It has to be said that Chang'an is indeed the center of power. There are more than 3,200 prestigious families in Chang'an.
Li Ke flipped through the books and had a rough understanding of the current situation in his mind.
These noble families are divided into four levels in total. The first level has three surnames and nine families in total. This is the most noble surname and basically belongs to the clan, such as Li.
The second class is the five surnames, namely Cui, Lu, Zheng, Wang, and Xie. Although these surnames are not as good as the third surname, they are still top noble families and have a marriage relationship.
The third level refers to county surnames. Although these surnames are not as good as the first two levels, they still belong to the upper-class gentry in the Tang Dynasty.
The fourth class is the county surname. These surnames can only be regarded as middle and lower class gentry in the Tang Dynasty.
In addition to these four levels, there are also some surnames that are not included in the list. These surnames basically belong to poor families.
There are obvious hierarchical divisions among these noble families, and these divisions are basically based on the merits of their ancestors or their contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
Although this division has passed for several generations, and some families are no longer as prosperous as they were at the beginning, no one can still change this hierarchy.
In addition to this hierarchical division, there are also some complicated kinship relationships between these noble families.
Some of these kinship relationships have even lasted for several generations and are intricate. It is not easy to sort out these relationships.
Li Ke was reading the books while recording the relationships between these noble families.
Although the relationship between these noble families is very complicated, it is not a difficult thing for Li Ke, a person from later generations.
After all, interpersonal relationships in later generations will be much more complicated than they are now.
After spending an afternoon, Li Ke finally finished reading all the books.
After flipping through all the books, Li Ke's face also showed a look of exhaustion.
Although these books are not too difficult for him, it is very difficult to memorize them all.
Although he was tired, his face did not show any expression, but instead looked a little solemn.
After understanding the relationship between these noble families, he truly understood how difficult it was to eradicate all these noble families in Chang'an City.
He can do it now, but it would be extremely difficult to eradicate all the noble clans.
However, despite the difficulties, Li Ke had no intention of giving up. After all, he had memories of his previous life, and he had a lot of backup tools for these nobles.
The only thing to do now is to understand all the relationships between the nobles and clans in Chang'an City, and then find a breakthrough point.
Now that he is the king of the county, although these nobles may not necessarily fawn over him, they will not offend him. After all, he has Changsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong behind him.
It is not a simple matter to eradicate the noble clans, so Li Ke is prepared to sort out all the relationships between these noble clans as the county king.
After sorting out these relationships, he will go to the court to see Li Shimin.
Now he has three trump cards in his hand, namely Changsun Wuji, Li Xiaogong and Hou Junji.
Although the power of these three trump cards is not particularly large, they have a very large say in the court.
As long as we can get the support of these three trump cards, there is hope for eradicating the noble clan.
In the morning of the next day, Li Ke went to the court to meet Li Shimin.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Li Ke knelt on the ground and saluted Li Shimin.
Although Li Ke is the king of the county, he still has to salute Li Shimin in the court.
This is the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Even the prince must salute the emperor in the court.
"Ke'er is safe!" Seeing Li Ke, Li Shimin smiled on his face and helped Li Ke up with his own hands.
Today, Li Ke has a very high reputation in the Tang Dynasty, especially among the Guanzhong gentry, and his reputation has reached its peak.
The reason why these nobles respected Li Ke was not only because he was a county king, but also because he was from a noble family.
Although these nobles were somewhat fawning over Li Ke, it did not mean that they looked down on Li Ke.
On the contrary, in the eyes of these nobles, Li Ke's identity and status were very high. .
Because they knew that Li Ke was a disciple of Changsun Wuji, and Changsun Wuji was from a wealthy family in Guanzhong and had a very large say in the court.
In addition, Li Ke was also a disciple of Hou Junji, who was the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty and one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. He also had a very large say in the court.
In the eyes of these nobles, Li Ke's identity and status are definitely higher than those of them.
Therefore, for these nobles, they did not dare to offend Li Ke.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Ke cupped his hands and thanked him.
Although he is the king of the county, he still has to salute Li Shimin in the court. .
He didn't dare to neglect this point. .
After all, Li Shimin has not abdicated yet, and he must abide by the rules, although it is only for this period of time that he will abdicate.
"Ke'er, you have been in the court for a few days. What do you think about the things in the court?" Li Shimin took Li Ke's hand and asked with a smile. .
Today, Li Ke is already the king of the Tang Dynasty, and he also has a very large say in the court.
Although Changsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong were both heroes of the Tang Dynasty and had a very large say in the court, no matter how high their status and status were, they could not be higher than the emperor. .
Above the court, the only people who could sit on an equal footing with the emperor were princes and princes.
In today's Tang Dynasty, there are very few princes and princes. Apart from Li Ke, the only one left is the King of Qi, Li You.
Although King Qi Li You is said to be Li Shimin's son, he is still young and does not understand the affairs of the court at all, so the only one who can sit on an equal footing with Li Shimin is Li Ke.
Li Ke's identity and status are also very high. He is a disciple of Sun Wuji, the patriarch of the Guanzhong clan, and a disciple of Hou Junji.
No matter from which aspect, Li Ke's identity and status are very high.
Therefore, Li Shimin also valued this nephew very much.
Now that it has been several days since he saw Li Ke entering the court, he also wanted to hear what his nephew said.
"Your Majesty, I dare not speak nonsense in the court hall." After hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Ke frowned slightly and said after thinking for a moment.
Although he has three trump cards in his hand, he is still very cautious about matters in the court.
