The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 462: Secrets Revealed! How did the "illegal organization" Military Affairs Council help the Qing Dynasty's imperial power reach its peak?

[During the more than ten years of working in the new government, this once passionate young man carefully learned about the situation of various countries in the world, and even personally investigated, and finally came to the conclusion that China could not compete with other countries. ]

[Perhaps it is because of the collapse of theoretical beliefs, or perhaps it is because the firm beliefs in youth have been worn away by time.]

[He once had a gentle smile on his face, but now he has become a smooth politician! ]

Politicians only bring disaster to the country and the people, but Wang Jingwei's goal was not to go that far. He accepted the aid and support from Jiaobenji and wanted to start a new business.

His ambition grew step by step, and he never thought that one day he would be able to come into such close contact with the power of China.

Such a huge profit made him crazy! It also made him lose his last bit of conscience!

[In 1937, Wang Jingwei finally turned to Jiaobenji and became the eternal sinner of China! He became a great traitor! ]

Jing Ke, who had previously praised Wang Jingwei, now had his mouth twitching and a look of disgust on his face.

Isn't this just like a Chinese person plotting against his own country together with the barbarians next to him?

On the other side, in the Song Dynasty, Qin Hui, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, recalled the first half of his life.

Wang Jingwei's life story resonated with him, and he couldn't help but comment:
“This is a roundabout way to save the country!”

The same fame at a young age, the same collapse of faith, the same ending as a traitor. All we can say is that all this is the choice of history.

His Majesty the Emperor, who was also deceived by the image of Wang Jingwei in the previous video, looked at the video with disgust, and then asked in a calm tone:

"Foot basin chicken? Is that the Japanese country? Next time, tell their Tang envoys not to come and find out about their sea routes. I think the Andong Protectorate should be relocated!"

[The dragon-slaying boy eventually becomes an evil dragon. When he was young, he was full of passion, but life and time will eventually smooth out his edges and corners. However, as a human being, he still needs to persist.]

[The one who can stick to his principles from beginning to end is a hero! ]

At the end of the video, a voice-over made many viewers who had watched the video before nod in agreement.

"Yes, it took our Great Qin a hundred years to unify the six kingdoms and achieve hegemony!"

Ying Zheng nodded, then looked at Sword Saint Gai Nie beside him and said:

"Even if it's swordsmanship, if you practice it to the extreme, you'll reach the pinnacle!"

Gai Nie nodded slightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang also felt a little emotional. When he was the King of Wu, he did not listen to the suggestions of his subordinates to confer titles on meritorious officials and build palaces, but acted according to his heart.

Unlike his old rival Chen Youliang, who renovated the palace in Jiangling and appointed many ministers, causing the generals to lose their enterprising spirit, and the offensive and defensive strategies of the two sides changed like this!
In different time and space, many people had their own insights, but Tianmu did not give them time to digest them.

The next video is already here!

A line of huge subtitles appeared and a familiar voice-over sounded.

[The Qing Dynasty was the pinnacle of China's centralized system, and the Grand Council was the biggest driver of the evolution of this system.]

The first scene that catches your eye is rows of shiny, clear-cut rat tails.

[In the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, the Qing emperor established the Grand Council in the northwest of the Forbidden City. The military strategy for deploying troops in the northwest came from this! ]

“No matter how many times I see it, this hairstyle and clothing are so ugly! Jurchens, oh no, it should be Sushen people! They deserve to be killed!” In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin gritted his teeth and took note of the Sushen people far away in the northeast. If they wait until Goguryeo is conquered, they will be the next to be dealt with!

On the other hand, I am talking about the Shunzhi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty.

However, the Regent Minister Dorgon was very excited. The Tianmu had been going on for such a long time, and there were very few inventory counts of the Qing Dynasty, but now it happened.

"It seems that our Qing Dynasty is still very powerful! With its civil and military achievements, all nations will surely come to pay tribute to us in the future!"

At this point in time, all the officials of the Qing Dynasty could not believe that they could control the vast China, and many people who lived in the capital were ready to run back to their hometown in the Northeast at any time.

Therefore, the Emperor Dai Qing of later generations appeared on the sky, which gave Dorgon and others a shot of adrenaline. It turned out that there was still good luck behind the Qing Dynasty. Everything would be fine!
[Emperor Yongzheng was a diligent emperor. He carried out a series of major reforms in water conservancy, taxation, etc., and even relaxed the literary inquisition to a certain extent.]

[He is the founder of the prosperous era! ]

[However, compared to the great success in politics, culture and education, the military aspect is not very impressive. ]

Although the two foreign wars during the Yongzheng period ended in victory, the losses were heavy. Half of the young and strong Manchus, who already had a sparse population, died.

From then on, the emperor's prestige declined. The Qing Dynasty, which was founded on military power, no longer had strong military force. Was it still the Qing Dynasty?
So, Yongzheng thought of an excellent institution - the Grand Council!

[The ministers in the Grand Council were called Grand Councilors. They had no power to decide anything, but were only responsible for compiling military intelligence for the emperor.]

[Each military minister is responsible for different things, ensuring that each of them has incomplete information, so that the emperor can have full information. ]

[Moreover, the Grand Council was linked to the local officials of various prefectures and cities below it, so you never knew which official would have the opportunity to report to the emperor.]

In this way, with the efforts of all parties, the emperor became the being who was thought to be omniscient and omnipotent!
Because no one else had as much information as he did, and a lot of the information was even leaked deliberately by the emperor.

"Great! This is more complete than the Shangshutai, but more secretive than the six ministries. Although Emperor Yongzheng is a foreigner, he has some ingenious ideas!"

An admiring smile appeared on Liu Che's face. He was not a stubborn emperor. On the contrary, he was happy to accept the excellence of others.

However, he would not use this Grand Council, and would not allow future Han Dynasty emperors to use it!
The reason is simple: deifying the emperor sounds very promising and enhances the mysterious nature.

However, if you think about it, you will find it ridiculous. This kind of secretive attitude can only appear in a dynasty like the Qing Dynasty that has no way to suppress its generals.

Under normal circumstances, no dynasty in the Central Plains would have such troubles.

and……

"If this happened to an emperor like Sima Zhong, the Emperor Hui of Jin, it would probably be the end of the dynasty!"

On the other side, Zhu Di seemed to sense Liu Che's thoughts and continued the second half of the sentence for him.

The emergence of the Grand Council deified the emperor and strengthened his importance, so that all government orders came from one person.

If the emperor is smart or even normal, there will be no problem, but what if he meets a fool?

Without the constraints of power above, and without the deliberately created mystery, any power will degenerate, let alone such a single institution!

Therefore, Zhu Di would rather have a cabinet that would confront him every day than have such a pitiful Grand Council!
[In fact, the Qing emperors were well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the Grand Council, so Yongzheng made some changes to it! ]

(End of this chapter)