Faced with Huang Zhiting's sudden nervousness, Gao pragmatically waved his hand and said: "I didn't say let him take office now. Pay attention to the wording I just used: Dingnan Garrison Army is preparing to be upgraded to the Huben Army, and will be established by then. Six Towns... I plan to wait until he finishes this battle before letting him serve as the commander of the Huben Army."
"I still object!" Huang Zhiting's face turned 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 in the middle of her words, it was obvious that what Huang Zhiting wanted to express was that "there has never been a person in the East Palace who holds 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?'"
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 Ding Nancheng "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 possesses extremely terrifying power and is often by Gao Jingshi's side, he becomes increasingly taciturn. He will not make any statements unless absolutely necessary, but only conscientiously completes 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 prince is in the palace, the prince is in charge of nurturing the army.' This is so true."
Now in southern Xinjiang, the master is not a king but a real king. This mother is not allowed to talk about the situation, so it seems that there is nothing wrong with treating the eldest young master as the prince. In this way, I don’t know why the prince is not following the rule of the emperor but is caring for the army?
According to the old slave's opinion, it is indeed reasonable for the master to want to give the eldest master the power of affairs in order to sharpen and train him. However, it seems that the generals should not be ordered to stay in areas where there is no battle. In terms of tempering, it might as well be entrusted with the government affairs in southern Xinjiang, such as the system of the prince supervising the country, which may be more effective.
This old slave's words from the bottom of his heart are crude and ignorant. If there is anything wrong, I hope you will forgive me. "
Gao Mo's words were quite high-level. 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 didn't really offend Huang Zhiting and Gao Yuan's mother and son, so he immediately said that if the master wanted to train the eldest young master, he could actually hand over the entire southern Xinjiang government affairs to him. This would also be in line with the principle of "the prince supervising the country" With normal thinking, you can more comprehensively train and examine the young master's ability and character.
After he said this, Huang Zhiting's complexion indeed improved a lot, no longer the nervous and serious look he had when he 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 is in charge, the prince is in residence, in order to supervise the country; the king is in action, and the prince is in charge, in order to care for the army."
Of course, there are also situations where the clan supervises the country or the ministers supervise the country. For example, before the Tumu Fort Incident of this dynasty, Yingzong had his younger brother supervising 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 usually 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. For example, Cao Cao conquered Ma Chao in the west, and the crown prince Cao Pi supervised the country; Sun Quan handled the matter of moving the capital and established the country, and the prince Sun ascended to supervise the country Wuchang; when Li Yuan died, Li Shimin lived in mourning , let Prince Li Chengqian supervise the country; Zhu Di went to the north and asked Zhu Gaochi to supervise the country; even in the Qing Dynasty, Kang Mazi went to Junggar, and Prince Yinreng also supervised the country and regent.
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 his mind when he 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 exercise his abilities, so that the prince can be more comfortable when he ascends the throne in the future.
This is clearly 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 conduct and ability were recognized by the courtiers, but something unexpected happened, and Zhu Biao actually walked ahead of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Anyone in later generations who knows something about the early Ming Dynasty 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 Zhu Di to rebel. Even if he does, it is almost impossible for Zhu Di to choose to resist. Therefore, supervising the country is indeed a good way to train a prince.
Regardless of other dynasties, let’s take the Ming Dynasty as an example. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty paid great attention to the training of successors and the education of princes and grandsons. For example, when Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao was the prince, he was taught by great scholars. Although Wu Zong himself was very rebellious and later caused many things, but At least his education 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 successors. For example, Zhu Changluo, the emperor of Guangzong in the original history, was not liked by Zhu Yijun, so his life in the East Palace was always difficult. Moreover, Guangzong died very early, before he had time to cultivate a successor. As a result, Emperor Tianqi was almost semi-literate, and often even failed to communicate with ministers. He couldn't understand the memorial.
Some scholars in later generations believed that Tianqi liked carpentry because he was not taught by anyone when he was a child. As the grandson of the emperor, he had no books to study 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, that's why he relied so much on his wet nurse, Hakka, and by the way, Hakka's "counterpart" Wei Zhongxian.
