If people have no foresight, they will have near-term worries, and vice versa.

Once you find yourself starting to grow old, you will subconsciously start planning for the future and even for the future.

Ordinary people will consider the distribution of family property, the safety and survival of children, for the emperor, in addition to these, the first thing to consider is the inheritance of the country.

No one will live forever, even the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, who had these thoughts, actually knew it in his heart, otherwise why bother to build a mausoleum before his death? Why make a prince?

The emperor will die, but the country will be inherited.

Although he knew that it was impossible to inherit the throne for thousands of generations, the joke of Qin Shi Huang's Spring and Autumn Dream and the death of the second emperor has been passed down for hundreds of years. But every emperor will persistently dream like this, and retreat to the next best, at least hoping that the country will be inherited for a longer time.

The most important thing is not to destroy it in your own hands, or because of your own mistakes, even if you are not afraid of seeing the shame of your ancestors and ancestors, you have to worry about the mausoleum being disturbed after death.

Li Shimin is no longer confused, and the death of Empress Changsun has sounded the alarm for him, and he knows very well that he is no longer young. Spring and Autumn Zhengsheng's kind of words are completely the flattery of courtiers and attendants, very unreliable, it is easy to deceive people, and the decline in combat effectiveness on the bed is an obvious signal, it's time to start thinking about what is behind you.

There was a lesson from the death of the second Sui Dynasty, and the stable inheritance of the Tang Dynasty was too heavy. If the greatest tragedy of the previous dynasty could not be avoided, then the Tang Dynasty would have failed too much.

Although he is the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Gaozu Li Yuan has only reigned for nine years, and he was forced to abdicate by himself.

How can such a few years be enough? If there really is a three long and two short, what is the difference between it and the death of the second Sui Dynasty?

At least like the Han Dynasty, there are too many similarities between the Han and Tang dynasties.

There was a dynasty that died in the first place. They are all great unified dynasties after the troubled times, with a vast territory and strong strength, if the Tang Dynasty can be inherited for 400 years like the Han Dynasty, it can be counted, at least there will be fewer regrets.

But the premise is that there is a good heir, as well as a good internal and external environment.

Now the interior of Datang seems to be stable. The officials are honest and diligent, and everything is in order, but an indisputable fact still exists, that is, the family gatekeeper.

Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the family gate valve has been formed, and has become a share of power and benefits connected with the imperial power. From the end of the Han Dynasty to the present, which dynasty has survived without the support of the family?

If it weren't for agreeing to implement the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, Cao Pi would have been able to get the support of the family smoothly. Calmly usurped? After the division of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was a well-known fact that the Northern Zhou relied on the Guanlong nobles, and the Northern Qi relied on the Shandong scholars.

The demise of the former Sui was largely due to the fact that the policies of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty affected the interests of the family, and the civil uprising was just a fuse. A group of rabble can finally succeed, and it is strange that there are no supporters in secret, and it is already a tacit secret who is behind the troublemakers.

The Li family raised troops in Taiyuan. In the end, she was able to win the queen, thanks to the support of the Guanlong nobles. These are the most powerful proofs.

Today, most of the officials of the dynasty are children of families or protégés, and the Guanlong nobles, Shandong scholars and southern scholars almost control official positions at all levels from the imperial court to the local level, which is a great threat to the imperial power.

But success is also a family, and failure may also be a family, so you have to rely on the family. But it can't be relied on for a long time.

It's not that Li Shimin doesn't want to change, but it's definitely not an overnight effort, not to mention that the experience of Emperor Yang of Sui dying because of this is still there, and Li Shimin naturally doesn't dare to be in a hurry.

Slowly drawing it is a way, but it takes several lifetimes to complete the great cause. I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve results in my own life, and I need the continuous efforts of future generations.

There must also be a relatively relaxed external environment, although the Tang Dynasty is strong, there are many grassland tribes around, and they are becoming stronger and stronger. is so powerful that it has threatened the safety of the Tang Dynasty, which makes Li Shimin very uneasy, with the precedent of the Five Hu chaos in China, who dares to say that the Hu people cannot destroy the Central Plains Dynasty?

Of course, His Majesty Li Er had already removed himself from the ranks of the Hu people first, so the external troubles were worried; Moreover, external troubles and internal worries are related, and once a foreign enemy invades, domestic contradictions may erupt.

All in all, there is the possibility of changing the dynasty and the disaster of destroying the country.

