How smart is Li Chengqi Not being an emperor brings a lifetime of peace, wealth, and prosperity

The most ruthless imperial family, the princes in the palace are willing to fight for the throne by resorting to physical violence, killing brothers and fathers. Interested readers and history encyclopedia editors, let’s take a look together!
Even in the imperial family, one has the right to remain indifferent and actively refuse to become a crown prince and emperor. He is Li Chengqi, the eldest son of Li Dan. After his father Li Dan became emperor, Li Chengqi voluntarily proposed to let his younger brother Li Longji become the crown prince and emperor. He was willing to be a carefree king and was posthumously honored as the emperor.
Li Chengqi was born in 679 and was originally the eldest son of Li Dan. He was versatile and proficient in music. In 684, Li Chengqi, who was six years old, was appointed as the Crown Prince. Later, due to his father Li Dan being demoted to the throne by Empress Wu Zetian, Li Chengqi was also demoted to the position of Crown Prince and his brothers went to other places to become feudal lords. After Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian, ascended the throne and renamed Li Chengqi as the Prince of Cai. However, Li Chengqi firmly declined, stating that he could not afford the fiefdom of a great country and still conferred the title of Prince of Shouchun.
In 710 AD, Li Longji and Princess Taiping launched the “Divine Dragon Coup” to enthrone Li Dan, known as Tang Ruizong in history.
After Tang Ruizong ascended the throne, he intended to appoint his eldest son Li Chengqi as the crown prince. However, when Li Chengqi heard that his father wanted to appoint him as the crown prince, he was not overjoyed but repeatedly declined. When his father did not allow him to do so, he cried in front of his father every day and asked him to appoint his younger brother Li Longji as the crown prince. So why did Li Chengqi repeatedly evade the throne he had obtained? At the age of 6, Li Chengqi was crowned as the Crown Prince by his father. Later, due to Wu Zetian (also known as Li Chengqi’s grandmother) changing court and deposing his son Li Dan, his grandson Li Chengqi was no longer the Crown Prince.
After Wu Zetian’s death, Li Xian’s daughter and Empress Wei wanted to emulate Wu Zetian and proclaim themselves kings again, so they killed Li Xian and made Li Chongmao emperor. So in 710, Li Longji and Princess Taiping launched a coup to support his father Li Dan to the throne. Li Chengqi, as the eldest son, should have been crowned as the crown prince, but Li Chengqi knew that the throne was taken by his younger brother Li Longji. If he were to be crowned as the crown prince, he would surely repeat the tragedy of the “Xuanwu Gate Incident”. For this reason, Li Chengqi cried to his father every day and proclaimed his younger brother as the crown prince. After learning of his brother’s intentions, Li Longji also wrote several letters to refuse, but Tang Ruizong still followed Li Chengqi’s advice and proclaimed Li Longji as the crown prince.
Li Chengqi’s repeated refusal to become the crown prince was also his wisest choice. Although he is the eldest son and former crown prince, the lessons learned from the past cannot be ignored. Moreover, after his crown prince position was deposed, he and his younger brother Li Longji were actually prisoners despite being imperial grandchildren. Their mother was secretly executed by Empress Wu Zetian, and the two brothers also passed away today, wondering if they would see the sun of tomorrow. Because the throne allows them to live a life of neither man nor ghost. At the same time, Li Chengqi also knew his younger brother’s longing for power, after all, his father’s throne was won by Li Longji.
After becoming emperor, Li Longji did not let go of his own son, but he showed great favor to his older brother. If there was anything good, he would definitely give it to his brother to taste. After Li Longji succeeded to the throne, Li Chengqi firmly stood behind him and supported his cause. Therefore, during Li Longji’s reign, he ushered in the peak of the Tang Dynasty, the “Kaiyuan Prosperous Age”. It can be seen that Li Chengqi’s concession was a great wisdom, not only avoiding brotherly violence and welcoming brotherhood, but also making great contributions to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. In January 742, 63 year old Li Chengqi died of illness.
When Li Longji heard the news of Li Chengqi’s death, he couldn’t help but burst into tears, posthumously honored Li Chengqi as the “Rang” Emperor, and buried him on an imperial scale. His son Li Tan was buried in the rain for dozens of miles, becoming a legendary story of brotherhood and brotherhood in history. Li Chengqi’s’ Rang ‘achieved Li Longji and also made him the most perfect’ Rang Emperor ‘in history.