The crown prince could be called a good child. No matter what, he would never do something so heartless and frenzied to his own parents.
Even for power, even for greater personal gain, he was unwilling to do such a thing. Though he lived within the tainted crucible of power, he had remained completely uncorrupted.
This differed from Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin had risen in revolt for his own benefit, eliminated his brothers, then forced his father to abdicate and took the throne as ruler of the Tang Dynasty.
It could not be said which of these two was right or wrong, because each had been right in his own way. They stood from different perspectives.
Just as in politics, ordinary moral standards could not be used to constrain political figures. Take Li Shimin and the events at Black Tortoise Gate: by ordinary morality, he had been wrong, but politically, and from the perspective of the entire Tang Dynasty, he had been right.
For Li Shimin truly had been an excellent emperor. Moreover, he was the reincarnation of the Emperor Ziwei, and having him rule the Tang Dynasty had been very good. It was precisely because Li Shimin ascended the throne that Xuanzang received support and was able to awaken this new tide of fortune.
As for this crown prince of Crow Rooster Kingdom, he was a kind and generous man. Even when his own father forced him into a corner, he was unwilling to resist his father. Instead, he used his own actions to make up for his father's mistakes and safeguard the interests of Crow Rooster Kingdom.
He used another method—a relatively tactful, indirect approach.
Li Shimin's responsibility had been much simpler. He acted directly, cleanly, and decisively, though it also left behind some