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Chapter 470 The Influence of the Clan on the Ancients
"Master Hou speaks quickly, so the old man will just say it straight. No matter whether this matter is true or not, I hope that Master Hou will not participate." Cui Hao said.

Lin Xuan hated such a threatening tone the most. Hearing this, he said coldly, "Are you threatening me?"

"Master Hou misunderstood, this is just advice." Cui Hao said with a smile.

What the hell, isn't this a threat?

Verbal threats are worse than threats with weapons.

With the knife resting on his neck, he was flustered, how could he think so much.

Verbal threats are different, which makes people feel very aggrieved.

Lin Xuan was no longer a rootless member who had just crossed over, so how could he be threatened by this.

"Thank you for your advice. If there is nothing wrong, please go back." Lin Xuan said coldly.

"Then I'll take my leave." Cui Hao got up and said with a smile, "I hope Lord Hou will consider the old man's words more. Let me go!"

Lin Xuan looked at the back of Cui Hao leaving, his face was cloudy and uncertain.

Although Cui Hao didn't say what would happen after he checked, but Lin Xuan knew without thinking, it was nothing more than doing something to him or his family.

Regardless of the fact that he has five hundred soldiers, he still has the 'nuclear weapon' of explosives in his hands.

But the family didn't move him, just because it wasn't worth it.

However, it would be different if Lin Xuan went to check the accounts.

Seventy percent of the world's official families accounted for [-]%. It is impossible to say that the officials of the aristocratic families did not take advantage of their positions for corruption.

"What the hell, I just checked, what can you do to me? At worst, let Li Shimin reward him with a house in Dongshi, or move to live in the son-in-law's mansion." Lin Xuan said secretly.

He still didn't believe that the aristocratic family dared to go to Dongshi to assassinate him.

You must know that Fangshi near Dongshi is populated by high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and because it is close to the imperial city, if there is any movement, the imperial army will arrive soon.

At the beginning, he was forced by Wang Qingyun to ask Cheng Yaojin for help, because he had just crossed over and didn't have the slightest foundation.

Even if he ran away with his family, where could he go?

In desperation, he swallowed his anger.

But now he has a foundation, if he swallows his anger again, then what's the point?
When a person is weak, he can swallow his anger, and he can still talk about it.

If you keep swallowing your anger, you are cowardly.

Lin Xuan made up his mind and went directly to the palace without delay.

After the briefing, I met Li Shimin.

"Sir, see Your Majesty."

"What are you doing here?" Li Shimin said blankly.

After Fang Xuanling's persuasion, Li Shimin has decided not to check the accounts for the time being.

But Lin Xuan refused to check the accounts, and I was still very unhappy.

Therefore, Lin Xuan did not give Lin Xuan a good face.

Lin Xuan didn't care too much. There is a saying that thunder, rain and dew are all due to Jun's kindness.

In other words, the emperor's punishment and rewards to you are all gifts to you.

In ancient times, the emperor gave thanks to his ministers even if they gave them death.

What is it if Li Shimin doesn't give her a good face?
"Your Majesty, after returning home, I have learned from the painful experience. I feel that corruption is a major issue and must be investigated. The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest. Those corrupt officials are the moths of the country and do great harm to the country. I am willing to investigate the accounts for Your Majesty." Lin Xuan said with awe. Said.

There was no way, he couldn't tell Li Shimin that he was threatened, felt upset, and wanted revenge, so he was willing to check the accounts.

"Oh." Li Shimin just glanced at Lin Xuan slightly in surprise, without much disturbance.

Oh?
Lin Xuan wondered why Li Shimin was so plain.

It stands to reason that even if Li Shimin wasn't ecstatic, he shouldn't be so plain.

Li Shimin said lightly: "What you said that day made me wake up. Corrupt officials can't be eradicated by checking accounts alone, but by starting from the system. I don't plan to investigate anymore. I have been thinking about it for the past few days. What should I do?" Effectively prevent corruption. If you have suggestions in this regard, you can tell me, just check the accounts."

