Aristocratic families were a colossus, not only to Qin Mo, but also to Li Er. Their influence was so great that it was terrifying.
In the early Tang Dynasty, there were mainly four regional groups, and each had its own values: The nobles in Shandong advocated marriage, the nobles in Jiangzuo advocated figures, the nobles in Guanzhong advocated crowns, and the nobles in the north advocated noble relatives. Li Tang was born in Guanzhong, and the Guanlong clan was the strongest in the Tang regime. They controlled the political situation in the early Tang Dynasty.
The aristocrats of Jiangzuo and Daibei had declined by the Tang Dynasty. The Shandong gentry, led by Cui, Lu, Zheng, Li, and Wang, were deeply rooted in the peasant war and still had a certain amount of power in the Tang Dynasty.
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were both married to the Shandong aristocrats. Even Old Cheng's lover was from the Cui family. The Shandong aristocrats still retained their social status.
" Five surnames and seven families "," Relying on their clan's prestige, they are ashamed to marry other surnames ", arrogantly carrying out internal marriages to maintain their noble bloodline. During the period of Emperor Gaozong, Li Zhi even issued an order to prohibit them from marrying on their own. The influence of the aristocratic families could be seen.
The power of the aristocratic families was not good for the imperial power. Li Er ordered Gao Shilian and others to revise the surnames and write the Clan Annals. However, when it was completed, the status of the Cui family in Boling was actually higher than that of the royal family. Li Er couldn't stand it, so he ordered the royal family to be ranked first and the Cui family to be ranked third. He raised the status of the Li royal family, supported the commoners, suppressed the power of the aristocrats, and strengthened the imperial power.
Even Li Er had to use such a small trick. The terrifying strength of the Shi clan could be seen.
Even so, it was unable to shake the status of the aristocratic families. It was only when Wu Zetian came to power that she used force to suppress the aristocratic families.
The emergence of movable type printing and paper-making allowed Li Er to see the hope of shaking the foundation of the aristocratic families, so he chose to support them without reservation.
As for Pinyin, it was not that obvious. Because the aristocratic families monopolized education because of the high price of books, they did not pay much attention to the new thing called Pinyin.
Even though it was easier to read, reading was not as simple as just reading. How to write an article was not possible without the guidance of a famous teacher. Therefore, the aristocratic families were not worried at all. It could be said that they had nothing to fear.
Moreover, the books were so expensive that the Humble Class disciples couldn't even afford them. What right did they have to compete with the aristocratic families?
Therefore, the aristocratic families only saw the possible benefits of the Xinhua dictionary. The person who compiled the dictionary would definitely be passed down through the ages and praised by generations.
However, after the people from the aristocratic families were rejected by Li Er, they all gathered at the Wang family to discuss countermeasures.
The head of the Wang family was Wang Gui, a famous minister in the early Tang Dynasty. He was also the person with the highest official position in the royal court.
Qin Mo had no ill feelings towards this person, but that did not mean that he could tolerate the aristocrats monopolizing the right to education. This was contrary to his original intention of reforming the Tang Empire.
Without education, how could science develop and break the dominance of Confucianism?
"Shu Jie, the Imperial Court is in charge of the compilation of the Xinhua dictionary. This book's merit will last for thousands of years. If we can participate in it, it will definitely leave a mark for hundreds of generations.”
Shu Jie is Wang Gui's character.
Cui Mintong, the head of the Cui family.
The Cui family had the Cui family of Boling and the Cui family of Qinghe. This Cui Mingan was the Cui family of Boling.
It was fine if they were not allowed to participate in the compilation of the punctuations. After all, it was created by Qin Mo, and they would not have much of a reputation if they participated. However, they could not tolerate the fact that the Xinhua dictionary did not allow them to participate in the compilation.
"Old Kong is truly detestable. He used the fact that he is the Imperial Chancellor to exclude us.”
