64 The Prince's Dispute
The strange situation of the Ryukyu Kingdom is not for the throne after King Shangning returned to heaven, whether it is the Ryukyu royal family or the ministers of the Ryukyus, they are all betting on this matter at this time!
The Ryukyu royal family had a difficult birth, and even King Shoning himself ascended the throne by mistake, and he was lucky to ascend the throne as a son-in-law.
However, it is said that it is a son-in-law, but it is actually their own royal lineage, and they marry and give birth internally, which makes their entire family bloodline seem to remain pure, but it is also the culprit of their royal family's fertility difficulties!
Even the eldest son Shang Feng and the second son Shang Zhiwu were actually inherited from the clan by King Shang Ning because of his age, and the difference in their names seemed to be.
If there are history books, King Shangning should have died in the forty-eighth year of Wanli, at that time it happened to be a few years after he returned from the Japanese Satsuma, but I don't know if it was because of the influence of Li Tianyang's butterfly, anyway, King Shangning was stunned to live for a few more years, and at the same time, he gave birth to a prince who was old and strong, but this prince was really young, and he was only in his early two years old, and the problem of wanting to inherit the throne was still quite big.
In addition, King Shanning himself inherited the throne as a son-in-law, so his own son did not mean that he should inherit the throne.
At this time, the armament of the Ryukyu Kingdom was in disuse, and there was a strong enemy such as the Japanese Satsuma on the outside, and the Japanese Satsuma had just been looted by the Japanese Satsuma on the inside, so it was reasonable to find a king who could take on the heavy responsibility to inherit the great cause to deal with the mess of the kingdom.
However, there are some differences in the capital of the Ryukyu kings in the past, and the children of the royal family inherited the throne in the past, and they were generally elected by the king or the ministers, but now there is a strong assistant of Hongtang by his side, and the Ryukyu Kingdom will still need Hongtang to take care of it in the future, so invisibly, Hongtang has become a very important representative of the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom today.
Whether it was the Ryukyu ministers who came to show their goodwill, or Prince Shang Zhiwu and Prince Shang Feng who came to woo him, in fact, it was not all to get Hongtang to support him and let himself dominate the competition for the throne.
Not to mention, if you analyze it carefully, Hong Tang's opinion is indeed very important, now the Ryukyu royal family is worried about external troubles, and even an army that can resist external humiliation can not be assembled, and the king of Shangning himself is unconscious, and the highly respected prime minister Feng Xilian in the court was looted by the Japanese again, although the royal capital was recovered, but there was actually no one in charge of the court!
Until now, the royal capital of the Ryukyus was in disarray, and no minister had stepped forward to preside over the overall situation, and there was chaos inside and outside the royal capital.
And Hongtang is outside Shuri City at this time, there are no less than 30 warships alone, and there are nearly 3,000 soldiers, this number of team members, I am afraid that they can sweep the entire Ryukyu Kingdom, so no one in the Ryukyu Kingdom wants to win over Hongtang Zhao Xingdou and Wu Shu.
As the titular commander of the Ryukyu Navy, but in fact he was the supreme commander of the Hongtang Whale Division, Wu Daofu is a celebrity in everyone's eyes, and in the case of friendship between the two parties, Wu Daofu has naturally become the best candidate for the Ryukyuan people to maintain the relationship between Ryukyu and Hongtang, and it can even be said that in the eyes of the Ryukyuan people, he is already the representative of Hongtang!
It's just that Wu Daofu and they were born as pirates after all, and no one has ever experienced this kind of involvement in other people's family affairs, let alone supporting a royal child to inherit a kingdom, which seems to them to be fantastical.
If Li Tianyang is here, I'm afraid his heart will be smiling, something like this that can manipulate the succession of the king of a country, no matter how you look at it, it will be of great help to their Hongtang. Not to mention that Li Tianyang already has a different kind of intentions for the rich Ryukyu Kingdom in his heart, just thinking about being able to support a king who will rely more on the Ryukyu team in the future, so that Bengang's tentacles can go deeper into the Ryukyu Kingdom, and there is also a chance to subtly influence the Ryukyu Kingdom, such a thing is really pie in the sky!
It's a pity that Wu Daofu and the others regard such a great opportunity as nothing, except for the consistent implementation of Li Tianyang's style of accepting politeness and taking advantage of it, and they never relentless when they send gifts to them, they all abide by their duties at other times, and they don't see the slightest intention of leaning towards which side of the court and the middle of the court.
In this regard, the officials and royal nobles of the Ryukyu Kingdom from top to bottom sighed in disappointment, and they also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, Hongtang is really too strong, if they really have the heart to get involved in this matter, as long as they show a little bit of what side they want to support, others can basically stand aside.
It is precisely because of Wu Daofu's detached attitude that the upper-level bureaucrats and royal families of the Ryukyus finally have a good impression of the Bengang people, at least let them feel the kindness exuded by Hongtang.
Finally, in the midst of anticipation, King Shang Ning woke up from a coma, but to everyone's jaw-dropping, King Shang Ning had a very serious stroke, not only could not speak, but it was difficult to even move his fingers and toes.
Full of anticipation that King Shangning will give a will, the newly established prince of the Ryukyu officials and the royal family, this time is a big disappointment, stroke this disease, in the eyes of the ancients, it almost means that this person is no longer sober, even if he can speak, others will not believe his words.
In the end, it is still necessary to fight and negotiate a charter by himself, and choose a prince who can take on great responsibilities from among several princes.
The first to be excluded by the Ryukyu royal family and bureaucrats was the son of King Shoning himself, the young Prince Shoqiong, who was only in his early two years old for the Ryukyu Kingdom at the moment, and could not cope with the situation of having Satsuma as an enemy on the outside and Hongtang as a strong neighbor on the inside.
Although Hong Tang seems to be very obedient at the moment, as an ally, they are dutiful, and they have not reached out to get too involved in the affairs of the prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom, no matter how you look at it, they are also a friendly person.
It's just that although the upper echelons of the Ryukyus have changed their opinion of the Bengang team, as the leadership of a country, they naturally will not affect their judgment of a group because of their own likes and dislikes!
Who knows if Hongtang will have other thoughts about their Ryukyu Kingdom in the future, and who can guarantee that the people of Bengang will not have other thoughts because of the wealth of their Ryukyu Kingdom.
Therefore, a king who can take charge of affairs externally, at least on the table, will not let outsiders think that their Ryukyu Kingdom is easy to bully, so a young king who is less than three years old will naturally be excluded!
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