The crown prince Sima Shu set off another round of storms in Luoyang, this time the main blow was the grain stores distributed in the capital by some of the families, a total of more than 100 grain stores were confiscated by the imperial court, and what was even more terrifying was the bloody heads.

When the news reached the Yingchuan Xun family, the head of the family, Xun Kai's lips kept trembling, "It's too ...... It's too ruthless, it's too ...... It's so spicy! Sima Shu must be scaring us, he must be scaring us, forcing us to bow down to him and admit defeat, forcing us to support the imperial examination system he proposed, forcing us to implement the big farm plan, and forcing us to become lackeys of the imperial court! ”

Xun Kai's son Xun Lie was also frightened, his face was pale, cold sweat kept breaking out on his forehead, and his mouth kept muttering: "Father, I'm ...... What are we going to do? This...... This time, although this time it provoked the anger of the prince, the price was too great, and thousands of people fell to the ground! What's even more terrifying is that the Yang family, under the persecution of the imperial army, handed over all the parts and ran to Luoyang City to survive! ”

"Yuan Xian, my father didn't expect the prince's counterattack to be so fierce, this time the family he contacted all suffered heavy losses, not only the grain store was closed, but also the court was deprived of most of the troops on the charge of disturbing social order, I am afraid that in the future, I will have to see the prince's face live.

"Father, are we going to leave it at that?" Xun Lie was a little dissatisfied, as a child of a family, he had his own pride and confidence, even in the face of the royal family, he could still not pull down.

"Count? How can it be counted? This time, in order to help the king of the East China Sea, he spent a lot of money for his father, and he spent tens of thousands of yuan just to win over other families. If we are rectified by the prince like this, our losses will be even greater. Not only did all the investment go down the drain, but more importantly, it led to extremely low morale on the side of the Maison. ”

"Therefore, we must launch a counterattack against Sima Shu, and let the world family see the power of the counterattack!" A gleam appeared in Xun Kai's eyes, and he said in a sharp tone.

"Oh? What is the father going to do? Xun Lie was overjoyed when he heard this, he couldn't wait to give Sima Shu a little color, so that the other party would know that the family was not something he could offend.

"Hehehe, Lie'er, do you still know what your father said to the King of the East China Sea?" Xun Kai asked his son with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, enjoy the benefits of the fisherman!"

"Yes, now most people think that our Xun family supports the King of Qi, but they don't know that the prince we really support is the King of the East China Sea. Our main purpose this time is to provoke a war between the three kings and the crown prince, so that the king of the East China Sea can take the opportunity to start an incident! This is the most proud thing Xun Kai has planned so far in his life.

"Father means that we will continue to stir up the contradictions between the three kings and the crown prince, try to make them riot, and then the king of the East China Sea will secretly Chen Cang take the opportunity to uproot the power of the prince and the kings?!" Xun Lie's eyes lit up after hearing this.

"Lie'er, now that the crown prince has implemented several new policies in the capital, which one do you think has the greatest impact on our family? Or which one can best leverage the foundation of the family? Xun Kai did not directly answer his son's question, but asked an irrelevant question.

"Huh? This...... The child thinks...... Do you think the imperial examination has the greatest impact? Xun Lie was a little young after all, and he was a little unconfident about the question his father asked, and hesitated for a long time before giving an answer that he thought was the most reliable.

"Why? Why does Lie'er see it this way? Xun Kai was noncommittal to Xun Lie's answer, which showed that he was deliberately testing his son.

"Because the imperial examination system will completely break the way of the imperial court controlled by the family, so that the imperial court will have a greater initiative, once more poor disciples enter the court, the family's right to speak will be greatly reduced!" Xun Lie knew that his father was exercising himself, so after thinking about it carefully, he replied very seriously.

"It's good that Lie'er can see this, but he still doesn't see the essence of the matter. The imperial examination and school system are indeed a great weapon against the family, but they will definitely not shake the foundation of the family! Don't be surprised, there is a certain basis for what my father said! ”

"Lie'er, let me ask you, if one day the school system and the imperial examination system are extended to the whole country, then the most promising person to become a Zaifu above the court in the end is a child of a poor family or a child of a family?"

"This ...... Of course, it's a child of a family! Xun Lie hesitated for a moment, and then quickly gave an answer.

"Yes, it is a child of a family, no matter how strong a child of a poor family is, there is only one person. And the children of our family are different, and each family has its own family behind them to provide assistance, which is where the children of the poor family can never reach. A poor disciple like Zhang Hua who can achieve the position of Zaifu not only has to have excellent skills, but also has great opportunities. Therefore, if the children of the poor family are allowed to compete with the children of the family for the imperial examination, the father believes that it will not be long before the family of this dynasty can still rise again to become a new type of family! ”

"Yes...... But, father, since you are so confident, why do we have to go against the prince? Xun Lie suddenly couldn't understand his father's true thoughts.

