Because in the plot setting of "Dragon Cub", the eldest prince must die. Because the eldest prince is dead, the subsequent plot can develop.
Start: Prince Jian’s visit:
1. 45, who had just ascended the throne, did not have enough prestige in front of King Jian’s family. King Jian should be very unconvinced that 45 became the new emperor.
2. Zheng Mingquan’s family should be loyal royalists. Whoever is the emperor will defend the country for him. This has been true for generations.
3. There are Qiang bandits in the west of Lingxi. In order to fight against the Qiang bandits, the post of Commander-in-Chief of Lingxi must have military power. The position is extremely important. King Jian was able to let his own man Zhu Yaolian take on this important task during the reign of the late emperor. This shows that King Jian had great influence on the late emperor. Degree of favor.
4. Jiang 45 dared to change the position of the Lingxi Commander-in-Chief when he first came to the throne. This should also be a shock to King Jian and his party. From this, it can be seen that 45 is not a weak monarch, but is courageous and decisive.
5. As analyzed above, the age of Crown Prince Jian is probably 15 years old at this time. In the character introduction, he is "talented", "suave", "sensitive and eager to learn", and "very favored by the late emperor".
Such a person spent a lot of money in the flower garden when the late emperor was seriously ill, and paid a lot of money to buy an oiran. Would a truly smart person do such an unfilial act when his grandfather, who loved him so much, was seriously ill? It remains to be explored in subsequent plots.
Plot analysis of Orange Light Game "Dragon Cub":
[Qintianjian·Past Events]
1. The late emperor’s name was Jiang Xiankun, his reign was Tai’an, and he reigned for thirty-six years. The first emperor was enthroned as emperor by the prince. It can be seen that the first emperor was not the first founding emperor of Dameng. Because his temple name was Gaozong, we can call him Meng Gaozong.
2. Meng Gaozong’s original wife, Long Shi, became a queen from the crown prince. In Tai’an for five years, she gave birth to twins, namely the second prince (Jiang Shi’er) and the eldest daughter of the emperor, Princess Anshun, and then died of hemorrhage.
3. Liu, the concubine of Meng Gaozong's latent residence, was originally Yunfei. After she became pregnant, she was promoted to a noble concubine. After giving birth to the emperor's eldest son Jiang Shiyi, she was promoted to an imperial concubine. This shows that Liu must be very favored. (There is an interesting point here. Queen Long became pregnant after Mrs. Liu gave birth to her eldest son. I don’t know if it was a coincidence.) In the eighth year of Tai’an, Mrs. Liu became pregnant again, but she had a miscarriage after a dispute with Mrs. Zhou.
4. Meng Gaozong’s concubine, the Su family, was a noblewoman. She only gave birth to the fourth son of the emperor, Jiang Shisi, in the twelfth year of Tai’an, and he was not given a title from the Jin Dynasty. This shows that his favored status was really average.
5. When Meng Gaozong ascended the throne for the first time, he received the daughter Zhou from the Duke of Wei. She was named Hua Guifei at the first time. She became his successor in the seventh year of Tai'an. She became pregnant in the eighth year of Tai'an and gave birth to the third son of the emperor, Jiang Shisa, in the ninth year of Tai'an.
6. In the fourteenth year of Tai'an, Meng Gaozong favored a maid but did not give her the title. In the fifteenth year of Tai'an, the maid gave birth to Princess Anping, the second daughter of the emperor, and adopted her to the imperial concubine Liu. (Imagination: After Meng Gaozong favored this maid, he felt guilty towards the Liu family, and gave the child born to the maid to the Liu family out of some kind of compensation mentality)
7. In the seventeenth year of Tai'an, the Zhou family gave birth to the fifth son of the emperor, Jiang Shiwu. Because of his young age, Meng Gaozong loved him very much.
8. In the 20th year of Tai'an, one beauty gave birth to three princesses, Fuyang.
9. At the beginning of the 33rd year of Tai'an, Meng Gaozong was old and frail. The second son of the Empress Yuan fell from his horse and died. The eldest son Jiang Shiyi and the third son Jiang Shisa began to fight for the legitimate rights.
10. In the thirty-fifth year of Tai'an, the third son of the emperor was stabbed outside and his left knee was injured. Since then, his leg has been disabled and he has been unable to walk, and he has no chance of becoming emperor.
11. In the thirty-sixth year of Tai'an, Meng Gaozong summoned all his disciples to his sickbed and told Jiang Shiwu, the fifth son of the emperor, to confer the title of King Jian, the eldest son of the emperor, and King Ding, the third son of the emperor. The fourth son of the emperor, King Huai, immediately went to the fiefdom and was not allowed to enter the capital without an edict.
12. Three days after the death of Meng Gaozong, the new emperor Jiang Shiwu was assassinated in Qian's residence. Cheng Liangqiu, the commander of the palace's front office, fought desperately to save him and died in the line of duty. He was posthumously named Chu Muhou, and his eldest daughter was named Princess Mingxin.
13. Four days after Meng Gaozong's death, the late emperor's concubine Liu died after drinking poison in the palace.
14. The new emperor came to the throne and granted a general amnesty to the world. He honored his mother Zhou as the empress dowager and moved into Cining Palace. He granted the three daughters of the previous emperor the titles of eldest princess Anshun, Anping and Fuyang and granted them residence in the eldest princess mansion. He also granted the title of Prince Jian and Prince Ding. Wangfu, living in the capital.