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[chewitover]

[Belated soiree continuations for Rakushun, because wow those posts got huge while I was busy]

Comments

[chewitover]

It depends on the kingdom, really. For example, the king of En has reigned for over five hundred years, but the king of Kou has only recently fallen - it will be some time before Kou is stable again. Kei just had a new king take the throne, and so on.

[patria_ou_mort]

*a sharp look -- not vicious but merely that of an alert mind*

The same king?

[chewitover]

Of En, yes. Kings are immortal, so long as they rule well and justly.

[patria_ou_mort]

By whose judgment?

[chewitover]

That of the heavens. If one doesn't break with the mandate of heaven - protects his or her people, maintains order, and so on - one remains king. If a king abuses their power or breaks the rules set forth for monarchs, they've lost that right.

[patria_ou_mort]

*goes quiet, thinking this over. clearly not bothered by allowing the lull in conversation*

[chewitover]

[Waiting patiently to see what he has to say]

[patria_ou_mort]

Has anyone, either a king or the people, ever challenged heaven?

[chewitover]

It depends on how you mean it. There are pretenders to empty thrones all the time, and even the best kings fall eventually.