After Chen Yuan left, Huang Mingyuan recruited Lu Zhen to come.

Since the incident with Yu Juluo, Lu Zhen has become more and more reclusive, and even Huang Mingyuan is rarely seen on weekdays. However, although Lu Zhen made mistakes, she is still one of the most important people around Huang Mingyuan, and her identity has not changed.

(First love, wife, confidante, a man’s best expectation and dream.)

Huang Mingyuan went west to aid Yanmen, and Lu Zhen stayed in Jixian until Huang Mingyuan returned.

However, Lu Zhen was not idle during her stay in Jixian. She knew that with Huang Mingyuan's character and strong desire to control, he would definitely have a conflict with the Fan Yang Lu family when he returned to Youzhou.

Huang Mingyuan will never allow himself to have power that cannot be controlled by him.

In the eyes of others, the Fan Yang Lu family has great prestige and far-reaching influence, and it is unwise to oppose them. But Lu Zhen knows that if the Lu family offends Huang Mingyuan, Huang Mingyuan will definitely attack the Fan Yang Lu family, and will never do it because of its prestige.

Concerned about status.

So Lu Zhen arranged her manpower in advance, checked the Lu family inside and outside, and made full preparations. By the time Huang Mingyuan arrived in Jixian, all kinds of information had been placed in front of Huang Mingyuan.

Huang Mingyuan had to admit that Lu Zhen was the most popular in his heart no matter when.

The Youzhou family is headed by the Fan Yang Lu family. Only by solving the Lu family can we solve the others, otherwise it will be meaningless. Huang Mingyuan has always liked to catch the big and let go of the small. Whether it is the bones of a golden horse or killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, he has to pick up the hard ones.

Huang Mingyuan flipped through the information about the Lu family and highlighted the key points. They mainly included some of the Lu family's social relationships and their infiltration into the Youzhou government.

I have to admit that Lu's problem is very difficult.

The Fanyang Lu family is one of the top families in China. Starting from Lu Zhi, a great scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has been prominent for generations and has held high positions. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen, it became one of the four high-ranking families of "Lu Cui and Zheng Wang", and was one of the "Crown Clan of Beizhou".

After the split of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the three sons of Lu Jing served as imperial advisors of the Western Wei, Northern Qi, and Northern Three Kingdoms respectively, and became famous all over the world.

Five surnames, seven families, and ten families have forty-four sons. The Lu family exclusively has nine sons from three families, which shows the family's status.

The Lu family's status in Youzhou is too high. It can be said that the people of Youzhou don't know the imperial court and only know the Lu family. The other major families basically follow the Lu family. That's why Huang Mingyuan said that the problem of the Lu family has been solved.

Only then can you solve the problem in Youzhou.

Huang Mingyuan looked through the files, and Lu Zhen didn't say anything. She sat on one side and made tea for Huang Mingyuan.

Huang Mingyuan looked at it and said, "I'm going to meet the Lu family, what do you think?"

Lu Zhen said: "The Lu family will not bow their heads, otherwise they would not make the situation so ugly."

"I know, that's why I want to go."

You can't just yell at people and kill them as soon as you come up.

Huang Mingyuan asked again: "Is there any well-known and favored playboy in the Lu family?"

"Lu Shen's grandson Lu Yanxing, the eldest son of Lu Shen's second son, is the most favored by Lu Shen."

Huang Mingyuan said softly: "Keep an eye on him."

Huang Mingyuan didn't bother to rest the next day, so he went to visit Lu Shen, the patriarch of the Lu family, in person.

Lu Shen was born in the imperial master's room of the northern ancestor of the Lu family in Fanyang. His father, Lu Bian, and his three brothers were each famous as imperial masters. They were the cousins ​​of Lu Chu, an important official in the court. Lu Shen himself had a low official position.

He was granted the title of Duke of Fanyang County. But because his father and grandfather had a prominent position both in the court and among the aristocratic families.

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the title of the seat of a family's county seat was not easily granted. It generally represented the official recognition of a family. The person who was granted this title was either the patriarch of the family, or the official wanted to become a member of the family.

The person of the clan leader. For example, the Wenxi Pei family. In the Sui Dynasty, the Wenxi County Duke was Pei Ju. In the Tang Dynasty, Pei Ju was renamed Anyi County Duke, and the Wenxi County Duke became Pei Ji.

This is not just a matter of title, but a status recognized by the court. Therefore, Lu Shen was named Fanyang Duke in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which shows his high status.

Huang Mingyuan had never met Lu Shen. Although Huang Mingyuan had visited Ren Youzhou several times, Lu Shen really looked down on Huang Mingyuan, a man from a humble family, and did not want to see him at all.

Of course he also has enough confidence.

From here we can see the difference between the Guandong family and the Guanlong family. The Guanlong family was born in the Liuzhen Rebellion at the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It has been prominent for less than a century and did not have much status suppression for Huang Mingyuan. But many of the Guandong family can trace their origins.

By the Han Dynasty or even earlier, they had a high status and had been prominent for generations. Compared with people from poor families, they had a natural sense of superiority.

Huang Mingyuan also had to go out of his way to deal with the new tax system in person.

When they arrived at the Lu family, the Lu family received Huang Mingyuan quite considerately. It was not really because Huang Mingyuan worshiped the prime minister and had a high status, but because of Huang Mingyuan's illustrious murderous reputation. Because of his attitude, too many people died at the hands of Huang Mingyuan

, the Lu family naturally did not want to offend Huang Mingyuan because of this. Although he did not say it openly, Lu Shen was really afraid of Huang Mingyuan's two-handed personality.

Huang Mingyuan waited for a while, and Lu Shen came out.

Lu Shen is already over seventy, so he has a reason to be late.

Huang Mingyuan's attitude towards Lu Shen was very respectful, without any condescension. Of course, Lu Shen also treated Huang Mingyuan very gently, but the condescension in his heart was revealed from time to time.

Huang Mingyuan's doesn't matter, he can't compare to the nobility he has cultivated over hundreds of years.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries, but Huang Mingyuan got straight to the point, without trying to deal with the other party, and directly explained his intention. Because of the new tax system, there was a lot of trouble, and the government hoped that the Lu family could set an example and support the implementation of the government's new tax law.

Lu Shen smiled and said: "I have heard about the new tax system. It's just official affairs, and I, an unofficial person, can't get involved. I can't really say that I support it."

Lu Shen was able to push Tai Chi, but Huang Mingyuan pressed forward step by step.

"Gong Lu is highly respected for his morality and prestige in Jixian County. Mingyuan still hopes that as a junior, Mr. Lu can set an example."

What Huang Mingyuan did not say was that the Lu family did not accept Huang Mingyuan as a junior. The next time he came to see him, he would be a government official.

But Lu Shen didn't care.

"I am devoted to tilling the fields, obsessed with poetry and books, and I really don't dare to interfere in the affairs of the government. If the government is short of some farm grain, I will try my best not to eat it myself, but I can squeeze some out for Duke Wei. But for the rest, I really don't

As I get older, I don’t have the energy.”

Lu Shen didn't respond to Huang Mingyuan's moves.

In the end, Huang Mingyuan and Lu Shen didn't have anything to talk about, so they had to leave.

In fact, Huang Mingyuan also knows very well that the two sides have different positions, so what can be negotiated with the aristocratic family? You are just cutting other people's flesh with a knife, how can you not make them resist?
Chapter completed!