The ministers quickly realized that the late emperor could not possibly survive.
The person in front of me looks very similar to the late emperor. Who could he be?
Really?
At this time, Meng Gaoyang roughly guessed the identity of Dongfang Yinzhang.
"Hahaha..." The old wise king laughed out loud in a very good mood. He was very satisfied with the reactions of most of the middle-aged ministers.
These people were promoted by the late emperor more than 20 years ago.
As long as Feng Yulin stood in front of these ministers, they would think of the late emperor without him saying anything.
"Come, come, let me introduce you to everyone." The old wise king pulled the Eastern Seal onto the jade steps and faced the ministers.
"I believe that the old ministers present here who are of the same age as this king should know that more than forty years ago, when the late emperor was still the crown prince, he and Crown Princess Jingyi took the young His Highness Yulin on an incognito tour south to understand the people's sentiments. Suddenly, a fire broke out in the palace, leaving the late emperor seriously injured and unconscious, Crown Princess Jingyi burned to death, and His Highness is missing."
"During his lifetime, the late emperor expended considerable manpower on the common people, even traveling to the other three kingdoms, to search for the young prince's whereabouts. Unfortunately, before his death, the late emperor was unable to find his Highness Yulin, and instructed me to continue searching for his whereabouts in secret, regardless of life or death. God rewards those who work hard, and I have found his Highness Yulin. This is the late emperor's eldest son, Feng Yulin. Come and meet his Highness Yulin."
The ministers saw that the Eastern seal looked very similar to the late emperor, and they believed the old wise king's words without a doubt.
"Greetings, His Highness Yulin." Meng Gaoyang took the lead in saluting towards the Eastern Seal, and then all the ministers saluted towards Feng Yulin.
Among all the ministers, only Duke Du reluctantly bowed slightly towards the eastern seal.
"No need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Highness Yulin."
Emperor Qianyuan listened to the voices in the hall and felt secretly resentful.
He really received salaries for nothing to support these ministers. They recognized Feng Yulin so quickly and believed the words of the old wise king!
"The Emperor has arrived!"
When Li Haiying's voice was heard, all the ministers knelt down and shouted "Long live Li Haiying".
When Emperor Qianyuan stepped onto the platform, Shangguan Yu gave him a provocative look.
Emperor Qianyuan cursed inwardly, lifted his robe and sat on the dragon throne like a mighty horse and a golden sword.
Emperor Qianyuan didn't call for them to stand up for a long time, and the ministers were very nervous.
Feng Yulin is back, which is not a good thing for the emperor!
Why did they recognize Feng Yulin and bow to him just now?
Now their honor and salary are all given by the current emperor!
What should I do if the emperor blames me?
Shangguan Yu glanced at the group of Beiyi ministers kneeling on the ground and felt unhappy. What did Emperor Qianyuan mean?
Want to show him off? Or should we not delay in announcing Ayi's identity?
Shangguan Yu was about to question him when Emperor Qianyuan saw that he could no longer hold back and slowly said, "My dear ministers, please stand."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health."
"Ahem..." Emperor Qianyuan coughed twice in a pretentious manner. "I'm sure all the ministers have already met Feng Yulin. The Emperor's uncle, the virtuous prince, has confirmed that he is the legitimate son of the late emperor and Crown Princess Jingyi. My brother, His Highness Yulin, please come and meet my brother."
"Greetings to His Highness Yulin. May His Highness Yulin be blessed with good health."
This time the ministers shouted loudly, the sound was deafening.
Feng Yulin waved his hand lightly to let all the ministers stand up and avoid formalities. His demeanor was very impressive, quite similar to that of Emperor Jingchen.
Emperor Qianyuan secretly felt fortunate that if he had not been driven by curiosity and peeked at his true appearance, Feng Yulin would have returned to Dongjun and married Shangguan Ruian, and the Beiyi Kingdom would have truly belonged to Feng Yulin.
