The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

Du Rui heard a door knock behind him, and knew who had come in. Now in this mansion, except for Baochai and Daiyu, the two maids who were close to him, no one else could come in and out of the study at will.

"Baochai! You have worked hard these past few days!" It will be seven days since Du Rui left. , there are even more things to trouble.

Baochai stood obediently behind Du Rui, and said, "Whatever the young master says, it's a servant's job."

After Baochai finished speaking, she opened her mouth and hesitated for a while before she couldn't help asking: "Master! Do you have something on your mind!?"

Du Rui was taken aback, and looked back at Baochai with a smile that was not a smile. Normally, he only felt that Baochai was caring, but he didn't expect this girl to learn how to read her words.

When Baochai saw that Du Rui didn't speak, he thought he was annoyed, and hurriedly said: "Your servant is talking too much! Don't be offended, young master!"

Du Rui laughed and said: "What's so strange, you look good, I really have something on my mind! You are the person next to me, so it's okay to talk to you, Baochai! You are so smart, maybe you can help Let me unravel it!"

When Baochai heard Du Rui praised her for being smart, she couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in her heart, but she humbly said: "Your maidservant is so smart, but she is just a silly girl."

Du Rui smiled and asked Baochai to sit down, and briefly talked to Baochai about what happened in the center of the Tang Empire in the past few days: "Once the reform begins, it is inevitable that some people will be blamed and implicated. The clan, in order to protect their own interests, may have to fight for a while, some people are unlucky, and it is inevitable that the family will be destroyed, although I did not do it, but it is because of me, I feel a little bit hard!"

When Baochai heard this, she also frowned. What she was worried about was not whether other people would be unlucky, but whether Du Rui would be questioned by others because he was the instigator.

"Young Master! This servant has something to say and doesn't know whether to say it or not!"

Du Rui smiled and said, "You girl, you've learned how to be tricky. If you have something to say, just say it!"

Baochai pondered for a moment, and said: "The young master's heart is good, after all, it is for the sake of all the people in the Tang Dynasty, but the servant girl feels that the young master is a little too hasty, and puts herself in a dangerous position. Under the pressure of those rich and powerful families, the young master will become the target of public criticism, and the current emperor will have to sacrifice you, young master, in order to appease the anger of the public!"

Du Rui was startled, and just asked Baochai to say that he just wanted to find someone to talk to and relax. After all, he was bored in the Chengqing Palace and was studying how to punish people with a group of thick black masters. Now Du Rui felt a little yin in his heart dark.Who knew that Baochai would actually give some insight, which was beyond Du Rui's expectation.

"Then in your opinion, what should we do!?"

When Baochai saw that Du Rui wanted to ask, she panicked for no reason. She knew that what Du Rui said just now was a matter of military affairs, so she, a little girl, could not intervene. She only said something because she was worried about Du Rui, but now Du Rui Rui actually asked what she meant, isn't it a bit over the courtesy, but he had to say it, he lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly looked up at Du Rui.

"Young master! Why didn't you tell the prince all the good ideas that benefited the country and the people, and then passed on from His Royal Highness to the Holy One."

Du Rui smiled when he heard the words, and said: "It's not bad what you said, but whether it is really beneficial to the country and the people, even now I am not sure, every step I take is trembling, for fear that if I fail to benefit the people, it will harm the people instead!"

Du Rui didn't mean to be humble when he said this. He was really not sure. If his reform methods were placed in the Ming Dynasty a few hundred years later, there would naturally be no problem, but the current social form is different from that of hundreds of years After all, it is different after all, what effect will it really have, he can only pray to God.

When Baochai heard the words, she hurriedly said: "No, the young master's heart is the best, how could he harm the people!"

Du Rui smiled and said: "It's too early to say these things at this time, what will happen will only be known after practice. As for what you said, I have thought about it before, but I can't wait! And How much power do you think those aristocratic families will have in the local area after hundreds of years, if there is no heavy code, those people will never be willing to be bound!"

In life, what people pursue is fame and wealth. Du Rui's reform will affect the interests of those aristocratic families the most. How can he easily let go of what is already in his hands? It is to take their money, and even more so to pull them down from the altar that has been sitting firmly for hundreds of years, and knock them down in the mortal world. Once this happens, their high social status will be gone. It's strange if they don't work hard with Du Rui ,

If gentle methods are used to gradually evolve, even if Du Rui turns into a piece of loess, the goal will not be achieved, and if he shows weakness, it will further fuel the arrogance of those wealthy and powerful families, and the reform will only become a dead letter.

As for what Du Rui was thinking, Baochai was determined not to understand. The so-called reform was too esoteric for her. Blind worship, in her heart, everything she does for such a good person as her young master should be right.

Just looking at Du Rui's preoccupied appearance, Baochai couldn't help but worry for a while, and said, "Master! Since the reform method is difficult, why change it? Wouldn't it be better to have a prosperous world like today!"

Hearing this, Du Rui couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart. It's actually quite normal for Baochai to say that. Many of his thoughts are not even as wise and powerful as Taizong, let alone such a little girl as Baochai.

