I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 223 Prime Minister, You Can't Do Without Me~
If it is a formal occasion such as a court meeting or a ceremony, the Empress Dowager Dou and the emperor Qi, mother and son, should naturally appear last.

But today is just a banquet, and a celebration banquet, so it doesn't have to be so particular.

——Empress Dowager Dou, Tianzi Qi's mother and son, Liu Xun, Liu Sheng's aunt and nephew, and the ignored Liang Wang Liu Wu, five people, sat down in the hall before dusk and chatted until dusk.

When the first ray of sunset light entered the palace, Empress Dowager Dou turned around with a laugh and patted Liu Sheng on the back.

"It's not early, everyone should be here."

"Go and invite the guests into the hall."

Grandma gave orders, Tianzi Qi also nodded with a smile, Liu Sheng just obeyed obediently, then got up and walked outside the hall.

He invited the guests who had been waiting outside the hall to enter the hall, looked at the guests with a smile on his face, bowed to the empress Dowager Dou and the emperor, and then took their seats in the banquet. Sit down.

The protagonists of today's celebration banquet are obviously Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying who, in their identities as Taiwei and General, put down the rebellion.

As the first seats of the east and west seats, these two people are naturally in charge.

It's just that the seats of other people made Liu Sheng playful.

——On the imperial couch at the top, Tianzi Qi, Empress Dowager Dou and his mother sat next to each other, with the same easy-going smile on their faces;
The eldest princess Liu Xing did not sit in the banquet, but sat alone beside the imperial couch.

The first seat in the Eastern Seat is the prime minister Zhou Yafu who contributed to the suppression of the Wu-Chu Rebellion.

From Zhou Yafu down, they were Quzhouhou Liji who led his troops to Handan, the capital of Zhao, Yuhou Luanbu who led his troops to support Qidi, and Gonggaohou Han Duidang who made a surprise attack on Huaisikou.

Below Han Tui, Cheng Bushi, Li Guang and other senior generals whose merits were not as good as Fenghou, but were enough to make them appear in Changxin Hall to participate in this celebration banquet.

As for Liu Sheng's teacher, the seating is very interesting.

——The first seat is the freshly baked prince and grand tutor: Wei Qihou Dou Ying.

Sitting next to Dou Ying in the second seat is Liu Sheng.

From Liu Sheng down, there are the emperor's seventh son Liu Pengzu, Nanpi Hou Dou Pengzu, Zhihou Bo Rongnu, and the uncle of Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu's brother: Jia Gui, a foreign relative.

And Liu Wu, the king of Liang, was not between the east and west seats, just like Liu whoring.

But unlike Liu whoring, Liu Wu, king of Liang, did not sit alone on the side of the imperial couch;
Instead, behind Dou Ying, the head teacher, several steps away, sitting alone in the corner.

——If there hadn't been the assassination of Yuan Ang before, Liang Wang Liu Wu would definitely be the protagonist of today's celebration banquet!
At the very least, it will be one of the protagonists.

But after that incident, no matter how much credit Wang Wang Liu Wuzong had, he could only hide behind Dou Ying in a low-key manner...

"Since everyone is here, let's start the banquet."

"Even if it's a celebration banquet, there's no need to pay attention to those vain rituals, just to make it fun and festive."

Empress Dowager Dou said with a warm smile, today's celebration banquet has begun.

There are not too many opening remarks, and there are no hypocritical and polite scenes. Just a sentence of "let's have fun and celebrate" is enough to make everyone at the banquet smile.

The Empress Dowager spoke to start the banquet, and the palace people filed out from the side of the hall, and put all kinds of wine and meat on the table in front of everyone.

In front of everyone, leave a maid in charge of serving wine;

As the emperor Qi got up, he invited Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying, who were the first in the east and west, to drink, and said a few words of encouragement and affection. The stage of having a good conversation.

"Cousin?"

Laughing and turning sideways, watching Dou Ying and the emperor Qiyao correspond, then sat down and ate two bites of food;

After Dou Ying put down the chopsticks in his hand, Liu Sheng also raised the wine cup with both hands, and looked at Dou Ying with a faint smile.

"Biao Shu Yunwen Yunwu, became a general, able to raise troops to quell the rebellion, and now he is the crown prince Fu, and I want Fu to teach me the future heir of the Han family."

"In time, my cousin will become the prime minister. I'm afraid it's not a strange thing."

"This wine, my nephew respectfully respects uncle Wu who can rule the country and the country, and Wen who can govern the country and the people!"

