Yu Shinan glanced deeply at Zhang Feng. "Right now, the Jiangnan clans are gathering together. Naturally, we can't deal with them all at once. We have to break them one by one."
Zhang Feng nodded. In reality, he already had an idea in his heart. Now that he heard his teacher's opinion, he was even more certain. He swept his gaze over the crowd and said solemnly, "Actually, there is a way …"
Speaking to this point, Li Shimin patted Zhang Feng's shoulder and interrupted, "Come, let's talk inside."
Only now did Zhang Feng realize that they had been standing at the door all this time. He swept his gaze over the crowd. "Everyone, let's talk inside."
This topic was too sensitive. He couldn't just stand at the door and talk with assurance. Otherwise, if someone with ulterior motives heard it, it might lead to a fatal disaster.
Everyone also understood. They nodded and followed Zhang Feng's back as he walked through the door.
In the hall, Zhang Feng ordered the servants to serve tea and then dismissed everyone at the door.
Li Shimin gently sipped the tea and looked at Zhang Feng. "Feng Zi, to continue the topic just now, what plans do you have for the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes?"
The Five Surnames and Seven Hopes had always been a thorn in his heart and also a thorn in the Tang Dynasty. They were powerful and deeply rooted. They were basically old monsters that had been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years. Since ancient times, they had enjoyed lofty prestige and status. Furthermore, the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes were connected by marriage. In order to make the clan even stronger, they did not allow the daughters of the clan to marry outside, much less marry into the imperial family. The Li imperial family scoffed at this point.
However, in their hearts, they still hoped to marry a daughter of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. After all, marrying a daughter of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes was equivalent to half a person of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. They could also obtain a portion of their support. Not only the imperial family, but even the large clans of Guanzhong also had this thought. There were even noblemen who said, "The only regret in my life is that I have not been able to marry a daughter of the Five Surnames." From these points, it could be seen how terrifying the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes were.
It was true that the Li surname of the imperial family was also a branch of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. When Li Yuan raised his army, he received the support of the Li family of Longxi, the Li family of Zhao County, and the other Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. However, since the founding of the country, the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes had gradually become arrogant and despotic. This was also one of the reasons why Li Shimin wanted to suppress the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.
Zhang Feng didn't know much about this, but he already had a plan in mind. He said, "Since we've decided to do it, we naturally have to uproot these guys."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's interest was immediately piqued. He hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Feng glanced at the crowd and said with a gloomy face, "Those clans in Jiangnan are already deeply rooted. They have many henchmen and disciples in the imperial court. They also have a lot of prestige in the Tang Dynasty and faintly threaten the status of the imperial family. However, there are also many hedonistic sons. This time, when we go to Jiangnan, the first thing we have to do is to kill those hedonistic sons …"
Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in his eyes. There was no other reason than these hedonistic sons coveting Yu 'er. "The reason why those hedonistic sons became hedonistic sons is that many of them have extraordinary positions in the clans. This time, I want to control them and then attack the clans' enterprises …"
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something. His teachers and many of the people present were from the clans. It seemed that he didn't respect them too much by saying this, so he simply didn't speak.
However, Li Shimin was anxious. He hurriedly urged, "Fengzi, what are you talking about? Hurry up and say it. "
Zhang Feng glanced at the crowd and still didn't speak.
The old scholar at the side had sharp eyes and saw the clues. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Fengzi, just say it. It's okay. No one will blame you."
He was alone and didn't belong to any clan. It was fine if he said it. Moreover, now Fengzi's attention was all on the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. He didn't have any plans to go to Jiangnan. This was a good thing. Of course, he had to be encouraged.
Yu Shinan narrowed his eyes and seemed to have seen something. He smiled and said, "That's right. Although there are many clans present, they are not people from the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. Fengzi, you can speak freely."
Hearing these words, Fengzi's heart was finally at ease. He said faintly, "Actually, I have already thought about it before. The reason why the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes can rise is because they have a large number of people and their unparalleled family business. Therefore, if we want to attack them, we must first start from these two aspects."
"That's right."
Li Yuan at the side nodded. He was the one who knew the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes the best because he was born in the Li family of Taiyuan, which was a very large branch of the Li family of Longxi. When he started the war, he received great support from the Longxi Group. However, later, these guys gradually became blind and arrogant. They thought that without them, the Li family couldn't be the emperor at all. Therefore, they spread some rumors among the people and began to rope in other clans.
However, when he had just become the emperor, the royal family had no way to fight against the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. Even now, Erlang could only suppress them, but not completely suppress them. Otherwise, it would be counterproductive.
Thinking of this, he frowned and said, "The whole Tang Dynasty is full of people from the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. Not only the rural scholars, but also the inside and outside of the court can't be spared. However, they have a large number of people and can't be easily attacked."
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