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After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, abolished the prime minister system and concentrated all the power in the emperor, which greatly weakened the power of the ministers and greatly improved the imperial power. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At that time, the imperial power reached its peak, and the minister's power also fell to the trough, so under the elimination of the other, the minister's power was completely unable to compete with the imperial power, and the emperor had the right to kill and kill the ministers of the court, even if it was a senior and respected first-class member, Zhu Yuanzhang also said that he would kill it, and the hundred officials had no power to resist at all!

However, as the so-called "hundred officials on behalf of the Son of Heaven and herdsmen", although the courtiers will compete with the emperor for power and interests, but also will share the pressure and work for the emperor, which is an interdependent relationship, Zhu Yuanzhang severely suppressed the result of the courtiers' power is that the courtiers have completely lost their autonomy, and all government affairs need to be decided by the emperor himself, so the pressure and workload faced by the emperor have naturally increased dozens of times!

The territory of Daming is vast, and there are so many government affairs? If every government affairs need to be handled by the emperor himself, I am afraid that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty will all be exhausted to death, and not every emperor can be as diligent and energetic as Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang or Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, even Zhu Yuanzhang himself couldn't bear such pressure and workload at all, and once wrote a poem complaining: "The hundred bureaucrats have not gotten up, and the hundreds of bureaucrats have slept and I have not slept; is not as rich as the Jiangnan rich man, and the sun is high and the afternoon is still clothed. ”

Therefore, one of the consequences of the great increase in imperial power is that the emperor has become the most fortunate and tiring job in the world.

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was born at the grassroots, clever and wise, decisive and resolute, and energetic, but he can't bear such a blessing, not to mention those later emperors who are clothed and pampered, and can't stand the hardships at all?

So, after Ming Chengzu Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, he soon couldn't bear it, so he set up Wenyuan Pavilion, established a cabinet system, and asked the cabinet ministers to help the emperor study the chapter, and approve their own opinions, that is, the so-called "vote", so that the emperor's work is much easier, no need to carefully study and investigate, just take a general look at the opinions of the cabinet ministers, and then decide whether to agree or not, this is the so-called "red".

During this period, the cabinet was still not authoritative, and only assisted the emperor in handling government affairs, and all the affairs of the cabinet also needed to be discussed with the emperor, which was only equivalent to the emperor's private secretary.

However, as the emperors of the Ming Dynasty became more and more dependent on the voting of the cabinet, the cabinet naturally became an indispensable institution, and the authority became heavier and heavier.

And the cabinet can become the real core of the imperial court, but also because of a will of Ming Yingzong, to the effect that "from now on, the emperor will not go to Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss with the cabinet ministers, and all kinds of government affairs can be voted to the emperor after the cabinet independently studied, as for how the emperor approves the red, the cabinet can not ask." ”

Ming Yingzong is a very legendary emperor, he first became a prisoner, then from a prisoner to the emperor, and finally from the emperor to the emperor. Such an emperor is naturally a person who is well versed in power, and the depth of his attainments in the emperor's mind is probably still above the current Deqing Emperor.

However, Ming Yingzong is also the same as Emperor Deqing, too indulged in power, but he did a stupid thing, he originally wanted to distance himself from the cabinet, monopolize the power of decision-making, once again expand the imperial power, and suppress the cabinet that is gradually sitting bigger, but after he made this will, the cabinet is certainly unable to interfere with the emperor's approval, but the emperor also cannot interfere with the cabinet's vote.

At this point, the emperor and the cabinet were completely disconnected, and this was also the turning point of the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

But as mentioned above, at this time, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has been very dependent on the vote of the cabinet, if he leaves the vote of the cabinet, the emperor will be tired to death sooner or later, in the face of the cabinet's vote proposal, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty most of the time just replies to a sentence of "agree", so the cabinet is equivalent to the decision-making core of the Ming Dynasty, and the will of Ming Yingzong is equivalent to excluding the imperial power from the decision-making core, and the cabinet has become the self-reserved land of the ministers, and the emperor can no longer interfere.

In this way, the authority of the cabinet naturally became heavier and heavier, and the cabinet elders were equivalent to the actual prime ministers, and the emperor's power to approve red decisions became an inconsequential procedure, and the imperial power could no longer suppress the power of the ministers.

Even, in the period of Ming Xianzong, the cabinet vote has become an indispensable element when the imperial court pushes the executive order, the importance has far exceeded the emperor's approval of red, if the officials get a holy decree, there is only the emperor's approval of the red and no cabinet vote, then it can only be regarded as the emperor's private letter, also called the "middle decree", if the "middle decree" and the current imperial decree contradict the current edict of the imperial court, the officials can completely refuse to accept it, and there is naturally a cabinet to support him afterwards, and the emperor is helpless.

It can be said that at this point, if the factor of military power is put aside, the power of the ministers will overwhelm the imperial power.

Today, the cabinet has become recognized as the core of imperial decision-making, and although the Ming emperors repeatedly tried to meddle in the cabinet again or suppress the power of the cabinet, their actions mostly ended in failure.

Even if Emperor Chongzhen of this world is a "Zhongxing Sagejun" with clever means, he only promoted the two decrees of "the cabinet elders cannot concurrently serve in the six ministries" and "expand the number of university scholars" to slightly limit the momentum of the cabinet, so that the imperial power and the vassal power are re-equal, but the vassal power can still compete with the imperial power.

