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After getting dressed, Lu Chen ate something in Murong Xue'er's room to replenish the energy he had used up the night before heading to the Council Hall.

Today's court assembly is presided over by Lu Chen. Although Lu Chen is the emperor, he has developed a habit that if he is presiding over the court assembly, he will definitely think through what he is going to say before the assembly.

In this way, one can quickly and fluently express what one wants to say and what one wants to convey during court assemblies, and the time of court assemblies can also be shortened.

When Lu Chen arrived at the Hall of State Affairs, many ministers had already arrived. Although the rules of the court assembly stipulated that as long as one arrived on time, the ministers in the court dared not keep the emperor waiting. Therefore, most ministers got up very early, unless some ministers had really delayed something.

Normally, Lu Chen would only appear in the Hall of State Affairs after all the ministers had arrived, but today Lu Chen arrived at the Hall of State Affairs before many ministers.

Seeing that Lu Chen had arrived so early today, the ministers immediately realized that something important must have happened, otherwise the emperor would not have come to the council hall so early.

Upon seeing the emperor, some ministers quickly rose from their seats and greeted Lu Chen, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen waved his hand and said calmly, "The court session hasn't started yet, so there's no need to be polite. You should all take a good look at your own agendas."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, he sat down on the dragon throne and took out a notebook to read it carefully.

When the ministers who entered the council hall later saw that the emperor had arrived so early, they felt a chill run down their spines. As ministers, they had actually arrived at the council hall later than the emperor, making him wait for them. What a terrible crime that was!

Just as some ministers were about to kneel down and beg for mercy, Lu Chen simply said calmly, "Once you're in, go and sit down in your seats. Don't disturb me."

Upon hearing this, the ministers quickly went to their seats. Some ministers were relieved to see that Lu Chen's gaze remained fixed on the book in his hand.

Before the court session was scheduled to begin, the ministers had already arrived. After waiting for a while, the bells outside the council hall rang.

At this moment, the ministers all stood up and bowed towards the Dragon Platform, shouting, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Lu Chen said calmly, "No need for formalities."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, the guard next to him shouted, "Take a seat!"

The court officials returned to their seats. Lu Chen put down his notebook, glanced at the ministers in the hall, and then said, "I will personally preside over today's court assembly."

Hearing this, the ministers were not surprised at all. The emperor had come to the council hall early in the morning, earlier than some of the ministers, which meant that there must be something important to discuss.

Lu Chen then said, "I intend to personally lead an expedition against Dayue!"

Upon hearing this, the court was immediately thrown into an uproar.

A personal expedition?

Are you kidding me?

Now that the Great Xia Dynasty is strong and well-equipped, with such a powerful army and several Celestial Beings, there is no need for an emperor to personally lead an expedition.

At this moment, a minister hurriedly rose, walked to the center of the hall, knelt down, and said, "Your Majesty, you mustn't! Dayue has already cooperated with the barbarians, and they seem to have a way to deal with the Celestials. Swords and spears have no eyes on the battlefield; what if they injure your imperial body!"

After this minister finished speaking, another minister came to the middle of the hall and knelt down, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty, now that Great Xia has so many elite troops and strong generals, you only need to sit in Yancheng and give an order, and the soldiers will be able to conquer Great Yue and present it to Your Majesty. Why does Your Majesty need to personally attack Great Yue?"

After these two ministers stepped forward, many other ministers followed suit, advising Lu Chen against personally leading the expedition. These included Lu Chen's own men.

For them, it was safest for Lu Chen to stay in Yancheng; there was absolutely no need to take any risks.

Seeing the group kneeling in the middle of the hall, Lu Chen spoke calmly, "I know you ministers are worried about my safety, but I must go to fight against Dayue."

"You all know that Dayue already possesses a battle formation capable of dealing with the Celestials. Even if we send out Celestials, we may not be able to break Dayue's battle formation. In that case, when will we be able to take down Dayue?"

"If I were to personally lead the campaign, even if we encountered the battle formation of Dayue, my divine weapons would be able to easily destroy it."

When people hear the word "divine weapon," they think of the gun that Lu Chen held in the capital back then.

An official from the capital hurriedly said again, "Your Majesty, the late Emperor's weapon must not be used! That weapon is so evil; what if you..."

The minister did not continue speaking.

Lu Chen then said, "I have already subdued this divine weapon, so the situation in the capital will not happen again. My beloved ministers need not worry."

Although Lu Chen said everything was fine, the ministers were still somewhat worried.

Lu Chen continued, "My realm is already infinitely close to that of a celestial being. Even if I were to encounter danger, I would be able to easily resolve it."

After speaking, Lu Chen glanced once more at the kneeling ministers in the hall, and then solemnly said, "My personal campaign this time is also to end the war as soon as possible and achieve unification."

"My dear ministers, please return to your seats. This matter is settled. Rather than asking me to refrain from personally leading the army, we should consider how to fight this war in a way that can end it more quickly."

Upon hearing this, the kneeling ministers looked around, exchanging glances. Finally, one minister stood up, followed by the others.

After they returned to their seats, the ministers began to discuss the campaign against Dayue. Because Lu Chen was going to lead the campaign in person, many things were complicated. Today's court meeting lasted a whole day.

It was evening.

Lu Chen arrived at Yunrong Palace and went straight into Chen Wanrong's room.

Inside Chen Wanrong's palace, Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun sat on the floor. Lin Wanyun was holding Chen Wanrong's hand, seemingly talking about something.

Originally, Chen Wanrong was supposed to return long ago, but Yun Xianxian kept writing letters urging her to go back and handle the affairs of Xuan Yue Palace.

However, Chen Wanrong really couldn't bear to part with Lu Chen, so she wrote a letter to Yun Xianxian, saying that she felt she was about to break through and wanted to stay by Lu Chen's side for a while longer to cultivate together with him.

Yun Xianxian wasn't stupid; she could easily guess what Chen Wanrong was up to. However, she ultimately allowed Chen Wanrong to stay a little longer.

However, Chen Wanrong will have to go back in a few days. If it continues to drag on, Yun Xianxian will probably have to come to Yancheng herself to take her back.

Upon entering Chen Wanrong's palace, Lu Chen was immediately captivated by her aloof, noble, and stunningly beautiful face. No matter how many times he looked at that face, he would never tire of it.

Upon seeing Lu Chen arrive, Lin Wanyun stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will not disturb you any longer."

Lin Wanyun knew that Lu Chen and Chen Wanrong were going to have serious business to attend to, so she didn't plan to disturb them any further.

But at that moment, Lu Chen said with a smile, "No need, Aunt Yun, you stay too. I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman's cheeks instantly flushed, and Lin Wanyun naturally understood what Lu Chen meant.

Lin Wanyun then whispered, "I understand." (End of Chapter)