Having already made his decision, Jiang Jizong withdrew his leg, not wanting to interrupt the prince.
Everyone in the hall looked up in unison, eager to know the extent of the prince's power.
Then they waited and waited, but the announcement of ten thousand taels of silver never came.
Even the imperial family couldn't sit still and reminded him in a voice, "Little Fifth, what are you doing at the Hall of Supreme Harmony?"
It's the Fifth Prince!
Xu Mo immediately perked up his ears, his heart trembling uncontrollably, trying to recognize the familiar voice.
"Replying to Father Emperor," the other end of the line said after a moment of silence, "Your subject has come to offer advice."
"So many noble families have donated silver to contribute to the dynasty, and they deserve to be rewarded." The Fifth Prince spoke leisurely, as always, praising first and then criticizing. "However, the main hall has limited capacity, so it is neither possible to commend the families nor to hold a celebratory banquet. Therefore, I humbly request that Your Majesty choose a day to hold a spring banquet to specially reward the families who are willing to donate."
There's a clever word here: "willing to donate," rather than "already donated."
As the Fifth Prince said, the number of people in the Taihe Hall is limited. Those who can stand here are only officials of the first to third rank, and cannot include all the wealthy households in Fengjing.
The Fang family's idea was brilliant: to force aristocratic families to donate.
But the Fifth Prince's idea was even more ingenious: he got the entire Fengjing to donate money.
Judging from the sudden brightness in the Emperor's eyes, these words had struck a chord with him, and the Fang family's ingenious plan had indirectly benefited the Fifth Prince.
As for the hatred sparked by the proposal to donate money, sorry, the proposal was made by the Fang family, so the hatred should also belong to the Fang family.
If this weren't the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and if there weren't so many people here, Xu Mo would almost applaud in admiration.
At the same time, he became increasingly certain that this person was almost certainly his fifth brother.
Only a long banquet can subtly humiliate the enemy, leaving them powerless to retaliate.
Judging from the instant smiles that disappeared from Fang Yuan and the First Prince's faces, they were unhappy with the proposal, but had no right to refuse.
Because the heavenly family is pleased, the heavenly family is willing, and they... are doing this to please the heavenly family.
"I have truly fathered several fine princes." The man on the dragon throne was overjoyed. "Just as Xiao Wu said, we will hold a spring banquet on a chosen date. All of you ministers are welcome to attend."
Of course I have to come and donate money.
Among the noble families, some smiled bitterly, some felt helpless, and some were content.
In any case, the conferment of titles must be carried out in a measured and unhurried manner.
The first group has been arranged, now it's the turn of the second and third groups.
Hundreds of successful candidates in the imperial examinations were once again in the spotlight; some kowtowed, some expressed their gratitude, some were excited, and some choked up with emotion.
After finally getting to the end, Xu Mo could no longer contain himself and was eager to see the Fifth Prince.
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