Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 103 Prime Minister System vs. Cabinet System
In the study!
Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou were chatting.

What they were talking about was something that happened at the court meeting not long ago.

The development of the matter was beyond the two men's expectations. They had thought that Zhu Yunhuan's road to the throne would be very bumpy and might even be accompanied by bloodshed.

Unexpectedly, everything went smoothly beyond expectations. Even Fang Xiaoru, Zhu Yunwen's staunchest minister, kept silent.

"I really didn't expect things to develop like this, but this should be considered a good thing, right?" Xu Zengshou shook his head with a wry smile on his face.

Xu Huizu had a complicated expression and nodded, "That's a good thing!"

In any case, the current outcome should be the one with the least disturbance for the Ming Dynasty. Before the incident, who could have imagined such a result.

"After all, it was the trap set by Taizu. If Taizu had not insisted on letting Zhu Yunwen sit on the throne, there wouldn't be so many problems now." Xu Zengshou said.

Xu Huizu frowned and said, "Alright, what's the point of saying this now? If you had any objections, why didn't you stand up and stop Taizu when he wanted to choose the grandson of Emperor Yunwen to inherit the throne?"

"I" Xu Zengshou's face froze and he looked embarrassed when he heard this.

He stood up to stop Zhu Yuanzhang?

Is there any mistake?

The inheritance of the throne is a very complicated matter. If you are not careful, you may die without knowing how you died.

Not to mention him, even his father Xu Da would have lost his head if he had angered Zhu Yuanzhang.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, there was only one kind of person whose head Zhu Yuanzhang would not chop off: those with the surname Zhu and whose blood flowed in their veins.

After a moment of silence, Xu Zengshou looked up at Xu Huizu and said, "Brother, do you think the Emperor Yunxun will come to our house? What happened between him and Miao Jin?"

"Shut up!" Xu Huizu interrupted Xu Zengshou and scolded him, "Stop worrying about these trivial things!"

People are going to change.

Compared to three years ago, Zhu Yunhuan has changed a lot. Now he has become the king of the Ming Dynasty!
Who knows if Zhu Yunhuan has forgotten the promise made three years ago!
Time will make you forget everything.

Three years is not a long time, but it is not short either.

In short, the correct approach now is to pretend that you know nothing. If Zhu Yunhuan remembers, he will naturally come to you. If Zhu Yunhuan doesn't remember, then just pretend that nothing happened.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

At this time, there was a rapid knock on the door.

Then, a servant's voice came over in a panic, mixed with surprise: "Master, the emperor's grandson Yunxun is here!"

"what!"

Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou were stunned when they heard this.

The previous second, they were still discussing whether Zhu Yunhuan would come to their house, but the next second, Zhu Yunhuan came.

"Emperor Yunhu's grandson still remembers it!" The same thought popped up in the minds of Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou.

"Brother, the emperor's grandson Yunhu is here!" Xu Zengshou turned his head to look at Xu Huizu with an extremely excited expression.

Xu Huizu had a complicated expression and nodded: "No need for you to remind me, I heard it."

He didn't know how to describe his mood at the moment.

Very complicated.

"Brother, don't just stand there. The emperor's grandson Yunhu is here. Let's go and welcome him!" Xu Zengshou couldn't help but urge Xu Huizu when he saw that he was in a daze at this time.

"Huh" Xu Huizu took a deep breath, came back to his senses, and walked towards the door.

Although he didn't know whether Zhu Yunhuan came to visit him this time because of Xu Miaojin, it didn't seem to matter at all because he couldn't stop Zhu Yunhuan.

Zhu Yunhuan was the king and he was the minister.

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

"I really didn't expect that the grandson of the Emperor Yunhu would actually come. Is he here to fulfill his promise? The grandson of the Emperor Yunhu hasn't married yet. If he marries my younger sister, wouldn't she become the queen?" Xu Zengshou's eyes flickered and his breathing became rapid.

If Xu Miaojin became the queen, wouldn't Xu Zengshou become the emperor's brother-in-law?
After calming himself down, he suppressed the excitement in his heart, hesitated for a moment, took a step forward, and trotted towards Xu Miaojin's boudoir.

He felt that he had to do some ideological work on his younger sister!

In the living room!
Zhu Yunhuan sat in the first seat with a calm expression.

"Your Highness, please have some tea!" The servant of Duke Wei's mansion brought hot tea and placed it next to Zhu Yunhuan.

