If you can get on the aristocratic family, you will undoubtedly enter a fast lane.

Gu Qing understood this truth very well, but he understood even more that the consequences would be greater. If the important position of the court is divided by people from aristocratic families in the future, many government orders in the court will not be implemented.

People from aristocratic families, the most important thing in their eyes is the interests of the family, not the interests of the people in the world. This is also the reason why Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian tried their best to eliminate the aristocratic forces in the court when they were in power.

People are overly erect and full of wings, and they compete with the emperor's power. How can they endure it as emperor?

Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong and the Wu Dynasty, the two emperors spent their entire lives to reform the court, weaken the influence of the aristocratic families, and advocated the imperial examinations to allow poor families to replace the aristocratic families in the court. These are all measures to eliminate the aristocratic families.

In Li Longji's era, the court finally barely got rid of the burden and gradually squeezed out the influence of the aristocratic family from the court. Only then did Li Longji be able to make drastic efforts to understand the administration of officials, the Qing Dynasty, and the benevolent government, and create a prosperous Kaiyuan era.

Everything has cause and effect. The Kaiyuan prosperous era was not obtained out of thin air. The national strength foundation laid by Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian was one of them, and the weakening of the influence of the aristocratic families on the court was the second. With these two important reasons, the Kaiyuan prosperous era was able to leave a brilliant mark in history books.

It is undeniable that Li Longji has his outstanding qualities. He did work hard in the first half of his rule, but the most fundamental reason was the planting of trees by his predecessors.

It is a good thing for the aristocratic family to help Gu Qing, but there are many disadvantages, especially Zhang Xie’s statement is very straightforward, and she needs the aristocratic family to occupy an important position in the court again.

Once this hole is opened, Gu Qing and his successor may take another hundred years to slowly weaken the power of the aristocratic family.

Perhaps in Zhang Xie's eyes, helping Gu Qing with a family can help him struggle for twenty years less, but in Gu Qing's eyes, it will make him spend a hundred years more.

In the long run, this is a loss-making deal.

"The price is too high, I can't afford it." Gu Qing shook his head flatly. If the court was divided by various forces in the aristocratic families, the world would still be in chaos and Gu Qing's ambition would not be realized at all.

Zhang Xie said calmly: "You can talk about it again. In fact, there are many children of aristocratic families in the court today. Your uncle, Li Guangbi, was born in the Li family in Liucheng. The prime minister Li Linfu was the same as the Tian family, as well as the Grand Marshal of the World, Guo Ziyi, who was born in the Guo family in Taiyuan, Gu Qing. Whether you admit it or not, the court today coexists with aristocratic families, but the aristocratic families still occupy many important positions."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Since you occupy an important position, why should you talk to me? If I take over the power in the future, the aristocratic family will still be as good as Xiao Guicao."

Zhang Xie sighed: "One emperor and another minister. When Empress Wu was in power, the aristocratic family was greatly damaged by her. Countless children of aristocratic families were expelled from the court. Daxing imperial examinations promoted a large number of poor families. Only in the Kaiyuan era did the aristocratic families recover some vitality. Although there were many children of aristocratic families in the court, they were still far from enough than in the early Tang Dynasty..."

"So, what I want is to restore the glory of the aristocratic families in the early Tang Dynasty? The imperial court has not been subject to scientific research and still recommends the children of the aristocratic families in the form of investment bank papers?"

Zhang Xie nodded: "Yes, in terms of governing the country, in terms of reputation in the government and the country, even if only in terms of learning classics and history, the children of aristocratic families are undoubtedly much better than those of poor families. How could they abandon beautiful jade and take stubborn stones?"

Gu Qing said coldly: "Your aristocratic family has blocked the path of being an official. The poor family has never made a name for themselves for generations. They are born to be a farmer and a military soldier, but your aristocratic family enjoys wealth and honor for generations. Is this what you want?"

Zhang Xie frowned and said, "Gu Qing, calm down, what I said is wrong? The children from our aristocratic family are not worth living. In fact, they have been studying since childhood and have worked very hard. They also have to learn the six arts of gentlemen, write poems and essays, and discuss political criticism. Compared with those uninformed poor children, aristocratic families are undoubtedly much stronger. It can be said that most of the talents in the world are in aristocratic families, and the imperial court should take the aristocratic families first."

Gu Qing's face became colder and colder: "Auntie, I, Gu Qing, are also from a poor family, and are not as good as a poor family. Is it just a farmer who almost starved to death. It's too rude to belittle the poor family in front of me?"

Zhang Xie suddenly felt a word of distortion and hurriedly said, "Don't blame me for being a good nephew, I'm a bad person. In fact, you are no longer a poor family, but a powerful family that even aristocratic family must look up to. Why should you still regard yourself as a poor family?"

