I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 241 Zhou Yafu: Don't be ignorant of flattery!
After becoming a prince, Liu Sheng's clothing, food, housing, and transportation all have many complicated rules.

Let’s just say that this ‘clothes’, in the past, was basically made by Empress Jia when she was in the Guangming Palace, with the maid’s sericulture and weaving, and sewed for Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu brothers;

But now, almost every piece of clothes Liu Sheng wears is produced in the east and west weaving rooms of Shaofu.

Whether it's court clothes, ordinary clothes, or underwear worn when sleeping, it's all like this.

Empress Jia personally made clothes for Liu Sheng, most of which she made in the past can no longer be worn;

As for the future, Empress Jia will make additional clothes for Liu Sheng. I am afraid that Liu Sheng can only wear them in her uterus.

As for food, it is also very different from the past.

In the past, Liu Sheng's morning and evening meals were basically eaten with his elder brother Liu Pengzu in the back hall of Guangming Hall;

There are not too many rules, eat whatever you want.

Sitting to eat, lying down to eat, squatting to eat, standing to eat;
Eating with chopsticks, inserting a knife, or grabbing with your hands;
Highlight a no-holds-barred.

Even if he was dining with his mother, Empress Jia, in the front hall, or was left behind by Empress Dowager Dou in Changle Palace, at most Liu Sheng needed to maintain a slightly more upright sitting posture while eating.

But now, as the crown prince, Liu Sheng can no longer 'do whatever he wants' as usual.

——First of all, the source of meals must be provided by Shaofu Shangshi, cooked by the East Chef of Taiwomen, and then sent to Liu Sheng after going through more than three "anti-poisoning" inspection procedures.

After the food is served in front of you, you can't eat as much as before;

First of all, according to the etiquette system, the rice, dishes, sauces and even the tableware should be arranged in an orderly manner.

For light meals, the dishes with bones should be placed on the left, and the cut meat should be placed on the right;
Dried food dishes are placed on the left side of the person, and soup is placed on the right side; (food is on the left of the person, soup is on the right of the person)

Finely sliced ​​meat and grilled meat should be kept far away, and vinegar and sauce should be placed close by;
Put steamed shallots and other condiments on the side, drinks such as wine syrup and soup are placed in the same direction;
If you want to divide dry meat, dried beef, etc., the curved ones are on the left and the straight ones are on the right. (The ones that are placed in the vulgar place are the left end and the right end.)
According to this complicated rule, only after the meals are arranged neatly can Liu Sheng eat slowly and eat a meal as if walking on eggshells under the supervision of Fengchang officials.

This kind of unhappiness in eating may decrease in a few years;
But now, Liu Sheng has just been established as the pass of the crown prince, and all these etiquette systems are implemented without compromise.

In addition to clothing and food, the remaining two items of housing and transportation, the former has nothing to say-living in the uterus.

The latter, however, is a bunch of complicated rules.

In the past, if Liu Sheng wanted to go somewhere, the only thing he had to worry about was whether he could get out to the palace gate.

But for Liu Sheng now, "going to the uterus if he can't get out" is the only problem that he doesn't need to worry about.

——Before going out, Liu Sheng first needs to notify the officials of the Taiwomen: I plan to go out;

After being notified, the younger half of the uterus will start to prepare for Liu Sheng to go out.

Harnessing horses and preparing carts are naturally the reason in the question;

The accompanying guards of the imperial army were completely out of question.

What's more troublesome is that after Liu Sheng dressed neatly, got into a carriage outside the main entrance of the Tai's palace, and set off with a mighty hundred or so imperial guards, there were still many rules that Liu Sheng needed to abide by.

For example, when Liu Sheng wants to travel, although he does not need to go in and out to call the police, walk around, and completely clear the road like the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven, there is still a set of corresponding low-profile rules.

——When the prince travels, the forbidden guards will open the way. Anyone who is not the Sangong, the Jiuqing, or the elders of the clan should retreat and give way;
To put it more bluntly, when the Empress Dowager and the Son of Heaven travel, the road that the Holy Car will pass will be cleared in advance, and the road will be guarded by soldiers on both sides of the road long before departure;

And when the prince travels, wherever the car goes, the road will be cleared.

