The power of military generals in the early Ming Dynasty was much greater than that of military generals in the early Tang Dynasty. This was determined by the system. In a word, the world was conquered by so many people. Even Zhu Yuanzhang had to accommodate these military generals. Moreover, the generals' power during war
The influence is far greater than usual. It can be said that the wealth, power and potential obtained by conquering a city are far beyond the imagination of later generations of local officials.
Most of the world was conquered by the Wuxun Group. One can imagine how much potential they have.
Zhu Yuanzhang's influence among the nobles is not as high as many people imagine. On the one hand, it is Zhu Yuanzhang's origin. When Zhu Yuanzhang first joined the rebel army, he was under Tang He and his qualifications were not deep. Many people in power at that time
Zhu Yuanzhang is above, but he is below. Although the situation is like this, do you really believe it?
On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang was harsh on his subordinates. Zhu Yuanzhang was able to conquer the world because of his strict laws. For the sake of the laws, he did not hesitate to put his beloved Hu Dahai's only son to death. However, as mentioned in historical records, Liu Bang's men abandoned their families and careers.
, you are so stupid and follow Liu Bang. Isn't it just for glory and wealth? Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about being harsh when he was conquering the world. Now it's time to take over the world. If you are still like this, you can't stand up to the old brothers.
In short, today’s Ming Dynasty is far from normal.
From this perspective, many things in the early Ming Dynasty can be understood.
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Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that less than an hour had passed. Today and yesterday, nearly a thousand memorials had been made.
This efficiency is too high.
He only had dozens of memorials on hand that could not be decided now and needed to be discussed with ministers tomorrow. The rest were dealt with.
This is also because, although Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with many of the handling methods proposed by Song Lian, Song Lian was still capable. Apart from these dissatisfactions, many other aspects were good, and even Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit that on some matters
, Song Lian's handling method was more thoughtful than Zhu Yuanzhang thought.
If reviewing memorials before, it was an argumentative question rather than an essay, and you need to think about solutions. Now, reviewing memorials has become a judgment question. You only need to check whether it is right or wrong. If you feel it is wrong, you can return it. You can also deal with it yourself. The efficiency is naturally faster.
A lot.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang is still a little hesitant. Because after all, this is about decentralization of power. For Zhu Yuanzhang, who is addicted to power, he feels uncomfortable in his bones.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Prince, someone gave me a suggestion. Let me set up bachelors to share government affairs, just like today. Let the bachelors draw up the votes, and I will just wear red. What do you think?"
The prince suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Biao suddenly came over this time, but he didn't understand the reason for Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden move. Now he wants to assume that the bachelor will share the government affairs. This can be regarded as solving a mystery for the prince.
After a second thought, the prince began to think about whether this was a good idea or not.
The prince thought for a long time and said: "Father, this matter is of great importance. I can't think of right or wrong for a moment. My father just dismissed the prime minister, and now he has set up a cabinet to draw up votes on my father's behalf. I am afraid that my ministers will
In the future, although he will not have the name of prime minister, he will have the reality of being prime minister. However, he has lost his original intention of deposing the prime minister."
"But my father works all night long every day and works day and night. I am very worried about my father's dragon body. In this way, I can share the work for my father. I am also happy to see the results. But if I make a decision, please ask my father to be holy.
Cut."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, half satisfied with Zhu Biao's words.
He was satisfied that Zhu Biao could see that in doing so, he was actually treating the cabinet as a disguised prime minister. But he was not satisfied because Zhu Biao was trying to get both sides.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "He Xi, tell me. Do you think it is good or bad?"
He Xi knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to know not only his opinions, but also historical evaluations of the cabinet system.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, I have heard that one of the methods used by subordinate officials to deal with Shangguan is to give Shangguan enough things to do. Human energy is limited. When Shangguan is busy with these affairs, the constraints on them
It’s much less.”
As soon as these words came out, the temperature in the room suddenly dropped a few degrees.
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed not to move at all, but in fact he was breathing a little heavily.
When Zhu Biao saw this, he immediately said: "Brother He, why don't you talk nonsense?"
"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was a little cold, and he said: "The emperor feels that we can't even hear a few words of truth. He Xi, please continue."
Zhu Yuanzhang was not an emperor who could accept advice.
It’s not that Zhu Yuanzhang never admits his mistakes. It’s just that he is too suspicious. When anyone advises Zhu Yuanzhang, the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang thinks of is never the content of the admonishment, but the motive of the admonishment. Who is he coming for and what is the purpose?
In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, almost all courtiers are unclean, and in fact, this is also true. Officials who can climb to the top, whether they are civil servants or military generals, do not have their own small circle. Once Zhu Yuanzhang sees them from this perspective,
Naturally, I don’t dare to believe the advice.
Who knows, for whom does this deer sing? For public? For private? For profit? For fame?
