Zhao Sheng looked unhappy, but he didn't know how to refute.
There had indeed been a conflict between the Zhao family and Zhao Hao over the liquor and shares issue.
The contradiction is quite big.
But in the final analysis, Zhao Hao is still a member of the Zhao family, at least that's how it seems in the eyes of outsiders.
Feeling the unfriendly looks from all the family heads, Zhao Sheng's heart suddenly trembled.
Is this going to push the entire Zhao family to the opposite side of all the families?
This is absolutely not possible!
Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng's mind raced and he quickly bowed to everyone.
"Fellow family heads, this kind of thing happened, which was unexpected for our Zhao family and not what we wanted!"
"My Zhao family has decided to immediately expel Zhao Wenxiang and Zhao Hao, father and son, from the family completely!"
"Everyone, it has come to this point. We should not fight among our families."
"We must work together, otherwise no one will have a good ending!"
When everyone heard this, their expressions softened a little, but they were still very gloomy.
At this time, the head of the Lu family stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Everyone, Brother Zhao's words make sense. Now is not the time to fight among ourselves. This is for the benefit of our family."
"We must stand united against all odds!"
After hearing what the head of the Lu family said, everyone suppressed their anger and let Zhao Sheng go.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and cast a grateful look at the head of the Lu family.
If the Zhao family were to stand against all the aristocratic families, the entire Zhao family would be in great disaster.
Whether it is the right to speak in the court or the strength in business.
Compared with the aristocratic families present here, he is at most in the middle level.
There is no way to resist at all.
At this moment, Zhao Sheng had already cursed Zhao Hao in his heart.
He regretted even more that he had not listened to Zhao Ling's advice and completely expelled the father and son from the family.
That’s why it was so dangerous.
At this time, Lu Liuliang, who had entered the palace to ask for the emperor's opinion, turned back.
The head of the Wu family couldn't wait to ask, "Prime Minister, what does His Majesty think?"
Breaking off relations with the emperor and recalling all the family members who are officials in the court is their trump card and their last weapon.
But this weapon actually hurts the enemy by a thousand while hurting yourself by eight hundred.
So they are not willing to do so unless it is absolutely necessary.
There is no benefit after all.
Lu Liuliang said quietly, "Your Majesty, please promise that within ten years, this movable type printing technique will not be allowed to see the light of day..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted angrily by the head of the Wu family.
"ten years?"
“That’s absolutely not possible!”
"Like we said before, unless it is sealed permanently, we will be doomed."
"There is no room for negotiation on this matter!"
All the family heads responded one after another and did not accept this condition at all.
Everyone spoke harshly and their faces looked extremely ugly.
Lu Liuliang sighed secretly. From his heart, he was actually very conflicted.
As a descendant of an aristocratic family, he naturally did not want to see his family decline, or even be uprooted.
But he also understood that the existence of aristocratic families was a huge constraint on the imperial court.
Many times, the imperial court had to compromise with the aristocratic families, which resulted in many things not being done.
Lu Liuliang coughed twice, interrupting the venting of the family heads.
"I can understand the feelings of the various family heads."
"However, the ten-year deadline is your Majesty's bottom line. This bottom line is set here and will not change no matter what."
"No matter what choice each of the family heads makes next."
"By then, movable type printing will be popularized throughout the country, and the aristocratic families will no longer control the cultural context alone."
“There will be more readers.”
"But by that time, it was nothing more than a means of recruiting officials, from the aristocratic families to all the scholars in the world."
"Although people in the world can study, how can their knowledge be compared with that of aristocratic families?"
"Fellow clan leaders, just create better conditions for your clan members and let more outstanding people emerge from them."
"How different can it be compared to now?"
There are definitely differences, and they are completely incomparable.
But at this moment, as the left prime minister, he had to say this.
Taking a deep breath, he continued, "In the past, women from various families mostly married other families."
"In the future, if there are outstanding disciples from poor families, can't you, the family heads, recruit them as sons-in-law?"
"As long as we promise resources and benefits, it won't be difficult, right?"
After hearing what Lu Liuliang said, all the family heads present began to think carefully.
Just now they were just angry and didn't think too much about it.
At this moment, Lu Liuliang's words were like a revelation to them.
These family heads looked at each other, and suddenly they all felt that this seemed to be the case.
At that time, although it was certainly not comparable to now, compared with the poor disciples, the aristocratic families still had huge advantages and still occupied a dominant position!
Looking at the expressions of the crowd, Lu Liuliang continued, "When I entered the palace just now, His Majesty said in person that the aristocratic families have made contributions to the country."
"So in the future, even if the path to officialdom is broadened, the court will not exclude aristocratic families."
"The general trend cannot be changed by human power. All the heads of the families should understand the key points here."
Then he stopped talking, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and closed his eyes to rest.
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