Xu Qingyan snorted in disdain. He walked in front of Master Qingyun and bowed respectfully, "Grandson greets grandfather."
Seeing his youngest grandson, Master Qingyun was very happy. He smiled and said, "Yan 'er, rise. When did you come back? Have you seen your father and mother? " Xu Qingyan grinned and said, "Grandson just came back. I passed by the foot of the mountain and came to visit grandfather. I thought grandfather was playing chess with Teacher Su. I didn't expect it to be so lively. "
Master Qingyun smiled and said, "Someone came to visit grandfather. You should go and meet them. These few are all famous scholars and old ministers of Great Chu. "Xu Qingyan gave them a sideways glance, then raised his voice and said," Oh? So they are famous scholars in Da Chu State … "Xu Qingyan emphasized the words' sons of Da Chu State ', which made the old men uncomfortable. Although Da Chu State had moved south, it was not destroyed yet. If they rushed to join the Prince Ding Mansion, it would be seen as disloyal to outsiders.
Regardless of whether Xu Qingyan had this intention or not, at least in the ears of these old men, this was what he meant. Even the young master of the Xu family couldn't tolerate being bullied by a brat who was still wet behind the ears. One of them sneered and said, "I heard that Fifth Young Master Xu has a high position at such a young age. Master Qingyun is very lucky."
Xu Qingyan did not seem to understand the other party's meaning. He smiled and said, "You don't have to envy grandfather. I came back this time to ask the Prince and Princess Consort for help. I heard that the young masters in your family are all outstanding. Why don't you come with me to the north and work for the Prince Ding Mansion? I am still young and can be your son's assistant. "
The old man's face stiffened. If he had bullied Xu Qingbai, he might have had something to say. However, it was a mistake to bully Xu Qingyan. Everyone knew that the Fifth Young Master of the Xu family followed Fourth Young Master Xu to the north and led a group of commoners to farm. Now that Fourth Young Master Xu went to Xi Ling, Fifth Young Master Xu remained in the north. These self-proclaimed scholars were incomparably noble. How could they be willing to let their children and grandchildren mingle with a group of vulgar commoners? They would only complain that the Prince Ding Mansion didn't give their children enough official positions!
Fifth Young Master Xu was definitely the most eloquent of all the young masters of the Xu family. He had inherited the teachings of Second Master Xu when he was young. But his sharp tongue was not because he was eloquent, but because his words were vicious and merciless. Not long after, a group of old pedants over the age of fifty hurriedly left with ashen faces.
Watching the group of people leave, Xu Qingyan snorted disdainfully. "These people really have nothing better to do. What does Prince Ding taking a concubine have to do with them?"
Su Zhe, who was sitting next to him, shook his head and said with a smile, "Fifth Young Master is a smart person, how could he not know? How is this just a matter of taking a concubine? " More importantly, once Prince Ding ascended the throne and married a concubine, these people would become relatives of the emperor. If they gave birth to a son or a daughter, they would naturally be noble beyond words.
"They really aren't afraid of death." Xu Qingyan muttered in a low voice. With Prince Ding's sinister personality, would he really allow himself to be manipulated by these old pedants who thought themselves infallible?
"Birds die in pursuit of food and men die in pursuit of wealth. It has been like this since ancient times." Su Zhe said with a smile.
As expected, before the old men who went to visit Mister Qingyun could sit down in the city, they heard Prince Ding's decree from the Prince Ding Mansion. Prince Ding ordered Young Master Qingchen to be the Right Prime Minister, and Zhang Qilan, Lu Jinxian, Yuan Pei, and Lenghuai to be the Great Generals. It wasn't strange that all the generals under the command of the Mohist army would be rewarded. More importantly, all the important positions of the third rank and above were occupied by young people under the age of forty. For example, Feng Zhiyao, Leng Haoyu, and Han Mingxi were all in high positions without exception. Even Princess Ding's Shadow Guard, Qin Feng, was given the title of Commander Qi Lin of the Mohist army. At the same time, he was given the title of General Ming Lie. He was on the same level as Murong Shen and the other generals who led hundreds of thousands of troops. Zhuo Jing, Lin Han, and Wei Lin were also given official positions. They were placed in the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Appointments. As for He Su, who had outstanding military achievements, he was naturally given the title of Great General.
Prince Ding's sudden move made countless people dumbfounded. Most of those so-called highly respected and aged elders of famous clans only had a high and mighty title. However, in the face of Prince Ding's punishment, everyone was speechless. Because the two members of the Xu family, Xu Hongyu and Xu Hongyan, also had empty titles like them. The Xu family had worked hard for the Prince Ding Mansion these years. This time, Prince Ding and Princess Ding were out on an expedition at the same time and such a big thing happened. If it weren't for the Xu family, how could the northwest not be in chaos? Since they didn't express their dissatisfaction, these raised idlers didn't have the face to say that they were dissatisfied.
But Prince Ding's attitude made all the aristocratic families anxious. The people Prince Ding put in important positions were all old and trusted subordinates of the Prince Ding Mansion and the Mohist army. He was even willing to use the Princess Consort's guards instead of using them, the descendants of the prestigious families. This was obviously a warning from Prince Ding. What's more, in the past few years, the northwest's imperial examination system had gradually matured. These aristocratic families' chances of directly entering the imperial court were greatly reduced. No matter what aristocratic family they were, if no one spoke in the imperial court, they would only end up in decline. How could they not be better?
Everyone had yet to regain their senses when the orders from Prince Ding's residence came one after another, causing these old men to feel dizzy and disoriented. The first to bear the brunt was a strange edict issued by Prince Ding. That was, from now on, except for the Di Fei's family, the families of concubines, concubines, and concubines were not allowed to become officials in the imperial court for three generations. This edict was permanent and could not be disobeyed.
As soon as this order was issued, the patriarchs of the aristocratic families who wanted to send their daughters into the Prince Ding Mansion immediately vomited blood. Not allowed to become officials for three generations, what did this mean? This meant that your enemies would drag you into the mud and never be able to rise again. More importantly, this decree was still in effect! In other words, from now on, those who wanted to rely on nepotism to rise up the ranks could give up on the idea.
If this news was only a warning to them, then the last order was clearly telling them that Prince Ding's intentions could not be disobeyed. The last order was that from now on, the Prince Ding Mansion would no longer continue the aristocratic preferential treatment system of the Da Chu State. All officials had to pass the imperial examination or be personally examined by Prince Ding's princess. Most importantly, the scholars who participated in the imperial examination had to serve at least one year of military service. The aristocratic families who had previously disapproved of the northwest's so-called compulsory military service system were instantly shocked. Not only would their disciples not be able to become officials in the imperial court, they would not even have the right to participate in the imperial examination through the normal channels.
In a short time, the number of people who came to the Xu Fu increased.
Inside the Prince Ding Mansion, Xu Hongyu, Xu Qingchen, and the others were all present. Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li to sit at the head of the table and lazily looked at the crowd. He was clearly in a good mood. Two days ago, he had been angered by those old scholars, but he could not casually kill them. However, that was fine. If Mo Xiuyao wanted to punish someone, he had plenty of ways to make them wish they were dead. Therefore, Prince Ding did not care that the bombs he had dropped had blown up the aristocratic families of the world. He only sat in the Wang Fu and pulled Ye Li along to watch the show, laughing to himself.
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