Chapter 11: Forming a Military Cabinet (2)
Zhu Yinglong had always wanted to separate the two political systems, but it was too chaotic for a while, and the border was still fighting, so he put this idea aside for the time being. Now he has decided to abolish the Jing camp and train a new army. Moreover, the so-called Five Army Governor's Office of the imperial court has almost died in name only. Most of the officials were swept by Wei Zhongxian and fled south. Many officials of the Five Army Governor's Office were held by Wei Zhongxian and Kebaba's relatives, and they also had titles. Now they all fled south with Wei Zhongxian, which just gave him this opportunity. The more they thought about it, the more they felt it was feasible. They took this opportunity to abolish the Five Army Governor's Office and set up a unified military command organization, the Military Machine Pavilion. Thinking of this, Zhu Yinglong immediately announced the establishment of Wenyuan Pavilion and convened the six ministers of the Pavilion to discuss this major event. At the same time, they ordered people to call Lu Haotian, the acting admiral of the Jing camp, to go there.
The emperor suddenly summoned the six ministers of the cabinet to discuss major events, which scared the ministers. He thought that something important had happened, so he rushed to Wenyuan Pavilion.
"I suddenly summon everyone to come for a very important thing, which is related to the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty and the eternal prosperity of the country." Zhu Yinglong saw that many of the people he asked to come arrived, so he ordered people to close the door of the conference room and spoke solemnly.
Sun Chengzong was working in Wenyuan Pavilion, and Zhu Yinglong had communicated with him in advance. Moreover, Sun Chengzong had always been the general to abolish the illegitimate rules of literati commanding soldiers. The establishment of the Military Machine Pavilion completely solved this disadvantage. From then on, Wen did not control the military and military did not interfere in politics. As for the abolition of the Five Army Governor's Office, more importantly, the emperor Zhu Yinglong, wanted to capture all the military power in his hands. After Zhu Yinglong finished his opening remarks, Sun Chengzong said: "The emperor decided to set up the Military Machine Pavilion and abolish the five major military affairs. The military affairs of the country will be fully handled by the Military Machine Pavilion, and the Ministry of War will be directly controlled by the Military Machine Pavilion from then on."
Once this decision was announced, the sound of panting in the conference room was suddenly lost because of a hurry. It was a brief silence, and everyone's heads were running rapidly. Some of them were thinking that the emperor's move was just to seize military power by themselves? Or had other purposes? Some of them, like Huang Zunsu and others, were very calm, as if they had expected what the emperor would do, but at the beginning, they were surprised that the emperor's actions were faster than they expected.
"I dare to ask the emperor, who is the leader of the Military Museum and the Cabinet?" Yang He, the Minister of Justice, stood up and asked.
"The Military Machine Pavilion is independent, and the cabinet has no right to interfere in the military affairs of the Military Machine Pavilion. The Military Machine Pavilion also has no right to interfere in the government affairs of the cabinet." Zhu Yinglong said.
"I'm sorry, who are the ministers of the Military Museum?" asked Huang Zunsu, Minister of Rites.
"The Military Machinery Pavilion does not have a chief minister, but is directly responsible to me. A temporary deputy minister of the Military Machinery Pavilion and a number of important personnel are temporarily set up. This is up to be determined." Zhu Yinglong thought for a while and replied, "After the Military Machinery Pavilion is established, all the departments involved in military affairs, including a series of officials and affairs, including the Ministry of Works, all the weapons, armor, military uniforms, etc., are transferred to the Military Machinery Pavilion, such as the various weapons of the Ministry of Works, the manufacturing of military uniforms, etc."
Now all the officials understood that the military machinery pavilion would be independent into a system, and the six ministries would probably be changed to five ministries in the future. This is not just a reform, but the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were completely separated. The impact it brought is incalculable. After listening to the emperor's words, many officials present, including Sun Chengzong and other direct officials, showed a solemn look on their faces. If they were not done well, it would cause the world to change their colors. He did not think deeply about the true intention of the emperor to set up the military machinery pavilion. It turned out that it was to completely implement the separation of military and political affairs. Civil officials only had the power to manage government affairs, but the military power was firmly grasped by the emperor. The country would do whatever the emperor wanted in the future. Is this a matter that the civil servants and officials could tolerate? They tried desperately to weaken the imperial power, but in the end the imperial power was consolidated into the hands of the emperor. How could they not object?
