After Cui Bo finished speaking, he sat there and sized up the two of them.
The Wang Clan's Patriarch and the Zheng Clan's Patriarch looked at each other and said,"If Li Shiming is able to take advantage of us, we might not be able to deal with him.”
Cui Bo smiled and said,""There's no need for us to act ourselves. We just need to throw the Great Tang into chaos.”
"The more chaotic the world is, the longer our families will be able to survive. Once things settle down, then Li Shiming's policies, the Imperial College, and the Imperial Examinations will be in place.”
"This is equivalent to cutting off our roots.”
"Right now, the High Duke and the important officials are all Li Shiming's trusted aides, but the officials below are all controlled by the Five Families and Seven Wangs. This is the foundation of the Great Tang. Li Shiming doesn't want to use them, but he has to.”
"And what happens after the imperial examination? There are many poor scholars in this world. If there is a role model, it is not something our five families can compare to.”
Wang Guowen touched his nose and didn't say anything. However, he was thinking about Cui Bo's words. The current situation was indeed like this.
Li Shi Min didn't want to use people with the five surnames and seven Wangs, but managing the world wasn't something that could be done by just one emperor. It required countless officials.
The five surnames and the Seven Wangs had been passed down for thousands of years, and their families had a deep foundation. Although the descendants of the families were not well-versed in literature and martial arts, they had also learned Confucian classics or martial arts since childhood.
Scholars needed teachers, and generals needed money.
These were the strengths of the five surnames and seven Wangs. Even Cui Wen was in the Imperial College, which showed the strength of the five surnames and seven Wangs. But what if the world settled down?
Wang Guowen didn't dare to imagine that scene. When that time came, the Humble Class disciples would reach the heavens in one step, and the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs would also come to an end.
Wang Guowen swallowed his saliva and said," Brother Cui, please tell us how to act so that we can have a better idea. Li Shimin is in his prime now. If we go head-on with him, both sides will suffer."”
The Zheng Family Head did not say anything, but he did not object either.
Cui Bo saw that the two of them had an intention, so he said,"The thing that is giving Your Majesty a headache now is the refugees. There are so many refugees in the world, and we have deducted the money for disaster relief.”
"But this is not a long-term solution. When the refugees settle down, the Great Tang will slowly recuperate.”
"But what if this matter gets bigger?”
Cui Bo said with a bewitching tone.
"Are you asking us to act among the refugees and learn from that Yellow Turban thief?" The Zheng family's head said.”
"This is too obvious. At that time, I'm afraid that His Majesty will turn around and attack. Those refugees will instead become his weapons. This is too dangerous.”
Cui Bo shook his head and said with a smile,"Why would we do such a stupid thing? If that was the case, I wouldn't have called you here. That wouldn't have been to let you get a share of the loot, but to harm you.”
"What do you think we should do if a plague appears among the refugees?”
"It's almost summer. After the plague spreads, it'll spread like wildfire. Do you think these refugees will rush to Chang 'an? Charge into the palace."
Cui Bo had a smile on his face, but he was talking about killing thousands of people.
The Wang Clan's Patriarch and the Zheng Clan's Patriarch looked at each other. Both of them felt a chill from the bottom of their hearts. Once the plague spread, it could not be controlled.
There were even cases of a county being completely wiped out in the ancient books.
This would sever the foundations of the Great Tang.
The head of the Wang family pursed his lips. He felt that his lips were a little dry. He said,"Brother Cui, once this matter gets out of hand, will it be uncontrollable?”
"Right now, the Great Tang is recuperating, and we are also accumulating strength.”
"If it really is a plague, our clans will be affected as well. The Eastern Turks will immediately charge in, and that Jie Li Khagan won't let us live.”
Cui Bo heard the words of the Wang family's head and sneered,"Our Five Families and Seven Wangs have existed for thousands of years. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the present Great Tang, countless dynasties have passed.”
"How many emperors have turned into bones in their tombs, but we still exist.”
"Whether it's Li Shi Min or Jie Li Khan, it doesn't matter to us. Jie Li Khan is just a barbarian. He doesn't have Li Shi Min's ambition to be emperor.”
"After three generations, the people of the grasslands will no longer be wild. They will probably be in the gentle countryside of Jiangnan and won't even know how to ride a horse. They are just a group of country bumpkins who have never seen the world and are still wearing animal skins.”
Cui Bo's words did not contain the slightest hint of belonging to the Great Tang.
This was the biggest difference between the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs and Li Shiming. Li Shiming wanted to build a prosperous Great Tang so that the people of the world could live and work in peace.
Who cares if you're flooded?
As long as their family could continue to prosper, it would be fine. As for those who died? It was nothing to them. It was just like a bunch of leeks that would grow again after being cut.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have deducted the silver grain for disaster relief and felt at ease.
Cui Bo's words had indeed struck the hearts of the two family heads. However, they still felt a little conflicted about killing so many people.
Cui Bo looked at them and knew that he had to use a strong medicine at this time. He said directly,"Both of you, the Lu family and the Li family have already agreed to my plan.”
"It's up to you now. As long as you agree, in three days, five places in the Great Tang will be infected with the plague and march toward Chang 'an!”
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