Chapter 212 The New Emperor Ascends the Throne
"More than ten years have passed. Father, I am finally back..."
Looking at the familiar dragon throne, Prince Huai'an saw his father sitting there and ruling the world.
After a long time, King Huai'an gradually came back to his senses, turned around and said to Lao Yu.
"Fourth brother, it's time. It's time for this world to be returned to you!"
As he spoke, Prince Huai'an took Lao Yu's hand, walked up the steps, and brought Lao Yu to the front of the dragon throne.
Afterwards, King Huai'an knelt down first and lowered his head to Lao Yu.
"Your humble servant, the Prince of Huai'an, pays homage to the new emperor!"
"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome the new Emperor to return power to the world!"
As the King of Huai'an was the first to bow down to the ground, all the Jiangnan tribesmen and Jiang Chen and others bowed down to the ground one after another, shouting in unison.
At this point, the two-month-long battle for the throne finally came to an end!
The next day, King Huai'an announced to the world that the throne of the Xia Kingdom would be returned to the real fourth son of the previous emperor, Yu Anmin!
At the same time, the punishment for Regent He Jin was also announced - death penalty!
As soon as this edict was issued, the entire Xia capital was shocked.
It turns out that the fourth son of the previous emperor brought back by Regent He Jin more than ten years ago was a fake!
These old ministers of the Xia Kingdom had been deceived by the Regent He Jin for more than ten years.
After learning of this appalling truth, a group of veteran ministers, led by Yuan Taifu, wrote letters to the emperor one after another, acknowledging the legitimacy of Yu Anmin's bloodline.
Looking at the memorials submitted by a group of old ministers, Yu Anmin, who was forcibly pushed onto the throne by King Huai'an, shook his head helplessly.
"Brother, do I really have to sit on the throne?!"
When Prince Huai'an, who was helping Yu Anmin handle government affairs, heard this, he was slightly startled and then advised.
"Fourth brother, I am letting you take the throne. This is the last order given by our father before he died."
"As sons, we should obey our father's wishes. Moreover, you have been lost among the people for so many years."
"I believe that once Xia Kingdom is handed over to you, it will be restored to its former glory when our father was on the throne!"
As he spoke, King Huai'an walked up to Yu Anmin, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder.
"Okay, stop thinking about these useless things. How do you plan to reward Jiang Chen?"
After comforting Yu Anmin, King Huai'an raised his head and asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Yu Anmin scratched his head in embarrassment.
To be honest, he has been busy dealing with the old ministers and the mess in the imperial capital these days.
He completely forgot about rewarding Jiang Chen and other Jiangnan generals.
Looking at Yu Anmin's bewildered look, Prince Huai'an realized that his fourth brother had completely forgotten about this matter.
"You, you, forget it, just leave this matter to me!"
"Jiang Chen was already the Duke of Zhenguo before. If he is given this title, he will become a prince. Father said that only members of my Yu clan can be crowned as kings."
"How about this, banish him to the northern border. This way, he and your third brother can check and balance each other."
After listening to King Huai'an's arrangements, Yu Anmin nodded in agreement.
Originally, according to his concerns, he wanted to remove Jiang Chen's military power, but now after hearing the arrangement of King Huai'an, Yu Anmin's eyes suddenly lit up.
Putting aside other things, just talking about King Huai'an's arrangement, it is definitely a strategy that kills two birds with one stone!
Not only can it throw Jiang Chen, a major threat, away to the far northern border, but it can also cut off the possibility of King Jin going south.
Thinking of this, Yu Anmin couldn't help but look at King Huai'an with admiration.
Seeing Yu Anmin looking at him, King Huai'an smiled slightly and continued to speak to Yu Anmin.
"As an emperor, you still have a lot to learn!"
"If you want to hold on to this world, you must not only learn to consider the people more, but also learn how to control your subordinates, so as to balance the various forces below!"
"When you are fully grown, it will be your time to rule the world. Father's wish to unify the seven kingdoms is now in your hands, fourth brother!"
Having said that, King Huai'an knelt down on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Yu Anmin.
After listening to what King Huai'an said, Yu Anmin suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
At the same time, he felt a sense of respect for his deceased father, whom he had never met.
No one knows better than him how great the reputation of the former Emperor Xia was among the people!
During his reign, the entire Xia Kingdom was peaceful and prosperous, and its national strength was even ranked among the top three among the seven countries!
Unfortunately, after more than a decade of debauchery by the fake prince and the regent, the national strength of the entire Xia Kingdom has once again fallen to the bottom of the seven kingdoms...
Thinking of this, Yu Anmin's original reluctance to succeed to the throne was weakened a little.
Seeing the determination on his fourth brother's face, Prince Huai'an felt slightly delighted.
He knew that although his words failed to completely convince Yu Anmin, they definitely changed some of Yu Anmin's ideas.
So, the next day was also an auspicious day established by the Imperial Observatory which was newly established by the Xia Kingdom!
On this day, Yu Anmin brought Prince Huai'an and a group of civil and military officials to the royal ancestral temple early in the morning.
After offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, Yuan Taifu, a veteran of three dynasties, walked out of the queue tremblingly.
He picked up the Pingtian crown that represented the supreme ruler of the Xia Kingdom and slowly put it on Yu Anmin's head.
"Today, there is a great man in the Yu clan, his name is Anmin. I hereby announce to the heavens and earth, and to our ancestors, that from now on, this man will be the Emperor of Xia!"
As Yuan Taifu said this, all the civil and military officials fell to the ground and shouted in unison.
"We are waiting to see His Majesty!"
"Long live the emperor!"
Amid the cheers of civil and military officials, Yu Anmin slowly turned around. The majesty of an emperor slowly emanated from him, directly shocking everyone present.
"Everyone, please stand up. From today on, I am the Emperor of Xia!"
In the 22nd year of Yuanqi in the Xia Dynasty, Emperor Yu of Xia announced his peace to the world and ascended the throne in the imperial capital, becoming the 23rd emperor of the Xia Dynasty.
After ascending the throne, Yu Anmin changed the reign title to "Tianyuan", and this year was also called "the first year of Tianyuan"!
After the coronation ceremony, Yu Anmin returned to the imperial city with civil and military officials.
As Yu Anmin, dressed in a dragon robe, slowly sat on the dragon throne, civil and military officials headed by Prince Huai'an and Jiang Chen also lined up on the left and right of the hall.
"Well, my dear ministers, now that I have succeeded to the throne, it is time for you, the ministers who have made contributions, to be rewarded."
As he spoke, Yu Anmin waved his hand, and Su Dingxia came up with two young eunuchs.
"Among all my beloved ministers, my elder brother, Prince Huai'an - Yu Huai'an, and Duke Zhenguo Jiang Chen deserve the greatest credit!"
"Then I will appoint Prince Huai'an as the head of the cabinet, and the Duke of Zhenguo Jiang Chen as the General of Zhenbei and the Duke of Fuguo!"
