Clans are human social groups that are bound by the same blood relationship, and their members come from a common ancestor.

In the pre-Qin period, the surnames and clans were separated. For example, Qin Shihuang had the surname Ying and Zhao clans, and his name was Zheng. However, after the Qin and Han Dynasties, the surnames gradually became one.

The so-called "Clanography" is a document that statistics and sorts out surnames in the world.

Since there is an arrangement, there will naturally be a sequence.

Unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty did not have a fair sorting method based on the first letter of the surname or the number of strokes that did not offend people.

Even if there is, it will not be adopted.

Since the Han Dynasty, especially the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system was implemented, and by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, aristocratic society ruled by the gentry was formed, and the family expectation was particularly important.

The emperor is sitting on the dragon throne, but the emperor is not allowed to rely on the gentry or the spokesperson of the gentry, and even rule the world with the gentry.

By counting by fingers, except for a few poor families, most of the officials of the court came from aristocratic families. The most important ones were the three major groups of Shandong gentry Guanlong nobles and southern gentry.

When compiling the "Clan Chronicle", the first one to be on the list, and the ones ranked first were naturally these aristocratic families.

According to Gao Shilian's ranking, the first rank is the Shandong gentry, Cui Lu, Zheng and Li, the five surnames and seven hopes that are well-known throughout the world.

Because most of these families were founded in the Han Dynasty, or even in the pre-Qin period, and were inherited for hundreds of years or even thousands of years.

They are strong, not only are they rich in economy, but they are also rich in old officials all over the world, have a huge influence in the court and political circles, and have a family background. For example, the Fanyang Lu family is a descendant of Lu Zhi, a great scholar in the late Han Dynasty.

In contrast, the Guanlong nobles who started their careers with military merits were mostly inferior in terms of heritage and inheritance, so they were naturally slightly inferior.

Therefore, Gao Shilian naturally ranked the five surnames and seven hopes in the first place, including Cui Mingan, the assistant minister of the Huangmen, who was born in the Cui family of Boling.

He didn't want the "Clanography" to be presented, and Li Shimin was furious after reading it.

Some clues can be seen from the previous Eastern Tour of Luoyang. Li Shimin was not interested in Shandong gentry and even deliberately suppressed them.

How can we tolerate them ranking first in the Clan and ranked first in the Clan?

You should know that this volume is to be published and promulgated throughout the world, and to some extent it has legal effect, which is equivalent to the ranking of the clans recognized by the court.

This is not the situation Li Shimin hopes to see

So some people were scolded, and the Minister of the Secretariat Cen Wenben, Wei Ting and Linghu De were all in vain, and even Duke Shen Gao Shilian was not spared.

Who is Gao Shilian? Empress Changsun and Changsun Wuji's uncle and brother and sister grew up in the Gao family, so Gao Shilian is equivalent to half of the "father-in-law".

Even the "father-in-law" was scolded, which shows His Majesty Li Er's anger. When others wanted to say something, they naturally retreated when they saw this situation.

Of course, Li Shimin had a very good reason to curse people. In order not to show his petty spirit, he naturally seemed high-sounding.

The aristocratic families such as Cui Lu and Li Zheng from Shandong always like to show their hopes of family members. Although they have already shown signs of decline, families who are not aristocratic families want to intermarry with them and must seek more money and property.

Some even abandoned their original gentry and pretended to be famous gentry. Some brothers had equal views on each other, so they compared and fought each other with their wife's background.

This is one of the reasons, which means that the aristocratic families over-protect their family status, which will damage the simplicity of the people and be unfavorable to stability and unity.

In front of the civil and military officials, Li Shimin became more polite and said: "The Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, the wise minister Xiao He, Caosan, famous general Fan Kuai, Guan Ying, etc., all of them rose up in common clothes and are still highly respected and admired. They are heroes of a generation. Do you care about their status as a noble and a noble family?

The Gao family's Northern Qi royal family was in charge of Shandong, and the Liang and Chen dynasties lived in the south of the Yangtze River. Although there were some heroes, what's the point?

