Lao Zhu nodded: "Okay." For the sake of you who have been with us for more than ten years, we will leave you a whole corpse. ”

He said to Erhu, "Come, give the order to go down and strangle this eunuch to death." Punish the three clans and raid the house. Give us a good copy, especially his brother and his brother's in-laws. ”

Wang Gonggong and Mama Qi were dragged down.

The person who was leading the board just now outside was also dragged away after the beating.

Lao Zhu asked someone to close the door and raised his chin to Zhu Bai: "Say it." Did the person you want to kill kill? ”

Zhu Bai grinned: "Father, queen mother, and queen mother will naturally not let go of a traitor." ”

Lao Zhu squinted: "Your purpose is not to kill these people." ”

Queen Ma lowered her eyes and sat quietly, clenching the handkerchief in her hand.

In fact, she was also curious about the reason why Zhu Bai had to stay here and watch the princess being arrested.

Because Zhu Bai would not be so "kind" to help her sort out her housekeeping and help Lao Zhu eradicate the ministers.

Thinking about it, most of the time he wanted to take this opportunity to tell Lao Zhu Jinyan that she couldn't take care of so many princes by herself, so it was better to let the princes get closer to their mothers. Then he can logically Chenghuan under Concubine Hu Shun's knees.

It's a pity that this child is still too young to understand that Lao Zhu asked her to manage all the princes, in fact, to restrict the rights of the concubines.

No matter how favored Zhu Bai is, Lao Zhu will only let her, a wife, be the most powerful person in the harem!

Or, it is Zhu Bai who wants to recommend someone to Lao Zhu to replace the prince, so that he can slowly install his power in the harem.

Lao Zhu will not let him get his wish.

Zhu Bai tilted his head and said: "Erchen always thinks that Shang Baojian is so powerful, holding all the jade seals, he wants to build wherever he wants." The decree is made at will. ”

Lao Zhu shook his head and smiled: "Tut-tut, they all say how powerful you are, but you are actually still a doll." You're thinking too much of us. ”

Zhu Biao explained: "The generation of the Holy Decree is not so simple. The province of books or six proposed. After the father adopted it, he dictated to the celebrant to record the holy decree, and then the father wrote the edict, and the two tigers took the edict to Shangbao to get the corresponding jade seal and send it to the imperial study, and the celebrant stamped the holy decree under his supervision, and then the celebrant promulgated the decree. ”

Lao Zhu said: "Do you understand? Without our hand, others can't get the jade seal. ”

Zhu Biao said: "And according to the different grades of officials, the texture of the handle of the holy decree shaft is also different, the first product is a jade shaft, the second grade is a black rhinoceros horn shaft, the third grade is a gold shaft, and the fourth and fifth grades are black horn shafts." The fabrics are all silk brocade fabrics made of fine silk, and the patterns are mostly auspicious clouds and cranes. ”

Zhu Bai said: "What the eldest brother said can be anti-counterfeiting to a certain extent, but if you want to forge it, it is not completely impossible. If the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the seal of Shang Bao collude, he can fake the edict of the emperor to take the jade seal, and then forge the holy decree. ”

The decree of the Tang Dynasty was that each person in Zhongshu Province wrote a first draft for a certain matter, and after writing, the highest governor of Zhongshu Province selected the best written decoration and polishing among them to form a familiar draft, and then sent it to the emperor for a seal (the emperor can modify it with a red pen, but he theoretically has no direct veto power), and then handed it over to Menxia Province for review and sealing, and finally handed over to Shangshu Province for implementation.

In other words, the person who wrote the decree did not have the right to seal it.

He who seals does not have the right to make a holy decree.

It's a different group of people who are doing it.

And it is only effective if it is written in the book, under the door, and the seal of the emperor and three people.

Unless you have full control over the three departments, you can't do it alone.

After Lao Zhu established the Ming Dynasty, he directly abolished the province of the door, and the province of Zhongshu could be suggested by the excerpt, but there was no right to write the holy decree.

In a word, the power of the monarch overwhelms the power of the ministers.

Lao Zhu held all the rights in his own hands, but he didn't bother to prevent counterfeiting.

As everyone knows, such a concentration of power makes it convenient for those traitors to do whatever they want.

When he died, the next generation would not be as good as the next, and all the royal power that should be held by the emperor would fall into the hands of eunuchs or ministers.

Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, lowered his eyes and pondered.

Zhu Bai said so, and he was right.

Now we are strong and clear-sighted.

But if one day we are bedridden and unconscious, it is difficult to guarantee that Shang Bao Jian and the celebrant will not join forces to falsely preach the holy decree.

At that time, who will succeed as emperor will not be up to us.

In addition, the edict and the general's seal are important things that can mobilize the army of the whole country.

If you take it out together with the false decree, the world will be in chaos.

Wasn't Qin Shi Huang just put together by a eunuch and a minister?

The more Lao Zhu thought about it, the more his heart sank, and he exchanged thoughtful glances with Zhu Biao, and asked Zhu Bai: "What do you think?" ”

Zhu Bai said: "Erchen is thinking, even the silver ticket of the official silver village. The title deed has to take some effort to prevent counterfeiting. The Holy Decree is so important that you need to think of a special security mark. Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty by the father, every holy decree has 'Fengtian carries the emperor's edict', so the word is anti-counterfeiting. For example, you can embroider a silver dragon flying on both sides, and then embroider the moire and the word 'Feng' at the far right, which is the first word at the beginning of the holy decree. Embroidery skills can only be mastered by two or three court officials. After the blank decree is made, it is strictly counted and kept by another person who can be trusted by the father. It's equivalent to adding a level. If someone wants to forge it, they must first be able to obtain a blank decree. ”

In fact, the best way is to follow the example of the Tang Dynasty and decentralize power.

However, he will not mention this to old Zhu to the death.

In fact, no matter how you protect it, if the person sitting on the throne is incapable, in the end, the imperial power will still be snatched away in various ways.

Lao Zhu nodded again and again: "This is okay." The Ministry of Rites will do it immediately. ”

Zhu Bai also said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been watching the recital in the imperial study with his father for several years, and since last year, he has done several major things that are popular with the people and supported by the ministers. Erchen believes that now is a good time for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to supervise the country. ”

Queen Ma glanced up at Zhu Bai in surprise.

Zhu Biao was also very nervous.

Zhu Bai is right, watching the folds in the imperial study is just helping Lao Zhu pass by, he has never really handled state affairs independently.

To say that he does not want to be independent is false.

He is already in his twenties, and if he is in an ordinary person's house, he will start to take care of the house.

Lao Zhu lowered his eyes and sat for a while: "Let's think about it, it's time to slowly let Biao'er handle state affairs independently, but the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and you can't be too anxious." ”

The last time he was sick, it was a small test for Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao can only be regarded as barely qualified.

Now he also wants to know whether Zhu Biao has the ability and courage to deal with Zhongshu Province, Liu Bowen, those Ziyan officials and the cunning and lazy ministers.

Lao Zhu agreed.

Zhu Bai hurriedly said: "Father is wise. ”

Lao Zhu squinted at him: "Speaking of which, it's all a matter of the court, we can't see what good it is for you to do this." ”