It's summer in the capital, and the lotus flowers on the east side of Shicha Lake are in full bloom. On the east bank is the mansion of Shangshu, which has finally become quieter recently.
There are two women sitting in the pavilion near the water in the Gaofu Mansion. One of them near the water is wearing a bun like an unmarried girl, wearing a light aqua long-sleeved turban, looking at the blue waves and new lotus flowers, with a cold expression; the other is wearing a high bun.
She is wearing a bun, with cherry blossoms in her hair, a light pink four-in-one Ruyi shirt, and a beige Yunlan pleated skirt. She is concentrating on making tea. Judging from the skillful movements of her movements, her tea making skills are considered to be among the best.
These two people are Liu Xin and Narita Kai - the one with a bun is Liu Xin, and the one with a golden headband is Narita Kai.
"Sister Liu, it is a great joy for me to defeat the main force of the Mongolian army twice in one day. Why do you still look so unhappy? Could it be... It's not that you are unhappy, you are just thinking about how long it will take for me to return to Beijing.
?”
Hearing Narita Kai's teasing laughter from behind, Liu Xin slowly turned her head, looked at her and sighed softly: "I would also like to be as happy as you, but it's a pity... you and I have different identities, you only want him
It would be nice to come back earlier, but I still have to think about what he will face after he comes back - after all, I can't let him waste thousands of taels of salary that year, right?"
Narita Kai burst into laughter, thought for a while and said: "Sister Liu's family owns a lot of shares in Jinghua Pharmaceutical. I think you can get a lot of it in a year. A salary of several thousand taels is not enough for Sister Liu's family."
It doesn’t seem like it’s a big deal after all.”
"Those are two different things." Liu Xin shook her head and said, "Besides, the shares in Jinghua Pharmaceutical are not actually mine. I just hold them on behalf of the Liu family."
"I see, but even if the salary is only a few thousand taels, it is much more than my little sister's regular salary." Narita Kai sighed half-seriously and said: "The salary of the Secretariat is so high, it's a pity that my little sister has such a high salary.
He has no talent, otherwise he should find a way to squeeze in."
Liu Xin couldn't help laughing and said, "Why, isn't your husband worth thousands of taels of silver?"
Narita Kai was taken aback and said hurriedly: "Hey, sister Liu, you can't say this nonsense, I don't mean it."
"Okay, okay, I know your husband is very valuable." Liu Xin rolled her eyes at her, looked annoyed, and said, "But just because he is very valuable, there are more troubles."
Narita Kai asked curiously: "Just now, Sister Liu said that the master will face...what when he comes back?"
"What? It's all kinds of troubles, of course." Liu Xin said with a troubled look on her face: "I knew that his defeat this time was going to be troublesome. It wouldn't work if he didn't fight well, and he wouldn't work if he fought too well.
You see, some time ago, the officers and soldiers could not find the main force of the Mongolian army. They spent almost two months wandering around in Monan, just following the horses' hooves and eating ashes. As a result, the court said weird things and all kinds of strange things.
He even used Li Guang as a metaphor for him..."
"Li Guang?" Narita Kahi asked in surprise: "Isn't the flying general Li Guang a famous general in the Han Dynasty? Why is it so weird to compare Li Guang to your husband?"
"You have read a lot of Chinese books, but the depth is not that interesting." Liu Xin smiled without malice and said: "There are two reasons why it is strange to compare Li Guang to your husband.
: Firstly, Li Guang was a military general rather than a civil servant; secondly, a big reason why it was difficult for Li Guang to be granted the title was that he got inexplicably lost on several expeditions, which was really a bit shameful compared with Wei and Huo.
That’s why it’s ‘difficult to seal’.”
That's true. Let's not talk about Wei Qing for now. Huo Qubing, who is like a god general with his own satellite navigation, can hit every target on the grassland with accuracy, and he actually achieved a record of destroying five countries in six days. In this comparison, Li
Although Guang is very capable personally, he is naturally not good from the perspective of leading troops.
Because of this, when Gao Jingshi failed to catch up with the main force of Tumen for two months, saying that he was Li Guang was obviously a sarcastic taunt. Otherwise, could he mean that his personal strength was comparable to that of Li Guang? Laughter
If Li Guang dies, he will be shot through with an arrow.
After hearing the explanation, Narita Kai said displeasedly: "These people are too mean. I am a handsome man, not a general. Why should I compare him with a general?"
