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Chapter 583 Candidates

Li Shimin only wanted to use Li Tai to hone Li Chengqian. Could it be that Li Tai was so willing to be the whetstone?

He thought that Li Tai did not have military power in his hands, so it was impossible for him to launch a mutiny like he did back then.

But he ignored the military power in his hands at the beginning, in fact, he didn't have much military power anymore.

At that time, in order to eliminate Li Shimin's threat, Li Yuan dropped all his elite soldiers to the border, otherwise Li Shimin would not have brought 800 people to launch the Xuanwu Gate Change.

With Li Shimin's intelligence, would he not have thought of these problems?
No, he can think of it, but he just doesn't want to think about it.

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused by the bystanders, and that's it.

When many things involve others, I can look at them calmly, but when they involve myself, I like to be interested.

"Your Majesty, when the crown prince has been appointed, you dote on the King of Wei very much. You are obviously an adult, but you don't let the King of Wei go to the vassal. There are different people in the court. If things go on like this, you may cause trouble." Li Daozong said.

Regarding the treatment of his son, Zhu Yuanzhang did the best. After he ascended the throne, he made a rule that he was not allowed to enter the East Palace unless he was a descendant, and he could be established without a descendant.

The rest of the sons must go to the fief after they reach adulthood, and they are not allowed to leave the fief without an edict.

Emperor Wanli did not have an eldest son, so he favored a court lady on a whim and gave birth to Zhu Changluo.

His favorite woman is Concubine Zheng, and he promised to make Concubine Zheng's son the crown prince.

As a result, because his son Zhu Changluo occupied the birthright, Emperor Wanli fought with the court ministers for more than ten years, but failed.

In any dynasty, the prince would not dare to blatantly make friends with the ministers of the court. Only in the Ming Dynasty, the prince could not only make friends with the ministers of the court and China, but even the elders of the court.

Prince Zhu Biao even dared to fight Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the final analysis, it is because the prince's status is stable.

And what about the Tang Dynasty?

Doesn't Li Chengqian want to make friends with ministers?

He not only thought, but did.

The results of it?
Apart from those East Palace officials arranged by Li Shimin, how many talented people are there?
In addition to the unstable status of the prince in the Tang Dynasty, the other is that Li Shimin loved Li Tai too much, which made others dare not bet easily.

One emperor and one courtier.

Once Li Chengqian fails to succeed to the throne, those who support Li Chengqian will be liquidated.

On the contrary, don't bet lightly, no matter who is the emperor, use them.

There were so many officials under Li Jiancheng back then, how many are still in the court?

Take Cheng Yaojin as an example. During the Xuanwumen Incident, he unequivocally supported Li Shimin.

But when Li Zhi established Wu Zetian as the queen, he chose to be wise and protect himself, and did not participate in it.

At the beginning, he was labeled as Li Shimin, he did not support Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng succeeded, he would not end well, so he had to support Li Shimin.

Li Zhi established Wu Zetian as the queen, and Cheng Yaojin had already seen that Li Zhi's determination had been made, so he chose not to participate.

"Isn't it okay if I want to keep a son I like by my side? It's not like you don't know Qingque's body. It's impossible for me to make him the prince." Li Shimin said.

Li Tai's body is obese, for the stability of Datang, it is impossible for him to make Li Tai the crown prince.

"Your Majesty, the Tian family has no relatives. If it is an ordinary family, it is natural to do so, but if the royal family does this, it will cause turmoil in the court." Li Daozong said.

Tianjia has no relatives, which doesn't mean that there can't be family affection, but that family affection can't affect emotions.

Doesn't Zhu Yuanzhang like the rest of his sons?

No, he likes it very much, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Zhu Yunqi, what would you do if your uncles opposed you?
Zhu Yunwen replied: "First, use virtue to win their hearts, and then use etiquette to restrain their behavior. If not, it will weaken their territory. The next step is to change the fiefdom. If there is no other way, then we have to draw our swords to face each other." .”

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied when he heard such an answer. He had already decided that Zhu Yunqi was the most suitable candidate, and he was very relieved to hand over Jiangshan to him.

It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang still cares about family affection very much, but he didn't expect that Zhu Yunqi could not wait to do something to his sons as soon as he came to the throne.

The emperor is also a human being, Li Shimin can kill his brothers, but when he faced his son's rebellion, he couldn't do it.

"Then what do you think I should do now?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Daozong didn't even think about it, and said: "Let the king of Wei go to the feudal clan and stabilize the court."

Many people in later generations feel that the ancient eldest son inheritance system is unreasonable.

It is believed that Lixian is the most reasonable for the country.

The eldest son is obvious, but it is difficult to distinguish who is the virtuous.

As long as those princes have ideas about the throne, as long as they are not fools, they will pretend to be a virtuous king.

Even if he is not capable enough, the people behind him will teach him how to do it.

The Qing Dynasty played a method of establishing the crown prince according to the posthumous photo, but the effect was not good.

Otherwise, why are there so many Gongdou dramas about the Qing Dynasty in later generations.

It seems that that method is very good, those princes don't know who is the crown prince, so they will try their best to behave, which is beneficial for the emperor to choose the crown prince.

But in practice, such an approach is even less desirable.

With so many princes, everyone has a chance, and behind them there are a lot of people who support them, fighting openly and secretly.

The system of succession by the eldest son cuts off the thoughts of others and is more conducive to the stability of the court.

When Li Daozong and Li Shimin said these things, it can be said that life and death were ignored.

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, then said in a deep voice, "I see."

Li Daozong didn't continue to say anything. He could say those words, but he couldn't force Li Shimin to make a decision. What he did in the end was still up to Li Shimin himself.

Li Shimin did not continue this topic, and said to Li Xiaogong who was kneeling on the ground: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xiaogong got up and stood with his head slightly lowered.

"I'm going to let you lead the army this time on the grassland, what do you think?" Li Shimin said.

Although there are many military generals in the court, there are not many who can be handsome.

Apart from Li Jing and Li Ji, only Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong could do it.

Hou Junji has that talent, but lacks prestige, so Cheng Yaojin and others will definitely not be convinced if they are put under Hou Junji's jurisdiction.

Qin Qiong has enough prestige, but Qin Qiong is just a fierce general, and his body is weak, so he was ruled out.

In fact, Li Jing is a very good choice, but now Li Jing is focused on retiring, and if Li Shimin doesn't ask about the affairs of the court, Li Jing will be like a mute, not saying a word.

Li Shimin is not going to let Li Jing lead the army anymore.

After Wang Jian annihilated the state of Chu, he became a marquis in the first battle. As a result, he has never led a soldier since then.

Sometimes, it is not a question of whether the king is jealous or not.

It's not a good thing for a person to have too much prestige in the army.

The so-called master of high merit is nothing more than that.

As for Li Ji, Li Shimin didn't want to use it either.

It's not that he doubts his talent and loyalty, but Li Ji's contribution is not insignificant. If the battle of the grassland is handed over to Li Ji, Li Ji will also be left idle after victory.

Li Ji is still relatively young, and Li Shimin still wants him to play for a few more years.

(End of this chapter)