Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 314: The Ming Dynasty no longer has the position of prime minister

Chapter 314: The Ming Dynasty no longer has the position of prime minister

It was night, and Zhu Yuanzhang had a rare night talk with his fat son Bingzhu.

"Father, have you really decided?"

Zhu Biao looked at his father with rare anxiety.

Even if he knew that his father was as stubborn as a cow many times, he had already heard about this matter.

But when it came to the matter, he was still a little uneasy after all.

In fact, this is undoubtedly a major change in the officialdom system that has been passed down for thousands of years.

"Of course, Biao'er!"

"We have already thought about it. This Prime Minister is actually called Prime Minister, but he is actually exercising the power of the Emperor!"

"Look, it seems that he is inferior to ten thousand people, and he has to obey the emperor in everything, but what is the reality?"

"This is just a lie!"

"If the emperor is strong and has means and meets a weaker prime minister, then the prime minister will be a hard worker;"

"But if the prime minister is strong, responds to everything at once, and is quite capable, but happens to meet a weak emperor, that is, when the emperor is weak and the minister is strong, who do you think will listen to whom?"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not look as cold and solemn as he did during the day, but even though he was wrapped in a brocade robe and huddled on the couch, he still looked like a tiger king, aggressive and full of evil!
Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Biao nodded thoughtfully.

Anyone who has read history books will actually agree with this point of view.

Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo, Huo Guang...

These are all prime ministers who have left their names in history!
In front of them, the emperor?

It's just a mascot that they can handle at will.

And this was actually Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention to abolish the position of prime minister.

As long as there is no prime minister, who can act as the emperor's power, no matter how hard anyone in the three provinces and six ministries works, they will actually be unable to achieve the "feat" of the prime ministers in history.

Because naturally there is no legal protection.

But that's not what Zhu Biao is hesitating about now.

As the confirmed next Ming Emperor, he naturally did not want anyone to threaten the rights of him or his children and grandchildren in the future.

But he didn't want his father to use such a "tragic" way to depose the prime minister.

"Father, how about I go back later and have a chat with the people from the East Palace for the next two days?"

"If you suddenly do something like this, I'm afraid there will be an uproar in the court!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered disdainfully upon hearing this.

"how?"

"Can they rebel or stop the government?"

"No need to blow the wind, let's tell you today, and we will announce it directly at the court meeting tomorrow morning!"

"Let's see, whoever dares to stand up and speak out will die!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said it categorically, and Zhu Biao didn't doubt it at all, but he still tried to persuade him.

"Father, the court is now half empty. You can't continue to kill, can you?"

"I know there are some things that you can't bear to see, but in this situation, we really can't continue to kill!"

"If we continue to kill, I'm afraid this court will not be able to maintain normal operations!"

"As it is now, only a handful of officials are working overtime every day to survive. If there were any less people, big trouble would really happen!"

Faced with Zhu Biao's complaints, Zhu Yuanzhang remained unmoved at all.

"Biao'er, you can't be wrong in this idea, but you're just a little wrong!"

"If more people are killed in a short period of time, the government may collapse."

"But if we continue to retain the position of prime minister, we may never find a suitable opportunity to take action like today!"

"Everything has happened to the prime ministers on the left and right. The prime minister's position is vacant, people in the court are in panic, and our prestige is at its peak..." "These are all the reasons why we decided to take action!"

"There are some things that we can do, and we will never delay doing them until you become the successor!"

"We can't let future generations complain about our ancestors being inactive!"

Yes, as soon as these words came out, Zhu Biao was completely silent.

He knew that this was undoubtedly the relapse of his father's stubborn temper.

This is actually the case with my father!
He always felt that he should do everything he could, and that future generations would just be successful kings.

In this way, the "wealth" of Lao Zhu's family can be passed down from generation to generation.

Whether this behavior is childish or appropriate is not yet said, but at least the other party's intentions are undoubtedly good.

At least Zhu Biao, the son, didn't know how to answer.

After a long time, Zhu Biao let out a long sigh, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang sadly and said.

"Father, my son has actually grown a lot over the years, why can't you see it?"

"You don't have to carry everything on your shoulders!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his fat son was tacitly deposing him as prime minister.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood after receiving his son's support. He smiled and patted his fat son on the shoulder.

"You kid, you're still young!"

"Whenever you have a headache in the future, as for now, your father is not dead yet, let your father come!"

The next day, the court meeting officially began.

At this time, the court meeting was much emptier than the original queue.

At least the two familiar figures standing at the front disappeared, and a large number of "pits" were suddenly vacated.

Of course, I am still a little trembling and a little worried now.

But there is no official who does not want to make progress.

Now that there is a great opportunity, no one is willing to let it go.

No, the officials who had been holding back for several days finally came forward.

Their advice was simple. They suggested that Zhu Yuanzhang elect a prime minister as soon as possible so that order in the court could be restored as soon as possible and the Ming Dynasty could run more steadily.

Not to mention, as soon as this proposal came out, there were quite a few people who reconsidered it.

Their ideas are actually simple.

If one or two big bosses are replaced, wouldn't it free up two more high-ranking positions?
Then coupled with the existing seats, this gluttonous feast will become even more coveted.

Seeing the excitement of all the courtiers, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at everyone coldly.

"Since you mentioned this matter, I just want to tell you a few words. What I want to talk about is also about the position of prime minister!"

Looking at the courtiers who had calmed down, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a trace of disgust in his eyes, coldly.

"Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang, plus Yang Xian before him, have lost several prime ministers."

"But how long has it been?"

"We thought about it and figured it out!"

"It's not that those people are incompetent or have insufficient character, it's that the position of prime minister is harmful to people!"

"One person is inferior to ten thousand people, how majestic it sounds!"

“Who wouldn’t want to show off their authority once they sit in this position?”

"As a result, with this flicker, something happened!"

"So, we think that we might as well give up the position of prime minister!"

"From now on, there will no longer be a prime minister in the Ming Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)