Chapter 1,224 To establish or not to establish

Hearing Li Feng's words, Li Er's face darkened and he said, "Do you mean to let Cheng Qian go to sea to fight for the world on his own?"

Li Feng nodded and said: "It's almost the same. You can also say that we let him exchange his merits and go overseas to help the Tang Dynasty conquer the world. When he can conquer a country and manage it well, then he can return to the position of prince.

During this period, my father-in-law does not need to establish a crown prince."

"What can we do if we don't establish a crown prince?" Li Er said directly, "Not establishing a crown prince will lead to instability in the court and numerous factions. Several of my sons may also fight against each other as they compete for the throne.

The matter of establishing a prince must be carried out, this is to stabilize people's hearts and at the same time prevent those restless people from having any wrong thoughts."

Li Feng said: "In fact, this is not the case. There are actually disadvantages to establishing a prince. The prince is the prince, and he will inherit the throne and become the emperor.

If it is necessary to establish a crown prince, it means that the sons of the father-in-law can compete for the crown prince's position.

For the sake of their own interests, many ministers in the DPRK will support these people in their fight for the crown prince. When the time comes, there will be crony warfare, which is very detrimental to the stability of the government."

"I can determine the candidate for the crown prince in advance, so how can they rob him?" Li Er said solemnly.

"Father-in-law, don't deceive yourself. Even if the candidate for the crown prince has been determined, there will still be many people competing for it.

For example, a few years ago, before I was born, when Cheng Qian became the prince, Li Ke and Qing Que never gave up on the throne. I guess my father-in-law also knew this.

Since the prince can be established or deposed, it is all a matter of a word from the father-in-law. Therefore, there are already many people who want to compete for the position of prince.

As for brothers fighting each other, in the Emperor's House, it is a bit difficult not to have brothers fighting each other.

When they competed for the position of prince in the early stage, they were against each other. When one of them becomes the emperor, will he do something excessive to his brothers?

Father-in-law, in fact, there is another biggest danger in establishing a prince, and my father-in-law has already tasted this danger."

"You mean that as long as I have a crown prince, I will still face such danger?"

Li Er nodded: "Father-in-law, you should know that once the crown prince's position is confirmed, it will pose a huge threat to the imperial power.

Because the prince is the only one who can inherit the throne, if the emperor does not die, there will be a huge threat to the prince.

On the one hand, many people are competing with him for the position of crown prince, and on the other hand, the longer he waits, the greater the possibility of being deposed.

At that time, the prince is very likely to launch a campaign to force the emperor to conceive. This has been common in all dynasties.

The person in the world who wants the emperor to die the most is the prince. Only when the emperor dies can he become the emperor naturally.

If it were me, I would launch a direct attack today, capture everyone without any defense, and then put my father-in-law under house arrest and force him to write a Zen book.

All that remains is to get the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to agree."

Li Er looked at Li Feng and did not expect that Li Feng could be so bold as to tell the merits of establishing a prince. Li Feng was the only one in the world who dared to do this.

"When you mention this now, do you want to say that you actually have a way to solve this matter?"

Li Feng said: "Actually, there is a way, but this method is not a panacea, so my father-in-law should just listen to it."

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm in a very bad mood at the moment." Li Er said.

Li Feng nodded slightly, expressing his understanding. No one would feel better if his own son forced him into the throne, but Li Er had forgotten that he had also obtained the throne by forcing him into the palace.

The only difference from Li Chengqian is that one succeeded and the other did not succeed. Although the gap between the two parties is thousands of miles, they are both trying to force the throne, which is the same.

Li Feng said: "In fact, not establishing a crown prince does not mean that the heir is uncertain. In fact, the method is very simple, that is, to establish a secret reserve system, write the name of the heir in the imperial edict, put it behind the plaque in the imperial study, and keep a copy for yourself.

Once my father-in-law dies or disappears, someone will take out both imperial edicts in front of the ministers and ask them to read them out in Guangzhou. I am afraid no one in the entire court will dare to dissent."

"What are the benefits of doing this?" Li Er asked.

In fact, he already roughly knew the benefits in his heart, he just hoped that Li would tell him about it.

Li Feng said: "The good thing is that the princes don't know who will eventually become the prince, so it is not easy to compete with other princes, because the other prince may not be the heir.

If he casually turns against other princes, or commits fratricidal acts, and his father-in-law finds out, he will definitely be blamed for destroying brotherly harmony, and it will be even less possible for him to become the heir.

Therefore, this helps the princes unite with each other and reduce mutual opposition.

Secondly, the princes do not dare to rebel. After all, they do not have the status of prince, and no one dares to take the risk of rebelling against them."

Li Er nodded and said: "It is indeed a good idea, but this matter requires the consent of the officials and the queen. On the queen's side, you can explain it to me now."

Li Feng said: "Okay, I heard that you beat Cheng Qian, and my mother-in-law is taking care of him."

Li Er said: "I was very angry, so I beat him hard with a bamboo stick. Okay, don't talk about this, come with me and have a look."

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On the other side, Changsun Wuji came to Li Chengqian's room. Seeing the sad look of Queen Changsun, he quickly went up to comfort her.

"Sister, don't be too sad. Your Majesty will give Cheng Qian a good beating, and Cheng Qian will be fine," Changsun Wuji said.

Queen Changsun said: "Second brother is really cruel. Even if Cheng Qian makes a huge mistake, Cheng Qian is still his flesh and blood. As the saying goes, a tiger's poison will not eat its seeds. How could he be so cruel?

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Changsun Wuji said: "Sister, Cheng Qian did go too far this time. You also know that your Majesty hates two things the most, one is brothers killing each other, and the other is being forced into the palace by his own son.

However, Cheng Qian listened to other people's lies and actually did such a treasonous thing. Your Majesty just gave him a severe beating, which was considered a good thing.

What we should be most worried about now is that the officials will impeach Cheng Qian, and it is estimated that Cheng Qian will not be able to keep his position as crown prince."

Empress Changsun said: "I have asked Your Majesty to go find Li Feng. He has many evil ideas and hopes to keep Cheng Qian as the crown prince."

Changsun Wuji frowned slightly. He didn't expect that his sister would not ask him for help when something happened, but instead asked Li Feng. He felt a little disappointed.

"I hope he can find a way."

Then they began to take care of Li Chengqian while waiting for Li Feng's arrival.
Chapter completed!