Chapter 769: The Origin of Noble Families, Li Shimin

Li Shimin: "The Eastern Jin era, the world of the gentry. 'No poor families in the upper ranks, no gentry in the lower ranks.' Speaking of this, one must mention Liu Xiu."

Su Xiao: "What happened to the Great Magician Liu Xiu?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Why do you think it was so easy for Liu Xiu to conquer the world?"

Hu Yifei: "Because Liu Xiu had the support of powerful clans behind him. After Liu Xiu, these powerful clans grew in influence, seized the reins of power, and gradually became thousand-year noble families. This evil consequence was already manifesting during the Eastern Han era."

Hu Yifei: "By the Eastern Jin, it reached its peak."

Su Xiao: "Uh... wasn't it the Meteor Summoning Technique?"

Li Shimin: "Of course not. During the Battle of Kunyang, there were indeed meteors that fell, but they fell the day before the great battle, and they didn't hit anyone. Later, after Liu Xiu won, in order to deify the monarch, the court historians took their pens and wrote that a heaven-sent meteor helped win the battle."

Su Xiao: "Is this the same as the historical records of Old Zhu, which say that when he was born, the whole room was filled with strange fragrance?"

Zhao Kuangyin: "Exactly. Hilarious. If the room was filled with fragrance that wouldn't dissipate, he wouldn't have needed to wait to rebel; he would have been offed long ago. These are all deifications after a monarch takes the throne."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "You all have done these things too, why are you picking on me?"

Li Shimin: "This is just the example Miss Su gave. We indeed have them too; they all serve the same purpose: creating momentum or deifying oneself to strengthen the authority of the Mandate of Heaven. When reading history books, these things are the least trustworthy."

Ma Wencai: "That is a fact. Liu Xiu had powerful clans behind him. Afterward, these powerful clans grew and gradually became the existence that controlled the world."

Umaru: "It's fine, once Huang Chao appears, the powerful noble families will have to take a break."

Hu Yifei: "That 'break' is too hellish!"

Li Shimin: "Speaking of this, I have something to say. Wasn't the Li Tang also overturned by Huang Chao?"

Su Xiao: "Not really, didn't it linger on for a long time?"

Li Shimin: "If we don't talk about the late Tang, we are still good friends! @Ma Wencai, Brother Ma, I have a proposal—let me rule your world. Don't worry, the glory and wealth of your Ma family will remain unchanged; you will even be the king of that world. I usually won't interfere much in your affairs!"

Ma Wencai: "? Where does this come from?"

Su Xiao: "This, actually, is the chat group's travel and contract function. You just need to..."

Ma Wencai: "So that's how it is. The interests of the Ma family can be guaranteed, and it can end the chaos of the world; it is indeed a good idea. However, I cannot make this decision alone; I must discuss it with the elders in my family."

Umaru: "This... don't you want to emphasize your loyalty to the monarch? Saying you need to discuss it with your family right away is too strange."

Hu Yifei: "Umaru, you are the strange one. This era is the world of noble families. Family interests are what noble families value most. The education Ma Wencai received from childhood also prioritized family interests."

Ma Wencai: "This Miss Hu is right. Most noble families are like this. As for the 'monarch first' you speak of, in our era, we only say it for show. Which family doesn't value its own interests most?"

Umaru: "This..."

Zhao Kuangyin: "The whole 'monarch and subject' set is only emphasized after the noble families are wiped out. In fact, this emphasis is also superficial. What they think in their hearts and how they act in reality is not much different from when the noble families existed. Look at my Great Song; those gentry spoke so nicely, yet they were still desperately grabbing money. The Donglin Party at the end of the Ming dynasty spoke even better, yet they still prioritized their own interests."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "The era may change, the form may change, but the human heart will not change."

Umaru: "Umaru has learned; these things are still too complicated."

Aoyama Nanami: "Let's touch less on politics; it's too dangerous."

Aoyama Nanami: "By the way, how does one sell gold? As a girl, will it be dangerous for me to sell these things?"

Umaru: "Small problem, let Umaru help you. Give me permission, and I'll go over to help you sell the gold."

Su Xiao: "Is Umaru that free? Didn't Gabriel just go over?"

Umaru: "【Video】 Look at her, playing so happily. I'm going out for a walk."

Su Xiao: "Hilarious, so it's a case of the dove occupying the magpie's nest."

Gabriel: "No, I just get along well with Sylphyn. Hurry up and come back, Umaru, we still have to play games together later!"

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Ah Xing: "Palm of the Buddha, I actually saw the Palm of the Buddha in the mall!"

Tian Can: "Isn't it just the Palm of the Buddha?"

Ah Xing: "You don't understand; that is my dream."

Su Xiao: "I found several sets of the Palm of the Buddha. Ah Xing, which one do you want?"

Ah Xing: "What, are you going to give it to me? I didn't expect someone to discover my extraordinariness so soon."

Su Xiao: "In your dreams! I'm not a sucker."

Hu Yifei: "Ah Xing, don't you know the Palm of the Buddha?"

Ah Xing: "Do I?"

Ah Xing: "Eh, the chat group actually judges that I really know it? No way, the manual I bought before is actually real?"

Su Xiao: "??? Brother Taixuan, does Ah Xing really know the Palm of the Buddha?"

Zhang Taixuan: "He does. Didn't he strike out that palm from the sky at the end?"

Su Xiao: "That's not right, why didn't he use it before? Also, I watched movie reviews, didn't many reviewers say that the kung fu was just a dream of Ah Xing?"

Zhang Taixuan: "There are many kinds of movie reviews; they don't necessarily match the facts."

Zhang Taixuan: "Also, why didn't Ah Xing use the Palm of the Buddha before? That super recovery power, the strength to leave palm prints on iron plates—is that something an ordinary person can possess? The reason its power wasn't apparent usually is, of course, because the Palm of the Buddha is too high-level; he didn't have enough internal power accumulated to use it at all."

Tian Can: "With profound martial arts, if your internal power is insufficient, you indeed cannot use them. Forcing it will only damage your meridians."

Ah Xing: "Could it be that you all know what happens to me later?!"

Su Xiao: "Exactly. 【Kung Fu】 This is your story."

Ah Xing: "A small person like me also has a story; this is too... good, right."

Aoyama Nanami: "So you are a Wu Lingaoshou? You collapsed a building with one palm; this is too terrifying!"

Nezha: "Hmph, so weak. Is someone this weak also a master?"

Su Xiao: "So it's this brat Nezha!"

Nezha: "Brat, that doesn't sound like a compliment. Demoness, I want to duel you!" Zero. ===== CHAPTER 770 =====