Let's not even mention that Lord Qin was completely innocent; even if we try to forcefully pin some blame on him, his only fault would have been distributing the treasures from the Luoyang treasury to his officers and soldiers after taking over the city, without sharing any with Zhang Jieyu and Yinde concubine. Such so-called charges were nothing more than slander.
What's more important is that the Crown Prince would never plead with Emperor Gaozu of Liang for Lord Qin's pardon; he would only fan the flames.
In fact, throughout the entire Xuanwu Gate Incident, the Crown Prince had devoted all his efforts to maintain his position as Crown Prince as much as possible.
This demand might seem simple, and many people might mistakenly believe that the Crown Prince was completely in a passive, defensive state. But clearly, that was impossible.
