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Li Derao stared at Bai Fan, looked at him with a mysterious look, and asked, "Is that so?"

Bai Fan was puzzled and said, "Why? Although Fan is not from that generation, the relatives, friends and old people around him have passed it down like this. Is it still fake?"

wrong!

Bai Fan woke up suddenly. The old man's question was obviously not because of these well-known answers. Could it be...

As if thinking of some unbelievable speculation in his heart, Bai Fan looked at Li Derao, this old man is not going to tell himself an ancient secret today, right?

"Hehe, after all, you were born as a commoner, and your foundation is a bit weak, and there are some things you have never touched.

I am afraid that Li Yuan and his son had conjectured about the cause of the death of the former Sui Zhenzhen II, but they never dared to say it clearly, and other insiders dared not disclose a word, because it is impossible for this thing to appear in the history books. "

Speaking of this, Li Derao seems to have a strong self-confidence, which is a kind of contempt, contempt for imperial power.

"Could it be that you are going to tell me today that the former Sui Dynasty was destroyed, and you were the ones behind it? This, this is too sensational, isn't the aristocratic family avoiding wars and not participating in the change of dynasties?" Bai Fan was surprised At this moment, he felt that his expression was almost not enough.

Li Derao nodded his head, "Although he missed, it's not far away!

Boy, I have heard that you have a lot of knowledge in blog posts, do you know the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System? "

Bai Fan laughed and said: "It's natural. The Nine-rank Zhongzheng System, also known as the Nine-rank Official Personnel Law, was an important official selection system during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was Wei Wendi Cao Pi who adopted the opinion of Chen Qun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and established it in the first year of Huangchu. (220 years) ordered it to formulate a system.

This system gradually became complete in the Western Jin Dynasty, and changed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

The Nine-rank Zhongzheng system inherited the inspection system of the Han Dynasty. Basically, the local government selects and recommends talents to the country. This system selects talents based on family background, shape, and quality. It was established from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the former Sui Dynasty. It has been followed for more than 400 years. , It was not until the establishment of the imperial examination system in the former Sui Dynasty that the nine-rank Zhongzheng system was abolished. "

"Hehehehe, although you are young, you are really knowledgeable. It's all said here, haven't you figured it out yet?" Li Derao reminded.

"What? Unexpectedly, the root cause is here?" Bai Fan exclaimed, and then realized.

He muttered: "That's right, when the Nine Rank Zhongzheng System was proposed, it eased the conflict between the scholars of the Wei Dynasty and the aristocrats, and it also cleared up the government for a while, but for hundreds of years, the Nine Rank Zhongzheng System has long been controlled by the aristocratic family. Let’s face it, this is how the so-called ‘upper class has no poor family, lower class has no noble family’, that is, in disguise, the aristocratic family firmly controls the government, even if the dynasty changes, the officials in the court are still members of this group of aristocratic families.

However, the former Emperor Daye of the Sui Dynasty launched the imperial examination and abolished the nine-rank Zhongzheng system. Since then, he has broken down the barriers of the aristocratic family's control of the government. It seems that the war broke out because of this. "

Li Derao paused on his crutches and laughed loudly: "That's right, not bad at all!

The Jin Dynasty was the most glorious period for our aristocratic families. At that time, there were so many aristocratic families. It is not an exaggeration to say that there were hundreds of clans. The few big clans survived with their last breath.

The former Sui Emperor Daye took advantage of this gap and used the imperial examination system to abolish the nine-rank Zhongzheng system.

We can clearly see that the imperial examination system directly provides ordinary people with a channel for promotion. Ninety percent of the common people in the world, even if it is a one-in-a-million talent recruitment rate, after a hundred years, the old nobles like us will eventually be eliminated by the new nobles, so Naturally, we cannot just sit back and watch the enemy rise. "

"So you made a move against Emperor Daye? You finally dare to stand up against the imperial power?" Bai Fan said angrily.

Today's Chapter 3, thank you for your support.

Chapter 624 The Shocking Secret

"No, not at all." Li Derao didn't care about Bai Fan who was getting angry. Before he said this, he had already expected that Bai Fan would get angry. After all, Bai Fan, a nobleman, was different from other nobles.

"The strength of the aristocratic family is indeed weak, and it is not enough to fight against the imperial power. The military strength of Yang Guang in the former Sui Dynasty is no less than that of Tang Dynasty today, and it is even worse. He can use millions of people to attack each time. The strength of Goguryeo, even if our five surnames and seven families join forces, it can only be a situation of destruction.

If you can't face the enemy head-on, then you can only do it secretly. The excavation of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is an eternal feat that benefits the country and the people. Yang Guang can be regarded as a promising king. Rushing for quick success has resulted in too many deaths.

Goguryeo has always been a subsidiary of the Central Plains, so it is easy to provoke them to war with the Central Plains, let them come to be more rebellious, just make Yang Guang angry, but Yang Guang is indeed talented. , but saw the threat of the Goguryeo people, this kind of alien race with wolf ambitions should be exterminated.

Similarly, it was a good thing in the first place. The strength of the former Sui Dynasty could destroy Goguryeo, but at most it was just a serious injury. It's just that he was a little impatient, which caused the original waste of people and money to become the ultimate public grievances. "

When Li Derao said this, his face didn't blush and his heart didn't beat, as if he was telling someone else's story. Who could have imagined that an old man who looked kind and friendly could be so vicious and ruthless inside, which made Bai Fan very annoyed.

"You are so shameless, the chief culprit who has harmed the people, does he not feel ashamed when he talks about this in front of me now? Are you not afraid that I, Bai Fan, will kill you in a fit of anger?"

