"Brother, do we need to mobilize troops from the provinces near the Mingdou Mountain Range? If so, I'll need to coordinate their deployment in advance," Nana said softly.
As she spoke, she pointed to several locations on the map.
"No need. Those dukes are useless at fighting, but they're masters at getting in the way." Xu Cheng sneered.
Once he ascended the throne, this system of rule resembling medieval Europe in the Original World would finally come to an end. His reforms would abolish it completely and replace it with centralized authority.
There were far too many flaws in it. Take Grand Duke Huihuang, who rebelled in the original story: setting aside his strength, the mere fact that he could effectively marshal an entire province's troops and maintain a private army showed how much power a duke held over his territory.
Of course, their weakness was another reason not to mobilize them.
He genuinely couldn't tell whether Grand Duke Huihuang had lost his mind or been influenced by some Other-Dimensional Big Shot when he dared attack the Sun Moon Empire with just over a hundred three-ring Soul Elders and ten thousand ordinary soldiers.
He didn't want those fools spoiling his mood.
"But the imperial army will pass through those provinces on its way from Mingdu to the Mingdou Mountain Range border. If we don't inform them, it might cause trouble," Nana said worriedly.
"Then that saves us the trouble. Tell Wang Yiheng that anyone along the way who makes trouble for him dies if they don't clear the road within three breaths! Have him steamroll straight through!" Xu Cheng calmly sipped his tea.
To outsiders, his reforms might seem like sweeping strokes of an axe.
But ultimately, the Sun Moon Empire still had plenty of flaws. These growing pains were