"this……"
The officials below looked at each other with big eyes.
I don’t understand what Zhu Yunxuan means?
A leather box, except that it is very well made, there is nothing special about it.
Use it to restrain the generals in charge?
All the officials couldn't figure it out.
A kid's toy?
Lan Yu cupped her hands and said, "Please give me a clear explanation from Your Majesty the Grand Sun."
"Lanyu has led troops throughout his life and fought hundreds of battles. He is indeed quite famous in the army. The soldiers trust me and are willing to follow me."
"Having the authority to command the troops and the power of giving orders, no one in the three armies dares to disobey a word. Therefore, they dare not fail to work conscientiously. I worry that the officers and soldiers may be arrogant and complacent due to their achievements, and may have evil intentions. Although they are always taught and loyal to the emperor and patriotic, It’s still hard to feel comfortable.”
"The old story of Chen Qiao is so vivid in my mind that I have to take it as a warning."
"I should have retired and returned home to enjoy my old age. However, how could I not repay the generous salary from the court? It is not what a minister should do if he goes far away to avoid disaster."
"Fortunately, I am trusted by His Majesty, and instead of being suspicious, I was reused. I will die to repay you."
"Handling the government and military affairs of the world, commanding thousands of troops and horses, this is also the responsibility of the king. The weight of the sacred weapon cannot be coveted by ministers. It is an extraordinary move to act as an agent for military affairs. However, because His Majesty the Emperor is sick, His Highness Taisun is 20 years old. Young, it’s a last resort.”
"If you are given this important task, you must be sincere and fearful. You must be humble to avoid rumors, and observe etiquette to understand your ruler and ministers."
"The heart of this minister can be revealed to the sun and the moon. The gods are above, and the heaven and the earth can learn from it."
"However, the central authority is in charge of important affairs of the military and state, which is unusual."
"Lanyu has no intention, but she can't stop the rumors from spreading, and she can't stop everyone in the world from talking."
"If Lan Yu doesn't know how to advance or retreat, and insists on seeking power, he will be criticized by thousands of people and despised by the world."
"If His Highness Taisun cannot find a way to check and balance, clarify the responsibilities of military affairs, and satisfy the civil and military affairs of the court, Lan Yu will not dare to enter the Military Affairs Office even if he is dead."
He knelt down and kowtowed heavily.
Everyone in the court looked sideways.
This made it very clear. If His Highness Taisun could not come up with a way to restrain these meritorious generals, he would have no choice but to give up the opportunity to take charge of the Military Affairs Office in order to prevent others from suspecting him.
The military commanders and nobles all nodded secretly.
As expected of Duke Liang, he is upright and just like us, loyal to His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty.
The civil servants all looked uncomfortable.
Many people's faces turned red.
Compared with Lan Yu's "high integrity", she had the opportunity to enter the Military Affairs Office and take charge of the center, but she had to refuse.
Those of them who are bent on seizing power seem a bit despicable.
The whole hall was silent.
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said: "Gu knows the heart of Duke Liang. Grandpa Huang also knows. I believe in your loyalty."
"Since a military affairs office has been set up, it has its own methods of restraint."
He raised the leather box in his hand high and said, "This was recently sent by the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau."
"This item can be used to hold important documents and memorials."
"After putting it in the leather box, lock the leather box. If you want to open it again, you will have to destroy the leather box."
Since that day when I went to Jinling Shibafang and talked with the craftsmen, and later set up a technical research and manufacturing bureau, the enthusiasm of the craftsmen increased and various small inventions continued, which gave Zhu Yunxuan a great surprise.
The land of China is full of outstanding people, crouching tigers, hidden dragons, how can there be no geniuses?
He gave the task of making the leather box to the craftsmen and told them the specific requirements.
Soon, the leather box was made.
The finished product is even better than Zhu Yunxun imagined.
Once locked, it cannot be opened using normal methods.
Only the leather box can be destroyed.
And after it is destroyed, it can no longer be repaired without leaving traces.
In other words, if this leather box is used to deliver documents and memorials, the recipient can be 100% sure that the documents and memorials have not been opened and no third person has read them.
This ensures the confidentiality of the documents and memorials.
Of course, this does not affect the use of envelopes to seal the documents and memorials before putting them in, which adds an extra layer of security.
In addition, the craftsmen also designed a unique hidden code and a matching yin and yang leather box.
The Yin box can be used when ministers submit secret memorials, and the Yang box can be used after the emperor approves it.
The Yin and Yang boxes are secret copies of each other.
Even if outsiders know it, they cannot imitate it.
Through the yin and yang box, monarchs and ministers can further confirm confidentiality.
There are no loopholes left in terms of principles and methods.
The ministers were still puzzled.
Does this thing have anything to do with how to restrict the power of honorable ministers and generals?
Zhu Yunzhen said: "If anyone has evil intentions or a rebellious heart, he must first communicate with everyone and plot to cause trouble."
"I have discussed with Grandpa Huang and plan to establish a secret reporting system in the army."
"Grant this leather box to the generals in charge of the army, giving them the power to report directly to the court when necessary."
"The secret memorial must be written by oneself and cannot be written by a third person."
