<foncolor=red> The inspection on Lingnan Road lasted for ten days. Li Rupei arrived at two docks, as well as Nanzhao and Annan. The officials stationed here would never have thought that His Highness Prince Fu was here in person. It should be said that Nan There are still certain dangers in this place, but His Royal Highness King Fu still came to visit many officials, which moved everyone very much. After leaving Lingnan Road, Li Rupei went to inspect Qianzhong Road and Jiannan Road. It should be said that the renovation of official roads is progressing very smoothly. Merchants, people and farmers are very motivated. The quality and speed of road construction are very high. They were fully guaranteed that the renovation of the official road would be completed within three months without any problems. Of course, it is only the first step to renovate officers. After this mode of renovation is recognized, the Southern Road Dahaoxing Taiwan Mansion will be renovated and renovated more roads. Only when the transportation is smooth can we truly benefit the people. Back to Xiangyang, it was already early November, and Li Rupei's inspection lasted for more than a month. Along the way, Li Rupei was thinking about what Cui Shenyou said. Due to some practical reasons, Li Rupei really couldn't refuse outright, but he was not willing to accept the idea of ??being held hostage by a famous family. At the same time, Li Rupei also wants to think about the peace of the palace. If there are more women in the palace, there will definitely be more things to do. Besides, the two people he married are both girls from well-known families. With the support of their families and clans, will the palace be troubled from now on? There would be no peace. If such a situation could occur, Li Rupei would rather offend the Fan Yang Lu family and the Taiyuan Wang family than marry a girl from the two families. Li Rupei knew that Cui Anqian would definitely talk about this matter after returning to Xiangyang. But he didn¡¯t expect it. After returning to the palace, the first person to talk about this matter was Cui Hanlei. Cui Hanlei is good at choosing time. When taking a break, she talked about the Fan Yang Lu family and the Taiyuan Wang family. Just when Cui Hanlei was talking carefully about the two famous families, Li Rupei couldn't help crying or laughing. "Madam, are you ready to advise your husband to continue marrying a concubine, and she is a girl from the Fanyang Lu family and the Taiyuan Wang family, two famous families. She must be very outstanding and excellent." Cui Hanlei suddenly said She blushed. After all, she had been reprimanded for persuading Li Rupei to take a concubine. "I wanted to persuade my husband, but I didn't dare to speak. I still remember my husband's scolding." Seeing Cui Hanlei's aggrieved look, Li Rupei smiled. "Is it possible that Madam thinks that the more women in the palace, the better?" "Nonsense, I don't mean that, it's just that the situations of the Lu family and the Wang family are different." "Madam, I know what you are thinking, you It's for XX's career, but XX's thoughts are not clear to you. If possible, XX may be the only one beside XX. You can't be moved by beauty, so tell the truth in front of your wife. Otherwise, outsiders would think that He was a reincarnated monk, but because He had limited energy and there were too many women around him, He couldn't bear the situation of favoring one over the other. These ladies all knew that He had a special experience. I don¡¯t want to see women suffer, let alone watch the women around me suffer.¡± When Li Rupei said this, he felt a cold feeling on his belly, which turned out to be Cui Hanlei¡¯s tears. Li Rupei patted Cui Hanlei's fair shoulder. "Okay, madam, don't be sad." Cui Hanlei wiped away her tears, raised her head and looked at Li Rupei, and spoke seriously. "My husband is doing everything for his family, so I cannot be selfish anymore. There are already rumors around me that I am a jealous woman and I am not allowed to have other women around my husband. I can tolerate these words and rumors, but My husband is willing to be wronged for the sake of his family, but I am not willing to do so. I really hope that my husband will marry girls from the Lu and Wang families. "My wife persuaded her men to marry more women. This seems incredible. Actually appeared, and willingly, this is probably due to the difference of the times. If it were a thousand years later, men would just dream. If such a thing happened, the family would have been in trouble. Li Rupei didn't know how to answer, but he didn't want to think about it yet. Speaking of this matter. Cui Hanlei is his chaff wife. Although Cui Hanlei is very beautiful and cannot be described as chaff, no matter what she does, Cui Hanlei does it from the perspective of Li Rupei. To put it bluntly, Cui Hanlei doesn¡¯t want to Cui Hanlei will be happiest as long as he, Li Rupei, can be safe and sound after becoming the empress. If you marry a wife like this, what else can a husband ask for? After daybreak, Li Rupei, who had finished cleaning up, was preparing to go to Daxingtai Mansion. He was a little frightened. When he arrived at Daxingtai Mansion, he sawAfter Cui Anqian, I'm afraid this matter will also be talked about. Cui Hanlei's attitude must be related to Cui Anqian. Cui Anqian put down what he was doing and waited for Li Rupei at Daxingtai Mansion early in the morning. Li Rupei also arrived at Daxingtai Mansion very early. After the two met, the first thing they talked about was the lack of government personnel at all levels. Cui Anqian rushed to Huainan, Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road to inspect, and also discovered this problem. It is very difficult