"Your Majesty, you must not, you must not!" The old minister Han Yu objected. Among the ministers here, he was the oldest, and he dared to say such words. Although Sun Shenxing had always been against Zhu Yinglong, he was sincere in serving the country, not for his own power. And the old ministers of Han Yu belonged to the Donglin lineage. The political intentions of these people were to transform the Ming Dynasty based on their ideas. If all the power was concentrated in the hands of the emperor, wouldn't they really become puppets who lifted the strings and were at the mercy of the emperor?
"Old Old Han, why not?" Zhu Yinglong felt unhappy when he thought about this. At this time, only by concentrating power on him alone can the corrupt Ming Dynasty get out of the predicament. It should not be at this time that you should limit and divide the power of the monarch!
"Report to the emperor, the old minister thinks that the emperor's intention is good, but..." Han Yu is worthy of being a well-educated man. When he spoke, he spoke in a speech. Several ministers who were talking deeply agreed and supported him. After hearing this, Zhu Yinglong was angry first, then gradually calmed down and calmed down slowly. Although his thoughts were good, he obviously ignored one thing, that is, the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty had greatly weakened the emperor's power.
The power of Gushifu cannot be underestimated. Even if he assimilated Huang Zunsu and others to be consistent with him, they only had dozens of people after all. It was like a bottle of ink sprinkled into the sea, and the sea water was soon melted into the same color as the sea water. It was no longer possible to tell which ink was the sea water. It seemed that he had a problem of quick success and instant benefits. He also ate the buns bite by bit. If he wanted to get it done in one step, unless it was a revolution, reform seemed to never be able to be done.
"I have thought for a long time and thought that Mr. Han's opinion was very pertinent. I decided to adopt his suggestion. The establishment of the Military Machinery Pavilion only replaced the power of the original five governors' offices, combining five into one, and at the same time gave it the power to make decisions on military aircraft inside and outside the court. Originally, the Governors' Office of the Five Army was under the unified jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Now I do the same. Sun Chengzong, the former Minister of the Chief Soldiers of the Chief Soldiers of the Military Machinery of the Military Machinery Pavilion, was temporarily held by Mr. Han, Han, what do you think?" Zhu Yinglong had no choice but to turn around and say.
Seeing that the emperor was doing good, the position of the chief minister of the cabinet was also obtained, he naturally shouted "the emperor's wiseness" and the resolution was passed. The direct forces of the Weixin Wang Qiandi were rising, especially among them, most of them were Donglin Party members. Li Biao, a student of Han Dynasty, served as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Luo Yuyi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Yao Ximeng, the Zhanshifu. These are all Donglin celebrities who support Han Dynasty behind them. Forty or fifty percent of the official positions in the court were controlled by the Donglin Party members. Sure enough, unfortunately they were hit by Zhu Yinglong. If Gao Panlong and others were saved, the situation would probably be even more serious than it is now. At least, Huang Zunsu and other Donglin Party members who depended on him would not have stood among Han Dynasty and others!
But Zhu Yinglong had to rely on these so-called progressive people and famous fighters in history. Although the military machine pavilion was established in the end, Zhu Yinglong also realized his mistake, but he still had a fire in his heart. He hated that these Donglin Party members were burned out like the ten thousand martial eunuchs, and they were all gone. However, reason told him that he must not act irritably, but that he could only endure, tolerate his talents and tolerate them until they were cultivated into the coffin. But even if he could wait, could others let him wait? Can Huang Taiji let himself wait?
The list of personnel from Sun Chengzong's military cabinet, except for him, was composed of the founding Duke Chang Yanlin, the former governor of the Houjun Prefecture, Xu Yunzhen, the descendant of Xu Da, the former governor of the Houjun Prefecture, Zhang Guowei (the uncle of Zhang Yan, the uncle of the Empress Yi'an), Yuan Chonghuan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War of Liaodong, the governor of Liaodong, the censor of the Zuodu, Xiongba (the new title after Ningyuan's victory), and the governors of various provinces, there were still many people, only two or three in Beijing, and the rest were in other places. Zhu Yinglong's list was accurate without even reading it, because he knew that Sun Chengzong must have considered more comprehensively than him, and who could enter and who should not enter, and he was much better at grasping it.
