"Your Majesty, what you said is true, are you threatening me?" After hearing Li Daozong's words, Lu Chen put down the tea bowl in his hand and looked at Li Daozong and said with a smile, but his eyes were filled with cold light.
"Marquis Lu County is thinking too much. I just care about Marquis Lu County, and I have no intention of threatening him!" Li Daozong didn't know that Li Yuanduo valued Lu Chen, so he quickly explained, "Maybe it was what I just said. There is a bit of ambiguity, I really feel that it is unwise for Marquis Lu to offend people from three aristocratic families!"
Lu Chen also knows that Li Daozong has never been a person who relies on power to dominate others. It can even be said that this person is very studious and admires celebrities. Therefore, Lu Chen also believes that Li Daozong's words just now were also out of concern for him, but he is currently younger and speaks louder. Just rush.
"That's what I mean!" Lu Chen raised his hands towards Li Daozong and said, "It's just a noble family, so what?" When mentioning the noble family, Lu Chen curled his lips in disdain, "My lord, you said that the noble family is like this What do you do with your arrogance?" Lu Chen looked at Li Daozong and asked.
"Aristocratic families are intertwined, and there are more than three aristocratic families, with more money, more people, and more land!" Li Daozong didn't understand why Lu Chen suddenly talked about the roots of the aristocratic family, but Li Daozong still answered Lu Chen's question.
"My lord, what you see is only the surface!" Hearing Li Daozong's answer, Lu Chen shook his head and directly rejected Li Daozhong's answer.
"Oh? Then what does Duke Lu think the family relies on?" Li Daozong looked at Lu Chen in surprise and asked.
"The reason why the family can be so huge is this!" Lu Chen directly hung a calligraphy and painting from the side.
"What do you mean?" Li Daozong still didn't understand what Lu Chen meant. He stared at the calligraphy and painting for a long time. This calligraphy and painting was actually written by a master, but Li Daozong couldn't understand what Lu Chen was pointing at. What's the meaning.
"Knowledge!" Lu Chen looked at Li Daozong's silly look and couldn't help laughing, "Most of the officials in the court came from aristocratic families. Even if they were not aristocratic families, they were related to big and small aristocratic families, just because they controlled knowledge. !" Lu Chen looked at Li Daozong and explained.
"Nowadays, the ways to become an official are nothing more than the imperial examination, being a member of the family, joining the mainstream, joining the army, joining the imperial court, etc." Lu Chen continued, and Li Daozong nodded in agreement after listening to Lu Chen's words. Because what Lu Chen said is true, "Except for the ranks, which are spelled out, the other types can be easily controlled by aristocratic families!" When Lu Chen said this, he did not speak, but looked at Li Daozong.
Why didn't Li Daozong understand what Lu Chen meant? Now Li Yuan is going to restart the imperial examination. It will be held every year, also known as the regular examination. There are only two types of people participating in the regular examination. One is students from the Imperial College, Hongwen Hall, and Chongwen Hall. ; The other is to elect people from prefectures and counties,
Neither of these two types of people can avoid aristocratic families, because many of the great Confucians who teach are worshiped by aristocratic families. How can we say that the students they teach have nothing to do with aristocratic families? Since ancient times, teachers have been respected and respected. Students will listen to whatever is said. As a great scholar enshrined by a famous family, how can he say bad things about a famous family? Therefore, these students will naturally stand on the side of the famous family.
Menyin's origin mainly refers to the children of nobles such as relatives of the emperor, descendants of princes and below, princesses and princesses, and the descendants of middle and high-ranking officials above the fifth rank. The Tang Dynasty has just been founded, how many heirs can the Li family have, and Menyin's origin is naturally more of aristocratic families They are children, so most of the officials in the court are children of aristocratic families.
It's even easier to enter the palace. If you enter the home of an official or a senior official and become a staff official, isn't it still mostly in the hands of aristocratic families?
Therefore, most of the ways to become an official in the Tang Dynasty are in the hands of aristocratic families, except for the army. After all, the army is a life-threatening job. How many scholars will give up other ways and go to the battlefield to gain a good background?
"Does Marquis Lu have a solution?" With Li Daozong's mind, how could he not understand the meaning of Lu Chen's words? He immediately looked at Lu Chen and asked anxiously.
"In the final analysis, the reason why aristocratic families can do this is that most of the books in the world are in the hands of aristocratic families. The reason why a large number of books are in the hands of aristocratic families is because paper is expensive. If paper is no longer expensive, books will no longer be expensive. By then, everyone will be able to study and everyone will have the opportunity to take the imperial examination. My lord, do you think the aristocratic family can still sit still?" Lu Chen looked at Li Daozong and said calmly, and at the same time gently slid the lid of the bowl He opened the mouth of the teacup, took a sip of tea and said.
Lu Chen said it in an understatement, but it was like a thunderbolt in Li Daozong's mind, and Li Daozong also wanted to understand how Lu Chen was going to deal with the aristocratic family. If Lu Chen could really do such a thing, it would be like directly digging up the roots of the aristocratic family. Well, then the aristocratic family still has to fight to the death with Lu Chen! The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became. Such a terrifying thing, the Chang'an County Duke opposite me actually said it so lightly, as if this kind of thing was easy for him.
