The guests also included several European and American diplomatic envoys and their children who had close personal relations with the royal family, including young and handsome blonde young men and elegant and charming blue-eyed girls, but there was no royal family with the same status as Liu Ping and Yuchun.

The British ambassador's gift to Prince Wu Rui on behalf of the British King was a pair of gold-plated revolvers and a two-meter-long all-metal model of the battleship "Dreadnought"; Gifts for Princess Yuelan were a piano decorated with gold roses and a beautiful table clock in the shape of Westminster Abbey in London.

The ambassadors of the United States, France, and Belgium also presented gifts and introduced their children to Her Royal Highness, but only in a procedural dialogue – not everyone could have a cordial conversation with the prince and princess like the two Siamese princes.

After the foreign dignitaries, the next meeting was with the princes and nobles of the inner and outer vassals who had been invited.

First of all, the four-year-old prince of Joseon, Li Kun, who came to meet Chinese New Year's Eve the emperor of the suzerain, was wearing a black military uniform in the style of the Chinese Janissaries, wearing a silver-rimmed red ribbon, and large and small medals hung on his clothes and ribbons, but this dazzling outfit obviously could not hide his pale and sickly face and thin figure.

According to the "Rules for the Appearance of Vassals", the prince and the prince were on the same level, and there was no need to kneel to each other, but Li Kun still gave the two royal highnesses a congratulatory speech and gifts due to the envoys of the foreign domain.

Gifts include Korean knives, Korean ginseng, traditional Korean royal costumes made for the two royal highnesses, and a silver foil folding fan with Chinese poems written by the emperor of Joseon.

The second is Shang Chang, the son of the Ryukyu king, who is studying at the Dalian Naval Academy, and at the age of 20, he has a strong body and an enthusiastic vitality, and when he smiles, he shows beautiful white and neat teeth. Dressed in a well-fitting white navy uniform, with a blue-edged red ribbon and a few small medals from the Emperor of China hanging on his left chest, he is like a fresh morning breeze in the Ryukyus, blowing through this palace where the sea breeze cannot be heard, and everywhere he goes is refreshing and pleasant.

"It's Yuchun's favorite type." Qian Hua whispered to Liu Yun.

"If you're free, let's see if there's anything you like, your sister's business, don't worry."

"Father...... I have a favorite. "Chibirch spread her demon's wings.

Liu Yun was taken aback: "Who?" Which bastard? How do I not know the way? ”

"I live in No. 1, East District, Asia Street, Global Village, with the surname Zhong, the name Hua, and the word Empire."

"Don't be poor, if you don't decide next year, I will exercise my father's power."

"Father...... It's hard to say about fate, so let me make my own decisions...... Dad, we said at the beginning that we couldn't go back. Qianhua moved out of the promise of the year as a shield that the universe is invincible and Mars cannot break.

Liu Yun could only shake his head and sigh - this daughter, whatever she wants.

After the impressive sunny and breezy young man Shang Chang, the son of Ryukyu Shi, stepped down, the 13th * lama, who came from Tibet to Beijing to meet the emperor, presented the two highnesses with gifts such as gold Buddha statues, jade prayer beads, silver leaf Buddhist scriptures, and dates, and this supreme leader of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, now in Chinese New Year's Eve, wearing a royal yellow robe and a pointed yellow satin monk's hat, every move is incompatible with this Western-style birthday banquet, and he will probably only sit aside and eat fasting later. Dance? I'm afraid no one here would expect this respected religious leader to spin and writhe around a beautiful woman in a dress with a bare chest and backless waist......

After the old monk, there was a personable Praetorian Guard cavalry officer, holding a tall military hat with feathers and a red ribbon draped diagonally to signify the status of the prince - what, prince? That's right, the person who came is the Prince of Inner Mongolia Zasak Bodol Gatai, named Amur Linggui, is the great-grandson of the prominent Prince of Horqin in the late Qing Dynasty, Monk Greenqin, now 22 years old, after graduating from the Baoding Army Academy last year, he entered the first regiment of the Praetorian Guard Fat Cavalry to serve, and was responsible for the escort of the royal family, often showing his face in front of the emperor's family, and was also invited to attend a small banquet of the royal family.

"That's not bad either." The queen muttered as she held up her binoculars.

"Is it necessary to use a telescope?" Liu Yun couldn't smile bitterly.

"It's better to see the major events related to my daughter's life, I'm afraid my daughter won't look carefully......"

Liu Yun was speechless.

