Not long after, a fragrant smell gradually drifted outward along the palace wall of the imperial study.
Looking at the fat beef, pork belly, and oysters sizzling on the iron plate, even the eunuchs and maids waiting outside could not help but drool!
"Come! Father, I would like to give you a drink!"
Song Huan picked up the wine bowl and paid tribute to Emperor Liang.
"Come!" Emperor Liang picked up the wine bowl and drank the wine in one gulp.
It's been a long time since he ate meat and drank wine like he did today.
Especially in such a bad mood today, a few bowls of wine relieved some of the anxiety and boredom in Emperor Liang's heart.
After drinking for three rounds, Emperor Liang put down his wine bowl and let out a long sigh.
"well!"
"Fourth brother, I originally had few heirs."
"Something that makes me proud and makes me feel comfortable..."
"I can't even find two!"
"If all my sons could make me worry-free and think about me like you do, then I wouldn't have to worry so much every day!"
Song Huan took a piece of barbecue for Emperor Liang: "Father, are you still worried about what happened last night?"
"Yes!" Emperor Liang sighed, "The prince has lost his virtue, and as the emperor of Liang, I have no shame in my face!"
"As my son, you must also think that I am partial to the prince and care too much about face, so no matter how high the price the prince of the Xia Kingdom asks, I am willing to give up property to save face."
"Not only you, many court officials may not understand what I am doing!"
"But when I do this, I have difficulties that I can't explain!"
"Xia Yuan, the current prince of the Xia Kingdom, took the throne less than three years ago and easily defeated his remaining brothers with a thunderous force."
"And the chaos that had lasted for decades along the Xia Kingdom's border was completely quelled by him!"
"Although the current Xia Kingdom is only a small country, Xia Yuan has been recruiting troops and developing military force, and its strength cannot be underestimated."
"And I, Daliang, have just finished a battle with Bei Yuan. Although we won, Xia Yuan doesn't know that Daliang only barely won!"
"To put it bluntly, if Daliang and Xia were really at war, Daliang might not have the upper hand now!"
"I have to think about this..."
Song Huan's heart moved: "So, father, you agreed last night not because of the royal family's face, nor out of preference for the prince..."
Emperor Liang smiled helplessly: "Of course not!"
"The prince has lost his virtue. I have been completely disappointed in him for a long time."
"But now he has made such an unforgivable mistake. Even if I kill him in front of Xia Wenqi, I can't quell Xia Guo's anger!"
"As the king of a country in Daliang, how can I watch helplessly as the prince's misconduct caused a rift between the Xia Kingdom and Daliang, and even planted the seeds of war between the two countries?"
"The only way is to do as Xia Wenqi said and give him the betrothal gift he requested, so that the matter can be settled!"
Emperor Liang sighed heavily.
As the king of a country, he has a pivotal position and unparalleled pressure!
Even Song De, his own son, didn't understand what he was doing, and would cause trouble for him at every turn.
Nowadays, even though Emperor Liang has all kinds of sorrows in his heart, he can't find a suitable outlet.
I can only tell Song Huan!
After hearing what Emperor Liang said, Song Huan was a little shocked.
He always thought that Emperor Liang was just too concerned about face, so he was easily manipulated by Xia Wenqi.
But he didn't expect that what Emperor Liang was thinking about was actually at a deeper level.
Song Huan had to admire him in his heart!
"Father, don't worry!"
"Didn't you send your son to negotiate with Xia Wenqi last night?"
"Xia Wenqi has agreed to cancel the sky-high betrothal gifts and agreed to the policy of 'tea-horse trade'."
"You don't have to worry about this anymore!"
Emperor Liang thought he had heard wrongly, and his face was still a little in disbelief.
"Fourth! You...what did you say?"
Song Huan smiled patiently and explained again.
"The Crown Prince of the Xia Kingdom is actually quite easy to talk to. After my son was very sincere and listed some important principles to him, he agreed to my proposal!"
"That is to say, tomorrow morning, father, not only do you not need to give any gifts to Xia Guo, but you only need to arrange the tea and horse trade!"
"I believe that if Daliang keeps a low profile, one day he will no longer have any scruples about a small country like Xia State!"
What Song Huan said was from the bottom of his heart.
In Song Huan's impression, the Xia Kingdom had been a vassal state of Daliang for hundreds of years, seeking Daliang's protection and obeying Daliang's advice.
However, Daliang's vitality was severely damaged by the ravages of ten years of war.
However, Xia Guo secretly developed and strengthened his own power, his wings gradually expanded, his ambitions gradually expanded, and he actually dared to gradually ignore Daliang!
Hundreds of years of rewards have resulted in a white-eyed wolf that will turn its back on anyone anytime and anywhere.
Who can bear this?
Any passionate, ambitious, and patriotic man would never allow himself to watch this happen!
What's more, it's Song Huan, the prince!
Song Huan understood that if you fall behind, you will be beaten.
So from now on, no one can be left behind in the development of education, industry, and economy.
Only by improving these three items can we strengthen the army of Daliang and completely put an end to the wishful thinking of a small country like Xia State!
Looking at the high-spirited and heroic Song Huan, Emperor Liang was deeply shocked, and even his eyes became moist.
This was the son that I disliked the most, was least optimistic about, and even disliked the most.
But now, he is the only son who can stand up, solve his own problems, and save face for Da Liang Bo!
"good!"
"good!"
"good!"
"This is my son, Song Shiming!"
"This is the courage and ambition of Prince Daliang!"
"Fourth, I really saw you right!"
"I will promise everything I promised."
"No matter what school or workshop you want to open, you can go directly to the Ministry of Accounts to approve the money without my approval in the future!"
"This is the privilege I give you. Among all the princes, not even the prince is treated like this!"
"But you do!"
"Because I have complete trust in you!"
Song Huan was overjoyed and immediately stood up and saluted Emperor Liang.
"My dear father, thank you!"
"Father, please rest assured!"
"My son, I will not let you down!"
Being able to hand over the treasury to others with confidence, I am afraid that all the princes in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, will not be able to enjoy such treatment!
With the financial support from the national treasury, the development of education and industry is irresistible and ready to go.
At this moment, Song Huan felt that there was unprecedented responsibility and weight on his shoulders!
