Daxia, the imperial palace, in the Taiji Hall.

Emperor Xia sits high on the throne of the emperor, exuding a majesty all over his body.

"There is news from the ancestral land that the last generation of guardians has returned to the sky, and there is a vacancy there. Would you like to tell me who to send to guard the ancestral land?"

As soon as the emperor spoke, the ministers were silent.

No one spoke, because it was difficult to speak, this was a matter of the royal family, and it was not the ministers' turn to make irresponsible remarks.

As the ancestral land of the Great Xia Dynasty, there is definitely a need for a guardian to sit there, repair and maintain the ancestral land every day.

Now that the last watchman is dead, someone else must go.

But the point is that if you go there, you will be completely useless. Who dares to answer?

Just kidding, the person who was assigned again will be sent there, and will never come back for a lifetime.

"Why, no one speaks?"

Xia Huang's face sank, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became solemn.

This made the emperor very unhappy. I asked, but none of you answered?

"His Majesty!"

At this time, someone finally stood up and spoke.

There's no way, I can't let the emperor lose face and come down from the stage. In that case, you ministers can do it.

The one who stood up was an old man, the prime minister of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Aiqing, please speak." Xia Huang felt at ease, and it would be good if someone came to answer.

Otherwise, you will have to cut a few people off the stage.

I saw the prime minister slowly opening his mouth: "The ancestral land is where the dragon veins of Daxia are located, and it must be guarded by new people. This is the ancestral instruction of the royal family of all dynasties."

"As for who to send, His Majesty forgot, there is a member of the royal family in the ancestral land, and His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is there."

As soon as the old man said it, everyone suddenly remembered.

That's right, at the beginning, Emperor Xia sent the Ninth Prince directly to the ancestral land. Now it seems that it is just right.

Many people scolded secretly, and the eyes of the prime minister became a little weird.

You lousy old man, this move is to completely exclude His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince from the imperial power and never want to come back.

Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes and looked at the prime minister in front of him with flickering eyes.

He knew very well that the prime minister secretly supported the third prince, but he just took the opportunity to exclude other princes from outside.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Highness is unwilling to return to the palace, why not fulfill his wish and let him guard the ancestral land and become the next guardian of the spirit?"

At this time, someone else stood up and spoke.

"That's right, His Majesty once ordered him to return to the palace, but His Highness the Ninth Lord refused."

"Just let him become the next generation of spirit watchers, guarding the ancestral land."

Next, the ministers in the main hall directly agreed with the Prime Minister's proposal.

Well, everyone excluded the ninth prince from the outside, obviously no one was optimistic about the ninth prince Xia Chen.

It's no wonder that Xia Chen was trapped before, but he was really used as a gunman.

"Come on, come on!"

Emperor Xia thought about it for a long time and finally decided: "Pass my order and call His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince back to the palace. If he doesn't want to go back to the palace, he will be ordered to guard the ancestral land and become the next generation of spirit guardians."

"According to the order!"

Soon, the imperial decree was drawn up, and an **** immediately sent the imperial decree to the ancestral land.

This is telling Xia Chen, either come back or stay in the ancestral land and become the next generation of spirit watchers, two choices.

Emperor Xia gave Xia Chen, the ninth prince, two choices.

You can go back to the palace, and then send someone to the ancestral land.

But if Xia Chen really doesn't come back, then there is no other way but to let him stay in the ancestral land for the rest of his life, as a guardian of the spirit.

"Also, I will choose ten beautiful palace maids and give them to the ninth prince. If they can spread their branches and leaves, they can return to the royal family in the future."

At the end of Emperor Xia, he gave another order to select ten young palace maids to send to Xia Chen.

This is to let him start a family directly and spread branches and leaves.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Below, the civil and military officials immediately sighed and flattered.

That's how it was settled.

"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing!"

Xia Huang finished speaking, waved his hand, got up and left directly.

........