With all his momentum, Bai Fan shook the elderly Li Derao back three steps, and then he regained his footing by relying on his crutches. At this moment, they were the only two of them chatting privately, otherwise Li Derao would not dare to speak out.

"Hehe, Marquis of Lantian, it's not because of these things that the old man dared to say it. If you ask me, can I not bear the shame? I can tell you clearly that I, Li Derao, am ashamed. Patriarch Li, I have a clear conscience about these matters, without him, the family just wants to survive.

Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs!

You tell me about the change of dynasty?So what if Sui II died?Wasn't the ancient Great Qin the same as the second generation that died?What about the 400-year-old strong man?Isn't it going to perish sooner or later?

You tell me that the people are dying, the country is in chaos, and the people are in dire straits?

Hehe, at my age, I have seen countless tragedies. My aristocratic family came from the chaos of China. At that time, according to the records in the ancient books, none of my orthodox bloodlines existed in the Central Plains. In the end, there were only a few million left. How many people died in that era?Who remembers them?Do you know how our families survived the hands of alien butchers?

No matter at what time in the past dynasties, the lives of the people are the least valuable, and human lives are worthless. This is not just talk.

Thousands of years of experience have made us used to life and death. Whether you call us despicable or cold-blooded, this is the means by which our family protects itself in order to survive. If we cannot survive in this world, all other righteousness It's all nonsense. At our level, there are only benefits, so how can there be right or wrong? "

clap clap clap...

Bai Fan involuntarily applauded the old man, good, very good, high-sounding, murderous without batting an eyelid, despicable, shameless, inhumane, etc., etc., Bai Fan can't find the right words to describe the behavior of the aristocratic family. Yes, but on the other hand, Bai Fan still agrees with what he said, and what this person said today can be regarded as candid enough, at least it is very reasonable to infer.

When a court has already moved to abolish its own group of people, then it can only find a way to push the wheel of history. It is more convenient to be a powerful family. After all, they have many scholars and many smart people. If they bet on the princes all the way and succeed in the end, they can re-enter the court to control the overall situation.

"Back when the Tang Dynasty rebelled against the Sui Dynasty, you should help." Bai Fan asked with a gloomy face.

Li Derao nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, you are really smart enough. At first we thought about supporting Dou Jiande, but this person's vision is too narrow and he is not in the same way as us. Wang Shichong of Luoyang is not aggressive enough, so we investigated many people. , only Li Yuan in Taiyuan can become a great weapon, and he has four tiger and wolf sons, hehe, we took out part of the money when he raised the army, and it was considered as a loan to him, otherwise he is only Tang Guogong. So much money and food to gather troops?

This matter was done in a subtle way. We also sent some talented children to him, but what we didn't expect was that heroes emerged in troubled times, and Li Tang's wings gradually became more and more prosperous. Countless civil servants and generals gathered here, and we children let them in. , the light is no longer very dazzling, so this is also unexpected.

But even so, they didn't dare to take any action against us and other aristocratic families. Even if Mrs. Li had plans in mind, I'm afraid they could only plan slowly. "

Nodding his head, Bai Fan expressed his approval, the family's move has indeed solved the threat of the former Sui Yang Guang, at least the newcomer will not be so obsessed.

Li Er in history was indeed like this. His son Li Chengqian would not be able to marry a woman with five surnames. If he blatantly refused to marry, even if he was extremely embarrassing as an emperor, there was nothing he could do.

"What about now? The Tang Dynasty also introduced the imperial examination system and followed the same path as Emperor Yang Guang. Why don't you make any moves? Do you still want to hold back the bad news in secret, and there will be another Central Plains war, and the flames will be everywhere? Until another A weak and incompetent monarch as your puppet?"

Bai Fan has always called Yang Guang the Emperor of Daye. Even the people who compiled the history books of the Tang Dynasty called him a tyrant and a faint king. Even Li Yuan admitted that his son Li Shimin was the most similar to Yang Guang, but Yang Guang failed.

Therefore, Bai Fan insisted on respecting Yang Guang in his heart, and always called him the former Sui Daye Emperor.

Li Derao looked at the young man in front of him meaningfully, and shook his head with a smile: "Originally, we will maintain a tacit understanding with Datang for at least decades, and neither side will do anything to maintain the balance of the political situation. Li Yuan Clearly, his belligerent son Li Shimin is also clear, but he did not expect that there would be a change in Datang, and that would be you, Bai Fan."

Bai Fan sneered and said, "How do you know that my appearance was an accident? Could it not be the destiny? You must know that although there are centuries-old dynasties and a thousand-year-old family, how can there be any truly long-lasting existence in this world? Even in the past Everything you have worked so hard for will come to an end sooner or later, even without me, Bai Fan, someone else will stand up."

"Yes, what you said is correct, but at least those things will not happen now, not in the Zhenguan Dynasty.

So the old man said you are a variable.

When you were born in the first place, everyone didn't pay attention to you, thinking that you were just a young man with some talents. In this chaotic world, you were at most a wave, but you caught everyone off guard. What's more, the Beggar Gang was established with lightning speed, and it quickly spread to the whole country. There are more than one million disciples of the Beggar Gang, and even the emperor will give you three points.

This is your brilliance. Originally, these low-level people were a mess, but you made it into a sharp blade with one idea, a sharp blade that can fight against the nobles of the world.

What's even more frightening is that you wiped out three of the seven families of the five surnames with the force of thunder. From then on, it is impossible for the nobles of the family to resist you head-on. "

"Hehe, I just want Datang to kill less people, but I don't have as much scheming as you said.