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It is said that the Sui and Tang dynasties were aristocratic politics, and the Tang dynasty was also called the last aristocratic era.

Li Jing later studied at the National Academy and knew a little about the Gaomen gentry in the Tang Dynasty. There were two most glorious stages of the gentry politics, the Jin and Northern Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Gaomen gentry was greatly suppressed and attacked. Emperor Taizong of Tang once specialized in the clan gentry, improved the status of the Li family royal family, supported common people, suppressed the old gentry forces, and strengthened the imperial power. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, he even issued a special edict, "Li Bao, Longxi, Wang Qiong of Taiyuan, Zheng Wen of Xingyang, Lu Ziqian of Fanyang, Lu Hun, Lu Fu, Cui Zongbo of Qinghe, Cui Yuansun, former Yan Boling Cui Yi, and Li Kai of Jin Zhaojun, etc., were not allowed to marry on their own." Wu Zetian even cleared away many gentry forces headed by Changsun Wuji at that time, and ended the rule of Guanlong nobles since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

During her more than 50 years in power, she vigorously promoted the imperial examinations and spared no effort to crack down on the aristocratic landlords and bureaucratic class. At the same time, she vigorously supported the common landlords and selected talents from it, breaking the previous boundaries of the gentry and common people. The Gaomen gentry once withdrew from the political center of the court.

Although the gentry was suppressed for a time, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the gentry politics not only did not fade; on the contrary, it became strangely brilliant again. Especially after entering the late Tang Dynasty, people's concept of aristocratic families not only did not weaken, but was more serious.

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the gentry led by Gaomen and others in Shandong had no absolute advantage in the court. First, the "Guanlong Military Group" of the founding Tang Dynasty was still very powerful; second, the emperor deliberately suppressed it; third, the imperial examination system vigorously promoted led to the emergence of many common court officials, and at that time, most of the gentry entered the officialdom with family support, and were not adapted and did not accept the new way of officialdom; fourth, the jealousy of powerful officials from poor families, such as the ones who came from the Wuzhou period, such as those who were prime minister Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu.

However, as Li Jing knows, after the "Anshi Rebellion", the political center of the Tang Dynasty was rebuilt, and the Gaomen gentry regained its head with the help of the imperial examination system. For example, the Zheng family in Xingyang was difficult to find a prime minister during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Since the middle Tang Dynasty, more than ten prime ministers and important officials have appeared in succession, so there is a saying of "Zheng Ban Dynasty". For example, the Cui family of Li Jing's teacher Cui Yunqing had a Tang Dynasty. It had a 10-person ancestral house in the south of the branch, Qinghe Dafang, Qinghe Little House, Qingzhou House, and Qingzhou House. There were only 2 people who served as prime ministers in the "Anshi Rebellion". After the Anshi Rebellion,

Entering the middle Tang Dynasty, eight people became prime ministers one after another. The reason why the re-emerging family members was closely related to the mastery of the imperial examination power. In addition, after adapting to the imperial examination system, the profound family traditions and knowledge traditions of the aristocratic families gave them a special advantage in the examination. For example, the Lu family in Fanyang had a Tang Dynasty, especially since the middle Tang Dynasty, and more than 100 people passed the imperial examination, which was amazing. You should know that the Jinshi exam in the imperial examination was the most difficult, and the number of people admitted was small. The Lu family could achieve such results, which was due to the help of family traditions and knowledge.

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Gaomen clans were noble but not powerful, but at this time, especially the Gaomen clans in Shandong were not only famous all over the world, but also had many clans in high positions in the court. Moreover, these gentry developed very fast, had many multipliers, and had very detailed division of labor within the clan. Most of the clans had studied, while others studied martial arts and joined the army. Even those who could not take the imperial examinations and could not become military generals were in line with the title of the gentry and started doing business with the powerful financial resources of the gentry.

At this time, the gentry gathered the nobles, the powerful, and the wealthy. The prime ministers of the dynasty sighed and hated that they could not marry the five surnames in this life. These gentry even looked down on the royal family and were unwilling to marry the royal family. The princes of the gentry married early, for fear of marrying the princess. The daughters of the gentry were mostly unwilling to marry the princess. During the reign of Emperor Wenzong of Tang, the prime minister Zheng Qin married his granddaughter to Cui Gao, a ninth-rank official from the gentry of the gentry of the gentry of the gentry of the gentry of the gentry, and refused to marry the crown prince. Wenzong sighed awkwardly: "The people's marriage is cultivated without regard for official rank, but the emperor of my family has not cared about Cui, Luye?"

The five highest surnames in Shandong also intermarried from generation to generation, but refused to intermarry with foreign tribes. The Cui family in Qinghe was married to the Li family in Longxi and Lu family in Fanyang for generations; the Li family in Zhaojun was married to the Cui family in Boling for generations; the Lu family in Fanyang was married to the Zheng family in Xingyang for generations; the Li family in Longxi and Lu family in Fanyang for generations.

Li Jing did not particularly dislike or yearn for these noble and noble gentry clans. This kind of gentry that only emerged for hundreds of years and thousands of years was not a short-term product. Moreover, Li Jing's achievements today were mostly due to Cui Yunqing, and Cui Yunqing was the Qingzhou house of the Cui family, one of the five surnames and seven families. However, although the gentry reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing knew in his heart that this would be their last prosperity.

After Huang Chao and the world are rampant, the aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty will also end.

