There have been too many dynasties and emperors in history, especially for those who are unified, basically more than two hundred years, at least a dozen emperors. However, there are more powerful courtiers, and some of them even reach the point of deposing the emperor.
So who is at greater fault, the Emperor or the Ruler? It depends on how it is said. From a historical point of view, it is obvious that the fault of the emperor is much greater than that of the courtiers.
The Emperor does not represent the king of the fallen country, that is to say, although the Emperor of the Dusk is incompetent, it does not mean that the country will perish. But historically, the influence of the Emperor was great.
No matter how the emperor is also the king of a country, then as the king of a country, if he is a monarch, he will not govern this country, do not know how to employ people, and do not know how to manage. Even those who are serious may blindly get close to the traitors and villains, alienate the virtuous courtiers, and over time, corrupt officials and corrupt officials will run rampant, and the people will not be happy. Either it led to the leading of the traitors or to the outbreak of a peasant uprising.
Of course, if you are unlucky and meet someone like Liu Bang or Zhu Yuanzhang, then it is very likely that you will become the last emperor. However, under normal circumstances, most of the emperors could not achieve such a serious result, but it was not good for the dynasty, which was certain.
However, the power ministers are different, in fact, the power ministers are not blindly adulterous ministers and courtiers, and the difference is very big.
If it is a traitor or a courtier, then the harm to this country is even more serious than that of the Emperor. Because they often hold the power of the state, there will be a small group around them, and such a group will inevitably make the court a miasma, and even more seriously, it will reach the point of deposing the emperor.
In such a chaotic world as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, many powerful ministers can completely force the emperor to take the throne, set up another portal, and change the dynasty. In the later period of the dynasty, it was also very dangerous to have such people, and the Tang Dynasty did not mean that Zhu Wen deposed the emperor and became the emperor himself.
Don't expect that the proprietors are all Cao Cao's sons of heaven to order the princes, and they never dare to cross the thunder pool.
But if it is for the sake of the imperial court and the world, then although such a powerful minister is not much better, the impact will not be much after all.
For example, Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period, he was Liu Bei's designated minister of entrustment, and he was also a typical example of bowing down and dying. He did not have the intention of rebelling or usurping the throne, and was bent on working hard for the KuangFu Han Room.
For example, Huo Guang during the Han Dynasty, he was also, enough to depose the emperor, but it is not necessarily that what he did was not as good as the emperor, and he did not establish himself as an emperor, and even brought the Western Han Dynasty quite well.
For example, Zhang Juzheng during the Ming Dynasty, he is also a powerful minister, but after ten years in power, he stopped the decline of Daming through reform, and his contribution was still great. Moreover, he was bent on cultivating the little emperor, which can be said to have exhausted his heart.
Therefore, everything is not absolute, whether it is a monarch or a traitor, in fact, it is not good for the development of the dynasty.