Yin Li never used to think about these matters, but the Yin Family, though a small clan, had seen enough to understand them, albeit incomparable to great surnames like the Wang or Cui families.
With only one son who would definitely not enter office, Yin Li had little feeling about the Emperor suppressing the noble families.
Therefore, he could completely stand on the Emperor's side and contemplate these matters.
The Emperor also liked to discuss these concerns with Yin Li; there were some things he couldn't talk about with the Empress, nor with his sons, and even less with ministers like Wei Zhi in the court.
Yin Li's advice was taken seriously by him; he never dared to underestimate these noble families. When he revised a book on the Clan Record, they would grumble for years. Ms. Cui was unhappy because he demoted them and refused to let her daughter marry into their family, and he was unwilling to marry his daughter into theirs.
