Although Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu did not speak, Liu Chan discovered something new in today's debate in the court.
He originally thought that these two masters were good friends when they were young.
Over the years of governing the Han Dynasty, they occasionally had different opinions and had arguments, but in the end their opinions were unified.
But it seems different today.
This is because the people in the Prime Minister's Palace insist that the crown prince should be established as a direct descendant rather than an elder; while the people in the Yushi Dafu Palace insist on establishing an elder rather than a younger one.
They seem to have no intention of giving in.
Zhuge Liang is the prime minister, and the people in the prime minister's house naturally represent Zhuge Liang's meaning; Xu Shu is the censor doctor, and the people in the censor doctor's house naturally represent Xu Shu's meaning.
Just——
Liu Chan waited for a long time, but did not wait for these two experts to express their opinions. They allowed the courtiers to express their opinions.
As for the final decision, they don't seem to care.
"Your Majesty, please make the emperor's eldest son Tan the crown prince."
"Your Majesty, please appoint the second son of the emperor, Chen, as the crown prince."
After the debate, officials from the two parties asked Liu Chan for orders.
I originally wanted to hear the opinions of the two experts, but the argument in the hall had reached this point, and they still chose not to speak.
Of course——
Naturally, Liu Chan did not want the Han Dynasty, because he was divided into two factions over the matter of establishing the crown prince, and they fought openly and secretly from then on.
I wanted to hear what these two experts said before, and I just wanted to know what they would say.
Since neither of them spoke, Liu Chan could only sigh secretly.
Master——
"Everyone!" Liu Chan suddenly raised his hand and said with a smile: "I have heard your opinions very clearly. I know that you also want the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty."
After arguing for nearly an hour, Liu Chan felt that the battle for the throne could be ended.
After first appeasing the two parties, Liu Chan then said: "Whether you support the establishment of a chief minister or the establishment of a direct descendant, what you all said makes sense." He paused for a moment before saying, "But whether I decide to establish a direct descendant or a direct descendant, I
If we establish a long-term relationship, I’m afraid the other party will be dissatisfied.”
When Liu Chan was speaking, the hall was surprisingly quiet, and no one interrupted. It seemed that they were all waiting for the emperor's decision.
Even Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu remained quietly where they were.
Just——
Now there are two opinions in the court, but there is only one position for the prince.
How to reconcile the two parties?
This seems to be a test for Emperor Liu Chan.
This is also the reason why all ministers are quiet.
But Liu Chan didn't feel embarrassed. After all, he came from more than a thousand years later and had seen the battles between the crown princes in the past many years.
Whether it is establishing a direct descendant or establishing an elder.
As the number of princes increases, it is inevitable that they will fight against each other and fight against each other for the throne. Don’t do this too much.
For example, a particularly famous one is the contest between nine sons during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
In the past few days, Liu Chan has been thinking about this issue, how to prevent his sons from fighting each other for the throne in the future.
He had never thought about this before, but now he had to.
Whether it is Liu Chen born to Zhang Yuan, Liu Tan born to Ma Yu, or Cao Ling, Wang Yuanji, and Zhang Yuan in the future, they will all have children.
After all, Liu Chan is only in his twenties now, and his concubines are all young, beautiful and charming. In a few years, there is no telling how many princes will be born in this harem.
No matter which of them he has a child with, in Liu Chan's eyes, he is his biological son.
Fighting in the same room, brothers killing each other.
This is the last thing Liu Chan wants to see.
"My dear friends!" Liu Chan suddenly asked with some confusion: "Besides establishing a direct descendant and establishing an elder, is there any other way to establish a heir apparent?"
As soon as Liu Chan finished speaking, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.
The ministers seemed to be shocked by Liu Chan's question.
After a brief silence, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, who had been silent for the whole time, took the lead and asked, "What do you mean by your Majesty's words?"
Seeing Zhuge Liang finally speaking, Liu Chan said with a smile: "My dear father, I was just thinking that what you all said makes sense. I couldn't make a decision for the moment, so I thought of a way to get the best of both worlds."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Best of both worlds?
There are two princes competing for the position of prince. How can we get the best of both worlds?
Is it possible that both of them can be crowned princes?
"Your Majesty, I forgive my ignorance." Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "The position of the prince is related to the foundation of the country, and one can only choose one of the two."
Zhuge Liang's words were recognized by all the ministers in the hall.
In their view, it is now a choice between two, there is no third option.
Either it was Liu Tan, the eldest son of Emperor Li.
Or it would be Liu Chen, the second son of the emperor.
However, Liu Chan said with a smile: "What the prime minister said is absolutely true. Standing on the side of the prince is related to the continuation of our Han Dynasty..." He suddenly stopped as he spoke, and then took out a delicate small wooden box from his arms.
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All the civil and military officials in the entire hall were confused.
Your Majesty, Emperor Xindao, what do you mean?
However, I saw the small wooden box.
They seemed to understand something.
It seems that the emperor has already made a choice for the crown prince, but he has not made it clear before.
Liu Chan placed the small wooden box on the imperial case, paused, and then said: "I have a new idea about the appointment of a prince. I wonder what you all, dear friends, think about it?"
