After the greetings, the apprenticeship ceremony began.
Although Liu Bowen could only do it at his home due to his health condition, this was a prince's apprenticeship, and the due etiquette should not be ambiguous at all.
The prince set up a seat in the corridor, the king of Chu wore Qingjin, Liu Bowen wore a Confucian robe, and stood on the steps divided into east and west.
Under the guidance of the salute officer, the King of Chu presented the name card, knelt down and paid homage; the king Fu responded to the ceremony, but the King of Chu also avoided it.
Then the King of Chu offered the "Six Rites to Fix the Cultivation".
Originally, Boss Zhu meant to strictly follow the ancient rules to prepare the so-called six rituals, including celery, lotus seeds, red beans, red dates, longan, and dried lean meat strips.
Although they all have beautiful meanings, they are too ugly. Boss Zhu can do it, and the prince can't afford to lose that person. So he prepared five pieces of silk and two measures of wine for Lao Liu according to the standards of the Tang Dynasty prince's apprenticeship. Xiu...that is, dried meat and dried meat.
In addition, there are various supplements and gifts given to Liu Bowen by Queen Ma and Concubine Hu Chong.
Fortunately, only one of Lao Zhu's family is immoral, otherwise the streets would be in trouble.
After the ceremony, the King of Chu toasted Wang Fu with wine and bowed again. Liu Bowen returned the ceremony and the ceremony was completed.
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After the ceremony of apprenticeship is completed, the title of master and apprentice is determined, and then they worship the prince together.
The prince handed Zhu Zhen to Liu Bowen and said helplessly:
"My father ordered me to give a message to my husband, 'This kid just needs to be dealt with. I will give him a good beating. You don't have to be polite. I appreciate this.'"
As he spoke, he took out a ruler from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Bowen's hand.
King Chu's eyes almost stared down. The old thief is not enough to fight on his own, and he has to ask others to help him. How much hatred and hatred is this? I and the old thief are incompatible with each other!
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. When it's time to fight, the veteran will not be polite!" Liu Bowen smiled and took the imperial ruler.
"Small punishments and big warnings are enough." The prince smiled bitterly and said, "If he really makes a big mistake, sir, you can tell me and I will break his legs."
"Understood." Liu Bowen nodded with a smile.
"Listen to me, sir, and don't ask for a beating." Zhu Biao warned Zhu Zhen again, and then he returned to the palace worriedly.
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After seeing the prince off, the master and apprentice returned to the study and began their first lesson after the master-disciple relationship was formally established.
Liu Bowen stepped back, lit incense and brewed tea. Master and disciple sat on the couch opposite each other, kneeling and looking at each other.
Even if there are thousands of words to say, I don’t know where to start.
"Your Highness, let's have a casual chat today." Liu Bowen poured a cup of tea for Zhu Zhen.
"Okay." Zhu Zhen nodded, took a deep breath and said, "Master, please listen to my explanation. I made you angry at that time and deliberately opposed you, all to save you. Don't take it seriously. "
He was psychologically affected by Boss Zhu, and he was afraid that Liu Bowen would also get beaten up, so he decided to apologize first.
Because Liu Ji did have a reason to beat him.
Liu Bowen's brilliant reputation was ruined by this boy!
If he was beaten in the palace and beaten again when he came out, then he, the King of Chu, would be too pitiable.
"I know." Liu Bowen stroked the ruler gently and nodded with a smile.
"I gave you weight loss pills to save you." Zhu Zhen said timidly: "But we didn't expect that the medicine was so strong that it caused Master to shit his pants..."
"Fart!" Liu Bowen finally couldn't hold it any longer, he held the ruler in his hand, veins on his forehead were pulsing, and he roared: "I have already clarified it many times, I didn't pull my pants! And I only went out nine times that night! One more time for me to Liu Zi Write it upside down!”
"Scared, only nine times?" Zhu Zhen said in shock: "How come I heard people say that you did it more than a hundred times?"
"What the hell, the rumors are getting more and more outrageous!" Liu Bowen slapped the table with his ruler, causing tea to overflow. "More than a hundred times, I have become dehydrated! Can I still live to talk to you?"
"Yes, sir, don't be angry. I heard about it in Fengyang. People there know nothing. It must be nonsense." Zhu Zhen hurriedly accompanied him and said cautiously.
"What? Has it all reached Fengyang?" Liu Bowen's jaw dropped in shock.
"Sir, don't be angry. Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles." Zhu Zhen quickly accompanied him and tried to persuade him: "Rumors only stop with the wise. Social death is such a thing. As long as society doesn't kill you, it will make you stronger..."
Lao Liu himself was also very sad. He was such a lonely prince, and he spent all day worrying about being spanked. Who would believe this?
"Hey, I'm afraid that wise men are just spreading rumors." Liu Bowen glanced at Zhu Zhen meaningfully, and said in his heart that this matter was known to all women and children, and your father should take more of the credit for not telling it.
"I think it's mainly my father." Liu Bowen was still there and didn't dare to say it clearly. Zhu Zhen was here first to hold high the banner of justice.
"No one is better at not being a human being than him, you just don't know..."
As he spoke, he started chatting and told Liu Bowen his tragic experiences of herding cattle, performing arts, being a thief, and begging for food in his hometown.
Try to arouse the sympathy of the other party, make the other party feel that they are not the worst, and establish a common front...
"Your Highness is right, it's all your father's fault!" Sure enough, Liu Bowen, who had been played by Boss Zhu for half his life, quickly joined the ranks of condemning the old thief...
Liu Bowen was in a much better mood after he asked Lao Liu to talk about his begging experience a few more times. So when people are sad, it is very beneficial to watch a tragedy.
If you're still in a bad mood, watch it a few more times.
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"Okay, that matter is over." Liu Bowen put away the ruler and told Zhu Zhen: "Don't mention it again in the future, and don't let anyone else mention it."
"Yeah." Zhu Zhen nodded vigorously and breathed a long sigh of relief, finally saving the other half of his butt.
"By the way, I have a question for Your Highness." Liu Bowen said again casually.
"Master, may I ask, I know this but don't say anything... Oh no, I know everything but don't say anything." Zhu Zhen smiled with a smile on his face.
"Okay." Liu Bowen nodded, then asked the most explosive question in the calmest tone: "Your Highness, can't you know the future?"
"I, cough..." Lao Liu sprayed a sip of tea in Lao Liu's face.
But Lao Liu didn't blink, staring at Lao Liu intently, as if he wanted to see through his heart.
"Sir, I haven't learned "Shaobing Song" from you yet." Lao Liu thought to himself and said to Hu Chai:
"Who doesn't know that your husband is Liu Banxian who is good at pinching and calculating? I've been learning from you for ten years and it's almost the same..."
"No, I was just guessing. It depends on His Highness if you want to know your true ability." Old Liu slowly shook his head and said:
"For example, in the first month of the year, when Hu Weiyong came to my house with his imperial doctor, I knew that my death was coming. But His Highness knew it months earlier.
"The gap is too big to be justified." Old Liu shook his head and said, "It's my turn to call you master."
"Master, stop joking, I really can't see the future." Lao Liu naturally denied it.
"No, you can see it." Lao Liu firmly believed in his judgment.
"I really can't see it..." Lao Liu just didn't recognize it...
Liu Lian heard the commotion outside and looked in through the crack in the door. Good guy, is this going to be a fight?
ps. Today’s first update. Since the influenza A epidemic, I have been weak and dizzy all day long. I don’t know when I will recover. But as long as my condition allows, I will definitely write more.
