Chapter 467: The Influence of the Clan on the Ancients
"The Marquis is quick to speak, so I'll tell you straight away. Regardless of whether this is true or not, I hope that the Marquis will not get involved," Cui Hao said.
Lin Xuan hated such a threatening tone the most. Hearing this, he said coldly: "Are you threatening me?"
"Master Hou misunderstood, this is just advice." Cui Hao said with a smile.
What the hell, isn’t this a threat?
Verbal threats are worse than threats with weapons.
With the knife on his neck, he was so panicked that he could not think so much.
Verbal threats are different and make people feel very aggrieved.
Lin Xuan had not just traveled through time to support people with no foundation, how could he be threatened by this.
"Thank you for your advice. If nothing happens, please come back." Lin Xuan said coldly.
"Then I'll take my leave." Cui Hao stood up and said with a smile, "I hope Mr. Hou will consider my words more. Farewell!"
Lin Xuan looked at Cui Hao's leaving figure with a gloomy expression on his face.
Although Cui Hao didn't say what would happen after he was investigated, Lin Xuan knew without thinking that it was nothing more than taking action against him or his family.
Don't look at the fact that he has five hundred soldiers, and he also has a "nuclear weapon" called explosives.
But the family didn't touch him just because it wasn't worth it.
However, it would be different if Lin Xuan went to check the accounts.
Aristocratic families account for 70% of the world's officials. It is simply impossible to say that officials from aristocratic families have not taken advantage of their positions to commit corruption.
"What the hell, I just checked, what can you do to me? At worst, let Li Shimin give him a house in Dongshi, or move to the Prince Consort's Mansion." Lin Xuan said secretly.
He still didn't believe that the family dared to go to Dongshi to assassinate him.
You know, the Fang City near the East City is full of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and it is close to the Imperial City. If there is any movement, it won't take long for the Imperial Guard to arrive.
When he was forced by Wang Qingyun to seek help from Cheng Yaojin, it was because he had just traveled through time and had no foundation at all.
Even if he ran away with his family, where could he go?
In desperation, he swallowed his anger.
But now that he has a foundation, if he continues to swallow his anger, what's the point?
When a person is weak, he can swallow his anger and still be able to get by.
If you keep swallowing your anger, you are a coward.
Lin Xuan made up his mind and went directly to the palace without delay.
After the briefing, I met Li Shimin.
"My lord, please see your Majesty."
"What are you doing here?" Li Shimin said expressionlessly.
After Fang Xuanling's persuasion, Li Shimin has decided not to audit the accounts for the time being.
But I was still very unhappy when Lin Xuan refused to check the accounts.
Therefore, he didn't look good to Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan didn't care either. As there is a saying, thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness.
In other words, the emperor's punishments and rewards are all gifts to you.
In ancient times, when the emperor sent his ministers to death, they all had to express gratitude.
If Li Shimin doesn't give her a good look, what does it mean?
"Your Majesty, after I returned home, I learned the hard way and felt that corruption is a major matter and must be investigated. A thousand-mile dike has collapsed in an ant nest. Those corrupt officials are the worms of the country and have done great harm to the country. I am willing to check the accounts for your Majesty." Lin Xuan was righteous.
said.
There was no way he could tell Li Shimin that he was threatened, felt unhappy, and wanted revenge, so he was willing to check the accounts.
"Oh." Li Shimin just glanced at Lin Xuan in slight surprise, without any major disturbance.
oh?
Lin Xuan was a little surprised why Li Shimin was so plain.
It stands to reason that even if Li Shimin is not overjoyed, he shouldn't be so dull.
Li Shimin said calmly: "What you said that day made me wake up. Corrupt officials can't be eliminated just by checking the accounts, but starting from the system. I no longer plan to check. I have been thinking about what should be done these days.
Effectively eliminate corruption. If you have any suggestions in this regard, you can tell me and just check the accounts."
Ga!
No more checking?
Lin Xuan was dumbfounded.
What the hell, when you wanted to investigate in the first place, you were still angry when I didn't do it.
How long has it been now?
I wanted to investigate, but you actually said you wouldn’t investigate?
"Your Majesty, why is this?" Lin Xuan asked.
If Li Shimin's identity hadn't kept him somewhat rational, he would have wanted to curse.
Li Shimin sighed and said: "It's not that I don't want to investigate, but once I investigate, the court will probably be paralyzed."
"What your Majesty said is that there will be officials from the aristocratic family who will hang up their seals to prevent your Majesty from checking the accounts?" Lin Xuan came back to his senses and said.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "I wanted you to investigate secretly before, but I was too impatient and let them notice. I should wait until the influence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has passed before looking for you. You should also meet in the next two days.
It’s a lot of pressure, right?”
Naturally, Li Shimin couldn't hide the fact that many people came to Lin Xuan's door to intercede in the past few days.
It was also because of this that Li Shimin felt many obstacles to auditing the accounts, so he chose to give up.
Of course, giving up doesn't mean he won't pursue it.
What he needs is time.
After a few years of imperial examinations have produced some talents, he will naturally not worry about officials from aristocratic families leaving with their seals, which will paralyze the court.
In the past few years, he can also let go and clean up the foreign races around Datang. When the outside world is calmed down and there are talents internally, it will be time for him to clean up the aristocratic families.
Li Shimin is a tolerant person, and he knows exactly what choices to make under what circumstances.
"Your Majesty, the investigation this time is about corruption. The aristocratic family has left with their seals. This is just a good time to publicize it and let the people all over the world know their true colors. The people hate corrupt officials very much." Lin Xuan said.
"What about the officials?" Li Shimin asked in a serious voice.
Although doing that would definitely ruin the family's reputation, without officials, the court would be in chaos.
The final result is undoubtedly a lose-lose situation for both sides. For Li Shimin, the most important thing is to stabilize the country.
"Your Majesty, those officials have to eat, right? If they don't become officials, is it possible that they can still farm? It's impossible for aristocratic families to support them," Lin Xuan said.
A large family like the Five Surnames and Qi Wang has a population of at least several hundred thousand, otherwise the Wang family would not be able to say that the Wang family in the world came out of Taiyuan.
With so many clan members, it is impossible for all of them to enjoy the family's resources.
Most of them are no different from ordinary people. The only difference is that they have the opportunity to receive education.
But after these people resign, it is impossible for the aristocratic family to provide money to support them.
They all have a large family to support, and they will eventually bow to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Things are not as simple as you think. You have no idea how much they value the clan."
Normally, what Lin Xuan said was not wrong.
But he ignored the importance that ancient people attached to family and clan.
From this sentence, we can see the status of the concept of family in people's ideological realm.
Imperial power did not extend to counties, which meant that imperial decrees could only be issued to counties. The grassroots level was clan autonomy, relying on squires, clan chiefs and the like to handle conflicts and adjust relationships in accordance with rural rules and regulations.
The family has its own laws and the state has its own rules and regulations.
This family refers to family and clan.
Whatever happens in the local area is usually handled according to the family laws of the clan, and even the government has no right to intervene.
Many people know that in ancient times, if a woman was found to have an inappropriate relationship with another man, she would be imprisoned in a pig cage.
In fact, the imperial court did not punish people by immersing themselves in pig cages.
In ancient times, if a woman was found cheating, she could report it to the village or other grassroots elders, or a very prestigious elder. Once it was confirmed as a fact, the man would be beaten to death with a stick, and the woman would be thrown into a pig cage.
Drowned in the river.
This is considered a lynching, but the government will not take care of it. Even the relatives of the person who was executed do not dare to defy the clan's decision.
It can be seen how profound the influence of the clan on the ancients.