Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 279 Safe Practices

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunying was naturally very concerned about the war in the north, and he had no reason not to.

It's just that Zhu Yunying is also full of confidence in the strength of the Ming Dynasty. The current Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly thriving, and the national power of the Ming Dynasty can also be said to be getting stronger and stronger.It cannot be said that Ming's current military strength is the strongest, but it is definitely still at its peak.

The overall strength is strong, so he can naturally wrestle with a relatively weak Tartar.Facing such an opponent cannot be ignored, but it can absolutely guarantee the absolute initiative.Strategically, it is naturally necessary to despise the enemy, and this is possible.

It's just that Zhu Yunying is very clear that he can guarantee the initiative very well now, and he believes that the Ming Dynasty will definitely win.He has a lot of elite soldiers, he also has a lot of advanced military equipment, and he has the absolute initiative in all aspects.

What I care about now is the affairs of the government.

Even though it seems that the weather in the Ming Dynasty is going well, the state affairs still need to be dealt with all the time.

Grabbing a handful of fried soybeans, Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Grandfather, grandson is going to leave some affairs to the cabinet scholars."

"What?!" Old Zhu, who was drinking a little wine, was stunned for a moment, and then furious, "We have worked so hard all our lives to make our emperor speak loudly and firmly! They will be able to fool you in the future!"

In fact, the current Cabinet Grand Scholars only have the status of advisors, and the emperor has the final decision-making power, and the Grand Scholars rarely have the opportunity to participate in decisions.A cabinet bachelor is really just a senior secretary.

The decision-making power, power of discussion, and administrative power are now firmly controlled by the emperor. In fact, after Lao Zhu abolished the prime minister, the imperial power was highly concentrated. The emperor directly took charge of the government affairs of the six departments and one hundred ministers, which was actually equivalent to concurrently serving as the prime minister. .

Zhu Yunying looked at Lao Zhu, and said earnestly, "Grandfather, grandson, can you be considered diligent? When my father was around, he was also considered diligent, right? It's just that in our current situation, it is said that two emperors are dealing with it." The government can’t go too far.”

Lao Zhu did not speak, basically acquiescing to such a reality, because before he even let Da Zhu handle the government affairs.

Zhu Yunying was very serious, and said, "Now we need to deal with all the memorials, big and small. Besides, the emperor's grandfather loves the people like a son, and even set up the Dengwen drum himself, so there are more things to do."

Dengwen drum, this system existed in the Western Zhou Dynasty.And old Zhu Aimin is like a son, set up a Dengwen drum outside the Meridian Gate, and ordered a supervisory censor to watch it here.

Of course, ordinary small cases are not allowed to beat the Dengwen drum. For example, ordinary civil cases such as land and fights, including clans or related to the imperial examination, do not need to beat the Dengwen drum.But once the Dengwen drum rang, it would be a headache.

Although Lao Zhu made further rules in the 28th year of Hongwu, for example, if the people living outside the capital went to Beijing to beat drums to complain, the Metropolitan Procuratorate still needed to send imperial envoys to supervise the censor to inquire about the case.

But in any case, this Dengwen drum has increased the workload of the emperor, and the number of cases tried in person is also increasing.

Zhu Yunying told the truth, and there was nothing embarrassing about it, "The grandson is not made of iron, and he can't bear it. Some small things, the grandson thinks about it and doesn't allow us to ask it in person."

"A small matter?" Old Zhu stared, quite unhappy, "One person thinks it's a small matter today, and another one thinks it's a small matter tomorrow. All these small things are put down one by one. What is the emperor doing? Let the six ministers Handle the affairs in person, and the next cabinet will look at the memorial and think it is a big or small matter before handing you the paper, and sooner or later you will be emptied!"

Well, these things that Lao Zhu said are likely to happen, and the cabinet in history has gradually gained power.Immediately, although the cabinet scholars did not have the title of prime minister, they actually had the power of prime minister, even Yan Song and Zhang Juzheng, who had been in charge of government affairs for more than [-] years, and the power of the cabinet was completely the same as that of the former prime ministers.

Zhu Yunying scratched his head and said, "Grandson is going to hand over the large and small memorials to the Minister of General Affairs for a summary, and the Supervisor of Rituals will report to the emperor for review, and then hand it over to the cabinet. The opinions are submitted to the emperor for approval, and finally the six subjects are proofread and issued."

Old Zhu didn't speak, just stared at Zhu Yunying very unhappy.He knew very well that his grandson was also a stubborn bull, and it was impossible for ordinary people to change his mind.

This stubborn species is also the tradition of Lao Zhu's family, Lao Zhu is stubborn, and his wife is also stubborn.As a result, the eldest son who was born is stubborn, not to mention the eldest son, this eldest grandson is actually a stubborn guy!
Don't look at this precious grandson who is very obedient sometimes, but Lao Zhu knows very well that under his well-behaved appearance, this grandson of his is an out-and-out stubborn kind, and sometimes he doesn't have much to do .

