Liu Yu's lips were trembling slightly, just like the struggle and collision in his heart. After a long time, he sighed: "In fact, I understand these truths. Fatty, you are right. It was because I always forced myself to I constantly reminded myself that I must work hard for the people at the bottom, and aristocratic families are the number one enemy of the people. This knowledge made me always vigilant and guarded against aristocratic families, especially after I learned about the existence of the Mafia. The earth has regarded the noble family as a more terrifying enemy than the barbarians."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "To follow the path of the emperor, you must change your view. No matter how much you hate the aristocratic families, they still have the talents, land and resources to govern the country. It's not like we haven't tried to use the Eight Brothers from Jing. came to replace them, but now has gone back."
"Because few of the Jingba brothers who are good at fighting can be literate and can count, they do not have the ability to govern. Even if we build a school in the future, we can produce a new batch of talents, but these talents are It’s hard to say that they don’t agree with your ideas. It’s more likely that they want to become a new aristocratic family and a new scholar. Therefore, we must learn how to control and manage the high-ranking aristocratic families instead of trying to eliminate them.”
Liu Yu said seriously: "You are right. Now, if you want to cooperate with a noble family, you have to act according to their will. Is this the truth?"
Liu Muzhi said calmly: "It is not that we have to obtain their consent for everything. In principle, things such as being awarded titles for meritorious service and using titles as officials are to ensure that there are emerging forces to become new aristocratic families. This is to prevent The necessary system that the old family has fallen into and done nothing about can not be compromised or compromised.”
"But on the other hand, you can't completely deprive the children of aristocratic families of their inheritance rights. You can't say that your parents and grandparents have made great contributions to the country, so your children and grandchildren have to start from the same starting line as ordinary people, and deprive them of their land, family property, and slaves. In this way If you do, it means denying the merits of their fathers and ancestors, not to mention whether you can do this. Even if you can do it, no one will serve the country sincerely in the future. Anyway, what you get now will soon be passed on to the next generation. It will be lost. It is said that those who have no permanent property have no perseverance.”
Liu Yu nodded: "Fat man, what you said makes sense, so a compromise between the two sides is the reason for the current generational surrender system, so that they can partially inherit the benefits left by their ancestors, but if nothing is done, the generational surrender system will At the first level, in a few generations he will be forgotten by everyone, right?"
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "That's right. Of course, if you want to keep this title, you have to make a difference in your own generation. This is why these children of aristocratic families are actively joining the army to serve the country this time. Of course, many of them are just here. Is it fair to have a name and get credit for not sweating as much as real soldiers, but getting more than the soldiers fighting on the front line? This is not fair. But this is reality, and we must maintain this system, otherwise, if the noble families are dissatisfied and dissociated from us, then the war will probably be impossible, and other soldiers will not even have the chance to make meritorious deeds, and they will suffer the greatest losses."
Liu Yu shook his head: "Let's do this this time. I hope you can heal Qingzhou. Next time there is a Northern Expedition, I don't want to rely entirely on the supplies of the Jiankang City family. If the national grain depot has enough military rations and ordnance, , normal recruitment can attract enough Dingkou, so there is no need to bow to the high family."
Liu Muzhi said calmly: "Then you must first run a place that can be managed without relying on aristocratic families. Qingzhou has problems with Qingzhou. You don't rely on Jiankang's aristocratic families, but you must temporarily rely on local powerful families. For the same reason, we There are not that many grassroots talents who only take orders from the imperial court to manage the villages and townships. For a long time, this trusteeship system will still be the only option."
Having said this, Liu Muzhi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked directly at Liu Yu: "So, the first thing that aristocratic families value is the family interests, and the second is the inheritance system. These are the emperors and nobles of the past dynasties. They must be determined. The distinction between direct descendants and concubines is determined by the order of succession. Because the top is down, starting from the royal family, if there is a problem with the inheritance, and the emperor's personal preference is only used to abolish the eldest son and establish the young, and abolish the direct descendants and establish the concubine, then it will be the source of trouble. "
Liu Yu completely understood now: "So, what you mean is that Yizhen cannot be my eldest son because the noble family does not agree, right?"
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Yes, the root of this matter still lies with Murong Lan. Although the former Xiaowu Emperor Sima Yao once granted you a marriage and named her Zang Aiqin, in the end, no matter what the reason, she I still left you, returned to Nanyan, and became the eldest princess of Nanyan, Murong Lan. This time, your remarriage ceremony with her was not completed. In other words, her identity when she died was still the eldest princess of Nanyan, not Your general’s wife.”
Liu Yu's eyes turned red: "That is to say, Alan still has no status as my wife until his death, right?"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "I know it is difficult for you to accept this, but I still have to say that if this marriage is completed, you may be in greater trouble. As we said before, the Murong family will become the Murong family. Become the public enemy of all the Jiankang family. Now that the matter has come to this, since you have decided to kill all the Murong clan, Liu Yizhen has to find an aunt. Moreover, he has to be hidden for the time being and cannot be your eldest son. "
Liu Yu frowned: "Why is this? Just let He Lanmin, oh, no, Hu Daoan take him. As Hu Daoan's son, can't you?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "Are you going to give Hu Daoan the title of the current wife, or the possible future queen?"
At this point, the corner of Wang Miaoyin's mouth twitched slightly and disappeared in a flash, but this tiny detail was still caught in Liu Yu's eyes. He knew it well and sighed: "It's about emotion and reason." , it is impossible, there is still the Helan tribe behind her, and it is the same as Alan's situation. It is impossible for her to be accepted by the high-ranking Jiankang family. Moreover, if I take the path of the emperor, the position of queen will only remain. Give it to Wonderful Sound, and it can’t be anyone else.”
Wang Miaoyin said calmly: "No need to say this, Liu Yu, it is not certain whether I can wait until that day. Besides, the situation is stronger than others. I have been in the palace twice as the queen, and it is not suitable for you to be the queen of the future founding emperor. Otherwise, what would I become, a sheep with a face?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "These are two different things. You have sacrificed so much for me. No matter what, I will leave you a post. However, I hope that one day, I can also give Murong Lan a title. This point , can you agree?"
Wang Miaoyin nodded: "Zang Aiqin is okay, but Murong Lan is not. Liu Yu, you must understand this."
