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

Chapter 463: The Ultimate of Imperial Power! Zhu Yuanzhang is overjoyed! Zhao Guangyi: Wonderful!

[“I will divide the military ministers into two groups, Manchu and Han. If the Manchu ministers cannot be maintained, Han ministers will replace them. Things are not exactly the same. When comparing the two, there is actually a confrontation.”]

Emperor Yongzheng was a man of absolute power. Having been a prince for more than 40 years, he had become the most powerful force in the empire.

No one can stop the opinions of a powerful emperor.

So, this resolution was implemented very quickly and achieved very successful results.

During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the Dzungar Khanate in the northwest did not cause any major disturbances even after the death of Nian Gengyao.

[As the saying goes, one class of the Grand Council is awarded the first-class nobility in three years, which shows the prominence of the Grand Council in the Qing Dynasty! ]

"Using racial conflicts to maintain balance is really petty!"

Looking at the Grand Council on the video, Ying Zheng snorted coldly. He really looked down upon this dynasty that displayed a depressed temperament from beginning to end.

Because of their defense against the main ethnic group of China and their own weakness, the emperors of the upper class could only set up their own practice in a snail shell and frantically win over the powerful class.

The birth of the Grand Council is a typical example. If it were a Han dynasty, such a situation would definitely not have occurred.

As the ancestor dragon who unified the world, he has always believed in uprightness!

Can't he see that the system of three dukes and nine ministers is not easy to restrain powerful officials?
How is that possible! He simply thought that if an emperor didn't even have the ability to control the court, then he wouldn't be the master of a country!

On the other hand, Dorgon's eyes lit up. He was now also troubled by those ministers of the Council of State. If he could learn the wisdom of future generations...

"Military Affairs Office, what a clever idea!"

The regent of the Qing Dynasty said this, he is worthy of being the wise ruler of the Qing Dynasty. He was able to come up with such a brilliant idea. He really has some skills.

But soon, the scene above the sky took a sharp turn for the worse.

[Any system is people-oriented. The Military Affairs Council, which Yongzheng tailored for himself, played its due role while he was alive.]

[But unfortunately, he didn’t live long. His short ten-plus years in office were enough to change many things, but still couldn’t change people’s hearts.]

The Minister of the Grand Council was nominally a penman who obeyed the emperor's orders, but in reality he still had control over the communication of the emperor's decisions.

After the death of Emperor Yongzheng, his successor, Emperor Qianlong, was known as "Little Xuanzong". He was full of political scheming and had top-notch political talent.

But in the end, he still had to rely on the Grand Councilor Heshen.

Heshen, the head of the Grand Council, enjoyed exclusive power for thirty years, which set an example for future generations. The agency that was once only responsible for issuing the emperor's orders was completely transformed into a terrifying political machine.

[Therefore, the Grand Council in the Qianlong era completely became an existence similar to the Cabinet and the Six Ministries, and its previous advantages disappeared.

It serves no purpose other than adding a bloated political promotion channel for more and more candidates! 】

"Haha, when a person dies, his politics ceases, but that's just how it is! That's why we must be more determined to make progress. Although the Grand Council is a good government, it is after all a story from the past dynasty and cannot be used directly!"

Great Song Dynasty, our Emperor Taizong Zhao Er said meaningfully with a confident smile on his face.

Indeed, since the Axe and Candle Incident, he abolished all the systems left by his brother Zhao Kuangyin one by one.

He said he wanted to make a fresh start, but in reality he was afraid of the influence left by his brother. The ministers in the audience watched the emperor's words and did not comment.

If Zhao Erzhen was so powerful, there would not have been the previous battle of Gaoliang River!

Now he says this just to flatter himself.

Our Emperor Wu also scoffed at the Grand Council system.

"The system of our Great Zhou is based on the Zhou Li. Four officials are in charge of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The elders are in order, and the male and female officials cooperate with each other. It is truly the best in the world.

I observe the court and the world as if I were observing the lines in my palm. All the people and officials in the world are my wings. Why should I use such a thing to guard against my wings? "

Wu Zetian said this in front of the civil and military officials below, who had different expressions on their faces, especially Zhang Jianzhi and Di Renjie.

Perhaps Wu Zetian said this on purpose, but the supreme magnanimity in her words still made these two old ministers who were loyal to the Tang Dynasty feel passionate and heroic.

[Politics is always a dirty game. Sometimes the leaders are never always wise and powerful. You never know what kind of people the clever writers of history will let hold power.]

[Yongzheng would never have thought that his son would make the Grand Council a mere decoration, and Qianlong would never have thought that the person who would later take charge of Daiqing was a woman who could not read a single word! ]

[Empress Dowager Cixi! This woman who gained the highest power in the empire by relying on her son had never received any professional training.

Therefore, she could only rely on the many ministers in the Grand Council. 】

[“The four Grand Councillors are my support. You are all my most trusted ministers!”]

A look of determination appeared on Cixi's face. The Grand Council had become an important department that hindered the imperial power. Although she did not want to share power, everything was just an illusion.

Having just ascended the throne, she had no power to fight against the four entrenched ministers of the Grand Council and could only act magnanimous.

Perhaps in this way, the other party would be able to let her survive for the emperor's sake.

[During the reign of Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, the entire operation of the Qing Dynasty relied on the joint consultation of Prince Gong and the Empress Dowager.

Because Prince Gong was the top military advisor and the emperor was young, the Military Affairs Council became the real decision-making body of the Qing Dynasty.

During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao showed a hint of mockery on his face and said to the eunuch beside him:
"Isn't this still the cabinet of my Ming Dynasty? It's what Yang Ting and the others left behind! Even if this group of Jurchens took over my Ming Dynasty, they still wouldn't make any progress!"

At the same time, in the outer court, the seven elders headed by Yang Tinghe looked at each other, their mouths twitching as they watched the Military Affairs Office in the video.

I thought the wisdom of later generations was so outstanding, but isn't this still their cabinet? It just changed its name and vest.

Grand Councilor? The Grand Councilor of the Ming Dynasty is an expert!
Not to mention the experienced cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty, even the officials of the Tang Dynasty who were implementing the three-province and six-department system saw the inappropriateness in it.

"Without the constraints of the external court, we can only rely on those few military ministers to approve military affairs. This is because the Jurchens and Manchus are a weak race. Otherwise, if it were us Chinese, we would definitely kill and bleed!"

Zhang Sun Wuji pointed out the drawbacks incisively, and Li Shimin on the stage gradually nodded and agreed:

"What Fu Ji said makes sense. The three provinces and six ministries are meant to limit the power of a few people. Although it is inevitable that the power will be concentrated on the prime minister in the end, there are still constraints after all."

As for the Grand Councilor of the Qing Dynasty, if there was no emperor above me, I would be second to none!

(End of this chapter)