"I even forgot about being a human being. Are you worthy of being a human being? Even if I become the emperor, I am still a noble poor farmer." Gu Qing shook his head and said, "Auntie, you and I have different ideas, I am afraid I can't reach an agreement."

Zhang Xie stared at his eyes and said, "You have been with the Tian family forever. If you don't want to cooperate with the aristocratic family at this time, you will offend the aristocratic family again. Looking at the world, you will be enemies. Can you rely solely on your Anxi army to protect you?"

As soon as these words were said, the air in the room suddenly condensed a little. Zhang Zheng looked nervous, but Zhang Huaiyu still had a cold expression and always looked calm.

Gu Qing quickly looked at Zhang Huaiyu's expression, and then smiled: "You aunt seems to be threatening me?"

He was clearly talking with a smile, but Zhang Xie suddenly realized that there were goose bumps on his back, and a sensation of murderous aura lingered around him.

At this moment, she finally realized that the young man in front of her was not only the son-in-law of the Zhang family, but also the commander of the 100,000 Anxi Army, and the god of killing who came from a sea of ​​blood.

He can't afford to offend the aristocratic family, can't he afford to offend the Xie family of Chen County? She is not Zhang Huaiyu's biological mother. If Gu Qing really wants to turn against him, how could he be jealous? Zhang Huaiyu has never had a good impression of her and will definitely not help her.

He was shocked to realize his unwiseness, so Zhang Xie decided to make up for it immediately.

"Oh, what's the matter with my nephew? They're all family members. How could my aunt threaten you? What I said just now is for your own good," Zhang Xie smiled like a flower, and the aunt was still stuck: "Your family speaks directly, otherwise, you can tell me, if the aristocratic family helps you, what benefits can you give to the aristocratic family?"

He said "his own family", but in fact he still kept the word "interest". Zhang Xie's hypocrisy does not even need to be hidden.

Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "First of all, the land should be maintained at its current scale and strictly prohibited aristocratic families from occupying the land of farmers. As compensation, I can give more places for the children of aristocratic families to serve as officials in the court, but generally speaking, it is still mainly based on the imperial examinations and scholars..."

Zhang Xie suddenly changed his face and his voice became sharp: "Your conditions are even more harsh than the Li emperor of the dynasty, isn't it too much?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Auntie after I heard from me, I have my own arrangements for the aristocratic family. If the world wants to change, if the people want to live better and better, they cannot rely entirely on land farming. The country is a pool of stagnant water, and it is necessary to constantly inject new sources. Only this pool of stagnant water will be vibrant. I have other ways to ensure that the profits are greater, more and easier than the land farming. How do I think of it?"

Not only did Zhang Xie feel confused, but Zhang Zheng and Zhang Huaiyu both cast puzzled eyes.

Zhang Xie said suspiciously: "The greater benefits than land? What else is there besides doing business?"

Gu Qing said lightly: "If my aunt agrees, I will tell you specifically about this matter in the future. Can I guarantee that the aristocratic family can get a benefit of ten times a hundred times higher than the land. If possible, will the aristocratic family be willing to give the existing land?"

Zhang Xie's eyes suddenly shone: "If there is really a profit of ten times a hundred times, the existing land families are certainly willing to give up and return the land to the farmers."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Auntie, you have to be responsible for your words. Can your words represent all aristocratic families?"

Zhang Xie also smiled: "The ones that the aristocratic family seeks are the words "power and money". If there is a hundred times the profit, the word "money" will be considered satisfied. The aristocratic family is not a fool, so they naturally know how to choose. But "power"..."

Gu Qing smiled and took her words and said, "'Power' can maintain the status quo. In the future, no matter whether it is a noble family or a poor family, they will choose talents. My aunt just said that the children of a noble family are far better than the poor family. Since their talents are stronger than poor families, of course they are not afraid to compare with poor families. In the future, the new dynasty will not distinguish between poor families and noble families, but only look at talents."

Zhang Xie hummed.

She heard that Gu Qing didn't make much concessions about the distribution of power, and he seemed to be very wary of the aristocratic family occupying too much place in the court.

"Things cannot be negotiated in one day. We can talk slowly in the future," Zhang Xie said with a smile: "The nephew is a responsible person. The aristocratic family is very relieved to cooperate with you. I thank you for your blessing. As a matchmaker, the Xie family in Chen Jun is probably about to be prosperous."

Then Zhang Xie suddenly said, "Are you planning to revenge?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "This is not what my aunt should ask."

