There is a saying that in the eyes of others, Li Er's edict is really unreasonable. What is a powerful official? A powerful minister is a minister with power in his hands. Grand Dao can pose a threat to the supreme ruler. Although people often say that the king and his ministers are in conflict with each other, the court must maintain a balance of power and cannot allow one of the two parties to dominate. But don't forget that the emperor is naturally in an advantageous position when facing an individual minister. Therefore, when a country declines or a weak king appears, the soil that breeds powerful ministers can be created. It is impossible to have powerful ministers in the prosperous times, but it was possible in the early days of the founding of the country. But as a powerful official who was the founding minister of the country, life will definitely not be particularly easy. Just like Xiao He in the early Han Dynasty, he was listed as the first founding hero by Liu Bang, and he had almost no shortcomings as a minister. But in the end, didn't he have to taint himself because he was jealous of Liu Bang, giving Liu Bang an excuse to jail him and torture him?
Liu Bang was originally just a street kid, but after he became emperor, he could not tolerate the founding hero becoming a powerful official. It is even more impossible for Li Er to come from a noble family and master the art of emperors. But this impossible thing happened! As soon as the news came out, the ministers were extremely shocked. Logically speaking, based on Su Li's achievements, it is not an exaggeration for Li Er to give him these rewards. However, once these rewards are given, Su Li can immediately transform into a powerful minister as long as he has that thought. Why would Li Er personally create such a threat to himself? After all, there may be only one explanation. That is, Li Er really trusts Su Li too much! This kind of trust has exceeded the general level of favor and has nothing to do with the relationship between the two of them. Most of the courtiers could only secretly envy the special treatment Su Li enjoyed. But there was only one person who was dissatisfied. For example, Hou Junji. On the night after the imperial edict came out, Hou Junji got very drunk at a banquet. Later, he spoke out in public. To say that Su Li was arrogant and arrogant was not worthy of the emperor's trust. Then he said that when he went to the northwest, he saw that Su Li did not obey the emperor's orders and insisted on going his own way. What Li Er is doing now is feeding a tiger into trouble! After these words spread, Li Er was furious and ordered Hou Junji to be fined and banned.
However, Hou Jun gathered in the mansion and still murmured these words to his close friends, obviously not changing his opinion. Everyone could see that Hou Junji had deep resentment towards Su Li. It's no wonder that Su Li led his army to pacify the northwest. Hou Junji was his general, but he stayed in Tubo. The great achievement of Jingping the Western Region had nothing to do with him. As Li Er's most trusted young general, how could Hou Junji be able to swallow this sigh of relief? In his heart, he had already regarded Li as an enemy. It's just that after Su Li returned to Chang'an, he kept cultivating himself at home and never socialized with others. He didn't even bother to go to court. Hou Junji wanted to attack him, but he couldn't find any chance. This time Li Er rewarded Su Li twice, and Hou Junji was so jealous that he couldn't help but use the topic as an excuse. However, his jumping around is like a clown to most people. After being banned by Li Er, there was no sound soon. On the other side, the princess mansion. "Your Majesty, Wannian County Magistrate Lu Qiqing has sent you a greeting card" || "The female official walked quickly into the backyard holding a greeting card. Su Li glanced at it, and then said calmly: "Push it away." The female officer took the order and bowed to retreat. "Isn't it bad to do this...?" After the female officer left, Chang Le looked at Su Li with concern. Since the imperial edict of Li Er's reward was issued, the originally deserted princess mansion became lively again. Many people came to send greetings. This time, the people who want to visit are not the previous colleagues in the court or the ministers in the court. On the contrary, the background is even greater. There are many wealthy and powerful families in the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, and none of them have been missed. The powerful family was an extremely important political force in the Xia Dynasty. From the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the Han Dynasty began to re-employ scholar-bureaucrats, the power of clans and clans began to rise, which has been passed down to this day. In the past few hundred years, the power of the clan has continued to grow. They consolidated their status through marriage and intermarriage with each other. Nowadays, the powerful families in the Tang Dynasty have gradually shown a posture of being too powerful to lose.
During these more than six hundred years, the dynasties in the land of Zhuxia seemed to be constantly changing, but they were all chosen from these aristocratic families. The power of the gate valve is evident. This is also the origin of the saying "The emperor takes turns and comes to my house next year". In fact, in the thousands of years of history of the Zhuxia Land, apart from Liu Bang and Zhu Chongba, there are really few examples of real grassroots counterattacks to become emperors. Even Liu Bang can only be counted as half at best. The long-term inheritance makes these aristocratic families extremely rich in heritage. Some people even openly claim that there are only thousand-year-old families in this world, but they have never heard of a thousand-year-old dynasty. The words were extremely arrogant, but the emperor was stunned that there was nothing he could do. There are only one emperor and one courtier, but it is really possible for a family to be passed down for thousands of years. In the land of Zhuxia, it doesn't matter if you offend the emperor. In fact, it doesn't matter if you offend any important ministers. But no matter what, you can’t offend the clan! Of course, this is just for other people, Su Li doesn't have to care about this at all. In just a few days, he rejected the overtures of many powerful people. The most noble family in the Tang Dynasty, the five surnames were among the seven, and he had already rejected five families before. They are the Li family of Zhaojun, the Cui family of Boling, the Cui family of Qinghe, the Zheng family of Xingyang and the Wang family of Taiyuan. Lu Qiqing, who came to send me his greetings today, is from the Fanyang Lu family. With the addition of this person, except for the Li family in Longxi, where the royal family was located, the other six families were able to survive together. Five people with seven surnames show their affection to one person at the same time. This kind of scene is rare in a thousand years. What’s even more unbelievable is that the people they showed kindness to turned away all their invitations. If this matter spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar immediately. Changle is well aware of the power of the aristocratic family. Even an emperor as powerful as Li Er was often hampered by these clans in the Tang Dynasty. Su Li offended so many people at the same time, needless to say, it will definitely cause endless trouble. Therefore, she who usually never interfered with Su Li's decision could not help but speak at this time. "." Madam, please feel at ease. The aristocratic families are nothing more than a group of blood-sucking poisons, nothing to be afraid of. Su Li said calmly. For a long time, the nobles of the aristocratic families have indeed been like blood-sucking poisonous insects, clinging to the bodies of the Xia dynasties to strengthen themselves by sucking blood. Even though all these aristocratic families claim to be heirlooms of poetry and calligraphy, in fact many of their behaviors are no different from those of businessmen who only have profit in mind. Now these people are rushing forward in a swarm, just to get more benefits from themselves.
Su Li has always had a clear understanding of this. .