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The Imperial Ancestral Temple of the Great Xia Palace was a rather unique place.
Xia Longyuan had risen from the common folk, very much like Zhao Changhe, but it was almost as if he had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
At least Zhao Changhe had a legitimate background, more or less. He was from a small village, and he was a member of the Zhao Family, a small family. Back then, the villagers were slaughtered, and his parents and relatives were all killed in that incident. This was not just verified directly by the renowned hero Yue Hongling, but also heard firsthand by First Seat Tang when Zhao Changhe angrily mentioned it to Luo Zhenwu.
On the other hand, with Xia Longyuan, no one knew where he came from or who his parents were. After unifying the realm, he did not follow tradition to honor his parents, nor did he establish an ancestral shrine. The Imperial Ancestral Temple did not even have a memorial tablet.
He did not perform ancestral rites, and every time the Ministry of Rites spoke of ancestors, the conversation would end right then and there.
Only Zhao Changhe knew the truth. Xia Longyuan’s parents were more than likely still alive and well in the modern world, and had not passed away, so why would he set up a memorial...
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