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

A moment later, Wei Yong arrived with hurried steps and an anxious expression, carrying a stack of bamboo slips as fast as the wind!

I took a few deep breaths, trying to calm myself down, before cautiously asking:

"Your Majesty, should we immediately print the edict establishing the Crown Prince?"

“Engrave!” Emperor Xia answered decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

After receiving clear instructions, Wei Yong did not dare to delay in the slightest. He quickly retrieved the materials needed for engraving and devoted himself to the engraving process with full concentration.

His hands skillfully wielded the carving knife, each movement precise and powerful.

Time passed by, and under their watchful eyes, the engraving was finally completed successfully in no time.

Wei Yong carefully picked up the newly engraved bamboo slips, quickly walked to Emperor Xia, and respectfully presented them to him.

Emperor Xia was a decisive man; having already agreed, he did not think about it any further.

He immediately took out the imperial seal, a symbol of imperial power, and forcefully stamped it down without hesitation.

A crisp sound rang out as the seal landed steadily on the bamboo slips.

Almost at the same instant the seal was lowered, the system notification sounded at just the right moment!

[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission! 】

Upon hearing this voice, Xia Taige did not rush to check what the reward he had received was.

Instead, with a solemn expression, he bowed deeply to the Xia Emperor and shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your support!"

Seeing this, Emperor Xia smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Xia Taige did not need to be so polite. Then, he spoke earnestly and sincerely:

"You and I, father and son, are both fighting for the Great Xia Dynasty, so why should we talk about gratitude?"

"From now on, go ahead and do it. Don't worry about those baseless rumors that your achievements will overshadow your superiors!"

"I promise you here that no matter what you do in the future, I will not lay a hand on you."

"This time, you and I, father and son, will explain things clearly, so that you won't have any worries in the future."

"Once this begins, there is no turning back. I hope you understand that!"

Xia Taige was deeply moved by the Emperor's sincere words. He had no worries about what the Emperor said, and as time went on, he would only grow stronger.

At that time, even if Xia Taige rebels, it will be easy to succeed without any difficulty!

Despite Xia Taige's strength to rebel, Emperor Xia had considered all aspects of the situation and eliminated all potential threats, thus placing absolute trust in Xia Taige.

This is completely out of character for an emperor!

Seeing this, Xia Taige hurriedly spoke up:

"I hope Father can rest assured that no matter how powerful I become in the future, I will never rebel!"

Hearing Xia Taige's statement, Emperor Xia's face darkened. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Seeing Xia Taige revert to his unreliable behavior, Emperor Xia grew increasingly angry.

"Dismissed. Do not be absent from the morning court tomorrow. I will order you and your brothers to attend court together and announce the appointment of the Crown Prince in person, so as to extinguish any thoughts they may have of this!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, I thank you!"

"My son, please retire!"

After performing the grand ceremony, Xia Taige turned and left!

Within the capital, those renowned and powerful forces, like keen hunting dogs, sensed something unusual.

When they heard that Xia Taige had actually been able to enter the palace to meet the emperor, they were all shocked, and then they all turned their attention to the solemn and majestic imperial palace.

These powerful forces are extremely attentive to matters of the court, and no disturbance can escape their notice.

However, Xia Taige's visit to the palace to meet the emperor this time seems to be shrouded in mystery, making it difficult for people to see the truth behind it.

Despite the efforts of various factions to extract information from within the palace, the matter proved to be far too significant.

Previously effective intelligence gathering channels have all become useless at this moment.

After all, such an important matter was discussed in private, so how could it be easily leaked?

Therefore, all that the various factions knew was that Xia Taige had stayed in the Imperial Study for several hours.

As for what exactly happened during that long period of time, they were like blind men touching an elephant, only able to piece together a vague outline based on their own guesses.

As for the specific content of the discussion, nothing was known, as if it were a secret hidden in the darkness, impossible to fathom.

Upon returning to the Prince's residence, Xia Taige did not delay at all and immediately opened the system to see what the reward was!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission—Establishing a Crown Prince!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the character—Donghuang Taiyi!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired 801 soldiers from the Eastern Palace Guard – the Vanguard Camp!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired 2500 soldiers of the Eastern Palace Army – the Mo Dao Army!]

Xia Taige didn't pay much attention to the troop type; his eyes were fixed on Donghuang Taiyi!

A thought suddenly popped into Xia Taige's mind.

Without further hesitation, summon them!

"System, summon Donghuang Taiyi!"

A flash of golden light appeared, and a man dressed in a black robe and wearing a black mask appeared in front of Xia Taige!

[Name: Donghuang Taiyi]

[Strength: Realm of a Land Immortal]

Upon seeing the system introduction, Xia Taige sighed inwardly, "Just as I expected."

It's really hard to believe that someone with such an impressive aura is still at the peak of the Grandmaster level!

Donghuang Taiyi had just calmed himself down when he saw Xia Taige and nodded slightly in greeting!

"Donghuang Taiyi greets Your Highness!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Eastern Emperor!"

Although Donghuang Taiyi was a staunch supporter of Xia Taige, Xia Taige still respected him!

"Now that you've arrived, I can step down from my position as the head of the Zhenwu Division!"

"Tomorrow morning at court, accompany me to receive the position of Chief Judge!"

Upon hearing this, Donghuang Taiyi did not refuse and immediately nodded in agreement!

This configuration is in line with the Zhenwu Division's setup. It's quite reasonable that the two deputy division chiefs are at the peak of the Grandmaster level, and the division chief is at the Land Immortal Realm.

Upon seeing this, Xia Taige immediately ordered someone to summon Zhao Gao.

While waiting, Xia Taige also checked the other two rewards!

Xia Taige was very familiar with both the Trapped Camp and the Mo Dao Army.

Both of these military branches have left a significant mark on the long history of China.

The 800 soldiers of the Trapped Camp, led by Gao Shun, were known as invincible in battle. However, after Gao Shun was killed for refusing to surrender, the Trapped Camp gradually disappeared into the annals of history.

The Mo Dao Army consists of 2,500 soldiers, each wielding a Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) and clad in heavy armor. Legend has it that with a single slash, a cavalryman or horse can be split in two!

In the Battle of Xiangji Temple in 757 BC, more than 60,000 enemy soldiers were killed in just one day from noon to dusk!

After reading the introduction, Xia Taige summoned the two types of soldiers to the Zhenwu Division's training ground to stand by for the time being, and to guard the East Palace after the imperial decree was announced the next day!