"Now, our Ming Dynasty has also been founded...one hundred and thirty-six years ago."
"They can have such a family that controls the dynasty behind the scenes for more than a hundred years..."
"Don't we?"
"Who is manipulating our Ming Dynasty behind the scenes?"
Although he was watching and watching with disdain, Zhu Houzhao also became vigilant.
Although it is said that after Huang Chao's sweep, there are no more thousand-year-old families in the Central Plains.
Later, after the great melee and massacre of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it can be said that there is no foundation for the family.
Later, after the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination was vigorously developed. Because of the particularity and fluidity of the imperial examination, the speed of accumulation of aristocratic families was not as fast as that of the nine-rank Zhongzheng system and the hereditary official system of promoting filial piety and integrity.
It is not easy to produce a wealthy family like Yuan Shao with four generations and three princes.
However, during the Song Dynasty, a force still appeared.
Those scholars formed a group of scholar-bureaucrats, who collectively crowded out military generals and formed a pattern of emphasizing literature over military affairs.
They even formed two major partisan struggles around the reform, the New Party and the Old Party. Could these people have no influence on the Zhao and Song royal families?
Similarly, in the Central Plains culture, the so-called forces or families that control the court behind the scenes will eventually be so large that they will come to the stage and become the emperor themselves.
For example, the Yang family of Hongnong in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Yang Jian family and the Li Yuan family of the Youyou Li family.
Going back further, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, his old Zhu family and the entire Huaixi Group were the largest aristocratic families.
However, now that the years have changed, is his old Zhu family still the largest family in the Ming Dynasty?
If you can’t control the situation openly, can you still control it secretly?
Zhu Houzhao is very pessimistic. In fact, the answer is already on the stage.
"Thirty-eight years ago, exactly two or three years after my grandfather took the throne..."
"He hired so many ministers and officials... just to deal with the civil servants."
"So, in our Ming Dynasty, on the surface, it is my Zhu family who controls the country, but in fact... it is the entire civil servant group?"
Yes, Zhu Houzhao had a vague feeling before that civil servants were the biggest enemies, but he didn't know how it came to be.
But now, drawing on the history of the development of the United States and Cleveland's kleptocratic operation, he had a clearer picture in his mind of the entire civil servant group's slow erosion of imperial power.
There is nothing new under the sun. The process of those civil servants gradually becoming the masters of the country and the country behind the scenes is exactly the same as what Cleveland said.
They are good at taking advantage of crises!
He is good at transforming the crisis of the entire Ming Dynasty into personal prestige and personal wealth, and finally radiates to a large whole, forming a force that can cover the entire country in the dark.
They want whoever they want to be emperor!
As soon as this context emerged, Zhu Houzhao thought of the biggest crisis in the Ming Dynasty, the Tumu Fort crisis and the capital crisis!
Isn't this what created the most prestigious Yu Qian? Not only Yu Qian, but also the cabinet who turned the tide!
On the surface, these two crises have caused the greatest damage to the Zhu family.
But in fact, the civil servants took this opportunity to slowly take control of the center, and slowly occupied the Wuxun Group, Xungui Group, which was vacant due to the crisis...
Even control the relatives group, the eunuch group... the Taiyuan Group!
So, the imperial doctor wanted the emperor to die how and when he wanted to die?
Zhu Houzhao thought more and more about it and became extremely frightened. The relatives of the Ming Dynasty were gone, the eunuchs were gone, and even his mother listened to the civil servants. So what else did he... have?
Liu Jin? as well as……
Gone.
Will he be replaced by them because he is disobedient?
He was still making fun of Cleveland, but in the blink of an eye, weren't he and Cleveland in exactly the same situation?
They just need an emperor who can execute their intentions perfectly!
Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao felt like he was breaking out in a cold sweat without realizing it, only to realize that his escape to Jinling south was probably the biggest provocation to those civil servant groups.
Because he appeared to be out of control.
Are they going to do something to themselves?
Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt that even in the Forbidden City, he no longer felt safe in front of his ancestors.
[American Yingzong Cleveland: President Jackson, President Washington, whether you believe it or not, this is the America I live in now. Moreover, the development of the presidential system will inevitably look like this. We can only be president for eight years at most. After enjoying the top of power, who is willing to give up power? This is true for individuals, but for the entire party, will they be willing to let it go? The president only has eight years, but the party... can have countless eight years... Who can stop this collective will? Who can stop it? 】
[There is a saying that I think describes this world very well. I can guarantee my kindness and loyalty, but who will ensure that others are the same? 】
[Of course, bad guys are deterred by law. But I can make sure that I don't use power indiscriminately, but what about others? Who will deter? 】
[Also, just like President Jackson during this crisis, can you ensure that you don’t make money, but can you ensure that others don’t use this method to make money and increase their power? 】
In the chat group, Cleveland was silent for a moment, then answered Jackson's questions again, and then continued to incite, using the truth to incite.
There was silence in the group again.
Is this Cleveland Cao Cao?
The whole process instilled in me the feeling that I would rather let the world down than let the world let me down!
At this time, Zhu Houzhao finally felt that something was wrong. He was unknowingly persuaded and incited by Cleveland, and even felt a crisis.
But he had to admit that Cleveland's sophistry about the correct logic of power operation affected him.
[American Taizu Washington: I still can’t accept it...]
Washington may have been affected, even shaken.
[American Taizong Jefferson: Group leader, isn’t this guy’s answer to the question too long? I felt like he was deliberately inciting us, deliberately using his political views to inflame Jackson, and had bad intentions. Is this link over? 】
On the contrary, Jefferson finally came to his senses and felt that he could not let Cleveland talk like this anymore.
Besides, he has no underwear left.
Therefore, he had to remind Zhu Houzhao.
[Meliezu Louis XVI: I also feel a little strange. According to what you say, aren’t there all bad people in the world? 】
Louis XVI’s views were also unacceptable.
[American Yingzong Cleveland: The people I refer to here are not everyone in the world, but... politicians like us, if they can lose their humanity and put aside their morality, they will be qualified politicians. You, especially Your Majesty Louis XVI, you can check whether you are a qualified politician. This may save your life. 】
Cleveland added, even giving Louis XVI a friendly reminder.
[Meliezu Louis XVI: ...You are a bit rude. 】
Louis XVI was speechless. Cleveland was deeply offended.
[Supreme Group Leader: This session is over. Jackson, this is Cleveland's suggestion for your troubles. Do you adopt it? 】
Zhu Houzhao also asked himself, and felt that he was not qualified, and even... he was taught a lesson by this guy inexplicably.
I didn’t want to be led by him immediately, so I ended this session directly.
[Meixuanzong Jackson: Group leader, I’d better adopt it. Cleveland's suggestion is very good. At least it allows me to understand the enemy's methods. As for whether to use them or not, I still need to think about it. 】
Jackson gave a positive answer.
[Supreme Group Leader: The problem of group member Jackson has been solved, and the member adopted the group member’s suggestions. Both of them received 10 group points each! 】
Zhu Houzhao agreed very much with Jackson's answer. Putting aside Cleveland's inflammatory words, the methods and means he gave made him gain knowledge.
He happily gave this point.
[Supreme Group Leader: Okay, this group mutual aid session is over! There are still the last ten minutes...free chat session. You can chat freely. 】
Originally, Zhu Houzhao had prepared other topics, but now...
He didn't want to do it anymore. He had gained enough inspiration from what he had harvested this time.
He needed to digest it slowly, so he gave everyone a final free chat session to let their minds relax a little.
