You're Not A Lord Of The Apocalypse Chapter 709: Seventeen Years Later, the Crown Prince Ascends the Throne - Novel Cool

Chapter 709: Seventeen Years Later, the Crown Prince Ascends the Throne

Chapter 709: Seventeen Years Later, the Crown Prince Ascends the Throne

Time flew by, and after being sealed for seventeen years, the Golden Hall once again opened for court sessions. However, this time it was not for the morning court session but for the abdication ceremony.

"Very well, from today onward, you are the emperor. I will hand over everything to you. I will retreat to the eighteenth line. Don't come to me unless it's absolutely necessary. Understand?" Qin Muye stared at Huangfu Xing and said.

Huangfu Xing completed the succession ceremony in a daze. No wonder Qin Muye had told him to eat well yesterday and dress nicely today; it turned out he was preparing him to take over.

The imperial throne was indeed a great position, but Huangfu Xing had seen the affairs managed by the Black Hand. Under that level of intensity, not dying suddenly was only because the Black Hand was powerful enough to revive him even if he did. That was why the Black Hand could act so recklessly.

But Huangfu Xing couldn't do that. Although he had achieved the fourth realm of martial arts, the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, he couldn't withstand such abuse.

Qin Muye wanted him to revive the empire, and that was fine; he could accept it. However, the problem was that Qin Muye had taken away all the elite spirits from Daqian, top to bottom, essentially saying, "You work hard."

"Father, can we make a deal? You stay on the throne for two more years, and I'll take over when I'm thirty, okay?" Huangfu Xing grabbed Qin Muye's sleeve as he was about to leave, speaking in a low voice.

"Are you kidding? I finally got off this golden toilet, and you want me to sit back on it? I'm afraid I'll get hemorrhoids!" Qin Muye pulled his sleeve back.

"I'm afraid too. How about this: lend me the Black Hand, and I—"

Before he could finish, Qin Muye interrupted him.

"Don't even think about it. He has to manage the entire Endless Abyss. You need to set up your own Three Dukes and Nine Ministers or handle the affairs yourself. With your homework efficiency and the cultivation of the fourth realm, you shouldn't have to worry about sudden death."

"Even if you do die suddenly, I've left you with 365 resurrection spells and major healing spells. Even if you die every day, it will last you a year."

"Don't worry, I'll come back to replenish them when they run out. Nothing too serious will happen."

Qin Muye indicated that he would let the boy handle it and was going to play with the Snake Father.

"Wait! One last thing." Huangfu Xing realized that after the abdication, Qin Muye only cared about the revival of Daqian, not the methods. He had even left him with resurrection spells.

"Go ahead, as long as it's reasonable. If it's not, I'm out of here." Qin Muye didn't push it too far, knowing that making Huangfu Xing take over was somewhat immoral.

After all, getting used to a quirky life and suddenly becoming emperor was indeed hard to adapt to.

"Can the Four Pillars of Daqian be used?" Huangfu Xing asked, gritting his teeth. In the current court, the most powerful group, aside from the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, was the Four Pillars of Daqian. However, the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers were all Qin Muye's spirits, and although he had trained successors, none of them had the power of the spirits.

After the spirits were taken away, Daqian was like it had lost half its spine.

"Of course, I'll give you a protagonist's aura. As long as you don't overdo it, there shouldn't be too many problems."

"They all have secondary protagonist auras. The Four Pillars of Daqian were meant as a starter package for you. Don't do anything too quirky."

Qin Muye had taken away half of Daqian's spine in the form of spirits and had to make up for it. The Four Pillars of Daqian were his way of filling the gap.

"Then how should I use them? After all, I've never handled state affairs, and you're dumping everything on me. I have no experience," Huangfu Xing sighed in relief and then asked.

"I had no experience either, but I managed Daqian just fine," Qin Muye said seriously.

Huangfu Xing: "... You had no experience, but you had a professional administrator who had experience."

"Don't worry, just go ahead and do your best. I'll back you up if anything goes wrong. Don't worry about it," Qin Muye patted Huangfu Xing's shoulder and said.

"Father, this motivational talk is a bit hard to swallow..." Huangfu Xing said gloomily. He had no preparation at all. Yesterday, he was still joking around with Qin Muye, and today he was pushed to the throne. He had some theoretical knowledge, but practice was different.

