We come into contact with history books as well as film and television dramas, once they appear
"Uncle Guo"
、
"Kunisaki"
Nine times out of ten, this is one
Villains
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However, in "Crane and Hua Ting", the first episode is played to the prince kneeling outside the palace on a snowy day, almost frozen to death, but no one dares to give advice to the emperor, only the prince's uncle Wu De Hou Gu Silin, put on the imperial clothes and armor to meet the emperor.
Although Emperor Xiao Jian treated Gu Silin with courtesy, he could feel the gunpowder taste of the conversation between the two, and finally Gu Silin
Use foreign enemies to invade the border as a threat
，
On the condition that one "releases" oneself to garrison the border to prevent enemy invasion
He gained command of more than 100,000 border troops and successfully saved the prince.
This is a typical example of foreign interference in politics, but it also shows that foreign interference in politics is also a common phenomenon in Chinese history.
The originator of foreign relations interfering in politics
We all know that the Xia Shang Zhou is a system of sub-fiefs, the princes each live a comfortable life in their own territory, there is no need to go to the central government, not to mention that the fiefdom of tianzi is not much larger than his own, go to the central government himself is even shorter than the tianzi, it is better to claim the king in his own fiefdom.
The point is, the system at this time is
Shiqing Shilu system
The Sons of Heaven and the princes are hereditary, and the large and small official positions are hereditary, so even if the daughters of commoners marry nobles, they cannot grasp power through this way.
The first to create foreign relatives to interfere in politics was Empress Qin Xuan
Don't be dazzled by this title, she's an old friend of ours —
Mi Yue
After the implementation of the Shang martingale transformation law in the Qin state, power was increasingly concentrated on the monarch, and the power of the traditional nobility was constrained, and the monarch could appoint officials according to his own preferences.
The monarch's own brothers, as sharers of power, were the main obstacle to the monarch's centralization.
After the death of King Wu of Qin, the brothers fought for the throne, and Mi Yue's younger brother
Wei Ran
Relying on his sister's relationship to enter the official field of the Qin State, plus he was also very capable, he supported the King of Qin Zhao, and then became fierce
The brothers of King Wu and King Zhao were basically killed.
With the merits of support and the status of foreign relatives,
Wei Ran became a powerful vassal of the Qin state
After Wei Ran became a Xiangguo, he expanded his henchmen, increased fiefdoms, and influenced the government. Rao is the 20-year-old King of Qin Zhao, Wei Ranye
Don't take the King of Qin in your eyes, treat the King of Qin as a puppet
Of course, in the process of centralization, the monarch,
The purpose of using foreign relatives against their brothers was achieved, but the foreign relatives were dominant, and this was not what the monarch wanted.
Until
Fan Ju entered Qin
As a political opportunist, his political sense of smell is not generally sensitive, and he is with King Qin Zhao
The harm of foreign relations interfering in politics was analyzed
The King of Qin dismissed Wei Ran from his post and demoted him back to his fiefdom, and Qin's foreign relatives interfered in politics. But Wei Ran made a "good start", that is:
The foreign minister and the inner palace jointly conspired to abolish the establishment, and after the puppet was established, the family could prosper for a while.
The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and entered it in the Han Dynasty
The golden age of foreign interference
Western han dynasty
Lu family
Huo Guang
Wang Mang
The Eastern Han Dynasty is more typical, the Eastern Han Dynasty is the eunuchs of foreign relatives taking turns to intervene in politics, and the representatives of foreign relatives of the Eastern Han Dynasty are totaled:
Dou Xian
Deng Xiao
Yan Xian
Liang Ji
Dong Zhong
He Jin
Wait a minute.
Why does Xiao Jian hate Xiao Dingquan in "Crane And Hua Ting"
According to the plot of "Crane And Hua Ting", it seems that Emperor Xiao Jian
I was very reluctant to see Crown Prince Xiao Dingquan
The Wanli Emperor did not like Zhu Changluo.
However, Zhu Changluo's mother is a palace girl, and Wanli does not have much affection for her, rather than saying that Wanli hates Zhu Changluo, it is better to say that Wanli "hates Wu and Wu", and is a "negative man" without responsibility in his feelings.
It is estimated that Wanli has a song in his heart:
"That night, you didn't reject me; that night, I hurt you."
