Why can anyone rebel if the military power is in his hands? So who is the emperor?

In modern times, why do soldiers only care about military power and not listen to the emperor, as long as the military power is in whose hands? Especially in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xie's military power was in the hands of others, but he became a puppet emperor. According to the rules set by the court, even if you are given high prestige and military power, the emperor's word can remove you from all official positions. Test it out, and the soldiers should also know that the emperor is the greatest. How can they only care about military power and not listen to the emperor?

Liu Xie

If the ministers in charge of military power rebel, the emperor will be nothing.

Since modern times, there has been a "soldier talisman" as a weapon seal. Because it is beneficial to rule, the talisman is used when training soldiers. Who trains soldiers and who receives their wages will naturally be loyal to them. This is It’s a perspective that should be instilled during exercise. As for whoever gets the military talisman gets the whole country, it's because of the clear rules at the time. A good starting goal has bad consequences. Of course, some soldiers also use their own judgment and disobey military symbols, which may also account for part of it. In addition, the size of power is also related to the size of power in the court, which is another matter (Liu Xie belongs to this situation).

There were many mutinies in the Tang Dynasty. For example, the Anshi Rebellion was caused by the mutiny of the generals in charge. In the early stage, the Tang Dynasty relied on the troops it recruited to barely defeat the fragmented Anshi rebels. However, their vitality was seriously damaged, and they were sluggish from now on. depressed.

Anshi Rebellion

In the Song Dynasty, when Taizu saw the experience of the Tang Dynasty, he first drank a glass of wine to release his military power and took the power back into his own hands; in order to prevent future generations from being incompetent, he implemented the policy of worshiping literature and suppressing military power. The idea was to prevent civil servants from mutiny; but facts proved that advocating civility and suppressing military force could not protect the country and the Song State's army had always been low in strength.

A glass of wine releases military power

In the Yuan Dynasty, because they were all under Genghis Khan, they were relatively collusive; the combat effectiveness of the local government was relatively weak, so although mutinies continued, nothing happened;

In the Ming Dynasty (and Qing Dynasty), Zhu Yuanzhang formulated relevant rules; the army was directly subordinate to the emperor, and the general took the military talisman when he led the troops and loaned them after returning to ensure that no one rebelled. The rebels in the early Ming Dynasty were mainly militiamen. But this approach will cause the soldiers and generals to be incompatible.

Zhu Yuanzhang

This power is also related to imperial power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, imperial power was highly concentrated and democracy was severe. This problem was also solved accordingly; however, it had always been a big problem before that. Trouble, each dynasty has different ways to deal with it, but it is impossible to be perfect in any case.

Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. With the army, there is strength. If the soldiers obey the emperor, the emperor will have real power. If the soldiers obey the generals, the generals will have real power.

So, military power means power.

Now that you are tired of watching, here is a joke to cheer you up:

Dedication

Leader: Look at Xiao Li, when people just get married, they throw away their We all need to learn this spirit of dedication when we come to work. Let Xiao Li talk about his feelings. Xiao Li: Actually, it’s nothing else. We always quarrel when we are together.