Daming: Teach the prince about dragon slaying skills at the beginning

The prime minister was dismissed, the prime minister system was abolished, and the cabinet system was established. Only the cabinet ministers were given power to discuss power, but not decision-making power.

If you just look at the cabinet system on the surface, it seems that it is indeed perfect, and it seems to have avoided such things as the threat of the power of the prime minister to the imperial power again.

But in reality, can it really be as perfect as imagined? ! !

Yan Changqing, who has historical downstream experience, knows that it can't! ! !

The cabinet system has reached its peak, all the ministers in the cabinet, especially the chief minister of the cabinet!

Although he doesn't have the name of a prime minister, he also has the reality of a prime minister! ! !

Although it seems that there is no decision-making power, in fact, it still has decision-making power! ! !

Even when the cabinet system developed to its peak, the power of the ministers, or the power of the prime minister, could not only compete against the imperial power again, but even subvert the imperial power several times! ! !

Looking at the power struggle at the top of the entire Ming history, it can be said that starting from Zhu Yuanzhang, it has always been a struggle between imperial power and ministerial power, between the emperor and the civil official group! ! !

In the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were the only ones who had always had the upper hand in the struggle between imperial power and ministerial power, between the emperor and the civil official group! ! !

In order to prevent Xiangquan from threatening the imperial power, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately indulged and tolerated Hu Weiyong for nearly ten years.

Afterwards, Hu Weiyong's deadly handle was caught in one fell swoop, and then he took the opportunity to completely abolish the prime minister system, and strictly ordered the descendants of Lao Zhu's family not to be prime ministers again! ! !

After that, Zhu Di succeeded in Feng Tianjing, succeeded to the throne, and formally established the cabinet system.

But it is still only given to the cabinet to discuss power, and dare not give the slightest decision-making power.

When Zhu Di was alive, in the struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister, and between the emperor and the civil official group, the emperor's imperial power always had the upper hand.

But after the period of Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji of the Ming Dynasty (San Yang assisted the government), the power of the cabinet gradually increased. At this time, the power of the cabinet was no longer just a simple power to discuss politics.

Although the power of the cabinet has been repeatedly raised and lowered at the end of the administration of "Daming God of War, Emperor Jiaomen, Zhu Qizhen".

But after the Chenghua and Hongzhi dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, although the cabinet ministers in the cabinet system did not have the name of prime minister, they gradually regained the status of prime minister.

The cabinet has gradually become a representative of civil and political groups capable of fighting against the imperial power! ! !

After the Jiajing Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, the power of the cabinet reached a peak stage.

After that, it went through the development of the Longqing Dynasty until the early Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhang Juzheng's reform made the cabinet the power center of the court, the power of the cabinet has really reached a peak state! ! !

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the state affairs and government affairs memorials submitted by the six ministries of the imperial court were still read and known by the emperor, and then distributed to the cabinet.

Then the cabinet ministers discussed and drafted the proposals for handling these state affairs and government affairs, and then submitted them to the emperor for decision.

On the surface, it seems that the routine government affairs process has not changed.

However, it is worth noting that in the early Wanli period, Zhu Yijun, the emperor at that time, was only a ten-year-old child! ! !

At that time, Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was the teacher of Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun.

As the emperor's teacher, Zhang Juzheng wanted to influence the decision-making of Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, who was only ten years old at the time. It was not difficult. …

Secondly, Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun's "recognition of red", or the decision-making power was completed under the guidance of Feng Bao, the supervisor of ceremonies.

However, Feng Bao, the supervisor of ceremonies, has a very close relationship with Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng only needs to entrust his opinions to others, and then write them into a memorial, and then he "votes" to agree with them, and then submits them to the emperor for decision.

Afterwards, on the one hand, he secretly influenced Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun's thoughts, and on the other hand, Feng Bao, the supervisor of rituals, also secretly guided Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun's decision-making.

In this way, it was not difficult for Zhang Juzheng to get the consent of Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who was only ten years old at the time.

In this way, the "reports" of the six ministers, the "drafts" of the cabinet ministers, and the "approvals" of the emperor can be said to be all controlled and controlled by Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Naturally, the decision-making power that seemed to be in the hands of the emperor was actually shifted to the hands of Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet, without knowing it.

In the end, the decision-making power of the emperor, the deliberative power of the cabinet, and the administrative power of the six ministries were all concentrated in the hands of Zhang Juzheng again! ! !

