The new emperor went pale.

Even with all the nerve in the world, he would never dare issue an edict to put the Emperor Emeritus to death.

Throughout history, plenty of sons had secretly killed their fathers to seize the throne, but no one had ever dared defy the whole world and openly put his own father to death.

Anyone who did would be nailed to history's pillar of shame forever.

And the moment such a thing happened, every feudal lord in the land would have reason to raise the banner of revolt.

But on the heels of the fear came boundless rage.

"Father Emperor, it seems nothing your child does is good enough for you... In your heart I'll never measure up to Ning Chen, will I? You really should have given him the throne... Too bad it's too late now!"

The new emperor rounded on the Fourth Prince. "Prince Wu, hear the decree!"

Prince Wu paused, then dropped to his knees. "This younger brother receives the decree!"

"This emperor commands you to lead an army against the Gaoli Kingdom at once. There will be no delay!"

Prince Wu went pale.

The Xuan Emperor was livid. "You unfilial wretch, what are you doing? You won't listen to a single word this emperor says, will you?

What you should be doing now is holding off the Tuoluo Kingdom and Nanyue, not campaigning against the Gaoli Kingdom and Xiliang."

The new emperor said in a low voice, "Father Emperor, your child is the emperor of the Great Xuan now!"

"You, you..." The Xuan Emperor was so angry his vision went black, but for the sake of the Great Xuan, he forced his anger down. "Child, only by stopping the Tuoluo Kingdom and Nanyue now can we keep the Great Xuan's realm secure.

The campaigns against the Gaoli Kingdom and Xiliang will have to wait until the realm is stable."

The new emperor said in a low voice, "Father Emperor, you don't need to trouble yourself with these things. You'd better go back to the Emeritus Palace and rest... The Great Xuan…