"Mr. Lu, can you do this?" Li Daozong unknowingly used honorifics to Lu Chen, mainly because what Lu Chen said was really terrible. If Lu Chen really had to do it, If you do, that will offend all the aristocratic families in the world.
"I never do anything unprepared. As long as those aristocratic families are honest, otherwise I don't mind letting them disappear into ashes!" Lu Chen said with a calm smile, "Of course, if they want to use force with me, of course I will You are even more welcome!" Lu Chen said with a sneer.
Li Daozong couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he thought of the forging technology that Lu Chen now mastered. Of course, if Li Daozong saw Lu Chen's unreleased flintlock guns and artillery, Li Daozong would probably be so scared that he sat on the ground because of that. Toys are Lu Chen's biggest killer.
"In this case, I am a little worried for others!" Li Daozong smiled bitterly and looked at Lu Chen. After all, Li Daozong wanted Lu Chen to see the situation clearly. If Lu Chen felt that the situation was not good and said something timid, he would just follow the trend. Lu Chen was dragged into Tiance Mansion's camp, but the facts were obviously very different from what Li Daozong thought. Lu Chen's background was too tough and mysterious, and Li Daozong suddenly didn't know how to win over Lu Chen.
"Your Majesty also has good intentions, how could I not know this!" Lu Chen looked at Li Daozong with a smile, and naturally saw the disappointment in Li Daozong's eyes, "I hope to see His Highness King Qin, but now His Majesty has issued a grounding order for me. , when the foot ban is over, I will definitely go to Tiance Mansion to ask for an audience with His Highness Prince Qin!" How could Lu Chen not have thought of the purpose of Li Daozong coming here today? The reason why the prince said the previous words was just to hope that he would have some He had to give in so that he could be pulled into the Tiance Mansion camp. Now that he was tough, it was inevitable that the prince would be in trouble. Lu Chen's words were a step down for Li Daozong.
"In this case, I will definitely bring Duke Lu's words to King Qin!" When Li Daozong heard Lu Chen's words, his somewhat disappointed mood suddenly became clear again.
"Master! Master!" Just as the two were talking, Du Junchuo ran in from the outside in joy, but when he saw Li Daozong sitting in the front hall, he immediately shut his mouth.
"If you have something to say, it's okay to say it. Your Majesty is not an outsider!" Lu Chen said with a smile as he looked at Du Junchuo's uncomfortable expression when he suddenly shut up.
Du Junchuo first saluted Li Daozong, Li Daozong nodded, and then Du Junchuo said: "My lord, the glass is done!"
"Liu Li?!" Hearing Du Junchuo's words, Li Daozong was shocked again, "How can Mr. Lu make colored glaze?" Li Daozong looked at Lu Chen with a shocked expression.
"We have to make some income, right? Otherwise, I can't afford to support the people of Zhuangzi and the more than 3,000 Beiwei guards outside!" Lu Chen still looked calm and relaxed. , and Lu Chen's appearance directly made Li Daozong feel that Lu Chen was even more mysterious.
"Why don't you, Your Majesty, go to Liulifang with us?" Lu Chen stood up and invited Li Daozong to go to Liulifang with him.
"As you wish, I dare not ask you to listen!" Li Daozong stood up and said politely to Lu Chen.
While talking, the two of them walked out of the front hall one after the other and walked towards the workshop area where Liulicang was located.
Xiao Yu dressed in casual clothes and took the housekeeper Xiao Huan to the back door of Wang Gui's house. After all, as Xiao Yu, he walked in and out of Wang Gui's house at will. If he was seen by interested people, it would inevitably cause trouble. Therefore, the two masters and servants Wang Gui's house entering through the back door.
Although Wang Gui is just a prince Zhongyun now, the Wang family is a large family with five surnames and seven looks, and Wang Gui can be regarded as the spokesperson of the Wang family in Chang'an. Therefore, Wang Gui's house occupies a large area, with five entrances from the front and the back. The courtyard, pavilions, corridors and waterside pavilions are quite luxurious.
Wang Xing opened the back door himself. After introducing Xiao Yu's master and servant through the back door, he looked around and made sure that no one was around before closing the back door.
"Wang Xing has met Mr. Xiao!" After closing the back door, Wang Xing hurriedly knelt down to greet Xiao Yu.
"Get up! Are all those families here?" Xiao Yu waved his hand casually, asking Wang Xing to reply.
"Sir, the others are already waiting for you in Mingyue Pavilion!" Wang Xing bowed and replied. The implication was that Xiao Yu was the last person from the Wang family to come to the Wang family.
"Well! Lead the way!" Xiao Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with being the last one to come to the Wang family. After all, he had the highest status here, and it was natural that he would arrive last. After all, this represented his status as Xiao Yu. He Having this status makes others wait for him.
"Yes!" Wang Xing did not show any dissatisfaction with Xiao Yu's proud look, and bowed in front to lead the way for Xiao Yu's master and servant.