Liu Xin curled her lips and said: "That was before. The news of the victory at Lightning Lake and the victory of naturalization came yesterday, and the wind direction in the capital changed immediately. Starting from this morning, the whole court seemed to be celebrating the New Year, no matter which faction of officials
Everyone started praising his martial arts, and your husband suddenly changed again, from Li Guang to Han Xin."
Han Xiaoxian called him a soldier, and Narita Kai also knew this. Hearing this, he immediately smiled and nodded: "That's pretty much it."
However, Liu Xin couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said, "Is this 'almost'? This is a big problem!"
"Ah? Why?" Narita Kai was stunned and hesitated: "Isn't this a very high compliment?"
"Praise? Humph..." Liu Xin shook her head helplessly and said, "Don't just look at the surface. There are many connections here. Let me ask you, is Han Xin a civil servant or a military general?"
"Well, it should be a military commander." When Narita Kai heard her question, he immediately realized that something was wrong. Why did he still compare it to a military commander?
"Then let me ask you again, how did Han Xin die?" When Liu Xin asked this question, a cold light flashed in her eyes.
It was at this moment that Narita Kai remembered that although the Secretary-General of the Beijing Secretariat was now doing clerical work, he was also a general and a tiger girl. She was the person who once easily pacified a country in southern Xinjiang. Xiang
Comparatively speaking, her military exploits were much more dazzling than her own in Ninja City.
"Han Xin, Han Xin was killed by Empress Lu. The current empress... probably wouldn't do this, would she?" Narita Kai stammered in reply.
Liu Xin felt dumbfounded. Of course Queen Wang would not kill Gao Pragmatic. She did not have the power or the courage. Of course, the most important thing was that she did not have the motive.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! All dynasties have said that the harem must not interfere with politics, but the Ming Dynasty has done this more thoroughly than previous dynasties. Unless the emperor does not personally govern, the queen mother is considered
You can intervene in politics to a certain extent, but you will still be restricted by the cabinet, and even the entire court is a supervisor.
Under the Ming Dynasty's system and customs, if the cabinet did not cooperate with the Queen Mother, then in fact the Queen Mother's regency would have no room for performance and would be purely in name only.
As for the queens, it goes without saying that except for Zhu Yuanzhang's Queen Ma who had some influence on the government at the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the other queens were basically just decorations in politics, even Zhu Di's Queen Xu was no exception.
The empress of the Ming Dynasty ordered the killing of a minister, which is probably only possible in women's novels. To put it bluntly, even if the minister appeared in the harem and the empress personally ordered him to be killed, no one would dare to carry out the order, because
In the Ming Dynasty, only the emperor had this power, and most emperors would probably not do this - even if they really wanted to kill, they would have to find another way.
Liu Xin said helplessly: "I'm not talking about the queen... Han Xin's death was ultimately because his existence threatened the imperial power. Do you understand this?"
"Oh...I understand." Narita Kai suddenly realized: "Is this the master of great power?"
She thought she was right this time, but Liu Xin still shook her head and said categorically: "No, it's not the skill that makes you successful, but your power."
"It's not about high skill, but great potential?" Narita Kai murmured to himself.
"Does Guo Ziyi have great achievements? But once he handed over the military power and rested in Beijing, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not afraid of him, let alone had to kill him!" Liu Xin spread his hands and said: "It can be seen that no matter how great his achievements are, it is not a threat.
The emperor's capital is only a real threat if he is powerful - and this is your husband's biggest trouble now. He is not only high in merit, but more importantly, powerful.
You see, regardless of personal financial resources or connections in the court, he is now the only one who belongs to the imperial court. What's more, he has controlled all the borders many times. Now, except for the Tieling Li family, almost all the generals in the nine borders worship him.
Under the door.
In addition, he is also a local official (Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs), and controls the world's financial power. He really has soldiers and food. Except for the other half of the tiger talisman in the emperor's hand, 80% of the soldiers and horses in the world are probably considered to have been defeated.
He is in control. If you were the emperor instead, wouldn't you be worried?"
Narita Kai was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly lowered his voice carefully and asked: "Sister Liu, can I really do that...?"
Seeing her strange attitude, Liu Xin couldn't help but be wary: "What kind of thing?"
"Threatening the imperial power!" Narita Kai looked around and stamped his feet vigorously.
Liu Xin frowned and said, "Why are you asking this? Your husband is devoted to serving the country with loyalty - don't you know that he and the emperor have a childhood relationship?"
"Hey, I know all this, but what I'm asking is not what he wants, but what he can do." Narita Kai pulled Liu Xin's left arm sleeve and begged: "Good sister, just tell me, it's the master
I told you to teach me!"
Liu Xin said helplessly: "What do you understand by the word 'threat'?"
