The first year of Tang Long, June 24.

The morning light revealed a little bit from behind the clouds, and the civil and military officials had already walked into the Taiji Hall together, facing the Li Xianzi Palace placed due north, and stood in a neat arrangement. In the main hall, the snow-white gauze curtain swayed gently with the breeze entering the window, stirring the smooth and mirror-like ground, and its texture was so light that it did not make a sound.

When he was young, the five sons of the Xiangwang surrounded the Xiangwang Li Dan into the palace. Although the hall is large, there are not many places to accommodate Li Dan, and the ministers have already stood up, and it is not quite right which side he stands on. After all, he is a person who is about to become the Son of Heaven, if he stands with the ministers, it seems that the changes are greater, and the distance between him and the throne is also larger, but if he stands directly next to the throne, it will inevitably seem that Li Dan is too eager.

Regarding this point, Princess Taiping and Liu Youqiu discussed with Li Dan in advance, and let Li Dan stand next to Li Xian's coffin. Li Dan didn't agree at first, Li Longji persuaded it to no avail, and finally Li Chengqi spoke, and he agreed.

At this moment, Li Dan walked straight to the front of Li Xianzi's palace, and after solemnly bowing, he walked up the stairs, standing upright, and caressing his eyes. Li Chengqi and Li Longji stood side by side behind Li Dan, followed by Li Chengyi, followed by Li Longfan and Li Longye, and finally Xiao Jiangyuan and other attendants.

After a while, the young emperor Li Chongmao and Princess Taiping entered the palace. The main seat has been occupied by Li Xian's coffin, and the seat of the Son of Heaven is on the east side of the hall. Li Chongmao first bowed to Li Xianzi Palace, and then went to the throne to kneel upright. Princess Taiping has been following Li Chongmao's side, and after Li Chongmao sat down, she took two steps forward and turned to face the ministers: "The Tang Dynasty is restless, the society is uneasy, the sage wants to cede the throne to his uncle Xiangwang, what do you think?" ”

This matter has long been known to everyone in the Manchu Dynasty, and the music of the Shangjuan asking the Prime Minister to accept the Chan Rang has also been piled up with several long planes, but when everything finally officially began, the ministers were quiet. Not long after, Liu Youqiu was dressed in a light crimson official robe, and knelt down and said: "The saint is young, benevolent and filial, and now at a time when this country is full of disasters and difficulties, he is willing to follow Yao Shun, practice meditation and let the great sage, and even be selfless." If the king can bear the burden of governing the world for the saint, he can be in the public, and the saint can be at ease in the heart of the world, in his own selfishness, and even more so in his nephew's love. The minister implored the prime minister to refrain from resigning, in order to settle the Tang Dynasty! ”

Only then did the ministers follow: "The minister implores the prime minister to refrain from resigning, so as to settle the Tang Dynasty!" ”

When the voice of the ministers fell, Li Dan sighed: "The saint is still young and an orphan, I am the only remaining uncle of the saint, let me replace the saint to ascend the throne as the emperor, my heart is really uneasy." But the saints treat each other sincerely, and the secretaries have pleaded several times, if I don't agree again, won't it hurt the hearts of the saints and the secretaries, and ignore the Tang Dynasty and the people of the world? Today, before the coffin of the first emperor, I would like to inherit the will of the first emperor, ascend the throne and settle the world, serve the saints to be well, and hope that the ministers will be more assisted, live up to the patriotic heart of the monarch, and not be in vain for the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers! ”

So, Yang Siqiao, the permanent attendant of the interior, read out the edict of the young emperor, and Li Dan led Li Chengqi and others to kneel to receive it. In the Taiji Palace, under the leadership of Liu Youqiu, the ministers immediately shouted long live for a long time.

Young Emperor Li Chongmao has been sitting nervously, sometimes raising his eyes to look at his aunt's back, and sometimes looking up at his uncle's demeanor not far away. He saw that the golden peonies on his aunt's crimson sleeves were in full bloom, and in the most proud posture, there seemed to be a graceful and fragrant fragrance. He saw that his uncle's face was like a crown of jade, his expression was as calm as before, and although his eyebrows were still slightly frowning and helpless, his eyes were already firm.

He knew that in fact, from the time he agreed to sign the edict of the Zen throne, his end was doomed. For now, it's just a process that should be followed. The pros and cons have long been weighed by his aunt, he doesn't understand, and in order to save his life, and because he doesn't want to see any more bloodshed in the "family", he is a young emperor who has not yet been crowned and cannot be pro-government, so he can only choose this only way to end his own imperial road, and at the same time pave the way for his own uncle.

But when he heard the shouts of the ministers, and at the same time he shivered all over his body, a little unwillingness and reluctance suddenly grew in his heart. Staring at his father's Azusa Palace, he only felt that his legs were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't stand up and give up this position.

He lost Aya's throne, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only silently stick to this little attachment in his heart, although he knew that it would be useless.

Seeing that Li Chongmao was still sitting on the throne, Princess Taiping smiled slightly. She walked over with her head held high and said proudly: "The hearts of the subjects of the world have now returned to the Prime Minister, this is no longer your position, why don't you step back quickly?" Seeing Li Chongmao's body shrink and his hands on the brocade seat under his knees, she chuckled, lifted her hands, and dragged Li Chongmao aside, "Please take a seat for the new emperor and be congratulated by hundreds of officials!" ”

After 20 years of perseverance and indifference, Li Dan finally ascended the throne again and became the sixth emperor since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, including Empress Zetian. He had been an imperial puppet for six years, and finally gave up the throne to his biological mother, and after being the imperial heir for thirteen years, he gave up the position of crown prince to his brother Li Xian. He pushed out the throne again and again, whether voluntarily or not, but in fact he went around in a big circle, and finally walked back to the original point.

