Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

The content of the pressure is the "Zhenguan Clan Chronicles" which is still being compiled.

In addition to the four main editors of this book, including Gao Shilian and Cen Wenwen, many low-level civil servants participated in it.

And among these people, there are people from these clans.

For this clan chronicle, Cui Mingan was as indifferent to other aristocratic families at first.

He felt that this was a normal genealogy revision.

Starting from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, each dynasty had to revise the "Genealogy", which is similar to the folk "Genealogy", but the role of "Genealogy" is mainly reflected in politics. It is the basis for the selection and appointment of officials by the imperial court. The basis for the implementation of the Character Officer Law.

The Nine-rank Official Personnel Law, also known as the Nine-rank Zhongzheng System, is an official selection system since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. According to the "family background" and "professional status" of the examinees, they are "determined" into nine grades. How big an official is is determined by this rank.

The so-called "family background" refers to his birth, that is, his family background.

The "Genealogy" is the legal basis for measuring a person's "family background", so it is not for "ancestor worship", but for "official seal".

Although the nine-rank Zhongzheng system has been abolished since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system is still incomplete, and it is an era where elections and imperial examinations coexist.

Entering the officialdom is still an important means for many people to enter the officialdom.

Although he did not pay attention deliberately, the progress of the compilation will continue to be heard by Cui Mingan.

At the beginning, the news was quite normal, Gao Shilian was planning to place the Boling Cui family at the top of the first-class clan.

But not long ago, things went beyond Cui Mingan's expectations.

Li Shimin reduced the Boling Cui family to the third-class family.

Although other Shandong families were also downgraded, and the Boling Cui family was still the third-ranked family, this result still made Cui Minqian unacceptable.

The dignified Boling Cui family is recognized as a third-tier family, which makes the family's children look up.

However, Li Shimin's reason for downgrading was reasonable, and the manuscript was not finalized, Cui Mingan was angry but could not do anything.

Cui Mingan, who had endured for a long time, finally found a chance in this severe winter.

He was going to wait until the charcoal in Li Shimin's palace was about to run out, and then forced the palace together with other aristocratic families.

On the grounds that the world is in harmony, please treat Li Shimin equally, and request to adjust the compilation rules of clan annals.

Since they wanted to force Li Shimin into the palace, they carried out this matter very covertly.

Basically, only the masters and their confidants in Chang'an will know.

However, their plan was stillborn before it was implemented.

The stove and clean coal that Li Shimin took out suddenly caught them by surprise.

After listening to his father's explanation, Cui Qiu asked suspiciously: "Could it be that His Majesty took out the charcoal in the palace for disaster relief at the beginning..."

Cui Mingan nodded and said, "Hey, we still think of His Majesty too simply."

"Your Majesty, this is a big game of chess."

"Not only did it adequately respond to the snow disaster, but it also brought our family in."

Cui Qiu still said unwillingly: "Father, do you think it is possible for us to continue to monopolize the briquettes together with the major families!"

"In Cui Qiu's view, all of their Shandong families are wealthy, and it is not impossible to mobilize a sum of money to monopolize the briquettes in Chang'an."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this sentence, Cui Mingan's face became serious in an instant: "Shut up! If you are still so arrogant, you may be the sinner of the whole family in the future!"

"For today's matter, His Majesty can call all the high-ranking officials in the entire imperial city over and take out the stove in front of everyone. Do you know what this means?"

"This is the way to break our monopoly on briquettes."

"The reason why my Shandong aristocratic family has been able to last for thousands of years is that apart from self-improvement and the emergence of talents from generation to generation, what is more final is that it has always had a high reputation among the people."

"These prestige are the greatest wealth of our family."

"Do you know why our Cui family, who has just grown up, can easily become a local official, and he can travel freely wherever he goes, and there is no objection?"

"This is the prestige of the family."

"But if we make another move this time, then Yu Shitai, who knows the inside story, will definitely tell the world about it!"

"At that time, not only money will be damaged, but also the reputation accumulated over thousands of years!"

"It is said that members of the family value the interests of the family more than their lives, but the greatest interest of the family is the invisible and intangible prestige."

"Son, do you understand?"

Hearing this, Cui Qiu finally put away his disdain just now, and nodded emphatically to express his understanding.

Seeing the change in Cui Qiu's expression, Cui Mingan was also relieved for a while.

The two chatted for a while, and the stove had already radiated heat to the entire room, feeling the warmth of spring, Cui Minqian sighed.

"Your Majesty was able to find such a miracle, we are not wronged this time."

Although a little reconciled, Cui Mingan had to say that this stove is really fragrant.

Cui Qiu also sighed: "I really don't know where Your Majesty found this thing. If you didn't experience it yourself, who would dare to believe that there is no thick smoke when burning coal."

Cui Mingan suddenly thought of something and said: "Well, you reminded me of this matter, and the source of this clean coal needs to be investigated carefully."

"This year, His Majesty asked Li Junxian to set up the Baiqi Division. He selected people from the army who had no family background. Presumably, it was for secret missions."

"Originally, my father thought that such a secret department would not be possible without three to five years, but now it seems that we still underestimate His Majesty."

"What happened this time is a wake-up call to us. It must be investigated clearly, otherwise we will slow down your Majesty's next step everywhere in the future."

Cui Qiu quickly agreed, and with his mind full of the stove, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked: "Father, although we have no access to this clean coal, it seems to me that the stove is not difficult. If we can make it first, it must be You can also take this opportunity to make a fortune.”

"Hey, I just told you that family reputation is more important than money..."

Halfway through the speech, Cui Mingan also reacted, "What, you said selling stoves!"

"Well, I think it's okay!"

"Besides, even if we don't take out food, we still have to use so many rooms in our house."

"Your Majesty gave a lot of briquettes, but there is only one stove. What does that mean?"

"Son, if you can figure this out, you will be rewarded for your father!"

After leaving this last question, Cui Mingan put on his cotton coat and walked out with a proud expression on his face.

He's going to have a good time in the snow now.

Just like the scene of the Cui family father and son was staged at the same time in the residences of the major families.

Then, the Chang'an market shook.