Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?
Chapter 708 - 710: Seventeen Years Passing, Crown Prince Ascends to the Throne

Chapter 708 -710: Seventeen Years Passing, Crown Prince Ascends to the Throne

Fifteen years had flown by, and the Golden Throne Hall, closed for seventeen years, had once again opened for a court meeting. However, this time it was not for the morning assembly, but for an abdication ceremony.

“Very well, from today onwards, you are the Emperor. The affairs are now yours to handle. I’ll retire to the sidelines, so don’t come looking for me if there’s nothing important, and definitely don’t come looking if there is something. Understood?” Qin Muye sternly said to Huangfu Xing.

Huangfu Xing, utterly bewildered, completed the succession ceremony. No wonder they had told him to eat well yesterday and to dress nicely today—it was his turn to take over the mess.

The throne was indeed appealing, but Huangfu Xing had seen how the Spirit Monster handled affairs. Under such stress, one wouldn’t succumb to a sudden death only because of the Spirit Monster’s strength, and even if one did die suddenly, resurrection was possible, thus the fearlessness.

But Huangfu Xing wasn’t capable of handling that. Although he had achieved martial prowess in reaching the fourth realm, the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, he couldn’t stand such misfortune.

Qin Muye wanted him to usher in a new era, which was fine, but the problem was that Qin Muye had drained the entire Spirit Monster from top to bottom of Great Qian, implying that he should try hard himself.

“Dad, let’s negotiate. How about you sit on the throne for two more years, and I’ll take over when I turn thirty?” Huangfu Xing grabbed Qin Muye’s sleeve, about to flee, and whispered.

“Wishful thinking! I’ve finally gotten off this golden toilet, and you want me to sit back on it? I’m worried about getting hemorrhoids!” Qin Muye yanked his sleeve back.

“I’m worried too, then how about I step back a bit and borrow the Spirit Monster, I…”

He hadn’t even finished speaking when Qin Muye interrupted.

“Don’t even think about it. He has to manage the entire Endless Abyss. Arrange some of the Grand Secretaries or Ministers yourself. If that doesn’t work, rule yourself. With your efficiency in handling assignments and the martial prowess of the fourth realm, you basically don’t have to worry about sudden death.”

“Even if you do die suddenly, it’s no big deal. I’ve left you with three hundred and sixty-five Resurrection Techniques and Great Healing Techniques on your body. Even if you die every day, that would still last a year.”

“Rest assured, if you run out, I’ll come back and refill them; nothing too serious will happen.”

Qin Muye made it clear that his son should just cope by himself as he was off to play with his dragon father.

“Wait! Just one last thing.” Huangfu Xing realized that after the abdication, as long as he revived Great Qian, Qin Muye wouldn’t care how. He didn’t even see how the Resurrection Technique was already prepared.

“Speak up, as long as it’s reasonable. If it’s not, I am really going to flee.” Qin Muye wasn’t too harsh, letting Huangfu Xing pick up after him was indeed somewhat immoral.

After all, having been accustomed to various bizarre lifestyles, suddenly being made Emperor was indeed an adjustment.

“Can I use the Four Pillars of Great Qian?” Huangfu Xing clenched his teeth and asked. Now, on the court, aside from the three Grand Secretaries and nine Ministers, who were most powerful, it was the Four Pillars of Great Qian. But those Grand Secretaries and Ministers were Qin Muye’s Spirit Monsters, although successors were cultivated, they lacked the capabilities of the Spirit Monsters.

So, with a vast number of Spirit Monsters disguised as the Human Clan being taken away, it was as if Great Qian had half of its spine removed.

“Yes, I’ll give you a Main Character Aura. As long as you don’t court disaster, generally no major issues will arise.”

“They each have a Secondary Main Character Halo, and the Four Pillars of Great Qian were initially meant as your newcomer’s gift package. Don’t create any bizarre mishaps though.”

Since Qin Muye extracted the Spirit Monster, crippling half of Great Qian’s spine, naturally, it had to be replenished, and these Four Pillars of Great Qian were what he used to fill the gaps.

“So, how should I use it? I’ve never ruled before, and you’ve thrown everything at me without any experience,” Huangfu Xing breathed a sigh of relief, then asked.

“I didn’t have any governing experience either, and yet managed to keep Great Qian well-ordered,” Qin Muye seriously said.

Huangfu Xing: “…”

You didn’t have governing experience, but you had a subordinate whose Profession was Governor, and he had the Experience.

“Don’t worry, just let yourself go about it boldly, and I’ll cover for you if anything happens, so don’t fret about making mistakes,” Qin Muye patted Huangfu Xing’s shoulder and said.

