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The situation in the Great Qian Dynasty is quite complicated. In order to end this war with the Great Qian Dynasty as soon as possible, Lu Chen plans to personally lead another expedition.

However, this time it was different from the time of Dayue. This time, many ministers opposed Lu Chen's personal command of the expedition.

At yet another grand court assembly, many ministers stood up and advised Lu Chen not to personally lead the expedition.

At this very moment, in the Council Hall.

Lin Gaoyuan stood in the middle of the hall and advised, "Your Majesty, the plague is still raging in the Great Qian Dynasty. You must not put yourself in danger!"

At this moment, Lin Gaoyuan was not the only one in the middle of the hall; behind him were many ministers, all of whom felt that Lu Chen did not need to personally lead the expedition.

Since arriving in Yancheng, Lin Gaoyuan has almost never opposed Lu Chen's policies and decisions, but this time, Lin Gaoyuan really felt that Lu Chen was taking too much of a risk.

Plagues are difficult to prevent, and no one can say for sure whether Lu Chen will contract one after going to the Great Qian Dynasty and to the front lines.

What if something happens to Yi Chen?

The unification of this world is about to be completed, and Lu Chen cannot afford to have anything happen now.

Most importantly, Lu Chen plans to eliminate all the sects and forces within the territories of the major dynasties. If something happens to Lu Chen, no one will be able to control those sects and forces.

If those sects and forces lead a rebellion, the world that we have finally managed to unify will fall apart again.

Lu Chen's most important task now is not to lead the expedition, but to stay in Yanjing and keep all those with ulterior motives in check.

Lu Chen glanced at the officials offering advice in the middle of the hall, but remained silent.

At this moment, another official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the main reason you personally led the expedition against Dayue was because Dayue had a battle formation capable of withstanding the Celestials, and you were worried about it. However, the current Daqian Dynasty is just an ordinary dynasty and does not have a battle formation. Attacking the Daqian Dynasty is a small matter that can be accomplished by the other two Celestials. How can we trouble you to take action again?"

Despite the ministers' advice, Lu Chen remained unmoved and glanced at the ministers in the hall once more.

Seeing that Lu Chen remained unmoved, more and more ministers stood up and advised him not to personally lead the expedition. At this time, many ministers' eyes fell on Zhuge Chongguang.

Zhuge Chongguang was a Grand Scholar and had the best relationship with the Emperor. If Zhuge Chongguang could stand up and advise Lu Chen, Lu Chen might consider the potential problems of personally leading the expedition.

However, everyone saw that Zhuge Chongguang was sitting in his seat, looking as if it was none of his business, and he seemed to have no intention of persuading Lu Chen at all.

After a while, seeing that there were almost no ministers advising him anymore, Lu Chen finally spoke up and said, "I understand the intentions of my beloved ministers."

"However, my beloved ministers have probably forgotten about the barbarian goddess. According to the intelligence I have received, the barbarian goddess has already arrived in the Great Qian Dynasty."

"The battle formation of Dayue was originally brought by the goddess of the barbarian tribe. Think about it, if the goddess of the barbarian tribe were to cooperate with the Great Qian Dynasty, wouldn't the army of the Great Qian Dynasty also use the battle formation?"

"If we only send two Celestials to the Great Qian Dynasty, and if these two Celestials are tied up in the battle formation, then the Great Xia army will be put on the defensive."

"Even without battle formations, given that barbarian goddess's strength, it's probably not impossible for her to deal with two celestial beings at the same time."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the hall fell into complete silence. Many ministers were unaware that the Barbarian Goddess had already traveled to Daqian, which was why they had just advised Lu Chen that there was no need for him to make the trip himself.

However, when Lu Chen revealed the latest information offline, they began to waver. If the barbarian goddess had really gone to Daqian, then the Daqian army might indeed have already learned to use battle formations.

Moreover, that barbarian goddess is quite powerful. To deal with her, His Majesty might really have to take action personally.

Compared to the Celestials, Lu Chen is now widely recognized as the strongest person in the Great Xia Dynasty.

In particular, the battle with Dayue showed the soldiers of Daxia Lu Chen his true strength. Now all the civil and military officials believe that Lu Chen's strength has far surpassed that of a Celestial Being. Even if Lu Chen is not a Celestial Being, he still has the strength to kill one.

Lu Chen said, "Alright, the matter of personally leading the expedition is settled then."

"As for the plague in the Great Qian Dynasty, you don't need to worry about it. I already have a way to solve the plague."

Upon hearing this, the ministers in the hall immediately became agitated. The biggest problem in this attack on Daqian was that the plague in Daqian was still raging. The soldiers of Daxia dared not easily enter Daqian. Once the plague infected the soldiers of Daxia, it could lead to the complete defeat of the Daxia army.

Now the Xia Emperor actually claims to have a way to solve the plague. If his method is truly effective, then the biggest problem in entering the Great Qian Dynasty will be solved.

However, when we talk about the last grand court assembly, His Majesty was still discussing how to solve the plague problem. How come His Majesty suddenly has a solution?

At this moment, Lin Gaoyuan asked, "Your Majesty, if I may be so bold as to ask, can the method Your Majesty possess truly eliminate the effects of the plague?"

Lu Chen replied, "Minister Lin, there is no need to worry. Since I have said that there is a way, the plague will surely be completely eradicated."

Hearing Lu Chen's confident answer, the ministers were relieved. They knew Lu Chen's character; he wouldn't have spoken so confidently unless he was absolutely certain. It seemed that their emperor had truly found a solution to the plague.

Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say. The ministers then returned to their seats.

And so, the decision to have Lu Chen personally lead the expedition was made.

After the grand court assembly ended, the news that Emperor Xia was going to personally lead an expedition spread throughout Yancheng in an instant.

When people heard that Lu Chen was going to personally lead another expedition, they initially shared the same attitude as the ministers, believing that their emperor no longer needed to personally lead an expedition and that the Great Qian Dynasty was no longer a threat.

However, after the articles about the barbarian goddess were published in the Oriental Times and official newspapers, the people quickly changed their attitude and believed that Lu Chen was a responsible emperor. He went wherever there was danger, unlike the emperors of the past who only knew how to stay in the capital and send the people's children to their deaths.

In this way, Lu Chen unknowingly gained another wave of goodwill from the public.

It was evening.

Wu Mansion.

A man sat in the courtyard, drinking alone, as the setting sun cast a long shadow over him.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, and soon a dark figure appeared behind Wu Ming.

Upon sensing the dark figure behind him, Wu Ming did not immediately turn around; he clearly already knew this person would come.

Wu Ming said, "You've got some nerve, coming to the Wu residence under the watchful eyes of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Aren't you afraid of being caught by them?"

Hearing this, the dark figure said dismissively, "The Xia Emperor is preparing to take action against the sects and forces within the territories of various dynasties. Yan City is very unstable right now. All the more capable Imperial Guards have been transferred out. How could those people outside possibly discover my presence?" (End of Chapter)