Chapter 1514: The Palace Has Many Rules
The grandfather and grandson talked about some other things. After drinking about half a catty of wine each, Li Xiang was ready to leave. After all, it was getting late and the sky had darkened. There were many rules in the palace. Li Xiang had not met his family since he came back from the south.
"The children in the family are all good-looking, and they have been given what they should be given. If there is no rush this time, then stay in Chang'an for a while."
Li Shimin was very satisfied with Li Xiang's expansion. Although this guy didn't stay in the capital often, he had no fewer children than others, and now he has several children.
"Thank you, grandfather."
Why do you say that there are so many people in the royal family? It's because you can afford to marry a wife. Even if you are a remote royal family, as long as you want to have children, the court will find you eighteen beauties. Anyway, if you want to have children, you can give you all kinds of conditions. Expanding is the most important thing for members of the royal family.
"There is another thing. The Qinghe Cui family has been cooperating with you for a long time. Now it seems that they are no longer needed, but they still regard themselves as a great family. What do you think?"
In today's Chang'an City, no one has mentioned the Five Surnames and Seven Famous Families for a long time. It is like a word in memory. Although it has only been a few years, people are very forgetful. Although their strength is not bad in the court, they have basically gone to the local areas. There seem to be fewer in Chang'an City.
Of course, the most serious decline is still in business. In the past, the Five Surnames and Seven Famous Families were in a monopoly position in business. If you have a bad relationship with them, I am afraid you will really be unable to move forward. However, under Li Xiang's series of combined punches, the Five Surnames and Seven Famous Families have declined very badly. Now, let alone monopoly, it is already quite difficult to make a living in an industry.
Of course, in addition to Li Xiang's combined punches, the most important thing is the problem of these people themselves. They don't know where they are wrong. Even if they have some other ideas, there is no way to become a reality now. Combining various things, coupled with the suppression of the court, there is no way to make a comeback.
Moreover, when the Five Surnames and Seven Families were on the decline, a lot of people jumped out from inside to take advantage of the situation. Don't think that they will not take advantage of the situation just because they are the descendants of the Five Surnames and Seven Families. When a big ship sets sail, I don't know how many people add bricks and tiles, but if there is a hole, the people on the ship want to save their lives the most, and no one wants to sink with the big ship.
So when Li Xiang attacked Goguryeo, the Five Surnames and Seven Families had already begun to split. Li Xiang handed the matter over to the Imperial City Office. Except for the Qinghe Cui family, the power of other major families has declined greatly. Now it is less than 20% of the heyday. They are just some local tyrants.
The court allows these small landlords to exist, and their existence also enriches our economic composition. If they are not allowed to exist, the economy of the entire country will be affected, so as long as they can maintain the current scale, the court will not continue to chase them.
But the Qinghe Cui family is an exception. You should know that the Qinghe Cui family has always been the first family. When Li Xiang first suppressed them, Cui Sanye established a cooperative relationship with Li Xiang. Including some intelligence from Tubo, Cui Sanye gave Li Xiang a lot of support.
It is precisely for this reason that even if Li Xiang wants to suppress the big family, he must leave Cui Sanye a way out. He told Cui Sanye that either you can turn the Qinghe Cui family over, or you will disappear in the long river of history like other large families.
Originally, Cui Sanye had no idea of becoming the patriarch, but after listening to Li Xiang's words, Cui Sanye could only join the fierce internal struggle. When Cui Sanye obtained the position of the head of the Cui family, the entire Qinghe Cui family was different from before.
On the one hand, the strength has declined greatly, and it has long lost the strength of the world's first family.
On the other hand, he has already attached himself to Li Xiang, so he will not go against the people of Tiance Shangjiang Mansion in all major decisions. Even if he suffers losses at that time, he must listen honestly, otherwise he will become a small local landlord like the other families.
"Grandfather, please rest assured that I will remind them of this. Master Cui San is different from other Cui family members. He will not do things too much. He is also very clear about the current situation. If it is too much, I will not hesitate to clip their wings."
After hearing Li Xiang's answer, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Wang De to send Li Xiang out.
In Li Shimin's eyes, what Li Xiang values most is this heart. He is always in the most elite state, and he will not lose his mind when thinking about what he should and should not think. Even when facing people like Master Cui San, Li Xiang can still be clear.
During Li Xiang's growth, Master Cui Sanye was half of his teacher. He not only provided all kinds of help, but also gave Li Xiang a lot of advice. However, when this person threatened the rule of the Tang Dynasty, no matter who you are, Li Xiang must put the Tang Dynasty first, because this is your responsibility as the crown prince.
"Has the Cui family been making a lot of trouble recently?"
After leaving the palace, Li Xiang and Wang De walked slowly towards the palace gate. Although Li Xiang had his own spies in Chang'an City, Wang De was by Li Shimin's side every day, so he naturally knew some news that others didn't know.
"To reply to your highness, most of the people in the Cui family are still very honest, except for a few young people who came from their hometown. They are also very arrogant. However, they were punished by several young masters some time ago, so there were not so many things. Later, this matter was reported to your highness. At present, no one knows who reported it. It's just a little troublesome."
Wang De said it very bluntly. Although the people of the Cui family were making trouble, they had been punished for a while, so there shouldn't be any big problems. The reason why this matter came to Li Shimin was that someone wanted to cut off Li Xiang's arm.
In the eyes of many people, the Cui family is Li Xiang's henchmen. If Li Shimin wants to get rid of the Cui family, then Li Xiang will definitely lose an arm. It seems that some people are still restless, but I don't know who these people are. (End of this chapter)