In fact, Lao Zhu has been thinking about this.
Delegate power, lest others take the opportunity to take away power.
Don't let it go, as the emperor, he is really too busy.
Because of this, there was an institution like the Jin Yiwei to supervise all officials.
However, Lao Zhu also gradually discovered that Jinyiwei's own power was too great and was not subject to supervision, and it gradually became more and more likely to be in trouble.
Prior to this, he had decreed to deprive Jin Yiwei of his power to arrest and examine cases, but the implementation was not thorough.
Because Jin Yiwei was completely abolished, Lao Zhu was worried.
He needs someone to help him monitor the officials.
Zhu Yunxuan's secret play system helped him solve this problem very well.
The secret report given by the minister is itself a very good secret supervision.
Anyone can report to the emperor.
Everyone is worried that they will be snitched on.
In this way, the emperor no longer has to worry about his ministers hiding something from him.
They didn't dare to hide it anymore.
Because everyone will suspect that if they don’t tell others, others will reveal it to the emperor.
No one can be trusted.
"However, there may be problems with using a leather case to reach the emperor directly. It is necessary to prevent people with ulterior motives from poisoning or placing explosives in the memorial."
"It is best to have the eunuch open it in front of the emperor and then present it to the emperor."
This is a rainy day plan.
In fact, in this era, there is no poison that can kill people even if they are touched.
There are no bombs that are likely to explode on contact or that are timed to explode.
But Zhu Yunxuan felt that as he began to compile textbooks for future generations and recruit craftsmen and people from all walks of life, the scientific and technological civilization of the Ming Dynasty should improve at a rapid speed.
By then, it will be possible to create it.
Lao Zhu nodded. Although it was unnecessary, he also expressed his approval for his grandson's thoughtful thinking.
"Grandpa Huang, my grandson has a few more suggestions." Zhu Yunxuan said crisply.
"Say it quickly, say it quickly." Lao Zhu's excitement was palpable, and he was looking forward to his suggestion even more.
"The first is the separation of military and political affairs, and the separation of civil and military systems."
Historically, the Ming Dynasty used culture to control military affairs, mainly starting from Ming Renzong.
Prior to this, only when Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen was in power, the status of civil servants was far higher than that of military officers.
But later, during the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di successfully seized power, and the long-prepared path of the civil servant group to rise to power was once again interrupted.
Neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Di engaged in using culture to control force.
Although the status of civil servants is also high, the noble group, mainly military generals, cannot be underestimated.
However, in Zhu Yunxun's view, as long as the military and political affairs are not separated, and civil and military affairs are not separated, it is only a matter of time before civilian officials take power and military generals occupy a subordinate position.
Although the military is very important, most affairs in a country are government affairs, not military affairs.
The military has always only served politics.
After all, the country cannot always be in a state of large-scale war involving nationwide mobilization.
Not to mention that many of the military generals in this era had extremely low educational levels and could not even read a few Chinese characters. They could lead troops and charge into battle, but it was unrealistic to compete with civil servants for power in the court.
If we really want to give them too much military power, the court will not be at ease.
Zhu Yunzhen said: "Choose generals or officials who are good at military affairs and set up a special military affairs office. It is similar to the advisory office that handles government affairs. It is also in front of the emperor and is separated from the advisory affairs. It is responsible for handling the daily affairs of the army. Similarly, all military affairs If there are any important or secret memorials, it will be decided by the emperor."
"Military affairs belong to military affairs, and government affairs belong to government affairs. They should be carried out in parallel."
"Only when military and political coordination is needed, the emperor will call them together to discuss matters. Normally, they work separately."
The separation of military and political power is the basic configuration of modern governments in later generations.
After the separation, it was difficult for the civil service group to intervene in military affairs.
Similarly, it is difficult for the most powerful generals to interfere in government affairs.
Both sides form checks and balances to ensure the smooth operation of state power.
"Okay! Good! Good!" Upon hearing this, Lao Zhu clapped his hands in praise.
In fact, military affairs and government affairs have been separated since ancient times.
It will be handled by the Prime Minister and the Taiwei respectively.
However, the later establishment of the three provinces and six ministries system strengthened the emperor's power, but mixed military and government affairs together.
Zhu Yunxuan's method was to separate them again and ensure that power belonged to the emperor. Lao Zhu naturally agreed.
"The second suggestion is to establish a hierarchical confidentiality system."
Although the Ming Dynasty also emphasized the importance of confidentiality, in fact, the entire court was like a leaky sieve, with no secrets at all.
Regarding this point, Zhu Yunxi also felt very speechless.
In fact, to a large extent, this is intentional by the civilian clique.
If everything is kept secret and all officials perform their duties, it will be difficult for them to use feudal ethics to restrain the emperor, use "public opinion" to carry out political struggles, and hold the government hostage.
"All court affairs, memorials from ministers, correspondence, and various documents are kept strictly confidential and are not allowed to be heard by outsiders. They can be divided into three levels: top secret, secret, and secret."
"Each level can also be further divided to increase the level of confidentiality when necessary."
"If any confidential documents and information are leaked, severe punishment will be given."
Lao Zhu stroked his beard and said, "This is a good idea."
He smiled and asked, "How come you have so many good ideas in your little head?"
Of course that was learned by later generations.
Zhu Yunzhen was thinking in his mind, pretending to be embarrassed, and said: "My grandson just wanted to take care of Grandpa Huang's worries. He must have a proper way, so he thought hard and came up with these ways."
"We, Lao Zhu, are truly worthy of our family to have a grandson like you."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.
He added: "However, although your method is good, if this happens, the civil servants will lose their authority, and they will definitely rise up to oppose it."
Zhu Yunxuan nodded.
This is to be expected.
The objections are all readily available.
As the Son of Heaven, he is entrusted by Heaven to govern all people on behalf of Heaven. How can he entrust government affairs to the Counselor's Office and military affairs to the Military Affairs Office?
That won't work.
You must be diligent and diligent, and everything must be handled by the emperor himself.
You must not be lazy, indulge in pleasure, or lose your mind by playing with things.
If the emperor dared to do this, they would dare to fight to the death to remonstrate.
In fact, the real reason is that the Advisory Office has no real power, it is just a secretarial agency, and national affairs still depend on the emperor.
But the emperor could handle it easily, but the civil servants had even less power.
Of course they quit.
If we really entrust them with important responsibilities, we will hand over all major military and national affairs to civilian officials.
Then they can change their faces immediately.
The emperor governs with his head bowed, and all officials perform their duties.
Governance by doing nothing is the foundation of all ages.
Emperor, just stay in the palace and act as a sign. The ministers of state will take care of it, so I don't need to worry about it.
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said: "My grandson has a way to make them unable to object."
"Oh, what's the solution?" Lao Zhu asked curiously.
Zhu Yunzhen said: "My grandson also learned it from Grandpa Huang."
"Still using the method that the emperor used to deal with them before, let them take the initiative to request an order and set up a consultative office to act as an agent for government affairs."
"Their purpose is nothing more than to fight for power. As long as they see an opportunity to take advantage of it, they will definitely seize it."
"After their repeated admonitions, the emperor pretended to have no choice but to adopt them, and then immediately announced a series of government measures at lightning speed."
"By the time they realize that they have worked in vain and have not gained any power, but have lost it, it is already too late."
"At that time, they could only hold their noses and admit it."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed.
"Xi'er, you learn so quickly!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Okay, let's do it!"
(End of chapter)