"The scene of prosperity!? It is indeed much better now than when Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty was in power, but Baochai, have you ever thought about why you lived on the street back then, and when your father died, you could only sell yourself. Why? For thousands of years in China, those rich and powerful families have regarded themselves as scholars, aloof, controlling the government, and thinking that they are the elites in the world, but today they are filial to Wei, tomorrow they are filial to Jin, and later they are anxious to be filial to Sui. I am drunk and dreamed of death, but all of them are for the sake of the country, the people, and the common people. I have no sense of shame. The cancer has caused harm to this day. Some, to make this world a little fairer."

Speaking of this, Du Rui suddenly smiled, looked at Baochai and said, "I'm serious too, what are you talking about!"

Unexpectedly, Baochai said: "What the young master said, the servant understands, this world is indeed unfair. Back then, the servant's family was also a heir to poetry and books, with a small fortune. But in the end, when there was a disaster, those big families only cared about themselves, and raised the dams of their fields higher and higher, but allowed the flood to destroy the nearby villages. What the young master thinks is the harmony of the world, and the slaves are right !"

When Du Rui heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and when he looked at Baochai, a shocked expression appeared on his face. Could it be possible to cultivate a communist fighter in this evil feudal society? .

Looking at Baochai's sincere expression, Du Rui really didn't know what to say. The passionate speech just now seemed a bit too much. How should he answer now? Could it be that the dictatorship of the proletariat, which is very marketable in future generations? Theory out?If he really dared to say that if others knew about it, it is estimated that the matter of the reform would have to be thrown aside. Emperor Taizong tried his best to let Ankang, and the two princesses of Runan, who were widows, would also click him.

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On Du Rui's side, he was still worried about how the many wealthy families in the world would react after the reform, but Taizong was impatient to put the reform on the agenda.

Ever since he ascended the throne, Emperor Taizong has also been angered by those rich and powerful families. When Jieli went south to herd horses and soldiers approached the city of Chang'an, it was at such a critical juncture that Emperor Taizong wanted to promote Fan Xing, who had experience in fighting the Turks, as the Ministry of War. The servants were all blocked back by the gentry headed by Feng Deyi, and they also put more constraints on weekdays, making Taizong miserable. Now Du Rui has proposed such a good solution and acted according to the law. If those rich and powerful families know the current affairs, it’s fine. If they don’t know how to praise and resist stubbornly, then don’t blame him for being cruel. After all, the world belongs to their Li family, and it’s not up to those seven surnames and eight families to point fingers.

More people means easier work. With the assistance of Ma Zhou, Li Shiji, Fang Xuanling and others, a series of brand new bills were released and sent to Emperor Taizong for review and approval.

On the first day of December in the tenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong announced to the world to abolish the old system and implement the new law, led by Changsun Wuji, supplemented by Fang Xuanling, Ma Zhou, Chu Suiliang, Li Shiji, Du Rui and others to supervise the implementation.

The aristocratic family who had heard the news through the children who had served in the court long ago, saw that Taizong really dared to risk the world's disgrace and carry out reforms, and immediately became angry.

Hundreds of years of high social status have made them accustomed to being pampered and supercilious. Even for Emperor Taizong, they probably don't respect them from the bottom of their hearts, but at most they are in awe.

But now Taizong actually wants to pull them down from the altar and knock them down to the mortal world. This is absolutely unacceptable to them, especially those old aristocratic families that have been passed down from the Liu Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties and have gone through hundreds of years. It is fierce confrontation.

"How can we, the children of the aristocratic family, join forces with traffickers and pawns, it is really insulting to the gentleman! The new law of the Holy Majesty hinders the ancestral system, and all the children of my Cui family will not obey it!"

Among the seven surnames in Shandong, Cui Daoxian, the most influential head of the Cui family, was furious when he saw that the officials sent by the imperial court to measure the land actually dared to go to his house.

The Qinghe Cui family, a famous Shandong family from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Cui Daoxian, as the head of the family, naturally has the capital of his pride.Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, they have paid attention to the family status of the gentry, and the Cui family was once listed as the head of the first-class surname "Cui Lu Wang Xie".

In the original history, in the Li and Tang Dynasties alone, the Cui family had 23 prime ministers. When Taizong revised the "Clan Chronicles", although the Cui family only ranked third, the Li family and the Changsun family ranked in front of it. This shows the status of the Cui family in the eyes of Tang people.

Therefore, no matter how Taizong suppressed these famous families before, the group of ministers who followed him in Taiyuan and won the Xuanwu Sect still actively wanted to marry these famous families, especially the Cui family of Qinghe, the Lu family of Fanyang, and the Zheng family of Xingyang. , the four major clans of the Wang family in Taiyuan.

Didn't Du Ruhui and Cheng Yaojin just marry Cui's daughter as their wives?In fact, this is also very easy to understand. After all, both the ancients and the present are good-faced. Even in later generations, don't people spare no effort to add a bit of aristocratic color to their families?What's more, the ancients, especially the Tang Dynasty, which was quite close to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which emphasized the family status of the gentry.