When the chariot arrived, the people on the road gave way to the side of the road;

Once the car has passed, you can get back on the road again.

In addition, what makes Liu Sheng feel most uncomfortable is: during the trip, if he meets someone, or when he arrives at the destination, when someone greets Liu Sheng, Liu Sheng cannot directly talk to the people outside the car.

In the past, when "Gongzi Sheng" was traveling, he could walk up to anyone he met on the road: Hey, isn't this so so and so, what a coincidence!
But now, Liu Sheng wants to sit in the carriage and say hello to XX.

With Liu Sheng's order, the Xima (Tong Xian) standing outside the carriage would open his throat and howl for Liu Sheng: The prince asks so-and-so well~
Afterwards, the people outside the car saluted and answered, and Xi Ma would sing again: So and so answered the prince~ Said: Balabala...
Such complicated rules naturally made Liu Sheng, who became the prince, completely lose the interest in going out.

But even so, Liu Sheng was still on this day, resisting the discomfort in his heart, and led a mighty team of hundreds of people out of the uterus.

——Liu Sheng, he wants to go to Beiying in the northern suburbs of Chang'an City, and rush to the Hongmen Banquet that Zhou Yafu set up for himself...

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"The prince is here~"

"Bow down and welcome~~~"

In the north of Chang'an City, outside the Beiying.

Standing in front of the side of the carriage, Xi Ma sang loudly, and immediately two figures came forward and bowed deeply to Liu Sheng's Ma Yi.

"Prince Tai Fu Wei Qihou Chen Dou Ying;"

"Yuan An, Minister of the Chinese University;"

"—Welcome Your Highness~"

"Greetings, Your Highness~"

As soon as Dou Ying and Yuan An finished speaking, Xi Mazi sang again: "Prince Fu Ying, and doctor Ang of Zhong Zhong, on behalf of the prime minister, Yafu, to greet the prince~"

As the singing of washing horses sounded, Liu Sheng, who was in the car, only frowned quietly.

Dou Ying?

Yuan Ang? ? ?

Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't bother to think too much, he just said in a deep voice: "Gu Gong An."

"Thank you Prince Fu, Doctor Zhong."

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"—The crown prince thanked the crown prince Fu Ying and the Chinese doctor Ang, and said: Gongan~~~"

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After the last chants, the horse-washing horse finally bent down, jumped lightly, and jumped out of the carriage.

Knowing that at this time, Liu Sheng walked out of the carriage with an easy-going smile.

The moment Liu Sheng got out of the car, Dou Ying and Yuan An were all taken aback!
Liu Sheng stepped forward with his usual expression, and bowed his hands to the two of them neither humble nor overbearing.

"Cousin;"

"Doctor Yuan."

The easy-going greeting brought Dou Ying and Yuan An back to their senses for a while, and they grinned at the same time, and each squeezed out a slightly stiff smile.

—— Dou Ying smiled stiffly, obviously because Liu Sheng was casting a scrutinizing gaze on herself, as if asking: Why is my cousin here?

As for Yuan Ang, it was Liu Sheng's dress, which was really unexpected...
"Cousin, Doctor Yuan, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Shouldn't you be wearing military uniform when you come to the barracks?"

Seeing the astonishment in the eyes of the two, Liu Sheng only lowered his head with a chuckle, raised his arms slightly, and showed off the battle robe on his body and the armor worn outside the battle robe.

When Yuan Ang heard the words, he grinned extremely quickly, and bowed his hands to Liu Sheng in a friendly manner.

"Your Highness can think of coming here in military uniform, which is really beyond my expectation."

"In addition, in the past, I have never seen His Highness in military uniform, but seeing His Highness's heroic appearance today, I lost my mind for a while..."

Hearing this, Liu Sheng smiled again, and then stepped forward.

He glanced at his cousin Dou Ying without any trace, then smiled playfully, then raised his hand and made a 'please' gesture to the two of them;

"Please."

"—Your Highness please first."

Seeing that the two refused, Liu Sheng did not refuse, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the camp with a smile on his own.

After the two of them followed him and came to the oblique rear on both sides of him, Liu Sheng finally turned his head sideways with a half-smile, and looked at his cousin - his prince and grand tutor: Wei Qihou Dou Ying.

