"This is the list of all the gifts, please have a look, Your Majesty."
In the afternoon, Yu Fu and his men registered and counted all the gifts for Yun Zheng's wedding.
"Yes, you are very efficient."
Yun Zheng took the booklet and did not forget to praise Yu Fu.
"This is my job."
Yu Fu answered respectfully.
"Alright, I'll take a look first, you go down first!"
"I'll take my leave!"
Yu Fu bowed and retreated.
Yun Zheng walked to the yard with the booklet and sat down, opening it with full anticipation.
...
...
Jia Yao and I are a marriage alliance between two countries!
The gifts these people give have to be of some quality, right?
This is also a considerable income!
By the way, isn’t the third brother short of money?
If you marry one every few days, won't the money come?
well!
As a prince, he can't even make money.
The title of crown prince is wasted.
With complaints about Yun Li, Yun Zheng slowly opened the booklet.
It can be seen that Yu Fu is a very good housekeeper.
Not only did he count the number of gifts, but behind each gift there was also the name of the gift giver and a rough estimate of the gift's value.
Yun Zheng flipped through the pages slowly and nodded continuously.
Yeah, not bad.
Each of them is quite sensible.
The value of the gifts given by officials in the court was basically no less than one thousand and two taels of silver.
The value of the gifts given by the second and third brothers was estimated to be more than ten thousand taels of silver.
The gifts sent by the dukes and high-ranking officials in the court were estimated to be worth more than three to five thousand taels of silver.
It can be seen that these officials in the court have all shed some blood.
Only the gifts sent by the local officials in Fuzhou were slightly lower in value, but the worst one was worth more than two hundred taels of silver.
It’s a little less, but even a small mosquito is still meat!
The salaries and land properties of these local officials were certainly not as good as those of the officials in the court.
Moreover, even if they were extremely wealthy, they would not dare to give more.
Otherwise, once we trace the source of their money, someone might end up in jail.
At last count, the gifts received at the wedding were worth more than one million taels of silver.
Of course, this is just a rough estimate. We will only know how much it is worth after we sell it.
Well, not bad!
It’s a pity that I’m not in the imperial city.
Otherwise, he would have wanted to hold a full-month banquet for his child or something.
Yun Zheng happily put away the booklet, thinking silently in his mind, and called Chen Kuan again, and ordered: "Tell the ten officials sent by the court to the Northwest Protectorate that the prince and Madam Jiayao will host a banquet for them in the mansion tonight."
"yes!"
Shen Kuan took the order and left.
…
In the evening, Yun Zheng and Jia Yao held a banquet at the palace.
There were a total of twelve officials sent by the imperial court to the Northwest Protectorate.
Yun Zheng didn’t have a deep impression of most of them and could hardly remember their names.
The only one whose name could be called out was Wei Jianshan, who was sent to serve as the Grand Protector of the Northwest Protectorate.
This man is the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, a third-rank official, and seems to be from the same party as the fourth brother.
There were a few other people that Yun Zheng had some impression of, but he couldn't really remember their names.
"As you all know, I rarely interfere in the affairs of the court, so I am not familiar with you all. Please introduce yourselves first."
Yun Zheng said to everyone with a smile.
"I am Wei Jianshan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. I have been granted the great favor of His Majesty to serve as the Grand Protector of the Northwest Protectorate."
"I am Lu Dian, an attendant of the Zizheng Palace. I have been honored by the grace of His Majesty and appointed to the post..."
"Your humble servant, the Right Counselor..."
“…”
Listening to everyone introducing themselves one by one, Yun Zheng exclaimed in his heart, what a great bunch of people.
Each of them held a high official rank in the court, with the lowest being an official of the fifth rank.
Moreover, these people are not old and have a lot of room for advancement in the future.
For Yun Zheng, this is truly a great gift!
It’s heavier than all the gifts he received at his wedding!
This should be considered a real wedding gift, right?
After everyone finished introducing themselves, Yun Zheng could not help but nod his head in satisfaction, and then said, "The princess is about to give birth, and I have to rush back to Dingbei as soon as possible. Today will be a welcome party for you all in advance."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Everyone stood up and saluted.
Whether they wanted to or not, they were sent.
Everyone knows what the situation of the Northwest Protectorate is.
The Northwest Protectorate nominally belonged to the imperial court, and the chief officials at all levels were also appointed by the imperial court, but the problem was that the Beilu Pass was blocking the way, and the imperial court's army and government orders could not pass through the Beilu Pass to reach the Northwest Protectorate.
How the court arranges them is one thing.
In the end, it probably depends on how Yun Zheng arranges them.
Yun Zheng waved his hand gently, "Okay, everyone, don't be so reserved, eat and drink well!"
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Everyone sat down, confused.
Yun Zheng didn't even scold them?
Isn't it really just to welcome them?
With full of doubts, everyone started to eat.
Yun Zheng didn't say much, but just raised his glass to everyone again and again, as if he was just there to welcome them.
Jia Yao looked at Yun Zheng suspiciously, secretly confused in her heart.
She was also quite surprised that Yun Zheng did not take the opportunity to criticize these people.
This is not like the style of Yun Zheng that she knew!
Could it be that Yun Zheng wants to influence these people?
This... doesn't seem very realistic?
"What on earth are you thinking about?"
Jia Yao put down the wine glass and asked Yun Zheng in a low voice.
No one wanted to know Yun Zheng more than her.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.
She didn't necessarily have to go to war with Yun Zheng, but if she knew Yun Zheng better, she might suffer less losses in many things.
"To welcome you!"
Yun Zheng smiled, "I still have a lot of things to do, so I may not have time to meet them again."
Welcoming party?
Jia Yao curled her lips.
Even dogs wouldn't believe this!
Yun Zheng is not a kind person.
This bastard must have bad intentions!
Seeing that Yun Zheng didn't say anything, Jia Yao didn't dare to ask any more.
The banquet was held in a weird atmosphere.
Everyone kept talking and thinking.
Everyone was wondering what Yun Zheng was up to.
After an hour, the banquet was basically over.
"Everyone, have you eaten and drunk enough?"
Yun Zheng looked at everyone with a smile, "If everyone has eaten and drunk well, I will make an announcement."
Here we come!
Everyone's heart skipped a beat.
I knew this banquet would be no simple matter!
Many people even suspected that this meal was a beheading meal.
After they have eaten and drunk their fill, Yun Zheng will send them on their way.
Thinking of this, many people became nervous and began to sweat for no apparent reason.
"Your Highness, please speak. I am all ears."
Wei Jianshan acted respectful, but he was secretly worried.
He understood that Yun Zheng’s next words might very well affect everyone’s fate.
"In the past, Gao Shizhen led a group of scholars to come to Shuobei to petition. I once told them something. Today, I will tell you something too!"
Yun Zheng's face was full of smiles, and he slowly stood up. "When God wants to give a man a great responsibility, he must first make his heart suffer..."
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