Up to now, Emperor Deqing is an emperor who likes great achievements and is greedy for power, and like those previous Ming emperors, he is also ambitious to suppress the cabinet and meddle in cabinet affairs.

And now, there is a vacancy in the cabinet seats, which is also a great opportunity for Emperor Deqing to realize his ambitions.

At this time, thinking back on the process of the change of power in the cabinet, Zhao Junchen secretly thought: "These 'imperial party' officials spoke out to support Liang Fuchen's entry into the cabinet and auxiliary government, I am afraid that it originated from the secret signal of Emperor Deqing!" And Emperor Deqing wanted to install Liang Fuchen into the cabinet, which is also a foreseeable thing, after all, the current cabinet is the most empty time, Zhou Shangjing lost the position of first assistant, and his appeal was greatly damaged; Although Shen Changmao is the first assistant, his ability and means are slightly insufficient; As for the other pavilion elder Cheng Yuandao, he is even more mediocre and incompetent! During his tenure as the governor of the trilateral region, Liang Fuchen was highly meritorious and prestigious, and if Emperor Deqing fully promoted him into the cabinet, it would be difficult for even Li He, a scholar, to compete...... In this way, Emperor Deqing could meddle in the affairs of the cabinet through Liang Fuchen, and the imperial power would also be greatly increased......"

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's brows furrowed, and he thought again: "It's just that Emperor Deqing's idea has greatly increased the difficulty of Zuo Lanshan entering the cabinet...... Could it be that I have laid out so many foreshadowings, but I still can't prompt Emperor Deqing to have the idea of using Zuolan Mountain to split the 'Zhao Party'? Or did Emperor Deqing plan to support Zuo Lanshan and Liang Fuchen at the same time, so that the two of them could enter the cabinet together? ”

While speculating, Zhao Junchen finally raised his head and secretly observed Emperor Deqing, wanting to speculate on Emperor Deqing's specific intentions through the change in Emperor Deqing's expression.

However, Emperor Deqing was expressionless at this time, just quietly observing the dispute among the officials, without revealing any emotional changes at all, nor showing any tendencies, which was quite unfathomable.

Cabinet seats are related to the formulation of the core policies of the imperial court, and the most important thing is that all factions in the DPRK and China have their own opinions, and no one is willing to back down, so it is natural that there will be disputes in a short period of time, whether it is the "Zhou Party", "Shen Party", "Zhao Party", or "Imperial Party" and "Prince. As long as a certain party proposes its own candidate, it will inevitably be collectively boycotted by other parties, so that even if the "Zhou Party" is strong, it will not be able to easily achieve its goal.

Therefore, at this time, there was still a fierce dispute in the Imperial Palace, and it was completely impossible to reach a consensus.

At this time, Emperor Deqing's attitude was very important, but Emperor Deqing did not make any statement, it seemed that he had other plans.

"It seems that in view of today's changes in the situation, Emperor Deqing has also been planning for a long time, and today's silence may just be to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity, and when he expresses his attitude, I am afraid that the situation in the temple will change drastically......

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen already regarded the plan to investigate Emperor Deqing as his next priority.

After all, Emperor Deqing's attitude had too much influence on Zhao Junchen's plans.

However, since it was impossible to guess Emperor Deqing's intentions, Zhao Junchen at this time did not blindly force it, but turned his gaze to the crown prince Zhu Heyu on the other side, and secretly considered "Prince. party" the idea of the crowd.

At this time, Prince Zhu and Yu also stood there quietly and did not show their attitude.

But "the Prince. The party's successive speeches have already made it clear that "the prince. party", that is, to move closer to the Deqing Emperor with all its might, and unreservedly support the plan of the Deqing Emperor!

Although, "Prince. The party "probably didn't know what the specific plan of the Deqing Emperor was.

However, "Prince. The performance of the "party" seems to be blind, but it is actually a clever move! After all, the biggest crisis of the crown prince Zhu Heyu now is that he has gradually lost the trust and support of Emperor Deqing. The party's "full support for Emperor Deqing's move now can not only restore Emperor Deqing's trust in the crown prince Zhu Heyu, but also enhance the power of the Deqing Emperor, so that the Deqing Emperor can better protect the crown prince Zhu Heyu, and can also take the opportunity to revitalize" the crown prince. party", so that the various factions in the DPRK and China can see the "prince. party".

"Just by virtue of, 'Prince. The party's temperament, I am afraid that they could not think of this kind of plan, they were deeply influenced by Cheng Zhu Lixue, and they have always been happy to sell directly and sell directly, and such an unreserved plan to move closer to Emperor Deqing should have come from Zhao Shancai's handwriting. Zhao Junchen frowned and thought.

"Prince. "Since the party has the assistance of Zhao Shancai, it is more difficult to deal with than before.

And when Zhao Junchen was looking at the crown prince Zhu Heyu, Zhu Heyu was also secretly thinking about Zhao Shancai's advice to him the night before.

"Your Highness, when it comes to tomorrow morning, we should put two principles first! The first is to fully support His Majesty's position, and the second is to try his best to further muddy the situation in the temple! ”

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