"General Niu, it's your turn," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Niu Huanyu snapped out of his thoughts and realized that all the other generals were looking at him with anticipation.

Clearly, they saw him as their last hope.

Niu Huanyu sighed inwardly.

*Can't you see that His Majesty's strength is far greater than mine?*

But this concerned their honor, so he had to go up and fight!

Niu Huanyu stepped onto the platform and clasped his fist at Jiang Chen.

"Your Majesty, be careful."

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "General Niu, feel free to come at me."

The generals clenched their fists, cheering for General Niu in their hearts.

This represented the honor of their Northern Army!

Even losing to Jiang Chen, the Emperor of Great Wei, was unacceptable to them.

Niu Huanyu was well aware of what the generals were thinking. He took a deep breath, preparing to use his advantages to defeat Jiang Chen.

His advantage, of course, was his towering physique.

Niu Huanyu charged towards Jiang Chen, each step on the platform causing the ground to tremble.

The smile on Jiang Chen's face faded slightly.

Niu Huanyu's strength was even greater than those Quanrong people back then.

However, since Jiang Chen had been able to deal with the Quanrong, dealing with Niu Huanyu would naturally be no problem.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Chen made a decision.

Niu Huanyu was the general of the Northern Army. If he were to be defeated easily, it would damage his prestige.

Secondly, it would dampen the confidence of these generals.

With this in mind, Jiang Chen made his decision.

Subsequently, everyone on the platform witnessed an exciting scene.

Jiang Chen, with his smaller frame, engaged in head-on collisions with Niu Huanyu time and time again.

And the two of them were evenly matched!

This scene left the generals dumbfounded.

*How could His Majesty's strength be so terrifying?* Everyone thought.

When they fought Niu Huanyu, none of them dared to clash head-on!

But His Majesty dared!

For a moment, everyone felt a mixture of emotions.

These thoughts gradually faded as the battle between Jiang Chen and Niu Huanyu progressed, their attention completely absorbed by the exciting fight.

A full incense stick's worth of time passed before the two were separated.

In the end, Jiang Chen used a clever trick to push Niu Huanyu off the platform.

The generals let out a collective sigh, lamenting the near victory.

Jiang Chen chuckled and then said, "Everyone, after sparring with you, I've found that your strength is very high. With you guarding the north of Great Wei, it will surely be peaceful for a long time!"

"On behalf of the people of Great Wei, I thank you!"

With that, Jiang Chen cupped his fist at the generals.

The generals were taken aback. His Majesty was thanking them?

At this moment, Niu Huanyu stood up at the right time and said, "Your Majesty's divine power is unparalleled. It is also our honor to have Your Majesty in Great Wei!"

The generals reacted and quickly echoed in unison, filled with emotion.

That's right!

It was their honor to serve under such a Majesty!

Jiang Chen looked at the scene with satisfaction.

The purpose of his challenge was to win the loyalty of these people.

Jiang Chen immediately waved his hand and said, "Everyone, return to your respective camps immediately. I will inspect them again!"

"Yes, sir!"

With a roar, the generals dispersed quickly.

Jiang Chen also changed into military attire, mounted his horse, and began his inspection from the first camp.

The departing generals had already gathered the soldiers, watching Jiang Chen pass before them.

When Jiang Chen arrived in front of the general, the general raised his sword and shouted, "Long live the Emperor!"

The soldiers behind him immediately followed, shouting, "Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

The roars soared into the sky.

As Jiang Chen passed through each camp, the soldiers of the entire Northern Army became excited.

After personally distributing next month's military pay to all the soldiers, Jiang Chen led Yao Shouxin, Zhao Ting, and Bao Qimeng back to the capital.

The events in the Northern Army naturally spread throughout Great Wei.

As Jiang Chen picked up the memorials to review these days, he saw a memorial from the general of the Capital Army, requesting him to inspect them as well.

Jiang Chen flipped through a few more memorials and found that the Western Army, the Southern Army, and the Jiangnan Army had similar requests.

After thinking about it, Jiang Chen agreed to all of them.

This was a good opportunity to win people's hearts!

So Jiang Chen only reviewed the more urgent memorials in the palace and then led Yao Shouxin to the remaining four major military camps.

After spending a month inspecting them, Jiang Chen returned to the capital.

The first thing he did upon returning to the capital was to summon Zhao Liting, the Minister of Rites.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Zhao Liting knelt on the ground, somewhat troubled.

He had a rough idea of why Jiang Chen had called him.

It was definitely about Bao Qimeng!

Sure enough, Jiang Chen said, "Minister Zhao, Bao Qimeng had performed great feats before joining Great Wei, and after joining, she has managed the Xiongnu Autonomous Region in an orderly manner. Tell me, with such merits, how should she be rewarded?"

Zhao Liting was speechless. Normally, matters of rewards and titles were the responsibility of the Ministry of Appointments, not his Ministry of Rites.

He knew very well that the reason Jiang Chen was speaking to him in such a roundabout way was because there was too much resistance from the Ministry of Appointments!

Of course, there was another reason, which was the subsequent arrangements for Bao Qimeng.

Everyone could see that the relationship between Jiang Chen and Bao Qimeng was extraordinary.

If it were any other woman from Great Wei, this consensual relationship would not be a problem.

But the problem lay in Bao Qimeng's identity.

She was the daughter of the former Xiongnu King! She was of foreign blood!

For the royal family, who valued purity of blood, this was not easily acceptable.

Jiang Chen knew this, so he wanted to reward Bao Qimeng first.

Although his brother-in-law, Xu Changqing, was the Minister of Appointments, Jiang Chen knew that Xu Changqing might be good at economics, but he was not well-versed in etiquette.

To find a solution, he still needed Zhao Liting, a veteran of the officialdom.

Zhao Liting thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I believe we can bestow upon Miss Bao the title of a princess of a different surname."

Jiang Chen frowned. Zhao Liting's idea was terrible.

The purpose of his rewarding Bao Qimeng was to be able to marry her in the future.

If Bao Qimeng were made a princess, could he still marry her?

"Think again," Jiang Chen said unhappily.

Zhao Liting had a headache.

Of course, he knew that making her a princess was not what Jiang Chen wanted.

But before this, many ministers had already approached him, expressing their views.

Zhao Liting also had to consider the ministers' opinions!

If he proposed a reward that perfectly suited Jiang Chen's wishes, then the next morning's court session would probably be dedicated to impeaching him!

Zhao Liting did not want to become the target of public criticism!

After thinking about it, Zhao Liting said, "Then... a commandery princess?"

A commandery princess was lower than a princess, but Jiang Chen could marry her.

But Jiang Chen was still dissatisfied. "That's a bit low."