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

Lu Chen's gaze swept across the council hall, analyzing the changes in everyone's expression.

He could tell that many people had already considered joining the Canghai Sect, but he didn't care at all.

He has now placed Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) in various powerful forces, so he can immediately detect any unusual movements by those forces and then deal with them accordingly.

The council hall gradually quieted down after a long time. Seeing that no one was speaking anymore, Lu Chen finally spoke up: "This enemy is very powerful, but I will never allow them to enter the Chaos Star Sea."

"The Chaotic Star Sea is our common home, and I believe you would not want these enemies to destroy our home."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, some people just wanted to laugh. In their view, it didn't really matter who the ruler was.

Whoever wins, they stand on the winning side.

They believed that as long as they made contact with the forces that had invaded the Chaos Star Sea sooner, those forces would not make things difficult for them.

Although some people were already thinking of betrayal, they still pretended to live and die with the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, our Starfire Sect will do everything in our power to resist the invasion of extraterrestrial forces!"

"We, the entire Heaven and Earth Sect, are at His Majesty's command!"

"Our Cold Moon Sect will obey His Majesty's orders!"

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Soon, the entire council hall was filled with high-ranking officials from various factions expressing their loyalty. Regardless of their true thoughts, at this moment, they certainly had to say nice things.

The force that invaded the Chaos Star Sea has not yet arrived. If they jump out to oppose the Great Xia Dynasty too early, they will definitely be wiped out before they can even make a ripple.

Seeing that some high-ranking members of certain forces had zero loyalty to him, yet acted as if they were righteous and awe-inspiring, Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh.

After a while, Lu Chen said, "I believe in your loyalty. In order to resist the invasion of foreign enemies this time, I plan to further integrate the disciples of various forces and incorporate them into the Great Xia War Dragon Army for unified management."

Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officials of the various forces in the hall all frowned. Why would they incorporate their disciples into the Great Xia Dynasty's War Dragon Army?

What a joke! If we make them soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty's War Dragon Army, will those disciples ever come back?

Everyone knows that the army of the Great Xia Dynasty is treated exceptionally well, far exceeding the treatment of sects and powerful factions.

Although people were unwilling, the Xia Emperor used the pretext of foreign invasion, and the various forces could not easily refute him. They had just pledged their loyalty and said they would follow the Heavenly Emperor's arrangements. If they stood up to oppose him so quickly, wouldn't that prove that they were not sincere at all?

However, someone soon thought that if their disciples were incorporated into the War Dragon Army, wouldn't they be able to use their people to obtain the Great Xia Dynasty's secret weapons from the War Dragon Army?

The existence of the Vulcan Gun and Vulcan Cannon had long been known to the major powers, but the Great Xia Dynasty controlled them very strictly, and only the military could access them.

Various factions had long been trying to obtain the manufacturing methods for the Vulcan Gun and Vulcan Cannon, but ultimately none of them succeeded.

Now that the Great Xia Dynasty is taking the initiative to incorporate disciples from various forces into the War Dragon Army, isn't that tantamount to giving them the opportunity to obtain the Vulcan Gun and Vulcan Cannon?

That's a weapon that can easily kill enemies of higher ranks. Who wouldn't want a weapon like that?

In the eyes of those forces that wanted to betray the Great Xia Dynasty, obtaining the Great Xia Dynasty's rune weapons would not only give them the means to fight against the Great Xia Dynasty, but they could also use the rune weapons as a pledge of allegiance to the force that was about to invade the Chaos Star Sea.

I believe that even if that force doesn't ultimately support them after obtaining the rune-inscribed weapons from the Great Xia Dynasty, they won't make things difficult for them.

When Lu Chen saw that the loyalty of some people in the hall was rapidly declining, and some had even dropped to negative numbers, he guessed what they were thinking.

Lu Chen simply smiled faintly. These people were certainly calculating in their minds, but unfortunately, their plans were destined to fail.

Lu Chen then made some other arrangements. This cultivators' conference ended relatively quickly, lasting only two hours, not even a whole day.

After the cultivators' conference ended, the Great Xia Dynasty immediately issued a notice that a foreign enemy was about to invade.

Although Lu Chen has regained his memories of Earth, some of his ideas still differ from the mainstream ideas on Earth.

Perhaps some people on Earth believe that if a country encounters a crisis, too many people should not know about it, as this could cause panic or even lead to internal collapse before the crisis even arrives.

However, Lu Chen thought the opposite. He believed that no matter what crisis they encountered, the people of the dynasty should be informed. Only when people knew that they were in danger at all times would their sense of crisis and ownership be stimulated.

Moreover, experiencing some minor crises early on can temper people's hearts, so that when a major crisis comes in the future, both individuals and the entire dynasty will have a certain ability to resist.

If everything goes smoothly and the people of the dynasty don't know what's happening, then even if something happens, they'll feel it's far removed from them and has nothing to do with them.

After the cultivators' conference ended, Lu Chen returned to the imperial study and began to browse the development reports of various sects and forces submitted by the major powers in recent years.

Since all the forces in the Chaotic Star Sea have now been incorporated into the rule of the Great Xia Dynasty, whenever a cultivators' conference is held, each force is required to submit a report on the development of their respective sects over the past few years so that the Heavenly Emperor can understand the development of their forces.

Of course, some forces may choose to conceal certain things, but with the Embroidered Uniform Guard around, no matter how well they hide, they can still be found out.

As Lu Chen was reviewing the development reports of the various sects, Mu Qinglan appeared beside him and asked with some curiosity, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of causing panic by directly telling them about the foreign invasion? Who knows, some people might choose to contact the Canghai Sect in advance."

Mu Qinglan didn't quite understand Lu Chen's actions. If it were her, she would have quietly dealt with the Canghai Sect. After all, with her strength, dealing with this crisis wouldn't have been difficult.

Most importantly, the Canghai Sect is likely to send a Saint this time. With a Saint present, the forces of the Great Xia Dynasty won't be able to help much, so there's even less need to tell them about the Canghai Sect.

Telling those forces about this seems to have no positive impact other than creating panic.

Hearing Mu Qinglan's words, Lu Chen flipped through the development report in his hand and said with a smile, "If a force really dares to do this, then it would be a good thing for the Great Xia Dynasty."

This……

Mu Qinglan seemed to understand something; the Heavenly Emperor intended to use this crisis to purge the restless forces within the Great Xia Dynasty. (End of Chapter)