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The Imperial Palace of the Tiandou Empire.
Inside the Imperial Study, Xue Qinghe knelt on the ground, while Prince Xue Xing, his political rival, was also present in the room.
To prevent Xue Qinghe from seeing his expression, His Majesty deliberately turned his back to Xue Qinghe.
"Your Highness, do you know your mistake?"
"Father, I do not know where I have gone wrong. Since becoming the Crown Prince, I have done my duty. I do not know where I have erred. If I have, please tell me."
The more things a person does, the more mistakes they will naturally make.
Since becoming the Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe has been carefully fulfilling his duties.
However, Xue Qinghe still occasionally messes things up.
Even with his exceptional intelligence, he is not immune to the common flaws. He cannot be perfect or without fault.
The Emperor summoned him late at night, but before the Emperor could specify the matter, Xue Qinghe, a seasoned official, knew he couldn't speak first, lest he say something inappropriate or incompatible with the Emperor's wishes.
Not only does it fail to achieve the effect of proactively admitting mistakes, it also exposes more of one's own errors and incompetence.
"The original prize for the Genius Exchange Meeting wasn't the Limitless War God Armor, but you changed it at the last minute. Now it's been acquired by Tuoba Yan. Let me ask you, who exactly is Tuoba Yan?"
"Father, Tuoba Yan is the grandson of Tuoba Xi, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall."
"He is a member of the Spirit Hall. Because of your willingness, our Tiandou Empire has lost a piece of the Limitless War God Armor for nothing. Our Tiandou Empire's War God Armor is no longer a complete set."
As His Majesty the Empire, Xue Ye knows a secret.
When a person collects all six pieces of the War God Armorâhead, torso, left leg, right leg, left hand, and right handâthey can activate hidden set attributes.
Only the complete set of the Limitless War God Armor can reveal its true divine power.
His Majesty is not a petty person.
On the contrary, he was a wise and benevolent ruler, regarded by the whole country as the restorer of the dynasty.
In the original story, he generously gifted the national treasure, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, to Tang San.
However, Tuoba Yan was different.
Tuoba Yan and Tang San are fundamentally different.
Over the years, the Haotian Sect, relying on Tang Yuehua, has always tried to curry favor with the Tiandou Empire.
Furthermore, in secret, when Tang Yuehua and His Majesty Xue Ye were having a private conversation, Tang Yuehua conveyed the wishes of the Haotian Sect's higher-ups.
If war breaks out on the continent in the future, and the conditions for the emergence of the Haotian Sect are met, then the Haotian Sect will support the Tiandou Empire in the same way it supported the Xingluo Empire in the past.
Unbeknownst to outsiders, because Tang Yuehua, Haotian Sect, and His Majesty Xue Ye had a private verbal agreement, His Majesty Xue Ye strongly promoted Tang Yuehua to become the head of Yuexuan, and secretly gave Tang Yuehua the green light when she was involved in noble matters or doing shady things.
However, Xue Qinghe has now done something wrong.
Xue Qinghe presented the breastplate of the national treasure, the Limitless War God Armor, as a prize to an important member of the Spirit Hall, whose relationship with the Tiandou Empire was becoming increasingly tense.
Xue Qinghe knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, and took the initiative to speak: "Father, after Tuoba Yan entered Tiandou City, he greatly diminished the prestige of our empire's younger generation. Your son had Tuoba Yan lead the charge first, with the aim of reducing the prestige of Tuoba Yan and the Spirit Hall. It was truly unexpected that Tuoba Yan was able to win the prize based on his own strength."
"As the Crown Prince, one should consider all aspects of a matter." Clearly, His Majesty Xue Ye was not satisfied with Xue Qinghe's explanation.
Xue Qinghe continued, "Father, besides this, I have another consideration: to win over Tuoba Yan."
Xue Qinghe paused deliberately, keeping His Majesty Xue Ye in suspense.
As Xue Qinghe had predicted, His Majesty Xue Ye urged, "Continue."
Xue Qinghe was satisfied with this result and continued, "Before the exchange meeting, I had a conversation with Tuoba Yan. Through his words and actions, I observed that Tuoba Yan is not an honest and kind person like his grandfather. The Spirit Hall is united as one, and the possible breakthrough lies with Tuoba Yan."
Are you sure?
Finally, His Majesty turned around and faced Xue Qinghe, looking down at Xue Qinghe kneeling on the ground.
Xue Qinghe secretly raised his head and glanced at His Majesty Xue Ye. When their eyes met, he quickly lowered his head and said, "Your subject is certain."
Outsiders may not know that both the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire wanted to dismantle the increasingly powerful Spirit Hall, which threatened the imperial power of both countries.
However, after a thousand years of development, the Spirit Hall has long since become a behemoth capable of rivaling the two great empires.
The recent emperors of both countries have racked their brains trying to dismantle the Spirit Hall, but to no avail.
Not only the two great empires, but even Bibi Dong, who was trapped in the secret chamber, despite her intelligence and strength, could not destroy the Spirit Hall that she hated on her own.
There is no other reason.
The entire Spirit Hall is united as one.
The true decision-makers for the affairs of the Spirit Hall are the elders of the Elder Hall.
Most of the elders in the Elder Hall are related to the Qian family by blood. Moreover, the judges of the Spirit Hall throughout history have always been direct descendants of the Qian family.
In addition, in order to consolidate its absolute rule over the Spirit Hall, the Qian family has developed over a thousand years into having nine mutually restraining families that are absolutely loyal to the Qian family.
No matter how much outsiders try to undermine the Spirit Hall, they can never create a breach within it.
His Majesty did not want to go to war with the Spirit Hall. After thinking for a while, he said negatively, "Isn't relying on one person too idealistic?"
His Majesty felt this was impractical. He believed that relying on one person alone could not tear the entire Spirit Hall apart.
Xue Qinghe shook his head. "Father, looking back at the history of our Douluo Continent, how many examples are there of dynasties ultimately perishing because of the death and betrayal of a single person?"
His Majesty's eyes shone brightly in the snowy night.
There are countless examples of dynasties collapsing due to the death and betrayal of a single individual.
For example, there was once a nobleman on the Douluo Continent who overthrew a tyrannical dynasty.
The people of that era rose up in rebellion. The nobleman's son proclaimed himself tyrant, and he met his match.
Ultimately, his rival spent a fortune and followed the advice of a scholar to sow discord between the Hegemon-King and his key advisors. The advisors were forced to retire and return to their hometowns, where they died on the way.
Because of the death of that strategist, the Hegemon-King fell into his opponent's trap and committed suicide in resentment.
Countless dynasties throughout history have fallen because of one person.
His Majesty, the restorer of the dynasty, seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Crown Prince, you may give it a try."
Xue Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally managed to appease His Majesty Xue Ye.
The Wuji War God Armor is priceless.
It can give ordinary Soul Douluo powerhouses the qualifications to fight ordinary Title Douluo.
However, Xue Qinghe only possessed one breastplate. The rest were in the possession of His Majesty Xue Ye.
After leaving the Imperial Study, Xue Qinghe pondered on the way how to obtain the remaining equipment for Tuoba Yan.
When he entered the Crown Prince's residence and heard the report from his personal maid, he was stunned.
"Your Highness, after investigation, it has been confirmed that Tuoba Yan was assassinated on his way back to the Shui clan's residence after leaving the Crown Prince's residence!"