Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 126 Chu Nan laughed. Killing Hu Weiyong is not enough? The prime minister system should be abolished!

"What? Kill Hu Weiyong?" When the princes heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, their eyes widened.

Zhu Biao: "Father, Lord Hu is the prime minister. He has made so many contributions to the founding of the Ming Dynasty. How can he be destroyed?"

Zhu Di: "Lord Hu has many students and former officials in the court, and he has a high prestige in the court. If we really kill him, it will definitely cause an uproar and unrest in the world."

Yao Guangxiao frowned and said, "Your Majesty, we are currently at war with the Northern Yuan people. If we attack Hu Weiyong, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the war with the Northern Yuan people."

"Yes." Zhu Chong and Zhu Ying also spoke up.

"Father, please think twice!"

"Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was not expecting this situation. He wanted to take action against Hu Weiyong, but there were so many people around him who came to persuade him.

If Hu Weiyong was really attacked, wouldn't it be just as Zhu Di said, shocking the entire court?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought. He hesitated as to whether he should really take action.

"Hmm..." But he hesitated for a moment, then saw Chu Nan again, and suddenly realized.

Why was he hesitating? Didn't he come here to ask Chu Nan a question? Chu Nan hadn't said anything yet.

Thinking about this, he looked directly at Chu Nan and asked, "Chu Nan, what do you think about this matter?"

"Hmm..." Chu Nan was startled. Why was he asking about me again? Did he never let me go?

But since Zhu Yuanzhang asked, he had to tell it, and he had to tell it because Chu Nan also wanted to deal with Hu Weiyong.

Chu Nan couldn't sleep until Hu Weiyong stepped down.

Thinking about it, Chu Nan started talking directly.

"Your Majesty, my idea is very simple. You don't have to just kill Hu Weiyong. I think what you should do is to depose the prime minister!"

"Deposed prime minister?" When Chu Nan said this, everyone present frowned.

Zhu Biao: "Lord Chu, what do you mean by deposing the prime minister? Do you mean to depose Prime Minister Hu Weiyong?"

Others don’t quite understand what “废相” means, or maybe they already understand it, but they never think about whether it is that what it means.

Zhu Yuanzhang also frowned and said nothing, but just looked at Chu Nan, as if he wanted Chu Nan to explain what he meant by deposing the prime minister.

"Your Majesty, my meaning of dismissing the Prime Minister is literal."

"To abolish the prime minister does not mean to change the prime minister, but to completely abolish the prime minister system that has lasted for more than 2,000 years since the Qin Dynasty!"

"Ah? What!" Chu Nan's words were like a lightning strike, shocking everyone present.

Zhu Biao, the princes, Yao Guangxiao, and even Zhu Yuanzhang all widened their eyes and looked at Chu Nan in disbelief.

Zhu Biao: "Lord Chu, how can this be done? The position of prime minister was created before the title of emperor. How can the position of prime minister be abolished?"

Zhu Di: "Yes, which dynasty in China has never abolished the position of prime minister? The Han, Tang, Song, and even the Yuan Dynasty did not do that. How will people in the world view the Ming Dynasty if we abolish the prime minister as soon as it is established?" Yao Guangxiao also shook his head: "I am afraid that people in the world will say that the ritual system of the Ming Dynasty has collapsed and that we are monkeys in human form. Even the Yuan people will laugh at us. This matter of abolishing the prime minister is really unacceptable."

Zhu Yuanzhang also looked solemn: "Chun Nan, this is really too hard to accept. The prime minister system is deeply rooted, and even ordinary people accept it. How can it be abolished? This is not advisable."

Chu Nan: "..."

He was speechless. Abolishing the prime minister system was not something he, Chu Nan, came up with. Rather, it was you, the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who came up with the idea in history.
So, Your Majesty, you are too speechless. How can you deny your own ideas? I bring your ideas to you, and they can still be denied?

Don’t you have any intention of getting rid of your position now?
"Chun Nan..." Seeing that Chu Nan stopped talking, Zhu Yuanzhang became anxious. After all, he wanted Chu Nan to help him solve the problem. How could he choke Chu Nan with words and make him stop talking?

So he spoke directly: "Chu Nan, then tell me why you want to depose the prime minister, there must be a reason."

"Yes." Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a chance, Chu Nan didn't say anything more and spoke directly.

"Your Majesty, the idea behind this is actually very simple."

"Although the prime minister system has existed in every dynasty and has not been abolished, have you noticed that the emperors of every dynasty have restricted the power of the prime minister?"

"For example, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, in addition to the outer court, there was also an inner court, and during his reign, 13 prime ministers were replaced because he was afraid that the prime minister would stay in office for too long and have too much power."

"During the Tang and Song dynasties, the three-province and six-department system and the two-government and three-department system were established, further dividing the power of the prime minister."

"But even so, China still had many powerful ministers, such as Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong in the Tang Dynasty, and Cai Jing in the Song Dynasty."

"So the conflicts in China since ancient times, in addition to the conflicts between nobles and commoners, the imperial court and the local governments, there is also the struggle between the imperial power and the power of the prime minister. If the power of the prime minister is too great, it will threaten the imperial power."

"Therefore, Your Majesty..." Chu Nan said, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang seriously.

"No matter how much the power of the prime minister is weakened, it is still so great. Do you really want to endure this? You replaced Hu Weiyong today, but there will be thousands of Hu Weiyongs standing up. Don't you really want to do it more thoroughly?"

"This..." After hearing Chu Nan's words, everyone present was shocked.

It's bad. This time Chu Nan is not targeting Hu Weiyong, but all the powerful ministers in the world. This time he wants to uproot them.

Chu Nan’s mind is too vicious. Others want to be powerful prime ministers, but you just remove their positions. What are they supposed to do?
"That makes sense!" But just after Chu Nan finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands hard and his face became serious.

Chu Nan's words were indeed unorthodox, but they made a lot of sense.

Yes, if the prime minister has such great power that the emperor is not happy with it, then why do we still have a prime minister? Why did Zhu Yuanzhang follow the example of the emperors in history to limit the power of the prime minister?
After all the restrictions, in the end, won't a powerful prime minister still appear? In this case, why not just abolish the prime minister system?
Moreover, after the abolition of the prime minister system, Hu Weiyong's power would be reduced, so he would not consider what would happen to Hu Weiyong.

Haha, you still want to use the bowl to scoop food from my pot. I, Zhu Yuanzhang, will just smash your pot.

Thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang asked directly: "Chun Nan, then tell me, what method are you going to use to abolish the prime minister system? You must know that although your idea is good, there will definitely be many people who will not agree."

"This..." Upon hearing this, the princes and Yao Guangxiao were shocked.

Father, you listen too much to Chu Nan, don't you? You said you want to abolish the prime minister system, do you really want to abolish the prime minister system? Chu Nan is too cruel, don't you? Do you really want to abolish the prime minister system?
At the same time, they also became curious. What strategy would Chu Nan use to abolish the prime minister system? After all, this would affect the interests of many people. Could Chu Nan really do it? Would he come up with another vicious plan?

(End of this chapter)