Zhang Xie was not annoyed when she was criticized by force. After all, she was a smart person. After realizing that Gu Qing's current identity was different, she immediately sobered up and kept her own qualities. She said she was her own family. In fact, everyone was sitting together at this moment because of profit. Since she was not mixed with feelings, she could not treat him as a junior.

Gu Qing said leisurely: "My aunt talked to me about the aristocratic family for a long time, and only talked about the aristocratic family. Shouldn't we also prove the weight of the aristocratic family to me? Since I cooperate with the aristocratic family in the future, I must know the weight of these collaborators. Isn't this annoying?"

Zhang Xie secretly cursed the little fox, but smiled and said, "If you want to consider the aristocratic family, just ask questions and make sure you are satisfied."

Gu Qing said slowly: "I just learned recently that after the Anxi Army recovered Guanzhong, someone immediately took advantage of the chaos and occupied land in two areas of Guanzhong and Henan. This practice is a bit unprofessional. I originally planned to use the land vacant due to the war to resettle the refugees outside Chang'an City, but I was defeated. Haha, I was disappointed and I was very embarrassed."

Zhang Xie smiled and said, "Your nephew will watch it with his own eyes, and you will make clear arrangements for your nephew immediately."

Gu Qing emphasized and said, "I don't know who the person behind me is, but the occupied land must be returned to the court, and no one is allowed to occupy it again. If a noble family is greedy and reoccupied, don't blame me for meeting you."

"We are considering the aristocratic family. Of course, we must do it properly so that we can teach our aristocratic family to be more confident in the cooperation with the aristocratic family."

Having said that, there is nothing to talk about next.

After talking about the important thing, I was spared from talking about family matters. The mother-in-law and mother-in-law in front of me were not like good people. Zhang Zheng kept staring at Gu Qing with a very bad look. As for Zhang Xie, he was both realistic and cunning. When talking about family matters with these two, Gu Qing was worried that he would talk about mental illness.

So Gu Qing said goodbye to the two elders.

Zhang Huaiyu sent him out of the gate and walked side by side on the path in the mansion. Zhang Huaiyu whispered: "You didn't suffer any loss in what I said to my mother just now, are you?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "It depends on how you understand it. If you want to change the world, you must make appropriate compromises to the powerful and noble families, otherwise big things will be accomplished."

"Is it your compromise to maintain the existing power of the aristocratic family?"

"Yes, maybe some children from aristocratic families will become officials in the court. There is no way, and they will not help me if they don't give them visible benefits."

"The status quo will continue?"

Gu Qing laughed: "Of course it is impossible. After the world is settled, I will still slowly suppress these aristocratic families. Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food. It is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Some disadvantages need to be eliminated slowly, and it will even take half a lifetime."

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In the Zhang Mansion room, Zhang Zheng and Zhang Xie were still sitting quietly.

Zhang Zheng said with a painful expression: "I actually sat in front of you and listened to the ruthless words in the middle of the night... The loyal ministers of the Zhang family have been loyal to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and now they will personally participate in subverting Li Tang..."

Zhang Xie said lightly: "My husband, since An Lushan started his army and planned to rebel, the world has changed. The fortune of the Tang Dynasty has been exhausted, so we should follow the trend. Even if there is no Gu Qing in the world, there are Gu Bai and Gu Hong. When the fortune of the country is over, it is the day when heroes from all walks of life will compete. Since this is the case, it is better to support Gu Qing, and at least we have a relative."

Zhang Zheng had a gloomy face and didn't say anything.

Zhang Xie continued, "What is the so-called 'loyal minister'? Is it the king who wants his minister to die, but his minister has to die? Do you still remember what happened to his husband's father? He was the ruling of the Tang Dynasty for half his life, and finally got neglected and exiled. Is your loyal son or the obsession in his heart?"

Zhang Zheng's face changed slightly.

Zhang Xie sighed, "Husband, it's time to open your eyes to see the world. Guanzhong has recovered and the rebels surrendered. Is the world good? No, it will become more and more chaotic, because the foundation of the Tang Dynasty has begun to shake and has nothing to do with An Lushan's rebellion. Before this, the chaos in the Tang Dynasty was already very serious. This is a sign that the country's fortune is about to end. Gu Qing is just a hero who has taken the opportunity to follow the trend."

Zhang Xie raised his head and said, "When the aristocratic family cooperates with Gu Qing, I must send someone to Chen County immediately. It is related to the rise and fall of the aristocratic families in the world. I am a wife who can't make any decisions, and I also ask the elders in the clan to make a decision."

Zhang Zheng suddenly said coldly: "Do you think Gu Qing will give your aristocratic family a lot of benefits? Can't you see that he is actually more careful about the aristocratic family?"
Chapter completed!