The Cui family of Qinghe is indeed worthy of being a famous family that has dominated here for hundreds of years. The old house alone is awe-inspiring, not to mention in Qinghe, even in Chang'an, it can quite show the prominent status of the owner.

After dismissing the officials sent by the court to measure the land, Cui Daoxian sat in the study contentedly. In front of him were his eldest son Cui Zhonghan, his second son Cui Zhonglin, and his third son Cui Zhongshu. information.

"Father! Even though the subordinate was dismissed, my child sees that the Holy Majesty has made up his mind this time. It is not a good thing for us to resist like this. Once the Holy Majesty is annoyed and sends down the wrath of thunder, our Cui family alone~~~~~ ~~~" Cui Zhonghan didn't finish his sentence, but his sad face already showed what he was thinking at the moment.

Cui Zhonglin glanced at his elder brother disdainfully, and said: "Brother! You are too timid! What about the imperial court? At the beginning, his Li family raised troops from Taiyuan. If it weren't for the help of us gentry guards, his Li family would be able to sit In this world, now he actually listens to the words of a yellow-mouthed child, and wants to deal with us famous families, he is destroying his own foundation, and he is afraid of what he will do."

Cui Zhonghan didn't speak, and still had a sad face. When Cui Daoxian saw it, he was also upset for a while, and frowned: "Boss! You are the eldest son of the eldest son. At this time, you can't be soft. The old man knows that the emperor has long disliked us old gentry. He changed his ways and wanted to fight with us. He has made many moves over the years, but that time it happened. Since he wanted to make trouble, let him do it. When the time comes, the trouble will be over, and all the rich and powerful families in the world will When he opposes him, he will obediently bow his head and admit defeat, there will be no less things that should be rewarded and appeased, so why are you panicking."

Seeing the arrogance of Cui Daoxian's face, Cui Zhonghan felt even more disturbed. After hesitating for a while, he still said: "Although what my father said is reasonable, my son recently heard that my sister sent someone to tell the emperor to give advice to the one who wants to reform. Rui is not on good terms with each other, how many times have we veterans rebelled against each other, and wanted to move to the crown prince and push the king of Wei to the throne, but haven't we all been resolved by him?"

Cui Zhonglin sneered and said: "It's just a bastard. With a little bit of cleverness, he can still go to heaven. Brother, you are too timid and afraid of getting into trouble. I think what my father said is reasonable. If you make a scene, I will make a scene. I was afraid that he would stop making trouble, so he started to make a fuss, and when it can't be dealt with, not only will the moth be dealt with, but the prince will also be brought down by the way!"

Cui Daoxian seemed to agree with the second son's opinion very much. Seeing that Cui Zhonghan still wanted to talk, he snorted and said: "Okay! You should pay more attention these days, the court must be in chaos for a while, boss! You send someone to notify Lao San and tell him to pay more attention to Chang'an's movements. From now on, I will drive out any subordinate officials who come to disturb you, and the sky in Qinghe will not change!"

At the same time, the same thing happened in Fan Yang. The officials who were sent to investigate Fan Yang’s Lu family’s fields not only didn’t even enter the gate of the Lu family, but they were beaten up by the Lu family’s slaves as soon as they explained their purpose. Suddenly, he almost lost his life. Fan Yang's officials dared not speak out, so they could only send someone to treat the wounded official, and at the same time send someone to deliver a letter to Chang'an.

"Snapped!"

In the Linde Hall, Taizong was furious when he heard this, and swept everything on the desk aside.

"Presumptuous! Arrogant! What are those people going to do? Do they want to rebel? They dare to beat the imperial envoys sent by the imperial court. Is there no kingly law in this world? Du Rui! Tell me how to deal with this matter! "

Du Rui also found out just now, and he was also very surprised. He never expected that the Cui family and the Lu family would be so arrogant, but fortunately, he was prepared for it. The more violent the gentry are now, the worse they will fall in the future. If they really resigned to their fate quietly, that would be the best, but in the future, who knows if they will revive.It's better to make trouble now, just clean it up together.

Du Rui thought for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, those gentry blatantly resist the new law, they must have something to rely on, and there is no need for you to be angry. Those gentry have been entrenched in the local area for hundreds of years. They are deeply rooted and popular. If you force them at this time , I am afraid that it will be inferior. In my opinion, it is better to announce the new law to the common people of the world. As long as the common people support it, they will turn their backs to deal with those nobles. At that time, the common people of the world will stand on the side of the Holy One and recognize it clearly. The real face of those gentry, no matter how they are treated at that time, it will not be a matter of a word from the Holy One."

Taizong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and just as he was about to agree, Ma Xuanliang walked in. Seeing his anxious face, Taizong also knew that something was going to happen, so he asked, "Ma Xuanliang, you are in a hurry, what happened outside?"

Ma Xuanliang hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty! In front of Chengtian Gate, all officials have an audience and ask Your Majesty to abolish the new law. There are still~~~~ and~~~~"

Taizong frowned and said, "What else?"

Ma Xuanliang glanced at Du Rui in embarrassment, and said, "They also asked the Holy Majesty to execute Lord Du to thank the world!"

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