Although Yang Ning was surprised when the Emperor of Great Chu passed away, he didn't feel much in his heart. Seeing Mao Wenshou looked depressed, he couldn't help but say: "The emperor passed away, and the prince will succeed to the throne. I think the court has also made preparations. After the new king ascended the throne, everything should be calmed down soon."

Mao Wenshou nodded slightly and said, "I hope so."

Qi Feng couldn't help but say, "What I worry most now is that the prince failed to come back in time, and something might happen."

"Crown Prince can't come back?" Yang Ningqi said: "What do you say? Isn't the prince in Beijing?"

Qi Feng whispered: "The Eastern Qi State was the chief of the crown prince and held a grand ceremony for enthronement. The prince led a delegation to attend, but he had never heard of returning to Beijing."

"Dongqi State?" Yang Ning was a little confused, "Why did there be another Dongqi State? Isn't there only a Northern Han?"

Qi Feng and Mao Wenshou looked at each other, Mao Wenshou pretended to be calm, while Qi Feng looked embarrassed and smiled awkwardly: "The prince is right. Dongqi is not a country, with a narrow land and a sparse population, but... hehe..." But he didn't continue. He knew that his prince was still confused not long ago, but he had just been enlightened recently, and he was not surprised to find out many things.

Seeing that Yang Ning was still confused, Mao Wenshou explained: "The prince, Dongqi is located in the Shandong Peninsula, with a small area and occupies the land of Qingzhou. It is only the land of nine counties, and it cannot even reach the vast land of our Jingnan. Originally, neither our Great Chu nor the Northern Han Dynasty really regarded Dongqi as a country, but they had the East China Sea navy and were good at water warfare, so although the national strength was weak, they could still be in a corner."

"So that's it." Yang Ning then realized that there was a small Dongqi State between the two powerful countries. Mao Wenshou's words, and he could hear clearly that Dongqi State occupied the Jiaodong Peninsula area. Because the Jiaodong Peninsula faced the sea three times, it was reasonable to have a navy force.

Such a small country, if it is in a separatist corner, it is really not easy to survive between the two powerful countries.

But since the two powerful countries do not regard Dongqi as a pot of vegetables, why did Dachu send its prince to participate in the enthronement ceremony of Dongqi?

But when you think about it, you will understand the key points.

The two strong men in Southern Chu and Northern Han confronted each other, and the two sides were evenly matched. In this case, whoever could win over Dongqi would naturally have more strength. After all, although the Dongqi country was weak, it was not useless. At least they still had a powerful navy in their hands. The existence of such a navy force was enough to make Northern Han and Southern Chu covet.

Sure enough, Mao Wenshou said: "The prince went to participate in the enthronement ceremony of Dongqi, which gave Dongqi a great face. If the Dongqi Navy could use it for my Great Chu, the Northern Han people would not dare to act rashly."

"In this way, the prince is still in Dongqi now?" Yang Ning said: "If the emperor dies and the prince receives the news, he will naturally rush back immediately."

Mao Wenshou was worried and did not speak.

Yang Ning couldn't help asking: "You said there will be someone in Beijing who will cause trouble while the chaos is happening. Who has such courage?"

Mao Wenshou said: "With the Majesty of Zhongyi in charge, there should be no problem." He waved his hand and said: "The court has its own arrangements. The wise monarch of the previous generation must have made proper arrangements before his death. We are just talking about it casually. It is not the turn of the officials to discuss the major affairs of the country."

"Just just be afraid..." Qi Feng said halfway, but he didn't continue, but his expression became serious.

Seeing that the two of them were speechless, Yang Ning couldn't help but say, "Can you speak more easily? I have listened for a long time and don't know what you are talking about." He pointed to Qi Feng and said, "What are you afraid of?"

Qi Feng hesitated for a moment before lowering his voice: "Criminal, you don't know anything. Some people... some people don't think the prince can inherit the throne."

"What?" Yang Ning was stunned, "If the prince inherited the throne, why did he establish the prince? Isn't the prince the crown prince?"

Mao Wenshou nodded slightly and said, "What the prince said is very much. The prince is the crown prince. It is natural for the son to inherit the father's business. According to the principle, it is natural for the prince to inherit the throne. It is just... but that incident has always made some people unwilling to accept it. What the subordinates are worried about is that the group of people will take the opportunity to cause changes."

"Which group?" Yang Ning still couldn't understand.

"King of Huainan!" Qi Feng finally said, "We are afraid that King of Huainan will take the opportunity to cause trouble."

"King of Huainan?" Yang Ning immediately thought of the day when the palace sent someone to send an order to the funeral of Qi Jing, the King of Huainan, who arrived first, was crying at the city gate to worship the Marquis of Jinyi. At that time, many people were even moved.

He remembered that the King of Huainan was in his early forties and looked noble. However, when the eunuchs in the palace arrived, the King of Huainan was cold and even took people away before reading the imperial edict, which seemed quite rude. Yang Ning had a deep impression of the King of Huainan. At this time, he heard Qi Feng mention the King of Huainan and asked: "Are you worried that King of Huainan will cause trouble?" He frowned and said: "What other changes can he have? Can a prince stop the prince from inheriting the throne?"

