He was blessed with a princess, and it happened to be the end of the year. Liu Che's first child was named Liu Xi. Under pressure, Liu Che named Liu Xi the eldest princess and Tang Muyi as Yanyi. This was the richest enfeoffment in the Han Dynasty. Who in the world would not like it?
Salt, as long as you eat salt, Liu Xi, who can only cry, will be able to draw his own profits from it. Su Ren made a calculation, and when Liu Xi turns one year old, she will definitely be the richest woman in the Han Dynasty.
She held her child with her own hands, looking a little unfamiliar. After a few moments, the child was almost exhausted from crying. The Queen Mother was slightly angry and snatched the child from Liu Che's arms: "Look at you, no matter how much I love you, you have to wait."
After a hundred days, have I still done anything while holding you all day long? You are the emperor, the emperor of all the people in the world!"
Liu Che chuckled: "What the Queen Mother said is true, and I will remember it!"
In a blink of an eye, he ran over again, lying beside the couch and teasing: "Call Father, call Father!"
The Queen Mother was really speechless. She was banging her cane and immediately ordered the wet nurse to take the child down: "Okay, okay, so many people are waiting for you, you only care about your child!"
Today is the royal family banquet, and all the people who are related to the royal family are invited. Because Su Ren saved the lives of Wei Zifu, mother and daughter, he was also invited. When he arrived at the banquet hall, Su Ren discovered that,
There were quite a lot of people from the royal family. The banquet hall with a radius of dozens of feet was packed to the brim. Su Ren and Wei Qing had the lowest status. Their seats were about to go out. The cold wind blew in, sending chills down their backs.
The Empress Dowager first raised a toast: "Today's family dinner, no matter what your surname is, is inextricably related to our Liu family. As the Ai family said, I hope you will assist the government diligently, safeguard the country for the Liu family, and
The emperor shares his worries!"
"I sincerely obey the decree of the Empress Dowager!" Everyone fell to their knees and kowtowed and drank.
Fortunately, Su Ren was next to Wei Qing, otherwise such a boring banquet would torture people to death. Looking at Wei Qing, Su Ren whispered: "Are you feeling well?"
Wei Qing nodded. Su Ren smiled and said: "Surviving a catastrophe will lead to blessings. Now that Mrs. Wei has given birth to a princess, your uncle has gained His Majesty's trust. If Mrs. Wei gives birth to a prince again in the future, I will have to take advantage of you.
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Wei Qing smiled: "Brother Su said this out of nowhere. Brother Su is ten times more talented than Wei Qing. As long as he likes it, he can make contributions at any time. He will be granted the title of Marquis just around the corner!"
"Hey! You're talking so smoothly? I haven't learned anything else since coming to Chang'an, but I'm good at talking."
Wei Qing scratched his head: "I don't know how to thank Brother Su. If it weren't for you..."
"Stop it! What we brothers are saying is out of control! If this happened to me, if my brother knew about it, he would definitely do the same thing as me. I just sent someone. I believe that my brother would take the risk himself. If you hadn't blocked it for me last time,
With one arrow, I'm afraid I won't be drinking with you here."
The banquet was really boring. No matter who was eating with the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, or the emperor, they would feel uncomfortable, let alone being crowded among such a large group of royal relatives. Su Ren vaguely discovered the clues. As the nephew of the Empress Dowager, Dou Ying,
He is also a veteran of the two dynasties, and a large group of people from the Dou family have gathered behind him. Tian Fu is the younger brother of the Queen Mother, and the newly rising power also has a large group of people supporting him. There is also Princess Liu of Guantao, who is an absolute strongman.
He is also the representative of the descendant clan, with a large group of minions gathering behind him.
Looking at the entire banquet hall, only Su Ren and Wei Qing were relatively lonely. Su Ren was an outsider, and Wei Qing had just arrived in Chang'an. Although his sister was now a wife, her status was not prominent, and it was not time for him to act wild.
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, the Queen Mother spoke. After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, the Emperor spoke. After the Emperor finished speaking, the royal relatives of each family expressed their loyalty. It was not so much a meal, but a meeting to express loyalty. Looking at the steaming meal in front of me,
When there was a layer of icy stubble, Su Ren really wanted to get up and leave. But he had no courage. He didn't care about anyone's face, but the emperor's face had to be given.
After everyone finally finished speaking, Liu Che named Su Ren: "I want to thank Su Ren very much. If it weren't for you, it would be hard to talk about my beloved concubine and princess. This time you have made a great contribution and said, I want to
What do you want? Say it and I will satisfy you!"
Su Ren stood up quickly, saluted Liu Che, looked around, everyone was looking at him: "Your Majesty, I am hungry!"
"Hahaha..." The Queen Mother laughed and waved her hands: "Eat, eat!"
Although there was a layer of frost on the food, Su Ren was really hungry. He thought that he could try the palace delicacies when he came to the palace for the banquet, but he didn't expect that he would go to such great lengths. As soon as the Empress Dowager's words came out of her mouth, Su Ren sat down quickly.
, grabbed the knife on the table, cut off a large piece of meat and put it into his mouth. This caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Liu Che shook his head and said with a smile: "Imperial grandmother, Queen Mother, this Su Ren is a gourmet. He made the tofu that I sent you a few days ago. I heard that Dong Zhongshu and Wen Dang ate a small bowl every day.
I have black hair all over my head.”
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Then the Queen Mother should eat more!"
Liu Che nodded: "I have asked the imperial chef to learn from Su Ren. In a few days, you will be able to eat it in the palace. By then, both the imperial grandmother and the queen mother will eat more and be healthy, which is also my blessing.
