Chapter 226: The Person Who Can Solve the Dilemma

Prince Jin's fiefdom, Longcheng Palace.

Since the news that Chen Huaian, the Prince of Jin, proclaimed himself emperor in Jinling was announced to the world, the Prince Jin's mansion in Longcheng, the fiefdom, was renamed Longcheng Palace, so that Chen Huaian could govern the country in the name of the emperor.

In recent days, Longcheng Palace has received frequent good news.

Under the command of Su Chen, the Governor-General of Liangjiang, and Chang Yuchun, the Deputy Marshal of the Longcheng Army, one of the southern expeditionary forces that went straight to the Liangjiang area almost took the Liangjiang area under its command without bloodshed.

Among them, there was also the credit of Su Muchen, the former uncle of the Daxin State, the Prince of Zhongshan.

After all, the influence of the Su family in the Liangjiang area has always been there.

Especially after learning that Chen Huaian had secretly given Emperor Lingwu and his mother a way out, and adopted Emperor Lingwu as his adopted son, Su Muchen's hatred for Chen Huaian did not seem to be so deep.

Not attacking his sister Su Wan'er has already made Su Muchen admire Chen Huaian.

To be fair, if Su Muchen, who had the legacy of Wei Wu, and Chen Huaian were to switch positions, he would definitely not be able to do nothing to the empress dowager of the previous dynasty, because that was not his style.

Therefore, under the call of Zhongshan King Su Muchen, the aristocratic families in the Liangjiang region took the initiative to surrender to the Xin Dynasty and voluntarily raised a considerable amount of food and wages for the southern expedition army to show their loyalty.

The other army, led by the brave general Pang Xianchu and the surrendered general Tang Ziyi of the Tiger New Army, also swept the remnants of the Daxin in the Lianghu area with an unstoppable momentum and quickly brought the two lakes under the Xin Dynasty.

As of the tenth day after the King of Jin proclaimed himself emperor in Jinling, the huge Daxin Dynasty only had Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Chongqing, which were still under the control of the remnants of the Daxin, as well as the two countries of Nanzhao and Nanyue.

It was only a matter of time to recover these places.

For Chen Huaian, who had just ascended the throne, it was no longer necessary for him to lead the army in person. He only needed to sit in the rear and command.

But Chen Huaian did not feel relaxed at all, but his nerves were even more tense.

The new dynasty was just established, and there was a lot of work to be done. He had to do almost everything himself.

In addition to establishing a queen, there was another thing that gave him a headache and was difficult, which was to reward the civil and military officials who followed him to conquer the world.

Although the main generals under Chen Huaian were mostly historical legendary generals summoned from the [Born Emperor Fate] system, they were 100% loyal to him;

However, the system did not tell him whether the descendants of these summoned historical legendary generals would also be 100% loyal to the dynasty he created?

In addition, how to reward the veterans of the Longcheng Po Lu Army, including Pang Xianchu, Fan Wuji, and Zuo Liangcai, who had been following him in the battles since he started the Jingnan Campaign, was also a big problem.

"Ah, the ancients were not wrong. It is indeed easy to conquer a country but difficult to rule it!"

In the palace hall, Chen Huaian, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, stared at a pile of notes with the names of generals on the table;

Behind him, there was a curtain with three plates on it, with the words Duke, Marquis, and Earl on them.

At this time, Chen Huaian couldn't help but yearn for the time when the grassroots emperor Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country. Old Zhu also faced the problem of how to confer titles on his generals.

But Old Zhu at least had a virtuous Queen Ma to discuss with him.

And Chen Huaian was just a lonely man, without even someone to talk to, which was really sad!

"It seems that it's time for us to consider the matter of enthroning the queen!"

Chen Huaian shook his head with a wry smile, and finally put away all the small notes on the table, and decided to discuss the matter of conferring titles later.

"Report--"

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager wants to see you!"

Hmm?

Inside the palace, Chen Huaian couldn't help but frown when he heard the announcement from outside the door. His mother actually came to the palace to find him. This was the first time he returned to Longcheng after becoming emperor.

Chen Huaian said anxiously: "Hurry up and invite the Empress Dowager!"

Soon, the Empress Dowager Xu Ruoyun, dressed in gorgeous clothes, came slowly with the help of her maid.

She said to Chen Huaian very naturally: "Son, I asked the kitchen to make some Tianma black chicken soup for you. You have been dealing with government affairs day and night, and you haven't even eaten on time. What should I do if you are hungry!"

As she said that, Xu Ruoyun waved her hand, and the maid behind her immediately served the chicken soup just brought from the kitchen of the palace to Chen Huaian.

Chen Huaian certainly knew that his mother came here specially, and it must not be just to send him chicken soup.

As he took the chicken soup and drank it, he said vaguely: "Mother, you came here specially, not just to bring chicken soup for your son, right?"

Haha!

Xu Ruoyun said with a smile: "You are the smart one, drink the soup first, don't rush for a while!"

Until Chen Huaian drank a large bowl of chicken soup in no time, Xu Ruoyun slowly said: "Son, according to reason, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics;"

"Even if I am your mother, I should follow the rules set by your father when he was alive."

"But-"

Xu Ruoyun changed the subject and said: "I came here today not as the queen mother of the new dynasty, but as your mother;"

"What we are talking about is not the matter of enthroning the queen of the new dynasty, but my son's marriage!"

Swish!

Chen Huaian suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked straight at his mother. He knew that his mother must have come here for something important today.

Haha!

Chen Huaian smiled and said, "What a coincidence, mother, I just wanted to talk to you about this matter. I didn't expect that we would think of the same thing, haha!"

As he said that, he made a gesture of invitation and said, "Mother, you go first!"

Hmm!

Xu Ruoyun nodded, and didn't hide anything from her son. She got straight to the point and said, "Son, mother received a memorial from the civil and military officials of the Sixteen States of Youyun yesterday."

Hmm?

Chen Huaian raised his eyebrows and sneered with a playful expression, "Mother, let me guess, these guys handed all the memorials to you. Did they say in the memorials that I should get married with Princess Shujun as soon as possible?"

Xu Ruoyun just nodded and said, "That's about it. They think that now that the world is settled, the emperor should also consider his own marriage!"

Hum!

Chen Huaian sneered and said, "They worry so much. When will I get married? Do they need to tell me?"