Chapter 283 Zheng Guoben (34) 'Like a prince supervising the country'
Faced with Huang Zhiting's sudden nervousness, Gao Pragmatic waved his hand calmly and said: "I didn't say let him take office now. Pay attention to the words I just used: the Dingnan Garrison Army is preparing to be upgraded to the Huben Army, and six towns will be established by then...
…I plan to let him serve as the commander of the Huben Army after he finishes this battle."
"I still object!" Huang Zhiting's face became very serious at this moment, and she said resolutely: "There has never been... uh, there has never been such a thing since ancient times."
Although she choked up in the middle of her words, it was obvious that what Huang Zhiting wanted to express was "There has never been a person in the East Palace who held the military power of the capital since ancient times", but she suddenly remembered that this was not allowed to be said, so she had to change her words temporarily.
Gao pragmatic smiled, glanced at Liu Xin, and suddenly asked: "What do you think?"
Liu Xin spread her hands and asked: "Master, are you asking me what I think, or are you asking the secretary-general what he thinks?"
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Gao Pragmatic asked knowingly: "What's the difference?"
"Of course it's very different." Liu Xin sighed and said, "If the master asks me, I will say: 'If the father is away, the eldest son will guard the house, what's wrong with it'?"
If you ask the Secretary-General, the Secretary-General can only say: ‘Military power cannot be faked, let alone the military power of the capital’?”
After all, Liu Xin was so courageous that even Huang Zhiting didn't dare to say "East Palace" easily, but she dared to call Dingnancheng "the capital".
Gao pragmatic smiled again, but did not comment on the words. He turned his eyes again, this time to Gao Mo, who had remained silent, and asked politely: "Uncle Mo, what do you think?"
At this time, Gao Mo was already over 70 years old. He had proposed to retire and return to Xinzheng several times, but was declined by Gao Pingshi. Now he can be said to be the elder among the elders in the Jinghua system, and he has always controlled the very core Ministry of Internal Affairs, and his status is extremely important.
important.
Gao Mo himself is becoming more cautious as he gets older. Even though he has extremely terrifying power and is often by Gao Jingshi's side, he becomes increasingly taciturn. He will not make any statements unless absolutely necessary. He just works conscientiously to complete Gao Jingshi's instructions.
Task.
But this time, Gao Mo seemed to have expected that the master would ask him questions.
Gao Mo coughed lightly and said slowly: "There is an ancient saying: 'When the prince is in residence, the king is in charge of supervising the country; when the king is in the palace, the prince is in charge, in order to care for the army.' This is so true."
Now in southern Xinjiang, the master is not a king but a real king. This is undeniable. Therefore, it seems right to regard the eldest young master as the prince. In this case, but I don’t know why the prince is not following the king’s behavior but nurturing the army?
According to the old slave's opinion, it is indeed reasonable for the master to give the eldest young master the power of affairs in order to sharpen and train him. However, it seems that he should not be ordered to general the army in a place where there is no battle. If it is said to be sharpened, he might as well use the political affairs of Southern Xinjiang to
For entrustment, the system of the prince supervising the country may be more effective.
This old slave's words from the bottom of his heart are crude and ignorant. If there is anything inappropriate, I hope you will forgive me."
Gao Mo's words were quite good. He first used the ancient people's common understanding of "the prince to supervise the country" as a basis to oppose Gao Pangshi's handing over Siam's military power to Gao Yuan. But he did not really offend Huang Zhiting, Gao Yuan's mother and son.
Therefore, he immediately said that if the master wanted to train the eldest young master, he could actually hand over the political affairs of the entire southern Xinjiang to him. This would not only conform to the normal idea of "the prince overseeing the country", but also allow for a more comprehensive training and examination of the eldest young master's abilities.
and mind.
When he said this, Huang Zhiting's complexion indeed improved a lot, no longer as nervous and serious as before when she first heard Gao Pragmatic's words. Especially when Gao Mo talked about "the prince supervising the country", Huang Zhiting was inevitably a little moved.
The supervision of the country in ancient China basically refers to the supervision of the country by the prince, which is what Gao Mo said just now, "The king acts and the prince lives in order to supervise the country; the king moves and the prince follows in order to care for the army."
Of course, there are also situations where the clan supervises the country or ministers supervise the country. For example, before the Tumu Fort Incident of this dynasty, Yingzong asked his younger brother to supervise the country. During the Xuande period, Xuanzong patrolled the border and asked the important minister Zhang Xin to stay in Beijing. However, it is more common for the prince to supervise the country.
Supervising the country generally means that when the emperor is traveling or unable to attend to affairs, he may issue an edict and order the prince to supervise the country. The situation of the prince supervising the country is relatively common in the past dynasties, such as Cao Cao's westward expedition to Ma Chao, the crown prince Cao Pi supervising the country; Sun Quan handled the relocation of the capital
During the Jianye incident, the prince Sun went to supervise the country in Wuchang; when Li Yuan died, Li Shimin lived in mourning and asked the prince Li Chengqian to supervise the country; Zhu Di went to the north and asked Zhu Gaochi to supervise the country; and even in the Qing Dynasty, Kang Mazi went to Junggar.
