Great Tang Southern Emperor

Such unanimous opinions made Li Shimin mutter in his heart—could it be that Li Zhen reached some kind of deal with the family?Why did he make the family so miserable, no one in the family objected, this is really abnormal.

Not only Li Shimin was puzzled, but Li Zhen's supporters were also terrified for a while, fearing that the family was up to something, but the following days were very peaceful, nothing happened.

But no matter what, no one in the court objected, and Li Shimin, the proposer, would naturally not change the order overnight, so this matter was settled so smoothly.

Chapter 705 "Please move the clan"

Chapter 68 "Please move to Zongshu"

Two days later, Li Zhen presented a memorial, and everyone finally understood why the aristocratic family agreed to Li Zhen's appointment as the prince, because Li Zhen let the aristocratic family go, and they were reciprocating.

"It's a good idea to separate the family, to separate the aristocratic family. Why didn't I think of it?" Looking at Li Zhen's "Please move the family", I read it with great interest, and admired it while reading it.

Relocation is the separation of families, and the separation of families in ancient times is related to the ancient family patriarchal system-"There are clans that will not move for a hundred generations, and clans that will move for five generations."

Generally speaking, when a family develops to a certain point, or various factors cause some family members to live in other places for a long time, the patriarch of the original family or the heirs of the direct line and the heirs who move out or the heirs of the direct line will divide the matters related to the family property to form a new house. The head and the head of the house are independent, and gradually develop from the small sect of "moving for five generations" to the large sect of "not moving for a hundred generations".

"Zhen'er is a child with a good brain. No wonder others say that he is far-sighted and unique. Hehe, for thousands of years, the kings of the past and countless sages have not solved the problem. We have taken advantage of the favorable location and people, and if this is not successful, then it will be my problem—this vision is really vicious."

The more Li Shimin looked at it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible. Of course, he said that the sages of the past dynasties did not think of this method, which is a bit of an exaggeration.

China has been going up and down for thousands of years, and when it was passed down to the Tang Dynasty, it has a history of at least 4000 years. In the past 4000 years, no one has thought of splitting the clan by the method of family division. Even Li Zhen doesn't believe it— — If nothing else, let’s just talk about Shang Yang’s reform. His reform included the concept of family separation, because family separation meant more sources of taxation, and more sources of conscription and labor (in ancient times, military service Or labor is levied according to the number of households. There is a fixed number of how much labor is levied for a household. Generally, only one person is enough for a family, even if the family has a hundred people), and the national power will naturally become strong.

Just think of the method and think of the method, but this does not mean that they can realize it-may I ask, apart from now, which period of time in history has the family declined?

No matter how weak the Central Plains dynasty is, how powerful the alien race is, those clans are still alive and well, even if there are declines, new families will soon come to the top. I'll go down, you go down and I go up, there will always be a successor—and since it's an aristocratic family, it will naturally not allow the existence of the family separation system. The aristocratic family controls the government, and the decree cannot be promulgated, so what's the use of the best decree?

That is, right now, the aristocratic families were fighting each other with a bait thrown by Li Zhen, and finally weakened the strength of almost all the aristocratic families to the extreme. Even if the imperial court announced that they would exterminate them at this time, they would not have much resistance—— It is also the reason why Li Shimin said that the right time, place and people are all taken up.

What's even better is that Li Zhen's memorandum is not aimed at the family, but at the people of the world.As long as there are more than ten people in the family, the family must be separated, and it is not specifically aimed at the family, so even if the family wants to object, they can't find a reason to object.

It has to be said that Li Zhen's move this time is too powerful, with tricky angles and long-term vision, even Li Shimin has to appreciate it.

But this is not what Li Shimin admires most about Li Zhen. What he admires most about Li Zhen is Li Zhen's magnanimity and courage.If you were an ordinary person, after you learned about the crimes of the family, and the family was very unfriendly to you, and even assassinated you, I am afraid that you will not kill the family when you gain power, completely annihilate the existence of the family, and even Li Shimin himself may not be able to spare the family's life - he is indeed known for his magnanimity in history, but we can see that Li Shimin's magnanimity objects are not threatening to him.

