Li Shimin couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, after all, if he wanted to go to India, this was not a simple matter. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info This era is not an era where you can communicate with each other with a phone call, and any of the messengers who can be sent out are not loyal, talented, and adaptable. Even if a messenger represents the image of the country, if you send a fool out, it will be bad. This kind of envoy can be seen from the image of Yan Zi envoy Chu is a country, although Yan Zi is talented, but in terms of personal image, it is not very good.

Datang wanted to find someone to send to India, but it was difficult to find. Therefore, it can only be put on hold for the time being, but about several other aspects, such as deliberately provoking Tubo in Jiannan Province, and then containing Tubo's troops, and even supporting Tuyuhun to a certain extent to go to money to contain Tubo. There was also an indirect help for Zhangxiong to resist the invasion of Tibet, and the Tubo forces could not be quickly destroyed by Zhangxiong, which was to limit the expansion of Tubo to the Western Regions. This method is actually very simple, in fact, it is the same reason as the Yankees restricting China back then, but the scope is smaller, and the role is different. The Tang Dynasty played the role of the Americans, and was responsible for restricting the development of Tibet.

However, this Indian direction is not very easy to do, so how to do it like this has to be considered. First of all, it is difficult to choose this messenger, so it can only be considered later.

"Shi Bufan, you can be regarded as well-informed, plus you have served in the Xiuwen Pavilion in the past, so you can be regarded as having experience in teaching. Do you think there is a basic idea of part-time teaching? Li Shimin asked.

Shi Bufan's mind immediately began to run rapidly, and he quickly refused: "Your Majesty, I still don't have to take on the teaching position, right?" I would rather be in charge of people's livelihood diplomacy and specific administrative affairs than to be a teacher. ”

"What's more, I am not only the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites, but also in charge of the affairs of the Datang Budget Committee, raising money for my Datang, so I don't think it is better to continue to increase the position, so I will be tired. I've recently received money from the court's envoys, and I'm so busy that I don't have time to go home to accompany my ladies, so don't add to my duties. Shi Bufan said.

Li Shimin said again: "Don't worry, this teaching position is just a name, and when the time comes, you just need to give lectures occasionally, and you don't need to do too much." ”

"Your Majesty, I'm still too busy to give a lecture!" Shi Bufan said.

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched, and then he endured his temper again and said: "Shi Bufan, you just need to give a few words of advice occasionally." ”

"Your Majesty, since you occasionally give a few words, you don't need to hang up your teaching position!" Shi Bufan replied again.

Li Shimin's face was not very good again, and he still said: "The so-called one day as a teacher and a father for life, don't you want to?" ”

"But I know that with great power comes great responsibility, and I can't afford it! So please also ask the emperor, don't be reluctant. Shi Bufan replied.

"What if I have to force it?" Li Shimin asked.

Shi Bufan smiled bitterly, this Li Shimin seems to be Wang Ba eating scales, and he is hard-hearted, so it seems that he really can't push it off.

"Forget it, there are still more than ten years anyway, and it's still too late to find a way to get out by then! After more than ten years, I don't believe that I can't get out! Shi Bufan thought.

"Since that's the case, then I will also promise the emperor!" Shi Bufan replied.

"Okay, I will immediately ask Zhongshu Province to draw up an order and appoint you as the crown prince Zhongyun." Li Shimin finally said.

Shi Bufan left the palace with a dark face, this time he really fell into the pit. Li Shimin issued an order to let Shi Bufan serve as the crown prince Zhongyun, this position is not a good position!

"Heavy snow, today the emperor appointed me as the crown prince Zhongyun. Of course, it's just a name, but I'm not sure! Shi Bufan said.

