The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 9 The imperial power cannot retreat even half a step!

"Savage!"

"What did you say?!"

Zhu Houzhao was angry.

"You bastard dare to criticize my father, I will chop off your head!"

The little fat man shouted angrily, waving the Emperor's Sword in his hand and trying to kill someone!
He could tolerate Tang Hao being disrespectful to him. After all, he was a savage who didn't know etiquette, and he saved his own life. If he was disrespectful, he would be disrespectful!
But this does not mean that Tang Hao can be disrespectful to his father!
Seeing that the little emperor was getting anxious, Tang Hao didn't bother to explain to him.

"Go, go, go!"

"If you don't talk about those bad things about your father, let's just talk about you!"

If I didn't expect you to make me a general, I wouldn't bother to talk to you!

Tang Hao cursed in his heart for a while, and then said: "Have you ever thought that even if Liu Jin is chopped up alive, those civil servants and gentry will be satisfied?"

The little fat man who was sulking suddenly changed his expression when he heard this.

"Savage, what do you mean..."

"The fault lies with eunuchs like Liu Jin and Zhang Yong in this matter, but the civil servants and gentry are right!"

Tang Hao spoke very slowly to ensure that the little emperor could understand.

"In the past, the operating system of the Ming Dynasty was that the cabinet elders would write down their opinions on the memorials according to the voting system, and then the ceremonial supervisor would approve them. They would directly check the box according to the cabinet elders' opinions, and then you, the little emperor, would Just take a look at it and stamp it and go through the motions, that’s it, right?”

"The power of the cabinet lies in the voting system, which is the foundation for the cabinet to be superior to the six ministries, while the power of the Supervisor of Ceremonies lies in the approval of red people. This is the basis for the Supervisor of Ceremonies to restrict the cabinet!"

"In other words, the operating system of the Ming Dynasty court actually relied on the eunuch group's power to approve red papers to restrict the civil servants and gentry's power to vote. Now the eunuch group has made a big mistake and proactively gave the civil servants and gentry a chance to attack. Opportunity, little emperor, do you think those civil servants and gentry would give up such a great opportunity in vain?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houzhao's face turned pale instantly.

"Do they really dare to... usurp the artifact?"

Tang Hao just smiled when he heard this.

What is an "artifact"?
It is the country, the country, and it also refers to the power of the emperor!
In fact, whether it is the cabinet's vote or the ceremonial supervisor's approval, these two should not exist.

For example, Zhu Yuanzhang, the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was a workaholic. He abolished the prime minister system and divided the prime minister's powers into six departments. He handled and approved all the memorials by himself. He ruled the country for thirty-one years and managed the affairs of the country every day. They have to review memorials until late at night.

With Taizu being so diligent, it was naturally impossible for him to be fooled by civil servants and gentry. It was also impossible for eunuchs to approve red papers on his behalf or for civil servants to review memorials on his behalf!
Of course, it may have happened before, but since the "Kongyin Case" and the "Guo Huan Case", no one dares to do this anymore.

The emperor is not diligent in his duties, wants to be lazy, and cannot control the government. This is the real reason why the cabinet vote and the ceremonial supervisor's approval are produced.

These two are equivalent to the emperor dividing part of his power to the eunuch group and the civil servants and gentry respectively.

But the little emperor is very afraid now. Now that the civil servants and gentry have seized the opportunity, they must seize more power in his hands, such as directly swallowing up the power of approving red from the ceremonial supervisor. Then he, the little emperor, really knows how to do it. It’s become a mascot!
"They probably wouldn't dare to tamper with the divine weapon."

"But get rid of all the confidant eunuchs around you, and continue to let the gentle and observant eunuchs like Chen Kuan, Xiao Jing, Li Rong, and Wang Yue stay in the ceremonial department, or to put it more harshly, keep them who listen to the civil servants. The fact that the eunuch who has been honest in his criticism is in the ceremonial department is a great victory for the civil servants and gentry!"

"What do you, the little emperor, want to do? Don't they know? Now that they know it, they can't let you do whatever you want. At least they have to make sure that eunuchs like Liu Jin and Zhang Yonggu cannot enter the ceremonial department. Now is the perfect opportunity. I can force you to kill them!"

In fact, the little emperor is now in an embarrassing situation.

All the eunuchs in the Bureau of Ceremony were Emperor Hongzhi's confidants, not his.

Moreover, during the Hongzhi period, this group of eunuchs and eunuchs had worked together with the three cabinet ministers Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang for many years. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were old friends.

Everyone cooperates with each other tacitly, and everything goes smoothly. We are in peace. How are you and me? How are you all?
And if the little emperor wants to let Liu Jin, Zhang Yong and others enter the Clerk of Ceremonies, to put it bluntly, he may have to ask the three elders of the cabinet for their opinions.

