The prime minister system was abolished by Zhu Yuanzhang in the thirteenth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of the establishment of the prime minister system, the prime minister had great power. Later, with the continuous development of the feudal system, the monarch gradually weakened the power of the prime minister in order to consolidate centralization. Later, the so-called prime minister, with decentralized power, was much worse than the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.
After the mid-Ming Dynasty, in order to balance the power of civil servants and let eunuchs master the right to approve the red, the cabinet only had the right to draft a ticket, that is, the local government issued a book. After the cabinet discussion, write the cabinet's handling opinions on a piece of paper, stick them on the book, and send them to the emperor for approval.
Therefore, the great eunuch of Silijian is called the imperial palace, and his power is no less than that of the records of foreign dynasties. If a cabinet university wants to make a difference, it is necessary to have a good relationship with the eunuch. The cabinet system in the Ming Dynasty seems to be not much different from that in the Tang and Song Dynasties. They are all prime ministers, but they are far from each other. This is also the fact that the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty was highly concentrated in the history books and reached a new peak.
Prime Minister (ancient China)
In ancient China, the official name generally refers to the highest chief executive below the emperor, the official who assisted the emperor's prime minister in all aspects of government affairs, and was the chief executive of all officials. There were names such as Xiang and Xiang Bang in the pre-Qin period. The Qin Dynasty formally established the Prime Minister. The Western Han Dynasty also set up a prime minister, and Ai Yuanshou changed to Da Situ in the second year. This period of time is as long as 220 years, which is the longest time to set up the post of prime minister in history.