Master of Strange Dao

Yu Ziqing breathed a slight sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid of any action, just worried about never seeing any action.

Yu Ziqing closed his eyes, entered the Seventh Floor, and contacted Song.

He hadn't seen Song for a while, but Yu Ziqing wasn't anxious. He continued forward, waited for most of the day, until late into the night he felt the call from the Seventh Floor ring.

Upon entering, he saw Song already sitting there waiting.

"Been busy lately?" Yu Ziqing asked casually as he sat down without missing a beat.

Song let out a long sigh.

"Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, I thought I could enjoy a few years of leisure, but it turned out to be busier than before.

In recent years, small disasters and troubles have been emerging one after another on both the Western Border and the Southern Border.

The Second Prince was ordered to tour the world, and I couldn't afford to be idle.

After a long investigation of the issues on the Western Border and the Southern Border, a huge pile of problems was uncovered.

To be honest, if it weren't for the new emperor's accession, there are some things I wouldn't dare to dig into.

Once you unearth one issue, it leads to a whole chain of others. It's hard to say how many people might die.

I thought the new emperor would prioritize stability and maintaining power, but I didn't expect the new emperor to have such audacity."

Song's expression was a bit complicated. After a slight pause, he continued.

"There are rumors that the new emperor wants to appoint the former Second Prince, King Lian, as Imperial Younger Brother.

I can basically confirm that this is likely true, just that the official decree hasn't been formally issued to the realm yet."

"Is this true?" Yu Ziqing was somewhat surprised.

He'd heard this rumor long ago. Among the news in the Jade Tablet, it's hard to distinguish truth from falsehood, with rumors spreading wildly every day.

These people had mastered the 'traffic password'—truth wasn't important anymore; grabbing attention and being sensational was more crucial.

The Jade Tablet has only been around for a few decades, but now it's already begun churning out reversals and plot twists.

This group of clowns didn't learn good things from Emperor Kuihou, who was focused on entertainment and just doing it for fun, to promote people, while they busied themselves with news reporting.

So when Yu Ziqing initially heard such rumors, they went in one ear and out the other, not bothering him at all.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true.

Yu Ziqing couldn't help but look at the new Emperor of Daqian with a slightly higher regard.

No matter what he thought in his heart, at least on the surface, he truly had some audacity.

Digging a bit deeper, Yu Ziqing felt he hadn't underestimated the former Crown Prince as much as he thought—after all, he still underestimated him.

He had far more understanding than Yu Ziqing imagined.

By appointing the Second Prince as Imperial Younger Brother, this means he must ensure that he doesn't occupy the throne when the Second Prince is about to die of old age.

Or rather, among his bloodline descendants, there's simply no suitable candidate to be established as the new Crown Prince.

Generally, when a new emperor ascends, for the stability of the Divine Dynasty, appointing a consort is essential.

Establishing a Crown Prince is also a must.

This is no longer merely a personal choice, but the most effective and easiest means to stabilize the court's affairs.

It also serves to avoid various risks, leaving precautions for unforeseen events.

Otherwise, Zhang wouldn't be chasing after him urging marriage.

If it weren't for Dadui's stable development, thriving and prosperous, with no current contact with the outside world,

Zhang would absolutely do nothing else but chase after him urging marriage.

So, is the new Emperor of Daqian certain he won't live long, or that he won't hold the throne for long?

He must have a very clear understanding of this now.

This becomes interesting—the Divine King treats him as a pawn, and this blind and deaf clown is still so arrogant, truly thinking he can act with impunity just because he doesn't die? Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novｅlfire.net

Doesn't he know that arrogance is consistently among the top three factors in the Dao to Death list?

Since the last time, before the Crown Prince's ascension, when he came seeking exorcism and took away his Devil Thought,

Yu Ziqing felt at that time this guy had quite a bit of insight, and now, it seems he not only has insight.

Yu Ziqing felt he should also slightly revise his previous thoughts, for instance, at an appropriate time, making more contact with this new emperor.

Using New Five's assistance to connect would work too, and if necessary, a personal appearance isn't out of the question.

The Divine King's pawn, Emperor Qian's pawn, is not just struggling—he seems to want to overturn the chessboard.

If this situation isn't given some momentum, isn't given a push, what are you waiting for, waiting to act until the overall situation is fixed?

Yu Ziqing's thoughts turned swiftly, and he continued to ask.

"What's the situation at the river mouth?"

"This problem is a bit complicated. I haven't fully investigated it yet.

The information currently being traced involves multiple aspects.

The main stream of the Mother River already involves a wide range, from resources to people's livelihoods, and then to transportation, affecting nearly half of Daqian's population.

Every year, considerable human, material, and financial resources are invested in dredging the river.

But the problem is, in recent centuries, internal disputes within the court have been incessant, with the struggle for the throne becoming severe, reaching the point of targeting people rather than issues.

Consequently, the number of evil spirits below increased, but due to mutual protection among officials, they were never uncovered.

The funds allocated for dredging the river have been mostly embezzled, increasing every year, yet still not enough.

Furthermore, the main stream of the Mother River previously lacked a River God, and the River Gods of tributaries weren't qualified to enter the main stream.

This issue had been suppressed, especially in recent years, as everyone's attention was on the west and the south.

Until a recent seismic event in the northeast shifted a mountain range, that it completely went out of control.

The Mother River changed its course, even the river mouth shifted.

Such a mighty force, erupting suddenly, was simply not something human power could obstruct.

At most, they could only slightly control the direction of the course change, to prevent it from being totally uncontrollable.