The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 525 It’s obvious that Zhu Laosi is going against us!

【Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and most of the systems were established by him. 】

【But it was Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di who truly supported the Ming Dynasty system. 】

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The old man, who was staring at his fat son, shouted without blinking:
"It's Emperor Taizong of Ming!"

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【After Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system, the six ministries were directly responsible to the emperor, and the imperial power was unprecedentedly strengthened.】

[However, all the political affairs of the country were concentrated on him. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang "attended court at dawn and forgot to eat all day" and reviewed and processed memorials all day, he was still too busy. ]

[And when we encounter major problems, there is nowhere to discuss them.]

【So in September of the 1390th year of Hongwu (), the "Four Auxiliary Officials" were appointed. 】

[Its tasks are to review and sign memorials, draft imperial edicts, and assist in government affairs.]

[“The criminal officials discuss the case, and the four assistant officials and the Censorate review and report it. If there is any doubt about the verdict, the four assistant officials will refute it.”]

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{Take the eight days from September 1660 to 3391 of the th year of Hongwu as an example, there were memorials from various departments inside and outside the court, involving matters.}
{On average, Zhu Yuanzhang had to read 207 memorials and handle 423 government affairs every day.}
{Isn't this much?}
{…Anyway, I can’t read 207 work reports and handle 423 personnel changes.}
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Great Qin.

"I understand him."

Ying Zheng sighed.

I did the same thing myself.

"I have nowhere to discuss this."

Xiao He and Liu Bang were fine, but Feng Quji and Wei Liao were very sad.

You have nowhere to discuss?

Have you consulted with someone?
You cooperate with Li Si every day, and we don’t even know where you are!
"Your Majesty, you have worked hard."

Feng Quji and Wei Liao said respectfully at the same time.

But you can’t say that!
Liu Bang glanced at them both with disdain.

Coward!

"Your Majesty, let Xiao He handle things from now on! He is quick, accurate and ruthless in his work!"

“It’s a rare cow and horse!”

Xiao He:......

“…I don’t deserve it…”

If looks could kill, Liu Bang would have been tortured to death by slicing!

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows.

“Why cattle and horses?”

Liu Bang smiled heartlessly.

"To say that Xiao He is just a dog or a horse is too much of an understatement."

"Nothing less than an ox can describe Xiao He's diligence."

"No horse can describe Xiao He's swiftness."

"The talent of cattle and horses is none other than Xiao He!"

"And the minister!"

Liu Bang immediately became serious and bowed down.

"Then I will serve you like a dog or a horse!"

The emperor, his ministers and others over there looked at Liu Bang, and they all had the same idea in their minds.

You are really not a human being!

You are such a dog!

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[But it’s really tiring to do all the work for the six departments at once! ]

[All the officials who served as the four assistant officials retired one after another.]

[An Ran, the only minister who could continue to work, also died of illness in August of the 1381th year of Hongwu ().]

[The four assistant officials will be abolished in the future. ]

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Tang Xuanzong Period
"Na na na!"

Li Longji pointed to the sky and shouted.

"I told you it won't work!"

"Everything in the world is piled up on your desk. It would be strange if you weren't tired!"

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During the Song Dynasty and Renzong Period
"Your Majesty! You are the best Majesty!"

Following the military generals, a group of civil officials also knelt before the emperor.

Historical books since ancient times have said that Emperor Ming was strict.

Those historians should be pulled out of their graves and have a look!
See what is really strict!

This is totally disrespecting officials as human beings!

Zhao Zhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the group of ministers around him who were making a fuss.

Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang, the expressions of these people have changed so quickly!
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In the 1382th year of Hongwu (), Zhu Yuanzhang imitated the system of the Song Dynasty and "appointed palace and cabinet ministers as advisers" to guide the prince, all of whom were of the fifth rank.

[This was the earliest prototype of the later cabinet system.]

【However, Zhu Yuanzhang was diligent and never slacked off, and he took charge of all important government affairs. 】

[Even when he was seriously ill and on his deathbed, he still attended court and made decisions as usual.]

[Therefore, these university scholars rarely participated in the decision-making of state affairs and only served as advisors.]

【Until Zhu Di became emperor. 】

[Ordered the attendants Xie Jin and Hu Guang to read, Huang Huai to edit, Yang Rong to compile, Yang Shiqi to edit, Jin Youzi and Hu Yan to review]

【“He was also in charge of Wenyuan Pavilion and was responsible for the administration of the government. This was the beginning of the cabinet’s involvement in the administration of the government.”】

[From then on, the establishment of cabinet ministers became a regular practice and became a stable bureaucratic institution. ]

[It is also clearly stated that their duties are to participate in maintenance.]

【The cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty was basically formed at this time.】

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Song Dynasty: Zhezong Period
Zhao Xu looked at it for a long time and suddenly realized it.