"Okay!" Zhu Yunhuan smiled and nodded slightly.

The servant was slightly stunned. He did not expect that Zhu Yunhuan, who had led an army to attack Yingtian Prefecture, would be so peaceful. He bowed respectfully and turned to leave.

"Three years have passed. I wonder if my old friend still looks the same?" Zhu Yunhuan looked a little absent-minded.

Three years ago, he had just traveled through time and space, an ordinary person, and suddenly he became the grandson of the emperor, wouldn't he have taken off directly?
Maybe some people could bear it, but he is just an ordinary person and can't bear it.

You're already the grandson of the emperor, but you're still single?
That's not pure, there's something wrong with your brain!
Hug left and right, must hug left and right!
So, when he saw Xu Miaojin, who amazed him, he took action directly and decisively.

Put the rest aside and get it first!
He is just adapting to local customs.

The ancients said, there are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants.

He, Zhu Yunhuan, is not an unfilial person!
"Your Highness, I am Xu Huizu, your servant, and I pay my respects to you!" Xu Huizu walked over and bowed.

Zhu Yunhuan's recollection was interrupted, and he came back to his senses with a smile on his face: "Duke Wei, we haven't seen each other for a long time, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Xu Huizu stood up.

"I heard that you also went to Fengyang at that time?" Zhu Yunhuan asked.

Xu Huizu was startled, then nodded and said, "Yes!"

He thought Zhu Yunhuan was here to look for his younger sister Xu Miaojin, but he didn't expect that he would ask about his trip to Fengyang, which made him very nervous.

Although he did not take action at that time, strictly speaking, he just ran to Fengyang for a stroll and did not really have control of the troops.

But once you're gone, you're gone.

The matter can be big or small, it all depends on how Zhu Yunhuan handles it.

"Fortunately, Zhu Yunwen finally called Duke Wei away. Otherwise, if I were to fight with you, I would probably have a headache, and perhaps even fail." Zhu Yunwen said with a smile.

"Your Highness, you are joking. I am no match for you." Xu Huizu shook his head.

If it were before, he might still think about suppressing Zhu Yunhuan, but now he has known the power of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, how could he still have the foolish idea of ​​suppressing Zhu Yunhuan.

He couldn't stop Zhu Yunhuan.

Not only him, but no one in the entire Ming Dynasty could stop Zhu Yunhuan from entering Yingtian Prefecture.

The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, these two armies are truly terrifying.

Moreover, it was destiny that the True Dragon Emperor Zhu Yunhuan entered Yingtian Prefecture!

"By the way, I have something to ask Miao Jin. Can Duke Wei help me show the way?" Zhu Yunhuan said.

Xu Huizu was stunned, and smiled bitterly in his heart: "Sure enough, the emperor's grandson Yun Hun came to look for my little sister."

Before, he was tricked by Zhu Yunhuan and asked about his trip to Fengyang, which made him think that Zhu Yunhuan's visit to the Duke of Wei's Mansion had nothing to do with Xu Miaojin.

Unexpectedly, just a moment later, Zhu Yunhuan revealed his true intentions.

After calming himself down, Xu Huizu stood up and said, "Your Highness, please follow me!"

Although he knew that there was something wrong with the identities of Zhu Yunhuan and Xu Miaojin, but at this point, who could stop Zhu Yunhuan?
"Thank you, Duke Wei!" Zhu Yunhuan stood up.

The two left the living room and walked towards the back house.

backyard!

Xu Zengshou ran all the way to find Xu Miaojin, out of breath, and said: "Little sister, happy news, great news"

Xu Miaojin looked puzzled and asked, "Third brother, what's going on with you? What good news has happened?"

Xu Zengshou shook his head and said, "It's not me, it's you. You're going to be lucky!"

"Ah?" Xu Miaojin was shocked and looked at Xu Zengshou with confusion.

She's about to get lucky? What the hell?

"huhuhuhu"

Xu Zengshou took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said, "The Emperor's grandson Yunxun has arrived!"

"What!" Xu Miaojin exclaimed, a little dumbfounded.

It’s really here!

Xu Zengshou smiled as he looked at Xu Miaojin and said meaningfully, "Little sister, you may become the queen!" "Queen?" Xu Miaojin was confused.

