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Chapter 775 I plan to attack the Purple Sun World

After Lu Chen resolved his inner conflict, he immediately convened a grand court assembly. Upon hearing that Lu Chen was going to convene a grand court assembly, the officials were all extremely shocked.

Lu Chen has not managed state affairs for many years. The sudden convening of a grand court assembly must mean that something of great importance has occurred, which cannot but make people pay attention.

Yancheng, the Hall of State Affairs.

Lu Chen sat on the dragon throne and glanced at Lu Changfeng sitting below the dragon platform. He was quite satisfied with his son. In the years that he had neglected state affairs, Lu Changfeng had managed the entire Great Xia very well.

Moreover, his eldest son is not like him, who only knows how to cling to women all day long. So far, Lu Changfeng only has Wu Yao as his woman.

What Lu Chen has always feared most is that his children will follow his example and become as degenerate as he has.

Although he didn't care if they married several women, he was worried that they would become corrupted as a result.

After glancing at Lu Changfeng, Lu Chen's gaze fell on the table in front of the dragon throne, where he quietly flipped through the government reports.

All the civil and military officials sat quietly, waiting for Lu Chen to speak.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen finally spoke, "Changfeng, you've managed things very well during the years I've been away. Keep it up."

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng immediately rose from his seat, then knelt on the ground, saying, "Thank you for the praise, Father!"

Lu Changfeng's greatest wish has always been to receive praise from his father, the emperor, whom he has always regarded as his role model.

His father's praise of him in front of the entire court was an affirmation of him, and the greatest honor for him.

Lu Chen said, "Get up. You are the Crown Prince. Don't kneel all the time."

Lu Changfeng said again, "Thank you, Father Emperor."

Lu Changfeng then got up and returned to his seat.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief, especially the ministers who assisted Lu Changfeng in handling government affairs. What they feared most was that Lu Chen would suddenly return to the court and be dissatisfied with what they had done.

The emperor's words of praise for the crown prince have essentially dispelled their worries.

Lu Chen glanced at the assembled officials and then said, "I intend to attack the Ziyang World!"

Upon hearing this, the entire court fell silent. Although they had long guessed that Lu Chen's convening of the grand court assembly must be for something important, they had not expected it to be this big.

Attacking the Ziyang World is not like attacking a country; it's a complete cultivation world with numerous forces and powerful individuals. The difficulty is many orders of magnitude greater than unifying the Tianchen World.

Even though they knew that the Ziyang World might face many difficulties with the cultivation method, not a single official in the court raised any objections.

In the ministers' view, His Majesty would not suddenly decide to attack Ziyang World without a reason; he must have already investigated the situation of Ziyang World.

Their emperor has always been a relatively prudent ruler.

Moreover, he is quite assertive; once he has spoken his mind and made a decision, it is unlikely that he will take it back.

Lu Chen's words were a notification that the ministers only needed to consider how to attack the Ziyang World and how to govern it after it was conquered.

Seeing that no one in the court spoke, Lu Chen continued, "I have already investigated the situation of the Ziyang World. There are currently no Nascent Soul cultivators in the Ziyang World, and there are many disunited forces within the Ziyang World. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, we will be able to conquer the Ziyang World in five years."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, people thought to themselves, "No wonder the emperor hasn't been managing state affairs all these years, leaving everything to the crown prince. It turns out the emperor went to investigate the situation in the Ziyang World."

Now that the emperor has figured out the situation in the Ziyang World, let's just follow his wishes and start preparing for war.

Lu Chen then continued, "This is the first time the Great Xia Dynasty has waged war against an entire world, so it is quite challenging. I intend to continue expanding our military."

"Now, my dear ministers, you may discuss this further and share your thoughts. Please feel free to offer any ideas or suggestions you may have."

After Lu Chen finished speaking, the ministers in the hall began to discuss among themselves.

To wage war against a cultivation world, one needs to prepare a great deal of things, such as soldiers, food, and flying boats.

To control the Ziyang World, more soldiers are needed to occupy its important cities. However, if most of the Great Xia's soldiers are transferred to the Ziyang World, the Great Xia Dynasty will be left vulnerable, and some forces may take the opportunity to rebel.

Even without internal troubles, there could be external enemies. There have been rumors recently that the Tianchen World has encountered invading enemies from other worlds. No one knows whether, after the Great Xia sends troops to the Ziyang World, invaders from other worlds will suddenly attack the Tianchen World.

Therefore, when sending troops to the Ziyang World, the Tianchen World must also retain a sufficient number of soldiers, and military expansion is definitely necessary.

The ensuing grand court assembly lasted for a week, making it the longest grand court assembly since Lu Chen ascended the throne.

The outside world is still unaware of what the grand court meeting is about, but the fact that the Xia Emperor has convened a grand court meeting for a week in a row clearly indicates that something of great importance is at hand, and various rumors have begun to circulate among the people.

Finally, after the matter of sending troops was basically settled, the official gazette of the Great Xia Dynasty immediately issued a "Proclamation to the People".

Upon hearing that another war was about to break out, the people felt extremely anxious.

However, the soldiers of the Great Xia army were quite excited. For them, war was an opportunity to earn military merit. Without war, they would only ever be ordinary soldiers for the rest of their lives.

The soldiers in this world are not particularly motivated. Even though the military discipline of the Great Xia Dynasty is very strict, most soldiers become soldiers in order to change their fate.

Of course, this kind of thinking also has its advantages; when launching foreign wars, soldiers will not feel too much guilt.

The war will not begin immediately. We need to prepare for at least six months before we attack the Ziyang World.

After issuing the order to expand the army, Lu Chen handed over his work to Crown Prince Lu Changfeng and then went to Black Moon City to convene a conference of cultivators.

At the cultivators' conference, all the major powers expressed their full support for the Great Xia's attack on the Ziyang World, and each sect and faction would send disciples to participate.

All the major powers were well aware that the emperor's convening of the cultivators' conference at this time was clearly not just about getting their opinions.

If they don't put in some effort, it won't be so easy to get the job done.

Black Dragon City, the Imperial Palace.

The Immortal's Palace.

The palace, predominantly blue, was incredibly quiet and peaceful. A chill permeated the air, and the maids and servants serving inside were all dressed in thick cotton-padded clothes.

On the soft couch in her bedchamber, Yun Xianxian sat cross-legged, cultivating.

Just then, a familiar fluctuation of spiritual energy appeared in the room, and the next moment, a pair of pig trotters wrapped around her slender waist from behind.

(End of this chapter)