Cui Ling's wife was born in the Qinghe Cui family, and the Qinghe Cui family was a famous family in the world a long time ago. Purely from this point of view, Shen Zhezi's background as a local tyrant in Wu Tuhao, and the daughter of the Cui clan of Qinghe as a concubine, is indeed a bit offensive to the concept of marriage and matching.

But in fact, in such a world, no matter how Shishu, it is inevitable to bow to reality. At least according to today's secular concept in Jiangdong, Shen Da is the pillar of the general state, no matter what kind of noble girl he is, he is more than enough to match.

Even in the early years of the Jiangdong Gate Lord's reign, even though the Qinghe Cui clan had a good reputation during the Chinese and Korean dynasties, because they were alienated from Yuefu, there was a lack of outstanding talents after the southern crossing, and it was not a first-class portal. And the Shen family, as the indigenous Haozong of Wu Township, and General Shen are in the current situation, in terms of position, it is far from being comparable to the Qinghe Cui clan who is lonely and unknown in the current situation in Jiangdong.

In fact, Shen Zhezi's acceptance of Cui Ling's wife as a concubine was not out of family considerations. At present, he is thinking of being the heir of his father-in-law Cui Hui, and he also has no thoughts of benefiting.

Later generations said that when it came to the clan of the gate lords, they would praise the so-called five surnames and seven hopes. But the so-called five surnames really grew up mainly in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The so-called gatekeeper politics in Jiangdong is more of an abnormal ruling structure formed based on special historical circumstances after the southern crossing, and cannot be regarded as a universal standard of power.

In fact, since the rise of the Shen family in Jiangdong, especially the coup d'état in Jiangdong a few years ago, the Langya Wang clan suffered a devastating blow under the counterattack of the Shen family, and the political pattern of Jiangdong's gate valve came to an abrupt end. Although the Shen clan replaced the Langya Wang clan as the ruling portal, the source of Shen Zhezi's power was completely different from that of the Langya Wang clan in the early years.

The most fundamental point is that in the early years, the king and Ma shared the world, and the source of power of the Wang family was shared with the imperial power of the Sima clan in Jiangdong. But now that Shen Zhezi is in charge of Xingtai, the root cause lies in his mastery of Jiangdong and a series of operations in Jiangbei after crossing the river.

Even if the people of the time ridiculed Shen Zhezi, they mostly compared him to Cao Cao of Wei Wu rather than Wang Dun who was in power, indicating that the people of the time also recognized that Shen's current power did not come from the division of imperial power, but from arrogance and arrogance. In other words, today's imperial authority is strict because the Shen family is still willing to worship the Jiangdong royal family, and the strength and weakness of each other have changed fundamentally.

The strength of the Shen clan lies in the fact that it already has the strength to split the soil and feud in Jiangdong, which is a strength that the Langya Wang clan in the early years could not reach.

As for the so-called five surnames and seven hopes in Jiangbei, at the moment, they are actually just a famous family with a slight reputation and old hopes, and they are not even the leaders of the countryside when it comes to the township capital.

For example, the Hongnong Yang clan, which was severely suppressed by Shen Zhezi and almost wiped out the clan, certainly made Xingtai bear a fierce reputation for a while, but in addition, the actual bad impact was not great. Especially after the departure of the platform, the style is also strong, the west expedition all the way to the smooth recovery of Chang'an, and there are not many local villagers who dare to cry for the revenge of Hongnong Yang and rise up to resist the platform.

The reason why the five surnames and seven wangs in the north can become stronger and stronger, and even more rejuvenated in the Sui and Tang dynasties, is not that they are incomparably powerful. If you trace it carefully, in fact, it is because the north has always been ruled by the Hu nationality in the original history, especially the later Northern Wei Dynasty carried out a more profound Sinicization reform.

If these Hu wanted to integrate into the ruling lineage of the Han Chinese, it was the quickest way to cooperate with the local elites. Moreover, the Tuoba clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty itself was a relatively late frontier Hu among the Wuhu, and its political literacy was even inferior to that of Tuge, Qianhu and even Yu Hu in the early period of the Wuhu, and it itself lacked the ability to build the system of agricultural rule, so it naturally relied on the elite group of the Han nationality in this regard.

Especially in the later period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, whether it was the Gao clan of the Northern Qi Dynasty attaching to the Bohai Gao clan, or the relative formation of the Guanlong group, the attachment of the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties to their own lineage actually increased the social influence of the so-called five surnames and seven hopes.

While the Northern Dynasties were increasingly praising the so-called clan clans, the social status of the clan lords in the Southern Dynasties actually declined all the way, and even fell to the level of arbitrary torture and killing.

The so-called family Gaomen represents the recognition of the legal unity of the Han nationality by the elite group of the Han nationality at this historical stage. With the continuous integration of the Northern Dynasties, more and more high-ranking families of the world joined the ruling structure, and the legitimacy of the so-called legal system was naturally established.

But for Shen Zhezi, the centuries-long integration process of the Northern Dynasties in history was something he didn't need. Now he himself represents the indisputable legal system of Jin Zuo, and there is no need for these local clans to join their own ruling groups to establish the legitimacy of their own legal system.

It can be said that since the Jiangdong coup d'état represented by the Langya Wang clan was smashed and suppressed, the so-called clan constraints were broken by Shen Zhezi, and the reason why he was able to become a trend, including the creation of various rules and regulations in Xingtai, did not rely on the support of these old clans for him. Therefore, he can rely on his own strength and crush Hongnong Yang's obstruction of his westward expedition without any pressure.

