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Chapter 587
Chapter 587
After everyone retreated, Li Yuan said, "Speak up, come and talk to me, an old man, about anything."
"Father, my son made a mistake. You shouldn't harbor resentment because you weakened your power back then." Li Shimin said in a low voice.
He didn't regret killing Li Jiancheng. At that time, the two were already in conflict. If Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, it would be impossible to let him go.
He just felt ashamed of Li Yuan, Li Yuan liked him the most since childhood.
But when he and Li Jiancheng were fighting openly and secretly, Li Yuan helped Li Jiancheng to suppress him.
Li Shimin has always been worried about this matter. Doesn't Li Yuan know that Li Jiancheng will not tolerate him after he ascends the throne?
Li Yuan definitely understood, but still chose to suppress him.
From Li Shimin's point of view, it is undoubtedly for Li Jiancheng that he chose to give up on him.
After the change of Xuanwu Gate, he hadn't seen Li Yuan for many years.
In addition to Li Yuan not giving him a good face, there are also reasons for this.
But when he dealt with his son's problem, he realized Li Yuan's original mood.
He was so kind to Li Tai not because he didn't like Li Chengqian, on the contrary, he had very high expectations for Li Chengqian.
It's just because Li Tai was born fat, and the imperial doctor said that Li Tai is not a sign of longevity, so he has a special preference for Li Tai.
Animals will choose to give up the weak children in order to save the rest of the children.
But people will not, on the contrary, they will love the weak more.
This may be the difference between humans and animals.
Li Yuan's originally calm gaze flashed a wave, and his body trembled slightly.
"Erlang, you have really grown up now, and you can realize how hard it is to be a father."
Although Li Yuan's brilliance was concealed by Li Shimin, he was not as familiar as the other founding emperors, but his ability, intelligence, and strategy were not lacking in being able to conquer the Great Tang River.
At the beginning, it wasn't that he hadn't thought about making Li Shimin the crown prince, but if his elder brother made Li Shimin the crown prince, where would he place Li Jiancheng?
Although he knew that the two of them were in conflict, he still chose Li Jiancheng and suppressed Li Shimin, and he had his own considerations.
Li Jiancheng is the eldest son, and his ability in all aspects is not weaker than Li Shimin, and he is even more justified. If he chooses Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng will undoubtedly die.
On the contrary, if Li Shimin's strength is weakened, Li Jiancheng is likely to tolerate Li Shimin.
He just wanted to save his two sons from killing each other.
During these years, he was under house arrest in the Da'an Palace, and he also thought carefully about why such a result occurred.
Later he figured it out, no matter who becomes the emperor, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng can only live as one.
Even if he weakened Li Shimin's power, it is impossible for Li Jiancheng to tolerate Li Shimin after he succeeds to the throne.
Because they are brothers and know each other very well, and Li Shimin has a high prestige in the army, most of the generals in the army were discovered and promoted by Li Shimin.
How can such a person exist, can Li Jiancheng fall asleep?
Thinking about this, Li Yuan didn't hold grudges against Li Shimin's murder of Li Jiancheng, but he couldn't speak of resentment.
But he still hated Li Shimin in his heart. He hated that Li Shimin would be exterminated, not even leaving a single heir of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.
Li Yuan could understand Li Shimin's intention in doing so.
It is impossible for Li Shimin to kill all the officials under Li Jiancheng. If they keep their heirs, those people will not be able to sincerely attach themselves.
Only by truly cutting off the hope of those people can Li Shimin control the situation as soon as possible.
Knowing is one thing, accepting is another.
So Li Yuan still hated Li Shimin in his heart.
When Li Shimin heard Li Yuan calling him Erlang, his whole body trembled and his eyes were reddish.
Since the change of Xuanwu Gate, he has never heard this title from Li Yuan again.
When he wiped out the Eastern Turks, Li Yuan never called him that.
"Do you remember what I said to you back then?" Li Yuan asked.
Li Shimin's face was very ugly when he heard this. When he forced Li Yuan to step aside, Li Yuan said something to him.
"You treat my offspring like this today, and your offspring will definitely be like this in the future."
This is what Li Yuan said to him at that time.
"Do you think I'm cursing you? Your descendants are also my descendants. Although I have opinions on you, it doesn't concern Gao Ming and the others. How could I curse them?" Li Yuan said lightly.
Li Shimin was silent, Li Yuan was right, although Li Yuan didn't want to see him these years, they were very nice to Li Chengqian and Li Lizhi.
"The eldest son inheritance system has existed for thousands of years, not only for the royal family, but also for ordinary people. Do you know why?"
Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, Li Yuan said to himself: "Because this can put an end to other people's thoughts, so as not to fall into internal fighting. You are also very clear about this, otherwise you will not become brilliant as soon as you succeed to the throne." For the prince."
Li Shimin opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.
He is not the eldest son, so it stands to reason that he should oppose the eldest son succession system, but as soon as he succeeded to the throne, he made Li Chengqian the crown prince.
Many people said that he was not in the right position. Logically speaking, he should not make Li Chengqian the crown prince.
By doing so, it means that he himself is agreeing with the primogeniture inheritance system in a disguised form.
That is to say in a disguised form that he is not in the right place.
The one who has the same experience as Li Shimin in history is Zhu Di in the Ming Dynasty.
The difference is that Li Shimin rebelled against his father, while Zhu Di rebelled against his nephew.
But the same thing is that they all made the eldest son the prince.
If Li Chengqian did not rebel, the throne would definitely be his.
Don't they know that doing this is slapping themselves in the face?
They know, but they understand better that the eldest son inheritance system may not be the most reasonable, but it is the best choice.
"The eldest son inheritance system is to put an end to other people's ideas, but your approach has given future generations a bad head. It turns out that the eldest son is not guaranteed to inherit the family business, but can also rely on robbing. I seem to I have seen that the throne after the Tang Dynasty is full of blood." Li Yuan said sadly.
Sometimes Li Yuan also regretted it. If he didn't take up the army at the beginning, would the Li family still be like a loving father, a filial son, and a respectful brother and friend?
It has to be said that Li Yuan's prediction was very accurate. The bloodiest battle for the throne in history belonged to the Tang Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, basically every successor stepped on the bones.
"Father, my son will not let such a thing happen. My son has already ordered Qingque to go to the fief. The prince of the Tang Dynasty will only be wise, and the future emperor can only be him." Li Shimin said firmly. Said.
In fact, Li Shimin really had no idea of Yi Chu.
Even though he was a little disappointed with Li Chengqian before, he never thought of Yi Chu.
Historically, if Li Chengqian did not rebel, he would definitely be able to sit on the throne.
It can only be said that Li Chengqian beat the first-hand Tianpai to a pulp.
Similar to Li Chengqian, there is also Zhu Yunqi of the Ming Dynasty.
This is the same as fighting the landlord, holding two kings and four twos, but losing the game, it is unbelievable no matter how you look at it.
(End of this chapter)