We often see the scene of ministers controlling the government in the court from film and television dramas, so in the ancient feudal period, will this really exist? In ancient times, imperial power was the absolute supreme power, so why was the emperor still at the mercy of his courtiers? Such an emperor may be out of forbearance, or it may be jealous of the power of the courtiers, in a short period of time to lose control of the courtiers, so there will be a situation in which the power of the ministers is tilted to the opposition. If the emperor is in power, he may be killed because of his incompetence. Because the reason why some powerful ministers can be unscrupulous in the court is from the emperor's protection, once the emperor loses his life, then the political career of the powerful ministers can be regarded as the end.
For example, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, He yan was an uncompromising courtier, who also held many important official positions. At that time, he's power could be said to have reached the level of covering the sky with one hand, and the reason why he was able to do so was because he had Qianlong's favor, and if Qianlong died, then Hezhen would lose this power.
Therefore, after Qianlong's death, Hezhen was indeed raided, and the once-beautiful Hezhongtang completely withdrew from the stage of history. And there are also some emperors who are at the mercy of their own courtiers because of their own lack of ability.
For example, Qin II of the Qin State was held hostage by Zhao Gao because of this, and everything in Qin II was given by Zhao Gao, and without Zhao Gao's careful planning, Qin II's ability would naturally not be the emperor of the Qin State. According to historical records, qin shi huang designated the candidate to succeed to the throne should be gongzi Fusu. Zhao Gao helped Hu Hai to the throne for his own selfish desires, but Hu Hai was an incompetent person, so after becoming emperor, he had been deceived by Zhao Gao.
It wasn't until the rebels everywhere hit the door that he knew he was finished, and Qin II, at the mercy of Zhao Gao, could only become a victim of the dynasty. Some emperors are not willing to be at the mercy of their courtiers, but they are helplessly not strong enough, so they can only be patient and wait until the time is ripe to take it down.
This happened during the Kangxi Dynasty, when Kangxi succeeded to the throne because he was still young, so he was assisted by several auxiliary ministers, among whom they had the right to invade the government and the opposition. As Ao bai's ambitions grew, he often gave orders in place of Kangxi, an act that made Kangxi prepare to get rid of Ao bai. However, because he was still young and did not have real power in his hands, and the power of Aobai was very large, if he rushed to make a move, it was likely to lead to chaos in the dynasty.
Therefore, if you want to get rid of Aobai, you must learn to be patient, and later Kangxi developed his own power through constant secrets, and on the surface did not conflict with Aobai. Let Aobai completely relax his vigilance, believing that Kangxi did not have the strength to overthrow himself, and later when the time came to mature, Kangxi decisively took Aobai, and from then on the power returned to Kangxi's hands. This also laid the foundation for the later prosperity of Kangqian.
Some emperors, because they could not recognize their own strength, wanted to get rid of their vassals, which did not work. For example, the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yuan Ziyou, did not have sufficient preparations to attack the powerful subjects, which led to the turmoil of the imperial court. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, society was very turbulent, and because the Northern Wei dynasty was still in the hands of Hu Chonghua.
As the empress of Northern Wei, Hu Chonghua held the supreme power of the state through a series of means, and the people of Northern Wei lived very miserably under her rule. At that time, the general Erzhu Rong entered the palace, eliminated Hu Chonghua, and made Yuan Ziyou the emperor, and Erzhu Rong became an auxiliary minister after pushing Yuan Ziyou to the throne, because he got rid of Hu Chonghua, so his prestige in the imperial court was very high, not only in charge of military power, but also in the court of things to report to him.
Conclusion: Yuan Ziyou became a puppet at his mercy, and Yuan Ziyou was not willing to be pressed on his head forever by Erzhu Rong, so he had the idea of getting rid of Erzhu Rong. This thought also brought himself the misfortune of killing himself, and when Yuan Ziyou was ready to act, the news was already known by the eyeliner lurking around him, and then told Erzhu Rong.
So Erzhu Rong did not say a word and led his soldiers into the palace to kill Yuan Ziyou. Therefore, if there is no adequate preparation, the emperor should not easily provoke the powerful ministers, and only by weighing the pros and cons can the stability of the imperial court be maintained.