And what about 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 of the country at all, so what he studied was not emperor at all. The techniques are basically all 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, and it was normal for him to do poorly. From the fact that almost none of the emperors after Wanli would become emperors, it can be seen that it is necessary to carefully cultivate successors, and the existence of a supervising system that is closely related to the cultivation of successors is naturally necessary.
Of course, does supervising the state only have advantages and no disadvantages? That's not true of course. Everything is good and bad, and the same is true for the system of supervising the country.
The emperor not only wanted to cultivate heirs, but also wanted to hold power in his own hands. Therefore, if the power of the supervising state was too great, problems would arise. Even if you are me, he will dare to rebel against you when he has great power, especially when the old emperor is particularly alive.
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. power.
Many of the rebellions by the princes of the Tang Dynasty were due to this, 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 caused the emperor to feel uneasy about his son. Therefore, since the Tang Dynasty, such as the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there were relatively few princes supervising the country.
So, why did the prince's supervision of the country become customized again in the Ming Dynasty? This is of course related to 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 maintain success will grow 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, for a total of seven years and eight months. This period of time is very long, and the longest one was when Chengzu moved the capital, and Prince Zhu Gaochi supervised the country in Nanjing. That time Chengzu lived in Beijing for a total of three years and seven months.
Moreover, sometimes the prince would accompany Cheng Zu 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 Emperor Ren and Xuan actually did not do many things well, 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 during Zhu Di's period had a close 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 do his best to show that he has fully inherited Taizu's will and orders, and at the same time show that Zhu Yunwen willfully disobeyed Taizu's orders.
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 becomes the emperor himself, he will 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 played a great role in the peace process.
However, Zhu Di could not make the King of Han the crown prince because it was the ancestral precept established by Taizu to pass the throne to the eldest son. This situation is like that of Li Shimin who became emperor. Li Shimin rebelled and won the throne, but he insisted on making Li Chengqian the prince. Even though the prince failed to do many things well, he did not make anyone else, just because of Li Chengqian. He is the eldest son. It wasn't 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 be used like 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 Sixth Ministry, and the generals of the Five Army Dudufu who are stationed in the capital cannot be appointed by the Supervisory State. of. 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 supervision, and what powers the clan lords had in supervision were all clarified by Zhu Di.
The Ming Dynasty after Zhu Di often had the phenomenon of supervising the country. For example, during the Xuanzong period, King Xiang supervised the country, King Zheng supervised the country, and during the Yingzong period, King Tan supervised the country. In the 18th year of Jiajing, Shizong's southern tour also allowed the prince at that time to 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 the "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 gained access to southern Xinjiang. Basic administrative power, but shall not interfere with military power and personnel appointment and dismissal power.
Huang Zhiting believed that Gao Mo's suggestion was far better than Gao Jingshi's decision just now - in fact, Huang Zhiting believed that Gao Jingshi's words just now were not a decision, but more likely a test. Gao Mo's suggestion is a good idea that can train Gao Yuan without causing Gao Yuan's power to cause him to develop against his father.
Huang Zhiting breathed a sigh of relief at this moment and turned his eyes back to Gao Pingshi's face, hoping to see some clues from his expression. However, Gao Pragmatic just nodded casually and replied: "I understand what Uncle Mo means, but if there is a prison country in southern Xinjiang, then this prison country is Zhiting..."
He paused, then looked at Huang Zhiting and said: "Zhiting, I know what you are worried about, but don't think about it so much. I don't have those worries about Yuan'er. The reason for this arrangement is that people can't make it in a day. Mature, so training must be done step by step.
Yuan'er has never managed a huge southern border, not even a hundred people, so I asked him to lead the army first, and he will know how to command the army under Xin'er's guidance. After winning this battle, he was asked to personally lead an army and be responsible for the reorganization of an elite army, so that he would have a deeper understanding of how to control an army.
After that, if he does everything well, I will naturally let him put these things aside and learn how to manage the government affairs of a place. Wait until he can handle the local government affairs well, and then finally let him succeed you, the mother, as the 'supervisor of the country' in southern Xinjiang. "
Having said 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 can control." Are you following your orders?"
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