When Li Zexuan and Mo Lingwei were discussing the profound problems of the microscope, in the Imperial Palace of Chang 'an City.
In the Imperial Court, a report of victory set off a stormy wave!
"Yesterday, I received a report of victory. Guancheng County was breached the night before yesterday. Li Jing and Liu Rengui, the Bianzhou Commandant who was hiding in Guancheng County, worked together from inside and outside. Without wasting a single soldier, they attacked the city. The Cui Family's guards and the Provincial Governor's Mansion's rebel army were all executed.
The direct descendants of the Cui Family of Qinghe, the Zheng Family of Xingyang, and the Cui Family of Boling, as well as the Provincial Governor of Zhengzhou, Cui Quan, and the related criminals of the Guancheng County will all be escorted back to the capital! The soldiers of the three armies returned to the Imperial Court this morning! At this point, the danger of Luoyang has been resolved, the rebellion in Zhengzhou has been quelled, and the storm in Henan Province has been settled! "
In the morning, after dealing with the daily reports of the officials, Li Er announced such a big piece of news with a smile!
The officials were in an uproar!
In the past, when the Imperial Court sent troops to battle, once there was a report of victory from the frontline, the soldiers who sent the report would usually shout "XXX Victory" when they entered the city. Therefore, generally well-informed officials could know the victory of the Imperial Court's army in the frontline before the Imperial Court!
But now, all the news of victory came so quietly that the civil and military officials in Chang 'an City did not notice it in advance. Not only that, the speed of the news was even more unbelievable!
Fang Xuanling stood up and cupped his hands, saying, "Cui Junchuo and the others disregarded the Emperor's grace and rebelled against the Emperor. They were guilty of the most heinous crimes. Today, they became prisoners. They deserved it. Now that the rebellion has been quelled, I congratulate Your Majesty!"
"We congratulate Your Majesty!"
The civil and military officials bowed their heads and congratulated loudly.
Li Er nodded his head and said, "Aristocratic families rose up at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the previous dynasty, they formed the seven big families led by the Cui family of Boling. However, Qinghe Cui, Xingyang Zheng, and Boling Cui are going against the heavens and causing chaos. They are no longer worthy of enjoying the glory of a thousand-year-old aristocratic family. As such, I want to rewrite the Annals of the Ancient Clans and remove these three families from the list. This matter will be handed over to you, Minister Fang. As long as you have the need, the officials in the imperial court will be under your command.
In addition, in recent years, those aristocratic families and big clans have been selling their daughters for marriage. Every time a girl marries into another clan, they will ask for a large amount of money as a betrothal gift. They will make a deal based on the number of betrothal gifts. I hope that the revised 'Clan Annals' can completely get rid of such bad habits! "
"This …"
The officials were stunned. They were all at a loss for what to do with Li Er's "combination of punches".
Clans, as the saying goes, "Officials have descendants, and there are officials in the pedigree", that is, "aristocratic families". Since Cao Pi implemented the nine-rank system, the official election system was controlled by aristocratic families and big clans. They selected officials completely based on the level of family prestige. In layman's terms, if your ancestor was a high-ranking official, then you can definitely become an official. If your ancestor was a pauper, even if you were a genius, sorry, please stand aside.
This way of selecting officials, in the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, caused a situation where "there were no poor families in the upper class and no clan in the lower class". At the same time, in terms of marriage, aristocratic families also thought highly of themselves and never intermarried with poor families. It could be said that family status had completely become the standard to judge a person's moral level and marriage.
Under such a situation, the study of genealogy came into being. The aristocratic families all compiled genealogies and genealogies for themselves and evaluated their family prestige in various places. Moreover, this practice was protected by the government at that time.
After more than 200 years of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, the aristocratic families' power had been severely weakened by the Sui Dynasty. They were no longer as glorious as before. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, abolished the nine-rank system and created the imperial examination system. Moreover, after experiencing the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the aristocratic families suffered a serious blow.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, the Shandong aristocratic families led by Cui, Lu, Zheng, Li, and Wang were deeply rooted and still had a certain amount of power even though they had been attacked by the peasant war. Many ministers in the imperial court fought to marry the Shandong aristocratic families, and the Shandong aristocratic families still maintained their aloof social status.
In the common people, the Cui family's reputation and status far exceeded that of the royal family!
This was something that Li Er could not tolerate!
Now that he had the prestige of pacifying the three aristocratic families, Li Er decided to revise the 'Clan Annals' and reconfirm the Longxi Li family's aloof status in the world. Who would dare to disagree?
Sometimes, although the butterfly effect could change the direction of the wheel of history, some historical events would still happen. It was just that the events were brought forward!
