Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Zhang Xin feels that the thing she admires most about her father-in-law is that no one dares to challenge him.

What my father-in-law said was very powerful.

The court officials would do whatever their father-in-law wanted them to do, even if it meant they would suffer internal injuries.

It was the same when my grandfather was alive.

If he insists on doing something, no one dares to persuade him.

If it were Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji or her, the people below would be particularly likely to pretend to obey and actually procrastinate and be perfunctory.

The main reason here is that my father-in-law holds military power, but the fact that he looks difficult to talk to is also a big killer.

Therefore, every time she was trying to eliminate the shortcomings of the Hongwu Dynasty, she was using the might of her father-in-law's military power to lay a solid foundation for Zhu Zhanji's subsequent ascension to the throne.

It was during this period that she began to see many things from her previous life more clearly.

To sum it up, it can be summed up in one sentence.

Power, like wealth, does not disappear, it only transfers.

The source of the emperor's power is not divine right or blood inheritance.

But military power.

When my emperor’s grandfather was in power, there were twelve guards in the capital.

These twelve guards are neither under the jurisdiction of the Five Military Commanderies nor the Ministry of War.

They are directly under the Emperor's grandfather, and only the Emperor can mobilize them. They are purely the imperial guards.

In addition to the Twelve Guards, there are nearly 100,000 Beijing Guards stationed not far outside the city.

With more than 200,000 soldiers inside and outside, no one can turn the tables.

So during the Hongwu reign, one prime minister, four dukes, and countless marquises were all killed.

During the Yongle period.

The Beijing Guards became the Beijing Camp, and still had 100,000 men.

My father-in-law gradually increased the twelve guards to twenty-two guards.

Hongxi Dynasty.

Zhu Gaochi died before he had time to expand.

The following was the Xuande Dynasty.

When Zhanji came to power, four more guards were added.

A total of twenty-six guards.

There are 5,000 people in one guard, and the 26 guards have a total of 130,000 people.

Among these 130,000 people, almost all were trusted members of the Hongwu Dynasty, all were backbones, and all were descendants of military heroes of the Hongwu Dynasty.

In the early years of the Xuande Dynasty, because the Ministry of Revenue cried poor, the voyages to the West were stopped, the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration was abolished, and the war was generally reduced.

Those ten years were indeed the most stable years in the country.

The treasury has money and the people are living a good life.

But it was because of this stability that military generals who had no place to use their talents were marginalized, and the court was filled with the voices of civil officials.

In her previous life, she didn't know much about war.

She knew the importance of military power, but did not realize that military power could not fall into the hands of others and could not be transferred from the emperor to the court.

Therefore, she did not agree with Zhu Zhanji's plan to expand his guard.

But her son insisted, so she didn't say anything.

I guess Zhu Zhanji had already realized that he wanted to go against the civil officials at that time.

That is why we are able to support so many soldiers even though there are not many wars.

Finally, when Zhanji asked Wang Jinghong to go to the West for the eighth time, he did it by force, just like his father-in-law's style.

No one in the government supported it.

Just as the emperor began to rule the country in chaos, he was gone even though he still had 130,000 troops under his command.

Such a fool as she was actually cooperative and protected the insignificant Zhu Qizhen.

At this moment, Zhang Xin also figured out another question in her mind.

Why did Zhu Qizhen lead the army in person?

When she first found out about it, she just thought that it was that bastard Wang Zhen who instigated it.

After thinking it through, I realized that Wang Zhen was just an idiot.

Being used without knowing it.

The way the civil officials manipulated Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen was exactly the same as the way they manipulated her.

Before the tenth year of Xuande.

The cabinet didn't know much about Zhang Xin, but the entire harem that Zhang Xin had been in charge of since the Yongle period was indeed well organized.

Zhu Zhanji also always praised Xia Xin in front of others.

After Zhu Zhanji fell down, Zhu Qizhen was unable to catch up for a while, so Zhang Xin could only walk in front of the crowd.

Once they come into contact with me, won’t these people see through me immediately?

A woman in the inner chamber who takes virtue as her life creed.

——The Queen Mother is wise and intelligent.

——The Queen Mother manages state affairs well.

——The Queen Mother is not autocratic and does not cling to power.

——The Queen Mother is currently the backbone of the royal family.

Put on tall hats.

She was really framed by these people, and it seemed that she could be in a position to rule the country from behind the scenes.

Finally, he devoted all his energy to the cause until his death.

The first year of Zhengtong.

The three Yangs mentioned that there were only garrison troops stationed in the nine important border towns, and the local tax revenue was minimal, so they asked Zhang Xin to agree to send someone to take charge.

Zhang Xin agreed.

As a result, all the nine important border towns had governors, and the power of the civil servants extended to the important military areas.

The second year of Zhengtong.

The Minister of War Wang Ji beheaded the commander-in-chief An Jing on the Ganliang front line. This was the first time that a civil official was superior to a military general.

Three years of orthodoxy.

Wang Ji led his army to defeat Duoer Zhibo. For the first time, a civil official obtained military power and went to the battlefield.

The sixth year of Zhengtong.

Without her objection, Zhu Qizhen appointed Wang Ji as the governor of military affairs, and the battle he fought was the Battle of Luchuan.

After that year, it became a common practice for military generals to go to war and for civilian officials to oversee military affairs.

This is really a process of encroachment and erosion bit by bit.

After the Luchuan Campaign and the suppression of the Miao Rebellion, the civil officials completely took control of the military, leaving only the 26 guards as the only obstacle.

It just so happened that she also died.

She could totally imagine it.

Zhu Qizhen's teenage child looked like he had been deceived and crippled.

A real man should achieve great things!

Your father and your great-grandfather both made great military achievements!

You can, too!

So Zhu Qizhen led the army in person and took his 26 guards with him to deliver the captivity.

These twenty-six guards had been raised for more than ten years. Just when they were about to be unleashed to show their prowess, Zhu Qizhen and these people were defeated miserably.

This is a difficult matter to comment on.

According to Zhang Xin's calculation.

After the Battle of Tumu, it became a question whether the emperor could mobilize the remaining guards.

The cabinet will certainly take the opportunity to cut off all the power in the emperor's hands.

It is estimated that this right should belong to the Ministry of War.

The emperor can only keep a few thousand people at most.

He lost his military power and tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.

The emperor became a toothless tiger.

Every emperor after that could be controlled by them.

At this point, the civil service group completely controlled the Ming Dynasty.

All the people in the Zhu family became puppets.

The Ming Dynasty was great because the imperial court was powerful and the officials were honest.

The Ming Dynasty is not doing well, so please come and overthrow the emperor. It is he who is causing chaos and does not listen to our advice. As long as you are doing this for the good of the people, we are willing to continue to serve the new emperor. We only want the people to be well and have less turmoil.

High, really high.

During this period, Zhang Xin felt that she was no longer worthy of the word "fool".

Two more words should be added.

Absolute fool!

Or change two words.

"Hey, help me carve a seal tomorrow."

Zhang Xin opened his eyes and pushed Zhu Gaochi, who was already sniffling.

"Ah, what?"

Zhu Gaochi replied in a daze.

"idiot!"

"You scold me in the middle of the night... am I snoring too loudly or am I not sleeping well..."

"Go to sleep. I was wrong."

"zzzzz——"