My Daming New Empire

In fact, the awakening of national consciousness did not really mature until the end of the Qing Dynasty in the twentieth century and the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan.

Therefore, in this era of family affairs, it is meaningless to care about who belongs to which nationality.

Having said that, it is not because of anyone that the power of generals is declining now.It is because there are fewer wars, less experience, and because the generals face less political strife.

The great power of eunuchs is the result of the emperor's support, and it is also because they control the country's economy.

From this point of view, they and civil servants are natural opponents.

Because what civil servants need is governance, they must have the right to speak in the economy, rather than relying on taxes and taxes to make a living.

That's why there was the Civil Fortress Change, the noble military general group was wiped out, and all the power fell into the hands of the civil official group.

The future results in history cannot be concealed even if the peace is whitewashed. The land and money have all flowed into the power of the civil official group. They are rich, but the people and the country are poor.

Even if Zhu Zhanji now supports the launch of the Western Expedition, he must prevent civil servants from acting in this regard.

They may not have this idea yet, but what they do will make the whole situation develop in that direction.

This is a general trend, and Zhu Zhanji wants to balance it.

This is what an emperor must do well, and everything else is trivial.

You can't neglect to control the situation just because you want to fight, and you need to support more generals from this war.

But Zhu Zhanji is not optimistic, because among the current generals, there are many who can fight, but there are very few generals with political ability.

In the list of generals that Zhu Di gave Zhu Zhanji, both Mu Sheng and Zhang Fu were impressively listed, which also shows that Zhu Di now relies heavily on their abilities.

Mu Sheng and Zhu Zhanji don't know much, and they have met twice in these years.He is already an extremely human minister, so of course he doesn't need to come here to please a grandson.

But Zhang Fu Zhu Zhanji is not going to let him out, nor is he going to let him go back to Jiaozhi, but is going to keep him in the capital as a treasure of the town house.

Moreover, Zhu Di tended to let Liu Sheng lead the North Route Army, and Zhu Zhanji disagreed.He has been in charge of the Shenji Battalion since he was in charge of the Shenji Battalion. He is a great contributor to the development of Daming Firearms and has a strong combat capability.

However, the main role of the Northern Route Army is not to fight, but to entrust the important task of winning over the countries and ethnic groups in the Northwest.From this point of view, Zheng Heng is more suitable than him.

In these years, Zheng Heng led [-] cavalry to garrison Beiming Mountain. Although he did not fight, he was able to put on the reins of the defeated Wala and the dissident Tatars. This kind of political skill is what the coach really needs. .

It took three days to complete the plan in this regard, and the court ushered in the last great court meeting in Yongle 17 years.

(In the section on general trends later in this chapter, I feel more pertinent to myself, hehe...)

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Chapter No.16 Uncertainty in the Heart

Over the years, most of the grand court meetings on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month were for errands.All the affairs of the ministries have been dealt with, and they will all be on vacation after the Great Court Meeting is over.

However, the last grand court meeting in Yongle in 17 years, because of the appearance of a rule of procedure, made this grand court meeting more important than ever.

In fact, there are many types of court meetings in the Ming Dynasty. There are daily regular courts, that is, early courts, Zhengdan courts, noon courts, late courts, Shuowang courts, etc. Each court meeting has different rituals.

During Zhu Yuanzhang's period, the system of waiting at three o'clock and meeting at five o'clock was strictly followed.Many ministers who live far away have to get up in the middle of the night, and then wait at the Meridian Gate, and discuss matters on time at five o'clock.

But Zhu Di was born in wealth, although he is also a diligent emperor, but he can't stand the rule of getting up at four o'clock in the morning and discussing matters at five o'clock every morning.

He changed the morning time to seven o'clock in summer and eight o'clock in winter. Not only can he sleep late, but also let the ministers have a good rest.

Moreover, when it was windy, rainy, or snowy, he was sympathetic to all officials and allowed officials below the fourth rank not to participate in the early court.

Because hundreds of officials below the fourth rank are not qualified to speak in the court, and most of them have to stand outside the hall.

Although Fengtian Temple is big, it can't accommodate more than 1000 people at a time!

But even though the snow had stopped that day, the temperature was even lower, and all civil and military officials were not too cold, and they all arrived outside Fengtian Hall on time.

When Zhu Zhanji entered the courtyard, he was almost taken aback. He hadn't seen such a neat lineup for several years.

