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

As the battle between the two ended, a message spread like wildfire throughout the entire Great Xia territory!

The old patriarch of the Wang family, who was at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, was defeated by a middle-aged man in white robes outside the ancestral land!

This person is suspected to be the missing deputy director of the Zhenwu Division!

The whole country was in an uproar.

No one expected that there would be a Grandmaster at the peak of the Zhenwu Division!

At this point, the prestige of the Zhenwu Division was at its zenith, and Xia Taige's name was ranked among the top among all the major forces!

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Inside the Prince of Qin's residence in the capital city.

King Qin, Xia Beixuan, sat upright in his study, staring blankly at the intelligence report in his hand.

No one knows what he is thinking.

A moment later, Xia Beixuan raised his head with a bitter expression, looked at Butler Wang beside him, and sighed helplessly!

"My fifth brother is now more than a prince, even though he's not!"

"Now that he has so many experts under his command, I'm afraid none of us brothers can shake his position anymore!"

"It seems I'm destined to be nothing more than a lazy, idle prince for the rest of my life!"

Xia Beixuan gave a self-deprecating laugh, looking dejectedly at his outstretched hands, as if trying to grasp the power and glory that were gradually slipping away.

At this moment, Xia Beixuan appeared incredibly vulnerable and helpless, completely lacking the dignity and confidence he usually possessed as a prince.

Wang, the head steward, watched all of this from the side, his heart filled with worry and heartache.

Steward Wang was well aware of his master's ambitions and understood how much pain and struggle the master was experiencing in the face of the current situation.

I wanted to say a few words of comfort, but when the words reached my lips, I found that any words seemed pale and powerless at this moment.

Steward Wang opened his mouth, but after a long while, he still couldn't utter a complete sentence.

It should be noted that although Xia Beixuan and his fifth brother Xia Taige had a deep brotherly bond, the lofty throne was the focus of attention for the entire world.

Faced with such immense temptation, how many people can truly remain calm and indifferent?

Moreover, for someone as ambitious as Xia Beixuan, wielding a divine weapon and ruling the world is undoubtedly a wild desire that is deeply hidden in his heart and has never been extinguished!

Everyone wants the emperor's throne to rotate, and next year it might be my turn!

Now, all we can say is that this magical artifact is getting further and further away from Xia Beixuan!

Meanwhile, in the inner palace, inside Yong'an Palace.

Empress Yan lay casually on the bed.

His posture was languid and casual.

He held the intelligence that his personal maid had just delivered.

For the Yan family, even without stepping out of the palace gates, they could know the affairs of the world!

Staring intently at the intelligence report in his hand, Yan sighed softly.

It's not that I'm worried about Xia Taige, but rather it would be more accurate to say I'm worried about Xia Beixuan!

Although Lady Yan has been in the palace for many years, she only has two children, Xia Taige and Xia Beixuan!

Everyone was precious to her!

This incident was quite a blow to Xia Beixuan. Xia Beixuan was a few years older than Xia Taige, but now Xia Taige had surpassed him. How could he not feel disappointed!

What was the King of Qin's reaction?

Empress Yan looked at her personal maid and asked casually.

"Your Majesty! The Qin Prince's residence is unchanged, except that His Highness the Qin Prince muttered a few words to himself!"

"No one knows exactly what was said!"

"Can we find out the origins of the suddenly appearing expert under King Xuan's command?"

"There's still no news! All of Xuanwang's spies have been identified!"

"His Majesty is currently having the Imperial Guards investigate, but it's also proving futile!"

Upon hearing this, Empress Yan chuckled softly, her eyes fixed intently ahead, lost in thought.

"So many experts have suddenly appeared, including Grandmasters and peak Grandmasters."

"It all feels a little unreal!"

"With the current configuration of the Zhenwu Division, it probably doesn't even have the foundation of the royal family!"

Empress Yan sighed inexplicably for a moment, then gently waved her hand.

"There's no need to investigate any further! Since King Xuan has chosen to believe them, what's the point of continuing the investigation?"

"Yes!" The personal maid bowed and said no more.

As the news spread.

For a time, countless eyes in the capital were watching the Zhenwu Division's every move!

Outside the Zhenwu Division, the clan elders of the Cai and Wang families still stood on the flagpole, swaying in the wind!

Many forces never expected that such a small government office would contain so many experts!

With the power of the Zhenwu Division alone, they actually suppressed the two powerful families of the Prince of Cai so much that they couldn't raise their heads!

Inside the study of Prince Xuan's residence!

Xia Taige and Zhao Gao sat facing each other.

"Your Highness, Xiaoyaozi has sent a message: the Cai and Wang families, along with the silver, must be delivered to the Zhenwu Division within three days!"

"The two families together possess a total of 35 million taels of silver!"

When Zhao Gao saw the two taels of silver, he thought he was seeing things!

Only after careful confirmation did I realize that my colleague in the white robe was also so considerate.

Upon hearing about the large amount of silver, Xia Taige quickly asked:

"How come there's so much silver?"

"Your Highness, of the 15 million taels belonging to the Cai family and 20 million taels belonging to the Wang family!"

"Xiaoyaozi's letter stated that the Wang family intended to rebel, so they requested more!"

As Zhao Gao spoke, he handed over the intelligence he was holding!

Good guy!

I thought even 20 million taels would be difficult, but now it's almost doubled!

As Xia Taige looked at the intelligence, he sighed inwardly.

Your vision is too narrow!

Thirty-five million taels of silver—just thinking about it made Xia Taige excited!

Even before the money arrived in his account, Xia Taige had already decided how to spend it!

First of all, the salaries of the Zhenwu Division personnel and the three thousand heavy cavalry must be paid!

Secondly, the establishment of local Zhenwu Division branches can also be put on the agenda.

When the Zhenwu Division was established, the system rewarded it with 30,000 sets of clothing. Considering the number of personnel, the monthly salary would be a huge sum!

It took Xia Taige a long time to recover from the shock of losing thirty-five million taels of silver!

"What should we do with Cai Zhiquan and Wang Hui? Do you have any plans?"

Xia Taige finally remembered that Cai Zhiquan and Wang Hui were also with Bai Yin!

"Your Highness, Cai Zhiquan and Wang Hui have resigned from their official posts and are no longer of any use. They can be dealt with however you see fit!"

When Cai Zhiquan and Wang Hui were able to become ministers, their two powerful families paid a considerable price!

The Cai and Wang families had been in power for generations, and the only things that could make the imperial court compromise were money, grain, salt, and horses.

In short, whatever the imperial court lacked, the four great families had it!

The existence of the four great families firmly controls a large number of industries in the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Since it's useless, then hand it over to the Ministry of Justice!"

"Wouldn't it be wonderful to have the Ministry of Justice interrogate their former Minister?"

Seeing the cunning Xia Taige, Zhao Gao quickly agreed!

Before he had even left, Xia Taige continued to explain:

"Pay close attention to the positions of Minister of Revenue and Minister of Justice. Activate all available spies and secret agents. These two positions must not be associated with any aristocratic families!"

"Try to select people with a clean record!"

"Yes!" Zhao Gao nodded in agreement.

In the future, the more innocent people there are, the better, if we want to completely break the monopoly of aristocratic families!