Chapter 197: Strange Man
Seeing that the emperor asked about his purpose, Jiang Chen raised his head and smiled slightly, then replied to the Regent.
"Your Majesty, I came here this time to ask for a feast for the soldiers of the Blue and Green Camps who have made great contributions!"
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, the Regent's squinting eyes slowly opened.
Then, the Regent pushed away the two beauties beside him.
"You guys go down first. I have something to talk to Jiang Chen about."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, the two beauties quickly stood up, bowed, and slowly walked out of the imperial study.
When only the Regent, Jiang Chen and Su Dingxia were left in the imperial study, the Regent slowly spoke.
"Jiang Chen, I accept your proposal."
"However, your contribution to the defeat of Prince An's army is not small."
"Your current military position and title are no longer worthy of your merits, so I thought about it."
"I am going to confer upon you the title of General Zhenyuan and Duke Zhenguo!"
Upon hearing the Regent's reward to him, Jiang Chen was stunned.
He knew that the Regent would reward him handsomely, but he didn't expect that the Regent's reward would be so generous!
General Zhenyuan , as a military rank at the same level as the "Four Towns", can be said to be ranked below the Grand Marshal and the Prime Minister!
As a result, in the current court.
Except for the General of Chariots and Cavalry and the General of Heavy Cavalry who are at the same rank as the Grand Marshal and the Prime Minister.
The only ones who can suppress Jiang Chen are the "Four Expedition Generals".
However, Jiang Chen was also named "Duke of the State"!
This can be said to be the highest title in the entire Xia Kingdom. If one is sent out, he can already control the military and political power of a state.
Even in the entire Xia Kingdom today, there are only two people who can be classified as "public".
Jiang Chen, who was shocked, knelt on the ground after calming himself down and shouted loudly to the Regent.
"General Jiang Chen thanks the emperor for his grace!"
"Hahaha, get up. I have you, Jiang Chen, so there is nothing to worry about in this world."
The Regent nodded with satisfaction at Jiang Chen's reaction.
The reason why he made an exception and promoted Jiang Chen to the title of "Duke of Zhenguo" was to make Jiang Chen serve him wholeheartedly.
As the emperor, he believed that only in this way could Jiang Chen serve him wholeheartedly.
But he didn't know that these rewards meant nothing to Jiang Chen.
What Jiang Chen wants is military power and wealth.
No matter how high your status is, if you don’t have military power and money, who will care about your status?
"Your Majesty, I have something else I want to discuss with you."
After expressing his gratitude, Jiang Chen continued speaking to the Regent.
"Whatever it is, just tell me!"
Hearing that Jiang Chen still had something to discuss with him, the Regent also became interested.
The thing that could make Jiang Chen stay at the end must be very important, so the Regent was very curious about what it was that could make Jiang Chen take it so seriously.
"Your Majesty, it is like this. The Green Camp and the Blue Camp suffered heavy losses after this battle."
"So, I would like to ask the Emperor to agree to allow the Blue and Green Camps to recruit some soldiers to fill the quota!"
As he spoke, Jiang Chen took a deep breath.
Because he really didn't know whether this proposal would be accepted by the Regent.
"Of course, the Five Battalions of the Northern Army were my trusted aides before I ascended the throne."
"Now that the loss is so heavy, I feel bad too."
"How about this, we will split some of the Imperial Guards, and from now on, the Blue Camp and the Green Camp will be merged into one camp!"
"The establishment is 30,000 men. If there are not enough men, we can draw them from the other three battalions!"
After pondering for a while, the Regent spoke slowly.
"General Jiang Chen thanks His Majesty!"
"Long live the emperor!"
After hearing what the Regent said, Jiang Chen fell to the ground in joy and kowtowed to the Regent.
Now Jiang Chen finally has considerable military power in his hands!
A total of 30,000 people will be under Jiang Chen's command, and among them is Du Mingyu, a capable assistant.
With Du Mingyu and 30,000 soldiers who obey his orders, Jiang Chen is more confident that he can gain more capital to protect his own rise in the midst of the great turmoil in the Xia Kingdom.
"Okay, go back. I'm a little tired and need to rest."
Seeing that the rewards had been given out, the Regent waved his hand, signaling Jiang Chen and Su Dingxia to leave.
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Seeing that the Regent looked a little sleepy, Jiang Chen didn't think much about it . He bowed to him, stood up, turned around and slowly walked out of the imperial study.
When Su Dingxia saw Jiang Chen walk out, she also bowed to the Regent and then retreated. Before leaving, she carefully closed the door of the imperial study for the Regent.
After Jiang Chen and Su Dingxia left, the Regent finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his previous tired look was completely different.
"Come out, everyone has left."
"Hehehe, it seems like the Regent Prince has been doing pretty well lately, and he's even wearing the dragon robe."
Accompanied by a hoarse laugh, a figure dressed in red walked out of the darkness.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me what you want from me!?"
Looking at the man in red clothes with a thick layer of white powder on his face, the Regent frowned and asked.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you've already called yourself 'I'. Has the Regent Prince forgotten the agreement you made with my Prince?"
The man who looked neither male nor female spoke in a hoarse voice while staring at the Regent.
Suddenly, an invisible pressure came towards the Regent, frightening him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Faced with this pressure, the Regent swallowed his saliva and raised his head pretending to be calm.
"I have never forgotten the agreement with Prince Qin. After I have eliminated all dissidents in Xia, I will personally issue a statement and submit to Prince Qin's command!"
After hearing what the Regent said, the man who looked neither male nor female nodded with satisfaction.
"Very good, this is what you should do as a dog beside the prince!"
"Remember this: don't call yourself 'I' in front of me anymore!"
"In front of me, only my prince is worthy of calling himself that!"
"No, if you call yourself like this in front of me again next time, you'll be leaving this world!"
After saying this, the man's figure merged into the darkness again and disappeared into the imperial study.
As the man disappeared, the inexplicable pressure finally dissipated.
The Regent was breathing heavily, and his dragon robe was already wet with the cold sweat that had just appeared.
"Damned hermaphrodite, I will destroy you sooner or later!"
After leaving the palace, Jiang Chen returned to his Jiyuan Marquis Mansion.
But soon, this place will become the "Duke Zhenguo Mansion"!
