Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Since it was selected by the two-level congress, there is no need to change it."
After passing the imperial examinations, some outstanding young people have successively entered the cabinet to serve. Among these young people, Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin, Du Ruhui and others are outstanding. Liu Ziqiu worked together to reform the age structure of the cabinet. These outstanding people
The emergence of young people provided him with an opportunity to realize his plan. However, Liu Ziqiu also hesitated when nominating candidates for bachelor's degree. After all, he also had some distrust of Li Shimin. However, Li Shimin's performance in recent years has been quite satisfactory and his handling of the problem has been quite satisfactory.
The affairs of the cabinet are also impeccable, and there is no evidence that he will rebel. Everything is based on evidence, and there is no conviction without evidence. This is a rule set by Liu Ziqiu himself, and he naturally has no reason to break it.
In order to show that he was fair and impartial, Liu Ziqiu finally included Li Shimin on the candidate list. In real history, Li Shimin was a symbol of a generation of wise kings. There is no reason for such an outstanding talent not to be included in the candidate list. However, in Liu Ziqiu's case,
It seems that the best among these young people is Changsun Wuji, so he is not worried that Li Shimin will be elected prime minister.
Since Gao Xiuer rescued Gao Shilian, the relationship between Changsun Wuji and Liu Ziqiu has been greatly eased, and Changsun Wugou has also eliminated his misunderstanding about Liu Ziqiu. Of course, the brothers and sisters have become more and more dissatisfied with Li Shimin, especially
I have a lot of opinions about his character. If Changsun Wuji serves as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, everything will naturally be under control.
Who knew, something unexpected happened in the end. Before the election, Changsun Wuji suddenly gave up running for the post of prime minister.
Changsun Wuji was a gentleman. Because of his marriage relationship with Li Shimin, he had no choice but to accompany Li Shimin on a trip to the south of the Yangtze River. He felt extremely guilty. Later, Liu Ziqiu not only pardoned his death penalty, but also allowed him to enter the center of the world. This is a way of repaying evil with kindness.
Changsun Wuji's kindness made Changsun Wuji even more embarrassed. After thinking about it for a few times, he felt that being elected as a bachelor was out of the question, and he no longer wanted to compete for prime minister, so before entering the election, he made the decision to withdraw from the election.
decision.
The competition soon started between Li Shimin and Du Ruhui, and their performance was significantly higher than that of other young people. In the end, Li Shimin won the applause of the whole house with the sentence "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it" and thus won the championship.
took the throne of Prime Minister.
This accident was beyond Liu Ziqiu's control, but he originally wanted to weaken the imperial power until it was handed over to the people of the world. Therefore, this situation is in line with his original setting.
Although the situation was a bit out of control, Liu Ziqiu was not very worried about Li Shimin taking power. Coming from a later generation, he understood that power comes from the barrel of a gun. The purpose of establishing the cabinet was only to handle the daily affairs of the court, liberate Liu Ziqiu himself, and mobilize
The army must be approved by Liu Ziqiu. This powerful army can be said to have been created by Liu Ziqiu. In the army, no one is more prestigious than him. This kind of prestige cannot be achieved just by an order from the Prime Minister.
can be replaced. Moreover, Liu Ziqiu has been instilling a concept in his soldiers. They are the country's army, fighting for the entire Han Dynasty, not a certain person's private army, not fighting for a certain person, even if
This man is the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and even Liu Ziqiu is not good enough.
Only in this way can we ensure that the army is not used by individuals. Of course, what is more important is the system. According to the military regulations of the Han Dynasty, even a general like Li Jing can only mobilize a maximum of three thousand soldiers and horses at a time. The palace is guarded by clouds. If someone
If he really wants to rebel, these three thousand troops can't even knock down the palace gate. In that case, what else does Liu Ziqiu have to worry about?
In addition, there is another important system that completely dispelled Liu Ziqiu's worries. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the prime minister's term of office is four years, and he can only be re-elected for one term at most. If he cannot be re-elected, he cannot run for election again in the future. In other words,
, Li Shimin served as prime minister for up to eight years. During these eight years, Liu Ziqiu was still young and powerful, and fully capable of controlling the situation. You must know that in the minds of the people of the Han Dynasty, he was a god-like existence, a man who saved all people from water and fire.
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Gao Xiuer was very angry that Liu Ziqiu agreed to let Li Shimin be the prime minister. After all, this guy almost hurt their mother and son. She was fine, but Liu Sigen was her lifeblood, so how could she allow others to hurt her. For this reason, Gao Xiuer ignored Liu Ziqiu for several days.
.In the entire Han Dynasty, perhaps she was the only one who dared to treat Liu Ziqiu like this.
Probably in order to ease Gao Xiuer's anger, Li Shimin's first move after becoming prime minister was to petition Liu Ziqiu to establish a prince as soon as possible. Liu Sigen was the eldest son, capable of both literature and martial arts, and he also had superb medical skills passed down by Sun Simiao.
