Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4180 Valve Foundation
Chu Suiliang's heart was clouded. If the King of Jin finally won the throne, he might still have some room for change. He expressed his loyalty and submission to the King of Jin and made "remarkable" achievements, and he might survive.

But once King Jin was defeated, he would either die in battle with King Jin, or be captured and suffer the pain of Ling Chi...

So emotionally, although he was coerced by King Jin, he also hoped that King Jin would win.

But now even a mainstay like Xiao Yu is thinking about it, and is starting to reserve a backup, how can you expect Yu Chigong and others to fight bloody battles for the King of Jin to the end?
Xiao Yu put away the "Chen Qing Form" and greeted Chu Suiliang to take his seat again. Seeing that it was noon, he asked someone to prepare lunch: "It's noon, so Deng Shan will have dinner with me and have a drink or two."

Chu Suiliang was restless and wanted to ask something, so he agreed.

After a while, a few simple dishes arrived, two bowls of rice and a jug of fine wine.

Watching Chu Suiliang pour the wine, Xiao Yu sighed and said: "Although my life has been rough and tumultuous, I have never experienced hardships and harshness in life. Now I follow His Royal Highness King Jin to seek a great cause, but I have to respect the motto of the sub-sage. It's embarrassing."

As the descendants of the Nanliang royal family, even though most of the direct bloodlines of the clan migrated to Daxing City after the country was broken, but because of the presence of Empress Xiao, the children of the Xiao family were not only not as humiliated and tortured as the subjugated slaves, but instead lived in luxury and luxury. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, it entered the Tang Dynasty and was trusted and reused by Emperor Gaozu, which revived the reputation of the family.

For such simple and simple dishes as now, in the past, the servants of the Xiao family ate more luxuriously than this...

As for the proverbs of the sub-sage, in connection with the current simple diet, it is naturally "hungry for the skin of the body, and empty for the body"...

Chu Suiliang poured out the fine wine, raised his glass to meet Xiao Yu, took a sip, and asked, "Duke Song doesn't seem to be optimistic about the future of King Jin?"

"What's the point of this?"

Xiao Yu took a bite of the dish, shook his head and denied, "If I didn't like King Jin, how could I have escaped from the Taiji Palace and raised troops together with King Jin to seek great cause? The reason why I left such a 'Centre of Love' ’, it’s just planning for a rainy day and being prepared.”

Chu Suiliang doesn't think so now. He thinks that the reason why Xiao Yu supports the King of Jin without hesitation is that the prince's policy towards the aristocratic family continues the same as the previous emperor's. It is a huge blow to the aristocratic family and is not accepted by the aristocratic family.

So he changed his method and asked: "Since the birth of the aristocratic family, it can be considered that it has reached the peak today. It is almost impossible to make progress. As the saying goes, when the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon is full, it loses. It is an indisputable fact that aristocrats have fallen, but according to Song Guogong, will the imperial examination be a coffin for burying aristocratic politics?"

Theoretically speaking, the imperial examination system, which does not look at identity, does not look at background, and only looks at the test papers, has already shielded the greatest advantages of the children of the aristocratic family, making the students of the poor family stand on the same starting line as the children of the aristocratic family.

When the elite cannot monopolize the way to become an official, it will naturally be the beginning of demise and decline.

This is almost the consensus of the current aristocratic families, so they are extremely opposed to the prince's national policy of weakening the family. His Majesty Li Er also followed this policy before. The second His Majesty passed away, so naturally he wanted to protest in groups to express his dissatisfaction.

Many aristocrats may not have given up their support for King Jin and opposed the prince until now. In fact, they just want to put pressure on the prince by supporting King Jin. If the prince changes his course now, many people will immediately give up King Jin and switch to the prince. camp.

The so-called will is probably just an excuse for many aristocratic families. After all, the prince who sits in Chang'an City now, no one really wants to see two princes vying for the throne and smashing the empire to pieces...

Xiao Yu took a sip of wine, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know about it either. Theoretically speaking, the imperial examination system will indeed have a huge impact on aristocratic families. Children of aristocratic families cannot be recommended to become officials. Isn’t it digging the foundation of the clan? But in my opinion, at least in the short term, it may not have much impact. It must be known that the reason why our clans live and survive is the investment and foundation in education. Our ancestors have studied Ming history for hundreds of years. Jingyi, how can ordinary Qianshou ten years of hard study be able to surpass it? They even have to borrow books from us! The "Datang Cultural Revitalization" led by His Royal Highness King Wei indeed invested extremely low-cost books Go to all the prefectures and counties in the world, but how many of those Guizhou heads are aware of the benefits of reading, how many are willing to read, and how many can afford it?"