But He Xi is different.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew what kind of person He Xi was. He was a loner and out of place in this world. He also had the eyes of later generations. The way he looked at people and things was different from people today. Therefore, he was more able to hear He Xi's advice.
Although He Xi said that he was being manipulated by the officials below, Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, but he had not yet broken through his reason.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "He Xi, please continue."
He Xi said: "Your Majesty wants to unite the king and the king, but you must know that although the power of the king and the power of the prime minister may interfere with each other, the world is so big that no one person can rule it. Even if your majesty can rule it, can the prince or the grandson be able to rule it? Therefore,
, Your Majesty selects the talented and appoints them, and governs the world together. The wise are used and the unworthy are discarded. This is the plain principle. However, the system of the previous dynasty was extremely vulgar. It was far less refined than that of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Therefore, Your Majesty used
If you feel it is inappropriate, you will gain or lose it, and if you dismiss the prime minister, you will go too far."
"The way of a king is to select and appoint talents, to make major decisions, to clear up big doubts, to guide the program, and to determine state affairs. The way of a prime minister is to carry out the orders of the emperor and travel in all directions. He will assist the emperor at the top and comfort the people at the bottom. He is just a political governor.
The two go hand in hand. Even if the prime minister is deposed, the power of the prime minister will still be there. I may fall into the hands of villains, which will be more harmful to the imperial court."
After hearing He Xi's words, Zhu Biao became a little anxious. He said, "Father, little brother He has just arrived. I don't know the importance. Please don't blame me if you don't know."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "Biao'er, do you think my father is unreasonable?"
Zhu Biao cursed in his heart and said to himself: "You just don't make sense at all when you have time." But he could never say this.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Prince, you will move from the East Palace tomorrow and place it near the Qianqing Palace. I intend to reset the secretarial prison. You will be responsible for it. From now on, all the memorials in the world will be handed over to you from the General Affairs Department. You first classify them, write abbreviations, and write them in one form. Two copies, one will be sent to me. The other will be sent to the Hanlin Academy, and Song Scholar will be asked to draw up a charter for me. Send it to me." He paused slightly and said: "As for what night, in the secretary's office Let’s hire a secretary.”
Zhu Yuanzhang understood that many of He Xi's words were not his own meaning, but were summarized from the history of later generations. Zhu Yuanzhang looked down on eunuchs the most. He never expected that later eunuchs would actually have the most important power of criticizing celebrities. Is it possible? In the former Song Dynasty, we ruled the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats, but in the Ming Dynasty, we ruled the world together with the eunuchs?
How ridiculous is this?
Since he knows that this trend is inevitable. Even if he doesn't do it, his descendants will do it. Why not perfect this system in his hands. The Secretary's Office originally had the same official position in charge of books as the Hanlin Academy. When Zhu Yuanzhang established the country before, he abolished it because he felt it was redundant. Now he has re-established it, replacing the eunuchs of later generations with the Secretary of Ceremony. Let the Secretary and the cabinet check and balance each other.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang did not need it. But future generations will need it.
No matter what, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't tolerate it. It was a joke that eunuchs had the power to criticize people.
This is already a concession by Zhu Yuanzhang. It is absolutely impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to re-establish the prime minister. Because the most basic trust between monarch and ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang has no one at all. How can Zhu Yuanzhang be willing to give power to a person who may be an enemy?
As for He Xi's secretary, He Xi has an identity to stay with Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, He Xi has no name or status. He is somewhat out of place in the palace. With the identity of secretary, he can stay in the palace legitimately. .Also let He Xi and the prince get closer. Save it for later.
The prince and He Xi immediately said: "My son, I obey your order." "I obey your order."
From this moment on, He Xi officially began to integrate into the Ming Dynasty.
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The prince and the new secretary Lang Hexi walked out of Qianqing Palace one after another.
The prince suddenly stopped and said: "Brother He, since my father asked me to take care of you, I have something to tell you clearly. I admire you very much for your direct remonstrance in front of my father today. But you'd better not do this next time. In the past few years, my father's majesty has grown day by day. In just one word, you can lift it up to the sky and throw it into the ground. The punishment is unpredictable and the power is unpredictable. If something happens then, even I won't be able to save you. Don't do this kind of thing in the future. Even if you really have to do something, just say hello to me in advance so that I can be prepared."
The prince's words were spoken with sincerity and sincerity. They can be said to be kind to others. These four words can be said.
He Xi felt the prince's kindness and said, "Your Highness, I understand."
The prince said: "Call me brother."
He Xi said: "Yes. Brother Prince."
Just like Zhu Yuanzhang asked He Xi to call him uncle, it was all polite words. He Xi agreed in person and never dared to do so.
The prince said: "My father only knows how to order people. You can go and rest."
He Xi bowed and obeyed the order, returning to the palace where he had rested. This chapter has been completed!
