"Shang Shu * Mu Shi" says: "The king has a yellow ax on his left, and a white ax on his right." It tells the story of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty conquering Zhou. The white ax is a military flag decorated with yak tail, and the yellow ax is used as a flag.

It is an ax decorated with gold. These two objects represent the power of the emperor and also mean conquest. They are in response to Confucius's idea that "rituals and music conquests come from the emperor."

However, unlike the limited territory under the direct control of the Zhou emperor, the territory of the Qin and Han dynasties and even the central dynasties thereafter far exceeded that of the three generations. As the owner of the emperor's power, the emperor could no longer maintain the imperial power over local areas by inspecting various places.

To control, we must also prevent other people who covet the throne from usurping the throne by seizing the palace, and we must also prevent local forces from being overly authoritative and leading to local separatism.

Therefore, as a compromise choice, the emperor had to sit in the palace all year round to handle state affairs. The local power could not be too great, but when it came to some major political, economic, military, and foreign affairs, the ministers had to have great authority.

At that time, temporary and specific powers were granted to the responsible officials in the form of gifts. These gifts, such as the scepter when Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions and Su Wu went to the Huns, were given to Wei Qing by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The Shangfang Sword, which is found in almost all dynasties, as well as the royal flag and gold and silver arrows, are naturally indispensable, as well as the Huang Yue, which is the most powerful among all gifts.

Shangfangjian is a thing. Chen Kai had already been awarded it by the Ming court when he was the governor of Zhangquan Chaohui Fourth Prefecture. The same was true when he served as governor of Guangdong and now the governor of Guangdong and Jiangxi. This was originally a masterpiece in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

The practice of appointing frontier officials such as governors and governors is to allow these frontier officials to better control the civil and military affairs of the three local departments.

Made in the Ming Dynasty, Shang Fang Sword can kill officials below the fifth rank first and then punish them later. This means that officials holding the Shang Fang Sword can temporarily bypass the long three-division interrogation process and the imperial order, and deal with officials below the fifth rank first.

However, a report needs to be made afterwards. After the report is made, if the investigation by the emperor and the court proves that the handling was correct, that is all. If it is proved that the handling was wrong, then the officials who exercised this power will also be punished.

In addition, the scope of jurisdiction over the gifts given by the emperor such as Shang Fangjian does not distinguish between civil and military matters, and whether they have the right to dispose of them is determined based on grade. This is precisely one of the origins of the word "good" for Yuan Chonghuan, who was good at killing generals.

Because at that time, Mao Wenlong was the imperial envoy to Ping Liao and acted expediently. He was the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town, had the seal of the former general for conquering prisoners, and the Zuo Governor of the Zuo Army Governor's Office was a first-class general. Shang Fangjian's right to kill first and then report was not within the scope of Shang Fangjian's rights.

Yuan Chonghuan was the Minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He was the supervisor of the First Guard Military Affairs of Jizhen, Liaozhen, Dengzhou Town, Laizhou Town, and Tianjin Weisi Town. He was a second-grade civil servant. As a second-grade civil servant, he was executed with the Shangfang Sword.

A first-class military commander, and a military commander who also possesses Shangfang Sword and is not within the scope of his authority. Such a serious violation of authority was not punished immediately. Instead, it was endorsed by Chongzhen until Huang Taiji broke it.

The accounts were settled after the assassination was carried out inside the city of Beijing. The accounts were not settled for unauthorized killings, but for making money. It was clear that if Yuan Chonghuan succeeded in pinging Liao, then all the crimes, no matter how serious, could be written off. This is simply outrageous.

Open the door for outrageousness - outrageous enough.

This is where the military commanders of the Ming Dynasty went out of control, because the man sitting on the throne clearly told the military commanders in the world that even the military commanders who ranked first in the country could be executed by civilian officials without being punished. Since they abide by the law,

They can no longer protect their lives and property, so they have to learn to protect themselves. How to protect themselves can only be done by holding the handle of the knife tightly!

However, if Chongzhen had given Yuan Chonghuan not Shang Fangjian but Huangyue in July of the first year of Chongzhen, and it was the power of a fake Huangyue, then the nature of this matter would be completely different.

The system of granting Huang Yue to ministers was divided into four levels in the Jin Dynasty as the system became increasingly mature. Among them, the most powerful one was the fake Huang Yue. Not only could he kill officials with a weight of less than 2,000 shi, but he could also execute three other people who also held Huang Yue.

Gear - that is, false festivals, holding festivals, and making festival generals hold festivals.

The fake yellow ax is almost equivalent to supervising the country, and its power is enough to make the emperor himself fearful. In Chinese history, this power was only granted many times in the chaotic period of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties when the emperor was not king and his ministers were not ministers.

Most of the recipients were either temporarily powerful ministers, or were in reserve for usurping the throne. If Yuan Chonghuan received a fake yellow axe, it would be enough to kill Xu Da and Chang Yuchun first, not to mention killing him first and then playing Mao Wenlong.

