After sending King Zhenfan away, Liu Che took the ginseng and secretly approached the area under the emperor's throne in the palace where the queen's throne was.
At this time, Queen Bo has naturally not arrived yet.
According to convention, at this moment, Queen Bo should accompany the Queen Mother in the East Palace to receive the princes and kings who came to Chang'an to pay tribute.
However, Li Xin, the Queen's confidant, was there.
Liu Che secretly called Li Xin to a corner, handed the old wild ginseng in his hand to Li Xin, and told him: "Mr. Li, let someone find an old hen to kill, and use it to make soup. After it's done,
Serve it to your father, mother, and grandmother to enjoy!"
For Liu Che, the biggest role of this ginseng is actually to flatter him.
After all, for rulers who long for a longer life, there is nothing better than a supplement like ginseng!
As for other things like guarding Korea and so on, it was just a casual move.
After Li Xin took the order and left, Liu Che returned to his seat and sat down quietly.
Then, of course, there is the annual Han Dynasty court ceremony.
The whole process was extremely complex and cumbersome, and basically followed the extremely complicated imperial ritual system set up by Shusun Tong back then.
In order not to overwhelm you, I won’t go into details here.
All in all, by the time the entire process of the imperial ceremony was completed, Liu Che had almost collapsed from exhaustion.
In my heart, I despise Shusun Tong who came up with this set of etiquette.
At this time, the whole process has just reached the final stage of French wine celebration.
As the prince, Liu Che was the first to go out to celebrate his birthday.
The so-called French wine is naturally not ordinary wine making.
It is a high-concentration wine making that is extremely rare in this era.
Liu Che didn't know how brewing workers purified alcohol in this era when there was no concept of distillation.
However, at this moment, the French wine (Note 1) he held in his hand was almost crystal clear, and the rich aroma of the wine came to his nostrils. Just by smelling it, Liu Che was already a little drunk.
He bowed and held the wine bottle. He walked forward, bowed and said: "Xiaozi Che, I wish my father a long life. May our country, the Han Dynasty, be prosperous for thousands of years. Long live my father, long live!"
"Pingshen!" Emperor Liu Qi said with a smile on his face: "Give the prince a seat!"
After Liu Che, naturally the other imperial brothers who were still in Chang'an came forward.
Therefore, Liu Che had the rare opportunity to meet the tenth prince Liu She, who was only three years old now.
This little pig, at this time, did not have the appearance of a generation of heroes who would beat the Huns, humiliate North Korea, Yan, and shoot South Vietnam.
On the contrary, she looks very cute in pink and jade, especially her pair of beautiful little eyes. People can't help but cherish her at the first sight.
In addition, he is the youngest prince in the current emperor.
Therefore, Liu She attracted the attention of many people as soon as he appeared on the stage.
Liu Che's eyes were staring at him motionless.
To be precise, he was staring at the woman behind Liu She, Wang Quan!
We haven’t seen each other for several months, and Wang Quan has changed a lot.
At this time, the concubine who had been deeply favored by the emperor and occupied the emperor with her younger sister Wang Erju had changed so much that Liu Che could not even recognize her.
She was dressed very simply, and it could even be seen that she was trying her best to be low-key.
Not to mention any silk on her body, even the gold and silver ornaments she used to wear on her body are gone.
On her face, she only put on a light make-up, not even much makeup. She just stayed in a corner without any makeup.
Liu Che stared at this woman who had frightened him in his previous life, and even made him unable to resist at all.
But my heart refused to relax at all!
This woman is really so powerful and so scheming!
In the previous life, this woman should have taken 90% of the credit for Xiaozhu's rise to power!
In this life, if Liu Che had not relied on his foresight and Tian Fu and Wang Xin's attempts to commit suicide, Liu Che would not even dare to say that he would be able to defeat her!
But at this moment, after this woman reappeared, Liu Che immediately aroused great vigilance and vigilance!
only……
"What a smart woman..." Liu Che looked at the other party's performance and sighed in his heart.
Obviously, Wang Quan adopted the safest and most low-key way to appear at this moment.
For a moment, Liu Che couldn't find a place to put his mouth!
As for whether this woman has really given up as she appears now...
hehe……
Even if it were true, Liu Che would not dare to let down his guard against the other party! Whether it was due to political considerations or personal feelings.
