My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

"No, not at all," Su Wan smiled. "Xu Hui is a very smart woman. She won't easily get involved in the struggle between you and Li Tai."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengan nodded: "What you say is absolutely right. Xu Hui is indeed outstanding in this harem. She is very clear about her own strengths and weaknesses."

The reason Consort Qi initiated the power struggle with Empress Lü over the succession was because she underestimated Empress Lü and overestimated herself.

Ultimately, both mother and son died tragically.

While condemning Empress Lü's ruthlessness, we must also ask Consort Qi whether this war should have been launched.

Su Wan crossed her arms and nodded: "Your Highness, I feel that you are becoming more and more mature in your thinking."

However, what's infuriating is that Li Tai has Fang Xuanling helping him with his plans, but your uncle Changsun Wuji doesn't help you at all.

He seemed to just stand to the side, watching you laugh.

Li Chengan stood up, walked to the table, poured a bowl of tea, picked it up, and drank it all in one gulp.

"My uncle was also a clever man, and his contributions were enormous. Therefore, he was listed by the Emperor as the first of the 24 meritorious officials in the Lingyan Pavilion."

He played a crucial role, especially during the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

At the time, although Fang Xuanling proposed a strategy, he dared not tell his father, the emperor, about it.

It was Changsun Wuji who persuaded his father,

Finally, the emperor made up his mind to launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

In other words, without Changsun Wuji, it's hard to say whether the Emperor could have survived and successfully ascended the throne.

Despite his great achievements, he resolutely declined the position when his father, the emperor, wanted to appoint him as prime minister.

This is a wise move.

He understood the principle that "a tall tree catches the wind, and a high official is in danger."

Su Wan rested her chin on her hand: "Does he really intend to spend his life writing books and never again enter the court to wield real power?"

Li Chengan shook his head: "In my opinion, he is only like this temporarily."

He's still waiting for the right opportunity.

"I sense that your uncle seems to be very supportive of Zhinu."

Does that mean that in your uncle's eyes, you are not as good as Zhinu?

Li Chengqian laughed and said, "Doing good also has its advantages. He is young, timid, and easy to control."

Throughout history, ministers who supported a monarch always hoped to install one who was easy to control, rather than a powerful one.

Back then, after Liu Bang died, Empress Lü took control of the government.

Later, Zhou Bo, Chen Ping, and others joined forces to eliminate the Lü clan, and then they decided to establish a prince as emperor.

So, who should we choose?

Liu Xiang, Liu Zhang, and Liu Chang all originally had a chance, but because they were too powerful,

Therefore, after much deliberation, the ministers ultimately chose Liu Heng as emperor.

Why did those ministers choose to make Liu Heng emperor?

Li Chenggan then analyzed: "It's because he felt that Liu Heng was weak and easy to control."

However, it is clear that they misjudged the situation.

Liu Heng was no ordinary man; he deeply understood the art of rulership and was a formidable and ruthless figure.

He was very different from Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie.

Liu Xie lived under the shadow of powerful ministers such as Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, Cao Cao, and Cao Pi. He was always a puppet, unable to make his own decisions.

This is related to Emperor Xian of Han's personality.

Of course, he had already lost real power, and that was the most fundamental reason.