Soon, the new emperor Li Dan ascended to the gate of heaven, visited the people in person, granted amnesty to the world, and at the same time rewarded meritorious deeds, sealed the official title, and restored the title of King Wen of Li Chongmao.

The new emperor has ascended the throne, although he is in the prime of life, but he is not young, and there is a bloody coup d'état just ended, the world is in need of great security, and the matter of establishing the country early was immediately put on the agenda by the ministers.

It stands to reason that there is no suspense about Li Longji, the king of Liping, as the crown prince, after all, if he and Princess Taiping jointly launched a coup d'état and eradicated Empress Wei and other traitors, even if the former prime minister had the opportunity to re-ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he would not be so fast and stable. It is a great merit to stabilize the society, and the support of the new monarch is even greater, so most of the courtiers are inclined to Li Longji.

But at the end of the day, Li Dan did not give any reply.

Some courtiers who had been watching early in the morning saw the doorway, but they did not dare to offend Li Longji immediately, but waited for Li Dan to discuss with the ministers in the Lizheng Palace, and said in a very embarrassed tone, "Although San Lang has made great contributions to the society, Dalang is the eldest son, or it is more suitable to be established as the prince", and silently expressed that they did not object.

No objection does not mean agreement, but for Li Dan, it is enough. Since ancient times, it has been customary for the eldest son to inherit the convention, even if there is an accident, it is to abide by it as much as possible, or from the grandson, or from the elder, and there is rarely a time to establish a virtuous.

Most of the dynasties that did not let their eldest son inherit the throne have undergone a lot of changes. Qin Shi Huang ruled the world and his son Fusu was unable to unify the world, and the Qin Dynasty eventually collapsed; Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty unjustly killed the crown prince Liu Ju and finally set up his youngest son Fuling, which led to the dictatorship of his relatives for many years; The former dynasty abolished the crown prince Yang Yong and established Emperor Yang, and the Sui Dynasty was finally banned by the Tang Dynasty...... All these examples are the reasons why Li Longji cannot be made the crown prince.

In the past, Emperor Taizong became the crown prince after Prince Yin, and he grew up from his grandson; Emperor Gaozong was made the crown prince after the crown prince Chengqian and Wei Wangtai, and was a concubine; After the first emperor succeeded in honoring the emperor and deposing the crown prince Li Xian, he had to establish a prince, and he was also a descendant. Although Li Longji has great merit like Emperor Taizong, he ranks third, and he is a concubine, and he has his eldest brother Li Chengqi as the eldest brother, how can Li Dan disrupt the order of the elder and the young, ignoring the dignity and inferiority?

Li Dan had already thought about these, but he had been hesitant. He didn't want to ascend the throne like this, and from then on he not only had to rely more on his sister, but also be subject to Li Longji's son. But Li Longji is also his own son after all, so that he is still far away from power on the premise of making great contributions, and he has been dull since then, and Li Dan is also a little unbearable. He was too indecisive, so he resigned so many times just by accepting the Zen concession.

Princess Taiping led her ministers to invite her, although Li Dan realized the power of her sister, and she was afraid that she would not be able to suppress it in the future, but she was more afraid of Li Longji. If Li Longji becomes the crown prince, he will become a bargaining chip between his sister and son, what is the difference between him and the young emperor Li Chongmao, who compromised with his relatives and the clan before?

Although Empress Wei was stupid at that time, she at least broke the deadlock of balance by erasing the content of the edict that asked him to assist the government, but at this time, who would stand up and fight for him?

But not long after he refused, his sister came again. She changed her strong attitude, came to her side gently and pamperedly, took him to recall the relationship between brothers and sisters in the past, and said to him: "You only have one sister like me, and I only have you as a brother, and I don't have the idea of imitating my mother effectively, no matter how powerful I am, who can I help if I don't help you?" You are unwilling to be the emperor for a long time, what else can you do for the Tang Dynasty except to add chaos? If you don't become the emperor, the biggest credit is San Lang, do you want to let him pass you and then crown you as the emperor? It's better to come down first, who you want to make the prince in the future, isn't it the emperor who has the final say? Even if you can't resist the ministers, what if you set up a san lang, if there is a stand, there will be a waste, you are the king and the father, there is always a way, isn't it? ”

As soon as he woke up the person in his dream, Li Dan thought of his eldest son, Li Chengqi. This son has been the most sensible since he was a child, and he is also the most filial, not long after he was born, he was named the king of Yongping County by Emperor Gaozong Teen, and then grew up little by little, and he was even more talented and famous in two capitals. In Li Dan's eyes, Li Chengqi is much stronger than Li Longji no matter where he is, and the most important thing is that Li Chengqi will be filial to him and help him, but he will never use him.

Even though he knew that abandoning Li Longji and establishing Li Chengqi would cause chaos, he was afraid that it would not be beneficial to the Tang Dynasty and the imperial court, and the possibility of success was limited, so he still habitually favored Li Chengqi.

As for Li Longji, let's see if the Mandate of Heaven will continue to favor him.