The unsparing words of praise only made Dou Ying smile shyly, but she didn't say any self-deprecating words like 'praise'.

Smiling and looking at the wine cup that was being filled by the maid, Dou Ying also picked up the wine cup with both hands, turned sideways, and smiled at Liu Sheng.

"Cousin, please."

"—Please, my lord."

The two uncles and nephews corresponded to each other, and they began to chat with each other politely, which caused everyone in the hall to turn sideways one after another, and calmly inquired about the west seat, and sat down on the second seat, Liu Sheng.

Today's celebration banquet, on the surface, is a celebration banquet specially set up by Empress Dowager Dou, Emperor Qi, mother and son, for the heroes who quelled the Wu-Chu Rebellion.

But in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the celebration is just a cover.

——If it was really a pure celebration banquet, then the person sitting at the head of the teacher should be Liu Wu, king of Liang!
Brothers Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu, as well as foreign relatives such as Nanpi Hou Dou Pengzu, Zhihou Bo Rongnu, Jia Gui, etc., shouldn't be here at all!
Therefore, today's 'celebration banquet', to put it bluntly, is Queen Dowager Dou and Emperor Qi, providing an opportunity for the ninth son of the emperor, Liu Sheng.

Provide an opportunity to get close to, get acquainted with, and initially establish relationships with meritorious soldiers.

Liu Sheng obviously also felt the kindness of his grandmother and father, and also wanted to seize this opportunity.

Among the people in the hall, Liu Sheng most urgently needs to get close, or urgently needs to "get it done", obviously his future teacher: Wei Qihou Dou Ying...
"Ah~"

"When the old prime minister was still alive, there were always people by my side saying: It is the old prime minister's blessing to have two students, Xiao Jiu and Lao Qi;"

"It's just that the old prime minister didn't even have time to enjoy this blessing, so he went to see Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Xiaowen..."

Hearing the conversation between Liu Sheng and Dou Ying's uncle and nephew in front of him on the left, Empress Dowager Dou couldn't help but sighed a little, and let out a sigh full of sighs.

After everyone in the hall raised their heads and focused their attention on the imperial couch above, they saw Empress Dowager Dou shaking her head and sighing;
Although his eyes didn't fall on Liu Sheng and Dou Ying precisely, his body was slightly leaning in the direction of the two.

"From now on, Wei Qihou will be Xiaojiu's tutor;"

"The blessings that the old prime minister didn't have time to enjoy will be enjoyed by Wei Qihou for the old prime minister."

"——This is the blessing bestowed on Wei Qihou by the emperor, and it is also an honor that foreign relatives should not have received."

"Wei Qihou, you must not disappoint the emperor's trust, and do something to embarrass me, the Dou family, and this blind old woman..."

Feelings, sighs, and admonitions with a hint of warning only attracted Dou Ying to sit up straight quickly, putting on a posture of listening attentively;

After Empress Dowager Dou had finished speaking, Dou Ying hurriedly got up again, and bowed her hands deeply to Empress Dowager Dou.

"The Queen Mother's teachings, minister, keep in mind..."

"—If it wasn't for the queen mother, I would be a naughty boy, unable to understand the real truth at all;"

"If it weren't for His Majesty's trust, I would just be a mischievous relative, relying on the Queen Mother to support me, and causing trouble everywhere."

"I am able to be what I am today because of the empress dowager and Your Majesty's respectful teachings to me, and their trust in every possible way, so that I can be lucky enough to become such a barely useful person today."

"By virtue of his martial arts, he was conferred the title of Marquis Che, and because of the trust of the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, he became the Prince and Tai Tuo. I dare not be arrogant because of this."

"I only hope that I can use my shallow knowledge to teach the future prince Fu to adulthood, so as to live up to the trust of the Queen Mother and Your Majesty..."

The water-tight and sincere words caused everyone in the hall to nod their heads and cast their respectful gazes at Dou Ying's gentle, yet masculine tall figure.

But on the imperial couch, upon hearing Dou Ying's words, Empress Dowager Dou shook her head with a desolate face, and then sighed secretly.

"There is no need to use such words to put gold on the face of me and the emperor."

"If you become a talent, that is your own ability, and you don't have to be too humble."

"Just don't forget your duty at all times; don't be arrogant and complacent just because you have made some contributions to the community."

"——you need to know that Lu Chan, Lu Lu, and even Bo Zhao have learned from the past;"

"Don't let my Han family, because of your own selfish desires, reproduce the arrogant and domineering relatives and the pride of the heroes..."

