Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4095 Political opinion
The branch of the second house of the Cui family in Boling originated from Cui Zhongfang, the Minister of Rites of the former Sui Dynasty.Cui Zhongfang had two sons, the eldest son Cui Tao, who gave birth to Cui Dunli and Cui Yuqing, the second son Cui Ling, and the only son Cui Chengfu.

In the entire Boling Cui clan, the second family is considered a prominent family, and its weight is not small.

However, Cui Yuqing’s sudden death in Chang’an City’s Nanshenheyuan Manor earlier caused the entire Boling Cui clan to shake. The second house was even more angry and faintly drew a line with the family. Cui Dunli acted on his own in the court and did not obey the orders of the family at all...

This is something that the entire Boling Cui family cannot allow, so the pressure on the second room can be imagined.

Faced with heavy pressure, Cui Tao did not choose to give in, but instead appointed Cui Chengfu to go to Chang'an to meet Cui Dunli in secret to confirm the cause of Cui Yuqing's death.

If it has nothing to do with the Shandong gentry, Cui Dunli is naturally ordered to obey orders and not to violate the deployment of the Shandong gentry.

However, if it is confirmed that Cui Yuqing's death was caused by the Shandong gentry, with the intention of coercing Boling Cui's second wife with a "bitter plan", then a long-term plan must be considered...

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Dark clouds gradually piled up, and the sky gradually darkened. Cui Dunli walked out of the manor with a straight but isolated back, feeling extremely depressed.

The concept of "Family First" passed down from generation to generation by the aristocratic family has indeed made the family stronger and stronger. With a lot of accumulation, it can grab more resources to feed back the children of the family.As long as the children of the aristocratic family are born, they are destined to reach the pinnacle of life relying on the power and heritage of the family.

Whether you become an official or become an official, or study behind closed doors, you can get resources that children from poor families can't get in their entire lives.

However, behind all these seemingly blooming flowers and getting better and better, there is the loss of family affection and the annihilation of humanity.

Everything is based on the word profit, and for the sake of profit, he fights with outsiders and his own people.

When struggles are everywhere, what is the brotherhood and blood relationship?Father and son can turn against each other, brothers can fight against each other, husband and wife can become enemies...

This is true for a family, and it is also true for a country.

The rise and fall of dynasties, the change of imperial power, and the cycle of the country and the country, how can the aristocratic families escape from the nest?
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On the way back to Chang'an from Shenheyuan, Cui Dunli lifted the curtain of the car to look at the suddenly dark sky outside, and told the servant who was driving: "You don't need to go back to the city, first go to Lishan Fangjia Farm."

"Here."

The coachman took the order and continued to cross the river from Fangjiawan Wharf. Afterwards, he did not go straight north into Chang'an, but turned eastward along the river bank and rushed to Lishan.

Cui Dunli sat in the car, watching the busy transportation of goods along the river, and the densely packed merchant ships moored on the river, he suddenly felt emotional.

Everyone in the world knows that Fang Jun has a little bit of magic skills, especially this Fangjiawan Wharf almost monopolizes the import and export of goods in Guanzhong. The source of wealth has also achieved the reputation of being the richest in the world.

But who would have seen that it was this wharf that made the total amount of cargo in and out of Guanzhong soar more than ten times compared to the early years of Zhenguan?
The substantial increase in trade in goods and breeding not only brought abundant tax revenue to the imperial court, but also created hundreds of thousands of jobs.This time, hundreds of thousands of people were affected by the flood in Guanzhong, their homes were annihilated, the fields were barren, and they had no food and clothing. How could it be completely solved even with the relief of the imperial court?In previous years, these people who lost their rural and family property would either become refugees and beg in various counties in Guanzhong, which not only cost the court money and food for relief, but also caused hidden dangers to public security; All the children and grandchildren are squeezed blood and sweat, boned and sucked marrow.

But now, it is the thriving merchant trade that absorbs these disaster victims. Although the family still has no property, they can earn a share of money and food with both hands to support the whole family.

The policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business since ancient times is naturally correct.

No agriculture is unstable, farmers produce more food to feed more people, and make the country stronger, but businessmen don't do production, and travel around to earn the price difference with farmers' output, which can be said to suck the blood and sweat of farmers, which is extremely bad.Moreover, businessmen value profits and have no thoughts of family and country, which is disgusted and dreaded by the rulers.

But the sword has two fronts, and the country wants to be rich, but it cannot do without business.

If merchants can be controlled to hoard goods and speculate, so that they can conquer the circulation of goods in various places, and at the same time increase taxes and absorb refugees, how can the country not be rich and strong?
Of course, the ancient and modern sages may not fail to see such a way out, but no one has ever achieved success, which shows how difficult it is to operate.

But no matter what, there is finally such a ray of light to get rid of the various drawbacks of the government...

The carriage circled half of Chang'an City, and when it crossed the Baqiao, the sky was drizzled, and the carriages and horses on the official road along the way rattled and pedestrians hurried.

To the foot of Lishan Mountain, follow the cement-paved road straight up the mountain. On both sides of the road, there are criss-crossed fields and canals everywhere. The leaves of the crops are stretched in the drizzle, emerald green like ink, and countless tall waterwheels stand on the hillside. Everywhere, river water from low places is continuously pumped to high places and poured into ponds for irrigation.

This piece of barren land in the mountains that was once strewn with barren trees and full of weeds has become one of the few fertile fields in Guanzhong after it belonged to the Fang family.

The way of agriculture, Fang Jun is also outstanding...

