Different: the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was not a central statutory body and had no power, but only assisted the emperor in handling state affairs; The prime minister is the statutory body of the central government, with great power, and can even interfere with the emperor's handling of political affairs, which is not as simple as assisting.
The prime minister can play a dual role in the centralization of China feudal society. He can not only assist the emperor, but also help the emperor to handle government affairs and make confidential decisions. It may also threaten monarchical power because of excessive power, thus forming the contradiction between monarchical power and relative power.
After the abolition of the prime minister system in Ming Taizu, the contradiction between the monarch and the emperor can be solved, but it will inevitably lead to an increase in the burden on the emperor, and the military affairs will be decided by the emperor himself, which will inevitably be biased and hasty.
Extended data:
Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, abolished the prime minister and set up six departments. Judy, the Ming emperor, began to set up a cabinet as the emperor's advisory body because he had too many things to deal with and his personal energy was limited. Xie Jin, a famous scholar in Ming Dynasty, was one of the first cabinet members.
At this time, the cabinet was full of four or five officials with high status but low rank. In Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of Judy, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, his personal energy was even more limited.
So the imperial power is divided into the right to approve red and the right to vote. The right to approve the red is approved by the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, while the right to vote is in the hands of the cabinet. At this time, the cabinet is generally held by a college student.
This is when the tradition of not entering imperial academy began. After the demise of the Ming dynasty, the Qing dynasty also adopted the cabinet system. It's just that the name is a little special
The few people who went to study during the Kangxi period were actually the cabinet. During the Yongzheng period, the military department was the actual cabinet. Until the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty 1909, the military department was cancelled. The cabinet is elected by the people, but it is still controlled by the royal family in essence.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Cabinet System in Ming Dynasty