Chapter 11 Ministers of the Clan

Zhu Xiongying just used the King of Shu as an introduction.

This is also a problem that Zhu Xiongying feels must be solved.

The vassal kings had already stepped onto the political stage of the Ming Dynasty as an independent political force. The power of the clan is Zhu Xiongying's sharp blade and shackles.

How to arrange these people well is a science.

If Zhu Xiongying does well. Then these people are his help. His position as emperor is unshakable. But if he doesn't do it well, then these people are all challengers to his throne.

He Xi said, "What does Your Majesty mean? The king of Shu wants to become a vassal domain?"

Zhu Xiongying said: "No, Uncle Shu Wang was also your student at the beginning, and you also know his temperament. After what happened at the beginning, he didn't want to leave Jingshi even more. It's just that I think Uncle Shu should be treated favorably, which can be regarded as compensation for Uncle Shu."

He Xi understood as soon as he heard it.

This is a means of rewarding meritorious service and declaring to the world that it is orthodox.

The king of Shu was dissatisfied with Zhu Yunwen. The contradiction between the two of them can hardly be regarded as a political disagreement, and even the King of Shu may not have felt that Zhu Xiongying was orthodox at the beginning. It's just a personal vendetta.

But in many things, it is difficult to distinguish between personal hatred and national hatred.

The king of Shu will not distinguish now.

What to discern? said that he actually didn't think Zhu Xiongying was orthodox?

How can it be?

Since this is the case, the imperial court should reward the king of Shu to show that the Ming court will not forget the meritorious ministers.

He Xi said, "Your Majesty, do you have any ideas?"

Zhu Xiongying said, "Mo Bu Zongren Mansion?"

He Xi pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think the King of Shu will enter the cabinet in the future?"

Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment and said, "Let Uncle Wang enter the cabinet?"

This suggestion was something He Xi never expected. It is difficult to weigh the pros and cons for a while.

He Xi said, "Your Majesty, contact the vassal king in the future. The Zongren Mansion will be of great use. But anyway. The future of the Zongren Mansion is quite limited. If the King of Shu enters the Zongren Mansion, a few years later, it must be Zongzheng. If there is no change, decades later, it will still be the same. But if you want the King of Shu to have a chance to ascend to the cabinet position in the future, you have to think about it."

"I know what kind of person the King of Shu is? As far as his ability is concerned, he is capable of entering the cabinet. Other clans in the capital may not have this ability."

The King of Shu showed a very high level both in history and when he was a student by He Xi's side. But the other clans that stayed in Nanjing, He Xi couldn't say anything.

Zhu Xiongying said, "Uncle, why do you want Uncle Shu to enter the cabinet?"

He Xi said, "Actually, I don't want the King of Shu to enter the cabinet. Instead, he wanted to train clan ministers for the imperial court. I think it's necessary."

Zhu Xiongying said, "Sect minister?"

For a while, Zhu Xiongying thought a lot.

He didn't directly ask He Xi's original intention, but the more he could figure out a lot of things.

In He Xi's framework for the future.

The balance between the power of the prime minister and the power of the monarch is already certain.

Even the balance is a bit excessive. In the future, the power of the prime minister will be prosperous, and the monarch's power will be restricted, which is a matter of high probability.

This is also difficult for Zhu Xiongying to accept. Many times, Zhu Xiongying made small moves, not because he was dissatisfied with some of He Xi's policies, but because he was dissatisfied with the distribution of power.

And the ministers of the clan seem to have changed that.

If the imperial court has several clan ministers in important positions, whether the emperor's power can be asserted. This is not a good thing for the Ming royal family. The most important thing to do is to set a precedent first.

In this way, letting the King of Shu enter the cabinet is a matter that needs to be considered.

It can only be said that the King of Shu thought too well.

He Xi thought much more about the matter of the clan minister than Zhu Xiongying.

On the one hand, Zhu Xiongying is right, the clan minister made the decision to ensure the imperial power by He Xi.

People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless.

Don't look at the contradiction between He Xi and Zhu Xiongying, but if the time is extended, the relationship between the He family and the Zhu family is concerned. For a long time in the future, the relationship between the He family and the Zhu family will be more cooperative than disagreeing.

