Zhu Di took a deep breath, feeling a little depressed in his chest, and asked, "Why do you think Dongchang will definitely die?"
Zhu Gaojie said firmly: "Because Dongchang is composed of eunuchs. Grandpa once clearly said that eunuchs are not allowed to participate in politics. Dad, have you forgotten this? Grandpa is right. From the perspective of sons and ministers, , Dongchang, which is controlled by eunuchs, will rot to the core within twenty years at most and become a piece of rotten flesh growing on Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Di didn't understand: "From what you said, the death of Dongchang was due to the eunuchs. Why do you have such extreme thoughts about eunuchs? Do you know who the admiral of Dongchang I appointed is?"
Zhu Gaojie really didn't know: "Who is it?"
"Tang Cheng."
Zhu Di asked back, "Do you think Tang Cheng will have a problem?"
Zhu Gaojie shook his head: "If Mr. Tang is in charge of Dongchang, I have no objection."
Although Tang Cheng was also a eunuch, he cannot be compared with ordinary eunuchs.
Although he held a high position, he was not greedy for money, lustful, power-loving, or clique-y, which was in sharp contrast to ordinary people's stereotypes of eunuchs. If Tang Cheng came to take charge of Dongchang, there would be no problem.
For Zhu Di, Tang Cheng is like Lu Chaoyang next to Zhu Gaojie. He is loyal, cruel, and efficient, and is the most suitable person to do dirty work.
"That's it."
Zhu Di shrugged and said, "Although I don't know why you have such paranoid ideas about eunuchs, the fact is that eunuchs can also be used, and eunuchs are also the most trustworthy, such as Zheng He and Tang Cheng. These eunuchs are more It is more worthy of being used by courtiers."
When he conquered the world, some eunuchs and monks contributed, such as Yao Guangxiao and Zheng He, so in his mind, eunuchs were relatively reliable.
Zhu Gaojie asked: "Besides these two, which eunuch is worth using?"
Zhu Di was embarrassed.
Apart from Zheng He, the hexagonal warrior, it seems that only Tang Cheng can be entrusted with important tasks.
None of the remaining eunuchs could give their names.
Zhu Gaojie said quietly: "The eunuchs are reliable because they are tied to the same boat as the palace. When the emperor rises, the eunuchs will rise. Everything they have is given by the imperial power. If the emperor wants to take back their power, don't worry about them. No matter how prominent they are in front of others and how arrogant they are in their actions, in front of the imperial power, their so-called overwhelming power is like a paper lake, which can be broken with a single poke. They are nothing more than lambs to be slaughtered."
Indeed, even though the famous 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian in later generations seemed to have all the power to do whatever he wanted, everything he had was given by Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao. In front of Emperor Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian was just a tool he used to restrain imperial power.
When Wei Zhongxian is needed, he is nine thousand years old. When he is not needed, he is just a reptile that can be crushed to death at any time.
After Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, Wei Zhongxian was wiped out by his careless writing.
He said, "Father, have you ever thought about how many eunuchs there are like Zheng He and Tang Cheng? Eunuchs are rootless people. They have no one to rely on. The only thing that can bring them a sense of security is Power and benefit. Whether it is power or benefit, if the eunuchs want to get these two things, the only thing they can rely on is the imperial power, so they will try their best to curry favor with the emperor and grovel like a lap dog."
But looking at ancient and modern times, which dynasty has not suffered from eunuchs? "
The Western Han Dynasty learned from the isolation of the royal family of the Qin Dynasty, and created many feudal lords with the same surname. In the end, the Seven Kingdoms were in chaos, and they were usurped by their relatives. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Huan Ling arrived, the eunuchs gathered together to keep warm and fight against their relatives, and then the eunuchs castrated the widows and honored them in the south. The eunuchs entered the Ancestral Temple, creating an unprecedented situation! "
In the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs took control of the Shence Army. Since Li Fuguo, the power has been overwhelming. The emperor was deposed and established in a matter of seconds. Tang Shunzong was forced into the palace, Tang Xianzong was poisoned to death, Tang Jingzong was killed, and Tang Jingzong was killed during the Manlu Incident. Tang Wenzong was kidnapped, Tang Xizong was forced to call the eunuch "father", the late Tang Dynasty is almost a history of blood and tears of emperors! "
Since ancient times, the king and his ministers have been on opposite sides.
The relationship between the monarch and his ministers is to compete with each other. The monarch hopes that his ministers can follow the relationship between them.