Prince Yinfeng was also responsible for supervising and regenting the country.
It can be seen from this that in every dynasty there have been princes supervising the country, so what are the benefits of the prince supervising the country? Why did Huang Zhiting immediately change her mind when she heard this?
In fact, the benefits of setting up a supervisory state are obvious. On the one hand, it ensures the normal operation of the country when the emperor is away, and letting the prince familiar with national affairs in advance can train his ability, so that the prince will be able to handle it well when he ascends the throne in the future.
This is most vividly reflected in Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang trained Zhu Biao for twenty years, and he was the heir to the throne that everyone in the court was satisfied with. His personal character and ability were recognized by the courtiers, but something unexpected happened. Zhu Biao
He actually walked ahead of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Anyone who knows something about the early Ming Dynasty in later generations almost unanimously believes that if Zhu Biao succeeds to the throne, he will definitely do better than Zhu Yunwen. With his ambition, prestige and ability, it is impossible to force him to rebel against Zhu Di, or even if he does.
, it is almost impossible for Zhu Di to choose to resist, so supervising the country is indeed a good way to train the prince.
Regardless of other dynasties, let’s take the Ming Dynasty as an example. The early Ming Dynasty paid great attention to the training of successors and the education of the prince and grandson. For example, when Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao was the prince, he was taught by great scholars. Although Emperor Wu Zong
I was very rebellious and got into a lot of trouble later on, but at least the education he received was adequate.
However, in the later period, especially after Wanli, due to the influence of the dispute between the country and the country, it was not so reliable to cultivate heirs. For example, Zhu Changluo, Guangzong in the original history, was not liked by Zhu Yijun, so his East Palace had always had a difficult time.
, and Guangzong died very early, before he had time to cultivate a successor. As a result, Emperor Tianqi was almost semi-literate, and he often couldn't even understand the memorials from ministers.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Later generations of scholars also believed that Tianqi liked carpentry because no one taught him when he was a child. As the emperor's grandson, he had no books to read and could only "play with building blocks". At the same time, it was also because
No one cared about him since he was a child, so he relied so much on his wet nurse, Hakka, and also on Hakka's "counter-food" Wei Zhongxian.
As for Chongzhen? Although he studied for a few years after his father and brother became emperors successively, because he was only the vassal king of the country of Weiyang at that time, he was not trained as the heir to the country at all, so what he studied
It's not an imperial art at all, it's basically just some nerdy principles of self-cultivation.
In this case, because of the sudden death of Tianqi, he was suddenly asked to govern such a large country. It is normal for him to not do well. It can be seen from the fact that almost no emperors after Wanli became emperors. Careful training
Heirs are very necessary, and the supervision system, which is closely related to the cultivation of heirs, is naturally very necessary.
Of course, does the supervision of the country only have advantages and no disadvantages? Of course it is not the case. Everything is good and bad, and the same is true for the supervision of the country.
The emperor not only needs to cultivate heirs, but also needs to hold power in his own hands. Therefore, if the power of the supervisor is too great, something will happen. Even if you are me, he will dare to rebel against you if he has too much power, especially when the old emperor is especially
When you can live.
Moreover, the great power of the prince itself will affect the imperial power. It is also a big trouble for the prince or prince to arrange people in the court.
For example, in the Tang Dynasty, the princes had great power. They really had military power. They had three guards in the East Palace, and most of the three guards chose the emperor's generals or the sons of important ministers. Therefore, the prince's party in the court was a very big one.
of power.
This was the reason why many princes in the Tang Dynasty rebelled, so Li Chengqian was able to rebel, and Li Heng was able to seize Xuanzong's power during the Anshi Rebellion.
Under the temptation of absolute power, the relationship between father and son is sometimes not so reliable. This makes the emperor not trust his son. Therefore, since the Tang Dynasty, such as the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there have been fewer affairs involving princes supervising the country.
.
So, why in the Ming Dynasty, the prince's supervision of the country became customized again? This of course has something to do with Zhu Yuanzhang.
First of all, of course, it was because Zhu Yuanzhang trusted his son Zhu Biao that he had Zhu Biao supervise the country. However, he also had his reasons for doing so.
"History of the Ming Dynasty" records Zhu Yuanzhang's words: "Since ancient times, the kings who have started their own business have been hard-working, understanding of human feelings, and Zhou physics, so they are good at everything. The kings who have been successful have grown rich and prosperous. Unless they have been practiced in the past, there are few people who are correct. Therefore, I have a special order.
You will visit the ministers today to listen to the various ministers' announcements and practice state affairs."
This passage is very simple and will not be translated. It probably means that the prince needs to be trained so that he can become a good emperor in the future.
By the time of Zhu Di, supervision of the country became more common. His prince Zhu Gaochi had the experience of supervising the country six times, a total of seven years and eight months. This time is very long, and the longest one was when Chengzu moved the capital.
, Prince Zhu Gaochi supervised the country in Nanjing, and his ancestors lived in Beijing for a total of three years and seven months.
