Zhu Biao walked on the road, and a group of people behind him followed him quietly, for fear of disturbing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's thoughts. Liu Jin was also trembling now. He knew a lot today.
Zhu Biao was still weighing the pros and cons of the prime minister system and the cabinet system, but this decision was not easy to change.
The relationship between the imperial power and the prime minister can actually be described as a tug-of-war sport. The emperor and the ministers are at one end of the rope, pulling in their own direction. This game has no referee and no winner or loser, but there is an unwritten rule.
, that is, not to go too far.
Within the rules, both parties compromised with each other, and both parties' advances and retreats had certain limits, but it was undeniable that the power of the prime minister could indeed restrict the imperial power to a certain extent.
Zhu Biao was naturally unwilling to let the prime minister divide his authority, but government affairs must be handled by someone. The cabinet system is a good mechanism, but his growth is inevitable. The cabinet and cabinet are the emperor's ministers, and they can easily get the emperor's help.
of trust.
With the emperor's trust, let alone a cabinet minister, even a ninth-grade sesame official can show off his authority in front of a first-grade official. Of course, such idiots generally cannot stay in power for long.
But compared to the prime minister, Zhu Biao is actually willing to have his own secretarial organization, so that he can hand over his official affairs to them and let them come up with the best solution. Then all he has to do is make decisions.
Whether to use this method.
Although after the mid-Ming Dynasty, the power of the cabinet became more and more powerful, and it gradually controlled the government. The academicians became the de facto prime ministers, called assistant ministers, and the subordinates were called chief assistants, but they were indeed much less than the prime ministers.
In general, the cabinet is just the emperor's advisory body and has no decision-making power. Although there are cases where cabinet ministers have great power, their power does not come from the system and their positions, but from the person of the supreme ruler.
Support and trust, once they fall out of favor, their status will plummet.
Therefore, although some people believe that the first assistant in the Ming Dynasty was the prime minister in disguise, his power is no longer the same as that of the previous prime ministers, let alone restricting the imperial power. After all, the most critical decision-making power lies in the hands of the emperor.
What's more, we can also restrict the cabinet through eunuchs and Jinyiwei and other spy organizations, and then separate the Ministry of War from the six ministries and form an organization similar to the Military Aircraft Department with the military officers. Only the emperor can serve as the leader of the Military Aircraft Department. This separation of civil and military affairs will maintain the
The status of the martial artists must not be allowed to fall to the level of the Song Dynasty.
In the future, Zhu Biao will definitely promote the education of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in the army. In this regard, Lao Jin's family next door does a very good job. It is actually very simple. It is nothing more than instilling ideas, starting from teaching them literacy, telling them stories and singing songs.
Military songs and other methods were not lacking in ancient times.
The only thing that makes Zhu Biao hesitate is that the balance and mutual restraint between the prime minister's power and the imperial power has been broken to a certain extent. Originally, if he encountered a stupid emperor, as long as it was not the end of the dynasty, it would not be so easy for the prime minister to cause chaos in the world.
Get up, at least you can still wait for the master of ZTE.
Fortunately, there is still time to think about this matter, and Zhu Biao can continue to think of ways to improve it during this period. All the way to Song Lian's official residence, there are people guarding the area nearby, and no one is allowed to enter or go inside.
out.
Of course, this prohibition could not stop Zhu Biao, but in order to show that he attached great importance to the imperial examination, Zhu Biao only took Liu Jin in.
Following Zhu Biao's pace, all the guards along the way bowed their heads and saluted. Several court officials and some officials who heard the movement came out to greet him. They thought the emperor was coming.
However, when they saw His Highness the Crown Prince, they all had to kneel down and salute. As Song Lian was Zhu Biao's teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang had already ordered that Song Lian was not allowed to salute Zhu Biao.
When he saw Song Lian, he was about to salute. Zhu Biao quickly stepped forward and supported his teacher: "Master Song, what are you doing?"
Song Lian looked at the proudest disciple in his life and said: "How do the etiquette between teachers and students compare with the etiquette between monarch and minister? It is only natural that I should salute the prince and the crown prince."
Zhu Biao asked other officials to stand up: "I am here to take a look at the preparations for the imperial examination. You are all the most knowledgeable people in our Ming Dynasty, so the Holy Emperor has asked you to be responsible for publishing the examination papers and selecting talents for our Ming Dynasty. Please
The Qing family is dedicated."
Everyone immediately bowed and replied: "I will do my best to obey my orders. Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Zhu Biao nodded and asked them to go down and take out the papers, and then followed Song Lian to his room. It was also filled with various documents and materials. Liu Jin stepped forward and sorted them out before there was a place for two people to sit.
Song Lian looked at Zhu Biao and said, "I wonder what your Highness's orders are here?"
Zhu Biao said: "Disciple is here to ask about the examination papers. Are the examination questions for candidates from all regions the same?"
Song Lian nodded and said: "The examination papers in the general examination are all the same."
Zhu Biao frowned. Although the birthplaces of those scholars have not yet been clearly counted, it can be guessed that there are more scholars in the south than in the north. After all, compared to the south, the north has more wars and disasters, and the culture and education are far inferior to the south.
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Zhu Biao glanced at Song Lian and asked, "Master Song, how many northerners do you think this new class of scholars will have?"
Song Lian glanced at Zhu Biao, stroking his beard and said: "The old minister also discussed this matter with his colleagues in his spare time. The war in the north has just been put down by His Highness, and it is far from being restored to its vitality. Moreover, since the Southern Song Dynasty, the culture of the south has been
It is much higher than that in the north. I estimate that among the 300 Jinshi admitted to this subject, I am afraid that the north will not even be able to occupy 100 people."
Zhu Biao nodded. This is also expected. The north was the political, economic and cultural center of the country during the Qin and Han Dynasties. However, after the Yongjia Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty and the Jingkang Rebellion in the Northern Song Dynasty, the south began to become the economic and cultural center.
, after his father established Nanjing as the capital, the south became the political center again.
As a result, there will definitely be more officials in the south than in the north in the future. This is actually not a good thing. The ancients had a strong sense of place. This can be seen by looking at the two major parties in the DPRK and China. The Huaixi Party and the Zhejiang East Party
, these are the names of the two places.
Although these two parties also accept some talents from other places, they mainly promote people from their own hometowns, and sometimes even exclude and suppress people who have no grudges based on their location.
Balance is necessary, otherwise after a few decades, 80% of the officials above the court will be southerners. If they form a southern party, it will not be of any benefit to the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
But what is important in selecting scholars through the imperial examination is fairness, and there must be no malpractice for favoritism. Otherwise, it would be better to simply say that this imperial examination will only recruit students from the north.