for governments at all levels to increase their manpower, because officials are under unified jurisdiction and all receive salary expenditures from the government. Moreover, Daxingtai government has similar requirements for officials, and they are all very strict. You can also be promoted directly to officials through outstanding performance. This is different from the past. Therefore, governments at all levels must also be cautious in the selection and use of petty officials. Those with bad conduct and weak abilities will not be used. The most lacking thing in the south now is talents. Some officials once suggested that the requirements for the recruitment of minor officials should be lowered. Li Rupei firmly disagreed and would not allow such discussions to occur again. Li Rupei and Cui Anqian discussed for a long time, and the final decision was to request the imperial court to open Enke again in Xiangyang, and recruit a large number of talents through the imperial examination. Other matters were quickly discussed, including the renovation of the official road, which went smoothly, and there is nothing more to say. Just when Li Rupei thought he was just talking about business today, Cui Anqian's expression changed and became very serious. "Your Majesty, my eldest brother Cui Shenyou has written a letter. Speaking of your words, I felt a lot of emotion after knowing these words. Your Majesty's broad mind is rare in the world. I believe that under the governance of your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty will be able to prosper. "Father-in-law, don't say these compliments. Are you thinking of talking about the Fan Yang Lu family and the Taiyuan Wang family?" Li Rupei was very helpless. Cui Anqian, Cui Shenyou and Cui Hanlei all said this. It can be seen that the Qinghe Cui family was also under a lot of pressure, otherwise they would not be so urgent. "I know that the prince keeps a clean life and is concerned about the affairs of the Tang Dynasty all day long, but I think that the affairs of the Fanyang Lu family and the Taiyuan Wang family are also related to the Tang Dynasty." "First, there are five surnames in the Tang Dynasty and seven seven. The four surnames of Wang and Hedong have strict family traditions and have a great influence in the Tang Dynasty. The Cui family of Qinghe is lucky enough to be one of them. The family declined in the hands of a certain or eldest brother, and he did not want the Qinghe Cui family to be attacked and excluded by other famous families. " "Secondly, the prince's ambition is to conquer the Tang Dynasty, so it is inevitable to embrace all rivers, not to mention the five surnames and seven. The four surnames of Wang and Hedong, as well as other ordinary family members with extraordinary abilities, must also be absorbed. This is inevitable. It is just the assistant of the Cui family of Qinghe or the assistant of the Zheng family of Xingyang. The strength is the same. It's not enough. After all, most of the children of famous families are outstanding, and they can absorb most of the talents. " "The prince should remember Enke of Xiangyang. Among the famous families, the Cui family of Qinghe and the Zheng family of Xingyang sent many children to participate. , the other famous families, not many children participated, at that time, a certain person aroused alarm. " "Third, the influence of the famous families cannot be underestimated. They have extended to the powerful class of the Tang Dynasty, forming their own inherent power. Power can even affect ordinary people, and the understanding of famous families is also changing. They will not reject the powerful. On the contrary, they need to rely on the powerful to develop better. " "The three reasons stated by a certain person are all no exaggeration. , if the prince rejects the request of the Lu family of Fan Yang and the Wang family of Taiyuan, at least it will cause the Cui family of Qinghe to be isolated, and at worst, it will cause the Daxingtai Mansion in the South Road to be unable to absorb enough talents. In the future, the prince will control the world of the Tang Dynasty. There will also be many problems. If the prince agrees to the request of the Fan Yang Lu family and the Taiyuan Wang family, then the famous families will be relieved and will follow the prince and do their best from now on. " Cui Anqian said even more profoundly. Some. In fact, Li Rupei has thought of all these issues. If there are many historical summaries, the influence of famous families is indeed very great. This situation continued until the Ming Dynasty and was still prominent. However, Li Rupei was still thinking about that issue. If the Fan Yang Lu family and the Taiyuan Wang family made a request and he agreed, then if the Boling Cui family and the Hedong family also made such a request, then his woman, What kind of women are they? They are all members of a famous family. Before Li Rupei could speak, Cui Anqian spoke again. "I also thought about it for the prince. If the famous families all made such a request, the prince would be unable to bear it. However, he agreed to the request of the Fan Yang Lu family and the Taiyuan Wang family, and gathered in the Wang family.The five and seven surnames around him have basically been won over. The four surnames in Hedong dare not continue to make demands. That would be coercing the prince. They know the consequences of doing so. "My father-in-law means that by uniting the majority, we can attack a very small minority. He is really ruthless in his thinking. If I think about this matter carefully, I can't say that Lu and Wang made the request, so I can't wait." Agree. " Cui Anqian's eyes lit up and he didn't know what he was thinking. (To be continued)