Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 345 Proposal for the Crown Prince
After thinking for a long time, Li Chengqian didn't come up with a good solution, so he stopped thinking about it.

"Pass down the edict, promote Zhao Xiaozu, the general of the left leader, to the general of the left leader, Shangzhu Kingdom, and bestow the title of Wenchuan male."

"Stop Langzhou Governor's Mansion, and set up Rongzhou Governor's Mansion in Rongzhou. Zhao Xiaozu will be the governor of Rongzhou, and let him monitor the situation in the south of the cloud at all times." Li Chengqian said.

"Promise!" Wang Quan took the order to retreat and went to the Ministry of Zhongshu to deliver the edict.

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"Saint, I have a book to play!" Chu Suiliang, who had just returned to Chang'an, stood up and said when the morning court had just begun. Li Chengqian had just sat on the throne.

"What did Chu Qing play?" Li Chengqian asked.

"For the sake of my great Tang country and society, which will last forever, and for a long-term plan, I ask the sage to establish a prince early, so as to reassure the people and continue the country for thousands of years." Chu Suiliang saluted.

Li Chengqian frowned, he didn't expect Chu Suiliang to do the first important thing after returning to Chang'an, was to ask him to establish a prince.

The prince is the crown prince of the empire, the heir designated and cultivated by the emperor, and the future emperor.

Likewise, it would be the number one potential threat to the current emperor.

The status of the prince is second only to the emperor, and he has his own East Palace similar to the court mechanism.

The official configuration of the East Palace is completely modeled on the system of the imperial court, and it also has a private guard "Prince Zhushi" similar to the emperor's imperial army.

The crown prince's wives and concubines also have official titles just like the emperor's concubines.

The relationship between the prince and the emperor is extremely complicated and quite sensitive.

On the one hand, the emperor needs an heir, but the existence of the heir will pose a certain threat to the imperial power.Because the crown prince has great power, he often conflicts with the emperor, resulting in being abolished or killed.

To a certain extent, the establishment of the prince can not only stabilize the hearts of courtiers and common people, but also prevent rivalry.

Once the emperor died suddenly due to an accident, the prince would be able to inherit the throne smoothly, and there would be no chaos in the empire.

If there is no prince, the emperor will have an accident, and the princes will fight for the throne. The country will not be stable, people will want to change, and it may even lead to the destruction of the country.

Establishing a prince can also let him supervise the country, so that the emperor will have a chance to go out.

Therefore, establishing a prince has his advantages and disadvantages.

"What do you think about the establishment of the crown prince?" Li Chengqian said.

"The minister thought that the prince should be established. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor Gaozu established the prince, and the first emperor appointed a saint as the prince."

"The first emperor ascended the throne and appointed the crown prince in the same year, and the sage was established as the crown prince at the age of eight. Now the prince is old, and the sage has been on the throne for three years. It is time to establish the crown prince." Changsun Chong received the hint from Changsun Wuji , Come out and salute.

"Saint, the crown prince is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. It is the foundation and foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Correcting people's hearts is the foundation of the country, and living the life of the people is the life of the country. The prince has to be established. For the long-term plan, the saint will make a decision early on." .

"The ministers and others kowtow to ask the sage to establish the prince to correct people's hearts." Another minister came out to salute and asked for the appointment of the prince.

"Ministers wait for second opinion!" Another group of ministers came out to ask for the crown prince.

Li Chengqian looked at the minister kneeling in the hall, and did not reply immediately, but fell into deep thought.

For Prince Li, Li Chengqian had also thought about it, but he wanted to observe again which of the princes was more suitable to be the prince.

Once the prince is registered, in order to prevent brothers from killing each other, the other princes will be sent to the fiefdom after being crowned king.

The emperor will put most of his energy on cultivating the prince.

But in this way, once the prince becomes too powerful, his throne and imperial power will be threatened, and father and son will inevitably fight each other.

Judging from the bad start made by the first emperor in the Xuanwumen coup, once the crown prince is powerful, it will be easy to learn from Emperor Taizong and stage a coup to come to power.

If you keep a few princes by your side, cultivate their power and compete with the power of the prince to achieve a balance, in order to better control the country, prevent the power from falling apart, and maintain your own imperial power.

The consequence of doing this is that once it gets out of control, the result will be more serious, which Li Chengqian is unwilling to accept.

If the development of the prince's power is excessively restricted, and he is worried that he will not be able to control the situation in the future, it is easy for powerful officials to control the government.

For Li Chengqian, this is a dilemma.

"The crown prince is the foundation of my Tang Dynasty, and I also intend to appoint a crown prince, but I don't know which prince is better, so I am hesitant. Since the ministers proposed today, let's talk about who should be appointed as the crown prince." Li Chengqian said.

Since this topic cannot be avoided, let's just say it generously.

"Saint!" It was finally Changsun Wuji's turn to speak out, "Since ancient times, the patriarchal system has been clear, and it has always been that the sons are established for the elders and not for the virtuous, and the sons are for the noble and not for the elders. The eldest son, Li Jue, is the crown prince."

According to the patriarchal system, Li Jue is the best candidate for the heir to the throne. His biological mother is the queen, and he is the first son born to the queen.

Although Li Xiang was the eldest son of Li Chengqian, he was only the eldest son of the emperor and a maidservant.

In terms of birth, Li Xiang was not the son of the queen, and his biological mother was a maidservant with a humble status, which did not meet the conditions of the patriarchal system at all.

It can be said that Li Xiang's prerequisites have already destined him to have no fate with the throne in this life, and even Li Sujie is more qualified to inherit the throne than Li Xiang.

Who told Li Sujie's biological mother to be Concubine Xiao Gui who came from a famous family.

If they were really established as princes, wouldn't that mean giving the aristocratic family a chance to prosper again, of course it wouldn't work.

"What's Sikong's opinion on opposing the crown prince?" Li Chengqian asked Li Ji.

"Although the appointment of a crown prince is a major matter for the court, it is also a matter of His Majesty's family background. I dare not criticize it, and I ask His Majesty to make a decision." Li Ji came out of the line and saluted.

"The Taiwei is right!" Li Chengqian said.All the ministers were overjoyed when they heard the words!Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian's voice changed.

"However, it is a big matter to appoint a crown prince. I still need to test whether Li Jue can take on the position of crown prince."

Now that we are in a dilemma, we might as well delay it for another three to five years, just to refute everyone in the name of investigation.

The ministers could tell that the emperor didn't want to appoint a prince, how could this be possible.

"Saint..." Chu Suiliang said hastily.

"That's it! This matter has been decided, and you don't need to say more!" Li Chengqian interrupted Chu Suiliang.

The establishment of a prince is not a major event that they can intervene in. As a courtier, one should put oneself in the right position and know what should be done and what should not be done.

Since when ministers had the right to criticize the establishment of the prince, Yue Fei was executed for unwarranted charges because of the criticism of the prince.

Seeing that the emperor left unhappy, everyone wisely stopped talking about this issue.

He didn't say anything on the surface, but secretly it was another matter.

(End of this chapter)