MTLNOVEL Chapter 542 I Already Have a Way to Solve the Plague
The situation in the Great Qian Dynasty was rather complicated, and in order to end the war with Great Qian sooner, Lu Chen planned to once again lead the campaign personally.
However, this time was unlike the previous campaign against Great Jue, as many ministers opposed Lu Chen's personal involvement.
During another Great Court Assembly, many ministers stood up and advised Lu Chen against going to war himself.
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At this moment, in the Hall of Political Affairs.
Lin Gaoyuan stood in the middle of the great hall and advised, "Your Majesty, the plague is still ravaging the Great Qian Dynasty, Your Majesty must not risk yourself!"
It wasn't just Lin Gaoyuan in the middle of the great hall, behind him were many other ministers who felt that there was no need for Lu Chen to take the field personally.
Since arriving in Yan County, Lin Gaoyuan had almost never opposed Lu Chen's policies and decisions, but this time, Lin Gaoyuan truly felt that Lu Chen was being overly reckless.
The plague was unpredictable, and no one could say for certain whether Lu Chen, after going to Great Qian and to the front lines, would contract the plague.
What if something happens to Lu Chen?
The world's unification was nearly complete, and Lu Chen could not afford to have anything happen to him now.
Most importantly, Lu Chen also planned to eliminate all Sect powers within the territories of several major dynasties; if something were to happen to Lu Chen, no one would be able to suppress those Sect powers.
If those Sect powers were to lead a rebellion, the world that was hardly anyone unified would once again crumble into pieces.
Lu Chen's most crucial task right now was not to lead the battle personally, but to stay in Yanjing, keeping in check all those with ulterior motives.
Lu Chen swept his gaze across the officials in the middle of the great hall who were advising him, but he said nothing.
At that moment, another official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you originally took to the field against Great Jue primarily because Great Jue had a battle formation capable of resisting Celestials, and you were not at ease. Today's Great Qian Dynasty is just an ordinary dynasty and has no battle formation. Such a trifling matter as attacking the Great Qian Dynasty can just be left to the other two Celestials, how could it trouble you to personally take action again?"
Despite the ministers' advice, Lu Chen remained unmoved, and he once again looked over the ministers in the great hall.
Seeing that Lu Chen was unmoved, more and more ministers stood up, advising Lu Chen not to go to war himself. At this point, many minister's gazes fell on Zhuge Zhongguang.
Zhuge Zhongguang, the Great Scholar, had the best relationship with the Emperor; if Zhuge were to step forward and advise Lu Chen, maybe Lu Chen would consider the possible complications of leading the campaign personally.
However, the crowd saw that Zhuge was sitting in his place, appearing indifferent, as if he had no intention of advising Lu Chen.
After a while, Lu Chen seeing that almost no more ministers were advising him, finally spoke, "I understand your sentiments, my dear ministers."
"However, you seem to have forgotten the Barbarian Tribe Goddess, according to the intelligence I received, the Barbarian Tribe Goddess has already arrived in Great Qian."
"Originally, the battle formation in Great Jue was brought by the Barbarian Tribe Goddess. Think about it, if the Barbarian Tribe Goddess collaborates with Great Qian, wouldn't the Daxia Army also use battle formations?"
"If only two Celestials are sent to Great Qian, and if these two Celestials get restrained by the battle formation, then the Daxia Army would be at a disadvantage."
"Even without the battle formations, given the strength of the Barbarian Tribe Goddess, it is not impossible for her to contend against two Celestials simultaneously."
Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the great hall immediately fell into a deafening silence. Many ministers were unaware that the Barbarian Tribe Goddess had gone to Great Qian, which is why they had advised Lu Chen against needing to make the trip personally.
However, when Lu Chen revealed the latest intelligence offline, they started to waver in their hearts. If the Barbarian Tribe Goddess truly headed to Great Qian, then it was indeed possible that the Great Qian Army could already be employing battle formations.
Moreover, the strength of the Barbarian Tribe Goddess was not weak; to deal with her, it might indeed require their Majesty to personally take action.
Compared to a Celestial, Lu Chen was now universally recognized as the strongest person in Great Sum.
Especially after that battle with Great Jue, the soldiers of Great Sum had witnessed Lu Chen's true strength, and now the entire court, both civil and military, felt that Lu Chen's strength had far surpassed that of a Celestial, even if Lu Chen was not a Celestial, he possessed the strength to kill one.
Lu Chen said, "All right, the matter of leading the campaign personally is settled."
"As for the epidemic in Great Qian, don't worry about this, I already have a method to resolve the epidemic."
Upon hearing this, the ministers in the hall instantly became agitated. The biggest problem with the attack on Great Qian had been the ongoing epidemic in Great Qian. The soldiers of Great Sum dared not easily enter Great Qian, and once the epidemic infected the Great Sum soldiers, it could likely lead to a total collapse of the Great Sum Army.
Now that the Sum Emperor had said he had a method to resolve the epidemic, if his method truly worked, then the biggest challenge of entering Great Qian would be resolved.
However, bringing the matter back, during the last Great Court Assembly, their Majesty had been discussing how to resolve the epidemic, how suddenly did their Majesty have a solution now?
At this moment, Lin Gaoyuan asked, "Your Majesty, this official dares to ask, can the method in Your Majesty's hands truly eliminate the impact of the epidemic?"
Lu Chen replied, "Lin, you need not worry. Since I have said I have a method, it will certainly completely eliminate the epidemic."
Upon hearing such a firm response from Lu Chen, the ministers also felt reassured. People knew Lu Chen's character; he would not make such a definitive statement without being 100% certain, it seems their Majesty really had found a way to resolve the epidemic.
Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say, and the ministers each returned to their seats.
Thus, the matter of Lu Chen leading the campaign personally was settled.
After the Great Court Assembly ended, the news that the Sum Emperor was to lead the campaign personally spread instantly throughout Yan County.
When people heard that Lu Chen was to lead the campaign again, at first their attitude was the same as that of the ministers, believing that their Majesty no longer needed to lead personally, as the Great Qian Dynasty posed no threat.
However, as soon as the articles about the Barbarian Tribe Goddess were published in the Eastern Times and the official reports, the common people quickly changed their attitude, thinking Lu Chen was a responsible Emperor. Wherever there was danger, he would go there, unlike the previous emperors who only knew to stay in the Capital city, sending the common people's children to die.
In this way, Lu Chen imperceptibly brushed up a wave of favorability with the common folk once more.
Towards evening.
Wu Residence.
A man sat in the courtyard, drinking alone, while the sunset stretched his shadow long.
Just then, a breeze blew by, and soon after, a dark figure appeared behind Wu Ming.
Sensing the shadow that had appeared behind him, Wu Ming did not immediately turn around, evidently having known that this person would come.
Wu Ming spoke, "You really have some nerve to come to the Wu Residence under the surveillance of the Brocade Guard, aren't you afraid of being caught by them?"
Hearing this, the dark figure said disdainfully, "Now that the Sum Emperor is preparing to take action against Sect forces within the territories of the major dynasties, Yan County is very unstable, and any decent Brocade Guard has been dispatched elsewhere. How could those outside possibly notice my presence?"