“Dad, this pep talk is kind of hard to swallow…” Huangfu Xing said gloomily. He was truly unprepared; just yesterday, he was still jesting with Qin Muye, and today he was suddenly pushed to be the Emperor. He had plenty of theoretical experience, but practice and theory are not the same.

“It’s fine, once you get busy, you won’t worry whether the pep talk is hard to swallow or not.”

“The recent state affairs have already been set in the Imperial Study Room. If I were you, I’d better head there now, or else you will delay tomorrow’s morning court.”

“That’s right, you have to attend the early court session. The reason I don’t have to is because I’m not a person and that’s outrageous, but you have no choice,” Qin Muye said before he dashed off in a flash.

“I… Fuck!!!”

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Huangfu Xing felt like exploding. If he could have caught up with Qin Muye, he would definitely have stripped off his own Dragon Robe and draped it back onto Qin Muye.

“Someone, prepare the Imperial Study Room,” Huangfu Xing said, somewhat wearily.

The eunuchs hurriedly set about making the arrangements.

The Imperial Study Room was quickly reached, and Huangfu Xing watched as a bunch of eunuchs carried loads of government papers inside, his eyes nearly turning green with envy.

“Summon the three dignitaries and nine ministers, the Historian, the Grand Governor, and the Great General for a council,” Huangfu Xing pondered. Perhaps it was time to delegate some responsibilities?

“Your Majesty, the three dignitaries and nine ministers retired to their hometowns yesterday. Not just them, but a good half of the court’s civil and military officials did the same; none of them showed up for court today. So, you will need to select some capable persons,” said the chief eunuch, also the Sect Leader of the Rootless Sect, on the side.

“Hiss~ I don’t know why, but my blood pressure feels a bit high.” It was lucky Huangfu Xing was skilled in martial arts; otherwise, he might have needed a fast-acting heart-saving pill right now.

And he also realized just how centralized Qin Muye’s authority was throughout the entire Great Qian. Without a succession plan left by him, the entire Great Qian dynasty would collapse.

“Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor said that if your blood pressure rises, there is medication in the desk drawer,” the chief eunuch kindly reminded Huangfu Xing.

“Right, is there anything else I’m supposed to inherit? There isn’t just work left, is there?” Huangfu Xing immediately asked.

“Not exactly, the Supreme Emperor said he left the Primordial Dragon for you, though I’m not sure exactly where,” the chief eunuch said.

“My dad really went all out; he actually left the Primordial Dragon for me. That thing… is a 9th tier,” Huangfu Xing whispered. He had initially thought the Primordial Dragon was meant for dealing with his serpentine father, but it turned out to be left for him to maintain his rule.

As long as he held the Primordial Dragon, essentially only his snake father and that unknown fate entity could pose a threat to him; encountering them, he could use the Primordial Dragon to block a fatal blow while Qin Muye could rush over for a rescue in an instant.

“How are these government affairs usually handled?” Huangfu Xing inquired further.

“The three dignitaries and nine ministers, the Prime Minister, and the six ministries handle them together. This is just the workload of one day, overseen by key ministers, with me assisting on the side.”

“The Supreme Emperor left a word, saying you don’t need to handle everything personally, just learn to delegate effectively.”

Listening to this, Huangfu Xing realized that it was probably due to excessive centralization that had led to this situation. Now, the first major challenge he faced was finding the right people to fill the roles of the three dignitaries, nine ministers, the Prime Minister, and the six ministries, among others.

Though it’s said that these official positions have some overlapping powers which would need to be abolished eventually, right now, that was not feasible. At least initially, the workload indeed required so many people’s help.

Otherwise, he would have to review and process everything himself.

“Bring me the registry of all the civil and military officials in the court,” Huangfu Xing immediately ordered. Reviewing it himself was out of the question; he could only first see how many capable people his father had left him.

If he really had to buckle down and work, he might actually need to use the Resurrection Technique and Great Healing Technique that Qin Muye had left in him.

The chief eunuch brought the registry, which not only had names and professions, but also had some recommendations left by the Spirit Monster who worked in the Imperial Study Room, including what kind of job this person was capable of doing and what was a suitable amount of achievements for promotion.

“This saves me quite a bit of time. Issue an imperial order, let… come to the palace for an audience,” Huangfu Xing immediately recited a list of names.

The advice of the Spirit Monster was incredibly timely and helpful to Huangfu Xing, and he didn’t have to worry about being undermined—after all, he had seen the diligent nature of the Spirit Monster himself.

Moreover, being Qin Muye’s son, why would the Spirit Monster bother sabotaging him? Qin Muye might do that, but usually only in small matters; in important ones, he was quite reliable.

After calling for external help, Huangfu Xing began contemplating subsequent issues, like the promotion of officials and reforms in governmental affairs. Qin Muye’s governance style was not suitable for him as he did not have such loyal and capable Spirit Monsters.