Previously, the reason why the Chen family and the Xun family did not take refuge in Gao Shun's forces was because they looked down on Gao Shun's background; They thought that if Gao Shun wanted to make a difference, he couldn't do without the support of the scholars, but they were wrong, now that Gao Shun unified the north, there was still no action to ask the scholars for help, and Gao Shun did not lack excellent civil officials to govern the local area, so they were very disappointed and had to face up to this practical problem.

The Chen family's thinking is relatively simple, and it was decided that Chen Qun would be the leader, and they could not let the family lose the opportunity and be surpassed by other families.

The current rising family is a great threat to the Chen family, such as the Guo family, which established a close relationship with Gao Shun very early and had a marriage with Gao Shun's subordinates, and several people in the family have held the position of Taishou and become one of the most powerful families in the Han Dynasty; Cheng Li's family, Jia Xu's family, Fu's family, and even Gongsun's family are all competitors of the Chen family.

And the poor or local tyrants who took refuge in Gaoshun, through marriage, also have a tendency to become wealthy families day by day, such as Zhang Fei and Chu Yan's family, Zhuge family, Zhao Yun family, Xu Lin family, Zhen family, etc., which have developed very rapidly.

For example, the Zhuge family, after marrying Gao Wei, the governor of Gao Shun's navy, Zhuge Jin's official position was rapidly improved, and now he has become the respect of Taishou; Zhuge Jin was first a county official, then a county magistrate, and now he has served as a county magistrate, and the speed of promotion is shocking; And many descendants of the Zhuge family are studying at Lishan University, and after they complete their studies, they will definitely be reused, and the family has great potential.

The Chen family doesn't care who is the emperor, but the interests of the Chen family and the interests of the scholars must stand up and defend it.

Historically, it was Chen Qun who came up with the nine-grade Zhongzheng system, which established the status of the scholars in the military and politics, made the scholars develop by leaps and bounds, and opened a political precedent for the gate valve, resulting in the upper grades having no cold doors and the lower grades having no scholars.

Chen Qun did not go through the recommendation of the state, county and county, but went directly to the Yecheng General's Mansion to recommend himself.

Gao Shun was deeply impressed by Chen Qun, and appointed him as the county commander to serve in the state. Bingzhou is the place where Gao Shun started his family, and it is also his hometown, and his rule there is very stable, and he does not worry about the people of the Shi clan making small moves.

Chen Qun gladly accepted the order and went to Bingzhou to take up his post.

At this time, the Xun family became the most influential scholar family in the Han Dynasty, with more family members, more excellent people, and talents all over the world; Those who put the interests of the family and the scholars first agreed to support Gao Shun, and their ideas were similar to those of the Chen family; Those who focus on the imperial court hope to use Gao Shun and use Gao Shun's strength to defeat Dong Zhuo, save the decaying imperial court, and restore the glory of the Han dynasty; Those who hope to observe the festival for the Han Dynasty oppose Gao Shun, they believe that as long as the Xun family exists, it is not too late to appear at any time, and the reputation of the Xun family cannot be tarnished.

If we fail to reach a consensus within the family first, it will inevitably bring disaster to the family.

In the end, the Xun family decided to send someone to test Gao Shun's attitude first, and the chosen one was Xun You, which was also self-recommended.

Gao Shun was very happy, and after reviewing his attributes, he was secretly happy, and was appointed to join the army and went to Cheng Li's office.

The Xun family was very satisfied with this arrangement, they felt that Gao Shun did have the ability to read people, Chen Qun was good at government affairs and was arranged as a county commander, Xun You was good at strategy and was appointed to join the army, all of which could give full play to their strengths; And joining the army is also a high official position.

With the Chen family and the Xun family taking the lead, other scholars immediately followed suit and came out one after another.

Chen Lin hid when Yuan Shao committed suicide, and after things stabilized, he hurriedly arrived in Qingzhou, looking for Kong Rong to find a position at Alexandra University, and hoped to get close to Fang Liang, the general of Zhengdong, and get the opportunity to ascend to the throne.