Everyone wants to completely eliminate external problems, but this is almost an impossible task. Destroying an eastern Turk is almost already the strength of the country, if you raise troops on a large scale, I am afraid that the national strength will not continue, so that the people will not be able to make a living, if you follow in the footsteps of the former Sui, then the gains will outweigh the losses.

And after destroying the eastern Turks, Xue Yantuo took advantage of the situation, even if Xue Yantuo was destroyed again, then another tribe would rise. Unless the herdsmen on the grassland are completely cleared, or a large number of Han families are migrated to settle down, it is obvious that the Tang Dynasty, which has less than half the number of hukou in the former Sui Kaihuang, cannot do so.

What's more, now Xue Yantuo, the Western Turks, and the Tibetans on the plateau are all very strong, and it is impossible to destroy them all if they want to go on an expedition, and Li Shimin is very sober about this.

can only fight and pull, pay close attention to the development of various departments, and if there is a slight sign that something is wrong, it will be suppressed and cracked down, so as not to let it become Datang's opponent.

In order to focus more on how to deal with the strongest opponents, Li Shimin has already determined that the new king of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo, on the western plateau, is a talent. Tubo is expanding strongly, the contradictions with the Tang Dynasty are becoming more and more serious, and the friction between Tuyuhun and the central and western parts of Shu has become more and more serious.

The Western Turks are relatively distant and do not pose a direct threat to the Tang Dynasty, while the neighboring Xue Yantuo is a henchman, and a few casual troubles will make the northern frontier constantly burn.

In particular, the capital Chang'an is a straight line from the Heshuo grassland, and the distance is not too far.

Therefore, Li Shimin has always been quite worried.

At this time, after hearing Xie Yi's words, his psychology suddenly relaxed a lot, Yi Nan is not a big deal, and it is difficult to make a big mistake by suddenly making a profit. And they are constantly fighting internally, it is difficult to unite in one mind, and the leaders have a firm desire to compete for ambition, so ...... Xue Yantuo had nothing to worry about.

At the end of the day, however. Or the question of the heir, which can never be bypassed.

If you have an heir who is good enough, or even better than you, do you need to worry about this? If the Tang Dynasty also has Wen, Jing, and Emperor Wu, how can I have any worries?

But the prince's qualifications ...... Thinking of Li Chengqian's recent performance, Li Shimin's mood was a little heavy.

Li Shimin is a very confident one. is very conceited, he thinks that he is good enough, and he has made outstanding contributions from Jinyang to dominate the world. It is precisely because of this that he can be justified in the changes of Xuanwumen, sit on the throne relatively calmly, and face the accusations and criticisms of the world.

After Zhenguan, he worked hard to govern the country, and even more conquest from all directions. The Tang Dynasty is strong and strong, and has won the reputation of the Khan, and all countries have come to the dynasty, and the world has been peaceful. Li Shimin felt that his exploits could already be compared with those of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty.

And among his many sons, which one can compare to himself?

The proud Li Shimin thinks no, and can only say that some children are more similar to him in a certain aspect, such as the heroism of Wu Wang Li Ke, Li Tai's literary talent, etc......

But no one approached in full. Not to mention the possibility of transcendence, Wu King Li Ke is not tactful enough. Li Tai is brilliant but not heroic, and the crown prince Li Chengqian looked good when he was a child, but now he ...... Especially after the leg is lame, it becomes more and more unbearable.

Although there is no fault in government affairs, the performance is mediocre, and in terms of morality......

Anyway, the evaluation of the subordinate officials and the princes of the East Palace is not good. The prince often had verbal disputes with them, and there were many shortcomings, and he often feasted and danced in the East Palace: not to mention the soldiers, there was no heroic spirit, and it was difficult to say whether he could ride a horse and raise a sword.

It's inevitably a little disappointing. Especially today, the three adult princes came to worship in Chengqing Hall together, and the three brothers stood together, Li Chengqian suddenly gloomy.

In an instant, Li Shimin even had some earth-shattering thoughts, but quickly put them down.

It has been a taboo since ancient times, and no king dares to cross the thunder pond. What's more, he has experienced the change of Xuanwumen and ascended to the throne, and in the eyes of many people, he has broken the traditional inheritance rules of the eldest and youngest, and if Li Chengqian has any changes here, he will be criticized by the people of the world and become the reason for some people to attack him.

More importantly, the abolition of the eldest and youngest in two consecutive dynasties will give a bad start to future generations, the eldest son is unstable, the concubines and young sons are ambitious, and fighting for the heir is a taboo for the country, and it will even lead to the death of the country, which is Li Shimin has to think about the long-term.

