Chapter 936 Chapter 936, accepting gifts on behalf of grandchildren
After receiving the name from the Emperor, Prince Ping happily said to the ministers present, "This grandson of mine is celebrating his full moon. The palace is hosting a banquet. Everyone must come."
The emperor was somewhat speechless: "Your grandson is still in Xiliang."
Prince Ping said seriously, "Although the child is not here, it does not delay the celebration of the full moon banquet. Royal brother, Yeyang's son is also your grandson. Remember to give him a gift on the day of the full moon banquet. Okay, I won't delay you from discussing business anymore."
After saying that, he left the government hall in a flash.
The letter arrived a little late. His grandson would be one month old in a few days, so he had to hurry to invite the princes and ministers.
After receiving gifts from each family, they will send them to Xiliang for their grandson.
Watching Prince Ping leave in a hurry, the emperor smiled and shook his head.
The ministers present were somewhat envious. Prince Ping was truly favored by the emperor. Among all the royal relatives, princes, and ministers, he was the only one who dared to be so presumptuous in front of the emperor.
Not long after Prince Ping left, several ministers also left the government hall.
As soon as they came out, several people started talking about Prince Ping.
The Minister of Revenue sighed, "Our prince is truly blessed. He has the Emperor's protection above him and a capable son below him. He doesn't have to worry about anything. In this capital, few can live a more comfortable life than him."
The Minister of Revenue couldn't help but feel a headache when he thought of the pile of memorials asking for grain and silver on his desk.
Fortunately, he had Yan Zhigao under his command, so he was able to successfully collect the high-yield grain varieties from the Yan family, relieving some of the pressure.
I just heard from the Emperor that Princess Xiao has developed high-yield, drought-resistant and cold-resistant cotton and corn seeds in Xiliang. After returning to the Ministry of Revenue, he will have to find a way to get some from Yan Zhigao.
The Minister of War agreed with his words: "That's right. When Xiao Yeyang was demoted to Xiliang, almost no one was optimistic about him, but he managed to gain a firm foothold in Xiliang."
"He seized the Dan River, built a military town, and established a horse ranch. In less than two years, his rank rose by one level. Now he's leading the Western Liang border troops in the war against Western Liao. If they win, I think that Prince Xiao will be promoted again."
The Minister of Revenue sighed, "Having a good identity is different. If we went to Xiliang, we wouldn't be able to gain a foothold as easily as Prince Xiao."
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Personnel spoke up: "Xiao Yeyang's ability to gain a foothold in Xiliang is definitely not just due to his status. The situation in Xiliang is not as simple as you think."
"Let's not talk about subduing the border troops. Even the Wei family, which has been operating in Xiliang for generations, will not allow Xiao Yeyang to grow and prosper."
"Also, Xiliang is a poor place. It's not easy to feed hundreds of thousands of border troops."
"As far as I know, a large part of the cost of building the military town was paid for by Xiao Yeyang."
The Minister of Works spoke up at this time: "Xiao Yeyang is rich. Don't forget, he built the first Liuli Factory in Daxia. He has made a lot of money over the years."
The Minister of Revenue took over the conversation and said sourly, "The Concubine Xiao still has high-yield grain seeds. Last year, during the autumn harvest, I went to the outskirts of Beijing to inspect the situation. I saw with my own eyes that the crops in the fields owned by the Concubine Xiao were the best."
"I originally wanted to collect the money, but who knew they wanted to transport it all to Xiliang."
The Minister of Personnel said: "Yes, we have silver and food. Although we have enough of these, do we dare to use them to build Xiliang like Xiao Yeyang did? Do you and I have the courage to do so?"
After these words were spoken, several ministers fell silent.
They have clansmen behind them, and they are not as courageous as Xiao Yeyang. Of course, they are reluctant to do so.
The Minister of War said, "The war between the Western Liang border army and the Western Liao is still in a stalemate. Who knows what the final outcome will be?"
The others were silent.
