After hearing everything, Cao Ang was greatly shocked.
Xun Yu was also shocked, but quickly recovered.
As a nobleman, he did not ignore the lower class people like others, but he still cared about the suffering of the people, so it was more difficult to accept this fact.
"According to what Sir said, what will be the future of the noble clan?" Xun Yu asked again.
Mentioning this, Chen Zhou thought for a moment.
"There are two pillars outside the gate of the official's house."
"The one on the left flaunts merit and is called a valve; the one on the right flaunts experience and is called Yue."
"Yue and Wen both come from the door, which is the home door."
"Fame and fame are the key to success."
"The hierarchy is the family status."
"The nobles have a clan, a family position, and a family position. Together they are called a clan."
"The noble clan, not to mention the future, is already on the way to being weakened right now, because the clan has met the warlord."
Chen Zhou said.
"warlord?"
Xun Yu was thinking about these two words.
Chen Zhou added: "The first warlord was Dong Zhuo. He was invited to Luoyang by Yuan Shao, a noble family member. If Dong Zhuo was also a noble family member, or someone acceptable to the noble family, the history of the Han Dynasty might be rewritten."
Xun Yu also agreed with this point.
Dong Zhuo did not need to have high family prestige or family status. Even an ordinary nobleman could have a foothold in Luoyang.
Although Dong Zhuo also wanted to cooperate with the nobles, the nobles did not care about him at all.
Just a common man!
"When the warlord Dong Zhuo came, he messed up the Han people and made many people become warlords."
"Cao Cao is actually a warlord."
"Cao Cao's background is not glorious. After being a eunuch, he did not have a particularly prominent family background. In terms of hierarchy, he was from a humble family. He could not be a noble, but could only be a warlord."
"In addition to Cao Cao, there are other warlords, such as Sun Jian in the past, Guo Si and others now."
"The clans rely on their prestige, while the warlords rely on their armed forces. The latter will inevitably have an impact on the former."
"Cao Cao probably realized that during his crusade against Dong Zhuo, the clan was unreliable. If he wanted to bring order to the country, he had to turn himself into a warlord, which is where he is now."
Chen Zhou continued to analyze clans and warlords for them.
"But I didn't see that the noble family members were too severely impacted by the warlords?"
Cao Ang asked.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are still very strong as nobles.
As a warlord, Cao Cao had to rely on Yuan Shao.
"Because it's still early days, the impact isn't too severe."
"It's not like the nobles won't resist. Yuan Shao is a clan leader plus a warlord, and Liu Biao is a clan leader plus a warlord."
"But these are useless. Behind the clan, there are intricate relationships and conflicts of interest. It is destined not to last long. I conclude that the warlords will definitely defeat the clan in the near future."
Chen Zhou continued.
Can the warlord defeat the clan leader?
Hearing Chen Zhou's affirmative words, they were thinking, wouldn't it be that Cao Cao would defeat Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others?
Xun Yu couldn't tell whether this judgment was reasonable or not.
"According to Mr. Chen, after the noble clan is defeated and weakened, it will die?"
Xun Yu asked again.
He is more worried that his Xun family will disappear in the long river of history.
Chen Zhou shook his head and said: "No, the gentry has always existed and will not die out easily. The gentry almost monopolizes the power of studying, and the only people who can govern the country are scholars. The future dynasty will still rely on the gentry to govern the country, but... "
Later, Cao Cao deliberately used poor families to resist the gentry clan. However, after Cao Cao died, Cao Pi adopted Chen Qun's nine-level Zhongzheng system, and the gentry immediately rose again.
As a member of the gentry, Xun Yu was worried about the future of the gentry.
He did so much for the sake of the Yingchuan Xun clan. Hearing the first half of Chen Zhou's words, his heart stabilized, but when he heard the second part, he raised his eyebrows.
"But what?"
Xun Yu knew that Chen Zhou's next words would have a turning point.
"I can also conclude that there will be another group that will greatly impact the nobles."
Chen Zhou added: "According to the current situation in the world, the gentry monopolizes the knowledge, public opinion, and even the way to become an official. The four generations and three princes of the Yuan family are surrounded by their disciples. This is the last thing those in power want to see. Another group will definitely come up to suppress the nobles."
Xun Yu understood how powerful the noble clan was and knew that Chen Zhou's words were not exaggerated.
If it continues to develop, the rulers will definitely try their best to support another group.
"I would venture to guess that the next person to take the stage will be the common people!"
As soon as Chen Zhou said these words, he was opposed by Cao Ang.
"Sir, how is this possible?"
"The common people are not even from a humble family!"
"Sir also said that only scholars can be officials. How can common people compete with the gentry if they are illiterate?"
Cao Ang asked.
Further explanations would involve a series of issues such as the imperial examination system, the reform of knowledge dissemination carriers, and the reform of education. For them in the Three Kingdoms, it was seriously over the top.
Therefore, Chen Zhou just smiled without explaining.
The gentry will not completely disappear, but there must be other groups to compete with it.
This is the future of the gentry.
"Mr. Chen is just guessing that according to the development of the gentry, even if it is not a common people, there may be another group that is opposed to the gentry."
Xun Yu did not worry about whether the common people were qualified or not. He stood up and bowed and said: "Thank you sir for clarifying my doubts. After listening to your words, I realized that my knowledge is so shallow."
Chen Zhou replied: "Mr. Xun, you're welcome. I just like to think about the problem more comprehensively."
Xun Yu smiled and said, "Sir, just call me Wen Ruo."
He already had thoughts of making friends with Chen Zhou.
Although Chen Zhou came from a poor family, his knowledge was far inferior to that of many nobles, and he admired him very much.
"Mr. Xun just asks me to cross it, and we can communicate with each other often."
Chen Zhou echoed.
Cao Ang also said: "Thank you sir for clarifying my doubts."
After analyzing today's content, it was noon again, and Chen Zhou proposed to go back to rest.
Of course Cao Ang and Xun Yu would not disturb him and sent Chen Zhou back.
When leaving, Xun Yu admired Chen Zhou's insights again.
"Young master, you must remember that you must have a good relationship with him."
Xun Yu reminded: "If the lord defeats the clan in the future, he may be your greatest help."
Of course Cao Ang understood the meaning of this sentence.
If the big man is really exhausted, if Cao Cao really has a chance to reach the top, then his status will no longer be that of a young master of the Cao family. He said: "Thank you sir for reminding me, I will definitely do it. It's just that my husband is exposed in front of Mr. Chen." ,what to do?"
"Actually, it's not a serious matter."
Xun Yu didn't care and said: "My lord doesn't want to be exposed, but he is a little suspicious. He wants to find out Du Zhi's identity, and wants to hide his identity so that Du Zhi can tell the truth boldly without telling lies to flatter himself. I think Du Zhi He is definitely a person who dares to tell the truth.”
