frightfiction Chapter 241 Princess Zhenguo
Chapter 241 Princess Zhenguo
Two months later, all matters concerning Ye County were finally dealt with.
Apart from the disbanding and reorganization of the army and officials, basically no other things in Ye County changed. Apart from the change of emperor, the people continued to live their lives as usual, and it seemed that there was no impact on their lives.
In fact, life is better than before.
In the past, most officials in the court of Ye State were those who fought for power and profit, and had long forgotten their original intention of seeking welfare for the people. Now that the Dayin Dynasty has taken over, it has formulated a series of policies to make the lives of the people of the former Ye State more stable.
In addition, there is the resettlement of the royal family of Ye State.
There were not many people left in the Ye family's direct royal family. Some died, some were disabled, and some escaped. In the end, there were only a few young princes left, namely the sixth, seventh, ninth, and tenth princes.
In order to demonstrate the broad-mindedness and magnanimity of the Dayin Dynasty, these princes were all kept alive and were granted the title of prince by His Majesty the Dayin Dynasty. However, they had no fiefdoms, only empty titles, and were all settled in a mansion in the capital.
On the surface it is preferential treatment, but in reality it is hostagehood.
If there are those who are unwilling to accept this and want to recover Ye State under their banner, that is impossible.
Under the wise leadership of His Majesty the Emperor of the Dayin Dynasty, the Central Plains were united into one, and the two countries became one country. From then on, the Dayin Dynasty achieved true unification of the Central Plains.
As for the surrounding barbarian lands, that is a story for later.
The emperor was very happy and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to hold a palace banquet, inviting civil and military officials and nobles from aristocratic families to attend. Of course, those former officials of the Ye State who had surrendered to the Dayin Dynasty were also included, as well as the surviving princes.
The real protagonist of this palace banquet was Shi Lidie.
Before the palace banquet began, the Queen specially invited Shi Lidie into the palace and took out the dresses that the Imperial Household Department had spent several months preparing.
It was made of top-quality cloud-patterned brocade, layer upon layer, embroidered with gold and silver threads, and covered with a layer of gauze as thin as a cicada's wing, which sparkled in the light.
After Shi Lidie put it on, the Queen had her hair combed and she put on some jewelry and head ornaments.
When dressed up, the whole person looks noble, gorgeous and unparalleled in brightness.
"Yes, this is what a princess should look like." The queen nodded with satisfaction. "You didn't like to dress up in the past. Your clothes and jewelry are so plain. You really don't look like a princess."
Shi Lidie smiled and explained:
"Mother, I also like fine clothes and jewelry, but when I was in Ye State, it was not appropriate to be too ostentatious, so I kept a low profile. Over time, I got used to it."
"That period has long passed. Now you can be as flamboyant as you want." The queen said, "You can wear whatever you want. As long as you don't do anything that hurts the people or damages Dayin, this palace and the emperor will always support you."
As the two chatted, the time for the palace banquet was almost here.
The palace maid came to inform that the sedan chair was ready and we could set off.
The venue of the palace banquet was still Qing'an Palace. Shi Lidie still remembered the last time she attended a palace banquet, which was the full moon banquet of the little prince Gu Xiuqi. It was in Qing'an Palace that she was pressed by Ye Zhaonan to go to Ye State for marriage.
But today, she is free, and there is no so-called plot that can control her life anymore.
Shi Lidie and the Queen came to Qing'an Palace together. Not long after they sat down, the Emperor came over.
Everyone in the hall stood up and saluted, and the emperor said:
"Stand up, Huang Guangcai, announce the decree."
Eunuch Huang, the chief eunuch of the palace and the emperor's personal eunuch, took out a bright yellow scroll from his sleeve, unfolded it and read aloud.
The imperial edict was written by the emperor himself, and it recorded all of Shi Lidie's achievements, from her providing food for the Northern Border Army, to planting potatoes to solve the famine in Fengping County, to marrying into the Kingdom of Ye to avoid the massacre of the three northern cities...
After that, she endured hardships in Ye State, instigated internal strife among the princes of Ye State, and offered suggestions for "economic warfare", etc., making great contributions to the Dayin Dynasty's annexation of Ye State.
After the imperial edict was read out, everyone in the court, including civil and military officials, knew that Princess Yun'an Shi Lidie was an extraordinary woman.
Her achievements are unmatched even by many men.
Eunuch Huang finished reading out the achievements, and then read out the emperor's reward to Shi Lidie -
Princess Yun'an was given the title of Zhenguo Princess Yun'an. In addition to Fengping County, Yongping County, and Qingping County, she also gave the surrounding Pingcheng and Xicheng as her fiefdoms and was allowed a high degree of autonomy.
As long as her fiefdom will always be the territory of the Dayin Dynasty, everything else will be up to Shi Lidie's wishes.
After hearing this decree, Shi Lidie couldn't help but sigh:
This is probably the ancient version of "one country, two systems", which allows her a high degree of autonomy. What she came up with will definitely be different from the Dayin Dynasty.
After the imperial edict was read, all the civil and military officials and everyone in the hall knelt down:
"Long live the emperor. Congratulations to Princess Yun'an, the guardian of the country."
"Get up. I am happy today. Please feel free to do as you please, my dear ministers." The emperor said with a smile.
Soon, the scene became lively, with music, singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere, as well as fine wine and delicious food. The court officials also drank in groups of three or four and chatted with like-minded people.
But the topic of their conversation was all about Princess Yun'an, Shi Lidie——
"To guard the country and protect the country, a woman can be given this title, which shows her achievements, which will be recorded in the history books."
"Yes, the princess who guards the country is also a wonderful woman."
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These words occasionally floated into Shi Lidie's ears, making her smile faintly.
She also didn't expect that the emperor would actually give her such a title. Generally speaking, the title can reflect the achievements of the person being given the title, just like those people with titles in the court.
For example, the Duke of Dingguo in the past was named so because his ancestors had followed the royal family in battles and maintained peace and stability in the country.
For example, the former Earl of Loyalty and Bravery was so called because the Fang family’s ancestors were both loyal and brave during the war.
Another example is the former General Tang Yi, who guarded the northern border for decades, preventing the northern barbarians from invading the Central Plains, burning, killing and looting, and he also made great military achievements.
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Therefore, it can be seen how glorious it is for Shi Lidie to be given the title of "Guardian of the Country".
But she also deserves these two words.
Thinking back carefully, although she had fought with the male and female protagonists in the book several times in order to save her own life since she traveled through time, apart from that, she really did a lot of things that were beneficial to the Dayin Dynasty.
No matter what, since the emperor has conferred the title on her, she will accept it.
She didn't try to guess whether this was a case of flattery or too much hype. After all, she was in this world for once and she had finally escaped from the plot. She wanted to live according to her own wishes.
The palace banquet was still lively.
The second princess brought the fourth princess to toast Shi Lidie. The fourth princess had married two years ago to the second son of the Minister of Personnel. The husband was a very motivated scholar, and they had a good relationship after marriage.
The Fourth Princess always remembered that it was Shi Lidie who arranged the marriage for her and saved her from disaster, so she was very grateful to Shi Lidie.