Not only because of the quarrel with Su Ji, but also because this food is really not good!
During the national mourning period, there is no need to think about wine and meat. A bowl of corn rice, two plates of pickles, and some seasonal fruits and vegetables are all the contents of this family feast.
"It would be great if I could have a bowl of beef noodles, sprinkle some chili oil, tsk tsk... the taste is simply indescribable..." Liu De put down the bowl and chopsticks, sighed, and missed the delicacies of later generations.
But Liu De also knew that a meal like this could already be considered a delicacy in this era.
An ordinary well-off family may not even be able to eat meat a few times throughout the year.
Even the three meals of a wealthy businessman are just a few things that are eaten over and over again, but they are more refined than what ordinary people eat.
So it’s no wonder that later Liu Detang’s uncle, King Liu An of Huainan, misbehaved as a good king and went to invent tofu..
In short, this family dinner gradually came to an end amidst Liu De's endless resentment.
Queen Mother Dou, who was sitting at the top, had already put down her chopsticks, and with the support of two maids, she retreated into the back hall.
Liu De saw that his cheap dad winked at the eunuchs on the left and right.
A eunuch nodded, walked down the steps in small steps, and walked towards the table where Liu De and other princes were sitting.
"Your Majesty has a decree. The princes Liu Rong, Liu De and Liu Yan should enter the back hall to listen to the Queen Mother's orders!" The eunuch first walked to the three brothers Liu Rong, Liu De and Liu Yan to convey the emperor's decree.
Brothers Liu De, Liu Rong, and Liu Yan quickly stood up and headed towards the back hall.
Entering the bedroom of Xuanshi Hall, another eunuch came to convey the Queen Mother Dou's will to the three brothers: "The Queen Mother has orders, please wait here for the three highnesses!"
The three brothers waited for a while, and then another person walked into the bedroom.
But it was Liu Yu, the fourth child.
"Liu...Liu...Yu...have met...three of them..." Liu Yu greeted the three brothers quickly when he saw them, but he stammered when speaking.
Seeing how hard he was talking, Liu De quickly took his hand and said, "Brother Huang, we know what you mean..."
"Emperor...Emperor...Brother..." Liu Yu bit out the words with great effort and asked: "Do you know...the reason why...Father...called us...to come...to come...?"
Liu De nodded and said, "Maybe it's because of our homework in the school exam..."
Liu Rong also said: "That's probably it..." He was older and knew more things, so he explained: "At the time of the late emperor, whenever princes came to court, the late emperor would always summon the prince who was not yet a prince in Beijing to come.
Examine your schoolwork and ask about the affairs of the world!"
This is probably a fine tradition of the Liu family. The emperor had to deal with national affairs and did not have much time to supervise the studies of the princes. Therefore, he used this kind of examination to motivate the princes so that they would not be too imbecile.
"Rong'er is right..." Empress Dowager Dou walked out of the inner hall on crutches with the support of two maids, and said as she walked: "It's just that this time is a little different..."
"My son, I will say hello to the imperial grandmother!" Seeing Empress Dowager Dou and Liu Rong taking the lead, the four brothers quickly knelt down to say hello.
"Everyone, get up..." Empress Dowager Dou, with the support of the maids, groped her way to the chief seat, and at the same time ordered: "Come on, give seats to the four princes!"
After a while, a maid brought a table and table for Liu De and others to sit down.
After the four people sat down and the maid replied, Queen Mother Dou continued: "This time, the emperor specially asked the Ai family to come and explain to you four brothers. This school examination is unusual. You four
Everyone must show their true strength and serve the country!"
"No!" the four of them responded naturally.
It's just that after answering, it's inevitable that there will be some murmurs.
As the eldest brother, Liu Rong stood up and asked: "Dare you ask Grandma Huang for advice?"
Empress Dowager Dou pondered for a moment and then said leisurely: "You brothers must have heard about the rumor that the emperor is going to cut down the vassal clan!"
"If the vassal is to be cut off, the strong vassals in the East will definitely be dissatisfied. King Wu, relying on his seniority, dared not go to Chang'an when the late emperor was still there. When the knife to cut off the vassal is used, the Ai family will see that King Wu is
He will definitely rebel..." Empress Dowager Dou continued: "If he rebels, just rebel. The Liu family's power cannot be shaken by just one King of Wu... But the other princes will have to stabilize themselves. When the emperor takes care of Wu and Chu,
Let’s talk about the country later!”
