Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "Since it is the result of the election of the two-level congress, there is no need to change it." ”

These, through the guò imperial examination, there are also some outstanding young people who have entered the cabinet one after another. Among these young people, the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin, Du Ruhui and others are even more outstanding. Liu Ziqiu worked together to reform the age structure of the cabinet, and the emergence of these outstanding young people provided him with an opportunity to realize his plan. However, when nominating a candidate for a bachelor's degree, Liu Ziqiu also hesitated, after all, he also had some distrust of Li Shimin. However, Li Shimin's appearance in these years has been decent, and his handling of cabinet affairs has been impeccable, and there is no evidence that he will rebel. Everything is judged by evidence, and no evidence cannot be convicted, this is a rule set by Liu Ziqiu himself, and he naturally has no reason to break it.

In order to show that he was fair and impartial, Liu Ziqiu finally included Li Shimin in the list of candidates. In real history, Li Shimin is a symbol of a generation of Ming Jun, and there is no reason why such an outstanding talent should not enter the ranks of candidates. However, in Liu Ziqiu's view, the best among these young people is the eldest grandson Wuji, so he is not worried that Li Shimin will be elected prime minister.

Since Gao Xiu'er rescued Gao Shilian, the relationship between the eldest grandson Wuji brother and sister and Liu Ziqiu has been greatly eased, and the eldest grandson Wujian has also eliminated his misunderstanding of Liu Ziqiu. Of course, the brother and sister's opinions on Li Shimin are getting bigger and bigger, especially about his character. If the eldest grandson Wuji is the prime minister of the cabinet, Yiqiē is naturally within the controllable range.

Who knows, in the end, something went wrong. Before the election, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly gave up running for the post of prime minister.

The eldest grandson Wuji is a righteous gentleman, because of his in-law relationship with Li Shimin, he had to accompany Li Shimin to Jiangnan for a trip, and he was already very guilty. Later, Liu Ziqiu not only pardoned him for his capital crimes, but also let him enter the center of the world, this kindness of repaying grievances with virtue made it even more difficult for the eldest grandson Wuji to be ashamed. After some consideration, he felt that he was out of hope that he could be elected as a university scholar, and he no longer wanted to compete for prime minister, so he made the decision to withdraw from the election before entering the field.

The competition soon unfolded between Li Shimin and Du Ruhui, who were significantly higher than the other young people. In the end, Li Shimin won the applause of the audience with the sentence "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat", thus winning the throne of prime minister.

This accident was beyond Liu Ziqiu's control, but he originally wanted to weaken the imperial power until he handed over the power to all the people in the world. Therefore, this situation is also in line with his original setting.

Although the situation is a little out of control, Liu Ziqiu is not very worried about letting Li Shimin take power. Coming from later generations, he understands a truth, power comes out of the barrel of a gun. The purpose of setting up the cabinet was only to deal with the daily affairs of the imperial court and liberate Liu Ziqiu himself, while the mobilization of the army must be approved by Liu Ziqiu. This powerful army can be said to have been created by Liu Ziqiu, and no one in the army has more prestige than him. This kind of prestige cannot be replaced by a single order from the prime minister. Moreover, Liu Ziqiu has been instilling a concept in his soldiers. They are the army of the country, fighting for the entire Han Dynasty, not the private army of a certain person, not fighting for a certain person, even if this person is the emperor of the Han Dynasty and he Liu Ziqiu.

Only in this way can it be ensured that the army is not used by individuals. Of course, what is more important is the system. According to the military regulations of the Han Dynasty, even a general like Li Jing can only mobilize a maximum of 3,000 soldiers and horses at a time. The palace guards are like clouds, if someone really wants to rebel, these 3,000 soldiers and horses can't even beat the palace gate. In that case, what else does Liu Ziqiu have to worry about?

In addition, there is another important system that also allows Liu Ziqiu to completely dispel his concerns. According to the Han law, the prime minister is elected for a term of four years and can only be re-elected for a maximum of one term. If you are not re-elected, you will not be able to run again in the future. In other words, Li Shimin has served as prime minister for a maximum of eight years. In the past eight years, Liu Ziqiu is still in the prime of life and is fully capable of controlling the situation. You must know that in the minds of the people of the Han Dynasty, he is a god-like being, a person who saves all people from fire and water.

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Gao Xiuer was very angry about Liu Ziqiu's agreement to let Li Shimin be the prime minister, after all, this guy almost hurt their mother and son. It's okay to be herself, but Liu Sigen is her lifeline, and she can't let others hurt her. For this reason, Gao Xiuer did not pay attention to Liu Ziqiu for several days. In the entire Han Dynasty, perhaps only she dared to treat Liu Ziqiu like this.

Probably in order to alleviate Gao Xiuer's anger, Li Shimin's first move after becoming prime minister was to submit a table to Liu Ziqiu and ask him to make a prince as soon as possible. Liu Sigen is the eldest son, who can be literate and martial, and has a masterful medical skill from Sun Simiao's own hand, so he is so versatile, he is naturally the best choice for the prince.