Moreover, their descendants have lost their talents, their virtues are weak, and their official ranks are reduced. However, they are proud to be arrogant and sell dog meat with the title of sheep, and rely on noble families. They are shameless and shameless, and do not know why people in the world want to honor them?

Nowadays, some of the ministers and ministers above the third rank are benevolent and virtuous, some are praised for their merits, and some are skilled in writing, leading to their outstanding performance. In contrast, those declining aristocratic races are not worthy of envy.

However, those who hope to intermarry with the aristocratic races, even if they provide more gold, silver and wealth, are still looked down upon by them. I don’t know what they are thinking?

Now you want to correct mistakes and abandon false reputation and pursue reality, but you still list Cui Gan as the first. This is a concept of despising the official titles of the Tang Dynasty and following the common people."

Xie Yi stood in the distance, watching, listening to His Majesty Li Er's loud arguments, both of which were smooth and reasonable, and quoted classics and listed factual arguments.

Although there are sometimes a bit of unreasonable remarks in rhetoric, they are all reasonable, especially when it is so powerful and striking, it seems more convincing.

His Majesty Li Er's improvisational speech skills are very good, they are completely out of the draft, but... Maybe His Majesty Li Er's draft has been prepared for a long time.

Thinking about the constant thunderstorm in the court these days, His Majesty Li Er's reaction was even more special. He was stubborn and unmoved by the ministers' opposition to the hereditary of the governor. Now he was furious about the "Clanography", which was simply two extremes.

What exactly are you going to do?

There are always people in the court who understand it. Today they can hear it. There is no doubt that the "Clan Chronicle" must be re-edited. As for how to re-edited, there are actually hints in His Majesty's words.

His Majesty Li Er specially emphasized the kindness and merits of the ministers and ministers above the third rank, and also specially named "In contrast, those declining aristocratic races are not worthy of envy."

It can be seen from this that this revised version of the Clan Chronicle needs to focus on the current situation. On the one hand, the current rank, the title of meritorious lord, and the reputation of talent and knowledge are all referenced.

what does that mean?

As long as your background is pretty good, a person is talented, and he wins high officials and titles in the court, then your family surname will benefit from it.

To some extent, it is a hint and encouragement to scholars and officials, working hard and being loyal to the king's affairs can really shine.

Of course, it can only be considered to be a certain extent, but it can be considered as opening a gap, a gap that has an impact on the family families. Perhaps it is not a treatment for the symptoms, but at least it has some effect at the moment.

Sure enough, Li Shimin issued an order to order Gao Shilian, the Minister of Personnel of the Duke of Shenguo, to re-verify the historical materials and genealogies, and supplement the resumes, titles and achievements of the current dynasty officials to revise the "Clan Records".

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When he walked out of Tai Chi Hall, Gao Shilian sighed, just like Cui Mingan, the inexplicably dirty Huangmen Minister, was very depressed.

Compiling the Clanography is really a chore

If you are slightly biased, not only will the emperor be dissatisfied, but those aristocratic families who care about fame may not buy it, and you must offend others.

This re-compilation is really a difficult problem.

Maybe... maybe I should ask my nephew Changsun Wuji, who is already old, but that guy is "small and big" and always stays with the emperor. I believe he understands the holy heart quite well.

But I have to go there later. Just after the court meeting, Changsun Wuji was summoned to Chengqing Palace. I guess he was discussing this matter with the emperor.

However, Gao Shilian didn't know that he was wrong.

Even Changsun Wuji was a little surprised that what Li Shimin wanted to talk to him was about the opening of the King of Jin's mansion.

...To be continued.

ps: Cui Mingan, because he avoided the name of Li Shimin, was called Cui Gan;

However, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, one of the six ministries, was not among the taboos at that time, and it was only when Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi changed it to the Ministry of Revenue.

The article is called "Ministry of Revenue", so that everyone is more accustomed to it, so I will explain it here.

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Chapter completed!