At the end of the Han Dynasty, it was basically the beginning of the establishment of the Maison's valves, and it was also the beginning of the Maison's control of the world. Since the end of the Han Dynasty, what kings and horses share the world, the eight pillars of the country, the five surnames and seven wangs have emerged, and the family seems to have replaced the imperial power and become the master of the world.

And most of the origins of these families can be traced back to the special period from the end of the Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Jin Dynasty, to the establishment of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, and to the incident of Sima usurping Wei. To what extent has imperial power been weakened? Basically, the imperial family is the largest family, and once the other family becomes strong, it can usurp power at any time like Sima Daiwei, and Yang Jian's Sui Dynasty was established in this way.

To say that Yang Jian is indeed a very great emperor, his merits are no worse than Li Shimin in terms of heart, and even far surpass, but it is a pity that he was "pitted" by his son.

Ending the centuries-old period of division between the North and the South, he established the system of three provinces and six ministries, defeated the Turks, was revered as a saint khan, vigorously developed the economy and culture, and established the system of opening the emperor. The territory of the Sui Dynasty was vast, with a population of more than 7 million households, which almost doubled in less than 30 years, and in the fifth year after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ascended the throne, it directly rose to 8.9 million households, with a population of more than 50 million.

You must know that until Li Shimin's death, the population of the Tang Dynasty was only 3.8 million households, less than half of the peak of the Sui Dynasty. Even at the peak of the Tang Dynasty, there were only more than 7 million households and a population of more than 40 million.

On the territory, Yang Jian successively annihilated or severely damaged the Turks, Tuyuhun, Khitan, Goryeo, etc., and the breadth of the territory was not surpassed until 630 years of the Tang Dynasty.

When Yang Jian made his fortune, the world was also in turmoil, and he was a Han as a Han from the encirclement of the regime ruled by ethnic minorities, which directly reversed the atmosphere of the Hu people at that time, restored Sinicization, and from the beginning of poverty and whiteness to the death of the world's grain reserves are enough to supply the whole country for fifty or sixty years.

It is not an exaggeration to describe such feats as an emperor through the ages! Li Shimin's exploits are nothing compared to him. But it's a pity that he has a son who is too "anxious" and equally "excellent", plus some problems related to national harmony, which makes this great emperor's reputation not as great as Li Shimin's.

Moreover, the right to speak in history is always in the hands of the literati, and the representative family of the literati does not want to see this "excellent" and "powerful" emperor. If you can't discredit it, you can dilute it.

The strength of the family was already beginning to take shape at this time. This is also the reason why Yuan Shu chose to avoid Nanyang and make his fortune from Jiangdong. At that time, the south had not been much developed, and the family was far less powerful than the north, and the strongest were only some second-rate families, not even first-class.

It can be said that now when Yuan Shu goes south, all the families in the four southern states together are no match for the families of Nanyang County, and the identity of a Yuan family's son-in-law is enough to shock everyone.

And in this battle of annexing states, there was basically no turmoil, and the strength of the entire Hebei family was not at all something that the small Southern Xiongnu could handle. Among them, the Taiyuan royal family has made a lot of efforts.

Most of the territory of Bingzhou has been recovered, and if you want to say who has gained the most, it should be the Taiyuan royal family in Bingzhou. This family had a high reputation at this time, because it produced a very famous person, Wang Yun. Wang Yun's contribution and sacrifice have made this family have a lot of fame, plus this family is based in Taiyuan, and it is basically the overlord of the land in Bingzhou, this time it can be regarded as a complete take-off.

If you want to talk about the Taiyuan Wang family, it is a well-known name. One of the five surnames and seven wangs in the Tang Dynasty, the three ancestors and grandsons of Wang Jian, Wang Zhaojun, Wang Mang, Wang Changling, Wang Anshi, Wang Yangming and other familiar names are basically the descendants of the Taiyuan Wang family.

And this product also has a powerful family of the same clan, Langya Wang. The ancestors of the Taiyuan Wang family and the Langya Wang family are the sons of Wang Ben, the eldest son of Wang Qian, and the relationship between the two sides is closer than that of the Sima family and the Chen family, not even cousins, but directly brothers.

The so-called king and horse, the world, refers to the Langya Wang family and the Sima family. At that time, three-quarters of the officials above the court were from or related to the royal family. There are also any former Wang Xie Tang Qianyan, all of which are said to be Langya Wang's family, and their prominence can be seen, and they were once known as the first wealthy family.

There are also many characters in this family, such as the well-known calligrapher Wang Xizhi is a member of the Langya Wang family. What else is lying on the ice and begging for carp, there are a lot of dazzling eyes, I don't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me are all the deeds of the Taiyuan Wang family.

In fact, if you look at the history and check the information, you will find that many people and things you know are from the family, because they have the right to speak. If you don't have enough background, where will the money come from? To preach? Almost all history is emotionally and politically leaning.

At this time, although the Taiyuan Wang family was only a second-rate family, it was a well-deserved boss in the remote and backward place of Bingzhou. Especially in Taiyuan, almost all officials have a lot to do with the Wang family, and they can basically be regarded as the soil emperor of Taiyuan.

In this battle of Bingzhou, the Wang family broke out with amazing strength at the first time, but in just ten days, the entire Taiyuan was completely controlled by it and defected to Yuan Shao.

Because it is a local snake with a deep foundation, although the Wang family is just a second-rate family, it far surpasses those first-class families when dividing the territory, and directly becomes the top layer. It is conceivable that as long as the talent can keep up, it is estimated that it will be the next top family.

In this way, despite the changes in history, the Wang family still rose rapidly in a short period of time, and vaguely wanted to squeeze into the top family and become the fifth largest family.

Of course, these five great families do not include the southern ones. Because if you count it according to the fiefdom and strength, the top families in the south can be said to be a big handful. Yuan Shu only missed a little benefit in his hands, which was enough to multiply the strength of the Southern Family several times. This is also the reason why the family is excited.

People are more popular than people, and they are most afraid of comparison in everything. Seeing that those Tulao hats and Xiaoqi families in the south who used to look down on them have grown rapidly, and even far surpassed themselves, but they are still standing still, who is not in a hurry?

Everyone knows how Yuan Shu got up, but no one can do it, because no one can directly use hard power to crush the family to death like Yuan Shu, let alone snatch food from the family's mouth and carry out reforms.

Of course, if you count it seriously, there are still two people who have this opportunity, one is Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, and the other is Ma Teng of Xiliang. But these two are brainless battle maniacs, who don't have the ability or brains to do this kind of thing.

And even if the families knew the benefits of doing so, they would not cooperate. Because Yuan Shu is doing this, the most people are the common people, followed by Yuan Shu himself, and finally the family. Although the cake has become bigger, the proportion of my share has decreased!

Compared with the whole world and the whole country, their own strength is weakening, that is, what is the use of growing strength? It's better to develop slowly and let the whole country stand still! People's selfishness and greed are difficult to suppress, and people with high moral character and selflessness are in the minority after all. This is similar to some people's idea of "I would rather be a friend than a house slave".