As people from Daxia, they naturally hoped that the Xiliang border army would win, but the imperial court was unable to support Xiliang in terms of either food or weapons.
They were just discussing food and wages with the emperor.
Nowadays, in Daxia, the war is not only breaking out in Xiliang. The navy and Japanese pirates in the East China Sea and the South China Sea have been fighting for almost a year.
It is estimated that the Western Liao people chose to start the war at this time because they knew this.
He just wanted to take advantage of the fact that Daxia was too busy to take care of Xiliang.
At this moment, several ministers suddenly felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, Xiao Yeyang was demoted to Xiliang, otherwise the court would be even more stretched at this time.
"Xiao Yeyang is still young after all. If he really can't hold on, we can't be too harsh on him."
"Yes, if Xiliang really can't resist, perhaps we can discuss a ceasefire with the Xiliao people."
"The Emperor obviously doesn't want this."
"But the court is really stretched to the limit right now."
"Let's wait for the emperor's orders."
Prince Ping's Mansion.
As soon as Prince Ping came back, he went to the study and wrote notes to each family personally.
He didn't care about anything, but he still had ears. He knew that his son and daughter-in-law had spent a lot of money in Xiliang, so he had to take advantage of his grandson's full moon to get some good things from everyone.
Why should his son, daughter-in-law and grandson suffer in the frontier while princes and ministers can enjoy themselves in the capital?
Huai En stood in front of the table, grinding ink. Seeing that his master wrote more and more invitations, even inviting officials below the third rank who he never had any contact with, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch.
After writing for a whole day, Prince Ping finally stopped writing with a feeling of being unsatisfied and shook his sore arms.
When Huai En saw Prince Ping stop, he quickly reminded him, "Your Highness, it seems you didn't write the Yan family's post."
"Yes, I almost forgot about my in-laws." Prince Ping quickly picked up the pen again and said as he wrote, "I have a full-moon banquet here, so shouldn't the Yan family hold a first-year celebration?"
This way you can receive gifts again.
Huai En was speechless: "My Lord, the young master is not here. If you do it, others will have nothing to say, but if the Yan family does it, I'm afraid people will talk about it."
Prince Ping nodded and said, "That's right. I will host the first birthday banquet."
Huai En: "." That's fine, after all, the master is a prince. As long as the emperor doesn't object, no one dares to say anything.
After writing the post, Prince Ping sighed somewhat melancholy.
When Huai En saw it, his face was full of confusion.
Wasn’t the master very happy when he wrote the post?
Prince Ping said with some regret: "I wonder what my grandson looks like?" He really wanted to go to Xiliang to take a look, but unfortunately, as a prince, he could not leave the capital without reason.
Huai En said quickly: "The prince and the princess are both stunningly beautiful people. The young master must be handsome."
Prince Ping's face was full of agreement, and then he looked at Huai En with some anticipation: "Do you think Mo Xi could look like me?"
Huai En was silent for a moment: "The master is the young master's grandfather, so the young master naturally looks like you."
Hearing this, Prince Ping was satisfied: "I think so too."
As he spoke, he stood up and ordered the servants to deliver the invitations that were piled like a mountain on the table to each family. Then he went to the backyard and ordered Concubine Ji and Concubine Jiang to prepare a full moon banquet.
Concubine Jiang sneered at Concubine Ji, who had a stiff expression, and smiled as she accepted the task.
After receiving the notice from Prince Ping's Mansion, every household in the capital was speechless and speechless.
"You are a prince after all, how can you be so..." Thick-skinned?
Please post it. Prince Ping directly noted that he wanted to accept the gifts on behalf of his grandson, saying that Xiao Moxi was the eldest grandson of Prince Ping's mansion, and let each family handle it as they wish.
When the news reached the emperor, he was silent for a long time.
However, the emperor did not say anything to stop it. Instead, he spread the word that he would give the jade unicorn in his private treasury to Xiao Moxi.
Well, in this way, those stingy officials will have to feel the pain for once.
(End of this chapter)
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