Chapter 501 Extra Chapter: The First Noble of Dayu (Part 1)
For a century since the founding of the Great Yu Kingdom, the nobles in the imperial court have been like leeks, growing one crop after another.
When the first Taizu (founder of the Ming Dynasty) rose up in rebellion, a group of peasants followed him and, by chance, created the Great Yu Kingdom.
Those people were the first batch of nobles of the Dayu Dynasty.
They were born into military families, unlike those from noble families; they had fought their way up from the ranks of swords and spears.
From the very beginning of the establishment of the Great Yu Kingdom, there were two distinct factions of nobles.
One faction consisted mainly of civil officials from the old-fashioned, so-called noble and aristocratic families.
The other faction was the military generals who followed Emperor Taizu in conquering the country.
The two factions looked down on each other.
The civil officials believed that the military generals were all from humble backgrounds and were unreasonable.
Military officers, on the other hand, thought civil officials were pedantic and pedantic, always spouting benevolence and morality, but their actions were something that even they, as military officers, found distasteful.
As for the founding emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty...
This is also a smooth talker.
The first standard he set after ascending to the throne was that the Great Yu Kingdom was founded on warfare, thus affirming the status of military generals.
In addition, it was pointed out that the people of Dayu must be governed by filial piety in order to live and work in peace and contentment.
This suited the tastes of scholars.
Exactly! Morality and righteousness are what they excel at.
Therefore, even though the two factions are at odds, everyone can still save face.
I won't mess with you, so don't mess with me!
It saves everyone trouble.
But as time went on, these clear distinctions gradually developed into a system where each side had its own leader.
Taking Emperor Xiao Jing as an example, his court was divided into two factions, each supporting a different group of people.
The civil officials, led by Prime Minister Xu, supported the crown prince born to the empress.
The military generals, led by the Duke of Anguo, supported the Prince of Qin, who was favored by the imperial concubine.
The two sides were locked in a fierce and intense battle.
Today I'll impeach one person in your family, tomorrow I'll have someone file a lawsuit against that person.
Emperor Xiao Wu was happy to watch his ministers fight amongst themselves all day long.
He felt that it was good for the ministers to fight each other, because only when the ministers fought each other could his importance be demonstrated.
In this way, the civil officials gained the upper hand. They supported the military generals more and showed more care for the King of Qin, making everyone feel that the crown prince's position was not stable.
If a military general became too arrogant, he would show favor to the civil officials and speak kindly to the crown prince in front of everyone.
Tell everyone that the Crown Prince's position is secure.
only......
After this struggle went on for a while, everyone seemed to have figured out Emperor Xiao Jing's tactics.
Emperor Xiao Jing, however, went a little too far and ended up getting himself into trouble.
The ministers fought so fiercely that they staged a farcical palace coup.
And then what happened?
Haha, not only did the crown prince fail to ascend the throne, but he also made everyone witness a dramatic scene of the crown prince murdering his mother.
On the other side, the Empress Dowager, the Duke of Anguo, the head of the military generals, as well as the Imperial Concubine, Consort Die, and the Eighth Prince all died!
In the end, neither the crown prince nor the King of Qin was able to ascend the throne.
When the original seventh prince ascended the throne, everyone thought that the original faction of civil and military officials would reappear...
Who would have thought that the newly enthroned Emperor Wu, only fifteen years old, was different from his father?
He would not compromise or mediate discord between civil and military officials.
If there's a problem between someone and someone else, he advocates for a face-to-face discussion to clarify things.
Are you afraid you won't have anywhere to refute this?
It's alright, we can just argue it out in court. There are plenty of ministers watching, and they can even ask for help.
Are you afraid that no one will uphold justice?
No, he will personally uphold justice.
He'll side with whoever makes the most sense, no matter who it is.
However, after he declares who is right, he will still offer some words of comfort to the losing side.
It's obvious they were unprepared and too careless. It's okay, they'll go back and think about how to win the argument, and try again next time...
Emperor Xiao Wu believed that truth must be clarified through debate!
If you have any opinions, please speak up! If there are any, we'll correct them; if not, we'll strive to improve!
When you get your chance next time, I'll be your referee again...
Everyone understands!
The emperors of Dayu were all quite unique!
Emperor Xiao Jing enjoyed watching his ministers fight amongst themselves.
Emperor Xiao Wu enjoyed watching his ministers argue back and forth.
There's just no peace and quiet.
However, Emperor Xiao Wu's enjoyment did not last long before it was shattered by someone.
who?
His cousin, Shen Qingjun!
This refers to Shen Banchao, who, following Xu Banchao during the reign of the late emperor, was respected by both the civil and military factions in the officialdom of Dayu...
This cousin is no ordinary person.
Back when he was still the seventh prince, Emperor Wu, who was allowed to leave the palace, loved to visit his aunt's house the most.
When I went to my aunt's house, I lived in the same courtyard as this cousin.
This older cousin then led his other younger cousins to study with the Seventh Prince.
The seventh prince was a little afraid of this cousin.
This cousin wasn't very talkative, but the Seventh Prince was somewhat afraid of him.
Why?
Because this cousin is particularly good at reasoning.
From matters of national importance to everyday family matters, from loyalty to the emperor and love for one's country to deep brotherhood, he can talk about anything in great detail.
Also, this cousin likes farming.
After Emperor Xiao Wu ascended the throne, he feared his cousin even more than his maternal grandfather, who was then the prime minister.
What surprised Emperor Xiaowu was a court meeting.
My cousin almost got into a fight with a garrison commander over farmland issues...
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