This action against the Five Surnames and Seven Ancestral Houses should have started a long time ago, but because we were careless before, this matter was not really carried out. Instead, it brought some opportunities to the people of the Five Surnames and Seven Ancestral Houses. So in this case, we must prepare well.
If you don't act now, after a while, I'm afraid you won't have such a good opportunity to act. The Five Surnames and Seven Families are now on the brink of decline. If they don't plan this matter, it will not be of any benefit to them. After all, it will be even more difficult to do anything strange in the future.
The leaders of the Five Surnames and Seven Families understood that they had been defeated by Li Xiang before. According to Li Xiang's plan, they could be said to have been put on the shelf. In the next period of time, if they did not take any action, they would decline even more severely. Therefore, in this situation, even if it was risky, they had to rush forward.
Ultimately, they just don't want to be lonely. If they could understand all this earlier, perhaps they wouldn't do such things. After all, for these people, some things still have to be viewed in the long run. Although you have declined and are not as glorious as before, at least you can still survive. In addition, you still have a lot of property, so you can live a good life.
But if you are not willing to be lonely and just want to find something to do, then you will have few chances to survive. Now Li Xiang has noticed your next series of actions across the country and will uproot all of you, so no one can say whether it is a good thing or a bad thing?
Some time ago, chambers of commerce in various places promoted this matter, and the people of the Five Surnames and Seven Families were very happy. They believed that they had stood up again. If they could push this matter forward and make the court surrender, it would mean that they saw hope again, the hope of controlling the court as before.
For the elders of the major families, they have been living in their own dreams, believing that the current court is just an illusion, and if they can work hard, the court will return to its previous state.
Of course, some new forces are not so optimistic. They think that these old guys have problems with their brains. If we still do what you guys think, even if we win in the end, our days will not be much better. Li Shimin is not someone who can be easily messed with, and his grandson is not someone who can be easily messed with either. In this situation, if you openly embarrass them, how can you get away with it?
Obviously, this is impossible, so the new forces want to sever ties with their families, but unfortunately, this is impossible. The moment you are born, you are bound to your family. If you want to sever this relationship, it is currently impossible.
So no matter what your family does, you have to follow suit. Even if you betray your family and report many things to Li Xiang, what will happen? As a traitor, do you really think Li Xiang will reuse you? This is obviously impossible. No one will reuse a traitor.
It is precisely because of this that there are many things happening in the army nowadays, but what can be done about it? Since you are already involved, there is no way to get yourself out of it. Li Xiang also understood this early on. When we understand this, many things don't need to be discussed.
Li Xiang had already decided to start solving this matter in the army first. These people would not betray their families, so we had to make decisions for them, let them stay away from the core of the incident, and work in unknown areas. They can serve as pioneers of the court and be protected in disguise. Of course, this is for those who are more obedient. If they are disobedient or have any hesitation, Li Xiang will not give you a chance.
This is the current situation. No matter what these people think, when the whole machine starts, you will know the future results. Many people from the Five Surnames and Seven Families have felt that they seem to be being watched during this period. No matter what they do, there will be people around watching them.
At the beginning, only a few people had this feeling, but during the family meeting, most people discovered this feeling, so this was probably not a trivial matter. So in this situation, many people also felt that the end of the world was coming.
However, some people did not believe it. They thought that the plan at hand should be promoted immediately to make merchants across the country stir up trouble. In the past, the status of merchants was not high enough, but the establishment of chambers of commerce in various places allowed them to form an organization. The court could control merchants through chambers of commerce, and merchants could also oppose the court through chambers of commerce.
So when the incident with King Song came up, everyone was ready to contact the Chamber of Commerce and ask them to come forward to resolve the problem. On the surface, it seemed that they wanted to resolve the problem, but in fact, they wanted to cause trouble. Li Xiang and Li Shimin saw very clearly what these people were thinking. When it came to political struggles, the Five Surnames and Seven Families were veterans, but this grandfather and grandson were not novices either, and Li Xiang had also grown up over the years.
Of course, they also have an advantage. The state machinery is in the hands of their grandfathers and grandsons. On the other hand, you, the Five Surnames and Seven Clans, used to have huge power in the officialdom. Including some small bureaucrats in various places, all have been infiltrated by you. However, due to the loss of financial power in the later period, you can no longer maintain such a huge empire, and your territory has become very small.
In this situation, it is basically impossible to restore your former glory and defeat Li Xiang and others. No matter what you think in your heart, you will not be able to win.
The retired emperor had just finished his dinner when Wang De, who was by his side, came over.
To be honest, the retired emperor has been having a headache these past two days. Although he favors his son, he also knows that there is chaos outside. Once the Tang Dynasty is really in chaos, he will not be able to stay out of it. After all, this country was founded by him. While he feels sorry for his son, he also wants to find a solution. He cannot let his son be beheaded, and he has to solve this matter. So he has been forcing Li Shimin and his grandchildren, hoping that they can solve this matter.
