freenovelworld Chapter 16 Palace Banquet (3) (Qin Wu's Birthday Gift)
Chapter 16 Palace Banquet (3) (Qin Wu's Birthday Gift)
Shen Shi.
The birthday banquet begins.
The ministers and their families took their seats.
"The princesses have arrived..."
A notification was issued.
The five princesses then entered the main hall hand in hand.
"The princes and princesses have arrived..."
"..."
Following the announcements, a group of princes, princesses, and concubines entered the main hall.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, you have arrived..."
Finally, the Emperor and Empress of Eastern Qin entered the main hall.
"Greetings, Your Majesty; Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
Everyone salutes.
"Please, everyone, no need for formalities!"
"Give the order: Let the birthday banquet begin!"
Emperor Dong Qin smiled and dismissed everyone's formalities, then directly announced the start of the birthday banquet.
Next comes the gift-giving segment.
The ministers presented gifts, starting with the lowest-ranking officials and working their way up.
After the officials presented their gifts, it was the princesses and empresses' turn.
Finally, it was the turn of the princes.
As the eldest son of the emperor, King Zhou was the first to step forward, bringing his congratulatory gifts with his queen.
Next came the Tang Emperor, the Han Emperor...
"King Wu presents six white jade steeds from the Northern Barbarians, one set of Ice Silkworm Soft Armor, and a pair of snow leopards."
After the eunuch read out the gifts that Qin Wu had presented.
The people in the main hall couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
The White Jade Steed is the most prized horse in the Northern Barbarian lands, and it is extremely rare.
In their capital, there was only one horse in the palace, which was the Emperor of Eastern Qin's favorite steed.
No one else is allowed to touch it; that white jade horse is cared for by several palace servants.
It's safe to say that no amount of money can buy it.
Qin Wu actually gifted the Emperor of Eastern Qin a full six horses in one go.
The Ice Silkworm Armor is a legendary treasure; among the surrounding countries, only the Northern Barbarian Emperor possesses two pieces.
This is a true protective treasure. Legend has it that the Ice Silkworm Soft Armor is impervious to swords and spears, water and fire, and is also extremely soft.
Among those present, even the Emperor of Eastern Qin had never received a single item.
Finally, there is the snow leopard, a mythical beast of the snow-capped mountains, found only in the far north, and almost never seen in front of humans.
The last time I heard of a snow leopard sighting was over a hundred years ago.
These three treasures are all truly priceless; any one of them would be a priceless treasure.
"Very well, I like the gift from Xiao Jiu very much. Reward him."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin laughed heartily.
The gift Qin Wu gave him today truly touched his heart.
His white jade horse was old and could no longer be ridden. He had been worried about how to find another white jade horse, but today Qin Wu gave him six directly.
And that Ice Silkworm Armor—he sent people to search for it for a long time, but they couldn't find it.
I finally got one today.
As an emperor, he had seen many treasures, but he had never seen the Ice Silkworm Armor before.
As for snow leopards, he liked them very much, but he could only keep them as pets for display, so he didn't really care about them.
"If Father is pleased, that's good."
Qin Wu said with a smile.
He specially selected these three treasures.
These were originally intended to be sent by the Northern Barbarians for peace talks, but before the Northern Barbarian delegation could even leave their territory, Qin Wu and his men seized them.
These became Qin Wu's spoils of war, but this was only a part of them. Qin Wu also kept a considerable amount and put it into his own treasury.
The theft of the treasure nearly made the Northern Barbarian Emperor faint with anger.
The Northern Barbarian Emperor is still sending people everywhere to search for bandits.
Qin Wu has done this kind of thing countless times over the years, robbing the Northern Barbarians of all sorts of valuable things.
Qin Wu especially snatched the most BMWs.
His Great Snow Dragon Riders were assembled from the BMWs he stole.
This heavy cavalry became a nightmare for the Northern Barbarians, and countless Northern Barbarians died at their hands.
Of course, over the years, he has only managed to build up 30,000 Great Snow Dragon Riders.
He couldn't afford to support any more; the cost of heavy cavalry was simply too high.
"I like it, I like it very much."
"Alright, everyone who's going to announce the performance, let's all have a good time today."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin laughed and ordered the palace servants to perform.
The palace banquet had now truly begun.