Zhu Youxiao used the means of killing the official to threaten Fang Congzhe and others to comply, in addition to maintaining their prestige, more importantly, the two were supporters of imperial power.

The reason why the temple let Fang Congzhe support the cabinet is because he listens to the whole and can carry the black cauldron; After Sun Ruyou entered the cabinet, he went to the "Ten Things of the Dynasty", which were to protect the holy bow, diligent and shengxue, seize sovereignty, call the right time, Su Jigang, save the world, cherish the old man, Yanyan Road, prepare for the border, and Su Min's difficulty, among which the sovereignty is one item, and Zhu Youxiao is in the middle of the school.

Although Zhu Youxiao did not use Wei Jinzhong to review the chapter as in the original historical legend, and every time there was a reply, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Yingjia in the Criminal Division, and Pan Shiliang of Jiangxi Province believed that 'passing on the vote before the vote and changing the vote' violated the ancestral system, and the 'frequent announcement of the central decree' made 'the right to vote aside', and should 'do the best of the central decree' and 'return the proposed post to the cabinet minister', so as to achieve the goal of 'respecting sovereignty with heavy votes'.

"Heavy votes to respect sovereignty" is undoubtedly to enshrine the emperor as a god, and the cabinet intends to exercise decision-making power with votes, and the emperor's imperial approval cannot change the content of the vote, and if there is any objection, it can be returned for redrafting, and it cannot be replaced by a decree without permission.

In this way, the priority of the emperor's imperial approval and cabinet votes is self-evident, and Zhu Youxiao will never agree to it since he can see the difference between taking sovereignty and respecting sovereignty, but the actual destination of power is very different.

With the development of the cabinet system to the present, the cabinet ministers have gradually held the decision-making power in their hands, and their status is equivalent to that of the prime minister, and they can already suppress the six ministries. To a certain extent, it can avoid the emperor's fatigue and decision-making mistakes, which has the meaning of the constitutional system of the monarchy in later generations.

To be sure, such collective decision-making should be seen as democratic progress. However, democracy will inevitably lead to dissenting political opinions, and then various political forces will be formed, and in today's situation of internal and external troubles, it will undoubtedly make the courtiers fall into the quagmire of standing in line, attacking each other, and aggravating internal friction as in the original history, but there is no efficiency in centralizing power.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to centralize power, but he had no intention of dissolving the cabinet, after all, his ability and energy were limited, so he had to follow Taizu's original intention of establishing the cabinet system: let the cabinet only have the power to discuss politics, hold the decision-making power tightly in his hands, and the administrative power belongs to the six ministries.

Han Yi and Liu Yixian are new to the cabinet, although they are close to Donglin, they still abide by their duties. Zhu Youxiao left them, one for checks and balances, and the other for listening and understanding, in order to prevent the dominance of one party and allow the cabinet to compete in a healthy way.

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After Zhu Youxiao looked at the silent Fang Congzhe and Sun Ruyou, he walked up to Yang Lian with a straight face, looked up at the middle-aged man in his early forties, and asked, "Why did I let you accompany you here?" ”

Yang Lian didn't dare to look at the Son of Heaven, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has received the deep grace of the first emperor for more than 30 days, and now the Zigong Palace is in the funeral, and the cemetery has not been built. ”

After Zhu Youxiao ascended to the pole, he promoted Yang Lian to the military department to give the matter (Zheng Qipin, as the commander of the military department), and trusted him. Later, due to the suspicion of the government and the opposition, Yang Lian went up to "The Beginning and End of the Palace Move", which was published by the "Beijing Daily" and the Di Bao, and the government and the opposition no longer talked about the palace.

Zhu Youxiao was a first-hand witness of the palace move, and after Yang Lian's "The Beginning and the End", he naturally wanted to commend him, calling him 'loyal and commendable, Zhi'an Sheji', but the government and the opposition said that Yang Lian's move was meritorious and favored, making him speechless.

