Dugu Kangze squinted his eyes as he looked out at the weather, then glanced at the civil and military officials standing on both sides of the hall and the envoys from other countries. After a long silence, he finally spoke, "The coronation ceremony will proceed as scheduled."
Eunuch Wei understood the signal, shook the whisk in his hand, and shouted loudly outside the hall, "The coronation ceremony begins."
Voices echoed from inside the hall to the outside, reaching the ears of Crown Prince Dugu Han.
After Dugu Han stood up, he straightened the Dragon Crown atop his head and brushed off non-existent creases from his Dragon Robe. Then he began to ascend the steps in front of the great hall with composure, his gaze growing deeper with each step, until he arrived at the front of the hall.
