The ruthless emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning Chapter 271 Completely Eliminate Civil and Military Controversy
Chapter 271 Completely Eliminate Civil and Military Controversy
Chapter 271 Completely eliminate the civil and military disputes
Zhu Cixiang had actually been psychologically prepared for conflicts between civil servants and military generals and even fierce conflicts and fights, but he didn't expect that signs would emerge when the world was just settled.
Whether it is Wu Sangui and Li Banghua in the northwest, or Huang Degong and Hou Xun in the Andong Protectorate, the reason why they cannot cooperate and create conflicts is, to put it bluntly, traditional civil and military disputes.
If Qin Lihua was not the leader of the military generals in the Southwest, she was a member of an ethnic minority, a woman, and Qin Liangyu was from her hometown, she would probably have a dispute with Ni Yuanlu.
Not to mention the south, if Zhang Yan hadn't been there to mediate, Ma Shiying and Zuo Liangyu would definitely be regarded as the same as fire and water.
Similarly, if the governors of each province, the commander-in-chief of each town, and the local garrison had not all had a clear division of labor, with the civil and military affairs belonging to each other, and the military and political affairs not interfering with each other, I am afraid it would not be as peaceful as it is now.
But it is conceivable that as time goes by, conflicts between civilian officials and military generals may emerge one after another, which will sooner or later lead to a life-and-death all-out struggle.
Because most military generals came from the Chongzhen Dynasty, they were naturally hostile to civil servants. Now that they have finally turned around, no one wants to be suppressed by the civil servants and serve as their lackeys. The resistance will definitely be fierce.
The civil servants have also long been accustomed to being superior in the past, and now no one is willing to be on an equal footing with the generals who were looked down upon by them before, or even be overpowered by them.
What's more, if the civil servants do not control the military power, they cannot restrain the imperial power at all. Although the current civil servants have basically reached a consensus that they will not fight against Emperor Xiao Zhu, it does not mean that they will give up. If they cannot defeat Emperor Xiao Zhu, they will defeat Xiao Zhu.
The son of the emperor, so now even though the civil servants know that it is impossible to suppress the military generals, they cannot compromise, lest they be completely beaten by those military generals and there will be no chance of turning around in the future.
After the noble concubine Red Lady became pregnant, the emperor was still reluctant to establish a queen, which gave almost all civil servants a sense of urgency.
Similarly, when the red lady is pregnant with the emperor's heir, all the generals are happy, because in the future, the imperial concubine's son will inherit the throne. Under the influence of the imperial concubine, he will definitely have a good impression of the generals and will not deliberately suppress him.
Regarding the civil-military dispute, not only would Zhu Cixiang not take sides, he would not imitate other emperors and use their own cleverness to create civil-military checks and balances, thereby adding fuel to the fire.
Because he knows that this kind of civil and military checks and balances is like walking a tightrope. It cannot last long. There will always be an imbalance. With his methods and political level, he does not have to worry about civil and military imbalances. There can be as many emperors in one dynasty as long as
Having a mediocre emperor with poor abilities will definitely lead to a complete imbalance between civil and military affairs.
There are only two consequences. There are bloody examples in history. Military generals sitting on the stool will be like what happened in the late Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, with numerous pan towns, separatist regimes, and warlords fighting.
This is still good, at least the meat is rotten in the pot.
But once the civil servants completely overwhelm the military officers, as the Song and Ming dynasties are the best examples, everyone will be finished together, and the foreigners will be benefited in vain.
Emperors who engage in civil and military checks and balances are all self-righteous and think that everything is under their control. However, in fact, they are just clever and only consider one life and not the future.
Those civil servants are also just clever, thinking that as long as they suppress the military attachés and have complete control, they can sit back and relax from now on. Little do they know that the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind them.
Zhu Cixiang, who possessed modern thinking and outstanding insight, had a vision far beyond that of other emperors.
Naturally, he will not make the same mistake and choose to be a clever emperor, but to be an eternal emperor with great wisdom, so what he has to do is to completely eliminate the dispute between civil and military forces.
If you want to completely eliminate it, you must first eliminate the ideological opposition between civil servants and military generals.
It is difficult to say that the separation of military and political affairs should penetrate into the bones of every civil servant and military general, but as long as each performs his duties, the emperor will always be impartial. After decades, it will naturally form a habit, and the habit will form a fixed mindset.
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Therefore, Zhu Cixiang has never thought about resolving the conflicts between these civilian and military generals who came from Chongzhen. As long as the two sides do not reach the line, he will not care.
Because these people are destined to be eliminated, he will not spend his energy on reforming them. He will only spend his energy on the young children in the Army Academy and the new literati after the reform of the imperial examination.
Therefore, Zhu Cixiang did not bother to mediate the civil and military differences between the Northwest and the Andong Protectorate, and just transferred them all separately afterwards.
Otherwise, no matter how fair and just he is, one party will always think that the emperor is favoring the other party, and the result will be that both parties will be more energetic.
This is why when Li Banghua wrote a letter asking for instructions on how to deal with Huihui, Zhu Cixiang didn't even bother to reply.
Because Jin Yiwei had already reported the situation to him, if he replied that he could suppress it directly, Li Banghua and other civil servants would definitely think that the emperor had the same attitude as Wu Sangui and other generals.
If the reply was to first shock and then suppress disobedience, it would make Wu Sangui and other generals misunderstand. Was the emperor worried that the generals had done too much and wanted to suppress them?
This is not because Zhu Cihong himself is unfounded, but as an emperor, I am afraid that all the civil servants and generals are wondering about his thoughts and ideas at all times.
In addition, at this sensitive moment when the world has just settled down, every word and deed of his emperor will probably cause countless people to think wildly and speculate.
Therefore, he will not issue edicts on some major issues that are not related to the formulation of national policies. Regarding matters in the south, Zhang Yan will handle all the matters that Zhang Yan can handle.
The same goes for the southwest and northwest. Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu also have great power in political affairs. As for the north, they simply rule by doing nothing. He has never read the memorials of civil servants in various places.
There is no way, the Chinese routine is really too deep. After the world is pacified, almost all emperors will restrain the generals, but the intensity will be different.
Zhu Cixiang was sure that as long as a military general was punished a little now, those civil servants would add fuel to the fire, use the topic to their advantage, and spread rumors like crazy.
The result is that the generals and lieutenant generals he canonized have completely lost their enterprising spirit. They will become suspicious and cautious all day long. All they think about is how to retire with success instead of expanding their territory.
, continue to make great achievements.
People's hearts are complicated, and the tricks of the Chinese emperors have been broken for a long time. As everyone knows, Zhu Cixi was also extremely helpless. There were some things that even the emperor could not control.
Regarding the memorials of Huang Degong and Hou Xun, Zhu Cihong only replied with two words, "I have read it!" and then immediately sent them to the Anton Governor's Palace. Compared with the memorials written by Li Banghua, they were simpler.
Originally, it would have been better to issue an imperial edict in the past, but it was not issued at the beginning, and now it will not be issued again.
If Huang Degong has not led his troops out after three days, then he will switch Huang Degong and the British Duke, transfer Hou Xun back to the capital, and let Shi Kefa take over as the envoy of the Anton Protectorate.
