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

After the female guard finished reading the titles bestowed upon Mu Zixuan and Chu Yuqin, she did not leave immediately. She took out another imperial edict and said to Mu Zixuan, "Consort Mu, is His Highness here? He also has an imperial edict."

Upon hearing this, Mu Zixuan seemed to understand something and quickly said to the maid beside her, "Xiao Rou, quickly go and bring Feng'er here."

The maidservant quickly got up and went directly to the Fengyun Palace, where she soon brought Lu Changfeng over.

Immediately afterwards, the female guards issued an imperial edict appointing Lu Changfeng as the crown prince.

Only after all the imperial edicts had been read aloud did Mu Zixuan and Chu Yuqin begin to kowtow and express their gratitude.

After Mu Zixuan and Chu Yuqin stood up, the female guard who had issued the imperial edict said, "Noble Consort Mu, Noble Consort Chu, this servant still needs to issue imperial edicts to the other ladies, so this servant will take her leave first."

Mu Zixuan quickly replied, "Okay, go ahead."

The female guard said, "This servant takes her leave."

The female guards then left Fengyun Palace.

Watching them leave, Mu Zixuan, Chu Yuqin, and Da Zhou and Xiao Zhou all fell into a long silence.

Their identities and Lu Chen's identities were finally confirmed, but for some reason, they felt very calm and didn't seem excited at all.

Perhaps because they had already established a relationship with Lu Chen and knew what kind of status Lu Chen would give them, they didn't feel particularly excited.

Soon, Lu Chen's other wives and concubines also received imperial edicts of investiture, and even Xue Linglong, the demoness from the Demonic Sect, was granted an official title.

However, there are still two women in Lu Chen's harem who have not been officially appointed: Wu Yunwan and Murong Xue'er. Their identities are special, so they cannot be officially appointed now.

To bestow the title of Imperial Noble Consort upon Wu Yunwan, we must at least wait until the Great Wu Dynasty is destroyed. And to bestow the title of Noble Consort upon Murong Xue'er, we must wait until the Great Yue Dynasty is destroyed.

There is another person who has not yet received the imperial edict, namely Chen Wanrong, who is still in Xuan Yue Palace. However, Lu Chen has already sent someone to deliver the imperial edict to Xuan Yue Palace, and Chen Wanrong will receive the edict soon.

After the imperial edict appointing the wives and concubines was issued, Lu Chen had the news released by the official gazette.

Soon, the people of Daxia learned about the investiture. When they saw that Lu Chen had not appointed an empress, they were all very puzzled.

Logically speaking, most emperors would first establish an empress, but Lu Chen did not do so. Moreover, he not only did not establish an empress, but also established several imperial concubines, and the lowest rank among Lu Chen's women was that of a concubine.

This was completely different from the imperial harems of the past, and people simply couldn't understand why the new emperor would bestow titles upon the women in his harem in this way.

Of course, people were very curious, but they didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Many of the policies formulated by the new emperor were different from those of the past, so perhaps there was some special reason for the new emperor to bestow titles in this way.

When news of the investiture reached the ears of the court officials, many felt it was inappropriate, especially the officials from the capital. However, they did not mention it at the subsequent court assembly.

The officials from the capital took Li Rui's words to heart. They were now only concerned with political affairs; matters of the harem were the emperor's private affairs, and the emperor could do whatever he wanted with them.

Although no empress has been appointed, the crown prince has already been chosen, and they know which people to side with.

Mu Changtian didn't feel anything was wrong about his daughter not being made empress. He also realized Lu Chen's thoughts. Lu Chen probably didn't want to see the infighting in the harem, which was why he didn't make an empress.

Moreover, there is another advantage to not making Mu Zixuan the empress. Mu Zixuan's son, Lu Changfeng, has already been made the crown prince. The crown prince's status is already quite special. If there is another empress, the Mu family's influence in the court will become even greater. Mu Changtian understands the principle that a tall tree catches the wind.

Although Lu Chen seemed to be indifferent to affairs, Mu Changtian was well aware of Lu Chen's control over the court. He was worried that if the Mu family's influence became too great, they would become a thorn in Lu Chen's side.

It's good as it is now. His grandson will be the emperor in the future. As long as the Mu family doesn't do anything outrageous, they will still have a very high status and won't be feared by the emperor.

With the crown prince in place, the internal situation of the Great Xia Dynasty has stabilized. The most important task now is to destroy the Great Wu Dynasty.

Soon, the army of Da Xia launched a full-scale attack on Da Wu. When the vassal kings of Da Wu heard that Da Xia was attacking, they sent out all the soldiers in their fiefdoms and continued to conscript men.

The vassal kings had long heard about the celestial beings who had gone to the capital to threaten the Empress, but they had no intention of surrendering. If they surrendered, the Empress's direct line of the royal family might have a chance to live, but it was not certain that these vassal kings would.

Once the Great Wu is destroyed, the next thing the Great Xia will likely do is to purge the vassal kings of the Great Wu. After all, the power of the vassal kings is deeply entrenched, and it would be much easier to eliminate them directly than to imprison them.

Despite knowing that Da Wu was likely no match for Da Xia, these vassal kings still desperately conscripted men, sending ordinary people to the front lines as cannon fodder.

However, no matter how many soldiers Da Wu sent to the front lines, they could not withstand the artillery fire of Da Xia. In just one month, several vassal kings within Da Wu's territory had been wiped out, and several important prefectures had been lost.

The Great Wu Dynasty.

Kyoto.

The imperial court was completely silent. The battle reports of the past few days had left the officials of the Great Wu court utterly despairing.

Their Great Wu army was like paper in front of the Great Xia army. Whenever they encountered the Great Xia army, the Great Wu army would be defeated in less than a day, and they couldn't even hold back the Great Xia army's advance.

In the past few days, many ministers have begun to secretly discuss defection. Everyone knows that the Great Wu is finished and its destruction is only a matter of time.

At this moment, the Martial Emperor on the dragon throne had a dark face, and the aura of a martial artist emanating from him was released. His face was somewhat ferocious, and he looked extremely terrifying. None of the ministers in the hall dared to look up into his eyes.

Just then, soldiers rushed in from outside the main hall. Upon entering, they immediately knelt and loudly reported, "Your Majesty, Fengtian County has fallen, and Prince Yi has committed suicide!"

Before the Emperor could say anything, another messenger rushed in, kneeling in the hall and saying, "Your Majesty, Qinyue County has fallen, and the King of Yue has surrendered to the Great Xia!"

A moment later, another soldier rushed in from outside the hall, also reporting news of a defeat at the front.

Emperor Wu remained silent, his face still dark. At this moment, the ministers in the hall were all sweating profusely, even though the destruction of the Great Wu Dynasty was already a certainty.

However, Emperor Wu could still go crazy one last time before the dynasty's demise. While he couldn't do anything to the Great Xia, he could still deal with the ministers in the court. What the ministers feared most now was that Emperor Wu would have a mental breakdown and then kill them to vent his anger.

The Martial Emperor was inherently a hot-tempered person; it wasn't that he wasn't capable of doing such a thing. (End of Chapter)