The clan system is a combination of family status and clan status, and refers to a prominent family that has been an official for generations. It is also called family status, clothing, aristocratic clan, gentry, powerful clan, aristocratic family, wealthy family, etc. The clan system was in Chinese history from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The most significant system for selecting officials, its actual impact is that important national official positions are often monopolized by a few surnamed families. The impact of an individual's background on his official career is far greater than his or her own talent and expertise. Until the Tang Dynasty, the clan system It was gradually replaced by the imperial examination system based on personal cultural level examination.

Of course, I say that, but the actual situation is that the clans have always existed. Although a large number of clans lost their land and property due to the war in the late Tang Dynasty, and the genealogy was cut off and they were no different from common people, but the old clans passed away , new gates and valves will be generated, alternating cycles, and immortality.

In fact, the soil for the survival of clans is not the so-called nine-level Zhongzheng system, or the imperial examination system. Even in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, after the imperial examination system was established, a large number of clans still existed. In the Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties, there were six military households and eight The twelve generals of the Zhu Kingdom and the five surnames and Qiwang in the early Tang Dynasty were all typical family members.

The reason why these clans suffered destruction was because the Jiedushi system of the Tang Dynasty later produced a large number of warlords. The emergence of warlords must have had a considerable impact on the clans.

But what happened after the impact? Warlords became the new lords.

The reason is very simple. When anyone obtains certain rights, he always hopes to enjoy the same rights from generation to generation. The emperor can pass the throne to his son. But the warlord cannot. The reason is very simple. The emperor will not allow it. .Although the emperor would not allow warlords to be passed down from generation to generation, the emperor did not prohibit it. The descendants of warlords passed the imperial examination system and became civil servants.

Just like the clans in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was much easier for warlords to cultivate talents who could pass the imperial examination than for farmers. In this way, the next generation of warlords entered the court and became civil servants. Although they were not as good as their parents, they still enjoyed the same privileges. the rights of the nobility.

The second generation was successful, but what about the third generation? Should it also follow this path? In this way, the original warlords became new lords.

Moreover, by using the original method of marriage between clans, warlords could marry civil servants, and the first, second, and third generations, a new system was formed again.

Although the imperial examination system since the Tang and Song Dynasties has given ordinary children the opportunity to leap over the Dragon Gate, it has not completely produced the soil for the creation of the clan. Besides, after the White Tench leaped over the Dragon Gate, will their descendants go back to farm?

Because of this, there is always a steady stream of new factions, but they keep a low profile, giving people the illusion of civilian politics.

Zhao Weiji is also one of the people who had this illusion. They all say that the Song Dynasty was a society where civilian politics completely entered the stage of history. This is true, but don't underestimate the power of these clans.

The moment Guo Bailuo joined Zhao Weiji's team, the entire Shu regime suddenly turned into a naked girl in front of Zhao Weiji, and every detail was clearly visible.

Who are the people who are in charge of the Shu regime? What are their origins, what they look like, what they even like, and what their weaknesses are. All of them have been revealed before Zhao Weiji’s case. Not only that, but also the status of the prefectures and counties under the current Shu regime. Defense forces are also included. This kind of intelligence capability is beyond the reach of even the pigeons that Zhao Weiji has been running for many years.

"Terror, I can only describe you Guo family as terrifying." Seeing the content in front of him, Zhao Weiji didn't know how to describe his mood. He used his wisdom that was a thousand years ahead of the times and still was not inferior to these entrenched people.

Old foxes who have been in this country for many years.

And from the chat with Guo Bailue, we can know that the Guo family is not actually a big family. Because his father died too early, the Guo family, which finally retreated to Shu, did not develop very well. Although the Shu area

Here they are the emperors hiding behind the scenes, but only in Shu.

But don't underestimate that this is limited to Shu. The Guo family played a vital role in the establishment of Later Shu. The Song Dynasty's destruction of Later Shu was so smooth, and the Guo family also contributed a lot.

The clan is such a thing. They have no loyalty, only family interests. Whoever is in line with their interests is the object of their allegiance.

Although the Guo family is still as domineering as in the Five Surnames and Qiwang period, there are still many officials in the Song Dynasty who are related to them.

"Although it is not possible for the prince to take any city he wants at any time, it is still very easy for the prince to know himself and the enemy." Regarding Zhao Weiji's evaluation, Guo Bailue took it as a compliment and accepted it with pride.

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"Then let's start from Mianzhou." Since the information was so sufficient, Zhao Weiji was not polite. He didn't want to stay in Shu for too long, because the child in Li Nian's belly was already born, and she was a daughter. For this

For daughter-in-law Zhao Weiji, going back to see her daughter is the most important thing.

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Three months later, in the palace of King Shu in Chengdu.

"Your Majesty, Bazhou has also fallen."

