Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 143 Prince, eat a chicken drumstick
"Your Majesty, I'm hungry!" Liu Hongjian said bluntly.

No way, I got up early in the morning and stood in the hall for a while, and then pulled back for a two-hour meeting.

Besides, at this point, the two lovely little wives at home must have prepared all the meals and are waiting for him to go back. How could they be so troublesome!
"Come here, order Shang Shan to pass on the food!" Chongzhen was calm and relaxed, he liked to see Liu Hongjian mad and helpless.

"The emperor won't let the minister go, but there is something else?"

It's too deserted here, without a girl to accompany you, Liu Hongjian really wanted to say something to Chongzhen, but he changed the words when he got to the point of his mouth.

Chongzhen didn't say a word, and leaned less, a row of small yellow gates came in from the east gate of the Nuan Pavilion with precious jade plates.

"Come here! Tell the prince to come to Nuan Pavilion for dinner!"

Well, Liu Hongjian finally knew why Chongzhen didn't let him go.

"The prince is not young anymore. Since you are the prince and grand teacher, you should take up the responsibility of this position!" Chongzhen said earnestly.

Liu Hongjian pouted, he was only five years older than the prince Zhu Cihong, what can he teach him?

Who is it?He taught Lao Tzu almost!

"Come on, Youming, don't wait for him, let's eat!" Chongzhen picked up the chopsticks and signaled Liu Hongjian to do the same.

Since Liu Hongjian got You Ming's nickname, the first person to call him was actually the emperor, which made Liu Hongjian deeply disturbed. The emperor really treated him like his nephew!
Since the last Hongmen banquet, Chongzhen's internal funds have stopped running the rat, and the food in the palace has also improved a lot, at least it seems so.

Steamed chicken, roast goose, sturgeon bream, and jade silk belly lung are all fresh and fragrant, oily yellow, and full of aroma. They are also served with two vegetarian dishes, peony head soup, three delicacies soup, plus a plate of eight-treasure steamed buns, steamed cakes, and a plate of pastry.

The Ming Dynasty was not like the Qing Dynasty. The emperor still had a lot of rules when eating. He was not allowed to persuade him, he was not allowed to pick each dish more than a few times, he was not allowed to do this or that, and he often had to serve dozens or even hundreds of dishes.

It seems that if you don't serve so many dishes, you can't look dignified. Not to mention that most of them are prepared many days ago, it is estimated that the lid will grow hair.

Later Liu Hongjian figured it out.

Mostly it was because Jiannu had a bad background. After all, before entering the customs, Jiannu was still in a semi-feudal and semi-tribal system, and there were no rules at all. After entering the customs, they were afraid of being criticized and overcorrected.

The combination of meat and vegetables, together with the soup, Liu Hongjian tasted it, and the taste is not bad, I don't know how many times better than the stir-fried cabbage last time.

After a while, Prince Zhu Cihong, dressed in a soap-colored padded robe and wearing a heavenly crown, came in asking for instructions.

"I pay homage to my father!" Zhu Cihong walked up to Chongzhen and bowed.

The prince is a little too honest, this is the impression Liu Hongjian had before, this is not acceptable, the emperor is honest, then he will not be bullied to death by the courtiers.

"Well, sit down!" Chongzhen gestured to Zhu Cihong.

"I've seen Master Liu!" Zhu Cihong still greeted Liu Hongjian first after hearing Chongzhen's words, which made Liu Hongjian flattered.

According to the etiquette, the courtiers also had to kneel and salute when they saw the prince.

"Cihong, tell me what you have learned today!" Chongzhen took a sip from his glass and said.

Well, it's the parents checking the homework, Liu Hongjian's face is dark.

"Return to Father, Master Sun taught his son Mencius to meet King Hui of Liang today."

"Oh, listen to me!"

