Inside the Tai Chi Hall.
Wei Zheng was stunned by Li Chengqian's words for a long time before he came back to his senses.
He was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "I am the left prime minister of the court. I want to share your majesty's worries and think about the world."
"The original intention of establishing a crown prince is to ensure the stability of the country and the peace of the world. How could it have this meaning in your hands, Your Highness?"
"Prime Minister Wei, what you said is a bit exaggerated."
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said, "What do you mean? If we establish a crown prince, the world will be peaceful? Will the country be stable?"
"What you said is just nonsense."
This time, Wei Zheng was even more angry.
He said bluntly: "Your Highness, you said that my advice to His Majesty to establish a heir apparent was exaggerated. That's fine."
"In this case, why don't you tell us a reason so that we can listen?"
"Just say it."
Li Chengqian stepped directly out of the queue, stood in front of Li Shimin and said: "Father, from my perspective, the crown prince should not be established too early."
"Why?"
Li Shimin looked at him suspiciously.
He wanted to know now that the guy in front of him was talking nonsense because he didn't want to be the crown prince.
Or maybe he really said these words for the sake of Datang.
Li Chengqian said bluntly: "Starting from Hu Hai and Fu Su, the sons of the First Emperor, to the chaos in the imperial court during the Han Dynasty, one after another, it gives anyone a headache."
"In all dynasties, no matter whether it is a big country or a small country, it is not uncommon for absurd things to happen due to the position of the prince."
"So I believe that in the final analysis, this matter is all caused by the position of the crown prince."
The absurd things that happened because of the position of crown prince also happened to Li Shimin.
At this time, he looked at Li Chengqian with a puzzled expression and said, "What exactly do you want to say?"
Li Chengqian directly faced Li Shimin and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I would like to ask my father to abolish the title of prince, or to reform the position of prince."
After hearing this, the whole court was in an uproar.
"Your Highness, what are you talking about?"
"Yes, Your Highness, the Crown Prince has been passed down for thousands of years. How can it be abolished or reformed?"
"Your Highness, you can't say this nonsense. This will arouse the anger of your ancestors. Your Majesty, you must think twice..."
Many ministers said something to each other, which made Li Shimin noisy.
He suddenly raised his hand and slapped the table and shouted: "Shut up, everyone!"
Following his shout, Manchao Wenwu immediately shut up.
Li Shimin looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Come on, it's your turn now. Tell me the reason for your opinion and what are the benefits?"
"The reason, I have already said before."
"The position of the crown prince is the beginning of the dispute. If the position of the crown prince is directly abolished, the dispute can be solved from the root."
"But I also know that this is unlikely."
"So what I really want to do is to discuss with my father the reform of the position of crown prince."
Li Chengqian cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said: "The word "Crown Prince" means nothing more than the reserve monarch."
"If you let me interpret it, then this reserve monarch is the guarantee that the emperor prepares for himself and the country."
"But have you ever thought about this question? Apart from the empty title of prince, what else does the prince have?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin was suddenly stunned.
Indeed, the position of Crown Prince seems to have nothing but the title of Prince and the honor of being able to live in the East Palace.
The Crown Prince is like a target for shooting, more like a vase high up in the sky. As long as there is the slightest disturbance, it will fall to the ground and be broken.
To understand this, Li Shimin couldn't help but look up at Li Chengqian.
He seems to know why Li Chengqian doesn't want to be the prince...
Seeing that Li Chengqian had stopped talking, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Keep talking."
"good."
"Now that we have talked about this, I might as well say it all."
"I feel that the position of Crown Prince should not depend on who was born two years earlier, but should be based on true ability."
Li Chengqian cupped his hands and said: "So I suggested that my father should reform the position of crown prince and crown prince, and change the canonization to be based on merit evaluation."
"Judging by merit?"
Li Shimin thought what he said was interesting, so he asked: "What do you think the evaluation method should be?"
"It's nothing more than sending the prince to various places like ordinary ministers."
"Starting from grassroots officials such as county magistrates, at the end of each year, they have to return to Chang'an to report on their actions during the year."
"Then the father and the ministers will evaluate the prince's score based on his actions. If the score reaches the standard, the next round of tests can be carried out."
"If the score fails to meet the standard three times in total, you will be directly disqualified from competing for the crown prince position."
"When the emperor is in his twilight years, or ten or twenty years later, the candidate for the crown prince will be appointed based on the points obtained."
Li Chengqian raised his head and said: "In this way, although it cannot guarantee absolute fairness, it can guarantee that every prince who stands out will be the best among many princes."
As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately exploded.
Everyone was whispering about this matter.
I have to say that Li Chengqian is really courageous.
Ordinary people would not dare to talk about this matter behind their back, let alone say it in front of Li Shimin.
But Li Chengqian actually said it directly in front of the Manchu civil and military officials and Li Shimin.
In fact, if his idea were put forward in the future, he might still get some approval.
But now is the Tang Dynasty, an era where aristocratic families and conservatives are rampant.
As soon as he said these words, the system prompts went off.
{Received contempt value +99 from Wei Zheng...}
{Received contempt value +63 from Zhang Liang...}
{Received contempt value +78 from Li Xuandao...}
{Received from…}
Wei Zheng, the most upright person, raised his hands to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has been an order of elders and younger ones, distinction between seniority and inferiority, and it has been a rule that the eldest son inherits the family business."
"If these rules are broken, wouldn't everyone in the world follow suit in the future?"
"At that time, where will there be any rules of etiquette?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt down on his knees, kowtowed to Li Shimin and said, "My lord, I beg your majesty to punish the King of Qin for his nonsense!"
As he knelt down, a group of people stood up.
Everyone shouted in unison: "I sincerely request your majesty to punish King Qin for his nonsense!"
Seeing this scene, Li Shimin squinted his eyes, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Did you see it? My ministers asked me to punish you for your crimes. What do you think?"
Li Chengqian cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said, "Father, there is no need to worry. If you feel that your son is talking nonsense, then punish him..."
This time, Li Shimin was a little stunned.
Why is this guy so obedient today?
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "Then how do you think I should punish you?"
Li Chengqian bowed to the ground and said: "I will punish my son and I will permanently lose the qualification to compete for the crown prince."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's expression suddenly changed.
{Received anger value +333 from Li Shimin...}
Li Shimin waved his hand directly and said: "Come here, pull this rebellious and unfilial thing down and give him twenty lashes..."
