唐高宗之抢帝传中国神话中权力之争
李治终于悟出了当皇帝的真谛，一个字：斗！想要王位，就得自己努力“斗”；想要权力，也要自己“斗”。封建王朝的权利体系应该是皇帝指挥大臣，而不是被大臣牵着鼻子走。这是历代君王都明白的道理。
当然，李治也意识到了，从前任皇帝去世那一刻起，他就在思考如何成为一个真正掌控一切的大臣。他的思索和努力没有带来任何结果，他一直在被大臣操控。
他翻开了李世民给他的教科书，那些文字就像父亲做事一样，冠冕堂皇，全都是高尚的原则。然而，李治天资有限，不懂父亲深奥的话语。他苦苦思索，这个问题为何无解？他不得不重新研究唐朝历史，看看自己的祖父、父亲是怎样当上皇帝的。
最后，李治得出一个结论：
在唐朝，当皇帝并非易事，要靠“斗”！
爷爷李渊靠“斗”夺取长安建立基业 爸爸李世民靠“斗”扩张疆域后，再次通过“斗”争取到龙椅。弟弟们如同哥哥们一样，用的是相同的手段，“抢”的字眼头顶着他们的一生。而自己的位子，也是在长孙无忌等人的帮助下，被他们帮忙争取到的。
因此，李治最终明白了当皇帝的实质，只有一个字：“斗！”
那么，要怎样进行这场关于权力的较量？
Lee Zhi continued to reflect on history, this time his gaze was even more far-reaching, no longer limited to the Tang Dynasty. He discovered that throughout history, emperors had relied on five types of people to achieve their goals:
Scholars: Li Zhi himself was in a similar situation; he didn't need to do anything but watch as Long Sun Yixi and others took care of everything for him.
Generals: Li Zhi learned from an early age that "look at the foolish emperor of the Sui Dynasty! In his time, he entrusted the important task of defending Taiyuan to your grandfather."
Relatives by marriage: Li Zhi learned from an early age that "look at Emperor Wu of Zhou! Yang Jian was given power by you and became emperor after you died!"
Eunuchs: Li Zhi learned from an early age that "the late Eastern Han dynasty's weak rulers were completely helpless against eunuchs who could dispose and appoint them at will!"
Himself
Li Zhi realized that relying on scholars or generals or relatives by marriage would be disastrous; how could he protect his own position? And as for relying on eunuchs? Ugh!
He had no choice but to rely on himself!
But Lee Ji knew his own limitations; he understood how different he was from his father Lee Se Min. He thought deeply about it again - if he had a group of loyal followers under him who managed internal affairs and diplomacy outside, wouldn't they be able to rival Long Sun Yixi et al?
And so, with this realization in mind, Lee Ji began making plans...
