The following day, a vegetarian banquet was set up in the Qianqing Palace, and Fourth Master had instructed the Imperial Kitchen to prepare early in the morning.
It was His Majesty's first banquet for his ministers since ascending the throne, and even though it was a vegetarian feast, it needed to be done properly.
Sima Xun, his son, Longkeduo, and Mingzhu were all protagonists of this banquet. Fourth Master sought to reward them, or rather, to give them encouragement.
After all, once they left, they might very well have to go to war.
Although Taiwan Island wasn't as fierce as Mongolia, it was even more difficult to conquer.
Small as the island might be, it was rich in resources and had no fear of running out of provisions or fodder. Besides, Taiwan was easy to defend but hard to attack, it wasn't a place easily taken.