Chapter 101 Qi Tian Descendants Dong Zhao was by no means a sycophant, but a man of real talent, who also had his own perseverance and ambitions. It was just that compared with Tian Feng and others, the path he chose was quite different. In Dong Zhao's eyes, the key is to quickly bring order to the world. In this era when one person can make a country prosperous, the most critical factor lies in the person in power. Dong Zhao served his superiors wholeheartedly and spared no effort to remove all obstacles. As long as his lord can gain the greatest benefit, he will do whatever it takes, even if it goes against morality. Like Jia Xu, Dong Zhao secretly handled many "private affairs" for Tian Ze. He carefully adopted a large number of orphans of clean backgrounds and raised them with great care. During the long process of training, they were subjected to various rigorous tests and trials, and their thoughts were instilled continuously. After these orphans grew up, they were dispersed into the military and political teams of Liaodong. Among them, those who were exceptionally capable, had good character and were loyal would even be asked by Dong Zhao to have Tian Ze personally grant them the surname "Tian". These actions were not instigated by Tian Ze, but were carefully thought out and carried out by Dong Zhao himself. When Tian Ze found out, he felt half happy and half helpless.
Having such a "considerate" subordinate is truly a happy trouble. It is difficult for Tian Ze not to trust and be close to such subordinates. If Dong Zhao had not completely drawn a line between himself and the Wuzhong Tian clan, he would have even thought of selecting and training some members of the Wuzhong Tian clan. Now that the climate in Tianze has matured, the Wuzhong Tian family is making preparations for relocation in an orderly manner. It was not really because the Wuzhong Tian family completely cut off their hostility with Tianze, but out of long-term consideration for the future survival of the family. Tian Yan, the head of the Tian family, has always been optimistic about Tian Ze's future, but he knows very well that the survival of the family cannot rely entirely on one individual, and all eggs cannot be put in one basket. This is the way for a family to survive. At the same time, this was also done to avoid causing trouble for Tian Ze. After all, not everyone in the Wuzhong Tian family was a virtuous person, and there were inevitably some playboys and reckless people. If he were captured by Tian Ze in the future, whether he was ultimately convicted or not, it would be a potential blow and trouble for Tian Ze. Therefore, Tian Yan had already made comprehensive preparations for the move, and when the right time came, he and his family moved to Jiangdong. The reason why they chose to move to Jiangdong was also Tian Ze's suggestion. Even if the world is in chaos in the future, Jiangdong is still a relatively safe area. As long as they are willing to bow their heads appropriately when facing the Sun family, they can be safe. Moreover, according to Tian Ze's overall strategy of conquering hegemony from north to south, Jiangdong would most likely be the last place to be conquered. Although the journey is a bit long, fortunately the number of Tian clan members is not large, only a few hundred people. Tian Yan is capable of making the arrangements, and Tian Ze will also secretly use the Mi family's connections to contact local powerful people in Jiangdong for assistance, so there is no need to worry too much about security issues. Tian Ze once thought that although his family had a certain status and influence in the remote area of Youzhou, it was nothing when looking at the entire vast world. After all, the family has only more than 300 members. Compared with those huge aristocratic families in the Central Plains, such a scale is really dwarfed and not worth mentioning at all. But later, as he got to know the family more deeply, Tian Ze realized that he had been thinking simply. The reason why there are not many members in his family is actually because of the Han Dynasty's secret suppression for many years. As a descendant of Tian Qi, his family was so stubborn and refused to change their surname, so it was reasonable that they were suppressed. After all, the descendants of Tian Qi had done too many cruel things in history, and the imperial court had always been wary and extremely vigilant of them.
Let's not talk about the distant past. Even Wang Mang, who almost succeeded in usurping the Han Dynasty and overthrowing the Han Dynasty, was also a descendant of Tian Qi. He almost succeeded in replicating the amazing operation of Tian's replacement of Qi, but unfortunately he met the "great magician" Liu Xiu. Human power cannot defeat destiny, and ultimately the effort failed. And that’s not all. The Yingchuan Chen family, which is well-known in the Central Plains and ranked among the top in the world, is also a descendant of the Tian Qi family! There are also famous families such as the Legalists to which Fa Zheng belonged. The descendants of Tian Qi are almost all over the world, but many families changed their surnames in order to adapt to the times. Although everyone belongs to different branches, they are all descendants of Tian Qi after all, so naturally there are close connections between them. The fact that Tian Ze was able to be recommended as a filial and honest official at a young age and successfully become the county magistrate was due to the secret support and promotion of these forces from the same lineage. The power of the aristocratic families at the end of the Han Dynasty was almost omnipresent, covering every corner of the country. The relationships between them were intricate and intertwined, forming an extremely large and dense network of relationships, which completely monopolized and controlled the officialdom and local areas of the Han Dynasty. This is the fundamental reason why the emperor has been constantly suppressing the aristocratic families, because they hold too much power in their hands, and have already formed an indestructible alliance, standing closely on the same front. This situation is really terrible! It seriously threatens the imperial power. In particular, these aristocratic families have extended their tentacles to the vital military power. The three famous generals who wiped out the Yellow Turbans, Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun, all stood firmly on the side of the aristocratic families for various complicated reasons. Even local generals such as Dong Zhuo were supported by the aristocratic families behind the scenes. No emperor would be able to sleep well if this happened. Although Tian Ze has now openly severed ties with the Tian family and has stood firmly on the opposite side of the aristocratic and powerful families, Emperor Ling still does not dare to trust or use him too much, largely because of his family background. The Han Dynasty cannot afford another "Wang Mang"! Although the two emperors Heng and Ling were incompetent, they were not stupid. They would rather start the Party Imprisonment Disaster than fight the aristocratic families to the death, precisely because they were deeply aware of the seriousness of the problem and were eager to suppress the aristocratic families and seize control of officials, the army, and land. However, from the perspective of the aristocratic and powerful families, they were actually not wrong. It was Liu Xiu who was chosen by them to found the Eastern Han Dynasty, and they did their best to help Liu Xiu establish his vast empire. In their view, Liu should govern the world together with them and share power and benefits. But Tian Ze knew very well that such dispersion of power would bring great harm, and would inevitably lead to fierce internal strife and rapid corruption, and ultimately to decline. The Jin Dynasty is a vivid and shocking example. Therefore, the powerful families must be weakened and controlled, otherwise the country will not be able to maintain long-term stability. Under the current situation in the world, it is simply impossible to make the powerful families willingly bow their heads and actively agree to be reformed. Who, having been used to being a local tyrant who can call the wind and rain, would be willing to give up the power in his hands, work for others and be inferior to them? Therefore, Tian Ze had no choice but to use tough and decisive means to eliminate all obstacles and resistance, and when the powerful families were completely desperate, he would take a step back appropriately and leave them a way to survive. Because it is human nature to always like to compromise. As a writer who didn't want to be a doctor said: If you say that this room is too dark and you need to open a window here, everyone will definitely not allow it. But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will come to compromise and be willing to open the window. Tian Ze must maintain a tough attitude of resolutely turning the table over, or even really turn the table over completely and mercilessly, in order to make the powerful families feel afraid and willing to sit down and listen and accept the changes. Because no one knows how many unknown mechanisms and traps the noble family has secretly buried on this table. If you are not careful, you may fall into an irretrievable situation. It’s better to start over. (End of this chapter)