"... Order Prince Jian Chen and his son Qi to come to the capital immediately and enter the palace before the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. This is my decree."
The content of the imperial edict was very simple, that is, to let Elliot come to the palace to celebrate the New Year. Ordinary families would invite the whole family to gather in the clan during the New Year to show reunion, but the royal family was different. Most princes were trapped in their fiefdoms all their lives, and they had never heard of the emperor asking the princes to come to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.
Elliot received the imperial edict and felt that this was a little unusual, but he smiled and invited the imperial envoy to come in for tea. At an angle where no one else could see, he handed the imperial envoy a stack of banknotes and said, "My lord, what is your name?"
The commander took the banknote and stuffed it into his sleeve without hesitation. His movements were smooth and flawless. He must be an expert. "Your Highness is too polite. I am Sun Zhen, the deputy commander of the Jinwu Guard."
"So it's Commander Sun," Elliot smiled slightly, "May I ask if the emperor has summoned only me this time, or has he summoned other princes as well?"
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