As soon as the edict of succession came out, all the ministers present fell silent and looked at each other.

Seeing this, Concubine Xian said loudly, "This is the edict written by the late emperor before his death. It clearly states that Prince Liang Chuhan will inherit the throne. This is absolutely true. If you don't believe it, you can go and ask the eunuch chief steward Defu who serves at your Majesty's side. Eunuch Defu was present at the time."

The eunuch chief steward Defu, who had been following behind Consort Xian, said quickly, "Indeed, your majesty really wants Prince Liang to succeed to the throne, and to prevent the princes from arguing over the throne, he issued a decree of succession."

After the words fell, the ministers began to have different expressions. The ministers who supported Chu Han were gloating, and were just waiting for Chu Han to ascend the throne so that they could have the credit of following the dragon.

The ministers who supported Chu Xuan looked at the succession edict in the hands of Concubine Xian with deep eyes, full of doubts. If the emperor really wanted Prince Liang to be the new emperor, why would he suddenly deprive his mother of her title? Moreover, the word "Shen" in Concubine Shen's name made people feel that it had a deeper meaning no matter how they thought about it.

The Minister of Revenue smiled and said, "The late emperor was wise and had already issued an edict to pass on the throne. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. In this case, why don't we ask the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to choose an auspicious day and respectfully invite His Royal Highness Prince Liang to ascend the throne. What do you think?"

The court officials looked at each other, some of them echoed the words, but the Minister of War stood up at this time, with a serious face: "I think that what the Minister of Revenue said is inappropriate."

"You!" The Minister of Revenue suddenly changed his expression, pointing at the Minister of War and angrily said, "What do you mean by this, Minister Wang? What's wrong with what I said? The decree of succession has been issued, and His Royal Highness Prince Liang is the new emperor appointed by His Majesty. If he doesn't take the throne now, then when? Do you have to wait until King Ye leads his troops back? Do you have to wait until the world is in chaos before you take the throne?"

The Minister of War snorted coldly, his words were full of disdain: "Let's not talk about the authenticity of the imperial edict for now, can you be sure that His Royal Highness Ye Wang really wants to rebel? When Tatuo invaded, His Royal Highness Ye Wang led his troops to fight the enemy regardless of his own safety. How can everyone say that he wants to rebel?"

"Speaking of this edict of succession, even the edict that crowned Concubine Yue was forged, so why can't a edict of succession be forged? After all, women in southern Xinjiang are accustomed to using these means to confuse people. Everything has not been investigated yet, so I hope my colleagues will not jump to conclusions."

The Minister of War spoke with righteous indignation, while Chu Han and Concubine Xian looked at him with sullen faces, burning with anger.

Concubine Xian took a few steps forward and said sternly, "Minister Wang, I respect your high moral character and call you my Lord, but you cannot fail to distinguish right from wrong, black from white. The late emperor's body is still warm, and the criminal Concubine Hui is still in prison. There are witnesses and evidence. How can you say that the Night King has no ulterior motives?"

The military official sneered meaningfully, with an all-seeing look in his eyes: "The so-called evidence is nothing but something prepared in advance by someone with ulterior motives. No one has ever seen Concubine Hui since she was imprisoned. Why don't you bring Concubine Hui out and let everyone present interrogate her?"

"Minister Wang!" Concubine Xian's eyes gradually revealed a hint of cruelty, and she threatened: "Are you sure you want to confront me here?"

All the ministers in the hall were suddenly terrified and froze for a moment.

The original intention of Concubine Xian was to let everyone in the court and the country know that Chu Han's ascension to the throne was not without title or status, but was an order drafted by the emperor himself. However, she did not expect to directly confront the old stubborn Minister of War.

"No matter what, the King of Liang must ascend the throne today!" Concubine Xian tore off her disguise and said fiercely: "The evidence is irrefutable that the King of Night poisoned the late emperor. Anyone in the court who wants to redress the injustice for the King of Night will be treated as an accomplice!"

As soon as these words came out, the Minister of War immediately widened his eyes and glared at him: "How dare you! Since ancient times, women in the harem are not allowed to interfere in government affairs. You dare to step in and frame the prince. Such behavior is no different from a traitor! As the Minister of War, how can I allow you to continue to be so rampant!"

Before he finished speaking, everyone's eyes blurred, and the next moment, a stream of blood gushed out, and the Minister of War fell to the ground with a dagger stuck all the way in his abdomen.

"This...this!" The ministers panicked and retreated hurriedly.

Chu Han was seen standing there with blood on his hands and cold eyes, looking at everyone with a grim expression, like a shameful Asura from hell.

After a long time, when everyone was filled with fear and at a loss, Chu Han suddenly smiled at everyone, and his smile was particularly bloody.

"Don't panic, everyone. I just casually dealt with a traitor. You all saw that the Minister of War Wang Shuren was wholeheartedly in league with the traitor Chu Xuan. He ignored the last wishes of the late emperor and intended to disrupt the government. He deserves death, and his death is not unjust."

The hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. The body of the Minister of War lay beside them. At this moment, who would have the courage to say no? Everyone looked pale and terrified.

Seeing this, Chu Han spoke again: "As for the matter of ascending the throne, this king is not intolerant. You can speak freely, whether you support or oppose it. This king really wants to hear your voices."

After a long time, none of the ministers spoke. Concubine Xian looked arrogant and snorted coldly: "Tell me, what do you think about the succession of Prince Liang?"

The Minister of Revenue took this opportunity to be the first to kneel down and submit his loyalty. A group of panic-stricken ministers behind him followed suit. For a moment, all the ministers knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".

Chu Han was very satisfied with this, and looked at Concubine Xian with satisfaction. The mother and son smiled at each other, their eyes full of excitement.

Then, the Imperial Observatory quickly calculated an auspicious day to send the late emperor to the imperial mausoleum, and then began to speed up preparations for Chu Han's ascension to the throne.

During this period, no news came from Tianque Pass, as if they had tacitly accepted that Chu Han would become the emperor. Everyone in the harem was restrained by Concubine Xian, and even Imperial Concubine Lu had to be carefully locked up in Yilan Palace, not daring to enter or leave at will.

A few days ago, she had secretly bribed the palace maids and inquired about Qin Xuelin's news in private. After all her efforts, she could only find out that Qin Xuelin was now imprisoned in the clan residence and no outsiders were allowed to approach. Lu tried to save her, but she was powerless, and now she could not even protect herself.

"A Luo, you must come back safely with His Royal Highness the Night King. The capital is in chaos, the whole world is in chaos, you must come back."

Tianque Pass.

Chu Xuan put down the pen in his hand, stamped it, sealed the letter, and handed it to Shen He.

"Order someone to rush it to the capital four hundred miles away, and tell them that my father has passed away, and I am going back to the capital to mourn, and to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne."

He wanted to return to the capital openly. If Chu Han did not allow it, he would lead an army to attack the capital in the name of serving the king.