Chapter 171 The edict is issued
He Xi said: "A real man is born between heaven and earth, and he should do something for the world. Otherwise, he will be like a walking corpse, and there will be no difference between him and the dead. I am like this, so why not my fourth brother."
After hearing this, King Yan laughed and said: "Okay, as you say this, I will definitely help you when I can help you in the future. But, you also know that I also have my own things and things that I can't help you with." , there is nothing we can do about it. But don’t worry, no matter what happens in the future, all you need is a handwritten letter. When Anqing, his children, and your disciples come to Yan State, no one can make things difficult for them."
King Yan's current intention is not to be optimistic about He Xi.
After all, how authoritative Zhu Yuanzhang is, who can be optimistic about things that Zhu Yuanzhang denies?
King Yan is willing to increase the protection of He Xi's people, which is actually quite good. .z.
He Xi said, "Thank you so much, Fourth Brother."
Although He Xi felt that it was probably useless. However, He Xi's main purpose was to establish a relationship with King Yan. After today's conversation, the relationship between the two naturally became closer.
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The biggest difference between the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu and the previous one is that before the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, great dynasty meetings were very frequent, but in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, first the prince passed away, then the queen passed away, and the emperor was seriously ill. , I stopped going to court and stopped going to court intermittently for almost two or three months, and I didn't go to court seriously.
This is something many ministers are not used to.
However, this time the DPRK meeting was held again.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang is much older than before. Although he was still sitting upright on the dragon chair at Fengtianmen, still wearing a dragon robe, many people could see Zhu Yuanzhang's weakness. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even review memorials.
This time, no one in the court was absent. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang went to court for the first time in a while.
Everyone noticed a small change.
That's where the cabinet is.
The original position of the cabinet bachelors was in the Hanlin Academy. Later, it was on the left and right sides of the emperor, or a little behind him. After all, he is an advisor and attendant. He is a close official of the emperor. Below the emperor, there are six ministers directly corresponding.
Because the six ministers were the highest civil servants in the Ming Dynasty.
But this time it's different.
Several members of the cabinet formed a separate row, below Zhu Yuanzhang and before the six ministers.
In other words, from this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was sure. The cabinet is located above the six ministries. The secretary supervisor, headed by He Xi, stood behind Zhu Yuanzhang. He replaced the cabinet and became the emperor's close minister.
This represents a major change in the political structure of the Ming Dynasty.
The prime minister, who had been deposed by Zhu Yuanzhang for more than ten years, appeared again. It just changed from the left and right prime minister to the cabinet system of group prime ministers. Of course, the power of the cabinet minister is also emasculated.
In any case, this is a major benefit for civil servants.
It's just this one thing that most *** are not surprised by. Because this adjustment was already completed when Zhu Yuanzhang fell ill. Today is just a formal presentation in front of the ministers.
However, soon no one paid attention to this matter.
Although the cabinet shared a lot of power, Zhu Yuanzhang was still Zhu Yuanzhang. It took one morning to deal with all the squeezed government affairs during this period. Many ministers were hit on the head with memorials by Zhu Yuanzhang on the spot, and even took off their official robes and hats, and resigned from their posts.
It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang is still so strong, but only those who are careful will know. In fact, many of Zhu Yuanzhang's decisions were based on the opinions of the cabinet and the secretary supervisor.
This does not mean that the cabinet and secretaries and supervisors can control Zhu Yuanzhang.
It was just that Zhu Yuanzhang had used his strong workload and his eyes and ears such as Jin Yiwei to break through the civil service system's control of the emperor's information rights. Although Zhu Yuanzhang is still decisive today, it is actually based on the control of information rights by civilian officials.
From this moment on, the Ming Dynasty entered the last years of Taizu.
Some people have realized this. Many people will not feel this change until many years later.
These things have almost been dealt with.
Zhu Yuanzhang greeted those around him.
Eunuch Xu Zheng came out and said: "The emperor has been entrusted by heaven, and the edict says: It is unfortunate for the world that I have lost my beloved son, and the throne is vacant------"
Upon hearing this, countless people pricked up their ears. Knowing that this matter was related to the reserve position, they couldn't help but not take it seriously.
But what happened next surprised everyone.
