An amazing drama which made me laugh out loud lots and cried out lots. Emotionally intriguing and beautifully executed... love how the older generation intertwined with youths to forge through to their desired future.
Replying toWendyli•Jan 26, 2023•Liked Jan 29, 2023
Why did the king leave the throne to both XS and XC it’s really funny
He didn't leave the throne to both XS and XC. He left the throne officially to XS (the copy that supposedly is the "second copy taken by Eunuch to be put in archive for verification later on". Anything sitting in the archives is official.
The scroll with XC's name is to give XS the choice if he decided that he didn't want to be emperor. His father knows that he never wanted it. Also remember that Langya said give the throne to the son that you hate the most so he didn't want to force him. He also allowed the Eunuch to see this as a final loyalty test. That's why he told XC that if eunuch approached him then to kill him.
Emperor knows just like eunuch and all other officials that XS can make himself emperor at any time and if there's disputes, the copy in archive for safe keeping would have his name so he could always legitimately become emperor. At the end, XC returns the scroll with XS's name to show that he knows and to give XS one last chance to change his mind but XS destroys it, in effect making XC legitimate emperor for good so there won't be any disputes later on as to not repeat what happened between his father and uncle.
This show is amongst few chinese shows which didn't lose their consistency. It was true to its genre till the end. I would love to see more of our protagonist and his monk friend. Their friendship was highlight of this show.
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The scroll with XC's name is to give XS the choice if he decided that he didn't want to be emperor. His father knows that he never wanted it. Also remember that Langya said give the throne to the son that you hate the most so he didn't want to force him. He also allowed the Eunuch to see this as a final loyalty test. That's why he told XC that if eunuch approached him then to kill him.
Emperor knows just like eunuch and all other officials that XS can make himself emperor at any time and if there's disputes, the copy in archive for safe keeping would have his name so he could always legitimately become emperor. At the end, XC returns the scroll with XS's name to show that he knows and to give XS one last chance to change his mind but XS destroys it, in effect making XC legitimate emperor for good so there won't be any disputes later on as to not repeat what happened between his father and uncle.