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

Chapter 593: The Cabinet Becomes a Vassal of the Imperial Power
{According to historical records, before his execution, Xia Yan's last words were: "I was determined to restore the Hetao area, and I really wanted to sacrifice my life for the sake of loyalty, but I never expected it to end like this."}
{After Zeng Xian's death, people discovered that there was not a single cent of the stolen money in his home.}
{As a military officer, he did not withhold food and fodder, nor mistreat soldiers. He spent all day thinking about recovering Hetao for the imperial court. How can it not be heartbreaking to see him die in such a way?}

{Always talking about the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had far more unjust things than the Song Dynasty.}
{Since ancient times, loyal ministers and good generals have not died a good death, because the interests of the country and the interests of the monarch and treacherous ministers are inconsistent.}
{Xia Yan rose and fell three times, and finally died while serving his country... If the emperor is on the first day of the month, why can't the ministers be on the fifteenth?}
……

Ming dynasty.

The Kunning Palace fell into a dead silence.

The palace attendants fell to their knees.

Beads of sweat the size of beans slid down his cheeks.

The air became dull and sticky.

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
"Hahahaha!"

Zhu Di clapped his hands and laughed.

"My Great Ming Emperor is full of talented people!"

"A time of peace!"

"Killing a general on the battlefield will result in the capital being ravaged and unable to repel the enemy!"

"We will withdraw our troops only if we can open up the horse market!"

"This is truly a great shame throughout history!"

Zhu Di slammed the stone table hard!
"If you can wash away this shame, we won't blame you!"

"You can't snow... I won't let you go!"

Zhu Gaochi's eyes rolled.

Oh no, his dad wants to take a ride, right?
……

Ming Dynasty Jiajing Period
Zhu Houcong wrapped himself in a wide robe.

He always felt a chill rushing up from his back to his head.

"It is a great shame and humiliation, and I don't know if future generations will be able to avenge it."

……

Datang.

Li Shimin looked at the sky, stroked his beard and sighed:
"A great prime minister of the empire and a military minister who was in charge of the military affairs of the three borders of Shaanxi, became the victim of this struggle in an inexplicable way."

It is obvious that the cabinet struggle in the Ming Dynasty had entered a white-hot stage at this time.

There were endless disputes among the cabinet ministers, and they formed cliques, attacked and oppressed each other, forming factional forces.

Once court officials have the opportunity to enter the cabinet, they can communicate with the emperor and look down on their colleagues.

If they want to consolidate their own honor and status, they must learn to recruit followers and cultivate gang power.

It can be said that Zhu Houcong's goal of dividing and winning over court officials has been perfectly achieved.

Because the power of the cabinet will gradually expand during Jiajing's reign, its dependence on imperial power will also continue to strengthen.

"But at what cost..."

……

[Altan Khan’s troops were at the gates of the city, which directly shattered the peaceful and prosperous era dreamed of by the Ming Dynasty’s rulers and ministers, and also dealt a heavy blow to Zhu Houcong, who had monopolized power since he ascended the throne.]

【Since the reigns of Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Daizong, the Ming Dynasty's northern defense line has been incomplete. 】

[However, due to the victory in Yingzhou, Mongolia fell into civil strife, which greatly reduced the pressure on the border towns of the Ming Dynasty. ]

[On this basis, the Ming Dynasty created a scene of peace and prosperity. ]

【Yan Song’s grasp of Zhu Houcong’s mentality and cognition was very accurate.】

[In the eyes of Zhu Houcong, who was born as a prince, the Tatars were just a group of bandits. ]

【As the Prime Minister, Yan Song also knew that the Ming Dynasty was not able to organize a large-scale counterattack under the circumstances at that time.】

[Therefore, before Zhu Houcong could face up to the Mongolian issue, he could only cover it up.]

【After the Gengxu Incident, Zhu Houcong's style of dealing with things changed greatly. He became more calm and more pragmatic when formulating policies. 】

[For example, the 12 regiments were divided into three camps, and the elite were selected from the border towns to guard the capital in turns, and the Beijing camp went to the border for training. ]

【Finally starting to pay attention to border issues.】

……

Song Dynasty: Zhezong Period
Jealousy has completely changed Zhao Xu!
It seems that in the more than 20 years since you ascended the throne, you have not made any further or in-depth considerations or plans to rectify the border towns, reform the military system, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack, even if it is just a simple border preparation!

As long as we drive away the Mongolian army, we can get some gains occasionally, right? !
"Is this how you are supposed to use the Yanyun land?"

What a waste!

