Volume 1: Birth! Seven time travelers Chapter 002 Grandpa, you have worked hard

In fact, the so-called dispute over the foundation of the country, from the root, can only be said to be deliberately created by Emperor Wanli. His purpose was not to decide who would be the crown prince, but to use it to divide the ministers.
The Ming Empire has been established for more than 200 years. Over such a long period of time, the components of its power core have changed a lot.
At the beginning, the hardworking Zhu Yuanzhang was the chairman, general manager, and secretary. While he was in charge of the empire, he was also exhausted.
Later, his son Zhu Di could not bear the hard work and was forced to set up a cabinet and threw away the secretary work.
But once people get power, they naturally want to grab more power. Gradually, the power of the cabinet became greater and greater, and it became the de facto general manager and secretary. It almost sidelined the chairman.
There was no other choice, so Zhu Di’s grandson Zhu Zhanji had to use another force: eunuchs.
He allowed eunuchs to study, participate in politics, and take away the secretarial work from the general managers of the cabinet.
For more than a hundred years, if the general manager made trouble, he would let the secretary deal with him. If the secretary went too far, the general manager would let the secretary deal with him. In short, the chairman could enjoy his life relatively easily without losing power. The power core of the Ming Dynasty basically maintained a balance.
The one who broke this balance was Emperor Shizong Zhu Houzhao, also known as Emperor Jiajing.
The chairman's IQ was so high, and he was so good at playing political games that the general manager and the secretary were completely obedient to him.

But he was happy , but he left a big problem for his descendants: because the chairman punished the general manager and the secretary too much, the general manager and the secretary actually started to unite in order to live a better life!
The most typical example is the period from the sixth year of Longqing to the tenth year of Wanli. The cabinet chief Zhang Juzheng and the eunuch Feng Bao joined forces to sideline Emperor Wanli.
Therefore, after Zhang Juzheng's death, Emperor Wanli, who was finally able to stand in the foreground, had been thinking about a question: How to completely dismantle the alliance between civil officials and eunuchs? It would be best to let the civil officials fight among themselves, and not unite to fight against the emperor. Only when civil officials fight against eunuchs, and civil officials fight against each other, can the emperor be able to play both sides.
To achieve this goal, he had to learn from his grandfather, Emperor Jiajing : use debates on rites and laws to divide civil officials and eunuchs.
This is the essence of the dispute over the country's foundation.
Unfortunately, the civil officials and eunuchs who were badly treated by Emperor Jiajing would never be fooled again.
The civil officials were unanimous in their opinions: As long as we stand firmly on the height of etiquette and law, we will be invincible! Even the emperor can only demote us at most, but he has no other way to deal with us.
Therefore, in the past fifteen years, at most, some ministers secretly advised the emperor: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be rushed, we have to take it slowly." This was the limit. Like Zhang Cong when Jiajing just ascended the throne, he took a clear stand, disregarded all social opinions, and stood on the side of the emperor completely and openly, saying that the emperor could appoint whomever he wanted. There was not a single minister of weight!
As for the eunuchs, they are the emperor's servants, so they certainly cannot confront the emperor. But the eunuchs have also learned to be smart: I can't confront him, but I can resist him softly. If you, the emperor, want us to deal with those ministers who jump the most, we will do it. But if you want us to kill those ministers, I'm sorry, I failed...
Emperor Wanli waited for fifteen years, but never saw the appearance of civil officials or eunuchs who were willing to do anything for promotion.
This cannot be blamed on him, but on his grandfather Zhu Houcong.
I would like to ask, what happened to Zhang Cong, who ruined his reputation for you, Zhu Houcong, in the Great Etiquette Dispute? What happened to Yan Song, who bore all the infamy for you? Your Zhu family emperor is heartless and has always used his ministers and eunuchs and then discarded them. Who the hell is stupid enough to be willing to sacrifice their lives for you, the emperor?
After fifteen years, Emperor Wanli was almost in despair and could no longer hold on.

Now, the white cranes circling the beams and the blue dragon appearing in the world became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Emperor Wanli.
This dispute over the foundation of the country cannot be sustained any longer. The plan to divide the ministers is no longer viable. I really don’t know what kind of life the emperor will live after me.
Well, let's go and see this grandson whose birth caused such a huge response from heaven and earth. Speaking of which, this is my first grandson.
On the afternoon of October 18, Wanli's motorcade arrived at the residence of the eldest son Zhu Changluo.
Zhu Changluo had very complicated feelings towards his father who had been extremely cold to him for a long time.
However, after all, they are the emperor, his subjects, father and son, and the proper etiquette cannot be neglected in the slightest.
The door of the entire Prince's Mansion was wide open, and Zhu Changluo knelt at the door himself: "Your son pays homage to your father."
"Wake up. Well, come to think of it, I haven't seen the emperor for more than three years, right?"
"Father, it has been three years, seven months and three days. I long to see your face, just as the seedlings in drought long for rain."
"Hey, you've worked hard these years." Reaching out a hand and gently supporting him, Wanli whispered, "What your father wants to tell you is that the reason why I haven't appointed a crown prince is not simply because I favor your third brother. It's for the sake of my Zhu family's eternal foundation."
"How dare I complain to my father about this matter? The choice of the crown prince is entirely up to my father!"
You! Why are you talking so loudly, you silly son? Hey! With your cunning, if you inherit my position in the future, will you be able to suppress these increasingly idiotic officials?
"Where is my grandson?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am in the inner room. I cannot stand the wind, so I cannot come out to greet you. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Am I such an unreasonable person? Alas, it seems that this child has been really frightened by me over the years. However, if you cannot separate the ministers, you will be miserable even if you become the emperor in the future! Therefore, for the sake of the Zhu family's world, I have to sacrifice you.
Wanli was in a depressed mood and was in no mood to talk. He just walked inside. Zhu Changluo and others followed him quickly.
Guo, who had just given birth, certainly could not come out to see the emperor at this time. So in the midwife's arms, Wanli saw the emperor's eldest grandson who was born with a vision of heaven and earth. And Wang Dong, who was in the body of this baby, also saw Wanli.
Amid the voices of everyone greeting the emperor, Wang Dong of course understood that the person holding him now was the emperor of the Ming Empire.
This old man? Oh, no, it seems that Wanli is only 37 years old now? Why does he look so old?
Hey, my grandpa, it seems that you have a hard time too.

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