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Volume 2: Tianyuan Yizhou Chapter 425: The Eight Pillar Kingdom!

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    Concubine Yang's words made Li Min a little depressed. He said: "Concubine, this is our family matter, so there is no need for these ministers to interfere." Shaking his head, Li Min sat down opposite Concubine Yang and said softly: "  ? Now that you are the emperor, you need to use the draft to maintain relationships among all classes in the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, why do these beautiful women have to pay attention to their origins and must come from official families? Although the Tang Dynasty is peaceful on the surface now under your governance,  If your ministers marry each other, new interest groups will soon form. Instead of doing this, it is better to call the daughters of these families into the palace. Even if you don't favor them, they can be placed in the palace as female officials.  " Hearing this, Li Min lowered his head and pondered. What he was thinking about was not the affairs within the Tang Dynasty, but the current colonies. Although the expeditionary forces supported the puppet governments, how to make these puppet governments serve the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly was a problem.  The problem is, during this period, small-scale conflicts broke out frequently in various regions. The expeditionary force continued to suffer casualties, and conflicts with local governments became more and more prominent. This made Li Min feel that pure force was still unworkable. In some periods, it was necessary to follow the  The ancient way.  Seeing that Li Min didn't speak, Concubine Yang continued: "Moreover, the influence of the gentry clan on the people is not easy to eliminate. Among the people and officials, who is not proud of being able to marry into the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes?" "Mother  The concubine's words make sense." Li Min suddenly raised his head and said, "However, I want to add some people from other places to the list of this beautiful girl." Li Min agreed to this, and Concubine Yang was very happy.  She naturally hopes that Li Min will have many children and grandchildren, and she has another account in her heart.  Although there were many emperors and concubines in ancient times and many heirs were born, not many of them could survive safely. Basically, they all died in the struggle. In history, some emperors even died.  He had no choice but to let his brother's heirs inherit the throne.  Li Shimin abdicated and told Li Min not to kill his brothers indiscriminately. Li Min has done so now. But now that Li Shimin's descendants are basically all grown up, it is difficult to guarantee that some of them will have evil intentions. Concubine Yang once also used insinuations to warn Li Min against these princes.  But Li Min never took it to heart.     but.  Li Min didn't take it seriously. As a mother, she had to think about Li Min. She came from a royal family and had seen too many human tragedies. She could be prepared for a rainy day at this time.  She continued: "This is not a problem. Your Majesty, where do you want to add women?" "The territory under the control of the Tang Dynasty is too vast now. It is not enough for us to manage it alone. This requires these colonial puppet regimes."  I have full support, and the expeditionary force will be stationed abroad for a long time. In order to appease these colonial dignitaries, I thought that I should select some women from their families to come to Chang'an," Li Min said thoughtfully.  He mainly targeted the puppet regimes in the colonies. In order to stabilize overseas countries, after all, he did not have so many resources to replace officials all over the world.  Concubine Yang nodded.  "What the emperor said makes sense. These countries are so far apart that the expeditionary force spends a lot of money every year. Moreover, it is said that the soldiers are very war-weary after years of foreign campaigns, and there are many deserters." Li Min looked a little sad when he mentioned this.  More than ten years of continuous overseas colonization has indeed made a group of veterans tired, so Li Min recently asked the expeditionary force to temporarily stop its operations in Europe.  Instead, focus on maintaining the conquered colonies. After all, one bite cannot make you fat.  It may also cause indigestion. These recent accusations have indeed made Li Min wary.  "This is also where I'm worried. Now I'm planning to stabilize the rule of these areas and integrate them into the Tang Dynasty. I'm not in a hurry to conquer other areas for a while. In order to fight against foreign aggression, we must first settle the internal affairs. This draft is mainly aimed at these  Colonial and aristocratic families, then let the mother-in-law take charge." Li Min straightened his clothes and stood up.  