Li Shimin only wanted to use Li Tai to hone Li Chengqian. Is Li Tai so willing to be this whetstone?
He thought that Li Tai had no military power and could not launch a mutiny like he did.
But he ignored the military power he had in his hands at the beginning, and actually didn't have much military power anymore.
In order to eliminate the threat from Li Shimin, Li Yuan dropped all his elite soldiers and generals to the border. Otherwise, Li Shimin would not have led the 800 people to launch the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion.
With Li Shimin's intelligence, wouldn't he have thought of these problems?
No, he can think of it, he just doesn't want to think about it.
As the saying goes, the authorities are blind to the beholder, that's how it is.
When many things involve others, he can look at them calmly, but when they involve himself, he likes to be excited.
"Your Majesty, when the crown prince has been decided, you favor the King of Wei very much. Even though he is an adult, you do not allow the King of Wei to join the feudal vassal. There are different people in the court. If things go on like this, it may cause trouble." Li Daozong said.
Regarding the treatment of his sons, Zhu Yuanzhang did the best. After he ascended the throne, he set a rule that only his direct descendants could not enter the East Palace.
The remaining sons must go to the fief when they reach adulthood and are not allowed to leave the fief without an edict.
Emperor Wanli did not have an eldest son, so he favored a palace maid on a whim and gave birth to Zhu Changluo.
His favorite woman was Concubine Zheng, and he promised to make Concubine Zheng's son the crown prince.
As a result, just because his son Zhu Changluo occupied the eldest son position, Emperor Wanli fought with the ministers of the court for more than ten years without success.
In any dynasty, the prince would not dare to openly make friends with the ministers of the court. Only in the Ming Dynasty, the prince could not only make friends with the ministers of the court, but even the ministers.
Prince Zhu Biao even dared to challenge Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the final analysis, it is because the prince's position is stable.
What about the Tang Dynasty?
Does Li Chengqian not want to make friends with ministers?
He not only thought about it, he also did it.
What's the result?
In addition to the East Palace officials arranged by Li Shimin, how many talented people are there around you?
In addition to the unstable status of the prince in the Tang Dynasty, another reason is that Li Shimin loved Li Tai so much that others did not dare to place bets easily.
One emperor and one courtier.
Once Li Chengqian fails to succeed, those who support Li Chengqian will be liquidated.
On the contrary, don't make bets easily. No matter who becomes the emperor, you must use them.
When there were so many officials under Li Jiancheng, how many are still in the government now?
Take Cheng Yaojin as an example. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he unequivocally supported Li Shimin.
But when Li Zhi made Wu Zetian his queen, he chose to protect himself wisely and did not participate in it.
At the beginning, he was labeled as Li Shimin. He did not support Li Shimin. If Li Jiancheng succeeded to the throne, he would not end well, so he had to support Li Shimin.
Li Zhi made Wu Zetian his queen. Cheng Yaojin had already seen that Li Zhi was determined, so he chose not to participate.
"Can't I just keep a son I like by my side? You don't know Qingque's body, so it's impossible for me to make him the prince." Li Shimin said.
Li Tai was obese. For the stability of the Tang Dynasty, he could not make Li Tai the crown prince.
"Your Majesty, there are no relatives in the Tian family. If you are an ordinary family, it is natural to do this. However, if the royal family does this, it will cause turmoil in the court." Li Daozong said.
Having no relatives in the Tian family does not mean that you cannot have family ties, but that you cannot let your emotions be affected by family ties.
Doesn't Zhu Yuanzhang like the other sons?
No, he likes it very much, otherwise he would not ask Zhu Yunwen, what would you do if your uncles opposed you?
Zhu Yunwen replied: "First, use virtue to win their hearts, and then use etiquette to restrain their behavior. If that doesn't work, weaken their territory. The next step is to change the fiefdom. If there is really no way, then you have to draw your sword and fight against them."
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When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this answer, he was very satisfied. He had already decided that Zhu Yunwen was the most suitable candidate and felt relieved to leave the country to him.
It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang still cares about family ties very much, but he did not expect that as soon as Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he could not wait to take action against his sons.
The emperor is also a human being. Li Shimin could kill his brothers, but when he faced his son's rebellion, he couldn't do it.
"Then what do you think I should do now?" Li Shimin asked.
Li Daozong didn't even think about it and said, "Let the King of Wei go and establish the vassal state and stabilize the imperial court."
Many people in later generations feel that the ancient eldest son inheritance system is unreasonable.
I believe that establishing virtuous people is the most reasonable thing for the country.
It is obvious who is the eldest son, but it is difficult to distinguish who is the virtuous one.
As long as those princes have ideas about the throne and are not fools, they will pretend to be virtuous kings.
Even if he lacks ability, the people who support him will teach him what to do.
The Qing Dynasty used a method of establishing a heir apparent after his death, but the effect was not good.
Otherwise, why would there be so many palace battle dramas about the Qing Dynasty in later generations?
It seems that this method is very good. Those princes don't know who the prince is, so they will try their best to show off, which will help the emperor choose the prince.
But in fact, this method is even more undesirable.
There are so many princes, everyone has a chance, and there are a lot of people who support them behind the scenes, fighting openly and secretly.
The eldest son inheritance system cuts off the thoughts of others and is more conducive to the stability of the imperial court.
When Li Daozong and Li Shimin said this, they did not care about life and death.
Li Shimin was silent for a long time and said in a deep voice: "I understand."
Li Daozong didn't say anything further. He could say those words, but he couldn't force Li Shimin to make a decision. What he did in the end depended on Li Shimin himself.
Li Shimin did not continue this topic and said to Li Xiaogong who was kneeling on the ground: "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xiaogong stood up and stood aside with his head slightly lowered.
"I am going to let you lead the troops this time on the grassland. What do you think?" Li Shimin said.
Although there are many generals in the DPRK, there are not many who can be commanders.
Apart from Li Jing and Li Ji, only Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong can do it.
Hou Junji has that talent, but lacks prestige. Cheng Yaojin and others will definitely not be convinced if they are placed under the jurisdiction of Hou Junji.
Qin Qiong had enough prestige, but Qin Qiong was just a fierce general and was weak, so he was excluded.
In fact, Li Jing is a good choice, but now Li Jing is focused on retiring. Li Shimin does not ask about the affairs of the court, and Li Jing is like a mute, saying nothing.
Li Shimin was not prepared to let Li Jing lead the army anymore.
After Wang Jian destroyed the Chu State, he was granted the title of Marquis in one battle. The result was that he never led an army again from then on.
Sometimes, it is not a question of whether the king is jealous or not.
But it's not a good thing if a person's prestige in the military is too high.
The so-called great power shakes the master is nothing more than this.
As for Li Ji, Li Shimin didn't want to use him either.
It's not that he doubts his talent and loyalty, but Li Ji's contribution is not small. If the battle of the grassland is handed over to Li Ji, Li Ji will also be left idle after the victory.
Li Ji is still relatively young, and Li Shimin still wants him to play for a few more years.