Chapter 130: The Great Banquet of the Ministers
"Your Highness! I've been here for so long, and you don't care about people, just talking to the princess, and people are so sad. Xiao Liangdi said coquettishly.
"Nonsense, how can Bengong forget Liangdi, don't stand there, sit down, and talk to Bengong well." Li Chengqian said with a smile.
"Nope! Your Highness! The concubine should sit next to His Highness, and the concubine is the good lady of His Highness, if she sits so far away from His Highness, wouldn't it be a birth. Xiao Liangdi said that, and walked directly to Li Chengqian's side and snuggled up to Li Chengqian.
"Your Highness hasn't come to see your concubines for so long, have you forgotten about them?"
"Nonsense, this palace is busy with government affairs, and I was summoned to Luoyang by my father some time ago, so naturally I have less time to come to you."
"This palace has gone to the crown princess less often than you have come here, and I haven't seen any complaints from the crown princess." Li Chengqian said.
"Your Highness! It seems that you really forgot about your concubines, lingering outside, and now they say that people are resentful women. Xiao Liangdi complained.
The conscience of heaven and earth, our prince really doesn't mean this, how can a woman's brain circuit always be different from a man's.
"How come, the beauty and beauty of this palace, it's too late for this palace to love it, how can I forget you." Li Chengqian said.
Li Chengqian's bunch of love words were bombarded indiscriminately against Xiao Liangdi, which made Xiao Liangdi's heart bloom, and he was even more affectionate towards Li Chengqian.
The princess of Xincheng on the side blushed when she heard this, feeling that her eldest brother was too flirtatious!
If only her husband could do this to the eldest brother of the crown prince in the future!
I am afraid that the hopes of Her Royal Highness our princess are about to be disappointed, Wei Shuyu is an honest and upright child, who inherited the outspokenness of his father Wei Zheng, and love words are not his strong point.
Princess Xincheng wants to hear what Wei Shuyu says in the future, but I'm afraid I won't be able to count on it.
"Your Highness! Is Luoyang fun? The concubine has never been to Luoyang, you tell us about it! Xiao Liangdi said with a curious face.
Princess Xincheng is also curious, she has always grown up in the palace, and has never been outside the palace, let alone a distant place like Luoyang.
"This Luoyang! It's not much fun, and it's not much different from Chang'an, since you want to hear it, I'll tell you about it. ”
Li Chengqian made up a story about his time in Luoyang and told them about it, and when it came to the highlights, the two of them had their eyes shining and applauded.
It took half an hour to finish the story.
"That's it! It's not too early! It's time to go back to Hongu too! Li Chengqian said.
"Your Highness! Is this leaving? The concubine still wants to keep His Royal Highness to dine together! Xiao Liangdi asked.
"There are still many government affairs that need to be handled by this palace, not to mention, this palace will have a banquet for hundreds of officials tonight, so you will no longer stay here! Change the Japanese palace and come back to you. Li Chengqian said.
It is impossible for him to stay in the harem all day, there are still some government affairs that he needs to deal with personally, and there are many things that need to be arranged for the banquet of hundreds of officials in the evening.
Li Chengqian left the harem and came to the Guangtian Palace, so he asked Wang Quan to call the nurse, Mrs. Sui'an, and instructed her to arrange tonight's banquet.
Mrs. Sui'an is not only the nurse of the prince, but also the chief official in charge of the daily use of the East Palace.
"Courtiers meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" Mrs. Sui'an came to the Guangtian Hall and saluted Li Chengqian.
"Nurse is exempt! Flat! Li Chengqian said with a smile.
Mrs. Sui'an, the nursing mother, is Li Chengqian's most trusted person, and Li Chengqian is naturally relieved that she is in charge of eating and living.
"Your Highness!" Mrs. Sui'an got up and said, "Your Highness summoned the courtiers, I don't know what to order?" ”
"Tonight, the palace is going to invite a hundred officials, and the arrangement of this banquet will be handled by you." Li Chengqian said.
"No!" Mrs. Sui'an said: "Your Highness, rest assured! The courtiers will make the feast a success! ”
"Hmmm! There is a nurse to handle it personally, and the palace is at ease! Li Chengqian said.
"Your Highness! Tonight is a banquet for hundreds of officials, but as in the past, a banquet for the subordinate officials of the East Palace? Mrs. Suian asked.
Although Li Chengqian is the crown prince, he generally only invites the subordinate officials of the East Palace to eat and drink, chats about the current situation by the way, and advises the prince what he should do to please the emperor.
If the prince has any political opinions, he will tell the officials of the East Palace, and everyone will discuss them, and most of them will have academic exchanges with scholars.
Theoretically, the crown prince can also give a banquet to the ministers of the court, but if the prince entertains the ministers of the court without a valid reason, it is easy to arouse the suspicion of the emperor.
If you come and go from time to time, the emperor will think that you are forming a party for personal gain, which will lead to the possibility of plotting to usurp the throne, especially with the generals, which is more likely to arouse the emperor's suspicion.
As the so-called day and night defense, it is difficult to prevent thieves! What if you, a thief, want to claim his throne?
Since ancient times, in such a situation, as long as someone fanned the flames, the emperor would immediately dispose of the crown prince, even if it was false news, the emperor would not hesitate to kill the killer, so that the emperor could sleep peacefully.
Therefore, the wise crown prince will generally keep a safe distance from the ministers of the court, so as not to arouse the emperor's doubts about him.
If the crown prince really wanted to collude with the ministers of the court, he would quietly communicate with them through the relatives of these ministers who served in the East Palace.
Therefore, it is normal for Mrs. Sui'an to ask this question.
"In addition to the banquet of the subordinate officials of the East Palace this time, the palace will also invite officials of more than four grades to the banquet, this banquet is simpler, don't be too extravagant and wasteful." Li Chengqian said.
Now that he is the prince of the prison country, he can entertain these ministers of the court and the central government in a bright and bright way on the grounds of work reward.
"No! The courtiers will arrange it! Mrs. Sui'an bowed and withdrew.
Mrs. Sui'an personally ordered the ingredients to be selected, asked the imperial chef to cook a simple meal, and recorded the officials above the fourth grade and the original subordinate officials of the East Palace, and then asked people to go separately to inform them to come to the banquet held in the East Palace tonight.
At night, the officials who had been notified came to the East Palace one after another, and took their seats according to their ranks, and the higher the ranks, the closer they were to Li Chengqian.
After the meeting of the hundred officials, they found familiar officials with each other and talked, and the scene was very harmonious.
It's just that the children of the scholar clan who were born in the gate valve and those who were born in the poor family are divided into two distinct groups, and neither of them participates in anyone's exchanges.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" As Wang Quan's voice came, the originally lively Guangtian Temple immediately quieted down, and everyone hurriedly got up.
"See the Prince!" When Li Chengqian came to the seat that belonged to him and sat down, the hundred officials saluted.
"Ladies don't have to be formal! Take a seat! Li Chengqian said.
"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!" The crowd sat down and waited for the meal to be served, and many were already hungry and waiting to eat.