According to the official records, in the sixth year of Zhenguan, Li Er and Fang Xuanling had a long conversation. During this conversation, the topic of marriage customs at that time was mentioned. They believed that the drawbacks of the clan selling marriage were prominent and harmful to the customs of the people. The imperial court should start to reform. This long conversation between the emperor and his minister opened the prelude to revising the 'Clan Annals'.
Immediately after, Li Shimin gave specific instructions. He ordered the officials of the imperial court to search for the clan records in the world. Based on the relevant records of the existing historical materials, he would examine the authenticity of them, praise the loyal and virtuous, and demote the traitors.
This was a huge project. With the emperor's order, the group of talents around Li Shimin began to move actively. Those who participated in the revising of the 'Clan Annals' included Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Wei Ting, Cen Wenwen, Linghu Defen, Yu Shinan, and the others.
In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, the 'Clan Annals' had been completed. "Two hundred and ninety-three surnames, one thousand six hundred and fifty-one families" had basically followed Li Er's instructions. The royal family was the leader, followed by the relatives, and Bo Lingcui was demoted to the third class. However, at that time, the people did not recognize Li Er's new revision of the 'Clan Annals'. The status of the nobles in Shandong was still higher than the royal family!
Now, Li Er had started the work of revising the 'Clan Annals' in advance. The final result was very likely to be different from the original result in history!
"This old subject will follow the imperial edict and do my best to rewrite the 'Clan Annals'!"
After hearing Li Er's order, Fang Xuanling was stunned for a long time. When he reacted, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.
The removal of two surnames and three sects meant that from today onwards, there were only three surnames and four views in the world! Moreover, it was the three surnames and four views led by the Li Royal Family!
Such a major event would definitely shake the world!
The hearts of the officials trembled. Li Er had only ascended the throne for two years, yet he was already able to have such political and martial arts skills. Those officials who still wanted to climb up the ranks of the aristocratic families had no choice but to think carefully in their hearts!
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After the morning court, Li Er ordered people to post the notice of the great victory in Guancheng County in Chang 'an City. When the people saw it, they all rushed to spread the news. The news that the Cui Family of Qinghe, the Zheng Family of Xingyang, and the Cui Family of Boling rebelled and were all destroyed by Li Jing spread throughout Chang' an City in a very short time like a gust of wind, and it was still quickly spreading to the surrounding counties!
"The Cui Family of Qinghe, the Zheng Family of Xingyang, and the Cui Family of Boling were all destroyed? These are all thousand-year-old aristocratic families. How could they be gone just like that? "
"Yes! In the past, from the officials to the people, it was the highest honor to marry the daughter of the five surnames, especially the daughter of the Cui Family. Even the prime minister wanted to marry her, but he couldn't get her! But now that the Cui Family has fallen, the daughter of the Cui Family will probably be sent to the Musical House, right? Haha! "
"Humph! I think the Cui Family and the Zheng Family deserve it! Especially the Cui Family. Last year, you all know the mistress of the Cui Family, Wang, right? That evil woman made the servants in the mansion into human swine. How vicious is that? If it wasn't for some kind-hearted person who exposed this matter, I think Wang would still be at large in her heart! "
"That's right. The Cui Family is not only rich but also cruel. It's better to destroy such an aristocratic family as soon as possible! Now, who would be proud of marrying a daughter of the five surnames? In my opinion, the best way to earn a lifetime of glory and wealth is to enter Yanhuang College, or marry the daughter of the Marquis of Yong 'an! The Marquis of Yong 'an is a new noble in the imperial court. He has money, power, influence, and ability. He will definitely have a bright future! "
"Pfft! Although the Marquis of Yong 'an got married last year, he doesn't have any children now, let alone a daughter. Who do you want to marry? "
"Hey! What are you afraid of? Doesn't the Marquis of Yong 'an have a sister who hasn't been married yet? Even if he can't be a son-in-law, he can be a brother-in-law! "
"Bah! You despicable bastard! The sister of the Marquis of Yong 'an hasn't even reached marriageable age, and you want to marry her? Shameless! "
"That's right! Even if she has reached marriageable age, it won't be your turn! The Marquis of Yong 'an is talented in both civil and military affairs. He will only choose a handsome and elegant man like me as his brother-in-law! "
"Bah! Qin Chengfeng, you are even more shameless! "
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Far away in Cloud Mountain, Li Zexuan, who didn't care about worldly affairs, would never have thought that trouble would fall from the sky while he was sitting at home. Moreover, if he knew what the common people were talking about, he would definitely vomit three liters of blood because of these ancient people's "ability to change the topic". They were clearly talking about the imperial court's rebellion and the annihilation of the three aristocratic families, but why did they end up talking about him, Li Zexuan, looking for a brother-in-law?
This ability to change the topic was too scary, right?
"Brother, brother, when is Iron Egg coming back?"
Lan-er, who didn't know that she had become the "best daughter-in-law" in the common people's mouths, hurriedly asked when she saw Li Zexuan coming back.
Li Zexuan smiled and patted the little girl's head, saying: "What is it? Lan-er, why are you looking for Iron Egg? "
Lan-er pushed away Li Zexuan's big hand on her head. She felt that Li Zexuan's action was treating her like a child, which was disrespectful to her. The little girl frowned and said:
"Nothing much, it's just that I went to the academy to play recently, but there was no Iron Egg, so it was very boring! Brother Chou Niu only knows how to bully Lan-er, hmph ~! Brother, just tell Lan-er when Iron Egg is coming back! "
After saying that, the little girl pouted proudly, looking very cute.
Li Zexuan heard this and felt helpless. With Cheng Chumo's bad temper, if he didn't tease Lan-er, he would probably feel uncomfortable all over. "Iron Egg has already left Zhengzhou with the army today, and he should be back in six or seven days! Lan-er, don't worry! Big Brother will show you something fun! "
Lan-er's eyes lit up, and she immediately became interested. She asked excitedly: "What is it?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "Hehe, I can't tell you now, but you'll know when the time comes ~!"
"Stinky brother! You're still keeping me in suspense ~! Hmph! "
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"Yamachō, Yamachō, His Majesty has gone to the academy! You should go quickly! "
In the afternoon, Li Zexuan was sunbathing in the front yard when Mo Zhong suddenly rushed to the door and said:
Li Zexuan quickly got up and said: "Okay! I'll go over now ~! "
No matter what, Yamachō Li Zexuan was the most powerful person in this land. When he came to Yanhuang College, Li Zexuan, as the Yamachō, had to be present, just like a leader inspecting his work.
Half an hour later, Li Zexuan arrived at Yanhuang College. After asking about Li Er's current location, he quickly followed him.
Old Li was now in the corridor outside Class 1's classroom. It seemed like he was secretly listening to the teacher's lecture inside. Li Zexuan was just about to bow when Li Er waved his hand to stop him, as if he had eyes behind his head.
Li Zexuan understood what Li Er meant, so he didn't say anything. Thus, a dean of Yanhuang College and a Yamachō of Yanhuang College actually leaned on the window outside the classroom and did the "shady business" of eavesdropping on the teacher's lecture.
This class was "Physics". Class 1's Physics class was originally taught by Mo Huai, but Mo Huai was now busy with the construction of the dam and couldn't leave at all. Therefore, all of Mo Huai's affairs in the academy were temporarily handed over to Mo Chui. This person was also the focus of Mo Huai's training and was very likely to be the next Mo Family Big Son!
A while ago, Li Zexuan had secretly tested Mo Chui's ability and found that whether it was his grasp of Physics or his ability to lecture in class, this young man was basically on par with Mo Huai. Based on this, Li Zexuan gradually relaxed!
"… When school started, all of you must have seen Yamachō personally demonstrate the telegraph machine. You only know that the telegraph machine is very magical and can transmit messages from far away, but do you know why it can transmit messages? What does it rely on to transmit messages? Before you understand this, you must first understand a phenomenon — electromagnetism!
Yes, you didn't hear wrong, electromagnetism. First of all, you should have seen magnets before. Yamachō's compass used the magnetic needle under the effect of the earth's magnetic field. The magnetic needle's south pole points to the north pole of the earth's magnetic field to achieve the function of indicating direction. This is called magnetism.
As for electricity, Yamachō's telegraph machine previously relied on electricity to drive it. Electricity and magnetism are two different things, but who would have thought that the two can be converted to each other under special conditions?
Well, not only did you not think of it, but I also didn't understand it! But Yamachō thought of it. To be honest, sometimes I'm also very curious about how Yamachō's brain can store so many novel things. Just a bit of the knowledge in his brain is probably something that others can study for a lifetime without being able to understand.
Okay! Back to the topic, in this lesson, I'll show you how electricity can be converted into magnetic fields … "
The current teaching progress of the academy had reached the electromagnetism section. Mo Chui stood on the podium and spoke with fervor and assurance. He did not notice the two big "bosses" eavesdropping outside the window. His lecture was serious and not humorous, and it was very attractive to listen to.
"Come with me!"
After some time, Li Zexuan was already immersed in the content of Mo Chui's lecture. Li Er, who was beside him, said in a low voice.
"Yes! Your Majesty! "
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