"The Prime Minister invited me to the North Camp. I originally thought that it was the Prime Minister who wanted me to see the army formation and ranks;"

"After learning that Doctor Yuan was here, I realized: Prime Minister, there must be something you want to talk to me in Beiying."

"—But cousin, he's actually here too..."

"Nephew, but I really don't understand?"

Seemingly random, yet full of meaningful words, Dou Ying's expression froze quietly!
He quickly cast a glance at Liu Sheng, felt guilty again for no reason, then lowered his head slightly while avoiding his eyes.

Seeing that Dou Ying didn't speak, Yuan An hurriedly let out a laugh;
Attracting Liu Sheng's attention to himself, Yuan An laughed and stroked his beard, then sighed slightly.

"Ever since Linjiang Wang Jiufan and Tiaohou returned to the court last year, this matter has been on my mind."

"In just one year, times have changed, things have changed..."

"—Wei Qihou, has become the prince and grand tutor;"

"The former 'Taiwei Zhou' has also been worshiped as the prime minister by His Majesty."

"His Royal Highness's mother has already become a queen;"

"Your Highness, you have also been established as the crown prince..."

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"I think back in those days, when the old prime minister Anzhen Wuhou was still alive, His Highness and son Peng Zu were studying under the old prime minister;"

"Although His Highness and I are not familiar, we also met once in the old prime minister's residence during that time."

"—Old Prime Minister, once regarded me as a close friend;"

"And when the old prime minister passed away, His Highness used the courtesy of a nephew to take care of the old prime minister's funeral."

"Last year, I was almost assassinated outside the city, and I was lucky enough to survive with the fine armor that His Highness gave me..."

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"Ah~"

"Yu Zi, Your Highness is my old friend's student, the person who takes care of my best friend's funeral, and even my savior."

"Yu Gong, Your Highness is the crown prince of my Han family - the king of me and every Han minister."

"Right now, because of some strange thoughts, Prime Minister Zhou has some unreasonable opinions on the young master;"

"In public or private, I don't want to stand on the sidelines and let this situation continue..."

Full of melancholy, Liu Sheng only nodded with a smile.

Nodding to Yuan An with normal expression, he turned sideways again and looked at his cousin Dou Ying on the other side.

"Doctor Yuan set up a bridge to let the Prime Minister and I meet this side, I can understand."

"But cousin..."

"—Is it also because of the same reason that it appears here?"

"Is it because my cousin and Prime Minister Zhou also accumulated a lot of friendship during the process of suppressing the rebellion last year, so they appear here today?"

"Is it to persuade the Prime Minister not to hold prejudice against me with Dr. Yuan?"

The tone was indifferent and easy-going, but it was enough to startle a few questions, which only made Dou Ying and Yuan An's complexions froze again.

He tried his best to change the subject, but still failed to 'save' Dou Ying, so Yuan An had no choice but to lower his head and stop talking.

And after Liu Sheng's questioning, Dou Ying finally bowed her head completely;
After being silent for a long time, I managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I heard that Your Highness wants to see the prime minister..."

"That's why I asked Doctor Yuan to bring me to Beiying, and talk about peace..."

The lack of confidence in the explanation naturally failed to convince Liu Sheng to accept Dou Ying's perfunctory rhetoric.

But Liu Sheng didn't continue to ask questions.

He smiled and nodded, making a look of 'that's how it is', then turned around and walked forward with a smile.

Liu Sheng knows: the truth is not as simple as Dou Ying described.

Not only Liu Sheng - Dou Ying and Yuan An also knew very well how inappropriate it was for Dou Ying to appear here today.

But from the moment Liu Sheng walked into the camp gate to the time when Zhou Yafu was in the Chinese military tent, the three of them did not continue to discuss this issue.

——Some things don’t need to be said too clearly;

Not even need to say...
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"Prime Minister, are you okay?"

Walking into the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Sheng quietly suppressed the smile on his face, and bowed his hands to Zhou Yafu indifferently.

After waiting for three breaths on the spot, seeing that Zhou Yafu still had no intention of getting up to return the salute, Liu Sheng didn't wait too long, just got up straight on his own, and knelt down beside him.

After Dou Ying and Yuan An sat down opposite Liu Sheng with different expressions, the atmosphere in the military tent fell into a long trajectory.