The words were full of sighs and inexplicably sad, which only caused a quiet silence in the hall;
Empress Dowager Dou, who said these words, seemed to really miss the old Prime Minister Shen Tujia, and lowered her head with a sigh.

Hearing what Empress Dowager Dou said, Dou Ying nodded submissively again and again, and then bowed to Dowager Dou again.

"The Empress Dowager Xie admonished..."

But behind Dou Ying, and the first seat on the opposite side, Liu Wu, king of Liang, and Zhou Yafu, the prime minister, bowed their heads.

——Liang Wang Liu Wu bowed his head because the empress dowager Dou's meaningful words made Liu Wu feel ashamed;

As for Zhou Yafu, he obviously heard what Empress Dowager Dou said, under the pretense of 'admonishing his own children, nephews and relatives', but in fact he was beating himself.

It's just that this inexplicable beating made Zhou Yafu feel a kind of grievance in his heart like "I didn't do anything wrong, why do you blame me?"

The originally relaxed and cheerful atmosphere became a little strange because of the insinuated sigh of Empress Dowager Dou.

After all, Empress Dowager Dou's remarks included all relatives and heroes;
And in this celebration banquet, apart from the two princes Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu, everyone remaining is one of these two types of people...

"Grandma~"

This low, weird atmosphere lasted for a long time, and a tender whisper sounded from behind the side of the imperial couch, finally made everyone who had bowed their heads in silence raise their heads one after another.

When the delicate girl stepped forward, she stretched out her hand and hung it around Queen Dowager Dou's neck. The weird atmosphere in the hall returned to normal with the smile on Queen Dowager Dou's face.

"Hey! Yo;"

"Ajiao~"

"My baby Gillian..."

Almost at the moment of hearing that tender call, Empress Dowager Dou's sad face burst into a bright smile like a flower.

He leaned down with a smile on his face, picked up the young Lord Weng with some difficulty, and then sat on the imperial couch with a smile on his face, laughing and teasing his precious granddaughter.

The queen mother was happy, and everyone in the hall also lowered their heads with a smile, and tasted the delicious food in front of them, and exchanged glasses with the people on the left and right and drank the wine.

Just as Liu Sheng was wondering whether he should have a drink with Zhou Yafu on the opposite side and Liang Wang Liu Wu at the rear, Empress Dowager Dou smiled and waved to Liu Sheng, which finally relieved Liu Sheng's encirclement.

"Uncle Emperor~"

When Liu Shengwen stood up with a smile, the five-year-old Gillian Wengzhu was also embraced by the emperor with a smile.

Xiao Wengzhu's innocent smile and that sweet tone that can sweeten people's hearts made everyone in the hall smile.

"Sigh~"

"Beard, beard, it hurts!"

"Ah Jiao, come on, let go..."

"hiss!"

Tianzi Qi pretended to beg for mercy in pain, which caused everyone to burst into laughter, and also made Liu Sheng look at the little Wengzhu's eyes more and more softly.

"How about it?"

"The emperor's grandmother took her into the palace and raised her for you..."

"When we get married in the future, I will definitely not be able to beat Xiao Jiu..."

Sit down between Tianzi Qi and Empress Dou, laughing and turning his head, looking at the girl in Tianzi Qi's arms, who is 'boldly' playing with Tianzi Qi's beard;

Empress Dowager Dou's joking voice suddenly came from behind, but it made Liu Sheng's face stagnate, and he turned his head back as if he became angry from embarrassment!
Seeing the grandmother Empress Dou who was behind her, trying to hold back a smile, Liu Sheng finally had to lower his head muttering.

"Agreed not to mention it again..."

On the imperial couch, the grandparents and grandchildren enjoyed themselves happily, with happy smiles on their faces.

The emperor Qi held Gillian Wengzhu in his arms, with no trace of imperial majesty on his face;
Empress Dowager Dou pulled Liu Sheng, and the grandfather and grandson bent down, whispering something.

Not long after, Liu Piao, Princess Guantao, and Liu Wu, King Liang, were also dragged by Queen Mother Dou to sit down on the imperial couch.

The entire Changxin Hall became more relaxed and happy because of the bright smiles on the faces of the family members.

until······
"Come on!"

A roar without warning, only made everyone in the hall startled!
They raised their heads according to the sound, but saw the first seat in the east seat, Prime Minister Zhou Yafu got up angrily, looking around full of resentment!

After a palace servant trotted forward and walked up to Zhou Yafu, and was scolded by Zhou Yafu again, everyone found out that there were all kinds of food, wine and water on the table in front of Zhou Yafu, except chopsticks, daggers and other tableware.