"The three cabinet ministers are now trying to keep the eunuchs who are currently the eunuchs, continue to maintain the operating mode of the Hongzhi Dynasty, and prevent the underqualified and ambitious eunuchs around you from going in to cause damage."

"It's good now. What Liu Jin did is equivalent to handing the three elders a knife for nothing. What do you think they will do?"

"In a sense, the current cabinet votes will basically be approved by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the right to approve the red vote has actually fallen into the hands of civil servants and gentry in disguise." "And what you have to do now is not to rush to give up. Liu Jin, Zhang Yong and others entered the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but asked the Supervisor of Ceremonies to regain the right to approve red awards, such as subduing Chen Kuan, Xiao Jing, and Li Rong, the eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and let them perform their true functions as Supervisor of Ceremonies. Restrict the cabinet’s power to vote!”

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao nodded as if he understood.

"As for Liu Jin, you definitely can't kill him. Even if you hate him deeply, you can't kill him now!"

"Because if you take one step back, you will only take one step back. If you kill Liu Jin, the civil servants and gentry will ask to kill Zhang Yong again. If you are forced to kill Zhang Yong again, they will ask to kill Gu Dayong again... until the end , you have killed all the confidant eunuchs around you, and you will no longer threaten the eunuchs of the Hongzhi Dynasty, the eunuchs of Si Li, so they will be satisfied and put this matter to rest completely!"

Tang Hao looked at Zhu Houzhao.

"Little emperor, you must remember that the imperial power cannot retreat even half a step!"

"If the imperial power takes one step back, the civil servants and gentry will advance ten thousand steps forward. If you retreat again and again, the civil servants and gentry will naturally be able to oust you in the end. In the end, the imperial power will fall by the wayside, and the civil servants and gentry will take over the power of the government, and you, the little emperor, will also Completely reduced to a mascot!”

In fact, to be honest, Tang Hao's position is very problematic.

According to common sense, he should not say this and let the little emperor fight against the civil servants and gentry to save the so-called "Eight Tigers" eunuchs.

Because the Eight Tigers are bad guys, the three cabinet ministers and even the gentry of the entire dynasty are "gentlemen."

At least this is what is written in the history books!

But everything has two sides.

If all the Eight Tiger eunuchs were really killed, would there be other Eight Tigers?
There will definitely be!

Because the little emperor is not Emperor Hongzhi, he is not a mascot owner.

Is it necessarily a good thing that civil servants and gentry hold the power of government?

The so-called "Hongzhi ZTE" is nothing more than a joke.

In the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, the entire Ming Dynasty had reached the point where "the people were impoverished and their wealth was exhausted." Emperor Hongzhi didn't even know until this moment that the world's army was poor and the people were impoverished, and the people were complaining!

A once smug and ambitious young emperor, a sage and wise emperor who worked hard all his life, after seventeen years of time and repeated struggles with civil servants and gentry, his edges were finally smoothed, he finally recognized the reality, and finally After sinking into a middle-aged man who accomplished nothing, Emperor Hongzhi was struck to the point of falling ill, and finally died in a depressed state full of resentment and unwillingness.

Emperor Hongzhi worked hard all his life to rule and became a holy king and wise master praised by civil servants and gentry all his life. However, his efforts and dedication in this life failed to bring prosperity and peace to the people, nor did he truly create a prosperous Ming Dynasty. He only gave himself a It has gained a good reputation in the history books.

The Ming Dynasty was poor, the military and civilians suffered, and the gentry and gentry were enriched!

However, the little emperor in front of him was different.

Tang Hao saw different ambitions in the eyes of the young emperor.

The young emperor wanted to break the shackles of the civil servants and gentry on the Ming Emperor. He did not want to live a life like his father, who was fooled all his life.

Because of this, Tang Hao felt a little soft-hearted.

After all, instead of letting Zhu Houzhao choose such a ridiculous approach in history, it would be better to let Tang Hao, a reckless man, teach the young emperor what is the correct way to fight against the civil servants and gentry!
"Savage, help me!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Tang Hao with red eyes.

"I alone...can't stand up to this full court of gentry!"

Upon seeing this, Tang Hao smiled and nodded, then rebelliously reached out and touched the little emperor's head.

"Didn't we already fight side by side?"

Zhu Houzhao was startled when he heard this, and then his eyes turned red.

"Yes! We killed the tiger together, we are comrades in arms fighting side by side!"

"My little emperor, please remember the most important thing. Don't call me a savage again in the future, okay?!"

(End of this chapter)