In addition to the history books, there are 19 square platforms in this palace, buried deep in the ground, recording the secrets of the royal family that have never seen the light, and recording the origin of the throne of each monarch since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The first emperor also knew after Emperor Taizu died, and after he ascended the throne, everything he did and all his calculations were under Taizu's nose.

"The tree is a big move, didn't the Wei family think that it would make the people in power jealous?"

"I guess I've thought about it." Xiao Yu said lightly, "I have been using the nine-grade Zhongzheng system of the previous dynasty to select talents, and the official character of the Zhongzheng mainly refers to his family background and behavior.

The good thing about this electoral system is that the superior can easily find out the temperament, ability and weakness of the appointee, but the disadvantages are also obvious, it is easy to be manipulated and used by the clan lords, and the power in the court is very easy to be controlled by the powerful families.

In the third year of his reign, the first emperor created the imperial examination and selected the world's scholars on a large scale, although he injected a lot of new blood into the court of the Great Zhou, but the mud flowed into the sea, how could he see its potential? Moreover, the children of the family have many clear streams, and they have many scruples in their reign, and their knowledge and talents are not comparable to those of the poor. ”

If Shangguan Pingnan was carrying a whole family behind him, he would never be angry with the emperor for a woman. If Cui Haoran was born in a famous family, he would have thought about convergence instead of going further.

From this point of view, Cui Yan can also understand. The children of the family have been rich since childhood, and they have seen a lot of power, money, and beauties, and it is often easier for them to stick to their hearts and resist temptation than for poor families.

In fact, the emperor is also helpless, inseparable from the family, but has to be afraid and guard against the family, the change of dynasty in history, how many are not dominated by powerful families? However, the emperor did not dare to deal with the family easily, after all, the connections and power behind the family should not be underestimated, and the slightest carelessness would shake the country's foundation.

Cui Yan lowered her eyebrows, "The Wei family, where is it now?" ”

"After the death of Taizu and the accession of the first emperor to the throne, the Wei family began to gradually retreat, and it is difficult to find a trace now. Except for Mrs. Zhang Shangshu, who is a descendant of the Wei family, the rest are unknown. ”

Such a big family, I can't say it, it's really gone. Xiao Yu sighed again.

Now, the Wei family is in the dark, and I don't know how much of the current situation in the capital is the handiwork of the Wei family.

"Zhang Shangshu? But the one that saved me last time? ”

"Yes." Xiao Yu nodded, "He is also the biological father of Zhang Meiren in the palace." ”

Zhang Shangshu and his person, Cui Yan has not seen it, but Mrs. Zhang, she has met once. Even today, she still remembers Mrs. Zhang's bearing, gentle and beautiful, dignified, a real lady and a housewife. The family spirit has been most perfectly reflected in her.

Sure enough, a person's manners and upbringing are closely related to the nurturing environment.

"What does the emperor plan to do in the future?" Since Xiao Yu has already made a move, he will inevitably step up his efforts to seize the right in the future, but Xiao Yu can't do everything himself, either from a poor family or from a family, and it is inevitable to employ people.

Who can guarantee that after a hundred years of Xiao Yu, there will not be another Wei family, or another Cui Haoran?

"If it is not broken, it will not stand." Xiao Yu said coldly.

In troubled times, how can it be home?

Treating everyone in the world, the monarchs of all dynasties have chosen to avoid the edge, and in his generation, there is no possibility of retreating. In this world, if there is inevitably a war, it is better for him to lead than to let the family prepare.