Upon hearing this, Nie Chen took the imperial edict, laughed, turned to the generals and said,
"The emperor still doesn't know about our capture of the capital, so he has not rewarded Prince Pingxi. When the emperor returns to the capital in the future, I will personally take credit for my elder brother and ask the emperor to reward him.
At that time, no matter who your subordinates are, all the merits will be presented to the emperor, and the emperor will be asked to reward you.
It was in the Ming Dynasty that he became a prince and became a prime minister! "
"good!"
"Okay! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone stood up and applauded.
In the imperial edict just now, there was only a reward for Nie Chen and no mention of King Pingxi. King Pingxi's subordinates were a little unhappy.
But after Eunuch Huang and Nie Chen's explanation, they also understood that it was all a misunderstanding. The emperor was not partial, but he just didn't know that the capital had been captured.
After all, they had just captured the capital today, and the imperial edict had already arrived. How could the news be transmitted so quickly over such a long distance?
Nie Chen's comfort also resolved their knots, and they all began to look forward to becoming marquises and prime ministers.
King Pingxi also said,
"Don't worry about asking for credit and rewards. After all the rebellions have been suppressed and the strong winds have been unified, we will all be rewarded according to our merits.
In this battle to unify Dafeng, whoever makes more contributions will get a higher title and a bigger reward.
This king and Nie Chen are already kings and have no title. When the time comes, all the credit will be yours. It is up to you to make as much reward as you want. "
"We will fight to the death to kill the enemy!"
The fact that Nie Chen was crowned king brought great encouragement to the entire Feng Army.
Most of them are people from civilian backgrounds, and now their leaders are also two people from civilian backgrounds who have achieved military merit and have been crowned kings. This also allows them to see the hope that they can also become nobles.
The morale of the entire Feng Army was greatly boosted.
Everyone was in a better mood this time. Zhou An patted his chest and said that he would definitely be able to become a marquis and he would make the greatest contribution.
Zhengchuan said that he also wanted to raise his title and wanted to ask Zhou An to help him and share the credit equally, but he was immediately snatched back by Ning Wushuang and Liang Peng.
Of course, what they think the most about is the marquis. After all, their lord is the king. They can't be crowned king, right?
That's the king!
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, it was soon Xushi. Just when everyone was about to disperse, the guard outside the door ran in again.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, there is a woman outside the door, claiming to be the Queen Mother."
"Queen Mother?"
Everyone looked confused, and before they had time to ask questions, they saw Zhou Long and Zhou Hu coming in with the Queen Mother.
After all, they had met the Queen Mother, and they did not dare to stop her when she arrived.
Murong Xueran looked at everyone present timidly, pursed her lips, and tried her best to maintain a dignified demeanor.
"What a queen!"
King Pingxi stood up first and walked over.
Everyone at the main table, Chen Wujiang, Ling Juan, Weng Qiuchan, Ouyang Ming, Jin Lao and others, have all met the Queen Mother, and this cannot be false.
"Meet the Queen Mother!"
King Pingxi led everyone to salute.
"Everyone...my lords, please come to your senses quickly."
Murong Xueran said playfully.
Nie Chen glanced at her and said quickly,
"Everyone, after I broke through the city today, I found the Queen Mother in the homes of the people. I learned that after the traitor Mingxuan broke into the capital, the Queen Mother took advantage of the chaos and escaped from the palace. She has been staying in the home of a kind-hearted citizen. Living an anonymous life, waiting for our army to retake the capital.
After I found the Queen Mother, I sent her back to the palace.
I just don’t know why the empress came out again late at night. "
Nie Chen squinted his eyes and looked at Murong Xueran.
Murong Xueran shrank his neck and said,
"I am afraid……"
"Um?"
"I... so many people have died in that palace. I'm scared. Now it's quiet and dark inside. Apart from me, there are only two or three guards. It's so scary. As soon as I close my eyes, I feel like there are people all around me. Damn, I...I thought there were more people here..."
Nie Chen covered his forehead. He was careless and forgot that Murong Xueran was a very, very timid character.
In such a big palace, with thousands of houses, she was the only one living there, it was dark and quiet, it was strange that she wasn't afraid.
"It was my negligence that frightened the empress. I deserve death."
Nie Chen said loudly.
Murong Xueran said in a very small voice,
"I...I'm not here to cause trouble. I'm sorry, I'm really too scared..."
"Okay, I understand. Have you had dinner? I will arrange a place for you and have dinner delivered to you."
Nie Chen said.
"Not yet."
Murong Xueran said.
Weng Qiuchan hurried over and said,
"Greetings to your Majesty, husband. Your Majesty is alone in the palace. She is all alone and has no family. Why not let her stay in our house first? When the Emperor and his concubines return to the capital in the future, we can invite your Majesty back to the palace. Go, let the emperor take care of the Queen Mother, it is most appropriate."
"Okay, okay, just don't leave the Ai family there alone."
Murong Xueran said quickly.
King Pingxi thought for a while and said,
"Since the empress is still here, in a few days, after putting Mingxuan on trial, I will ask the empress to issue an edict to convict Mingxuan and give him the death penalty."
"Ah I?"
Murong Xueran was a little scared and instinctively wanted to retreat.
"Your Majesty, all you need to do is nod. There is nothing else you need to do."
Nie Chen said calmly.
At this time, only Nie Chen could give her a sense of security, and she also knew that the emperor was just a puppet, let alone her as a queen.
Just do whatever others ask you to do.
Weng Qiuchan supported Murong Xueran and said,
"I'm going to find a better room for your Majesty to rest in first, and I'll find some maids to serve you tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Nie Chen nodded.
Weng Qiuchan helped Murong Xueran away and went to the backyard.
After they left, Zhou An curled his lips and said,
"Hey, the Queen Mother is too timid. She's just a little dark. Why is she so scared?"
Nie Chen rolled his eyes at him and said,
"The palace is so big, and so many people have died. As a woman, it is normal for me to be afraid. Let alone a woman, even if you let a man live there, you will still be afraid. This is nature."
Ouyang Ming came over and whispered,
"My lord, the Queen Mother lives in the house of a minister with a foreign surname, which is not in line with the etiquette. If this spreads out, I'm afraid it will get out of people's mouth and it will be bad for the reputation."
Ling Juan smiled and said,
"What's the matter? This is a special period now. The capital is in such chaos. The ministers stay close to protect the Queen Mother. This is loyalty.
The fact that the Queen Mother can live in the home of her ministers is trust and grace.
If Prince Zhengbei is not willing, I can take the Queen Mother to our home and take care of her personally. We will accept this incredible wealth. "