Concubine Yang nodded lightly and said: "My mother and concubine have nothing to do, so I will check it for you." "Then I'll bother you, concubine." Li Min said, then he resigned from Concubine Yang and left the Cining Hall.  After several years of life, Li Min has integrated into the Tang Dynasty, so he has no objection to the draft. After all, he is now the emperor, and the draft is beneficial to both parties, and can further weaken the family.  The power of the big families can reduce their private marriages and maintain the rule of the colony. The only pain is these women who enter the palace, but Li Min understands that the benevolence of women at this time will only lead to suffering in the future, and there is something wrong with it.  He could only grit his teeth and do it. At this time, he once again realized the difficulty of managing a country, let alone many colonies.  The news of the draft spread quickly. The officials who were looking forward to this were like cats that smelled something fishy. The situation of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes was another one. Universal education had weakened the power of the gentry in the court.  The power within the family, and Li Min's appearance was to break the marriage between the noble families.  "ThisIt is much more difficult to deal with than the Supreme Emperor.  "In a quiet garden-style courtyard on the outskirts of Chang'an, Changsun Wuji held a white porcelain tea cup and tasted matcha from Yizhou. Opposite him sat six old people, all of whom were old members of the Guanlong aristocracy.  , the seven families of the former Eight Pillar Kingdom are all here, and it was they who assisted the Li family to conquer the Tang Dynasty. A thin old man said: "What Mr. Changsun Ge said is very true. No matter how courageous the emperor was in the past.  Dare to attack the five surnames. Now the emperor is a newborn calf and is not afraid of tigers. He dares to do anything.  " "There is nothing we can do about it. In today's Tang Dynasty, we nobles still have no say. Whether it is in the court or in the army, we basically have no say.  "Another person said. Changsun Wuji said: "There is no need to think about the past days, they are gone forever, but now the days are not bad, the most important thing is leisure.  " "It's easy for you. You don't have a daughter, so you don't have to worry about the draft, but we are sad.  " said the thin old man. Changsun Wuji chuckled and said: "Didn't you say it was voluntary?  What's there to worry about? If my daughter wasn't so beautiful, I don't think she would have to send her to the palace. It's all resources anyway. The emperor has said so, so what else do you have to complain about?  " "That's true.  "Others nodded in agreement. The Eight Pillars Kingdom gathers together every year. It used to include Li Yuan's lineage, but since the Li family ascended the throne, there are seven families. The Eight Pillars Kingdom, which used to make the Tang Dynasty tremble, is now  We can only gather and chat like this, and we can no longer exert any influence on the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty. "Ahem, why did the emperor say he volunteered?  This is a bit strange.  "Someone asked again. Changsun Wuji said: "This is the shrewdness of the emperor. Firstly, it is to test whether we are sincere to him. Secondly, the emperor also understands that the wealthy family only chose to give in because they were afraid of his force.  If you continue to persecute, it will only be counterproductive. After all, aristocratic families have been passed down for thousands of years, and there are many large families with more than 100,000 members. These people are either doing business, serving as officials, or joining the army. How can they be compared to ordinary people? After all, today's big families  The economy of the Tang Dynasty was still controlled by the old gentry, and if it got anxious, it would be enough to cause a turmoil.  "No wonder the emperor has vigorously supported the new rich and built new cities in recent years. It turns out that he is taboo about this."  "A person understood clearly. "Sighed, Changsun Wuji said: "Taboos are just taboos, far from the level of fear. Even the biggest chaos can be calmed down by the emperor. The emperor just doesn't want to go on a killing spree, so everyone  , I would like to advise you that we in the Bazhu Kingdom should not get too close to other old nobles. This era has passed. Just live your own life in peace. Don't think about some unreasonable things, so as not to put yourself at risk when the time comes.  His family went in with him.  " Changsun Wuji's words meant something. Many people showed unnatural expressions. It was obvious that they were stabbed in a painful spot by Changsun Wuji. Just as Changsun Wuji said, the nobles were calm on the surface of this pool of water.  There is an undercurrent surging inside (to be continued).
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