The Chang'an City in front of him was moving again, and new historical data appeared in Li Hongyun's field of vision again.
"After the sixth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu had the intention of abolishing the throne. The King of Qin did not want to be tolerated by his brothers, and he was afraid of not being rewarded for his high achievements.
"The prince was kind and benevolent, and repeatedly begged Emperor Gaozu to pardon King Qin's sins. However, King Qi devoted himself to protecting the prince's position and repeatedly urged the prince to kill King Qin by force, but the prince refused.
"Although Emperor Gaozu had the intention of abolishing the throne, Concubine Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De frequently praised the prince's benevolence, which made Taizu waver.
"The King of Qin sent his generals to falsely accuse the prince of treason, and Emperor Gaozu was furious at first. However, after the prince carried a tree to plead guilty, Emperor Gaozu came to his senses, and his suspicion of the King of Qin grew.
"The King of Qin was self-respecting in supporting the invaders, and bribed the Turks with their wealth to make them retreat, and his power increased day by day. However, the soldiers in the King of Qin's palace were so impressed by the benevolence of the prince that they all joined him. The King of Qin took the risk and launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident."
It is also a mixture of true and false historical data, which requires players to carefully screen.
With his previous experience, Li Hongyun knew that every choice among them might have an impact on the subsequent game process, so he began to consider it word by word.
After the sixth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu had the intention of abolishing the throne. The King of Qin did not want to be tolerated by his brothers, and he was afraid of not being rewarded for his high achievements.
On the surface, this sentence doesn't seem to have a big problem, it is directly the original text in the historical data.
But the problem is that this sentence was written in "Zhenguan Zhengyao" with King Qin as the main perspective.
The time in the former sentence "after six years of Wude" is no problem, and the time in the latter sentence "the king of Qin is not tolerated by his brothers and is afraid of not being rewarded for his merits" is also no problem.
According to the time point at this time, the King of Qin had captured two kings in one battle and could not be sealed. However, the Turks repeatedly invaded the border, and it was basically the King of Qin who took action to pacify them.
His military exploits had indeed reached their peak, and even the emperor Liang Gaozu could not restrain him.
But there is a problem with the sentence "Gaozu had the intention to abolish the establishment."
If we consider it according to the general thinking mode, it should be quite normal if Liang Gaozu had the intention to abolish the establishment at this time.
After all, in the process of pacifying the world, King Qin made great contributions. In contrast, the prince only sat in the rear. Even if he had the credit for ensuring logistics, he had to share the credit with Liang Taizu.
The abilities shown by the two in this troubled world are not on the same level at all.
If the world is peaceful and the political situation is stable, then the feudal dynasty should undoubtedly establish the eldest son instead of the virtuous.
After all, in the peaceful and prosperous times, it was difficult for the princes to show their talents.
But at this time, the world was in troubled times. Although the Liang Dynasty had basically pacified the Central Plains, there were still various powerful enemies waiting around outside.
The Turks, Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, and Tubo were all behemoths that straddled the vast borders of the Liang Dynasty, and none of them were good enemies.
If the prince takes over the throne, can he influence these forces?
I'm afraid it's impossible.
Therefore, from the perspective of Liang Gaozu, it might not be a better choice to establish a virtuous and capable son as the prince in troubled times.
There seems to be nothing wrong with this sentence.
However, after Li Hongyun had a relatively full understanding of the character traits of these key figures, he believed that the credibility of this sentence was not high.
This may be a whitewash to speak for the King of Qin from the perspective of the King of Qin.
Even if Liang Gaozu occasionally had the intention to abolish the establishment, and maybe even gave some unstated hints to the King of Qin at certain critical moments, he definitely never really had the intention to abolish the establishment.
To put it bluntly, Liang Gaozu still used King Qin as a useful tool.
If there is a rebellion somewhere, let the King of Qin put down the rebellion; if the Turks invade, let the King of Qin guard the border.
But it is absolutely impossible to say that the position of prince was given to King Qin because of this.
Li Hongyun speculated that there were three main motives why Liang Gaozu considered this.
First, ancient feudal society has always established the eldest son as the crown prince, which makes sense. In the previous dynasty, the huge dynasty collapsed in just over ten years because of the abolition of elders and the establishment of younger ones. This is obviously a huge lesson learned from the past.
Second, the prince has not made any major mistakes yet, so there is no reason to abolish him. What's more, Liang Gaozu obviously had a strong preference for the prince. In terms of personal feelings, he liked the prince far more than the King of Qin.
