In the evening, Yuwen Wen sat in the study, looking at the books piled up on the bookshelf and various ornaments, and suddenly felt that he was suffering from hamster disease, and used some things he should have thrown away as treasures and stored them at home.

It is said that one of the precursors of Alzheimer's disease is "hamster disease" (scavengers) (scavengers) that elderly people with this precursor like to rummage through trash cans, pick up rags, and then stockpile them at home, making the home look like a garbage dumpster.

But Yuwen Wen thought carefully that the contents of his study were all important information, as well as various ship models and machine models, and where were the junk bottles picked up from the garbage dump.

I thought about the problems I faced and was in a dilemma.

He is very healthy, has a moderate diet, does not drink alcohol, does not consume a lot of greasy meat, high cholesterol foods, and insists on exercising every day, and is in good health.

If the days pass by day, maybe I will endure my son to death and pull my grandson to learn to be the crown prince.

The elderly emperor, the overly young crown prince, the combination of the old and the young is very sad.

Yuwen Wen drank a cup of tea, lying on the couch and closed his eyes to rest, thinking about the question he had been thinking about over the past few days: Is it possible to implement a retirement system as the "profession" of the emperor?

When the emperor retires (Nei Zen), he means becoming the Supreme Emperor, also known as the Supreme Emperor. When the prince accepts the inner Zen, he becomes the emperor.

Yuwen Wen had conceived that in order to prevent his son from staying for so long and to set an example for future generations, he could formulate a retirement (inner Zen) system, make a good start for himself, and let his children and grandchildren abide by it.

Perform inner meditation on the throne based on age (sixty years old) or on time of reign (such as twenty-five years).

From ancient times to the present, the average life span of an emperor was less than 60 years old, and the average life span should be less than 25 years. So he felt that setting the standard was quite reasonable: to prevent the long-lived emperor from "misleading the country and himself".

The old emperor abdicated when he was old, became the Supreme Emperor, the crown prince succeeded to the throne, and became the emperor. At this time, the power was still in the hands of the Supreme Emperor, and the emperor began to partially deal with the government affairs.

At the beginning of the inner Zen, there was a "adaptation period" of three to five years. When the adaptation period ended, the Supreme Emperor officially retired and the Emperor officially took over.

Such a system allows the young and strong prince to have hope and wait for succession with peace of mind, and also allows the old emperor to retire when he is old and lacks energy, and is guaranteed after "retirement".

Isn’t it the best of both worlds to get along well with the smooth handover of power?

This idea made Yuwen Wen quite moved, but when he thought about it carefully, this system was actually very flawed, and it could be said that it was just his wishful thinking.

First of all, there is a question: How many emperors have become emperors normally over thousands of years?

rare.

Since ancient times, there have been many emperors, but there are only a few who know that Yuwen Wen can have a good ending as he wishes.

The Supreme Emperor abdicated, either by taking the initiative or being passive. The emperor who "retired" was a very sad ending, and it would be tears if he said too much.

As for the Supreme Emperor who took the initiative to abdicate, there were several, but basically they changed their soup and didn't change their medicine: the title of Supreme Emperor is actually the emperor who holds real power, and the so-called emperor who receives Zen is still the crown prince.

For example, Gao Zhan, the Emperor Wucheng of the Gao clan Qi, became the Supreme Emperor when he was reigned. The throne was abdicated to the young prince Gao Wei, but it was actually just a name changed.

There was also a Supreme Emperor in Zhou State. When Yuwen Yun was Neichan, he became the Supreme Emperor himself (later renamed Emperor Tianyuan), and the prince Yuwen Chan became the emperor, but in fact he had a trick on his name, it did not mean that the Supreme Emperor was "retired".

Later, there was Zhao Gou, the Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, who passed on his throne to Zhao Sheng (Song Xiaozong), and actually Zhao Gou still held some power, so Zhao Ling did not dare to be unfilial (obedient).

Then, Zhao Xing failed to display his political ambitions due to the failure of the Northern Expedition, and his ambitions turned out to be gone. He took the initiative to abdicate in his disheartened state. This person really handed over power, but his "retirement" life was very miserable because his son who received Zen was not good to him.

Later on, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Neichan, was the real power emperor, and Emperor Jiaqing was submissive and shaped like a puppet.

Therefore, it is actually useless to rely on inner meditation to achieve "retirement" and transfer of power. The Supreme Emperor who passive inner meditation ends in a miserable end, and the Supreme Emperor who actively engages in inner meditation is actually no different from the emperor.

The core of the retirement system is the transfer of power. If there is no transfer of power, the emperor becomes the Supreme Emperor, and he changes the soup and not the medicine.

Moreover, the adaptation period in the retirement system that Yuwen Wen conceived would make the courtiers unable to adapt.

One is the Supreme Emperor who is about to retire, and the other is the Emperor who is about to succeed. Who should the civil and military officials listen to?

If you listen to the Emperor, will the Emperor hold a grudge and settle the score in the future? If you listen to the Emperor, the Emperor will be unhappy, and you may be unlucky now.

It is difficult for two aunts to be a daughter-in-law. This transitional retirement system will only increase the chance of speculation and internal strife among civil and military officials.

If the transitional approach is not possible, can it be done in one step?

