"Clan elder!"
Bai Chong stood quietly beside the elder!
The clan elder in front of him was one of the nine ministers of Great Qin, and he would be the young master, Bai Chen!
Beside him were the elders of the Xi clan and the Meng clan!
Meng, Xi, and Bai clans were one of the indispensable factors for the State of Qin to achieve hegemony!
The ancestors of the three clans, Meng Mingshi, Xi Qishu, and Bai Yibing, were the pillars that helped Duke Mu of Qin achieve his hegemony!
In the history of the Great Qin Dynasty, the Meng, Xi, and Bai families had always acted as guardians!
Among them, when Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji were in chaos, the three families had always been the unwavering supporters of the Qin royal family, and they were heavily relied on by the First Emperor, Ying Zheng!
However...
After all, the three families were subjects, and the First Emperor was the monarch!
The interests of the monarch and his subjects were not aligned!
In the First Emperor's view, the emergence of paper and printing could make the world's talents surge. However, for the three families, this undoubtedly broke their monopoly on official positions and caused their interests to suffer a fundamental impact!
Different butts meant different decisions!
Ever since Shang Yang's reform, the Meng, Xi, and Bai families had suffered a severe blow, causing the power in their hands to be divided.
The current books and printing technology were undoubtedly another blow to the Meng, Xi, and Bai families!
"That bookstore…How is it?" Bai Chen narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice! He was already over sixty years old, and he was a well-deserved elder of the three dynasties!
Different from Wang Jian who caught up from behind, Bai Chen was born in the Bai clan and held a high position the moment he stepped into the royal court!
"Behind the scenes, there is Wang Yan and the Eldest Princess!”Bai Chong replied quietly!
"I'm afraid that this has His Majesty's intentions. I don't dare to make a decision on my own!”The white pet replied softly!
"Eldest Princess?" Bai Chen's narrowed eyes moved!
The meaning of the Eldest Princess Ying Yinman's appearance was different!
If it was only Wang Yan, then he would not be afraid!
Although Wang Jian was the only Marquis Che and held a high position, the Meng, Xi, and Bai families were of the same branch. The foundation that the three families had accumulated since the founding of the State of Qin was extraordinary!
To put it bluntly, if it was really arm wrestling with Wang Jian, then Wang Jian was probably not qualified either!
After all... A starving camel was still bigger than a horse!
Back then, no matter how glorious Shang Yang was, he could only return to dust!
However, with the Eldest Princess behind him, the meaning was different!
The Eldest Princess represented the imperial clan!
Just as Bai Chong had said, it was very likely that the First Emperor was behind him!
In other words, perhaps this was the First Emperor sharpening his knife against the pigs and sheep!
"What do you think?" Bai Chen looked at Bai Chong!
Bai Chong pondered for a moment and said,"Back then, Shang Yang's reform caused the Mengxi and Bai families to plummet. Even now, they are not as good as before. If this bookstore is promoted... I'm afraid the three clans have no place to stand!"
"Continue!" Bai Chen narrowed his eyes, indicating for Bai Chong to continue!
"What I mean is that these good-for-nothings won't be able to do anything. At most, they can only temporarily shut down the bookstore. As for closing the bookstore, I'm afraid we'll need the elders to speak up together in the imperial court! This bookstore was meant for all of Great Qin's nobles. If the elders were willing to speak up, there would definitely be many people who would respond!”Bai Chong said in a deep voice!
Bai Chong's words were exaggerated!
To put it bluntly, 80% of the people in the Great Qin Imperial Court were from noble families!
Although Li Si was once the Left Prime Minister, he could not forget that the Right Prime Minister was Wang Wan, who was born into a noble family!
In the entire Great Qin, there were probably only a handful of people like Li Si who started out as a scholar from a poor family and held a high position!
There was no other way. There were only so many scholars in the world. In this era, those who could read and write were all nobles!
Compared to the lower-class scholars, the upper-class nobles had a large number of books and had an absolute monopoly on knowledge!
Although there were certain standards for the election of officials, there was no doubt that this group of upper-class nobles had an absolute advantage!
Let me give you the simplest example!
You only have one elementary school textbook! Without a teacher, he had to rely on self-study!
The other party had everything from elementary school textbooks to calculus, and he even had tutoring from a famous teacher!
Who had a higher chance of getting into Tsinghua University?
The result was obvious!
And this was exactly what this group of upper-class nobles did!
By monopolizing knowledge, it was equivalent to monopolizing Great Qin's official positions!
As for people like Li Si and Bai Lixi, how many people could there be in decades or centuries?
