cè lì / huáng chǔ / zhī qián / cháo tíng / tōng cháng / huì / shèn zhòng / kǎo chá / gè wèi / huáng zǐ / de / pǐn xíng / hé / néng lì

册立皇储之前，朝廷通常会慎重考察各位皇子的品行和能力。

Before appointing a crown prince, the court would usually carefully assess the character and abilities of each prince.