When Wang Haoran was about to leave the palace, Li Shimin specially told him to go to Hangzhou later. Wang Haoran knew that Li Shimin still had an important matter that had not yet been raised, that is, the matter of the throne. Now that Li Shimin is back in power, he will definitely not leave the throne to Li Chengqian, who almost ruined Li Tang, then the question is, who should be the emperor? Li Shimin himself is definitely not good, Li Chengqian is the official emperor, Li Shimin, who is the father, can't take over his son's position, right? If it is according to the charter, Li Xiang is a reasonable heir, but Li Shimin pressed this matter and did not mention it, indicating that he did not want to be the emperor's wife. There are only two choices left, one is Li Tai, the king of Shu, and the other is Li Zhi, the king of Jin.

Which one Li Shimin will choose, Wang Haoran can't guess, although Li Shimin used to favor Li Tai, but after Li Tai went to Hangzhou, this favor was transferred to Li Zhi, and in terms of emotion, Li Zhi should be chosen. However, Li Zhi was only fifteen or sixteen years old at this time, and he was still immature, and from this point of view, Li Tai, who had already made a difference and won the support of the people, was the best candidate.

Wang Haoran had no intention of intervening in this matter, no matter who became the emperor, as long as there was no sibling dispute, Li Tai would be safe. Thinking that it would be a long way to go to Hangzhou, and when the new emperor ascended the throne, he would have to come back, which was too troublesome, so he agreed to stay longer.

In the past few days, Li Shimin often summoned Wang Haoran to the palace to chat, and talked about everything about state and family affairs.

"You say that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the new people drive out the old people. Now that most of the ministers of the DPRK and China are old, do you have any newcomers to recommend to the widows? During the chat, Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"Brother Huang, you know, the younger brother has rarely interacted with people in the officialdom, and there is really no talent to recommend." The people Wang Haoran knows are only those who are officials, and Li Shimin knows more about them than Wang Haoran, so Wang Haoran doesn't need to say more.

Li Shimin smiled, I really don't know what Wang Haoran thinks, he didn't grasp the opportunity to give him a favor to Enke's hundred people, and said: "What do you think of Chen Ningyuan?" ”

Chen Ningyuan is the old man among the 100 people in Enke.

"He is a talented person, but in terms of age, he is not younger than the ministers of the DPRK and China."

This is also true, in the early years, Huai Cai did not meet, so now there is some cynicism. But during this time, it seems that he has opened up a lot of mind, and the widow intends to make him the prime minister, what do you think? ”

"This is not bad, although Chen Ningyuan is old, many of his opinions are like a new life, and after a long period of precipitation, his views on everything are more sophisticated and steady." Wang Haoran said it objectively.

"What about Zhu Guangwen? Before he many times for the management of the Yellow River advice, the widow sent him to govern the Yellow River, the effect is remarkable, now the Yellow River governance plan has taken shape, the widow wants to recall him back as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, what do you think? ”

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Li Shimin mentioned several Enke 100 people in a row, and they all thought of the corresponding positions one by one. Wang Haoran also felt okay, but he was a little speechless in his heart, Ma Zhou was popular enough back then, right? It took more than ten years to become the prime minister, which is already a rocket promotion. Unexpectedly, Chen Lao was even more powerful, and in less than seven years, he changed from a civilian to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. However, Wang Haoran didn't say this, after all, Chen Lao is indeed a rare genius, and now he is old, if he is not appointed earlier, maybe he will hang up one day, what a waste!

Although Li Shimin had plans to appoint a lot of talents, he was not in a hurry to announce it, he wanted to leave this opportunity to give the emperor's favor to the next emperor. After Cheng Yanjin and the others returned, he immediately summoned him to the palace to discuss the throne.

As a result, all the ministers almost unanimously agreed that it was most appropriate for Li Zhi, the king of Jin, to succeed to the throne, they were all old courtiers, and Li Shimin could think more about the merits of the year, only Li Shimin was in power, and they would not be left out in the cold like Li Chengqian after he usurped the throne. And Li Zhishang is still young, if he succeeds to the throne, Li Shimin will definitely have to listen to the government, which is exactly what these ministers want to see.

After it was determined that Li Zhi would succeed to the throne, Li Shimin said with emotion: "Being in the emperor's house, although he is high, he is destined not to be able to get together as a family, but the common people can, and everyone here can too, but the widows and the emperors cannot." Is there a solution?

"The imperial family has no trivial matter, every move involves the fate of the Tang Dynasty, and all dynasties in the past have divided the adult princes to avoid turmoil caused by sibling disputes, throughout the past dynasties, this is the only effective way." Fang Xuanling replied.

"Fang Xiang only thought that the struggle between the princes would cause turmoil, but he didn't expect that the rebellion of the courtiers could also cause turmoil." Wang Haoran is very willing to help Li Shimin fulfill this wish, if this matter is successful, Li Tai will be able to return to Beijing, and he who has always wanted to return to Chang'an will also be able to return to Beijing with him, so that he will not return to Beijing alone and lose his affection for Li Tai, "In history, it is not uncommon for the eldest son to be less virtuous than the second son, and the same is true for the Tang Dynasty, who can guarantee that every emperor in the future will be a virtuous lord, not a mediocre king?" If the emperor is mediocre, then there will be no shortage of rebellious ministers and thieves, and this will also cause turmoil. ”

"It is indeed inevitable that there will be mediocre emperors, chaotic ministers and thieves, but it cannot be denied the role of the prince's separation." Fang Xuanling has always been on a case-by-case basis.

"Its negative impact should not be underestimated, the prince is divided, it must be stipulated that the eldest son will succeed to the throne, all dynasties are such a simple and crude practice, from time to time there is a mediocre king, no wonder the dynasties exist for more than 200 years at most. If Datang wants to maintain long-term stability, it should be like controlling the flooding of the Yellow River, it is better to block it than to sparse it, and let it go with the flow but take advantage of the situation, which is the long-term plan. ”

"Then Haoran, how do you think the prince's affairs should be guided by the situation?" Li Shimin sighed with emotion in his heart, he just wanted to enjoy the fun of his children and grandchildren around his knees like ordinary people, but when he talked about it, he had to do it! It's all about the fate of the Tang Dynasty, and sure enough, the royal family is no trivial matter!

"Brother Huang, when my brother built a factory to make cotton clothes, I didn't worry about whether they sold well or not, because at that time, Datang was the only one that sold cotton clothes, and where others bought cotton clothes were made and sold by my brother's factory. But after the younger brother sold the relevant technology to other merchants, those merchants also made cotton clothes, and if the younger brother wanted the garment factory to continue to make profits, he would have to bother with other merchants to win buyers, not to mention other merchants. Therefore, it has become an inevitable trend to improve the process to save costs and create new models to attract buyers, so now there are affordable and good-looking clothes. The issue of succession to the throne should also be the same, competition is not a bad thing, only after some competition, survival of the fittest, the rest is the most suitable. What the ministers are worried about is nothing more than the turmoil caused by the struggle for the throne, and the gentleman has nothing to fight for, and the gentleman is also the gentleman, so why don't we take advantage of the situation and devise a reasonable method of competition? If you can come up with a way to fight between gentlemen, who would dare to use a knife and a gun? ”