Shaking her head, she smiled bitterly and said, "Third brother, stop joking. The grandson of the emperor Yunxun may have already forgotten what happened three years ago."

Zhu Yunhuan’s visit wasn’t necessarily just for her!

Now that Zhu Yunhuan has become the new king of the Ming Dynasty, he has all the women he wants. Why must he choose her?
"This..." Xu Zengshou's smile froze when he heard Xu Miaojin's words.

He suddenly thought of something. It seemed that Zhu Yunhuan's visit was not necessarily to see Xu Miaojin, but he might also be here to win over the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

"Little sister, the prince is here to see you!" At this time, Xu Huizu's voice came from outside.

"boom!"

Xu Zengshou was shocked, and he looked up at Xu Miaojin with an uncontrollable smile on his face: "Little sister, do you have anything else to say?"

The visit might not necessarily be to look for Xu Miaojin, but now Zhu Yunhuan has come directly to Xu Miaojin's boudoir. If this is not the case, then Chunchun is a bit self-deceiving.

"Swish!" Xu Miaojin's fair face turned red, and a hint of panic appeared in her eyes. She suddenly didn't know what to do.

The door is blocked!

"Little sister, you get ready first. I'll go and welcome the emperor's grandson Yunhu." Xu Zengshou suppressed his smile and walked out of the house.

"This, this, this..." Xu Miaojin was at a loss.

In the yard!
Zhu Yunhuan and Xu Huizu walked one in front and one behind.

Suddenly, Zhu Yunhuan thought of something and turned to Xu Huizu and said, "Duke Wei, I plan to change the palace into a cabinet and come up with a complete system. Do you want a position as a Grand Secretary?"

Before, he had thought about restoring the prime minister system, but after thinking about it carefully, he finally gave up.

In the short term, being the prime minister is definitely more time-saving, worry-free and labor-saving, but if you look at the long term, the cabinet is obviously better.

Of course, since the cabinet is a new system, it must be well controlled, otherwise it will easily go astray.

Historically, the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty went astray and out of control, and this seems to have started with Zhu Zhanji.

Many things are not achieved overnight, and there are some clues early on.

After the death of Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji took on the responsibility of ruling the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with his grandfather Zhu Di and his father Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji's abilities were far inferior.

Zhu Di was slightly better because he mainly influenced Zhu Gaochi and had little influence on Zhu Zhanji.

But Zhu Gaochi had a great influence on Zhu Zhanji.

The influence here is the influence of ability.

Any time.

A father always has the greatest influence on his son.

Zhu Gaochi was very capable, extremely capable. When it came to being a qualified emperor, Zhu Gaochi might be even more capable than Zhu Di. Of course, this is apart from fighting.

The power struggle that Zhu Yuanzhang had been obsessed with finally reached an unprecedented level with Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi could silently solve many problems that others could not solve.

With the benefit of hindsight, if Zhu Gaochi could continue to live, many of the problems of the Ming Dynasty might not have occurred, but he died too early, and his successor Zhu Zhanji was too "mediocre".

The mediocrity mentioned here does not mean that Zhu Zhanji is incompetent. His abilities are still acceptable, but compared with his evil father Zhu Gaochi, he is really too ordinary.

Having an extremely outstanding father is sometimes not a good thing for a child.

In May of the first year of Hongxi, Zhu Gaochi, who had been on the throne for less than a year, suddenly died of illness.

Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne in a hurry and took over the burden of the Ming Dynasty.

But the problem is that Zhu Zhanji had not really grown up at this time.

What's even more terrifying is that Zhu Gaochi was carrying out many reform operations that were extremely stressful for Zhu Zhanji.

This situation is like asking an ordinary person to command a group of powerful soldiers to fight, a rookie accidentally entering the professional arena, or a husky mixed into a wolf pack.

The progress of history also confirms this.

Everything was fine when Zhu Zhanji first ascended the throne, but gradually, he could no longer control the situation, and his power was gradually seized by court officials.

Later, the God of War fought a battle at Tumu Fort, which completely destroyed the cabinet system.

After this, the power of ministers suddenly increased dramatically.

Human nature is greedy, and no one is willing to give up the power they already have, which leads to an extremely strange scene.

After thousands of years, the era of civil officials has appeared again!

Who could have imagined that in the era of monarchy, ministers would hold most of the power?