Gah!
Do not check?
Lin Xuan was dumbfounded.

What the hell, when you wanted to investigate, you were still angry if I didn't do it.

How long is it now?
I wanted to check, but you said no?
"Your Majesty, why is this?" Lin Xuan asked.

If it wasn't for Li Shimin's identity that made him a little rational, he would have wanted to curse.

Li Shimin sighed, and said: "It's not that I don't want to investigate, but once it is investigated, the court may be paralyzed."

"Your Majesty said that officials from the aristocratic family will leave with their seals to prevent His Majesty from checking the accounts?" Lin Xuan came back to his senses and said.

Li Shimin nodded, and said: "Before I wanted you to investigate secretly, but I was too impatient to let them notice. I should wait for the influence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pass before looking for you. You should also meet in these two days A lot of pressure, right?"

In the past few days, many people came to Lin Xuan's door to intercede, so naturally they couldn't hide it from Li Shimin.

It was also because of this that Li Shimin felt the heavy resistance of checking the accounts, so he chose to give up.

Of course, giving up doesn't mean he doesn't pursue it.

What he needs is time.

After a few years of imperial examinations to cultivate some talents, he naturally does not worry about the paralysis of the court if the officials of the aristocratic family leave with their seals.

In the past few years, he can also let go and clean up the foreign races around Datang. When the outside is calmed down and there are talents inside, it is time for him to clean up the aristocratic family.

Li Shimin is a tolerant person, he knows what choice to make under what circumstances.

"Your Majesty, the investigation is about corruption this time. The aristocratic family left with their seals on it. It's just a good time to make a big publicity and let the people all over the world know their true colors. The people hate corrupt officials very much." Lin Xuan said.

"What about the officials?" Li Shimin asked in a concentrated voice.

Although the family's reputation would definitely be stink by doing that, but without officials, the court would be in chaos.

The final result is undoubtedly a loss for both sides. For Li Shimin, the stability of the country is the most important thing.

"Your Majesty, those officials have to eat, right? If they are not officials, can they still go to farm? It is impossible for the family to support them." Lin Xuan said.

A big family with five surnames and Qiwang has a population of at least hundreds of thousands, otherwise the Wang family would not be able to say that the Wang family in the world came from Taiyuan.

With so many clansmen, it is impossible for them all to enjoy the family's resources.

Most are no different from ordinary people, the only difference is that they have access to education.

But after these people resign, it is impossible for the aristocratic family to pay for them.

They all have a big family to support, and they will bow to Li Shimin in the end.

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Things are not as simple as you think. You have no idea how much they value the clan."

Normally, what Lin Xuan said was not wrong.

But he ignored the importance that the ancients attached to the family and clan.

Cultivate one's morality, regulate the family, govern the country and the world. From this sentence, we can see the status of the family concept in people's ideological realm.

The imperial power does not come down to the county, that is to say, the government's government orders can only be issued to the county, and the grassroots is clan autonomy, relying on squires, patriarchs, etc. to handle conflicts and adjust relations according to rural regulations and civil agreements.

The family has its own laws, and the state has its own rules.

This family refers to the family and clan.

What happens in the local area is generally dealt with according to the family law of the clan, even the government has no right to intervene.

Many people know that in ancient times, if a woman was found to have an improper relationship with other men, she would be immersed in a pig cage.

In fact, the imperial court did not punish pig cages.

In ancient times, if a woman was found to be cheating, she could report it to the village or other grassroots elders, or a very prestigious elder. Once it was confirmed to be a fact, the man would be beaten to death with a stick, and the woman would be thrown into a pigpen into the river and drowned.

This is considered a lynching, but the government will not take care of it, and even the relatives of the executed person dare not disobey the clan's decision.

It can be seen how deep the influence of the clan on the ancients is.

(End of this chapter)