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Everyone has their own desires to a greater or lesser extent. Hope, the poor family wants to have no worries about food and clothing, the businessman wants to make a windfall, the powerful family hopes to be promoted to the rank of knight, as for the prince, what he wants is naturally the throne that commands the world.

Li Zhi is a special case. He doesn't have much yearning for power, all he wants is to be a free prince for the rest of his life, he doesn't need to be in power, he doesn't need to get rich, he plays around every day, he is a little older, he understands the ups and downs of the world, and he has more hobbies, such as getting drunk with friends, Qinglou and beautiful girls upside down, etc.

Li Zhi is very similar to Li Su in many places, especially the side of his personality that has no quarrel with the world and no ambitions, if you don't care about the age difference, Li Su is like Li Zhi's father, biological.

This may be one of the reasons why the two get along, after all, it is not easy to find the same two unambitious goods in the world.

But Li Su can be ambitious, but Li Zhi can't, it can be said that since he was born, some things will be destined to fall on him, even if there is no Li Su's participation, what should come will come after all.

More than a dozen princes have the possibility of becoming princes, and the competition is too great, but when Li Su suddenly said "Establish a successor or not a concubine", Li Zhi seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and his eyes suddenly widened.

Since ancient times, there is indeed a rule of "standing up and not standing up", "Yan" is "Yan", "Shu" is "Shu", the training of the sages, the principle of the outline, these truths are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, whether it is the palace royal family or ordinary people, the difference between "Yan" and "Shu" is very big, it can be said that there is a world of difference, later generations of men are envious of the so-called "polygamy" system in ancient times, in fact, it is a misunderstanding, there is no "polygamy" in any dynasty, this is against the norms, some are just "monogamy and polygamy" system, this "polygamy" There are also conditions, such as the official status of the male master, or how old the man is and how old the man is and the wife is still without a queen, etc., the rules of each dynasty are different, so men are allowed to take concubines.

In ancient times, every man could only have one wife, she was the only wife, and when they got married, they tied their hair together and tied it in a knot, which is the origin of the "married couple".

As for the wife, the man still wants to marry another woman to go home, then I'm sorry, you can marry, but it is impossible to hold a vigorous wedding for this woman, usually a soft sedan chair takes advantage of the night and hastily carries it into the house to be considered a ceremony, followed by the title, any woman other than the wife, even if she looks as beautiful as a fairy, no matter how much the man hurts her to the bones, her status is still "concubine", the concubine does not have too many human rights, every morning to go to the wife to say hello, encounter anything to report to the wife and wait for the wife's instructions.

If the main wife or concubine both have children, then the difference between the children is even more obvious. The child born to the wife is the "concubine", the concubine is destined to inherit all the father's inheritance, including official titles and property, and the concubine is born, it belongs to the "concubine", the status of the concubine in the family is the same as that of the concubine, any good things, food and clothing, must first let the child choose, the child of the concubine picks the rest, in order to take the turn of the child, as for the father's property and title, etc., there is basically no child of the concubine, or the old rules, depending on the mood of the concubine, it is reasonable to give it to you.

For thousands of years, the distinction between "wife" and "concubine" has been established, and the royal family of all dynasties is naturally this rule. For example, Empress Changsun, she is Li Shimin's only wife, so the three sons of Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Zhi, born to Empress Changsun, are the sons of the heavenly family, and if they are ranked in order of succession, these three people naturally occupy the top three positions, and the remaining eleven princes are all born of Li Shimin's concubines, and the concubines are the "concubines" in the folk family, which naturally belong to the concubines, so even if some of these princes are older than Li Zhi, they can only honestly rank behind Li Zhi in terms of order, without any discussion or exceptions.

Rules are rules, the sages and sages determine the world, "rites" are rules, the world's millennium ethics are all in the sages set by the "rites", can not be violated, especially the royal family, the eyes of the world are all staring at the royal family, if the royal family does something that violates the etiquette system, the world's rites will be chaotic.