Just like he had previously rebuked the King of Qin for "being led astray by scholars and no longer the Erlang he used to be." It was precisely because he stayed in the capital and did not go to the front line, while the King of Qin had been fighting on the front line. The two sides had issues regarding war, rewards, etc. A clear difference of opinion.
In comparison, the obedient and sensible prince is more likable.
Third, Liang Gaozu was not very old, his body was still strong, and he had no intention of abdicating so early.
If the King of Qin is established as the crown prince, then the crown prince's power will be too strong, which is definitely not a good thing for the emperor.
Therefore, Liang Gaozu at most hinted that he might make him the prince when he used King Qin as his tool, but he never really considered it.
This historical record is that the King of Qin or the people under the King of Qin only added more legitimacy to the King of Qin's accession to the throne.
Immediately following the following sentence: "The prince was kind and benevolent, and repeatedly begged Emperor Gaozu to pardon King Qin's sins. However, King Qi devoted himself to protecting the crown prince's position, and repeatedly urged the prince to kill the king of Qin by force, but the prince refused."
There is obviously a problem with this one.
The obvious problem is that the prince was lenient and asked Liang Gaozu to pardon King Qin's sins.
Not to mention that King Qin had no guilt at all. Even if he was forced to say he was guilty, it was just that he distributed the treasures in the treasury to the soldiers after capturing Luoyang, but not to Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De. This so-called guilt is simply a frame-up.
More importantly, the prince could not ask Emperor Gaozu to pardon King Qin, he would only fan the wind and light the fire.
In fact, during the entire Xuanwu Gate incident, the prince tried his best to keep his position as prince as much as possible.
This appeal seems simple, and many people will mistakenly think that the prince is completely passive and defensive. But obviously, this is impossible.
Because the prince has realized that King Qin is too powerful and poses a serious threat to his position as prince, so from his perspective, as long as he still wants to secure his position as prince and insists on taking over the throne normally after Liang Gaozu's death, he He had to do everything possible to suppress King Qin.
If he was really merciful and interceded for the King of Qin, then he might as well go one step further and voluntarily give up his position as the crown prince, so that there would be no drama like the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
He really just wanted to keep his position as prince, but due to the situation at that time, keeping his position meant that he had to kill King Qin.
As long as the King of Qin is alive for one day, even if he does not have any official position, he will still be a huge threat to him; conversely, once the position of the prince is deposed, he will no longer be any threat to the King of Qin.
This comparison of advantages and disadvantages is not due to the origins and status of the two sides, but simply because of the huge gap in hard power between the two sides.
This is a relatively obvious problem, but there is a less obvious problem lurking in the shadows.
That was the role King Qi played in this process.
"The King of Qi was determined to protect the crown prince's position, and repeatedly urged the prince to take the first step to kill the King of Qin by force, but the prince refused."
The latter sentence is factually correct. In the alliance between the prince and the king of Qi, the king of Qi is indeed the more active one, and he did persuade the prince to kill the king of Qin many times.
The prince's disapproval may be because he feels that the success rate is not high, or for other reasons, but putting aside motives and talking about the results, there is no big problem in saying so.
The pitfall of this sentence is actually in the previous sentence.
"The King of Qi is committed to protecting the position of the crown prince."
At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this sentence, because King Qi helped the prince to deal with King Qin. But the problem is that King Qi's ultimate goal is not to keep the prince, but to seek his own ascendancy.
Because King Qi is the one who knows King Qin best among the father and son.
Since the establishment of the Liang Dynasty, Liang Gaozu and the prince had always been at the rear. The prince had several experiences of leading troops in battles, but he either fought a must-win battle to pick peaches, or he fought poorly.
Therefore, the prince and Liang Gaozu did not know much about war.
Especially Liang Gaozu, when he looked at the victory report coming from the front and saw his second son victorious in every battle, he naturally felt that fighting seemed to be a very simple matter.
Once the King of Qin failed to achieve any decisive victory against the Turks and the Turks continued to invade the border, Liang Gaozu would naturally feel that the King of Qin was suspected of supporting the invaders.
To put it another way, it can also be said that Liang Gaozu and the prince had no intuitive understanding of how terrifying King Qin was on the battlefield.
They showed an ambivalent mentality of despising King Qin's huge role on the battlefield and worrying about the huge power King Qin gained on the battlefield.
But King Qi was different.
Out of various considerations, Liang Taizu asked King Qi to follow King Qin to send troops many times. During this process, King Qi had seen King Qin capture two kings in one battle at Hulao Pass, and ride alone at Wulong Ban to defeat the Turks.
These magical operations that King Qi could not even imagine, King Qin performed more than once, and all of them were successful.
Therefore, after the King of Qi and the Crown Prince united, he very actively hoped that the Crown Prince would physically destroy the King of Qin as soon as possible.