"Alas! People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves! Lie'er, you must know that as a father is the head of the Xun family, you can't act only on personal preference. Although the father saw that the family could rely on the imperial examination to rise again, he could not persuade the other opposition forces in the family, and they did not want to give up their immediate privileges. ”

"Moreover, even if the new generation of families can rely on the imperial examination to regain their rank in the court, it cannot be compared to our privileges at this time!"

Xun Kai is worthy of a generation of wise and resourceful people, and he sees the problem quite thoroughly. If Sima Shu is here, he will definitely applaud him, and it can be seen from the historical experience of the Sui and Tang dynasties in later generations that although the imperial examination system has played a certain role in restricting the family, it is the family that benefits in the end.

The imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty solved the problem of rising from the lower class and alleviated social contradictions, but these were all early periods, in fact, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the family began to adjust and occupy a large share of the imperial examination, because the family family had more financial resources and manpower to let the children of the family receive a better education.

What really caused serious losses to the family was the wars that broke out one after another in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, especially the Huangchao Rebellion, where the five dynasties and ten kingdoms fought against each other, which greatly damaged the vitality of the family.

"Father, since it's not a imperial examination system, what is it? It's not going to be a big farm, is it? Xun Lie frowned and muttered to himself.

"The big farm system is a good thing for our family, if it weren't for the prince's bent desire to deprive us of the parts in our hands, which made the world's families have scruples, I'm afraid that more families would have thrown themselves under the prince's command. As Sima Shu said, the Big Farm Project would not make the Maison's economic benefits much less. What really makes my father jealous is the Lingbao Sect, which is rapidly expanding! ”

"Lingbao Sect?" Xun Lie never thought that what made his father jealous was the little Lingbao Sect.

"Well, it's the Lingbao Sect, my father knows that many family clans don't realize the power of the Lingbao Sect at all, and my father dares to assert that as long as the Lingbao Sect is given a few more years, they will be able to expand the influence of the sect to all corners of the empire, and then replace the family clan as the biggest force influencing the common people!"

"Lie'er, you must know that all dynasties can only rely on the rule of local clans, and if there is no support from local heroes and families, the rule of any dynasty will not be stable. This is the terrible place of the big families, but now you look at the Guanzhong area, do those big families and local heroes still have influence in the local area? ”

"Could it be that they are all ghosts of the Lingbao Sect?"

"Yes, it is the role of the Lingbao Sect, Lie'er, don't underestimate the influence of religion, just like the Zhang Jiao brothers who provoked the chaos in the late Han Dynasty, and Zhang Lu who divided the Shu Dynasty, they all relied on the demagogic effect of religion to incite thousands of ordinary people to die for them! At present, the crown prince has taken away the influence of the family at the bottom through the Lingbao Sect with strong vitality, which is tantamount to digging up the foundation of the family! ”

"Huh?! In this case, then, then, let's quickly notify the various families and let them restrict the development of the Lingbao Sect! ”

"How can it be as simple as you think, religion is not something that can be restricted, unless we regain the power of the imperial court, and then use the power of the whole country to destroy the Lingbao Sect!"

"Can't we just watch each other grow and grow?"

"Of course not, let's go to Xuchang to meet the King of Qi later, if we can talk about the King of Qi...... Hey! ”

Xun Kai's father and son plan has been decided, the next morning, Xun Kai rushed to Xuchang non-stop, heard the famous Xun family head visit, King Qi was overjoyed, personally led his staff out to greet.

"Mr. Ziju, the widow has long been looking forward to seeing Mr. Ziju, but today his wish has come true! Luckily, even extremely! Sima Jiongle, the king of Qi, looked at Xun Kai and said with a smile.

"The king has won the award, and he is ashamed!" Xun Kai was modest again and again, and he was a famous man.

After everyone saw the salute, Xun Kai walked into the hall with King Qi, and everyone sat down as guests. King Qi raised his glass first, "Come, let's raise a glass to Mr. Zi first!" Sir please! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, the prince pleases first!"

"Please, King! Sir please! ”

When the wine was hot, King Qi asked with a smile: "I don't know what Mr. came to advise today?" ”

The king was polite, and he didn't dare to give advice, only some things in his heart that he wanted to nag with the prince. The prince knew that some time ago, in order to teach the prince a lesson, some of our families joined forces to raise the price of grain in the capital. Who knew that it would lead to the prince's fierce revenge, resulting in heavy losses for everyone, but we are not without gains, and we have discovered a big conspiracy from this matter! ”

"Oh? What conspiracy? "Everyone has a curiosity mentality, King Qi really took the bait, and he can't wait to know the inside story.