Li Zhi is young, but the truth of "嫡" and "Shu" is still very clear, but before Li Su reminded him, Li Zhi didn't think about it at all, because his father did something that violated the etiquette system back then, that is, the change of Xuanwumen, so the courtiers and princes couldn't figure out Li Shimin's pulse, and they all thought that since the current emperor could do something that violated the etiquette system, he would definitely not care about doing one more thing, so maybe the prince who came out of the concubine also had a chance.

After sorting out this logic, the real princes such as Li Zhi do not feel that they have much advantage, and the princes who are born such as Li Ke, King of Wu, Li You, King of Qi, etc., do not feel that their situation is too disadvantaged, and there is still a certain possibility of winning the crown prince of the East Palace.

Plus Li Shimin. Ambiguous attitudes, misleading praise and rewards, etc., for example, when Li Chengqian was the crown prince, Li Shimin loved Li Tai almost more than Li Chengqian, and for the princes who came out of the concubine, such as Li Ke, the king of Wu, Li Shimin also once said in front of the eldest grandson Wuji and other important ministers, the suggestive words of "King Wu is like me", which gave Li Ke, the king of Wu, endless hope.

No one can tell what purpose Li Shimin made the selection of the successor of the country so ambiguous. Ambiguous, it seems that every prince sees hope in Li Shimin's words, and feels that he is a different fireworks, if Li Shimin is compared to a woman who falls in love in later generations, Li Shimin is simply a white lotus green tea who is merciful everywhere, the kind that is as good as possible and despised to death.

"Your real opponent is only Li Tai, the king of Wei, and this is the only one, do you understand?" Li Su stared at Li Zhi seriously.

Li Zhi's expression was still shocked, and it was obvious that even if there was only one person left in his opponent, he didn't get too excited.

"It's too difficult, Brother Zizheng, don't mention this matter." Li Zhi shook his head and said.

Li Su said dissatisfiedly: "You can't even beat an opponent?" ”

"Brother Wei is too powerful, I really can't fight with him." Li Zhi confessed very shamefully.

"Why?"

Li Zhi glared at him: "Do you really not know or do you not know?" Since the prince's brother rebelled and was deposed, the court began to purge, the Wei royal brother in the court wantonly installed staff advisers to occupy important positions, and the father's favor to him recently seems to be more generous than before, just silk cloth and silver money, are a car to the Wei Palace, all the princes, only the Wei Wang brother won this honor, now the courtiers and the people are discussing, they all feel that the next prince of the East Palace is none other than the King of Wei, with the King of Wei to get the glory of the Holy Family, the position of the Prince of the East Palace can not be someone else's, Nowadays, many courtiers have defected to the side of the King of Wei. ”

"You see that?"

Li Zhi smiled embarrassedly: "Where do I understand this, I heard Uncle Li Ji say, he is the governor of the Governor of Bingzhou, and I like to hang out and play in his mansion if I have nothing to do on weekdays......"

"Uncle Li also thinks that King Wei is the next crown prince?" Li Su frowned and asked.

"That's not true, Uncle Li is very cautious, and when he chatted with me about the court situation, he just shook his head and said, the current situation is not clear, the so-called sacred heart is unpredictable, and what everyone guesses may not be the result, and there are very many variables."

Li Su nodded, the old fox is the old fox, even if he doesn't have the ability to predict history, he can see it more thoroughly than others. Li Su believes that this is not only Li Ji's opinion, maybe Li Jing, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and other veterans should have the same opinion.

"Your Highness, if there is a variable in this matter, this variable can only be on you, have you ever thought about being the prince?" Li Su asked in a low voice.