"The emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying was made King of Wu, guarding Beijing and supervising the construction of Beijing projects. The emperor's second grandson Zhu Yunwen was made king of Xia and listed as cabinet evidence."
As soon as this statement came out, even Zhu Yuanzhang's prestige could not suppress the countless noisy voices below.
Fang Xiaoru also looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise, and then looked at He Xi, somewhat unbelievable.
Fang Xiaoru couldn't understand.
The title King Wu has a special meaning. Because Zhu Yuanzhang first made him King of Wu, and then promoted him to the throne of Emperor. Therefore, the King of Wu in the Ming Dynasty generally did not confer titles. It was like Li Shimin who served as Shangshu Ling and Tiance General. After that, the Tang Dynasty did not grant many titles.
And since it is closed, it has a special meaning.
Conferring Zhu Xiongying the title of King of Wu seems to be a prelude to canonizing the grandson. But then Zhu Xiongying was sent to Beijing to supervise the construction of Beijing city. Is this a matter of the emperor's grandson? Of course not.
And he named Zhu Yunwen the King of Xia. That's nothing. included in the cabinet. This is also a way to cultivate a grandson. This world is so big, can there be two grandsons?
Fang Xiaoru's heart moved and she said secretly: "Your Majesty, are you raising Gu?"
During this period of time, Fang Xiaoru had been confused deep in his heart.
Fang Xiaoru knew very well that Zhu Yuanzhang did not like him. Letting him be the chief minister of the cabinet should be a temporary solution. No one could take his place at the time. But after he became the chief minister of the cabinet, he immediately lost the control of the secretaries and supervisors.
At the same time, several veterans were added to the cabinet. All of them are senior and experienced veterans. If Song Lian was here, he might be able to suppress it, but Song Lian is no longer here.
It was impossible for Fang Xiaoru to completely control the cabinet.
Even Fang Xiaoru has been worried that this is a precursor to Zhu Yuanzhang's attack. When Zhu Yuanzhang trains someone who can succeed him, it will be when Fang Xiaoru steps down.
Fang Xiaoru did not sit still and wait for death. He has been cultivating his successors for a period of time. After all, it cannot be said that Fang Xiaoru is not greedy for power and position. Generally speaking, his greed is not deep. What he wants to maintain more is the way of sacred learning.
It doesn't matter that he himself was replaced. The important thing is that sacred learning cannot be replaced in the court.
Fang Xiaoru was also confused about the fact that Zhu Yunwen was suddenly valued by Zhu Yuanzhang and had to accompany him every day to listen to Zhu Yuanzhang's teachings. How about Zhu Yunwen? Fang Xiaoru also knew.
It seems honest, but in fact it is dishonest. There is a little cleverness, but one cannot understand the great wisdom.
He seems to be honest, respectful to brothers and sisters, filial, and courteous. etc. Well done. However, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Xiongying had the idea of taking the throne from a long time ago, which itself was a departure from the Confucian system.
If Zhu Yunwen is really a gentleman, he should not compete with his brother for the reserve position.
In addition, it can also be seen from who Zhu Yunwen is close to. Zhu Yunwen and Ding Xian are very close, and what kind of person is Ding Xian. In Fang Xiaoru's view, Ding Xian is also a smart person without great wisdom.
Many people don’t understand that even though it seems like breaking the rules can bring them a lot of benefits. But if you don’t have the ability and intention to subvert the rules, following the rules may seem pedantic, but it’s actually the best thing.
Ding Xian obviously didn't understand this.
Ding Xian stabbed He Xi in the back many years ago, so that's it. Just think that he is young and ignorant, but now Ding Xian's approach seems to be very flexible and has many methods. But I don’t know that this is okay when you are at the bottom, but it will be different when you get to the top.
Fang Xiaoru's political views and He Xi's political views are both clear-cut. In fact, Fang Xiaoru and He Xi's qualifications are not high. There are many people with higher qualifications than them, but why, the status of the two of them is getting higher and higher.
On the one hand
Due to various coincidences, Fang Xiaoru had the pavement of the prince and Song Lian, and He Xi had the support of Zhu Yuanzhang. On the other hand, the two people clearly expressed their political opinions and attracted the support of many people. Some people dare not show their faces, which does not prevent them from secretly supporting them.
Only then did the two of them gain momentum.