If Hu Weiyong was the last veritable prime minister of Ming Dynasty, then Zhang Juzheng was after Hu Weiyong. Although he did not have the name of a prime minister, he was actually a prime minister, or the chief assistant of the cabinet! ! !

It is precisely because of the decision-making power, deliberative power, and administrative power that all three powers belong to Zhang Juzheng.

That's why Zhang Juzheng's New Deal 0.3 was able to be implemented smoothly, and later Wanli Zhongxing was born.

Therefore, the decision-making power does not mean that after it is taken back, it is really taken back once and for all.

At least after the emperor withdrew the decision-making power, the cabinet can also rely on various chances and efforts to regain the decision-making power again! ! !

Therefore, in Yan Changqing's view, the cabinet system is not a truly perfect system, and there will still be cabinet chiefs and assistants who do not have the name of a prime minister but are actually prime ministers in future generations! ! !

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Chapter 242: Discussing political power is also a kind of decision-making power

Moreover, even if you don't look at it from the perspective of downstream history.

From the present point of view alone, even the ministers of Zhan Shifu and Wangfu, who are just the prototype of the cabinet, have decision-making power! ! !

Thinking of this, Yan Changqing picked up the chalk and once again circled the word "discussing political power" on the blackboard wall behind him. The princes said lightly:

"Who told you that discussing power is not decision-making power?!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fang, Zhu Di and other princes were all stunned.

[Deliberative power is also decision-making power? ! ! 】

[Isn't discussing political power just discussing politics? How can there be decision-making power? ! ! 】

[If deliberative power is also decision-making power, then why separate deliberative power and decision-making power? ! ! 】

[Even though the cabinet ministers have drawn up proposals for handling state affairs and government affairs, isn't the decision-making power for final adoption still in the hands of the emperor? ! ! 】

[In this way, how can the cabinet's deliberative power be called decision-making power? ! ! 】

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Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Yu, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, etc., who were frowning 06, Yan Changqing thought for a while, and then said using himself as an example:

"There is a problem with the original family salary system of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty and Your Highnesses, have you revised the family salary system of the Ming Dynasty under my suggestion?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, although they didn't understand why Yan Changqing said that suddenly, they still nodded.

The family salary system of the Ming royal family was indeed modified under Yan Changqing's suggestion.

"The original tax collection system in kind, Your Majesty and Your Highnesses, have you revised it into a tax collection system in currency under my suggestion?!"

Yan Changqing asked again.

Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes still nodded in confusion, still puzzled why Yan Changqing asked such a question.

"It turns out that the treasury system, which is a mixture of the emperor's internal treasury and the national treasury, has been divided into independent emperor's treasury and state treasury under my suggestion?!"

Yan Changqing asked again and again.

This time, only Qin Wang Zhu Xi, Zhou Wang Zhu Xi, and Qi Wang Zhu Xi nodded.

And Zhu Yuanzhang, prince Zhu Biao, Jin Wang Zhu Di, Yan Wang Zhu Di, and Chu Wang Zhu Zhen, under Yan Changqing's repeated questioning, were all stunned at this moment, as if they had caught some clues.

But it didn't grasp the real and most critical point of inspiration.

For a moment, the brows of Zhu Yuanzhang, Prince Zhu Biao, Jin Wang Zhu Di, Yan Wang Zhu Di, and Chu Wang Zhu Zhen were tightly knit together, and they looked like they were frowning.

"Is the original four-level system of provincial capitals, states and counties and the three-level system of provinces, states and counties coexisting in local administrative levels, and under my suggestion, has it been revised into a unified national four-level system of local administrative levels of provincial capitals, states, and counties? !!"

"Is it true that the salary system of officials in the Ming Dynasty has been changed to a system of base salary + reward commission + performance appraisal system under my suggestion?!"

"Is it possible that under my suggestion, the original national policy of the Ming Dynasty, which was emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, has been revised into a new national policy of the Ming Dynasty, which emphasizes both scholars, farmers, and business?!"

Yan Changqing asked one question after another, like waves of turmoil were set off, and they kept beating Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fang, Zhu Di and other princes.

King Zhu of Qin, King Zhu of Zhou, and King Zhu of Qi continued to nod their heads blankly.

