In a courtyard in Chang'an City, several luxuriously dressed old men sat cross-legged on the couch, their eyes closed, and they did not communicate with each other, as if they were waiting for something.

Soon, a young man walked in under the guidance of a butler.

When they entered the room, the young man was not qualified to sit down and stood by.

I looked closely and saw that the young man who just came in was Xu Zhang?

As the son of Xu Jingzong, Xu Zhang is still very important and is quite talented among the younger generation.

At this time, I could only stand beside me, which showed the status of several old men in the room.

If you know someone, you will find that these three old men are Cui Shuhu, Cui family of Qinghe, Lu Shengxiao, Lu Shengxiao, and Zheng Chengchi, Zheng Yang.

As the persons in charge of several major families, these people usually stay in their ancestral lands.

Now that they are gathered in Chang'an, there is obviously some purpose.

After Xu Zhang came in, he glanced at the talkers of the Guanlong family and felt a little scared.

After all, these big families do not even give up His Majesty Li Er's face, which shows how profound his background is.

It can be said that the people sitting in the house represent the backbone of the top family in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Anyone of them chopped their feet, and this thousand-year-old ancient city would shake three times.

At that time, these Guanlong families supported Li Yuan ascending the throne and maintaining local stability, which made great contributions. Naturally, they also received the most benefits.

This also led to an end that the Taidao could not be shaken off. These people spoke more effectively than the emperor's imperial edict.

Moreover, these people are so arrogant that they can no longer lower their noble heads.

Since Li Er ascended the throne, he has been committed to promoting poor students and has begun to suppress major families.

This kind of irrelevant method actually does not conflict with several major families.

Because there are too few scholars from poor students, they can't make any waves.

Although the imperial examination reform carried out this time cannot threaten the foundation of their aristocratic family within a few years.

However, as long as the imperial examination reform can be fully implemented, it does not take a few years to lose the advantages of the children of aristocratic families.

All dynasties and aristocratic families have been in the limelight. Even now, even His Majesty Li Er has to give in to his politeness.

It would be strange if these people were not in a hurry when they thought that their children would have to rule the world with some mud legs in the future.

A few days ago, His Majesty Li Er cheated a lot of money, and the people of several major families dared not take it lightly.

So several living people decided to come to Chang'an to be a town in person, of course, to destroy the imperial examination.

As long as there are mistakes in the imperial examination this time, they will naturally have a way to make Li Er compromise with their aristocratic family.

Although Xu Zhang has some talent and his father Xu Jingzong is quite famous, these leaders of the aristocratic families really don’t take Xu Zhang seriously.

What's more, even if Xu Jingzong came in person, he did not dare to underestimate everyone present.

It can be said that everyone here has a much better foundation than the Xu family.

After seeing Xu Zhang come in, Cui Shuhu, Lu Shengxiao and Zheng Chengchi opened their eyes, looked at each other, and nodded with each other's heart.

The few people's faces were shriveled and looked a little old, but the light flashed from time to time in their eyes made people shudder.

If someone treats them as harmless elderly people, they will definitely suffer a great loss.

Cui Shuhu cleared his throat and said:

"Everyone, our major families suffered heavy losses this time, and all the reasons are to obstruct the imperial examination."

"This imperial examination reform was obviously a deliberate act by the emperor in order to deal with our aristocratic family."

"This time we recruit everyone to discuss how to prevent the smooth progress of the imperial examination reform and how to avoid the recurrence of things that harm our aristocratic family. Everyone speaks freely!"

Lu Shengxiao, who was sitting on the left, asked:

"Dare you ask Mr. Cui, we want to know if there is any plan?"

Cui Shuhu caressed his long and gray beard and said with a firm footsteps:

"I'm not hiding it to you, since I've notified you to come, Cui has certainly made some arrangements!"

As he said that, he turned to look at Xu Zhang.

Xu Zhang had great vision and told him about the bet at the banquet.

After saying that, Cui Shuhu waved his hand and asked him to go ahead first, then said: "Two, this time, Xu Zhang lured Zhongyi Marquis Yang Fan to bet. As long as the boy is suppressed, the imperial examination reform will be self-defeating."

