In the past dynasties, the performance of some emperors of the Ming Dynasty made people feel more different, such as Zhu Houxi, the Emperor of Daming Jiajing.
Zhu Houxi reigned for forty-five years, and his performance in governing the country was lackluster. However, his ability to control and control his courtiers should not be underestimated.
Ming Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi (stills)
First, hold on to great power and be at the mercy of others.
Zhu Houxi did not sleep and forget to eat like Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of Han Gao, and worked day and night; nor was he at the mercy of others like his grandson Zhu Youxiao and others, and his power was sidelined. This, through the dispute over the "great etiquette" in the early years of Jiajing, can be known to know a little bit.
Yang Tinghe, the head of the cabinet, and other empresses who supported Zhu Houxi as emperor, wanted to turn the cousin relationship between Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao and Emperor Sejong Zhu Houxi into a brotherly relationship, that is, to find another "father" for Zhu Houxi, which triggered a "great ceremonial dispute" that lasted for several years.
Yang Tinghe persuades Zhu Houxi (comic)
Finally, in March of the third year of Jiajing (1524), Emperor Mingzong Zhu Houxi reluctantly agreed to honor his father as "Emperor Kao Gong MuXian" and his mother as "Empress Dowager Zhangsheng"; the head of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe, was stripped of official posts.
Yang Tinghe (like)
In the dispute over the "Great Etiquette", Zhang Xuan and others fought against Yang Tinghe and the clique, winning the respect of Zhu Houzhao. As a person who did not have the old staff of the Eastern Palace, Zhu Houzhao also found the real strength he had to rely on.
Zhang Xuan (like)
Subsequently, Zhu Houxi built his own personnel structure with the help of the "Great Ceremony Discussion", which was the biggest political gain of Emperor MingZong Zhu Houxi.
Second, do not do the right thing, grasp the "big" and let the "small" go.
Zhu Houxi reigned for forty-five years (1522-1566), and for twenty-seven years he did not sit on the government. His main daily work was to practice Dan, pray for blessings, and read green words.
Under normal circumstances, if the king of a country does not do the right thing, I am afraid that he will lose power and humiliate the country, but Zhu Houxi did not. For the major events of the country, he still has a number. He guarded the inheritance of his ancestors and the society of Daming.
At that time, the Mongol Tatars north of the Great Wall were constantly harassing the border. In the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing, the Mongol Tatar border crossing soldiers came to the city of Beijing and plundered on a large scale, which is known in history as the "Change of Gengji".
Tatar armies invading the Ming Dynasty (like)
Under such circumstances, Zhu Houzhao summoned the soldiers and the people and the four sides to raise wusheng to defend the city, and Flew summoned the soldiers of the towns to serve the king. After the Tatars retreated, Zhu Houzhao held the relevant personnel accountable for the crimes of "two million people and livestock plundered by the county newspapers of zhuzhou" during the entire "Gengzhi Rebellion".
It can be said that Zhu Houxi was an emperor who governed the country and had fun without mistakes. The reason why he was able to do this was because he believed that the daily administrative management, tax payment, military dispatch, and project operation were all things that should be handled by the courtiers, and they were all small things for Zhu Houxi.
Because these are not the main problems, but are some specific operational practices.
Third, based on the fundamentals, control the group of subjects.
Zhu Houxi believed that he only needed to control the power to appoint and dismiss officials and reward and punish them. In the process of managing state affairs, officials dream of promotion and dismissal.
Therefore, as long as we grasp this "fundamental", we can "rule from the arch", we can see the world in the near front, and control the world in the palm of the hand.
However, having the power of life and death does not mean that it will be used. Judging from Zhu Houxi's ruling process, he will use it, and it is used very well.
1. Elastic use of Yan Song.
When Yan Song was first reused, he was impeached by most imperial court officials: not only asking for bribes from below, but also directly or covertly demanding money and goods from the clan and feudal officials. His son, even more frantic, moved around and did whatever he wanted.
After Zhu Houxi knew about it, he deliberately consulted Yan Song about government affairs in public, and even Yan Song's answer was inappropriate and inappropriate, and he also expressed appreciation. After so many times, the attack and impeachment of Yan Song gradually disappeared.
However, Zhu Houxi did not resign himself to Yan Song, did not trust him unconditionally, but often beat him and warned him.
Yan Song (stills)
When both the government and the public thought that Zhu Houxi obeyed Yan Song's words, he deliberately arranged some state affairs without seeking his opinion; or consciously opposed his reasonable opinions in public, leaving Yan Song in an embarrassing situation by touching his nose.
In this way, Yan Song could only bow down to Zhu Houxi.
2. Vigorously commend Xu Wei.
In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, Zhu Houxi was seriously ill, and the doctor Xu Wei was ordered to go to the clinic for treatment.
At that time, Zhu Houxi was sitting on the dragon bed, his robe hanging down. Xu Wei saw it and hesitated to move forward. Zhu Houxi asked him why he didn't come over. Xu Wei said that the emperor's dragon robe was on the ground, and the subject did not dare to enter.
After Xu Wei completed his diagnosis and treatment, Zhu Houxi issued an edict to the cabinet and vigorously praised Xu Wei. It is said that Xu Wei's words and deeds can best reflect his loyalty to the king's father, because he said that "the emperor's dragon robe is on the ground", not "the emperor's dragon robe is underground".
Originally, there was no difference between the earth and the ground for ordinary people, but there was a great difference in Zhu Houxi--on earth, people also; underground, ghosts also.
After Xu Wei heard Zhu Houxi's will, he was frightened into a cold sweat and panicked. When the cabinet officials learned the details, they were also surprised and secretly alerted themselves.
Although Zhu Houxi was not very attentive to state affairs, he knew very well how to be an emperor. It can be said that he is an emperor who has deeply understood the true meaning of the art of emperors.