Everyone had said that the First Prince had great influence in the imperial court and that the First Prince was now the successor to the throne, even though the First Prince was critically ill. Not only that, the Sacred Emperor even sent him to oversee the country. Why did he take the risk of doing a series of rebellious things to seize the throne? First, he had to figure out a problem. Was the First Prince really the successor? The first successor wasn’t steady, there was a prerequisite added in. That was to say that the position of the crown prince had yet to be determined until the end of his life. Then he might ascend to the throne. Remember, it is possible to ascend to the throne, not necessarily to the throne. After the death of the Sacred Emperor, the number of variables his ascension to the throne was too great. Even if he was the eldest son, he would at most have the highest chance of becoming the emperor, not necessarily him. According to common sense, the biggest reason for him to succeed the throne was to follow the principle of order between the young and the old, even without the Crown Prince. However, the word ‘order’ was not binding. To put it bluntly, many of the princes that made up the Li Family were not the eldest sons. His father, Li Long Ji, was not the eldest son, and a few generations later, his grandfather, Li Shi Min, was not the eldest son either. Thus, the variables were quite large. The biggest variable was why did the Saint King, who was the eldest son, become the crown prince? Especially now, when the Sacred Emperor was critically ill and could die at any time, he had yet to arrange for the selection of the crown prince in advance to prevent chaos from occurring when the positions of power alternated. They didn’t even confirm who the crown prince would be? According to common sense, even if the Saint King’s body was alright, he should have already established the crown prince as an old man in order to guard against any unforeseen events that might cause chaos within the empire. However, it just so happened that when he became the First Prince, the Sacred Emperor went against common sense. Then, would he still believe that after the death of the Sacred Emperor, he would become the emperor according to common sense? The risk was too high, and the variables were too great! Furthermore, both Li Shimin and Li Longji had seized the throne through a coup d’état, which had opened the way for the Tang Dynasty and set an example for him. Why is it that even when the Sacred Emperor was on the verge of death, he still refused to confirm the First Prince as the crown prince? The answer was very definite. It was because even though the First Prince was already critically ill, he still felt that the First Prince was not suitable to be the crown prince. In other words, the Sacred Emperor did not wish for the First Prince to become Crown Prince. Then, the First Prince’s rejection of the Sacred Emperor was the First Prince’s greatest obstacle to his ascension to the throne. If the First Prince did nothing at all. Just waiting like this, who could guarantee that the Sacred Emperor would not even be able to confirm the position of crown prince after his death, or that he would definitely establish the position of first prince? After the death of the Sage Emperor, was he relying on the phrase ‘order of the young’ that was supposed to be followed? I don’t think the First Prince would dare to take such a gamble. There are too many variables, too many big ones. There is also a key issue to note. When the First Prince was not supervising the country, he did not have much authority or influence. As a prince, he had no real authority. He only had the status of a prince. As far as controlling an empire was concerned, his authority might not even compare to that of a government minister. Moreover, the status of a prince was also very binding on him. The prince did not allow too much personal contact with the court officials, and did not allow gangs to be formed. At the very most, they were only a few of the ministers and generals who would secretly form a relationship with the First Prince and join him as a backer. This was just a wager, after all, it was illegal and not to be exposed. That is to say, he didn’t have much power or influence before he became the overseer. Even if he was like a coup d’état or a rebel, the objective conditions might be premature. Thus, when the Sacred Emperor was in critical danger, he suddenly obtained authority that the other princes did not have. Even if he had ambitions in the past, he didn’t have the strength. Now that he suddenly obtained strength, this was a huge opportunity for him! Thus, the Sacred Emperor took advantage of this crisis to come back and supervise the country. He was going to start a coup or revolt. Then, he would use the power in his hands and use a variety of methods, including suppressing other princes, changing the ministers of the court, weakening the soldiers who didn’t support him, and forcing teams from aristocratic families, to firmly seize power in one fell swoop. If he could execute all of these methods, then it would create a situation where he would have the authority to rule the world, and he would be above everyone else! It could even be said that he was holding the entire empire in his hands, completely overtaking the high and mighty Sacred Emperor. Then he would become the de facto ruler of the empire. This way, even if the Sacred Emperor died without establishing a crown prince, or even if the other princes became crown princes, he would still be able to use the power in his hands to fight against the Sacred Emperor. This was the safest way! Under normal circumstances, if they didn’t do anything, they would wait for the death of the Sacred Emperor? Perhaps in the end, when the other princes ascended to the throne, he would end up as the vassal lord. This could be considered a good ending. If the other princes were to ascend to the throne, he might have to go through some sort of a purge. At that time, his life would be in danger. Hence, in the position of the First Prince, after he obtained the authority to supervise the country, it was almost inevitable that he would rebel. Unless he did not have the ambition to become the emperor, not only did he have that ambition, he had also exposed it long ago. After all, in the imperial family, the most ruthless royal family was the one! If he couldn’t be the emperor and let those who had vied with him for the throne become the emperor, would he still be able to survive? Since he was in this royal family and had exposed his ambition to fight for the throne, it was inevitable that he would embark on today’s journey since he had suddenly obtained great power! He’s not rebelling? Waiting for death? While not establishing a crown prince, the Sacred Emperor gave the First Prince great authority and arranged for the First Prince to supervise the country. To the Sacred Emperor, this move might be the final test or the final chance for the First Prince. It would be better to say that it would force the First Prince onto a dead end.
The Inevitability of the First Prince's Rebellion
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El príncipe no fue elegido por qué el emperador vio que no sería un buen gobernante es muy ambicioso eso provocará la destitución del imperio