For example, the most famous Wei Zheng, he repeatedly opposed Li Shimin, but Li Shimin did not punish him. This is indeed one of the manifestations of grandeur, but don't forget that the reason why Li Shimin forgave Wei Zheng was because Wei Zheng did not violate Li Shimin's bottom line—— — That is, it endangered the interests of the Tang Empire, and did not threaten his rule.If Wei Zheng's actions really made him feel threatened, there is no doubt that Wei Zheng would not survive the next day.

The threat level of the aristocratic family is far higher than that of Wei Zheng, especially the aristocratic family that has formed an alliance. This is a real force that can threaten the security of the Tang Dynasty. If the aristocratic family falls into the hands of Li Shimin, then they really cannot survive. The next day—as for the inheritance of civilization in the hands of the aristocratic family?

Don't be kidding, what is the inheritance of civilization compared to the safety of Datang?

However, Li Zhen did not take advantage of the situation to destroy the family when the family was in decline. Instead, she forgave the family's sins with great wisdom and courage, and gave them a chance to live. There will be no possibility of recovery, but compared with extermination, what is it?

This is also what Li Shimin praised Li Zhen the most. As a king, you may not have too much ability, but you must have enough courage. Otherwise, if a king is petty, how can the people below work with peace of mind?

Wang Tingchu laughed beside him and said: "Hee hee, Your Majesty, it is said that this is the result of Zheng Zhihua's hard begging in front of His Royal Highness Yue Wang. It is said that His Royal Highness Yue Yue is planning to wipe out the whole family and completely cut off the existence of the family from the root. "

"Others believe this, so do you?" Li Shimin glanced at Wang Tingchu and said displeasedly.

"Yes, yes, it's the servant who said the wrong thing." Wang Tingchu also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, this is mainly because the outside rumors say so, and the servant also listened to outsiders. .”

Li Shimin frowned: "Is there such a rumor in the palace?"

"Yes, the servant girl heard about it in the palace."

"It seems that my nephew is more capable than I imagined." Li Shimin immediately realized that there must be someone obstructing this, and the biggest suspect is Locke, that is, Li Chengke.

The reason for doubting him was firstly because he had recently entered Li Shimin's eyes, and secondly because Li Chengke was Li Jiancheng's son. Li Jiancheng had been the prince for so many years. When Locke was in office, he conducted a major cleansing of the palace, but there must be fish that slipped through the net. These people are generally Li Jiancheng's confidantes. Now that Locke has come to him, they are naturally willing to work for him.

It's just the purpose of Locke's move...

What is it?

Chapter 706

Chapter 69 Kong's Objection

On the second day, Li Shimin announced Li Zhen's "Request to Move the Zongshu" at the super meeting, and discussed and drafted relevant laws.

Unsurprisingly, it immediately caused a great uproar. Regarding this matter, quite a few people supported it, but there were also those who opposed it—of course, the aristocratic family did not object, because they knew it was theirs. The only way to survive is those Confucian and Taoist families who really oppose this memorial.

However, although the aristocratic family did not object, there was a force that was not weaker than the aristocratic family, and did not lose much in the previous battle for Yindao, but it was firmly opposed to "Inviting Qian Zongshu", almost to the point of forcing each other to death—— So Li Shimin had to temporarily shelve this issue.

After the court, Li Shimin came to the Lizheng Hall with a dark face and angrily.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Seeing this, Concubine Yan hurriedly greeted her with tea, and asked softly.

"Hmph, I'm so mad." Li Shimin took the tea, took a big gulp, and said angrily, "This gang of scum, do you really think I don't know their little ones? What kind of forced separation will cause family members to turn against each other, Disharmony between brothers is against the principle of human relations—after all, isn’t it because they hold their three-acre land and don’t want to let go?”

"Is there someone who objected to the "Request to Move the Zongshu"? Isn't this a good edict? Why would someone object?" Concubine Yan asked strangely: "What's more, even the biggest landlord in the Tang Dynasty, the aristocratic family did not object, they Why object?"

Li Shimin said distressedly: "You are wrong. Some families do not object, but there are still some families that have not lost much under Zhen'er's scheme."

Seeing this, Concubine Yan immediately realized that the matter was not that simple, and quickly asked: "So, does this opposition force have a great influence?"

"That's right, it's very big, very big." Li Shimin said with a little confusion: "This force was not very good before, and it didn't fight Datang very much. Therefore, I ignored them. Who would have thought that at such a juncture, they would choose to oppose me, it is really abhorrent."

