Chapter 208 Your Majesty, the Princess Beats the Prince Consort to Death
Chapter 208 Your Majesty, the Princess Beats the Prince Consort to Death
"it is good!"
Zhao Xuan happily paced back and forth on the platform, smiling and saying, "Great! That's fantastic! My dear ministers, come and have a look!"
Zhao Xuan ordered someone to pass the urgent report to the ministers for review.
Qi Guanhong, Wei Jiaping and others smiled after reading it, and all the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "God bless Daxia!"
Zhao Xuan asked Wei Jiaping with a smile: "Mr. Wei, how is Princess Dongping?"
Wei Jiaping already knew about Zhao Erya's amazing operation. He was impressed and said, "The princess is as capable as any man. It is me, the old minister, who is too pedantic!"
When Zhao Xuan heard Wei Jiaping's words, he looked proud.
His sister is the best!
The news that the Xia army had occupied the Tiefang royal court and captured the Tiefang nobles reached the Xia Kingdom, and the whole country celebrated.
The Iron Fang cavalry was extremely powerful. Since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, they had been harassing the borders of the Xia State and slaughtering countless Xia civilians.
When the late emperor was alive, he was determined to crush the Tiefang Rebellion. However, his generals and soldiers were all defeated, and the treasury was emptied. In the end, he only achieved a dozen years of peace.
Now, the Iron Fang royal court has been occupied, the Iron Fang nobles have become prisoners, and the Xia Kingdom has finally eliminated this thorn in its side.
What is even more gratifying is that the casualties in this war were very small.
When soldiers go to war, what they fear most is not death, but being crippled.
Even if you die, at least you will get a pension.
If you become disabled, you will become a burden to your family and life will be worse than death.
Therefore, Zhao Xuan has ordered the establishment of Rongzhangyuan to accommodate wounded and retired soldiers, and will never let these warriors who defend their country shed blood and sweat.
These days, people in the streets and alleys are talking about only one topic, and that is the happy event that Xia State has successfully conquered Tiefang.
"Have you heard? Our army captured 500,000 cattle and sheep from the Iron Fang faction!"
"How many?"
"Five hundred thousand! Five hundred thousand!"
"Oh my God! There are so many! How long will it take the Emperor to finish eating them?"
"I heard that the emperor is considering selling or renting cattle and sheep to us ordinary people at a low price!"
"Really?"
"Would I lie to you? My brother-in-law's cousin's third uncle's uncle is working for the Imperial Censor Wei. He said he'd make a public announcement soon. We'll know whether it's true or not when the time comes!"
"Oh, if that were true, that would be great!"
"Yes, our emperor is truly a benevolent ruler!"
"That's it!"
The Tiefang nobles were captured, and their property was naturally accepted by the Xia Kingdom.
Except for some gold and silver that Zhao Erya directly gave to the soldiers as rewards according to their merits, the rest of the cattle, sheep and other property were handed over by her to the officials sent by Zhao Xuan to be taken back to the Xia Kingdom.
At that time, these livestock will be selected first by the soldiers who are going on the expedition, and the rest will be sold at a low price or rented to the people.
Although most of the Iron Side nobles were captured, there were always a few who happened to be out and about in Big Flag City.
Zhao Erya opened the map and patrolled the surrounding area with his soldiers, and captured some Tiefang people one after another.
Naturally, there were some who resisted during this period, but Zhao Erya showed no mercy and chopped them off in front of others to serve as a warning to others.
Before winter came, the army finally set out to return to the capital.
Early in the morning, the capital of Xia State was decorated with lights and lanterns, and the main road leading from outside the city to the palace had been cleaned the day before.
The seats in the restaurants along the street had already been booked out, as everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of the Xia army.
Zhao Xuan and the ministers had been waiting in the hall for a long time, while Qi Guanhong went out of the city on behalf of the emperor to welcome the victorious army back to the court.
