Alien Arms Empire.

The Great Tang Empire has almost broken away from this war. At the palace ball, the new nobles of the Great Tang Empire gathered together, drinking the rare good wine, and discussing which projects can earn more by participating in shares.

In the interlude, many multi-million-dollar projects were negotiated, and such a huge amount of money here is just a small amount of money that can barely make everyone talk about it.

There are not many opportunities to eat, drink and have fun in the Forbidden City, especially... This time, in addition to His Majesty the Emperor, several of his princes were present at the banquet.

The eldest prince Tang Yu is now in elementary school. He studied at the Royal Noble School in Chang'an, where he also met many classmates.

The younger second prince Tang Xuan also went to school, so he was also allowed to attend the banquet. In order to allow his children to meet the two princes and get in touch with each other, the most powerful minister of the Tang Empire and The nobles all paid a high price of "ticket money".

Just kidding, if you can't attend the banquet attended by His Royal Highnesses, how will the students get along with each other?If the princes met other bastards or other whores at the banquet, would their own children still have a chance?

His Majesty the Emperor is hopeless. The five imperial concubines all have deep backgrounds and cannot be provoked. If his daughter is sent to die, it is likely to implicate the family.

Concubine Youlin and His Majesty have known each other relatively early, and she belongs to the kind of "dirty wife" who started from a humble beginning.

Princess Alice is the "Minister of Finance" of the Tang Empire, and she can even exert influence on the industrial sector. Such a ruthless person must never be offended.

Le'er seems to be more talkative, but the problem is...fuck, the orcs have become very popular with His Majesty the Emperor recently, and have contributed hundreds of thousands of laborers to the empire.

There is no need to mention Concubine Yingyue, she is a serious princess of the empire. In the past, she was supposed to be the mother of a country. Now it is aggrieved to be honest and humble, okay?

Well, there is only one Princess Yilin with her back against the Yangmu Empire. Although she is far away...but no matter how far away she is, she is still an imperial princess.Things that affect the empire's diplomacy... it's better not to do it, right?

So everyone put their ideas on the princes: How did you rise?Isn't it just following the right His Majesty the Emperor, and then all the way to the present?
Corruption and corruption don't have the guts, and speculators have long since looked down on the little money. Isn't it left to worry about the future for the family and the juniors in this life?

Since I followed His Majesty the emperor all the way here, wouldn't it be natural for my children to escort the emperor and princes of the empire?
So, as long as the level is high enough, the upstarts of the empire who have juniors of the right age at home have tried their best to get invitations.

The little girls carved in jade and the energetic little boys became the beautiful scenery of the whole banquet.

I didn't pay attention to the children's affairs. Tang Yu and Tang Xuan were the kings of children in school. With the two of them around, those children can basically find some fun.

So Tang Mo was sitting in his seat at this time, chatting with Loew, Chu Muzhou and others about the war on the island.

Yes, within the top management of Datang, the war against Mirage has become a "war on the main island".This war is a war between orcs and goblins, and the Tang Empire is just exporting weapons.

It's just that the trade is not money, but slaves.

"The Battle of Dingcheng is not over yet. Although the orcs have begun to take the initiative, there is still no mountain fortification area that can encircle the goblins." Loew knew Tang Mo's habits. He was often left in the Forbidden City to eat with Tang Mo. So talking while eating is very free and easy.

In comparison, Chu Muzhou felt uncomfortable.His previous habits did not allow him to do such presumptuous things in front of His Majesty the Emperor: Just kidding, talking loudly while eating at the Emperor's banquet?Are you still shameless?
In fact, he had already seen other ministers discussing issues while eating in front of the emperor with fear, and His Majesty the Emperor never blamed him.

However, as a "vassal", Chu Muzhou felt that he should abide by etiquette, at least... he should contribute his own strength to the court etiquette being reemphasized.

As the deputy prime minister of the empire, he believed that he should practice by himself and awaken everyone's sense of etiquette to ensure the majesty and absolute status of the royal family.

He thought with all his heart that in a palace banquet that was almost as high as a state banquet, everyone would exercise restraint and at least maintain a basic decency.

It's a pity that he saw that everyone got worse, and no one took the so-called banquet etiquette seriously.Even this kind of performance made Chu Muzhou think that the barbarians in the Eastern Continent all gather like this.

But...why, why did Chu Muzhou himself feel a kind of warmth and heroism in such a disrespectful state?