The Han family is also a gentry. Although it is not as good as the five surnames in Shandong, nor is it as good as the four surnames in Guanzhong and Jiangnan, it is also the top major surnames in Shandong that are second only to the five surnames. What's more, the Han family has been married to other great gentry for generations, which has a great impact. Han Zhi suddenly came to the door and brought out such a generous gift. Li Jing had already guessed in his heart that something was wrong with the Han family and wanted to ask him for help. Of course, although Li Jing is now a general, it is absolutely impossible for him to help even the Han family that cannot be dealt with. At most, the Han family wants to ask the Cui family for help, and they try to get around him in a different way.

"Qiro is a useful place for brothers. If there is one, just say it."

After a while, Han Zhiqi finally told the story. The matter was as Li Jing guessed. Although the Han family was the third largest family in Qingzhou, the second largest family after Cui and Feng in Qingzhou, in fact, the Han family has not produced any influential figures for many years. For many years, there are few children of the family who passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. Even if they become officials, it is difficult to achieve a high position. In the officialdom, the Han family's influence in the local area is getting weaker and weaker. In recent years, the Han family has had no choice but to turn to business and rely on marriage.

The help of the Xiao family in Lanling was a little successful. In recent years, when the Han family saw that they could make a lot of money by doing maritime trade, they also spent a lot of money to build a fleet of ships from Dengzhou to Bohai, Silla, and Japan. The Han family's fleet had more than 20 large ships, and went to sea twice a year, making a lot of money. But for some reason, the second son of the Han family, who was in charge of the Han family's fleet, actually competed with a direct descendant of the Feng family to compete for a sing-singing genius in a brothel. After drinking, the two sides fought each other, and accidentally beat the Feng family to death.

The Feng family was also cruel. After suffering this great loss, they did not report the official. Instead, they directly sent people to the Daxie Fort in Dengzhou. Then, Feng Zhang, the military envoy of the Daxie Fort, found several names to detain all the Han family's merchant ships. Not only did the ships detain, but the goods were also detained. Even the Han family's chief officer, ship workers, guards, etc. were imprisoned in the prison on Daxie Island without leaking. Although the Han family has made a lot of money by operating maritime trade in recent years, more than 20 ships, the twenty ships of cargo and hundreds of people were detained, which the Han family could not bear.

The head of the Han family beat the second son who caused trouble and then brought a large number of gifts to apologize. However, the head of the Feng family was angry because Feng Yanqing and Feng Liang suddenly died in Dengzhou, and almost all the forces that Feng family had been operating in Dengzhou for many years were lost. Seeing that the Han family, which had been pressed by them, dared to jump up and provoke the Feng family, he wanted to establish his authority by using the Han family. No matter how the Han family was guilty of the Han family, the Feng family was determined to govern the Han family. Among them, there were also the possibility that the Feng family would be jealous of the Han family's sea trade business.

The head of the Han family had no choice but to ask the Xiao family of Lanling to reconcile. Although the Xiao family of Lanling belonged to the largest gentry south of Huainan, they were far away in Yangzhou after all. After handing over several words, the Feng family ignored them. The Han family had no choice but to go to the Cui family, the largest clan in Qingzhou. But the Cui family was so happy that they were fighting against the Feng family. How could the Han family come easily? After a long struggle, the head of the Han family did not even see Cui Yunqing, the head of the Cui family. Later, he accidentally learned that the mother of Cui Yunqing, the disciple of Cui Yunqing, was actually a member of the side tribe who married many years ago. The head of the Han family invited her sister who happened to go home to visit her relatives and took her seventh son to the Li family in Wendeng County.

"Brother Ji Yu is a favorite student of Sima Cui. I heard that he has a good relationship with King Zhao of Dengzhou, and he is also a disciple of Duke Yu. Now the Han family has indeed encountered some twists and turns. I would like to ask Brother Ji Yu to help mediate because Lingtang is also from the Han family. If he can resolve it this time, his father will give him a thank-you gift of 10,000 yuan." Seeing that Li Jing did not say anything, he immediately said: "Of course, all the expenses used in the handling will be paid by the Han family. In addition, the Han family will also give 30,000 yuan as a thank-you gift to Duke Cui, Duke Yu and King Zhao."

"Did Qilang know that I have a gap with the Cui family? Besides, the family teacher, Mr. Cui and the Feng family have been having some holidays before. When Feng Yanqing died, many people spread rumors that it was the family teacher's work. Just imagine, the family teacher was too late to hide from the Feng family's affairs, so how could he be willing to interfere in this matter?"

Han Zhi had a gloomy face, stared at Li Jing, and gritted his teeth and said, "Ten 5,000 guan. If you can make this happen, the Han family will give Ji Yu another 5,000 guan."

When Li Jing heard this, he couldn't help but feel angry. Things were nothing, but the key was Han Zhi's tone of speaking made him feel a little unhappy. Han Zhi seemed to treat him as a subordinate of the Zhi family, and his mouth was filled with the smell of instructing him. Especially Han Zhi always spoke, he paid for it, and then Li Jing should be jealous of money and smiled and took the money to help him do things. Li Jing really needed money. He originally bought the batch of equipment and had more than a thousand stagnants of money, but after he went home, he prepared his mother's birthday, and he also had to recruit soldiers. He used all kinds of money like flowing water.

Seeing that the money was empty again, Li Jing was still willing to do it at this time when he could make money. But Han Zhi's attitude was a bit unhappy. Besides, he was a small town general who wanted to intervene in the fight between great gentry like Feng Han. What's more, Feng Zhang, who was a big thanksgiving fort, was his immediate boss.
Chapter completed!