Sima Shu smiled and accepted the beauty sent by the Yang family, and at the same time accepted the Yang family's surrender. It's just that after a long time, Sima Shu still hasn't seen any signs of subservience from other families, and he knows a little in his heart, it seems that other families are still waiting.

Seeing that the world is in turmoil, Sima Shu doesn't have so much time to play with the family.

Therefore, not long after the surrender of the Yang family, Sima Shu immediately summoned Zhang Bin, Zhang Hua, Pei Wei, Wang Yan, Yang Xuanzhi and others to discuss major matters.

"Ministers, see His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, please get up, come on, and prepare chairs for the adults!" Sima Shu didn't dare to slack off, the people who came were basically from his camp, and they were also the arms he relied on.

"I wonder what Your Highness is looking for ministers today?"

Shoufu Zhang Hua asked first, although Sima Shu valued Zhang Bin the most among the people present, but Zhang Hua was the first assistant minister, coupled with the identity of Taifu, now Zhang Hua has a bit of a transcendent status.

"I am bringing you here today, and there is indeed a very important matter to discuss with you. But before that, Master Pei, let's talk about it, how is this big farm plan being promoted? Sima Shu asked first.

"Your Royal Highness, the promotion place of this big farm plan is not very ideal, except for the counties adjacent to our Pei family, Wang family, and Yang family, which have promoted the big farm plan according to the regulations, other areas are still standing still."

"Well, this is what Gu also expected, the family will not bow to Gu easily, forget it, let's leave them alone for the time being, Gu has the means to deal with them. In the future, Master Pei, your focus will be on the homesteaders in the Sili area, and strive to organize the scattered villages into large farms dominated by homesteaders, and we can provide them with technical support to let them take ownership of the land and then manage them in the form of large farms. ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Okay, that's all for today's discussion of the big farm plan, now I have a question, please ask everyone!"

"Your Highness is polite, please ask Your Highness to ask questions, the ministers know everything and say everything."

"You all tell me why the family dares to go against the imperial court? Where does their confidence come from? ”

Everyone fell silent when they heard this, especially Pei Wei, Wang Yan, and Yang Xuanzhi, and there were huge waves in their hearts, and they felt the prince's determination and courage to solve the family's problems from the prince's questioning.

"What? Why are you all silent, what do you say, even if you say something wrong, this palace will not blame. Or...... Master Pei, you say first, you are from a family, you must know where the advantages of the family are! Seeing that everyone was silent, Sima Shu had no choice but to start ordering.

"This ......," Pei Wei smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, the power of this family is too huge, and it can be said that their tentacles cover all aspects of the empire. Let's tell Your Highness this, for example: if the family boycotts the imperial court in an all-round way, I am afraid that within three days, at least ninety percent of the officials of the imperial court will resign and strike, and the whole country will fall into a state of paralysis and powerlessness. ”

"Well, Your Highness, Master Pei is right, since our dynasty established the election system of the nine-grade Zhongzheng system, my Dajin has formed the fact that 'the upper grade has no cold scholars and the lower grade has no scholars', and the entire court has been controlled by the family from top to bottom. If His Royal Highness really wants to decide to fight with the family, then His Royal Highness must first have enough reserve talents, otherwise, His Royal Highness's decree should not say that Luoyang City cannot be released, and I am afraid that even the palace will not be able to come out. Zhang Hua continued Pei Wei's words.

Sima Shu was shocked when he heard this, even if he was prepared, he didn't expect the family to be so difficult to deal with, until now he knew that the family he had come into contact with before was just the tip of the iceberg, and the true strength of the family had not yet been revealed.

Thinking of the current princes and kings who are about to move, Sima Shu is even more worried.

"Your Highness, since the Han Dynasty, the great families have held the power to pass on knowledge in the world, and they have woven a huge network of contacts through this way, and then provided a huge boost for the family to gain a foothold in the court. For example, the well-known 'Runan Yuan Clan' and 'Hongnong Yang Clan' during the Three Kingdoms period. 'Hongnong Yang' is known as 'the fourth and third dukes', and the 'Runan Yuan clan' is even more powerful, and the fourth generation has produced five three dukes. ”

"Your Royal Highness, these two great families are 'protégés and former officials all over the world', and they have been passed down from generation to generation. Hongnong Yang started from Yang Zhen, 'the fourth generation and three dukes', relying on the eunuchs of the past dynasties and the connections all over the court and the opposition. Yang Zhen's ancestor was Yang Chang, the official of Emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty worshiped the prime minister, and was knighted Marquis Anping. Yang Zhen's father is Yang Bao, who is proficient in "Ouyang Shangshu", and there are no less than 1,000 scholars who come to the Yang family to study every year. Although Wang Yan is not familiar with current affairs, he knows more about academic matters, and he took the initiative to give Sima Shu some family secrets.

Sima Shu listened to the words of his cheap father-in-law, and only then did he understand that the gate valve family was, to put it bluntly, a trust group integrating academics, public opinion, and political power.