Especially in the eyes of Dou Ying and Yuan An, the pungent smell of gunpowder has already been born in this silent military tent...

"Young master, don't you have anything to say to the old man?"

Swish!
Zhou Yafu's words broke the silence, but made Dou Ying and Yuan An raise their heads in shock, looking up with astonishment!

Under Zhou Yafu's cold gaze, Liu Sheng, who was seated on the other side, knelt and sat on the spot without looking sideways;
Hearing Zhou Yafu's question, he turned his head indifferently, and said calmly, "Tiaohou, are you asking me?"

"If you're not asking me, then of course I don't need to answer."

"If you're asking me, then I don't understand..."

"—Hou Tiao, aren't you a subject of my Han family?"

"Don't the prime ministers of my Han family know what kind of edicts and canonization edicts the Empress Dowager Donggong has issued?"

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"Isn't the queen mother of my Han family who lives in Changle in the East Palace?"

"Isn't the emperor of my Han family who lives in Xuanshi Hall of Weiyang Palace?"

"—Jiaofangdian, Weiyang Palace, now lives with my mother."

"Could it be that in the eyes of the prime minister, the empress dowager, emperor, and empress of my Han family are all decorations?"

"Where is the etiquette of which dynasty and generation, so that Tiaohou, who is in the position of prime minister, dares to call himself an 'old man' in front of the crown prince;"

"And use 'Young Master' to address the crown prince?"

Without stage fright, he asked a series of questions. Liu Sheng ignored the shock of Dou Ying and Yuan An on the opposite side.

He turned his head indifferently, looked at Zhou Yafu carefully, and then turned around again.

"The prime minister was born as a warrior, and he doesn't like to pay attention to these vain etiquette, but I can barely understand it."

"But today, the prime minister invited me to Beiying to meet with the prime minister."

"—I've been thinking about it for a whole day and night as to whether I should wear the Crown Prince's uniform or the military armor."

"It's just that I never thought of it: the first time I came to the military camp, I could always think of wearing a military uniform;"

"And the Prime Minister met me in Beiying, and he was neither formal nor military, but wearing civilian clothes?"

"Prime Minister, why are you so light on yourself?"

"Why do you despise the northern army of my Han family and the crown prince so much?"

After asking several questions again and again, Liu Sheng still had that indifferent look of neither joy nor sorrow, and his eyes naturally fell on the obviously dilapidated desk in front of him.

Just like the question he just asked, Liu Sheng didn't expect to get any answer from Zhou Yafu at all.

Or, it doesn't matter at all whether Zhou Yafu will respond...
Feeling the increasingly intense smell of gunpowder in the tent, Dou Ying and Yuan An looked at each other for a while, and their expressions became more and more stiff.

A moment later, Zhou Yafu's answer made the two of them bow their heads in despair. They couldn't help but regret why they joined forces today to build up this "game".

"Prime Minister..."

"Ugh······"

Zhou Yafu knew nothing about what the two of them were thinking.

Even if you know it, you probably don't care.

Following Liu Sheng's repeated questioning like a machine gun, Zhou Yafu's expression had already completely darkened.

In the tone of the answer, there was a little arrogance that did not violate the harmony.

"Old man, I was born in the army."

"Although he holds the position of prime minister, he dare not wear court clothes lightly at other times except when he enters the palace to pay homage and handles official duties in the prime minister's residence."

"For this old man, coming to the barracks is like plowing oxen and going to the field, so you don't have to be too particular about it."

"On the contrary, the young master said that he is the crown prince of my Han family..."

"I'm afraid this matter is yet to be discussed?"

The words that did not conceal their hostility only made Dou Ying and Yuan An anxious again!
Just about to get up, Zhou Yafu suddenly raised his hand to stop the two of them.

Raise your right hand to Dou Ying and Yuan An on the right, and press your palm down;
His gaze turned to the left, Liu Sheng who was still kneeling indifferently.

"Today, I called you to meet me in Beiying, because I want to save some face for you;"

"In order to avoid today's incident, the young master will lose face and have no face to go out again, so he can only cowardly hide in the womb of the crown prince."

"——There are a few questions that need to be answered by the young master."

"I hope my lord, don't be ignorant of flattery..."

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　　After the second three hours~
　　
　
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