Chapter 854 Horse Racing
They had already had a few days off during the Chinese New Year. When Xuanyuan Yao and Xie Jin returned from South Vietnam, the ministers had just resumed their morning court.
Due to the many matters after the war in South Vietnam, the court was very busy after the New Year. Not only Nan Xi and Rong Yu were busy, but also the Xie family's father and son and other important officials in the court, as well as Xuanyuan Yao and all the generals under his command were also extremely busy.
After the military merit awards were distributed, Xuanyuan Yao discussed with the generals and arranged the holidays of the soldiers in an orderly manner. If the Ministry of Household Affairs wants to allocate money, it needs the approval of Xie Jin, the minister in charge of the family——
Although it was a reward personally given by Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Regent, due to the large amount of money involved, no one could be neglected. Xie Jin had to personally review and approve every payment, plus some from the Ministry of Punishments. Things also required Xie Jin's decision-making, so Xie Jin was very busy throughout the second half of the first month and the first half of February. He left early and came back late for the whole month, and spent most of his time in the household department.
The Ministry of Industry is also busy repairing the new general's mansion and expanding the military camp to recruit young troops.
There were many affairs, large and small, in the military camp, so the Ministry of War naturally became busy.
South Vietnam has just fallen, and its territory has been divided into the Tanglin territory. A large number of officials need to be appointed and mobilized. Which ministers in the court are suitable for external transfer, which ministers are capable of serving as the parent officials of a state, which young upstarts are suitable for going out to experience... The staff is also busy day and night. While discussing the matter, one after another was presented to the imperial court, waiting for the approval of Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Regent. In short, it was very busy.
The only one among the six departments that is relatively free is probably the Ministry of Rites.
However, it is obviously impossible for the Ministry of Rites to take a break. In the second half of February, many things have been on track, and the government has gradually stabilized. Whether it is in the military camp or in the court, the major decision-making matters have basically been decided. , the next step is to execute it step by step.
Her Majesty the Queen issued a decree and ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare the notice and send it to various countries, inviting kings from various countries to visit Tanglin and celebrate the expansion of Tanglin territory.
This is a special invitation. It is definitely not a good-faith decision to invite the kings to a banquet after Dongling has just destroyed South Vietnam.
And precisely because of the special situation, the Ministry of Etiquette needs to put more thought into hosting this state banquet to entertain kings and dignitaries from various countries. The invitation date is set in August, which gives each country enough time to prepare, and the schedule is not urgent—— There is even enough time to think, hesitate, and struggle.
Spring came in March, and Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao, who had finally sorted out all the major and minor matters, embarked on their journey back to Huainan.
"The Lord said he wanted us to rest, but in fact we have almost been working like cows and horses in the past two months." Xie Jin looked at the vast sky, the blue sky, the white clouds, the warm spring season, and even the air was full of flowers. Inhaling the sweet smell, "But Her Majesty the Queen and the Lord themselves are too busy to touch the ground. As a loyal minister, it seems that I shouldn't complain."
"Loyal?" Xuanyuan Yao glanced at him, "Just talking about you, it has nothing to do with being loyal."
"How could Yao Yao say that?" Xie Jin raised his eyebrows and firmly denied that he was unfaithful. "Although I complained a few words, I was not careless at all when I did things, was I not?"
Xuanyuan Yao said: "You should give it a try."
"I don't dare to try." Two horses walked side by side, Xie Jin looked at the endless wilderness in the countryside, "I still want to grow old together with Yaoyao."
Xuanyuan Yao was used to talking about love, and now he calmly issued a challenge: "The road in front of us is flat and the terrain is wide. Shall we compete?"
Xie Jin raised his eyebrows slightly, "The winner can do whatever he wants tonight?"
Xuanyuan Yao sneered: "I'll talk about it after we win!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his riding whip, and the two horses galloped away in an instant, leaving only dust flying in the sky!