, with such a versatile talent, he is naturally the best choice for the crown prince.
It has been a rule since ancient times to establish a direct descendant, whether it is a country or a family. This can prevent the princes from killing each other in order to compete for the throne or family property.
But Liu Ziqiu, who came from later generations, knew very well that historical experience proved that this rule could not prevent brothers from killing each other. Whether it was the supreme imperial power or the family property that could not be used up in several lifetimes, there was a great temptation. In this temptation
Under this, many people have lost their minds and lost their humanity. Moreover, this rule has a huge drawback. No one can guarantee that the eldest son will be the best heir. Even if the eldest son is good enough, who can guarantee that the eldest son's eldest son will be the same?
What about excellence?
Liu Ziqiu has been trying to find a way to solve this problem, but has never succeeded. There is no way to establish a new rule, and there is no way to continue the matter of establishing a governor, so it has been postponed until today. However, the final implementation of the cabinet system and the two
The establishment of a representative conference solved the problems that had always plagued him.
The power of the emperor is divided between the cabinet and the congress. It is no longer just the emperor who determines the fate of the country, but the collective wisdom of the entire cabinet and congress. The emperor's ability has become less important, and the emperor's existence is more
is just a symbolic meaning. Therefore, it is not that important who will serve as the heir. In this case, Liu Ziqiu felt that passing the throne to Liu Sigen would be a bit wronged. After all, the emperor was subject to many restrictions and constraints.
Liu Sigen’s freedom.
Therefore, after receiving the memorial from the cabinet represented by Li Shimin, Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Our Han Dynasty will not have a prince from now on!"
Li Shimin was actually surprised that Liu Ziqiu agreed to let him serve as the prime minister of the cabinet, so he felt quite uneasy. He couldn't figure out whether this was Liu Ziqiu's way of suppressing his ambition before he promoted it, so he acted with extra caution. He asked Liu Ziqiu to appoint him as the heir apparent.
In order to alleviate Gao Xiuer's anger, he also wanted to test Liu Ziqiu. As for why he knew that Gao Xiuer was unhappy, of course it was because he had Li Cheng as an insider in the palace. However, Liu Ziqiu actually said that he would not establish a crown prince, which made Li Shimin even more
Surprised. He couldn't figure out Liu Ziqiu's intention, so he had to persuade again: "Although your Majesty is in great prosperity in the Spring and Autumn Period, there will always be a day when you will ascend to bliss. The matter of the crown prince is related to the peace of the country, how can you be careless? I hope your Majesty will think twice!"
Wei Zheng, Zhao Ling and other senior ministers also advised from the side: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among men. He is worthy of important responsibilities. I hope your Majesty will not doubt you!"
Although these veterans no longer serve in the court, Liu Ziqiu still has great trust in them and often calls them into the palace to talk. Sometimes, their words still have an impact that cannot be ignored on the government. These veterans all look at Liu Sigen
Growing up, my feelings for Liu Sigen were naturally different. Moreover, Liu Sigen himself was good enough, and it was almost universally expected to make him the prince.
Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "If I don't establish a prince, it doesn't mean that I haven't chosen an heir. From now on, all my sons can be listed as heirs in order of eldest and youngest, regardless of direct concubine. The eldest son Liu Sigen is the first heir, and the second son Liu Siyun is the first heir.
The second heir, and so on. If I am not in the capital in the future, the first heir will act on my behalf. If the first heir is also not in the capital, the second heir will act on my behalf."
Since Liu Sigen was the first heir, there was no big difference from being established as the crown prince. Everyone was relieved and did not continue to remonstrate repeatedly for a false reputation.
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Although the issue of heirs was determined, the matter was not over. The cabinet raised the issue of assigning titles to the princes. This time, Liu Ziqiu directly rejected the cabinet's prompts and did not even listen to their explanations. Titles must be accumulated through accumulation.
It can only be obtained by merit, no one is exempt, even if he is a prince! Of course, as a symbol of honor, titles can be inherited. There is only one title in the royal family, and that is the throne of the Han Dynasty. Who will inherit this throne?
The rules have been set, so there is no need to continue discussing.
However, this incident gave Liu Ziqiu a wake-up call. Born in an imperial family, it seems that it has unlimited glory, but in fact it is just a situation in peacetime. Once it encounters war, the fate of the imperial family is far worse than that of ordinary families. Historically
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng conquered Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen stabbed his daughter with a sword before hanging himself, and said a very famous sentence: "Why are you born in my family!"
Liu Ziqiu is the emperor. He has many women and many children. These children will also start families and have children of their own in the future. Liu Ziqiu knows that no matter how hard he tries, it is impossible for a dynasty to survive through the ages, and there will always be a fall.
That day. He did not want his descendants to repeat the same mistakes in history. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu wanted to find a way out for his children and grandchildren. This way out was definitely not to just sit back and enjoy a few titles.