Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 429 Revisiting the Establishment of a Prince

The prime ministers of government affairs can temporarily deal with one or two when the emperor is seriously ill, but this is not a long-term solution.

The imperial court also needs someone who is important to sit in the capital when the emperor is seriously ill or travels abroad.

If the emperor dies unfortunately, someone can quickly inherit the throne to ensure that the world will not be in chaos and can transition safely.

Li Ke decided to persuade Li Chengqian to appoint a prince as soon as possible to prevent accidents.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty Xu Jingzong has a book to play!" Before Li Ke could figure out what to say, Xu Jingzong crossed his hands and saluted.

"Xu Qing, didn't you see that His Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition now, and he should cultivate more. What's the big deal, do you have to talk about it at this time?" Empress Su scolded.

Of course, the establishment of a crown prince is a major event, and it is still a major event. He must bring it up, even if the person scolding him is the empress, even if it is the emperor himself, he will still say it.

"Returning to the queen, this matter is of great importance and concerns the future of the Tang Dynasty. I have to report it to your majesty. If there is any impoliteness, I ask the queen to forgive me!" Xu Jingzong said.

"Okay! Empress and imperial concubine please stay away! I have important discussions with Xu Qing and others, and if they have nothing to do with others, please stay away!" Li Chengqian said.

He knew that what Xu Jingzong wanted to talk about now was to establish a prince.

After this sudden emergency, Li Chengqian walked through the gate of hell, and he finally figured it out, this prince really has to stand up.

Once something happened to him here, if he died suddenly and did not designate an heir, what kind of consequences would there be, no need to think about it.

It must be brothers fighting in the same room, and Datang has been in turmoil since then, with blood flowing like rivers, until one side completely gains the upper hand.

If it is not done well, it may lead to the demise of the Tang Dynasty. These are not alarmist and unfounded worries, but very likely things that will happen.

The empress and imperial concubine retreated, and Wang Quan also retreated to the left and right. In this bedroom, there was no one else except the emperor, Wang Quan, and the prime ministers.

"Wang Quan! Help me up!" Li Chengqian wanted to sit up, but found that he couldn't exert any strength in his whole body, even struggling to speak, so he had to ask Wang Quan to help him up.

Wang Quan immediately stepped forward to help Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian was half lying in Wang Quan's arms like this.

"Xu Qing, do you want to persuade me to establish a crown prince?" Li Chengqian looked at Xu Jingzong and asked.

"Yes! Your Majesty is seriously ill, and people in the government and the public are panicking. The Tang Dynasty needs a prince to calm people's hearts." Xu Jingzong said.

"I'm not dead yet? Are you so eager to establish a crown prince because you want to curse me and die sooner? Do you, Xu Jingzong, have the intention of disobedience and treason, looking forward to my early death?" Li Cheng dry road.

"Your Majesty! I have absolutely no such intention!" Xu Jingzong trembled with fright, and hurriedly fell to his knees. Li Chengqian's words were enough to kill Xu Jingzong.

As the saying goes: Companion to a king is like companion to a tiger!
Since ancient times, emperors have always been suspicious. As courtiers, they are naturally cautious, and they must understand what they should say.

Establishing a prince has always been a taboo of the emperor. Even if the emperor has the idea of ​​establishing a prince in his heart, it is not that the courtiers should talk too much.

Unless the emperor brings it up for discussion first, no courtier can say it, nor has the right to say it, because this is touching the bottom line in the emperor's heart. Once you cross this bottom line, the emperor will suspect you.

Who made the crown prince the most harmful person to the imperial power? The emperor's defense against the crown prince was like guarding against thieves.

"Then tell me, should this crown prince be established?" Li Chengqian asked.

Li Ke and the others didn't know how to answer for a while, they were all trying to figure out the emperor's intention at the moment, whether he really wanted to establish a prince, or whether he wanted to test whether they had the heart of disobedience.

After all, the talkative guy just now was still kneeling on the ground trembling, who knows if the emperor would be furious if they opened their mouths.

No matter how seriously ill the emperor was, he was still the emperor, and it was easy to kill them.

"What? Don't you usually want me to establish a crown prince earlier? Now that I ask you the question of establishing a crown prince, why don't you say it again?" Li Chengqian asked.

Li Chengqian was very annoyed in his heart, when he asked you to speak, you stopped talking.

Li Ke and others saw that Li Chengqian didn't look like a fake, so they turned their attention to Li Ke. After all, he and the emperor were brothers, so it was easier to talk.

"Your Majesty! I think the crown prince should be established." Li Ke stood up and said.

"I know that you have always hoped that I will establish a crown prince as soon as possible. If something happens to me, the crown prince can take over the government immediately, so as to ensure that there will be no turmoil in the Tang Dynasty."

"Originally, I wanted to train the princes well, and choose the wisest one among the princes to inherit my throne, but after this sudden emergency, I figured it out."

"The prince has to stand. This time I was lucky enough to save my life from the gate of hell, but what about the next time? I can't guarantee that I can still live to talk to you. With the prince here, Datang is worry-free!"

"You discuss, among the princes, who is suitable to be the crown prince?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty! Since the Zhou Dynasty, the eldest son succession system has always been based on the establishment of the eldest son instead of the virtuous, and the nobleness of the sons instead of the elders. Li Jue, the eldest son of the emperor, should be established as the prince." A prime minister crossed his hands and saluted.

The eldest son inheritance system is this era, and the mainstream idea of ​​inheritance naturally gets the support of everyone.

After all, whether it is the emperor's family or their family, they will encounter the problem of successors after a hundred years.

If the eldest son is not established, it is likely to lead to civil strife and fratricide in the entire family.

From a certain level, establishing a direct relationship is conducive to stabilizing the interior and preventing mutual killing.

"Do you all think this way?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Yes! Now that the Tang Dynasty is stable, it is not appropriate to have any more troubles. Making the eldest son the crown prince is more conducive to the stability of the court, and the hearts of the people can be stable." Li Ke said.

"What the king of Wu said is very true, and the minister seconded the proposal!" A prime minister of the lower province stood up and said, and he also supported the eldest son.

"Second minister!" Several other prime ministers stood up and echoed.

Now that the emperor is seriously ill and has the idea of ​​establishing a prince in his heart, they must strike while the iron is hot to confirm the establishment of the prince.

Otherwise, who knows if the emperor will go back on his word after he recovers? Now that the emperor is seriously ill and not sober, they should completely settle the matter of establishing the prince, so that even if the emperor asks about it later, they will be able to deal with it.

Even when the time comes, it is impossible for the emperor to repent, after all, you have no jokes!

"Since you all think that the crown prince should be established, then you should go back and discuss it carefully, come up with a charter, and wait for the canonization after I recover from illness." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty, please go back! Your Majesty needs to rest now." Wang Quan helped Li Chengqian lie down, turned and said.

The prime ministers had no choice but to bow and retreat.

(End of this chapter)