Chapter 0139 Three Granaries
When two forces were fighting for power, the attitude of the aristocratic families was that they were a bonus, but not the biggest contributor. After all, everyone knew that aristocratic families could only share wealth, but not adversity.
Oh yes, there are exceptions. Some families want to benefit from the dragon, so they will do their best to help the force of their choice. But they are not stupid. Blank checks are useless. They will not take action until they see tangible benefits.
Among them, there are many people who hold important positions in their families, who are entrusted with important cities, and the army must also have generals from their families...
If the Zhenbei Army was in decline at this time, to be honest, they would really be controlled by these families. But now that the world is only one step away from being pacified, the Zhenbei Army has nothing to do, so they would find a bunch of big men to come back for them.
Not to mention that Xiao Rong and others disagreed, even if they agreed, the army would strongly oppose it. After all, they were about to be promoted to higher positions, and no one wanted to suddenly jump out to share the cake. …
Xiao Rong planned to eradicate the aristocratic families because he hated their monopoly, but Song Suo didn't care about that. He felt that the existence of the aristocratic families greatly weakened the power of the court. He didn't want to be an official in the future, with a bunch of people controlling him. Even if he was a first-rank official, he would still be restricted in every way. He had seen everything clearly during his time in Jinling. If the aristocratic families continued to cover the sky with one hand like they do now, then people like him would never be able to make a name for themselves.
Besides, Song Shuo is a man of integrity and great ideals. There is almost no one in this world that he looks up to. Even if he admires some people, if he is asked to compare them in his heart, he still thinks he is the best.
For example, Song Shuo admired Sun Renluan, the emperor's brother-in-law, very much for his ability to save Nanyong. His family had asked him to go to Nanjing to be an official. The real reason why Song Shuo agreed to this was that he could see Sun Renluan in person and receive his praise and appreciation.
But after arriving there, they found that it was not the case at all. The Grand Marshal who had been so powerful and determined to defend the Huai River was now old. He was in charge of the entire court, but he turned a blind eye to the corruption in the court. This man had no blood at all and had failed completely.
Song Shuo's idea was somewhat taken for granted, and Sun Renluan was unwilling to let the court become like that, but when there was no major crisis, those children from noble families were like this, and Sun Renluan could not change anything.
Before he met Xiao Rong, Song Suo had already thought about returning home, and he had made up his mind that as long as the aristocratic family was still so powerful, he would rather stay at home unemployed for the rest of his life; but the accident happened faster than planned, and by the time Song Suo reacted, he was already in Chenliu. Some things cannot be stopped once they have started. After replacing Xiao Rong as the Yin of Chenliu, Song Suo came into contact with more people of all kinds. He had to worry about Xiao Rong's health, worry about the army heading to Xianbei, and deal with all kinds of emergencies in the city.
When people are extremely busy, they actually don't realize what they have done. It took Song Shuo some time to come to his senses. It turns out that there are so many benefits to taking strong actions.
People in this world all bully the weak and fear the strong. Whether they are scholars or soldiers, there is no difference between them in essence. …
There is one thing that Song Suo will never know in his life, his performance this time is completely different from the official history. Xiao Rong was once very puzzled as to why Song Suo would have such a personality later on. He was known as having a heart of seven orifices, and he was so popular with everyone, and even had a very happy family. He looked like a perfect person.
Xiao Rong guessed that he was stimulated, and also guessed that he was just late in maturing. Others matured in their teens or twenties, but he had to wait until he was forty.
In fact, none of them are true... The real reason is that he is pretending. ...
In official history, He Tingzhi killed innocent people in his later years. He first killed his wife's family, and later killed several powerful officials' families. Coincidentally, these powerful officials were all top families loyal to him. Under the command of Han Qing, also known as Han Liangru, He Tingzhi bit everywhere like a dog. After he had bitten the entire court into pieces, Han Liangru tore off his hypocritical face and took advantage of the opportunity.
All the top families were killed by him, and even if there were any left, they could not stand alone. Although the second and third families were still there, they no longer had the ability to compete with the court. The Song family was among the second and third families, and Song Shuo was the head of the family. He also led his family away from the vortex of power. Therefore, even if the new emperor wanted to settle accounts, it would not be him.
In this context, Song Shuo came out. When everyone was behaving well and even felt very aggrieved, it would be inappropriate for him to act in an extreme way. People needed a kind and powerful official to soothe them from the psychological trauma left by the He Tingzhi era.
As for whether Song Shuo has changed in character, yes, he has. When he was young, he looked down on everyone. Even if there were one or two people he liked, he would still tease them. But when he got older, he stopped being like that. He started teasing everyone. …
Song Suo spent the last twenty years of his life teasing everyone. During the day, he was a kind and sensible senior official, and at night he would secretly laugh in his study. He felt particularly happy when he thought about how stupid these people were.
Such a success as Song Suo will be remembered throughout the ages. Even though there are many talented people in every generation, he stands out among them. However, if you ask Song Suo himself, it is actually a bit boring.
The first few years were fine and he had a lot of fun, but later he was in a difficult situation. He had been pretending for several years and if he suddenly stopped, the emperor would first have an opinion. Secondly, he did not want to leave a stain on his life experience. Thirdly, it was his family. The Song family was already wealthy and even he could no longer do whatever he wanted like when he was young.
He created a character for himself, and in the end he was trapped in this character, and even ended up dying of exhaustion on duty.
By pretending to this extent, Song Shuo had indeed fooled many people, but he seemed to have fooled himself as well. …………
This time, it was a completely different choice from the official history. Song Suo found that he didn't have to wait, and he could even be the one to eliminate the power of the aristocratic family. Different emperors created different courts, and different destinies pointed to different directions. The Han emperor gave Song Suo the status of the first person in the court, respected him as the emperor's teacher, and guaranteed the glory of their Song family for nearly two hundred years. Qu Yunmie and Xiao Rong could not give him these, but they could give him the qualification to be willful, the most powerful military backing, and the opportunity to live a happy life.
He didn't have to pretend anymore. At least Xiao Rong and the others knew what kind of person Song Suo was. He didn't have to pretend to be friendly with others, nor would he get a lot of strange looks after telling the truth.
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