As obedient as a domestic dog, the ministers hope that the monarch can act as a mascot honestly. These are conflicts with each other. No one may be convinced by the other. Even if there is an evil monarch who can use miraculous means to temporarily control the ministers, in the After his death, there is always the possibility that his future rulers will all be as evil as he was.
This antagonistic relationship has lasted for thousands of years and has been the same in all dynasties.
In the struggle for power, both monarch and ministers have their own advantages.
The monarch is the supreme person in terms of ideals and legal systems. The monarch's power is granted by God. Since the monarch's words are oracles, disobeying the monarch is treason and goes against the destiny of heaven.
The ministers constantly hope to restrain the imperial power, and then hope that the monarch can give up the imperial power and let the ministers govern the world. Their greatest advantage is "quantity" and the number of people.
The monarch symbolizes "quality", while the ministers symbolize "quantity". Therefore, the emperor is also called a "lonely man". He is the enemy of the whole world.
The monarch feels that since I am destiny, I should have the final say.
The ministers believe that if you want to govern the world, you must use ours.
Therefore, for a long time, the ministers were actually in an invincible position.
In order to deal with this situation, the monarch can only look for foreign aid:
——Zong Fan.
But later it was discovered that the problem was huge... They were all people with the same surname. If he became more powerful, he would be a greater threat than the ministers. The ministers just ignored the monarch, and the vassal vassal really dared to rebel.
For Zongfan, once he gains huge power, he will find a problem: if the monarch is killed, he can naturally inherit the throne.
This is too scary. The monarch feels that the vassal vassal will definitely be useless, but if he does not find foreign aid, he will not be able to defeat the ministers at all, so he can only choose other foreign aid: relatives and nobles.
But both of them also have their own shortcomings.
It is easy for honorable nobles and relatives to lose their power, and it is also easy for them to collude with ministers.
Wang Mang is the most typical negative teaching material. The reason why this man can rise to the top is not only the most important natural advantage of being a relative, but also closely related to his impeccable conduct. While the Wang family was bathing in the emperor's favor and risking their lives to enjoy themselves, Wang Mang was willing to stay in poverty, support the disadvantaged, and devote himself to learning and enlightenment.
When the emperor saw that this brother could do it and was so self-disciplined, he would definitely be able to accomplish something, so he used him.
Wang Mang was indeed able to succeed. Not only did he suppress the emperor's enemies, he also suppressed the emperor, and by the way usurped the throne and became emperor himself.
After learning a lesson, the monarch realized that his relatives and nobles could not be trusted, but he still had to find foreign aid. After looking around, the monarch chose the eunuch.
Hello eunuch.
First, eunuchs and courtiers are equally powerful.
Second, officials are the emperor’s domestic slaves, and those around them can feel at ease with them.
Third, eunuchs will most likely not rebel because they have no descendants.
"In this world, nothing is absolutely reliable, and no one is absolutely reliable."
Zhu Di said solemnly: "Although eunuchs also have great hidden dangers, compared with vassals, relatives, and nobles, eunuchs are already very reliable."
He understood what Zhu Gaojie said. He had simulated the rise and decline of the Ming Dynasty once, and he knew very well the harm caused by eunuchs' interference in politics to the Ming Dynasty.
Even so, he still had to do it.
Because he has no other choice. Compared with others, the eunuch has already chosen the taller one among the short ones. They are all bad people, so he should choose the most useful one among the bad people.
Zhu Di sighed: "You understand my difficulties, and I also understand your worries. We both think about the Ming Dynasty. You have to rely on me on this matter."
Zhu Gaojie thought about it again and realized that his attitude was indeed a bit aggressive.
The emperor had just established the Dongchang, and now he was knocking on the door to force the old man to dismantle the Dongchang. How would this bring the emperor's face? What would the courtiers think?
Zhu Gaojie stepped back and said, "Father, I can do whatever you want, but you have to do one thing from me."
Zhu Di's long face stretched out: "Sure, as long as you don't
When it comes to abolishing Dongchang, I promise you ten things. Just tell me. "
Zhu Gaojie thought for a while and said: "The most critical issue, as I said before, is that the existence of Dongchang conflicts with the existence of Jinyiwei. They do the same job, but it is obvious that Dongchang is different from Jinyiwei. The factory will become even more favored. If this continues, Jin Yiwei will inevitably become a vassal of Dongchang. At that time, Jinyiwei will lose the necessity of existence, and Dongchang will become a tail that cannot be shaken off. "
Zhu Di was slightly unhappy: "From what you said, do you still want to cancel Dongchang?"
