Ye Qiu quickly rushed to the Great Dragon Emperor's Palace.

The imperial palace is surrounded by high walls and courtyards, guarded by soldiers on all sides, and covered with magic arrays and surveillance without blind spots.

For an ordinary person to sneak into such a place would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Ye Qiu glanced around and felt that he could probably force his way in, but after arriving here, he no longer wanted to do so.

He walked straight to the main gate of the palace and stopped there.

Who goes there?

The general guarding the palace gate had a full beard, carried a long sword, and exuded a powerful aura. His cultivation level was at the Cave Realm, which was quite formidable.

“Brother Ye, this is General Longyin. He is an upright man. If you speak to him nicely, he should be able to make an exception for you.”

Chu Xiaoling sent a telepathic message to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu understood and immediately said to Long Yin, "General Long, my name is Ye Qiu. I wish to see the Dragon Emperor. Could you please inform him? If he refuses to see me, I will leave immediately."

"You are Ye Qiu?" Long Yin exclaimed in surprise, "I have heard of your deeds. You killed Xuan Yuan Jingtian of the Xuan Yuan family and Wu Yu, the young master of the Wu family's Sword Pavilion. Now both of these great clans are searching for you everywhere. How dare you come to the Imperial Palace?"

"That's why I came," Ye Qiu said with a smile.

Long Yin looked Ye Qiu up and down, and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.

In Longdu, there are many people who dislike Xuanyuan Jingtian and Wu Yu.

But the only one who actually dared to kill was Ye Qiu.

“Those two spoiled brats committed numerous evils, so it is certainly a good thing that you killed them.”

However, this will also bring you a lot of trouble.

Since you've come to me seeking protection, I can give it a try.

"Wait here for a moment; I can't say whether it will succeed."

Long Yin said solemnly.

"General Long, thank you for your trouble." Ye Qiu cupped his hands in greeting.

"Please wait a moment."

Long Yin returned the greeting, and then personally turned and went into the palace.

More than ten minutes later, Longyin returned.

"General Long, how is it?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile, not in a hurry.

Long Yin smiled slightly: "Young Master Ye, you have truly surprised me. His Majesty said he has been waiting for you all along."

"Really?" Ye Qiu was taken aback. "It seems His Majesty already knew about me. That's good, it saves a lot of trouble."

"Young Master Ye, this way please."

"good."

...

Soon after, Long Yin led Ye Qiu into the Yangshen Hall.

The Hall of Nourishing Spirits is where the Dragon Emperor usually reviews memorials and meditates. Many important matters concerning the military and political affairs of the Great Dragon Army are also held here.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Ye has arrived." Long Yin bowed slightly, his expression respectful.

"Alright, you can go ahead with your work. Young Master Ye, please come in."

A young voice came from inside the hall.

"As you command."

Long Yin bowed and withdrew, then quickly departed.

Ye Qiu pushed open the palace door and entered the palace.

Inside the hall, amidst the swirling sandalwood incense, a young man sat cross-legged behind a table, engrossed in reading an ancient book.

The boy was very young, with even a hint of childishness on his face, but his eyes were deep and full of wisdom, and he also had an inexplicable majesty that made people believe in him at a glance. He was the young emperor.

Upon seeing Ye Qiu enter, the young emperor put down the ancient book in his hand, stood up, and said with a smile, "Young Master Ye, I have been waiting for you for many days. Please have a seat."

How many days?

Ye Qiu was secretly surprised.

It seems that the surprise Lin Qingzhu was about to mention was that the emperor wanted to summon her.

However, he later killed Xuanyuan Jingtian and Wu Yu, which prevented the summons from being fulfilled.

At this moment, Ye Qiu guessed that someone from the Supreme God Temple must have told this young emperor some of the content of the first lesson he taught to the people of the Supreme God Temple, which aroused the young emperor's interest.

"I arrived in a hurry, and even a bit disheveled. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me," Ye Qiu said.

"Young Master Ye, what are you saying? Come, come, have a seat. I am very interested in your set of etiquette rules. Could we discuss them in detail today?"

The young emperor warmly pulled Ye Qiu to sit down, his eyes shining brightly.

"Of course," Ye Qiu said with a smile. "What would Your Majesty like to know?"

"I would like to know how difficult it would be to implement the new rites and laws?" the young emperor asked.

Ye Qiu paused for a moment, then said, "The difficulty is neither too great nor too small; it depends on how we implement it."

However, if this were to be implemented, it would likely offend many important figures, and it's not something an ordinary person would dare to do.

In the end, this will likely reduce the power of many important figures, and chaos will be inevitable.

"This is what I want to do." The young emperor smiled: "Some former kings and ministers have too much power and do not follow the right path. They need to be purged."

"Understood."

Ye Qiu immediately realized what was happening.

Although the young emperor was extraordinary, he ultimately ascended the throne too early, and real power was in the hands of some powerful ministers and vassal kings.

Therefore, the young emperor wanted to gradually seize power by establishing new laws.

This idea is good, but its implementation is destined to be a bloodbath.

Compared to the threats posed by the Xuanyuan and Wu families, being caught in the vortex of dynastic power shifts would obviously be more dangerous.

"Young Master Ye, could you explain the intricacies of this matter and elaborate on the advantages and disadvantages of implementing your new rites?" The young emperor stared at Ye Qiu.

Without hesitation, Ye Qiu replied, "Power will gradually be concentrated, the people will be grateful to you, and the world will be more peaceful. It's that simple."

*Smack*

The young emperor clapped his hands excitedly: "Young Master Ye, no, Mr. Ye, you truly understand the mysteries behind this. May I ask if you could be my teacher?"

As he spoke, he stood up and immediately performed a deep bow.

Ye Qiu was startled: "No way, I'm not qualified to be your teacher."

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