Zhu Ying put down the teacup, picked up the pen again, and wrote the two big characters "Piaoyuan" with flying phoenixes on the wall.
"If you listened carefully, you should know that the main job of the cabinet can actually be summed up in two words: vote drafting. If this is the case, why do we need to establish a chief ceremonial supervisor?"
When Zhu Ying said this, she stopped and looked at the three people in front of her with interest.
"this......"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure out the key.
"Look, you generals are typical simple-minded and well-developed limbs. Apart from killing people, you know nothing about the rest!"
While Zhu Ying was complaining, he wrote the two characters "Publish Red" on the wall.
"What is this?"
If it weren't for the fact that Zhu Ying was a descendant of the old Zhu family, Zhu Yuanzhang would have kicked him.
"As the name suggests, using a red pen means reviewing the memorial."
"The suggestions given by the cabinet are only the first step. The Superintendent of Ceremonies will give his own suggestions based on the cabinet's suggestions."
"The cabinet members are all civil servants, so it is inevitable that they will be biased towards civil servants."
"But the members of the Bureau of Ceremonies are different. They are all eunuchs, and they are all personally selected by the emperor."
"These eunuchs know very well that the power in their hands can only be attached to the emperor. You can also understand it as the extension of imperial power."
"Once the cabinet's suggestions are harmful to the emperor, these eunuchs who are in charge of rituals will naturally be the first to stand up and oppose it."
"Therefore, the Secretary of Ceremonies is not only an institution that protects the imperial power, but also an institution that checks and balances the cabinet."
"The emperor can just sit back and watch the show while the chief ceremonial officer and the cabinet quarrel first."
"Only when both parties have finished arguing and come to a consensus can the memorial be considered completed."
"As long as the opinions of both parties cannot be unified, let them continue to argue until they can come up with an implementable plan."
"Therefore, under the mutual checks and balances between these two institutions, the imperial power will not be dispersed, and the emperor does not have to worry about which side is more powerful and will be sidelined."
Zhu Ying explained clearly in one breath.
"High! Really high!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he couldn't help but give a thumbs up in praise.
"Wonderful! Indescribably wonderful!"
When Zhu Biao heard this, he was also excited and his eyes shone.
"Fuck!"
Lan Yu opened her mouth and finally uttered the word "f*ck" in exclamation.
These three people were core figures in the Ming Dynasty, so they naturally knew the beauty of these two institutions.
To put it simply, all memorials will be processed by the cabinet first, and cabinet members will give preliminary suggestions.
Then it goes through the Director of Ceremonies, who gives his or her own supplementary suggestions based on the suggestions of the cabinet members.
Although the ceremonial supervisors have great power, they must rely on the imperial power. They can even be understood as the emperor's slaves. Without the emperor, they are nothing.
Therefore, they will naturally stand firmly on the emperor's side, support the emperor, and safeguard imperial power.
The only person who checks and balances the cabinet is the Chief of Ceremonies.
Whether the eunuchs will gain military power and cause civil strife is no longer a question.
Because the Chief of Ceremonies does not have the power to review memorials alone, they can only make supplements based on the review of cabinet members.
The Supervisor of Ceremonies can check and balance the cabinet, and the cabinet can naturally check and balance the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Civil servants are all very clever, so it is naturally impossible for them to let power fall into the hands of eunuchs.
This is the fundamental reason why Jiajing did not go to court for thirty years and the imperial power was no longer threatened.
Eunuchs at the level of Wang Zhen, Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian, although powerful, still had to please the emperor, because once they displeased the emperor, their lives would be over.
As for the cabinet members, no matter how powerful they are, they are just tools in the hands of the emperor. They cannot become the supreme beings representing the power of the prime minister like Lu Buwei, Wang Mang and Cao Cao.
Therefore, as long as these two institutions are established, even if the emperor is mentally retarded, the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty can be guaranteed.
That’s why the three of them felt that Zhu Ying’s suggestion was really high!
I don’t know what this kid has been through outside these years!
At this time, the guilt that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying had because of Zhu Ying's exile for so many years disappeared in an instant.
Should we come back to this guy later?
Maybe this kid can learn more!
It seems that we did not recognize each other immediately, which was really foresight!
"Eh? There's a problem! It's a big problem!"
"You've talked so much, what's the matter with me, general?"
"Do you look down on our generals? Do you have any objections to our generals?"
Lan Yu on the side suddenly slapped her forehead and glared at Zhu Ying.
One of the two institutions is for civil servants and the other is for eunuchs.
Where are our generals?
Has this little brat forgotten our general?
"Old Lan Yan is right. If power is in the hands of civil servants and eunuchs, is it possible that our Ming Dynasty will become the second Song Dynasty?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but think about it.
Lan Yu was rarely smart. Historically, in the late Ming Dynasty, the military attache group was pinned down and rubbed by the civilian group.
In all wars in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, command power basically came from the governors of the civil service group.
Even a seventh-grade official like the Inspector Censor can give orders to a general with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. If you don't obey, a memorial will tell you to pack up and get out.
Even those at the rank of Commander-in-Chief had to nod and bow when they saw those soldiers preparing.
Not only do you not dare to provoke him, but you also have to provide for him well, otherwise the food and grass will hinder you and you will have no place to cry.
They were not as majestic as the generals in the Hongwu or Yongle years. The generals at that time were simply miserable.
A large part of the reason for the poor combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty in the middle and late Ming Dynasty was that the status of military attaches was too humble.
"It's superficial, isn't it?"
Zhu Ying rolled her eyes at Lan Yu.
"You can think of it, do you think I can't think of it?"
"The military attachés are naturally very useful!"
"Because Ming Dynasty still needs a brand new organization!"
"All members of this organization will be military attachés!"
When Zhu Ying finished speaking, Lan Yu suddenly became excited!
"Tell me quickly! What kind of organization is it? Is it prestigious? Is it powerful?"
"Can you push the Cabinet and the Chief of Ceremonies to the ground and rub them?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought in his heart: "Old Lan, you think we are air, right?"
Zhu Biao said in his heart: "Uncle, please calm down! If dad is unhappy, I'm afraid we won't be able to protect you!"
Zhu Ying said in his heart: "This guy has been hanging on the top of Yingtianfu City to dry for more than two hundred years. Looking at it this way, I really don't complain! It's just two words, he deserves it!"