Unlike Wanli, Xiao Jian took out Empress Gu's portrait late at night and said to the portrait about Xiao Dingquan's childhood, indicating that Xiao Jian had true feelings for Empress Gu, and could not talk about how much he hated Xiao Dingquan.
Then, there is only one explanation for Xiao Jian's move:
Jealous of the forces behind the crown prince.
Any emperor who ascends the throne will face the competition of his brothers, when his brothers are his own competitors,
Relying on the power of the mother and wife's family is a choice of succession.
For example, Li Shimin, the reason for defeating Li Jiancheng, and the strong support of his brother-in-law, Eldest Sun Wuji, are inseparable.
In the same way, Xiao Jian's eventual ascension to the throne must be indispensable to the support of the Gu clan, especially Gu Silin, who was in charge of the army and was a heavy minister in the middle of the dynasty.
After Xiao Jian ascended the throne, Gu Silin's position was more delicate, he was a political ally before, and now he is a participant in the zero-sum game of power. In Xiao Jian's eyes, Gu Silin didn't care if he had a heart or not, as long as he existed, there was a possibility of foreign relations monopolizing power.
Xiao Jian was afraid that he had already had the intention to eradicate the Gu clan, but because of the rat thrower, he had to act carefully.
Does Xiao Jian really prefer Xiao Dingtang?
Crown Prince Xiao Dingquan is over ten years old, not yet married to the crown, the crown ceremony is the ancient man's coming-of-age ceremony, for the prince, the sooner the crown ceremony, the sooner he can take charge of state affairs,
But the emperor was slow to pay him a crown ceremony
At the same time, Xiao Dingtang, the eldest son of Qi, was married to the crown, but he still did not go to the fiefdom, and the people were panicked.
Moreover, Xiao Dingtang's mother, Zhao Guifei, was also able to blow the pillow wind to Xiao Jian, and relying on Zhao Guifei's favor, the King of Qi also recruited a number of important courtiers.
Xiao Jian didn't seem to care about all this. It seems that Xiao Jian is really favoring one over the other.
It's actually not that simple.
Once the crown prince performs the crown ceremony, it is natural that he will get involved in government affairs, and around the prince, he will form another "small group" to advise the prince, and the uncle of the prince is very powerful, so it is not "like a tiger adding wings", which is intolerable for Xiao Jian, who is scheming and calculating.
Not allowing the King of Qi to go to the fiefdom gave the King of Qi hope, and also gave the ministers a signal, so that some ministers would choose to bet on the King of Qi, even after the prince oversaw the country, he could form another force.
Don't let the prince "a big family." ”
In Chinese history, there have been emperors who have done this, and he is
Li Yuan
Li Yuan himself was by no means a generalist, and before his sons grew up, the "Taiyuan Uprising" and "March into Guanzhong" were all paintings by Li Yuan.
Li Yuan made Li Jiancheng the crown prince and Li Shimin the King of Qin, and specially gave Li Shimin the titles of Shang Shu Ling and General of Tiance, and like Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin could also open a government to govern affairs.
The Prince Group and the Qin Wang Clique fought fiercely, and Li Yuan instead "ruled without doing anything", which was exactly the result he wanted.
Li Yuan was also wary of Li Jiancheng at the same time as he was wary of Li Jiancheng, but the later "change of XuanwuMen" made Li Yuan have to make a choice, if it were not for the crisis, Li Yuan would certainly not be willing to give up the power in his hands and become a "Taishang Emperor" who had nothing to do.
Never accuse me of doubting human nature because
Power is a maddening drug
It is not difficult to understand that for a monarch like Xiao Jian, he will never engage in market politics and let the ministers compete freely, but on the contrary, he will definitely practice planned politics, and he will do the invisible hand that secretly controls everything.
See? People in the field of power are like a block of iron in the magnetic field, no matter how unwilling and painful you are.
After all, there is no escape from the fate of being magnetized.
Power is a religion that people deliberately do not mention, and it is an exclusive monotheism, and there are no other gods than power itself.
It does not require the piety of believers, yet no believer is not 100% religious. It gives believers the freedom to leave at any time, yet no believer wants to exercise that freedom.
Officials' graves are covered with wild grass, and tourists take pictures next to the emperor's mausoleum, only the country and mountains are still there, and the power is not dead. Who can boast that he is at the mercy of power, not by it?
With a life of rapid decay, harnessing the power of immortality, I have not yet believed.