Those eight words made Ling Pingyang's expression slightly condensed.

The background of this troubled world suddenly tore apart the gentle arc of "talents traveling to study, chivalrous and righteous" before the story, and suddenly returned to the real world, giving the summer cicadas a sense of withering and coming autumn.

Coldly, the little book boy sighed and said:

"The gentleman sat there for a long time, and then he suddenly started laughing."

"Some people also brought him brocades, plaques and the like."

"The gentleman said that he saved them, but these people wanted him dead."

"Tear the brocade, chop the plaque into pieces and make porridge to eat."

"But my husband saved them, but they scolded me for many things. My husband once said that in these troubled times, from common people to officials to princes, there are no absolute good people. They are all mixed up."

"Then he did this."

Ling Pingyang said:

"The brilliance is restrained and the divine objects are concealed. This is the way to be wise and protect yourself."

Sir, it turns out there is a reason for this.

Gotta tie it back!

The book boy sighed.

I thought to myself that I had finally completed my husband's task.

My husband told me quietly before.

If someone comes to him and he doesn't avoid it, he must tell this story.

What's the point of saying it?

Don't you like this past incident, sir?

In the courtyard, Wen He said with a smile: "My lord first occupied the land south of the Yangtze River. Although he was very powerful and famous, since ancient times, there has been a saying that imperial power does not go to the countryside. Moreover, although it is said that there are aristocratic families in all countries in the world

, Jiangnan is especially special.”

"This place itself is a hub of water transportation, where the power is entrenched, and there have been more than ten years of troubled times. Senior Jian Kuang's martial arts is extraordinary, but one of the Jianghu is not good at dealing with the family's desire to suppress these people, and the other is a young member of Murong's family.

."

"With a small population, it is difficult to occupy an area as large as the Eighteen Prefectures in Jiangnan."

"In the past ten years or so, cities of all sizes will gradually become autonomous by aristocratic families. The aristocratic families will sometimes marry each other, sometimes fight with each other, and in the end they will be entangled in love and hate, creating an extremely complicated situation.

"

"Under such circumstances, although the aristocratic families are fighting with each other, they are extremely xenophobic. It is natural for them to be extremely hostile to the mighty Qilin Army."

Wen He said:

"Because they know that their life has been easier for more than ten years because they have controlled power. Now that the Qilin Army has a large army and great righteousness, it is impossible for you to be on good terms with the family if you take back the power. This is essentially a life-and-death conflict.

."

"Besides, my lord has great talents, strategies, and extraordinary weapons. He definitely wants to do a lot of practical things. He needs gold and silver, and he also needs gold and silver to prevent the aristocratic family from plotting and causing chaos. Amid internal and external troubles, the aristocratic family is the best.

The first one to deal with.”

Li Guanyi asked: "Sir, do you have any good ideas?"

Wen He thought for a moment and said, "I wonder what my lord thinks?"

Li Guanyi probably told Wenhe about the directional matters of popularizing knowledge and selecting talented officials through assessment. When Wenhe heard this, he grinned.

‘Having spoken out about such core internal affairs, I’m afraid it will be difficult to escape today’

Wen He had no choice but to think for a moment and replied: "Select scholars based on their talents, not on merits; and with preparations to popularize knowledge, the lord already understands where the family's problems lie, but this cannot change the specific situation."

The counselor with a plain face said:

"My lord, my understanding of contemporary aristocratic families is still not deep enough."

"Actually, the aristocratic family was not such a powerful family at the beginning. At the beginning, the common people were farming. At that time, the Mohist family and the farmers had not developed to what they are now. If they work alone, they will easily become scattered and miss the farming work. Therefore, there are people in the village and in the town.

Men of high moral character come to command the people."

"As time goes by, these people will gradually gain some rights, they will have larger land, and everyone will respect them more. Of course, their personalities will not change, but their descendants will be praised by others.

grew up in such an environment.”

"As time goes by, this lineage will expand locally."

"Have land, people are popular, and have reputation and status."

"The official system is a recommendation system. Under such a system, families with a strong reputation in various places can naturally recommend people to the top. After being recommended, if there are officials in the family, they will develop better in the local area.

