Wang Yu said solemnly, "Emperor Xia, the reason why I came to the West Region is because I was entrusted by many aristocratic families. I hope that you will agree to let the aristocratic families come to the West Region to serve as officials. Considering that you used to be against the aristocratic families, the Five Families and Seven Wangs were a little nervous. So they came to me and asked me to come and meet you to get your permission. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "The Five Families and Seven Wangs and the rest of the aristocratic families are willing to serve as officials in the West Region. I welcome them. Of course, you have to tell them that the premise is that they abide by the law in the West Region. As long as they abide by the law, I will treat them equally no matter what they do. The West Region is in need of talents. If they are willing to come, they will have the opportunity to achieve great things. "
Du Qi did lack talents under his command.
It was difficult to rely on the West Region alone.
In fact, people like Liu Zhengxi, Shangguan Yi, Wang Ji, Lai Ji, Ma Zhou, Xue Rengui were all from the Central Plains.
It was too difficult to rely on the West Region to cultivate talents.
After all, the West Region had just developed. There might be many talented people, but at least Du Qi did not have so many people. This could not be solved in a short time. If he wanted to create his own, it would take many years to cultivate enough and useful talents.
The Five Families and Seven Wangs and the rest of the aristocratic families might not have amazing talents, but at least they had some ability. Their arrival in the West Region could enrich Du Qi's subordinates and strengthen Du Qi's foundation.
As for the so-called aristocratic families coming to the West Region, they were no longer aristocratic families.
The aristocratic families were aristocratic families because they had been operating in the Central Plains for hundreds of years. Their strength was intertwined, their foundation was deep, and they monopolized the study resources. Even so, the power of the aristocratic families in the Central Plains was weakening.
The Central Plains today was no longer the Nine Grade Scholar System of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties.
After the imperial examinations, the aristocratic families' monopoly was broken. Especially with the development of time, the number of poor scholars increased year by year. The aristocratic families' power was weakening.
Under this premise, the aristocratic families could only have the opportunity to fulfill their ambitions when they came to the West Region. As for more, it was impossible to achieve the goal of monopolization like the Central Plains.
Therefore, Du Qi agreed without hesitation.
Wang Yu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Du Qi's words. Because of Du Qi's promise, when he returned to the Wang family in Taiyuan after returning to the Tang dynasty, he could gather everyone and announce the news he had received so that everyone would know Du Qi's attitude.
Wang Yu said seriously, "Emperor Xia is benevolent. I thank Emperor Xia for his benevolence on behalf of the big families."
Du Qi said, "There's no need to thank me. I only look up to talent here. As long as one was talented and capable, they would have the opportunity to become an official. If you don't have talent and ability, it's useless even if you have a background. "
Wang Yu replied, "This humble one understands."
After a pause, Wang Yu continued, "Emperor Xia occupied the western region and established his own territory. It was said that the imperial court had already set out to deal with Tibet in the west. Tufan is within Emperor Xia's sphere of influence. Does Emperor Xia want to make early arrangements? "
Du Qi said, "This Prince understands."
As for Tufan, Du Qi did not think that the Tang dynasty could take it down. Even if Li Shimin's subordinates were strong and Gonga's strength was weakened, the Tang dynasty might not be able to take it down.
What kept the Tang dynasty in check was not the strength of both sides, but climate and geographical factors. These were the key factors. This was because the climate of the highlands in Tufan was far more troublesome than the western region.
If the army from the Central Plains came to the western region, they could still withstand it. At most, they would face the bitter cold of winter. The problem was that in Tufan, under the highlands' climate, normal people could not withstand it. If Li Shimin wanted to destroy Tufan, it would be impossible for him to do so in a short period of time.
Du Qi was not worried at all.
Wang Yu did not delay any further. After he finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Emperor Xia, this humble one will take his leave. I will return to report the news and let the big families of the Central Plains know of Emperor Xia's decision so that they can make arrangements."
"Go!"
Du Qi nodded.
Wang Yu turned and walked out. When Wang Yu reached the entrance of the tent, Du Qi suddenly said, "Wait."
Wang Yu said seriously, "Emperor Xia, do you have any other orders?"
Du Qi said, "The various aristocratic families are willing to serve this Prince, and this Prince welcomes all of you. Now that I have a conflict with the Tang dynasty, it will be slightly more troublesome for me to obtain news about the Tang dynasty. It will not be easy for me to find out secrets. "
"So when you return, tell the people of the big families that I need to know about the imperial court's every move and policy in the shortest time possible. Ask them to gather the latest news and send it to you. Then arrange for someone to send it to the western region to inform me. "
Du Qi said, "When I am not in the Tang dynasty, you will be my eyes and ears in the Tang dynasty."
"This humble one obeys!"
When Wang Yu heard it, he was suddenly excited.
He had a place to use his skills. Now, the big families were suppressed in the Tang dynasty. Moreover, the imperial court was constantly recruiting people, causing more and more officials in the imperial court to come from humble backgrounds.
The power of the big families was gradually being suppressed, so all the big families had their own ideas. Now that Du Qi had made the arrangements, Wang Yu immediately agreed and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured that the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes will be the king's eyes and ears to find out information for him."
The Five Surnames and Seven Hopes were declining day by day. In order to follow the trend and not continue to decline, the people of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes found Wang Yu to meet Du Qi, hoping to find a way for the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes to continue.
Du Qi waved his hand, and Wang Yu turned and left.
After Wang Yu left the military camp, there was a carriage waiting outside. Sitting in the carriage was Wang Yu's right-hand man, Wang Qiao. He was second only to Wang Yu in the Wang family, and he assisted Wang Yu.
This time, he came with him, but he did not go with him to meet the king. After all, Wang Yu was the head of the family, and Wang Qiao was only an assistant, so he did not enter the military camp.
The reason Wang Qiao came with him was to discuss things. If there was something he could not solve, Wang Qiao could give advice to Wang Yu.
Wang Qiao said, "Head of the family, how is the situation?"
Wang Yu said, "Everything is going well. Emperor Xia has agreed for the people of the major families to come to the Western Region to be officials. But the premise is that all the people of the major families abide by the law. In addition, Emperor Xia also hopes that the people of the major families will be his eyes and ears in the Tang dynasty, and provide him with information about the Tang dynasty. "
Wang Qiao nodded and said, "As long as the matter is done, then everything will be easy. Abiding by the law is a matter of course. In addition, we can be his eyes and ears, which is useful to Emperor Xia. With value, there is meaning to our existence. "
After a pause, Wang Qiao continued, "Now, the Wang family of Taiyuan is being suppressed everywhere. In particular, Li Shimin continues to suppress the aristocratic families and increase the number of people in the imperial examinations. Many of the people of the Wang family did not become officials. Being able to come to the Western Region is an opportunity. "
Wang Yu nodded and said, "But in my opinion, it is impossible to build a Wang family in the Western Region like the Tang dynasty. Because a person like Emperor Xia would never allow us to grow. "
Wang Qiao said, "Head of the family, as long as the Wang family can continue and prosper in the Western Region, even if it is to build another branch, it is worth it. As for the rest, don't think about it. The glory of the aristocratic families is a thing of the past. "
"Sigh …"
Wang Yu could not help but sigh.
He was now the head of the Wang family, and deep in his heart, he also hoped that the Wang family could go one step further and restore the glory of the past. But such a situation was just a thought, and it was impossible to happen.
The two of them talked about a few more things and then left. Because now, the two of them needed to hurry back to the Tang dynasty as soon as possible, so that they could make adjustments in the Tang dynasty and gather the people of the major families in the Western Region.
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