The emperor asked everyone to guess, but who dared to guess? Because this topic is too sensitive.

Wang Yinglin took a peek at the people present. In addition to the honest Ni Liang, he was also thinking about how to answer His Majesty's question. Chen Shishi and Wang De remained silent. He was familiar with the classics and history and naturally knew that the establishment of a crown prince was a problem that troubled emperors of all dynasties. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, although royal families in all dynasties have followed the system of inheritance of the eldest son, no matter which era, there were tragedies in which princes competed for the throne.

Since the Qin King Ying Zheng unified the six kingdoms and claimed that the First Emperor was the first to consider. However, because Qin Shihuang was hesitant to establish the crown, he wanted Fusu to ascend the throne before his death, but because of the urgent time, he failed to report the imperial edict to the world, so he was able to take advantage of the opportunity to tamper with the will of the emperor. As a result, the Qin Dynasty was destroyed for two lifetimes.

The lessons of the Qin Emperor's establishment of the crown prince forced later dynasties to try their best to avoid disaster, but none of them seemed to be very effective. Since the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Palace system was established, aiming to cultivate and support the prince to ensure the peaceful and orderly transition of the throne. The Eastern Palace also referred to the Crown Prince from the palace where the prince lived.

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Palace Track System was perfected and reached its peak by the early Tang Dynasty. The organization was complete, and the responsibilities of Zhan Shifu, Zuo Chunfang, and You Chunfang could correspond to Shangshu, Zhongshu, and Menxia Province. They could operate independently like a small court and form the second power center of the country. But at the same time, the growing power reserve and the monarchy's autocratic monarchy had conflicts and arguments, and it still could not avoid causing political turmoil and blood to be destroyed.

However, this situation had changed by the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. After Kaiyuan, the prince did not live in the Eastern Palace and lived in the "partner courtyard that he was lucky enough to be in the carriage", and his life was dark. When Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty was in the Eastern Palace, Li Heng was framed by Li Linfu many times, physically and mentally traumatized, and his mental pressure was great. By the late Tang Dynasty, with the expansion of the eunuch's power, the emperor's power to choose and establish was in the hands of eunuchs. The Eastern Palace system, which was originally quite declining under the circumstances of the emperor's continued power, was only empty.

Later, the imperial edict was issued to establish the crown prince. The ceremony of enthroning the crown prince was often combined with the emperor's ascension to the throne. The crown prince only had value when the throne changed. As the prince's power declined, the status of the Eastern Palace officials also decreased, and the Eastern Palace showed a tendency to decline. By the time of Emperor Xianzong of Tang, the status of the ruling officials in the minds of the Eastern Palace officials "becoming increasingly distant" and could not be regarded as the same as that of the Eastern Palace officials in the early Tang Dynasty.

From the Middle Tang to the Five Dynasties, the officials of the East Palace were either in charge of other things or were retired officials. There were few officials related to the affairs of the East Palace as early as the morning star, and most of them were part-time jobs. The officials of the East Palace in the East Palace became empty, and the officials of the East Palace in a relatively small department became a position of leisurely and light rank, or became a place for the place to place other idle officials. Even the officials of the East Palace had evolved into a new category of additional officials.

The weakness of the Eastern Palace led to new problems. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was praised by the historian as the "Little Taizong" who "clearly and concisely, selflessly use, follow advice, cherish the officials and reward them, be respectful and frugal, and love the people and things." In terms of life in the palace, in order to live long and indulge in lust, he did not hesitate to take a lot of elixirs to save his life. On the issue of enthroning the crown prince, because the establishment of the crown prince was too entangled, and the time was delayed, and the death of the crown prince was not officially confirmed.

Regardless of whether Prince Yun or Prince Kui, who is inferior or superior, what will happen if he is established, but history has no if. It is precisely because the Eastern Palace was not established, and the inhumane entrusted to him during his dying period, that brothers covet the throne, and gave the eunuchs the opportunity to support the new king privately and regain power. In this way, the "Little Zhenguan" rule that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang finally established himself quickly collapsed, and it was his biggest regret in his life that made the last moment of the Tang Dynasty really come soon.

Later generations of historians commented on the consequences of the establishment of the crown prince, and said this: "With the great classics of establishing the crown prince, they did not decide first, and after their death, they actually held power for the officials and regarded magical tools as monopoly objects. What if the wise ones are?... I have no feelings for the world of the Tang Dynasty, and they share the survival of the eunuchs with the eunuchs." It was precisely the repeated entanglement and hesitation of the establishment of the crown prince that gave the eunuchs the opportunity to regain power, and it also left behind countless hidden dangers and endless regrets behind him. This is the historical lesson of "when you stop and suffer from chaos."

As Wang Yinglin knew, after learning from the experience and lessons of the previous generations and avoiding repeating the same mistakes, the royal family of the Song Dynasty followed the system design of the official subordinates of the Eastern Palace since the Middle Tang Dynasty, and put the Eastern Palace in an attempt to achieve the goal of not chaoticizing the political situation. It was not a good thing to be the crown prince in the Song Dynasty.

First of all, the East Palace, which is the entity that the prince relies on, is very casual. Generally, when the original prince is enthroned as the prince, his palace and even his original residence are turned into a new East Palace. The idle palace is even repaired into an East Palace, thereby saving manpower and material resources, which shows its randomness.