Moreover, this dynasty had not yet perished and even remained strong for a long time. Of course, this led to the fact that most emperors in the late Ming Dynasty were "short-lived".

At this time, some people brought up Zhu Gaochi, saying that there was something wrong with the Zhu family's bloodline and that they could not live long. Some even went so far as to say that Zhu Di gained the world by rebelling and that the early death of his descendants was retribution.

In fact, the real reason from beginning to end is only one, the collision between imperial power and ministerial power.

The emperor ascended the throne and wanted to be in power, but his ministers were unwilling to give up the power in their hands. Then, if the emperor was disobedient, he would replace him with someone else to be the emperor!
The most obvious one is Jiajing.

A person who was able to forcibly transform Zhu Di from Taizong into Chengzu, doesn't have enough brains?

In fact, Jiajing's political skills were top-notch. Just look at his actions when he just ascended the throne and you will know that he was capable.

However, precisely because of his strong abilities, Jiajing quickly discovered the power of his ministers, and then he simply chose to give up.

What’s even more amazing is that the corrupt Jiajing actually gained absolute power.

Although he did not attend court for decades, he always held the power of the Ming Dynasty firmly in his hands.

This kind of power is not the control brought by strength. Seriously speaking, this way of holding power is a bit like walking on a tightrope, but it further demonstrates how powerful Jiajing is.

"Ah?" Xu Huizu was stunned and a little surprised.

Although he didn't know the difference between the palace and the cabinet, but since Zhu Yunhuan could personally handle something, it was obvious that this cabinet would have great power in the future.

"It's okay, there's no need to answer in a hurry, just think about it slowly." Zhu Yunxun said.

At this time, Xu Zengshou trotted over and bowed, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Zhu Yunhuan smiled broadly and waved his hand, saying, "General Xu, please stand up. It's been three years since we last met, and you're still as charming as ever!"

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness!" Xu Zengshou stood up.

"By the way, I heard that you have a good relationship with my fourth uncle. If you have time, please write a letter to my fourth uncle and ask him to come to Yingtianfu when he has time. I miss him a little." Zhu Yunheng said.

"Shua!" Xu Zengshou's expression changed slightly. He said, "Your Highness, you're joking. I used to have some friendship with the Prince of Yan, but now, we haven't been in touch for a long time. Besides, I'm an official of the imperial court. It's not good to have such a close relationship with a vassal prince!"

Xu Huizu was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Xu Zengshou with strange eyes. Isn't it bad to have too close a relationship with the prince?
He clearly remembered that Xu Zengshou was beaten half to death by him, and the first thing he did after waking up was to write a letter to Zhu Di to report the situation in Yingtian Prefecture.

As a result, it’s not good now?
However, he did not say much about these things.

"It's not good for court officials to have too close a relationship with vassal kings. I didn't expect that Governor Xu has such awareness? Not bad!" Zhu Yunhuan nodded.

"Your Highness, are you here to look for my younger sister? She is in the room!" Xu Zengshou said to Zhu Yunhuan with a smile.

Then, he turned around and said to Xu Huizu beside him: "Brother, come with me, I have something to ask you."

"This..." Xu Huizu looked hesitant.

"Let's go!" Xu Zengshou reached out and pulled Xu Huizu away.

Zhu Yunheng looked at the backs of Xu Zengshou and Xu Huizu, smiled, shook his head and walked towards Xu Miaojing's boudoir.

not far away!
Xu Huizu frowned and said, "Third brother, what's the matter? Tell me quickly, I still have to go accompany His Highness!"

The two of them just left like that, leaving Zhu Yunhuan alone. He felt that this was not a good thing.

"You're going to accompany His Highness? Does His Highness need you to accompany him?" Xu Zengshou glanced at Xu Huizu and said, "You, just stay here and accompany me!"

"Hmm?" Xu Huizu looked stunned, his eyes a little puzzled. "Third brother, what do you mean by that?"

Xu Zengshou shrugged and said, "Brother, do you really not understand? His Highness is here to look for my younger sister, so why are you just standing there? Do you want to hear what they both have to say?"

"Um." Xu Huizu opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Xu Zengshou took a deep breath and said, "Brother, do you think our family is complete now?"

"What?" Xu Huizu was full of confusion. He felt that Xu Zengshou's words were a little strange today, and his words were incoherent.

Xu Zengshou smiled widely and said, "Little sister, she might become the queen!"

(End of this chapter)