"I've said it before, Deputy Prime Minister Chu, don't be so cautious. Don't you think that cutting beef on the dining table of our Tang Empire has the pleasure of cutting other people's territory?" Nangong Hong beside him understood Chu Muzhou's feelings. , said with a smile to the old man who took his place.

It wasn't because he was kind, but because Tang Mo drew a big cake for Nan Gonghong during a private meeting, and he ate it very well - that's all.

He also suggested before that the Tang Empire should pay attention to court etiquette in order to maintain the dignity of the royal family.But Tang Mo rejected this request, and he said bluntly: If the empire declines, no matter how strict the etiquette is, it will not be able to save the royal family. If the empire is flourishing, then what is the use of setting up a set of etiquette that separates everyone?
In short, the Tang Empire still carried the rough and unrestrained atmosphere that Tang Mo had deliberately created, and the effect is not bad so far.

He can eat barbecue with the ministers and laugh, talk about each other's children, and give each other ideas for making a fortune-this is grace.

The merciless review and surveillance of the Imperial Security Bureau and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Tang Empire, and the assessment of the discipline and efficiency of officials-this is a prestige.

With the combination of kindness and strength, the Tang Empire can be humane and at the same time not quickly corrupt and degenerate; while everyone is restricted by high-intensity work and strict management, it can also be a little warm.

Chu Muzhou was reluctant to speak at first, but at the same time he was unwilling to ignore the foreign minister of the empire when he was talking to him.

So, in an awkward situation, he could only bite the bullet and respond to Nangong Hong's kindness with the shortest words: "I'm used to it, sorry."

Like Chu Muzhou, there were also Jiang Run, Chen Jing, and Wang Yucai. The three of them were also eating with trepidation, like walking on thin ice.

However, after seeing the dishes in front of them, they all felt the friendship from beyond the majesty of the royal family: His Majesty the Emperor actually carefully prepared their favorite dishes.

Their tastes are different, and the dishes served are also different for each person: some like fish, some like shrimp, some like meat, some like vegetarian.These ministers all saw their favorite delicacies in front of them.

Even people who like to eat fish found that the fish had been boned, and after the bone was removed, the fish meat turned out to be lumpy and did not fall apart.

People who like to eat shrimp also find that their shrimp is in the state of shelling, so that they don't have to give up this delicacy because of the need to maintain their posture when eating.

In front of Chu Muzhou, there are egg custard, shrimp and fish, all of which are soft and glutinous. This is a menu deliberately chosen to take care of him, an old man with bad teeth.

The royal chef team in the Forbidden City that Tang Mo spent a lot of money on was not paid sky-high wages for nothing.Each of them has unique skills, and their cooking skills are really the Eight Immortals crossing the sea.

The emperor of the Tang Empire was not only a technical genius, he was also a gourmet.His Majesty the emperor would often propose a new dish, describe it in words, and then let the imperial dining room try it... If there were no two brushes, these cooks would really dare not come to the Forbidden City to apply for a job.

"The orc troops in the north of the island attacked very smoothly. They advanced about 110 kilometers to the northeast, and stopped when they encountered some goblin tanks." At this time, Loew was still talking about the war on the island.

The orc troops attacking to the northeast had already fought very hard, but because the supply line was relatively far away, they couldn't continue to launch a large-scale attack.

This gave the mirage troops some time to prepare. They were organizing defenses on some favorable terrain, and saw that the fronts of both sides were about to be fixed again.

"Don't they have anti-tank rocket launchers? Why are they blocked by tanks?" Seeing that many people were waiting for Loew's answer, Tang Mo asked for those ministers who were afraid to speak while eating at the banquet.

Loew laughed awkwardly and explained: "Your Majesty, when you encounter tanks when attacking, infantry are actually very difficult to approach. The opponent has a large number of infantry covering the front, using tanks as a support point, it is very advantageous in the defensive state."

Tang Mo nodded, accepting the explanation, and then asked a group of curious ministers who didn't know anything about why they didn't eat minced meat: "Then why doesn't their air force continue to bomb the enemy's defenses?" , to open the way for the troops?"

Loew was even more embarrassed. He continued to explain: "Your Majesty, the Orc Air Force has a limited number. They are focusing on attacking Dingcheng, so there are not many troops to support the northern front."

"The equipment of the 2nd Armored Division we provided to them... how much has it delivered?" Tang Mo asked another question that interested him.

This time Loew was finally not embarrassed: "About one-fifth of the equipment we sent to the island has arrived there!"