Chapter 304: The Form of Government of Wei
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"When the Wei State was first established, what do you think of the future system?"
Cao Cao had just returned from the Temple of Heaven this time, and he met with the ministers non-stop, of course, not to show off the so-called prestige of the King of Wei, or to experience the difference between the King of Wei and the Duke of Wei, but for the political system of the Wei State in the future.
The form of government, after the influence of the West in later generations, is of course the so-called monarchy dictatorship or constitutional monarchy, etc., but at this time in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the so-called form of government, to put it bluntly, is actually the system of the imperial court.
The political system of the Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties is different from each other, and the Zhou Dynasty is too long ago to say much, as for the Qin Dynasty, it is to inherit the Zhou Dynasty after the modification, and the three public system appeared, and the next successor Han Dynasty was also modified from the political zhì of the Qin Dynasty, until this time there was a system of three princes and nine secretaries.
Originally, according to history, the system of three princes and nine secretaries created by the Han Dynasty, and the Wei and Jin dynasties that succeeded it after it still existed for a period of time, and it was not until the Sui and Tang dynasties that it finally disappeared, but because Cao Cao, a person with the memory of later generations, survived, the disappearance of the three princes and nine secretaries system in the Wei political system is obvious.
"Back to the king, according to the minister's opinion, the Han Dynasty's three princes and nine ministers system, inherited to this day has been unusable, on the contrary, the king created the three provinces and six ministries in the past, not only greatly increased the action of the imperial court, but also made some Shen officials disappear, so in the opinion of the ministers, the best political system of my Wei State is none other than the three provinces and six ministries system!"
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, the system of three provinces and six ministries is the system that is most suitable for the national conditions of my Great Wei!"
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!"
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Not to mention that these ministers are all smart people, they are all very aware of some unspoken rules in the Chinese officialdom, and understand that Cao Cao's words just now are just a show, even if they don't understand, these officials with vested interests who have benefited from the three provinces and six ministries system. It is impossible for Cao Cao to abandon the three-province six-ministry system and use other systems.
"The prime ministers of the three provinces and the six Shangshu, what is your opinion?"
The middle and lower-level officials seconded the proposal, which made Cao Cao happy. Although it is clear that the officials of the vested interest class are not those scholars who are stupid in reading, for them, the so-called discipline does not exist at all.
But I saw those officials who were the most fierce opponents of the three-province six-ministry system in the past. At this time, it was a righteous and awe-inspiring mention of the three provinces and six ministries system, and Cao Cao was disgusted in his heart, but also quite relieved.
After all, from the undisciplined actions of these officials, it can be clearly seen that the system of three provinces and six ministries is different from the time when it was first born, and under it, a huge class of vested interests has emerged.
The middle and lower-level officials all agreed, so in order to do a good show, do it perfectly. Cao Cao still didn't mind wasting some time, and personally asked the giants in the three provinces and six ministries, the three prime ministers and the six scholars.
"Back to the king, the ministers thought that although the system of three provinces and six ministries had not been implemented for a long time, it was the most suitable political system for my Great Wei, and the ministers seconded it!"
The answer of the nine people is obvious, as they have the greatest benefit among the three provinces and six ministries, of course, they will not oppose this system of three provinces and six ministries that is in their own interests and that their colleagues are also very beneficial to the country. Became the government of the Wei State.
Looking at the civil and military officers who were all bent down below, a smile rose on the corner of Cao Cao's mouth, and he said with a smile: "Okay, since all the Qing families have agreed." Then Lone once again announced that from now on, the system of three provinces and six ministries will become the political system of my Great Wei! ”
"The king is wise!"
Civil and military officials, the feelings in the voices this time can be said to be very sincere. Cao Cao's determination of the three provinces and six ministries system was tantamount to safeguarding their interests, and of course they felt that Cao Cao was wise.
Looking at the civil and military who shouted his wisdom below, Cao Cao once again felt that as a superior person, when he was in power, it was undoubtedly very stupid to be tough, only in this way on the surface it seemed that he was obedient to his subordinates, and he seemed to be good at admonishment, but in fact, he completed his purpose quietly.
"Your Majesty, I have just established the Great Wei Dynasty, and determining the political system is only one of them, and there is one more thing that needs to be determined by the king as soon as possible."
Xun Yu, the prime minister of Menxia Province, who had just returned from Youzhou because of Cao Cao's edict, came out of the column with Guiyu in his hand and said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty, I have established the Great Wei Dynasty, although there are many matters that have not been resolved, but in the opinion of the ministers, it is the most important thing to determine the capital of my Great Wei. ”
"Well, what Xun Aiqing said is true, what do you have any good opinions about my Great Wei Capital?"
Cao Cao is not putting on a show this time, but he really doesn't know where to set up the capital of Wei, if it is more than a thousand years later, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Cao will definitely not say a word, and will set up the capital in Nanjing.
After all, at that time, the importance of the sea was more important than the land for a certain period of time, and if you want to turn the traditional continental empire of China into a continental maritime amphibious empire, it is undoubtedly the best to set up the capital in Nanjing, on the edge of the Yangtze River.
However, at this time, not to mention that Nanjing is located in Yangzhou at this time, and Yangzhou is still under the rule of Sun Jian, just by virtue of the current technology, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to want to enter the Great Voyage, if the capital is set up in Nanjing, not to mention that it is too far away from the north, Yangzhou has not been thoroughly developed at this time, and the idea of Nanjing becoming the capital has been directly crossed out.
After the idea of Nanjing was crossed out of Cao Cao's mind, Cao Cao thought of Beijing, the capital of later generations, Beijing can be described as the capital of several dynasties, and it is not impossible to make it the capital, but just for a moment, this idea was also crossed out by Cao Cao on his own initiative.
After all, at this time, Youzhou is the same as Yangzhou in Jiangdong, it has not been completely developed, and the three dynasties of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties of later generations set up Beijing as the capital, which all have their own political considerations, and the Yuan Dynasty needless to say, Beijing is the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, but it is close to the Mongolian steppe, which is undoubtedly very suitable for the Yuan Emperor who is the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty of China and the Khan of Mongolia.
As for the Ming Dynasty, it was even simpler, the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, who raised troops to launch the Battle of Jingjing, his foundation and nest, but it was in Beijing, plus the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, to put it bluntly, it was the history of fighting with the remnants of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and Beijing was set as the capital.
Zhu Di's idea was obviously very successful but also a failure, and for more than two hundred years in the Ming Dynasty, whether it was a minister or an emperor, his eyes were focused on the Mongols.
For more than 200 years, the Mongols who had conquered the whole world were directly disabled by the Ming Dynasty from the war and economy, although the Ming Dynasty itself did not get much better in the end, which can be described as a great loss of vitality, but Zhu Di's original idea was obviously successful. (To be continued.) )