As Ye Qiu pondered how to tell Xia Zu that he was unwilling to inherit the throne in the future, Xia Zu smiled and said, "You don't need to rush to refuse me. In the future, someone will have to step up and take on the great responsibility. If there is no one more suitable than you by then, then you will have to step up."
Three months is more than enough.
"Alright, let's wait and see."
Ye Qiu smiled bitterly.
Currently, there is no better solution.
After chatting with Xia Zu for a long time, Ye Qiu returned to the Dragon Palace.
Qin Yue and the others were having a barbecue together when they saw Ye Qiu return, looking preoccupied, and they were all a little worried.
"What happened? Didn't you go to find Xia Zu?"
Qin Yue asked.
It's a long story.
Ye Qiu sighed.
"What exactly happened? Junior brother, tell me, and we'll discuss it together and see if we can resolve it."
"Murong Qingcheng said."
"Yes, tell us, and we'll figure something out together."
Qin Yue drank water as she spoke.
"The Xia Ancestor told me that I would become the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future."
Ye Qiu said softly.
puff.
Qin Yue spat out a mouthful of water, her eyes filled with shock.
Murong Qingcheng and Ying'er were also incredulous, opening their mouths but unable to utter a word.
“I’m not kidding, he really said that to me. I didn’t know how to refuse, after all, I have absolutely no interest in becoming the Emperor of Great Xia,” Ye Qiu said.
"Damn it!" Qin Yue exclaimed excitedly, "Could it be that Xia Zu knew you would have many wives in the future, so he gave you the opportunity and power to have three palaces and six courtyards?"
"Nonsense." Ye Qiu was both amused and exasperated. "How did you come up with these thoughts?"
"Cough, just kidding. I think Xia Zu is probably suspicious of you, so he's deliberately testing you," Qin Yue said.
“That’s possible. Since ancient times, the hearts of emperors have been unfathomable,” Murong Qingcheng said.
“I don’t think he’s testing me,” Ye Qiu said. “I’ve refused him many times, but he’s very persistent and has given me a detailed analysis of the future situation.”
"So you really don't want to have a go? You can have a go, and then find a suitable person to pass the throne to later. It won't affect the overall situation."
Qin Yue smiled.
"You make it sound so easy," Murong Qingcheng said. "That position is hard to get into, and even harder to get out of. Do you think it's child's play?"
"I was just saying."
Qin Yue muttered to herself.
"That doesn't mean we can mislead our junior brother." Murong Qingcheng rolled her eyes at Qin Yue.
Then, she looked at Ye Qiu and said, "Regarding this matter, I think you really need to think it over carefully. You can't just take that position without thinking, nor can you ignore Xia Zu's expectations. In short, you need to weigh things carefully and decide whether it's absolutely necessary for you."
Let's take it one step at a time.
Ye Qiu sighed.
It's unrealistic to expect him to make a decision right now.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Within just two days, news spread throughout the Great Xia Dynasty that many ancient families had entered the world of commerce, causing quite a stir in various places.
These ancient families frantically recruited experts from all sides of the martial arts world, and showed no mercy in killing those who did not submit to them.
This caused widespread panic in the Great Xia.
Faced with the ancient aristocratic families' "those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish" mentality, even the government of the Great Xia Dynasty was powerless to deal with them.
These ancient families are so powerful that they cannot be controlled by ordinary forces.
Upon learning of all this, Ye Qiu couldn't help but dispatch the Dragon Palace to take action.
He started by cleaning up the environment in the capital city.
In just a few days, under Ye Qiu's leadership, the Yan family, who had been entrenched in the capital, was completely driven out of the capital. Another prominent family, the Qin family, also retreated into hiding, not daring to challenge the Dragon Palace.
Afterwards, Ye Qiu dispatched experts such as Qin Yue and Murong Qingcheng to launch operations against neighboring cities, with remarkable results.
However, the Great Xia Dynasty is too vast, spanning thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. Relying solely on the Dragon Palace's actions would make it difficult to suppress all the rebellious families.
Therefore, after Qin Yue and the others restored peace to a city, Ye Qiu ordered them to withdraw and convened the Dragon Palace Conference.
At the meeting, Qin Yue and the others were very confused about Ye Qiu's decision to bring them back.
"Master... Palace Master Ye, those ancient families are extremely arrogant and reckless right now. Countless ordinary people have died at their hands. At this critical moment, why did you withdraw us?"
Qin Yue couldn't help but ask.
"Don't rush," Ye Qiu said seriously. "Right now, we've roughly estimated that there are about fourteen ancient families that have entered the world. They are scattered throughout the Great Xia, and together with martial arts experts from all sides, they are doing evil deeds, and the situation is extremely chaotic."
Under such circumstances, sending you alone to suppress the ancient families in a particular city would clearly be a drop in the ocean and wouldn't solve the problem. Therefore, today we need to discuss a comprehensive strategy to counter the enemy, and not just focus on one city or one stronghold.”
"Then we can only send a large army to push through, but that would probably result in even greater casualties," Qin Yue said.
“There is another way,” Murong Qingcheng said. “We can find a way to gather all the top experts from these families together and wipe them out in one fell swoop.”
Of course, this is also an extremely dangerous operation; if it fails, our Dragon Palace will vanish.
"This method is unacceptable; we absolutely cannot do it. While it may seem like a quick and easy solution, it will actually put us in a very passive position," an elder of the Dragon Palace hurriedly said.
“I also think we can’t do that. Those ancient families have countless experts. If a dozen or so ancient families were to unite, they would definitely not be underestimated.”
"Your Highness, please reconsider."
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