"Ah?" Narita Kai was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Threat...is there any other understanding?"
"I actually asked him a similar question in a roundabout way. How about I tell you the general idea of his answer?" Liu Xin said.
"Okay, okay, elder sister, please tell me quickly. My younger sister is all ears." Narita Kai was indeed interested.
Liu Xin thought for a while and said: "First of all, in the Ming Dynasty, there was never a problem of civilian officials threatening the imperial power, or even a problem of eunuchs threatening the imperial power. You must first know what is a threat? Using power to force the emperor to do things, even
Putting the emperor in danger would be considered a threat.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao held the emperor hostage to order the princes, which can be considered a threat. The rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty can also be considered a threat. The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty who deposed the emperor without authorization can also be considered a threat. The emperors in these periods either had no decision-making power, were just puppets, or suffered misfortunes.
There was personal danger. For example, Tang Xianzong and Tang Jingzong were both killed by eunuchs.
Throughout the more than two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, no matter whether it was civil servants or eunuchs, they had never posed such a threat to the emperor. During the Dali Conference during the Jiajing period of Shimiao, a large group of civil servants stood up to oppose Jiajing.
Lasting for so many years, more than 200 courtiers were involved in the Zuo Shunmen crying incident, but what was the use? If Jiajing was not happy, it would not end with "one hundred and thirty-four people were beaten to death by the imperial staff"
The fate of the country was such that even Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, lost power as a result.
Of course, the Ming Dynasty did produce some famous powerful ministers and eunuchs, but they were only the emperor's spokespersons. The power in their hands was given by the emperor. The emperor could give it to him as he wished, and take it away as he wished.
The great eunuch Liu Jin once dominated the world, but once Emperor Wu wanted to touch him, he easily got rid of Liu Jin. During the Jiajing period, Yan Song also had power over the government, but once he fell out of favor, Shimiao could easily destroy his family.
I know you want to ask why the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty could not threaten the imperial power, right? Because the system has already taken precautions against you. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Taizu abolished the prime minister, divided the power into six departments, and in the "Huang Ming Zu Xun"
It has been repeatedly emphasized that future generations are not allowed to set up prime ministers, which is a legislative precaution against civil servants.
From then on, the Ming Dynasty entered an era without prime ministers. Later, the highest status among civil servants was the chief minister of the cabinet, but the chief minister of the cabinet was still restricted by all parties. The ceremonial supervisor can restrict your deliberation power, and your executive power
It is owned by the six ministers, the officials can impeach you, and the factory guards can investigate and supervise you.
Even within the cabinet, you may face challenges from other cabinet ministers, and they can replace you at any time. What's more, there are checks and balances between civilian officials and military generals.
Speaking of which, before the emperor took office, when Gao Wenzhenggong served as the head of the cabinet and assisted in the administration, it was considered the pinnacle of civil power. But the prerequisite was the acquiescence of the emperor and the queen mother, and the support of the director of etiquette.
The relationship between.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! To sum up, no matter from which aspect, on the political soil of the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible to have the so-called "under one person, among ten thousand people".
It even threatens the powerful ministers of the imperial power."
Narita Kai was a little dazed when she heard it. After Liu Xin finished speaking for a while, she couldn't help but question: "Sister Liu, I understand all the principles you said, but the current situation is different!"
Liu Xin's heart tightened, but her expression remained unchanged. She just frowned slightly and asked, "What's the difference?"
"These civil servants you mentioned are really just civil servants. All their power comes from the emperor. They have no influence on nobles, ordinary generals, and eunuchs. Their own strength is almost non-existent. In this way,
Naturally, they cannot threaten the emperor, but... I am different!
You said it yourself just now. In addition to being the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and having many like-minded civilian colleagues in the court, he also has the financial resources to rival the country. He also has armed servants spread all over the world.
He has a very high prestige among the generals of the town, and even has considerable influence on the ceremonial supervisors and factory guards...Isn't this very different from the previous powerful officials?"
Liu Xin didn't expect that her words would be used by Narita Kai. She originally wanted to emphasize that Gao Jingshi was in trouble but she had no objection. Now Narita Kai doesn't care about Gao Jingshi's original intention and just wants to know whether he really has such strength. The two sides are simply
Not on the same channel.
However, Liu Xin felt that Narita Kai's asking this question was very problematic, and she couldn't help but ask: "Why are you asking this?" Judging from her expression, there were serious doubts in these words.
Narita Kai quickly waved his hand and said: "I don't mean anything else, I just feel that the current situation is like what it was like before Japan became a general to conquer the barbarians."
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