In the past three months, news of the fall of a state has come almost every ten days. Mianzhou, Qiongzhou, Qingcheng, Shuzhou, Pengshan, Jiazhou, and now Bazhou are gone. It is almost equal to the loss of a state around Chengdu.

All the prefectures and counties in the circle were lost. Although Yuzhou is still in the hands of the rebels, the connection between Yuzhou and Chengdu has basically been cut off. And all the warships built by the rebels with all their energy were put in Yuzhou.

With.

"I know, have you not brought any good news to me in the past three months?" In the past three months, it can be said that Li Shun has been living in fear every day. Since Langzhong fell, Zhang and Wang Er will all be killed.

After being captured, the rebel army began to slide down rapidly like an avalanche.

The officers and soldiers led by Zhao Weiji are as if they came from different countries as the previous officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers under Zhao Weiji can be described as invincible.

Coupled with the strange siege equipment they used when attacking the city, the rebel army was unable to resist it. Wherever the official army went, there was no obstacle. The official army of less than 50,000 people had swept across the city in three months.

Shu is in the middle.

After basically leveling the area around Chengdu, Zhao Weiji's next target is Chengdu, the capital of central Sichuan, Jinguan City.

"What should we do now, Your Majesty? The next target of the army must be Chengdu. With Chengdu's current defense strength, it is definitely no match for the army. Now is the time for the King to make a decision. Should he defend Chengdu or have his own ideas?

Break through to Yuzhou and then use Yuzhou's warships to attack Jingzhou?"

In fact, judging from Li Shun's truest thoughts deep in his heart, he did not want to give up Chengdu, because giving up Chengdu meant completely giving up on Shuzhong. As a native of Shuzhong, he was not willing to completely give up on Shuzhong.

But the problem is, if we don't give up on Shuzhong, there will be only a dead end.

After careful consideration, Li Shun made a decision, that is, to sneak into Yuzhou with only a small number of people, while Qian Bin, the only remaining general of the Shu regime, stayed in Chengdu to delay the movement of the government troops.

Li Shun's idea cannot be said to be a good one, because although it can delay the army and buy time for them to leave Wuxia eastward, it also completely damages the morale of the rebel army. Staying in Chengdu is equivalent to giving up.

However, Li Shun could not control that much anymore. The instigation of the dynasty dream and high-level officials made him make such a decision that violated his original oath of uprising, which also laid the foundation for his future fate.

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In this way, when Li Shun led a small group of people to sneak out of Chengdu, the offensive and defensive battle in Chengdu began.

To be honest, Zhao Weiji actually had a very good impression of Chengdu. When he was in college, he had a crush on a girl from Chengdu. In order to pursue this girl, he spent a month in Chengdu during the summer vacation. Although he was eventually banned.

But he still fell in love with the city of Chengdu. Because the snacks in Chengdu are so delicious, Zhao Weiji, who stayed in Chengdu for a month, tasted almost all the snacks in Chengdu, as well as those "fly restaurants". The most terrifying thing is that he

I also learned to speak fluent Chengdu dialect.

"People of Chengdu, as long as you surrender, I promise that I will not pursue anything, massacre the city, or rob people. As long as you surrender, anything can be discussed. Do you want it or not?" When Zhao Weiji arrived at the gate of Chengdu, he suddenly began to speak fluently.

Later, Chengdu persuaded him to surrender, and the entire army was shocked.

Not only the officers and soldiers, but also the people of Chengdu were shocked. The Chengdu dialect at this time was not the same as that of later generations, but the basics were similar. Therefore, Zhao Weiji's words still sounded a bit specious. Chengdu's Rebellion

Jun also thought it was because the prince didn't speak Chengdu dialect very well, but Zhao Weiji still sounded quite friendly when he spoke like this.

The rebels, who were already shaken by Li Shun's abandonment, were further stimulated by Zhao Weiji's persuasion with a Chengdu accent, and some people immediately appeared to want to defect before the battle.

"Hey? Did you hear that? Do you want to surrender? I think you also know my attitude towards the prefectures and counties that I conquered before. As long as we surrender, everything will be easy to negotiate." Zhao Weiji really didn't want Chengdu to be destroyed again because of the war.

, Chengdu has really been baptized by too many wars in the past hundred years or so, so if you can persuade them to surrender at this time, you should do your best to persuade them to surrender.

Just less than a stick of incense passed after Zhao Weiji's second words came out, someone on the wall replied: "Do you mean what you said? Should we surrender and everything can be discussed?"

"Yes, yes, yes, as long as you surrender, everything can be discussed."

Just after Zhao Weiji answered this, something strange happened. The north gate of Chengdu, which was surrounded by officers and soldiers, suddenly opened, and a group of people tied up a man who looked like a general and came out.

"You said so, we surrender now."
Chapter completed!