Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Lu Chen had naturally considered the possibility of division if two courts were established, but for him, establishing two courts was merely a transitional measure.

After the transition period ends, the court in the capital will definitely be gradually abolished, and he will send his most trusted people to the capital and station his most trusted troops there.

Of course, the most crucial point is that he will also bring his brothers and sisters to Yancheng; he will not leave his imperial brothers and sisters in the capital.

At that time, the officials who remain in the capital will not have anything important to do. They will essentially be living a retirement life in the capital, guarding the ancestral graves for the Lu family.

Seeing that the ministers in the court had not continued their discussion, Lu Chen knew that they had accepted his proposal, so he continued, "After this relocation of the capital, it is possible that it will be moved back to the capital in the future. After I have finished what I need to do, I plan to build a new capital."

"My esteemed ministers, if you have any other opinions, please feel free to raise them."

At this moment, Situ Ce stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard that the Northern Kingdom possesses something called a train, which can travel a thousand miles a day without stopping to rest. Is this true?"

Lu Chen said, "It does exist. Once you arrive in Anping City, you can take the train directly north. It only takes one or two days to get from Anping City to Yancheng."

Situ Ce said, "I suggest that after the capital is moved, a railway line should be built from Yancheng to the capital. In this way, it will be more convenient for the people of the capital to travel north or for the people of Yancheng to travel south."

Lu Chen said, "When I was in Qi Kingdom, I had already ordered people to lay railway tracks. In less than a year, the train will be able to reach the capital."

Situ Ce said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

With the train as a means of transportation, the travel time from Yancheng to the capital will be greatly shortened. In this way, even if the capital is moved to Yancheng, Lu Chen can still firmly control the power in the capital.

Seeing that no one else spoke, Lu Chen said, "If no one has any other opinions, then the matter of moving the capital is settled. After court today, each of you will write a memorial, stating your thoughts on the matter and whether you are willing to follow me north."

"I can assure you all that whether or not you come north with me is entirely up to your own will. I will not make things difficult for you. Even if you do not go north and stay in the capital, I will still arrange some things for you to do."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's assurance, the ministers unanimously exclaimed, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Lu Chen actually intended to keep those conservatives in the capital. These conservatives were not easy to kill. If an emperor kills people indiscriminately, others will not trust him in the future. Even if Lu Chen possessed absolute military power, he would not act recklessly. An emperor must use both kindness and severity.

However, Lu Chen is someone who is destined for great things. If he leads the conservatives north, it will be difficult to implement some of his future policies.

His team must be full of motivated officials. This relocation of the capital will likely leave behind mostly conservative officials, which is perfect for keeping these old hands around to guard the ancestral graves.

At this moment, Lu Chen asked, "Has I finished speaking? Do my ministers have anything else to say?"

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, a minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, most of the princes have now come of age, and it is time for them to be enfeoffed."

Upon hearing this, the ministers felt a chill run down their spines.

Although they all knew that the enfeoffment might not take place, they still wanted to test Lu Chen.

Lu Chen glanced at the few imperial brothers standing in the main hall and chuckled inwardly. He could tell they were still up to no good, didn't want to be controlled by him, and wanted to escape and live a carefree life.

But he won't give them that chance.

Lu Chen then said, "You've reminded me that I almost forgot there was something else."

"From this day forward, the Great Xia abolishes the enfeoffment system and fully adopts the prefecture-county system. From now on, nobility titles will only retain gold and silver benefits."

Upon hearing this, the hall fell into complete silence. The princes standing beside the ministers clenched their fists, knowing that Lu Chen was about to do this.

At this moment, a conservative minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed. The enfeoffment system is an ancestral institution. How can it be abolished so easily?"

Lu Chen immediately said, "I already have ten children this year, but I am only in my twenties. In addition, I can live for at least a thousand years. According to this calculation, when I pass away, I will have at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, descendants."

"If my children have children, and my children's children have children, then should everyone be made a king?"

"If everyone were made a king, in less than a thousand years, the Great Xia would have tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of kings. I'm afraid that even if we included the lands of the major dynasties, we still wouldn't be able to make that many kings."

This……

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the court officials were speechless. They couldn't help but wonder, "Is the new emperor really that prolific?"

He was already at the level of a Grandmaster or higher. Logically speaking, the higher one's martial arts realm, the more difficult it is to have offspring.

Moreover, the more one practices martial arts, the more one must abstain from lust. How come the new emperor already has ten children this year?

Lu Chen continued, "When the Great Ancestor implemented the enfeoffment system, it was a helpless measure. He couldn't control all the lands of the Great Xia, so he could only enfeoff kings and let his children control them."

"But times have changed. The Great Xia of today does not need vassal kings. I am able to manage all the lands just as well. If one day the Great Xia expands to the point that I can no longer manage it, then I can consider enfeoffing others."

Lu Chen's words contained a great deal of information; he was essentially telling the entire court that he intended to destroy other dynasties and expand the territory of the Great Xia.

Lu Chen had already said this much, and no ministers said anything more. They all knew that the abolition of the enfeoffment system was an inevitable trend, and the princes and grandsons left behind by the late emperor would probably have a hard time in the future.

Lu Chen glanced at the people in the hall and then said, "This matter is settled. Do any of you ministers have anything else to discuss?"

Immediately afterwards, another minister stepped forward and spoke about the eldest prince. After the discussion on the eldest prince was over, the ministers raised many other issues.

After all, this was Lu Chen's first day attending court, and he had naturally accumulated a lot of things during this period. However, there were many things that he didn't actually need to handle, but the ministers still had to report them to him.

Lu Chen thought to himself that he should move the capital to Yancheng as soon as possible and then leave those matters to Zhuge Chongguang.

Lu Chen's first court assembly lasted a whole day, with the ministers having lunch in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Lu Chen truly experienced the hardships of being an emperor. Although the emperor held great power and could have whatever he wanted, there were still a lot of things to do.

Lu Chen suddenly had the idea of ​​becoming a tyrannical ruler and not caring about anything at all.

Being an emperor must be exhausting.

That evening, after court, Lu Chen felt incredibly exhausted. Just as he was about to return to his palace, a maidservant approached him and said, "This servant greets Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen immediately recognized the maid as one from the Snowstorm Palace and asked, "What is it?"

The maid replied, "Madam Chen said she is returning to Xuan Yue Palace."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen paused for a moment, then said, "I understand."

Lu Chen then went to see Chen Wanrong. (End of Chapter)