Hearing the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, Xiao Rui was a little puzzled and waited quietly for the following.

I only heard the eldest grandson Wuji introduce the reason, "When the Tang Dynasty was founded, the world was still dominated by the family of gate valves. Later, His Majesty ascended the throne and reused us people, so the court gradually divided into two factions, one part was the old people who were in high positions and held real power, and most of them were mainly families with five surnames and seven wangs; The other part is that we, the so-called heroes, have gradually become a new generation of magnates because they have been reused by His Majesty, and have been nicknamed the new nobles. ”

"But there are differences among the new nobles, such as the Du family, the Fang family, the Wei Chi family, and so on...... These are indeed the upstarts. But your Xiao family, Dugu family, our eldest grandson family, as well as the Xue family, the Pei family, and so on are not. ”

"The original family of our people is not small, especially your Xiao family and Dugu family. Although it is not among the five surnames and seven hopes, its status is not inferior to them, so the five surnames and seven hopes dare not provoke the two of you. ”

Xiao Rui couldn't help but cover his face and smiled bitterly: "So, we are also a family of gate valves?" I'm shouting here to bring down the family, and I've been making trouble for a long time, the family is actually myself, I'm going to bring down myself? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji laughed and said, "You can also say that." ”

What he didn't tell Xiao Rui was that the five surnames and seven wangs were actually cursing Xiao Rui behind his back that there was a hole in his brain, what are you doing so desperately to be a dog for the emperor? Defeating us, will it do you any good to the Xiao family? Is it because the emperor married a daughter to you?

Burst...... Xiao Rui wanted to vomit blood.

Seeing Xiao Rui's ugly expression, the eldest grandson Wuji stopped joking, waved his hand and said, "Just kidding, Master Hou don't take it seriously." What you said just now is right, the reason why the imperial court wants to go to war with the family is not because the family is too fat, but because they are disobedient. The result we want is not to destroy them, but to exchange blood and cleanse, to beat down the disobedient and replace them with obedient people of our own. ”

"Whether it is the inherent magnates of you and me, or the new nobles of Fang Du, it will inevitably develop and grow in the future, so the family cannot avoid it."

"If you admit this, you should admit that the family cannot be destroyed. In that case, just make them obedient. ”

Xiao Rui nodded, it is true, even if he is arrogant, he never thought of completely trampling the other party to death with one kick, at most he will be defeated.

"You and I have been tied to the chariot of Datang from the very beginning, whether it is from the dragon's work or whether it is the rudder of the wind, in short, it is beneficial to the family."

"But the five surnames and seven hopes are different, they have been together for many years, and they think differently from us, they want to secretly control the government and obtain privileges other than the monarchy. This is a serious violation of the king's taboo. If this were not the case, the Emperor Daye of the previous dynasty would not have created the imperial examination system to replace the centuries-old nine-rank Zhongzheng system. ”

Xiao Rui nodded in approval: "Yes, they all say that a century-old dynasty and a thousand-year-old family." No matter which family becomes the emperor, the glory is not more than a hundred years, and when it falls off the altar, the family will decay very badly. ”

"So those millennial families want to avoid this tragedy in another way? Only control the government and don't come out to be a scolded monarch? Hehe, that's a good plan. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed: "Yes! So the monarchs of all generations wanted to take them, but unfortunately no one has succeeded yet. ”

There is also a sentence that he knows but does not dare to say, the former Emperor Daye of the Sui Dynasty is also a man of great talent, but he is lonely and too radical, if he endures for 20 years according to his patience, he will really rely on the imperial examination system. It's a pity that the foreign war emptied the family's foundation, and was designed by the conspirators to keep the internal strife, and after all, it was defeated by those invisible and vicious opponents.

Xiao Rui said with a firm look in his eyes: "There will always be someone who succeeds, if one generation fails, there will be several generations, and if it doesn't work, there will be many dynasties, nothing in the world will last forever." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji laughed and said: "Hou Ye is modest, I'm afraid that with the foresight of five surnames and seven hopes, I didn't expect that Datang would give birth to a character like Hou Ye." Your slight move caught them off guard, and they were in a big mess, one by one as if they were facing a great enemy, I think, it doesn't take a few generations and a few dynasties, and Zhenguan is enough. ”

"No, it should be said that next year's imperial examination will be enough!"

Xiao Rui was rarely modest once, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Where, Rui is just pushing the boat down the river." The world has been suffering for a long time, and if the court is not exchanged for blood, where will the people be fair and stable? ”

"Ahem, it's far away, what kind of rules do you talk about?"

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded, "Although the five surnames and seven wangs are very unaccustomed to our families who serve the imperial court, because they are afraid of our strength, they don't dare to really suppress you and me." The two sides maintain an unwritten tacit understanding of non-aggression and non-interference. Although the camps are different, in some ways, we are all people who huddle together for warmth, and we have something in common. ”

"Non-aggression, non-interference? That's the rule? So ......," Xiao Rui said speechlessly.

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and said, "Almost." In the final analysis, everyone doesn't want to tear their faces, they want to go all out to deal with His Majesty, they don't have time to be distracted, and they don't want to make themselves a strong enemy. And we don't want to gamble on the whole family to fight with them, after all, it's just political disagreement and different camps, not personal enmity and personal grudges. If you force others in a hurry, and finally pull us to the end, wouldn't the gains outweigh the losses? ”

Xiao Rui nodded, indeed.

"No, what about me? I was clearly at war with them, and I didn't see them dealing with the Xiao family. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly and said, "Master Hou, I'm afraid that Ling Zun Song Guogong is not willing to tell you." Everything you do is regarded as a personal act and does not represent the Xiao family. ”

"If you really want to count who you represent, it is on behalf of Your Majesty, you are Your Majesty's son-in-law, and you should be assigned to listen to Your Majesty's dispatch."

"And you are also measured, you have taken action yourself, and you have never relied on the strength of the Lanling Xiao clan."

"If it weren't for His Majesty's cover, and Ling Zun to help block a lot of verbal criticism, where would you still be able to sit in this paradise?"

Xiao Rui smiled bitterly: "So, thanks to the fact that I was born in the Xiao family, I am an ordinary person, tsk......t"

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "Yes, behind the Hou Ye is not only the Lanling Xiao family, but also your mother is the Dugu family, and now you are the son-in-law of the royal family, and you have outstanding military achievements." In the world, I'm afraid it's hard to find anyone harder than yours. Even if it's a prince, it's not as good as ......."

"If it weren't for that, if ordinary people dared to provoke the five surnames and seven hopes, I am afraid that the grave grass would have changed several times."

Xiao Rui smiled: "So, I'm risking my life to help my father-in-law fight the world?" You must tell him this sentence, the old man, my small life is exchanged for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, which is not expensive. ”

Burst...... The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but laugh.

That night, Xiaojiazhuang feasted on this uncle, and it was rare to see that this cautious prime minister would be drunk? It was not until the afternoon of the next day that he got into the carriage and returned to Chang'an.

After seeing the emperor, he said what Xiao Rui meant, and the emperor took the case: What? Hundreds of thousands of taels? There are no doors! I don't have any money! Nothing!