"Don't worry, once you get busy, you won't care about the taste of the motivational talk."

"The recent state affairs are already in the Imperial Study. If I were you, I'd run there now, or you'll miss tomorrow's morning court session."

"Indeed, you have to attend the morning court session. I don't have to because I'm not human, but you do."

Qin Muye said this and then ran off in a flash.

"Fck!!!"

Damn it!

Huangfu Xing was about to explode. If he could catch up to Qin Muye, he would definitely strip off his own imperial robes and put them back on Qin Muye.

"Someone, prepare the sedan chair to the Imperial Study," Huangfu Xing said, feeling quite exhausted.

The eunuch beside him hurried to make the arrangements.

They quickly arrived at the Imperial Study. Huangfu Xing watched as a group of eunuchs wheeled in carts full of state affairs, and his eyes turned green with envy.

"Summon the Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, the Grand Historian, the Grand Marshal, and the Grand General for a meeting," Huangfu Xing thought, wondering if he should pass the burden on to someone else.

"Your Majesty, the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers have all retired. Not only them, but most of the civil and military officials have done the same. They didn't come to court today, so you will need to choose new capable officials," the chief eunuch, who was also the head of the Wu Gen Sect, said.

"Whew~ I feel my blood pressure rising," Huangfu Xing thought, grateful for his martial arts achievements, or he might have needed a quick-acting heart pill right then.

He realized how centralized Qin Muye's power was. Without him and without leaving a successor's package, the entire Daqian Dynasty would collapse.

"Your Majesty, the Retired Emperor said that if your blood pressure rises, there are antihypertensive drugs in the drawer," the chief eunuch kindly reminded Huangfu Xing.

"Right, is there anything else I need to inherit? It wouldn't be just the work, right?" Huangfu Xing asked immediately.

"Not exactly. The Retired Emperor said he left the Primordial Dragon for you, but I don't know where it is," the chief eunuch replied.

"My dad really went all out, leaving me the Primordial Dragon. It's a 9th-rank spirit," Huangfu Xing muttered to himself. He had thought the Primordial Dragon was meant to deal with the Snake Father, but it turned out it was left to him to maintain his rule.

As long as he had the Primordial Dragon, the only threats to him would be the Snake Father and the unknown fortune entity. In a life-threatening situation, the Primordial Dragon could block the fatal blow, and Qin Muye could instantly come to his rescue.

"How are these daily affairs usually handled?" Huangfu Xing asked again.

"The Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and the Cabinet Chiefs of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries handle them together. This is just one day's worth, processed by the key ministers with my assistance."

"However, the Retired Emperor said that you don't need to handle everything personally; you just need to know how to use people."

Hearing this, Huangfu Xing understood that the extreme centralization of power had led to this situation. His first challenge was to find suitable people to fill the roles of the Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, Cabinet Chiefs, and other officials.

While some of these positions had overlapping responsibilities and needed to be streamlined, it couldn't be done immediately. At least in the early stages, he would need many people to help with the workload.

Otherwise, he would have to handle everything himself.

"Bring me the list of all civil and military officials in the court," Huangfu Xing said immediately. He couldn't handle everything himself, so he needed to see how many capable people his father had left him.

If he had to do everything himself, he would definitely need the resurrection and major healing spells Qin Muye had left for him.

The chief eunuch brought the list. It contained not only names and titles but also recommendations from the spirits who had worked in the Imperial Study. These recommendations provided insights into each person's abilities, suitability for different roles, and appropriate promotions based on their performance.

"This will save me a lot of time. Issue an imperial edict to summon these people to the palace," Huangfu Xing read out a list of names immediately.

The spirits' recommendations were a godsend for Huangfu Xing. He didn't have to worry about them misleading him, as he had seen their dedication and diligence.

Besides, as Qin Muye's son, why would the spirits try to trick him? Qin Muye might trick him in small matters, but he was always reliable in big ones.

After summoning the reinforcements, Huangfu Xing began to think about the next steps, such as officials' promotions and administrative reforms. Qin Muye's governance style wouldn't work for him, as he didn't have such loyal and capable spirits.

(End of Chapter)

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