The emperor's power was guaranteed to a certain extent, which was good for the He family.

However, He Xi didn't think much about his family's affairs. After all, children and grandchildren have their own blessings.

He Xi is more of a sentiment for Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was there, He Xi had very complicated feelings for him, and he was vaguely hostile. And Zhu Yuanzhang is gone. In He Xi's heart, some bad things were relieved. Only the good side remains.

Zhu Yuanzhang actually didn't care about the continuation of the Zhu family's court. It's only before the bigger goal that it becomes less of a concern.

Now a lot of things have been decided.

The change can be regarded as a success.

He Xi didn't mind doing something for Zhu Yuanzhang.

On the other hand, He Xi thought even deeper. This may also be regarded as a way to maintain the Ming royal family, but it may not be the same as Zhu Xiongying thinks.

Ministers of the Clan. There are two identities. One is a clan, the other is a minister, this sentence seems to be nonsense. But it represents the characteristics of such ministers. Most of the time, the ministers of the clan will want to get closer to the imperial power.

It's a given.

But what He Xi has to consider is more of an abnormal situation.

Once there was a conflict between the emperor and the cabinet. And in the irretrievable situation, what should these clan ministers do?

The best way is actually for the ministers of the clan to run back and forth on both sides to resolve the contradictions between the two sides, after all, what kind of things can't sit down and talk.

The best way to do that is no longer feasible when it is not possible.

There can only be one of the two sides at a time. There are many ways to be a clan minister.

First of all, it is possible to defect to the emperor. Take over the cabinet as a clan.

The cabinet system formulated by He Xi is indeed a matter of power. It is comparable to the imperial power. It is difficult for ordinary people to grasp the state apparatus of the cabinet. The status of the minister of the clan is useful.

This represented the victory of the emperor.

Alternatively, the emperor could be deposed as the elder of the clan.

Historically, most of the time, the emperor would have been younger than the minister.

Since he has become a minister of the clan, he must be older than the emperor. Abolish the younger with the elders. But there is a certain reason for this. I can appease a local feudal state. And to be able to become a minister of the clan, in the future, many cases will be far away, and it is impossible to ascend to the throne.

But after all, the clan is a clan, and the surname Zhu is good for the clan.

Therefore, even if the monarch is abolished, under normal circumstances, there will be another monarch.

The throne of the Zhu family can be guaranteed.

And in the imperial court, there is no person with such a dual identity as the minister of the clan. Then the break between the two sides, most likely, represents a great purge, or a usurpation. Because of each other. There's not even the last room to maneuver.

The ministers of the clan are their last room for maneuver.

Although it is said that many times, the people who create the system have good intentions, but they are of no use at all. It's like Zhu Yuanzhang has formulated a lot of policies, but in the end they are all useless. And now He Xi has also reached this realm.

Zhu Xiongying felt that he had figured it out. said, "How does Uncle Wang think Uncle Wang should be settled?"

He Xi said: "This time the country is a meeting, there are many affairs, let the king of Shu come to give me a hand, after the meeting is over, I will naturally give him a good position." If you can use him in the future, it will definitely come in handy."

He Xi deliberately positioned the country as the congress and positioned it as the congress of the Ming Dynasty. That's where the work comes in. The King of Shu participated in it, and let He Xi see the ability of the King of Shu. Second, it also makes the King of Shu familiar with his face, and it will be easy to settle in the future.

There will definitely be a good location.

Zhu Xiongying sighed: "I can't use Uncle Wang for the rest of my life."

Zhu Xiongying felt that he needed to use the scene of Uncle Shu Wang, and there was only one. That is, he died young, and the prince has not yet grown up. Some arrangements must be made to ensure the continuation of the Ming Emperor's power.

Uncle Shu Wang entered the cabinet as one of the cabinet ministers. For the Ming royal family to be optimistic about the operation of the cabinet.

It is one of the arrangements that Zhu Xiongying can do.

He Xi also expected this scene. At critical times, the ministers of the clan also have a role to play.