Chapter 7: The Mighty and the Warriors
"Extraordinary is Meng De's adopted son, naturally everything is considered for Meng De, Biao is a minister of the Han Dynasty, and naturally considers His Majesty and the Han Dynasty!"
"The old man laughed, Rui is also a courtier of the Great Han, and he will also consider the Great Han." Yang Biao, an old fox, couldn't relax for a moment, and if he answered wrong, he would definitely suffer again.
"Bufan is really cautious, the old man admires, I heard that Bufan has achieved quite a lot of success in running a caravan in Fan County, so Bufan must have his own opinions on business?" Yang Biao smiled and looked at Lu Rui.
"What do you mean, Boss?"
"The old man wants to do business with the extraordinary, but I don't know if the extraordinary is willing?"
"Doing business?"
"Yes, Bufan must know the hidden whereabouts of the master behind His Majesty, and his purpose is to replace him, and it is Lord Sikong who replaces him, but Bufan probably doesn't know very much, why does the old man say that this person is not only the emperor but also the Han!"
"Extraordinary, do you know the difference between the Han clan and the Hao clan?"
"The nobles and the nobles?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, the difference between the two Lu Rui didn't pay attention to it, when he usually read history books, he just passed by, after all, these two types of people are powerful and big landlords, and they are naturally classified into the ruling class.
"Please solve your doubts, Boss!"
"Good! Extraordinary, are you a scholar? Is Mengde a scholar? In the eyes of ordinary people, you are considered a scholar clan, but in Shilin, you are not a scholar clan at all, you can only be a wealthy clan, and my Yang family is a rich family, and I can't be regarded as a real scholar clan, at most half of it! Now our Yang family is just a wealthy family. ”
"What?" Lu Rui's eyes widened and he looked at Yang Biao in surprise, Yang Biao's explanation made Lu Rui feel a great shock. The Cao family is not even a scholar family?
"Don't be surprised. Listen to the old man slowly tell you about it. ”
"In Shilin's eyes. The real scholar clan is Wang Mang's rebellion before the government, the legacy of the Han wealthy family, they started from Gaozu, it has continued, and there are successors, although there are not people in the world who enter the court and live in the temple, but they are indeed the heroes of all over the world. ”
Although Meng De claimed that he was a descendant of the Duke of Cao. The Xiahou clan also climbed to Xiahou Gong, but it was just a continuation of the name, and there was no practical significance, the Cao family started from the Cao Gong Festival, and now it is only three or four generations, it can only be regarded as a wealthy family, not a scholar family! ”
(Cao Gong in the front refers to Cao Shen, and Cao Gong in the back is Cao Jie.) Xiahou Gong is Xiahou Baby)
"Hmm!" Lu Rui nodded, and Yang Biao had some sense. Cao Cao's career is three generations, according to the aristocratic theory of later generations. Cao Cao had only just stepped into the threshold of the nobility. However, in many places in the Han Dynasty, there are ten generations or even twenty generations of scholars. Kong Rong is an example of this! Descendants of Confucius. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty!
"Extraordinary, Wang Mang's rebellion, on the surface, Wang Mang seized power and subverted the Han family, but in fact, the scholars divided power, and the court was powerless, so Wang Mang successfully established a new one! Guangwu's victory is also the work of the scholars, Wang Mang rebelled, in a vain attempt to establish a new dynasty, the scholars were slaughtered, and their lives were in danger, Guangwu relied on the scholars to rebuild the Han Dynasty. ”
"After Guangwu rejuvenated the Han Dynasty, he knew that the Shi clan was the bane of the Han Dynasty, but the Shi clan could not have the Han clan, but the Han Dynasty could not do without the Shi clan, and Guangwu could only suppress the Shi clan with the Hao clan."
