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Daqin
"The position of crown prince?"
Ying Zheng's face was complicated, and thoughts were surging in his heart.
After Ying Zheng ascended the position of First Emperor, he did not establish a queen, and naturally he did not establish a crown prince.
Ying Zheng had a natural resistance to the queen. In fact, the main reason was, Naturally, his mother's harm to Ying Zheng made Ying Zheng very taboo about the so-called queen.
On the other hand, Ying Zheng was also afraid that setting up a queen would lead to the harem interfering in politics.
In the history of the Qin State, there were many queens who controlled the Qin Dynasty. Empress Dowager Mi and Ying Zheng's mother are both empress dowagers who hold great power in the country.
Ying Zheng is worried that after the queen is established, the power these women hold will be even more terrifying. After all, the queen is countless times more noble than the queen. position.
As for not establishing a crown prince, it is naturally because Ying Zheng is not satisfied with any of his sons.
For Fu Su, Ying Zheng can only be said to be relatively satisfied, because Fu Su is indeed more satisfied than his younger brothers. He is a lot stronger.
But it does not mean that Ying Zheng is really satisfied with Fu Su. In Ying Zheng's view, Fu Su's biggest problem is that his character is too weak and his ears are too soft, and it is easy for him to He was persuaded by the ministers.
Since Qin Xiaogong, the Qin State has not had the eldest son succession system. In troubled times, the most virtuous son will naturally inherit the throne. At that time, Qin Xiangong's father did not think highly of the eldest son, the son Qian, but I was optimistic about Qin Xiaogong Ying Quliang.
In order to let Ying Quliang succeed to the throne, Qin Xiangong almost killed the young master Qian. This is the tradition of the old Qin family, and the capable person will be the one.
When Ying Zheng became the crown prince, and finally became the king of Qin, that was also Defeating his younger brother, he secured the throne.
Naturally, Ying Zheng also hoped that Fusu could show the domineering power that a prince of Qin should have, but after so many years, Fusu still had a gentle and gentle character, not a king at all. It should be domineering.
Fusu has obviously been guarding the border for many years, but he still has not been able to hone a strong heart.
This is the reason why Ying Zheng has never officially canonized Fusu as the crown prince.
Nowadays, it is clear that the Taoist inventory He told Ying Zheng that it was precisely because Ying Zheng's expectations were too high that it would bring a catastrophe to the Qin Dynasty.
These words severely focused on Ying Zheng's weaknesses and forced him to carefully consider the candidate for the crown prince.
After careful consideration, Ying Zheng finally chose to compromise. Perhaps his requirements for Fusu were too strict.
Now that Fusu has been guarding the border for ten years, it is time to call him back and prepare to take over his throne.
"Prime Minister Feng drafted an edict to summon Fusu back to the capital and made Fusu the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty."
"After I have passed a hundred years, Fusu will succeed me, and you should do your best to assist me. There must be no mistake!"
"only!"
Feng Quji looked excited. He has been waiting for this day for ten years.
Feng Quji is very supportive of the young master Fusu. He believes that the young master Fusu will be a virtuous king because of his kindness and kindness.
Ying Zheng's expression is different. Not much trouble occurred because Fusu had not yet fully met Ying Zheng's expectations. He only hoped that Fusu could learn the iron-bloodedness of an emperor and be less gentle after he ascended the throne in the future.
Datang
"The prince is the foundation of the country and must not be changed easily. Otherwise, the foundation of the country will be shaken, the government and the opposition will be turbulent, and the people's hearts will be unstable, which will be detrimental to the country!"
Seeing the subtitles talking about the crown prince, Wei Zheng, as the crown prince, immediately seized the opportunity to express his advice directly in front of Li Yuan and Li Shimin. At this moment, Wei Zheng is a member of the East Palace and is also Li Jiancheng's staff. Naturally, he is Standing on Li Jiancheng's side.
Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty court is divided into two factions. One faction is naturally the Donggong faction headed by Prince Li Jian.
The other faction is the Qin Wang faction headed by Li Shimin.
The Donggong faction is mostly civil servants and ministers of government, while The King of Qin faction was mostly military generals. After all, with Li Shimin's military exploits and his status as General Tiance, who among Li Tang's troops had not fought under this military god? The two factions fought fiercely for the position of prince. This made Li Yuan feel shaken.
Now that Wei Zheng had revealed the matter in person, he hoped that Li Yuan could completely confirm the position of the crown prince and stabilize Li Jiancheng's position.
But as soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, a person behind Li Shimin stood up and stood up for Li Yuan. Li Shimin said:
"I, Li Tang, put an end to the troubled times and fought countless battles for the rest of my life to carve out a foundation."
"In order to protect this foundation, we should choose a capable person as the crown prince. Only in this way can we preserve Li Tang's empire."
"The prince is indeed the foundation of the country, but because of this, we should be more cautious."
The person who spoke was none other than Fang Xuanling.
Seeing that the two factions were about to argue again, Li Yuan suddenly felt a headache and stretched out his hand to interrupt:
"Shut up!"
The matter of the crown prince is also what Li Yuan is most worried about.
Ying Zheng is worried because Fu Su is too mediocre, but Li Yuan is just the opposite. He is worried because his two sons are too outstanding.
The second son, Li Shimin, does not need his ability. It is said that Li Tang conquered most of the world.
But is Li Jiancheng a mediocre person? Of course not!
Li Jiancheng has been the prince for nine years. He has both civil and military skills. He has always been the most relied upon by Li Yuan to govern the country. How could it be possible? Is he a mediocre person?
Nowadays, the battle for the crown prince has caused a stir in the court, but Li Yuan can't make up his mind about it. Seeing the two factions at war with each other, Li Yuan finally sighed and expressed the idea that he had been planning for a long time. :
"Erlang, go to Luoyang next month, and leave Chang'an to your elder brother!"
As soon as these words came out, the officials of the East Palace faction immediately expressed ecstasy.
Everyone understands what it means to send Li Shimin away at this most critical moment?
Li Shimin's face changed drastically. He knew that if he left Chang'an this time, , I will face endless suppression and slander from my elder brother in the future.
"Father, my son and I don’t want to..."
"Be bold, second brother, do you dare to disobey your father?"
Before Li Shimin finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Li Jiancheng.
Seeing the sarcastic smile on Li Jiancheng's face, Li Shimin gritted his teeth in hatred. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Li Yuan spoke again:
"You all step back, I haven’t finished speaking yet."
"When I grow old, all the land in Guandong will be controlled by Erlang, while Guanzhong will be managed by the prince."
"You, one from the east and the other from the west, live in harmony and build the Tang Dynasty together."
As soon as the words fell, the entire Daming Palace fell silent instantly.
Everyone looked at Li Yuan in disbelief. No one thought that Li Yuan would actually think of such a way to mediate the dispute between the King of Qin and the Crown Prince.
In fact, Li Yuan's idea was very simple. Since the second child can't live well in this family, there is only one way, and that is to separate the family.
He doesn't want to kill the second child, so he can only do this.
But doing so means that the Tang Dynasty will have a say in the future. There are two emperors, the Eastern Emperor and the Western Emperor.
The prince Li Jiancheng naturally does not want to share the world equally with Li Shimin. He is the prince, the crown prince, and the only heir to the empire. Why should he share the empire equally with a second son?
"Father, no, this matter..."
Li Jiancheng's words were once again interrupted by Li Yuan's hand. At this moment, Li Yuan looked tired and said firmly:
"This matter is settled like this, you don’t need to say anything more!"
"If you dare to oppose again, I will never forgive you!"