Followed by several Mongolian princes, living Buddhas, the gifts offered are nothing more than Buddha statues, prayer beads, daggers, waist knives, jewelry, animal skins and the like, because the central government's policy towards Mongolia is the first principle, most of the Mongolian feudal princes of the previous dynasty are retained, including no less than 20 princes and county kings, and correspondingly, the entire Liu royal family has only two princes.

After Liu Yun ascended the throne, the central government issued no less than 3 million yuan in money to the Mongolian princes and living Buddhas every year, and other routine rewards in kind were countless, far more generous than those of the previous dynasty. At the cost of the discipline and administration of their respective territories, that is, the central government changed the feudal land ownership system of the princes and living Buddhas to the collective ownership of the herdsmen, and the various territories were reorganized into prefectures and counties or special autonomous regions, and the central training and administrative organs sent personnel to organize the "training constitutionalism", so that the political system of the entire Mongolian region could be on the same track as that of the interior.

However, up to this time, only one-third of the Mongol princely territories have been disciplined, like the Amur Linggui who was the image of the tough guy of the steppe just now, not only has the position of a noble prince, but also is still a feudal lord with the power of life and death in the Horqin Left Wing Rear Banner.

At the end of the year, the marquis and above were invited to present gifts, represented by their children, while gifts from the marquis and below could only be forwarded by officials of the Imperial Household Agency.

Birthday parties, mate selection conventions, diplomatic tactics, vassal allegiance ceremonies, political gatherings......

On this night, inside and outside the Xinhua Palace, which is as gorgeous as ever, the only thing missing is simplicity.

"Everyone's children have grown so big...... Look, isn't this beautiful young man Yang Zhengjin thirty years ago......" Liu Yun was polluted by the queen, and also picked up a pocket binoculars for ladies and put it in front of him.

"This, Xiao Zhong Xia Huo, that body, that look, that way of walking, came out of the same mold as his father!"

"This big-eyed little girl belongs to Wang Zhi's family, yes, yes, she should be worthy of my family's Ping'er......"

"That little girl with long braids is pretty, guess whose family? Can't guess, right? Ma Feng's family, the first beautiful minister of the cabinet, is unfortunately a little younger, but it shouldn't matter if he waits for a few years......"

Qianhua, who was empty-handed, patiently endured the endless admiration of his father, and it was not until the children of the last important minister finished offering gifts that he carefully spoke: "Father, I think you are planning to choose among the children of important ministers of the group." ”

"What's so bad? Everyone is an old comrade-in-arms, wouldn't it be better to strengthen the relationship if they form a family? Liu Yun was still in an uncontrollable excitement.

"But shouldn't they respect Ping'er's ideas? They are still young, and when they reach the age of sensibility, let them decide for themselves, and it shouldn't matter if the target is a civilian. ”

Liu Yun took away the binoculars and looked grim: "Qianqian, although they are your younger brothers and sisters, they grew up in a completely different environment from you, and they can't be treated with the concept of that time and space." Nowadays, the royal family has a shallow foundation, and must not act hastily in marriage, and for the stability of the entire imperial system, they who shoulder heavy responsibilities should think more about the royal family and the empire, which is also what they have repeatedly emphasized in their long-term education. ”

"But my father ......"

"I didn't say that I had to force them to marry someone they didn't like, I just limited a range of options for them, couldn't they find someone acceptable in such a wide range? I'm also thinking about their happiness, and in the long run, the right thing to say is still very reasonable. ”

When you are young, you want to be free and romantic, and when you are a parent, you have the opposite idea, and human beings are such interesting creatures.

The theme of the party was a Western ball, and after the congratulations of the ministers, more than 100 musicians played the dance music that was recently popular in Europe.

The young men and women who aim to ride the dragon or the princess of the phoenix are looking forward to dancing with one of the two protagonists of today's party, which may be the only chance for many of them to realize their dreams, but the young men are eager to move and hesitate - it is too embarrassing to be rejected in front of the Chinese and foreign guests who are gathered together, and the big girls are waiting for it but hating it.

While the hesitant young men stayed there and waited for the opportunity to pass, Liu Ping and Yuchun had already joined hands and took the lead in dancing the first song.

There is no more perfect combination of flowers and swords, they are the most compatible pair in terms of appearance, temperament, and temperament, and the beautiful brilliance they reflect from each other is enough to discourage the bravest young boys and girls.

"The one who is really worthy of Princess Yuelan must be a man no less than His Royal Highness Prince Wu Rui, where can I find such a person."

