Chapter 962 Ascending the Throne

The Minister of Personnel, who was named by King Yixuan, was not willing to give in easily. His face immediately turned red and he shouted loudly: "You are just a prince. On what basis? Why do you treat me like this?"

As he was dragged out by two guards, he shouted, "I am an important official of the court. You have no right to dispose of me at will!"

King Yixuan knew that if he did not establish his authority today, it would be bad for Pei Chuyan in the future, so he gritted his teeth and continued to speak.

"Twenty strokes of the cane. If you refuse to obey, you can get more." King Yixuan's words left no room for doubt, and they cut off all the resistance of the Minister of Personnel.

At this moment, his slightly narrowed eyes made it clear that he was indeed angry.

As soon as King Yixuan said this, the court fell silent and no one dared to speak.

They knew that King Ui Xuan was really angry today, and no one dared to even breathe a word, only lowered their heads.

At this time, King Yixuan turned his head and nodded gently in the direction of Lord Xia, his tone became a little softer, without any anger from before.

"Everything is up to Lord Lao Xia."

After bowing to King Yixuan, Xia Ning took a step forward with a solemn expression. He gently shook out the letter that he was holding tightly in his hand.

Then he cleared his throat and looked solemnly at the ministers in the court, intending to reveal the truth of the matter.

"My Lords, what I have said today may be shocking, but please listen to me."

"The young man standing next to King Yixuan today is the orphan of the eldest prince of the Dali Kingdom. When the eldest prince died, his bloodline was passed down, but was adopted by the Duke of Anguo of the Great Chu Kingdom and survived."

"Now is the time of crisis for the Dali Kingdom. Since you have learned your identity, you should return to the country and inherit the throne of the eldest prince."

Naturally, the evidence prepared by the Emperor of Great Chu for Xia Ning was also very sufficient.

Next, Xia Ning listed all the witnesses and material evidence one by one in front of all the ministers of the Dali Kingdom, making it impossible for them to refute.

"My Lords, these evidences are sufficient to prove that Li Cheng secretly attacked the eldest prince. The eldest prince's death was actually caused by Li Cheng."

"And these witnesses and physical evidence are sufficient to prove Pei Chuyan's identity beyond doubt."

It has to be said that the Emperor of Great Chu was well prepared.

There was much discussion in the court, but no one dared to stand up and question.

In the midst of the chaos, a minister who had previously supported the eldest prince stood up and said, "I see that you are a man of noble character, not just an ordinary person."

"The eldest prince is an upright man, and his orphan will surely be no bad one. I am willing to support you with all my strength."

With the first person speaking out, naturally the second and third people followed suit, expressing their willingness to support Pei Chuyan in returning to the country and inheriting the throne.

They were people who had supported the eldest prince before, and they had hated Li Cheng for many years.

But firstly, they had no concrete evidence to prove that the eldest prince was indeed killed by Li Cheng.

Secondly, Li Cheng is already the emperor and has taken the supreme position. If they investigate the matter in detail, I am afraid that only the destruction of the family will be waiting for them.

Now that someone has come forward and is willing to vindicate the eldest prince, they will naturally support him.

Now that Li Cheng's evil deeds have been exposed in front of all the people of Dali Kingdom, he has completely lost the chance of turning things around.

Naturally, when someone said this, there were also people in the crowd who whispered in dissatisfaction: "How can an outsider inherit the throne?"

And so, the ministers of both sides began to quarrel.

At this moment, in the chaos, King Ui Seon stood up from the dragon throne, raised his hand slightly, and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Ministers, be quiet."

Everyone's eyes were focused on him.

King Yixuan looked at the ministers in the court with a stern look, and his eyes were full of determination: "My ministers, please listen to what I have to say."

"I have always known that my brother has a surviving bloodline, so over the years, I have never given up on finding my brother's orphan."

"I know what Li Cheng did, but like all the other ministers, I can do nothing about it."

Speaking of this, King Yixuan inexplicably felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

Perhaps because they were touched by his words, many ministers also shed tears.

"I only want to continue my brother's bloodline and make the Dali Kingdom more stable."

"After meeting Pei Chuyan for the first time, I noticed that he looked exactly like my brother, so I secretly sent my trusted aides to investigate for many years and finally confirmed his identity."

"I have pleaded with him, but he is determined to carry on the legacy of Duke Anguo in the Great Chu Kingdom."

"But now is the time of life and death for our Dali Kingdom. If you are willing to return to the court and assume your due responsibilities, I will absolutely support you."

"I know that the ministers may have doubts about you. I promise that I will support him and stand by him."

"If it is discovered in the future that he is not my eldest brother's son, I am willing to sacrifice my life for my country."

King Uiseon's words were so loud that the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although they had doubts in their hearts, seeing King Ui Xuan express his attitude in this way, they could only go with the flow.

After all, King Yixuan now holds the highest power in the Dali Kingdom.

Even if he did not support Pei Chuyan's ascension to the throne, it seemed that the Dali Kingdom would be firmly in his hands.

Perhaps because of this incident, they still had some trust in King Yixuan.

While Xia Ning was talking to King Yixuan, Pei Chuyan stood there quietly, without the slightest fluctuation on his face.

People looked at him from time to time, but his deep eyes made it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

As King Yixuan finished speaking, he turned around, looked at Pei Chuyan beside him, and bowed to him: "I am willing to assist the new emperor to ascend the throne."

Seeing King Yixuan act like this, the ministers could not say anything more. They could only kneel down, salute Pei Chuyan, and acknowledge the new emperor.

Xia Ning, who was watching all this, did not expect that things would go so smoothly.

He thought it might take some effort or even a major war.

He turned to look at Pei Chuyan standing beside him. Pei Chuyan's face was expressionless as before.

But looking at the ministers in front of him, Xia Ning inexplicably felt some worries in his heart.

Yes, things were going too smoothly.

Xia Ning knew that many people in the court of Dali Kingdom supported the eldest prince, so they supported Pei Chuyan.

But for more people, what happened today was just a matter of adapting to the situation.

If Pei Chuyan showed any sign of weakness in his future actions, they would probably have to "face the challenge head-on".

He knew in his heart that he had to be extra careful from now on.