As for the five surnames and seven wangs who were famous all over the world in later generations, there are now a few under the rule of Xingtai, such as Xingyang Zheng and Taiyuan Wang. They only gained a foothold as Jin Zuo Shunmin and Xingtai good ministers, and the advantages and privileges brought to them by the clan were almost gone.

And in the future, the so-called five surnames and seven hopes will not bring any trouble to Shen Zhezi. The troubles that these clans could cause to Shen Zhezi were not even as good as the ordinary rural powerful clans or the Huzhong tribes on the four sides.

The reason why this is so is that Shen Zhezi praises the righteousness of Jin Zuo, and the ability and capital they have are not worth mentioning in front of Shen Zhezi, and they can be used or not. Therefore, this so-called five surnames and seven hopes, whether at present or in the future when Shen Zhezi took power, is destined to be impossible to obtain the transcendent social status and strong social appeal that were originally in history.

Shen Zhezi brought up this topic to Ah Ling's wife tonight, and it was really just a simple consideration of human feelings, and he felt that his father-in-law was indeed a regret in the world. Since he has this ability right now, he might as well think about it a little.

As for the fact that he used the fame of the Qinghe Cui clan to pacify the north, this is too much to look up to the current Qinghe Cui clan and too underestimate the power under the Xingtai clan.

In fact, including the Qinghe Cui family, many famous families in Hebei are living a miserable life under the tyrannical rule of Zhao Shihu. They could not gain Shi Hu's trust and dependence, and they lacked sufficient self-protection ability and means, so their encounter in the world could be described as miserable, and they were even inferior to ordinary poor families.

In other words, today's Shihu originally relied on hegemony and tyranny to rectify Hebei, and he did not have the idea of integrating into the Han nationality and long-term stability.

When Ah Ling heard Lord Lang say this, she was a little gloomy at first, and then smiled again after a while: "When the concubine came to Nan, she was young and ignorant, and she knew even less about friendship. Fortunately, the immortality is all due to the timely rescue of the Lang master, if the grandfather knows that the Lang master is so affectionate and compassionate, he must also miss a lot. But I really don't dare to abolish the public because of my own interests, if I can get the whole affection, it is naturally the best, if I really can't ask, it should be due to fate, I really don't dare to ask for it......"

In fact, for tracing the family feelings, Ah Ling Niangzi is not much eager, but it is always a pity to think that Grandpa has no heirs under his knees, especially the Lang master can still be sympathetic to this, whether this matter is successful or not, she is even more moved, when she talks about this, there are tears in the corners of her eyes, buried in the crook of the Lang master's arm, and she feels that there is no regret in this life.

Shen Zhezi has always made few empty promises, and since he talked about this matter, he must have some certainty.

This time, Wen Fangzhi was ordered to go north to Liaodi, and the main task was to restrain the Murong clan and other Donghu tribes in Liaodong, so that they could contain Shi Zhao's forces more in the northeast, but in fact, they would not go deep into Hebei, especially where the Cui clan was from.

But there are also Cui clan people in Liaodi, the most important of which is the remnants left by Liu Kun in the early years. Liu Kun's old department was originally mainly gathered in the sphere of influence of the Duan clan in western Liao, and after the Duan clan was destroyed by Shi Zhao, it fell into the hands of Shi Hu.

But it also has to be said that Liu Kun still has a slight legacy in the north in his early years, especially in the Jin people in western Liaoning, there is still no lack of appeal.

Although this part of the remnants is now under Shi Zhao's orders, they do not have the loyalty to coexist with Shi Zhao. Due to Shi Zhao's frequent use of troops in Liaobian in recent years, Liu Kun's son Liu Qun, Cui and Lu's subordinates also stayed in Liaoxi, and his own group of Jin people pursued him, as a semi-independent force to help Shi Zhao appease the Jin people in the territory of Liaoxi, and at the same time as a help to conquer the Murong clan and other Liaodong Hu tribes.

From this point, it can also be seen that Shi Hu's external strength is still brutal and strong, but in fact, he is also accommodating and tolerating various forms of assistance.

At present, it is not possible to directly enforce administrative orders on the various forces in Liaobian, but it can also have a slight influence through commercial and trade exchanges. Earlier, Liu Qun had also secretly sent envoys to the south to make contact, and one of the missions of Wen Fangzhi's northward trip this time was also to deepen ties with these remnants of the Jin forces in Liaobian.

In this situation, Shen Zhezi made this slightly personal request, and it is expected that Liu Qun will not obstruct it. If you are smart, you will even make efforts to promote this matter in order to deepen your communication with Xingtai.

However, at the moment, things are still being calculated, and Shen Zhezi does not dare to be too sure, the reason why he mentioned it tonight is not only to comfort Ah Ling Niangzi a little, but also to hope that Cui Hui can be a little mentally prepared. After all, this is for Cui Hui to ask for an heir, and it's not good to keep mentioning it.

All kinds of family affairs are also an adjustment outside of official affairs for Shen Zhezi. With his current position, it is difficult to invest too much energy in this area, and the priority of Xingtai has been Guanzhong recently.

Jiang Yu and others left Xingtai for a long time to travel west, and soon the official victory team from Chang'an arrived in Luoyang. In addition to the heroes including those representatives of Guanzhong, Shen Zhezi was more interested in the chief Pu Hong.

Although he also understood that the current situation was very different from the original history, and the possibility of Di Hu being able to cultivate power was very small, he was inevitably interested in Pu Hong, the founder of the former Qin regime. Now that he has the opportunity to meet, he is also quite looking forward to it.