All the Nine Li people joyfully sent their children to the academy for education, receiving free food and clothing in return. Looking across the entire Nine Li Nation, only a few privileged aristocrats, deprived of their privileges, considered defecting, while others reveled in the new circumstances.
However, the news of these aristocrats considering defection was swiftly suppressed by Prime Minister Wen Zhong.
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Di Xin checked the calendar and realized that the wedding date with Yang Chan was approaching. Thinking it would be better to resolve the matters of the Three Miao Nine Li first, he wanted them to willingly submit to the Shang. Suppressing various nations wasn't difficult, but ensuring genuine loyalty afterward posed a challenge.