() Emperor Chongzhen’s words may have been hidden in his heart. He had never been able to tell anyone, and he was a little panicked. Now that he finally had a suitable audience, he burst out: “It’s because someone took control of the factory guards and isolated the emperor.
The chaos in the palace caused the emperor's brother to have no heirs!"
Hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Zhong Jinwei had a vague impression.
"Not only that, but they also found several pregnant women from outside the palace to come in and pretend to be the emperor's children, so as to achieve their goal of usurping the Ming Dynasty!" Emperor Chongzhen poured out the fear and anger that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.
"Also, when I first entered the palace and waited for the grand ceremony, I was surrounded by dangers and my life was hanging by a thread. Fortunately, the emperor's sister-in-law reminded me that I did not eat the food in the palace, but ate the cakes that I secretly brought into the palace."
"Master Zhong, tell me, do I dare to release the factory guards again?" Emperor Chongzhen asked, staring at Zhong Jinwei.
Zhong Jinwei lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and looked at Emperor Chongzhen calmly and said: "Your Majesty, we can't stop eating just because we choked one time?"
Emperor Chongzhen originally thought that Zhong Jinwei would agree with his actions after hearing his words. Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei said that he had swallowed waste food and was startled.
"Your Majesty, what you just mentioned mainly focused on two issues. Do you think what I said is correct?" Zhong Jinwei said sincerely.
After Emperor Chongzhen expressed his hidden thoughts, he felt a little more relaxed. He nodded to Zhong Jinwei, wanting to see what Zhong Jinwei had to say.
"First of all, the factory guards are really powerful. They can detect the smallest details, and it's no exaggeration to know the truth clearly, right?"
"Yes."
"Second, those who control the factory guards are extremely powerful and may affect the imperial power, right?" Modern people don't have that deep-seated fear, and coupled with Zhong Jinwei's character and relationship with Emperor Chongzhen,
Speak without any hesitation.
"This is what I'm worried about!" Emperor Chongzhen said calmly without taking it seriously at all.
"Your Majesty, we can't use the knife just because it's too sharp. We can think of ways to prevent the knife from hurting ourselves. Wouldn't such a sharp knife be very useful against the enemy?"
Emperor Chongzhen was actually frightened by the factory guards because of his growing up experience. Then, with the instigation of civil servants, he banned the factory guards and did not dare to use them.
Now that he has been the emperor for more than two years, his courage and mentality are different from those at the beginning. Zhong Jinwei gave him a detailed analysis. After thinking about it carefully, he seemed to feel that he was a little too defensive.
Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's expression soften, Zhong Jinwei knew that what he said had an effect, so he continued: "Your Majesty, we have made it clear. You are actually talking about Wei Zhongxian."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded.
"The reason why Wei Zhongxian became such a powerful minister, known as nine thousand years old, is because Emperor Tianqi trusted him too much and gave him too much power. He controlled the two departments of Dongchang and Jinyiwei. He was also the number one eunuch in the palace.
People, so no one can control him anymore, it doesn’t mean that there is something wrong with Dongchang and Jinyiwei themselves.”
Emperor Chongzhen did not nod or shake his head, he just looked at Zhong Jinwei.
"Wei Zhongxian's power comes from Emperor Tianqi. When Wei Zhongxian does misdeeds, there must be people loyal to the emperor who want to sue him, or his opponents who want to replace him also want to sue him. But Emperor Tianqi does not investigate and just trusts Wei Zhongxian.
, deal with those people, or be revenged by Wei Zhongxian later, and over time, he will become the number one person in the palace besides the emperor. Therefore, he can hide from the emperor and misbehave in the palace. "
"However, unlike Emperor Tianqi, I believe in Your Majesty and are diligent in political affairs, and cannot be fooled by eunuchs." This was the truth. Although it seemed that his brother was not the same, Emperor Chongzhen heard it very well.
"In addition, Your Majesty can take certain measures to prevent the power in the palace from being concentrated in one person."
This kind of balanced method will generally be used as long as the emperor's intelligence and emotional intelligence are normal. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty, based on the above reasons, I have some suggestions." Zhong Jinwei looked at Emperor Chongzhen after speaking.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded: "Master Zhong, if you have anything to say, feel free to speak out."
"First, Dongchang and Jinyiwei cannot be managed by the same person. I know that one of the functions of Dongchang is to supervise Jinyiwei. In this way, the status of the owner of Dongchangchang will be higher than that of Jinyiwei commander, which is not conducive to balance. Therefore, it is necessary to
The Duke of Dongchang and the commander of Jinyiwei should pay equal attention to each other, and they will directly obey His Majesty." Later generations of Zhong Jinwei read the information on the Internet and knew that it was because the emperor trusted the eunuchs more that the status of Dongchang was higher than that of Jinyiwei.
"Second, Dongchang Changgong and Jinyiwei commanders should be replaced every few years, such as five or ten years. This can prevent their dictatorship and has nothing to do with trust or distrust of Changgong and commanders. I know that some emperors also
I will take the initiative to replace the Dongchang Changgong or the Jinyiwei commander, but that will basically only be done when the level of trust is reduced or when the imperial power is threatened. What I said is to change after the agreed time limit, which is still good for the emperor and Dongchang
It is beneficial for the factory master or the commander of the Jinyiwei himself to avoid suspicion between the monarch and his ministers, and to avoid the emergence of powerful ministers."
