Chapter 42: The Lawful Son of Heaven

Because the power of the Son of Heaven is not restricted, the Son of Heaven can decide the life and death of the people in the world with one word, it can be said that the people of the world are regarded as slaves. Because no matter how much money you make, you will be deprived of it by privileges. In that case, why would I try to make money, I just have to find a way to climb up.

When unlawful power is restricted, legitimate power is asserted.

What is a lawful power? That is the legal system itself, and money too.

He Xi didn't think about it so much, because it was in line with the reality of Daming. Let the emperor have no power at all, don't say whether He Xi can do it, Zhu Xiongying may not be able to bear it. This is the time to test his mental endurance.

After all, the fate of the weak monarch and the powerful minister has an answer in the minds of countless people.

The emperor doesn't have any power, He Xi may remain loyal, but the others?

Therefore, He Xi wants a legitimate Son of Heaven, as for the law that this Son of Heaven complies, how to write it? What are the legal powers of the Son of Heaven? How many? This is actually negotiable.

He Xi said: "Inherit the hearts of the people and rule the world, and want the people of the world to rule by law. Rightful Son of Heaven."

Zhu Xiongying said, "What should the legitimate son of heaven in my uncle's mind be? Do you rule according to the Great Ming Law?"

He Xi said, "I shouldn't think what the legitimate Son of Heaven looks like in my mind. It's what an emperor should look like in the eyes of the world. Naturally, the Great Ming Law will have to be revised."

Zhu Xiongying said, "Tell me more."

He Xi said: "The great governance of the world is in the prime minister, His Royal Highness has also read the history books, there is no good governance in the future, and it starts with the prime minister, so in the future, the world must be phased, it can be a group system, but there must be a person in charge."

Zhu Xiongying said, "My first prime minister is your uncle."

He Xi said, "It is our duty."

Zhu Xiongying felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and said, "What does Junquan say?"

He Xi said: "Shoufu has an overview of the world's major affairs, and military power is naturally among them, not to mention that now, the world is undecided, and I have to take care of this matter. However, I can guarantee this, first, the military is completely independent of the civilian officials, the civil and military rule separately, and the prime minister must go through the metropolitan governor, or the military minister, to manage the army. There must be checks and balances in the cabinet. Second, the emperor has a pro-army to protect the palace, and the money and grain come out of the Shaofu, which is in the hands of His Majesty, and the outer court is not allowed to interfere. Third, the prime minister will serve a five-year term, with a maximum of two terms. and His Majesty's nomination is vetoed."

Zhu Xiongying said, "How will the first assistant candidates be selected?"

He Xi said, "Tingtui."

Zhu Xiongying fell into deep thought.

He thought about it repeatedly in his heart, and he didn't believe what He Xi said. said that he believed that what He Xi said now was sincere. said that he didn't believe it, but now except for the power of the pro-guard army, the emperor seems to have no power at all.

Naturally, he was very unwilling.

And these are He Xi's one-sided words, how can Zhu Xiongying believe it, what if He Xi regrets it in the future?

Why wasn't Song Taizu a loyal minister of Zhou Shizong? Is there less of a yellow robe? He Xi's own thoughts sometimes don't matter.

Zhu Xiongying said, "Uncle, these are all false, and today's important matter is entrusted to you. I'm also relieved. It's just that there are some things that need to be explained first."

He Xi said, "Your Highness, please speak."

Zhu Xiongying said: "Deng Zhen abandoned the dark and turned to the light, so that the people of the world will not be guilty of the past, and I want him to be the defender of Beijing and take charge of Beijing's defense."

He Xi glanced at Zhu Xiongying deeply and said, "The minister obeys the order."

Zhu Xiongying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the premise of Zhu Xiongying's talk about everything, a sense of security. If Beijing City can't be in his hands, how can he have the heart to continue to talk with He Xi.

Everything else can be put on hold.

Zhu Xiongying is very aware of the current situation, in the Liaodong and Hebei regions of Beijing, He Xi's influence is too great. Zhu Xiongying wants to be strong

The monarch is also unrealistic. The first thing he needs to do is to keep himself safe.

That's what came later.

Zhu Xiongying thought of Xie Jin's exhortation. Xie Jin said: "Your Highness, no matter what Your Highness thinks, only if Your Highness survives in the current situation, you can say other things. It doesn't matter if Lord He has a different heart, or if he doesn't. It doesn't matter. Now His Highness only has Lord He to rely on. Don't use Lord He, who does Your Highness use? The minister didn't dare to have the delusion of drinking the Yangtze River and returning to Yuhuatai."