But no one noticed: when Zhou Yafu was roaring and questioning the palace man 'Why didn't you give me the tableware', on the imperial couch, Tianzi Qi, who was hugging Lord Gillian, only had a weird smile on his mouth... ····
"What's going on~"

"What's the matter, the angry prime minister is so furious, even in front of me and the queen mother, he has to make such impolite roars?"

Emperor Qi asked knowingly, but he didn't delay Zhou Yafu's side. The palace man who had just been scolded hurriedly turned around and knelt down in front of the imperial case with a terrified expression.

"Report, Your Majesty!"

"Slave, I was careless and forgot to prepare tableware for the prime minister..."

The sound of stumbling confession caused everyone in the hall to reveal a look of secretiveness;

Looking at Tian Ziqi's gaze, he immediately became suspicious.

--So fast?

It has only been a few months since the rebellion was put down, and Zhou Yafu has only become prime minister not long ago!

Emperor Qi, are you in such a hurry to hide all the birds and hide the bows, and cook the rabbits to death?
Tianzi Qi didn't seem to care about everyone's strange gazes, he just said "oh~" and waved his hands with a laugh.

"Since you have forgotten it, then go get it immediately."

"It's just tableware, not armor?"

The tone was casual, but the words were full of deep meaning, which only made everyone in the hall tense again;
Then he saw the palace attendant leave in a daze, and after a while, a whole set of tableware was delivered to Zhou Yafu tremblingly.

"Humph!"

With a muffled grunt at the palace man, Zhou Yafu also sat down angrily, picked up the small dagger, and cut the roasted meat in front of him.

It was also at this time that Tianzi Qicai finally said in a joking tone what he really wanted to say to Zhou Yafu today.

"But it's really interesting to say."

"—a plate of roasted meat, just placed in front of the prime minister, but the prime minister just couldn't eat it."

"The prime minister can only get that inconspicuous but indispensable little dagger if I order it;"

"With the meat-cutting dagger, Prime Minister, you can eat this roasted meat."

The meaningful words caused everyone in the hall to scramble to cast mixed eyes on Zhou Yafu, who was seated in the east seat;
But Tianzi Qi still had that faint smile on his face, and shook his head slightly at Zhou Yafu.

"So, Prime Minister, you still can't do without me~"

"—Without Lizhen, the prime minister doesn't have a dagger for cutting meat, so he can't even eat the meat in front of him?"

"Ok?"

Obviously a joking tone, obviously a smiling face;
Tianzi Qi looked at Zhou Yafu, but there was a hint of sternness in his eyes.

And after Tian Ziqi's insinuating 'joke', Zhou Yafu did not nod his head knowingly as Tian Ziqi hoped...
"I think that eating meat does not necessarily require a meat-cutting dagger."

"—After all, it is human beings that eat meat; teeth are the ones that chew meat."

"Throw a dagger on the meat, and the dagger cannot cut the meat by itself."

"But even if you don't have a dagger, as long as you have teeth, you can still chew meat."

Saying this with a normal face, Zhou Yafu did not forget to lower his head and loosen the small dagger in his hand;
Having demonstrated the scientific experiment of 'daggers don't cut meat automatically', Zhou Yafu stretched out his hand nonchalantly, grabbed a piece of roasted meat the size of a fist, and opened his mouth to bite.

Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone in the hall lowered their heads in secrecy, but they did not forget to roll their eyelids from time to time and give Zhou Yafu a meowing glance at the feasting Zhou Yafu.

As for the imperial couch, Tian Ziqi was still holding Gillian in his arms, and his beard was still clenched tightly by that tender little hand. He looked at Zhou Yafu, but he did not know when he was wearing that bone-chilling coldness. cold.

"The minister is full."

"Thank you Queen Mother, Your Majesty for the banquet."

After gulping down the roasted meat in his hand, Zhou Yafu stood up casually and bowed to the empress dowager Dou and the emperor Qi.

Before the emperor Qi said the word "get up", even before the word "get up" had time to say it, Zhou Yafu stood up on his own, with his head held high and his chest held high, and strode away towards the outside of the hall.

Left alone on the imperial couch, Emperor Qi, who was still holding Gillian in his arms, turned his cloudy face to Zhou Yafu's back when he left...

"Ah;"

"Ha ha······"

"—Zhou Yafu~"

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"it is good······"

"very good······"

　First more.

　　The second is estimated at two o'clock, and the third is in the morning...

　　The work and rest are rotten (smiley face)
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(End of this chapter)