I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Li Tai was also hooked.

Under the temptation of the throne, he also had to take the bait.

The aristocratic family took the initiative to provoke the struggle, but Li Shimin has never been a master at the mercy of others, although he is relying on Yin Xuan to fundamentally solve the aristocratic family.

But it doesn't mean that Li Shimin really can't do anything.

Turn to the Tianchaohui.

Gao Shilian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wei Ting, Minister of Huangmen, Linghu Deyi, Minister of Rites, and Cen Wenwen, Minister of Zhongshu, jointly presented the "Clan History" compiled.

In the pre-Sui Dynasty, there was such a thing as clan annals, but at that time it was used as a standard for the recruitment of officials.

However, Li Shimin asked people to compile this thing, which was different from the clan annals of the former Sui Dynasty. Naturally, the admission of officials could not be based on the clan annals.

Everything is headed by the royal family, followed by foreign relatives.

Then the grades of other gentry families only depend on the grades of officials and titles at the moment.For example, the Wang family, because there is such a number one person as Wang Gui, they are designated as the second class.

For example, the Kong family in Chang'an, because of the character Kong Yingda, was designated as the first class.As for the Confucian family in Qufu, because no one was an official in the court, they were designated as the third class.

Among the Kanto gentry, there is only one exception, the Wang family, and the others are all classified as the third class.

This is a big blow to Wumen Qiwang. The only thing they can show off to others is their own aristocratic family, because they are the first-class aristocratic family in the world.

But now...

The imperial court has determined that all of your aristocratic families are no more than the third-class, and those who are stronger are no more than the second-class, far from the first-class aristocratic families.

But they couldn't refute it. According to the existing logic of the court, they were indeed inferior to those families ranked first and second.

And looking at Li Shimin's posture, he wished to print this thing all over the world, so that everyone would know that they, the powerful figures of the Guanlong family, were all third-class.

Shame on the whole world?
The clan annals were published quickly, and the selling price was cheap. The imperial court almost bought and sold flat editions. The purpose was to allow scholars all over the world to read this book and write it down.

The scholars in Tongfu Restaurant are the richest group of scholars in Chang'an City.

In order to be able to eat the delicacies here, they can put down their figures and sell their knowledge.

They bought a copy of the clan chronicle as soon as it came out.

"Is the Chang'an Kong family actually ranked first?" Someone looked at the contents of the book and was a little surprised. He never expected that the Chang'an Kong family could be ranked so high.

The Kong family in Chang'an has one big cat and countless kittens. Except for Kong Yingda, there is no one who can handle it.

Someone next to him spoke and gave him a reminder: "Haven't you read it? It is clearly written in the book, based on the current influence on the entire Tang Dynasty."

Someone flipped through the book quickly, from the first page to the last page.This time, he didn't seem to find what he wanted. He paused, thought about it, and quickly flipped through it again.

While flipping through the pages, he said, "No, if it's based on the impact on Datang, why isn't the store on the list? Doesn't the store even have the qualifications to be included in the clan annals?"

The scholars who were discussing in the restaurant were stunned when they heard this sentence.

No store in this book?

Not likely...

With the status and ability of the store owner, if they can't become a first-class family, they are the first to disagree, but it's just like what that person said.

I flipped through the whole book, not to mention the name of the store, even with the Yin surname, there is only one family, but that is not Yin Xuan's Yin, it is just a third-class small clan.

"I don't approve of this book, and I don't even have a store!" A scholar suddenly stood up, threw the book down, and looked angry.

Even the Confucian family in Qufu can be ranked as the third class. Why is their most respected store owner, the most respected Lord Zhengyang, not even eligible to enter the clan annals?
They were noisy, and there was a tendency to go to Suzaku's gate to make trouble, asking the court to add Yin Xuan to the clan annals and rank it as the first class.

Li Yuan's head got dizzy, but he couldn't comfort him. He frantically winked at his granddaughter.

Li Lizhi hurriedly went to the kitchen and called Yin Xuan out.

Holding a spoon and wearing an apron, Yin Xuan came out of the kitchen, frowning: "What's the noise, what's the noise, what's wrong with the restaurant?"

His words stunned the entire front hall, and it immediately fell silent.

Someone stood up, held up the "Clan Chronicle", and said, "Mr. Zhengyang, your name is not listed in this clan chronicle. We are about to go to Suzaku Gate to ask for orders to add it to you."

Yin Xuan raised his eyebrows and waved his spoon: "What's your fate? What's your fate!"

"But in the entire city of Chang'an, only Mr. Kong can be compared with you. He has become a first-class gentry, and you should be at least a first-class..." Someone said unwillingly, holding grievances for the store.

Yin Xuan rolled his eyes: "The imperial court told me about this, but I refused."

Reject?

The readers were all taken aback.

It's not that the imperial court didn't consider the store owner, but that the store owner doesn't want to publish that clan chronicle?

"I'm not the same as those aristocratic families." Yin Xuan stretched out his hand and pointed at himself, and said with a chuckle, "Whether I am the most powerful person in the world, can this clan annals decide?"

Li Yuan opened his mouth and sighed.

The store owner is really as angry as the sky. These words really put the face of the imperial court and His Majesty on the ground and stepped on it.

But the scholars didn't feel that this was impolite at all, their eyes lit up, and they stared at Yin Xuan closely.

"Furthermore, I don't get along with the people from the family." Yin Xuan continued, "I studied papermaking, and I also made magazines, and I even blacklisted them."

"It's already a life-and-death enmity with them. Can I join forces with them and get on the roster? Are you disgusting me, or are you disgusting them?"

A group of people burst into laughter.

But some people are still unwilling: "But the identity of the store..."

Yin Xuan waved his hand again, shook his head and said, "Look, among those families in the clan annals, you don't think why this Cui family and this Li family are designated as third class."

"That's because they have to be evaluated by the court before they can prove their identities. They need this thing."

"But do I need it?"

"It's just that I didn't write my name. You even feel that this clan chronicle has no weight and no authenticity. So do I need this thing to show my own identity?"

"Should I be listed with those first- and second-class gentry in the clan annals?"

"How I am in your heart, you can evaluate it yourself, there is no need to use such a book."