Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2116
"Who in this world deserves to be regarded as the Marquis of Shen?"

This question is a bit interesting, the relationship between the Marquis Shen of the Zhou Dynasty and the royal family of Zhou is in-laws!This was not the case in the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, it had already been very prepared for this situation. Therefore, behind King Zhou You's Queen Shen, there was a powerful family of Marquis Shen, but Queen Wang did not have an equally powerful family behind her.

Of course, it is an indisputable fact that Gao Wushi has played the important role of the Queen's family to a large extent in the past 20 years since the struggle for the foundation of the country became the core topic in the Ming Dynasty.

"Looking horizontally, it looks like ridges and peaks, with different heights and heights. I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, but I just live in this mountain." It is difficult for the officials of the imperial court to assume one thing in the "situation" of the struggle between the country and the country: if Without Gao Yushi's unwavering support over the years, would the Empress be able to see the moonlight as she is today?

In fact, most of them, privately asking themselves, think it's impossible.In other words, if the eldest son of the emperor is Zhou Ping Wang Yijiu, the civil official group is the princes of the Guandong, and the queen is the Queen of Shen, then Gao Yushi is undoubtedly the Marquis of Shen!

Gao Yushi is not a relative in itself, but he played the role of a relative of the queen in this matter.Once this is the case, no matter whether the queen herself really does not violate the rules, the issue of "foreign relatives intervening in politics" still becomes a potential possibility.

Although the Empress and Elder Gao Ge are not real family members, Elder Gao Ge's long-term support for the Empress is enough to make the relationship between them highly close.Under this premise, whether the "Empress Shen" is involved in politics is not important, what is important is that the "Marquis of Shen" behind the "Empress Shen" not only has the ability to interfere in politics, but he is even the speaker of the foreign court now, which is very dangerous.

In fact, the problem of foreign relatives interfering in politics in China since ancient times has been a long-term process from extremely serious to basically negligible.In the Ming Dynasty, this problem could even be said to have disappeared at the national level.

What is a "relative"?To put it simply, foreign relatives are the natal families of the king's mother and wives and concubines, the natal families of the king's uncles, nephews, and grandnephews' wives and concubines, and the husband's families of the king's sisters, daughters, nieces, and granddaughters' husbands.

Such as grandfather, father-in-law, uncle, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, nephew, cousin, cousin, nephew, etc., they can all be called "foreign relatives".From this point of view, considering the relationship with Princess Yongning, Gao Yushi is really a relative in essence, but his identity as a relative has not been made public, and it is impossible to make it public.

However, the so-called "foreign relatives intervening in politics" generally require foreign relatives to take advantage of the emperor or his youth—for example, in the Qin Dynasty, during the period of King Zhaoxiang of Qin Dynasty, because King Zhaoxiang was young, the Queen Mother Xuan was able to rule as the Queen Mother, so other relatives The younger brothers Wei Ran and Mi Rong were able to control the court; another example was the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the period of Hedi, because the Emperor Hedi was young, and the Empress Dowager Dou came to the court to listen to the government, his brother Dou Xian took the opportunity to manipulate the government and "shocked the court with authority".

Or fatuous—such as the Northern Zhou Dynasty, during the period of Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, because of the fatuousness of Emperor Jing, Yang Jian, the father of Empress Yang Lihua, was able to take over the imperial power on his behalf, and finally replaced him with the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Or incompetence—such as the Western Han Dynasty, the period of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, because Emperor Hui was incompetent, Empress Lu came to the court to rule, and her nephews Lu Tai, Lu Chan, Lu Lu, and grandnephew Lu Tong were able to exercise power and chaos; or the Tang Dynasty, Tang Xuanzong period Because Xuanzong was old and fatuous, Yang Guozhong, the elder brother of Concubine Yang, took the opportunity to manipulate the government.

In short, it was because the emperor himself was unable to exercise imperial power, so he was able to control the government and exercise the imperial power that only the emperor could exercise without authorization.

The reason why foreign relatives have the opportunity to participate in politics should at least trace back to the "family world" of the Xia Dynasty.

Since the Xia Dynasty opened the "family world", it has been a common problem for foreign relatives to interfere in politics.In most dynasties, there were foreign relatives who interfered in politics, such as Huo Guang in the Han Dynasty, Jia Sidao in the Song Dynasty, and even those who sought to usurp the throne, such as Wang Mang in the New Dynasty and Yang Jian in the Sui Dynasty.

It can be said that "foreign relatives intervening in politics" was an unavoidable problem in most dynasties in China, even the strong Han and the prosperous Tang Dynasty were not immune.