But they could stay in the officialdom forever!
As for this group of people who started from the bottom, they would eventually become the nobles they hoped for. Then, they would monopolize knowledge and become one of the beneficiary!
So white pet is very sure, as long as there are Meng Xi, white three clan old official opening, will inevitably respond to the gathering of people!
After all, those who were able to stand in the Great Qin government were all people who had their own interests. This was an indisputable fact!
"Hmm... That's a good idea!" Bai Chen pondered for a moment!
"What do the two of you think?" Bai Chen looked at the other two old men!
The other two old men looked at the young man beside them!
Meng, Xi, and Bai were of the same branch, so they had to brainstorm for such a matter!
The young man from the Xi Clan, Xiyimu, stood out and smiled."I think so too. This might just be a test, but in the future, the situation has already been established. I'm afraid there won't be any chance!”
Bai Chen nodded when he heard that. Since this young man stood up and spoke, it meant that the Xi Clan also thought so.
His gaze…In the end, it fell on the Meng family!
"Forgive me for being blunt, but if that's the case, it's no different from seeking death!”
Just as Bai Chong was thinking about how to unite the three families and destroy the bookstore in its infancy, a young voice blurted out!
It was the last unremarkable youth in the Meng family, dressed in linen clothes!
It was obvious that this youth was from a branch of the Meng family. Otherwise, he would not be standing so far back and wearing hemp clothes!
However, this young man was probably more outstanding. Otherwise, he would not be qualified to stand here on such an important occasion!
"Xingbai! Don't be rash!" The young man beside the old man from the Meng family frowned!
"Does Eldest Brother also think so?”Meng Xingbai, who was dressed in linen clothes, walked to the center of the crowd!
The young man next to the old man from the Meng family wanted to berate him, but the old man from the Meng family waved his hand.
"Let him speak!"
Meng Xing Bai bowed and looked around silently for a moment.
"Pardon me for being blunt, but fighting with His Majesty on such a matter is tantamount to inviting disaster!”Meng Xing Bai smiled!
"The Meng, Xi, and Bai families have served the imperial clan for generations. You must know that His Majesty is different from any previous king! Unify the eight desolates and six directions, and spread its might across the sea! His authority is unparalleled!" Meng Xingbai smiled.
"What His Majesty wants to implement is not something that the Meng, Xi, and Bai families can stop!”Meng Xingbai said calmly!
"You're wrong!" Bai Chong smiled as he looked at this relatively unfamiliar Meng family disciple!
"The Meng, Xi, and Bai families are not the only ones who oppose this matter! This matter affected the interests of all of Great Qin's nobles!”Bai Chong's words were very straightforward!
"So what?" Meng Xingbai raised his eyebrows.
"How is it? Back then when Shang Yang reformed, if the three families had reacted earlier, how could they have fallen so drastically?”Bai Chong frowned and asked back!
"Are you going to sit back and watch the situation?”
Meng Xingbai sneered when he heard Bai Chong's question!
"Even without Shang Yang's reform, there would be others who would reform. The Meng, Xi, and Bai families are protecting the imperial clan. No one could stop His Majesty from doing what he wanted to do! All of Great Qin?" Meng Xingbai shook his head!
"When His Majesty stripped the titles of the Six Nations, did anyone of the Six Nations 'nobles protest?”Meng Xingbai asked back!
"The nobles of the Six Nations are just prodigal dogs!”Although they were all nobles, the interests of the nobles in Guanzhong and the six states were not the same!
Because only by eliminating the nobles of the six dynasties could the nobles of Guanzhong get greater benefits!
They were just a bunch of prodigal dogs. What harm was there in killing them?
"Oh? Could the Mengxi and Bai three clans be the royal family's lackeys?”Meng Xingbai asked doubtfully!
It was different from the future... The word "eagle" in this era was not a derogatory term!
On the contrary, this is a praiseworthy word!
From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, eagles and hounds had always been used as a compliment! Most of it was used to praise loyal and capable subordinates, otherwise it would not be worthy of being called an eagle dog!
Meng Xingbai's question stumped Bai Chong... The white pet was obviously stunned for a moment!
After a long while, he forced a smile!
"Even so, we can't sit idly by! Meng, Xi, and Bai had to react!”Bai Chong said after a moment of silence!
"If your Meng Clan cherishes your own life, then leave. The Western and White Clans will not force you!”Bai Chong looked deeply at Meng Xingbai!
Meng Xingbai received a satisfactory answer, and his face was obviously in high spirits!
He was originally from a branch family of the Meng family. Now that he was not inferior to the most outstanding young man of the Meng, Xi, and Bai families, it was very normal for him to be a little emotional!
