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The Slender Waist

The day the city fell, Feng Yun was treated by her father as a spoil of war and presented to the enemy general. Everyone pitied her, soon to be a captive, plunging into a fiery pit. Yet she veiled the little donkey cart that took her out of the city tightly, daring not to let anyone see the secret delight in her heart… As a child, she behaved oddly and spoke startling words, once predicting a war in which the whole army was wiped out, nearly being burned to death by her clan as a demon. When she grew up, her beauty was out of the world, but she was rejected by her husband's family. In the period of chaos and disorder everywhewe, where could a female captive go? "I do not seek a devoted partner to grow old with; I merely wish to rule unrivaled in this life." In her previous life, Feng Yun was always the one being scorned by others; in this life, she decided to strike first, turning the tables on each and every one of them, those so-called unreachable flowers and beasts in gentleman's clothing, those degenerates… all to be scorned in return.

Si Jin · ย้อนยุค
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Chapter 297: Forced to Add Nine Tin Gifts

The rite of the Nine Bestowments is the highest honor an emperor can bestow upon his subjects.

It specifically includes chariots, clothes, vermilion doors, access to the stairs in front of the throne, musical instruments, ceremonial axes and yak-tail whisks, bows and arrows, and the Hegemon's Grain and Ritual Liquor. Compared to the items "bestowed" with the Nine Bestowments, they hold a special meaning; often, it's the imperial power's reluctant compromise to the subject who holds overwhelming military power.

Wang Mang, Cao Cao, Sima Zhao...

All received the rite of the Nine Bestowments.

The founding sovereigns of Nanqi and the predecessor dynasties first accepted the Nine Bestowments, then overthrew the former and established new dynasties, obtaining the throne.

It could be said that the Nine Bestowments are the prelude to forcing an emperor to abdicate.