Chapter 38 Zhu Gaoxu: Entering the palace to escort him! (Please read more!)
Taking the initiative to ask questions in class is one of the prerequisites for being a good student.
After Zhu Zhanji finished questioning, Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi all gave Zhu Zhanji recognition with their eyes. They also wanted to know what the difference was.
Zhu Zhanji's question obviously also brought out the doubts in their hearts.
"That's a good question."
Ji Boying took a deep breath.
After drinking a cup of coffee, I feel a lot more energetic.
"The difference is that one is top-down and the other is bottom-up."
"In the parties of the Han and Tang dynasties, most of the subordinates took the initiative to cling to the powerful and gathered together to join the party."
"In the Ming Dynasty's cabinet, cabinet ministers did not have substantial power. If the ministers wanted to display their ambitions and save the country from the accumulated burdens, they had to open up two paths, both internal and external. The inner court is in the hands of the Chief of Ceremonies.
The power to criticize the Red Army is extended to the administrative power of the six ministries, which forces the cabinet to take the initiative to form parties."
"Otherwise, the cabinet has worked hard to formulate a national policy, but it will not be passed on from the top up and will not be effective down the road. It will be a complete fool's errand."
"This is one thing, and another thing."
"With the system of cabinet recommendation, any cabinet minister who wants to join the cabinet must be supported by senior ministers in the court. And for a person who does not have a group of ministers behind him, it is almost impossible except for the emperor to use the edict.
Enter the cabinet."
"The Ming Dynasty's cronies are more complicated and elaborate than those in previous dynasties, because behind every cabinet minister, there will be a group of courtiers following him."
Ji Boying briefly said a few words, but in fact this theory is better understood when explained in modern language.
You only need to look to the west at the constitutional monarchy to see that many political parties want to become the ruling party, so they work hard to win the support of parliamentarians and get as many votes as possible.
From this perspective, extrapolating to the Ming Dynasty, the person who joins the cabinet is the candidate, and the ministers of the DPRK and China who have the right to speak are the MPs who hold the votes.
"There are many cronies competing with each other. In times of chaos, it can even lead to inconsistent cabinet orders. In this case, the Chief of Ceremony will often take advantage of the situation and support his own people in the outer court to enter the cabinet, thereby indirectly laying a foundation for the eunuch's exclusive power.
Foreshadowing."
After finishing speaking, Ji Boying exhaled.
In fact, he did not graduate in history, and what he said was all self-understanding. Originally, he was constantly trying and making mistakes, right and wrong, and after practice, he would see whether Guo Zuo could be extended.
The whole hall was as silent as ink, and after a long time, a long sigh was heard.
"Listening to the immortal master's words today is a waste of ten years of studying the sages!"
Zhu Gaochi moved his chair and stood up slowly, bowing deeply to Ji Boying with his bloated body weighing more than two hundred kilograms.
"The Immortal Master's teachings today will be kept in mind by Gao Chi for the rest of his life."
He has no good way to change these, but now he knows the disadvantages, and he believes that in the years to come, he can try to avoid them, try to improve them, and solve them in the gentlest way possible.
"Whether it is the cabinet or the eunuchs' chaos in government, tracing back to the source, they all started during my Yongle reign."
"Father, your son has an unshirkable responsibility."
Lao Zhu Di looked at Lao Zhu with a hint of guilt in his eyes.
He originally wanted to seize the throne and had always wanted to use his political achievements to prove to the world and Zhu Yuanzhang that he was the best successor. However, after hearing what Ji Boying said above, he felt a little unconfident.
The expected angry rebuke did not come, instead Lao Zhu gave a rare sigh.
"If you really want to count it out, the starting point is still with us."
At this moment, Lao Zhu was extremely confused about whether to abolish the prime minister system.
Of course, only Lao Zhu considers this matter, because only the Hongwu time and space where Lao Zhu is located has the opportunity to choose whether to abolish it or not.
"Lao Zhu, you don't have to be like this. The development of any dynasty is unpredictable. Although the beginning of all this is that you deposed the prime minister system, if you don't depose the prime minister, it may be worse."
"And the existence of the existing cabinet system is not necessarily a disadvantage."
Ji Boying did not give a direct answer on whether he should abolish the prime minister system.
Because to be honest, he doesn't know either.
Everything Ji Boying mastered came from later generations, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages from the perspective of God overlooking the entire Ming Dynasty in 276.
Therefore, what he can do is to make up for the original gap, thereby prolonging the Ming Dynasty.
"What I say next is the key."
"Keep it in mind."
Ji Boying took a deep breath.
It is the teacher's duty to check for students' omissions and fill them up.
This is just like the tutor in the movie, who always prepares loopholes for students and allows students to take the initiative to fill them in.
Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu Di, as well as Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji immediately brought their thoughts back and concentrated their attention, preparing to listen to what Ji Boying would say next.
Especially Lao Zhu, he knew Ji Boying's style very well.
First raise the problem, then analyze the problem, and finally solve the problem.
Now, it's the last step.
For Lao Zhu, this is also the most important step. He believes that after Ji Boying finishes speaking, he can get his final answer.
"First of all, we focus on the issue of eunuchs disrupting government."
"What is the core of why eunuchs are able to disrupt government? In other words, what is the basis for it?"
"Xiao Zhu, you answer."
Ji Boying left this opportunity to Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji took a deep breath and glanced at his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather at an extremely fast speed from the corner of his eye. Especially in the eyes of old Zhu Di, what Zhu Zhanji saw was expectation.
It's like during a parent-teacher meeting, the teacher called on him to come on stage to do analytic geometry. He could have written a few steps, but his head went blank under the gaze of the parents.
Zhu Zhanji's CPU was running wildly, almost smoking. Finally, he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, choosing one of the many answers that was running through his mind.
"The core of Huixianshi lies in..."
at this time.
Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di frowned fiercely.
These two emperors who rose from the battlefield were extremely familiar with the sound of weapons.
"There are thieves making trouble in Yangju Hall!"
"You all obey my king's order and enter the palace to protect him!"
There were shouts and shouts coming from outside the palace.