"Xiao Zhu, let me ask you."
"How is your relationship with the eunuchs around you?"
Before Zhu Zhanji could calm down from the fear under the gaze of these three pairs of eyes, Ji Boying's question came.
'Xiao Zhu? '
Is Da Zhu’s son Xiao Zhu?
After realizing that this was calling him, Zhu Zhanji paused and was about to speak.
"Zhan Ji, when the immortal master asks questions, you must not say anything false, otherwise I will never give you mercy!"
Old Zhu Di's voice was as cold as frost, and Zhu Zhanji swallowed the 'general' in his mouth instantly.
"Master Immortal, we have a good relationship."
Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Zhanji, it was strange that the relationship could not be good.
Zhu Zhanji, Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, was at the forefront of both civil and military skills. Among the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there were few negative comments. However, there was only one thing that was infinitely magnified by later generations, and that was playing with crickets, and he was even nicknamed the Cricket Emperor.
And in this deep palace, who can Zhu Zhanji play cricket with?
He, the emperor's grandson, and later the Ming Emperor, couldn't go out to the people every now and then to hang out with those Wuling boys. After all, the TV series were all nonsense. As the emperor's grandson, Zhu Zhanji was the heir to the country, and etiquette came first, so where could he go? All must have full protection.
The people who play crickets with him on weekdays are all eunuchs in the palace.
When Lao Zhu heard the words 'very good relationship', his face turned dark instantly, but he did not have an attack and still listened silently.
"I ask you again, if due to some external reasons, you need to cultivate a force to help you, who would you choose?"
Ji Boying picked up the coffee and took a sip.
This time, Zhu Zhanji didn't dwell on it anymore. Anyway, the emperor said that he should tell everything he knew, so just tell him.
"I would choose eunuch."
"There is no other reason, I can trust it."
Lao Zhu's brows furrowed even more tightly, but he didn't blame Zhu Zhanji. Lao Zhu's temper didn't mean he had no brains. On the contrary, Lao Zhu was definitely one of the smartest people in the world. He knew that he was in Zhu Zhanji's place. Under the circumstances, eunuchs are the simplest and most convenient choice.
Ji Boying knocked on the table lightly.
"Listen, that's the point."
"Next, let's look forward a little bit."
Everyone took a deep breath and followed Ji Boying's train of thought.
"Since the unification of Qin Shihuang, including the Ming Dynasty, the three dynasties with the most serious eunuch chaos are the Han, Tang and Ming Dynasties."
"The reason why the Han Dynasty used eunuchs was to restrain their relatives; in the Tang Dynasty, it was because after the An-Shi period, the monarchs and ministers lost heart, and the emperor turned to favor eunuchs; in the Ming Dynasty, it was to restrain the civil servant group."
As soon as these words were spoken, Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di frowned.
'Civil official group? '
'Does this thing need to be restricted? '
Since the Ming Dynasty, excluding the murderous Chongzhen, among the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty, the two bosses that civil servants were least willing to choose were Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Taizong Zhu Di. For no other reason than that the bosses were too strong and it was too difficult to work. .
Especially for Zhu Yuanzhang, there is basically no difference between working for Lao Zhu and working for the King of Hell.
In Hongwu and Yongle, did the civil servants still want to form a group?
hehe.
Lao Zhu raised his knife and grinned. Let me take a look at your group.
Old Zhu Di would just wave his hands and say, it's okay, just stick together, so that it would be more convenient for the Jin Yiwei to arrest people.
The fat Zhu Gaochi understands this very well. He is very aware of his own character. He cannot be as ruthless and decisive to his ministers as his father and grandfather. If he ascends the throne, he will most likely say, "Ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats" '.
"Brother, since we have abolished the prime minister system, why is there still a civil servant group that can limit the imperial power?"
Lao Zhu took a deep breath. The reason why he wanted to depose the prime minister was to prevent the Ming Dynasty's imperial power from being threatened by his ministers.
"Lao Zhu, you asked a very good question."
"It is from this question that we can return to your doubts about the system of prime ministers."
Hearing this, Lao Zhu's spirit perked up and he didn't want to miss a word. Lao Zhu Di also listened very seriously.
"First of all, we have to figure out what the power of the prime minister is."
Not only Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di, but also Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji listened with great concentration. Unlike Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di, the two of them received royal education since childhood, but the royal education also taught all saints. In other words, the Four Books and Five Classics are too boring. I have never been exposed to such exciting knowledge as directly pointing out the pros and cons of national politics.
"The so-called prime minister's power can be called prime minister's power only when the three powers of deliberation, decision-making, and administrative power are integrated into one."
Can the power of the prime minister be so divided? !
Four generations of people, their eyes lit up when they heard this. This was the first time they had heard of such a theory.
"The system of prime ministers was abolished and power was divided among six ministries. The 'power' that was divided was administrative power, and the decision-making power was all taken into the hands of the emperor. Now the only person in the world who can make decisions is the emperor, and the imperial power has reached the point where he is the only one who is supreme."
"As for discussing political power."
Ji Boying looked at Old Zhu Di.
"Zhu Di, you should understand this deeply."
Lao Zhu also looked at Lao Zhu Di.
"indeed."
Old Zhu Di nodded.
"During the Yongle period, Emperor Taizong Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty established a cabinet with Hanlin bachelors as counselors. This was a small decentralization of political power."
"However, although the cabinet ministers at this time can accompany him to participate in politics, their official ranks are low, only fifth grade, and have no jurisdiction over the six ministries. Their influence in the court is also extremely limited, and it is difficult to command hundreds of officials."
"In the Renxuan period, all ministers of the cabinet were given the title of Minister, Minister, etc., and put on crimson official robes. It was also in the Renxuan period that the cabinet officially had the power of voting. The emergence of the power of voting in the cabinet has been It means that the power of deliberation is completely vested in the cabinet. The votes of the cabinet are intended to affect the six ministries. The cabinet ministers gradually begin to lead the six ministries and officials. At this time, the first minister of the cabinet is already known as the chief assistant. The chief assistant of the cabinet is beginning to show his style. "
"The officialdom has always been ups and downs, and people have always liked to stick together. Especially after the cabinet took control of the deliberation power, the North Korean and Chinese civil servants have essentially formed a cabinet-centered group."
"However, although the cabinet has the power to draft votes, it is still far from the real power of the prime minister, because the power to approve red votes, which symbolizes imperial power, is still firmly in the hands of the emperor."
"However, in order to check and balance the growing civil servant group headed by the cabinet, Xuanzong chose to use eunuchs and set up an inner book hall for teaching, and this inner book hall was directly under the supervision of the ceremonial supervisor among the twelve inner court supervisors."
At this point, Ji Boying stopped.
Focusing on pausing and letting students think is one of the teaching methods.
Both Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di frowned. Both the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties had ceremonial supervisors, but they were only in charge of wedding and funeral rituals, the awarding of calligraphy and paintings, and supervising Guang Lu Si to provide palace banquets and other chores.
"Master Immortal, has this Chief of Ceremonies affected the most core decision-making power among the three powers?"
Zhu Gaochi, who was listening carefully, now raised his own questions.
Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di both had a thought in their hearts. The decision-making power was the imperial power. How could it be interfered with by eunuchs? !
"Brother, what's going on? Why can the eunuch have the power to make decisions?"
Facing the eagerness of Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di, Ji Boying took a sip of coffee slowly and raised his eyes to glance at Zhu Zhanji who was standing aside.
"You have to ask Xiao Zhu."
In an instant, the loving eyes from his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather once again focused on Xiao Zhu.
Zhu Zhanji:? ? ? ?