Slightly shaking his head and smiling, he nodded slightly to Zhang Fu who was standing at the head of the general, and stood guard at the entrance of the main hall.

Behind him was Zhu Gaochi, who was handicapped. Zhu Zhanji stood guard at the door, personally lifted him up, and put him on the seat.

He weighed more than two hundred catties, and the two strong eunuchs were usually out of breath, but Zhu Zhanji easily lifted him up by himself.

Then the drums and music competed, and amidst the shouts of the eunuchs, Zhu Di sat on the dragon chair under the guard of the cabinet bachelor, Hanlin bachelor, and a group of servants.

Several young eunuchs put two charcoal basins under his feet, and then retreated to the back.

After Zhu Di sat down, Honglu Temple sang "Entering Class", and the left and right classes of civil and military ministers walked into the main hall.

Zhu Di was seated safely, but Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji received a big gift and had to return half of the gift.

Then, it entered the formal playing session.

Although today's topic includes the Spring Festival holiday arrangements, on-duty and other trivial matters, but these procedural tasks were all dealt with in less than half an hour.

At this time, Wang Yan took two steps forward and shouted loudly: "If there is something to do, start playing, and if there is nothing to do, retreat."

Zhu Zhanji, who was facing the ministers, could clearly feel that everyone's morale had been boosted, and the temperature in the whole hall seemed to be several degrees higher.

Jian Yi hugged Chaohu with both hands, because he wanted to face the emperor, he took two steps sideways to the middle, and then bowed down. "Your Majesty, my minister Jian Yi has something to announce."

"Play."

"I have heard that those who seek for the elders of trees must consolidate their roots; those who want to flow far must dredge their springs; those who think about the safety of the country must accumulate their virtues and righteousness. The source is not deep but the stream is far away. The tree is good, the virtue is not strong, but the safety of the country is not strong. Although the minister is stupid, he knows that it is impossible, how can he be wise? To cut down the roots to make trees flourish, to block the source and to grow long...”

Zhu Zhanji was a little confused, and this is what happened, how could it make sense?

Before the words were finished, it was followed by: "All the heads of state, who inherit the fate of the sky, are good at the beginning, but they will be prosperous, and those who restrain the end will become widows. Is it easy to get, but difficult to keep? If you are worried, you must wait for it wholeheartedly; Once you have achieved your ambition, you will indulge in pride. If you are sincere, Wu and Yue will become one; if you are proud of things, your flesh and blood will be your way..."

Zhu Zhanji really wanted to shout: "Can you discuss the matter?"

According to the standard of memorials, there is a paragraph at the end: "Since you can see what you want, you can think and know enough to guard yourself; if you are going to do something, you can think and know to calm others; if you think about danger, you can think modestly and rush to shepherd yourself; if you are full of fear, If you think about the rivers and seas, you will think about the rivers and seas; if you are happy, you will think about the three drives; if you are worried and slack, you will think about the beginning and respect the end; When grace is added, one thinks that there is no wrong reward for joy; when punishment is reached, one thinks that there is no excessive punishment for anger. In general, ten thoughts and nine virtues. If you are simple and capable, let it be. If you choose the good and follow it, you will be a wise man. Do your best, the brave do their best, the benevolent spread their benefits, and the believers are loyal. Use both civil and martial arts, and rule with the bow. Why bother to think hard, and take the place of a hundred ministers!"

Zhu Zhanji, who had tried his best to watch a big show, was immediately discouraged, holding a memorabilia to discuss the facts in his hand, and before he could say a word, a lot of nonsense came first.

Such a long passage actually has one meaning: the emperor and all officials perform their duties.

This is to start with the principle, take out today's rules of procedure, and stabilize the ground.In the future, if your emperor wants to go back on his word, there will be no such good thing.

Sure enough, Zhu Di also felt disgusted by this, and said, "I just want to know how you discussed the rules of procedure today. This is not a banquet. Jian Aiqing should stop talking nonsense and discuss the facts!"

Jian Yi acted as if he hadn't heard it, and said a lot of nonsense "..."

Zhu Zhanji wished he could fly down and give him a kick to make him remember better.After a lot of nonsense, there is only one meaning in it, that is, you are the emperor, it is your business whether you listen or not, I am a minister, and it is my duty to say it. "

Zhu Zhanji glanced sideways at Zhu Di, and saw that he was really constipated as he thought.