"And victory is the foundation of everything, after all, the world is the great tomorrow, not to mention the kings outside, a new emperor who is not surnamed Zhu is not allowed, that is, the ministers of the world do not feel the holy virtue of the first emperor, only His Royal Highness can save the victory, and naturally someone will vote. And it is better to make merit than to make a mistake, Shen Guogong Deng Zhen has now sunk into a subordinate, but his influence in the army is still not comparable to ordinary people. Your Highness may wish to bring him over. In this way, His Royal Highness is in the army, and it is also the foundation, and in the future, if there are people who come to vote in the south, they will be disposed of in this way. Why worry that there is no team to check and balance Lord He."

Zhu Xiongying didn't notice this, Xie Jin didn't seem to say anything, but repeatedly emphasized that checking and balancing He Xi was actually putting He Xi in the position of a chaotic minister and thief.

Xie Jin naturally has his own careful thoughts.

That is, Xie Jin has no foundation in the north, although he also supports the change of the law, but his team and connections are in Nanjing, which seems to be the same as those in Beijing and Liaodong, but they are actually different. These people who run industries are concrete and pragmatic, while Xie Jin is pragmatic.

Xie Jin is a bit too much to say that he is out of place here, but it is a fact that the four sides do not rely on each other.

And the only thing Xie Jin can rely on is his special relationship with Zhu Xiongying.

On the one hand, he eased the relationship between Zhu Xiongying and He Xi, because of the current situation, if the relationship between the two is not eased, the small court in Beijing will not be able to maintain it. On the other hand, he secretly gave He Xi eye medicine, wanting to become the head of the ministers around Zhu Xiongying.

For Zhu Xiongying, what is a legitimate son of heaven is false. Controlling Jingshi and ensuring your own safety is the most important thing.

The bottom line of the two sides has not touched together, and the rest of the things can be discussed.

Zhu Xiongying said, "Uncle, now that the south will not be able to fight for a while and a half, what will you do next?"

He Xi said, "An inside and outside. If Your Highness wants to ascend the throne, then organize the enthronement hall, and if Your Highness is willing to stay in the prison country, then it is okay to pass on the edict to the world in the name of the prison country."

Zhu Xiongying was silent for a moment and said, "Uncle thinks that one is better?"

He Xi said, "It's all right. Your Highness decides for himself. No matter how much you have to form a cabinet first, you will be able to undertake the affairs of the world. The minister thought that it would be better to expand the Beijing Left-behind Division as a cabinet. And because of the change of the law, your cabinet has set up various departments, not only six, but because of the matter, after the matter is completed, the minister estimates that there should be more than a dozen, more than 20 departments. There should be seven cabinet ministers, who are the first assistant to oversee the world's major affairs, the finance minister, the military minister, the academic minister, and other division of labor, each of which is connected to the following departments. The Governor's Office of the Five Armies was changed to the Privy Council, and the Privy Council was appointed as a military minister and served as a military general."

"This is wartime, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will not be appointed for the time being. As for the Inner Court, there is a secretary to supervise the affairs of the Cabinet, and he is directly responsible to His Highness."

"In this way, the affairs of the world will be taken over, so as not to make mistakes, and externally, the minister is ready to set up a governor, the governor of Liaodong, and the governor of Hebei to concentrate on political affairs, and set up two general soldiers, the general army of Liaodong, and the general army of Hebei to oversee the soldiers and horses."

Zhu Xiongying secretly said in his heart: "This is premeditated."

Without him, this reminder is very familiar to Zhu Xiongying. It's just that the six ministries and nine secretaries have become more than a dozen departments under the management of the cabinet.

Zhu Xiongying said, "Then how can you stay outside?"

He Xi said, "Your Highness is invited to go on patrol."

Zhu Xiongying said, "Out on patrol? Patrol where?"

He Xi said: "Go out to patrol the south and north of the desert, and go to Dongshengwei to see Qu Tong."

Zhu Xiongying's heart suddenly moved, pondered for a moment and said, "Most of the Mongols in the south and north of the desert are Mongols, I go to inspect, will they throw themselves at me?" And Qu Tong, I have sent so many letters, but they have not replied, and now they have taken refuge in the south. Even if I go to Dongshengwei, what will happen to me?"

He Xi said, "Your Highness is deserted in the south and north, it must be ours. This has been established for a long time."