Great Xia: At the start, summon the Net of Heaven to suppress the martial arts world.

After a long silence between the master and disciple, the old woman finally looked up at Yue Qingying and sighed, then slowly spoke:

"Let's go to the capital. I'll take charge of the Misty Pavilion for now!"

After saying this, the old woman took out a scroll and a jade talisman from behind her back and handed them to Yue Qingying, instructing her:

"This contains information about the strength and distribution of the Misty Guards. The jade talisman is the token that can be used to mobilize the Misty Guards!"

"Take these and head to the capital to await the orders of the Crown Prince of Great Xia!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Qingying was unwilling, but she still stepped forward and accepted the two items.

The strength displayed by the Zhenwu Division this time has completely exceeded the expectations of the Misty Pavilion, and at this point, the Misty Pavilion can no longer afford to consider it.

If the Misty Pavilion had never shown itself to Xia Taige, perhaps it could have chosen to remain secluded within its own little world.

Xia Taige is not a person who indiscriminately kills; all he seeks is for the people of Great Xia to live in peace and prosperity. He may not necessarily take action against the Misty Pavilion.

But now that they have chosen to surrender and have come into Xia Taige's sights, it is obviously too late to back out.

It would be unwise for the Misty Pavilion to confront the Zhenwu Division, which currently holds the greatest prestige.

Inside the Great Xia Imperial Palace at this time.

Xia Taige and the Xia Emperor and his son sat facing each other, and the so-called distinction between ruler and subject had disappeared.

Looking at his five sons, whose faces were still somewhat immature, the Xia Emperor felt a great deal of emotion.

Since Xia Taige became the crown prince, he has accomplished several major events that have shaken the Chinese continent without the Xia emperor's knowledge, which even the Xia emperor had to admire.

For a moment, even the Xia Emperor couldn't deny that he was getting old.

"After the matter at the Great Thunderclap Temple is over, what are the next plans?" Emperor Xia asked casually after a moment of reflection.

Xia Taige is now highly independent. If the Xia Emperor doesn't intervene, the matter will likely remain unresolved until the Xia Emperor even knows about it.

"Your Majesty, after the Zhenwu Division branch is completed, I plan to compile a list of all martial arts sects within the Great Xia territory and register all martial arts practitioners."

"Shut down any unnecessary sects and eradicate all heretical sects."

"After the situation stabilizes, all martial arts sects will be under the command of the Zhenwu Division to prevent any further acts of recklessness by martial arts practitioners."

"After the funds from the Great Thunderclap Temple are transported back to Great Xia, I intend to establish academies in various prefectures and even counties within Great Xia, so as to completely break the predicament of talent shortage."

"Your subject is willing to give children from poor families a chance to rise above others and to completely break the monopoly of powerful clans."

"At that time, the imperial examination system will be introduced in due course, allowing more talented people to shine in the Great Xia!"

Xia Taige became more and more excited as he spoke. In his heart, there was no such thing as governing the world in a cage; all he thought of was a world of great harmony.

Unlike other monarchs, Xia Taige would never fear the growing number of intelligent people in the world, never fear meritorious officials overshadowing the emperor, and never fear powerful ministers rising up in rebellion in the future.

The so-called worries of monarchs are nothing more than a lack of confidence in their own strength and the strength of their dynasty. Xia Taige had no such worries at all.

Every day Xia Taige survives, the strength of the Great Xia Dynasty increases.

Emperor Xia listened attentively while watching Xia Taige speak passionately before him.

At this moment, a sense of loss welled up in Emperor Xia's heart. Just listening to Xia Taige's plan, not to mention his confidence, Emperor Xia, with his vision, naturally knew that if things went as Xia Taige said, Great Xia would definitely be able to dominate the Chinese continent.

However, what is disappointing is that all the achievements we see so far are the result of Xia Taige's efforts in just over a month since he became crown prince.

Emperor Xia asked himself, "For many years, I have been conscientious and responsible in fulfilling my duties as the Emperor of Great Xia, but the deep-seated problems of Great Xia have not been improved."

In an instant, the desire for abdication that had sprouted in the Xia Emperor that day grew even stronger.

Even if the Great Xia achieved the feat of unifying the Chinese continent during his reign, what did that have to do with him? How could the world not know that this feat was accomplished by the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty?

If one cannot shine in their position, why not give up their position to someone more capable?

Moreover, the one who succeeded him was his fifth son, whom he had always respected and loved. What difference did it make whether he became emperor or not?

Why should I spend all day painstakingly revising memorials, only to find it all for naught?

After abdicating, why would I need to review memorials myself, and why would I need to get up early and work late every day to handle the affairs of the morning court?

In my spare time, I would go fishing and enjoy the flowers with a few imperial concubines. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

The more Emperor Xia thought about it, the further away it seemed. He even began to imagine the leisurely life after his abdication.

"Fifth Prince, how about I pass the throne to you?"

Xia Taige was stunned by the Emperor's words. At that moment, Xia Taige even doubted that he had heard correctly.

"Why does Father say that?"

If Xia Taige hadn't signed in to obtain the legendary jade seal before, he would surely have been overjoyed. But with the appearance of the jade seal, whether or not he becomes the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty is no longer of much concern to Xia Taige.

Why be confined to the palace every day? It's so much more comfortable now.

"For many years, I have devoted myself to reviewing memorials every day, intending to be a wise ruler and develop and strengthen the Great Xia. But now, looking back, despite my efforts over the years, the Great Xia is still standing still and has made no progress!"

"Perhaps I am not a wise ruler. I do not have the heart to fight or kill. Years on the throne have made me accustomed to a stable environment, and I have no desire to change anything!"

"In that case, I might as well abdicate and let someone with the will and ability remove the cancer that has accumulated in Great Xia over the years."

"Since you ascended to the position of Crown Prince, you first established the Zhenwu Division to suppress the four great families, and then rebuilt the Jinyiwei to monitor all officials. Under your leadership, you also completely eliminated the formidable enemy, the Great Thunder Temple, greatly reducing the burden on the Great Xia. In this respect, you are clearly more suitable than I am!"

"The throne of the Great Xia Emperor will be yours sooner or later; what difference does it make whether it's sooner or later?"

Emperor Xia stood up, reflecting on the past twenty-odd years since his ascension to the throne, and paced back and forth in the main hall with a sense of melancholy.

If it weren't for Xia Taige's sudden emergence, the Great Xia Dynasty, already plagued by these problems, probably wouldn't have lasted more than five emperors.

Moreover, this was under the condition that every emperor was a wise ruler; otherwise, the collapse of the Great Xia Dynasty would have come even faster.

Seeing this, Xia Taige was about to say a few words of comfort when she suddenly heard a system notification sound in her mind.

【Ding! 】

[Mission issued: Host, please ascend the throne and wield the divine artifact!]

[Mission Introduction: The ruler of a dynasty is more noble than the heavens. The Great Xia Dynasty is currently plagued by long-standing problems and urgently needs a decisive and exceptionally intelligent individual to save it. The host is naturally duty-bound to take on this role!]