"Humph!! It really responds to the phrase "family in the world"! ”

After everyone heard the prince's words, their hearts sank, especially Pei Wei and the others, and they felt a strong murderous intent from it. By now, they all know that the lord in front of them is not a soft-hearted person, whether it is in Xincheng, Guanzhong or Beidi, there are at least tens of thousands of people who have died in the hands of the prince, not to mention that the blood stains of Empress Jia's henchmen have not dried up yet.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have just listened to what you have to say, and Lone can be regarded as having a little understanding of the family. In general, the family occupies a monopoly position in academia, economy, and public opinion, and then grasps the power of the state. If we can weaken the family in several ways, wouldn't we be able to break the monopoly of the family? If it is supplemented by a good policy, I don't have to worry about weakening those huge families! Sima Shu said in a deep voice.

"This ...... Is there such a good way to do this? Zhang Hua and the others never believed what the prince said, if there was really such a good method, how could it be that no one proposed it for so long in the two Han Dynasty.

Zhang Hua and the others were a little skeptical when they heard this, because Zhang Hua had also thought about this issue many times, and each time they had no clue, and now they heard the prince swear that he could weaken the family from the policy, how could he not be surprised!

"Hehe, I want to ask you a question, in order to weaken the power of the princes, Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty implemented a very important measure, I think everyone knows about it, right?"

"Of course, isn't it just a tui en order!"

"Yes, it is the Tui En Order, and the implementation of the Tui En Order has made those big princes slowly turn into small princes, and they have gradually lost the strength to confront the imperial court!"

"If we can continue to continue a policy similar to the Tui En Decree in the big family, then the big family will become a small family, and it will be unlikely to compete with us. But I'm afraid this order is not easy to promote, after all, everyone can see the key to it. Zhang Bin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said.

"Your Highness doesn't want those big families to split up, does he?"

Pei Wei is from a family in the end, and he is very sensitive to some things, and he reacted quickly.

"That's right, it's a separation, and Gu plans to force some big families to split, just like the Yuan family was divided into two branches, Chen Jun and Runan. It can be seen that the separation of the family is not a bad thing, and it may also promote the development of the family. Isn't it a good means to weaken the family by letting the second sons and concubines within those families get a part of the family property, and then set up another door? Sima Shu said with a smile.

"Your Highness, this trick is really ruthless!" Zhang Hua couldn't help but sigh.

Pei Wei, Yang Xuanzhi, Wang Yan and others also have relatives, indeed Sima Shu's move can be said to be the weakness of the family, the family will generally use the main strength of the family on the eldest son, unless others have a particularly outstanding talent, they will not be able to get more resources from the family at all. And even if they make a name for themselves in the future, they have to obey the family's arrangement.

If the crown prince can 'preside' justice for the many concubines and second sons in the world, I am afraid that the family will have to be in a mess, who has no ambition and does not want to become the head of the family alone, and who wants to follow others and always do thankless?

"Your Highness, just like this, I'm afraid we will become the public enemy of the world! As long as the slightest news leaks out, I am afraid that it will cause chaos in the court, and those officials from the big families may all threaten to resign, and even more seriously, it will cause chaos in the world! Zhang Hua was a little worried that the prince's measures would arouse fierce opposition from the family.

"You don't have to worry about the family's threat of resignation, Lone has been prepared for a long time, if you don't believe it, you can ask Master Zhang Bin."

Sima Shu stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhang Bin, he introduced it, this is Sima Shu's intention to cultivate Zhang Bin, after all, Zhang Hua and Pei Wei are old and can't do it for a few years, and when Zhang Bin is in the prime of life, he will definitely succeed Zhang Hua in the future.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't worry, what the prince said is true." Zhang Bin saw that everyone's attention was all shifted to him, and he didn't panic at all, but said calmly: "The year before last, the prince was the governor of Guanzhong, learned some of the experience of Xincheng, and vigorously implemented the school system in the Guanzhong area. ”

"This kind of school system all over Guanzhong will completely break the power of the family to monopolize knowledge, there are county schools in Guanzhong County, county schools in the county, and there are various colleges in Chang'an, which can provide a large number of talents for Guanzhong every year. At that time, the family boycotted the prince, and the reason why the prince did not have a shortage of talents in Guanzhong was because Xincheng College provided a large number of talents for the prince. ”

"Now, it has been nearly three years since the promotion of the school system in Guanzhong, and at most next year, the first batch of talents will graduate from various colleges, and even if the families boycott at that time, we don't have to worry about the shortage of talents."

"Is this true?" Zhang Hua was overjoyed when he heard this, if Zhang Bin said the truth, he would no longer worry about being controlled by the family.

Of course, it is true, in the hall of Chang'an University, there are not only colleges for cultivating administrative talents, but also Luban College for cultivating master craftsmen, and law schools for cultivating national legal talents. At the same time, the Chang'an Military Academy can also provide a large number of officers for the country, does Lord Zhang remember how His Royal Highness mastered the forbidden army in the capital? It is through a large number of non-commissioned officers and officers from the military academy. ”

Zhang Bin's words reminded everyone of the scene when the prince killed the officers of the forbidden army, all the high, middle and low-level officers of the forbidden army who participated in the rebellion were all ruthlessly eliminated by the prince, just when everyone thought that the prince would completely lose the forbidden army, a large number of new officers quickly stabilized the forbidden army after the great change, so that the prince completely mastered the military power of the capital.

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