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Originally Posted by cf18
But in real life the survival of the fittest system will not last three generations, because the empire itself will be quickly weaken by constant in-fighting or civil war. In Chinese history that kind of in-fighting between prince usually occurs between the second generations, because many of them are generals of rebels leaded by their father. If things don't settle down after the 2nd emperor , that dynasty will not last.
Say what if the Britannia emperor suddenly dies and Schneizel the 2nd Prince claim the throne. Do you expect Cornelia to just bow or lead her loyal knights for some Knightmare vs Knightmare action? Britannia will be torn apart. Well that may be exactly what Lelouch wants.
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If it was a all out civil war then your are right but the kind of fights i am thinking of has more to do with what happen in the Tang Dynast when the Tang prince trap his brother in the gate to the imperial palace and kill them both and later force his father into retirement. There is also the Ching Dynasty where the imperial succession has a large number of causalties but never a open civil war. It was all done in the shadows with poison and a knief in the dark.
As for Scheizel, if somehting like that happen I would expect him to keep news of his father death a secret for long a spossible and int he mean time take out as many of his brother and sister that he feels is a threat ASAP. He would consolidate his power in the palace/capital and military ASAP.