Since we cannot tear open the net of the power of scholars and officials, and the self-righteous Donglin Party members, it seems that we must implement the method of winning over and divisiveness, and make officials younger, so they will be more likely to accept new things and new ideas. Therefore, the battle for the university position will inevitably set off a war without gunpowder. The Donglin Party must not snatch this crucial position. Then we may have to use force in the end to be a crime of forming a party.
To be honest, he didn't want to do anything, because the relationship between the Donglin Party members was complicated, and they were both teachers and students, and they were from the same year. Otherwise, the relationship between Chinese people was too complicated. Chinese people have half of their energy to deal with complex interpersonal relationships, so they have not allowed China to take off like a rocket long ago. But it is this complex interpersonal relationship that has created the Chinese people with extremely smart brains, so he can always stand tall!
Among the young officials, Shi Kefa was the first to be the first, followed by Huang Zunsu, Wei Xuelian, Yang Zhiyi, He Tengjiao, Zhang Fu and Zhang Cai, as well as several specialized talents, such as Song Yingxing, Qu Shixi and others. These talents are their most caring power. These people may not have the ability to teach those scholars at Peking University. They may have to go to Tsinghua University. Tsinghua may be more difficult at first, but gradually, Zhu Yinglong hopes to cultivate some talents with their own expertise. At that time, use these talents to change people's thoughts step by step, and establish a belief and a philosophical concept. Otherwise, even if they gain the upper hand under the strength of their emperor, in the end, they will still lose with this strong and deep foundation. This is how China was brought to life by these people for the excuse of being righteous and seeking selfish interests. One opportunity after another to become a country forever.
Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has become the only ruling philosophy of feudal rule. Although he also learned from other theories, such as using the emperor's myth as the emperor, and magistrates the power of the king to make the emperor supreme. Even if a prince breaks the law and commits the same crimes among the common people, he is only at the prince's level, but the emperor is above the law and will never be punished. Unless he is overthrown, he is always right. It is not about the ants or the people, or the princes and ministers. What they want to maintain is the imperial power and monarchy. This is what is called
Foolish loyalty, and those who are not foolish, have bad intentions. They maintain their own power and wealth, and even want to be emperors and taste the taste of dominating the world. Therefore, Zhu Yinglong did not decide to abandon this. This theory is certainly wrong, but it is not suitable for him to overthrow it at this time. Under this premise, a new philosophy of "seeking reality, being truthful, practicing, and truthful knowledge" was formed, and then "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth!" gathering the power of the reformists together.
At the same time, there is a very sharp contradiction, that is, the dispute between "imperial power" and "prime power". The king is strong and the opponent is weak, and the king is weak. This is not just a power struggle between the emperor and the prime minister, but a contest between the emperor who represents the imperial power and the two political groups of the literati class. Zhu Yinglong is now in this confrontation, etiquette, law, ancestral system, and various invisible but real interests. Never see the Donglin Party as much noble and great. They are also human beings. They are a new type of people.
The scholar-official class, although they seek change, to a certain extent, are also for the country, but their purpose is still to be power. They hope to get power and change the country with their own ideas. This is unrealistic, because they do not have a unified program, and they are intrigue and disagree with each other. Even if Zhu Yinglong did not become the current Zhu Youjian, or if Zhu Youjian gave all the power to the Donglin Party, the Ming Dynasty still destroyed the country because of the seal.
The literati who built the literati had the biggest problem, being proud and self-righteous! With these people's so-called arrogance, they wanted to stop the cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty and hit the stone with eggs, because they did not realize that the essence of the defeat of the country was not above the eunuch party, but in themselves. Changing the fate of the Ming Dynasty was not just to refresh the administration of officials, eliminate the drawbacks, develop business, open up maritime trade and prohibit eunuch party party disasters could achieve the goal. These could only delay the time for its demise. The real reform should be from
Chapter completed!