Chapter 113 th Birthday
"This is our family's fiftieth birthday, all clan leaders and masters must show their favor!"

Under the dim light, Liu Chengen looked at the representatives of the eight great families with a smile, and said grimly: "It's our 50th birthday. If anyone doesn't let us have a good time, then we will never let him have a good time either!"

"The heads of the eight major merchants, noble families, and landlords must come forward. If there is no head of the family, the eldest son or grandson will come forward. Our family must also be lively, hahahaha..."

"Go down and tell us what we have to say!"

“Yes…Yes!”

Several representatives of the eight major conferences were frightened and quickly retreated, reporting Liu Chengen's words back to their respective masters.

They are just errand boys, and all decisions are still made by the heads of each family.

When the eight big merger merchants received the news brought back by their subordinates, they flew into a rage and smashed all the antique vases in the house.

Those with better tempers were so angry that they rolled their eyes and called together the key members of the family to discuss the matter.

In their opinion, what Liu Chengen did was still for money!
Two million pieces of silver could not satisfy the old eunuch's appetite.

Isn't he afraid that the ministers in the court will report him?

Soon, the eight major negotiators exerted all their strength and contacted officials in the court.

One third of the court officials were persuaded by them, and a large number of memorials flew into the cabinet like rain.

Even among the five cabinet ministers, two kept asking to see His Majesty.

Unfortunately, they were all blocked by people from the Imperial Household Department.

Your Majesty, I am practicing magic and will not see anyone!

With no other options, the news returned to Bingshang's hands.

Some people even directly asked them to spend money to buy peace.

The old eunuch Liu Chengen has suffered humiliation in the palace all his life. Now that he has finally managed to escape from the palace on official business, shouldn't he seize the time to plunder some money?
It's your bad luck that he takes a fancy to you.

Besides, Liu Chengen is favored by His Majesty, and His Majesty is not in sight now, so he is so fearless.

After the news reached Bingzhou, the eight major merchants in Bingzhou were speechless and could only gather together helplessly.

On this day, the eight major merchants in Bingzhou sent their main figures to gather at the Wang family in Datong.

As one of the aristocratic families and the leader of the eight major merchants in Bingzhou, the Wang family’s entire mansion occupies almost one-third of the Datong County City. It has thousands of houses and is extremely prosperous.

There is a folk song that goes: The East China Sea lacks a white jade bed, so the Dragon King comes to invite the King of Datong; white jade is used for the hall, gold is used for the horse, and pearls and brocade are used for the footstool.

It can be seen that his family is wealthy and rich enough to rival a country!

"My uncle sent me news from the court that the emperor is not seeing anyone, and the damn eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department are still keeping us here and not sending us any more. They don't take us seriously at all!"

Inside the Wang Family Ancestral Hall, more than a dozen old men and middle-aged people were sitting together discussing something in a very heated tone.

"Your Majesty is so confused! Why is he cultivating immortality at such a young age? His mind has become so confused that he actually lets a group of eunuchs ride on the heads of the ministers in the court!"

"The ones who deserve the most damnation are those sycophants who gathered in front of the Imperial Household Department and dared to challenge the Cabinet!"

"Eunuchs! These damn eunuchs!"

"Well, no matter what, what we are discussing today is to come up with a charter..."

"Old Master Wang, what do you think...?"

The other heads of the eight major business families all looked at the old man in the lead.

The old man in the lead had gray hair and wrinkles all over his face, but his eyes were very deep.

He said calmly: "What are you afraid of? He's just an old eunuch."

"So what if we are eunuchs? This world still belongs to our family!"

"Old Master Wang, please judge for sure!"

Many family heads immediately bowed.

The old man Wang in front of him was none other than the current ancestor of the Wang family of Datong, Wang Zhonghe!

Wang Ze, one of the cabinet ministers in the court, is the third son of this man.

Another cabinet minister, Wang He, was also this man's nephew.

It can be said that the Wang family alone occupies two seats in the cabinet.

Wang Zhonghe said, "Isn't it just money? Two million is not enough? Then ten million. If ten million is not enough, then twenty million!"

