Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 544
After drinking happily in Shen Yuan, Shen Zhezi also stayed here at night.

Before dawn the next day, a family member reported that it was Cao Li's visit.

The banquet downstairs has not yet ended, but Shen Zhezi has always had a very regular schedule, going to bed early and getting up early, and he has nothing else to do at the moment, so someone led Cao Li upstairs.

As soon as the tea was delivered, before Shen Zhezi had time to drink it, he saw a figure with his head bowed and walked quickly sideways into the room, quite timidly, it was Cao Li.Seeing Cao Li's appearance, Shen Zhezi was very happy, and he seemed to have a ghost in his heart, which made people suspicious.

"The subordinates follow Cao Li, see the son-in-law."

After Cao Lixing entered the room, he seemed more relaxed because the walls of the house obscured the sight of others, so he walked up to the seat in front of Shen Zhezi and paid respects.

Shen Zhezi couldn't help being taken aback when he saw this. He didn't remember that he had accepted Cao Li as a student, and even if he was a student, he was superior to a servant, so he didn't need such a big ceremony to pay homage.

Today's Shen Zhezi recruits students, and he no longer opens his doors as wide as before. Those who can be recognized by him are often talented but not high-ranking. Shen Zhezi is not mainly for the sake of recruiting party members. A channel for promotion for those poor children who are really talented and willing to work hard.

Seeing Cao Li so humblely, Shen Zhezi can probably understand what he is worried about when he thinks about his attitude when he first came in. It is nothing more than what he did that offended the family. Deepen relationships and seek refuge.If Shen Zhezi refused, it would make him even more uneasy.

"Cao Lang doesn't need to be cautious, just meet with the usual courtesy."

Shen Zhezi waved his hand to signal his family to set up the seats. After Cao Li sat down, he said with a smile: "What a person wants to do, it is always difficult to please everyone. Perseverance or not, cares about size. If you feel that things are not tolerated If you have to resign, you have to do it, there is nothing to say, try your best to do it, it is worthy of your heart, but there is no need to worry about it."

When Cao Li heard this, he smiled wryly.The so-called guilty conscience is talking about him.Originally, his family just wanted to obtain a fairly decent background, but unfortunately things turned out to be unsatisfactory. The high-school children were unreliable, and they received money but did not do things, forcing him to embark on this path.

Now Cao Li is also famous because he is attached to the outside of Shen Yuan and has the secret support of Ren Qiu and other Shen family members.Moreover, Ren Qiu is still consciously introducing him to befriend families who are in a similar situation to his family, and now there are ten or twenty families gathered around him, and Cao Li is hidden as the leader among them.

Cao Li did not get carried away because of this, and his mood was complicated.Originally, such an activity like his family's was too ostentatious from the beginning, which was not good, and it was easy for people to see the flaws and be criticized.What's more, there are so many sects with fake old surnames around, once it breaks out, it will undoubtedly be worse than many aristocratic old surnames.

But if he wants to give up all of this, Cao Li is really not reconciled. After all, those who can have the idea of ​​pretending to be a family with the old surname cannot be completely poor. Even if the family is not as powerful as his family, they are not far behind.Having these people watching and helping each other made him feel more secure.

"I've been in Taichung for a long time, so I don't have any free time, and I don't have time to wait and see recently. Cao Lang's family affairs should be going smoothly, right?"

After a pause, Shen Zhezi asked again.

Cao Li sat meticulously, and after hearing the words, he bowed to Shen Zhezi and said, "It's thanks to the Lord Ren Ling to help you, and it has attracted a lot of attention recently. It's just that there is still one thing hesitating. I want to ask the Lord. I don't know when I can wait." Make a tombstone for the ancestors?"

At present, the relocation of graves by various families in the capital is also in full swing, but Cao Li's family background is inherently tricky, and he dare not take any action.Although Taichung did not formally preside over the matter, it also sent officials to supervise the burial specifications of each family.Cao's family pretended to be halfway through, and the clan's family name could not be continued at all, so it is also urgent to have a conclusive result.

"If this matter should be delayed, it should be urgent. Preparations can be made in the spring of next year. Taichung may be overshadowed by other things at that time, but too many wait and see."

After a little thought, Shen Zhezi gave Cao Li a vague time limit. It is impossible to hide this kind of large-scale fake old surname from the world, and Shen Zhezi just wanted to use this to ruin the family's proud family inheritance , so that the item of family status can no longer be used as an excellent standard for selecting scholars.

At that time, the various classic selection methods will definitely be adjusted. Whether many poor families who intend to make progress can take advantage of this opportunity to leap to the stage depends on their respective means.After all, even if it is an imperial examination, one must at least be familiar with the classics and laws, and in this regard, the aristocratic family is absolutely superior, and the poor family is still inferior.

Shen Zhezi has always believed that those who are capable will advance and those who are mediocre will retreat. He is willing to fight for a chance for the poor family, but there is really no need to escort him all the way until he occupies a high position.

Any method of selecting scholars is adapted to the needs of the ruling at that time. If the family background, which is the standard for judging the quality of talents, is not destroyed, even if a large number of poor families are selected, they will become fans of the old system after they come to power. It will not bring substantial progress to society.

A more obvious example is the Shen family. Historically, in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Shen Jiahao was a noble family, but it was an out-and-out humble family.It was not until the Southern Dynasties that the promotion of family status was completed, and they regarded themselves as cultural nobles. Among them, Shen Yue and other clansmen were completely reduced to supporters of the old system.

