The founding emperor of southern Chen, Chen Baxian, became emperor by his own efforts, or the founding emperor, becoming a hegemon of the southern dynasty, which coincidentally made this dynasty and his surname exactly the same. However, unfortunately, he also had misfortunes, and several of his sons died prematurely According to records, Chen Baxian also had several sons earlier, and the eldest son, Chen Ke, that is, Prince Xiaohuai, died early. The second son, Chen Li, died prematurely. The third son, Chen Quan, the King of Changshasi, died early. There are only four sons left, Chen Chang, but history records that he was the sixth son of Chen Baxian, probably because of chen Baxian's two nephews and heirs, it is reasonable to say that Chen Chang is the only heir of Chen Baxian, the future heir to the throne of the Chen Dynasty, but Chen Chang not only failed to become emperor, but also lost his life, what is going on?
Chen Baxian
Chen Chang was Chen Baxian's living son, Chen Baxian attached great importance to him, and after Chen Baxian led his troops to quell Hou Jing's rebellion, Emperor Liang Yuan worshipped Chen Chang as the son of the Great Wall State, Wu Xing Taishou, and Chen Chang was sixteen years old. Of course, this is not an idiot, he has a magnificent appearance, a beautiful look, elegant and intelligent, and a wise and political affair. Chen Ba first sent Xie Zhe of Chen County, Cai Jingli of Jiyang to assist Chen Chang, and then sent Du Zhiwei of Wu County to teach Chen Chang the Scriptures. Chen Chang read a book at a glance into recitation, clear in righteousness, and analyzed like a stream. Fortunately, however, he was later captured by Northern Zhou, because he was Chen Baxian's son, and he was given special care.
Later, after Chen Baxian's death, Chen Guo had no imperial heir, and Chen Chang's nephew Chen Xuan took over the throne, and at this time Northern Zhou released Chen Chang back, in fact, he did not have any good intentions, he wanted Chen Chang to come back and seize the throne, hoping that Chen Chang would come back and bring civil strife to the Chen Dynasty, so that Northern Zhou could reap the benefits of the fisherman. Chen Chang also did not see the situation clearly, felt that he was Chen Baxian's son, and was also very arrogant, thinking that the throne was his own, which was taken for granted.
So on the way back to the capital, he wrote a letter to his cousin Chen Xuan, who is now the emperor, and the content was very simple, that is, cousin, this throne is mine, and now that I am back, you quickly give the throne to me. Chen Xuan was very unhappy, but on the surface he said, "The prince is coming back soon, so I have to find a place to be the king of the clan to retire." This is actually a superficial article, since he has ascended the throne, how can he abdicate again, his confidant Hou Andu understood it, so he kept his nose and said: "Your Majesty can't, from ancient times to the present, there are replaced Heavenly Sons there?" Chen Xuan had not abdicated the throne originally, and his confidants had gone to his heart, but after all, he was the nephew of the former emperor, not a son, and it was reasonable to say that it did not make sense, and the only way was for Chen Chang to die. Chen Chang entered the territory of the State of Chen from Lushan And Jijiang. Chen Xuan then ordered the relevant personnel to greet him, and of course there were his own confidants among the people who greeted him. When crossing the river, Hou An pushed Chen Chang into the Yangtze River and drowned, announcing that Chen Chang had drowned in the middle of the river due to ship damage. In April Gengyin, the coffin was mourned to the Capital Division, Chen Xuan personally came out to cry, posthumously offered, and the scenery was buried, so Chen Xuan sat firmly on the throne.
Chen Chang was originally the son of Chen Baxian, who was born with advantages, but instead of ascending to the throne, he lost his life, not only because of Providence, but also because he did not know the current affairs.