What did the Crown Prince's final ending mean?

Answer 1

The Crown Prince's final ending referred to the final direction and outcome of the Crown Prince's identity.

From a historical perspective, the crown prince had many endings. Some crown princes eventually succeeded to the throne and became emperors. For example, Liu Qiang, the crown prince of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Qing, the crown prince of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, did not fall into eternal damnation and died a good death. There were also crown princes of the Song Dynasty who could inherit the throne as long as they did not die young.

However, many more Crown Princes faced unfortunate endings. Some princes were deposed. For example, Yinreng was made prince twice, deposed twice, and finally imprisoned until his death. Liu Rong of the Western Han Dynasty was deposed as Queen Linjiang. He committed suicide in fear after being tried for occupying the ancestral temple land to build a palace. Sun He of the Eastern Wu Dynasty was exiled after being made prince because of the dispute between brothers and his mother's disagreement with others. He was finally given the right to commit suicide. Some princes died in political struggles or power struggles, such as Liu Ju of the Western Han Dynasty who hanged himself after fleeing from the disaster of witchcraft; Wang Lin of the new dynasty committed suicide after stealing a woman and conspiring to kill his father; Liu Ying of the Western Han Dynasty was killed by the rebels. There were also crown princes who were appointed but never really succeeded to the throne. For example, Liu Ying of the Western Han Dynasty was appointed as the crown prince by Wang Mang as a cover, and finally died in the chaos of the regime change.

In short, although the identity of the Crown Prince had the potential to inherit the throne, the road to the throne was filled with various risks and variables. These factors combined to form the final outcome of the Crown Prince.