On the other side, Eunuch Li held the imperial decree and led a group of guards to **** ten young palace maids to the ancestral land.

As soon as I came in, I saw the empty ancestral land, and sure enough, the people had been dispersed.

As soon as the guardians leave, the servants and guards recruited before will all be dismissed, and the next generation of guardians must be re-established.

It is equivalent to saying that the guardians of the spirits exist specifically to take care of the ancestral land.

Eunuch Li and others quickly found Xia Chen in the ancestral land, and he was sweeping the floor.

"I have seen His Highness Ninth."

Everyone stepped forward and greeted them with respect.

Xia Chen asked without raising his head: "Tell me, what are you doing here?"

"Your Highness, this is His Majesty's imperial decree. Do you think you will accept the decree first?"

Eunuch Li reminded carefully.

Xia Chen glanced at the imperial decree in his hand and said, "You read it, and if you have anything, say it quickly, and I will sweep the floor."

"..."

Everyone was speechless and looked at each other in dismay.

His Ninth Highness is really different, he actually dares to ignore the imperial edict.

But they didn't dare to say anything, and Eunuch Li didn't complain at all, just picked up the imperial decree and read it out.

"By the will of Emperor Xia, the ninth prince Xia Chen is pardoned, and he is ordered to return to the palace to report his duties immediately, Your Highness, look."

After reading the first half of the imperial edict, Eunuch Li asked carefully.

He hoped that the ninth prince would return to the palace. As the **** protecting the tenth princess, he naturally knew that the tenth princess was concerned about the ninth highness.

But Xia Chen didn't want to refuse after hearing it: "No, let's go, I'm fine here, if you reply to him, say I'll stay here and not go anywhere."

"This..." Eunuch Li couldn't help showing a wry smile.

Only Xia Chen glanced at him and said, "You haven't finished reading the imperial decree, continue reading."

Eunuch Li said with a wry smile, "Your Highness Ninth is like a torch. That's right, the imperial decree actually has the second half."

"If you don't want to go back to the palace, Your Majesty will enshrine you as the next generation of guardians and give you ten palace maids. You can spread branches and leaves here, and you will guard the ancestral land from generation to generation."

After Eunuch Li finished speaking, he looked at Xia Chen's expressionless face.

He softly persuaded: "His Royal Highness, you should go back. The tenth princess misses you every day. You have been here for more than ten years, almost twenty years. It's time to go back."

"No need."

After Xia Chen finished speaking, he looked up at him and said calmly, "Let's go, take them back and give them to Xiao Shi."

"This... This is what His Majesty gave to you, His Highness Ninth Highness." Eunuch Li was confused.

Xia Chen said firmly: "Take it back, don't disturb me, and tell him not to send someone here."

After saying that, Xia Chen turned around and left, leaving Eunuch Li and the others alone, looking confused.

I have never seen such a prince, ignoring the imperial decree, not even showing any respect, as if he didn't take it seriously.

"Father-in-law, what should I do?"

A guard asked.

Eunuch Li woke up and snorted coldly: "What should I do, of course, take it back and report it truthfully."

"Let's go, go back and recover."

After speaking, Eunuch Li brought people back again.

........

It didn't take long for everyone to return to the palace, and Eunuch Li reported the matter here and Xia Chen's decision to Emperor Xia word for word.

"You said he refused to come back again?"

Xia Huang's face sank after hearing this, and he was not happy.

His son was in trouble. It seemed that he didn't want to go back to the palace, and would rather stay in a place where birds don't shit.

This made Xia Huang very annoyed.

"Hmph, Nizi, the mud can't support the wall."

Xia Huang was very angry, but quickly calmed down.

He said indifferently: "Forget it, then let him be the next generation of spirit watchers, guard the ancestral land from generation to generation, and spend the rest of his life there."

After he finished speaking, he ignored Xia Chen and forgot in a blink of an eye.

Since he refused to come back, he would stay in his ancestral land for the rest of his life.