Moreover, sometimes the prince would accompany Chengzu on a northern tour, and the emperor's grandson would supervise the country. This training method trained the heirs well, so there was the later rule of Renxuan. Although the second emperor Renxuan still had a lot of things
It was not done well, but it should be said that the national power at that time was still the strongest period of the Ming Dynasty.
The supervisor of the state under Zhu Di had a great relationship with Taizu. You must know that Zhu Di rebelled and took over his nephew's world. In order to be justified, he must get closer to Zhu Yuanzhang. He must try his best to show that he is completely
It inherited Taizu's will and order, and at the same time showed that Zhu Yunwen wantonly disobeyed Taizu's order.
For example, the legal basis for his launch of Jingnan was that Emperor Jianwen's reduction of vassals was not in line with Taizu's ideals. There must be villains around Emperor Jianwen who alienated the royal family, so Zhu Di's Jingnan was in the name of Qingjun.
After he became the emperor, he would also pursue the policies set by Taizu. For example, compared to the obese prince Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Di actually liked the King of Han more. He felt that the King of Han was more like him, and he was more like him.
He made great contributions to the peace process.
However, Zhu Di could not make the King of Han the crown prince because it was the ancestral precept that Taizu had already established to pass on the throne to the eldest son. This situation was like that of Li Shimin who became emperor. Li Shimin rebelled and won the throne, but he insisted on establishing it.
Li Chengqian was the crown prince. Even though the prince did not do many things well, he did not appoint anyone else, just because Li Chengqian was the eldest son. It was not until Li Chengqian rebelled and Li Shimin had no choice but to depose him as crown prince.
Speaking of which, Zhu Di and Li Shimin are similar, because he also rebelled and gained the world, but he is not as good as Li Shimin. That is, although the world was unified in the hands of his father, Li Shimin stood up for the unification itself.
His contribution is much higher than that of Zhu Di.
Therefore, Zhu Di had to guard against his son. When he was the emperor, the prince supervisor could not do whatever he wanted, nor could he replace officials and cultivate cronies at will. The supervisor could not exercise the same power as the emperor.
Complete royal power.
For example, when there is a rebellion, the Supervisory State can mobilize the border troops, but they must immediately ask the emperor for instructions; they can only appoint subordinate officials other than the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Ministries, and the generals of the Five Army Dudufu who are stationed in the capital cannot be appointed by the Supervisory State.
. Therefore, Zhu Di wanted to train the prince, but he also did not want to give the prince too much power, especially not to give him the power to threaten his status as emperor.
Although Zhu Biao had many supervisors during the Taizu period, no customization was formed, and Zhu Di perfected the supervisory system: what powers the prince had in supervisors, and what powers the clan lords had in supervisors were all clarified by Zhu Di.
In the Ming Dynasty after Zhu Di, there were many cases of supervising the country. For example, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, King Xiang supervised the country, King Zheng supervised the country, King Yingzong supervised the country. During the 18th year of Jiajing, King Sejong's southern tour also had the crown prince at that time supervise the country, etc.
In the final analysis, Gao Mo's suggestion this time was to ask Gao Jingshi to follow the established system of "prince supervising the country" in the Ming Dynasty as a template, so that Gao Yuan would have the general authority of the prince supervising the country in Dingnan - which meant that Gao Yuan mainly obtained the authority of southern Xinjiang.
Basic administrative power, but shall not interfere with military power and personnel appointment and dismissal power.
Huang Zhiting believes that Gao Mo's suggestion is far better than Gao Jingshi's decision just now - in fact, Huang Zhiting thinks that Gao Jingshi's words just now are not a decision, but more likely a test. Gao Mo's suggestion is the one that can not only train Gao Yuan, but also
It is actually a good idea to prevent Gao Yuan's power from causing him to become disobedient to his father.
Huang Zhiting breathed a sigh of relief at this moment and turned her eyes back to Gao Jingshi's face, hoping to see some clues from his expression. However, Gao Jingshi just nodded casually and replied: "I understand what Uncle Mo means, but
If there is a prison state in southern Xinjiang, then this prison state is Zhiting..."
He paused, then looked at Huang Zhiting and said: "Zhiting, I know what you are worried about, but don't think so much. I don't have those worries about Yuan'er. The reason for this arrangement is that people don't mature in a day.
, so exercise must be done step by step.
Yuan'er has never managed a large southern border, even a hundred people, so I let him lead the army first, and he will know how to command the army under Xin'er's guidance. After winning this battle, I will let him
He personally led an army and was responsible for the reorganization of an elite army, giving him a deeper understanding of how to control an army.
After that, if he does everything well, I will naturally ask him to put these things aside and learn how to handle the government affairs of a place. Wait until he can handle the government affairs of a place well, and then finally let him take over from you.
This mother is the ‘supervisor of the country’ in southern Xinjiang.”
Speaking of this, Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly: "As for military power, you may subconsciously think that this is too sensitive, but you might as well think about it carefully. If I make Yuan'er the commander of the Tiger Army, the Tiger Army will become the only one he has."
Are you following your orders?"
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