"You guys can't afford this little money?"

Everyone was silent, and soon Qiao Zhiguang stood up and said, "Is Old Master Wang well? You are right. Our eight families are indeed not short of money. Any family can still come up with 20 million."

"But... that's not how it's done!"

"Liu Chengen came here once and squeezed millions of taels of silver from us. What should we do in the future?"

"This time it was Liu Chengen, next time it might be Zhang Chengen or Li Chengen."

"Besides, he got 10 million the first time, so there's no guarantee that he won't ask for 20 or 30 million the second time..."

"Even if our family runs a bank, we can't come up with so much money!"

"Yeah yeah……"

As soon as Qiao Zhiguang finished speaking, he was immediately echoed by the people around him.

"Mr. Qiao is right. That's exactly what he said."

"If we take 10 million every time, our family can't afford it!"

"As for cash, our family has to transfer it from the bank, which is really too troublesome..."

"Duh duh duh..."

Wang Zhonghe knocked the ground with his cane and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? What are you making a fuss about? He hasn't left yet!"

"Your concerns are not without reason, but I also have my own ways to deal with them."

"It's his fiftieth birthday this time, so I'm going to join in the fun and give him some money."

"After he leaves, go find those bandits and mountain robbers you raised and ask them to come out and do something. Ask them to contact those mud-legged people and start some trouble together."

"Don't tell me you don't know me. Do you really think I'm blind?"

"Let's say that Liu Chengen, the eunuch who holds the seal of the Imperial Household Department, extorted money from the people in Bingzhou, causing the people to revolt, and the troops are heading straight for that eunuch!"

"By then, all officials will be outraged, and even Your Majesty will not be able to cultivate in peace, and will have to step in to deal with the matter."

"The best outcome is to kill Liu Chengen to appease his anger. Even if he doesn't die, he will be reprimanded and alienated by His Majesty."

"When the time comes, we can take revenge however we want!"

"Okay, okay! That's a good idea!"

"As expected of Old Master Wang, he is really cunning... oh no, he is really shrewd and calculating!"

"Then let's do this, how about that?"

"it is good!"

"It's Liu Chengen's fiftieth birthday, and I will also present him with a great gift, hahahaha..." "Let's go together..."

The eight great council members laughed out loud and even considered what gift to give to Liu Chengen so as to appear "generous".

Soon, Liu Chengen’s 50th birthday arrived as scheduled.

He booked the entire Fenglin Pavilion and hosted a banquet for many wealthy businessmen and noble families in Bingzhou.

The people guarding Fenglin Pavilion were secretly replaced by a part of the new army and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who kept an eye on the people coming and going.

As night fell, the entire Fenglin Pavilion became brightly lit.

Hundreds of large lanterns shine above Fenglin Pavilion, making it look more like a phoenix spreading its wings and flying.

Liu Chengen sat on the main seat on the top floor of Fenglin Pavilion with his horse and golden sword, looking at Datong City outside the window, with no one knowing what he was thinking.

"What a great Wang family of Datong! Almost everyone in Datong County has the surname Wang, as does most of Bingzhou. Wow, they are worthy of being the head of the Bingzhou family..."

Just then, the MC downstairs shouted, "Guests are arriving!"

"Wang Zhonghe of the Wang family of Datong wishes eunuch Liu Chengen a long life and everlasting health!"

"Gift: A pair of jadeite and white jade lotus roots!"

Liu Chengen stood up and went to greet him personally.

Wang Zhonghe, the head of the Wang family in Bingzhou, has stepped down as the head of the family for more than 30 years. He is now 86 years old, enough to be considered an old man.

His third son, nephew, and many younger generations all served as officials in the court.

There were two officials of the second rank, four officials of the third and fourth ranks, and countless officials below the fifth rank.

Even Liu Chengen had to give face at this time.

"Qiaojiaqiao Zhiguang of Qixian County wishes eunuch Liu Chengen good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains!"

"Gift: A golden monkey presents a birthday gift!"

"The prosperous family of Yuxia County will live long and prosper. I wish Eunuch Liu Chengen a long and prosperous life!"