Liu Cheke never wanted to be the background for a big shot's counterattack.
"Little pig, it's not that my brother was too cruel to you. If you want to blame me, I blame you for being reincarnated into the royal family..." Liu Che looked at the cute Liu She and said in his heart.
Then, he turned his attention to Princess Liu, the Taoist princess.
"It seems that I have to find an opportunity to have a good chat with the eldest princess' aunt. If she has a chance, I can offer her more beauties..." Liu Che thought in his heart.
Although it is indeed a bit unethical to encourage your aunt to pimp your father.
But Liu Che had already realized in his previous life that there is no right or wrong in politics, only success or failure!
"This is the sorrow of the royal family. Life is politics, and death is politics!" Liu Che sighed in his heart.
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After the prince celebrates his birthday, the princes and kings of foreign vassals and their envoys celebrate their birthday.
In the process, Liu Che saw Liu Wu, the king of Chu, who was currently at the forefront of the storm.
Liu Wu came to Chang'an accompanied by his prime minister Zhang Shang and his tutor Yue Yiwu.
According to the Han Dynasty system, when the princes and kings enter the palace to pay homage to the emperor, the prime minister, the Taifu, and the ministers with more than 2,000 shi must all accompany them.
At this moment, Liu Wu led more than ten ministers under his command to celebrate his birthday with wine, saying: "Chen Wu, his attitude is respectful and his behavior is decent. He is not at all like a man who is at the forefront of the crisis and is criticized as a traitor who is about to be doomed."
people.
On the contrary, it is very easy.
Liu Che looked at Liu Wu, King of Chu, and was thinking and considering in his heart.
Obviously, Liu Wu's behavior was not in line with his current situation.
Before meeting Liu Wu, Liu Che thought about the typical possible reactions of this King of Chu, a mediocre man famous in history books, a tiger father and a dog son.
But various predictions did not include Liu Wu's calm behavior at the moment.
In other words, this guy has someone to rely on!
Liu Che lowered his head and took a sip of the French wine in his hand. It was slightly spicy, but not as intoxicating as he imagined.
It is estimated that this French wine was brewed using a clever method rather than simply being purified through distillation.
After King Liu Wu of Chu celebrated his birthday, he led his ministers and suddenly came to Liu Che, bowed and asked: "Old minister, I pay my respects to my family!"
Liu Che stood up quickly, bowed to the side, and returned the greeting: "Uncle Wang is so polite, I don't dare to be disrespectful!"
The father of King Liu Wu of Chu was Liu Yingke, King of Chu Yi, and his grandfather was Liu Bang's second brother Liu Jiao. In terms of seniority, Liu Wu and Liu Che's father were the same generation.
But Liu Wu is much older than Liu Che's father.
He looked to be at least sixty years old, and looked a bit old.
Looking at Liu Wu, Liu Che suddenly felt that he already knew where the other party's support came from.
Counting on the fingers, Liu Wu has been king for twenty years.
In twenty years, even a pig can have many supporters.
If someone dares to detain or even kill Liu Wu in Chang'an.
Then, the entire Chu State must rebel immediately!
What's more, since Liu Wu dared to come to Chang'an, he was sure to escape unscathed.
However, if this happens, the whole situation suddenly becomes a fog.
Even Liu Che had a hard time seeing clearly who was singing, who was setting up the stage, and who was dancing, let alone guessing who was manipulating everything behind the scenes.
"It seems that I am going to visit the old prime minister!" Liu Che thought in his heart.
At this moment, the only person who can clear the fog in front of him is the former prime minister Guanhou Shentujia, who has been immersed in politics for decades and knows the world's forces well! (To be continued...)
ps: Note: There is no record of what French wine is in historical records, but according to the annotations of later generations, it should be a high-standard wine that also has the clear characteristics of today's liquor, and the alcohol concentration is higher than that of ordinary wine.
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For example, Sima Zhen's annotation said: The ancients could not drink more than three nobles, but the king and his ministers paid hundreds of tributes...
The Qi Min Yaoshu written in the Northern Wei Dynasty records: It is especially advisable to pay attention to the method of wine. If the rice is not washed thoroughly, the wine will be black.
After all, I am not from that time, so I can only rely on these records to make up my mind and guess~
