Chapter 291 The Terrifying Group of Heroes
Luo Xin came to Xiao He's mansion. The entire mansion had been cleaned several times inside and out, and it could almost be said to be spotless.
The Xiao family is certainly one of the top wealthy families in the Han Dynasty, but it cannot be compared with the Luo family. The two are simply not on the same level.
The Xiao family basically relied on Xiao He's talents to gain their current status. After Xiao He's death, there was no successor, and they instantly became just ordinary nobles. In the words of later generations, there was no moat that could guarantee the family's long-term wealth and prosperity.
Even without Ji Zhao, the current Luo family would have no problem remaining wealthy for hundreds of years thanks to their extremely profound family education and good family traditions.
This is the huge gap caused by the background of both sides.
These heroes themselves were aware of this matter, so they all started to do one thing at the same time - marriage!
In today's Han Dynasty, the most powerful family is controversial.
There is no need to say much about the royal family Liu, and the in-laws Lu family have the regent queen dowager, and are even slightly superior to the royal family.
There is no need to talk about the Luo family. Not only does their family produce many talented people, but the invincible general Han Xin is also from the Luo family.
But one thing is undisputed, that is, the group of meritorious officials is the most prominent, and they almost control all the high-ranking officials and nobles in the Han court. Each of these people has a county as his fief.
As the common people who had been displaced by war in the past two years gradually returned to their hometowns, the fiefdoms of thousands of households expanded, and the generous taxes made these people quickly rich.
These people are even more prominent in the core of the imperial court, especially with their mutual marriages, forming intricate alliances of interests and almost controlling all important positions. Basically, if one wants to become an official, one must be recommended by these people.
These people are aware of their own shallow background, and they help each other through marriage. Don't forget us when you are prominent, and when the pillar of your family falls on desolate ground, we will help you again.
This is how the Zhou nobles played it. Due to the existence of the Luo family, in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was common for a monarch to entrust his heir to the monarch of another country to prevent the throne from being usurped.
Now the Hero Group is preparing to do this, and it must be said that this method is really effective.
Luo Xin saw the shadow of Zhang Liang in this. This wise minister had always been very low-key, but he had a high prestige among the group of meritorious officials.
Xiao He has been unemployed at home for quite some time.
When Luo Xin stepped into the room, he saw Xiao He lying on the bed with a sick look on his face. He walked up to him, bowed and said, "Prime Minister Xiao."
Xiao He tried his best to return the greeting, trembling, "He greets the Prime Minister, may the Prime Minister be well."
Luo Xin accepted it calmly and sat down leisurely. This was certainly not arrogance, but an attitude.
As expected, when Xiao He saw him, his face changed immediately, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. Fortunately, he had been in a high position for many years, so he suppressed it and asked with a smile: "Prime Minister, the world cannot lack the sun, otherwise all things will have no vitality. The Han Dynasty also cannot lack you. In the past two years since you left, the Regent Queen Mother sighed every time. Now that you have returned to Chang'an, you are busy with countless affairs of the Han Dynasty. Countless affairs of the Han Dynasty are waiting for your decision, and the livelihoods of thousands of people are waiting for your decision. How can you have time to come to He's humble room?"
Luo Xinwen said calmly: "Are there really people in this world who are indispensable?
Xin was merely in charge of state affairs because of his trust from the Regent Empress Dowager. Back then, Prime Minister Xiao was in charge of the administration of the Han State and was no worse than Xin.
This mansion of the Marquis of Ling is magnificent and splendid, showing the noble status of the Marquis of Ling. How can it be called a humble house?"
Xiao He lowered his eyes even more, lowered his voice, and spoke more slowly, and then said: "It is only thanks to the grace of the late emperor and the gift of the regent empress dowager that I have such a small fortune.
With such great favor, I am only willing to serve the Regent Queen Mother and Your Majesty, and only then can I be worthy of the royal family's grace."
Luo Xin said: "The Regent Queen Mother and Your Majesty are both intelligent people, don't they know their loyalty to you?
The late emperor wanted to depose Your Majesty, but it was thanks to you, Marquis Ying, who stood on Your Majesty's side. The Queen Mother and Your Majesty are deeply moved whenever they think about this, and they say that they will repay Marquis Ying's kindness.