Secondly, in terms of the positioning of the prince, his responsibilities are "to treat you to the meals and greet you". In other words, as the prince, in addition to learning from the teacher, your task is to greet me. In the morning, press at noon, and also in the evening, you don't have to worry about other things.

The original Zhan Shi Mansion, Zuo and Youchunfang have long disappeared, or have actually disappeared. What is left is only formal reservation, just to make the prince's etiquette as comprehensive as possible. Due to this, the Eastern Palace institutions basically lost their ability to operate independently.

In addition, due to the restrictions of the imperial power, the prince was unable to lead troops, so he lost the ownership of the army. The army that was independent of the imperial power and only obeyed the Eastern Palace, and the political power that could truly form the prince's shield.

In addition, under the pressure of the central government's political participation in politics and the proliferation of local power institutions, the prince's East Palace has lost its way to gain political influence, and naturally it is unable to return to politics with a strong force.

Wang Yinglin also understood that because of this, the status of the Eastern Palace was stabilized and the inheritance of the throne was stable and orderly, because the prince with less power would not be able to compete for the throne, and the emperor would not be worried about the prince all day long. But what he couldn't understand was that the little emperor would not be confused about this, and why the opposing crown prince was still very repulsive and could not tolerate a prince who existed like a mascot.

After thinking about it, Wang Yinglin was suddenly shocked. He suddenly realized that the personnel changes of the Eastern Palace staff after the southward transition were not only influenced by the emperor, but also deeply influenced by the political situation, and there was a situation of "different theories to disturb each other". Especially after Emperor Xiaozong, as the prime minister served as the Eastern Palace official became a "family law", the influence of the political situation on the Eastern Palace further deepened, and this may also be the reason why the young emperor resisted the appointment of the crown prince from the bottom of his heart.

You should know that the throne of the young emperor is hard-won, and there have been many storms of "destroying the emperor" in it. The most serious incidents come from court officials. This voice has appeared from time to time in the court and the country. In addition, because the emperor's adjustment to policies has hurt the interests of many people, and if the emperor suddenly dies, it will be much easier to control a child who is still breastfeeding to be the emperor.

Secondly, the little emperor strongly suppressed the empress family after the wedding. Now that the empress gave birth to the eldest son and then made him the crown prince, she would inevitably reward the Wu family according to the rules, which gave them a chance to make a comeback. With the strength of the Wu family, she would soon rise in the court and rely on the crown prince to form a power of relatives. Then the little emperor's early efforts would be wasted and even threatened his status, which was something that the little emperor did not want to see.

Furthermore, as the little emperor was worried, he was still in his prime, and to put it bluntly, even if he became a father, he was a big child, and his life was just beginning. Even if he couldn't live long, long live long, as long as he lived for another 40 years without any accidents. When the crown prince was established, he could only wait for his father to die in a long time, and perhaps he would have a chance until he was in his forties, and he could not even wait for that day to come.

When a person finds himself only one step away from the throne during the long waiting period, but knows that he is separated by a person, who knows whether he will have other thoughts? Wang Yinglin believes that many people will choose to give it a try, even if the result is likely to be doomed, because the temptation is too great. If he kills this person, even if he is his father, he will have supreme power and wealth.

In addition, based on Wang Yinglin's understanding of the little emperor, he knew that his ambitious efforts to unify the world and forge ahead in his intentions to create a powerful new Song Dynasty, which is a blessing for the Song Dynasty. But all this is based on his absolute power, so how could he take the initiative to abdicate and hand over the power to the prince?

Thinking of this, Wang Yinglin was shuddering and said that he would speak the truth after drinking. Since the little emperor had already thought of this, he would definitely refuse to become a crown prince. The ending of those who submitted the letter might not be too wonderful, and it is not impossible to trigger a purge.

Compared with the frightened Wang Yinglin, Chen Shishi was sweating profusely and had no intention of drinking. He had regretted that his cousin had not given birth to a dragon son before, but now he was only left with gratitude. Although the little emperor did not expressly say that he was worried that the prince would kill his father and usurp the throne, the meaning was already revealed, so the emperor's eldest son might not have a good end, and he might even implicate the queen.

Thinking that the queen's family had been suppressed and it was difficult to make a comeback. The Chen family was at the moment of its influx. The father and uncle controlled the most powerful Ministry of Revenue and War, which were the court's most powerful, and had the ability to control the political situation. If my cousin really gave birth to a prince, I would probably have the intention to help him as the crown prince. Once he was confused at this time, wouldn't he destroy the entire family?

Wang De was also nervous and reflected on whether his performance was too positive. If the emperor was not happy, wouldn't he be hit by His Majesty's painful foot? It seems that you must be careful in the future and never be too enthusiastic about the queen, so as not to be suspicious of the emperor. Anyway, it will be twenty years later that the little prince will grow up, and then he may no longer be in the world. It has nothing to do with him as an emperor, so he is very idle.

The emperor asked everyone to guess now, and it was probably just testing their reaction. When they were thinking hard, they suddenly found that the little emperor was drunk and fell asleep on the table, and even snoring.
Chapter completed!