Qin Jiarui asked a little "innocently": "Prince Zhongyun, isn't this one of the prince's masters?" In the future, you will also be the emperor's teacher, so after the crown prince inherits the throne, isn't that the real emperor's teacher, isn't that good? ”

Shi Bufan finally shook his head and said, "No, no, no, at present, there are two things that I Datang should not do." The first thing, don't be a concubine, that's to marry a woman and get a princess, and make a meritorious official mansion on the ground! ”

"The second thing, that is also 0, is not to accompany the prince to study! I'm going to study with the prince now, although it's just a name, but it's not a good thing! ”

Dugu Daxue's political sensitivity is obviously much better than Qin Jiarui's, and he said: "The emperor is currently in his prime, but he is not yet thirty years old, if nothing else, there are at least twenty or thirty years left." Even if you take care of it better, it might last longer. Prince, this is too early! ”

Of course, Dugu Daxue knows the problem here, because once Shi Bufan is hung up with the name of a prince Zhongyun, then no matter what, whether he really teaches Li Chengqian, the prince, it is also branded as Li Chengqian. At that time, Li Chengqian's interests will also be the interests of the times, and he and Li Chengqian will almost be both prosperous and lossless. If you don't get it right then, it's easy to get involved in the turmoil.

In the feudal period, the struggle for heirs was definitely one of the greatest cores of political struggle. Every time the emperor grew old and was about to die, the battle for the heir reached a fever pitch. This kind of white-hot is almost a big scuffle, and the slightest carelessness will be involved in various political turmoil. The battle for the heir is very dangerous, not only after defeat, you may lose your official position and resign at every turn, but if it is serious, you may lose your head!

Even if you succeed, be careful that the new emperor will cross the river, dismantle the bridge, unload the mill and kill the donkey. Because any emperor doesn't want those old courtiers to have too much prestige, they will often support some newcomers to come up, so as to deliberately challenge your status, which is not a good way.

Especially since Li Shimin is now less than thirty years old, even according to his original historical lifespan, he has at least twenty-four years of life! Twenty-four years, this time is too long, there are too many variables, it is difficult to be a prince!

"Jia Rui, it's hard to be a prince in this world! Especially my Tang prince, the most difficult to be. The eight characters of the Tang Dynasty are not compatible with the prince! Shi Bufan made an assessment of the Tang Prince.

Almost all the princes of the Tang Dynasty were unlucky, Li Jiancheng was deposed in the mutiny, Li Chengqian was deposed in rebellion, and Li Zhi's son Li Zhong was deposed. Even Wu Zetian's son was unlucky and was also deposed. This early years of the Tang Dynasty is simply a "prince's curse", and anyone who becomes a prince too early will not have a good ending. The last to inherit the throne are often those who come after them, and they are all those who were not originally princes.

Such a prince's curse has killed countless people who want to speculate. took refuge in Li Jiancheng, and finally lost to his grandmother's house. The people who took refuge in Li Chengqian also lost to their grandmother's house. Li Zhong, as well as Li Hong, etc., didn't countless investors lose money to their grandmother's family?

So in the Tang Dynasty, there were two things not to do, that is, don't be a colt, and don't go to study with the prince. When the horse is wronged by himself, but accompanying the prince to study, the variables are too big and very dangerous.

"All the British lords have very complicated feelings for the prince. On the one hand, I hope that the prince is excellent, but I also don't want to be too good. I hope that the prince will have some power, but I am also afraid that the prince will be too powerful. This is also the characteristic of a king, it is difficult to be a prince! Not only is there a father on top of you, but there are brothers below who can put cold arrows on you at any time, and you can't guard against it! Shi Bufan said to Qin Jiarui.

The prince is a real sandwich, the one in the middle with the meat in it, and even the rat in the bellows who is angry at both ends. A crown prince is too incompetent, and the emperor does not like it, because any emperor wants his heir to be good enough. But the other side is also very pitiful, once the prince is too good, it will make the emperor worried, worried that the prince will affect his power and status, and worry that a huge interest group will be formed around his heir to confront his emperor.

This transfer of power is never a simple issue, especially in ancient times, and the cost of this transfer of power was very huge. This is still in the feudal hereditary system, if it is the Zen concession system, then I am afraid that the cost of power transfer is even more amazing, so this is the basis for the hereditary system to replace the Zen concession system. But even then, the transfer of power is not so easy.

This is not something that can be inherited by the crown prince as soon as the emperor dies. It's even more difficult to figure out how many variables have been experienced in between. The cost of power transfer is too great, especially since Li Shimin is still young at this time, and I am afraid that he will have to fight a protracted war in the future, which is the most headache.

