Everyone else knew that the Cui and Wang families were in a lot of trouble because of the paper business.
They are also somewhat dissatisfied with the Cui family's behavior. If the Cui family can rob the Wang family's business, who knows if they will rob their business.
Therefore, they were happy to watch the show and had no intention of persuading them.
Cui Lingdao didn't care about Wang Yuan's attitude and said with a smile: "He doesn't have soldiers, but we do. As long as we send troops to support him, he has a great chance of succeeding."
Lu Guang said in surprise: "Brother Cui, are you crazy? Have you forgotten why our family has been able to inherit the family for so long? It's because we never participated in the rebellion."
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turbans revolted and massacred aristocratic families. Even so, they did not raise their own troops, but provided money and people to support various princes.
Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many aristocratic families have participated in the struggle for world hegemony.
But what about in the end?
Those participating aristocratic families have long since perished.
But they have passed it down and their power is stronger than before.
"Brother Cui, if we are asked to send troops, I, the Li family of Zhao County, will not participate." Li Haogong said.
"My Wang family will not participate either."
"The Zheng family is not involved either."
Lu Guang spread his hands and said, "Brother Cui, you can see it. It is impossible for us to risk the survival of our family."
Cui Lingdao said disdainfully: "With the movable type printing technology and the reform of the imperial examination, if we don't take risks, we will just linger. Now Li Shimin doesn't move us, just because he needs the family to help him govern the world. In ten years at most, a large number of
Children from poor families are pouring out, do you think Li Shimin will not touch us?"
"this…"
They were speechless.
What Cui Lingdao said were facts that they were unwilling to face but had to face.
Cui Lingdao continued: "Now it's a matter of life and death. If we don't do something, we will linger for a few years and eventually die. You can figure it out for yourself."
For a while, the hall became quiet, and several other people thought carefully about Cui Lingdao's words.
"Bang!"
Wang Yuan slapped the coffee table hard and said, "I agree."
Although he was unhappy with the Cui family, he had to admit that Cui Lingdao was right.
Their family has grown to this point because of its monopoly on knowledge.
When the monopoly was broken, the emperor always wanted to eliminate the aristocratic family. If he did not fight hard, the decline of the aristocratic family would be inevitable.
The Wang family in Taiyuan has been passed down for thousands of years. Wang Yuan could not accept it no matter what. The decline of the Wang family was in his hands.
"Brother Cui, our Lu family also agrees." Lu Yuan said.
"The Zheng family agrees."
"Zhaojun Li agrees."
People are like this, no matter what time, there is a sense of luck.
When Cui Lingdao broke their luck, they all knew what to do, which was more beneficial to them.
"Brother Cui, what should we do now?" Li Haogong asked.
Cui Lingdao said: "This matter is related to the survival of our family, so we must be cautious. What we need to do now is to win over other aristocratic families to increase our strength. In addition, we must also win over the generals who have military power."
Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "It's no problem to win over the aristocratic families, but it's a little difficult to win over the generals who hold military power. Those people are Li Shimin's confidants. If not, they may expose us."
Lu Guang agreed: "Brother Wang is right. Some girls from our Lu family have married those generals. I'm not sure I can convince those generals."
Cui Lingdao smiled and said: "I have considered everything you said. But there is someone we can definitely win over."
"Who? Could it be that Brother Cui has a way to win over Cheng Yaojin? Cheng Yaojin's prestige in the army is not low. There are many people in the army who came from Wagang with him. If he can win over Cheng Yaojin, the chance of success will be greater.
Increase." Li Haogong said.
Cui Lingdao's mouth twitched, "Damn it, I also want to win over Cheng Yaojin, but the problem is that I can't."
"It's not Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin is a die-hard loyalist of Li Shimin and can't be won over. What I'm talking about is Hou Junji." Cui Lingdao said it directly without giving in.
"Hou Junji? That's not bad, but he is idle now. I don't know how long it will take for him to take power again." Wang Yuan nodded and said.
He did not think that Li Shimin would not use Hou Junji.
If Li Shimin had not used Hou Junji, he would not have been able to survive.
Cui Lingdao smiled and said: "With our help, it will not be difficult for him to take power again."
"Brother Cui, are you sure? You must know that Hou Junji is very loyal to Li Shimin. If you can't convince him, we may be exposed." Lu Guang asked.
Cui Lingdao said disdainfully: "Very loyal? If Hou Junji was loyal to Li Shimin, he wouldn't have partnered with my Cui family to sell private salt to the grassland. He has something in my hands, even if he is loyal to Li Shimin, he can't help it.
He got it."
"What should we do with Lin Xuan? I believe you all should have received news about his mysterious weapon." Wang Yuan asked.
Cui Lingdao said: "That thing is really powerful, and according to the news, it has great limitations. But just in case, let's not touch it for the time being. Let him live for a few more years. When we succeed, he will not be us."
Deal with it how you want to deal with it."
"Brother Cui is right, it's better not to cause trouble now." Lu Guang looked at Wang Yuan and said.
They all knew that the Wang family sent people to assassinate Lin Xuan, and they were worried that Wang Yuan would continue to attack Lin Xuan.
Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Then let that kid live a few more years."
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"Xuan'er, is it okay for us to dress like this?" Lin Dongyang asked.
Lin Xuan said helplessly: "Dad, you have asked me several times, don't worry, it will be no problem."
Lin Dongyang has no official position or title, and Zhang Qing has no official title. As long as he dresses appropriately and does not exceed the requirements, there will be no problem.
But they were going into the palace to meet the emperor and empress today, which made them a little uneasy.
"Xuan'er, it's getting late, let's set off quickly." Zhang Qing said.
Lin Xuan looked at the sky outside. It was not bright yet. The morning court was definitely not over at this time. He didn't want to go so early.
But he didn't persuade me any more and agreed.
He had already persuaded me several times before, otherwise he might have gone earlier than the previous officials.
Sure enough, Lin Xuan and his family arrived at the palace in a carriage and were taken directly to a side hall.
There is no way, Li Shimin is still in court, just wait.
Lin Dongyang and Zhang Qing were sitting at attention. Although they were very curious about the palace, they did not dare to look more.
Lin Xuan didn't have so many worries anymore. He lay down on the table and got ready to sleep.
"Xuan'er, what are you doing? This is the palace, how can you sleep here?" Lin Dongyang scolded.
Lin Xuan wanted to tell him that he had slept with him when he was in court, but in order not to be talked about, he kept silent.
Since he was not allowed to sleep, Lin Xuan walked around the hall and admired the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty.
More than a thousand years later, you have to pay to see this.
Lin Xuan thought about it, just collecting a copy of Li Shimin's calligraphy is not enough.
Later, we should ask Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and other famous ministers to ask for the same name. If it is passed down, it will be a treasure.
Of course, he will definitely not use it, but it is still good to leave it to future generations.
Keeping too much money will easily attract people's attention, but the calligraphy and paintings of famous people were not particularly valuable in ancient times.
Unless you are at the level of a master like Wang Xizhi.
Just when Lin Xuan was thinking about leaving some heirlooms for future generations, a young eunuch walked in and said, "Your Majesty has summoned the Marquis of Jingyang County to come to the Lizheng Hall for an audience."
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Excuse me, father-in-law, please lead the way."