For example, the "Xuanwumen" change launched by Li Shimin was also to compete for imperial power. However, in "Crane and Hua Ting", as the prince's uncle Gu Silin has always held important military power, and as a commander in the army, he has also won the hearts of the people. The greater Gu Silin's power, the more he was a threat to the emperor.
We all know that the Gu family's power in the entire imperial court cannot be underestimated. At that time, Xiao Dingquan's mother was able to become an empress, but also relied on the background of the Gu family.
Nowadays, Xiao Dingquan can sit firmly in the position of prince, also because he has his uncle behind his back. So what threats will Gu Silin pose to the emperor? Xiaobian summarized the following reasons.
First, Gu Silin held important military power in his hands, and it was easy to send troops to rebel
The greatest fear in every dynasty is that the military and political power in the hands of a courtier is too large. Gu Silin was a veritable martial arts general, although he did not know how to rectify, but Xiao Yong was good at war, so Gu Silin had a huge military power in his hands, which was a threat to the emperor.
Once one day, the Gu family rebelled, then the emperor would be dead. Just like the power in Aobai's hands could lead troops into Beijing and then force Kangxi to abdicate. How to reduce the military power in Gu Silin's hands became the most important problem for the emperor to solve.
Once Gu Silin is not restrained and continues to let him be willful, then one day this worry of the emperor will really become a reality.
Second, Gu Silin was worried that his ability would surpass his own
We all know that Gu Silin's ability to fight and fight wars is very strong, and in the imperial court, there are many ministers who also recognize him very much. And the emperor is a careful person, he is worried that Gu Silin's ability will surpass himself, and the heavy minister will only bow to him, but will not only look at himself, so Gu Silin's ability is also a threat to the emperor.
This ability includes not only the ability to fight and fight, but also the ability to rectify social interactions, and once this ability expands one day, for the emperor, the end of the world is coming. Therefore, no matter what, he will find ways to suppress Gu Silin, only in this way will he not threaten himself.
Third, Gu Silin has always backed the prince, worried that the prince's power will swell and threaten himself
As the prince's uncle, Gu Silin would definitely do his best to support him. The emperor also knew that Gu Si Lincoln applied to the frontier to personally lead the army to fight, also for his nephew. What the emperor can do is to always snub the prince, humiliate and torture the prince in every way, because only in this way will the prince not be rampant, and Gu Silin will be suppressed.
It can be seen that the more Gu Silin supports the prince, the more a threat to the emperor. In all the plots, the last thing we see is that the emperor repeatedly suppressed the prince, and there was no affection between father and son for this biological son. The emperor may also be helpless to do so, after all, Gu Silin's strength is very large.
Eunuchs gained power because of the emperor's favor, and they lost power because they lost the emperor's trust. Now, in terms of fighting wars, the emperor could not but count on Gu Silin.
However, Gu Silin's various actions would also worry about threatening his imperial power, so for the emperor, he had to reduce Gu Silin's power by suppressing and restraining. In this power struggle, who wins and who loses is still unknown to us, but Xiaobian guesses that in the end, it will definitely be a lose-lose situation. After all, there is no eternal winner in the struggle between father and son and family affection.
In this power struggle, who wins and who loses is still unknown to us, but Xiaobian guesses that in the end, it will definitely be a lose-lose situation. After all, there is no eternal winner in the struggle between father and son and family affection.