discussion has just started, and the news has already been received, and then there will be a lot of opposition.

Li Shimin's biggest headache is also this point, unless he can kill a large number of people at once, otherwise he really has nothing to do.

But at the end of the Sui Dynasty, not only ordinary people died, there were not many scholars, and those who were killed, starved to death, and accidentally died in the chaos were not a small number.

This makes the entire imperial court extremely lack of scholars. If it is at this time to clean up and strangle a group of people related to the five surnames and seven Wangs, the entire imperial court may have to be shut down, and there will be chaos.

However, looking at what Xiao Zhang said so clearly, he obviously knows the crux of it, so is there really a way?

If Li Shimin's confidence in Zhang Nuo was five when Zhang Nuo didn't open his mouth, then after Zhang Nuo opened his mouth and analyzed it, Li Shimin's confidence in Zhang Nuo had soared to nine.

The only thing lacking is the inherent caution he has been in politics for many years. If it is based on his feeling alone, his confidence at this time may have exceeded ten points!

Chapter 59

While Zhang Nuo was writing the manuscript in his heart, he drank the wine slowly. After Lao Li digested what he just said, he continued slowly,

"Old Li, you have to understand that no matter whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the previous Sui Dynasty, any court or emperor would not like such a sub-power under their own rule."

"It sounds like a family of poets and books, and men farm and women weave. To put it badly, it means that the place is powerful, the family has rich wealth and connections, and such a family is simply the easiest to rebel and start a family."

"Think about it, when His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor had to seek help from them, how terrifying were their strengths? What if they didn't help His Majesty back then, but raised their own troops?"

"Could it be that Li Tang is not Li Tang, but Wang Tang and Zheng Tang?"

Li Shimin's wine glass fell to the table in shock, making a muffled sound, and stared blankly at Zhang Nuo.

He really didn't expect Zhang Nuo to say so boldly, rebellion, this is a serious crime against the nine clans, no matter which dynasty, they are extremely sensitive to rebellion.

No matter how enlightened the monarch is, he will not have the slightest affection for those who want to grab his throne.

Li Shimin has always understood that Wuxing Qiwang has the strength to rebel. After all, his family did get help from Wuxing Qiwang when they started their business, and their Li family is also a wealthy family.

But thinking about it, when Zhang Nuo laid bare this matter in front of him, he was still unavoidably surprised.

Zhang Nuo didn't care about Lao Li's performance either. Few people really have the guts to talk about rebellion these days. In his opinion, Lao Li just dropped his cup and dared to continue listening, which has proved that he is really a I am bold.

"Lao Li, what's the matter? Are you scared? What I'm saying is the truth, do you want to listen to it?"

Zhang Nuo looked at Lao Li with a flushed face, and laughed playfully.

How could Li Shimin give up, especially since he wanted to know more and more about the magical tricks that Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang had to destroy the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.

Therefore, Li Shimin calmly picked up the glass, poured himself another glass of wine, took a sip, and then said slowly,

"Brother, although I am just a merchant, I am also a man who pees standing up. I am really a rebel. I really don't have the guts, but I still have the guts to listen to you talking about five surnames and seven wangs."

Just kidding, what does Li Shimin dare not say? People who dare to talk about killing brothers and brothers to grab the throne in an open manner, would care about this?

Zhang Nuo also made fun of it, applauded lightly, and then said with a smile,

"Actually, don't look at what I'm talking about. The real cruelty to the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs still has to be done by the court and the Majesty. After all, for them, the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs are the enemy."

"If you want to attack Wu Xingqiwang, there are only two ways. One is to kill him. His blood will flow into rivers, his corpses will be scattered all over the field, and he will be wiped clean. Kill him..."

Zhang Nuo was still killing and killing, so Li Shimin went up and covered his mouth, and said with a wry smile,

"Brother, brother, I beg you, don't kill me. According to your behavior, the entire Tang Dynasty is not enough to kill. You should choose the second method."

Zhang Nuo rolled his eyes several times after being covered by Lao Li in such a way, and knocked off Lao Li's hand before saying,

"Okay, okay, it's fine not to kill, isn't it just talking, why are you so excited, talk like you are the emperor, you can really kill with your hands."

Li Shimin smiled resentfully, and cupped his hands apologetically, but he was smiling wryly in his heart, grandma, he is the emperor, encouraged by Zhang Nuo's killing one on the left and the other on the right, he just realized it for a moment It's the most enjoyable to kill directly.

Zhang Nuo leaned back lazily, crossed his legs and said unhurriedly,

"If you don't kill them, that's easy. There is another way to cut off their roots, cut the grass and roots, and never cause future troubles."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he was right on topic. This little shopkeeper is very capable, not only full of knowledge, but also interesting to talk about. People have a headache.

"In the final analysis, the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs have been able to stand for many years, relying on their huge network of contacts, and the foundation of this network of contacts is private schools and the Zhongzheng system. Without these two, they are nothing more than wealthy businessmen with strong backgrounds. Nothing."

As soon as Zhang Nuo said these words, Li Shimin nodded in approval, isn't it, especially the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, as long as he is recommended by Zhongzheng officials, he can basically enter the court as an official.

This system, which started from the Han Dynasty, has indeed brought talents and talents to the court one after another, but at the same time it has also spawned several wealthy families.

The main family recommends a branch family, and the branch family recommends a foreign surname, just like this, one by one, like melons and vines, and the quiet ones form a large group.

Zhang Nuo's story continues.