洪武朝东宫官属的嬗替与外廷政治

洪武朝外廷政治的演变,与"国本"问题有着莫大关联。东宫官属的嬗替,从一个侧面展现出了洪武朝诸大案依次衍生的内在逻辑性。初期东宫官属的设立与勋臣兼职,虽有效平衡了政局,却造成了浙东派势盛的隐患,这也成为朱元璋首先从浙东派入手清除外廷政治势力的一个重要原因。洪武十年,东宫官属的调整与太子的正式预政,揭开了朱元璋谋划已久的"废相收权"斗争的序幕。洪武二十三年前后,从"詹事院"到"詹事府"的转化,则是朱元璋针对太子死后新的政治环境而采取的一种稳定"国本"的重要举措,并与蓝玉党案相表里,建立起了一套全新的东宫官属体制。

The Eastern Palace Officials Changes and The Outer-court Politics in Hongwu Period

In Hongwu(洪武) reign the transformation of outer-court politics was undetachable from the crown prince.The changes of the officials in Donggong(the Eastern Palace) anyhow indicated the subsequent events happening during that period.The establishment of Donggong(the Eastern Palace) official organization and the concurrent posts of the meritorious ministers were favorable to the political situation,but a potential danger lay hidden leading to the rise of the powerful ’Zhedong’ faction(the clique of east Zhejiang townsmen),who was smashed right after Zhu Yuanzhang decided to wipe out the external power.The changes of the officials in Donggong(the Eastern Palace) and the crown prince handling the national affairs in an orthodox manner in the 10 th year of Hongwu(洪武) reign marked a prelude to his well-planned strategy to depose the prime minister.Around 23 rd year,he gave the order that The Court of The Imperial Chief Supervisor of Instruction(Zhan Shi Yuan) be replaced by The Household Administration of The Heir Apparent(Zhan Shi Fu) with the intent of stabilizing the new political situation after Prince Zhu Biao’s death,which coincides with the Case of the Lanyu Party.Later then was a set of new system for the officials in Donggong(the Eastern Palace) laid down.