"This Prince Chengqian is not a fuel-efficient lamp, I don't want to hang myself on this tree!" Shi Bufan said.

Dugu Daxue also replied: "Indeed, now that the emperor is in his prime, there are still many days to come, if we hang ourselves on this tree, then we will have unimaginable consequences." So there is a lot to consider. ”

Shi Bufan speculated that Li Shimin let him be Li Chengqian's crown prince Zhongyun, but he actually planned to take care of both public and private interests. On the one hand, I really hope to be able to use Shi Bu's extraordinary ability to teach the crown prince Li Chengqian, which will really help Li Chengqian deal with government affairs in the future. Especially when he is young, he is more acceptable than those old ministers. Not many children will like to choose some old masters who are in the twilight, this is the nature of any child, and it is not necessarily good to let a twilight old master teach. The court is young, and there are many talented people, and the status is sufficient, it seems that it is an extraordinary one.

Let Shi Bufan teach, that is also a possibility in terms of personal business ability. As for the other side, perhaps Li Shimin also has some hope to tie Shi Bufan to Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian is the most important thing to Li Shimin, not only the eldest son, but also the son-in-law, this kind of identity of the eldest and longest, it is definitely a well-deserved first heir.

The royal family loves the eldest son, this is because they have to pay attention to the family inheritance, and those sons who are too young are difficult to take on the heavy responsibilities of the court and cannot maintain the hereditary throne. Only the eldest son can have enough life experience to control the courtiers, and the common people don't have so many scruples, so they love "Yi'er".

Li Chengqian is not only the eldest son-in-law, but also the eldest grandson empress, no matter what aspect, even including the emperor's personal husband and wife relationship with the eldest grandson empress for many years, that love house and Wu are Li Chengqian. Li Shimin really spared no effort for Li Chengqian, and it was really almost the greatest possible support. This is also the reason why many people really think that Li Chengqian is a well-deserved heir, but in the end, this speculation was lost to his grandmother's family.

"Go and study with the prince, that's not easy to do! If this is the case, let's not talk about whether this Li Chengqian will continue the original path to rebel, even if history changes, he will not rebel, then it is very dangerous for me to hang myself from a tree. Even in the story futures, there is a practice of hedging to reduce the risk, and if I tie myself directly to this Li Chengqian, the risk is very huge. You can't hang on this tree so easily, you have to find a way to share the risk. Shi Bufan thought.

Regarding Li Shimin's heir in the future, Shi Bufan believes that this is only possible among Li Shimin's sons-in-law. First of all, the establishment of a successor is the most basic morality of the patriarchal system, and if there is no big mistake in producing an heir, it is a well-deserved heir. Therefore, even if Li Chengqian cannot inherit, unless he dies in front of Li Shimin and dies at the end of his life, then it is possible that his son Li Zhong will inherit it. However, it is not very likely that Li Chengqian will die, such a sandwich state, it would be strange if he didn't drive him crazy!

As for why it is the inheritance of the son-in-law, in addition to the patriarchal system, there is also a reason for Li Shimin's feelings for the eldest grandson queen, which is also a place that cannot be ignored. The feelings for Empress Changsun must be an important reference for Li Shimin's judgment. As for the third aspect, in the later period of Zhenguan, no one who held real power would support the succession of concubines. The eldest grandson Wuji is a hardcore supporter of the inheritance of his son-in-law, because the eldest grandson Wuji wants to be the uncle of the country. Fang Xuanling and Chu Suiliang are Shandong scholars, they are people who absolutely support the patriarchal system, and they will never support the concubine, if they support the concubine, it is against the patriarchal system.

"When Li Shimin was old, Liu Xun, the spokesman of the Jiangnan Hao family, was given death, although on the surface it was Liu Xun who was falsely accused by Chu Suiliang. But the deeper reason may be that Liu Xun supported Li Tai, and Li Shimin forced Liu Xun to death to ensure that Li Zhi inherited the throne. Maybe Chu Suiliang's false accusation, even if it was not secretly instructed by Li Shimin, it was a choice made only after figuring out his intentions. Liu Xun's death is unjust, this Li Shimin's heir has too many turmoil, and he will be involved in a very dangerous situation if he is not careful. ”

"You have to prepare!" (To be continued.) )