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Chapter 826 Reserved
At the meeting.

There is still a while before the morning court, and the ministers are waiting in the corridors on both sides.

Two ministers whispered to each other: "This time your majesty is willing to establish a prince after listening to the persuasion of all the officials. Which one of the three princes in the current royal family is the most likely to become the prince?"

Another minister watched from the sidelines and said in a low voice, "In my opinion, it is impossible to be the eldest son of the emperor, and it is also impossible to be the king of Ying, so it must be the king of Chu."

"How to say?"

The minister said: "It's very simple. Among the three princes of Your Majesty, except for the eldest son who is the county king, the other two sons are all princes. It is obvious that one is more important than the other. Your Majesty is also a Han Chinese. There is a debate between Hua and Barbarians. How can you make the son born to a Huren concubine the crown prince? As for King Ying, his mother is Princess Li Tang. Li Tang is fighting with my great Zhao, and it is even more impossible for His Majesty to make him the crown prince. The king of Chu is most likely to be crowned prince."

"High opinion, high opinion. The mother of King Chu is Su Wei's granddaughter, and her family background is not bad, at least she is not from a poor family."

"Go to court!" But after hearing the order from the court officer, the ministers straightened their clothes and walked sequentially from the corridor on both sides.

When they arrived at the hall, after the officials paid homage to Li Chongjiu, they first talked about the war with Li Tang.

Last year, Zhao Guo and Li Tang had many fierce battles, but Li Tang was only on the defensive, not on the offensive.But Zhao Guo had no choice but to take Li Tang's important town of Xiangyang.Li Tang's famous general Li Jing was stationed in Xiangyang, and several generals of the Zhao army all returned home in defeat.

Fortunately, the battles in Hexi, Hedong, and Luoyang went smoothly.The fall of Nanyang opened the door of Li Tang Wuguan, which made it possible for Zhao Jun to attack Guanzhong.In addition, the surrender of Li Yuan, King of Lujiang, enabled Zhao Jun's Yuchi Gong's troops to threaten Pujin Ferry.In the direction of Hexi, Wang Junkuo attacked several times, which already left Li Tang Hexi's soldiers and horses with only defensive strength. "

As for the stability on the grassland, after Ashina Momo was killed, the Turks have completely obeyed, as for the rest of the Khitan, Shiwei and other ministries, they are even more obedient like a docile kitten.In a year's time, the situation in Zhao State has already digested the conquered grassland and the land in the south of the Yangtze River, and gradually turned it into its own sphere of influence.

Although all the ministers are very concerned about the war, they are more concerned about the establishment of a prince right now.

Li Chongjiu immediately said: "I already know about the appointment of the crown prince, all the ministers and workers, and I will discuss the matter of the emperor's heir after a few years, but since some people in the court are so anxious, then I will Let all ministers know about the decision to meet the crown prince at today's court meeting."

All the ministers showed solemn expressions.Wen Yanbo said: "Your Majesty is wise and wise. The crown prince you appoint must be outstanding. No matter what decision your Majesty makes, I will obey to the death."

As soon as Wen Yanbo's words came out, all the officials present thought that it really was the Prime Minister of Zhao. This kind of method of trying to figure out the holy will is really admirable. No wonder Li Chongjiu let him be the Prime Minister of Zhao.

As soon as Wen Yanbo said, the rest of the ministers also said one after another: "The humble ministers are also willing to obey His Majesty's decision."

Li Chongjiu nodded approvingly and said: "You ministers are indeed my loyal ministers, I am very pleased."

At that moment, Li Chongjiu took out an imperial edict and said to the courtiers: "The candidate for the crown prince is included in this edict!"

All the ministers raised their heads and looked at the imperial edict made of bright yellow silk, their eyes were very complicated.All the ministers are waiting for Li Chongjiu to open the edict.

But unexpectedly, Li Chongjiu didn't open the edict, but took an ebony box from the side servant.Li Chongjiu put the edict into the ebony box, and then closed the box.

This move was beyond everyone's expectations, and no one knew Li Chongjiu's intention for this move.

Li Chongjiu said: "This edict will be sealed here. If there is no will from me, it will not be opened. After my death, all the ministers will recommend the prince in the edict as the prince."

As soon as this remark came out, the officials were in an uproar. Could it be that the crown prince was established?
A censor said: "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with etiquette!"

"Etiquette! Which etiquette says it's so unacceptable?" Li Chongjiu looked at the censor and said.

The censor was forced by Li Chongjiu's gaze and dared not speak again.

Li Chongjiu said: "I don't want to establish a prince, because I don't want the incident of Li Tang's Xuanwu Sect to reappear today. Do you understand my intentions?"

Li Chongjiu's approach was to imitate the Qing Dynasty's secret storage system and establish a prince.Throughout the ages, many emperors were unwilling to appoint a prince in advance while they were alive. There was a big reason, that is, they did not like to announce the heir to the throne, thus forming a power group around the heir.

This power group is a challenge to the monarchy, and many emperors cannot handle the relationship with the prince.As a result, tragedy happened. In the past, many emperors who acted arbitrarily, had a strong desire for power, and lived a long life to enjoy the country, had to order the prince to be killed and abolished.

In the past, there was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in another time and space, and later Kangxi. They all failed to handle the relationship with the prince during their reign, which caused the power of the East Palace to challenge the monarchy, and finally had to abolish the prince.And Li Chongjiu is only 30 years old now, and he will be in power for at least 30 to 30 years in the future. If a prince is established now, then in the next [-] to [-] years, he will face the formation of a power group around the prince and challenge his position.

But when the conflict came, the courtiers didn't think so. They hoped that the emperor would establish a prince as soon as possible, because it could reduce the risk of their political speculation failing, and they could place their bets earlier.At the same time, I also hope to use this method to weaken the monarchy.For example, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, why did the civil service group quarrel with Wanli over the matter of setting up a prince for decades.Therefore, this is another battlefield for the game between the courtiers and the monarch.

However, it is impossible not to set up a prince. Without a pre-appointed heir, succession to the throne is in danger.

Therefore, Li Chongjiu directly copied Yongzheng's method and used the secret reserve system to protect his status as the monarchy during his reign, and opposed anyone's attempt to decentralize power from the middle.

The matter of Li Chong's hidden edict in the nine boxes caused an uproar, but he had to obey it, so many courtiers were dissatisfied.

After retiring from the court, several ministers came to Ji Chuan and said, "Ji Shilang, you are the courage of our civil servants. Your Majesty's actions are not in line with the etiquette. Why don't you persuade him? Your Majesty can listen to you." words."

After hearing this, Ji Chuan sneered and said, "What's wrong with doing this, Your Majesty? Although I, Ji Chuan, want to directly remonstrate against Yan Yan, there are some seriousness. It's not for Da Zhao to persuade the crown prince, but for you to choose a way out in the future, Your Majesty." Who is it, how can His Majesty fail to see through your methods and tricks?"

Several ministers were unhappy when they heard this, and one of them said: "Ji Shilang, what are you talking about? If the emperor doesn't tell us his intention to establish the crown prince, if he appoints the eldest son of the emperor as the crown prince, we won't even have the chance to object. "

Ji Chuan asked with a smile: "If His Majesty really wants to appoint the eldest son of the emperor as the crown prince today, would it be useful for you to object?"

(End of this chapter)