However, Governor Yuan did not have this opportunity, but King Li Jin did. If Chen Kai remembers correctly, only Li Dingguo had such power in the Ming Dynasty. Just before the Battle of Zheyan River, Emperor Yongli

Li Dingguo was given the power of a fake yellow yue to control the civil and military affairs of Xun Town. The first thing Li Dingguo did with this power was to confer the title of Long Pingbo to Chieftain Luo Dashun and order him to command his troops to attack the new guard.

As soon as Chen Kai said this, Li Dingguo stood up from his seat as if he had been pricked by a needle, and his eyes were full of disbelief. This was completely different from the incomparable trust just now.

, but even so, Chen Kai still smiled calmly, as if there was no ulterior secrets in it.

"Is this Damu's request?"

Looking at Chen Kai, he thought for a long time. From the first meeting at the foot of Xinhui City to today, through all the past events, Chen Kai has always left him with a somewhat aloof impression, but no ambiguity in important matters.

.Sounds like this, this person does appear to be too enigmatic, but he has never shown any desire for power. His actions in the past ten years have clearly been to expel the Tartars, and he is a fellow-minded person.

However, at this moment, Chen Kai's abnormal behavior made him think of his father-in-law - His Royal Highness Zhu Chenggong, the King of Min in the Ming Dynasty.

Yes, it must be Zheng Chenggong. Now the Southeast Ming Army is gaining momentum. It has recovered the entire three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi, as well as most of Zhejiang and some counties in southern Zhili and Huguang provinces. Its strength has surpassed that of Yongli.

The Ming army in Xiying's heyday in the 6th year of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Zheng Chenggong is now making great strides towards Nanjing, which is the land of Longxing of Ming Taizu. Its political significance is far from comparable to that of Kunming and Guiyang that he just recovered.

With such strength, what's more important is that Zheng Chenggong's national surname was given by Emperor Longwu, and the position of recruiting general was also given by Emperor Longwu. According to the information obtained by the court, Zheng Chenggong always used this to call himself and control the local civil and military affairs.

If Zheng Chenggong regained Nanjing, presided over the succession of Emperor Longwu in front of the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and supported him to inherit the unification, no one in the Ming Dynasty today would have the ability to stop him, and there is no reason to oppose him in the current situation.

For him, the power of this fake Huangyue can better serve this purpose.

Isn't it?

Li Dingguo's suspicion was well-founded, but Chen Kai had already understood the sparks generated by the fierce collision of his thoughts. At this moment, he only shook his head, and then he became serious: "Damu? He doesn't

Knowing that the emperor abandoned the country, why do you want this?"

"Jingcheng, you already know it!"

Chen Kai's rhetorical question directly wiped away Li Dingguo's random thoughts. Speaking of which, Chen Kai certainly knew about Yongli's abandonment of the country, and many people in later generations also knew about it. Even if he has not read the relevant historical materials and articles

, even if you just watch TV series, for example, Wu Sangui sent his troops to strangle Emperor Yongli to death with bowstrings, you must still be familiar with it.

Otherwise, "Prince Mu's Mansion" would not have been fighting for so long with Prince Pingxi, who had almost written the word "rebellion" on his forehead, and the Heaven and Earth Society would not have held a turtle-killing convention. And the reason why Yongli was

Wu Sangui was strangled to death on the slope of Wuhua Mountain in Kunming. It was because Wu Sangui's army entered Myanmar and forced the king of Myanmar to hand over Yongli.

However, Li Dingguo only thought that Chen Kai got the news. It makes sense from the time point of view - the incident happened on the 26th of the leap month, and there were already rumors there when Li Dingguo recaptured Kunming in mid-February. Now

It is already mid-April, and two months are enough for it to spread to Guangxi, Huguang and Sichuan, the provinces bordering Yunnan and Guizhou. Chen Kai has already entered Huguang, and Guo Zhiqi, the governor in Guangxi, can now be regarded as the same as Chen Kai.

A cooperative relationship. And more importantly, based on Chen Kai's performance in the Battle of Mopan Mountain, he had reason to understand that Chen Kai had already heard about it, but it was not until he hurried over that he finally confirmed it.

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"Of course, otherwise, Ning Yu, why would you rush to see me in such a hurry? Don't you want to discuss with me how to deal with it, but just to reminisce about the past?"

As expected, Chen Kai had seen through his intention. Fortunately, he had no intention of hiding it from Chen Kai: "Is this the reason why you asked me for Huang Yue?"

"Yes."

After answering in the affirmative, Chen Kai stretched out his hand and motioned for Li Dingguo to sit down again. The latter didn't know why, but the trust he had accumulated in Guangzhou and Mopan Mountain still made him sit down. It was just that his buttocks were just sticky.

The moment he reached the chair, Chen Kai's next words made him stunned on the spot.
Chapter completed!