Chapter 76: Force the emperor to abdicate? Threaten to kill his brother? Li Shimin is defeated. How can he be a rebellious son?

[While Li Chengqian was busy pretending to be a Turk, Li Tai decided to publish a book, a geography book that included the mountains, rivers, historical sites, customs and people of the Tang Dynasty.]

【Li Shimin was very happy, saying that such a big project should not tire his son out, so he ordered Li Tai to open a literary institute and recruit talented people from all over the world to write books together.】

[Is this even possible? ]

[Li Shimin also opened a literary academy in those days. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who later helped Li Shimin seize the throne, were both scholars in the literary academy at that time. ]

【Everyone was saying that Li Shimin was considering making Li Tai the crown prince.】

[Of course, these rumors also reached the ears of Li Chengqian and Li Tai.]

[Li Chengqian was anxious, and Li Tai was arrogant.]

[Li Tai felt that it was only a matter of time before he became emperor, and he began to act arrogantly towards his ministers.]

[If any minister passed by him without getting off the car to salute, he would feel that it was disrespectful to him and would run to complain to Li Shimin.]

[Li Shimin told his ministers to show some respect to Li Tai. Life is unpredictable. If something unexpected happens to the crown prince someday, maybe Li Tai will be your new master.]

[Everyone, if you were the prince, what would you think when you heard this? Would you just wait to be deposed?]

……

Seeing this, Li Shimin finally understood the whole story and his face turned red.

A careless remark of mine caused such a big mess.

It seems that I am also responsible for the prince's rebellion!
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"The emperor's mouth is full of lies."

Yongle period.

Zhu Gaoxu, drifting on the sea, looked at the sky and couldn't help but think of his father. He sneered, "Dad said that the prince was ill and you should encourage him, but in the end you still refused to admit it! You passed the throne to the eldest brother!"

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[Desperate Li Chengqian thought he might as well learn from his father and strike first.]

[So what happened next was what we mentioned earlier. The prince's rebellion plan was reported before it was even implemented.]

[Li Chengqian was exiled to Sichuan by Li Shimin, and died of depression not long after.]

……

"Ugh……"

Yongle period.

In the Prince's Palace, Zhu Gaochi felt ashamed and extremely sympathetic as he watched Li Chengqian die of depression.

"Tang Zong didn't even think about it. If something like this were to be said, what would we brothers do?"

Zhu Gaochi was putting himself in his shoes.

Wasn't the situation he faced before similar to that of Li Chengqian?
He himself was ill, and his second brother Zhu Gaoxu, relying on what their father had said before, "The crown prince is often ill, you should encourage him," often had the idea of ​​getting involved in the crown prince's position, making him, as the eldest brother, feel unpopular.

Fortunately, we now have Tianmu. The second brother has been busy with Japanese affairs recently and has been wandering abroad for many years. He can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Emperors of all dynasties sighed that Li Shimin was so wise, but he ended up suffering such a huge setback in the issue of raising his son. It was such a pity.

……

[After Li Chengqian died, Li Tai was extremely happy. Wouldn't his throne be secure? ]

[Then Cheng Yaojin shows up unexpectedly. No... Cheng Yaojin is still here at this time. This has nothing to do with Cheng Yaojin...]

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"What does it have to do with me, Old Cheng?"

Cheng Yaojin, who was inexplicably named, broke out in a cold sweat.

The ministers around looked at Cheng Yaojin... What's wrong with you, little brother? Are you interfering in the fight for the crown prince?

Since ancient times, those who failed in party struggles have never had a good ending. Aren’t you afraid of ending up beheaded?
Noticing the strange looks from the people around him, Cheng Yaojin understood what they meant and panicked... I'm not... I didn't...

Just as Cheng Yaojin was trembling and looking at the sky anxiously, the sky continued to tell the story.

...Fortunately, no one mentioned anything about Lao Cheng again.

...【Li Zhi showed up unexpectedly.】

[Li Zhi was the youngest son of Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun, and the same mother as Li Chengqian and Li Tai.]

[When Empress Changsun died, Li Zhi was still young, so Li Shimin raised him personally. ]

[It can be said that Li Zhi was the only child raised by Li Shimin himself. ]

[Because Li Zhi was young, only 16 years old at the time, he was never considered by Li Shimin as a candidate for the crown prince.]

[Just when Li Tai thought that the throne was secure, Changsun Wuji, an old friend who had fought together with Li Shimin to conquer the world, stood up and said: I disagree, I think Li Zhi should be made the crown prince.]

[The reason is not complicated, because Li Tai has his own team. When he comes to power, Changsun Wuji and other old ministers will probably have to stand aside.]

[Li Zhi is different. He is young and has no faction or faction, so he can only use these old officials.]

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"Zhi'er..."

Li Shimin murmured, Tianmu was right, he raised Zhier and loved him very much.

The main reason why he was not considered as the crown prince before was that the child was too young.

It is understandable that Changsun Wuji would do this for Zhier, after all, he is Zhier's uncle.

As for Tai Er, he has been a bit arrogant recently, but will he make Zhi Er the crown prince in the end? I don’t think so.

Li Shimin couldn't help but feel curious about who he would eventually make the crown prince.

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[Li Shimin was hesitating, but Li Tai ran away and did something stupid. ]

[One day he grabbed his younger brother Li Zhi and said something harsh, which roughly meant: Be careful with your head.]

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"Bastard!"

Li Shimin's face turned dark.

This rebellious son actually dared to say such words to his younger brother!
Li Shimin's face turned cold. It seemed that the throne could not be passed on to this rebellious son!
"If this rebellious son becomes emperor, I'm afraid all his brothers will suffer!"

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[Li Zhi was an honest child and was frightened, so he told his father Li Shimin the truth.]

[Li Shimin felt very sad after hearing this. These children of his were really powerful. One forced the emperor to abdicate and another threatened to kill his brother. I really don’t know who they all took after! ]

[Seeing how violent Li Tai was, Li Shimin finally made up his mind and passed the crown prince position to the honest child Li Zhi.]

……

Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

Tianmu was right. If this happened, he would definitely pass the throne to the kind-hearted Zhier.

As for Li Tai, this rebellious son, he dared to threaten to kill his own brother when I was still alive. What will happen to him after I am gone?

……

[The crisis of the crown prince during Li Shimin's era was resolved just like that. 】

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"It's finally over."

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief.

If there is another rebellious son who plots rebellion, I would probably become a laughing stock.

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[But the impact of the Xuanwu Gate Incident continues. ]

[As we turn to the history of the Tang Dynasty, we will be surprised to find that many emperors in the early Tang Dynasty could not escape the shadow of armed struggle on their way to the throne.]

(End of this chapter)