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Mrs. Dou nodded: "As long as you have this filial piety, the Ai family will be happy!"
Liu Che smiled: "Su Ren's family has more delicious food than just tofu. It's much better than the ones in the palace. The four kings will come to pay homage in a few days. I want Su Ren to cook a banquet and also let Su Ren make a banquet."
The four kings have a try, what do you think, Grandmother Royal and Queen Mother?"
The Queen Mother glanced at the Queen Mother and said to Liu Che: "As the saying goes, a gentleman is far away from the kitchen. Although Su Ren was born as a merchant, he is also an advisor now. Isn't it appropriate to let him do such a thing?"
Liu Che said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mother. I have already agreed with Su Ren on this matter, and he has agreed. I just want to hear the opinions of the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother. The four kings who come this time must be children."
My elder brother is always well-dressed and well-fed in their fiefdom, and the Su Ren family's dishes are delicious and novel, which just shows how much I value them."
The so-called four kings include Dai Wang Liu Deng, Changsha King Liu Fa, Zhongshan King Liu Sheng, and Jichuan King Liu Ming. The most famous among them is Zhongshan King Liu Sheng. This man liked wine, food and sex. According to records, Liu Sheng only lived for fifty-three years, but he had
More than one hundred and twenty sons. Calculating this, if Liu Sheng started marrying and having children at the age of sixteen until he was fifty-three, at least four sons would be born every year for thirty-seven years, not including daughters. Still.
That sentence, the evil old society.
In addition to being able to give birth to a son, the most memorable thing about Liu Sheng is that four hundred years later, the big-eared thief with droopy ears and hands above his knees revealed his ancestors in front of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and won the lottery.
The title of an imperial uncle. Whether it is true or not, it can be regarded as making Liu Sheng famous.
In fact, among the four kings, the most talked-about descendant should be Changsha King Liu Fa. He was the sixth son of Han Wen Emperor Liu Qi, and was Liu Che's brother. One of his descendants was the real emperor.
Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, was the fifth generation grandson of Liu Fa. He was the real royal family and the real relatives of the emperor.
It sounds nice that these four people came to Chang'an to pay homage together. In fact, it is because they are not living a very good life. Since the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, the imperial court has been guarding against them as much as against thieves, and will send people to inspect their territories at every turn.
It goes without saying that he is a good man, but if he sends a arrogant and lewd guy, the princes and kings will have no choice but to consider themselves unlucky. It is certain to give gifts. If you cannot send them properly, you will not be able to protect them. How can these people talk nonsense when they return to Chang'an?
The princes and kings who have soldiers and territory don't care. They have a weak foundation and cannot even be appointed as the prime minister in the vassal country, let alone the angel of the court. Living in the vassal country, they are on tenterhooks every day, for fear that if they do not do well, they will cause trouble.
The emperor was angry. It was only a trivial matter to lose his title to the princes, but it would be a big problem if he lost his life. So this time, under the banner of paying homage, he actually came to complain.
"Haha!" The Empress Dowager smiled: "Okay, if Su Ren is willing, let him cook a royal banquet, but we have to take the royal family's face into consideration, and the banquet can't be too outrageous!"
With a smile on his face, Liu Che saluted quickly: "Grandmother, don't worry, your grandson will have his own plans!"
Su Ren finished a plate of cold meat. It was so cold that he shivered all over. He quickly called a palace maid to bring some hot water. Wei Qing and Su Ren were in the same place, and they also ate cold meat.
, heard Su Ren greeting the palace maid, and watched eagerly.
Su Ren pointed at Wei Qing: "Get him a bowl too!"
The maid bowed with a smile and went to get hot water. There were rules for family banquets. The Queen Mother and the Dou family all stood up and said goodbye to the emperor. The Queen Mother and the Wang family also stood up and said goodbye.
The Queen Mother had left, and Chen Ajiao couldn't stay too long. She stood up to salute the emperor and followed her away. Naturally, Liu Piao couldn't sit anymore. Soon, only Liu Che, Su Ren and Wei Qing were left in the spacious hall.
three people.
Su Ren stood up and came to the stove, holding a bowl of hot water and chattering with his teeth. Liu Che took the last bite of meat into his mouth and drove everyone out with a wave of his hand. Su Ren took a deep breath and said to Liu Che:
"If you do this again next time, don't call me, eating cold meat will cause stomach upset!"
"Don't be afraid if you have an imperial doctor!"
Su Ren was speechless and sighed. Liu Che smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother have already agreed to what I told you last time. How about that? Is that okay?"
Wei Qing stared at the two of them with wide eyes, wanting to hear what they were talking about. Unfortunately, both of them used that incident instead, and no one mentioned it. This made Wei Qing speculate. He listened to it when he was in Pingyang.
He said that his brother-in-law, the emperor, has some quirks and likes handsome men, like Han Yan, who can sleep with the emperor. Could it be that the emperor has fallen in love with Su Ren. After looking at Su Ren carefully for a long time, Wei Qing felt very strange.
Su Ren is not as good looking as him, and the emperor's brother-in-law's taste is really extraordinary.
He couldn't ask if they didn't say anything, so he sat aside and listened quietly.
Su Ren glanced at the emperor: "Have you chosen?"
Liu Che nodded. Su Ren rolled his eyes: "Okay, I'll prepare as soon as I get back!"
"The Empress Dowager has a request. The banquet must be prepared with a visual inspection. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry when I do things, you won't have any problems!" (To be continued)