Because he knew that if the matter dragged on and the King of Qin took action first, or if the matter was exposed and the King of Qin went to the local area to raise troops to rebel, the combined power of the emperor, the prince and the King of Qi would not be enough for the King of Qin to fight.
As for what is the purpose of King Qi?
Obviously, it is also for the throne.
On the surface, there are three mountains in front of him: the emperor, the prince, and the king of Qin. The position of prince is not his turn.
But before the Liang Dynasty, there was a long period of troubled times. At that time, changing the emperor was like changing the dishes. It was a common phenomenon for father and son to fight each other and brothers to turn against each other.
It is not uncommon for a third party to suddenly emerge after a fierce battle between two forces and benefit from it.
Therefore, for King Qi, helping the prince to kill King Qin was only his first step. As for how to kill the prince next and obtain the position of crown prince, this should not be in his plan for the time being. He can only take it one step at a time.
In the most ideal situation, if the prince and the King of Qin get into a fight and take a desperate risk and kill the King of Qin, and the generals of Tiance Mansion rebel and kill the prince in order to protect themselves, then wouldn't he be able to make a profit?
Although this possibility is very low, it does exist, and he has nothing to lose by giving it a try.
Anyway, King Qin is the most powerful now, so it will be good for him to deal with King Qin first.
"Although Emperor Gaozu had the intention of abolishing the throne, Concubine Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De frequently praised the prince's benevolence, which made Taizu waver.
"The King of Qin sent his generals to falsely accuse the prince of treason, and Emperor Gaozu was furious at first. However, after the prince carried a tree to plead guilty, Emperor Gaozu came to his senses, and his suspicion of the King of Qin grew.
"The King of Qin was self-respecting in supporting the invaders, and bribed the Turks with their wealth to make them retreat, and his power increased day by day. However, the soldiers in the King of Qin's palace were so impressed by the prince's kindness that they all joined him. The King of Qin took the risk and launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident."
The latter paragraph is easier to distinguish. In fact, Gaozu had no intention of abolishing the throne. The pillow talk of Zhang Jieyu and Yin De in the harem only made him fall more to the side of the prince.
The fact that the King of Qin asked his generals to falsely accuse the prince of rebellion should not be realistic, because at that time the prince and his generals did jointly commit treason, and it was not a simple accusation by the generals. When it comes to setting up the game, it would be an exaggeration to say that these generals who supported the prince risked their own lives in order to help the King of Qin make the game.
No matter how hard it is, King Qin will never have such a terrifying brainwashing ability.
As for the rest of the story, the King of Qin bribed the Turks to withdraw their troops, and the generals of the King of Qin's palace were grateful for the prince's benevolence and joined him one after another. These arguments are even less worth refuting.
The King of Qin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident at a critical moment, not because the generals in the Prince's Palace were disloyal, but because the prince and the emperor were already trying to cut off his wings. The generals in the Prince's Palace did not take the initiative to join the prince, but were replaced. The power at the top directly dismantled it.
Li Hongyun once again adjusted the contents of this historical record according to his own understanding.
After the adjustment was completed, the light spots throughout Chang'an City began to flow again.
Li Hongyun noticed that a huge network centered on the imperial palace and spread to the entire core area of Chang'an City.
There were light spots constantly flowing between the Qin Prince's Palace, Qi Prince's Palace and the Prince's Palace, and these light points also came to the residences of many meritorious officials and nobles in the city.
There are also some light spots flowing towards the harem.
Obviously, with the intensification of a series of previous conflicts, the conflicts between the two forces have gradually intensified.
Both sides are trying every means to recruit the other side's people and strengthen their own wings.
In Prince Qi's residence, an obviously eye-catching light spot came to Yuchi Jingde's residence.
"General, you and the King of Qi are fighting in the south and the north. Now that the world is peaceful, there are still Turks in the north, and the general needs to continue to serve the country. These gold and silver are given to the general, and there is also a personal letter from the prince. I hope to communicate with the general. Become a commoner friend."
The person responsible for delivering the letter was obviously the prince's confidant, and while delivering the prince's secret letter, he also displayed a whole cart full of gold and silver treasures in front of Yuchi Jingde.
The prince's willingness to become a "friend of the common people" with a general can be said to be quite low-key.
However, Yuchi Jingde personally wrote a letter to reply to the prince, and at the same time returned the cart of gold and silver intact.
"The King of Qin has been kind to me for saving my life. I will swear to follow the King of Qin to the end of my life!"
At this time, several memory fragments of Yuchi Jingde also appeared in Li Hongyun's mind.
