Chapter 252: Conferred the Title of Loyal and Brave Marquis, the First Person in the New Dynasty

Jinling Imperial City, inside the Imperial Study Room.

The new emperor Chen Huaian once again heard the news from Deputy Marshal Chang Yuchun when he received a report from the Ministry of War regarding the recovery of Nanzhao territory and the surrender of Piao.

Li Jingyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, had a happy face. While presenting the folded book to Chen Huaian with both hands, he congratulated: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor;"

"The Southern Expedition Army led by Deputy Marshal Chang Yuchun has taken back all the territory of Nanzhao Kingdom to the new dynasty, and also brought the surrender certificate of King Mang Yinglong of Piao Kingdom!"

"The self-proclaimed king of Pingxi, Murong Fu, has also been killed in the battle between the two armies. From then on, there has been no war in the southwestern territory of the dynasty!"

oh?

Chen Huaian raised his eyebrows and immediately took the memorial from Li Jingyu's hand and began to read it carefully.

In the memorial written by Chang Yuchun, the process of the Kachin War was recorded in detail, including the details of Longcheng's southern expedition army against the Pyu elephant soldiers, and the details of the vanguard general Lu Jiang killing the enemy emperor Mu Rongfu in front of the formation;

Subsequently, there was also a list of the number of gold, silver and jewelry that King Mang Yinglong of Piao State voluntarily surrendered to the new dynasty and paid tribute to the new dynasty every year.

Chen Huaian looked at the details of the battle in the memorial and couldn't help but laugh at himself and said: "It seems that I was overly worried. The Piao Kingdom's elephant soldiers are not as powerful as I thought!"

Ha ha!

After saying that, Chen Huaian laughed out loud.

Li Jingyu, the Minister of War at the side, couldn't help but flatter him and said: "Your Majesty, how can these mere elephant soldiers of Piao State be compared with the Dragon City army brought out by the Emperor himself?"

"It's the Emperor's mercy to be able to allow Piao to return to the new dynasty."

"Otherwise, the iron cavalry of the Dragon City army will definitely be able to crush every inch of Piao Kingdom's land with overwhelming force!"

Hahaha!

Listening to Li Jingyu's words, Chen Huaian couldn't help laughing loudly. He thought to himself that this old guy was worthy of being the elder of the three dynasties of the Great New Dynasty. His ability to observe words and emotions was really profound!

Speak specifically in a way that people like to hear.

The key is, everything he said is true, and you can't refute it!

Chen Huaian waved his hand and said: "Sir Li, the note handed over by Deputy Commander Chang also has another meaning, which is to ask for credit for Lu Jiang, the vanguard general of the Southern Expedition Army;"

"Beheading the enemy emperor in front of the two armies is the highest military honor!"

After a pause, Chen Huaian said: "Master Li, according to the regulations of the Ministry of War, what reward do you think the pioneer general Lu Jiang should receive?"

Forehead--

Regarding this issue, Li Jingyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, had actually made a draft in his mind before he came to report to the emperor.

However, he still looked embarrassed at this time.

Finally, after hesitating for a long time, he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, if we follow the military reward system established by the Ministry of War of the previous dynasty, beheading a general before the formation is the first achievement;"

"Even ordinary soldiers who have done meritorious service can be promoted to generals under special circumstances;"

"And the vanguard general Lu Jiang was originally a fourth-grade military general of the imperial court, and the one he killed was the Nanzhao Emperor who proclaimed himself emperor. The value of this military achievement is slightly higher than that of ordinary generals killed in front of the battle array; "

While Li Jingyu was reporting, she kept secretly observing Chen Huaian's expression from the corner of her eye.

After seeing that there was no obvious change in the other party's expression, he immediately blurted out the draft he had already prepared and said: "According to the regulations of the Ministry of War, this General Lu can be worshiped as a second-grade general and be the commander-in-chief of the guard!"

After thinking about it, Li Jingyu added another sentence, saying: "However, in my humble opinion, General Lu is still relatively young in the army, and he is a subordinated general. At this time, if he is appointed as a second-grade general and guards one side, If you are the commander-in-chief, it may be difficult to convince the public;"

"Therefore, I think that by conferring the title of General Lu as a loyal and brave general, the imperial court can only grant him a second-rank official position!"

Hahaha!

After listening to the words of Li Jingyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, Chen Huaian did not express agreement or objection, but just laughed heartily a few times.

Then, he waved his hand and said: "Master Li, please retreat first!"

"I have made my own decision regarding the reward for Pioneer General Lu Jiang!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Li Jingyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, left the imperial study in confusion, Chen Huaian immediately stood up and walked around behind the screen in the study, where a curtain was hung.

On the curtains, the words Duke, Marquis, and Earl are respectively posted.

On the curtain, the names of many Dragon City army generals have been pasted, but Chen Huaian still seems to be dissatisfied with his ordering, and has messed it up several times.

At this time, I saw Chen Huaian writing Lu Jiang's name with a pen.

Then, without hesitation, he pasted the note with Lu Jiang's name on the Marquis' column and fixed it.

That's right, Chen Huaian has decided to designate Lu Jiang, the vanguard general who killed Nanzhao Emperor Murongfu in front of the two armies, as a Zhongyong Marquis. This is the first confirmed list of the marquises in the new dynasty.

As Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, said, given Lu Jiang's seniority in the army and his status as a reduced general, even if he killed Nanzhao Emperor Murongfu in front of the battle, his military achievements would at most reward him with a general and the general who was guarding the side. The army is not enough, but it is completely unable to reach the point of becoming a prince!

However, Chen Huaian resolutely made Lu Jiang a marquis and became the first person to be confirmed as a marquis in the new dynasty;

It was because Chen Huaian wanted to take this opportunity to ask questions and see the reaction of these Dragon City nobles and arrogant generals after learning about this incident, so that he could determine the final list of rewards during the new dynasty's reward ceremony.

Despite the apparent peace within the Dragon City army, the soldiers are all making their final efforts for the unification of the new dynasty.

In fact, the generals in the army have been ready to make a move for the rewards after the founding of the country.

The Dragon City Inner Guards under Chen Huaian's hands have already grasped a lot of information. Among them, many Dragon City generals secretly intervened in the appointment of the queen of the new dynasty in order to be awarded a title at the award ceremony after the founding of the country. This is not a good sign.

Therefore, as an emperor, Chen Huaian needs an opportunity and a whetstone to test the reaction of the generals of the three armies to the award after the founding of the country.

Lu Jiang, the loyal and brave marquis, is Chen Huaian's whetstone.

The next day.

At the court meeting, Chen Huaian, the emperor of the new dynasty, personally issued an imperial edict to confer the title of Lu Jiang, the vanguard commander of the Dragon City Southern Expedition Army, as the new dynasty's loyal and brave marquis.

When this news came out, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

Especially the Minister of War Li Jingyu, who knew about it, stared in disbelief until Cai He, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department beside the emperor, personally handed the emperor's edict to him and ordered the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites to take full responsibility for the matter;

Li Jingyu then realized that the emperor really conferred the title of Loyalty and Bravery on Lu Jiang, and he was the first person to be conferred the title of Marquis in the new dynasty.

He took the heavy edict in his hand, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the new emperor Chen Huaian sitting on the dragon throne in the Golden Palace. His heart was already in turmoil.

Li Jingyu knew that once the content of the edict was announced to the world, it would definitely cause an uproar in the new dynasty.

The first storm of the new dynasty is coming!