After speaking, Liu Chan looked at the civil and military officials in the main hall.
"Your Majesty, please tell me!" Zhuge Liang said.
The emperor has a new idea, that is to say, he has not chosen whether to establish an elder or a direct descendant, so what method will be used to determine the position of the prince?
"My dear friends!" Liu Chan gently patted the small wooden box on the imperial desk and said, "There is an edict here, which is the edict to establish the prince."
"However, I don't want to announce it publicly now."
Hiss——
Everyone was stunned again.
"I have decided -" Liu Chan said loudly: "I have decided to use the secret method of establishing a crown prince to appoint the crown prince of our great Han Dynasty."
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Including Zhuge Liang, all the civil and military ministers in the entire hall were frightened and wondering, what is the secret method of establishing a prince?
Seeing the confused expressions on the ministers' faces, Liu Chan naturally knew that they were all confused now and wanted to know what secret establishment of a prince was.
Because before this, there was no secret plan to establish a throne.
This secret method of establishing a crown prince was invented by an emperor named Yongzheng more than a thousand years later.
Because Yongzheng experienced nine sons competing for the throne, he knew very well that in order to compete for the throne, the royal family fought against each other and brothers killed each other. He did not want this to happen to his sons after his death.
So he chose the secret method of establishing a reserve.
Many scholars in later generations have discussed it and feel that this secret establishment of the crown prince is much more clever than directly canonizing the prince.
First of all, because the crown prince is secretly established, all princes have the opportunity.
Secondly, it is also because the princes all feel that they have a chance, but they are not sure whether it is them. They often sharpen their heads, engage in various intrigues, blackmail, and harm each other.
Now, no prince dares to do this.
If you want to be favored by your father in the end, you can only work hard to make your father think that you are qualified to be his successor.
In this way, the princes will focus on how to harm their brothers instead of how to express themselves, which will actually make the princes work harder.
Therefore, Liu Chan thinks.
If you choose one party, you will offend the other party, or offend other princes.
It is better to imitate Emperor Yongzheng and leave hope to every prince, and then let them study hard so that they can become a useful person in the empire.
Just——
In the civil and military dynasties, no one knew this method.
Liu Chan said with a smile: "I will hang this box on the beam of this hall. No one is allowed to open it without my permission." He paused and then said: "It will have to wait until a hundred years from now for all the ministers to open it."
Together, I will take it off and open it, and use this to summon the new king."
This——
Everyone was confused. They had never heard of this method of establishing a prince. For example, Zhang Yu, the Minister of Rites, took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, this method has never been done before..."
But before he finished speaking, Liu Chan said angrily: "Zhang Aiqing's words are wrong. Although this method has never existed in ancient times, it didn't exist in ancient times, so it can't exist now?"
"I ask you, if I follow the old system and establish direct descendants or elders, can you guarantee that the princes of the Han Dynasty will not form gangs and intrigues?"
"I ask you again, under the old system of ancient times, how little is it possible to fight for one's direct descendants?"
Liu Chan asked several questions in succession, which made Zhang Yi stunned.
Zhang Yi was the eldest son of Zhang Yi, the former chief of the Prime Minister's Office. After Zhang Yi died of illness, Liu Chan promoted him to the position of Minister of Rites.
But at this time, faced with Liu Chan's two questions, he didn't know how to answer them.
Because no matter whether it is to establish a direct heir or an elder, no one can guarantee that the one who has not been established and the other princes will not participate in the struggle for the heir.
As for referring to the old system, there shouldn’t be too much fight over the inheritance.
Not to mention, Cao Wei, who was only a few decades away from now, experienced a battle for the right to inherit the throne. Cao Cao broke the rule that no one other than the Liu family could be king, and forced Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to make him the king of Wei and make his capital Yecheng.
, add nine tins, and fake festival axes, paving the way for the next generation to usurp the Han Dynasty, establish a country, and change dynasties.
Later, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi staged a battle for the throne.
Therefore, whether it is to establish a direct descendant or to establish an elder, it is not a perfect method of registration, because no matter who is appointed as the prince, other princes, and some noble families may still start a fight for the heir.
The person who was confused by Liu Chan's question was Zhang Yi. In fact, after Liu Chan's two questions were raised, all the ministers in the hall were also thinking secretly.
SNSD——
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, who understood Liu Chan's secret method of establishing a crown prince, was the first to stand up to support Liu Chan. He said: "Your Majesty's secret method of establishing a crown prince, I think it is the most appropriate method of establishing a crown prince, which will not lead to the seizure of the legitimate son."
Fighting can also make you princes study hard and become the pillars of our great Han Dynasty."
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true!" Xu Shu, the imperial censor, also nodded in agreement and said: "The crown prince is secretly appointed. Only His Majesty knows the choice of crown prince. This method is very appropriate and appropriate."
With the support of Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, other ministers quickly accepted the decision to secretly establish a heir apparent.
The battle for the appointment of the crown prince finally ended with Liu Chan secretly appointing the crown prince. Liu Chan also hung the imperial edict on the establishment of the crown prince on the beam of the front hall of Weiyang Palace in front of the civil and military officials of the court.
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This chapter has been completed!