Episode 223 explanation? Sophistry?

when Li Donglei walked into the door, he saw that in this big house, a large open space at the door was filled with large and small red boxes, various kinds of cloth, satin, pen and ink and other articles. "Where is this from?" said Li Donglei

renagad shrugged his shoulders and said proudly, "a small part of the boxes are from his majesty, and most of the others are from ministers. I know you are not here, and I will visit you some other day. Last time we won the battle in the valley, no one cared. Look at this time, the treatment is different....