Li Chengqian shook his head in confusion and said, "Why would my father send me to reward the army?"
Li Shimin was very guarded against military power. How could Li Chengqian not know this?
It's just that Li Chengqian doesn't have a strong sense of power, and he thinks that after he succeeds to the throne, those things will be his, so he doesn't particularly care.
"Your Majesty will definitely not be able to go in person. Who else is qualified except the prince?" Du He said.
"Maybe."
Li Chengqian felt that Li Shimin should be compensating him for what happened before.
Last time, Li Shimin said that Li Chengqian sent someone to assassinate Li Tai, and directly put Li Chengqian under house arrest. At that time, Li Chengqian was very angry, and he felt that there was no greater sorrow than death.
He has been working hard just to get Li Shimin's recognition.
But what happened last time made him feel that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get Li Shimin's approval.
This made him resent Li Shimin.
In fact, this hatred did not come suddenly.
Ever since he was little, Li Tai would get praise from Li Shimin if he did something a little better.
But no matter what he did, no matter how well he did it, Li Shimin never praised him. On the contrary, whenever he failed to do something well, Li Shimin would scold him.
The long-term repression finally broke out after being wronged last time.
During those few days of confinement, Li Chengqian even wanted to rebel and put Li Shimin under house arrest. He wanted to become the emperor himself and let Li Shimin see if he could be a good emperor.
This crazy idea has not diminished because Li Shimin lifted his ban.
Li Chengqian originally thought that Li Shimin would summon him and tell him that he was wrongly blamed, but Li Shimin did not.
"With this reward, His Highness King Wei will no longer be able to shake His Highness's position as Crown Prince." Du He said in a low voice.
Li Chengqian was the prince, and he had great righteousness, and those civil servants had always supported the establishment of a direct heir.
After rewarding the army, Li Chengqian also gained prestige in the army. Although the generals would not turn to Li Chengqian, they would have a good impression of him.
Even though none of the civil servants and generals had taken refuge with Li Chengqian, once Li Shimin wanted to change the prince, they would stand up and oppose him.
For civil servants, Li Chengqian was the eldest son, and the eldest son succession system had been passed down for thousands of years, so those civil servants naturally had to uphold it.
It can be said that what they valued was not Li Chengqian as a person, but as the eldest son.
For generals, it is natural to hope that the future emperor will be proficient in military affairs and value the army. This is related to their future status.
Even if Li Shimin wanted to change the prince, the civil servants and generals would stand up to oppose him, and Li Shimin would have no choice but to follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example and purge the forces in the DPRK before he died.
Zhu Yuanzhang intended to pass the throne to Zhu Yunqi, but the former crown princess also had a son, Zhu Yunqi, who was almost the same age as Zhu Yunqi.
In terms of identity, Zhu Yunxi is the real legitimate son. Zhu Yunwen's mother was originally just a concubine, and was named the crown princess after the death of Crown Princess Chang.
Moreover, Chang is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, with an authentic Huaixi noble background.
At that time, most of the military commanders in the court came from Huaixi, so they naturally supported Zhu Yunxi as emperor.
This resulted in Zhu Yuanzhang having to clean up the Huaixi military generals in order to allow Zhu Yunwen to ascend the throne smoothly without causing turmoil.
If Zhu Yunxi succeeded to the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang would not do this at all.
Although the nobles of Huaixi were purged, there were still some remnants. After Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, he did not trust them and did not use them at all.
This is also the reason why Zhu Di's battle of Jingnan was successful.
The generals who could fight at that time were either purged by Zhu Yuanzhang or abandoned by Zhu Yunwen.
There are a few of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons who can fight, but Zhu Yunwen offended those princes to death by cutting down the vassal clan, so how could they help Zhu Yunwen?
Although the situation in the Tang Dynasty was different from that in the Ming Dynasty, and Li Shimin had no lessons to learn from the past, but if the civil servants and military generals objected, Li Shimin would either give up the idea or clean up the court for the sake of the stability of the Tang Dynasty. There was no other way.
It can be said that after Li Chengqian rewarded the army this time, as long as he did not seek death, his position as prince could not be shaken.
As Du He was the first person to support Li Chengqian, he would definitely be reused after Li Chengqian succeeded to the throne and revitalize the Du family.
"I understand, you go back and make preparations. Let's go with Gu tomorrow," Li Chengqian said.
After Du He's analysis, Li Chengqian's mood improved a lot, and his hatred for Li Shimin also dissipated.
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"Bang!"
When Li Tai heard that Li Shimin had ordered Li Chengqian to go and reward the army, he angrily threw the tea cup out of his hand.
Because of his anger and the injury caused when he threw the tea cup, his face turned a little pale.
"You all go down." Han Wen said to the servants who were too frightened to breathe.
When the servants saw that Li Tai didn't say anything, they quickly left as if they were being pardoned.
"What a good thing you did!" Li Tai looked at Han Wen angrily.
If it hadn't been for Han Wen's bad idea, he wouldn't have been injured. Even if Li Shimin still sent Li Chengqian to reward the army, he could have asked Li Shimin to let him go too.
But now that he is injured, there is no way Li Shimin can agree.
Han Wen was not afraid of Li Tai's anger and said calmly: "Your Highness, can't you see? Your Majesty has no idea of changing the crown prince at all. Yes, Your Majesty likes His Highness the most, but what does that mean? The eldest son
The inheritance system has been around for a thousand or two thousand years, how can it be broken so easily?"
Li Tai's face was livid, his fists were clenched, and his voice was hoarse as he said: "What is the effect of the family's efforts to win over the generals in the army?"
Han Wen showed a strange smile, and he knew that Li Tai had made up his mind to launch a mutiny.
Although Li Tai had agreed before, he still held the idea of Li Shimin deposing Li Chengqian as the crown prince. This was obviously not what the family wanted.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, the generals in the army are all His Majesty's confidants and there is no way to win them over. However, it is easier to win over those partial generals and lieutenants." Han Wen said with a smile.
With the list provided by Hou Junji, it is even more powerful.
Hou Junji was a general in the army, and he knew very well which people were depressed and frustrated.
The influence of the aristocratic family, coupled with the great banner of Li Tai, made it easy to win over.
"Your Highness, two of the generals guarding the Chang'an City Gate alone have been roped in," Han Wen said.
"Where's the one from the palace?"
Just opening the gate of Chang'an City is not of much use. Although the palace wall of the imperial palace is not as tall as the city wall of Chang'an City, it is more difficult to break than Chang'an City in terms of defensive strength.
If they really raise troops, they must break through the palace gate as soon as possible and capture Li Shimin alive. Otherwise, they will be dead when the troops near Chang'an arrive.
"Your Highness, the guards of the palace are all His Majesty's confidants. They are difficult to win over, and they are also capable of alerting others. We have not yet contacted them," Han Wen said.
Li Tai said with an ugly face: "What if we can't break through the palace gate by then?"