Chapter 14 Dominance

Shichahai is a summer resort in Beijing.

At this moment, there was a sense of irritability, and countless cicadas roared desperately, announcing their final career.

In a pavilion in Shichahai, three fishing rods are deep into the water, and the buoys on top are pulled up and down, and it is obvious that there are already fish hooked below. But the anglers didn't notice.

Li Xian, Wang Wen, and Liu Qiu. Sit quietly. There is no one in the pavilion, but there are layers of brocade guards on the periphery.

This is Zhu Qizhen's treatment of cabinet members.

In other words, the entry and exit of cabinet members are protected by Jinyi Guard.

Of course, these ministers also know that among these personal guards, there are also the emperor's eyeliner.

But so what? You can't shirk the emperor's love.

It was as if Zhu Qizhen knew that the ministers had a private gathering, and the ministers did not think about hiding it from the emperor. So their so-called secret talks are not too secret.

Liu Qiu couldn't help it, and said: "Xu Youzhen, this villain, he doesn't know how to persuade the saint, and he still does such a thing?" ”

Liu Qiu was a little angry.

But because Xu Youzhen's article is really impeccable, if there were really loopholes, Liu Qiu would have sprayed this article with a ball of dregs.

It's really because he can't argue that Liu Qiu is so angry.

If the emperor had no other thoughts, there would be nothing to do with the revision of the "Daming Huidian". But the emperor's thoughts, maybe others don't know, these people in the cabinet get along with the emperor almost day and night, and the emperor's thoughts, several of them can guess.

Because of this, they didn't want the emperor's mind to succeed.

If Xu Youzhen didn't guess what the emperor meant, they didn't believe it, and Xu Youzhen guessed the emperor's thoughts, but he didn't have the consciousness of civil officials, but went to cater to the emperor.

Every civil official understands one thing, what is the ancestral system? Or do they really care about the ancestral system?

Not care.

Speaking of which, the behavior of destroying the ancestral system is also very happy for the civilian officials.

It's like the beginning of this matter, isn't it that the emperor wants to use the ancestral system to adjudicate officials, but the civil officials don't agree. Although there are various reasons, in essence, they are betraying the ancestral system.

The reason why civil officials respect the ancestral system so much is not that the ancestral system is really not easy for thousands of years, but that he is used to limit the power of the monarch.

From the point of view of civil officials, restricting the power of the monarchy is a problem they face for the ages.

In the Han and Tang dynasties, it was providence that was used to limit the power of the monarchy. It's just that in the Ming Dynasty, it was used to limit the power of the monarch, which was the ancestral system.

Compared to some institutional problems, the emperor's power is not limited. That's the biggest problem.

What kind of consequences can an emperor's misdeeds bring to the world, I don't know how many emperors have made a show in the previous generations

Fan.

Therefore, the power of the emperor must be limited.

But how exactly can it be restricted? There were different approaches to each emperor.

But here in Zhu Qizhen, he has to admit that in terms of power, after breaking the thorn, Zhu Qizhen's power boundary extends infinitely.

It even surpassed Emperor Renzong Xuanzong and chased Emperor Taizong.

It may be impossible to surpass Emperor Taizong, after all, Zhu Qizhen cannot compare to Emperor Taizong, who was killed from life and death. But the problem is that even if it is not as good as Emperor Taizong, it has already made hundreds of officials frightened.

Look at what Emperor Taizong did to civil officials?

How many ministers have been in the Imperial Prison, and even more so Xie Jin's death.

Moreover, they also know that after His Majesty ascends the throne now, he cannot be regarded as friendly to the civilian clique, not to mention anything else, it can be seen from the dispute between the military department and the governor's office of the five armies.

Before Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, the military department almost emptied the governor's mansion of the five armies.

But all this is in favor of the change in the military department, which has ceased since the present time when His Majesty was in power. Now the Governor's Office of the Five Armies has been revitalized. The orthodox nobles stood up again, although they were much worse than the previous founding nobles and Jingnan nobles, but among the orthodox nobles, there are also some bigwigs who are not despised by many civil officials, Meng Ying, Yang Hong, Shi Heng, Guo Deng and others, who seem to be politically honest.

But a tiger that can fight is still different from a cat that can't fight.

