Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 430 Who Is The Prince?
After a period of cultivation, Li Chengqian's condition improved, but his spirit was not as good as before.

Li Chengqian summoned the prime ministers of the three provinces, including Li Ke, and some ministers to Zichen Hall to discuss who should be the crown prince.

"Tell me about these sons of mine, who is suitable to be the prince!" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty! According to the patriarchal system, the eldest son should be established as the crown prince, so as to prevent their brothers from fratricide and ensure the stability of the situation." The prime minister who supported the establishment of the eldest son as the heir said, saluting.

"Your Majesty! I think the prince should choose a sage prince among the older princes." A minister crossed his hands and saluted.

In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that Li Chengqian didn't like the old-fashioned inheritance law, which meant that other princes also had more opportunities to inherit the throne.

This will easily lead to fights among the princes, many uncertainties will follow, and even hidden dangers will emerge.

This made some ministers choose a prince they are satisfied with among the princes to support him as a prince, or even an emperor.

Regarding Li Chengqian's handling method, it gave other princes more chances to win the heir. When the eldest grandson Wuji was alive, he also persuaded Li Chengqian many times.

When the eldest grandson Wuji was alive, he said to Li Chengqian: "Prince, he is the heir apparent! He is the one who will come forward to take full power in case of accidents. Why does the patriarchal system have the eldest son as the heir?"

"It is for the smooth succession of rights, and to avoid the occurrence of bloodshed and death in the same room. Once the patriarchal system of the patriarchal system is broken, accidents will happen!"

"You mean to choose one of my three older princes to be my prince in Tang Dynasty? Then who do you think is suitable to be the prince?" Li Chengqian asked.

"I think Li Sujie, the king of Xu, should be established as the crown prince. King Xu is the wisest among all the princes, and he is enough to entrust the heavy burden." The minister said that he was a supporter of Li Sujie.

"No! Since ancient times, abolishing the elders and setting up the young has been the key to disasters! Yuan Shao of the Three Kingdoms destroyed the Yuan family's foundation because of the abolition of the elders and established the young."

"It's the same with Liu Biao. After his death, he didn't appoint his eldest son as his heir. It was also because the elder was abandoned and the younger was replaced. In the end, Jingzhou fell into the hands of others."

"Didn't Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty finally lead to the demise of the entire Sui Dynasty because he abolished the elders and established the young? Your Majesty! The way of abolishing the elders and erecting the young is also the way to create chaos!" The Minister of the Ministry of Rites stood out and saluted with crossed hands. He was supporting Li Jue people.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, this statement is wrong! Didn't Han Jingdi Liu Qi also abolish the elder and establish the young, abolished the prince Liu Rong, and replaced the Jiaodong king Liu Che, who was later the Han Wudi, as the prince! Didn't the Han Wudi also become a generation of heroes? Master." The Minister of the Household Department retorted as he crossed his hands and saluted.

He is the one who supports Li Xiang, the eldest son of the imperial concubine. If the eldest son is really established, then there is no chance for Li Xiang, whom they support, to become the prince.

"What you're talking about is just an individual case. From ancient times to the present, how many people can achieve success and fame like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and live forever."

"Others abolished the elders and established the young, such as Yuan Shao and Liu Biao. It was because of the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the young that they led to fighting in the same room, ruined their own family business, and left a bad reputation forever."

"Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is rich and the people are strong, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and live a prosperous life. We need a more wise prince to guard the land of the Tang Dynasty." The Minister of Rites retorted.

Everyone was talking and arguing endlessly, and no one could convince anyone.

Li Chengqian was overwhelmed by their quarrel, he didn't expect that setting up a prince would cause these people to argue endlessly, so he almost did it.

"Shut up, you're arguing all day long, what a disgrace! Don't you even look at this place? Is it a place where you guys are messing around?" Li Chengqian scolded angrily.

The ministers were silent like cicadas!There was a sudden silence in Zichen Hall.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Ke, Xu Jingzong, Di Renjie and others. From the moment they entered the door to now, they were the quietest without saying a word.

"Li Ke, Xu Jingzong, Di Renjie, everyone is discussing the candidate for the crown prince, but you haven't said a word, why?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty! The selection of the crown prince is His Majesty's family business. Why do you need to ask me? Your Majesty already has someone in mind." Xu Jingzong said.

"Xu Jingzong, what nonsense are you talking about? Who is the crown prince? He is the heir apparent! He is the person who will become the emperor in the future. That is a state matter, a major event. How can it be said to be His Majesty's family matter?" Someone retorted.

"Naturally, this is His Majesty's family matter. Your Majesty is not only the emperor, but also a father. It is a family matter for a father to choose an heir among his sons. It is a matter of his own family. He can solve it by himself behind closed doors. There is no need for outsiders to talk too much." Xu Jingzong retorted .

"Okay! You all stop arguing and listen to Li Ke's opinion!" Li Chengqian interrupted them.

If you don't interrupt them, you don't know how long you will be arguing.

Why don't you set up a prince!As for making trouble like this?
"Your Majesty! I still hope that Your Majesty can choose a prince according to the family law of the ancestors. Perhaps this will help stabilize the situation." Li Ke expressed his opinion.

He is also in favor of the patriarchal clan system, making the eldest son the heir, and his son of the king of Wu is to choose his eldest son as the heir.

This can indeed stabilize the situation in the family, and it will not cause his brothers to kill each other because the elder is abandoned and the younger is established.

Li Chengqian looked at Di Renjie.

Di Renjie crossed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty should know better than us who you think you should choose, who you shouldn't choose, and who is suitable to be the prince. No matter which prince you choose for the prince, the other adult princes must stay away from the capital and return to their respective schools. fief, so as not to cause trouble in Chang'an."

"Since the crown prince has been chosen, if the other adult princes stay in the capital, it will give them the illusion that they still have hope of competing for the crown prince, which will eventually lead to tragedy."

"How to choose, His Majesty should make a decision, otherwise, the world will be in turmoil." Di Renjie said.

"Okay! That's all for today. I already have an idea of ​​who to be the crown prince, and I still need to think carefully. You should step down first!" Li Chengqian said.

"The ministers will leave!" The ministers saluted and exited the Zichen Hall.

"Wang Quan, who do you think Li Xiang, Li Jue, and Li Sujie are more suitable to be the prince of my Tang Dynasty?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty! I dare not criticize the prince!" Wang Quan hurriedly knelt down and said.

"Okay! Get up! I know what I know." Li Chengqian sighed.

Early the next morning, Li Chengqian issued an imperial edict, making his eldest son Li Jue the crown prince. Li Xiang and Li Sujie left Chang'an and returned to their respective fiefdoms.

(End of this chapter)