"No, I just think that if we want to prevent Dongchang and Jinyiwei from having any disputes, their roles must be calculated separately. I have thought of four principles."
Zhu Gaojie said, "First, Dongchang's actions can be secret, such as assassinating the king of a certain country. They are not bound by the law or morality. The actions of the Jinyiwei are to maintain the majesty of the law."
Second, Jinyiwei can conduct inspections and arrests within the Ming Dynasty, but Dongchang does not have this authority. "
Third, Dongchang's operations are mainly military, while Jinyiwei's main responsibilities are to fight crime and supervise officials within the territory. "
All in all, Dongchang is an institution placed outside the customs by the Ming Dynasty to deal with other countries. It is a sharp blade hidden in the darkness that kills people without seeing blood. In addition to doing dirty work, Jinyiwei's agency to deal with officials in the country also serves as a law enforcer. "
Zhu Gaojie had to admit that he plagiarized America's idea. Although America's creativity itself has problems, is there no problem for Daming? It is impossible to create a perfect system in the feudal era.
Anyway, there are still more than three hundred years before the founding of America. In more than three hundred years, the Ming Dynasty has already planted the sun and moon flag in North America, so there is nothing wrong with America.
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "Is this still called Dongchang?"
He established the East Factory to check and balance the Jinyi Guards and monitor the officials.
As a result, Zhu Gaojie changed him like this. Good guy, he was thrown directly outside the customs by Dongchang. This was more than just a change beyond recognition. Except for the name, everything else has changed!
"Dad, Daming is not your Daming, nor is it mine."
Zhu Gaojie said calmly, "The Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty of the world. For the Ming Dynasty, nothing is impossible. If the Ming Dynasty needs me to die, then I can kill myself with a knife now."
He was already very concerned about the old man's thoughts. If it weren't for the old man's face, he would have canceled the existence of Dongchang within three days.
But scruples do not mean bottomless tolerance.
If the old man keeps thinking so much, he can do whatever he wants. Zhu Gaojie doesn't mind letting his father retire early.
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"Damn it, we've already said that eunuchs shouldn't be involved in politics, but no one listened. They took what we said as fart!"
In the world of his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his tooth ached.
As a commoner emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang had a strong desire to control power. He would never allow anyone to threaten the emperor's power. In his mind, the emperor should be like him, who could solve everything by himself. , apart from that, the rest are the emperor's tools. Especially for eunuchs, Lao Zhu was extremely vigilant and warned future generations to be wary of eunuchs interfering in politics.
Under his majesty, the eunuchs of the Hongwu Dynasty were so honest that they not only did not dare to talk to foreign ministers in private on weekdays, but also did not dare to go out of the palace to purchase land or have any interaction with local officials.
However, he never expected that just a few years after his death, eunuchs would begin to resurrect from the dead.
Zhu Di, you really deserve to die!
"Grandpa, don't be excited, don't be excited!"
Seeing how anxious Lao Zhu was, Zhu Gaojie rushed out to beat someone, and quickly stepped forward to stop him, "My father also thinks about Ming Dynasty, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive."
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He said angrily: "I've rebelled against him. He didn't even pay attention to what we said. What a good Zhu Di. He used to be honest and kind when we were still here. We've only been gone for a few years, and he's already floating away from his feet." Damn it, don’t stop us, we have to slap him twice to wake him up!"
Zhu Gaojie was shocked: "You can't do it, grandpa, if you use my body to slap my father, wouldn't that be a treason? How do you want my father to look at me?"
"What bullshit is treasonous? It is natural for a father to beat his son!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, "If he dares to say no, we will beat him to death on the spot!"
Zhu Gaojiu blocked him for a while, and then the angry old Zhu calmed down.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath: "Actually, if we think about it now, Zhu Di, the rebellious son, is right, and we are a little obsessed with it. Not all emperors of the Zhu family can be like us. One person can deal with everyone. , among the emperors of the Zhu family in later generations, there are always some ordinary people who are not smart. If you want the emperor to firmly grasp the power, you have to find some help from outsiders."
However, Zhu Di's rebellious son is not as deep as you think. He wants to use eunuchs to gather the imperial power to suppress the ministers, but what you want is how to suppress the eunuchs while suppressing the ministers. "
Lao Zhu's vision of seeing things has always been unique and precise. After a sudden turn of events, he saw at a glance that his previous thoughts were too blind.
He had only seen the situation of eunuchs in the past dynasties interfering in politics and causing harm to the country and the people, but he had never thought that not everyone was the omnipotent Zhu Yuanzhang.
