Chapter 968 The Four Generations and Three Dukes
If you look at the current Yuan family, you will know how deep the Hongnong Yang family is hiding behind their backs.
Moreover, judging from some future development trajectories, it can also reflect part of Yang's influence.
Who is Yang Biao? I guess many people are unfamiliar with him. He had a son named Yang Dezu, also known as Yang Xiu. Cao Cao found an excuse to kill Yang Xiu. The interesting thing is that Cao Cao did not touch Yang Biao in the end.
Cao Cao could kill Kong Rong and even his whole family, but he didn't dare to actually touch Yang Biao. Did Cao Cao have the intention to kill Yang Biao? Of course he did, and he actually did it, but he didn't succeed.
When Yuan Shu was in rebellion, Cao Cao asked Yang Biao to marry Shu, falsely accused him of deposing him, imprisoned him, and impeached him for treason. - "Taiping Yulan·Ministry of Personnel·Volume 69"
Cao Cao's excuse was that Yang Biao and Yuan Shu were related by marriage, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, and Yang Biao conspired, so he was imprisoned. However, in this matter, in addition to Cao Cao who wanted to kill him, everyone under his command wanted to protect Yang Biao, Xun Yu, Man Chong, etc.
The heavyweights of the Cao Wei Group all appeared one after another. Later, under pressure, Cao Cao even wrote a "Book with Taiwei Yang Biao" and attached a lot of gifts.
Later, when Cao Cao found an excuse to kill Yang Xiu, Yang Biao used Jin Rixi as an excuse to express his dissatisfaction with Cao Cao for killing Yang Xiu, and finally forced Cao Cao to apologize on the spot.
The identity of Cao Cao who apologized at this time was no longer the same as the one who sent Yang Biao to prison. At this time, Cao Cao was already the King of Wei. It is not something that everyone can do to make the King of Wei Cao Cao apologize on the spot.
Cao Cao is not that easy to mess with. Referring to the final fate of Xun Yu, who can almost be said to be Cao Wei's greatest hero, we can see how difficult it was for Yang Biao to make Cao Cao apologize to him.
Although during the Three Kingdoms period, they seemed to be the same four generations and three princes on the surface, the Yang family was inferior to the Yuan family by countless streets. But looking from a distance, the Yuan family could not be compared with the Yang family.
After Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the Runan Yuan family came to a close on the big stage and entered a low-key period. Later, the Runan Yuan family also experienced a brief revival, but like before, the Yuan An family was able to dominate the world for several generations.
It has never appeared since.
On the contrary, another relatively low-key Yuan family of Chenjun began to rise to prominence. At one time, it became a powerful family alongside the Wang family of Langya, the Xie family of Chenjun, and the Xiao family of Lanling, influencing China for hundreds of years.
As for the Yang family, although during the Three Kingdoms period, compared to the Runan Yuan family at the same level, they were not as active on the surface. In comparison, they even seemed a little unable to live up to the title of Fourth Generation and Three Dukes.
But it was extremely prominent during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Yang Jian claimed to be the fourteenth generation grandson of Yang Zhen. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, the Yang family of Hongnong became the royal family. The great Sui prime ministers Yang Su, Yang Xiong and other officials all came from Hongnong.
Nong Yang.
In the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian's mother was also from the Hongnong Yang family. "New and Old Tang Books" records that during her time as emperor and queen, Wu Zetian promoted more than twenty third-rank officials of the Hongnong Yang family. In the Tang Dynasty,
The first and second ranks are basically honorary positions, while the third rank prime minister is the highest official with real power.
He has such a behemoth under his control, and the most important thing is that this behemoth is obviously not of the same mind as him.
Li Xiang will naturally not remain indifferent to this. Whether it is to weaken, suppress or conquer, Li Xiang must seize the opportunity, or even create the opportunity, and take active action.
As one of the top aristocratic families in the world, the Hongnong Yang family is naturally different from other small families. Li Xiang can't kill them by using such small means.
Like the Yuan family, the Yang family of the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes has disciples and old friends all over the world, and they are related by marriage to each other. Their root systems are intricate and intertwined. How can a family of this level be killed easily?
Not only the Yang family, but also the family group. It is impossible for Li Xiang to get rid of them completely for the time being. After all, Li Xiang cannot do without them now. All Li Xiang needs to do is to find ways to weaken them and not let them exceed
own scope of control.
Although papermaking and printing technology have now spread all over the world, in theory everyone in the world has the possibility of reading and literacy, and then the imperial examination can be launched to make more use of talents from poor families and common people.
This idea looks wonderful, but it is a pity that it is only a theoretical possibility, and the reality cannot be compared with theory. Even if civilians have books, since they are civilians, whether they have the time and money to support learning is a problem. Civilians are the biggest
After all, the problem is still life. Moreover, who will teach them is another problem!
What's more, even if the imperial examination system comes into being, who dares to say that the learning effect of civilians can be compared to the children of aristocratic families who have advantages in learning resources and environment.
Therefore, although the emergence of printing, papermaking and even the imperial examination system in the future will impact the aristocratic class, replacing this class cannot be formed in a short time.
Moreover, Li Xiang comes from a noble family. There are also many civil and military officers under his command, big and small. Although many of them come from noble families, they also come from powerful, humble and even common people. But even the latter, if Li is the future
Xiang has achieved great things. If nothing happens, these people will develop into one of the new family forces after a few generations.
In a power, various high-level talents are important, but they are even more inseparable from those middle and low-level officials or talents. And where these talents come from, it is naturally from the famous families in the world.
Therefore, among the princes in the world, the more powerful the princes, the more they cannot do without the support of the families under their command. After all, the more powerful the princes, the more talents are needed, and the talent gap created is also large.
The bigger it is.
Let's go back to the Yang family's problem. This time, although Li Xiang will never be able to overthrow the Yang family at once, Li Xiang will also use these things to test this family of four generations and three fathers. If it goes well, he can also use this to weaken the opponent.
Fan.
On this trip, Li Xiang took Xun Yu with him in order to keep him away so that Wang Meng and the others could attack the imperialists in Luoyang. And taking Yang Lian with him was because he had already planned to make him a victim of his plan.
Part of it.
From the moment he stepped out of Luoyang, his future was already determined. From now on, Li Xiang will not let him live, not even the Yang family.
Although this Yang Lian has surrendered to him, he only came here on Yang Biao's order. It is not certain where his heart truly lies.
Yang Biao, an old man, while siding with the imperialists, secretly ordered some family members to defect to Li Xiang. This approach made Li Xiang think more and more about this old man. Today, there is no need to blame him for Li Xiang's sacrifice of Yang Biao.