Aristocratic families have invested countless money and painstaking efforts in the monopoly of education for generations. The children of the aristocratic family have a long history of education and good conditions. When they were enlightened, they were taught by famous teachers. Can you surpass it after ten years of reading?
Of course, the threat of the imperial examination system to the politics of the clan has already been involved. Although in the short term it is still dominated by the children of the aristocratic family, but in the long run, the gradual development of people's wisdom will inevitably shake the foundation of the clan's rule.

That's why there are so many powerful families who don't care about the authenticity of the so-called "legacy" in the hands of the King of Jin, but also want to support it...

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard a commotion outside the house, people shouting horses neighing, is it so lively, Xiao Yu hurriedly called the servant in, and asked: "What happened outside, such a commotion?"

The servant entered with an excited expression, and said, "Going home, I heard that the Lord of Tianshui led three thousand elites to join His Royal Highness King Jin!"

Xiao Yu was taken aback for a moment, and then realized who the "Tianshui County Lord" was, Qiu Xinggong...

However, following the tragic death of his son Qiu Shenji, Qiu Xinggong and Fang Jun were regarded as life and death enemies. They wanted revenge but were continuously suppressed. After hearing the news, Xiao Yu thought the man was dead.

But no matter how desolate, Qiu Xinggong was still one of the most powerful generals that the late emperor relied on during his lifetime. Now that he leads the army to vote, it will definitely increase the power of the King of Jin. Moreover, the Shandong private army has arrived in Henan and is about to cross the river. It can be said that the situation is very good.

It seems that forcing Chu Suiliang to write down the "Chen Qing Form" is unnecessary...

*****
In Chang'an City, the British government.

It was sunny today with no wind, and the sun was warm, Li Ji looked at Cheng Yaojin who came uninvited in front of him in his study, quite speechless.

At such a time, all parties are extremely sensitive, and the slightest disturbance may cause extremely severe consequences, but Cheng Yaojin, as the general of the army guarding Chang'an, has to run to him, the head of the prime minister and No. 1 in the military. Come from the mansion, do you think the situation is not chaotic enough?

Cheng Yaojin ignored Li Ji's dissatisfied eyes, and said with a hey, "I can't take care of that much anymore, I just came to ask you, what should I do?"

Li Ji stopped looking at him, sipped his tea slowly, and said casually: "What are you going to do, what have you got to do with me?"

Cheng Yaojin stared: "What you said, I have always obeyed your orders, now the situation is chaotic, who wins and who loses, who is right and who is wrong has been messed up, anyway, we have been friends for so many years, you have to point me out!"

"Ah!"

Li Ji sneered, and asked back: "The first emperor gave you the task of guarding Chang'an. You don't know the scope of your powers, do you? Since you allowed You Houwei and Donggong Liu to come and go in and out of Chang'an at will, you retreated near the West City and stood still and watched. Success or failure, obviously the idea is very right, so why come to ask me for advice? I really don’t dare to take it for my ignorance and sluggish thinking.”

It is said that Cheng Yaojin's appearance is rough and bold, but in fact he is resourceful, which is true in his opinion, but the problem is that this guy's brain is too clear, his calculations are too clear, on the contrary, he often cares too much about success or failure, and is too rational.

His Majesty Li Er once praised him as "loyalty", but Li Ji disagreed.

It is true that this guy will not rebel, but is he a loyal minister if he never rebels?
The word "loyalty" is sometimes difficult to define...

Cheng Yaojin was stunned, and his old face was slightly red, but he has always had a dark and thick skin, so he didn't show it at the moment, and said with a stern face: "I really lacked consideration before, it's not because you refused to give me an idea, I Can I just figure it out on my own? The situation is not right now, I can't sleep or eat, I'm afraid, we've been friends for so many years, you can't just watch my Cheng family be beheaded in the West City for public display in the future, can you?"

"Mother!"

Even with Li Ji's kindness, he couldn't help scolding his mother at this moment, and said angrily, "You bastard stands still, sits and watches success or failure, and has small calculations in his heart, but it's my fault, isn't it? It's ridiculous!"

In any case, it is impossible for the whole family to be beheaded as Cheng Yaojin said. This old thief is just worried about his own interests being damaged.

I used to think that the King of Jin was in power, so I sat on the sidelines and watched the success or failure. In the end, I still leaned towards the King of Jin. Regarding the promise of the King of Jin to "feudal world", who in Guanzhong doesn't know now?Because of the strong support of the elites in Shandong and Jiangnan, most of the generals of the Sixteen Guards stood still, and many people were optimistic about King Jin taking the throne.

However, the [-] Jiangnan private army was defeated by the navy in the first battle, and they were routed. As a result, the king of Jin was unable to support him, and the situation changed suddenly. Naturally, those who were originally inclined to the king of Jin couldn't sit still, such as Cheng Yaojin.

(End of this chapter)