This was the first time Emperor Chongzhen heard about the superiority of this system, and he found it very fresh.
"Thirdly, the Duke of Dongchang cannot hold important positions in the palace at the same time, so as to prevent him from speaking out both inside and outside the palace."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately thought in his mind: The positions of Dongchang Factory Company, Si Li Eunuch Bingbi Eunuch, Royal Horse Eunuch Zhang Seal Eunuch and other positions cannot be held by the same person.
After Zhong Jinwei said this, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen quietly, meaning that he wanted Emperor Chongzhen to comment on what he just said.
"Master Zhong is right. I understand how to use factory guards!" Emperor Chongzhen gave a big affirmation. However, he immediately said: "But Master Zhong, what about the situation where factory guards arrest people randomly and frame others?"
Yes, I have heard of it before."
For today's people, this is not a big problem. Zhong Jinwei replied: "Your Majesty, reduce the power of the factory guards. Don't let the factory guards arrest, interrogate and convict people. This will reduce the number of people."
Many unjust, false and wrongful convictions.”
Emperor Chongzhen didn't quite understand this and was a little confused.
Because, for people in ancient times, it was a normal situation to arrest, interrogate, and convict people in one. For example, the county magistrates in ancient times also had several powers combined into one.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Master Zhong, please explain in more detail."
"Arresting, interrogating, and convicting people are all combined in one. Whether the prisoner is wrongfully convicted or not depends entirely on the factory guards. If the factory guards use non-human beings, it is often easy to cause unjust, false, and wrongful convictions. But if these powers are separated, other
The departments can get involved, and the prisoners will have one more way to complain."
"Then what should we do?" Emperor Chongzhen simply asked Zhong Jinwei to speak to the end.
"For example, you can let the Jin Yiwei detect illegal things. Once they have the evidence, they can arrest the criminal, and then hand over the evidence and the prisoner to Dali Temple or something for them to interrogate, and Dongchang will send people to observe. If the evidence
If there is insufficient evidence, Jin Yiwei can be asked to supplement the evidence within the specified time limit. If there is no evidence after the time limit, he will be acquitted. In this way, the abilities of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang can be reflected, and it will not easily lead to unjust, false and wrong cases."
"Well, let me think about this." Emperor Chongzhen hesitated a little.
"Your Majesty, if you release the factory guards now, they can still be used immediately." Zhong Jinwei continued to seduce Emperor Chongzhen.
"Where to use it?"
"For example, during the disaster relief work in the capital, Your Majesty can secretly release the factory guards and see which of the civil and military officials are rich but penniless and those who are enthusiastic about disaster relief. Report to Your Majesty, and His Majesty will know the character of these people when employing them.
Then you can have a reference. You don’t have to just listen to the one-sided words of civil servants about how the people in the capital responded to this disaster relief, and how effective the final disaster relief will be."
"Your Majesty, these are troubled times right now. The sharp knife of the factory guard must be used. As long as your Majesty can hold the handle of the knife firmly and not give the handle to others." Zhong Jinwei concluded.
Emperor Chongzhen did not answer immediately. He sat on the imperial chair and closed his eyes for a while.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes suddenly and said to Zhong Jinwei: "I was blocked by my previous experience. Fortunately, Master Zhong reminded me. I understand."
Zhong Jinwei laughed sincerely when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's candid statement.
Emperor Chongzhen estimated the time, and then said apologetically to Zhong Jinwei: "It's getting late, Master Zhong, go back and write out the memorial for the banknote first."
"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll take my leave."
Emperor Chongzhen stayed alone in the Wenhua Palace, thinking about things.
About a quarter of an hour later, Emperor Chongzhen called a chamberlain in and asked him to call Wang Chengen over.
Late at night, Emperor Chongzhen finally arranged things and went back to rest.
Tonight was Empress Zhou's bedtime. What surprised her was that Emperor Chongzhen was particularly brave tonight. After all the ups and downs, they all rested contentedly.
Empress Zhou was naked and curled up in Emperor Chongzhen's arms. She was a little curious, raised her head and looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face, and said softly: "Your Majesty, what is the happy event today? I feel that your Majesty is in a better mood than before.
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Emperor Chongzhen smiled under the dim candlelight and said: "Master Zhong gave me several good tips today, which relieved a lot of pressure on me."
After hearing this, Queen Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, don't tell me. I think your Majesty has smiled more than before since Master Zhong woke up. I also like it very much."
Oh, Emperor Chongzhen heard what Empress Zhou said, and when he thought about it, it seemed that such a thing really happened. He couldn't help but sighed: "Yes, Master Zhong gave me a lot of good ideas, and also gave me a picture of my future."
The goal of our struggle far exceeds that of Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han!"
Far surpassing Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han? Empress Zhou imagined in her mind, could her husband really be that powerful?
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This is the highest level of affirmation. I won’t say any more words of gratitude. I will ask my wife for more time to code words. I must keep up the two updates.