"Abridged version of the Secretariat?"

"The initial version of the multi-phase system?"

"If you encounter a situation like the Eastern Han Dynasty, wouldn't the foreign dynasty be superior to it?"

"Why bother?"

I won’t mention anything else and will only talk about the draft of the letter of rejection.

Once an emperor dies early and a young ruler succeeds to the throne, the draft of the emperor's reply to the memorials of his ministers must be handed over to the cabinet ministers!
As I said, it is easy to delegate power, but it is difficult to take it back!
However, the cabinet ministers could still use the opportunity of drafting bills and being summoned by the emperor to interfere in state affairs. That is, they were not in the title of prime minister, but were close to the prime minister in reality.

But if you say there won’t be a cabinet…

Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a little overwhelmed, let alone others?

“It feels good to centralize power…”

Old Zhu, Old Zhu...

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Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Period
Yongzheng looked at the sky and shook his head repeatedly.

"Fifth grade?"

"A small name but a great weight."

"After Renzong and Xuanzong, the official rank of Ming Dynasty cabinet ministers rose sharply to the first or second rank, and they also served as ministers of the six ministries."

"After Jiajing, he not only served as the minister of the six ministries, but also served as the director of the Censorate, directly controlling the ministries and the court."

"Among the cabinet ministers, there are the first assistant, the second assistant, and the group of assistants."

"The Prime Minister has more power than the six ministers. This is the truth."

He looked at Hongli and said slowly:

"Like the Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng, whose power was so great that it almost shocked the emperor."

"He is a true prime minister who assists the emperor, manages all government officials, and governs all affairs."

"But after all, the cabinet ministers and even the chief minister are not legitimate prime ministers."

"According to the system of six ministers divided into different positions established by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, it is against the rules for the chief minister to be in charge of government."

"The reason they were able to control the ministries and agencies was because they had the support of the emperor."

"So when Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty issued an order to strip Zhang Juzheng of his official rank, the power of the cabinet plummeted."

"After that, not only did the cabinet ministers lose control of the ministries and the government, but even the emperor rarely appeared in their sight."

Hongli seemed to be thinking about something.

Therefore, Khan Ama established the Grand Council and made the Cabinet Grand Secretary an honorary position.

It is to make it in name only.

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【From the perspective of the entire Ming Dynasty history, the cabinet system can be said to be a relatively advanced system. 】

[After all, not everyone is as "energetic" as Zhu Yuanzhang]

[It also made due contributions to the continuation of the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty. ]

[Also in order to continue the imperial power, Zhu Di restored the Jinyiwei that was abolished in the late Zhu Yuanzhang period, and at the same time established a new government office called "Dongjishichang", or "Dongchang" for short.]

【The favored eunuch served as the leader. 】

【The factory and guard system, in the form of "chasing visits", enabled the emperor's monitoring ability to reach vertically at all administrative levels.】

【The concentration of imperial power rose to a new level.】

[At the same time, the Factory Guard also took on the function of collecting intelligence abroad.]

[It provided a strong guarantee for the victory of the Ming army. ]

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The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che looked at the introduction of the factory guards in the skylight and became interested.

The word vertical is well used.

After the unification by Qin Shi Huang, a hierarchical system of the unified empire was established based on the system of prefectures and counties.

He also established a vertical system for the emperor to send envoys to inspect and handle affairs.

The more levels there are, the more vertical officials there are.

How to monitor these officials is also a problem.

"Jinyiwei..."

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Ji Han.

Liu Bei felt a headache when he saw the word "eunuch".

"Is Zhu Si getting old and confused?"

"They let eunuchs take power?"

"As expected, they are father and son, birds of a feather!"

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Later Tang Dynasty: Mingzong Period
Li Siyuan seemed to have seen it.

It was a bloody storm similar to the late Tang Dynasty.

“That’s unwise.”

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[Zhu Di basically followed the system of Zhu Yuanzhang. 】

【But I polished it carefully again. 】

[Evaluation B level, three points]

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Ming dynasty.

"boom!"

"Why is he taller than us?"

"Because of that lousy cabinet?"

"That was also our first move!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied.

"We finally abolished the Secretariat, and he created a small Secretariat!"

"If we don't allow eunuchs to interfere in government affairs, he will come up with the East Factory!"

"how?"

"You have a grudge against us, don't you?"

"He, Zhu Laosi, is clearly going against us!"

Queen Ma rolled her eyes at the cursing Old Zhu.

"I'm just trying to clean up your mess, and you're still not happy."

"If you're not tired, why do you have four assistant officials?"

"He dismissed the prime minister without any hesitation and failed to come up with a viable replacement plan."

"Tianmu is right, you are good at digging holes!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry at Empress Ma that he was fuming.

Good job, Old Four!

Just wait for us!

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(End of this chapter)