Lu Xuan said solemnly: "As long as I am here, the cabinet will not be able to make trouble. Looking to the future, there may be future emperors. Even with the power of the army, it will be difficult to deal with the prime minister who is in charge of the civil service system."
"So, let's use the eunuch again."
"For the management of eunuchs in the palace, a ceremonial supervisor may be established in the future. This organization may not be arranged immediately, but may be ten, twenty years later, or even longer. The ceremonial supervisor is responsible for answering memorials for the emperor and disseminating edicts.
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Cao Cao's expression changed greatly when he heard this.
His grandfather was Cao Teng, a eunuch. However, Cao Cao always regarded himself as an orthodox scholar. From the bottom of his heart, Cao Cao was very hostile to such groups as eunuchs and eunuchs.
Cao Cao always believed that the chaos of the Han Dynasty was not only due to the emperor's ignorance, but also because of the chaos in the government. The eunuchs were short-sighted and only knew how to please the emperor.
Now, Lu Xuan wants to restore the power of the eunuchs. Although Lu Xuan said not now, maybe in the future. However, the ceremonial supervisor established by Lu Xuan is actually responsible for reviewing memorials and conveying the emperor's edicts. This is not possible, and the power is too great.
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Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the eunuchs are harming the country."
"Father-in-law, you are wrong again."
Lu Xuan calmly shook his head again.
Cao Cao looked very serious and solemnly said: "Your Majesty, please enlighten me."
Lu Xuan smiled softly.
The setting of the ceremonial eunuch comes from the later Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty produced many great eunuchs, in fact, the power of these eunuchs was permitted by the emperor and was within the controllable range.
Even eunuchs like Wei Zhongxian will be executed with just one sentence when the new emperor ascends the throne.
The decline of the Ming Dynasty was never due to the eunuchs, but to a group of people like the Donglin Party. Looking at the past dynasties, the real power of the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty was very small, and there was never any situation where the emperor was deposed.
When the emperor fell out, even if the eunuch was powerful, he would kill him as soon as he asked.
To put it bluntly, the existence of the eunuch in the Ming Dynasty was just a dog raised by the emperor, specially released to fight with the ministers, and to fight for power and gain for the emperor.
The eunuch represents the emperor.
The eunuchs of the Han Dynasty and the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty were different. These people had no restrictions and could depose and establish the emperor.
This is the scariest thing.
In every dynasty, there are special groups, such as the relatives of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the clan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty. These groups are particularly influential. In essence, when the emperor cannot seize power and cannot implement his power, some of them will be pushed out
When people come, the emperor fights for it.
The relatives of the Eastern Han Dynasty were powerful because the emperor used these people to fight against officials from powerful families. The clans of the Eastern Jin Dynasty fought for power for the emperor, and the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty fought with their ministers.
These forces eventually lost control and backfired on the emperor.
Lu Xuan doesn't need such a group.
What Lu Xuan wants is that there must be checks and balances.
Lu Xuan is the emperor, and his own ass determines his top-level structure of the officialdom, which must check and balance each other and be independent of each other.
Lu Xuan looked at Cao Cao's curious look and explained: "For me, I can suppress everything. Even the existence of the Governor's Palace, the Prime Minister's Palace and the Supervisor of Ceremonies is a matter of my decision."
"I don't need a Supervisor of Ceremonies. Even if I set up a Supervisor of Ceremonies, I don't need eunuchs to review memorials and will not delegate power at will. However, it is impossible for everyone in my descendants to understand everything and manage politics diligently.
"The emergence of lazy emperors and the emergence of incompetent emperors requires the assistance of eunuchs. At the same time, the army represented by the governor's office and the civil service system represented by the prime minister are needed to restrain each other and to jointly suppress the eunuch group."
"Of course, if such a structure can't withstand the emergence of strong men, then it's time for the Lu family to pack up and get out."
"To put it bluntly, the system depends on people."
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "The royal family has talents, and if an emperor with outstanding abilities appears, my system can further centralize the emperor's power. Without talents, this system can provide the greatest support and maintain the continuation of the imperial court."
Cao Cao thought carefully.
The more he thought about it, the more he admired it. Lu Xuan's arrangement did make sense.
Cao Cao's vision is not as broad as Lu Xuan's. It's not that he is not smart, it's that Cao Cao has not seen the evolution of power in later generations, and has not seen the pattern of later monarchs concentrating power to its peak.
What Cao Cao is currently thinking about is using the Han Dynasty to compare.
After thinking about it, Cao Cao said: "In the current Han Dynasty, not to mention other things, the state pastoral system alone has made the local military and political governments grab hold of each other, and people who separatist local governments have appeared, causing the royal family to lose control of the local areas."
"Your Majesty established the Governor's Mansion to direct the army's operations, and handed over the army's logistics and supplies to the Ministry of War to prevent the army from becoming too big and make the army independent. This is indeed an excellent arrangement."
"Your Majesty restored the prime minister system and added deputy prime ministers, which is equivalent to establishing an agency separate from the six ministries, making the civil service system more stable and not controlling the military."
"This means that there will be no autocratic power by relatives, and there will be no people like He Jin who can be grabbed by the military and the government."
"The most important thing is that the ceremonial supervisor is established but also controlled to prevent the ten permanent servants from controlling the government like this."
"Everything needs checks and balances."
"Everything needs to be in moderation."
Cao Cao's eyes were shining, and he said seriously: "I think your Majesty's arrangement is excellent. Of course, I suggest that we should not rush for a while, but need to make step-by-step arrangements. The Governor's Office and the Cabinet can make arrangements, and the Supervisor of Ceremonies is not in a hurry.
If all reforms are carried out suddenly and at once, it will easily cause unrest."
Lu Xuanxiao said: "My father-in-law is right. Reform does not happen overnight. Any reform will involve the reorganization and division of interests. Some will benefit and some will suffer."
"So, we must maximize the benefits and let more people benefit, so that we can achieve unfavorable results."
"This is fundamental."
Speaking of this, Lu Xuan smiled and said: "I'm talking to my father-in-law so much just because I want to tell my father-in-law that I didn't keep people like Xun Yu, Guo Jia and Xun You on purpose. I have arrangements and uses for all of them, especially
We will soon be involved in external expansion, and we need talents even more."
Cao Cao said: "Your Majesty is wise!!"
At this moment, Cao Cao felt relieved.
He came to the palace aggressively, just to say that Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others should not be buried. Now after Lu Xuan's words, Cao Cao no longer worried, and took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, I retire!"
Lu Xuan said: "It's rare for my father-in-law to come over. How about having a drink or two?"
"I obey!"
Cao Cao agreed.
He was very open-minded and respected Lu Xuan as much as he should, but there was nothing to be taboo and afraid of.
Lu Xuan asked the waiter to prepare wine and food, while Weng and his son-in-law drank wine and chatted.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
The atmosphere is better.
Lu Xuan asked: "Father-in-law, since the end of last year, you have been responsible for inquiring about external news. Has there been any news from Japan and Tianzhu so far?"
"not yet!"
Cao Cao shook his head helplessly.
He looked a little solemn and said in a deep voice: "Because we are far away, there is no news for a while. What's more, to find out the news, you need to integrate into the other party, which cannot be completed in a short time."
"Report!"
At this moment, a chamberlain came in, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Gu Yong, the imperial censor, has asked to see you. He said that he has news about Sun Quan of the Japanese country."