A high family is not necessarily bad, and a poor family is not necessarily good. If there is no strong sense of social responsibility, high and low families are moths.This point is the same in ancient and modern times.It is not enough to completely obliterate it, after all, it must be gradually eliminated in the process of doing things.

Although it is refreshing to kill directly by force, if the social ills are not solved, the subsequent sects will become a new gentry. Beifu Juntou and Guanlong Group are such representatives.Their way of survival and profit is not necessarily higher than that of the gentry sects in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and because they want to maintain their status with martial arts, more ordinary people's lives are buried in their hands.

Of course, it is impossible to hope that such a chronic social disease can be accomplished in one battle, but at least it is an attempt.Therefore, Shen Zhezi also has high hopes for Cao Li and has no lack of encouragement.

Cao Li himself did not have the awareness and sense of glory to be participating in a class revolution. After introducing the situation he was currently managing to Shen Zhezi, he said with some hidden worries: "The Wang family Wang Zhiyou posted an invitation the other day. , I don’t know what the meaning is, so I have been afraid to respond..."

What he is doing now, in a big way, is to gather all forces to attack the political barriers that the high family has set up for the poor family, and in a small way, it is to betray the Qingxu family and switch to the Wu family, so it is inevitable to worry about gains and losses.

Earlier, because of his increasing publicity in the capital, Yang Ben had repeatedly sent people to reprimand him, and now he was invited by Wang Biaozhi's brother, he was really terrified, lest his intentions would be discovered by Wang and he would attack him vigorously.

Shen Zhezi also heard about Wang Xingzhi's recent publicity in the capital last night. Hearing what Cao Li said again at this time, his expression was full of palpitations, so he comforted him with a smile: "Wang Zhihou is Wang Shuhu's younger brother. It’s also considered an old favor, since you have been invited, you might as well go straight. If he dares to make things difficult, tell me my name if necessary.”

After Cao Li heard this, his mood immediately settled down.What he fears about the Wang family is that he fears that his family will take advantage of his position and influence others to attack his family, so that his family's plan will come to nothing.But in terms of real strength, the Cao family is also a powerful refugee commander near Guangling in Jiangbei. Cao Li has nothing to worry about in terms of personal safety.

But after thinking about it for a while, he said again: "Since the servants of the sect have received the training from the Lord Lang, they will naturally not waver. Besides, the princes of the Wang sect are not the ones entrusted to them, so it is useless to get close. The master of the house is now in charge of the stage, and has no time to spare, Wang Zhihou gathers the crowd to act, and people may say..."

At this point, he stopped talking, and Shen Zhezi said with a smile: "People or the king of words wants to share with me? This is just idle chatter, so don't worry about it. The fact that Wang's family is famous, but I didn’t get lucky just because of fame and favor, so there’s no need to mix it up.”

Shen Zhezi also heard some of this kind of words last night, but he didn't take it very seriously.It's not that he disdains to compare with Wang Xingzhi, it's that they stand on different paths and there is no need to compare.What's more, now that he no longer has to rely on his fame, he has already personally interfered in the situation.What Wang Xingzhi did was just a game for him.Shen Yuan Ran Deng responded last night, but it was a whim, so there is really no need to focus on it.

"Langzhu's old honor is lofty, and he is almost as good as Zhongxing Taifu. Naturally, Wang Zhihou and his ilk can't be expected."

Cao Li also laughed, and said: "Last night, the jade pillars of the Tower of Picking the Stars held up to the sky, and the lights all over the city lost their color. The tower is intended to be a human being, and it stands proudly in the world!"

After seeing off Cao Li, Shen Zhezi called Ren Qiu again.He will return to Taiwan soon, and there are still a large number of official affairs waiting for him to preside over them in the government office, so some things have to be ordered.

There are not many other things to explain, the main thing is his other student, Bian Zhang Bian Qilang who is now running around in Langya County to rebuild his family business.This Bian Qilang was a wedge for him to break into Langya County. Shen Zhezi ordered Ren Qiu to give more assistance to Bian Qilang, hoping that he would make bigger moves, so as to spy on the strengths and weaknesses of the soldiers in the county.

The gentry is their family, and their political stance is actually only one aspect. It is actually hard to guess what is going on inside the family.For example, although the Shen family now has only Shen Zhezi and a few direct descendants in the capital, but at critical moments, they can gather thousands of soldiers, which is a huge military force.

Shen Zhezi never underestimated his opponents, the Wang family of Langya was a high-ranking Zhongxing family, and his family's layout around the capital was definitely much more than his own.For example, when Wang Shujie sent troops to the west of Zhejiang in the early years, he quickly gathered thousands of troops, not counting the aid from other towns.If it wasn't for Wang Shu's overly conservative and self-protective thoughts, Shen Zhezi might not have been able to stand alone in the military disaster last year.

Although the Shen family was the leader of Jiangdong, the Wang family also had half of Jiangdong's soldiers, and they disappeared in normal seasons, but if the struggle became fierce, Shen Zhezi didn't want to face any sudden appearance of strange soldiers.Therefore, he hopes to have a clearer understanding of the strength of Wang's private soldiers, so as to formulate countermeasures.Whether you need it or not, let's talk about it for the time being, and there must be a record at the critical moment.

(End of this chapter)