Sequel?

i do, it Wood be nice to see that

Tuoren is great but it's implied that deputy emperors have a specialized choosing process where they are predestined and not indicative of personality, status, etc... So he already had his role. Besides, the emperor stays in his chambers most of the time. Tuoren couldn't do that as he's a wandering spirit.

It would be more likely to have LiFang as the next deputy emperor since he himself was an emperor but looking at their personalities I don’t think they would sit in one place for too long.