"But if you promised the emperor and became the prefect of Taiyuan, you have obtained your real power, but have you ever thought about whether you would directly mark you to the opposite side of the aristocratic family? Qingquan, your status is so precious that you are the balance between the aristocratic family and the royal family. If you tend to either side, it will be unfavorable to you. Let's take a step back and say that you promised the emperor and went to Taiyuan, even if you deal with the matter of the Wang family and get the emperor's affirmation, how can you appear in front of the aristocratic family in the future?"

"What's more, the situation of the Wang family is much more complicated than you imagined. If you go to Taiyuan and fail to solve this problem, it is equivalent to pulling you into the water. If you don't solve the Wang family's affairs, you can't go back to Chang'an. If you solve the Wang family's affairs, you will be marked as a royal family. No matter how you look at this transaction, you will lose money." Cui Shao said.

Hearing Cui Shao's words, Zhang Nan also started to think. It was indeed the same as Cui Shao said. Although he is now on the same front with Comrade Li Er on the surface, he did not explicitly oppose the aristocratic family and did not do anything that was unfavorable to the aristocratic family. Therefore, the aristocratic family was quite satisfied with Zhang Nan's swaying identity.

But if Zhang Nan went to Taiyuan and became the prefect of Taiyuan, it would be equivalent to starting to take sides. However, Zhang Nan did not want to take sides because Zhang Nan did not want to be biased towards either side.

"Qingquan, you probably don't know what Taiyuan is like now, and you probably don't know what the Wang family has. Do you know why the Taiyuan prefect can sit in that position safely?" Cui Shao asked with a sneer.

"Why? Because he accepted the bribe from the Wang family?" Zhang Nan said in confusion.

"Hmph, the current Taiyuan prefect is the member of our Cui family. In order to ensure the mutual checks and balances between the aristocratic families and to preserve his throne, the emperor sent the aristocratic families to serve as officials on each other's territory. One aristocratic family member took one royal family to supervise another aristocratic family, which achieved a very clever balance."

"You also know that the five surnames and seven hopes only seem calm on the surface, but there are many things that stumbling between each other. However, because there are other aristocratic families in each place, they will not be too much when stumbling between each other. But if you are facing the emperor, the people of the aristocratic families will hug each other again to ensure that the family business passed down from their homes will not collapse here." Cui Shao said.

"The situation in Taiyuan is much more complicated than you think, because there is no royal family in Taiyuan, and it is entirely up to the rest of our aristocratic families to supervise the Wang family."

"No royal family? It's impossible. Father-in-law, didn't you just say that a family member is matched with a royal family?" Zhang Nan said strangely.

"Yes, but this does not apply to the Wang family. At the beginning, the emperor also used this method to supervise the Wang family, but every time he sent a royal family, he would die, and he died in a legitimate way. He died unexpectedly, and there was no evidence that he could catch the Wang family." Cui Shao said.

"This..." Zhang Nan was also shocked. The Wang family seemed much more complicated than Zhang Nan's imagination.

"In the end, the emperor also knew that he could not reach out to Taiyuan, so he could only change his family from aristocratic family to supervise wherever he was. Although he knew that what he got was not the most real information about the Wang family, he could ensure that the Wang family would not do anything randomly." Cui Shao spread his hands and said.

"Originally, the Wang family is already such a huge thing, and now it has coal as support. The emperor is sending you over and forcing you to take sides and letting you solve the Wang family. Isn't this letting you die?"

After hearing Cui Shao's words, Zhang Nan scratched his head. Indeed, he was really not very good at things like aristocratic families and imperial power.

"Then is there no way to solve this problem?" Zhang Nan asked.

"Yes, of course, there are." Cui Shao said.

"What method?" Zhang Nan continued to ask.

"The emperor directly sent troops to drive the Wang family out of the way, and Taiyuan will be peaceful." Cui Shao said.

"How is this possible?" Zhang Nan also gave Cui Shao a blank look.

"This is the only way to solve this problem. There is no other way. Ninety percent of the officials in the entire court are from aristocratic families, and the Wang family also accounts for a considerable share. Even if you solve the Wang family's affairs, you will not be able to uproot the entire Wang family, because the emperor will not allow you to do this. If you do this, dozens or even hundreds of official positions will be vacant in the court, and the land in Taiyuan will be in chaos because the influence of the Wang family on Taiyuan is impossible to eliminate." Cui Shao said.

"Then it's impossible to solve it?"

"At least I don't think there is any way. Moreover, although the Wang family has not liked the emperor to monitor him over the years, he has indeed not done anything out of the ordinary. Except for the coal, the Wang family and the emperor compete for profit. In the past, the Wang family has always adhered to their duties, so the emperor has never said this. Now that the Wang family has made some money, the emperor is jealous. It's really funny. Why can't he see how many talents the Wang family has sent to the court? Taiyuan can develop, and the Wang family can be said to be the only hero."

As a family member, Cui Shao naturally complained about Li Er's appearance that he only saw the Wang family competing for profit but did not see the Wang family's contribution.

After all, if Li Er really attacks the Wang family, it will be an enemy of all the aristocratic families, and Cui Shao must have considered it carefully for the Cui family. Who knows that the Wang family today is not the next self?

"You father-in-law, you say that this is a competition for profit, but it is not a competition for profit. It's simply a matter of law and discipline. If it's just a matter of money, that's fine, but in the Taiyuan area, even the appointment and removal of official positions will make the Wang family nod. This emperor must be unhappy."

"Oh? This is what the emperor told you?" Cui Shao asked as soon as he heard this, and Zhang Nan nodded.

"The emperor can't even put his own officials into Taiyuan, so why are he talking about the appointment and removal of official positions? His appointment and removal were also supported by the people of the aristocratic family. Moreover, the emperor acquiesced to this approach at the beginning because he needed the aristocratic family to help him govern the Tang Dynasty. Now he is unhappy. I'm afraid it's because the emperor wants to start attacking the aristocratic family. It's true that it's because the emperor wants to start attacking the aristocratic family." Cui Shao said with a sneer.

When Zhang Nan heard Cui Shao say this, he was silent. Indeed, as Cui Shao said, Comrade Li Er's own people could not be stuffed in at first, let alone those small officials who did not play a key role. Comrade Li Er could not be because of this matter, and that was not because of this matter. After thinking about it, there was only Comrade Li Er who wanted to attack the aristocratic family.
Chapter completed!