The steward of the Cui Mansion is named Cui Min. His ancestors have been servants of the Cui family for more than ten generations and are very loyal to the Cui family. Otherwise, Cui Hao would not have sent him to see Han Yuan.
Although Cui Hao came to Chang'an with Cui Hao, Cui Min's status among the servants of the Cui family is very high, only slightly lower than the steward of the Cui family's ancestral home.
Except for some core members of the Cui family, the rest of the folk prescription clan members were polite to him when they saw him, which shows his status in the Cui family.
"You, the Cui family, are really good at using so many tricks. Do you really think that His Majesty is a fool?"
Cui Min didn't say it was okay, but the more he talked about it, the angrier Han Yuan became.
He was highly valued by Li Shimin and should have had a bright future, but because of the Cui family's stupidity, he was exposed.
Based on Li Shimin's attitude towards the aristocratic family, Han Yuan could predict that his official career had come to an end, which made him angry.
The Han family is a Nanyang aristocratic family, and originally had nothing to do with the Five Surnames and Qiwang. However, Li Shimin has been suppressing the aristocratic family. The Han family is also an aristocratic family. In order to protect their own interests, they chose to join the Cui family.
"Master Han, this matter is indeed the fault of the Cui family, but those people were not arranged by the Cui family, but by other families." Cui Min explained.
In this regard, Cui Min did not lie to Han Yuan.
Faced with Li Tai's threat, the family finally compromised.
The aristocratic family naturally understands what Li Tai has in mind, but the aristocratic family also needs someone to control part of the military power of the court, so that the success rate is high.
Although the aristocratic family had placed some people in the army, those people's positions were not high due to Li Shimin's suppression.
And for those who secretly seek refuge in aristocratic families, it is difficult to win them over.
And Hou Junji became their only choice.
Therefore, after several discussions, some secret agents were used to help Hou Junji.
Those people did not know the identity of the other party, and Li Shimin had already determined the generals who would go on the expedition. If he missed this time, it would be difficult to find another opportunity in the future.
Therefore, after Han Yuan took the lead, they all expressed their support.
When they saw so many people agreeing with Han Yuan with them, they themselves were a little confused.
However, the words had already been spoken, and even if they realized something was wrong, they could only continue.
In fact, the reason for this situation is related to the fact that the family is not really of the same mind.
None of the five surnames were willing to reveal their trump cards to each other, causing those people to think that they were fighting alone, but they didn't expect that they had so many 'teammates'.
Han Yuan took a deep breath. The matter had come to this, and it was useless to get angry.
"I won't talk about what happened before. Now His Majesty has become suspicious of me. Now you dare to come to the door. Do you want to kill me?" Han Yuan said with an ugly face.
The Five Surnames and Seven Hopes are deeply rooted and can confront the emperor, but the Han family does not have the courage.
It is very easy for Li Shimin to deal with the Han family.
"Master Han, you should understand why the suspect is not used. Even if Master Han now renounces his relationship with our Cui family, will Your Majesty still use you as much as before?" Cui Min said.
Although Han Yuan joined the Cui family, he never paid much attention to some of the things the Cui family told him.
The Cui family saw that Han Yuan wanted to have both sides. No matter whether Li Shimin or the family had the upper hand, the Han family would benefit.
The Cui family didn't push too hard before, but now that Han Yuan has been exposed, they naturally won't give him a chance to sway.
Cui Min's visit this time was actually to cut off Han Yuan's retreat.
Although he made some efforts to cover up his visit to the Han family, he could not hide it from Li Shimin's eyes and ears.
It can be said that Han Yuan has fallen into the Cui family's trap by letting him enter the Han family.
Han Yuan could have made some pretense to dispel Li Shimin's suspicion, but Cui Min entered the Han family and stayed for such a long time. No matter what Han Yuan did, it was impossible to dispel Li Shimin's suspicion.
"You, the Cui family, dare to plot against me?"
Han Yuan, who had been prime minister during the Gaozong period, was naturally not that simple, and he quickly understood the Cui family's intentions.
He agreed to meet Cui Min before, partly because the sudden exposure made him a little confused, and also because he wanted to ask the family about their intentions, but he unexpectedly fell into the family's trap.
"Master Han is joking. Now that Master Han has been exposed, naturally he doesn't need to be as cautious as before. With the Cui family as his backing, Your Majesty will not do anything to you." Cui Min said with a smile.
Han Yuan almost vomited blood. Indeed, even if Li Shimin knew that he was from the Cui family, he would not do anything to him.
Li Shimin was suppressing the Five Surnames and Qi Wang, but the world still needed people to govern, so he couldn't remove all the Five Surnames.
Li Shimin suppressed Qi Wang of the Five Surnames, because otherwise Qi Wang of the Five Surnames would gain power.
Nowadays, in the three provinces and six ministries of the Tang Dynasty, all the chief officials do not have the fifth surname and Qi Wang, and most of the subordinate ministers and doctors are from aristocratic families.
Even if Han Yuan is from the Cui family, Li Shimin will not deal with him as long as he doesn't make any big mistakes.
However, when Han Yuan was in his thirties, he took the position of minister of the Ministry of War. As long as he stayed for a few more years, or became a minister, or entered the three provinces, became familiar with the work of the three provinces, stayed for a few years, and was promoted to the chief official of the three provinces, he would be the prime minister.
It can be said that the future is unlimited. (In the Tang Dynasty, the ministers of the Tang Dynasty were actually the chief officials of the Shangshu Province. The chief officials of any department in the three provinces could be called prime ministers.)
"Of course, Mr. Han has made great efforts this time. Our Cui family will naturally not let Mr. Han suffer. I heard that your son is already thirteen years old. My family has a legitimate daughter who is eleven years old this year. If Mr. Han doesn't mind, my family will
Your Excellency is willing to make friends with Master Han from the Qin and Jin Dynasties." Cui Min said.
The Han family has a high reputation in Nanyang. Marrying with the Han family will not only appease Han Yuan, but also gain support from the Nanyang family.
"Is this true?" Han Yuan asked.
If he had been unwilling to marry the Cui family before, marrying the Cui family would mean being tied to the Cui family.
But now that it has been exposed, naturally there are no more worries.
Marrying with the Cui family can further increase the Han family's influence in Nanyang, which is of great benefit to the Han family.
"This is what my family said personally, and there is no truth to it," Cui Min said.
Han Yuan's expression softened a bit, which was somewhat comforting.
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As soon as Cui Min entered the Han family, Li Shimin got the news. Although he didn't know what Cui Min and Han Yuan said, the fact that Cui Min stayed in the Han family for nearly an hour before coming out can explain a lot of problems.
Li Shimin was somewhat heartbroken that Han Yuan had turned to the aristocratic family.
Han Yuan was a prime minister, and Li Shimin was ready to train him and leave it to Li Chengqian.
Unexpectedly, Han Yuan had already joined the Cui family.
Li Shimin suppressed the five surnames and Qi Wang, not because he hated the aristocratic family.
But because the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes loomed as a threat to the imperial power, Li Shimin had no intention of suppressing ordinary aristocratic families.
Those children from poor families, after becoming officials, will become new aristocratic families after several generations of development.
Li Shimin knew very well that it was impossible for the family to perish.
In fact, by the time of the Song Dynasty, although the aristocratic families died out, they refer to those families like the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes that have been passed down for thousands of years.