very satisfied."Get out now. Someone will arrange for you to be resurrected, and then you will follow the procession of spirit carriages as they leave the city and head west. You don't need to worry a...Chapter 1516: Imperial Decree for Jinziyan

At this point, Chen Tong noticed Li Chen's face was not looking good. He immediately stopped talking and dared not continue.

"My lowly self deserves death, please punish me, Your Highness," Chen Tong said kneeling.

"It's none of your concern, so there's no need to punish."

Li Chen waved his hand and said, “Those people in Xianchao's domestic strife are fighting for the land, why would they bother with a weak woman like her”

Chen Tong wryly smiled and said, “Isn’t it because she is the only remaining bloodline of the Xian Dynasty royal family Whoever possesses her can rightfully usurp the throne of the Xian Dynasty.”

But she was clearly a woman!

This exclamation came out of Wan Jiaojiao's mouth involuntarily.

As soon as she finished speaking, Wan Jiaojiao realized she had gone too far. She hurriedly shut her mouth and carefully observed Li Chen's expression.

She knew that Li Chen disliked people around him interfering in government affairs at will.

But this time, Li Chen did not blame her. He simply said in a calm tone: "Precisely because she is a woman, she is worth fighting for. She is the princess of Xianchao. Now that the Xianchao royal family is declining, the child she gives birth to will be the heir to the Xianchao royal family."

Such a statement turned Wan Jiaojiao's face ashen.

As a woman, she could imagine how desperate Jin Xueyuan must be facing this situation.

Li Chen remained silent.

He leaned back in his chair, deep in thought.

Seeing this, the other people didn't even dare to breathe, fearing they would interrupt the Crown Prince's train of thought.

After a long while, Li Chen seemed to have made up his mind. He asked, "Who is currently in charge of the troops stationed in Liaodong"

Chen Tong immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, after the Liao army withdrew their defenses, it is now General Gan Nan of Liaodong who leads 30,000 soldiers from the garrison in defense."

Thirty thousand, although they are soldiers from the vassal states, compared to those shrimp soldiers and crab generals within the Xian Dynasty, they are more than enough to sweep across.

Li Chen sank his voice and said, "Immediately send someone with this imperial edict to order Gan Nan to lead his troops into the capital. He must obey the imperial decree and bestow upon Jin Ziyan the title of Queen of Xian朝. The Great Qin Empire only recognizes Jin Ziyan as the heir to the throne of Xian朝, and it will only accept tribute from Xian朝 under her rule. All others shall be deemed rebels!"

Li Chen's decree was absolutely out of the ordinary.

During the period of its greatest strength, the Qin Empire received tributary missions from all over the world. Countless countries dreamed of gaining recognition from the Qin and becoming its vassal state.

But the Qin of that time was not accepted as overlord by all states.

Xiang and Qin bordered each other, and Xiang was also the bridgehead for Dongying's landing. Therefore, Qin accepted Xiang, and to appease Dongying, it also accepted Dongying.

As the Qin dynasty's power declined, many vassal states became less respectful towards it.

Kai Xian Chao remained honest and dutiful, annually offering tribute without fail.

But places like the East Ocean have long since gone rebellious, their spines grown crooked to the point where they don't even think of Great Qin.

Even so, in name, these vassal states' kings needed to be recognized by the Qin Dynasty upon their ascension. Otherwise, their legitimacy would be questioned.

Prior to the Qin Dynasty, there were many Xia empires in China. They gained absolute authority through a millennium of dominance.

The people of the Qin Dynasty and its surrounding countries had already become accustomed to it.

Even though the East Japan region was beaten up by the Xian Dynasty and the Qin Empire, they still weren't happy about it when they went back home with bruised faces. However, they never dared to openly declare their independence from the Qin Empire.

This is the greater good.

You may disagree, but you cannot oppose.

And falling onto Xian Chao's body, it was even more apparent.

Even if the Qin Dynasty was at its weakest, crushing those so-called warlords of the Xian Chao would be like squashing an ant.Chapter 1590: There's a Trick