Li Zhi shook his head: "I'm too young, and my temperament is too weak to be the crown prince, my father has always been dissatisfied with my temperament, I know." So it can't be me as the crown prince. ”

Li Su sighed: "Your Highness is arrogant, have you ever thought about what kind of person Your Majesty wants the next emperor of the Tang Dynasty to be?" ”

Li Zhi said sullenly: "Anyway, it's not a person like me." ”

"This is a mistake, Your Highness try to imagine the current state of the Tang Dynasty, since His Majesty Emperor Gaozu Jinyang raised troops, until the year of Zhenguan, it has been more than 20 years, in the past 20 years, His Majesty led a group of loyal veterans to fight in the south and north, and there are not many remaining powerful countries around the Tang Dynasty. From the Dong. Turks, to Xue Yantuo, and then to Tuyuhun, they were all pacified by the Tang Dynasty, or became a subsidiary of the Tang Dynasty, and now the only thing that has not been conquered around is Tubo in the west, and Goguryeo in the east, and these two countries are believed to have been included in Your Majesty's strategy for the next five to ten years, it can be said that whether it can be achieved or not, at least in Your Majesty's lifetime, there is indeed a plan to wipe out these two countries, so, in Your Majesty's heart, after destroying these two countries, does the Tang Dynasty still have enemies? ”

It was the first time for Li Zhi to hear such a novel angle of analysis, and he couldn't help but be interested, and he thought for a moment when he heard the words, and then shook his head.

Li Su continued: "The government and the opposition all think that His Majesty's ambition to expand the territory is endless, so the Tang Dynasty will inevitably go on endless conquests from generation to generation, but I don't think so, Your Majesty is a majestic emperor, and it is impossible for him not to know." Prosperity and decline', a country that is powerful all over the world, no matter how powerful, once it reaches the point of exhaustive military force, the country will eventually slowly weaken, then internal and external troubles will arise frequently, and the country will fall into turmoil, which Your Majesty will inevitably not want to see, so let me ask you again, what kind of person do you think Your Majesty wants the next emperor to be? ”

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "The king of Shoucheng? ”

Li Su smiled: "Yes, the country that the Tang Dynasty should conquer has been almost flat in His Majesty's lifetime, there are not many enemies of the Tang Dynasty in the future, it is not too much to say that the world is invincible, China's thousands of years of national prestige, the Tang Dynasty has reached its peak, and the scenery of history is unparalleled for a while, but on the other hand, in the more than 20 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been large-scale foreign troops almost every year, and the people in the country have been damaged again and again, Your Majesty must know very well that it is time for the people and the treasury to recuperate. In the past years, Qin extinguished Han Xing, Gaozu Liu Bang said that the emperor wanted to make a big difference, the then prime minister Xiao He admonished, persuaded Liu Bang to do nothing, Liu Bang admonished, to the internal benevolent government, to Qin Law, and later Cao Shen was the prime minister, Xiao Gui Cao followed, also followed the way of Huang Lao's inaction, and the emperors of the next few generations did nothing to rest the people, and the people had to breathe, the national strength gradually flourished, and after the rule of Wenjing, it was to save a solid family foundation, and when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, this had the confidence to sweep the Huns and raise the prestige of the Han Dynasty. ”

"Your Royal Highness, history is like the reincarnation of Buddhism, always repeating and circulating, and it is the same now, I believe Your Majesty can see this more clearly, and now the candidate for the crown prince can only be selected from the son-in-law, and the only son-in-law is you and King Wei. Look at Li Tai, the king of Wei, it is undeniable that he is indeed much better than you, he reads poetry and books at a young age, sings and writes the piano, knows everything, is clever and smart, good at observing words and feelings, and more importantly, the king of Wei has great ambitions, he pursues power, and is competitive and competitive, if such a person becomes the next emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible to be willing to be only a king of success, in order not to live in the shadow of his father, in order to prove to the subjects of the world that he is stronger than his father, his ambition to expand the territory will only be stronger than his father's, The use of military service in the country will only become more frequent, and the people will only have a harder life and more casualties than they do now......"

"Once it really becomes a fact, Datang will definitely be in danger, King Wei's temperament, Your Majesty knows a little bit in his heart, two sons-in-law, one is so strong, the other is weak, after comparing the two sides, does His Highness think he will really choose the one with a strong personality?"

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ps: There's one more more... (To be continued.) )