You Heng, a celebrity at that time, was proud of his talents. He had a good relationship with Kong Rong, pointed out the country at Alexandra University, and had a very bad impact on the students, so Gao sent him to Xiangyang City as a liaison with Dong Zhuo's forces.

According to the traditional Confucian thought, learning to sell the emperor's family with literature, martial arts, and goods is the only way out for them, so they must have a loyal person.

A large number of scholars appeared, and the local tyrants also felt the pressure, so they cherished the hard-won political opportunities even more, and most of them were able to work diligently, which won unanimous praise from the county.

Of course, there are also people who are unwilling to be lonely and want to rely on flattery, stammering or special means to ascend to the throne, such as full favor, and immediately after serving as the county magistrate, they should declare in public that they should support Gao Shun to accept the title of king of the imperial court, and actively contact others to form a small circle, and grow rapidly, Hua Xin, Mao Jie, Dong Zhao and others joined; They believe that as long as Gao Shun dares to be the king, he may be the emperor, and they will have the opportunity to ascend to the throne quickly if they have the skill of following the dragon; Some people even support Gao Shun to directly claim the emperor, in one step.

Gao Shun was clear-headed, thinking that this was all their selfishness, and laughed at similar things, but Gao Shun deeply understood the harm of the scholars, and they must be suppressed, and they could not relax at any time.

In particular, if the current recommendation system is not well grasped, it will form a huge political group in which protégés and former officials are interdependent in the late Han Dynasty.

More importantly, public opinion at that time was in the hands of the scholars, and if it was not restricted, it would bring great harm.

At this time, Zhou Fei reported that the Yang family in Hanzhong County used the power in their hands and the influence of the family in the local area to deduct the people's food when repairing the old road, and the amount was staggering.

Originally, Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei was responsible for building the old road, Zhang Lu and others went to Jizhou on the order of Gao Shun, and after being received, they were allowed to build Taoist temples in Mount Tai, which made them overjoyed, so they no longer held official positions and devoted themselves to Taoist affairs.

After Zhang Wei left, Yang Song took over the position of Gong Cao and was responsible for continuing to restore the old road; With Yang Song in power, there was an opportunity for corruption, and his greedy personality eventually brought death to himself and his family.

This is tantamount to allowing Gao Shun to grasp the handle of the repairer clan and the local tyrants, the first purpose is to kill the chickens and monkeys, and ordered Yang Song and all the participants to be arrested, and everyone within the upper and lower generations was implicated, including all the family members were killed, and all the family assets were returned to the public, and the matter was announced to the world.

Yang Song, Yang Bai's family was wiped out, so that the world was shaken, this is the first time after the rise of Gao Shun to the local tyrants in an open and honest way, not only made the Shi clan nervous, those local tyrants are also very nervous, the precedent is opened, I don't know how many people will be unlucky after that.

Yang Song's family was killed, not only because of his huge corruption, but also because the geographical location of Hanzhong County was too important, and Gao Shun did not want to have too powerful scholars or local tyrants in Hanzhong County, so he had to be completely in his hands to avoid accidents; And this is also an opportunity to beat the nobles and local tyrants, he is just at the right time; Of course, there is also the intention of the common people to be angry and establish Gao Shun's authority; It can be said that Yang Song died well.

Of course, not all scholars have plans to become officials, they are proud of themselves, do not associate with the poor, and they can't see the situation clearly, and look down on Gao Shun, a group of reckless people.

They don't come out, Gao Shun will never force it, but they influence one side in the countryside and cause a very bad impact.

It is impossible for Gao Shun to adopt the methods of Cao Cao in history to kill them, which led to the betrayal of Chen Gong and others later, but to use economic means to suppress them.

With the support of the local tyrants and the common people, and with the support of some scholars, Gao Shun had no worries and went all out to develop the military and prepare for the attack on Dong Zhuo.