Chapter 402 The prince has been decided, but there are still troubles
"I beg your Majesty to appoint the crown prince as soon as possible, in case the prince will fight again to fight for the position of crown prince!"
Many ministers also made suggestions, including Li Zaigu.
Li Er thought carefully and found that what the ministers said was reasonable.
If you don’t make a crown prince soon, all the princes will think that they have a chance and will fight to the death.
He has made a mistake in this matter once and cannot make it again.
Li Er thought of Li Zaigu's analysis of Li Tai's killing his son and Chuan's brother, and decided to make Li Zhi the crown prince.
Li Zhi is a kind man. If he is appointed as the crown prince, he will treat all his brothers well after he inherits the throne.
Li Tai can even kill his own son, let alone his brother? If Li Tai is appointed as the crown prince, his brother will not be able to achieve a good death.
So Li Er ordered Fang Xuanling to draft an order and make King Li Zhi of Jin the crown prince.
When he heard that Li Er wanted to issue an order to make Li Zhi the crown prince, the ministers who supported Li Tai and Li Ke immediately objected.
Among them, the ministers who supported Li Tai reacted particularly fiercely. The Li Tai faction led by Cen Wenben and Liu Shi also had a lot of strength in the court.
They happened to take charge of the important position of the counselor. If they incite other counselors to cause trouble together, it would probably cause great trouble to the matter of becoming a crown prince and lead to turmoil in the court.
The Li Zhi faction led by Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang fought hard, and almost became incompatible with the faction that supported Li Tai.
Li Er had a stern face and let them fight verbally.
Li Zaigu looked like he was watching a show and did not join the verbal battle between both sides.
Although Li Ji was once the chief minister of Li Zhi, he remained silent at this time and tried to keep himself out of the matter.
Seeing that the two ministers who supported Li Tai and Li Zhi were quarreling similarly, Li Er raised his voice and said in a cold tone: "I am tired, I will end here today, and I will discuss it tomorrow!"
He said, and stood up.
The quarreling minister had no choice but to stop.
After Li Er left the hall, the ministers retreated one after another.
As soon as Li Zaigu left the palace, an eunuch chased after him.
"Report to the right prime minister, the emperor will summon him!" The eunuch bowed and said.
"good!"
Li Zaigu's eyes rolled. He had just met the emperor, so why did he summon himself again?
So Li Zaigu followed the eunuch to Ganlu Hall.
After performing the rituals of the king and the ministers, Li Er asked Li Zaigu to sit down.
As soon as Li Zaigu sat down, another eunuch took Li Ji in.
After Li Ji performed the rituals of the king and the ministers, he bowed to each other with Li Zaigu and nodded with smiles.
Both of them had a question in their hearts. What was the matter when the Lord summoned them to the Ganlu Temple?
After Li Ji sat down, Li Erping stepped back.
Li Er glanced at Li Zaigu, then looked at Li Ji, cleared his throat and said, "I have summoned the two Qing families to come here to discuss the matter of appointing a crown prince with the two Qing families."
Li Zaigu and Li Ji looked at each other, then looked at Li Er.
Both of them had questions in their eyes.
It seems that the matter of establishing a crown prince has just been discussed, so why should we specifically summon them to continue discussing?
The matter of establishing a crown prince involves the interests of ministers from many parties, and the emperor should discuss with many ministers.
Li Er saw the questions of Li Zaigu and Li Ji, and then said: "The two Qing families have just seen that I want to make Zhier the crown prince, but many ministers oppose it. I am worried that the matter of establishing the crown prince will lead to disagreement between the monarch and ministers, and the court will be disagreement. I have summoned the two Qing families here to think of a way for me to better handle the matter of establishing the crown prince."
After a slight pause, Li Er added: "At present, among the important officials in the court, only the two Qing families remain neutral, so the opinions raised by the two Qing families will not be biased by one party."
"Thank you Your Majesty for your trust. I should do my best to share your worries and solve your problems!" Li Zaigu spoke first.
"Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, and I will do my best to share your worries and problems!" Li Ji said immediately.
"The two Qing families really think that Zhier is more suitable to be the crown prince?" Li Er looked at Li Zaigu and Li Ji and said with a serious expression.
"Yes, your majesty!"
Li Zaigu and Li Ji were in the same relationship.
"If Zhi'er is weak, if I ask Zhi'er to inherit the throne a hundred years later, I will be afraid that it will be difficult for him to convince the public and to control the ministers in the court." Li Erruo said thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the King of Jin is not weak, but kind. If Your Majesty makes King of Jin the crown prince, you can arrange for ministers in the court to teach and guide King of Jin as a qualified crown prince." Li Ji continued.
"I'm going to discuss it!" Li Zaigu agreed.
After pausing, Li Zaigu continued: "I know that the person in your Majesty's heart is King of Wei, but as I said before, King of Wei has no kindness and righteousness in his heart. If he is allowed to inherit the throne, it is probably difficult for all princes to have a good end. Therefore, I still support the establishment of King of Jin as the crown prince."
Li Er frowned and a look of displeasure flashed across his face.
No matter what, Li Tai was once the prince he liked very much, and naturally felt a little unhappy when he heard others' comments.
However, Li Er quickly returned to normal.
He coughed dryly and said lightly: "I have considered it carefully just now that Taier's so-called killing his son and passing on his brother is indeed too hypocritical. I have decided to make Zhier the crown prince. However, as I said, there are many ministers in the court who support Taier. If I don't have a better reason to convince those ministers, it will be difficult to keep them silent."
Li Zaigu did not answer the conversation immediately, but instead thought about it and thought of a solution for Li Er.
"As long as Your Majesty insists on making King Jin the crown prince, the opposing ministers cannot do anything. Your Majesty will not waver, and more ministers will support Your Majesty. At that time, some ministers will oppose it, which is insignificant." Li Ji spoke out.
"The British public statement is reasonable!" Li Zaigu nodded in agreement.
Li Er nodded slightly and began to think.
"If Your Majesty decides to make King Jin the crown prince, I have a plan, but..." Li Zaigu wanted to speak but stopped.
"Just what?" Li Er's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously.
"I just want to feel wronged by Your Majesty." Li Zaigu said cautiously.
"It's okay, you just say it's okay!" Li Er stared at Li Zaigu, with expectation in his eyes.
Li Ji was also staring at Li Zaigu, with questions and some expectations in his eyes.
"Your Majesty can use a bitter plan!" Li Zaigu said slowly.
"Bitty plan?" Li Er was even more confused.
So Li Zaigu informed Li Er of his method.
After hearing this, Li Er did not immediately express his opinion and began to ponder.
"Your Majesty, I think the Duke of Qi's method is feasible!" Li Jidao.
Li Zaigu and Li Ji cooperated in the battle to pacify the Eastern Turks. They had a consensus on each other and had a happy cooperation. However, shortly after returning to Chang'an, Li Ji was sent by Li Er to Bingzhou to guard the north.
Li Ji served in Bingzhou for more than ten years, and was banned and was quite competent.
Li Er once praised Li Ji for guarding the north and making the frontier peaceful, which is far more effective than building the Great Wall!
During the days when Li Ji was guarding the north, Li Zaigu mainly moved in the west, so the two rarely had the opportunity to meet since they pacified the Eastern Turks.
Although the two rarely interact, many of them have the same ideas. The suggestions they make in the court often have the same views.
Chapter completed!