And in this way, the emperor broke the restrictions of the ancestral system, and would make such a move, and they were really afraid of this unknown. After all, the emperor is a lot of deviant behavior.

What they did was not to oppose the emperor, but to keep the Ming national policy on a normal track.

During the Hongwu period, the situation of martial nobles and lowly people could never come back.

And Xu Youzhen is also from Jinshi, and he is also a member of the Shidafu Group, so betraying the Shidafu Group, in Liu Qiu's opinion, it is still light to say that he is a villain.

Li Xian said: "Two seniors, now it seems that it is impossible not to repair this "Daming Huidian", and the key is who to cultivate. ”

Wang Wen comprehended and said: "If it is a big matter, it must be a heavy minister, and those who can be called important ministers are nothing more than Cao Gong and Yu Gong, and these people are all from the way and not from the king, even if Your Majesty has all kinds of means today, it is impossible to make them submit." ”

Liu Qiu pondered for a while and said, "If this doesn't work, I will resign as a university scholar, and it is not impossible to go to the Hanlin Academy to study." ”

Zhu Qizhen has been on the throne for more than 20 years, and the old ministers have almost withered.

Li Xian said: "The mind of Senior Liu, the younger generation can understand, but in the opinion of the younger generation, our Majesty, is not a hard person. ”

With that, Liu Qiu and Wang Wen both nodded.

This

point, Zhu Qizhen and the demeanor he showed, so that they didn't have anything to say.

Although Zhu Qizhen has a lot of whimsical ideas, which makes them old ministers unbearable, most of the time, Zhu Qizhen is willing to do things according to the rules of the game. I won't retaliate because my ministers have offended in some places.

Wang Wen couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's a pity to suppress the Duke of Nunnery. This is one thing that you need to ventilate with other people. ”

If Wang Zhi is still there, in fact, Wang Zhi is the best candidate to repair the ceremony.

Li Xian shook his head and said, "I still don't want it." ”

The division of labor in the cabinet has gradually formed, and now in the cabinet, Premier Li Xian is in charge, Yang Hong and Luo Tong are responsible for changing the guard to the county, and even Liu Dingzhi is also involved.

In addition, Liu Dingzhi is also responsible for money and food in various places, as well as disaster relief affairs. As for measuring the fields, Liu Qiu and Wang Yonghe were in charge.

Wang Wen was mainly in charge of Jingcha and the rule of officials.

Speaking of which, the division of labor among the cabinet scholars is not static, and in addition to the fact that the government of the first assistant and the general government remains unchanged, other matters under the jurisdiction of each other are also implicated and frictional.

It's like Liu Dingzhi is in charge of money and food, but other cabinet scholars can't ask? That's fine. There is no problem in terms of authority, but it is not a friendly attitude to meddle in the sphere of power of others.

Li Xian was able to quickly gain a firm foothold in the cabinet, which catered to the political attitudes of Wang Wen and Liu Qiu, and the three of them held together in the cabinet, plus other vacillations, as well as Li Xian's position as the first assistant, he had the upper hand.

After all, Yang Hong has never been involved in the affairs of civil officials, and Liu Dingzhi is a diehard loyalist of His Majesty. Luo Tong is also a little unruly, and Wang Yonghe seems to be similar to the Ministry of Industry he is responsible for, and he is silent.

It's not easy to get these people together.

However, the reason why Li Xian was reluctant to do this was not that it was not easy to pull people over, but that he was worried that the cabinet would be united, which made His Majesty have the illusion of being forced into the palace.

In short, Li Xian adheres to the golden mean, on the one hand, he opposes Zhu Qizhen's too radical approach, and on the other hand, he can't oppose too radically.

It's best to be able to limit things to a certain range and pass quietly.

This time a newspaper came out, which caught him off guard.

It's not that Li Xian is too afraid of things, but Li Xian deeply understands that as the first assistant, he is like a housekeeper's wife, not to make a fuss at home, and to make a big noise, is it the ability?

It's about the harmony of the whole family, even if there are some problems, the ugliness of the family cannot be publicized, and the days are thriving, which is called ability.

It's just that Li Xian has a feeling that what he expects will never be achieved.

The communication between the three of them in Shichahai was quickly reflected in Ming Pao.