"After it is submitted, it goes directly to the imperial court without going through the hands of the General Secretary or the Military Affairs Office for approval."
"Check the leather box to make sure it has not been damaged or opened."
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"If the general discovers that someone has any unforeseen intentions, he can directly submit it to His Majesty, and no one above or below can deceive him."
"The generals supervise each other, and we no longer have to worry about them exerting power and deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth from the subordinates."
Zhu Yunxuan explained the secret memorial system in detail.
"good!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Sanwu spoke in praise.
"His Royal Highness Taisun's idea is wonderful. With this good strategy, the danger of the Minister of Military Affairs wielding power can be avoided."
Other civil servants also agreed.
"good idea!"
"His Royal Highness Taisun is indeed extremely smart, and he was able to come up with such a clever trick."
"The general is leading troops outside, and the imperial court has to guard against it. But we have never thought of a good way before. His Highness the Grand Sun's method is really good!"
"It's so high, it's too high! His Highness Taisun's ideas are so imaginative that the officials and others would never expect them."
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Civil servants were always worried about military generals leading troops to rebel.
Civil servants restrained military commanders not only to fight for power, but also to prevent military commanders.
Zhu Yunxuan's secret method almost solved the problem of how to prevent military generals from rebelling once and for all.
Of course, any system will have loopholes and cannot be perfect.
Moreover, the most important point is that if the system relies on people to implement it, it may not be standardized and the implementation may not be in place.
But at least, it seems almost invulnerable now.
As long as they are strictly restrained and implemented according to the rules, although the generals still have power, they have almost fundamentally lost the ability to rebel.
The military commanders and nobles breathed a sigh of relief.
They don't care.
Although the secret reporting system is to prevent them, it does not affect their right to lead troops at all.
There is no loss of your own vital interests.
Moreover, once the secret reporting system is established, His Majesty's suspicion of them will be greatly reduced.
This is what many military commanders and nobles want to do most but have never been able to do.
Leading troops outside and holding military power, it is impossible for the emperor to be without any suspicion.
For military generals who have no intention of rebellion, how to eliminate the suspicion of His Majesty the Emperor and reassure His Majesty and the court is always an important issue that must be resolved.
It is also a very difficult problem.
Now Zhu Yunxuan's secret system has helped them solve the problem.
They can only be grateful, so how can they object?
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if there are people who really want to seize military power and rebel, they will never dare to jump out and say no.
Lan Yu cupped her hands and said: "This is a very good move. In this case, Lan Yu is willing to join the Military Affairs Department to handle military affairs and share the worries of His Majesty and His Majesty the Grand Sun."
"Wait a minute." Huang Zicheng came out again and said: "I think that in addition to the secret reporting system, there should be more regulations and restrictions on the Military Affairs Office."
Now, he understands.
The reason why Zhu Yunxuan let Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Lan Yu and other generals take charge of the Military Affairs Office was, on the surface, to give them important positions and grant them greater power.
But in fact, it quietly took back military power.
Once the secret memorial system was established, the most important memorials went directly to the imperial court, and the Military Affairs Office was unable to gain power even if it wanted to.
After they arrived at the center, they were far away from the army and soldiers, and were under the supervision of the imperial court. On the surface, they seemed to be working as counselors in the Military Affairs Office and handling military affairs, but in fact they were entangled in the daily affairs of the army.
In this way, military power is incomprehensible.
High!
This move is really high!
As expected of His Highness Taisun, only he can come up with such an idea.
At this moment, Huang Zicheng actually felt a bit of admiration for Zhu Yunzhen, his grandson.
Just like his talent for writing poetry.
Zhu Yunzhen's method of dealing with the generals is also speechless and has to be admired.
Compared with Song Taizu's "relieving military power over a glass of wine", promoting them to the military aircraft department and releasing power is ten thousand times more clever!
Releasing military power over a glass of wine only forced some generals to retire.
But Zhu Yunzhen's method was to "reuse" them. He didn't even let them leave the military affairs, but he was able to relieve them of their military power. It was wonderful.
Huang Zicheng was filled with admiration in his heart.
But in this case, he had to work harder.
Take this opportunity to severely restrict the power of the generals and ministers so that they can no longer be arrogant.
His Highness Taisun can use his strength to fight, and I can do the same.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't miss it.
Zhu Yunzhen has already paved the road.
As long as you make some more arrangements, the military commander will be noble and have no power from now on.
Thoughts were racing in his mind and he had made up his mind, so he came out to speak.
Seeing Huang Zicheng come out, Zhu Yunxi's brows and eyes were already filled with smiles.
Without these civil servants' fear of military generals taking power, how could he have launched the secret system without any hindrance?
Next, further measures will also depend on the hard work of these people.
The road was paved, but he didn't believe these people wouldn't jump out.
This is a conspiracy.
If there is an opportunity to restrict military generals, how can civilian officials let it go?
And the development of things was exactly as he expected.
Huang Zicheng came out and wanted to put more "locks" on the generals.
but.
He had no idea.
In Zhu Yunzhen's heart, he had already made up his mind to treat others the same way he treated them.
Just waiting for him to fall in love.
"Master Huang, if you have any ideas, just tell me!" he asked with a smile.
(End of chapter)
