With his years of governing experience and his unbridled aura as a leader, Gu Shouxin led the Ministry of Rites officials to get the western countries to sign the agreement in just three days, while also demarcating their respective territories.
Those small tribes that did not participate in this great war were naturally not qualified to divide up the territory; only the Gozsharin and the Shifting Sands were qualified.
Gu Shouxin took over all the areas east of Gorz's territory, which Cheng Huaijin had once massacred. Salin and Gorz were envious, but neither dared to compete for it.
Gu Shouxin explained to the leaders that the Great Zhou would build a Princess Shrine at the site where Cheng Huaijin massacred the city. Anyone traveling between the east and west would have to go in and offer incense. The owner of this Princess Shrine would naturally be Cheng Huaiyu.
He carried the imperial decree of the Great Zhou Emperor, bestowing upon Gu Qingyuan, a descendant of the Gu family of Fuzhou and the current prefect of Linzhou, and Cheng Huaiyu, the adopted daughter of Peng Yizhu, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Zhongguo, the title of Princess Hexi of the Great Zhou. They made indelible contributions in the war to annihilate the Langge Kingdom and conquer the western Yunhai region, and a shrine was built for the princess to commemorate and remember her.
At the same time, Cheng Huaiyu's son, Cheng Yun, was granted the title of Prince of Hexi, a hereditary title for five generations.
People in the west don't know Cheng Huaiyu, but they have heard that a girl from the Great Zhou was kidnapped by the people of Lange. She remained calm and provided the Great Zhou with a lot of useful information, which ultimately allowed the Great Zhou to chase General Yunna of the Cloud Sea and the royal family of Lange to Gorz.
There is no belief in the West that men are necessarily stronger than women, but the fact that they were able to calmly and cleverly gather so much information in the enemy camp is truly admirable. Therefore, everyone accepted Gu Shouxin's suggestion that from now on, no matter which direction you go, you should go in and offer incense whenever you pass by the Princess Temple.
Cheng Huaijin looked at Gu Shouxin and the Great Zhou delegation with a complicated expression. He had hated them before, hated that the Great Zhou had left his sister, a weak woman, in Langge Kingdom. Although he knew in his heart that if he went to rescue her at that time, many of his plans would be exposed, and he might not even be able to save her.
After Gu Yingxue was kidnapped, Da Zhou went to rescue her. He also felt hatred. Although his sister and Gu Yingxue were both adopted daughters, his sister had hurt the Peng family. When he was not thinking clearly, he would also feel that the Peng family deliberately did not send troops.
He never imagined that the Emperor of Great Zhou would bestow such an honor upon Cheng Huaiyu, specifically recognizing her as the adopted daughter of the Gu family and not erasing her surname. When future generations mentioned her, they would know that her surname was Cheng and her given name was Huaiyu, and that she was not the daughter of a criminal whose father had committed a crime, but a princess who had made contributions to Great Zhou.
It also bestowed upon Cheng Huaiyu's son, Yun Ge'er, the honor that only the son of a princess could have.
Cheng Huaijin didn't know what to say. If he could, he would rather his sister be alive than have these empty titles. But things had come to this, and there were no "what ifs" in this world.
Gu Shouxin nodded to Cheng Huaijin and continued speaking.
They brought a lot of artisans and farmers with them this time. As long as the agreement is signed, when the artisans build the Princess Temple in Goz, all countries can send people to learn the craft. Farmers from the Great Zhou will also be assigned to various countries to teach them how to grow grains and vegetables that are not available here. This time they brought enough seeds, and the farmers they brought were also some with rich experience.
A few days ago, everyone ate rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and some vegetables that keep well. These are all foods that fill your stomachs, and they are not as greasy as meat. They also keep well, which makes everyone on the west side very happy.
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