Before Wuzong, the Jin Dynasty made the most meritorious service at the beginning of the founding of the country, the strongest nine family valves, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty took them to take turns to sit in the village, from which the balance was differentiated, and strictly prevented the eunuchs and the harem from interfering in politics, and at the same time vigorously supported the forces of relatives against the family gate valve, which almost returned to the old road of the Chu Dynasty, but there was no way, the reason why the Jin Dynasty was able to unify the world, the family gate valve contributed too much, the meritorious service was too great, in the early days of the founding of the country, it can only be done in this way to balance the forces of all parties and try to stabilize the foundation of the country.

After the founding of the Jin Dynasty for a hundred years, Chengzong succeeded to the throne in a thrilling way, and suddenly destroyed three families who intended to abolish the Son of Heaven, and the power of the family gate valve group fell into a trough.

Chengzong is undoubtedly a generation of Ming monarch holy lord, his six parts of power, as well as the opening of the branch to take scholars, the reuse of cold officials, a heavy blow to the family door valve, the imperial power further stabilized, but Chengzong forgot a point, his series of reforms, although a heavy blow to the family door valve, but as a relative of another force, also suffered a strong impact, so, Chengzong died, Wenzong succeeded to the throne, relatives and family gate valve began to unite, taking advantage of the new emperor's unstable foothold on the throne, began a comprehensive counterattack, Wenzong and them fought to the death, It seems that there is a huge disparity in strength, but in fact it is not, after nearly 30 years of reform in the Chengzong Dynasty, there has been a large number of low-level literati from the poor family who have poured into the official career, they have risen because of Chengzong, loyal to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, Wenzong took this as the team, but he actually stood still, and after more than ten years of political struggle, finally completely eliminated the foreign relatives power group, and for the family gatekeeper, the time is not enough, and the strength is not enough, Wenzong can only compromise with it in the end.

The battle between Wenzong and the family gate valve, although it was not successful, and with the death of Wenzong, the next few generations of emperors, all of whom were mediocre, were re-grasped by the family gate valve, and the six parts of the power and the imperial examination were also used as a tool for political interests by the family gate valve, but in any case, after the unremitting efforts of the two generations of emperors of Chengzong and Wenzong, the two important reforms of the six departments and the imperial examination, the results of which were finally retained and continued, and the formation of the six departments made the family gate valve no longer able to form a strong whole, For the sake of the few rights and status, they began to divide into several or even more factions to carry out a long-lasting political struggle, and the reservation of the imperial examination, although it was used by the children of the eunuchs, finally formed a system, through which those low-level scholars who really had real materials had the opportunity to display their talents and ambitions.

In the Wuzong Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty once again from decline to prosperity, taking this opportunity, Wuzong set up a political hall, the left and right two-phase system that lasted for many years, into a multi-phase joint discussion system, and further weakened the power of the left and right sides.

You Mingyuan thought a lot, the rise and fall of the Jin Dynasty for hundreds of years, and then thought of the past and glory of his ancestors, and finally thought of himself, what is left of the You family when he reaches his own generation?

You Mingyuan looked at You Yuanfeng, an old man over eighty years old, who was already asleep at this time, looking at his old face, You Mingyuan couldn't help but feel a lot.

You Yuanfeng's life is quite legendary, that is, lucky and unlucky, fortunately, You Yuanfeng was born in a family, he doesn't have to worry about food and housing, and he can receive the best education, but he is unlucky, because You Yuanfeng's biological mother has a very low status and has never been loved by his father, so that You Yuanfeng has become the best talent in the entire You clan through his own efforts, far surpassing everyone in the same generation, and he has entered the political hall as a minister, but throughout his life, he has not been able to become the patriarch of the You clan, because he is a concubine, He does not have this qualification, which has been predestined from birth.

You Yuanfeng's feelings for the family are absolutely sincere, the You family has been declining step by step since You Zhisheng, it is You Yuanfeng who brought the whole family back to prosperity, his painstaking management and in the prime of life, giving up the position of the political hall and the country, at the expense of the individual, and finally fulfilled the whole family, his character and wisdom, deeply respected by You Mingyuan, this emotion, far more than his father.

You Mingyuan's biggest wish now is to hope that You Yuanfeng can live for a few more years, in the current situation has developed to a complex and dangerous moment, the existence of this old man, like a needle of the sea, shocked the confidence of everyone in the family, You Mingyuan firmly believes that You Yuanfeng's wisdom and experience will definitely be able to lead the family out of the crisis.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, You Mingyuan looked back, but it was the housekeeper who came.

The housekeeper glanced at You Yuanfeng, and then whispered in You Mingyuan's ear: "Master, the banquet is almost ready, and the guests are basically in place, and many people are clamoring to greet the old man." ”

You Mingyuan pondered for a moment, then pointed to the housekeeper and whispered: "You go and tell them that the old man has just recovered from a serious illness, and it is not suitable to meet guests, and after the meal, a few relatives close to the juniors will come over to meet him, and forget about the others, don't disturb the spirit of the old man." ”

The butler nodded, and was about to leave.

You Yuanfeng opened his eyes at this time, and said lightly: "I was promoted to the political affairs hall and the country as the secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette, and I have dealt with etiquette all my life, everyone knows that I, You Yuanfeng, are the most important etiquette, and now that the guest is coming and the Lord is gone, and it is spread out, I am afraid that they all think that I am about to die, how can this work?" ”

After saying that, You Yuanfeng stood up, and You Mingyuan hurriedly stepped forward to help.

"No, the old man hasn't reached that point yet."

You Yuanfeng gently pushed You Mingyuan away, and said with a smile: "Today, the old man is the host and guest, so I should treat them well, and I have to drink a few glasses to let them know that the old man not only can't die, but his body is still fine." ”

You Mingyuan smiled bitterly: "Nothing is more important than your body, old man, please be cautious." ”

You Yuanfeng smiled, and then walked forward.

After Li Xun visited Xiaolian and his daughter, he did not stay for long, and then went to the palace, and sent someone to You Mansion to inform his father-in-law You Mingyuan that the reason why he did not come was because he wanted to go to the palace to meet the saint, of course, this is just an excuse, Li Xun also thought so, he went to the palace after eating at noon, he thought that he would see Zhao Zhi and go home after explaining, who knew that when he entered the palace, Zhao Zhi's face was met, but he didn't say a few words, Zhao Zhi was sleepy, and then said that he wanted to rest for a while, Let Li Xun wait, this wait is nearly three hours, until dusk, Zhao Zhi did not wake up.

Walking and not being able to walk, and not being able to talk and move around, so as not to disturb Zhao Zhi's rest, Li Xun was extremely bored, and finally sat there, leaning against the wall, and fell asleep groggily, until he felt pushed by someone, and then woke up in a daze.