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

In the royal study.

After seeing off Madam Yan and bidding farewell to Lin Ying, Xia Taige went straight to the Imperial Study.

At this moment, on the desk in the Imperial Study, there was a plan for unifying the Chinese mainland that the Cabinet had just drafted.

Although Xia Taige no longer needed to review memorials after the power was delegated to the cabinet, he still cared deeply about matters of great importance to the nation.

The Great Xia Dynasty is gradually stabilizing internally. Once the talent pool is in place, the next step will undoubtedly be to launch a war against the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty to unify China.

With things done ahead of time, plans for unifying the Chinese mainland naturally need to be prepared and perfected in advance.

Looking at the proposal presented by the cabinet, Xia Taige hesitated.

Currently, Xia Taige has two paths to choose from.

One method was to subdue the enemy without fighting, using skilled warriors to coerce the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty into surrendering to the Great Xia.

Although this move was the most effective, the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty that were taken over would inevitably be just like the Great Xia Dynasty before, with internal chaos, powerful families forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices.

This would certainly make subsequent governance extremely troublesome.

With the actions of the Great Xia Dynasty as a precedent, the powerful families, officials, and clerks within the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty will surely be alarmed. Trying to replicate the actions of the Great Xia Dynasty will not be so simple.

Looking back at the Great Xia Dynasty, it took a very long time for things to improve, and even today, the problem has not been completely solved.

It is likely that the chronic problems within the borders of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty will be even more difficult to deal with than those in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Secondly, the army set out to attack the walls and cities while simultaneously purging the corrupt and powerful families and incompetent officials within both countries.

However, this law will inevitably involve continuous killings, and the resistance that Great Xia will face will certainly increase exponentially as the matter progresses.

Given this approach, the powerful clans and local officials, knowing full well that the fall of the city meant certain death, would surely fight to the death to resist.

The armies of the Great Xia, Great Zhou, and Great Shang dynasties will surely suffer this annihilation.

However, the advantage is that it completely resolves the remaining issues between the two countries, and at that time, Great Xia can also serve as a rear base to provide talent for the conquered territories.

After a moment's hesitation, Xia Taige still leaned towards the second option.

The main problem is that the first path is probably not as easy as Xia Taige imagined.

Judging from the fate of the powerful clans within the Great Xia territory, even if the Great Zhou and Great Shang royal families agree to surrender, the powerful clans below will surely resist.

After agonizing for a long time, Xia Taige simply wrote down his concerns on the memorial and handed it over to the cabinet for selection.

After handing the memorial to his subordinates, Xia Taige pondered for a moment, then looked at Cao Zhengchun and slowly gave his instructions:

"Have Zhao Gao convey to the Kunlun Sect Leader that someone from Kunlun who is above the Grandmaster level should come to the Great Xia Guest Minister Palace to take up a post!"

"The Kunlun Patriarch is to be enshrined in the Hall of Worship and await orders in the capital!"

"In addition, send an invitation to the Lord of the Heavenly Palace in the capital, inviting him to join the Hall of Worship as a worshipper!"

Since the plan to unify the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty has not yet been finalized, Xia Taige simply decided to bring these Jianghu forces under his control first.

Xia Taige guessed that it must have been his ancestor's suggestion to bring Kunlun into the Great Xia Dynasty, and he figured that Kunlun would not refuse to come to the capital to take up a post.

Of course, it doesn't matter if they refuse, since several powerful beings at the Land Immortal Realm are currently free.

As for the master of the Heavenly Palace, Xia Taige was uncertain.

In Xia Taige's mind, he always felt that this person was not as simple as the other terrestrial immortals.

Even the extremely mysterious leader of the Divine Cult was unaware of the secrets of the Xuanzong Sect, while the Lord of the Heavenly Palace knew them clearly.

Moreover, the disappearance of this part of the history of the Huaxia Dynasty was too bizarre.

Xia Taige sometimes even believes that this part of the history of the Chinese mainland was erased by the Heavenly Palace.

Otherwise, it would be abnormal for the Great Xia Ancestor, with his strength at the Land Immortal Realm, to have traveled across the continent for several years without gaining anything.

Even within the lineage of Xuanzong, there has never been any information about the Heavenly Palace.

Taking all these factors into account, Xia Taige couldn't help but speculate about this place.

But if that's really the case, then the Heavenly Palace must not be an ambitious entity, otherwise the secret treasure would be within their grasp.

Of course, after learning about the matter of the Lord of the Heavenly Palace, Xia Taige believed Xuanzong's words even more.

Xia Taige had been skeptical about the matter, but just in case, he sent the Great Xia Ancestor to Xuanzong to oversee things.

“Yes!” Cao Zhengchun bowed in response.

In a quiet courtyard in the capital city.

After agreeing to let Xia Taige settle in the capital that day, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace sent someone to buy this villa.

The Lord of the Heavenly Palace himself knew this secret, and Xia Taige would certainly not allow him to leave the capital under any circumstances.

So he decided to settle down in the capital.

"Palace Master, the Great Xia Dynasty has sent this to you. Please take a look!" A maidservant presented the silk to the Palace Master.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace immediately sat up, took the document from the maid, and began to examine it.

The Lord of the Heavenly Palace was lost in thought as he stared at the few simple words on the page.

Just as he was deep in thought, an elderly woman with white hair walked in from outside the door.

"It must be a message from the Great Xia Dynasty inviting the Palace Master to join the Hall of Worship!"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace looked at the old woman with considerable surprise, wondering how she knew.

Seeing this, the old woman shook her head and explained:

"Since the court announced the establishment of the Hall of Offerings and the Palace of Guest Ministers yesterday, I had already guessed that this would happen, but I did not expect that it would come to my door today."

"The current emperor of Great Xia is indeed an ambitious man!"

The appearance of the Hall of Offerings and the Palace of Guest Ministers also shows Xia Taige's desire to recruit the world's best experts under his command, which is also a way of laying the groundwork for the future.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace nodded in agreement.

"When I spoke with him that day, I already sensed from him the meaning of 'playing with life'."

"It was as if everything in the world was just a game to him, like an immortal wandering through the mortal world."

Although he did not have much interaction with Xia Taige that day, the feeling he brought to the Lord of the Heavenly Palace was unforgettable.

"The emergence of such a person in this world is both a great blessing and a great tragedy!"

"I wonder what the Palace Master's choice will be?" After a moment of reflection, the old woman looked at the Lord of the Heavenly Palace and asked.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace shook his head. Now that things have come to this, is there really any other way?

"I had no choice but to agree. Besides, it'll be good to have a powerful backer in the future!" the Heavenly Palace Lord said with a self-deprecating laugh.

When Xia Taige eventually unifies the Chinese mainland, his ambition will surely lead him to continue his conquests.

Without the protection of the Great Xia, the Heavenly Palace, with its strength, would likely find it difficult to remain unscathed.

Moreover, since Xia Taige has sent someone to extend this invitation, how could he possibly let the Heavenly Palace off so easily?