Zhao Xu felt like he was about to explode with anger.

It's like something you've always dreamed of is now within someone else's reach.

And he doesn’t cherish it!
……

[In March of the 1551th year of Jiajing (), the Ming Dynasty agreed to open a horse market with Altan Khan, and in April, the horse market was completed.]

[In March of the following year, after the horse market was opened, Altan often demanded high prices for weak horses, making it impossible to maintain the trade. At the same time, the Tatars used border violations as a means to demand the expansion of the mutual trade, but were rejected by Zhu Houcong. As a result, the two sides went to war again. ]

【Zhu Houcong cancelled the horse market and stressed that anyone who reopened it would be sentenced to death.】

……

{The Ming Dynasty did not marry off women, did not pay tribute, did not submit to the emperor, did not cede territory, the emperor guarded the country's gates, and the king died for the country. From today on, this is broken.}
{In comparison, I can only say that he deserves it. He really deserves it.}
｛Although historians have focused on Zhu Houcong's hesitation in the debate on "restoring the system" and Yan Song's passive defense and shirking of responsibility during the Gengxu Incident, Zhu Houcong's attitude was the root cause.｝
{Yu Qian, Wang Yue, Zeng Xin, the idols of the Ming emperors were the emperors of the Song Dynasty, right?}

……

Song Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin slammed the table in dissatisfaction and said:
"How to speak?"

"I, the Northern Song Dynasty, have never killed any general in vain!"

"Di Qing died of depression, but he was not killed!"

"The one who was unjustly killed was Yue Fei!"

“That’s the Southern Song Dynasty!”

……

Dayuan.

Kublai Khan looked at the secret report in his hand with a smile on his face.

"boom!"

He threw the report on the table and said with a smile:

"Forget it. The number of civil servants and generals who died at the hands of the Song Dynasty emperors is only a handful."

"The Southern Song Dynasty accounted for two-thirds of this."

"And what about Ming?"

"Not counting Zhu Yuanzhang, there are already as many as two hands."

"Not to mention Yu Qian and Wang Yue, now there is also Zeng Xin."

He walked around and said loudly:
"What can I do for this kind of emperor?"

The Hu officials in the hall looked calm, while some Han officials showed slight change of expression.

"correct."

Kublai Khan looked at the report on the table and nodded lightly a few times.

"A mutiny broke out in Haozhou, but it has been suppressed."

"You can rest assured now."

……

【With the fall of Xia Yan, Yan Song became the Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet without any surprise. Following the precedent of the Ming Dynasty, he held the power of the Prime Minister alone.】

[But the law of deferred power will not end just because one person leaves. ]

[Xia Yan's death shocked the whole country. After being overthrown by Yan Song, he was not ordered to retire or dismissed from office, but was "abandoned from the public."]

[So when Yan Song took over the power of prime minister, he also took over the troubles and disputes that power brought to him.]

[The civil servants who are close to the core of the system have only one idea.]

【He can take his place. 】

……

Big man.

"Tsk."

Liu Bang clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

"So Nai Gong doesn't like that reckless man."

"But you are insulting that reckless man by using this sentence here."

Lu Zhi rolled her eyes silently.

You will never forget that man in your life, right?

……

[In the 1552th year of Jiajing's reign (March ), Xu Jie, the Minister of Rites, entered the cabinet as the second assistant.]

【Xu Jie's sudden rise aroused Yan Song's vigilance.】

[The conflict between the two did not arise overnight. ]

[When Xia Yan was the chief minister of the cabinet, he had recommended Xu Jie. Therefore, according to the rules of the imperial officialdom, Xu Jie should be considered "Xia Yan's man"]

[If Xu Jie wanted to avoid being purged, he had no choice but to fight a dragon-tiger battle with Yan Song.]

[The Ming Dynasty once again fell into the struggle between factions. ]

……

Cao Wei.

"After all, the mastermind behind these power struggles is their emperor."

Sun Quan sat with his hands on his knees, talking to Cao Cao and Liu Bei beside him:

"What these people have in common is that they are all trying their best to gain the emperor's trust. Only by winning the emperor's heart can they hold on to power."

"The advancement and retreat of the Prime Minister is always in the hands of the emperor. Without touching the imperial power, the emperor coldly watches the abuse of power and struggles of the cabinet ministers."

"When necessary, he can help his compliant party defeat his opponents, thereby continuing to control the cabinet and using it for his own benefit."

“What a gift from heaven.”

Cao Cao and Liu Bei looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

What a Jiangdong rat.

……

(End of this chapter)