"Your Majesty?" The old wise king looked at Emperor Qianyuan and raised his chin towards Su Xingyi.
Emperor Qianyuan immediately stepped down from the dragon throne, walked up to Su Xingyi, and pulled him up the jade steps.
The ministers widened their eyes. It seemed that what Shangguan Yu said was true!
There was a stone step away from the dragon throne. Emperor Qianyuan stopped with Su Xingyi and faced the ministers.
"Ahem..." Emperor Qianyuan coughed lightly against his lips. "I have something happy to tell you, my ministers. This is the adoptive father of the young Prince Fu, Prince Shun Su Xingyi, whom I personally bestowed upon him. What I didn't expect was that Prince Shun is none other than the legitimate son of me and Empress Fu'an. It truly is God's will!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Then all the ministers saluted Su Xingyi again.
"Li Haiying."
Li Haiying brought up three imperial edicts, and Emperor Qianyuan personally read them out in front of all the ministers.
The Eastern Seal was conferred the title of Prince Dehe, and the Prince's Palace was granted amnesty.
Feng Jinyu was conferred the title of First Rank Saint King, and the Grand Prince’s Palace was renamed the Saint King’s Palace.
When the ministers heard that Prince Shun was appointed Crown Prince, they were all shocked!
"Your Majesty!" Duke Du's eyes turned red with anxiety. "Although Prince Shun is the Majesty's eldest son, his ability to govern the country remains to be seen. His Royal Highness the Holy King possesses both talent and virtue, is excellent in both character and learning, and cares about the people. He is more suitable to be the crown prince of Beiyi."
Officials from the Du family's party came out one after another to support Duke Du.
"Haha..." Shangguan Yu sneered, "Don't bother Duke Du about that. I can personally teach Prince Shun how to govern the country. If that doesn't work, there's still the old virtuous prince, Prince Yulin."
"That's right!" Xiao Tianci said, "Prince Yu is Prince Shun's uncle, and Prince Fu is his adopted son. His biological mother is the Princess of Xirong. Only if Prince Shun becomes the crown prince of Beiyi, will Beiyi and Nankun, Xirong, and Dongjun live in peace for the next few decades without war. So, can the Holy King's position as crown prince guarantee a peaceful and war-free border for the next few decades?"
"Mr. Xiao is right. Prince Shun is the emperor's eldest son and is the legitimate candidate for the crown prince!" Meng Gaoyang quickly stepped forward and echoed his voice, determined to lift his great-grandson's adoptive father to a high position no matter what.
"Your Majesty, you have made Prince Shun the Crown Prince. This is truly wise!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
“…”
Emperor Qianyuan felt uncomfortable when he saw that all his ministers supported Prince Shun to be the crown prince.
After all, Su Xingyi was not the candidate for crown prince in his mind.
He had no choice due to the situation.
"Alright! Everyone, come and meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
All the ministers bowed deeply to Su Xingyi.
Su Xingyi was a little nervous at first, but now he was completely comfortable with it. He raised his hand gently and said, "No need to be polite. Stand up."
The ministers shouted their thanks again.
After expressing gratitude, the hall instantly became quiet. A moment later, the voice of the young Shangguan Jinnian was heard in the hall.
"Brother, now that our nephew's identity has been revealed and he's been crowned the Crown Prince, shouldn't the Beiyi court hand over the persecutors who persecuted my sister and give us an explanation?"
Shangguan Yu nodded and looked at Emperor Qianyuan sitting on the dragon throne.
"Someone come! Capture him for me!"
Soon a group of imperial guards rushed in and pinned Duke Du to the ground.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing? How could I possibly be the murderer of Empress Fu'an? I wouldn't dare to do it even if I had a hundred guts!"
"You don't dare?" Dongfang Yinzhang approached, looking down at him. "You're not only incredibly bold, but also incredibly ambitious. Not only did you poison Empress Fu'an, causing her to bleed profusely during childbirth, you even planned to use your Du family's bloodline to replace the crown prince!"
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