You Mingyuan looked at You Yuanfeng and wanted to ask something, but it was hard to ask.

You Yuanfeng glanced at him and said indifferently: "If you have anything to say, it's okay."

You Mingyuan nodded and said softly: "I disagree with the marriage of Second Uncle Min'er and Li Xun at first. Most people in the clan also opposed their marriage. It was decided by your old man and said that Li Xun's future is worth investing. Few people can compare with your wisdom and vision, so although I do not agree with it in my heart, I still follow your words."

You Yuanfeng said: "What is our relationship with Li Xun?"

You Mingyuan said without hesitation: "Li Xun is my son-in-law, of course he is his own person. His life, death, success or failure has been integrated with our You clan. Now is the most critical moment. We must not have a gap in our hearts and give others an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"You have been the patriarch for so many years, so you are so confused."

"What does the second uncle mean? My nephew doesn't understand."

You Mingyuan was stunned by You Yuanfeng's scolding and was a little confused.

You Yuanfeng sneered: "The combination of You Min and Li Xun does not mean that our You family will fully support the prince Zhao Xun. Regardless of whether Li Xun and You Min are together or not, our You family's established policy has long been determined and will not change it because of anything or anyone."

The Jin Dynasty has been passed down for more than five hundred years. Now, there are very few families of meritorious families that have existed since the founding of the Jin Dynasty. The fundamental reason why these families have been passed down for hundreds of years, even longer than the Jin Dynasty is that these families will never participate in the throne dispute. The rise of any family power often depends on talents and the family's ruling background. Any new emperor ascends the throne, if he wants to consolidate the imperial power and govern the world stably, he needs a large number of talents.

The most talented people are often those aristocratic families with a long history. Therefore, if the emperor wants to employ people and talents, he cannot avoid the aristocratic families. Of course, the emperor can also discover talents through the imperial examinations, but the rise of talents, generations of officials, will often produce new aristocratic families. The Jin Dynasty inherited dozens of emperors and had always wanted to solve this problem, and some results were achieved during this period. But overall, the national affairs and bureaucratic system of the Jin Dynasty were still in the hands of those aristocratic families.

Those who choose to suppress the fate of the entire family on one person are actually equivalent to gambling and betting. If you bet right, you will naturally gain huge political benefits. However, if you bet wrong, it will also bring devastating disasters to the entire family. Most of these families have disappeared in the long river of history.

For example, the current Yang family bet on the fate of the family on Zhao Zhi's dynasty. The end of the gamble was only two consequences, either heaven or fall into hell.

Yang Daosi once wanted to change and save his family. He was about to succeed. Unfortunately, a big fire destroyed everything.

The You family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and has experienced many ups and downs, decline and glory, but has never had the worries of extermination because the You family has a principle and never participated in the dispute over the throne.

After hearing You Yuanfeng's words, You Mingyuan pondered silently. He already understood that You Yuanfeng's meaning was that Li Xun was Li Xun and Zhao Xun was Zhao Xun. Even if You Min and Li Xun combined to become the son-in-law of the You family, and the two sides had an extremely close relationship, the You clan still kept a distance from the prince Zhao Xun, and this principle would not change.

You Mingyuan pondered for a moment and smiled bitterly: "What's the point of doing this?"

You Yuanfeng said meaningfully: "Is there any meaning? I can't see it now."

Do you have any doubts about it: "What does the second uncle mean?"

You Yuanfeng smiled and said, "Mingyuan, do you know who I admire most in my life?"

"It must be the late right prime minister Yang Daosi."

You Yuanfeng sneered: "Yang Daosi is a character. Without him, the Jin Dynasty would not have achieved what it is today. He has cultivated himself and consolidated the world. He has done it, and he has also done it. However, the Qi family in the middle has done too badly, so I am convinced but disrespectful to him."

You Mingyuan didn't expect that You Yuanfeng would like to say this to Yang Daosi, so he said again: "Since it's not Yang Daosi, it must be the left prime minister Liu Jie."

You Yuanfeng said in a low voice: "The same thing is true, to cultivate oneself and to maintain one's family and tolerate the world. Liu Jie did both. Unfortunately, Liu Jie did too much in self-cultivation. He cherished himself too much and valued himself too much. Even with the full support of the emperor, he still watched the Yang clan grow step by step. I dare to assert that once Liu Jie left, the Liu clan might start to go downhill."

"Is it Li Zhong?"

"Li Zhong's military achievements are the most powerful, but after all, he is just a martial artist. He will not affect the direction of the overall situation in the world."

You Yuanfeng laughed loudly.

"I don't know, so please tell me the second uncle."

You Mingyuan smiled bitterly. Yang Daosi, Liu Jie and Li Zhong were the most famous people in Zhao Zhi's dynasty. Apart from them, You Mingyuan really couldn't guess who could make You Yuanfeng admire him.

You Yuanfeng smiled and said, "It's not someone else, it's Hong Zhi."

You Mingyuan was stunned there.

The name Hongzhi is still quite unfamiliar to many people today.

In the 13th year of Guangyuan, Hong Zhi was 71 years old and promoted to the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall as the Minister of Rites. However, it was not long. In the 15th year of Guangyuan, the White Turban Army was pacified. Hong Zhi wrote to Zhao Zhi to ask for a scholar on the grounds of old age. Zhao Zhi did not make any reservations and agreed to Hong Zhi's request to a scholar. Afterwards, less than a year after returning to his hometown, Hong Zhi died of illness.

Hong Zhi is a very low-key and cautious official. Although he is close to Liu Jie in name, he is regarded as the Left Prime Minister's Party, and Zhao Zhi also tried his best to match him. Therefore, the relationship between the two is very harmonious, and many people think that Hong Zhi is a core member of the Left Prime Minister's Party.

You Mingyuan was at the center of the court and was the patriarch of the You clan. He knew very well that Hong Zhi was definitely not Liu Jie's person. Both of them were actually quite alienated in personal relationships or political aspects. For many major decisions, if Liu Jie and Yang Daosi had a dispute, Hong Zhi had always been neutral.

Moreover, because Hong Zhi was too low-key and cautious, even if he was at the high position of prime minister, he was still cautious and rarely spoke in the court. Many people think that Hong Zhi was too soft, so even if Hong Zhi had been a prime minister for several years, his presence in the court was very low, which made him completely forget it shortly after he became a scholar.
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