In the second year of Wude, Yuchi Jingde was still under the command of Song Jingang and defeated the Liang army in Xia County. King Yong'an, Minister of Industry Dugu Huaien, Tang Jian and several generals were all captured alive by Yuchi Jingde.
However, he encountered the King of Qin in Meiliangchuan and was beaten with only his life.
Obviously they were both Liang Jun, but the former was vulnerable to a single blow, while the latter was like a god descending to earth. This left a very deep impression on Yuchi Jingde.
In the third year of Wude, Yuchi Jingde surrendered to the King of Qin. In July, the King of Qin attacked Wang Shichong, and many of the old generals who had surrendered defected and fled. The generals of the Liang Dynasty thought that Yuchi Jingde was so brave that it was difficult to control him, and thought that he would definitely defect, so they imprisoned him in the army.
However, the King of Qin immediately released him, took him with him, and rewarded him with gold, silver and jewels.
During the Battle of Hulao Pass, Yuchi Jingde followed the King of Qin into the battle. When he saw the heroic young man, he uttered the famous saying: I lost my bow, but the king followed me, even though there are millions of people. What's wrong with me!
Obviously, Yuchi Jingde not only had life-and-death trust in the King of Qin, but also admired him from the bottom of his heart.
If you want to use gold, silver and jewelry to instigate such a person to rebel, you are obviously thinking too much.
After that, the prince and the king of Qi continued to instigate many generals under the king of Qin, and the methods were exactly the same as those who instigated the rebellion of Yuchi Jingde. They used a large amount of treasures, property and the gesture of courtesy and corporal to win them over sincerely.
However, this solicitation was almost entirely ineffective.
From the perspective of these generals, they had almost no reason to change their families.
In terms of personal relationships, they followed the King of Qin through life and death to conquer the world. After making military exploits, the King of Qin never hesitated to reward them. Most of the generals were even saved by the King of Qin on the battlefield.
In several battles, King Qin had the experience of rushing into the enemy's position to rescue his own generals, or simply cutting off the rear himself.
What are the prince and the king of Qi?
The prince has lived in the palace for a long time and has never been on the battlefield; King Qi has been on the battlefield, but it is obviously soy sauce.
In the minds of this group of generals, strength is the most important thing. Two people like these are obviously not enough to convince them sincerely.
In terms of justice, they are the people of the King of Qin, and betraying the King of Qin is disloyal and unjust.
In terms of general trends, King Qin has many talents under his command. Although he is not the prince at this time, he is obviously at an advantage in all aspects. If he persists, he may still become a minister of the dragon.
Just for a cart of treasure, betray the King of Qin?
These warriors are just upright, but they are by no means stupid. Which of the fierce men who can survive a bloody battle and narrow escape from death is a fool?
When King Fuzuo Qin takes over the world, what kind of treasures and goods will not be available?
On the other hand, if you seek refuge with the prince, even if you succeed in killing King Qin and ascending to the throne, you will always be labeled as the second or fifth son. Now that the prince is employed, he naturally behaves like a courteous and virtuous corporal, but what if the King of Qin is eliminated and the prince is given a stable position?
By then, there will be more and closer people around the prince who have been with him for a long time, and he will also have to win over the elders of the previous dynasty who were left behind by Liang Gaozu. How many benefits and benefits will be given to these two or five young people?
On the contrary, it was much easier for the King of Qin to incite rebellion against the Crown Prince.
King Qin is not stupid, he is a skillful politician, and no disturbance can be ignored by him.
"Old Liang Shu" said that King Qin launched the Xuanwu Gate Revolution out of desperation, but Li Hongyun did not believe this.
Because if the "forced by helplessness" thing is true, it would be an insult to King Qin's political skills.
In such a tense political situation, the prince kept trying to poach people from the Prince of Qin's palace. Naturally, it was impossible for the Prince of Qin to do nothing.
He also used a large amount of treasures and treasures to instigate rebellion against the prince's men, and his progress was obviously much smoother than that of the prince.
Except for Wei Zheng and a few others who followed the prince wholeheartedly at this stage, many people acted double-dealing.
Obviously, these people could see that King Qin's military achievements were too high and his reputation was too high. Not to mention the prince, even the emperor Liang Gaozu could not suppress him.
Although he was not the prince yet and could not directly betray him openly, he certainly could not offend King Qin, who had the potential to become the prince.
Their support for the prince was not as firm as those generals' support for the King of Qin. Because the prince did not have any unbreakable interest relationship with them, let alone the friendship that they had been knifed together on the battlefield.
In this way, Li Hongyun watched countless light spots coming and going in Chang'an City, and the forces supporting King Qin were still growing.
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