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Wei Hao hesitated for a moment, his expression and tone became very serious and he said:
"May I ask His Majesty who is the heir apparent?"

"I think Tai'er and Ke'er are more suitable to be the princes. I can't choose between Tai'er and Ke'er at the moment."

"Among the kings of Wei and King Wu, which one does His Majesty prefer?"

"Well..." Li Er hesitated slightly, "I'm leaning towards Tai'er."

"Your Majesty thinks that the King of Wei is willing to kill his son to pass on his younger brother, so in the future, after the King of Wei inherits the throne, he can keep his brothers?"

"That's right!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly."

"It's okay to speak up!"

Li Er said with anticipation in his eyes.

"I believe that King Wei and King Wu are not suitable to be crown princes. Especially King Wei, absolutely cannot be chosen as crown princes, otherwise the Tang royal family will be in danger." Wei Hao said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Why?" Li Er frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty just said that King Wei is willing to kill his son to pass on to his younger brother.

But has Your Majesty considered that King Wei is telling the truth?

In my opinion, King Wei said this to cater to His Majesty. "

"Taylor promised me."

"Your Majesty, it is really unreasonable for the King of Wei to say that killing one's son to pass on one's son to one's younger brother.

If a person dares to kill his own son, what else can he not do?

Your Majesty, please think twice.

No matter how close the brothers are, they will not be kissed by their own sons.

King Wei can kill his own son, let alone his brother?
If King Wei inherits the throne in the future, will his brothers be spared? "

Hearing this, Li Er couldn't help but frowned again.

Thinking about it carefully, what Wei Hao said is not unreasonable.

No matter how close a brother is, he cannot kiss his own flesh and blood.

If Tai'er can even kill his own son, what benevolence is there?

As the old saying goes, the poison of a tiger does not eat its offspring.

Taier is more poisonous than a tiger.

Li Er, the king who has experienced strong winds and waves, and Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his face, could not help but feel a moment of fear at this moment.

If Taier is allowed to inherit the throne, I am afraid that as Wei Hao said, the Tang royal family will be in danger.

Li Er was silent for a moment, calmed down, and said thoughtfully:

"You are right, no matter what, a son is closer than a younger brother. It seems that I am confused."

Li Er pondered for a moment, then continued:
"What about Ke'er? Why do you think Ke'er is not suitable to be the crown prince?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think there are three reasons why the King of Wu cannot become the crown prince."

Wei Hao said calmly.

"Say it!" Li Er urged.

"First, although King Wu is excellent, he is too ruthless and arbitrary.

If King Wu really becomes the crown prince, after a hundred years from His Majesty, I am afraid that his brother will not end well. "

"Secondly, Prince Wu's own mother, Concubine Yang, is a princess of the former dynasty, and her wife is Concubine Yang's niece, and there are many former courtiers who support her behind her.

If the King of Wu is established as the heir apparent, disasters will surely arise from the old ministers of the former dynasty and those who still have illusions about the former dynasty.

What's more, most of the subjects of the Tang Dynasty today would not accept King Wu as the heir. "

"Thirdly, the king of Wu is not a direct descendant, if he is appointed as the heir, it will definitely cause opposition from many ministers.

At least Zhao Guogong and other ministers will strongly oppose it. "

After listening to Wei Hao's analysis, Li Er fell into deep thought again.

Wei Hao mentioned two reasons why Li Ke could not become the crown prince, and Li Er had also thought about it.

The reason why he prefers Li Tai is because of Li Ke's background.

Wei Hao's analysis just hit Li Er's worries.

Seeing Li Er thinking silently, Wei Hao continued:
"Now the people in the Tang Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and the national power is booming!

Your Majesty should find someone who is easy to accept the advice of his subjects and can be successful as the prince. "

Now that he had spoken, he took this opportunity to tell Li Er the candidate he had in mind.

"The conservative person you mean is Zhi'er?" Li Er glanced at Wei Hao and said.

"It's King Jin!" Wei Hao said.

"Why do you think Zhi'er is suitable? Could it be because you have a good relationship with Zhi'er, so you support him as the crown prince?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the reason why I support King Jin is not because I have a good relationship with King Jin, but because I think King Jin is suitable."

"Oh? Tell me your reason?"

"King Wu is kind and kind. If he succeeds to the throne in the future, he will definitely treat his brothers kindly. This is one of them;

The king of Wu is good at accepting advice. If he succeeds to the throne in the future, he must open up his voice. This is the second;

King Wu was raised by His Majesty himself, and Your Majesty knows King Wu very well, this is the third;

The king of Wu has never made any mistakes. He has always been respectful to his superiors, kind to his subordinates, kind to others, and true to things. This is the fourth;
King Wu belongs to the descendant, if he is chosen as the crown prince, there will be many ministers supporting him, this is the fifth! "

After hearing this, Li Er stared at Wei Hao with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

What he didn't expect was that Wei Hao knew a lot about Li Zhi, and Wei Hao's reasons all had some truth.

From this point of view, Wei Hao chose to support Li Zhi not because he had a better relationship with Li Zhi, but because he really thought it was suitable to make Li Zhi the crown prince.

Li Er was silent for a moment, then thoughtfully said:

"What you said is reasonable, but there is one point, which is the most important point in my opinion, and that is that Zhi'er is born cowardly. If he succeeds to the throne, he may not be able to restrain the princes and ministers."

"Your Majesty need not worry about this."

Wei Hao said confidently.

"If Your Majesty makes King Jin the heir apparent, he can lead King Jin to handle all kinds of government affairs, and King Jin's abilities will naturally be tempered.

At the same time, according to my observations, many ministers in the court respected King Jin and supported King Jin.

If the king of Jin is established as the crown prince, His Majesty can order capable ministers to give more guidance to the king of Jin, so that the ability of the king of Jin can be further improved. "

"Ah."

Li Er nodded slightly.

He was silent again, then continued:
"Wei Hao, what you said to me just now made me suddenly enlightened.

I probably know how to choose. "

"Your Majesty, can I say a few more words?"

Wei Hao smiled slightly, then cupped his hands.

"But it doesn't matter!"

Li Er looked at Wei Hao with doubts and anticipation in his eyes.

"According to what I see, Your Majesty should establish a crown prince as soon as possible, so as to cut off some people's desires, and also cut off some people's dislikes." Wei Hao said unhurriedly.

Li Er hummed and said: "I also feel the same!"

After Wei Hao went out, Li Er thought twice and made a decision.

He decided to summon the ministers tomorrow and inform them that he was going to make Li Zhi the crown prince, so he would test the ministers' attitude first.

If most of the ministers support it at that time, Li Zhi will be made the crown prince.

If most of the ministers object at that time, then consider appointing another prince as the crown prince.

At the same time, he also wanted to go through this matter to see clearly how many factions the ministers in the DPRK and China were divided into.

This will also play a role in his governance.

Li Chu is not something that he can decide by moving his mouth.

There are too many interests involved, too many factional struggles, and too many wrestling between powerful families.

As for Li Tai, Li Er was indeed disappointed and heartbroken.

In order to gain Li Er's trust, he actually made nonsense such as killing his son and passing on his younger brother.