Today, I am here on the orders of the Empress Dowager to reward and visit Marquis Ying."
Xiao He finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother has been so kind, I have no way to repay you."
At least they still have the friendship they had in the past, but he knows that the reason for this is because the collusion among the meritorious group is too serious.
If this chain of links continues, together with the officials recommended later, the group of meritorious officials will be a solid block in the court.
In fact, Xiao He had long wanted to stop doing this, but his descendants were really incompetent, so for the sake of the family he had no choice but to get involved. This is called being forced to do something.
Among the group of meritorious officials, only Han Xin could stay out of trouble. At most, he would hide in Zhaocheng and no longer worry about the ups and downs.
Luo Xin was silent for a moment, then he sighed and said, "Lord Ling, doesn't the Queen Mother know what you are thinking?
The Queen Mother was grateful to the ministers for their efforts in securing Your Majesty's position as the Crown Prince. Aren't you hurting the Queen Mother's feelings by doing this now?
Your Majesty is now of marriageable age, and the Queen Mother wants to choose a woman with both virtue and talent as the Queen for Your Majesty. She first thought of you meritorious officials. Doesn't this prove that the Queen Mother loves you all?"
Xiao He said embarrassedly: "Alas, Prime Minister, it is really a matter of human relations. All of you are fellow villagers from Fengpei. It is really difficult to refuse them when they come to propose marriage, and it is not just because of something that cannot be revealed."
Luo Xin pondered and said, "Prime Minister Xiao, the Queen Mother was furious a few days ago because the talented people who were selected had never read the law books and were not even familiar with the laws of the Han Dynasty, but they were appointed as judicial officials. This is simply a joke.
The Han Dynasty had just been established, and the system of imperial examinations had just been formed, but this kind of thing had happened. If this continued, wouldn't the Han Dynasty's demise be inevitable?
Because of their contributions to the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the Zhu families were trusted and were able to recommend talented people to the court, but they ended up doing something like this. Can they be worthy of the grace of the late emperor and the empress dowager?
It was so stupid that Arata didn't even know what to say.
You are highly respected among the heroes, so spread the word.
The system of recommendation was a way to select talented people for the Han Dynasty, not for various families to profit from it.
This is the bottom line of the imperial court, and it is absolutely not allowed to be crossed. If anyone commits this offense again, don’t blame me for not remembering our friendship.”
Xiao He listened to what Luo Xin said, he started to tremble with anger, he really didn't expect such a thing to happen, the purpose of recommending talented children from each family to the top is to allow them to ascend to the positions smoothly, while those who are mediocre wait for their opportunities.
Not for them to push the idiot up there!
To destroy the royal family's trust in their meritorious officials is to seek death. Do they think they are a family like the Luo family?
Xiao He almost immediately wanted to find this stupid man and kill him to prevent him from dragging the Xiao family into trouble.
Thinking of Luo Xin right in front of him, Xiao He said solemnly: "Prime Minister, He followed the late emperor to establish the Han Dynasty. Anyone who wants to harm the Han Dynasty is He's enemy.
He decided not to allow such a thing to happen in Xiao's family. It was He's duty to recommend talents for the country. He was ashamed to associate with those villains. "
It turned out to be right to start from Xiao He. A smart but smooth person is always the easiest to be persuaded.
Luo Xin finally smiled, and Xiao He was relieved. Luo Xin asked, "Prime Minister Xiao, which noble lady do you think is the most suitable match for His Majesty?"
Xiao He didn't expect Luo Xin to ask him this question, so he immediately said, "Prime Minister, you are close to His Majesty and are also the Queen Mother's confidant. I'm sure you know it best. I can only roughly count for you the number of girls who are still waiting to be married in the various families."
Luo Xin nodded from time to time, as if thinking about something. It was not until the afternoon that Luo Xin left the mansion of Marquis Ying, then turned around and went to other marquisate mansions.
In Chang'an City, even Che Hou is the least valuable, because none of them has returned to their fiefdom yet, and they all hold high-ranking positions in Chang'an City.
As more and more marquisates came to visit Luo Xin, the entire Chang'an city seemed to fall into silence in a short period of time, as if the floodgates had been suddenly shut down.
(End of this chapter)
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