After a brief period of excitement, Chen Huai'an's mood returned to calm.
Looking at the [Born to Be an Emperor] system interface in his mind, which displayed the message that the host could infinitely produce troops, Chen Huai'an couldn't help but start to wonder again;
Now that the world is unified and foreign tribes have submitted, besides his 800,000 private soldiers who are absolutely loyal, he also has more than 600,000 troops from various factions of the surrendered Xin Dynasty. What use is the authority to produce unlimited troops to him?
Could it be that this million-strong army is not enough to conquer the surrounding Goguryeo Peninsula and the four islands of Japanese pirates?
Or does Chen Huai'an intend to continue being the emperor on horseback, conquering the Western Regions and crossing the Eurasian continent to plant the banner of the new dynasty on every inch of land in Eastern and Western Europe?
If that's really the case, then the unlimited troop production privilege seems to be usable.
However, when Chen Huai'an saw the line "[Achieve the achievement of the Greatest Emperor of All Time, unlock the right to explore immortality]" on the system screen, he had a new understanding of this "unlimited troop production" permission.
After all, given Chen Huai'an's governing abilities, achieving the status of a great emperor for all time was only a matter of time.
This means that he is very likely to achieve the immortality defined by the system.
However, the 800,000 troops that Chen Huai'an has summoned so far are subject to birth, aging, sickness and death just like normal soldiers.
Thirty years later, those 800,000 soldiers will all be veterans over fifty years old.
Now, Chen Huai'an has unlimited troop production authority, which means he can summon an unlimited number of private troops who are 100% loyal to him, without being restricted by time and space.
As long as Chen Huai'an is willing, he can be the emperor of this new dynasty forever, truly realizing the slogan "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Ha ha!
Thinking of this, Chen Huai'an burst into laughter again.
He muttered to himself, "As the saying goes, it is endlessly joyful to fight against Heaven, endlessly joyful to fight against Earth, endlessly joyful to fight against Man, and endlessly joyful to fight against the wheels of the rolling river of history!"
The next day.
Chen Huai'an arrived at the Imperial Study early to handle government affairs.
Since the founding ceremony and enthronement ceremony have not yet been held, the new dynasty has not yet resumed court assemblies. The new emperor, Chen Huai'an, works in the Imperial Study, and the ministers of the six ministries meet with the emperor in the Imperial Study in batches each day according to the importance and urgency of their affairs.
With the fall of the Southern Yue kingdom, it meant that the new dynasty founded by Chen Huai'an was no longer at war, and the military achievements of the generals in the Longcheng army could be almost determined.
Next, it will be time to reward those who have made contributions and to confer titles and honors.
In fact, Chen Huai'an had long considered how to reward the civil and military officials under his command who had followed him in raising an army to quell the rebellion and ultimately overthrow the Great Xin Dynasty and establish a new dynasty, even before he became emperor.
The curtain hanging behind the screen in the Imperial Study, bearing the titles of Duke, Marquis, and Earl, had followed Chen Huai'an from his fiefdom of Longcheng to the Imperial City of Jinling, from the study of the Prince of Jin's residence to the Imperial Study in the palace.
The slips of paper with the names of civil and military officials written on them were repeatedly picked up, pasted, and torn off by Chen Huai'an.
Now, all of this can finally be settled.
In Chen Huai'an's mind, Chen Qingzhi and Chang Yuchun, the deputy marshals of the two armies of the Longcheng Army, would definitely occupy the two dukes' positions.
These two men, one leading a western expedition against Tibet and the other a southern expedition against the Xin dynasty, both made great contributions to the new dynasty.
Therefore, Chen Huai'an did not hesitate to paste the slips of paper with the names of Chen Qingzhi and Chang Yuchun on the column of dukes, and conferred upon them the titles of Duke of Han and Duke of Wei respectively, ranking them as the first among the six dukes;
Then there is Pang Xianchu, the brave general of the Longcheng Polu Army, who was the commander of the Imperial Guard of the late Emperor Chen Polu.
In terms of military achievements, Pang Xianchu could not be compared with Chen Qingzhi and Chang Yuchun, the two deputy marshals of the army.
However, Pang Xianchu always followed Chen Huai'an in his campaigns, whether it was the destruction of the Turkic Khaganate or the conquest of the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions. Pang Xianchu was Chen Huai'an's right-hand man and capable general.
This time, personally leading a large army south to conquer the Nanyue Kingdom was a great achievement.
In addition, due to his status as the commander of the late emperor's imperial guard, and Pang Xianchu's loyalty to the late emperor Chen Polu and the new emperor Chen Huai'an, he was also listed by Chen Huai'an as one of the six dukes conferred by the new dynasty.
Chen Huai'an also pasted the slip of paper with Pang Xianchu's name on it into the Duke column and conferred upon him the title of Duke of Jin.
Next, Chen Huai'an picked up a piece of paper with a special name written on it—Liu Xinwu!
That's right, it was Liu Xinwu, the Prince of Wuning, one of the eight kings of different surnames from the previous dynasty.
Although Liu Xinwu did not directly fight on horseback, he participated in the new dynasty's southern and northern campaigns and made unparalleled contributions on the battlefield.
However, Liu Xinwu's existence directly accelerated the downfall of the Great Xin Dynasty.
Whether it was Chen Huai'an leading the Longcheng elite troops on a thousand-mile raid around the northern desert, or ambushing Zhao Gan, the second emperor of the Great Xin Dynasty, at Tumu Fortress;
Whether it was later persuading the generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to surrender to the new dynasty, or even going to the Jiangnan region to persuade the other three kings of different surnames of the new dynasty, in order to stabilize the situation and economy of the Jiangnan region, King Wu Ning Liu Xinwu made indelible contributions.
These achievements alone are enough to warrant retaining Liu Xinwu's title of Prince of Wuning, or even changing it to the title of Prince of the First Rank.
However, Liu Xinwu also has another identity: he is the father of Princess Shujun, who is one of the candidates for empress of the new dynasty. This makes Chen Huai'an somewhat hesitant.
Should Liu Xinwu be rewarded based on his contributions to the new dynasty, or should he be treated as the emperor's father-in-law?
For a moment, Chen Huai'an hesitated.
"Your Majesty—"
"Minister of War Li requests an audience!"
Just then, the voice of Cai He, the Grand Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, came from outside the Imperial Study. It was Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, who had come to request an audience.
"Let Lord Li in!"
Chen Huai'an temporarily put down the note with Liu Xinwu's name on it and decided to meet with Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, first.
Even so, he already knew the purpose of Li Jingyu's visit.
Soon, Minister of War Li Jingyu appeared in the imperial study. After performing the three kowtows and nine prostrations to Chen Huai'an, he slowly said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty—"
"The Ministry of War has just received a report from the front lines in South Vietnam: the false emperor of the Southern Vietnam, Li Zongmin, and his crown prince, Li Shiyu, have been captured by our southern expeditionary army and are being escorted back to the capital!"
"From this day forward, there will be no more wars in the two Guangdong regions under the new dynasty!"
Um!
Chen Huai'an nodded calmly.
After a pause, Li Jingyu spoke again: "Your Majesty, I have another matter to report!"
"Fan Wuji, the deputy general of the Southern Expeditionary Army, died on the city wall of the Southern Yue capital on the day the army breached the city. His body is on its way back!"
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