"I don't know who it is? Could it be Confucianism?" Concubine Yan asked, "Didn't the Confucianism also lose its vitality during the battle for Silver Island?"

"It's not Confucianism, and it's not an aristocratic family..." After the words came out, Li Shimin felt that his description might not be accurate, and explained: "To be precise, it should be a combination of Confucianism and aristocratic families."

"The concubine is a little dizzy." Concubine Yan obviously had learned the Four Books and Five Classics in name, but what Li Shimin was talking about was indeed vague - what is the combination of Confucianism and aristocratic family?

To be precise, the aristocratic family itself is a kind of Confucianism. At the beginning, the sages of the aristocratic family were all disciples of Confucianism, but later they established a family and established a family. In name, they still regard Confucianism as the highest academic - but only in name.

Although the children of the aristocratic family are still studying the Four Books and Five Classics, and they are talking about the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, they have actually developed a unique set of academic theories that are specially suitable for the aristocratic family themselves, but in fact they have nothing to do with Confucianism.

"It's a family of Confucianism." Seeing Concubine Yan's appearance, Li Shimin's depressed mood suddenly improved, and he patiently explained: "It's the Kong family, the Yan family and other families."

"Your Majesty, you said that a long time ago. Didn't I understand it as a concubine?" Concubine Yan gave Li Shimin a reproachful look. What kind of Confucian family?

Among the aristocratic families, there are also two types. One is the families of the seven clans and five surnames, who clearly respect Confucianism, but actually do not take Confucianism seriously. However, there are also some families that are dedicated to the study of Confucianism. family.

The ancestors of such aristocratic families are generally Confucian great sages, such as the Confucian family whose ancestor is Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, and the Yan family whose ancestor is also Yan Hui, one of the 72 sages of Confucianism.For such a family, even if you ask them to abandon Confucianism, it is impossible for them, because Confucianism itself is the foundation of their life, and abandoning Confucianism is to forget their ancestors, and it will be disgusting wherever they are placed.

However, there are not many such families in the Tang Dynasty. Apart from the most famous Kong family and Yan family, there are not many representatives. Moreover, this kind of family mainly specializes in the study of Confucianism, and does not focus too much on Confucianism. The development of power (for example, the Yan family has always been farming and studying, and has been in business for thousands of years. It can only be said that it has a lot of family property, but it is impossible to say how much power it has), and it is difficult to do it alone. If Li Shimin wants to wipe it out violently Getting rid of them is just a breeze.

It's just that Li Shimin can't do this, because this kind of family has a very big advantage, that is, they have a good ancestor, whether it is Confucius or Yan Hui, they are all great sages in the pre-Qin period, and their names have been passed down to the world. The operation for thousands of years is absolutely full of peaches and plums, and the influence can be called terrifying.Especially the Confucian family. Those who study Confucianism in this world can basically be regarded as disciples of the Confucian family. No matter how courageous Li Shimin is, he dare not touch them in the slightest.Because if you move them, you are going against the Confucian scholars all over the world, and even Li Shimin dare not bear the consequences.

Concubine Yan suddenly thought of something: "That's not right, didn't the Confucianism lose their vitality in the battle for Silver Island?"

"You said it yourself, it was the Confucianism that was seriously hurt, not the Confucianism. The Confucianism didn't lose much vitality in that war. Even the Confucians themselves didn't suffer much loss. They were just from the beginning to the end. It’s just a swordsman from the Three Thousand Spring and Autumn Pavilion, Aifei, you don’t think that Confucianism has dominated for thousands of years, and there is only such a little bit of foundation?” Li Shimin doesn’t have any good feelings for Confucianism now, if Li Zhen didn’t throw out the bait of Yindao, I’m afraid it’s time to Now he doesn't even know that Confucianism has hidden such a great influence in the dark.

"The Kong family? So, the only ones who oppose His Majesty are the Kong family?" Concubine Yan noticed another important point: "Didn't the Yan family object?"

The Confucian family is headed by the Yan family and the Kong family. As long as these two families are resolved, those small families have no right to object.

"The Kong family is the most opposed one, but the attitude of the Yan family is very subtle." Li Shimin frowned and said: "They are actually neutral, neither opposing nor supporting, and I don't know what they sell in their gourds. Medicine. But the people of the Kong family are the most hateful, even Kong Yingda dare not stare at me, these little people dare to threaten me... Don't think that I don't know what the Kong family has done."