"Other princes may not have such ability, but the King of Huainan is different." Mao Wenshou lowered his voice and said, "The prince, as far as the officials know, actually... the King of Huainan is qualified to inherit the throne."

Yang Ning said in surprise: "The King of Huainan is qualified to inherit the throne? Lord Mao, what do you mean?"

Mao Wenshou explained: "My Emperor Taizu of the Great Chu, Emperor Wude, had great martial arts. He conquered the world and established a country, but... he died young and died before he was about to die. Before Emperor Taizu died, the King of Huainan was still in his infancy. At that time, the world was still in turmoil. The treacherous thieves in the south were not pacified. Bashu had not yet been pacified, and the people of the Northern Han were also eyeing him...!"

"The King of Huainan is the son of Emperor Taizu?" Yang Ning asked.

Mao Wenshou nodded and said, "It is not only the prince of Emperor Taizu, but also the only prince. Taizu was in a chaotic world and conquered the world. He originally had a prince, but died at a young age. The King of Huainan was the second son of Emperor Taizu, but his eldest son died at a young age. The King of Huainan was actually the only prince of Emperor Taizu."

Yang Ningqi said: "Since the King of Huainan is the only descendant of Emperor Taizu, why... why is he just a title of king now?"

"This is related to the situation at that time." Mao Wenshou said: "Taizu died, the situation was critical, internal and external troubles. Only Emperor Taizong could stabilize the situation at that time. Emperor Taizong was the brother of Emperor Taizu. Taizu conquered the world. Emperor Taizong followed him from beginning to end, and had countless military achievements, which was the arm of Emperor Taizu...!"

Yang Ning immediately understood and said, "That's my brother who finally got it."

He knew that there were mostly two situations in inheriting the throne, either the father’s business and the son’s business, or the brother’s life and the younger brother’s life. If there is another wise man, it would be rare.

Even if you are brothers and brothers, there are only a handful of them in history. Unless it is forced by the situation, it is generally natural for a son to inherit my country.

After Mao Wenshou said something, Yang Ning already understood the reason.

There is no doubt that Emperor Taizu of Chu was naturally a hero who conquered half of the country, but died young and the King of Huainan was in his infancy.

It was reasonable for the King of Huainan to inherit the throne, but in the case of internal and external troubles, the newly established Chu State needed a strong and prestigious figure to take charge and condense the Chu State into a fist, otherwise it would be a mess, and a baby who was still in his infancy would certainly not have the ability to unite people's hearts.

Emperor Taizong followed Taizu to fight the world, and his military achievements were great, and his prestige was enough to stabilize people's hearts. In that case, it was naturally the best choice to inherit the throne by Taizong.

"As it was said, Taizong inherited great achievements, and it was the brothers who came to the end of his brothers. Emperor Taizu took the world as the thought of the world and passed the throne to Emperor Taizong...!" Mao Wenshou hesitated for a moment before lowering his voice: "It was only later that there were rumors that Emperor Taizu passed the throne to Emperor Taizong before Emperor Taizu passed away. Taizong refused to accept it. Emperor Taizu insisted that Emperor Taizong put great achievements first. Emperor Taizong then received the jade seal and promised Emperor Taizu that when the King of Huainan grows up, he would pass the throne to King of Huainan."

Yang Ning thought to himself, let alone whether this is true or not, even if Emperor Taizong really said this at that time, he should not take it seriously. Once the power is in his hands, I am afraid that few people will let go.

"The King of Huainan is still a title now, so Emperor Taizong naturally did not pass the throne to him." Yang Ning said.

Mao Wenshou said: "After Emperor Taizong inherited the throne, he took over the unfinished career of Emperor Taizu and continued to conquer all the riots. In addition to the land of Bashu, he was all in the south of the Huai River. After years of war, Emperor Taizong also fell ill. In fact, since Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, many people advised Emperor Taizong to enthrone the crown prince, but Emperor Taizong never paid attention to it. Until he fell ill, he finally appointed the current saint as crown prince and granted the title of Huainan as the title of king."

"So that's it. No wonder you said that people would be unwilling to accept it." Yang Ning understood the cause and effect at this time. He could understand the unwillingness of the King of Huainan, but he could also understand the heart of Emperor Taizong. Speaking of which, although Emperor Taizu founded the country, he did not really establish the territory of Da Chu. The territory of Da Chu was only roughly determined in the hands of Emperor Taizong. Before he died, what he thought of was to hand over the country he had captured to his descendants, so it was naturally impossible to pass the throne to the King of Huainan.

As Taizu's only prince, in his opinion, the Great Chu was established by Taizu and he inherited the Great Chu Empire founded by Taizu. It was natural for Taizu to be a robber in the eyes of the Huainan King, of course, was a robber who violated the agreement and took away his throne.

"The current saints are wise and wise, and have also incorporated the land of Bashu into the territory of our great Chu." Mao Wenshou said: "The saints have always been respectful to the King of Huainan. In today's world, no one can surpass the honors that the King of Huainan has won. It's a pity..." He shook his head and said nothing.
Chapter completed!