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Upon hearing Zhuge Chongguang's last words, the ministers in the council hall finally understood why Lu Chen wanted to disband the Luoyang Sword Sect and the Taichu Holy Temple.

Everyone knows that Grand Scholar Zhuge is 100% aligned with the Emperor. Since Zhuge Chongguang proposed to disband all sects within the Great Xia territory, it means that this is the Emperor's true intention.

But why would the emperor do this?

Just then, Lu Chen spoke up, "Disband all the sects and forces in the world? That might not be a good idea, would it? Grand Scholar, tell me, what are the benefits of doing that?"

Zhuge Chongguang replied, "Your Majesty, although the Great Wu and Great Yue have been destroyed, there are still some remnants of the Great Wu and Great Yue hiding in some sects and forces, attempting to restore their kingdoms. They exist in the form of sects, secretly recruiting soldiers and horses to evade the scrutiny of the Great Xia."

"If all the sects and forces of the Great Xia are disbanded and their existence is prohibited, then they will lose their greatest hiding place."

"This would be more conducive to stability throughout the land!"

Lu Chen said, "I see. This is quite an advantage, but disbanding all the sects in the world will be a formidable challenge."

Zhuge Chongguang continued, "If Your Majesty disbands the two major forces, the Primordial Holy Temple and the Falling Sun Sword Sect, and then uses the pretext of searching for the remnants of the two kingdoms to blockade those sects, I believe that most sects will disband on their own."

The leaders of the various factions are all seasoned veterans. As long as they reach the level described by Zhuge Chongguang, people will know that the emperor intends to eliminate the sects. If they continue to persist, then physical destruction will inevitably follow.

The Great Xia Dynasty is currently at its peak, and Emperor Lu Chen's power can be said to have reached its historical zenith. No force dares to oppose Lu Chen at this time.

Upon hearing Zhuge Chongguang's words, the ministers immediately broke out in a cold sweat, as they had assumed that the discussion today would focus on the campaign against the Great Qian Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the Grand Scholar and the Emperor directly shifted their focus to eliminating the sects within the Great Xia territory. As for why the Emperor wanted to eliminate the sects, Zhuge Chongguang had just explained.

The stated purpose was to deprive the remnants of those who wanted to restore their kingdoms of their hiding place. Of course, the most important reason was probably the existence of sectarian power, which would seriously affect the stability of a dynasty.

The current sects are like small countries, possessing everything from weapons and population to nothing else. As the emperor of a unified empire, Lu Chen absolutely cannot allow such forces to exist on the land of Great Xia.

Of course, Lu Chen was actually preparing for the future battle against the enemies of the Mist World.

Only by integrating the resources of this world can we have a greater chance of defeating the enemies of the Mist World in the future.

Today's grand assembly is indeed focused on how to destroy the Great Qian Dynasty, while eliminating the sect forces within the Great Xia Dynasty is merely a secondary topic.

After Zhuge Chongguang finished speaking, Lu Chen pretended to be thinking and remained silent for a long time.

The hall was completely silent as everyone awaited Lu Chen's answer.

After thinking for a while, Lu Chen said, "In that case, let's do as Grand Scholar Zhuge says."

"Grand Scholar Zhuge, I'll leave this matter to you."

Someone has to offend someone. The emperor can't offend people casually. Since this matter was proposed by Zhuge Chongguang, then Zhuge Chongguang has to take the blame.

Currently, there are many sects and factions within the Great Xia territory. Anyone who proposes to eliminate these sects and factions is considered an enemy of them.

As an emperor, Lu Chen would not personally handle matters that might offend people in order to maintain peace in the country. Now, Lu Chen's reign as emperor is going more and more smoothly, and he sometimes wonders if he will one day become as cold and ruthless as other emperors, only knowing how to play power games.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Zhuge Chongguang immediately knelt down and said, "Your subject obeys the decree!"

After discussing the elimination of sectarian forces, Lu Chen glanced at the ministers in the hall and then said, "Let's put this matter aside and discuss the destruction of the Great Qian Dynasty!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers were taken aback. They had thought that the emperor intended to use the destruction of the Great Qian Dynasty as a pretext to launch an attack on the sects and factions throughout the land. However, after discussing the disbandment of all sects, the emperor changed his tone.

In the emperor's eyes, the matter of destroying all sects under heaven due to emotions was merely a very minor matter.

In the ministers' view, eliminating all sects in the world was no less difficult than destroying a dynasty. There were many sects within the territory of the major dynasties. Although Xuan Yue Palace was nominally the strongest among the major sects, no one could say for sure whether there were any hidden forces within the territory of the major dynasties whose strength surpassed that of Xuan Yue Palace.

However, since Emperor Xia has already made his decision, there's no point in the ministers saying anything now. Lu Chen wields immense power, and once he's made a decision, no minister dares to continue to object.

The Grand Council then continued to discuss the matter of attacking the Great Qian. After deliberation, Lu Chen decided to first send 400,000 troops south to garrison the border between the Great Qian and the Great Xia, but not to launch an attack for the time being. Instead, he would send some powerful figures into the Great Qian Dynasty to find out about the plague situation before launching an attack.

Of course, sending troops to press the border first has another advantage.

The people of Daqian are already gripped by fear and anxiety due to the plague. If they were to learn that Daxia has dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops to the border of Daqian, it would only intensify their panic and fear.

Under the pressure of the plague and the Great Xia army, some people in the Great Qian will definitely choose to surrender to the Great Xia. In this way, the Great Xia will not need to spend too much effort to take over the Great Qian.

After the grand court assembly ended at 2 p.m., Lu Chen went directly to the Imperial Study to handle some official documents related to troop movements.

Just then, Bai Qingqing's voice rang out from outside, "Your Majesty, General Yun Qi requests an audience."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was slightly taken aback.

Then he said, "Come in!"

Lu Chen had basically guessed why Xuan Yuan Yunqi had come to see him today; it was clear that she wanted to participate in the battle against Da Qian.

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Xuan Yuan Yunqi, dressed in black and gold armor, entered the study. Xuan Yuan Yunqi had her hair tied in a single ponytail, with her bangs parted in the middle to reveal her smooth and fair forehead. Her eyebrows exuded a heroic spirit, and she looked dashing and spirited.

Xuan Yuan Yunqi's black and gold armor clung tightly to her body, perfectly highlighting her curvaceous figure.

It must be said that this outfit is indeed the most suitable for Xuan Yuan Yun Qi.

Lu Chen had long wanted to bring Xuan Yuan Yunqi into his harem, but he had never let her live there. Instead, he put her in command of the Imperial Guard because Lu Chen felt that Xuan Yuan Yunqi looked most beautiful in armor.

Lu Chen glanced at Xuan Yuan Yunqi, then smiled slightly and asked, "Yunqi, what brings you here?" (End of Chapter)