"When my eldest brother reached school age, my father personally taught him, and also invited a great scholar as his teacher to teach him liberal arts; a celestial being as my teacher, he taught me martial arts. In order to increase his knowledge and understand the sufferings of the people, my father always went on foreign tours.
, always take your elder brother with you.
The eldest brother is indeed smart. After studying for a period of time, he is proficient in both civil and military affairs and is proficient in the ways of governing the country. At the age of thirty-five, he is already a half-step god. In addition, his appearance is dignified. His father also loves him more and more, and personally treats him for him.
When selecting the retinue of the Prince's Mansion, all the troops are fully equipped.
In order to show the authority of the prince, the emperor spared no effort. When he was appointed as the prince, the prince's clothes and other items were all in yellow, and the rituals were similar to the emperor's, but just inferior. However, his father's doting was only harmful to his eldest brother.
He became arrogant and cruel due to favor.
When his father fell ill, he did not feel sad at all; when his eighteenth brother died, he did not feel sad at all. He lived a luxurious and luxurious life, which caused a lot of complaints. He beat his subjects and people at will, so that even his soldiers were not good."
"All kinds of evil deeds made my father intolerable, so he abolished my eldest brother in the name of unfilial piety!"
Li Mu frowned slightly when he heard this.
The reason for deposing the prince is unfilial piety.
It seems that this is another case of doting that caused the son to be ignorant, a case of educational failure.
Is that really the case?
Li Mu was suspicious.
It seems reasonable to depose the prince in the name of unfilial piety, but in fact it does not make sense.
I can only say that it is too difficult to be a prince, especially a prince with an ambitious emperor.
If the prince is capable, he will be considered to be a clique for personal gain, and the emperor will be very jealous; if the prince is unable to do it, he will be regarded as incompetent by the emperor. Small problems will turn into big problems, and problems can be found even if there are no problems. In short, it is too difficult.
"With the elimination of eldest brother, the originally stable situation has become chaotic. All the royal brothers are trying to compete for the throne of the prince!"
"Second brother was originally the most promising, but in Jinling City, he died at the hands of Fengyulou!"
Hearing this, Li Mu shivered slightly. It seemed that the second prince also died in the power struggle.
"Third brother, I have given up my position as a prince since I was a child, and also announced to the outside world that I would withdraw from the struggle for the throne, join the Sun and Moon Demon Sect, and join the Sun and Moon Legion!"
Ji Xuewei said, "As for the fourth brother, he has outstanding talents, good martial arts, and good governance. However, he is not very popular and is disliked by many civil servants! He was also born too young, and his mother is just a palace maid, and there is no strong maternal clan."
"As for the fifth brother who died young, he died at the age of five!"
"Sixth brother is kind and kind, and my father is very happy about it!"
"Seventh brother has outstanding talents and good military skills. He dares to speak out!"
"Bago's mother clan is the Yang family, a martial arts family. It is influential in the world, popular among the literary circles, and has a reputation as a virtuous person!"
Ji Xuewei talked about each prince's experience, personality, life history, background, etc.
Li Mu listened carefully. This was information that was not available outside.
The struggle to seize the rightful son in Kowloon began more than ten years ago. There are many theories, but most of them are exaggerated, extreme, and far from the truth. Only Ji Xuewei, a princess who was born in the royal family, knows the secrets.
After the prince was deposed, it seemed that there were many princes who could become princes, but only a few were shortlisted.
First of all, those princes who died in infancy were directly excluded.
Secondly, those princes who are too young, under fifteen years old, are also excluded;
Finally, princes who have not cultivated to the level of a great master must be excluded.
Therefore, there are only a few who are truly qualified to compete for the position of emperor.
The fourth prince, the sixth prince, the seventh prince, the eighth prince, the ninth prince, the twelfth prince, the thirteenth prince, the fourteenth prince, the fifteenth prince, etc., just nine.
Among them, some were of low origin and did not have princes from powerful mother families, so they were directly excluded.
The fourth prince's mother was born as a palace maid, so there was no hope.
The sixth prince, the seventh prince, and their mother were just a small family in the world, with a great master in charge, but there was no hope.
The eighth prince has a strong mother's family, talent, and support from civil servants, so he has a great chance.
It is possible for the Ninth Prince to have a strong mother's family, a great background, and good talents.
The twelfth prince, the thirteenth prince, and the mother clan are not good either, and there is no hope.
The fourteenth prince, whose mother is from Yuantu, has no hope because of his bloodline.
It is possible that the fifteenth prince's mother clan is also powerful.
"Among these brothers, those who are truly qualified to compete for the throne, namely the eighth, ninth, and fifteenth brothers, have the greatest hope. Of course, the other princes, whose maternal background is not good, have little hope. They need to recognize their powerful adoptive mother before they can win the title of legitimate son.
possible!"
Ji Xuewei said.
Li Mu nodded.
Thinking of the previous life, Qin Shihuang's father, the Qin Yiren, also had a poor background and a poor mother's family. He could accept Mrs. Huayang as his adoptive mother and make up for his shortcomings before he succeeded in ascending to the throne.
Ji Xuewei said: "Of course, this is the normal mode, and there are some abnormal modes!"
"Abnormal mode?" Li Mu said.
"For example, if a prince enters the realm of heaven and man, he will automatically become the prince, and even the emperor cannot interfere!" Ji Xuewei said.
"But what if there are two princes who have entered the realm of gods and humans?" Li Mu asked.
"If a prince chooses to withdraw, naturally everything will be safe; if neither of them withdraws, then there will be a duel to the death, and the winner will be the prince!" Ji Xuewei said: "In addition, just getting the emperor's approval does not mean you can inherit the throne, you also need to be enforced.
Swordsman supports!”
"In the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were many Supreme Elders, all of whom were gods and humans. Among the many Supreme Elders, the nine strongest held golden swords and were known as sword bearers. The sword bearers usually did not manage the affairs of the court.
It is mainly about cultivation, but it has great power! As long as five sword holders agree, they can take over the capital's army; if seven sword holders agree, they can take over the national army; if nine sword holders agree, they can take over the army.
Establish an emperor, or abolish the emperor directly!"
The one who holds the sword has too much power.
But Li Mu thought about it and felt it was natural.
If the nine strongest members of the royal family join forces to oppose the emperor, the emperor will definitely not be able to secure his position.
At that time, there were only two outcomes. One was that the Nine Sword-bearers directly took action and deposed the Emperor; or that the Emperor took direct action and deposed the Nine Sword-holders.
"However, that is impossible!" Ji Xuewei said: "In history, there is only one emperor who was so angry that he was deposed by the nine sword holders. In most cases, they will not interfere with the affairs of the court."
"It turns out that heavenly beings are so important!"
Li Mu smiled and said: "I feel that there is nothing that heaven and man cannot solve!"
"That's right!" Ji Xuewei said: "There are more than thirty powerful celestial beings in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but most of them are just enshrinements. They only give certain restrictions and certain benefits. At the critical moment, only a dozen or so can be used.
It’s just a position! If there’s no big deal, they won’t be dispatched easily!”
ps: This is the second update, and I finally solved the problem.