Zhu Yunying continued, "My grandson thinks that the emperor should be diligent in his administration, but he shouldn't focus on big and small things."

Lao Zhu asked rather sarcastically, "Then tell us, what is a big deal and what is a small deal? What you just said seems to have torn the headband on the cabinet. What do you do if you are in collusion and hiding it from you? Besides, the emperor doesn’t do anything, and all major and minor matters are handled by the subordinates, what should the emperor do if he is playful?"

There is no need to worry about this. There are diligent emperors, and there must be no shortage of lazy emperors.It's not that if you have a cabinet, you will definitely be lazy, but it still depends on the character of the emperor himself.

It is impossible to expect that the emperors of Ming Dynasty will be as hardworking as Lao Zhu in the future.In addition to character, you also need a strong body, otherwise you really can't handle it.Even Zhu Yunying, who thinks he is diligent enough, can't handle it sometimes.

Old Zhu was not happy, so he still said, "Ying'er, you have read a lot of history books, and many emperors have been made empty. If this emperor loses power, what kind of emperor is he?"

"Grandfather, grandson naturally thought about this too." Zhu Yunying opened his mouth and said very seriously, "Grandson also thought about the matter of the cabinet taking power, thought that the cabinet might take away the imperial power, and was also worried that civil servants would start to gain momentum because of joining the cabinet. "

Hearing what Zhu Yunying said, Lao Zhu comforted him a little, his grandson is not a short-sighted person.In this regard, Lao Zhu is full of confidence. He is full of confidence and expectations for his precious grandson.Of course, Lao Zhu is also very clear that his grandson wants to increase the power of the cabinet, and he definitely does not mean that his grandson is a slacker.

Lao Zhu also has confidence in this point, because his grandson, like him, is a person with a strong desire for power in his bones. His grandson took control of power when he was very young, and he enjoyed it and enjoyed it immensely.What's more, his grandson had been in contact with the government early, and handled it very well, which is not the character that an emperor should have.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there are also many emperors in history who got up early and were diligent in governing, but in the late period they abandoned the government.

Lao Zhu is taking precautions before they happen, not to mention that he is so concerned about his life that he thinks about many things in the long term.Otherwise, it wouldn't be "Emperor Ming Ancestors". Even the names of future generations, eating, drinking and traveling have to be considered in every detail. It is simply worrying that future generations will not be able to take care of themselves at all.

Zhu Yunying didn't care about that much, and continued, "Grandfather, my grandson has also thought about it. The courtiers in the cabinet must not let them have too much power, and they should be supervised. Let's not talk about the eunuchs in the palace, give them power, Those people could also sit big."

This is a fact, even if Zhu Yunying's history is not particularly good, but the names of Wei Zhongxian and Liu Jin are still heard of.The famous Dongchang once suppressed Jin Yiwei and made Jin Yiwei a lackey. This shows the horror of eunuchs intervening in politics.

There were indeed many eunuchs who intervened in politics in history, but generally speaking, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the power of eunuchs was the greatest in history.These are naturally the results of decentralization, and eunuchs interfering in politics is still very scary.

"But eunuchs are good. These people are the royal family slaves." Zhu Yunying said calmly, "Without the support of the emperor, these eunuchs can't do much."

This can be regarded as a fact, at least the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty did not have such power as to abolish the emperor.No matter how powerful these eunuchs are, they often fall when they lose their Sacred Heart.

Old Zhu looked at his grandson with some relief. His grandson often looked like him.Suspicion is serious, which means pointing at outsiders.And know how to check and balance, absolutely don't want to see a certain party's power is too large.

Zhu Yunying knows that it is difficult to persuade Lao Zhu to accept the decentralized cabinet at once, and many things require continuous efforts.

There is no need to be too anxious about this matter for the time being. Zhu Yunying didn't think that he would become the emperor, so his grandfather would accept his words immediately.Grinding slowly is a strategy. The most important thing is to prove that some of your ideas are beneficial to the development and inheritance of Daming through constant communication. This is the key.

Lao Zhu attaches great importance to the Zhu family's country. As long as it is beneficial to the inheritance of the country, Lao Zhu can accept many things, even if those things may not satisfy Lao Zhu.But for the sake of the country and the Zhu family's rule, Lao Zhu also accepted it.

Zhu Yunying, who returned to the East Palace, was overjoyed. His precious daughter was learning to walk unsteadily, but his fat son was doing a disservice.

"Ruyi, you can't walk, you're going to fall!" Little Zhu lay on the ground, crawling decently, "Crawl, you are the best at crawling!"

Zhu Ruyi, who was supposed to dare to stand up only after being supported, sat down on her buttocks, and happily crawled towards her brother.

Little Zhu was also very happy, crawling around with his baby sister.Don't walk, you will fall if you walk, it's safest to climb!
(End of this chapter)