Chapter 5258: Heart-Questioning Scroll
"This..."
Qin Shaofeng was nearly dumbfounded by Emperor Jie of Xia's pursuits.
Hearing her expose what was in his heart, Emperor Jie of Xia's old face darkened at once.
Xue Ji clearly had no intention of letting him off.
She shot him a fierce glare.
"To tell you the truth, your brother-in-law regretted it on the second day after becoming the Xia Emperor. His nature is forthright and loyal, but he simply isn't fit to be an emperor. To prevent brothers from turning against one another, he directly stripped his former brothers of all their power."
Xue Ji pointed at Ge and the other four, then continued, "Then he gave them the status of imperial dynasty guardian war generals and only allowed them to be Xiaoyao Kings."
"Ge and the others agreed to that?" Qin Shaofeng froze.
Even though he already had an answer in his heart, he could not help asking.
"What else could we have done if we disagreed? Forget us—go outside and take a look. Those fellows were all old brothers who rose up with us back then, and he stripped every last one of them of their power." Ge chuckled.
"Although your brother-in-law stripped them of their power, he also gave them a special status that placed them three ranks above any official they met. Even his position as Xia Emperor was just a title. He threw all government affairs and authority straight at me, then spent every day wandering all over the world with them." Xue Ji sighed.
"..."
Qin Shaofeng was utterly speechless.
It was true that Ge and the others had been Emperor Jie of Xia's brothers in the undertaking of great things. But they had already toppled the existence they wished to bring down. Now that Emperor Jie