Liu Yunmei asked the Queen for a day off and returned to Princess Dongping's residence. Together with Baizhu, Chinese yam, and Ophiopogon japonicus, she walked into the Yunkelai Restaurant on the street with a basket of silk flowers.
When I went up to the second floor, a servant came to greet me with a smile.
"The sisters are finally here, and the princesses are inside!" The servant said as he led Liu Yunmei and others to the box with a sign that said "Peony Hall".
Liu Yunmei pushed the door open and saw that several princesses had already arrived.
Liu Yunmei and Bai Shu bowed together. The Eighth Princess smiled and said, "No need to be so polite. Come and sit down!"
Liu Yunmei was not a slave. She was originally a guest official of Zhao Erya, and now she was taking care of the queen in the palace. Several princesses were very polite to her.
Liu Yunmei thanked the princesses and walked to an empty seat at the side and sat down without any hesitation.
Princess Huaiyin (the Ninth Princess) looked at the basket in Liu Yunmei's hand and said with a smile, "Why did you bring a flower basket? Are you going to throw flowers at the Eleventh Princess?"
Liu Yunmei's intention was revealed and her face turned red with embarrassment.
The Thirteenth Princess clapped her hands and said happily, "Oh, why didn't I think of that?"
She looked at the few silk flowers in Liu Yunmei's basket and felt embarrassed to ask her for some, so she asked the maid beside her to go downstairs and ask if there was anyone selling silk flowers and buy some back.
After hearing this, the other princesses asked Princess Thirteen's maid to bring some flowers to them as well, so that they could throw flowers too!
Liu Yunmei breathed a sigh of relief. She had made these silk flowers herself, and she only wanted to give them to Princess Dongping.
Liu Yunmei was excited at the thought that she would soon see Zhao Erya, whom she missed day and night.
I don’t know if the princess has lost weight. The battlefield is dangerous and I don’t know if she is injured.
Liu Yunmei was lost in thought.
Several people drank tea and chatted in the box, waiting for the hero to return triumphantly.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside: "Here they come!"
Liu Yunmei rushed to the window and looked out.
At just one glance, she saw the red figure in the distance.
As time went on, the team got closer and closer.
Walking in the first place was the head coach Xiang Ziming, followed by Zhao Erya.
The people looked at the mighty and solemn army and did not dare to make any noise for a moment. They just stared at the soldiers who were defending their country with excited eyes.
Zhao Erya carried the lance behind his back and held the reins with one hand.
Suddenly, a yellow object flew straight towards her.
Zhao Erya raised her hand to take it and found it was a beautiful yellow silk flower.
She looked up and met Liu Yunmei's excited eyes on the second floor.
Zhao Erya raised her eyebrows, curled her lips into a smile, and directly clipped the flower on the armor on her chest.
"Wow!"
This action was like a switch, instantly igniting the enthusiasm of the people.
Suddenly, a flood of silk flowers, handkerchiefs and sachets were thrown at the soldiers without paying.
The soldiers had never seen such a scene before. After being stunned, they all followed Zhao Erya's example and pinned the silk flowers they received to their chests. Even Xiang Ziming pinned one.
"Aaaaaaaaaa!!!"
Screams broke through the sky, and the people followed the army all the way to the gate of the palace.
This time when they entered the city, Xiang Ziming and Zhao Erya only brought 5,000 soldiers and horses. The army was still stationed outside the city, awaiting Zhao Xuan's orders.
The palace gate was wide open. Zhao Xuan stood at the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, watching Zhao Erya and Xiang Ziming walk up to the platform step by step.
"Prime Minister, Sister, you're finally back!" Zhao Xuan came over excitedly, holding one hand each as they walked into the hall. "Come in quickly, the wine and food are ready, just waiting for you two to take your seats!"
Zhao Erya smiled and nodded at him. Before she walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, she looked back at the sky.
The weather is clear and the sky is clear.
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