Since Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, most of the Son of Heaven has used relatives and eunuchs to contain the scholars, but often the wealthy families are only three generations, and after three generations, they are either strangled by the scholars, or assimilated by the scholars, and become a poor family. Extraordinary and Biao are both wealthy families, so they naturally want to stand on the same front! Yang Biao smiled confidently, his theory is the Yang family's many years of political experience, how can Lu Rui not be convinced?
"What the boss said is very true, Rui is convinced!" Lu Rui arched his hand and bowed to Yang Biao, this Taiwei who had gone through many dynasties and had a good death on the occasion of Cao Wei's Han Dynasty was really a master, and his views were really unusual, even if it was a person like Lu Rui, he was very admired.
After Yang Biao's explanation, Lu Rui had a clearer understanding of the scholars. Every emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty knew the danger of the scholars, and used the Hao clan to suppress the Shi clan, but the Hao clan was never a scholar clan, there were no books in their hands, even if they became nobles, the foundation was not deep, and it was easy to be defeated by the Shi clan.
But the scholars are different, the scholars have books in their hands, and they retain the road to being officials, although they are not allowed to occupy a high position, they have to stay in the court.
The best example of the Eastern Han Dynasty is Ma Teng, Ma Teng's ancestor is Ma Yuan, Ma Yuan is deeply favored by Liu Xiu, ranked among the 28 generals of Yuntai, but now it is indeed a warlord who relies on marrying a Qiang girl and based on Xiliang, and its downfall can be seen.
Ma Teng is still good, at least he is a bandit leader, but the descendants of the other twenty-seven generals have disappeared or become extinct. This is the final result of the battle between the Hao clan and the Shi clan, although it can win for a while, but it cannot last long.
"Extraordinary is really smart, since Extraordinary understands the words of the old man, then please take a look, what is the difference between the so-called "scholars" selected in this official election? Seeing Lu Rui's sudden realization, Yang Biao knew that he had succeeded.
"Hmm!" Lu Rui picked up the bamboo slip beside him and looked at it carefully. Langya Wang's, Qinghe Cui's.
These nobles are all ministers of the ages! There are few people from the wealthy family. There was only one celebrity in the Langya Wang family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and that was Wang Xiang! This person generally appears in the Chinese Legend of Filial Piety, and he is the protagonist of Lying on the Ice and Seeking Carp. In the Three Kingdoms, he is an inconspicuous little person, even if he reaches Cao Wei, he is not a big official.
But everyone in the descendants of Wang Xiang's clan knows that Director Wang! Wang Dao, the king of the world, the Wang Dao of the Shi clan finally defeated the Hao clan, although it took a little longer, but it was also a complete victory. Needless to say, in the early Tang Dynasty, the Qinghe Cui family was still the gate valve, and its roots were so deep that it was impressive!
"What a deep scheming!" Lu Rui couldn't help but gasp, the people behind Liu Xie were really terrible.
Wang Xiang lies on the ice and begs for carp, in the eyes of ordinary people, he must be considered a son of a poor family, but in fact, Wang Xiang is a "down-and-out" scholar, this hidden wonder is so hidden that even Lu Rui has lost his eyes.
"Yes, extraordinary, you understand, this person recommends officials not to use the wealthy family but to use the scholar family, obviously to weaken the imperial power, this person is not removed, even if His Majesty takes back the court, it is just to make a wedding dress for others. Moreover, if the scholars are in power, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not even be able to save his life! ”
"The boss sees far-reaching, and admires wisely, in this case, I don't know what conditions the boss has? Just open it! Lu Rui smiled, Yang Biao said so much that he wanted to cooperate with Lu Rui, since it was cooperation, then it was necessary to talk about the conditions.
"Bufan is really fast, since this is the case, the old man is not hiding, the old man's condition is that the alternate officials are mainly wealthy families, and the list of old men has been listed, come and discuss with Bufan." After speaking, Yang Biao took out a bamboo slip from his arms.
"Grandma's, this old fox is not a vegetarian either!" (To be continued......)
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