Arriving outside the gate of the Fang family's Zhuangzi, a family member of the Fang family came forward to inquire, and knowing that it was Cui Dunli's visit, he hurriedly took the carriage to the entrance room, and then went inside to report.

Cui Dunli got out of the car and took a seat, then followed the returned servants into the village.

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"Anshang, you are blessed. The East China Sea just sent some seafood. I asked someone to deliver some to Princess Jinyang in the palace. There is still a lot left. Let's have a few drinks."

Fang Jun, dressed in ordinary clothes and with a happy face, warmly entertained Cui Dunli.

Cui Dunli said with a smile: "The fresh goods from the East China Sea have traveled thousands of miles to reach Chang'an, and it costs a lot of money. I can't afford it for idlers. The Duke of Yue should enjoy it behind closed doors. The officials come here uninvited. You have to pay for such entertainment. Didn't he become a villain?"

Although he is Fang Jun's subordinate, and his title is worlds apart, the two of them always get along casually.

Fang Jun laughed and invited Cui Dunli to sit down and drink tea, and then said meaningfully: "Nowadays, powerful people from Shandong and Jiangnan are entering the court wantonly, occupying many central yamen, powerful and powerful, and they are the most powerful in the court. To get this opportunity to show courtesy to Anshang, but I don’t know how many people can’t dream of it.”

Cui Dunli didn't seem to understand the meaning of these words, he took a sip of tea with a smile on his face, then met Fang Jun's eyes, and then said slowly: "That's disappointing Duke Yue, the Shandong family is the Shandong family, Xiaguan is Xiaguan, although the two are related, they cannot be confused. To be honest, Xiaguan had just met someone from the clan before coming here. Duke Guo wants to show his favor to the Shandong family through the lower officials, so I'm afraid he will be disappointed."

Although his meeting with Cui Chengfu was secret, it was impossible to hide it from the eyes and ears of the "Hundred Knights". After all, as the de facto controller of the Ministry of War, both His Majesty and other forces in the DPRK and China must strictly monitor him.

If you can't hide it from "Baiqisi", you can't hide it from your Majesty, nor can you hide it from Donggong and Fang Jun. Others don't know that Li Junxian has a lot of involvement with Donggong in private, but as Fang Jun's confidant, he knows it very well...

Fang Jun laughed.

It is so easy and comfortable for smart people to work together, they can guess what the other person is thinking, and as long as they are willing, they can eliminate all suspicions and misunderstandings invisibly.

Obviously, when Cui Dunli met with the tribe today, the other party must have brought an order from the clan, and this order was reached after discussions among all the Shandong family, but Cui Dunli had already rejected it.

It is not difficult to guess that this order must sacrifice Cui Dunli's interests, but maximize the interests of the Boling Cui family and even the Shandong family as much as possible...

But since he chose the path of the East Palace, Cui Dunli didn't want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, so he came to the door today to clarify.

Afterwards, even if the news of his meeting with his family came out, Fang Jun and the whole East Palace would not be suspicious of it.

The drizzle was gurgling outside the window, seafood was brought to the table one after another, the two sat facing each other, opened a jar of rice wine and drank each other...

Fang Jun held up the wine glass and toasted Cui Dunli. Cui Dunli quickly put down his chopsticks and clinked glasses with both hands, and drank it down in one gulp.When he put down his wine glass and put a mouthful of stewed yellow croaker into his mouth, Fang Jun asked: "Now that the Eastern Palace is in decline, the matter of easy storage has long been irreversible... Why is it so firm to choose a tree for a good bird to live in?" Standing on the side of the East Palace?"

In the officialdom, political ideas are sometimes very important. One must leave some achievements engraved on the history books for one term of office, so as to live up to this life.

But sometimes it is not so important. After all, being an official is to seize power. If you lose power and have no power in your hands, what can you do?

Going with the flow is the norm, and going against the trend makes the difference.

Cui Dunli swallowed the fresh and smooth fish, held the pot to fill up the wine glasses in front of the two, and said with a smile, "It's not so much that I'm standing on the side of the East Palace, it's better to say that I'm on your side, Duke Yue... I don't dare He is more sage than the ancients, but he has always been in a high-minded mood and refused to follow the trend."

After a pause, he continued: "If the King of Jin is the heir, it is conceivable that the old system of the Sui Dynasty will be restored. The government is all controlled by aristocratic families, and orders come from the top, but they are not allowed to go to the countryside. This world is said to be the world of the Tang Dynasty. It is better to say that the world is dominated by aristocratic families. The foundation of aristocratic families lies in the interests of the family, and it is the proper meaning to harm the public and enrich the private. Don't look at the current prosperity of the empire, but no matter how powerful the country is, how can it withstand the great power of the aristocratic family? Rats day after day, never-ending robbing? Maybe 50 years, maybe 100 years, the Tang Dynasty will also be like the previous dynasties, collapsed, and fell into the nest of the dynasty's rise and fall... Nawu What's the point of waiting for the painstaking efforts that have been devoted to the prosperity of the empire today?"

From ancient times to the present, Huaxia has never lacked talents with outstanding vision.

It's just that the existence of aristocratic families makes these people with outstanding vision willing to follow the trend, strengthen the small family and ignore everyone.

When the aristocratic family collapsed and the powerful family declined, Confucianism occupied the court and controlled the way of speech.

Respecting only Confucianism and dismissing hundreds of schools has made Confucianism a "family leader" in another sense. They only know how to constantly repel dissidents and seize power. Who cares about all living beings in China, and who cares about the rise and fall of the empire?

(End of this chapter)