"

"Then comes the third step. The officials of the court recommend new officials. One is an ordinary person and the other is his own descendant. Which one they will choose will undoubtedly be a descendant of their own family."

"Kings throughout the ages have curbed this, only to make things worse."

"One is someone I don't know, and the other is from another family."

"Who would an official recommend?"

"At this time, something new will appear - [favor]."

Wen He pushed the wine glass in his hand forward and said softly: "Family A uses family B to recommend their own children as a favor, and then there will be rewards in return. The relationship between them will become closer."

"Things like this have been happening over the past eight hundred years."

"The last one is the descendant of the aristocratic family at this moment."

"It is impossible for an ordinary person to become a Shangguan. When a child of a noble family becomes an official, before entering the court, he must first greet his uncle, uncle, and uncle. It will take half an hour to greet them one by one."

"This is how the current aristocratic family is formed."

"The real support of the aristocratic family should be the imperial court, and the place where the family is located is just an escape route. When the people are struggling to survive, the aristocratic family can be an official, and when the aristocratic family retreats, they can occupy thousands of acres of fertile land, and enjoy it to their heart's content without suffering any losses."

"If you want me to tell you."

"Your current Jiangnan family is complicated, but if you think about it carefully, due to the reasons of the past ten years or so, it is actually not that intertwined. In fact, it is not difficult to deal with. That family is actually separated from the family that has accumulated eight hundred years in this era.

Outside the system.”

Li Guanyi asked: "Sir, do you have any advice for this family?"

He really doesn't understand the complicated families of this era.

Wen He said: "It depends on how far you want to solve it."

"Do you want to make the aristocratic family feel afraid and live in peace with you, or..."

Li Guanyi replied: "All."

Wen He was surprised, thought for a while, and said: "I said before that there is another reason why your pace is too hasty. Your imperial examination system, which selects scholars based on their talent, is very good, but..."

The simple-faced young man picked up the wine and said calmly:

"Why do you think that the children of aristocratic families who have experienced eight hundred years of inheritance and enjoyed the best resources to cultivate will lose to the common people at this moment? Believe me, lord, starting the imperial examination without a foundation will only make the children of aristocratic families

Enter the court more quickly."

"There is a recommendation system and a quota of people. It is impossible for all members of a family to apply."

"But you open up quotas for the imperial examination."

"Then, there is a high probability that the educated children of this aristocratic family will be better than ordinary people. They will adapt to the new rules faster than you expect."

"If it is said that this is the prosperous age of great unification, opening the imperial examination system can be regarded as a compromise - allowing the aristocratic families to get some benefits, but it also opens the way for the common people to enter the upper class. However, there is no need to worry about your current status.

"

"You could have done it more thoroughly."

Li Guanyi grabbed Wen He's arm and felt that this guy must be the most suitable talent for him and the Qilin Army at this moment. His eyes were shining and he said: "Sir, please tell me!"

Wen He said: "Why don't you practice with Jiangnan Family first?"

"Did you know? There is a very clear ladder between aristocratic families and aristocratic families. The upper-class people look down on the lower-class families, and the lower-class families are even regarded as poor families. There are thresholds, steps, and a series of different rules."

"The steps have different heights, which represent different levels. This is how class is."

"You don't need to deal with all the aristocratic families."

Wen He smiled warmly: "Win over a group of people, divide a group of people, suppress a group of people, give them some benefits, let them fight within themselves and gain gold outside, and also have to say good things about you, my lord."

Li Guanyi nodded vigorously.

Wen He said: "This is just a bad idea. People in the aristocratic family will react to this strategy and quickly get together. This is why it has been difficult to deal with the members of the aristocratic family in the past. They are all related by marriage to each other."

"The interests are the same and it is difficult to resolve."

"You don't know the family."

"The inside of an aristocratic family is actually more cruel than outside. Direct descendants, concubines and second sons, even if they are of the same blood, will receive different treatment. The family property will only be passed on to the legitimate sons, while concubines will receive the same treatment as long-term employees."

"As long as the head of the family says a word, you will die. Even if you are talented and learned, you will have to serve as a stepping stone for your direct disciples. Don't you think that those common people who are treated as long-term workers and stepping stones will be happy?
To be continued...