"It's the same, a young lady who can be worthy of Prince Wu Rui must not be worse than Princess Yuelan, but even if you search the entire earth, you won't have it."

"Sister XX, don't think about it anymore, it's absolutely impossible for us to do this......"

"Brother XX, I gave up, what are you going to do?"

The young ladies of the children talked a lot, and the fighting spirit that was still boiling and burning before the dance party dissipated without a trace like a ball deflated at this time, and the sons who raised the white flag in the face of reality immediately shifted their goals, and they stared at their favorite ladies to attack, and the ladies who gave up their dreams on the spot also washed their eyes, ready to wave mood weapons such as "good" and "sorry" with a formatted smile.

Young people danced, old men chatted in groups, and Emperor Liu Yun was surrounded by a wave of dignitaries and nobles. Towards the end of the first dance song, Liu Yun gathered around him several huge riches known as "chaebols": Baron Zhang Xiaoruo, the second generation head of the Zhang industrial and commercial empire and the son of the late Minister of Industry and Commerce Baron Zhang Jian, who is the first of the top ten richest people in the empire, Baron Zhu Dachun, the president of the Zhu Foundation, who ranks second in the top ten richest people in the empire, Baron Huang Hong, the second generation head of the Huang consortium and the son of the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Baron Huang Hong, who ranks third in the list of super-rich, and Baron Lu Zhuyuan, the fourth financial real estate tycoon and honorary doctor of Harvard University. and Viscount Sun Duosen, president of Tongfufeng Group, who has the closest relationship with politics among the ten richest people.

The ceremonial nonsense didn't waste much time, and Liu Yun almost couldn't wait to get straight to the point.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the government has been going to work hard and popularize education in recent years, do you support it?"

"Support, raise your hands to support." Among the five chaebols, Viscount Zhu Dachun, who has the highest popularity, answered hurriedly with a cane.

Viscount Sun Duosen also immediately made a righteous and awe-inspiring statement: "Building a school, a century-old plan, benefiting the country and the people, wouldn't it be a traitor if you don't support it?" Not only do you have to raise your hands in support, but you also have to shout hooray, hooray, hooray. ”

The rest of the chaebols can only claim to be, and in front of the emperor, they will inevitably resolutely express their stance - we must unswervingly follow the red flag.

"It's good to support, it's good to support. I hope you will invest more in heavy industry, the government's preferential policies, you can also see, in today's world, the key industries of rich countries and strong soldiers, nothing more than steel, coal, machinery, railways, ships, automobiles, etc., can also give you a great future. Benefiting the country, benefiting the people and benefiting oneself, why not? You have abundant assets, you can do big things, run a big factory, run a society, create more and faster wealth, give back to the society more and better, and the country is rich and the people are prosperous, and the country is safe and secure, and I have great expectations for you. ”

As soon as the oracle was issued, all the chaebols wept with gratitude—at least it seemed so, and they all said that they would remember that the oracle would be carried out, even if it was broken......

"In addition, I hope that you will continue to carry forward the fine traditions of China and make greater contributions to the country and the people, and your deeds will be forever recorded in history and passed on to future generations."

The chaebols were busy thanking each other, and the various medals and medals on their chests showed their contributions to the empire, and even if the emperor didn't say it, others could clearly see it.

Liu Yun took advantage of the situation to move forward again: "The day before yesterday, the prime minister mentioned to me that your consortium can form an industry-university alliance with various universities and research institutes, and you vigorously sponsor academic research groups, and academic research groups provide you with the latest, most cutting-edge and practical techniques, help each other, and complement each other. ”

"Of course it's good, of course it's good......"

Of course, the chaebols are left with only a position of applause.

"Also, if you want to invest in shipbuilding, won't the navy help make money? Although it is designed according to the requirements of the navy, and it will be requisitioned first in wartime, how can the empire fight every day and every year? You should also think more about the country. ”

The whip was drawn, and all the chaebols swore to God that they were loyal, and that they had already set a plan to receive subsidies on a large scale, and they would apply to the navy in the near future.

Liu Yun thought to himself: "The Navy Grant can only issue a small half of the designated appropriation every year, who else can you oligarchs who control the imperial shipping industry not be drawn?" Next time, I'm going to whip you up. ”

Having just tamed a big-tailed chaebol, the queen suddenly got into the circle of people, and whispered in Liu Yun's ear: "Your Majesty, Yuchun is dancing with a young man in the navy. ”