For example, in the Han Dynasty, from the beginning of the Han Emperor Gaozu to the end of the Han Dynasty, the emperor was consecrated, and the foreign relatives participated in the government throughout the 407-year history of the Han Dynasty.Lu's (Han Gaozu Liu Bang Empress Lu), Dou's (Han Emperor Wen Liu Heng Empress Dou, Han Huan Emperor Liu Zhi Dou's, Han Zhang Emperor Liu Da Empress Dou's), Wang (Han Jing Emperor Liu Qi Empress Wang, Han Emperor Yuan Emperor Liu Xi, Empress Wang), Huo (Han Wudi Liu Che, Empress Wei Wei), Deng (Han He Emperor Liu Zhao, Empress Deng), Yan (Han An Emperor Liu Hu, Empress Yan), Liang (Han Shun Emperor) Empress Liu Bao (Liang family), He family (Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong's empress He family) and other relatives appeared one after another.

As a result, for nearly two-thirds of the time in the Han Dynasty, the government was controlled by foreign relatives, and even the Western Han Dynasty was destroyed by foreign relatives Wang.Although the Eastern Han Dynasty was not destroyed by foreign relatives, the He family was also one of the reasons for its demise.

For example, in the Tang Dynasty, although the problem of foreign relatives intervening in politics in the Tang Dynasty was not as serious as that in the Han Dynasty, it was more frequent in the middle Tang Dynasty.First, the Wu family (Tang Emperor Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian) took Tang and replaced it. After the "Dragon Coup", Li Tang was restored and the Wu family lost power.Later, Webster (Empress Li Xian, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty) conspired with Wu Sansi to disrupt the government, and then even poisoned Zhongzong, intending to take Tang and replace him.Afterwards, "Tang Long Coup" Webster was punished, Emperor Ruizong Li Dan came to the throne, after that Ruizong abdicated Xuanzong Li Longji, and Xuanzong favored Concubine Yang in his later years, and Yang's relatives took the opportunity to disrupt the government.

It can only be said that "foreign relatives intervening in politics" was an insoluble problem in China's feudal period. In most dynasties, even if the founding monarch was wise and powerful, the issue of foreign relatives interfering in politics was always a big problem hanging over the head of the new dynasty.

However, everything is an exception. There is such a dynasty that has never really had the problem of "foreign relatives intervening in politics" in its nearly 300-year history. This magical dynasty is the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, although there were various problems such as the emperor’s slack in government, eunuchs taking power, constant party disputes, and widespread corruption, these problems also existed in other dynasties, but the Ming Dynasty never had the problem of foreign relatives interfering in politics or even chaotic politics. This has to be said It is a rare light in the Ming Dynasty court.

Then why was the problem of foreign relatives interfering in politics that could not be solved even in the prosperous Han Dynasty, prosperous Tang Dynasty, and Fu Song Dynasty, be perfectly solved in the Ming Dynasty?

There are two reasons why foreign relatives in the past dynasties were able to intervene in politics. One is that the emperor was young, fatuous or incompetent, and the other was that the emperor's wives, concubines, aunts or biological mothers had the ambition to control the government, or even replace them.

For example, during the period of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Dou took the name of Emperor He when he was young (he was only 10 years old when he ascended the throne), so that he could justifiably proclaim the system in front of the court. Later, Empress Dowager Dou had political ambitions and tried to control the government. Therefore, his brother Dou Xian was able to manipulate the government and "shocked the court with authority".Another example is the period of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, because Emperor Hui was incompetent and Empress Jia was extremely politically ambitious, so Jia Mo, Jia Mi and other relatives of Jia's family were able to control the government.

It can be said that if a foreign relative wants to participate in politics, he must meet the above two points. As long as one of them cannot be satisfied, it will be difficult for the foreign relative to control the government.

For example, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as Liu Che, a talented and bold man, grew up, the relatives of Dou and Wang who once controlled the government lost power one after another, and could no longer control the government.Another example is during the Renzong period of the Song Dynasty. Although the Empress Dowager Liu was in charge of the court, but because the Empress Dowager Liu had no ambition to take full control of the government, there was no problem of foreign relatives Liu's interference in politics during the Renzong period.

For the Ming Dynasty, these two points were almost never satisfied.First of all, among the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty, except for Yingzong who ascended the throne at the age of nine and Shenzong who ascended the throne at the age of ten, the other fourteen emperors were not young emperors. etiquette.

Furthermore, although many emperors in the middle and late stages of the Ming Dynasty were somewhat slack in politics, such as Taoist emperors like Jiajing, and playful emperors like Zhengde who proclaimed themselves generals, it is undeniable that most of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty were not Faint and incompetent king.

For example, although Emperor Jiajing was obsessed with cultivating Taoism, he was able to firmly control the government, and important ministers like the chief minister of the cabinet could be changed at will.Although Emperor Zhengde was playful, his ability was not weak. The great victory in Yingzhou made Mongolia dare not enter Mingtu for a long time.Therefore, based on the fact that most of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty were not young emperors or incompetent people, it was naturally difficult for foreign relatives to take advantage of the emperor's incompetence to take control of the imperial power.

Secondly, Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle were very wary of foreign relatives. Under the ancestral system established by their father and son, no matter how much the emperors of Ming Dynasty favored their concubines, they were at most "the best ones have rich land and houses, and they were slaves to children" and gave them to their relatives. Rich money, but will not reuse relatives, let alone give relatives a high position.

