Chapter 609: A Gift from a Subordinate
Next, it is the turn of the most important part of Liu Yu's birthday, the moment when the civil and military officials present gifts to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu was looking forward to it, after all, these were all given to him, and he wanted to know what gifts the civil and military officials would give. Although the Son of Heaven is rich in the world and should regard money as dung, Liu Yu has always been good for money. Liu Yu likes money, that's because he uses money too much, and the important thing is that he is not for himself, most of his income is used for people's livelihood, military and other purposes. One of the main reasons why Liu Yu didn't want to celebrate his birthday before was that he was extravagant, he was now using money all the time, and he could save a little if he could. If it weren't for the insistence of the government and the opposition, Liu Yu really wouldn't have wasted money on his birthday.
It's just that now, Liu Yu should also have the demeanor that a son of heaven should have, at least it is necessary to have fun with the people. The thought of spending a huge amount of money and food, Liu Yu's heart hurt a little. Now he hopes that the civil and military officials can send more precious things, and it is best to make a lot of money to make up for the loss.
The time was almost up, and the general Huang Zhong, who was the head of the courtiers, took the lead in coming out to offer a congratulatory gift.
"The minister has a pair of gold Ruyi and jade Ruyi. Congratulations to our emperor on his long life! "Huang Zhong is still very generous, this is simply a big deal.
Huang Zhong is a general, and his salary is very high. Moreover, his nephew Huang Chong's estate also has Huang Zhong's share, and this gift is very simple for Huang Zhong. But Huang Zhong didn't dare to send too much, in case it was too good to send too much to attract Liu Yu's attention.
Liu Yu is clear about this, Huang Zhong's money is clean, and he won't care too much.
"Chen Palace, with a pair of jade cups, Emperor Hewu!" Chen Gong also took out his own gift.
"The minister is frustrated, and I will give you a hundred pearls to congratulate Your Majesty on your blessings." As soon as the frustrated gift came out, it caused a sensation.
Nowadays, pearls are still a rare item, and they are rare in the mainland. Moreover, the pearls taken out by Fu Zhu were all the size of a dragon's eye, and the ministers of civil and military affairs did not know that Fu Zhu was so rich.
Liu Yu's eyes stared at the frustration, but he didn't expect that the usually inconspicuous frustration would have such a bold side.
He was rich back then, but his family was from a wealthy family in Jizhou, as one of the three giants of the Military Aircraft Department, how could he be worse than the other two.
After the three ministers of military aircraft sent congratulatory gifts, Liu Yu's eldest son, the crown prince Liu Xuan, came out and said: "The son got an ancient book by fate and gave it to his father. ”
One of Liu Yu's usual hobbies is reading, and he was very pleased with Liu Xuan's gift, saying: "The prince has won my heart." ”
After receiving Liu Yu's praise, Liu Xuan smiled slightly and retreated.
Seeing that the eldest brother was praised, Liu Hua hurriedly came out and said: "The child has a tiger, and I will give a big tiger skin and tiger whip wine, congratulations to my father for being as brave as a tiger!" ”
The corners of Liu Yu's mouth twitched, this tiger skin is okay, it can be used as a mattress when the weather is cold, but what is Liu Hua not good to send, why is he sending tiger whip wine, does he think that Liu Yu is old and a little powerless in that regard?
"Father, this tiger whip wine is a good thing. The child asked the imperial doctor and asked for the best recipe to brew. The imperial doctor said that this man must make up for more, so the child got this tiger whip wine and gave it to his father. Liu Hua saw that Liu Yu didn't speak, so he specially explained.
Liu Yu couldn't let Liu Hua continue to speak, and said, "Okay, your heart, my father accepted it." Your gift was good. ”
"That's what a child should do." Liu Hua retreated happily.
Liu Yu thought to himself that you should not do anything in the future, and I would be relieved.
Tian Feng came out and said: "The minister congratulates my emperor with a hundred years of ginseng!" ”
Tian Feng's gift was a little chilling. For Liu Yu, 100-year-old ginseng is the same as ordinary items. Tian Fengsulai doesn't like sensationalism, he thinks that if he wants to give a gift, he will give something real. The 100-year-old ginseng was bought with a month's income.
"The minister didn't explain the good things, send five hundred gold to His Majesty on his birthday!" Dian Wei took out his own gifts, his gifts were relatively simple, they were all gold.
Liu Yu nodded and accepted it.
Lu Bu glanced at Dian Wei sarcastically, as Liu Yu's close minister, he actually gave five hundred gold, which was too embarrassing.
"The last general will sacrifice 500 war horses to celebrate His Majesty's birthday!" Lu Bu directly said his gift.
Five hundred horses is a lot of money.
Lu Bu got a little close to Huang Chong because of the relationship between Diao Chan. In order to have a good relationship with Lu Bu, Huang Chong deliberately divided part of the profits of the horse business to Lu Bu. Lu Bu asked Huang Chong to find a way to get five hundred war horses this time.
"Bong bothered first!" Liu Yu accepted it with a smile.
Lu Bu happily retreated, and glanced at Dian Wei with a very arrogant look.
Dian Wei secretly hated that it was not good for him to lose to, but he lost to Lu Bu, the opponent.
"The minister presents five hundred fine armor to congratulate Your Majesty on his long martial luck!" Gao Shun, who was paralyzed, came out and said.
Martial arts for a long time? Isn't this a slogan often shouted by later generations of Japanese people?
Gao Shun didn't come from later generations, so he didn't know the four words that Liu Yu was most taboo about, so Liu Yu could only accept it with a smile.
Guo Tu came out and said: "The minister presents His Majesty with five hundred horses of Shu brocade, and talks about the heart." ”
Guo Tu gave Guo Mao the most precious thing in the family, and he found Shu Jin to give it to Liu Yu. Shu brocade is a good thing in this era, but Liu Yu doesn't like it. Liu Yu was very curious about what gifts Guo Tu's nephew would give, Guo Tu only gave Shu Jin, could he let his nephew press Pang Tong with the best?
If this is really the case, Liu Yu feels that Guo Tu is a little unkind.
After all the big names in the court gave gifts, the next thing was the gifts from the ministers and generals who couldn't come back from outside. Their gifts had already been delivered to the Shaofu, and the Shaofu official took a list and began to read it.
"Liang Xianghou and Chen Liutai led the Anxi general Ma Mengqi to offer 500 gold and 500 silk to congratulate Your Majesty on your long life."
"The Marquis of Xiaoxiang, the general Guan Yunchang of the left, and the Marquis of Guangxiang and the general of Zhennan, Zhao Zilong, presented ten coral trees to congratulate His Majesty on his blessings such as the East China Sea."
"Guting Marquis, Annan General Zhang Wenyuan presents 800 gold, congratulations to Your Majesty on all the best!"
Liu Yuzai listened carefully to the list of Shaofu officials, and it seemed that the generals under his command were all very rich, and they all gave such good gifts.
After Shaofu finished reading, he respectfully retreated.
Liu Yu said with a smile: "It's rare that you Aiqing are so loyal, and you haven't forgotten me when you are fighting abroad." Spread the decree and give wine and meat to all the soldiers who are fighting abroad. ”
"Ministers, commodores, thank you, Your Majesty!" Huang Zhong led all the officials and generals to salute Liu Yu.