He had the upper hand!
The Meng family would retreat unscathed because of him!
Meng Xingbai wasn't afraid, but he knew that a person's strength couldn't shake the heavens!
His Majesty was different from all the previous kings of Qin!
He was the First Emperor!
He was the person with the most authority in the world!
He was a person who intimidated the six countries and made them not dare to use their weapons recklessly!
Meng Xi and Bai San? Guard the imperial clan for generations?
It's just an eagle hound?
Trying to stop the First Emperor's policy? It was no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
Meng Xingbai and the Meng family were able to withdraw from this operation as they wished!
The Meng Clan stood up and prepared to leave…
"Brother Meng! May I know your name?" Bai Chong suddenly smiled and said!
"Meng Xing Bai!" Meng Xingbai waved his hand and left with a smile on his face!
"Brother Meng, you need to know that the Meng, Xi, and Bai families have been on the same branch since ancient times!”Bai Chong had a smile on his face as he watched Meng Xingbai's back!
Meng Xingbai's body suddenly paused for a moment before returning to normal!
As they watched the Meng family leave, the hearts of the Western and White families present wavered!
"Actually, what that kid from the Meng family said makes some sense!”Bai Chong sighed!
Bai Chen looked at Bai Chong and smiled silently twice!
"We're old. In the future, we still have to rely on you young people!”
Bai Chong nodded!
"You can just say it and do it!”Bai Chen's eyes carried a smile!
Bai Chong nodded solemnly!
How could he not know what Meng Xing Bai was saying?
But...
Why?
The three families of Meng, Xi, and Bai had been the royal family's lackeys since the founding of the State of Qin!
The three families of Meng, Xi, and Bai had followed the first King of Qin to expand their territory in this barren land!
Meng, Xi, and Bai had been loyal for generations!
There had never been a traitor in the Meng, Xi, and Bai families!
Meng Xi's Bai Sanshi had once been a family that had sacrificed their lives to fight for the Great Qin!
What they paid was real blood!
They had paid the loyalty and blood of nearly a thousand years and dozens of generations!
Why?
Could this group of people stand on the same starting line?
Back in the Wilderness, they were the ones who accompanied the first King of Qin to expand his territory!
For nearly a thousand years, they had followed the King of Qin to his death, generation after generation!
In modern times, they were like angel stocks!
In ancient times, they would be like sending charcoal in the snow!
Why?
They can't have special privileges?
Why should they stand on the same starting line as that group of people?
Any member of the Meng, Xi, and Bai families could pat their chests and say that their ancestors had shed blood for Great Qin!
Any member of the Meng, Xi, and Bai families could pat their chests and say that they were loyal to Great Qin!
Why should I?
A group of people who fought for power, for their desires, and even for the remnants of the Six Nations. Did they have the capital to compete with them?
Was the Meng, Xi, and Bai families too slow to react to the reform of Lord Shang?
They were loyal to the Qin royal family!
As the first to bear the brunt of Shang Yang's reform, the elders of the three clans personally sent six hundred disciples to be punished!
Why?
Just for a promise from Shang Yang!
With the reform, Great Qin could dominate the world!
But now!
Great Qin was already the most powerful country in the world!
The saber swung down at them again!
Bai Chong knew what the price was!
He also knew that if he attacked this time, it would be equivalent to forcing the emperor with everyone!
But so what?
In the end, their interests were still in conflict with the king they had been loyal to for generations!
If Great Qin wanted to become stronger, it needed to have a flow of people and new blood!
As the most loyal hounds of the Great Qin royal family, they would definitely bear the brunt!
"Clan elder! It's cold here, let me help you in!" Bai Chong smiled bitterly and helped Bai Chen up!
Bai Chen patted Bai Chong's shoulder!
"Don't worry and do it. His Majesty is a person who remembers old ties. Even if he hates His Majesty, he won't go so far as to kill him on account of old ties!”Bai Chen stroked his beard!
White pet, heart, heart, heart, heart, heart At this moment…It was a complete mess!
More than ten years ago, he was still very young. Bai Chen was also still young!
At that time, Bai Chen told him that the Bai clan was the Qin royal family's lackey!
At that time, Bai Chen's eyes were filled with pride!
At that time, Bai Chong was full of yearning!
(There are no absolute villains in the book... There's no absolute bad guy, and I don't know if you guys like it or not. After all, I heard that Feilu is brainless and cool. Facing the villain is like slapping the face. The villain just needs to keep doing bad things... Ah, another blind date tomorrow, so annoying…)
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