Liu De let out a long sigh after hearing this. He finally understood why in his previous life, when the seven kingdoms of Wu and Chu fought together, the whole of Chang'an was in chaos.
Just by reading the words of Empress Dowager Dou, we can see that it was obvious that Daddy Cheap and Chao Cuo expected that Wu Chu would rebel, but they obviously underestimated the scale of the rebellion.
Needless to say, Chao Cuo, as a strong advocate of reducing the vassal state, would definitely use various rhetoric and means to reduce the possible harm of reducing the vassal state.
Now it seems that Cheap Daddy believed Chao Cuo's words and believed that at most only Wu Chu would rebel, or even the Wu family would raise an army.
As someone who has experienced this, Liu De couldn't help but shook his head.
After all, Cheap Daddy has only been emperor for more than a year, and his experience is much more immature than that of the previous emperor.
In fact, Liu De remembered very clearly that in addition to the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu, there were also many other princes who were preparing to raise armies, and even more of them sat on the wall and watched.
For example, Liu An, the king of Huainan, actually participated in the rebellion, but it was just a scholar who rebelled. However, it did not happen for three years. Liu De, a literary-loving uncle, had not yet started an army, but the news was leaked and he was put under house arrest by his prime minister.
There is also Qi King Liu Jianglu. While sending a memorial to express his loyalty to Chang'an, he also flirted with Jiaoxi, Jinan and other countries. Fortunately, Qi's military power was controlled by the prime minister and guards who were pro-court. Otherwise, the seven kingdoms would
The rebellion became the Eight Kingdoms.
In the whole process of counterinsurgency, the only person who really stood up to the Central Committee was Liang Wang Liu Wu.
but……
Otherwise, how can I show how powerful my Feng Tui En Ce is?
Liu De laughed heartily.
On the surface, he listened to Queen Mother Dou's instructions with a serious face.
"This time the Empress Dowager passed away, King Liu Jianglu of Qi came to Chang'an to attend the funeral. Finally, he still remembered the kindness of the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager!" Empress Dowager Dou continued: "Since he is here, the emperor's intention is that he should be allowed to
Look at the methods of my direct descendant of the Han family, lest he return to Linzi and be bewitched by Wu Chu!"
Empress Dowager Dou said that this was her job.
How could the four brothers dare to shirk, they responded in unison: "No, I will obey the imperial grandmother's instructions!"
"Okay, the Ai family is tired. You brothers, prepare to ask the emperor for advice..." After saying this, Empress Dowager Dou got up and headed towards the bedroom with the support of two maids.
As soon as Empress Dowager Dou walked away, Liu Yu stood up, looked at his three brothers anxiously, scratched his head and stuffed his ears, obviously worried about what happened for a while.
When Liu De saw it, he couldn't bear to see him in a hurry, so he advised: "Brother, don't panic, my father knows your affairs and will not embarrass you for a while. At most, I will let you write some policy papers, which will be a hardship."
The three of us..."
Only then did Liu Yu calm down.
Liu De turned around and saw Liu Rong who was concentrating with his eyes closed. He was moved in his heart and asked deliberately: "Brother Huang, it seems that he has a plan in mind, right?"
Liu Rong laughed and said a little coldly: "I have read some books these days, so I am somewhat prepared!"
"Haha..." Liu De laughed. What he didn't understand was that Liu Rong must have come prepared. Maybe the cheap dad had vaccinated him a few days in advance.
After all, he is the eldest son of the emperor and the center of attention.
only……
Liu De lowered his head, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and smiled.
If you want to seize the crown prince's position, tonight's exam is undoubtedly the key.
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Thanks to brother ETET for correcting me. Well, I am indeed confused. The queen cannot call herself Aijia. She will definitely change it in the future. But is it reasonable to call the queen your majesty?
There has never been any record of this in the literature of the Han Dynasty. Most of the queens I saw in the historical materials referred to themselves as "I", "I", "Concubine", etc. Others directly referred to them as "Queen X".