It seems that it is OK, so there is no "adaptation period". The Supreme Emperor completely handed over power, and the prince accepted Zen and became the emperor and immediately took over the power.

Is this enough?

Not enough, the new emperor will be worried about the Supreme Emperor based on his instinct of power.

The Supreme Emperor who voluntarily abdicated has great appeal and influence between the court and the opposition. This is a huge hidden danger for imperial power, which means that the Supreme Emperor may "use his remaining energy" at any time to make the situation escape from the control of the new emperor.

There are no two days, and the dynasty does not allow two power centers to appear. Even if one of them is only theoretically powered, otherwise something will happen sooner or later. This is the exclusivity of imperial power.

The emperor has no relatives, and anyone is a potential enemy of the imperial power, and the Supreme Emperor is the greatest threat, so...

The new emperor always had to keep the Supreme Emperor firmly in his hands, so disguised house arrest was naturally taken.

The Supreme Emperor not only had to hand over power, but also had to live in the deep palace without leaving the house and no longer contact with foreign ministers. Except for major festivals, he would never appear in front of all civil and military officials.

Only after this "harmless treatment" can the emperor feel a little relieved.

The exclusive nature of imperial power determines the voluntary abdication. The Supreme Emperor who delegates power cannot leisurely and is very sad to live a comfortable retirement life of traveling around the world as imagined.

It's no different from a cage bird.

And the emperor, who is like a bird in a cage, will be treated all depending on the emperor's conscience at that time.

Or look at the conscience of the daughter-in-law and queen.

Taking Song Xiaozong, who was completely decentralized, as an example, he became the Supreme Empress, and his son Zhao Dun became the Emperor, but was provoked by his wife Empress Li, who muttered "Immortality" all day long and was stirring up the wind and rain.

The queen muttered all day long, and the eunuchs were the same. As the saying goes, "Everyone's words make gold." Zhao Dun, who is weak by nature, actually thought that his father wanted to harm his life, so he didn't even give him regular greetings to the Supreme Emperor.

After the son received the throne, the father became "old and immortal", and he became annoyed when he saw it.

Whenever I have the thought of inner Zen, Yuwen Wen will always ask himself: Can I bear the feeling of being neglected by my son and daughter-in-law? Can Yuchi Chifan bear it?

Not to mention the royal family, it is just an ordinary family. When the two elderly people are old and have to rely on their son and daughter-in-law to support them, if they give all their wealth to their son and their family, waiting for their own and their spouse's life, it is like "people have to bow their heads under the roof."

It’s okay for son and daughter-in-law to be filial. If you meet someone with a bad temper and beat and scold them at any time, what else can the two old men besides enduring silently and crying secretly?

This is true for ordinary families, not to mention the royal family. A person at the peak of power suddenly becomes a cage bird at the mercy of others. Who can stand the huge gap?

The retirement system can be used in many professions, but it is difficult to apply to the emperor.

The retirement system that Yuwen Wen wants is a healthy transfer of power, the Supreme Emperor has a comfortable retirement life, and the successor emperor has real power.

Instead of becoming the emperor and manipulating the emperor who turned from the prince behind the scenes, it would be better not to be meditated in this way.

However, there is no retirement system. If the emperor lives for too long, his energy and judgment will decline significantly, his physiological functions will decline, and his personality will become withdrawn, suspicious, stubborn, and slow to respond. He will not be able to distinguish right from wrong like he was when he was young, and he will have a high probability of becoming a fool.

The mistakes of Emperor Wu of Liang or Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Li Longji have a good beginning but no good ending.

Or you will starve to death in Wuwu like Xiao Yan, and then laugh at me sadly before your death: "I get it, but I lose it."

Or like Li Longji, he lived alone and helplessly in the cold palace, reminiscing about the past, and singing "Puppet Song" when his heart was stolen:

Carved wood and silk to make an old man, chicken skin and crane hair are the same as the true ones. After a moment of silence, it is still like a dream in life.

The young Li Sanlang, a newborn calf, was not afraid of tigers, launched a coup in succession, defeated his aunt Empress Wei and Princess Taiping, forcing his brother to give up his position as the crown prince, forcing his father to give up his position as the emperor, and dominate the world.

In the prosperous Kaiyuan period, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty treated civil officials and military generals as puppets, and everything in the world was under control, just like a screenwriter of a drama, determining the joys and sorrows of every character on the stage.

However, when he was about to come, Li Longji found that he was just an old man made of wood and silk.

The prosperous times he created with his own hands were destroyed in his own hands. Yuwen Wen felt so sad just thinking about it.

He still wants to live for many years, but now he is in good health. If he is not surprised, he should be able to live for many years. However, he is very scared, afraid that he will grow old and become as stupid as Li Longji, and destroy the Mingde era he created with his own hands.

He did not have the courage to face such a tragedy, but when a person is old, his physiological functions will inevitably deteriorate. The energetic young people in those days will become dull. An old emperor has a high probability of bringing the dynasty into a dead end.

So, he wanted to hand over the country to the young and strong prince before he could use it, but...

Imperial power can only tolerate one person.

When the father and son cried inwardly, the father became the emperor and the son became the emperor. All the civil and military officials in the court would tend toward the rising sun rising in the east, and no one would worship the sunset that was about to sink in the west.
Chapter completed!