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The territory of Nanyi is not large, and it does not have enough soldiers and horses.

The reason why they were able to fight back and forth with the Tiger Wing Army of the Dayin Dynasty in the past was all because they relied on natural geographical factors. The terrain that was easy to defend but difficult to attack blocked the Tiger Wing Army's advance.

But this time, the geographical terrain and miasma were of no use.

Therefore, the Tiger Wing Army and the Zhenxi Army joined forces and conquered the Nanyi in just half a year. The tribes of the Nanyi were merged into one and lived in a small area to the west of the Nanyi.

That place was called Nanyi County.

As for the rest of the territories of the Southern Yi, they were all taken over by the Dayin Dynasty and renamed Shannan County.

Shi Lidie played an indispensable role in the successful conquest of Nanyi. The people around her provided maps, and she ensured the logistics, making the war go very smoothly.

This was also the battle with the least casualties in all the history of the battles between the Dayin Dynasty and the Southern Yi.

The emperor was very pleased and immediately ordered Shi Lidie to come to the capital to accept the reward, and asked her to bring Shen Yanxi to the capital with her.

Now that the cement road has been repaired, Shi Lidie and Shen Yanxi immediately packed up and set off for the capital.

After returning, at a morning court session, the emperor, as usual, commended the heroes who had contributed to the pacification of the Southern Barbarians. These included the war coordinator Chen Zhao, the commander-in-chief Qi Jingze, the commander of the Zhenxi Army He Yong, as well as Shi Lidie and Shen Yanxi who had made significant contributions to this war.

Everyone else followed the normal process, either being rewarded with gold, silver, and jewelry, or being promoted to higher positions.

But Shi Lidie, there is a problem.

Because she was already the Princess Zhenguo, which was the highest honor for female members of the Dayin Dynasty. Except for the empress and the emperor, no one among the female members had a higher status than her.

More importantly, the emperor had previously allowed her a high degree of autonomy in her fiefdom, and he could no longer continue to give her the authority to expand her fiefdom.

Going a step further, she should be crowned a queen and allowed to become independent.

The emperor didn't want to do this. After all, if she became independent, what difference would that make her different from the Southern Yi and Northern Di countries? You can't take over one country and then divide another one, right?

Similarly, Shi Lidie did not want such a reward. She only wanted to be a powerful princess under the protection of the current emperor. She had no other ambitions.

So when the emperor asked her what reward she wanted, she said:

"Your Majesty, I am deeply trusted and blessed by Your Majesty. I am already satisfied. If Your Majesty does not know what to reward me with, why not give this reward to Mr. Shen?"

"The map provided by Mr. Shen is of utmost importance to our ability to recapture Nanyi this time. Without this map, we would not be able to complete such a plan."

The emperor was very satisfied with Shi Lidie's respect and tact, and turned to ask Shen Yanxi:

"Lord Shen, what reward do you want?"

Shen Yanxi glanced at Shi Lidie and said:

"Your Majesty, I do not want any reward. I just want to stay by the princess' side and do my best to fulfill her every idea, and do my part for the construction of the fiefdom and the development of the Dayin Dynasty."

After hearing this, the emperor sighed helplessly:

"You two have obviously made great contributions, but you don't want any reward. You make me feel very embarrassed. If this gets out, won't everyone say that I am stingy and can't even give you a reward?"

"Well, my dear Shen, I once heard Chen Zhao talk about your life story. You are a remnant of the Great Yin Dynasty who hid in the mountains to avoid the war. Your parents and relatives are all dead, and you are all alone."

"For a talented person like you, I am also quite worried about your lifelong affairs. As the saying goes, one should cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world. Only when you have a family can you do better for the Great Yin Dynasty."

"How about I grant you a marriage, so that you can have a home and someone to look forward to in the future? It can also make up for the pain you suffered from being alone in the mountains before. What do you think?"

Shen Yanxi was wearing a body. He was now in his twenties, which would have been marriageable age in ancient times.

Even Chen Zhao, who had delayed for so long, married a new wife a few months ago.

And in the eyes of the emperor and other people in the court, Shen Yanxi was of humble origin and had no extra wealth. In simple terms, he had no money and no power, and could never marry a good girl.

The daughters of officials in the court or daughters of wealthy families would basically not marry a poor man like him.

But Shen Yanxi happened to be very talented and capable. If he was allowed to marry an ordinary woman, he was afraid that the woman would not be worthy of him, so his marriage was a little troublesome.

But if it is His Majesty who grants the marriage, it will be different.

His Majesty now values ​​him so much that even if he wants him to marry the young lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister would not dare to say a word against it.

Therefore, emperors of feudal dynasties usually regarded the granting of marriage as a reward and a means of showing favor, and now the emperor used it on Shen Yanxi.

When Shen Yanxi heard about the arranged marriage, he was immediately horrified.

He is not an ancient person, but a native modern person. He cannot accept a blind marriage, and he doesn't want to be tied to a girl he doesn't know or have never seen by the emperor's words.

More importantly, he has someone he likes.

He was afraid that the emperor would really grant him marriage, and that he would be tied to another woman. If he were to travel back to the modern era by chance and disappear inexplicably, it would bring even greater trouble to Shi Lidie, so he quickly knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty, I am attracted to the Princess Zhenguo. If Your Majesty grants the marriage, please give me to the Princess."

"I am an orphan and I am all alone. I am willing to marry into the princess's mansion and serve her."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the court was shocked.

I didn’t expect that a man of such a humble origin would dare to dream of marrying a princess.

"You are of humble origin, how can you be worthy of the Princess?" the emperor frowned and spoke.

Even if the emperor did not want Shi Lidie to marry the son of a powerful official in the court, he also wanted to choose a child from a low-ranking official's family for her, so that at least her status would not be humiliated.

But no matter how you choose, you can't choose Shen Yanxi, a beggar, right?

Shi Lidie also knew Shen Yanxi's concerns.

The emperor wanted to prove that he was not a person who treated his meritorious officials badly, so he insisted on rewarding them. If he was determined to grant the marriage, it would be a big trouble for Shen Yanxi.

Because one day, she will send him back, and he cannot have too many ties to this world.

This is also the reason why Shen Yanxi has been active in the Princess Mansion for such a long time, basically only communicating with people inside the Princess Mansion, and never making friends abroad.

If she wanted to avoid the emperor's random matchmaking, she could only tie Shen Yanxi to her side:

"Your Majesty, if you really want to grant me a marriage, then please grant me a marriage with Master Shen. Master Shen may not be of high birth, but I am not much better."

"Everyone in the court knows that I was born in the countryside. I was originally a farmer and later a merchant. It was only because of your majesty's appreciation that I was promoted to my current position."

"So, I don't mind Mr. Shen's background. What's more, I told the Queen before that I don't want to get married. But since Mr. Shen is willing to marry into her family, I can't be considered married."