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

Wu Junwan had mixed feelings about having a child. On one hand, she wanted to complete the test of heaven and earth as soon as possible. On the other hand, she worried that her child would suffer some oppression after birth.

Once the Great Wu Dynasty is destroyed, she will be a princess of a fallen kingdom, and the child of a princess of a fallen kingdom will never be given an important position in the future.

At this moment, Lu Chen also noticed Wu Junwan's inner worries. He gently stroked Wu Junwan's back and asked, "Are you worried that our child will suffer unfair treatment because of your identity when you grow up?"

Wu Yunwan remained silent, but Lu Chen had already discerned her answer from her expression. He then said, "You don't need to worry about that at all. I treat all my children equally and will not reduce their treatment because of their mother's status."

"Of course, this is only during their growing-up period. When they grow up, what kind of life they want to live will depend on their own efforts."

"As a father, I don't want to see my children grow up to be lazy and idle."

After hearing Lu Chen's words, Wu Junwan felt a little less conflicted. She also realized that she didn't need to care so much about other people's opinions. If the world really couldn't accept her and her three children, she would just take them and leave this world.

Anyway, Lu Chen also said that the restrictions on the Misty World are about to disappear, and sooner or later they will be able to leave this world.

At this moment, Lu Chen slightly shifted his body, then kissed Wu Junwan's red lips, kissing her passionately.

After a while, Lu Chen's lips slowly parted from hers, and Wu Yunwan spoke up, saying, "I hope what Your Majesty said is true."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I am, after all, the emperor, so naturally I keep my word."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen got out of bed, picked up Wu Yunwan in a princess carry, and headed straight for the bath next to the bedroom.

After Lu Chen finished bathing, he left Wu Junwan's palace and went to the Imperial Study to handle government affairs.

When Lu Chen arrived at the Imperial Study, Zhuge Chongguang and some other ministers were already waiting at the entrance. Most of the ministers who came today were military officers, that is, officials in the military system, except for Zhuge Chongguang and Situ Ce, who were civil officials.

Lu Chen glanced at the ministers and then went directly into the Imperial Study, with the ministers immediately following behind.

Upon entering the imperial study, the ministers unanimously proclaimed, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

Lu Chen nodded slightly, then said, "Rise."

Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen had someone bring the map, and then used several tables to make up a large table in the middle of the imperial study. The generals then gathered around the large table, looking at the map placed in the center of it.

Lu Chen asked, "I believe all of you ministers already know what this is about. The deadline I gave to Da Wu is fast approaching, and Da Wu has no intention of surrendering. This battle is inevitable."

"In order to completely destroy the fighting spirit of the Great Wu soldiers, the Great Xia must now use overwhelming force to completely destroy the main force of the Great Wu army."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, one of the military officers asked, "Your Majesty, I have heard that Your Majesty has already sent the Celestials to the capital of the Great Wu to intimidate the Great Wu. Since the Celestials can easily deal with the members of the Great Wu royal family, why don't we simply capture the king first? As long as we capture the Wu Emperor, the Great Wu army will naturally collapse."

Hearing this, Lu Chen smiled faintly, then looked at Zhuge Chongguang and said, "Grand Scholar Zhuge, tell me why I didn't let the Celestials directly destroy the Great Wu Imperial Capital."

Zhuge Chongguang said, "Because once the capital is breached, the entire Great Wu will completely lose order. Some unwilling Great Wu vassal kings may rise up at this time. In that case, Great Xia will have to deal with those vassal kings scattered throughout Great Wu."

"But if we can let the soldiers of Da Wu know how terrifying the army of Da Xia is through war, then even if some vassal kings have other ideas, their soldiers will hardly have the will to fight. Moreover, forcing the Emperor Wu to lead the entire Da Wu to surrender will save more time than slowly eliminating the vassal kings of Da Wu."

Upon hearing Zhuge Chongguang's reply, the military officers in the Imperial Study instantly understood Lu Chen's plan.

Initially, we sent the Celestials to intimidate Emperor Wu, but they failed to frighten him. Since Emperor Wu still harbored some wishful thinking, we should completely destroy his hope.

Once the Great Wu army collapses, the Great Xia army will besiege the Great Wu capital, and Great Wu will have no choice but to surrender.

Of course, Lu Chen had another major purpose in having the Great Xia soldiers launch the attack first: to gain practical combat experience.

Although he now has many Celestials around him, and it seems that the Great Xia army is no longer of much use, Lu Chen believes that the army will still play a significant role in the future when he thinks about the potential enemies in the Misty World.

Most importantly, Lu Chen is increasingly feeling that a crisis is imminent.

The appearance of the rewards, especially the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect and the Seven Killings Protective Formation, is particularly noteworthy.

If the Seven Killings Formation for Protecting the Meridians can withstand experts at the Myriad Laws Realm, does that mean that one day in the future, experts at the Myriad Laws Realm will appear in this world and come to attack them?

He didn't believe the system would reward him with anything arbitrarily.

In order to cope with what may happen next, the army of Great Xia must have practical combat experience and cannot leave everything to the Celestials.

At this moment, Lu Chen said, "Grand Scholar Zhuge is right. I naturally know that the Celestials could easily destroy the Great Wu royal family, but destroying the Great Wu royal family is not the same as destroying Great Wu."

"Once the Great Wu royal family is destroyed, the other vassal kings of Great Wu will likely think of taking their place."

"Moreover, there is another crucial purpose in involving the Great Xia army in this battle: to train them."

"The Great Xia's million-strong army cannot simply be left there doing nothing."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the military officers instantly understood his meaning; it seemed the emperor wanted to sharpen the army's capabilities.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, let's put this matter aside for now. Next, let's discuss the direction of our attack and strive to completely destroy the fighting spirit of the Great Wu soldiers in the first full-scale offensive."

Then everyone's attention fell on the map, and they began to discuss the direction of the attack.

Their troops have already been deployed to the front lines, and once the offensive route is established, Great Xia will soon be able to launch a full-scale attack on Great Wu.

After their discussions, they finally established three attack routes, and these three attack routes corresponded precisely to the territories ruled by the powerful vassal kings of the Great Wu Dynasty.

After the military meeting in the Imperial Study ended, Lu Chen ate something simple and then began writing imperial edicts. He spent almost the entire afternoon writing them.

These imperial edicts were all for his wives and concubines, some were granted the title of Imperial Noble Consort, and others were granted the title of Noble Consort.

As evening fell, Chu Yuqin was talking to Mu Zixuan at Fengyun Palace when several female guards suddenly entered the courtyard.

Chu Yuqin and Mu Zixuan were still unaware of what was happening when they saw the female guards. Chu Yuqin was in charge of arranging the guards in the inner palace, and she knew these female guards. They were not assigned any work today, and they were directly under Bai Qingqing's command.

Bai Qingqing is no longer under Chu Yuqin's command; Bai Qingqing and her female guards are now directly under Lu Chen's command.

Just as the women were wondering why so many female guards had suddenly appeared, one of the guards produced an imperial edict and said, "Ladies, we have an imperial decree."

Upon hearing this, they immediately realized what was happening and knelt down in unison.

A female guard picked up the imperial edict and began to read, "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Mu Zixuan is gentle, virtuous, and talented... and is hereby conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consort."

Lu Chen wrote imperial edicts for each of his wives and concubines, so the female guards took a long time to read the edicts aloud.

(End of this chapter)