"The king said: old man! Come here from a thousand miles away, will there be benefit to my country? Mencius said to him: king! Why do you say benefit? There is also benevolence and righteousness. The king said, 'How can I benefit my country?' The doctor said, 'Why? Benefit my family?' The scholars and common people said, 'How can I benefit my body?' The superior and the subordinates will levy the benefits and the country will be in danger.

......"

"Father, what Mencius means is that a ruler should set an example in the world and treat the people of the world with benevolence and righteousness. Otherwise, the people will inevitably fight, and the officials will inevitably compete for interests, and the country will be in danger!"

"Well, yes, you must study hard! Don't waste time playing around! Let's eat!" Chongzhen finally nodded in satisfaction.

It was only after Chongzhen opened his mouth that Zhu Cihong dared to pick up the chopsticks, but he only picked the vegetarian dish closest to him to eat.

No way, this is too face-to-face, how can you fight with those ministers who swear and don't utter dirty words, how can you rejuvenate Daming?

"Your Highness, eat a chicken drumstick! It's good for your health!"

In front of Chongzhen, Liu Hongjian tore a chicken leg and put it in the jade bowl in front of the crown prince.

Chongzhen just glanced at it, and didn't say much, Zhu Cihuang was a little flustered, he had never seen such a brazen, no, such a passionate teacher.

"Thank you, Master Liu!" Zhu Cihong hurriedly thanked him.

"You're welcome, eat!" Liu Hongjian looked at Zhu Cihong with a smile.

Zhu Cihong: ...

The young master who had saved his life before meeting him did not intend to let him go, Zhu Cihong had no choice but to pick up the chopsticks and carefully picked them up and took a bite.

"Is it tasty?"

"good to eat!"

"That's right, Your Highness, if you like it, you can take it back and eat it. Once the meal is ready, it's for people to eat. Why do you have to look forward and backward when doing anything.

You are a prince, a prince under one person and above ten thousand people, not a puppet at the mercy of others, except the emperor, no one can give you pointers, get it! "

Since those old pedants taught you how to be a saint, then this Marquis will teach you how to be a bad person!

Zhu Cihong was a little at a loss, this was contrary to the words of the saints taught by all his masters, and he couldn't answer yes or no, so he could only look at Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, a humble minister cannot teach the prince how to be a sage. If the emperor insists on letting the minister do this job, the minister can only teach the prince how to be a man, to be an upright person!"

Liu Hongjian also knew that what he just said was too much, so he had to change it.

Chongzhen didn't seem to take it seriously, but he was actually thinking about it. His life was ignored and forgotten for the first 17 years, and he was always worrying about state affairs for the next 17 years, arguing with courtiers about state affairs all day long.

Are the words of the saint really true?I treat all ministers with benevolence and righteousness, but what do I get?Hypocrisy and obscenity?fool?Coax?

Wen Tiren, Zhou Yanru, Yuan Chonghuan, Chen Yan, Wei Zaode... Countless people flashed through Chongzhen's mind, making him sad, sad, and disappointed.

"Since I appointed you as the prince's grand master, what you teach is up to you. I will definitely not impose shackles on you! From now on, you can come to the Wenhua Palace every other day, and I will make room for the prince's other masters. Empty!"

Chongzhen drank another glass of wine, as if he had made up his mind.

"Thank you Master Liu for your teaching, Cihong will remember it!" With his father's approval, Zhu Cihong seemed to let go.

Liu Hongjian was also relieved, otherwise he would be punished by Chongzhen if he taught him some astronomy and geography and told him that the place where they live is called the earth, which is round and not square.
Speaking of which, there is quite a lot to teach!
Two young people who were only five years apart, plus a middle-aged man in his thirties, were eating in silence and thinking about the future.

Family affairs, state affairs, world affairs, alas, don't worry!

After lunch, Zhu Cihong went back to Wenhua Palace, Liu Hongjian greeted Chongzhen and planned to return home.

But when he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something.

"emperor!"

(End of this chapter)