Whether it is a country or a family, it has been this rule since ancient times. In doing so, you can avoid the sons from killing each other in order to compete for the throne or the family property.

But Liu Ziqiu, who came from later generations, knew very well that historical experience proved that this rule could not prevent brothers from killing each other. Whether it is the supreme imperial power or those family properties that have been eaten inexhaustibly for several lifetimes, there is a great temptation. Under this temptation, many people lose their minds and lose their humanity. Moreover, there is a great drawback to this rule, no one can guarantee that the eldest son will be the best heir. Even if the eldest son is good enough, who can guarantee that the eldest son of the eldest son is equally good?

Liu Ziqiu has been trying to find a solution to this problem, but he has never succeeded. There is no way to establish a new rule, and there is no way to continue the matter of Lichu, so it has been delayed until today. However, the final implementation of the cabinet system and the establishment of two congresses solved the problems that had been plaguing him.

The power of the emperor was distributed to the cabinet and the congress, and the fate of the country was no longer decided by the emperor alone, but by the collective wisdom of the entire cabinet and congress. The ability of the emperor has become less important, and the existence of the emperor is more of a symbolic meaning. Therefore, it is not so important who will be the heir. In this case, Liu Ziqiu felt that passing the throne to Liu Sigen was a little wronged by him. After all, the emperor was subject to many restrictions that restrained Liu Sigen's freedom.

So, after receiving the letter from the cabinet represented by Li Shimin, Liu Ziqiu still shook his head and said: "My Han Dynasty will not have a prince from now on!" ”

Li Shimin was actually very surprised that Liu Ziqiu agreed to make him the prime minister of the cabinet, so he was quite uneasy. He couldn't figure out if this was Liu Ziqiu's means to suppress his desire to rise first, so he acted extremely cautiously. He asked Liu Ziqiu to establish a reserve, on the one hand, to alleviate Gao Xiuer's anger, and on the other hand, he also wanted to test Liu Ziqiu. As for why he was able to know that Gao Xiu'er was unhappy, of course, it was because he had Li Cheng's inside line in the palace. However, Liu Ziqiu actually said that he would not establish a prince, which made Li Shimin even more surprised. He couldn't figure out Liu Ziqiu's intentions, so he had to persuade again: "Although Your Majesty is at the peak of Spring and Autumn, there will always be a day when you will ascend to bliss. The matter of the prince is related to the peace and tranquility of the society, how can he be careless? I also hope that Your Majesty will think twice! ”

Wei Zheng, Zhao Ling and other old ministers also persuaded from the side: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince is really a dragon and phoenix among people, but he is worthy of a heavy responsibility, and I hope that Your Majesty will not doubt it!" ”

Although these old ministers no longer serve in the court, Liu Ziqiu still trusts them and often summons them to the palace to talk. Sometimes, their words still have a non-negligible impact on the government. These old ministers all grew up watching Liu Sigen, and their feelings for Liu Sigen are naturally different. And Liu Sigen himself is good enough, and it is almost expected to make him the crown prince.

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "I don't set up a prince, it's not that I haven't chosen an heir. In the future, all my sons will be listed as heirs in the order of eldest and youngest, regardless of their descendants. The eldest son Liu Sigen is the first heir, the second son Liu Siyun is the second heir, and so on. If he is not in the capital, the first heir will take my place. If the first heir is not in Beijing, the second heir will act on his behalf. ”

Since Liu Sigen is the first heir, there is not much difference between him and becoming the crown prince, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and did not continue to repeatedly admonish for the sake of a false name.

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Although the question of the heir was determined, the matter was not over, and the cabinet raised the issue of giving titles to the princes. This time, Liu Ziqiu directly vetoed the cabinet's prompts, and did not even listen to their explanations. The title can only be obtained by accumulating merit, no one can be exempt, even if he is a prince! Of course, as a symbol of honor, the title can be inherited. There is only one title of the royal family, and that is the throne of the Han Dynasty. Who will inherit this throne, the rules have been set, so naturally there is no need to continue to discuss.

However, this incident gave Liu Ziqiu a wake-up call. Born in the family of the emperor, it seems that the scenery is infinite, but in fact, this is just the scene of the peaceful season. In the event of war, the fate of the emperor's family is far inferior to that of ordinary people. At the end of the Ming Dynasty in history, Li Zicheng broke through Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen slashed his daughter with a sword before hanging himself, and said a very famous sentence: "What do you give birth to my family!" ”

Liu Ziqiu was the emperor, he had many women, and he also had many children. And these children will also have families and businesses in the future, and they will also have children of their own. Liu Ziqiu knew that no matter how hard he tried, there could never be a dynasty that could be passed down through the ages, and there would always be a day when it would fall. He doesn't want his children and grandchildren to repeat the mistakes of history. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu wants to find a way out for his children and grandchildren. This way out is by no means a few titles that sit back and enjoy it.