Kong Yingda was a noble from Shandong, but he was not on the same level as them.
"That Yan Shigu and Lu Deming aren't good people either. How dare they say that our knowledge is lacking.”
Those old fogeys had almost lost their brains in order to preside over the compilation work. How could they let the five surnames and seven Wangs participate in it?
They told Li Er that the work of the Xinhua dictionary would last for thousands of years and that more people had to participate. The five surnames and seven Wangs did not have much else, but they had many talents. They had to share the burden for the king.
At that time, Li Er thought," Damn it, I asked you to work for the court, but you didn't come. I said that your family didn't want to be an official, but now you want to get involved for a Xinhua dictionary. You're eating shit."
However, before Li Er could speak, Old Kong and the others jumped out to protect the food. We have many disciples and grand-disciples, so we don't need you to cause trouble.
Therefore, the aristocratic families were unhappy. What did they mean by causing trouble? If you can make things up, why can't we? Hence, they chased after Kong Yingda and the others to bite them.
However, the old masters were not to be trifled with. They insisted," You're not good enough. You're not good enough. You're not good enough."”
Important things were repeated three times.
This was using knowledge to cause trouble, so Li Er spread his hands. He couldn't do anything about it. Kong Yingda and the others said that your level wasn't high enough. Why don't you go and spar with them?
However, no one dared to come.
Kong Yingda, Yan Shigu, and the others were all great Confucians of the present age. The five surnames and seven Wangs combined were not even enough to defeat any one of them.
"It's said that this spell was created by that kid from Shandong. Kong Yingda and the others didn't let us participate in it, so we started something else.”
The Patriarch of the Lu Clan said.
"Qin Mo's clan uncle Qin Qiong is from Shandong, and his wife Cui is a branch of the Cui clan of Boling.”someone reminded.
Cui Min Gan said proudly," Since that's the case, I'll choose a daughter of the Cui family to marry that Shandong kid. I'll rope him in and make him work for me.”
However, Master Lu said," Wait a minute. Qin Shubao's wife, the Cui family, is a branch family and is not close to the Cui family. Moreover, the Cui family participated in the impeachment of Qin Mo previously. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with it. Madam Cheng Zhijie is the daughter of my Lu family. Qin Mo has always been on good terms with the Cheng family, so it is appropriate for my Lu family to marry him.”
The other families were anxious.
Damn it, these two bastards are going to eat it all for themselves.
Wang Kai waved his hand and said," Alright. Everyone, we should be on the same side in this matter. If you think that you can compete with Kong Yingda and the others by yourself, feel free to leave.”
His son had taken advantage of his absence to impeach Qin Mo, but he had not taken it seriously. Why would the Wang family of Taiyuan be afraid of a Shandong kid?
However, after the Xinhua dictionary came out, Wang Gui called his son back and scolded him. The Wang family did not get a share of the good thing of compiling the Xinhua dictionary.
"But that Qin Mo and your Wang Clan are enemies."
"Enemies should be resolved, not made. This old man personally appeared, how could it be that I can't resolve them?”Lao Gui said," Take my visiting card and send it to Qin Manor.”
This time, no one spoke. They thought that there was no problem. If there was a problem, the Wang Clan could only be cast aside.
Wang Gui was also well aware of this." Will it affect the reputation of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs if we don't participate in the compilation?”
Even if they couldn't participate in the compilation, the surname Wang and the surname Seven Wangs were still five surnames and seven Wangs. However, after all, there was still the temptation of leaving a legacy for hundreds of years. Who didn't want to be sung by the people for thousands of years?
"I doubt he would dare to reject our good intentions.”Cui Min Gan said proudly.
"Yes." Everyone thought that it was a matter of course. Even the Emperor wanted to marry the five surnames and seven Wangs.
"Kong Yingda and the others can compile the Xinhua dictionary, so can we.”
Hence, they decided to rope in Qin Mo and start another stove.
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