Lu Shengxiao asked: "That is to say, is Yang Fan the key to obstructing the imperial examination reform?"

Zheng Chengchi said: "I think Brother Cui is right. It is said that the imperial examination reform plan was not discussed by Your Majesty with the ministers. It was originally proposed by Yang Fan."

"According to my understanding of Your Majesty, although Your Majesty has prevented and suppressed the aristocratic family in recent years, he should not think of such a vicious trick." Lu Shengxiao nodded in agreement.

Cui Shuhu followed suit and said, "Yes, these measures for the reform of the imperial examination are simply to explore the roots of our aristocratic family."

"Yang Fan proposed so many measures to deal with us at a young age, and the threat to us is the greatest."

Zheng Chengchi asked thoughtfully: "What you two mean is that we want..."

As he said that, he made a neck wiping action.

After a moment of silence, Cui Shuhu shook his head. He knew what Zheng Chengchi meant.

Now he has no open rebellion with Yang Fan, so he can only use some tricks.

They still have to take care of His Majesty Li Er's face. If the face is completely broken, no one will have a good time.

As a representative of the Cui family, Cui Shuhu certainly would not be so short-sighted.

Although their major families suffered a lot a few days ago, they also paid more attention to Yang Fan.

The imperial examination reform was a conspiracy against aristocratic families.

After thinking about it, only by starting from Yang Fan can you get the initiative back.

They are not afraid of visible enemies or challenges.

They are afraid of the invisible enemy, who remain silent, like a poisonous snake hidden in the dark.

When you suddenly jump out and bite you at a critical moment, that is the most deadly thing.

Which aristocratic family has not been through storms and storms to the present?

Now that we have a clear opponent, we can only take the initiative and take the initiative in our hands.

But they can't do it blatantly, and they have to pay attention to methods, which is why they sit together to discuss.

After all, there are only ones who are thieves for a thousand days, so there are no ones who are thieves for a thousand days. This is not a solution.

At this time, Zheng Chengchi said, "Brother Cui has any plan to say it directly, we must cooperate with it with all our strength."

Lu Shengxiao followed the instructions.

"Don't worry, you two, I have my own arrangements." Seeing Lu Shengxiao and Zheng Chengchi agreed to help, Cui Shuhu felt more confident.

After Lu Shengxiao and the others left, Cui Shuhu's face turned gloomy.

When I think about the biggest losses in my family a few days ago, it hurts like a needle in my heart!

A resentment arose from the bottom of my heart!

Yang Fan, it was all good things that guy did.

The deep resentment made Cui Shuhu's eyes red, and a crazy plan rose in his heart!

"Cui Da!" Cui Shuhu shouted loudly, and a young man immediately walked into the door and bowed, "The head of the family..."

The young man is about 20 years old, with a white face and no beard. He wears a blue shirt and looks a bit elegant and elegant, but his face is bloodless and he looks sick.

Cui Da's original name was Wang Dachui. Because his family was in ruins, he sold it to the Cui family as a servant. He grew up in the Cui family and was very loyal.

Because of his flexible mind and some talent, Cui Da was given the surname Cui.

Cui Shuhu waved his hand and said, "Come here!"

When Cui Da walked closer and bent down, Cui Shuhu whispered softly.

After hearing this, Cui Da was stunned for a while and whispered: "Please think twice! This matter is very involved. Once the news leaks, it will be a huge disaster!"

"It's not that I'm afraid, but I don't want to implicate the head of the family..."

Cui Shuhu shouted: "Shut up, as long as you do it cleanly, if you don't say it, I won't say it, who can know?"

"What's more, as long as you do this, I promise to give you a lot of money and let you live your free life for the rest of your life. Wouldn't it be much better than being a slave in the mansion?"

"You are not yet married yet. When you get married and have children in the future, you can also give your descendants a good background. If you are always a lowly person, will you be willing?"

Cui Da was silent!

The last sentence hit Cui Da's key point.

Although he was given the surname Cui, he was a slave.

He has been smart since childhood and has mastered all the Four Books and Five Classics, so his horizons are of course higher.

Others have said more than once that if he was born in an ordinary family, it would be fine to win a fame, but unfortunately he is a low-key person.
To be continued...