After the court session ended, the officials dispersed, and the solemn atmosphere in the court gradually dissipated.

Instead of rushing off to deal with the Yongning Prefecture affairs as everyone expected, Xia Taige turned around and strode towards the Imperial Study.

Throughout the journey, he remained deep in thought, as if he were contemplating something important.

When Xia Taige stepped into the Imperial Study, the scene before him made him slightly taken aback.

Inside the imperial study, contrary to his usual behavior, Emperor Xia was not sitting at his desk engrossed in reviewing the mountain of memorials. Instead, he was leisurely leaning back in his chair, holding a steaming cup of fragrant tea in his hand, quietly waiting for his arrival.

"I've met my father!"

Xia Taige did not delay. As soon as he entered the imperial study, he bowed and greeted Emperor Xia.

At this moment, Emperor Xia merely glanced at his son before him, and with just that one glance, he knew that Xia Taige had come here again to ask for something.

"Alright, I've been waiting for you here for quite a while!" Emperor Xia put down his teacup and waved his hand.

Immediately afterwards, he turned to the eunuch Wei Yong who was serving him and instructed him, "Wei Yong, give the Crown Prince a seat."

Upon hearing the sound, Wei Yong quickly moved a beautifully carved stool from a corner, carefully placed it behind Xia Taige, and respectfully said:

"Your Highness, please take a seat."

Upon hearing this, Xia Taige nodded slightly to express his gratitude, and then slowly sat down.

After Xia Taige was seated, Emperor Xia asked directly, "Speak, what brings you to me this time?"

"Your Majesty, I witnessed firsthand the inadequate supervision within the court during the morning court session today."

"Those officials act entirely according to their personal whims, recklessly and arbitrarily, having long forgotten the principles and fundamental ethics they upheld when they first entered officialdom!"

Xia Taige, his face full of indignation, continued speaking righteously.

"Seeing this scene, my patriotic feelings are burning even more fiercely in my heart, and it is almost impossible to suppress them!"

Upon hearing this, the Xia Emperor, seated on his dragon throne, frowned slightly and let out a soft snort:

"Enough with your flowery official jargon! You're already the Crown Prince, yet you still speak and act so rudely!"

As he spoke, Emperor Xia glared at Xia Taige.

Upon hearing this, Xia Taige chuckled somewhat sheepishly, but quickly composed himself and cut straight to the point:

"Your Majesty, I have come to see you today with an important idea that I wish to share with you."

"Your subject wishes to assume the post of Imperial Guard remotely, to conduct rigorous surveillance over all civil and military officials in the court!"

Xia Taige's tone was firm and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia looked puzzled and asked, "You want to take over the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

"Father, it's not about taking over!"

"Your Majesty, I wish to disband the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard on the spot and rebuild a new intelligence agency, an intelligence agency that will strike fear into the hearts of all officials!"

Xia Taige solemnly addressed the Xia Emperor!

The existing Jinyiwei personnel, from the commander down to the ordinary officers, are all corrupt to the core and beyond redemption.

It would be better to just disband the group on the spot, saving us the trouble of figuring out who can and cannot use it!

"Tell me in detail!" Emperor Xia nodded, not rejecting the proposal.

"Father, I intend to use the newly established institution to carry out a major reform of the Great Xia!"

"Using their duties as Imperial Guards, they ruthlessly eliminate dissidents... well, they vigorously sweep away traitors and evildoers, and remove national traitors!"

At this point, Xia Taige glanced somewhat guiltily at Emperor Xia, and seeing that the emperor did not respond, he continued:

"Currently, the Great Xia's oversight is severely inadequate. Officials within their jurisdictions act recklessly, outwardly complying but inwardly defying, without the court's knowledge!"

"If this continues, the imperial court will gradually lose control over the local areas, until local uprisings and rebellions break out!"

"During the morning court session this morning, I was shocked to hear that the national treasury had less than ten million taels of silver left!"

"The national treasury is not as rich as the Crown Prince's palace. If word gets out, what will become of the court's prestige?"

"In the end, it is because Father Emperor's heart is too weak. If Father Emperor is willing to agree to my request, I promise that within seven days, I will definitely deposit 20 million taels of silver into the national treasury!"

"Otherwise, I am willing to personally pay the additional twenty million taels of silver!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia looked at Xia Taige curiously and couldn't help but ask:

What organization is it?

"Your Majesty, the new agency is also called the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Its authority is to inspect all officials, to execute first and report later, and it is a special permission granted by the Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia frowned, staring intently at Xia Taige. After a moment, he finally spoke:

"In this way, the authority of the Embroidered Uniform Guard will inevitably be too vast!"

“Father, in chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary. Since it is a sweeping reform, we cannot be afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind!”

"I hope Your Majesty will grant my request. What I promised before still stands!"

Emperor Xia had no choice but to be cautious, mainly because the Embroidered Uniform Guard had too much power, and in the future, it would inevitably affect the imperial authority!

In fact, the Embroidered Uniform Guard did indeed do things that superseded imperial power!

However, Xia Taige need not worry about these things. In Xia Taige's mind, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will always be a knife to kill the enemy, and will never accidentally hurt himself!

Emperor Xia, still deep in thought, looked up at the confident Xia Taige.

Xia Taige now looks just as confident as he did when he asked for the position of Crown Prince.

Upon seeing this, the Xia Emperor suddenly felt somewhat dazed!

Now, both father and son are moving towards the goal of unifying the Chinese continent, and Emperor Xia asks himself if he really shouldn't hold back their progress!

Emperor Xia snapped out of his daze, stared at Xia Taige for a long time, and then solemnly spoke:

"I agree to this!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Taige immediately beamed with joy.

"Thank you for your support, Father. Your son will certainly not let you down!"

Then, Xia Taige looked at Wei Yong.

"Wei Daban, please prepare a decree quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yong, who was standing beside him with his head down, quickly replied:

"Yes, this old servant is coming right away!"

This caused Emperor Xia to glare at Wei Yong!

Wei Yong secretly lamented that if things continued this way, it wouldn't be long before His Highness the Crown Prince's power surpassed that of Emperor Xia, and Wei Yong couldn't afford to offend either side!

"Oh, and by the way, 'act first, report later, authorized by imperial power.' Don't forget to add those eight words!"

"Once the imperial edict is drafted, immediately go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters to announce it and order them to disband on the spot. I will arrange for personnel to take over shortly!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, you can trust this old servant to handle things!" Wei Yong replied with an embarrassed smile.

The system notification sounded the instant the seal was affixed!

[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission! 】

Xia Taige did not rush to open it, but instead took his leave from the Xia Emperor!

"Father, since that's the case, I'll take my leave now!"

After saying that, Xia Taige turned and left!

Inside the Eastern Palace, Xia Taige quickly opened the system to check the rewards!

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