Although establishing the capital in Chang'an would indeed have some impact on the Yang Clan's development, that impact would not be all that great.
"Let us discuss it at tomorrow's court assembly."
Liu Xie did not issue a final decision immediately. Although he had already settled on the idea in his heart, the formalities still had to be observed.
Tomorrow's court assembly would show which blind fool would jump out to oppose it.
With that matter discussed, Liu Xie was in excellent spirits. He smiled at everyone and said, "I spent so long inspecting the Foundry Bureau this morning that I have not even had lunch."
"If any of you, my ministers, have yet to eat, come dine with me and celebrate Duke Wen's great victory."
At those words, all the officials' eyes lit up.
The food in the palace was different from what was served outside. The Son of Heaven had distinctive tastes and had made the imperial cooks develop several methods of cooking, such as pan-frying, stir-frying, and deep-frying.
Compared with the monotonous boiling and roasting, the palace's dishes were delicacies fit for this world. Their frequent stays in the palace to work late on state affairs were, in fact, partly motivated by the evening meal.
Thus, faced with Liu Xie's invitation, even those among the officials who had already eaten, such as Jia Xu, said they had not.
Just as Liu Xie was about to lead the officials to eat, Gao Lan hurried into the Great Hall with a memorial in hand and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, an urgent report has arrived from Wuji County!"
"Is it from Xiaozhi?"
Liu Xie stopped and looked at Gao Lan with a raised eyebrow.
It had been some time since he had sent Fa Zheng to Wuji County to audit