Zhang Yuan’s son was also a prince, and Liu Chan named him Liu Chen, because in history Liu Chan’s fifth son, the King of the North, was named Liu Chen.

Anyone who has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms should know that Liu Chan is a relatively courageous prince of Shu. When Deng Ai came to Chengdu, Emperor Liu Chan chose to surrender, but Liu Chen, the king of the North, refused to surrender and even urged him to surrender.

Father Liu Chan fought to the death with the Wei army.

It's just that Liu Chan in history did not listen to his son's dissuasion and still chose to surrender in Kaicheng. After Liu Chen, the king of the North, tried to persuade his father to no avail, he had no choice but to kill his wife first and then commit suicide in front of his former lord Liu Beiling.
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When Liu Chan watched the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, he was very moved when he saw the scene where Liu Chen committed suicide. So when Zhang Yuan gave birth to his second prince, he chose to commemorate the historical King of the North and give him

Named Liu Chen.

With the birth of two princes, Liu Chan also faced a thorny problem, that is, the issue of establishing a heir apparent.

Liu Chan was a bit confused whether it was Liu Tan, the eldest son of the emperor, who was born to Ma E, or Liu Chen, the second son of the emperor, who was born to empress Zhang Yuan.

At this time, there were also different voices in the Han court.

Some people support the establishment of a chief, while others support the establishment of a direct descendant.

This——

Who should be made the crown prince?

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The ninth day of the eleventh month of the tenth year of the Jianxing period of the Han Dynasty (AD 232).

The front hall of Weiyang Palace.

Liu Chan sat quietly on the throne, listening to the debate among the officials in the hall.

"Your Majesty, according to the ancestral regulations, the position of the prince should be established by direct descendants rather than elders." Shi Jiang Wan, the chief minister of the Prime Minister's Office, reported: "I would like to ask your majesty to appoint Chen, the second son of the emperor, as the crown prince of the Han Dynasty.

Pass on the country’s roots.”

As soon as Jiang Wan finished speaking, Zhang Yi, the Minister of Rites, objected and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the principle of establishing a prince should be based on the principle of establishing the elder rather than the younger. I would like to ask your Majesty to make the emperor's eldest son Tan the crown prince of the Han Dynasty."

As soon as the two of them finished speaking, the hall immediately became polarized. Some people supported the establishment of Liu Tan, the eldest son of the emperor, as the crown prince, while others supported the establishment of Liu Chen, the second son of the emperor, as the crown prince.

Liu Chan naturally listened attentively. He had no preference for who should be appointed as the crown prince, because in his eyes, whether it was Liu Tan or Liu Chen, they were both his sons.

As the saying goes, all people are treated equally, and a bowl of water will be treated equally.

What is the distinction between direct descendants and concubines? This is the thought of the ancients.

However, Liu Chan did not speak now. He looked around from time to time.

In the main hall, the courtiers arguing included people from the Prime Minister's Palace, people from the Yushi Dafu Palace, and officials such as Zhang Wei who belonged to neither the Prime Minister's Palace nor the Yushi Dafu Palace.

Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu?

What do they mean?

Liu Chan has been observing the two of them, but they have been staying there quietly. Like Liu Chan, no one spoke.

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Chapter completed!