The so-called "the first rank of the stepfather, but the command, Hou Bo Baofu to advance gradually", even if the father is the empress, at first he was a commanding envoy, and then the highest was the "expensive but empty" position of the Taifu. Anyway, they will not be given real power positions.Therefore, most of the foreign relatives in the Ming Dynasty were "although they had extravagant wealth, they never had the power to take advantage of them."

At the same time, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty not only did not reuse their relatives, but also implemented strict control over their relatives. Secret service agencies such as Jinyiwei and Dongxichang focused on taking care of their relatives. Abiding by the law, otherwise the crime will be double that of ordinary people." No matter what kind of crime, it is a crime. [Note: Of course, this is just to say in the later stage, especially the crimes caused by greed for money are often forgiven. ]
Furthermore, due to the profound influence of Neo-Confucianism, the empresses and empress dowagers of the Ming Dynasty were mostly virtuous queens, at least almost none of them had any political ambitions.

It has to be said that although the former dynasty of the Ming Dynasty was chaotic, with problems such as eunuch chaos, party disputes, and corruption emerging endlessly, the harem was much cleaner than previous dynasties. Its concubines, especially the mother of a country, were more He is a "virtuous and virtuous" person.Most of these concubines can set an example. They don't have any political ambitions. Not only will they not take the initiative to interfere in the government affairs, but they often even take the lead in suppressing the power of the mother clan.

For example, Empress Ma, every time Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to bestow imperial titles on her mother's clan, she refused Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial titles on the grounds that "national officials and nobles should be regarded as worthy men. Relatives of concubines may not have available talents".

Another example is Empress Dowager Zhang. When Yingzong succeeded to the throne, because of her young age, Empress Dowager Zhang could legitimately intervene in the government, and some ministers supported her to do so. The political commissar of the general dynasty was in charge of "Three Yangs", not the mother clan.

In this way, without the support of the harem, the foreign relatives naturally lost the conditions to intervene in politics.

Finally, the reason why the Ming Dynasty did not have the problem of foreign relatives intervening in politics was also due to the Ming Dynasty officials.As we all know, the civil official group in the Ming Dynasty was powerful, and the influence of foreign relatives, which could threaten the status of the civil official group, was naturally intolerable to them, but if there was any sign, the civil official group would immediately go up and step on [-] feet.

I don't even need to mention others for this example, just say that when Concubine Zheng was the most favored, Zheng Guotai, the uncle of the country, also respectfully behaved like a baby when he met Gao Wushi, which can be seen from this.

As I said just now, the premise of "foreign relatives intervening in politics" is that the emperor is young or fatuous, and the person in the harem—the queen mother of the young emperor or the concubine of the faint king—has a strong desire for power.

These two are not satisfied now, and it stands to reason that Gao Wushi does not need to worry that someone will regard him as "Shenhou" now.However, things are not that simple.

There is no such thing as the emperor being stupid now. The only weakness at present may be that he refuses to treat Concubine Zheng badly no matter what, but this problem is far from enough to make Zhu Yijun reach the level of being stupid.

There are women in the harem who have the desire for power, but they are neither the queen mother nor the queen, but Zheng Guifei.However, Concubine Zheng's desire for power is not necessarily due to how much power she wishes to hold, but more out of her desire for her son to inherit the throne.

In this way, none of the conditions are met.However, don't forget that the emperor coughed up blood and fainted not long ago.

Gao Yushi himself is not proficient in medical theory, but at least he knows that it is impossible for a healthy person to cough up blood and faint. Even if it is due to some kind of medical toxic reaction, coughing up blood and fainting would be too surprising.From Gao Yushi's point of view, this probably shows that Zhu Yijun's physical foundation has problems, and the problems are not small.

In other words, even if Zhu Yijun's body didn't have any major problems before, there must be something wrong after coughing up blood and fainting this time, and there is a high probability that the root cause of the disease will fall.

If Gao Wushi can really control the government completely now, it will be easy to handle. He can guarantee the safety of the emperor's diet in the future and have enough time to take care of his body.But the problem is that Gao Yushi cannot completely control the government—this is not because he cannot do it, but because he must take the initiative to retain his political opposition.

This is troublesome, after all, it is not an easy task to guard against thieves for a thousand days.Shen Yiguan is not a fuel-efficient lamp, Li Wenjin is not the one who is afraid of getting into trouble, and Concubine Zheng is even more open to the bug of blood hanging.

Although the three of you have been frustrated this time, it may be difficult to join hands again for a while, but as long as Shen Yiguan finishes the matter of Feng Chan and returns to Beijing, then why is it so strange to concoct another conspiracy?
Even if you don't mention things so far away, just say that now that Shen Yiguan is about to leave Beijing and the emperor refuses to add cabinet ministers, this is a mixed situation.The good thing is that without Shen consistently in Beijing, many things should be smoother for Gao Wushi; the bad thing is that once things go so smoothly, he will look more like "Shen Hou".
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