The two eldest sons and the most trusted minister went out and occupied the most important city besides the capital. What was Li Jing afraid of that day and the purpose of doing so were about to come out!

Seeing Li Yu open his mouth and want to speak, Li Hongmao smiled and waved his hand, "You thought of it too? It's great, but don't say it out loud, remember to learn to put these things in your heart."

"In addition, on the day of Liezu's death, only his father was guarding his bed, and then an imperial edict was issued, saying that his father was the governor of the country, and he would officially ascend the throne in the next few days... Think about it, whether this is unnecessary, you should know that the father was the crown prince or the eldest son;

In addition, in the fourth year of Shengyuan, the ancestor of Liei appointed his father as the crown prince. The father resigned, and then resigned again. Later, he also submitted a letter saying that the emperor of the previous dynasty could not wait to be named the crown prince because of the discord between brothers, so he decided to make a name as early as possible so as not to be in trouble later. But why bother with us brothers as united and friendly as we brothers?

These pieces are one by one, you can think about it..."

The amount of information is a bit large, which is Li Yu's first reaction. He has a good impression of his third uncle, he has a handsome appearance and a decent manner, and is also very good to their children. But judging from Li Hongmao's words, his third uncle is very capable of making trouble.

These things seemed like small things, but after being concentrated together by Li Hongmao for a few words, it was indeed incredible.

One thing Li Yu knew was that in his later years, Li Bing suddenly used the right to inherit the throne as a rank for his purpose. Starting from the eldest, Li Jing, the second, third and fourth brothers all became the theoretical first heirs. Of course, this does not mean that there are four princes in a country at the same time, which is a bit horrible;

Instead, it is used to show that a son has the right to inherit, such as being granted the title of Shangshu Ling.

The Tang Dynasty created the system of three provinces and six ministries, and the Southern Tang Dynasty naturally followed the medicine according to the prescription and inherited it in full;

The three ministers of the Central Secretariat, the three ministers of the Shangshu were deputy ministers, the ministers of the subordinates, and the servants of the left and right, and were responsible for daily administrative management. The three titles of the Central Secretariat, the ministers of the subordinates, and the ministers of the Shangshu were given as additional titles and rewarded to meritorious ministers, not actual positions. As long as they became the Jiedushi, they would most likely receive the title of the Zhongshu or the ministers of the disciples, and were called the Minister of the Envoy, which means the Jiedushi and the Prime Minister.

Because Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Sect Incident when he was appointed as the Shangshu Ling and then succeeded in ascending the throne. Whether it was for the consideration of pirate taboos or evil spirits, the title of Shangshu Ling was sealed and no longer awarded.

Li Bing successively granted Li Jingsui and Li Jingda the title of Shangshu Ling!

As for his son who died early, Li Jingqian, although he did not have the title of Shangshu Ling, he was named the Western Capital Remaining! It is equivalent to the current mayor of the capital. As usual, this position should be served by the crown prince himself.

So judging from the situation revealed by Li Hongmao, his own brother Li Jing took a lot of effort to get this position back then.

At least my brothers and brothers are for outsiders to see. Not to mention anything else, the third and fourth uncles also had theoretical inheritance rights at that time, so the throne actually became a peach, and whoever picked it first would eat it.

Li Jing may have many eunuchs who bribed Li Bing's imperial doctors in the palace. After learning that Li Bing's condition had worsened and could not survive the news that day, he quickly entered the palace and successfully blocked the third and fourth brothers.

How come that says "information is power".

This is equivalent to getting the first move directly.

Li Yu knew that Li Bing died after taking the elixir presented by the Taoist priest. According to his knowledge from later generations, this method of death was mostly due to mineral poisoning, but it was not the kind of death that immediately stretched out his legs and stared at him after taking it. Instead, it lasted for a while. During this period, the third and fourth uncles would not go to the palace to see him?

Or did you not see me even after entering?

From this perspective, this information blockade may not last a day or two, but lasted for a long time. Being able to do this means that most people in the palace have turned to Li Jing, and this scheming method is really amazing.

Furthermore, if the dispute over the throne was really so fierce, Li Jing suddenly rushed straight to the palace that day, and Li Jingsui and Li Jingda did not send anyone to stare in front of the prince's mansion? Or did Li Jing use a trick to hide the truth and sneak into the palace?

This is all a mystery.

After entering the palace, he said he was filial to the bed, but in fact he was waiting for Li Bing to die. Then a will came out and Li Jing supervised the country, which was equivalent to helping him gain all administrative and military power.

At that time, all the military and political affairs of the Southern Tang Dynasty were controlled by Li Bing alone. Of course, he also had a division of labor for his three sons. For example, Li Jingda was always in charge of the military system, but the elite Xiongwu Army and Shenwu Army always insisted on taking charge of themselves; in terms of administration, it was mostly Li Jing, and the smallest was Li Jingsui.

Of course, the civil and military officials in the court also had their own targets to serve. As the eldest son and the official crown prince, Li Jing naturally had the strongest force under his command. Moreover, Li Yu suspected that Li Jing had colluded with the Xiongwu Army and the Shenwu Army, because now these two armies have become the trump cards in Li Jing's hands, and there has been no major blood exchange during this period.

In this way, Li Jing himself had a very good reputation and team. At the critical moment, he took out a formal will and obtained the power of state supervision. From a legal perspective, he became the actual controller of the Southern Tang Dynasty after Li Bing's death.

"The minister of the subordinate at that time was Chen Jue, and the minister of the minister of the minister was Feng Yanlu." Li Hongmao added a gentle sentence.

Li Yu also knew that these two people were really bad, and they were also a kind of slander. However, they were also Li Jing's true confidants. Chen Jue was one of the only two people Li Jing met in the deep palace at that time. As for Feng Yanlu, he was Feng Yansi's younger brother, as literary as his brother, and was also Li Jing's old man in the East Palace.

According to the laws set by the prosperous Tang Dynasty, legal imperial edicts, or imperial edicts with legal effect, should be proposed by the emperor and discussed with the Secretariat. The Secretariat agreed to the emperor's conception and improved it to form a written document, and then passed it to the Menxia Province. After the Menxia Province agreed, it will be sent to the Secretariat, which is in charge of the six ministries for implementation;

On the contrary, if the Menxia Provincial Department does not agree, the imperial edict will be thrown back to the Secretariat. Of course, the imperial edict can still be issued to the Secretariat for enforcement by the Secretariat, but officials have the right to refuse. The imperial edict without the Menxia Provincial Department's review is a complete "life-disrupting"!

In other words, the Secretariat has the right to affirm, the Secretariat has the right to deny, and the Secretariat has the right to deny, and the Secretariat is an administrative power, which is regarded as the separation of powers with Chinese characteristics.

Of course, after the middle of the Tang Dynasty, this rule was destroyed. Usually a certain eunuch would say, "If you want an imperial edict? Come on, write one for him."

But the Southern Tang Dynasty was just founded, and Li Bing was a wise and wise ruler, and this system was implemented very thoroughly.
Chapter completed!