Ming Dynasty 1566 (part 2)
by Liu Heping
About This Novel
The whole book takes "bringing down Yan Song" as the main clue, comprehensively showing the historical scenes of this period: the thrilling political struggles from the court to the government at all levels, the treacherous intrigues from the officialdom to the shopping malls, the loyal and brave officers and soldiers and the loyalty. The people's turbulent anti-Japanese war; the shared weal and woe of the fate of the country and the family, the intricate changes in the relationship between enemies and friends, and the contradiction between big love and self and small love are intertwined here, reflecting the great ideals deep in history and the harsh reality of life's destiny. A group of famous historical figures - Hai Rui, Jiajing, Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang, Li Shizhen, etc., Came to everyone clearly with flesh and blood from the fog of history.
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Official(13)Scraped 21d ago
Success means party strife, failure means party strife
Before reading this book, I already knew something about the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty, and this book can be said to be the epitome of party struggle! The Ming Dynasty was a strange dynasty. Among the sixteen emperors, except for Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Youjian, there were almost no two decent emperors: for example, the dissolute and immoral Zhengde, the prostitute Wanli and the carpenter's craftsman Apocalypse. In other dynasties, they would have been the material of a subjugated king, but in the Ming Dynasty, they lived well. I think a large part of this was due to the party strife in the Ming Dynasty. The root of the party's dispute can be attributed to Zhu Yuanzhang's abolition of the prime minister system. The original intention was to let the emperor have monopoly power, but power and responsibility complement each other. The emperor did not have so much energy to manage affairs, so the cabinet naturally came into being. The cabinet is not composed of one person, which provides the ground for the emergence of different factions. The biggest benefit of the emergence of different factions is that power is divided and no one person has the final say. The cabinet leads hundreds of officials and is an institution that holds real power. Even the emperor is somewhat afraid of it. For example, Emperor Wanli wanted to abolish the elders and establish younger ones, but he was under pressure from the cabinet and did not dare to even mention it. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty might have died decades earlier. In this book, Yan Song and his son and Xu Gaozhang are fighting against each other, while Emperor Jiajing miraculously understands all the rules of the game. For him, the best situation is that the two sides are always evenly matched, so they have to desperately curry favor with the emperor to control the overall situation and have great power: when the weights of the two ends of the scale are close, even if the weight of the emperor is slightly biased, it can play a key role. King Yu in the book, who was later Emperor Longqing, had already understood these things, so after he succeeded to the throne, he was almost discouraged. Because of the general environment, the party must exist, otherwise the country will perish. And the party exists. Corruption, bribery and selling of officials and titles are naturally the articles that should be included in the topic. He knew that the party could not be eliminated or controlled, so he could only let it go. As for his son, the younger prince Wanli who was born at the beginning of the book, he also realized this truth after more than ten years in office, and also felt that the emperor was boring in front of him... It can be said that the Ming Dynasty has been doomed step by step since Emperor Jiajing broke the balance of the civil service group. However, God still gave the Ming Dynasty a glimmer of hope, that is, it gave Wanli Zhang Juzheng. Unfortunately, Wanli did not continue the reform after Zhang Juzheng's death. In the end, this glimmer of hope dimmed. When Chongzhen took over, foreign and internal troubles were at the same time. No one could save the Ming Dynasty. . .
Normally, how many people ask me for a word of gold but cannot get it. Now, my words are given away for free, and no one dares to take them! ! This sentence really expresses the warmth and warmth of human nature, and the world is so cold! !
A very good work. If you can learn knowledge and accept lessons from it, you can make society develop better!
Collect first and then read
Good reading, good reading, good reading, good reading.
good
The TV series is also good, almost entirely based on novel plots
Really good book
Such a good book shouldn't be buried
A good historical novel
It was a hearty read. Various social phenomena have always been like this in history and in modern times. The world has always been hot and cold, and people have always been hot and cold. It's hard to tell whether Hai Rui gave Bo his first name or he was really upright and straightforward. In short, you must have personality to leave a name.
To impeach Yan Dang is to attack the Holy One.
I still don't understand this point of view.
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Official(13)Scraped 21d ago
Success means party strife, failure means party strife
Before reading this book, I already knew something about the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty, and this book can be said to be the epitome of party struggle! The Ming Dynasty was a strange dynasty. Among the sixteen emperors, except for Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Youjian, there were almost no two decent emperors: for example, the dissolute and immoral Zhengde, the prostitute Wanli and the carpenter's craftsman Apocalypse. In other dynasties, they would have been the material of a subjugated king, but in the Ming Dynasty, they lived well. I think a large part of this was due to the party strife in the Ming Dynasty. The root of the party's dispute can be attributed to Zhu Yuanzhang's abolition of the prime minister system. The original intention was to let the emperor have monopoly power, but power and responsibility complement each other. The emperor did not have so much energy to manage affairs, so the cabinet naturally came into being. The cabinet is not composed of one person, which provides the ground for the emergence of different factions. The biggest benefit of the emergence of different factions is that power is divided and no one person has the final say. The cabinet leads hundreds of officials and is an institution that holds real power. Even the emperor is somewhat afraid of it. For example, Emperor Wanli wanted to abolish the elders and establish younger ones, but he was under pressure from the cabinet and did not dare to even mention it. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty might have died decades earlier. In this book, Yan Song and his son and Xu Gaozhang are fighting against each other, while Emperor Jiajing miraculously understands all the rules of the game. For him, the best situation is that the two sides are always evenly matched, so they have to desperately curry favor with the emperor to control the overall situation and have great power: when the weights of the two ends of the scale are close, even if the weight of the emperor is slightly biased, it can play a key role. King Yu in the book, who was later Emperor Longqing, had already understood these things, so after he succeeded to the throne, he was almost discouraged. Because of the general environment, the party must exist, otherwise the country will perish. And the party exists. Corruption, bribery and selling of officials and titles are naturally the articles that should be included in the topic. He knew that the party could not be eliminated or controlled, so he could only let it go. As for his son, the younger prince Wanli who was born at the beginning of the book, he also realized this truth after more than ten years in office, and also felt that the emperor was boring in front of him... It can be said that the Ming Dynasty has been doomed step by step since Emperor Jiajing broke the balance of the civil service group. However, God still gave the Ming Dynasty a glimmer of hope, that is, it gave Wanli Zhang Juzheng. Unfortunately, Wanli did not continue the reform after Zhang Juzheng's death. In the end, this glimmer of hope dimmed. When Chongzhen took over, foreign and internal troubles were at the same time. No one could save the Ming Dynasty. . .
Normally, how many people ask me for a word of gold but cannot get it. Now, my words are given away for free, and no one dares to take them! ! This sentence really expresses the warmth and warmth of human nature, and the world is so cold! !
A very good work. If you can learn knowledge and accept lessons from it, you can make society develop better!
Collect first and then read
Good reading, good reading, good reading, good reading.
good
The TV series is also good, almost entirely based on novel plots
Really good book
Such a good book shouldn't be buried
A good historical novel
It was a hearty read. Various social phenomena have always been like this in history and in modern times. The world has always been hot and cold, and people have always been hot and cold. It's hard to tell whether Hai Rui gave Bo his first name or he was really upright and straightforward. In short, you must have personality to leave a name.
To impeach Yan Dang is to attack the Holy One.
I still don't understand this point of view.