Therefore, unless it is a last resort, that step must not be taken.

I hope that Li Chengqian can wake up as soon as possible and be a qualified prince, Li Shimin does not have high expectations for him, as long as he is a gentleman who keeps his promises.

It's just that he thinks that as the eldest son, he can sit back and relax and do whatever he wants, which is not a good phenomenon, maybe he has to put some pressure and sharpening on him.

For a prince, the greatest pressure is the threat of the storage position, and it is easy to make him nervous, and it is even easier for an emperor to make him nervous.

Li Tai, the king of Wei, has always had thoughts about the East Palace, and Li Shimin knows it. Which emperor has no idea about the throne, it is definitely a lie, especially the prince who is talented and has unique conditions.

For example, to be older, such as to be of noble birth, or to have a favored mother.

Li Tai, the king of Wei, basically has all of these, maybe he can become a good candidate, a whetstone. Of course, if the knife is too bad, maybe he will get it......

If there are two princes in the court who are in a good situation, will those people stand in line? Thinking of this, Li Shimin seems to have a good idea of killing birds with one stone, and wants to play a big game of chess.

However, this game is risky, and if you don't play well, how about losing both? The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and any one of them will hurt you.

What's worse is that the gadgets go too far, and what if more princes are involved? Regardless of the mortuary and attacking each other, the tragedy of Qi Huan Gong must not be repeated in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin believes that he has this control, and of course a good opportunity to settle internal affairs cannot be missed, and his sons will not let them make too much trouble.

Or you can take the opportunity to secretly observe which son has better character and greater ability. If Li Chengqian is not successful, someone must make up for it.

So far, he is most optimistic and admires Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Wu, and only these two sons are older and worthy of the big responsibility.

However, he is not young, and the other princes have enough time to grow up, and Li You is guarding the town in Qidi, which is quite meritorious; There is also Li Zhi, the ninth son of the emperor who was personally raised, has also grown up a lot, and his knowledge and cultivation have been praised by the masters, and even the eldest grandson Wuji of the uncle is praising him.

They are all good seedlings, and they may be successful when they grow up, and they may even be entrusted with important tasks. Although Li Zhi is young, he is the concubine of the eldest grandson queen and the youngest son he loves, so Li Shimin will inevitably look at him a little differently.

However, Li Zhi is still young in the end, and he needs someone to teach him, and a few masters are naturally good, he is busy with government affairs, and he can't teach from time to time, and he also needs the subordinate officials of the palace to bother more.

The first of these is the long history, when Xie Yi was away, Li Shimin once had the idea of changing the long history of the Jin Palace. After all, Xie Yi's original long history was an expedient measure, mainly to improve his status.

Not wanting to have this idea, Li Zhi objected, saying that it was very good for Xie Yi, the head of the Jin Palace, to be replaced by someone else.

Li Zhi is Li Shimin's most beloved son, and his opinions should naturally be respected, and after asking several masters in the palace, this is also what he meant. Especially Yu Zhining, he was full of praise for Xie Yi, praised his knowledge, and sometimes taught and enlightened His Royal Highness the King of Jin better than these masters.

Under such circumstances, Li Shimin naturally did not want to change the history of the Jin Dynasty. Moreover, he could also see that his son Li Zhi and even his youngest daughter and son had a very good relationship with Xie Yi, so he naturally didn't want them to be sad.

After asking about the situation of the envoy and the situation on the grassland, Li Shimin instructed: "Your envoy has worked hard and made meritorious contributions, and you should be rewarded and appointed separately, and the end of this year is approaching, so make adjustments after the New Year." ”

"But by His Majesty's arrangement." This kind of question, Xie Yi and Di Zhixun naturally don't say anything, don't blame, they can have another appointment, it can be described as a good thing that can't be sought, what is not satisfied?

Li Shimin continued: "Xiaoyao, let's go and meet the pheasant slave later, the Jin Wangfu has not had a long history for a long time, and there are a lot of things piled up." ”

Xie Yi immediately said: "The minister obeys the order, and I will go to see His Royal Highness the King of Jin later to deal with the affairs of the palace." ”

"Well, since I have returned to Chang'an, I will hand over the pheasant slave to you, so you must take good care of it." Li Shimin did not forget to tell two sentences.

"Definitely, but please rest assured, Your Majesty." After Xie Yi said, he turned his head slightly, and happened to see Di Zhixun's sincere eyes, and the meaning of his words could not be more obvious. (To be continued......)