When Zuo Guangdou came, he persuaded Yang Lian all the way to stay in office, and when he heard the words, he also knelt down and said, "The emperor, the ministers, Wei Yingjia, Fang Xiaoru, etc., all thought that the palace was moved. ”

Yang Lian ignored Zuo Guangdou and kowtowed, "The ministers moved the palace because of the conspiracy to choose the servants to hang the curtains. And the emperor's name is right, how dare the ministers be greedy for heaven. Recently, public opinion has risen because of the ministers, and there is no need to repay the emperor's deep kindness. ”

Zhu Youxiao frowned and said, "The matter of moving the palace has been seen by the civil and military ministers, and I have repeatedly made it clear that all officials have a purpose in arguing, and they see right and wrong. ”

"Your Majesty ......" Yang Lian looked up and saw that the Son of Heaven looked unhappy, and did not continue.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to scold Yang Lian, but thinking of the age gap and the difference between monarchs and ministers, he couldn't help but give up, turned around and hugged his chest with his left hand, touched his smooth chin with his right hand, and thought about how to deal with it while pacing.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Zhu Youxiao felt that seeing Yang Lian in Beijing would only make the courtiers quarrel with each other, so it was better to let him go. And the previous decrees also needed someone to check the implementation of the situation, so he walked in front of Yang Lian again, "Is there any doubt about the abolition of the Baoquan Bureau, the outsourcing of the post station, and the admission of the academy into the government?" ”

Yang Lian didn't know the intentions of the Son of Heaven, and replied honestly, "The minister knows only a little about it, but he knows that the emperor's intentions are far-reaching, and he has no doubts. ”

Zhu Youxiao thought that Yang Lian was frustrated by public opinion, and even Donglin's lecture was willing to be protected, and smiled slightly, "Then understand it slowly, Yang Lian listens to the order." ”

"The minister is here."

"Yang Lian supervised the imperial history in the transfer of military affairs, patrolled the world on behalf of me, and picketed the government decree to implement the disease."

"The emperor ......" Yang Lian figured it out in an instant, this is to let himself go out to avoid the limelight, his heart was mixed for a moment, and he suddenly felt that he was being pulled by his sleeve, and he saw that it was Zuo Guangdou who was reminding him, and he was busy kowtowing, "Minister, lead the order." ”

"You go to various places on my behalf, and urge me to effectively implement my will, and if you encounter someone who is unusable, neglects to slack government, steals beams and changes pillars, and violates the yang and yin, you will be impeached in secret, and I will severely punish you, and I would rather be in vain than indulge."

"Obey."

Zuo Guangdou was happy for Yang Lian, and also followed and said, "My Emperor Shengming." ”

"Zuo Yushi, you and the cabinet ministers are both courtiers, and you don't want to help, but you actually betray the public and plant the party, suspect the auxiliary ministers, and hurt the national body?"

"If you go, the world will know, you can't use a person for private purposes, you have to go to a person with public opinion, the majesty is not open, the justice is not obvious, please think twice."

"Presumptuous, tired of pilgrimage to the saints and cabinet members, all based on Chen's judgment, at that time, the government affairs were clear, and there was no shortage of direct advice, and there was also such resistance? Where does it come from privately? Do you want to blackmail me with 'righteousness', and you still want to follow Li Rubai's example? ”

"I don't dare."

"The auxiliary minister is my first Jane, Shijia is prudent, and he is specially rewarded, so don't use this to bother him again." Zhu Youxiao didn't want to talk to them endlessly, "The New Year is coming, and the women and children of Liaodong will arrive in Beijing soon, so it is advisable to take precautions." Now I specially order you to patrol the city and the imperial history, with the filial piety of the party, etc., and with the same division, to investigate the treacherous and hypocritical, if there is a bad pool, come to see it. ”

Zuo Guangdou still wanted to argue, but when he saw that the Son of Heaven had turned around and left, he had to bow to him from afar, "The minister's decree." ”

When Zhu Youxiao heard the response from behind, he was so aggrieved that he really wanted to kill all the people with different opinions. However, he could not do that, or he would be surrounded by sycophants.

Zhu Youxiao rode on a white-hoofed black horse with the support of Ji Yong, glanced at Fang Congzhe and the others behind him, and knew that on the road ahead, the power struggle between the emperor and the cabinet would continue, and he had to cultivate more henchmen to help wave the flag.

He then thought of Wei Jinzhong, who was going south, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.