"Gift: a blood jade coral!"

"Meng Yannian of the Meng family of Taigu County wishes Liu Chengen good fortune and longevity in the Nanshan Mountains!"

"Gift: A picture of a hundred-year-old pearl!"

"Xiu Junhou Yongdou, wish Liu Chengen..."

One after another, representatives of Bingzhou and the merchants came to offer gifts and were all received by special personnel.

Eunuch Liu Chengen was only responsible for receiving people from the Wang family, the Qiao family and several official families.

Those who are qualified to come and celebrate Liu Chengen’s birthday this time are all the main figures of each family.

Either the ancestor, the family, or the eldest son and grandson of the family, they are extremely important.

The gifts they presented were also carefully selected and extremely valuable.

For example, the emerald white jade lotus roots given by the Wang family are a pair of lush green, almost completely transparent, bright green jade carvings, and are worth a fortune.

For example, the golden monkey offering longevity statue given by the Qiao family is a golden statue of a normal-sized golden monkey made entirely of gold, which is extremely noble.

For example, the blood jade coral sent by the Chang family is a peerless treasure dug out from the depths of the East China Sea. It has the effect of being immune to all poisons and is a holy medicine for warriors.

The Pearl Hundred Longevity Picture sent by the Meng family is made up of huge pearls. It sparkles brightly and glows in the dark, which is extremely exquisite.

Of course, these were just the first of the gifts they sent.

The rest of the ordinary gifts were picked up by the servants and delivered to Liu Chengen’s military camp by a special person.

It can be said that if the gifts from everyone present were converted into silver, it would be at least over one million taels of silver!
"Grandpa Wang, your name is well known to our family!"

"No, no, my son is serving in the court with you, so we should support each other."

"Of course..."

"Is Mr. Qiao in good health?"

"I, Dayu, need wise and virtuous people like you!"

"Don't worry, when I return to the capital, I will report to your Majesty what the wise gentry have done. I'm sure your Majesty will be very happy."

With Liu Chengen's personal presence, the eight major tasks of the negotiation all fell on the main seat.

The rest of the younger generations, such as the second and third sons, who came to accompany the guests could only sit at other tables.

Many people flattered Liu Chengen, and Liu Chengen accepted everyone and chatted with everyone.

Soon, after three rounds of wine and five dishes, Liu Chengen's face was flushed from drinking.

"Eunuch Liu, I offer you another toast. I hope you will take care of our business in the future..."

"No, no, we are all family, we must take care of each other!"

Liu Chengen drank the wine in his hand in one gulp, shook his head, stood up, and stretched out his hand to signal.

"Everyone, I have something to say."

Although his voice was not loud, everyone present was very sensible and soon quieted down.

"In the past two years, my Dayu has been hit by natural disasters and man-made disasters. The people are living in dire straits. I feel very sad after seeing this!"

Many people rolled their eyes secretly and said, "You, a eunuch, still feel distressed?"

It’s really hilarious!

"However, it is all thanks to your Majesty's divine merit, diligence, love for the people, and hard work that you finally, with the help of many wise ministers, have corrected the problem, suppressed the refugees, expelled the Wu Kingdom, and restored peace to Dayu!"

As soon as the voice fell, someone took over and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Your Majesty is wise~!"

Many officials, noble families, and businessmen quickly stood up and shouted "Long live the emperor".

At this time, Qiao Maokang, the second son of the Qiao family, suddenly stood up. He ignored his eldest brother's frantic pulling and said with a flattering face: "Your Majesty's great achievements, we naturally know. But we heard that the reason why our Dayu army is so invincible is related to the new firearms..."

"I wonder if you would allow us to watch it, sir?"

"Want to see firearms?"

Liu Chengen's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Hahaha, no problem!"

"You are all loyal and righteous men. Follow me to the military camp to see the new firearms!"

"With this firearm, our Great Yu can be passed down for ten thousand years and shock the world!"

"Everyone, please!"

"Please, sir..."

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　The last day of April, begging for monthly tickets!!!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)