And Zhu Yuanzhang, Prince Zhu Biao, Jin Wang Zhu Di, Yan Wang Zhu Di, and Chu King Zhu Zhen all opened their eyes wide at this moment, as if they were hit by a bolt of lightning, and their whole bodies froze!

At this moment, they finally understood what Yan Changqing really wanted to express! ! !

At the same time, Yan Changqing also looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fang, Zhu Di and other princes, stood with their hands behind their backs and said:

"Many national policies and systems of Ming Dynasty were finally revised and implemented in response to my suggestion!!!"

"I am like this, do I really have no decision-making power for Daming?!"

"If there is no decision-making power, why can every one of my suggestions be approved and implemented?!"

"And Your Majesty and Your Highnesses have recognized and implemented every one of my suggestions, so how can it be denied that I do not have the relevant decision-making power for the development of Ming Dynasty?!"

At this moment, no matter it was Zhu Yuanzhang, or the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all understood what Yan Changqing meant, and couldn't help showing a wry smile.

On the surface, Yan Changqing only put forward numerous suggestions for revising the national policy system.

In the end, the power to decide whether to adopt Yan Changqing's proposals for amendments to these national policy systems is still in their hands.

And they can indeed choose not to adopt Yan Changqing's suggestions for revising these national policy systems.

But as long as they adopt, Yan Changqing's proposals for revising the national policy system.

It also means that Yan Changqing has actually influenced and determined the changes in these national policies and systems, and has actually influenced and determined the future development direction of Daming! ! !

And it can affect and determine the changes in the national policy system of the Ming Dynasty, and influence and determine the future development direction of the Ming Dynasty.

So how can it be said that Yan Changqing does not have the right to make decisions about the future development and changes of Ming Dynasty? ! !

"Discussing power itself is also a kind of decision-making power!!!"

"Being able to discuss politics means that you can put forward your own 533 solutions to issues related to state affairs and government affairs."

"And as long as this solution proposal is adopted, it means that this issue related to state affairs and government affairs is resolved according to one's own ideas."

"In other words, if you decide how to solve this issue related to state affairs and government affairs, then you naturally have the right to make decisions about this issue related to state affairs and government affairs!!!"

"In the same way, although the cabinet ministers discussed and drafted the proposals for handling state affairs and government affairs, they still need the approval of the emperor before they can be issued and implemented."

"But in the end, as long as the emperor agrees, issues, and implements those state affairs and government affairs proposals, they all come from the hands of the cabinet ministers."

"Then the cabinet will still hold the power to make decisions about state affairs and government affairs anonymously but in real terms!!!"

"The cabinet system, in the final analysis, is nothing more than letting the emperor control the power to make decisions about the cabinet, and the cabinet controls the power to make decisions about the world's state affairs and government affairs!!!"

Yan Changqing looked calmly at Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fang, Zhu Di and other princes, and said in a calm tone.

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Chapter 243 : The prime minister will change his name, but the prime minister will not disappear completely【Please subscribe, please order all】

After hearing what Yan Changqing said, no matter it was Zhu Yuanzhang, or the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fang, Zhu Di and other princes, they all fell silent.

Originally they thought that the removal of the prime minister, the abolition of the prime minister system, and the establishment of a cabinet system, only for the cabinet ministers to discuss power, so that the emperor can firmly grasp the power of decision-making.

However, what I didn't expect was that the power of discussion itself is actually a kind of decision-making power! ! !

After a long while, Yan Wang Zhu Di just stood up, looked at Yan Changqing and said:

"Although the cabinet ministers also hold the decision-making power, as long as the emperor still firmly holds the decision-making power of the cabinet ministers."

"In this case, even if the cabinet holds the decision-making power, it should not be able to threaten the emperor's imperial power, right?!"

"Cabinet ministers, shouldn't they become the next prime minister who threatens the emperor?!"

For Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Yan, Zhu Di and other princes, their biggest worry is whether there will be another prime minister who can threaten the emperor's imperial power.

And if the decision-making power held by the cabinet ministers is not enough to threaten the emperor's imperial power.

So to be honest, in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes can accept that the cabinet ministers have certain decision-making power.

Hearing Zhu Di's words, Yan Changqing looked at Zhu Di and said softly:

"Do you know how to judge the power of a person?!"

Zhu Di thought for a while, tentatively reached out and clenched his fist and replied:

"Look at the size of the fist he holds?!"

"The greater the power of the fist, the greater the power?!"