How to evaluate the life of Li Yuanji, the incompetent prince who is not engaged in his official duties

Follow the History Encyclopedia editor to explore the real Li Yuanji in history.
Although Li Yuan has reached the pinnacle of his career, he is a typical failure in the education of his children.
Take his fourth prince Li Yuanji as an example, Li Yuan did not fulfill his duty as a father.
According to historical records such as the “Old Book of Tang” and the “Zizhi Tongjian”, Li Yuanji was a foolish prince who had a wide range of hobbies but was not engaged in his official duties.
The incompetent prince
King Li Yuanji of Qi was very fond of hunting.
He once had a famous saying that is widely circulated: ‘I would rather go three days without eating than go one day without hunting.’.
Hunting every day is enough, don’t let your hunting team trample on the crops of the common people!
However, every time Li Yuanji went out hunting, there were always large areas of farmland trampled by his massive entourage, resulting in some fertile fields being completely destroyed.
In addition, Li Yuanji also enjoys playing games of fighting with each other – having his servants, maidservants, attendants, and even his concubines put on battle armor and fight each other with weapons.
Under Li Yuanji’s strict requirements, people are injured or even killed in daily battles.
What’s even funnier is that Li Yuanji sometimes personally participates in such thrilling games, and even suffers injuries as a result (hundreds of slaves, servants, and concubines are used to make them vulnerable, and the scene is called an attack battle, with many casualties before and after, and Yuanji is also injured).
Killing a wet nurse under the influence of alcohol
Everyone knows that in royal and noble families, there are dedicated nursing mothers to raise children.
King Li Yuanji of Qi also had his own dedicated wet nurse named Chen Zhiyi.
Seeing the unruly nature of the child she raised from a young age, Chen, as a wet nurse, repeatedly advised Li Yuanji not to be playful anymore and to focus on his career.
However, Li Yuanji, who is currently in a rebellious period, often ignores these words from his wet nurse and sometimes even becomes very irritable.
This time, when the wet nurse Chen saw Li Yuanji indulging in the wine glass again, she kindly dissuaded him.
However, what she did not expect was that her words had brought her a fatal disaster – Li Yuanji, who was already drunk and unhappy, was completely annoyed by his wet nurse’s advice and immediately ordered the guards around him to teach her a lesson.
However, with a burst of punches and kicks, Chen Shi, who was powerless to tie a chicken, was buried.
Not long after, Li Yuanji’s various illegal behaviors were reported by his teacher to Tang Gaozu Li Yuan.
After seeing this, Li Yuan was immediately furious and wanted to execute this stubborn son, but was stopped by the minister’s persuasion.
However, Li Yuan still ordered the dismissal of Li Yuanji from his official position, allowing him to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors.